Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2203, Shooting Huo Qubing to defeat the Xiongnu
After receiving the task, Hong Ting quickly started to get busy.

With money in hand, the efficiency of handling things is very fast. Soon, Daming Films was established, and at the same time, it was quickly preparing to shoot Daming's first film "Huo Qubing Defeats the Huns".

It's just that when he actually came to shoot this movie, Hong Ting encountered various difficulties.

First of all, Hong Ting didn't know much about the history of Huo Qubing's defeat of the Huns. Filming a movie is like singing an opera. First of all, a script is needed, and the filming must be done according to the script. The story must have a beginning and an end so that it can be considered complete.

There is no way, Hong Ting can only go to the historian, and wants to learn more about this period of history through the historian, but Hong Ting is a common man, how could a historian who is an official go to him.

In the end, he found Liu Jin. Liu Jin found Emperor Zhengde, and the emperor personally ordered the historian to assist in the filming of the film.

With the imperial decree of the emperor, these historians dared not neglect any more, they not only read through a large number of historical books in detail, but also searched clearly Huo Qubing's life, only achievements, and the social background of the Western Han Dynasty at that time.

Even the clothing, makeup, way of speaking, etc. of the Han army at that time were checked out one by one. In Zhu Houzhao's words, the history of Huo Qubing's sealing as a wolf and living in Xu must be truly restored.

Naturally, the script was written in detail by the historian, which solved an important problem.

The problem of the script is solved, and the next step is the problem of the actors.

Because the movie has just started, there are no actors to talk about at all, so finding actors has encountered difficulties.

But soon Hong Ting found a lot of theater troupes, and selected actors from these actors. Because of Zhu Houzhao's order, he also selected an actor who looked somewhat similar to Zhu Houzhao to play Huo Qubing.

But when playing the role of the emperor, Hong Ting encountered another problem.

Because the status of the emperor has been very sacred since ancient times, not to mention ordinary people, even princes can't wear the clothes of the emperor, but since they want to act, of course they have to act in full. This is obviously not acceptable.

No way, I found Liu Jin again. Liu Jin also asked Emperor Zhengde for instructions. In the end, Emperor Zhengde felt that it was the same as acting in a movie. The emperor in it was fake. There is a problem with this.

So Zhu Houzhao waved his hand. After the imperial approval, there is no need to estimate these things when making movies, but it is required that all the actors and content of the filming of the emperor must be positive and positive.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao is also clearly aware that after the emergence of movies, it will quickly become a brand-new publicity tool, and if it is used properly, it can play a positive role in publicity.

This filming of the emperor, no matter which dynasty or generation the emperor is, is also the emperor, so the emperor must have a positive image, even if there is a mistake, it is the fault of the ministers under his hands, or he was bewitched by treacherous officials or something .

With Zhu Houzhao's imperial criticism, Hong Ting finally solved a big problem, but after seeing the historical script written by the historian, Hong Ting had a headache again.

Because according to historical records, this requires a large number of horses and actors to be able to shoot the effect of thousands of horses and horses, and at the same time go to various places to shoot scenes and so on.

It can be said that in shooting such a film, apart from technical difficulties, there are still many, many problems and difficulties to be overcome.

Fortunately, there are two big backers, Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, who support him. Zhu Houzhao attaches great importance to this matter, because he is going to shoot Huo Qubing, a great hero whom he has admired since he was a child. thing.

If there is any difficulty, Zhu Houzhao supports the issuance of imperial edicts one after another. Horses and actors are needed. This is easy to say. Zhu Houzhao directly issued an imperial edict to the garrison in the northern grassland province, asking for cooperation in filming. The work of the crew has made this film a good one.

With the support of Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, the shooting of the film was finally carried out smoothly, and the progress was very fast, and a lot of support was given from all aspects.

In just one month, the crew led by Hong Ting officially started filming here in the northern grassland province.

For this reason, Zhu Houzhao also deliberately took Liu Jin to the crew to take a train to see the shooting situation.

On a grassland with lush water and grass, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have already put on the costumes and props prepared by the crew. According to historians’ careful research, they have come to the conclusion that the aesthetics of the Qin and Han Dynasties was black, so the pennant and military flag Everything is black.

At the same time, in terms of weapons, there are quite a few soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who acted as Huns on the grasslands, so they also wore sheepskin jackets and held machetes or something.

The whole shooting scene is very huge.

Hong Ting's side is also busy running around, and it's time to start filming. Hong Ting's mind is blank again, and he doesn't know how to start.

But everything is difficult at the beginning, and everyone is very willing to cooperate, so it is also a step by step to shoot.

"Attention all groups!"

"ready, go!"

Hong Ting held a loudspeaker in his hand, and following Hong Ting's words, all groups that had been prepared for a long time began to move quickly.

Because this time, the scene where the Han army defeated the Xiongnu and tens of thousands of troops swept across the grassland like a rainbow, with an order, tens of thousands of soldiers immediately started galloping on the grassland on horseback.

Tens of thousands of war horses are constantly galloping, this scene is very huge, plus there are carrying black military flags, pennants, shining armor, sabers, etc., it seems to have returned to the ancient battlefield.

According to the script written in advance, the armies of the two sides collided like two huge dark clouds. The scene was very chaotic, which truly reflected the tragic scene on the battlefield.

Of course, the scene also had people from the props team constantly spraying the blood of cattle and sheep, creating a bloody and cruel scene on the scene.

The person who played Huo Qubing also fought bravely on the battlefield, blood soaked his red shirt and bright armor.

In order to shoot such a scene, all the actors and soldiers have studied and practiced in advance, so that the performance will be real when the performance comes. At the same time, the most important thing is that the film of this period is very expensive.

The film used for filming is similar to the film used for photography, but now in the photo studio here in Daming, it costs more than a dozen taels of silver to take a family portrait. The consumption is very expensive, and the cost of producing film is very high.

The cost of this photo is already very expensive, and the amount of film needed to shoot the movie is very large, accounting for the largest part of the entire crew's budget.

Hong Ting knew from the very beginning that film should be fully saved, so the actors and actions were rehearsed in advance, memorizing lines and so on.

Every action, every line, every expression, performance, etc., all need to be rehearsed repeatedly in advance, so that there is no need for repeated reshoots during shooting.

There are many benefits of one-time shooting, the most important one is to save money and film, and at the same time, it will not waste the manpower and time of the entire crew.

The only thing needed is for the actors to rehearse in advance, to recite the lines, and to carefully figure out every action and every detail. The requirements for actors are relatively high.

This is also a feature of early movies. Because of the high cost of film, basically we choose to shoot with long lenses and full lenses as much as possible.

After the film technology gradually matures, the requirements for actors become lower and lower. Often a face is enough, and acting skills are not so important.

Of course, a good movie is a good movie, and a movie that is made seriously will definitely not be bad. A movie that is perfunctory and only relies on selling appearances is a garbage movie after all, and this will not change.

Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao came to the crew and watched the extremely busy scene of the crew here. Instead of disturbing their work, they chose to watch silently.

Generally speaking, Liu Jin also nodded straightly.

I have to say that Hong Ting has done enough homework. Although it is the first time to shoot a movie, all aspects are clearly prepared in advance.

Including scenes, shooting pictures, framing, actors' performances, costumes and props, etc., almost everything has been rigorously prepared in advance, carefully rehearsed, and discussed by everyone.

So even if it was the first time to shoot a movie, in Liu Jin's opinion, the movie he shot was extremely good without any experience.

"Haha, not bad, not bad, that's how it looks."

Zhu Houzhao also looked at it and nodded.

Although this is a staged war scene, Zhu Houzhao's blood is boiling with enthusiasm, and he can't wait to become Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty, lead the army to defeat the Xiongnu, and seal the wolf into Xuxu.

"The filming is indeed very good. I think once the filming is completed and released, it will definitely cause a huge sensation!"

Liu Jin also nodded in agreement.

Look at these people now, they are really serious about acting. Many soldiers give people the feeling that they are really fighting a war when they are acting. This scene is very real.

Even from the perspective of a bystander, this seems to be going through a big battle, which is not comparable to the fifty cents special effects technology of later generations.

In later generations, a dozen or so people may perform the scene of thousands of horses and horses, which looks very fake, without that kind of momentum and scene at all.

It's different in front of the eyes. The war involving tens of thousands of soldiers, the scenes performed are very grand and magnificent, making Liu Jin, a time traveler, look forward to the release of this movie.

(End of this chapter)