Chapter 1408 1408 Green Screen Acting

"Hugo, okay, start now, look down, now is the original Los Angeles, this bustling city has become a ruin, and you also think of Jia Siming, and your son Dylan, they all Left in the city, and you don't know their safety at this time... But the problem is, you are not far from the alien spaceship, you must shoulder the responsibility of saving the world, individuals and families at this time must be put behind..."

Roland's voice was slowly transmitted through the headset, explaining the current situation bit by bit. Hugo followed Roland's instructions and looked down through the fighter's window, trying to picture in his mind the ruins of Los Angeles. , but in the sight, I saw the screwdriver thrown by the staff next to it. The red screwdriver was very obvious on the green ground. In addition, there were a lot of black wires next to it, which were messy. Looking at such a picture to depict a magnificent ruin...

Hugo tried his best to concentrate, but Roland obviously had no experience in directing the actors' performances. He still told the story slowly, just like the narrator of the animal world in the Discovery Channel, rambled.

Hugo finally couldn't hold back, he burst out laughing, "Sorry, sorry, my fault." Hugo first admitted his mistake calmly, and then said helplessly, "Roland, how long is this shot? You want me to show so much, are you sure?"

Roland's words just now contained too many mixed emotions. If Hugo was to come slowly, there would be no problem. He could bring in his emotions and express his feelings accurately, but the problem was that this was a commercial film, and in a commercial film, There is no time to spend a lot of space describing delicate emotions - even the description is more closely related to a theme to dig.

The most successful case is in the "Batman Prequel" series about Batman's struggle between light, justice and darkness. Digging deep into one point is enough to support the whole story. If it is too greedy, it will destroy it. The fast-paced thrill of a commercial movie.

The original script of "Independence Day" was too greedy for the role of the president. It also described the emotions between him and his wife, and showed his courage in the face of national disasters. He also portrayed his dedication in the Vietnam War... ...As a result, there were three male protagonists side by side, but the scenes were uneven.

Now this version has been simplified a lot. Under Hugo's suggestion, the emotional role of the male protagonist Steve has been refined, but at the same time, it has also been reduced, weakening love, increasing family affection, and combining Steve with The bond between Jia Siming and Dylan is defined as family, highlighting the theme of having a family only if there is a country, allowing Steve to stand up for the family and save the earth.

The scene currently being filmed is actually just two to three seconds, but Roland is too greedy and wants to show Steve's complex heart in this fleeting time. Although Hugo's performance space is relatively narrow, he can still meet Roland's requirements. It may take a little longer to prepare, but he feels that he does not need to show much at this time.

"Roland, this is the first confrontation between the army and aliens, right?" After Hugo finished speaking, although he couldn't see Roland's expression, he could guess that Roland was definitely not satisfied with his teasing, but the rain Guo also didn't mind, he slowed down his tone and explained in detail, "I think the reason why Steve is fighting at this time is simply because he is a soldier, he is obeying orders, he does not realize that he is fighting with foreigners. Starman fought and didn't realize that he was saving the earth. But later, in order to save Jasmine and Dylan, he disobeyed the order and flew back to the base in Los Angeles to find his family. Only then did he gradually realize that this is a war that cannot be lost.”

Maybe a commercial movie doesn't need to paint too much emotion, just a simple clue is enough. But Hugo believes that some simple little details, layer by layer to show the psychological changes of the characters, will actually make the whole story full and three-dimensional. Compared with Roland's simple and rude way of putting all his emotions together, Steve's changes will appear three-dimensional, and at the same time, it can be combined with the plot to push to a climax step by step.

Roland didn't give an answer right away. He was not used to actors disobeying his orders on the set. Of course, he was not used to actors telling things that he didn't understand. Hugo's understanding of the role and the script was precisely Roland's shortcoming. , which made him a little discouraged.

However, Roland is not an impulsive person. It can be seen from the previous discussions. He fell silent and thought about it carefully, and found that Hugo's words were quite reasonable, which made Roland sigh lightly and take it. He picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "No problem, just do as you say!"

Hugo made an okay gesture in Roland's direction, and then started the rehearsal again.

Hugo closed his eyes and kept hinting to himself that there was a ruin below him, and the prosperous Los Angeles was now buried in countless flames and ashes, and then put himself into a character state and began to worry about Jasmine and Dylan.

After re-entering the rehearsal, Hugo's eyes became sad, and he breathed a sigh of relief. The slightly frowned eyebrows revealed self-blame and guilt, "I shouldn't have left them."

Roland's voice came from the headset again, "At this time your teammates are lined up on your left and right, in the 'herringbone' of geese flying south, your teammates comfort you and say, 'Don't worry, Big man, I think they must be out of town first'." Hugo lowered his eyes, but soon raised his eyes again, he was flying and had to look straight ahead," he then joked, 'Or like As the priest often says, what the purpose of this mission is, we may never know. But I am sure that at this moment, the Black Knights will win again!' Your teammates around you are amused, and then You turned your head to look at him, the two exchanged glances, and you put on an oxygen mask..."

Hugo hid the thoughts in his eyes, then tilted his head slightly, looked to the left, and saw a huge light. At this time, there seemed to be some problems. A staff member was standing on the stairs. In the maintenance, two staff members were standing under the stairs discussing the NFL regular season that ended not long ago. The two people were doing the action of the quarterback throwing the football, looking very excited.

This picture really made Hugo very playful. He really couldn't imagine that there were the same fighter jets flying on both sides of him, and the alien spaceship was parked directly in front of him, and he was about to fly at this time. Moths to the flames to fight a battle that doesn't know the outcome - but looking ahead, it's a pile of scaffolding and cameras, not even a single reference.

Hugo resisted his expression and ended the rehearsal, but Roland continued, "The alien spaceship appeared in front of your eyes, and the spaceship as large as four football fields was hanging in the air, and you were completely blown away. Shocked..." Hugo couldn't hold back the huge smile produced by the strong contrast between fantasy and reality, and he burst out laughing.

"Sorry, sorry, this time is completely my fault, my fault." Hugo patted his helmet angrily, but he kept laughing while apologizing, and he had to look at Roland and theirs. The direction, "I'm really sorry. The rehearsal is here, I probably know what's going on, I know it."

Roland reluctantly looked at Hugo who was overjoyed, "Are you sure?"

Fortunately, it's just a rehearsal now. If this is a formal shooting, this NG is a complete waste of film. You know, film is a piece of cost that cannot be ignored. As a producer, in order to control costs, this kind of thing must be strictly controlled, which is why every time the actors make mistakes and laughs will be recorded by the producer - every NG is a cost.

Roland suddenly understood, which was why Hugo insisted on rehearsing first.

Hugo waved his hand, but he still kept smiling, "Give me five minutes, and you'll be ready first." Roland hesitated for a while, but he still didn't say anything, but Hugo suddenly He added, "By the way, the rendering of the alien spaceship, and the rendering of this scene, can you give me an overview? I mean, the shape and size of the spaceship, and our fighter jets. array model."

"No problem!" Roland said neatly.

Hugo rubbed his stiff cheeks and forced himself to calm down. He knew that it was absolutely impossible for him to shoot in such a state, because the most important scenes of the script would all be in the studio. For a green screen shot, he had to get himself into shape.

In fact, a long time ago, Hugo knew that green screen acting was very different from acting under normal circumstances.

Hugo had seen the "Avengers" filming footage before, the grandiose battle scenes on the movie screen, and it was stupid to shoot in the studio because the actors were standing under the empty green screen. , realistically make the appearance of fighting - fighting with the air, even more like a lunatic than Don Quixote looks - at least Don Quixote is fighting with windmills, and they are constantly waving against the air. This makes the actor's "act" look quite comical.

The most famous example is "OZ: The. Great. And. Powerful" released in 2013. All scenes in this film were shot on green screen, but several actors with excellent acting skills James- Franco, Michelle - Williams (Michelle. Williams), Rachel - Wei Zi (Rachel. Weisz), Mila - Kunis (Mila. Kunis) all fell short of the standard, performing exaggerated and contrived, The characters are completely out of touch with the pictures and special effects, making people laugh and cry.

Sandra Bullock's performance in "Gravity" was underestimated by many people, and she missed her second actress. In fact, those who really know it know that all Sandra's performances are in Completed before the green screen, the difficulty is beyond imagination.

Although Hugo knew this for a long time, he still underestimated the difficulty of green screen acting. He originally thought that shooting "Independence Day" would be easy - in fact, the atmosphere on the scene was really relaxed, and Hugo didn't need to spend too much. I spent a lot of energy on studying the characters, but I didn't think that green screen acting would bring new challenges.