Chapter 698: A Supporting Role Worthy of an Award-Winning Actor
Tattered and devoid of gorgeous colors is the tone set by Peter Chan for the entire drama.
The rags and rags, even when wearing armor and official uniforms, lack the splendor of some previous film and television dramas. The actors are unkempt most of the time, and the lighting provided during filming is also relatively depressing. In this way, most of the possibility of conquering the audience with the picture is lost, which makes it even more difficult. It tests the switching of lenses, the arrangement of scenes, the hardness of the plot and the most important actor's performance.
Rolling on the ground and filming in the dust, Jet Li didn't have any makeup. The pimples on his face were clearly visible, and the effect of chapped lips was also particularly clear. The same goes for Jiang Wuyang's character. He even looked like this most of the time in the whole movie. Typing these four words is standard. After a day of filming, Chen Hao and Jet Li were still talking about how to match action scenes when they were having dinner. After all, at the end of the whole movie, there was also "Jiang Wuyang is the one who stabs the face." In that scene, the two of them had to fight for a long time. Regardless of the plot design, it was basically Pang Qingyun suppressing Jiang Wuyang, but in terms of performance, the two of them needed to work together scene by scene to complete the scene. The more familiar and understanding each other is, the better they can form a tacit understanding in future shootings.
In the evening, the crew had an extra meal, stewed pork vermicelli, and two roast lambs for everyone to share. The beef was cut into pieces and some of the good meat was stewed in the same big pot. Not only did the crew eat it, but they also brought the villagers with them. It was not a little troublesome to shoot on weekdays. Fellow fellows, if there is an opportunity to give back and win over, the crew will take the initiative to do so.
Holding a small basin with rice, pork vermicelli, and some pickles in it, he held a large roasted lamb chop in his other hand and gnawed on it. He squatted by the bonfire, finished chewing the lamb chop, and took it out of the basin with chopsticks. He was shoving food into his mouth. Can you imagine that this is Chen Hao?
This is Chen Hao, squatting there, eating big mouthfuls of food. When he is thirsty, he picks up the mineral water bottle at his feet and takes a sip. This scene has been seen by too many people. Apart from being surprised, he will feel very comfortable in his heart. When we go to use a small bowl to serve rice, we have no idea whether the food is suitable for our taste. The big stars eat so deliciously, what else do we have to choose from.
There are many night scenes in this film. As long as the daytime shooting task is not too heavy, Chen Kexin will choose to shoot some night scenes at night. He knows that the weather in the north will get colder and colder, and night scenes will become more and more popular. The harder it is to shoot, the sooner you can finish it and there is enough room for maneuver.
"Haozi, is it okay to have another show tonight?" Chen Kexin asked Chen Hao specifically.
"No problem, director."
Jet Li and Andy Lau are the dual protagonists, and Chen Hao's role can only be regarded as the third male lead. But when it comes to the number of scenes, Jiang Wuyang even surpasses Pang Qingyun. The weight of the scenes is not that big. The key is whether he is the eldest brother or the second one. Brother, their scenes can be staggered, but Chen Hao will basically be in the picture. Once he joins the team, he will have the heaviest shooting task. Chen Kexin will actively solicit for additional shooting at night. Let me know his opinion. If he doesn't want to shoot or is resisting in his heart, Chen Kexin has set aside enough time for him to squander it. If you don't want to shoot today, that's okay. Let's rest. We'll see how you are during the day and night. Say it again.
Opening his mouth for the first time, Chen Kexin didn't want to be rejected. He also wanted to make this movie well. The two big guys were not easy to serve. He really didn't want another big shot who needed to be cautious. The relationship between positions will involve and consume a huge amount of his energy.
Chen Hao's straightforwardness makes Chen Kexin very comfortable. The rumor that he is very dedicated seems to be true.
After dinner, Chen Hao simply washed his face, took off his hood temporarily, and did not return to the station. He just put down the seat in the car and lay down for a while. As soon as it got completely dark, Chen Kexin arranged for someone to come over and ask Chen Hao to dress up. Let’s look at the styling. What we filmed tonight was the conversation between Jiang Wuyang and his eldest brother on their way back after meeting with several high officials. It’s not a difficult scene, but the difficult part is how smoothly the night shooting went, or the horse riding scene, one shot at a time. It takes a lot of time to take apart the lenses for shooting, and it is impossible for the actors to maintain good shooting conditions at all times. If a few of the shots are not shot well, a whole night of shooting may be wasted.
In Chen Kexin's shooting schedule, shooting at night is the last thing he wants to waste.
The cooperation with Jet Li was okay. The evening shooting only lasted for more than an hour and came to an end. Chen Kexin was very happy and specially told the two of them that they would shoot at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning so that everyone could sleep for two more hours.
Life on the set is boring. Every time Chen Hao starts a live broadcast on the set, he will say thank you to the fans in the live broadcast room for their company. It's really true. The entertainment life of the crew is boring, and the intensity of shooting every day is relatively high. After Jet Li came back, he took a bath and asked a professional massage therapist to go to the room to help him relax his muscles. Andy Lau had no role in the evening and listened to the assistant He said that he took a rest early. He attaches great importance to health care. This is why Hua Zai, who is still in his fifties, is still a male god.
Chen Hao is full of energy. He needs to find something to do in his spare time. Playing games is just a temporary choice. His attitude towards live broadcasting has never changed. He does not force himself to live broadcast every day to make money and accompany tourists. He likes live broadcasting. I like the feeling that I have to control everything in this live broadcast room.
When he appeared in the camera with a bald head, the live broadcast room immediately became lively. Old fans and new visitors had to praise him. Nowadays, handsome men and beautiful women have one prerequisite, which is to expose their foreheads and lift up the hair in front of them. At this time, if you are still a beautiful woman, you are a real beauty, and if you are still a handsome man, you are a real handsome man.
I just shaved my head today. Under the reflection of the light, I can still see the light reflected from the top of my head. I talked about this topic for half an hour in the evening, and then talked about Dilraba for another half an hour, and then talked about the movie I was filming. More than an hour passed quickly. In the end, it was the fans of Haomen who led a big rhythm. Everyone in the live broadcast room typed: "Boss, go to rest. You have to get up tomorrow morning to film."
"Boss, go to rest. Just come back to see us when you have time. Don't be too tired."
"Okay, then I'll log off first. I haven't written the thank you calligraphy for this week yet. I'll write for half an hour and then go to bed. This movie is very enjoyable to shoot. I am looking forward to the shock you will see when it is released in the cinema."
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According to Chen Kexin's idea, all the big scenes were shot together, otherwise there would be hundreds of people, and the daily consumption would be too high. He hoped that the previous scenes would be shot and the materials would be sorted out, and then he would shoot the later scenes according to his feelings. However, as the weather in the north is getting colder and colder, the cold weather was originally chosen to match the environment in the play, but if it really happened in the cold winter, the difficulty of shooting would increase exponentially.
One of Chen Hao's most exciting performances was coming early. In the scene of slaughtering surrendered soldiers, Jiang Wuyang first stopped his second brother who had raised him since childhood and said to him: "Big brother is right."
Afterwards, Jiang Wuyang had to give orders to let the soldiers on the city wall draw their bows and shoot the besieged surrendered soldiers. The same order, the same scene, to show different feelings, and to be the most happy one in this scene. Chen Kexin found many people to shoot the painful archery scene. At first, it was just a close-up shot, but it didn't feel right no matter how it was shot. It was felt that it was better to shoot on the scene of this scene, so that everyone's emotions could be better driven, and the real painful state of having to kill could be shot.
Among them, Chen Hao is the core of the picture, and it is also his first scene of real acting explosion. If he didn't perform well, this scene would lose a lot of points.
The character Jiang Wuyang in the play is a contradiction of the personalities of Pang Qingyun and Zhao Erhu. He has the marks of these two people in his body. One is his elder brother since childhood, and the other is his idol. Often when the two are in opposition, he has to express the contradiction through himself.
In this scene, Zhao Erhu was locked up and only needed to express his anger, pain, anger and unwillingness. The emotions were very complicated but all on the same level. Pang Qingyun did whatever it took to achieve his goal. He had something important in his mind that he had not yet completed. In order to achieve a greater goal and to give the people more benefits, the current efforts were worth it.
The emotions of the two people are all in Jiang Wuyang. He wants to form a buffer zone between the two opposing emotions and individuals.
This scene was filmed in the morning. Hundreds of people were mobilized. It was not easy to shoot every shot. Chen Hao did not change his clothes, but just took off his official hat and sat in the car with his eyes closed to experience Jiang Wuyang's emotional state. How should I act to get the best effect?
"Shoot."
"Shoot again."
"Shoot again!"
In the script, there is no mandatory limit on how many times Jiang Wuyang needs to shout. Chen Hao is trying to understand how many levels he needs to show at that time. He knows that he must shoot this scene well, because his performance in this scene will determine whether the additional script attached to the last page of the script will be filmed.
"The scene where Jiang Wuyang is tortured to death."
Chen Hao wants to shoot it. He is eager to shoot that scene himself. It will be a scene that fully demonstrates his ability as an Oscar winner. A long shot will show Jiang Wuyang's state when he is being tortured and his memories of his past life in his mind. All of them are shown in a scene that lasts for several minutes. How long can he play it and to what extent can he play it? To be honest, this scene is reserved by Chen Kexin for actors at the level of Oscar winners. In his heart, at least three actors in this crew can't handle this scene. Once the protagonist plays this scene, as long as there is a good effect, it will definitely be a crazy rhythm to win awards.
"Shoot!"
During the afternoon shoot, Chen Hao opened his mouth and Chen Kexin, who was staring at the monitor, shivered unconsciously. On the monitor, his emotionless face was throbbing with throbbing veins and a slightly trembling body...