Chapter 1123 Filming Completed

As we enter mid-March, the weather in Southern California cannot be good, but at least it doesn’t rain much.

This is exactly what Yin Jun wants.

Because in "The Shawshank Redemption", there is no sunshine in the prison days, and even when you are doing activities outside, it is cloudy.

This is a symbol that the depression here is like the weather, without light.

As Zhou Runfa and the cast continued to get familiar with each other, the filming progress was also accelerating.

Originally, a movie driven by plot would not be too slow to shoot. Yin Jun allowed two and a half months to shoot, but now it seems that it may not take that long.

After young Tommy was killed by the prison warden and the guard captain, the plot that seemed a bit inspirational and warm suddenly turned into a violent undercurrent.

It was only then that Andy clearly understood how sinister his heart was hidden under the well-dressed appearance of the prison warden.

When he helped the prison warden make false accounts before, and when he watched the prison warden collude with others to solicit money for municipal projects, he didn't have much resistance. He was only thinking about how to escape. That’s all.

But it was different now. Seeing the warden despising life so much, Andy had some thoughts in his mind.

This thought directly led to Andy's final and clever trick, changing the ledgers and data, and using his usual accounting methods, he replaced the checks from the prison warden with his own forged identity.

What's ridiculous is that, including forging identities, it was all done under the eyes of the prison warden.

As the saying goes, a line is like a mountain apart, and Andy's usual honesty meant that the warden didn't notice it at all.

When Andy suddenly disappeared that morning, the warden discovered that this boy was not as honest as he appeared.

Looking at the dark hole dug behind the beautiful girl's portrait, the warden and guards were dumbfounded, but Red, who turned his head, smiled happily.

He didn't expect that this good friend would be so patient and perseverant. It only took him less than twenty years to cut such a big hole in the prison wall and escape to heaven.

But what makes everyone even more unexpected is that Andy not only took all the embezzled money from the warden, but also actually sent the real account books and data to the newspaper. After the newspaper disclosed such a scandal, the warden and the warden The guard captain immediately collapsed in front of the people who came to arrest them.

The guard captain, who had always been ruthless, cried like a woman when he was caught in a police car.

The warden opened the account book in the safe, and it turned out to be a Bible. After opening it, Andy also wrote a line for him.

"Prison. Warden, you are right, the way to salvation lies within."

There is a groove for a small hammer inside this Bible, which is the cover Andy used to secretly release the hammer that cut open the wall.

The shameful and desperate warden finally ended his criminal life with the pistol in the drawer.

During the filming of this section, how Andy escaped from Shawshank Prison was a key point, and the key point among the key points was that after Andy swam ashore from the river, he stood in the rain with his hands spread out and his head raised. The scene of looking up at the sky with a bright smile of joy and relief.

For this shot, the crew deliberately chose another section of the river to shoot, and it happened to be rainy days.

It can’t be said that Zhou Runfa’s filming of this section went smoothly, but it wasn’t too difficult either.

This kind of explosion after forbearance, this kind of hearty and satisfying feeling of escaping from the cage, are exactly the changes in expressions and moods that Zhou Runfa is good at.

However, due to various reasons, Zhou Runfa shot five times in a row and took three days to complete the escape scene.

Yin Jun meditated on the effect of the original version and felt that Zhou Runfa's emotional expression was far better than that of the protagonist in the original version. His happy child-like smile was just like Zhou Runfa's performance in "God of Gamblers" Same, very eye-catching.

The warden and his minions captured the law and Andy escaped, but the story did not end there.

Rhett, who had not been paroled successfully for forty years, actually ushered in his parole forty years later after giving up.

He lived in the same hotel as the dead Bricks, worked the same job, had the same depression, and had the same negative and dangerous thoughts.

It wasn't until Rhett remembered his agreement with Andy and found a letter Andy had left for him beside the stone embankment, as well as travel expenses, that he finally plucked up the courage and set out on the road to find Andy.

In the last scene, on the vast seaside, two old friends met after a long absence. The two hugged each other tightly, but at the same time, what they hugged was not each other, but something called "freedom."

"good!"

Yin Jun stood on the beach and shouted with a loudspeaker.

Zhou Runfa and Morgan Freeman just separated.

At this time, Yin Juncai smiled and said loudly: "Now I announce that "The Shawshank Redemption" has officially been completed!!"

"oh……"

The staff surrounding him happily threw everything in their hands into the sky and cheered.

No doubt, all the Chinese and foreign crews look the same.

After nearly two months of arduous filming, the movie is finally completed, and everyone’s work has been successfully concluded. Why shouldn’t you be happy?

All that's left is some reshoots in post-production and the final edit of the movie.

These jobs have nothing to do with most people, even Morgan Freeman is like this. He will only come here specifically when he is needed to make up for the shots. The rest of the time, he can already start vacationing and doing other things. Other work is done.

"Director, thank you very much for choosing me to shoot this movie. Thank you also for your attention and support for our black actors. I hope we have the opportunity to work together again next time!" Morgan Freeman said with emotion when leaving.

"We will cooperate more when we have the opportunity!" Yin Jun responded with a smile.

Yin Jun knew that he was not only talking about himself, but also Eddie Murphy, who was also very popular in the United States recently.

Yin Jun only made two movies in total, and the second male lead in both movies was black. This made the black people in Hollywood have a good impression of Yin Jun.

Not to mention that in Yin Jun's "Beverly Hills Cop", Eddie Murphy directly starred in the protagonist, and he also achieved such great success that he seemed to have promoted a new black star.

You must know that this is not 2020. Either there are no positive black characters in your drama, or it is a sign of political incorrectness. Black people are still struggling in the light of white fathers.

Even their future leader Daniel Washington is still struggling and is far from ushering in his spring.

So when they met a director who clearly had a favorable impression of black people, and the key was that he was also the boss of Disney and United Artists, the black community in Hollywood suddenly became a little excited.

Therefore, what Morgan Freeman said not only represents himself, but also represents the goodwill of the entire black community in Hollywood.

But for Yin Jun, it's not that he has any fondness for black people, but purely for the needs of the role.

The people that young people are most willing to praise are of course the Chinese...well, Chinese people like Zun Long who have been completely westernized are not in this category.

But if all Chinese people are used in a movie, it is destined to fail in the world.

So you have to go with black or white.

In fact, Yin Jun changed the white protagonist into a Chinese, and then the original black or white supporting roles, he also assessed the situation and was not so rigid.

For example, he had Eddie Murphy in his hands and wanted to let Eddie Murphy play the role, so Yin Jun changed the original white male second lead in "Speed" into Eddie Murphy's character.

This version of "Shawshank Prison" was chosen because the surrounding supporting characters, such as the prison warden, captain of the guard, Brooks, etc., are all white, and Morgan Freeman's performance was so wonderful. Morgan Freeman has nothing to do with whether he is black or not.

But Yin Jun has long understood that in the American film market, black brothers will always be a box office force that you cannot ignore.

Look at all the movies made for the black community, such as "Halloween" and movies about black hip-hop, all of which are doing very well at the box office. Aren't they the black brothers holding up half the sky?

Later Hollywood giants frequently used black movie stars and promoted black movie stars. On the one hand, it was the need for politics and unity, and on the other hand, they also wanted to make money from the black group.

On the day when the filming was completed, the boy also set up a sumptuous buffet in the manor to express his gratitude to the actors and crew who had worked hard for nearly two months.

Those behind the scenes production staff not only worked hard for two months, but also worked hard for almost four or five months, including setting up the filming location and so on.

In addition to the buffet, Yin Jun also gave everyone a red envelope in accordance with Xiangjiang's rules. The amount was not much, about 1,000 US dollars per person.

These red envelopes in addition to salary made these Americans very happy. They felt that the boss was very interesting. Not to mention the amount of money, the key point was that he was very enthusiastic and generous!

When we woke up the next day, the crew had all disbanded, and everyone who had to leave had almost left. Yin Jun also returned to Los Angeles with his team.

In the post-editing room of United Artists Film Company, Yin Jun and the editors will continue to be busy, editing the fragmented filming footage into a smooth story.

Usually the length of shooting material for a movie is about 50 to 100 hours. If you are more particular, it may be more than 150 hours. ——Except for scammers like the King of Sunglasses, two to three hundred hours of material is just a piece of cake for him.

But under normal circumstances, if a large-scale production can reach 100 hours, it is already considered good. After all, you get what you pay for, especially now that we are still using film instead of digital shooting. If we shoot one more hour of material, That's a cost of several thousand dollars.

Because Yin Jun knew what he wanted and what the effect of the finished film would be, and feature films did not have such demanding action requirements, he was more economical in filming "The Shawshank Redemption" and only shot more than 60 hours of material. .

For the first time he filmed "Speed ​​of Life and Death", Yin Jun spent more than 130 hours filming, which was a lot of waste.

It can also be seen from this that the young man has made a lot of progress.

But post-editing is not a simple matter. As a director and producer, Yin Jun must stay in the editing room and guide the editor on how to edit. It is normal to work more than ten hours a day.

However, Yin Jun had too many things to deal with. When he returned to Los Angeles, he had to take care of Teresa Teng, a mother-in-law with a child. He was not in a hurry for the release time, so he deliberately slowed down the pace and only edited 8 movies a day. After about an hour, I was able to combine work and rest, so I didn’t seem that tired.