Movie Master

It was already a quarter past one in the morning when Percy arrived at the Montage Hotel. He was standing at the door with three large plastic bags in his hands, sweating profusely. Edgar opened the door of the room, took the initiative to take the two bags, looked at the contents, and widened his eyes in surprise, "At this point in time, you actually bought these things?"

The bag is full of art props, and the professionalism of the supplies is amazing. These things must be bought in professional supply stores, and at this point in time all stores are closed. Percy had been running around for nearly an hour just now in order to buy something according to Lance's request, and it was long overdue.

But Percy didn't say much, just nodded lightly, "Where's Lance?"

Edgar was still looking down at the utensils in the bag, and just casually replied, "It's inside." When he raised his head, he found that Percy was no longer in sight.

Percy walked into the hotel room, and then saw Lance sitting cross-legged on the ground, surrounded by messy papers, but these papers were various, including newspapers, wine lists, tissues...the paper was full of pictures The messy graffiti makes all the whites stained with scrawled black, which looks more like a garbage dump, which reminds people of Frankenstein's laboratory.

However, Lance was neatly dressed, his shirt buttons were fastened meticulously, even the buttons on his cuffs and the socks under his suit pants were not missed. The extreme cleanliness and extreme clutter formed a strong visual impact, which made the The chaos of abstinence/sensuality was pushed to the extreme, and the endless night behind him slowly extended, but it was completely reduced to the background, making Lance look like an iron-blooded king who stepped on blood and bones to ascend to the throne.

In the quiet space, one can even hear the sound of the heart hitting the chest, and the trivial sound of footsteps is absorbed by the carpet, leaving only the thin friction sound, as if the air is gently rubbing and sparking.

Hearing footsteps, Lance raised his head, glanced at Percy, and then lowered his head, "Did you bring all the comics?"

Percy's heart skipped a beat, and then he picked up the remaining bag in his hand as if nothing had happened, sat down on the edge of the waste paper pile, and then took out the comics one after another, and threw them to Lance, " So, what do I need to do?"

Lance picked up a comic at random, pondered it carefully, then opened the comic and showed Percy the inside pages of the picture. Edgar also came over at this time, beside Percy Sitting down, Lance adjusted his position so that he could face two people at the same time, and then he explained, "I need to draw a three-minute sample shot, the more detailed the better, the painting style is completely in accordance with the comics Painting is enough, but for realism, the faces of the characters in it must be materialized, and then the shadows on the faces are transformed into the light and dark effects of the lights.”

"But if that's the case, what's the difference from the comics themselves?" Percy immediately saw the problem.

"Sin City" is originally a comic, and the images of the comic are the most direct sub-shots, and the movie needs to comicize the lens language, which is also the biggest feature of the movie adaptation. However, in order for Frank to understand this intention, it is not enough to use cartoons alone. Lance needs to make these square cartoons into lenses.

Lance looked around, then picked up a newspaper, and drew a portrait of a beautiful woman on the advertisement page of the newspaper, but overall, the picture looked gray, making it hard to see. "Pass me the colored pencils." Edgar rummaged through the bag for a while, unpacked the thing and handed it to Lance. Lance put the newspaper on his lap and began to draw quickly.

Lance has never formally studied painting, and he is not good at it—God is fair, but when he bestows certain talents on a person, he will inevitably take away certain talents. However, during his studies, he learned some basic sketches in order to express stage effects and costume shapes more vividly. His brushwork can only be said to be average without much talent, but at least he can express himself clearly and accurately. the meaning of. During the filming of "City of God" and "The Day After Tomorrow", Lance drew many sub-shots by himself, but Hayden complained that his brushwork was too immature.

Lance finished drawing quickly, then showed Percy and Edgar the newspaper again.

Percy's pupils shrank suddenly, and an unstoppable sense of astonishment rushed over his face. Newspapers were originally in black and white, and Lance quickly drew a city full of tall buildings and buildings in a sketch. At this time, the city was shrouded in heavy rain , the night was hazy and gloomy, and only a faint white halo came out from the building, but it could not support the heaviness of the night, as if the damp and chaotic night could be felt through the paper.

Right in front of the screen, there is a seductive and charming woman's face, the narrow and angular eyebrows draw a sword mark along the pair of enchanting pupils, those deep eyes are covered with heavy smoky makeup Surrounded by a straight and tall nose, the face is divided into perfect proportions. A slender lady's cigarette is held between the slender fingertips. The gray ash of the cigarette butt is crumbling, and the full lips are slightly opened, exhaling a misty and rich He raised his chin slightly, and stared straight ahead arrogantly and provocatively.

If that's all there is to it, then there's nothing amazing about this painting. The focus is on the control of the color, the crystal-clear pupils bloom like crystal-like emerald light, and the flaming red lips release the faint provocation and temptation behind the smog.

The black-and-white picture only has these two colors, which instantly attracted all eyes, arrogant, evil, charming, provocative, publicity... the intricate charm is almost vivid on the paper, and there is no taboo within the line of sight. A display of pure sensory stimulation.

To be honest, Lance's painting is indeed not talented, it can only be regarded as an average level, not bad, but not good either. However, this sketch, which can pick out countless shortcomings, easily attracts all the attention, and then makes people ignore all the loopholes, hold their breath, and marvel again and again.

"Wow!" Edgar sighed involuntarily, "Lance, is this the painting you were busy with just now? Who is the woman in the painting?"

Different from comics, Lance chose a realistic style of sketching, which can almost be said to be a copy of the characters, and every detail is lifelike, which also makes the painting in front of him break away from the comics and become vivid, almost like a painting movie scene. This is the effect that Lance hopes to achieve, presenting the realistic scenes of the film comics one by one-let Frank directly feel that this is the picture after the film is shot.

"Eva-Green." Lance said a strange name. Eva, who is only 24 years old this year, is a French actress. In her previous life, she did not star in "Sin City". But later starred in "Sin City 2".

In 2003, Eva made her screen debut in Paris, in which her daring performance wowed the continent, earning her a ticket to Hollywood and, not long ago, "Paradise". Dynasty" heroine, and then became the heroine of "007: Casino Royale".

Eva is a typical woman whose aura suppresses everything. She is enthusiastic, open, charming, and her evil and pure eyes perfectly interpret the powerful temperament of a femme fatale, which is unforgettable.

When Lance conceived "Sin City", the first thing that came to mind was not Jessica Alba, who was famous all over the world with this work in her previous life, but this queen of aura who has never been able to make a big hit . The ultimate charm in the black and white style is simply a tailor-made work for Aiwa. Unfortunately, Aiwa starred in "Sin City 2" in the previous life, but the terrible quality of the work made her lose one step to the top Opportunity.

When drawing the sketches of the sub-shots just now, Lance started to write according to the image of Eva in his mind, and the effect presented was really amazing. However, Lance's painting skills are indeed not enough, it lacks a bit of charm, and it also destroys the overall beauty.

"This is what I hope to draw the sub-camera, the sharp color contrast in the black and white picture, the cinematic stylization of the movie lens, but it breaks away from the illusory sense of the comic world, injecting realistic elements, creating a kind of hazy between illusion and reality sense.” Lance simply began to explain, “Each sub-shot must be delicate and accurate, including the split ratio of the shot, the grandeur of the background building, and details such as smoke, gas, and light. When the time comes, we will follow these Split the shots and shoot a sample piece in its entirety.”

Edgar felt that the amount of information was really too much. He was just a stylist. The reason why Lance called him over was because of his excellent drawing skills. But now it seems that he knows something important, "Wait, wait." Edgar waved his hands again and again, "Lance, you are not going to explain, what happened?"

Percy, who was sitting next to him, had no such worries. He looked directly at Lance, "Is there anything I can do to help?" Lance glanced at Edgar, did not speak, and turned to look at Looking at Percy, with doubts in his eyes, Percy blinked slightly, and explained, "I learned sketching for twelve years when I was a child." This immediately made Lance's eyes brighten, and he showed a bright smile, Even the corners of Percy's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Lance turned his head and said to Edgar meaningfully, "It's better not to know about some things."

Edgar was terrified by Lance's eyes, and then he noticed that Percy's cold gaze also fell on his shoulder. He only felt a chill behind his back, turned his head to look, and then realized, There were only three people in the hotel room at this time, and he was obviously the only one. So, Edgar chuckled dryly, "Huh? What shots do I need to draw? Is there any comics for reference?"