$395: Mr. Jiang Is Really Meticulous

"Does this shot need to be shot in one take?" Yu Qingqing muttered to herself, with a puzzled look on her face.

Although her husband Liu Dong is not as famous as Jiang Ge, he is still capable. After listening and watching a lot, she has learned a little about filming.

One take is a common shooting technique in film and television dramas, which is a "long shot" that takes one take to the end.

In her opinion, using one take to the end is a very high-end skill, but the premise is that it must be used well and correctly, otherwise it will be superfluous.

And this sentence got into the ears of several actors around. Among them, Zhang Tiegang, who is also a director, smiled and said: "There are more than a dozen actors under this shot. They have their own ulterior motives at the birthday party. In order to show the audience the thoughts of each character, it is particularly important to capture facial expressions..."

Seeing him start to analyze, several people pricked up their ears.

Zhang Tiegang tried to figure out Jiang Ge's idea and said: "The main advantage of one-shot is that it can make the film and television drama form a very strong sense of being in the scene. Because there are no constant and cumbersome camera switching, it is easier to see each character's most direct and real reactions and emotional changes when the event occurs. The audience is like a member of the birthday party, watching from a first-person perspective."

After listening, several people turned to look at the venue and went through this shot with the No. 1 camera.

As Zhang Tiegang said, one-shot is more immersive than close-up shots one by one.

At this moment, they all had a flash of admiration in their eyes. It seems that Jiang Ge is a real talent and the director is not just a figurehead.

"Ka, very good, next, camera No. 2 will shoot Yang Yi from the front, and camera No. 1 will shoot a close-up of her face from the side..."

After Jiang Ge instructed the photographers in charge of camera No. 1 and No. 2, he said to the photographer in charge of camera No. 3: "Wait for Yang Yi to sit down and finish her lines, and camera No. 3 will shoot a close-up of Gu Yao's face from the right at 75 degrees."

Yang Yi is the actress who plays "Gong Yu".

Everyone nodded, and after each group was ready, they continued to shoot the previous shot.

Yang Yi sat down in front of the guqin, with a calm expression, nodded slightly, and said softly: "I will present a song of Feng Qiu Huang, please appreciate it."

When Gu Yao heard the title of this song, her expression suddenly froze, and her eyes slowly moved from top to bottom.

Yang Yi is a new actress, only 21 years old, with good looks, good use of micro-expressions and lines, and the key is that she has practiced guzheng and taekwondo, which is very useful.

Because Gong Yu is the top star of Luo City Miaoyinfang, and also a spy under Mei Changsu. She is highly skilled in martial arts, beautiful, and proficient in music.

If the actors can't do anything, they need a martial arts stand-in for fighting, a hand stand-in for playing the piano, and dubbing for the lines in post-production, then what's the point of filming?

However, Jiang Ge, who was staring at the monitor, seemed to have a different opinion. After a moment, he shouted: "Cut!"

The sudden interruption stunned everyone on the set. In the previous few shots, both Yang Yi and Gu Yao performed very well, without any problems. Why did Jiang Ge shout "Cut"?

"What's wrong?"

Yu Qingqing, who had been watching, blurted out subconsciously.

The people around him were also confused, and then they all looked at Zhang Tiegang at the same time. He had the most say here, but he shook his head and said: "I don't know. I personally think they performed well."

Yang Yi felt uneasy, thinking it was her own problem, but her expression, actions, and lines were all performed according to the script.

Gu Yao was also confused. Three shots took more than ten seconds in total. What could go wrong?

Just then, Jiang Ge, the person involved, spoke up and said, "Where's the lighting engineer? Come over here!"

The lighting engineer, who had originally looked relaxed, suddenly felt a pang in his heart.

This...

I saw myself in the play.

He hurried over, only to hear Jiang Ge say: "Adjust the lights on Gu Yao's side. Put the first light at 110 degrees to the left of the central axis, the second light at 45 degrees to the left of the central axis, and the third light to the right of the central axis."

The lighting engineer remembered and said: "Okay."

When he adjusted the position of the lighting lights, Yu Qingqing couldn't help but ask Zhang Tiegang: "Teacher Tiegang, what is the purpose of Mr. Jiang doing this?"

Zhang Tiegang analyzed: "The first light is used to illuminate the right side of Gu Yao's face, nose bridge and lip contours; the second light shines from the upper side to illuminate the triangular area of ​​Gu Yao's cheek and add eye light; the third light is to fill in the left side of Gu Yao's face, neck, clothes and other positions."

Everyone heard and understood the role of the positions of the three lights, but they didn't know what this had to do with shooting.

Seeing that they seemed to understand but not quite, Zhang Tiegang said, "In filming TV dramas, using light to reveal the emotions of characters is one of the most common means. The joys, sorrows, joys and sorrows of characters are all shaped by the use of light. For example, in this scene, Gong Yu knew that she was in great danger and was almost assassinated by Xie Yu. For the sake of her father's revenge and Mei Changsu, she showed no fear and deliberately played "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" on Princess Li Yang's banana-tail long zither. Princess Li Yang herself understood music and knew that this was a love song. The banana-tail long zither was given to her by her first love, Yu Wenlin, the hostage of Nanchu. Later, they were separated, so it was a reminder of the past..."

Having said this, he paused deliberately, with unabashed admiration in his eyes, and continued: "Then, Director Jiang adjusted the position of the lamp, and showed Princess Liyang in several levels through Gu Yao's facial expressions. Complex emotions, this technique makes this shot have more narrative space, imagination space and aesthetic space besides the original plot core, and the audience will automatically know the meaning of the story from the atmosphere of the picture. "

I see……

No one expected that the position of the lamp and the intensity of the light would be of such great use.

In fact, the quality of light processing directly or indirectly affects the narrative and plot presentation. The transformation of environmental space and time space is shaped by changes in light and is also realized by the use of light in each scene.

It is no exaggeration to say that light is a crucial factor in whether the plot displayed in a movie or TV series is true, whether it has artistic and aesthetic value, and whether it strengthens the narrative of the story.

It's just a close-up shot of a few seconds, but it has to be so detailed.

Is it nitpicking?

Zhang Tiegang doesn't think so, because "Nirvana in Fire" is a historical plot drama, full of intrigues, fights for power and favor, and battles of wits and courage. It needs more details to reflect the mood, emotion and personality of the characters.

Sure enough... no one's success is a fluke!

After Jiang Ge entered the shooting state, he was extremely serious and serious.

The shooting continued.

and.

The atmosphere on the set quietly changed.

"How about it? I said that Director Jiang's directing skills are top-notch, right?"

"Dr. Jiang is really careful."

"I don't want to brag about it, but there are not many directors in China who can reach this level."

"There is nothing wrong with winning the Golden Eagle Award for Best Director of the Year."

"Okay, everyone needs snacks, don't hold yourself back."

"Yes, this is a rare opportunity."

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As one shot after another was completed, the curiosity and doubts in the hearts of those who were acting Django for the first time all disappeared. From the props, lighting, camera movements, etc., the techniques were very personal. , and they are all top level.

"Hey, this is the first thing to be taken today, thank you for your hard work!"

At two o'clock in the morning, the shooting ended.

Jiang Ge, who has been busy, doesn't know that his status in everyone's hearts has risen again.

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The next morning, the filming of "Nirvana in Fire" began.

Today we are mainly filming Mei Changsu's scenes, and the first scene is [Xia Jiang goes to catch Mei Changsu].

Hu Jingtian knew that this scene required very high demands on his acting skills. He went back from work last night and read the script again and again in order to achieve a more perfect performance.

The drama "Nirvana in Fire" is actually basically dialogue-based, so there are many antagonistic scenes, which are also extremely important. If they are not matched well, the drama will basically collapse.

When the author wrote the novel, he may not have thought that it would be made into a TV series, so the focus was mainly on language. Not only were there few descriptions of scenes, but there were also not many descriptions of actions and expressions. After it was changed into a script, although some words were added There are a lot of action scenes, but overall they are mainly dialogues, especially between two, three or four people, and most of them are standing or sitting. This is a great test for the crew, especially the director and actors.

The other protagonist in this rivalry scene is Xia Jiang, played by veteran actor Wang Quan. In 1978, he starred in the first TV drama adaptation of the Four Great Classics "Water Margin" in Thirty-Six Tiangang Stars, which did not prevent Mu Hong from entering the film and television industry. .

"Jingtian, Teacher Wang..." Jiang Ge called the two of them over to talk about the drama, and said: "The confrontation between Mei Changsu and Xia Jiang only has a few lines, and it is more about behavior, movements, eyes, and expressions. In several aspects, the character is shaped through the presentation of details.”

The two nodded, actually they both knew this.

"Then let's rehearse it first." Django said too much before shooting to no avail. He would make adjustments after seeing the actual performance.

In the original novel, this scene occurs in two chapters titled "Confrontation" (Part 1 and Part 2), starting with Mei Changsu's arrest. However, the process of arrest is only briefly mentioned in the book, while the script does not This paragraph was written down to more than three minutes, and it has even become a very representative scene in the whole play.

Although the time was short, it was not easy to shoot. The scenes between the two were basically silent duels in a small space. If you were not careful, it would turn into a PPT with a soundtrack.

Zhang Tiegang, Yu Qingqing and other actors who just joined the cast yesterday are looking forward to it again. They really want to know how "suitable" Hu Jingtian is to make Jiang Ge willing to spend 65 million to fish it out.

"Come on, let's perform..."

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"The orbital camera slows down..."

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"Jingtian, Teacher Wang, don't be too serious on your expressions..."

…

Django directed the rehearsal with a megaphone.

About half an hour later, the official shooting started.

It begins with a group of heavily armed agents of the Mirror Division entering the scene in neat steps, with neat clothes and uniform weapons, and then comes the necessary scene of arrest, the breaking and entering scene. The door opens as soon as it is hit, because there is no bolt on the back of the door. .

After the door opened, camera No. 1 followed behind the minions of the Xuanjing Division and focused on Hu Jingtian in the yard. He smiled quietly and stood alone in An. The quiet man formed a strong contrast with the menacing intruder.

At this time, the second camera was facing Wang Quan outside the door. His expression was serious, but by no means rigid.

and.

The rivalry begins from this moment.

"It is indeed a custom-made costume. Although it is just a daily blue cloth gown, with a cape and a slightly gorgeous fur collar, it highlights Mei Changsu's temperament of "unicorn talent." There are many crews with gorgeous costumes, but most of them are flashy and have nothing to do with the character's personality, so Zhang Tiegang praised them.

"Ka, when the extras stand still, don't stand still. Two of them look back at the camera, and two more put their hands on the handles of the swords to make a sword-drawing gesture." Jiang Ge's voice sounded again.

Zhang Tiegang in the back also explained, saying: "You can see here that Xiao Hu is moving and is going down the stairs, and Jiang Ge doesn't want the crowd to become a backdrop, so after they stand still, they can't be completely quiet, they have to do some actions, because they are here to arrest people, not visitors."

The other actors listened very seriously, as if they were listening to a class.

Zhang Gangtie added: "Also, these extras are not bad looking, they are all about the same height, weight and body shape, and they are all in neat uniforms, which makes them look like martial artists. This kind of contrast makes sense. If they were surrounded by a bunch of monsters, even if the aura didn't collapse, the picture would collapse."

After adjustment, the second one felt right.

Continue.

Seeing Hu Jingtian coming down the stairs towards him with determination, Wang Quan was slightly surprised. Yes, it was really just slightly. The difference in expression was very subtle, but it was still different from the previous close-up.

"Is this the old actor..."

Everyone exclaimed.

Then,

Hu Jingtian stepped out of the door and looked down at Wang Quan from the steps. Although his face was calm, there was a hint of provocation.

Wang Quan always maintained his dignity and remained as still as a mountain, but there was a slight smile in his eyes, which seemed to be proud and mixed with a little appreciation.

This set of shots was shot separately from two camera positions, and then the two clips were cross-cut to finally get the scene of looking at each other.

However, in order to have a realistic feeling of the rivalry, Jiang Ge was filmed at the same time, so that the actors could cooperate.

Obviously, Hu Jingtian and Wang Quan cooperated very well. There was no line in this section, and the changes in their eyes and expressions were not big. If one of them could not catch the play handed over by the opponent, even if it could be remedied in the later editing, it would not achieve the perfect effect now.

"It's interesting..." Zhang Tiegang suddenly smiled, and then said to himself: "Xiao Hu has not acted for two years, but his acting skills have not declined at all. On the contrary, under the guidance of Director Jiang, he has risen to a higher level."

His words are equivalent to praising two people at once, affirming Hu Jingtian's acting skills and expressing his appreciation for Jiang Ge.

As for the others, at this moment, they silently gave Jiang Ge a new title in their hearts-detail maniac!

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