Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 590 Human Mother (Two in One)

As the two chatted, Liu Tianxian said to her mother, "Wait here for a while. After I finish filming a few scenes, we'll go eat."

As she spoke, she glanced at Fang Hong, meaning that he would also be waiting here to have dinner together.

"Then go and shoot, there's no rush." ​​Liu Xiaoli just happened to sit here for a while and take care of her daughter. She hadn't been with the crew to take care of her daughter for a long time.

Chen Zhixi said hello to Fang Hong and went on another inspection tour. She was not only a manager but also a producer, so she had a lot of things to do.

There are many people in the crew, including Xu Ke, Zhang Duo, Li Xuejian, and the American actor who plays Thanos.

It was the first time that Zhang Duo saw the principal. He couldn't help but look at him twice with a kind of awe in his eyes.

Many people in this circle feel awe when they see Fang Hong, but he doesn't get along with you and gives people a sense of distance.

Fang Hong just said a few words to Li Xuejian as a greeting.

And that Thanos seemed to be out of tune with the others. He looked very aloof. It was normal. They couldn't speak the same language. Even the yellow-faced guy had nothing in common and looked very strange.

Soon the crew was ready to start filming. The lights and sets were also ready. There wasn't much set, just a big green screen and a green cloth underfoot.

What was filmed was a scene of the heroine's random space travel in her consciousness, going to the Eiffel Tower in Europe, the Himalayas, etc. It was impossible to really go to many places, so special effects were used instead.

And you can freely go back in time.

There are also scenes where the heroine's brain is almost developed to its limit, calculating the mysteries of the universe.

In the original film, the brain is almost developed to more than 90%, almost %, and it is a very shocking cosmic scene.

So Liu Tianxian just needs to sit on an ergonomic chair.

Old Monster Xu re-explained the play to Liu Tianxian and then sat in the director's chair.

Fang Hong, Liu Xiaoli and others watched the filming scene.

Of course, nothing could be seen at the scene. Liu Tianxian was just sitting on the chair, pretending to be able to see something, some object.

It's just imagination in the brain. That's what non-physical performance is like. I have no idea what I'm doing at all.

So many actors don’t know what the finished product will look like when they are filming, and they don’t know whether it is a bad movie or not. Your acting is fine, but the production team is full of idiots.

Even God can’t bring you up.

Gong Huang became a god only after meeting Zhang Yimou; Tony Leung became a god only after meeting King of Sunglasses, that's the truth.

The images and feelings are all in the director’s head.

"Does this rotating shot look familiar to you? It was inspired by the rotating shot in your movie Now You See Me." Seeing the principal watching the shooting effects on the monitor, Old Monster Xu pointed at the monitor and said with a smile.

The rotating shot in "Now You See Me" was so awesome, and he also used it here.

But it is relatively mild and not that fast!
"Okay, how many special effects shots are there in this film?" Fang Hong asked.

"There are nearly a thousand. This is just a plan. Many scenes have not been designed yet." said Old Monster Xu.

Fang Hong nodded and didn't say anything. She just looked at the monitor and watched Liu Tianxian's performance. Her almond-shaped eyes blinked as if she could see something.

The camera rotates around her from time to time, and of course there are other close-up shots, it is not just one shot.

"It's just that I still don't know how to express the concept of omniscience and omnipotence in this last paragraph. The picture and perspective are still under discussion. Do you have any suggestions?" Old Monster Xu looked at him and asked.

In his eyes, the principal is also a great director. He made such a great movie "Gravity" and also brought out many other directors. He is someone worth learning from.

Not to mention awards and qualifications, in terms of value, he cannot compare to the principal.

But the mainstream of the Qia Qia film industry only recognizes mainstream and seniority. If they don’t recognize seniority, how can those old guys just sit in their positions and give orders?

And the capital also recognizes it. After all, they have successful experience. Just look at the fact that people have always invested in Wang Jin to make movies. Even if he fails, the value is there.

What he was talking about was the vastness of the universe at the end, and the perspective from which the heroine's consciousness world should be presented.

Whether it is from the heroine's perspective or from the perspective of a bystander is still under debate, and the art director and special effects director have not yet reached a conclusion.

After all, the movie has just been shot, and those are post-production!

"If the energy is released into nowhere, it can be compared to the energy of the universe. You can use a holographic God's perspective to describe the universe and the concepts you mentioned," Fang Hong said.

"God's perspective?" Old Monster Xu smacked his hands and a vague idea emerged in his mind.

"We can use editing techniques, montage and special effects shots to serve the concept expression I just mentioned, as well as the God's perspective and the protagonist's perspective." Fang Hong said again.

It is through switching between images that the travel of time and space and the God's perspective of the universe are expressed, allowing the audience to see the shocking universe.

This switching method can also show that the heroine is the God, and it is the heroine who is calculating the origin of the universe and the birth of life.

This scene was well shot and is very shocking and thought-provoking.

Old Monster Xu seemed to be lost in thought, as if he understood something but not quite. Although he had a vague idea in his mind, he could not imagine such a scene.

"Then how do we present the birth of the universe and the Big Bang?" he asked.

"This requires you to break through your imagination. I have never seen what the universe looks like." Fang Hong said.

"Haha! I thought you had filmed a science fiction film like this and read such a script. You must have some ideas and a rich imagination." Old Monster Xu smiled with a hint of sarcasm.

It is said that the principal is great at acting, surpassing Zhang Yimou, Xu Ke and Chen Daren, but he doesn't seem that great.

"You know what, I really have an idea." Fang Hong signaled the stagehand to bring over a pencil and some drawing paper.

I just sat on a small stool, put the drawing paper on my legs, and started drawing on the spot using the quick sketching method, without any hesitation.

The painting shows the Earth being reassembled from countless rocks, restoring the birth of the Earth, and then extending to the Big Bang, countless nebulae rushing towards black holes like sperm, and dark matter neurons extending like countless vines.

The picture in the painting is quite shocking, and Xu Laoguai standing next to him was stunned. This person has a big imagination and some real ideas.

The others were standing far away and couldn't see it, nor could they understand what he was drawing. Besides, it was a secret and ordinary people were not allowed to see it before the movie was released.

"Without color, it looks something like this." After Fang Hong finished the painting, he handed him a stack of white paper.

Old Monster Xu looked at the first picture, then the last one, and then looked at them one by one, exclaiming: "Okay, okay, the principal has a rich imagination."

I didn't expect that he could actually draw it, with such delicate style, reasonable composition and strong visual effect.

These were all drawn by Fang Hong based on clips from the movie in his previous life. The Big Bang at the end was indeed very impressive and exciting to watch.

"Well, it's all the result of learning. Learning is painful. As long as you study more, you will be as talented as me in the future." Fang Hong said jokingly and patted Xu Laoguai's shoulder without any modesty.

"Haha, that's true." Old Monster Xu laughed dryly.

This means that he is not well-educated and needs to grow, and he is not as talented as his principal. He is not pretentious or humble at all.

He is already at this age, and he can only accept what the principal said, because the principal is his financial sponsor.

However, the pictures in his movies are good, but the plot is really far from good. He has never made a movie of this type before, and it is definitely not as detailed as the one Fang Hong has seen.

But if you think about it slowly, you will definitely figure something out.

While the two were chatting, Liu Tianxian had already finished filming, and the next shot was of Liu Tianxian and a monkey touching their fingers.

"Director Xu, we are still short of a stuntman to play the monkey. Are we still shooting today?" An assistant director came over.

"Can't you find this?" asked Old Monster Xu.

"Found it. He has a performance today and said he needs to come tomorrow." said the assistant director.

Such simulated animal actors are all stuntmen who are found from outside and specialize in imitation.

And they all have their own performance groups with irregular schedules. After all, they are specialized in this and make a living by imitating this, so they will definitely focus on their own performances.

This is just a temporary job.

"Then let's find another actor!" Old Monster Xu was reluctant to wait for anyone. Who knew if that person would be free tomorrow? It was an uncertain thing.

There were only one or two scenes, and it would be finished after they were filmed. It wouldn't take too long. The main thing was that after they finished filming, the crew needed to move to Macau to shoot the real scenes.

He looked at Fang Hong next to him, thought for a moment, and said, "Principal, are you interested in making a guest appearance?"

"Guest appearance, monkey?" Fang Hong was surprised. He heard what the assistant director just said.

"Yes, you guest-starred as a monkey, and the heroine enlightened you, which indicated that you were the first evolved human on Earth. You promoted the reproduction of the human race. And you happened to be a couple, so you had feelings for each other." In order to get him to guest-star, Old Monster Xu made up a story that made it sound quite realistic.

I just don’t know how an ape and a human can have feelings for each other.

In fact, he just had a bad taste and wanted to see the principal play a monkey.

"Yifei, what do you think?" Old Monster Xu happened to see Liu Tianxian coming over and asked for her opinion.

The girlfriend said that it would be more effective than what an outsider like him said!

"What?" Liu Tianxian was puzzled.

"Let the principal play the role of a monkey. Do you think this is feasible?" said Old Monster Xu.

"Sure!" Liu Tianxian was immediately interested when she heard this, and then she looked Fang Hong up and down and said, "You know what, it's quite suitable, quite similar."

"You!" Fang Hong pretended to hit him.

"Hahaha!" Everyone around laughed, even Liu Xiaoli, who was sitting there watching the show, smiled.

This girl is really something. She even insults her own husband!

Liu Tianxian shrank her neck and dodged, her behavior seemed to be very scared, but her eyes were smiling like crescent moons, and she did not look afraid.

However, Fang Hong did not take action. Instead, he flicked her forehead with his finger as a revenge.

If it was on the bed, he would have to spank her, but Liu Tianxian would still suppress him.

Liu Tianxian said, "Oh my!" "It's just a joke. Just act it out. Just treat it as a joke."

She hasn't acted with this man for a long time. The last time was in "Big Shot". Since then, Fang Hong has never appeared on stage again.

Now people label Fang Hong as the CEO of Yutu and the boyfriend of Liu Tianxian.

He no longer has the identity of "actor", and even the director has been somewhat downplayed, but whenever people talk about him, they know that he is a director.

"Okay then, I'll just make a cameo appearance and act with you." Fang Hong agreed. It was no big deal.

"Oh my, you are still the best." Liu Tianxian was happy and seemed quite smart.

She was in a good mood today because she saw my mother and Fang Hong coming. She didn't have any worries and was just very lively.

To shoot such animal scenes, you need to wear a motion capture suit, after all, the animals on the big screen are not real people.

So you need to wear special costumes, and then in post-production, of course you have to make corresponding realistic animal-like movements, otherwise it will appear unreal.

Just like in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", all the real-life motion capture was done and then rendered into the look of apes in post-production.

Several staff members helped Fang Hong put on a tight motion capture suit. The suit was gray, so it was not easy to ignore. The suit was covered with light-emitting diodes and sensors.

You also need to wear a headgear and then stick capture points that can emit signals, that is, light-emitting diodes, on multiple parts of your head.

This can remotely control the brightness, and the actor's every move will be converted into a signal, captured by a special camera lens and transmitted to a computer terminal.

How Fang Hong moves, the characters in the movie terminal move in the same way.

A large number of marker points also need to be drawn on his face, which is very densely packed because facial expressions involve many muscles.

If you shoot in close-up, you can see every detail on the big screen. The body is just like that, just like a monkey.

The face is meant to move and make subtle expressions.

So a large number of marking points were drawn on Fang Hong's face, densely packed like a pockmark. Then he put on a helmet that captured the camera and faced the camera.

But don’t wear it now, you’ll wear it when the shooting starts.

It took several hours to complete this work. Fang Hong looked like a glowing body, and his face was also covered with densely packed glowing marks.

"It's okay, it looks like a good fit." Liu Tianxian walked closer and looked it up and down.

I touched his arm to see what material it was made of.

"Roar, roar, roar." Fang Hong suddenly puffed up his cheeks and exhaled like a monkey.

He imitated the movements of a monkey, stretched out his five fingers and grabbed her in a funny way.

"Ahhh!" Liu Tianxian ran away happily like a nimble rabbit.

Fang Hong was following her like a monkey, with his hands hanging down and his front and hind legs alternating as he chased after her.

You know what, it really looks like a monkey.

The behavior of the two caused laughter among the people watching the show around them. Photographer Liu Yin turned the camera around and captured this scene. It was quite interesting and can be used as a behind-the-scenes feature.

Liu Xiaoli looked at the two of them and laughed, covering her mouth and looking very happy.

These two people are really so happy. It seems that her daughter has found the right person. At least her daughter is very happy.

Although they encountered some doubts and challenges in the early stage, fortunately both of them survived, which is very gratifying.

Of course, this was the first time Liu Xiaoli saw the two of them like this. They often did this when they were filming on the set before.

Many people who have been with them for a long time are no longer surprised.

"Geese, geese, geese!" Liu Tianxian bent over, supported her knees with her hands, and laughed so hard that she was out of breath, as if she was about to pass out.

Seeing her laughing so happily, the other people she brought couldn't help but laugh as well, all of them were infected by Liu Tianxian.

The two had stopped chasing each other at this time, and Fang Hong asked the staff again to check whether he had put on the motion capture suit properly.

Otherwise, you might find out there is a problem when shooting later and have to reshoot, which would be very troublesome.

It is not easy to put on the clothes this time, which is why Old Monster Xu is unwilling to wait for that person.

"Pa pa pa, okay, everyone is working, let's start filming right away." Old Monster Xu clapped his hands, signaling the crew's logistics staff to get ready.

So the lighting is done, the camera is set up, the layout is done, the props are placed, the environmental noise is controlled, and the actors' positions are determined, and the place remains the same and cannot be changed.

There is also a script supervisor who looks at the comparison of Liu Tianxian's makeup before and after, that is, whether there is any difference between the makeup in the previous shot and the next shot to be shot.

If there is, restore it to its original state.

This is to avoid being exposed, as the audience has very sharp eyes.

Sometimes in a movie, the placement of props and the positions of characters may be different in consecutive shots. This is a matter of details.

Take Stephen Chow's "CJ7" for example, there are many bloopers in what are apparently continuous shots, which have been criticized by netizens for decades.

The same is true of "Journey to the West".

Preparing to start filming, Liu Tianxian was still sitting on the ergonomic chair, and Fang Hong was wearing a tight capture suit and a camera on his head, facing his face.

This will capture his facial expressions.

The background around the two people is, of course, a green screen, and under their feet is a rocky stream. This is a scene that was arranged in advance, a combination of the real and the virtual.

Because Fang Hong was going to imitate a monkey drinking water later, and he had to have realistic movements, he set up a set for the shooting.

"Principal, can you imitate a monkey? Would you like to practice with me?" Old Monster Xu was standing behind the monitor.

"Sure, show me how."

Fang Hong just said it casually, and Old Monster Xu actually came over and demonstrated the monkey moves to him.

These big directors do have different attitudes.

I saw Old Monster Xu squatting with his legs apart, leaning forward with his hands on the ground, scooping up the "water" on the ground and drinking it.

Of course, this is fake drinking, it is impossible to really drink it.

Then he was seen pursing his lips, making a monkey look, looking at the person in front of him in confusion and stupidity, as if there was really someone in front of him, and then he nervously stretched out his finger.

"I think you are more suitable to play the monkey than me." Fang Hong said with a smile, and he acted quite similarly.

Liu Tianxian also smiled but then held it back. It was nothing for her to laugh at Fang Hong. She still respected Xu since he was a top director after all.

"Principal, you're joking. I'm just trying to finish the filming as quickly as possible. Do you two have any questions?" Old Monster Xu looked at the two of them.

"no problem!"

"No problem, just come on!"

The latter sentence was said by Fang Hong. After Xu returned to the monitor, he signaled the script supervisor to prepare for the cue.

After the two took their positions under the guidance of the stage manager, they said, "Begin!"

There is more than one script supervisor. Some are responsible for playing the cue board, some are responsible for recording the shooting scenes, and some, like what I just did, check the actors' makeup or the on-site layout to see if there are any bloopers.

The shooting scene was quiet. Fang Hong was seen with diodes flashing all over his body and his face was covered with them. He squatted on the ground with his hands drooping on the ground.

Like a wild monkey, he scooped up some water in the stream in front of him with his hands, tilted his head back and drank it; his movements were truly lifelike.

"It's a very good performance." Old Monster Xu smiled to Chen Zhixi beside him.

"Not bad!" Chen Zhixi came back again, specially to watch the principal play the monkey.

In the camera, Fang Hong saw a person appear out of nowhere in front of him, his eyes revealing curiosity and confusion, as well as a bit of ferocity. He roared "hiss", very angry that this person had broken into his territory.

Seeing how annoyed he was, Liu Tianxian burst out laughing.

"Crack!" Old Monster Xu shouted.

"Sorry, director, I really couldn't help it." Liu Tianxian waved her hands, looking embarrassed.

Fang Hong was also helpless, he was acting well.

"It's okay, let's try again, starting with you extending your hand." said Old Monster Xu.

The front camera is aimed at the "monkey". There is no frontal shot of the heroine, only long shots and side shots. You can start with her extending her finger.

Liu Tianxian calmed down and stretched out a finger when she heard "start".

Fang Hong grabbed the ground with both hands and pushed his body with his legs. He had a confused look in his eyes and raised his hand as if he wanted to touch but didn't dare to.

Finally, hesitantly, he touched the hand.

"Crack!"

Hearing this voice, Fang Hong thought it was over, so he stood up and heard Old Monster Xu say, "Do it again."

"Why come again?" Fang Hong wondered.

"Yifei, your eyes should reveal wisdom and a maternal glow. You should think of yourself as the mother of mankind, because your thinking and your touch are the origin of mankind." said Old Monster Xu.

"Okay, director, I'll try again." Liu Tianxian looked at Fang Hong apologetically, as if to say, don't blame me this time.

Fang Hong was helpless again and squatted on the ground imitating the monkey's behavior.

Starting again, Liu Tianxian's eyes softened, she stretched out a finger, and the two touched each other.

“Cut! Do it again. The eyes should have a sense of depth, so that it appears wise.” Xu Ke wanted to reshoot.

This is how filming works, one shot may need to be shot dozens of times.

There was no other way, Fang Hong had to squat on the ground and learn to act like a monkey again. If he had known earlier, he would not have answered the call.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

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For several times in a row, Liu Tianxian was unable to produce a deep look in her eyes and could only exude gentleness, which was a unique attribute of hers.

But it just has nothing to do with wisdom and does not meet the director's requirements.

"Director, why don't we do it again?" Liu Tianxian said.

"Take a break, you can think about it." Xu Laoguai felt that shooting again and again was not a big deal, he needed to think about it.

Liu Tianxian looked at Fang Hong who was already sitting on the ground. He didn't want to get up anymore. He had been shooting for a long time and thought it was just a simple shot. Unexpectedly, he had to shoot dozens of times and was exhausted!

"Why don't you give me some advice?" Liu Tianxian squatted in front of him.

"How can I give any advice? I myself have no wisdom or depth. Who knows if Old Monster Xu did it on purpose?" Fang Hong had reason to doubt.

"How could that be? The heroine has surpassed humans, so she must have her own unique thoughts. What Old Monster Xu said is right." This is what Liu Tianxian saw in the script.

The heroine has great love, a kind of "selfless love"!
Fang Hong thought about it, felt that what she said was correct, and lowered his head to think.

Liu Tianxian did not interrupt. The staff around were all preparing for another shoot. Old Monster Xu took a sip of water and was also thinking about this problem.

“In fact, deep eyes do not represent wisdom, but can also be said to be a kind of emotion, that is, using eyes instead of language.

Do you know Tony Leung? His eyes speak volumes, very deeply." Fang Hong said.

"I know, and then what?" Liu Tianxian didn't understand.

"Try to convey an emotion to me, speak to me silently. It doesn't matter if you love me or you miss me, just tell me what you want to say. Give it a try." Fang Hong thought.

(End of this chapter)