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Chapter 355 Special Effect Movie (Two in One)

The first day of filming at the Taipei Film and Television Base did not have any real content. After Gan Jing gradually found his sense of character in front of the camera and communicated with Ang Lee, the crew announced a break.

In the last film "Untouchable", the director style was more casual. Gan Jing basically communicated with Olivier Siliu. Today, he officially cooperated with Ang Lee on the set and he felt that the two directors directed The difference in style.

On weekdays, Ang Lee is a very elegant person, but on the set, although he speaks very kindly, the meaning inside is very strong.

Although Gan Jing is a bit used to taking the initiative, when facing Ang Lee, especially on the first day of filming like this, it is wise to listen more and understand more.

He is also very curious about the directing method and style of this internationally renowned director, and wants to know whether it is true or not.

On the whole, the first day of shooting was relatively smooth, and nothing happened, but after Gan Jing went back, he was not lucky for long. When he arrived at the set the next morning and saw a group of dark people, he knew that he should come after all. up.

"Be careful." Gan Jing reminded Dacheng beside him.

Dacheng also noticed the situation and nodded calmly.

A crowd of people noticed the nanny car on the side of the road. They were a little hesitant at first, but as soon as they saw the people getting off the car, they immediately surrounded them with a whoosh.

"Forrest Gump, hello, I'm from Taipei TV, we have a program at prime time at night, and I sincerely invite you."

"I heard that you were banned by the mainland? Is this true?"

"It is rumored that you participated in the investment of "Untouchable", is it true?"

"This is the first time you've worked with Director Ang Lee, what do you think of Director Ang Lee?"

One sentence, one question, buzzing...

This group of reporters should have been detonated because of the exclusive report on him by the "Treasure Island Pioneer". Gan Jing made a judgment, but he felt a little regretful.

The media was found by the relationship between Lin Zhiling and Su Lin, and since I arrived in Baodao, I really lived in seclusion, thinking that I should go to the media to increase the exposure, but I didn't expect the news that "Untouchable" could not be released in the mainland suddenly It was revealed, so the content of this exclusive report changed its focus.

The four bodyguards pushed the reporters outside with their solid arms, but there were too many of them. A-Gump had ordered not to do anything because of being in Treasure Island, so he could only do this.

"Hello, everyone." Gan Jing raised his hand, signaling to the reporters to be quiet, "Because I'm filming, so I don't want to affect other staff members, so I won't invite you in. Answer three questions, okay?" He He winked at Dacheng.

The bodyguard understood and slowly opened the way forward.

Because Gan Jing agreed to answer questions, the surrounding reporters were no longer so determined not to give way.

"Ma'am first, the weather is so hot, this one." Gan Jing was sweating all over his body after a while, the weather in Baodao was really hot, and he saw that the sweat on the female reporter's forehead had wiped out her makeup.

The female reporter nodded gratefully to Gan Jing, and before she had time to say anything else, she immediately asked: "I am Chang Chang from "Treasure Island Entertainment News". A-Gump, what do you think about the banning of the film? Is this the case when I got a green card in the United States?"

The words are a bit sharp, which is obviously intentional by the reporter.

Gan Jing frowned, first endured the flash of flashing lights, and then said: "It's not banned, "Untouchable" is a French film, and there are a lot of foreign films imported into China every year. I am very sorry that I cannot let mainland audiences and fans see the work, but fortunately, audiences in Taiwan can see it, and I hope everyone will support it."

"As for the American green card, there have been rumors about it a long time ago. I don't shy away from saying that I can get it relatively easily, but I will never change my nationality in my life. Friends from the press, don't ask questions like this in the future. gone."

A-Gump answered firmly. For a while, as a reporter from Baodao, he still felt a little complicated.

"Gump, hello, I'm Wang Guo, a reporter from Zhongtian Entertainment Channel." A male reporter asked while everyone was in a daze without waiting for Gan Jing to point out, "May I ask you about the new project that you are working with Director Ang Lee?" Are you aiming for the Oscar? Best Picture or Best Actor? Do you have confidence in winning Best Actor?"

Emma, ​​I'm only on the first day of filming and you're asking me if I'm the Best Actor or not!
Are you not afraid of my pride?
Gan Jing squinted at Wang Guo, and said with a smile, "Brother, I also have high expectations for the new film. After all, this is a collaboration between the Cannes Best Actor and the Oscar director. However, how far it can reach in the end depends on the present." Work hard. Today is my second day filming Boys Pi, and I will continue to work hard."

Neither admitted nor denied, many reporters' eyes lit up, and they had similar titles in their hearts.

——"The best actor in Cannes is full of confidence and joins hands with Oscar for best director"

—— "Gan Jing Talks About Oscars"

The four bodyguards took advantage of the time to answer questions and pushed forward, approaching the door of the studio again.

Gan Jing raised his index finger and said with a smile: "The last question, speaking of it, apart from the delicious food, the deepest impression I have on Treasure Island is that a paparazzi pressed his mobile phone in front of me during the meal that day. shoot me."

The photo of Lin Zhiling and Gan Jing being taken by the paparazzi while having dinner is still being circulated in the market, and even the reporters at the scene used that photo, so they all laughed knowingly when they heard this.

"Just this uncle." Gan Jing glanced and saw a rather old reporter.

"Hello, Gan Jing." The uncle always called by name, "What do you think of the situation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait?"

Huh?Uncle, you are not for entertainment, are you?How did you get in here?

Gan Jing pondered for a moment, seeing that the bodyguards had squeezed out of the way to the gate, he said solemnly: "Don't talk about politics, don't talk about politics."

Baodao was divided into different camps, and upon hearing this, he immediately said, "Gan Jing, don't you dare to face reality? Do you know that your warships can't reach our shore!"

Gan Jing had already walked to the door. He didn't want to respond at first, but he couldn't help turning his head when he heard this, and said word by word: "Treasure Island is an inseparable part of China. Maybe it will take some time, but in the end I will return to the embrace of the motherland. When the warship lands in the future, if there is a chance, I will definitely come with it. At that time, I hope you still have this confidence."

The reporter team suddenly became noisy, but Gan Jing stopped answering questions, went directly to the gate of the studio, and closed the door.

The world is quiet.

……

About responding to political issues, Gan Jing and Director Ang Lee made an announcement.

To be honest, considering the political atmosphere, he was really worried that the department here would deport him from the country. In that case, it would damage the crew.

But Gan Jing couldn't bear it when he heard that kind of words, if he didn't have an American father, every minute...

"Forrest Gump, get on the boat and try it out. Let's see if this wave maker can produce effects." Li An didn't take the reporter's question seriously, because some people in Baodao just have too much to do.

Gan Jing responded, went to the changing room to change his clothes, and then walked carefully to the boat wearing a costume.

The main shots of "Life of Pi" are all on the sea, but of course we can't really go to the sea to shoot, because it is unsafe and expensive.

Now Ang Lee is thinking about giving it a try first, if it doesn't work, he needs to change another studio.

The boat was relatively stable when it was fixed by the pool. Gan Jing stood on it and jumped twice, then looked back at the two machines on the other side. That was the so-called wave maker, which could create wave effects around the boat.

"What's going on now?" Gan Jing asked curiously.

A staff member by the pool loosened the fixed rope, then jumped into the pool and dragged the boat to the middle of the pool, where he struggled for a while before swimming back.

"Try it." The staff member squatted by the pool and ordered, "Stand tight."

Gan Jing nodded.

The person next to him jumped into the pool like a dumpling, stood around, and grabbed the rope tied under the boat.

"Let's get started." The show manager said to the staff next to the machine on the right.

The machine was started, and there was a low roar, and then the waves around the boat gradually surged, but it was still safe to stand on it.

"Hey, yes..." Before he finished speaking, the boat suddenly shook violently. Gan Jing was caught off guard and fell into the water with a bang.

"Hey, hey, Forrest Gump, are you okay?!"

Gan Jing's head popped out of the pool, holding the side of the boat with both hands, and said dejectedly: "You didn't say you were going to pull it, just keep it together, the boat is shaking like this? Fuck, the rope is pulling it! I already knew that the special effects are fake. It's too fake!"

Not only fake, but original.

Li An stepped aside at this time, and said with a smile: "It's good if it works."

Gan Jing climbed onto the boat again, looked at the surrounding pool and the green screen used for special effects on the other side, and said hesitantly: "This filming scene must not be exposed, otherwise the audience may feel quite deceived."

"We will also use real scenes. The pool in Taipei is still a bit small. I just looked at it, and there is a bigger studio in Taichung, and the Baiyan Garden in Kenting can also provide material for the scenery in our film. You have to go and see them in person." Ang Lee shook his head, "It's really difficult to reproduce the descriptions in the original book, and it's really not easy to shoot this kind of 3D special effects."

Simply burning money cannot produce a good movie. Ang Lee is also constantly learning and exploring in the production of special effects movies. In this regard, he is very similar to Tsui Hark.

They are not just looking for a special effects company to produce, but are learning, researching, and thinking about how to integrate the wave of film trends into their own shooting.

Gan Jing nodded and said, "Then take the available shots here first."

"Come on." Ang Lee ordered the crew to pull the boat to the green screen, and then returned to behind the camera.

The equipment is in place, the actors are in place.

A mast is tied to the bow of the boat in front of the green screen, and the shot to be shot now is the moment when Pai just escaped to the boat and saw the animals.

The assistant director stepped forward to communicate with Gan Jing, talked about the content of this scene, and then withdrew.

click.

Gan Jing stood at the bow of the boat, and when he heard the sound of beating the board, he immediately entered the state.

The boat was shaking, and he needed to imagine that he was drifting on the sea, the wind and waves wave after wave, and suddenly there was a bump, he fell into the sea, and then hugged the mast.

This part of the scene was entirely performed by Gan Jing alone. There should have been animals on board, but those were all special effects.

Facing the empty boat, Gan Jing showed a terrified expression, trying to imagine a malicious hyena at the other end.

"stop!"

Li An was dissatisfied not long after the beginning of this paragraph.

"Forrest Gump, expression, expression." The director prompted.

Gan Jing nodded, pondered for a while, and gestured.

The second pass begins.

Gan Jing bowed and ran to the mast in panic and haste, hugged it backwards, and put his legs on the life buoy of the mast.

This part of the movement was done naturally and smoothly, which was beyond Ang Lee's expectations. He quietly looked at Pi hugging the mast in the camera, and saw his expression when he stared at the air.

After hesitating for a while, Li An still yelled to stop.

"Forrest Gump, Pai's family is that his father runs a zoo. He must be afraid of hyenas and familiar with other creatures." Ang Lee explained.

Gan Jing was a little confused and didn't know why.

"Find out how you feel. Don't worry." Li An comforted, "The tiger hasn't even appeared yet."

Gan Jing took a deep breath, thought for a while, and felt that he was right, and said to the director, "I'm fine."

This time, he did not immediately run to the mast at the bow of the ship, but picked up the oar after seeing the hyena, waved it twice, and after being exhausted by the shipwreck, he couldn't support it, so he staggered and dropped the oar and stepped on it. Steps ran to the bow.

With a scene of trying to fight, Li An was quite satisfied, he could see that A-Gump was really thinking.

The director didn't stop, Gan Jing's performance continued.

The boat in front of the green screen was shaken up and down by the staff, Gan Jing hugged the mast with both hands, his expression changed with every hyena pounce.

Fortunately, the hyena was injected with drugs before, and now he is a little seasick, so the pounce was not violent.

At this time, the assistant director reminded from the side: "The orangutan is coming."

In the script, a female orangutan comes drifting on a bundled banana raft. This is the orangutan that Boy Pi is familiar with.

"Orange-Juice!"

Gan Jing smiled, and shouted the orangutan's name to the side.

"stop."

Li Ang called to stop, he saw something was wrong: "Forrest Gump, don't put the second story in." In the second story, the orangutan represents the mother of Boy Pi.

"There will be no images of the second story in the film, and the last scene will only be dictation. You only need to act out the simplicity of the first story, not the complicated and subtle emotions!"

Complicated and subtle emotions test the actor's acting skills, but... Ang Lee doesn't need to appear at this time.

Gan Jing hugged the mast, tilted his head and glanced at Li An: "Okay, simple, simple."

It seems that there are still some disagreements. I will go to the director's room to communicate with each other tonight.

(End of this chapter)