I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 149 147. Rocket range extension

   "Well, not bad... Stop, stop, Elder Sun has accepted the supernatural power."

   "Poof..."

  The girl who was originally elegant burst out laughing instantly.

  However, because the people around are all sloppy, it seems that they can't get the point of the two people's jokes, and they seem a little dazed.

   But that's okay.

  Xu Xin did not explain, but told the lighting engineer:

   "For a record, the lighting of this scene will be as it was just now."

   After finishing speaking, he waved to Gui Lunmei beside him:

"come here."

   "Uh... ok."

  Gui Lunmei walked over directly, and after coming to his side, Xu Xin directly adjusted to the scene he had just shot.

  The picture of about 45 seconds was played in front of her.

   Then, Xu Xin said the first sentence:

   "It's jarring, isn't it?"

"…Um."

  Gui Lunmei nodded:

   "I'm doing poorly."

   "It's not that you performed poorly, but rather the kind of unfamiliarity and timidity that you're not familiar with."

  Xu Xin didn't mean to belittle her, and the way he spoke was even soft.

  I learned this from Director Zhang.

  Whether Director Zhang communicated with Jay Chou, or Yang Mi, Gong Li and anyone else, he didn't see any violent words. Instead, I chose to tell you what is wrong the first time, and then you think about it yourself. If it still doesn't work, I will tell you how to change it a second time, and you can change it yourself. If it still doesn't work, just calm down for a while, shoot other things first, and then wait for you to adjust your mentality before shooting again...

   According to his words:

"Actors are people too, not the director's "tool" during filming. You can't put all the pressure on the actor. Instead, you have to make adjustments to make him and our spirits reach a state of harmony. In order to understand what you want to express Something that you ask for to feel."

  Xu Xin is very useful.

   And he also asked Yang Mi that she felt very comfortable with Director Zhang's shooting method.

  Although I was a little nervous at first due to the pressure of the "big director".

  But in fact, after a few shots, after understanding the communication method of the other party, the burden of thinking can be naturally removed.

Therefore, Yang Mi thinks that director Zhang is the kind of director who can let actors work in a very comfortable environment, rather than being like other directors, the first cut is fine, the second cut starts to get impatient, and the third cut CUT basically means that the nose is wrong and the eyes are not eyes...

   Of course, this is not absolute.

  Not all actors think this way, and not all directors push actors to Liangshan every day.

  But among the directors she has worked with so far, Director Zhang's directing style is definitely her favorite.

   Take it easy, change your thinking from the point of view, and let you show the most natural acting skills.

   Rather than sticking to your details, or even a single strand of hair has to be done according to his requirements.

  Xu Xin has continued this style, so when speaking to Gui Lunmei, his tone is a proper guide:

   "Your unfamiliarity and timidity are exactly the opposite of the confidence exuded by Lu Xiaoyu, who is a talented pianist like Ye Xianglun in this script, understand? You are different from her."

  With the script in his hand, Xu Xin suddenly pointed at Yang Mi:

   "She can pretend, just like the scene just now. She obviously can't play, but she can use acting skills to cover herself..."

   "..."

   For no reason, Gui Lunmei felt much more at ease.

  Yang Mi really wanted to give her boyfriend a big roll of her eyes...

  But I can’t bear to…

  The face of his own man must be taken care of when he is away from home.

  A man's face is very valuable...

but…

  Little Ya!

  You are waiting for you to go back to the hotel!

  If I don’t squeeze you into a dehydrated sponge today, your grandma Yang is incompetent!

  So, she gave Xu Xin a very polite expression:

  【Smile】.JPG

"She can pretend, because there is no plot of her playing with Ye Xianglun with four hands in the movie. But you can't. According to the requirements of the script, in this part, Lu Xiaoyu and Ye Xianglun use the sound of the piano to have an emotional collision and fusion. Therefore, the four hands You must ensure that you can't play every note wrong under the camera, and you must exude a confidence that is not inferior to Ye Xianglun from the inside out. Understand? Your biggest shortcoming is this. It's not that you play Wrong or good, it doesn’t even matter if you play it wrong, I can find a pianist to make up shots later, but your self-confidence from the inside out cannot be replaced by others, you have to show it here. Understand me mean?"

   "... Can you make up for it later?"

  Gui Lunmei was suddenly taken aback...

   "But... Zhou Dongming clearly requested... that it be a four-hand combo..."

  Xu Xin rolled his eyes:

   "He is the director and I am the director?"

   "..."

   "Hey... Ah Xin... I'm very embarrassed by your behavior~"

   "I'm giving an example, understand?"

  Xu Xin waved his hand, stared at Gui Lunmei and continued:

"If you can make no mistakes, then I can use that natural one-shot to the end to capture the feeling of the two of you communicating through the sound of the piano. But before that, you must first show that Self-confidence from the inside out, you understand? Only when you are confident can you have the next choice... So you have to pay attention to this. Look here..."

  Under Li Pingdong’s smiling gaze, Xu Xin manipulated the monitor and stepped back a bit:

   "Look, he is following the beat of the music. He plays very naturally and casually. Look again..."

  Switched the screen to "Qingyi" here:

"Why can she exude that kind of classical beauty from the inside out? Because Qingyi's setting is the class monitor, an elegant beauty who is good at piano. Do you understand? Don't take this piano as a bondage, first of all you have to take your confidence Come out, to put it bluntly... get your acting skills first, and then think about whether you can play and whether you will make mistakes. Do you understand what I mean?"

   "..."

  Gui Lunmei was silent, but showed a clear look.

   Indeed, she was indeed manipulated by Jay Chou just now.

   But it’s not that there’s a problem with her acting skills, it’s that facing Jay Chou’s naturalness and casualness, because she’s not proficient in...or simply doesn’t know how to play the piano, she unconsciously showed timidity.

   I got the order wrong.

  I am "playing the piano + acting = timid", but the director told her that the correct method should be "acting + emotion-playing the piano = natural".

   She reversed it, so the effect looks wildly different.

"I understand."

   After getting the guidance, Xu Xin nodded:

   "Okay, let's do it again, don't take it as a test shoot, and don't take it as a filming, just take it as...playing, entertainment, understand? Let's take a look."

   After the words fell, Li Longyu, the director of photography, asked:

   "Do you want to light it?"

  Xu Xin waved his hand:

   "No, let her find a relationship with him."

  After speaking, Xu Xin winked at Li Pingdong.

  Lao Jianghu nodded, and silently pressed the video button.

   After Jay Chou and Gui Lunmei sat down, Xu Xin deliberately blocked the RED light before saying:

   "Anyway, there is no video, let me see if it shows a relaxed state."

"OK."

  Gui Lunmei took a deep breath.

   narrowed his eyes.

   And Jay Chou also put on his coat...

  The weather in January is quite cold in the studio without heating.

   Then, following the director's idea, she opened her eyes, saw Jay Chou's hand on the piano ready to go, and put it directly on it.

   "Ding ding dong ding ding ding dong..."

  The simple but lively prelude begins.

  Xu Xin also quietly stepped aside.

  Jay Chou’s performance this time is still casual, but Gui Lunmei’s performance is actually similar to him.

   It also looks very casual.

  Although the notes of the two often made mistakes in the second half, at least the tension on Gui Lunmei's face was eliminated.

  Xu Xin, at some point, turned into a contemplative look with frowning again, standing sideways and staring at the two playing.

   Soon, the end of a paragraph.

  Suddenly, he said:

   "It's still not right. Although you have already merged into it, there are some problems with the connection between this fusion and the story in the script. EMMMM..."

  Xu Xin seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said:

   "Well, you play first."

  Pointing at Gui Lunmei, he said:

"You play first, and play the melody by yourself. Remember the classical beauty that Qingyi showed just now? Like her, you showed the dignity and elegance of a pianist... Then you."

  pointing to Jay Chou:

"After her melody sounded, you joined in. Then at this moment, Lu Xiaoyu was surprised, unexpected, because she didn't prepare for the four-handed play at the beginning. Because in the script, Ye Xianglun deliberately played handsome, right? You can play handsome, play the piano behind your back, and then put on a pose that wants to pull Lu Xiaoyu's hand.

   This is the departure, and Lu Xiaoyu's turning point is to start playing the piano by himself. This is a beginning and end. It means that although Lu Xiaoyu refused to hold hands with Jay Chou... no, Ye Xianglun... oh, it's so troublesome, Lu Xiaoyu refused to hold hands with Jay Chou, but she still joined in. This is the most basic process for the advancement of a relationship between a man and a woman. You sit down, which means that even if you are a little shy, you are still willing to advance this relationship. This is the first propulsion stage of the rocket. "

"Well…"

   "..."

  Jay Chou and Gui Lun looked at Xu Xin eagerly.

  After hearing this, even Jay Chou couldn't help saying:

   "Is...is there? Is that what you mean?"

  Obviously, when he wrote the script, he didn't think so, but purely for being handsome.

  Xu Xin nodded when he heard it:

"Don't worry, leave it to me. I know how to interpret the story here. Note that after the rocket's first stage of propulsion is over, it's time for the second extended range. Here, Lu Xiaoyu, you play first, you play, it's a response...or say Acquiesce to Ye Xianglun sitting next to me, here is your emotional line... The second emotional line is initiated by you. You play it, which is the ignition device of the second engine. You start playing, and the emotional rocket starts to ignite. Then, Ye Xianglun ,you…"

   "...I'm not Jay Chou?"

   "Don't dare to talk nonsense to kill you!"

   "..."

"Ye Xianglun, you start to join in. You help her to start boosting. Then, Lu Xiaoyu, you have to show that you are surprised by his rash joining. Pay attention, show this kind of surprised emotion, your emotional state should be Like this... First Formula 1 is him unfolding, and then he refuses to hold hands but ends up being seated. And you start playing the piano and Formula 2 ignites, but he suddenly joins you a little bit by surprise, but immediately the sound of the two of you starts to converge ...However, Lu Xiaoyu, you still have to maintain the strict classical musician's style, and here's Jay Chou..."

  Jay Chou actually wanted to ask another question, "Am I Jay Chou or Ye Xianglun", but looking at Xu Xin's eyes of "I'll kill you if you dare to BB again", he finally gave up...

"You just started to show that casual state, but you have to restrain yourself. Lu Xiaoyu was surprised at the beginning, understand? She seemed surprised. And Ye Xianglun, you only started to let yourself go after seeing her restraint. Then drive her to let herself go. Both of you have to show a growth curve of your mental journey. Do you understand what I mean? Then...here...it's that... you play it, that ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong That part..."

"…here?"

   Jay Chou's fingers touched the black and white keys of the piano, and pressed them repeatedly.

   Ding dong ding dong ding dong...

"Yes, it's here... You see, here are two notes of this kind, right? You two have to show conflict and tacit understanding. Because this is a single note, because there is no agreement on who will play it before. If you want to play, you I want to play too. What should I do? Come on, you two."

  Xu Xin put his hands together up and down.

"Jay Chou played the piano, Lu Xiaoyu played his hand, and then Jay Chou played her hand to "mooze", and then Lu Xiaoyu suddenly laughed. Finally, the notes of the two of you matched...Mr. Li, you Get ready and shoot according to the curve. My eyes are used as close-ups of the hands, let's do it again. Show your mental journey, understand?"

   After he finished speaking, Gui Lunmei understood, but Jay Chou couldn't help but say:

   "Is it that complicated?"

"It's not complicated. In a story, you have to explain to the audience enough of the character's mental journey before they will accept it. If you can't express it, then there must be something wrong. So...better, understand? , Ye Xianglun... and Lu Xiaoyu, you too, the psychological changes of the two of you are the gradual convergence of your respective changes, from dignified to casual, don't be afraid of playing the wrong way, showing the contrast..."

  Li Pingdong looked at the young man breaking up this simple plot, breaking it up and feeding it to the two, and touched his pocket with some emotion.

   I want to smoke a little bit.

  The reason why he has such nostalgia...mainly is that he entered the industry very early, in 1978...even before Jay Chou was born, he had already picked up a camera.

  As a photographer who has witnessed Wanwan's film from its glory...to its current decline, he knows very well what his shooting state was like in the early years.

  For a play, first of all, the director should determine the shooting concept after getting the script. Then, according to the director's shooting concept, he began to construct the role candidates. And after choosing the right actor to play the role, the filming will start.

   Throughout the film, the director's concept runs through it.

   This is Li Pingdong's favorite and most used to filming atmosphere of the crew.

  But the current crew...

  In fact, it is quite normal for this young man to respect himself. After all, as a photographer, he can almost be said to be standing at one of the apexes of Wanwan's photography circle.

  But he also has apprentices, and there are a group of people who are close behind him who are learning from him.

   There are also friends of the same age. Although they have not achieved fame, they still live in this circle down-to-earth.

  And in the past few years... or after 2000, the most complaints he heard from his friends were the outrageous performance of actors or directors.

This friend’s crew encountered actors playing big names, that crew was stuffed by a company with a few newcomers who don’t know anything, or the directors in other crews were directly dismissed by producers and actors... I even encountered actors privately Adding plays, changing plays, or being dismissed midway because of conflicts between the director and the film crew...

   And so on, too numerous to enumerate.

   In Li Pingdong's opinion, this is actually quite incredible.

  Come on, this is a movie, not a TV series that just stuffs people into it. When did a movie become so casual?

   It's just incredible.

  Because since his time, the director has always been a well-deserved authority on the crew.

  Whether it is a producer or an actor, you must listen to him.

  Because only the position of director is the position that can clearly interpret all the films.

  Sometimes even Li Pingdong wondered if his path was going too smoothly.

  That's why I can't see those "wonderful" scenes that my friends said.

  The reason why he agreed to shoot "The Untold Secret" this time is because Yang Junrong has a good relationship with a friend of his, and he was willing to take the role after asking his friend to intercede.

  Second... In fact, no one would believe what he said. He joined in because he wanted to see how weird the current film industry is.

   After all, as director Hou Xiaoxian's official photographer, almost no one would invite him. And he has always only cooperated with those big directors.

   But the problem is that with more and more complaints from apprentices and friends, although he is keenly aware that the Wanwan film market is declining like Hong Kong and Taiwan...but he has not experienced it.

  As people get older, they are actually more capricious about certain things.

  So, he really wanted to see how the current "underlying" circle was played.

   And the script in front of him was in line with his expectations.

   First, the cooperating person is a crossover singer. Meet your own "requirements".

  Second, the other party's popularity is very high, so it won't give colleagues and friends the illusion that "I can't afford to eat".

  Third, the salary is not bad. He hasn't made a movie for more than a year, and his hands are itchy.

  That's why I agreed.

  Originally to experience life, but who would have thought...meet such a young director.

  From the idea of ​​the other party’s three-cut shot, one split shot across the mountains and seas, Li Pingdong found that there seems to be something about this young director from the mainland.

  It's a bit different from what I thought.

  Through these few days of contact, he was even more sure that the lens sensitivity shown by this young man... belonged to a very talented type.

   It's strange to say that I came here to "experience life".

   Unexpectedly, I found a director with a bit of "OLDSCHOOL" old-school filmmaker style.

Moreover, the other party's liking breaks and crushes the thinking of leading actors, which is comparable to those he heard from friends who "only shout CUT", "chicken breaks with a big speaker and knows how noisy every day", "this kind of shooting After watching a few MVs, you dare to appear in a movie.”… Directors of this type are far too strong.

   is also his favorite type of director to work with.

  Li Pingdong likes actors to use the most natural acting skills to interpret roles under his own lens.

   As it happens, this young man is his favorite kind of…

   And, a new personal style.

   There are needles hidden in the cotton, endlessly.

  It is different from Hou Xiaoxian's preference for long shots, empty shots and fixed camera positions, and also different from Wang Jiawei's style of exploring edges, emptiness, absurdity, and loneliness.

  This young man's world...seems to be full of many wonderful things that seem strong but not greasy.

  His personal style is actually very strong, but it is not very pretentious or artificial, but likes to pursue a sense of authenticity.

  Use lens language to express a kind of spirit that is not obscure, but more beautiful and gorgeous.

   At this point, he felt very fresh.

   is also fun.

  So, at this moment, he especially wants to smoke.

  Smoking a cigarette, resting his shoulders on the old man who has been with him all his life, looking forward to his own lens completely imprinting the director's personal style on the screen...

   This in itself is a particularly happy thing.

only…

pity.

  There are girls here.

   Men.

   As you get older, you still need to pay attention to your demeanor.

   Didn’t see that this young man hasn’t smoked for a long time.

   Thinking positively with a smile, he saw that the young man had finished communicating with the two of them, and greeted himself again:

   "Ms. Li, I'm ready."

"okay."

  Li Pingdong came back to his senses, and slowly focused the picture again.

  At the same time, I sighed in my heart...

   "The mainland movie circle... a good seedling has emerged... oh."

  …

   "Yes, yes, yes, come on, three, two, one, fingers..."

   "Ding dong ding dong ding dong..."

   "OK, yes, let go, he swings, you swing with him, the curves of your hearts finally meet together, you have to show happiness, understand?"

  Among the melodious but occasionally erroneous sound of the piano, Xu Xin was a little patient and guided the two of them into the links and rhythms they set.

  Finally, with Jay Chou's elegant slide keys, the performance ended.

   "OK...Mr. Li, how is it? Do you feel natural?"

  Hearing this, Li Pingdong smiled and gave a thumbs up:

   "Naturally, Director Xu, you'll find out after taking a look."

  Xu Xin nodded and immediately walked to the monitor, leading the two people behind him.

  Although there was Xu Xin's figure on the monitor, there was no sound. But after watching the 40-second shot, both Jay Chou and Gui Lunmei have expressed their sincere approval of the director's exquisite design:

   "Ah Xin, that's great!"

   Jay Chou’s face was full of smiles.

  Gui Lunmei also nodded silently, looking at herself repeatedly played in the camera...

   For no reason, an idea came to her mind.

  This drama…

  It was so easy to shoot.

   Seems... interesting.

Very comfortable.

  (end of this chapter)