From traffic to movie star

Chapter 366 Learning Activities for Young Directors
According to the original schedule, there should be no actor Lu Ming in the afternoon.

But because Chen Hai and Hou Liangping played by Wei Xun are good brothers, and they have more scenes with each other. Now that Wei Xun has joined the group again, Zhou Xuezheng directly decided to adjust the schedule of the scenes and let Lu Ming come over.

Taking advantage of this gap, Wei Xun planned to take the makeup photos first.

Wang Mingkui's role was over, he didn't leave in a hurry, but chatted with Wei Xun with a smile on the side: "If I remember correctly, this should be your first time filming a TV series, right?"

The old man is 57 years old this year, but his body is very strong. When he speaks, he speaks with a straight voice. Obviously, he often practiced his lines with his voice.

"Yes, I've been making movies before."

Wei Xun said with a smile: "I plan to test the waters first. When I have the opportunity, I will also come in and shoot a few TV series. Do you have anything to tell me?"

"It's hard to talk about it, but filming is different from filming TV series. Many film actors come to act in TV series, and it is easy to expose some problems. Because filming is based on the upper limit of the actor's acting skills, as for TV series, what is seen is an actor's acting skills lower limit."

Wang Mingkui explained earnestly: "TV dramas are like the products of the assembly line. They are usually passed through once, and there is not so much time for you to do it all over again. So when you are filming, you can check your adaptation status. Get rid of the idea of ​​coming to this industry, you are different from others, there is no need to smash your golden brand."

This is a heartfelt truth.

A film of more than an hour has a shooting cycle of several months.

However, the filming cycle of a TV series with dozens of episodes is also only a few months. When shooting a TV series, there is no extra time to find status for the actors.

That's why many audiences think that movie actors with great acting skills are too embarrassing to watch when they play roles in TV dramas.

You can shoot ten shots for a movie, pick the best one, but not for a TV series. It does not require you to fight for the upper limit, but the lower limit should not be too low. It is only serious to maintain a normal level and keep up with the progress.

But in fact, to put it bluntly, many film actors with good acting skills are all 'liars', not even of normal standards.

They only have acting skills in the shots of great directors. After leaving the big screen, they may not be as good as ordinary TV actors.

Wei Xun smiled and said, "I understand."

So Wang Mingkui waved the script in his hand and said, "Okay, then you can shoot, I'm off work."

This old man is quite handsome, but it's a pity that the two of them don't have any rivalry in the play.

After a while, Lu Ming came out of the dressing room at a trot, a little out of breath when speaking: "I'm sorry, Director Wei, the makeup took a while, and you have been waiting for a long time."

Wei Xun waved his hand, expressing that he didn't mind, and was going to show the script to play against Lu Ming.

However, the director Zhou Xuezheng said: "Director Wei has been waiting for you for a long time after finishing the filming and setting makeup. In this way, let's go to an indoor scene first, and let the two of you rival scenes go. For the next week, the daytime shooting schedule will follow Director Wei. It's time to go, Lu Ming, remember to arrange the time when you look back."

Lu Ming smiled and said, "Good Director Zhou."

When Lu Ming was in Times Pictures, he competed with Jiang Duzhou for the position of the first brother, and the two fought fiercely.

Later, Jiang Duzhou had the strong support of Wei Xun, and directly turned Lu Ming into a scumbag.

From the bottom of his heart, Lu Ming had resentment towards Wei Xun, but more of it was awe.

But now that he has starred in Wei Xun's TV series, he used this to build a relationship with Wei Xun. Thinking about Jiang Duzhou's prosperous development in the film industry, Lu Ming also has his own plans in mind.

After playing "In the Name of the People" and taking the express train of Wei Xun, it may not be impossible to go further than Jiang Duzhou in the future.

After 10 minutes, the indoor studio was cleaned up and the filming started.

In this scene, Hou Liangping came to visit Chen Hai's house in Dongdong City, Han Dynasty after investigating the first case.

Hou Liangping and Chen Hai are college classmates and friends for many years. The two cooperated because of the arrest incident before, but because Chen Hai was blocked, Ding Yizhen was not caught and ran away.

Hou Liangping seemed to come to Chen Hai's house for dinner, but in fact he came to Xingshi to question his guilt.

At the dinner table were not only Chen Hai and Hou Liangping, but also Chen Hai's two female colleagues, Lu Yike and Lin Huahua.

Hou Liangping dug out the crabs that Chen Hai had hidden from the cupboard, ate one, and the other one was left. He didn't eat it, but said, "One of the two crabs has already eaten, but this one is still alive." In the world, Chen Hai, do you know why I came to Handong personally this time to hand over?"

With these words, the other three present who were seated were silent.

Chen Hai, played by Wei Xun, sighed, and said: "I know, Ding Yizhen, he escaped from under our noses. He is like this crab that lives in the world. The problem is, he escaped from me."

Although he was acting in front of the camera, Wei Xun was also observing the performance of these people at the dinner table.

Lu Ming's performance was okay, nothing to praise, but he couldn't fault it either.

But the actress who played Lin Huahua seemed to have a slightly stiff expression just now, and the actress who played Lu Yike's lines were unstable, and her eyes were a little wandering.

However, after a scene, Zhou Xuezheng still sat firmly behind the chief camera, and never stopped.

When the scene is over, the scene director will come out and step on the spot and shout 'click'.

"As expected of a background in film acting, Director Wei, your micro expressions and lines are top-notch."

Zhou Xuezheng stood up with a smile, gave a thumbs up and praised: "Director Wei, I think you are in good condition, how about we go two more?"

Because the filming went smoothly, the atmosphere on the set was good, and everyone relaxed and waited for Wei Xun to speak.

Wei Xun was silent for a moment, and said, "Okay, let's continue shooting."

Zhou Xuezheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and greeted the crew and said, "Hurry up and clean up the set as soon as possible."

After five o'clock in the afternoon, Wei Xun's role was over.

Director Zhou Xuezheng personally sent him to the set, and when there was no one around, Zhou Xuezheng looked at Wei Xun's face and asked nervously, "Director Wei, are you satisfied with my performance?"

Wei Xun commented: "The filming is too rough."

"Actually, I was ready to be scolded by you all afternoon. If you make movies, you must not like the way you shoot TV dramas. But basically, the industry is like this. TV dramas are equivalent to an assembly line product, that is, " In the name of the people, there are big productions like "In the Name of the People", and other small-budget TV bureaus, with actors calling 1234."

Zhou Xuezheng sighed, and said: "Besides, there is no way to ensure that all the actors are in good condition all the time for a TV series with dozens of episodes. If there are some plots with unstable performances, we can cut the distant scenes, or cut the shots, and cut the unusable scenes. Dropped. The shooting cycle is tight, and there is no other way.”

This is the truth, and Wei Xun knew it in his heart.

Moreover, Zhou Xuezheng, the director of TV dramas, has also filmed several high-quality TV dramas, and his skills are very strong.

It can only be said that compared with movie shooting, the production of TV dramas is generally rough.

Wei Xun nodded and said, "Don't be nervous. I probably know about some TV drama shooting problems. But "Humanity" is a good drama. I'll contact the Supreme People's Procuratorate later and give you more time if appropriate. I tried my best not to be too rushed when filming, and the plot that should be filmed should not be vague, and I also attach great importance to this TV series."

Zhou Xuezheng's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and said, "Thank you, Director Wei."

In fact, to put it bluntly, extending the shooting cycle is equivalent to continuing to increase investment.

If you have more money, you are eligible to work slowly and carefully.

China's film market may be able to develop as soon as possible, but in terms of TV dramas, it's not even a star.

But these are not things that Wei Xun can solve for the time being.

After leaving the "In the Name of the People" set, Wei Xun planned to pick up Chi Tang from work, and then find a place to eat.

In the next few months, he should be in such a leisurely state. After the filming of "Humanity" is finished, he can still take care of the decoration of the villa.

However, Wei Xun had just parked his car downstairs in Chitang's company when a phone call came in.

It's the Film Bureau's phone number.

"Hi Director Wei, I'm from the Personnel Department of the Film Bureau. After half a month, the Film Bureau plans to organize an official activity for young directors to study in Hollywood. The leaders have proposed you to be the team leader. I wonder if you have the time? Right on?"

(End of this chapter)