Chapter 33 Campus Male God

It was very cold in the early morning in the rural town of Vancouver.

It is only early January now, which is the coldest time of the year.

Fortunately, the coldest winter in Vancouver is usually a few degrees below zero, and the average daily temperature is generally above 5°C.

Moreover, a large number of green plants planted in this town are evergreen trees, which are still green even in winter.

This is why Wu Yuan chose to shoot this movie in Vancouver.

The story of "Juno" does not take place in the snowy winter, but now North America is in winter!

This is hard for the leading actors.

Scarlett, who plays Juno, is okay. Her style basically restores the original movie. She wears mainly jeans, sweatshirts, and thin cotton jackets.

Although it is still cold in Vancouver, it is much better than Chris.

In order to fit the role of a high school male god and a member of the school track and field team, Chris's style is basically sleeveless T-shirts, shorts, and basketball shoes.

In this weather with an average temperature of only 5°, it is not ordinary cold to wear such clothes.

In order to avoid being exposed, the two had to put a lot of ice cubes in their mouths to cool down when filming, so as to avoid exhaling when reciting the lines.

That is to say, Chris is a 20-year-old strong man, otherwise he would definitely fall ill after a few days of filming!

Early in the morning, the two leading actors, who had changed into the costumes in the play, followed the crew to a small town high school in Vancouver, which is also one of the most important filming locations.

Today we are going to shoot the first set of shots of "Juno" when it starts filming, and it is also the first scene of the movie.

Here, Wu Yuan made an adaptation of the original movie.

In the original version, the movie starts with Juno looking at an abandoned chair on the lawn and drinking a drink, and the whole story is introduced by voiceover, using a flashback technique.

Then the scene changes, and it is Juno and the male protagonist who eat the forbidden fruit.

There is nothing wrong with this. After all, the original movie only focuses on Juno alone, and only needs to explain the next soul-stirring thing, and then the "pregnant mother" plot can be officially started.

But Wu Yuan's version of the movie does not intend to handle it this way at the beginning.

On the playground, a lively sports competition was being held.

This was the "Field Day" that was common in American high school life.

It was similar to the campus sports meeting in China, mainly featuring athletics, long jump, pole vault and other sports.

Some parents of students were also helping as volunteers, and the whole playground was bustling.

Chris, wearing a track and field competition uniform, with a band tied on his head, was standing in the middle of the rubber track, moving his limbs.

Not far away, a field attendant raised the clapperboard in his hand and shouted loudly:

"All units get ready!"

"One shot, one shot!"

"Action!"

Following the order of the field attendant, four cameras were turned on at the same time, aiming at Chris in the field, Scarlett who was sitting next to the playground with her classmates, and other cheering classmates and cheerleaders.

The images captured by the four cameras were gathered on the monitor, allowing Wu Yuan, who was sitting behind it, to have a clear view.

Wu Yuan picked up the intercom: "The race begins!"

"Juno's eyes are relaxed. You were careless at first, but later you were attracted by Brick's running. It's love at first sight, understand?"

This track and field competition is a real race.

At least when the starting gun sounded, Chris really ran with all his strength, and the cheers from the students and parents on the scene were also sincere.

As the camera turned, Scarlett, who played Juno, responded very well. From a casual glance at the beginning, to focusing on Chris, and then staring at him, the whole eye feedback was very smooth.

"CUT!" Wu Yuan smiled with satisfaction: "Good! Well done!"

When she heard Wu Yuan's praise, Scarlett immediately retracted her eyes and said with a bright smile: "I said I can do it!"

Wu Yuan smiled and nodded, picked up the intercom: "Add a few side shots, and then we can change the scene."

Yes, such a lively sports meeting, just to shoot more than ten seconds of footage.

Although the cost of shooting "Juno" was only 6 million US dollars, the feeling of shooting this movie is completely different from "The Night the Comet Came".

Various scene transitions, overhead shots, long shots, medium shots and other different shots all test the director's shooting skills.

If Wu Yuan was really just a director who had only shot "The Night the Comet Came", he might not be able to master this "Juno".

Although John said that the crew had to listen to Wu Yuan in everything, he was actually very worried that Wu Yuan would mess up the movie, and he nervously watched Wu Yuan's shooting carefully.

Fortunately, the worst situation did not happen, and Wu Yuan completed this "big scene" shot very well.

"Hey, Daniel, I knew you were a genius!" John said complacently, and was very proud of himself for finding Wu Yuan, a piece of gold in the small place of Sitges.

Chris ran over from a distance, panting slightly, and asked with his hands on his hips: "Director, did I run well just now?"

"Yes, very handsome!" Wu Yuan gave a thumbs up and praised generously.

The shot just taken will be placed at the beginning of the whole movie, which means that Juno fell in love with Brick at first sight.

Patting Chris on the shoulder, Wu Yuan smiled and said, "The scenes to be filmed in the next few days are all about showing your charm, Chris, you have to play well."

Unlike the original version, Wu Yuan's version of "Juno" begins with a 5-10 minute plot about how Juno and Brick fell in love.

To be precise, this plot mainly reflects the charm of Brick.

Although his academic performance is average, he has strong athletic ability, is enthusiastic and cheerful, and is a sunny boy.

This is the campus male god style that American girls prefer.

Unlike China, American girls generally don't like boys with good academic performance. Instead, they think that such boys only know how to study and are very dull.

This kind of boy with strong athletic ability, sunny and cheerful, and good at playing is popular.

The reason why Wu Yuan added a plot that reflects Brick's charm at the beginning is to make the audience feel good about this character.

Then the child came unexpectedly, Brick began to be confused and subconsciously chose to escape. Although this character is a bit cowardly, he is not without any shining points.

And in the end, he overcame the idea of ​​evading responsibility in his heart, chose to take on this responsibility, and grew up to be a mature man who knows how to take care of the family, which makes him more attractive.

The reason why the plot of the prodigal son attracts the audience is that such a prodigal son usually has his own charm and shining points!

Justin Bieber has fallen, and there are girls every day hoping that he will turn back from being a prodigal son, and he really turned back from being a prodigal son and became a mature man.

But look at Prince Fang, does anyone care whether he can turn back from being a prodigal son?

Look at Ke Zhen'e again, even though he is like that, there are still a group of girls who are moved by his "prodigal son turning back".

This is the difference!

So the charm of the character of Brick must be shown, not just in Juno's dry narration.

"Director, please rest assured, I understand the script thoroughly, and I will try my best to shoot it well!" Chris patted his chest and promised.

Isn't it just a campus male god who knows how to show off? There is no need to act at all. He was like this when he was in high school. Just play his true colors!