superstar director

Chapter 531 Reshoots
On the first day of school, the children actually have nothing to learn. Under the guidance of the teacher, they will introduce themselves to each other, play games for a while, and get to know each other well. When everyone is no longer so unfamiliar, it will be almost the end of school. it's time.

Seeing a man wearing sunglasses, a mask, and a hat with a very low brim picking up Xinxin, the other two teachers asked Teacher Li curiously, "Mr. Li, is Xinxin's father a star? Why are you always afraid of others?" Can you recognize who he is? Is he famous? There are quite a few star children in our school, but it is really rare to see the teacher with a mask all the time."

Teacher Li glanced at them with a smile and said, "Xinxin's father met with me and the principal. Anyway, you are also Xinxin's teachers. You will always know in the future. I will tell you first, but you must remember to keep it secret, and you cannot tell it." Someone else!"

Seeing her like that, Teacher Zhang was surprised and said, "Could it be that he is really a big star? But with his cautious appearance, is he a popular artist?"

Teacher Li shook his head with a smile and said, "Actually, he is not considered a popular artist, he is no longer a star in front of the stage, but in terms of popularity and popularity, there are not many in Asia that can compare with him!"

After hearing this, Teacher Wu asked excitedly, "Is Xinxin's surname after her father's?" Seeing Teacher Li nodding, Teacher Wu became even more excited, but looked around, and said in a low voice, "Xinxin's father Could it be Ning Sheng?"

The news that Ning Sheng is Xin Xin's father, in the kindergarten, apart from the principal, only the three teachers in Xin Xin's class know about it, and because Ning Sheng and Emma are going to go abroad to film in three days, so before that, the two He also deliberately asked the three teachers to have a meal quietly and sign three group photos, which is kind of asking the teachers to take care of their children. Just like other parents, they always have all kinds of things for their children. Worry and can't let go.

However, as Ning Cheng and his wife left Huaxia to continue filming in the United States, although Xinxin was very unhappy for a few days, after chatting with her parents through video every night and making new friends in the kindergarten, she finally stopped because of her father. Saddened by my mother's departure.

It's just that the two parents who are good actors feel a little sad after chasing the video every day without Xinxin, so they can only work hard, working on the set during the day and working hard in bed at night. The busy and intense work finally made them Forget the little emotions left behind because the little girl is no longer so clinging to them.

But as the filming progressed, Ning Sheng had a new idea about the movie that was about to wrap up soon!
Kibera is a residential area located in Nairobi, Kenya.It is the largest slum in Nairobi and the second largest urban slum in Africa. It is made up of closely packed tin huts, and the railway runs through the slums.The total resident population of Kibera is estimated to be between 60 and 120 million people.

The reasons for the formation of Nairobi slums are very complex: the apartheid policy during the colonial period, the failure of the reconstruction project after independence, the widening gap between the rich and the poor, the ambiguity of land property rights, the indifference and neglect of the privileged class, and the conflict between the Kenyan government and international institutions. mutual distrust, etc.

However, compared to war-torn areas, this place is relatively safe, and the order is stable after all.

"Please fly to the right again, try 30 meters first!" Ning Cheng yelled towards the driver's seat, and Brandon, the pilot controlling the helicopter, gave a thumbs up and said, "Got it!" There is also a flight crew, and several film crew members including a photographer holding a camera and a lighting engineer.

After Ning Cheng gave the order, the helicopter immediately flew rumbling to the right, and the strong wind rushed towards him, causing his hair to fly up and his cheeks to hurt a little. He kept paying attention to the picture in the viewfinder, and saw that the adjustment was A suitable camera direction, then shouted: "Stop!"

At an entrance to the slums below, on the bumpy dirt road, there are a long line of more than a dozen lightning-proof armored vehicles with "UN" written on them, and several camouflage armed combat vehicles, all of which are also on standby.The shots to be shot are mainly connecting scenes, such as the armored convoy driving into the fire rescue, several helicopters plundering in the sky and so on.

In order to shoot these shots well, and to save time and effort, the crew has already prepared well and practiced moving positions during the rehearsal; there are also eight cameras shooting in all directions, three in the air, directed by Ning Sheng; five on the ground. On the stage, there are Wang Qiang and the assistant director sitting in town, in front of the motorcade, behind the motorcade, and in the front of the vision—each machine has an assistant director or camera assistant in charge of the camera, so as to capture rich materials from different angles.

"Well, this location is good." Ning Cheng put down the viewfinder worn around his neck, picked up the walkie-talkie at his waist, and said, "Wang Qiang, Wang Qiang, this is Ning Cheng. Are you all ready?" Wang Qiang's somewhat hoarse voice sounded: "Everything is ready, director." Ning Cheng hummed, and said, "Entering the final inspection stage, and the 'Salvation Operation' will officially start in 5 minutes."

He put down the walkie-talkie with a smile, looked back, and said, "Hey, George, what are you doing standing there? Come here!"

I saw George, a Hollywood photographer holding a camera, slowly moved over, his face was full of tension, and he said in a trembling voice: "Dude, I think I seem to be a person who is afraid of heights, my legs are a little weak——" Ning Sheng Haha smiled, he has been familiar with them for a long time these days, but he had heard people say that George likes skydiving the most, such a person would be afraid of heights, it was just a joke!So he laughed and scolded: "Damn George, who are you lying to! If you say another word, I will kick you down! There is no parachute for you here!"

Amidst the rumbling sound, everyone on the helicopter immediately laughed. The cameraman, George, also lost his nervousness. He raised his head resolutely, raised his camera, and said, "Okay, I'm a warrior! Director, please give me an order!" That serious look is like a soldier who is ready to devote himself at any time, and the funny contrast between the front and back made everyone even happier.

Speaking of which, Ning Sheng finally returned to filming after finishing the domestic awards ceremony and sending the little guy Xinxin to school.

However, during the filming in the United States, when Ning Sheng was discussing the script with Emma, ​​he suddenly felt that Emma's background story seemed a little thin, especially after comparing the original story in another time and space, Ning Sheng finally decided to , adding a little story without Emma's background, and that's what's being filmed right now.

Ning Sheng wants to make Emma feel a sense of redemption when she rescues her little niece through this background story, which can be regarded as making Emma's role deeper and richer.

In this background story, during her service, Emma and some comrades-in-arms joined a joint operation against terrorism led by the United States, but when she was performing missions in Africa, she was attacked by terrorists. When she fought back with her comrades, Because a little girl picked up a gun and killed the other party, and suffered heavy mental pressure because of it, because afterwards, she always thought that maybe that little girl didn't know what her actions meant, and maybe she should remind her more A few words, maybe the other party will put down the gun. With such self-blame and guilt, she is too stressed to continue serving. This is the real reason for her retirement.

And the little niece she protects behind will melt her cold and numb heart with the most beautiful smile, and heal the guilt and pressure in her mind. Therefore, when someone robs the little niece, she will become the cruelest killer in the World Bank , rescued the girl with a desperate attitude and madness.

This is not only the salvation of the beautiful symbol of the girl, but also the salvation of myself!
"OK, everyone take your place!" Ning Cheng clapped his palms vigorously a few times, and everyone responded and picked up their equipment, and he said to the walkie-talkie: "This is Ning Cheng, everyone listen, and respond when you are ready. " Immediately the other 7 cameras replied "ready" and "everything is ready".

Ning Cheng took a deep breath, looked at the convoy on the ground and the group of helicopters in the distance, and shouted: "Guys, rescue operation, start!"

With the sound of a start, the armored convoy started up immediately, and drove into the slums within the wall one by one. Several helicopters in the air were also flying according to the predetermined trajectory. When a rocket suddenly rushed out and exploded, the convoy Immediately stopped, a group of joint soldiers jumped out of each armored vehicle. While fighting back, they walked towards the dilapidated iron houses on all sides, trying to counter the attackers.

There are no actors in this shot, and there are no stunt problems to put together, so the key is whether the photographers can do their tasks well.Yankee George smiled and said, "Director, I have no problem here!" The voices of Wang Qiang and others on the ground also came from the machine one by one: "Very good shot!", "Perfect performance."

Ning Cheng hummed happily, and shouted: "Then guys, prepare for the next set of shots! Try to complete these shots today!"

Today is the tenth day that the crew came to Africa. As early as the filming stage in the United States, Peter, the producer who worked with him before, came to Kibera to arrange matters, including finding suitable slum areas and dealing with the local government and security companies. , rent these helicopters and armored vehicles... As soon as the crew arrived in Kibera, Ning Sheng confirmed a few scenes on the first day, and started shooting the next day. Everyone's efficiency and enthusiasm are very high. I hope that the filming will be finished as soon as possible. Back home, African slums are no fun places after all.

Although 911 has passed more than ten years ago, terrorism has always been defeated in the world, especially in this chaotic place in Africa, and there was a war last year. Some people who came here for the first time were more or less frightened, so many The film crew is unwilling to go here to shoot the scene. Whether it is Chinese or American filmmakers, they have a large enough studio, sufficient funds, and now there are realistic special effects. Let’s take pictures here, just temporarily build one in your own country!

And to be honest, there are fewer and fewer works that require shots like slums in today's big-budget movies.

Before coming here, he and Emma had been told a lot, for example, don’t drive around, lock the door while driving, don’t park for strangers, bring your own change, and don’t resist when you are robbed—but these hidden dangers It is not very high for the crew, because everyone either came to Kibera in an armored vehicle under heavy protection; or they stayed quietly in the hotel in the center of Kibera, and no one came here for tourism.

Ning Cheng also considered that it was too troublesome and time-consuming to set up domestic scenes, and the cost was not small, not to mention that the places they were going to were not those war-torn places, so safety was not a big problem in his opinion, but it was for everyone's peace of mind. He still spent a lot of money on security. In order to spend less money, he also wanted to finish the filming as soon as possible and return home as soon as possible.

The filming in Kibera went smoothly, basically within expectations, and the crew did not conflict with the locals. Before departure, Ning Sheng told every member to respect each other!After coming to the slums to confirm the shooting location, the crew distributed a lot of gifts to the local children, including chocolate, juice and other food.

These actions changed the local people's attitude towards them from "hostility" to "suspicion", and they agreed to their framing and shooting; and some people who were about to move did not dare to act rashly in the face of the bodyguards with live ammunition.

"No. 13, please move about ten meters to the left!" Ning Sheng looked at the sky outside through the viewfinder, and at the same time issued commands to the communicator to adjust the positions of the helicopters.The helicopter carrying them is circling sideways, and there are two helicopters directly in front of the hatch. The next shot is that they fly together to a spot on fire ahead, and now they are in formation.

Following his words, a helicopter on the left immediately moved over.Seeing the two helicopters roaring and setting up their positions, Ning Cheng nodded, and said to George next to him, "Dude, get ready." George gasped heavily, squatted down, and pointed the camera at the front.Ning Cheng looked back at the driver's seat, and shouted, "John, when I say start, you can control it to rise slowly, OK?"

"Got it!" John replied loudly.Ning Cheng used the viewfinder to confirm again, then picked up the communicator and shouted "Everyone is ready!" After a while, he shouted again "3, 2, 1, start!"

Boom boom——in the blue sky, under the dazzling sunlight, two helicopters painted with UN flew forward, where there were fires and gunshots in the slums, as well as English and local languages ​​shouted from time to time!

Through the camera, you can see some local people relying on the terrain of the slums, shooting each other with UN soldiers. Emma is wearing a military uniform and is at the forefront with other comrades in arms.They were being shot by a group of AKs, and they couldn't lift their heads. The support of two helicopters arrived and wiped out each other in an instant with powerful rockets.Emma and her comrades rushed over quickly and chased after them!

(End of this chapter)