Full-time actor

Chapter 654 [80] Chen Yu directs Liu Yifei’s first scene!

"Lights, make it a little dimmer!"

"When they come over, you can give them some appropriately!"

"I need a detail, a finger, the actor's finger part!"

"Lens, focus!"

"..."

Chen Yu was holding a walkie-talkie, sitting in front of the monitor, staring intently at the many images shot from multiple angles in front of him.

He watched intently.

The photographer filmed the performances of the actors on the scene from many directions and angles.

Of course, there is more than one photographer in the crew, there are also photography assistants, focus pullers, etc.

Photography is a team led by the Director of Photography who works with many people.

The same goes for lighting, radio, etc.

Chen Yu actually knows all of these. After all, he has filmed so many movies. Even if he has never eaten pork, he has seen pigs run.

He had previously imagined that being a director would be difficult for him, but now he suddenly felt that it was not that difficult.

the reason is simple.

There are really strong images in his mind, just like scenes that cut a movie into pieces. What Chen Yu has to do is to tell these scenes through his own narration.

Whether it is the actors' performances, the camera performance, or the lighting... the final editing is of course decided by Chen Yu himself.

The most important thing is that Chen Yu was able to avoid all the flaws, bugs and unreasonable things in his previous life's "Better Days".

For example, all the students in the third year of high school bring their cell phones with them, take photos, and chat on their phones during class, which is actually not allowed in many places.

At least that's the case in Chen Yu's hometown, Jiangsu Province.

The key point is that this school is a repeat school.

That's even more outrageous.

Although the film was shot in 11, many details in it are indeed not worth pondering... In 06, mobile phones were actually very popular, and the schools were already checking them very strictly.

So here, the plot needs to be changed.

There is also the issue of the female lead’s character, whose personality is seriously deviant.

It is quite unreasonable that a girl who was bullied actually had the courage to pick up her clothes and cover the classmate who jumped off the building.

It would be fine if they were just good friends, but in the movie it is obvious that their relationship is just ordinary.

All the teachers and students in the school were taking photos and sending them on WeChat, but she was the only one covering others with clothes. This highlighted the character of the heroine, but it was actually incongruous.

This can be slightly processed to create a transition from emotion to action.

For example, the heroine was originally very surprised when her classmate jumped off the building. After she went downstairs and squeezed through the crowd and saw it, her face was full of disbelief.

Then I remembered the scene of the two of them holding milk together for the last time.

At this time, she saw many classmates taking pictures secretly, so she subconsciously took off her clothes to cover herself, but then she suddenly reacted and lowered her head in fear. She was actually brave inside and would subconsciously help the deceased classmate, but she was also timid.

In this way, the character setting of the heroine being bullied makes sense and is not disconnected from many of the subsequent plots.

According to the original book, such a brave girl didn't have the courage to call the police?

Obviously it is impossible.

Therefore, Chen Yu made many changes to the script to make it more reasonable.

At least, the heroine's character should reflect the feeling of being bullied in this book, instead of being brave to death sometimes and terribly cowardly sometimes, which is quite contradictory.

"Ok!"

Chen Yu shouted while holding the intercom. The clip he had just filmed was the scene of Wei Lai’s accomplice of the bullying being interrogated.

These two girls are also Chen Yu’s classmates and students from the Central Academy of Drama.

Shen Jiani and Tong Liya.

Tong Liya is two years younger than Chen Yu, and both of them have significant roles in the movie.

And several other classmate characters, such as the two gangster buddies of the male protagonist Xiaobei, are also students of the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama.

The girl who jumped off the building is Zhang Jianing, a junior from the class of 05, who will soon be a sophomore and will be responsible for guest starring in the summer vacation.

There are three boys. One of them is a male classmate who has a crush on the female lead Chen Nian. He is a top student and is played by Wang Kai, the actor who played Song Yunhui in "A Flowing River". The other two are gangsters who are with Zhang Han and Li Zefeng.

Among these three people, Li Zefeng is Chen Yu’s classmate, while Wang Kai and Zhang Han are both one year younger than Chen Yu.

They were quite excited about being able to act in Chen Yu's movie.

Movies are not about personal relationships, it still depends on the fit of the roles. Chen Yu originally wanted to choose his classmates, but many of them did not fit the profile.

Some have no schedule yet.

For example, Bai Baihe, Wen Zhang and Tong Yao, all three are quite famous now. Although they all want to participate in the performance, after all, there will be no such opportunity after this village.

But Chen Yu did not choose them. Firstly, they were a time bomb, and secondly, he knew they were filming a movie, so he didn't even think about it.

All three of them called to inquire.

This opportunity is indeed rare.

Finally, after Chen Yu said it again, they didn't say anything more.

But even so, the value of the students from the Central Academy of Drama in this movie is still off the charts. In addition to Wang Jingchun and Yongmei, there is also a female police officer, all of whom are current students at the Central Academy of Drama.

If nothing unexpected happens, this group will be starring in director Chen Yu’s first new film, so they won’t have to worry about their future acting career.

It’s not that I became famous overnight, but that I had a work of my own.

This will be like a business card in future filming and auditions.

Whether it is popular or not is secondary.

If a movie has high box office, it will definitely be a star-making machine, and the actors in it will more or less gain a certain degree of fame in the industry.

"Brother Diao, look at this scene, does it match what I told you?"

“I think it’s OK!”

Chen Yu humbly pulled Diao Yinan over to watch the clip that had just been filmed.

Diao Yinan is actually quite introverted. He smiled when he heard what Chen Yu said, "It's really no problem. Brother Yu, you must have directed a movie before. You are very experienced. You don't look like a novice director who is directing a movie for the first time at all!"

He was quite mature in directing the entire crew, doing all the filming, and narrating the scenes.

Diao Yinan was very skeptical whether Chen Yu had ever practiced privately.

"Haha, they're all pretending!"

Chen Yu was joking, but it was the first time he felt that he was actually a good director.

It’s not as complicated or difficult as I imagined. Maybe it’s because someone helped me build a good crew.

He has something in his mind, and he just needs to figure out how to complete it.

To be honest, he felt it was quite interesting, more fresh and challenging than acting.

"Congratulations, you pretended to be so convincing!"

"Keep it up, I'm quite optimistic about this movie..."

Diao Yinan said: "If you really shoot it this way, I feel it is very similar to my filming style. The only difference is that it should be younger. My shooting is more social, and yours is aimed at a group of students that you are in contact with!"

"Bullying is discussed a lot right now, so the timing of your film's release is great!"

“What an idea!”

Diao Yinan really put away his contempt. Everyone thought that this was Chen Yu’s first time directing a play and he even asked people to help. They thought he was just learning and just for the sake of being a figurehead.

Unexpectedly, he is really good at this.

I shot several scenes in half a day and each of them has its own ideas.

At least Diao Yinan thinks that Chen Yu must be quite talented to be a director.

It's not just about the actors.

In fact, many actors in the industry have successfully transformed into directors, especially outstanding actors, who actually have their own strengths in directing that they are better than others.

For example, when it comes to acting, he is definitely better than many directors.

Now Chen Yu is not just talking about the play, because he wrote the script himself and he knows what he wants to shoot.

So this results in the filming being more of what he wants.

What Diao Yinan didn't know at all was that the reason why Chen Yu shot it like this was actually because he had the original film in his mind.

Knowing what shots to take, how to light… this is a “superpower” that other actors-turned-directors, or even directors, don’t possess!
"Okay, let's shoot the next one!"

"We'll try to finish filming the interrogation scene today!"

Since Chen Yu will not be able to join the crew until next month, the shooting schedule stated that the school will be the first scene to be filmed.

The most important scenes in it are, of course, the classrooms, offices, campuses, school gates, etc.

By the way, there are also several scenes in the police station, which is a temporary set built next to the school.

First we shot the interior scenes and then the exterior scenes, and after we finished filming it was just in time for Chen Yu to join the crew.

The next segment happened to be filming Liu Yifei.

The character she played, Chen Nian, was the one who went to get milk with Hu Xiaodie, a girl who jumped off a building and died. She was the last person Hu Xiaodie saw before she died.

The police are coming to question her.

This part actually tests Liu Yifei's acting skills quite a bit, as it contains a lot of facial expressions.

Chen Yu had just told her the details of this scene. To be honest, Chen Yu was not quite sure about Liu Yifei's current acting level, because she had been thinking about it recently, but she hadn't filmed with Chen Yu for a long time.

"Are you ready?"

Chen Yu looked at Liu Yifei, Liu Yifei nodded, and Chen Yu hurriedly took the microphone to greet the whole group.

The script supervisor, executive director, photographer, etc. All of a sudden, the entire crew started moving.

The efficiency is actually about the same as when Diao Yinan was here.

It's not because Chen Yu is a novice director that they slow down their pace.

The filming team in front of us is the team that will help Diao Yinan get nominated for the Berlin and Cannes awards in the future, so they are certainly good enough.

Snapped!
The script supervisor took a photo of the board.

Day 21, Game 17, action!

Liu Yifei was wearing a school uniform and sitting in the office with a reserved look on her face.

Sitting in front of her were Wang Jingchun who played the old policeman, Luo Jin who played the young policeman, a female police officer in the extras, and the teacher.

Liu Yifei pinched the edge of the clothes and folded them nervously.

With her head lowered, her ponytail a little messy, the acne and freckles on her face were very clear in the camera, giving off a youthful feeling.

This is certainly not her bare face, but the effect of makeup and styling.

A girl who is both good in character and academic performance, introverted and quiet, appears cowardly on the surface, but has a strong heart and mind.

Being strong inside does not mean being brave, it just means that you will not give up easily when encountering setbacks.

Her goal was to leave the small town by studying hard and getting admitted to a good university, which was the only reason why she decided to repeat her studies.

She was born in a single-parent family without a father. Her mother was a little confused and naive. She was irresponsible but unaware of it. She ran away from home to avoid debt and sold unqualified facial masks to earn money for her daughter's tuition.

Creditors often come to threaten and demand debts, so Chen Nian lives a cautious life.

Therefore, this kind of family became the fuse that led to Chen Nian being bullied.

Chen Nian's cowardice and inability to take the lead are caused by the tragedy of her original family.

"I heard from your teacher that you are a freshman and you are here to take a refresher course to prepare for the entrance exam to a prestigious university, right?"

Wang Jingchun spoke to Liu Yifei in a soft voice.

Liu Yifei put her hands on her knees again, swaying slightly, looking a little timid, with her hair covering her eyes a little, but the next second when the teacher spoke, she subconsciously glanced at him again.

He raised his head slightly, but still didn't dare to look at Wang Jingchun.

"The teachers in her previous school weren't as good as ours!"

"Does Hu Xiaodie have any good friends at school?"

Wang Jingchun asked again, Liu Yifei blinked, and Chen Yu immediately switched to a close-up focus shot.

The camera is aimed at Liu Yifei's profile, and you can clearly see some emotions in her eyes. It doesn't look like nervousness, but it seems like worry, but also with contemplation and thinking.

How can you tell that?
This is a feeling.

You can feel this emotion when you look into her eyes.

Especially when combined with silence and depression, this emotion will be more obvious, and the action of pausing and blinking can also show a certain character of Chen Nian.

Being careful, a little calculating, and thinking about how to answer is a sign of intelligence.

Seeing this expression and action, Chen Yu's eyes lit up.

My wife's acting skills have improved a lot in the past year!

No less effort.

The pressure I put on her was quite a bit.

"Here... no need to make friends!"

Liu Yifei's expression and movements did not change, and her lips were slightly open.

His voice was neither loud nor low, and his delivery of the lines was average, but it was certainly better than before.

"Is it you who doesn't need it, or is it she who doesn't need it?"

"I do not need!"

Liu Yifei answered decisively, but without looking up. However, her voice gradually became clearer, as if it contained some kind of firmness.

This also shows another aspect of Chen Nian's character, that she is strong inside.

"As for others...I don't know!"

The voice turned low again, and Wang Jingchun raised his head at this time, with an interesting expression. At this moment, we can see the gap between him and Luo Jin, the future Berlin Film Emperor, and everything is natural.

Luo Jin acted out the expression of someone who cared extremely about the case.

This is actually a bit deliberate.

Fortunately, this part needs to be edited, so it would be fine if he could just perform it alone to the air.

This way the progress of other actors will not be delayed.

Because it is shot from multiple angles and lenses.

“Suicide is a big deal!”

"Then did you feel that she was emotionally abnormal before committing suicide?"

"Or, what happened?"

Wang Jingchun stared at Liu Yifei, and Liu Yifei's eyes seemed to be focused on one point. At this time, there would actually be a flashback in the main film.

The last scene of Chen Nian and Hu Xiaodie before their death.

What Liu Yifei wants to perform is this kind of indifference of memories.

He blinked, not quickly, but slowly with no expression on his face, like a recollection or a thought.

Liu Yifei still said nothing.

But the body seemed to be stiff and tense.

"Chen Nian!"

The teacher suddenly said something, and Liu Yifei came back to her senses and her body suddenly relaxed.

But she glanced at him subconsciously again.

"Whatever you know, you must tell me!"

"The Municipal Education Bureau takes campus safety very seriously!"

"The teacher and the school will protect you well!"

"do not be afraid!"

When saying this, Chen Yu was still observing Liu Yifei's expression. She didn't move, but there was a detail in her eyes. Her eyelids glanced down and then turned up again, showing an inexplicable distrust and thought.

Snapped!
At this time, Luo Jin couldn't help it. He took a photo taken with his mobile phone and handed it to Liu Yifei: "Why did you do this?"

It was the scene where she covered the body of Hu Xiaodie who had jumped off the building with her clothes.

"Didn't you say you didn't know her well?"

Luo Jin pressed the question, and Liu Yifei pursed her lips and clenched her hands on her knees into fists.

Hold it tight there.

Silence, still no words, but Liu Yifei lowered her head and changed.

Before, it was leaning straight down, but now it was leaning sideways, gritting its teeth, as if it wanted to say something but hesitated.

"can!"

“The level is improving!”

Chen Yu was quite satisfied with what he saw, and at this time——

The school bell rang.

This interrogation scene is about to end.

"Uh~ It's time... for class!"

The teacher glanced at Wang Jingchun and Luo Jin and spoke carefully.

"..."

Wang Jingchun pursed his lips, and the dean beside him added: "The college entrance examination is coming soon, they can't afford to waste time!"

"No, no matter what, you should cooperate with our investigation procedures!"

Luo Jin stood up with some temper.

"Xiao Zheng!"

Wang Jingchun patted him on the shoulder and signaled him to speak less.

Liu Yifei suddenly stood up, lowered her head, and hung her hands, as if she was struggling mentally. Finally, as if she had made some decision, her mouth moved a few times.

At this time, the sound also reached the ears of everyone.

"Hu...Hu Xiaodie, probably didn't want everyone to see her final appearance like that!"

From beginning to end, Liu Yifei kept her eyelids lowered, a little timid, not daring to look at anyone, as if she was stating some fact.

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the office quickly.

"..."

Chen Yu immediately shouted "click", then poured it out and looked at it again.

Watch several screens at the same time.

"How about it?"

Liu Yifei walked out from the filming location and leaned behind Chen Yu.

Chen Yu held his chin and uttered four words after a long while: "A bit... of acting skills!"

(End of this chapter)