Director’s Legend

For the invitation of the judges of the Golden Statue Awards, Shao Shuaijun was moved at first, especially what Chen Jiashang said, he wanted to praise Shao Shuaijun as the leader of the directors in the three places. However, after thinking about it, Shao Shuaijun felt that he should not act too hastily. There are historical factors separating the two sides of the strait, and the exchanges between the directors' associations are more based on Shangfeng's meaning.

Although in Shao Shuaijun's mind, filmmakers have their own political stances, but films have no stance. The integration of films from the three regions and the Taiwan Strait has bright prospects and is an inevitable trend. As the most direct part of the publicity channel, filmmakers also have to figure out Shangfeng's intentions and follow various rules.

Whether the time has come, whether it is time to do something, it is best to ask above.

In the end, the answer from above was ambiguous, so Shao Shuaijun lost his mind and focused on making movies.

When the reporter asked, he naturally wouldn't tell the truth, because the higher ups had to be careful, so he declined his status as a judge. After prevaricating with excuses, the second reporter asked again: "Director Shao, you started filming in mainland China and then entered Hollywood. As a director, you are successful. Why do you come to Hong Kong to film now? Hong Kong people, I don’t want to admit but I must admit that the era of Hong Kong movies has passed, what do you think?”

"It doesn't matter whether it's in mainland China, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Bollywood, Thailand, etc., as long as it's suitable for filming, it doesn't matter where you shoot. Hollywood does make money, but filming If it is not good, you will lose money, the most important thing is to choose according to the script. If you have a good script and idea, even if you go to the Arctic Ocean to make a movie, you can still make money, right? "

Shao Shuaijun made a gesture: ""Roupu Tuan" is an ancient Chinese literary work, and its audience must be the market influenced by Chinese history, that is, East Asia and Southeast Asia. In fact, I also want to shoot directly in the mainland, but there is no classification in the mainland system, so Hong Kong is the best location, Golden Harvest is also a veteran film company in Hong Kong, everything makes sense, doesn’t it?”

"And what do you think of the decline of Hong Kong movies?"

"I think Hong Kong filmmakers are more appropriate than me to look at this question. If you insist on asking me to answer, I don't think you should be obsessed with mainland films, Hong Kong films, and Taiwan films. Now filmmakers in the three places often communicate with each other. , cooperate with each other, wouldn’t it be better to collectively call Chinese films and Chinese-language films.”

"It's the first time to shoot a romantic film, and I must have encountered a lot of embarrassing things. Do you have any expectations for this kind of thing?"

Shao Shuaijun said in his heart that of course I have expectations. To be a man is to have expectations. But on the face he said seriously: "First of all, we make movies to analyze Fengyue from a professional point of view. Secondly, I am not a director, I am just a producer. I am in charge of investment, the shooting progress of the crew, and the development of imax-3d technology. Quote, not responsible for the specific directing work. Therefore, in this press conference, I will answer so many questions, and let Director Bai answer the questions about the movie for you."

Compared to Shao Shuaijun who was too lazy to answer, Bai Jifei never refused anyone who came and quickly took over the scene below. He began to publicize how artistic "imax-3d Yupu Tuan" is, how he wrote such a shocking script, and how he used his three-inch tongue to persuade Shao Shuaijun to agree to invest, etc. wait.

In short, after a press conference, although the controversy about Fengyue movies was not quelled, it also achieved Shao Shuaijun's goal and removed him from it.

As Shao Shuaijun said, he is a director, and he cannot ignore the esoteric topic of sex because of the perspective of ordinary people. Li Yu understands, Zhang Yimou understands, but who doesn't understand sex among great directors? This is an eternal and profound artistic topic.

If you want to hit the world's top directors, you can't get around. This is as worthy of correct treatment as bed scenes and kiss scenes.

At the end of the press conference, the actors' makeup photos were shown to the outside world.

Ye Shanhao's image of a graceful scholar, Lan Yan's image of a coquettish young lady, King Ning's calm and prestige, the enchanting attire of a blissful old man, and the seductive attire of a Japanese va actress quickly attracted the attention of reporters. In terms of appearance alone, except for a few villains, they are basically handsome men and beautiful women.

Moreover, the costumes have been strictly studied and carefully designed, trying to restore the historical style and fully three-dimensional the beauty of the theme of Fengyue. Only the most exquisite pictures, after shooting in imax-3d, can achieve the most perfect cool experience.

This is a movie used to steal the limelight from "Avatar". If it is crudely produced, it will be scolded sooner or later when "Avatar" is released. "Avatar" has beautiful scenes of mountains and rivers, strange characters and monsters, "imax-3d Yupu Tuan" has the most beautiful sex scenes, the most landscape painting style, and the most luxurious and extravagant scene layout. Only in this way can we compare In the middle, do not fall behind.

If possible, Shao Shuaijun even wants to hit the North American market...

In China in July, there were three news stories with the most topicality. The biggest one was the coming of the Olympic Games, the second was the follow-up report on the earthquake in Chuanwen County, and the third was this epoch-making imax-3d romance film.

Dream Chasing Golden Harvest has invested in many films, such as "Search", "The Wind", "Adolescence 2", etc., which are currently being filmed, and "Ip Man", "To Our Dying Youth", etc., which are about to be approved, and I am creating a bunch of investment plans such as "Let the Bullets Fly", "The Capital Falls in Love with Seattle" and so on.

In these plans, no matter how powerful the publicity is, no matter how generous, it will not be able to attract more attention than "imax-3d Yupu Tuan". Lao Bai has already planned to release it during the May Day next year, so that mainland audiences can come to Hong Kong to watch the film during their holidays.

In less than a year, it is still a lot of work to make an imax-3d movie. For this reason, the crew is also running at high speed, especially the technical team responsible for imax-3d filming, it is common to work overtime. Shao Shuaijun even asked Hong Kong and the United States to fly on both sides to solve technical problems.

The imax company has developed the imax-3d technology, but the specific operation. very complicated.

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"Ah Jun, I want to add a close-up of the outline of the movement to this sex scene, do you think it's appropriate?" Lao Bai pointed to a sex scene that was playing on the monitor and said.

This section is the bed scene between Wei Yangsheng and Tie Yuxiang after their marriage. The picture on the monitor is divided into two parts, corresponding to two IMAX digital cameras. The lens is static, so that the human eyes can be used to image away, and the two images can be screened and overlapped by particles to create a 3D effect.

"You mean to go around Weiyang Sheng and Tie Yuxiang?"

"Yes. I think this kind of shot can better show the happiness after marriage, and it can also show a more detailed shocking effect from the beginning. It seems that we are not satisfied when we look at one side. Then we look around the whole Same."

Shao Shuaijun nodded. Call the props group and the photography group: "Wait a minute, you guys make a track. From here, put the pan-tilt on the track, and then design the path to control the angle of the pan-tilt. Shoot this group of moving 3D effects."

The prop group began to arrange the track, and Lao Bai shouted with a loudspeaker: "Lan Yan, Ye Shanhao, come here."

Although Ye Shanhao is Japanese, he has been in Hong Kong for many years, and he speaks fluent Chinese: "Producer, director."

Lan Yan called out sweetly: "Producer, director."

Lao Bai has also experienced blows, and now there is no salty taste: "You two, make a move on the bed. Later, we will use the orbit to rotate the camera. Now line up and pay attention to the angle."

Both of them are dressed in costumes, the ancient bride and groom dressed up. Ye Shanhao was okay, he looked decent, while Lan Yan was designed with a half-naked chest and gorgeous make-up, which was very attractive. Fortunately, there are air conditioners and blowers on the set, otherwise the makeup will be blurred by sweat in a while.

After hearing Lao Bai's words, the two posed on the spot. These poses were rehearsed several times earlier, so there is no need to be shy.

Lao Bai circled around the two of them to see if there was any problem with their posture. This is a Fengyue art film, not a small VA film, some can be revealed and some can't.

"Wait a minute, the two of you pay attention to the angle, and the coordination is better. Our camera will slide across the track very slowly, probably at my walking speed. When turning to the left, the body position must be changed accordingly, and the eyes should not Pay attention to the camera, but the face must be in the right position, understand?"

"understood."

Lao Bai then ran to Shao Shuaijun again, and asked with a smile, "Ah Jun, do you think this is okay?"

"Old Bai, you are the director, how to rehearse the play, how to design bridges and how to divide the shots, this is your profession and your right. We can discuss the script together, but as a director, you cannot be sure of the plot of a play What's the meaning of being a director. I won't tell you how to film, you just need to tell me what kind of technical conditions you need, understand?"

Shao Shuaijun said to Lao Bai that the roles of director and producer are different. Since Shao Shuaijun has no intention of directing a film, he will not go beyond the scope of producer. He has always believed that the director must have greater power in order to spell out the most perfect movie according to the territory in his mind.

Many of the people he supervised have become directors, such as Wang Yixue, Li Fangfang, Gao Zhisheng, and Jiang Zhigang. Among them, he admired Gao Zhisheng and Li Fangfang the most. Although Gao Zhisheng was a little wretched, he was very clever, energetic and willing to exploit. Li Fangfang should eat the director's dinner. Whether it is smell or thought, he is a qualified director.

But Jiang Zhigang's talent is much weaker, and it's okay to shoot TV dramas.

The most pity is Wang Yixue, who is talented, capable and thoughtful, but his temper is too soft to handle the scene. Otherwise, his achievement is not just a TV drama director, but a great movie director.

But Lao Bai is different. Shao Shuaijun worked under Lao Bai's hands in his previous life, and he knows that Lao Bai has a bit of wrist. Of course, he is also a wild person. Therefore, it was a bit cramped to suddenly take over such a large crew, and it was enough to get over it. After all, Lao Bai is already in his forties, and the director industry has been struggling for many years, and he has his own set of rules for how to act.

At the moment, Shao Shuaijun turned his head to study the movement trajectory of imax-3d with the photographers, while Lao Bai began to give a detailed speech to the two main actors.

This scene is about the happiness of newlyweds. Wei Young's life is very short and lasts for a very short time. Tie Yuxiang is a virgin, so she doesn't know much about it. Therefore, in addition to the unsatisfactory intercourse in the boudoir, other things are also full of fun. After the action, movement and camera are explained, the track is also laid.

The actual shooting begins.

"start!"

The imax camera has been noise-reduced, still shots first. On the bed, Ye Shanhao was eager to have sex and undressed.

Then Lan Yan said shyly, "Wait a minute, Mr., will it hurt?"

Ye Shanhao said in a somewhat anxious tone: "Although it hurts, it's very enjoyable."

Then, stabbed, jerked a few times, and then stopped cooking.

Lan Yan tilted her head, a little strange and depressed: "Fortunately, it doesn't hurt at all, but it's not enjoyable."

Ye Shanhao's face was a little stiff, and he hurriedly said with a smile: "I have to admit that there is still room for improvement. I think, if you practice more, you can definitely improve."

"Crack!" Lao Bai yelled, "Did I tell you to finish the work so quickly? Didn't you see that the camera hasn't moved yet? Can you keep the state for a while?"

Hearing this, Ye Shanhao hurriedly apologized: "The director is sorry, I just came here according to the rehearsal in advance, I forgot that there is also a rotating filming of the track."

Lan Yan also rearranged her clothes, covered her exposed breasts, surrounded by a circle of staff, even if she decided to go all out, she was still a little embarrassed.

After re-shooting, he did a full set of actions, but Lao Bai looked at the screen on the monitor and couldn't make up his mind: "Ah Jun, I always feel that there is something wrong, but I can't find it?"

Shao Shuaijun crossed his legs, replayed the closed-circuit picture, then turned his head and asked the director of photography Hatton Barry: "You are a photographer, what do you think is wrong with the picture?"

Hatton stretched his head to look, and then said in English: "I think the expression is not relaxed. I don't know if it's because oriental people are so reserved, but many angles are too concealed. We don't need to shoot the penis, But in some places, it is suitable to use close-up descriptions to make the lens more layered. For example, this girl in blue can give a big close-up of her chest, and then step back from the camera and walk along the established track, isn’t that right? More fluid and feel?"

His assistant Jim also interjected: "I think it's because the clothes are covering too much. It's ok to use some tulle to cover it up a little. There's no need to wear so many clothes."

Shao Shuaijun shook his head: "What Hatton said makes sense, but what you said, Jim, is not right. This set of shots is superimposed. It's the first night on the bed. From strangers to husband and wife, this is a process. A necessary cover-up can make the plot coherent. And smooth. We have two scenes behind the table and the window sill, and we can peel off clothes layer by layer. Lao Bai, what do you think?"

Lao Bai touched his chin: "Well, let's do a close-up first!" (To be continued...)