Huayu: Start by asking ex-girlfriends for alms

Chapter 321 Finishing

"Are you ready for the finale?" When Zhen Jiecheng said this, everyone on the set widened their eyes.

Angelina pointed to the script.
"But director, we're only halfway through filming."

"No, Angelina, we can get on the highway now!"

The dual personality entanglement of "Arthur" and "Joker" suppresses not only the colors and camera movements, but also the complexity of human struggle. Therefore, Zhen Jiecheng had to shoot in a restrained manner, and he had to make Leo, who performed his true colors through the experiential method, continue to stay in a half-drunk and half-awake state.

But now it’s different, when the transformation is officially completed, the climax must also come violently and smoothly.

The reason why Zhen Jiecheng moved the "stair dance" scene forward was to allow Leo to play the clown's pure neurosis, so that he could perform the role to the fullest in a full state.

Wang's "hawk-watching" technique is particularly suitable here. Either drive the actor crazy or drive him mentally broken. Coincidentally, these two elements are the fuel for the transformation of the "clown".

Hospital, mother's ward.

Arthur: No, it's the Joker! Because he holds the cigarette in his left hand.

At this moment, the clown was quietly chatting with his mother about the word "happy".

The tone of voice was calm, as was the expression.

"You know what's the funniest thing?"

"You know what would make me laugh?"

Get up and step forward.

“I used to think my life was a tragedy, but now I realize it’s actually a comedy.”

Pulling the pillow directly out from under the mother's head is obviously a very violent action, but the body language captured on camera is gentle, as if he is adjusting the position of the pillow for the mother - if the mother's head does not fall heavily due to the sudden removal of the pillow.

Li Pingbin precisely controlled the camera to focus on the "clown's" face, and only some suffocating whimpers and struggles could be heard.

Handheld lens, strong backlight!

The angel's light shines on the devil who murdered his mother!

The conflict between light and color and events, the abruptness between calm expressions and cruel actions.

The double contrast made Angelina shiver uncontrollably, so much so that she looked away, not daring to look at the monitor again.

"Are you trying to say that this plot is anti-human?"

"Are you trying to say that it's too cruel and the Joker can be portrayed just as well without it?"

Zhen Jiecheng continued to check the surveillance camera without moving.

"But Angelina, reality is often more magical than movies and TV shows that use exaggeration to emphasize plot conflicts!"

“Believe me, lens art has actually beautified reality!”

British pirates and bandits flaunted themselves as gentlemen every day, while American immigrants celebrated Thanksgiving to express their gratitude to the indigenous people.

Not only in Western countries, but also in China, where forests are vast, there are many hybrid birds.

For example, a young man was caught stealing money from his family while surfing the Internet by his grandparents, so he decided to go all out and kill his grandfather's family of five for the sake of justice.

Another example is the experience of singer Cong Fei.

How many beasts are there in this world? All of them are covered in human skin!
"Whether it is interpreted as: Arthur chose to end his mother's life in order to make her suffer less."

"Still a complete devil, so cruel!"

"I don't mind."

"In fact, I have already laid a lot of groundwork in the previous shots. Including who Arthur's biological father is; his mother's indifference when he was abused by his stepfather in his childhood; and so on!"

"The kind memory is Arthur, and the painful memories that were separated are sealed in the Joker's personality. The Joker has no feelings for his mother, only hatred."

Zhen Jiecheng paused and raised the loudspeaker.

"Pass!"

"Get ready for the next one!"

Anyway, the film is about America, and the chaos it stirs up is capitalist, so of course it can be done in any artistic way.

What is art? The darker and more twisted it is, the more fragrant it is!
After great filial piety, the sun shines everywhere.

The bright colors represented by the brilliant sunshine also continue into the next scene, and corresponding to it is Leo's increasingly light and cheerful performance, no longer depressing or heavy!

"Leonardo, you can use your right hand from now on. After your personality has completely transformed, there will be no need to distinguish between your left and right hands."

"Lao Li, Lao Bao, keep up the rendering of the big backlight and big exposure!"

"Lao Ji, Lao Cao! The light should be warm, and the tones of the props should also be warm."

“Applying clown makeup in front of a mirror must form a comprehensive and sharp contrast with the opening scene!”

Zhen Jiecheng was so busy that he kept walking around to check whether every detail was arranged in place.

He was so busy that he couldn't close his mouth, and he kept muttering as he walked.

Angelina followed closely, recording the music requirements for the scene.

“The music should be cheerful and match the bright tones.”

"When the doorbell rings, the background music stops and is replaced by the sound of the radio, turning passive sound into active sound."

Finally, the chattering ended.

"All units, prepare, action!"

"My mom died, I'm celebrating."

My mom died and I was celebrating.

The filial son's words and deeds made the two colleagues who came to "comfort" him a little overwhelmed for a moment.

When facing one of the colleagues who bullied and framed Arthur, the Joker held a cigarette, put it out on the wall, and drew a clown cartoon face with the ash.

"Jie Jie Jie~"

After the nervous laughter, he suddenly jumped up, took out a pair of scissors from his pocket, and stabbed the colleague's carotid artery!
The plasma carefully arranged by the props team presents a perfect and thrilling sense of ritual!
The scarlet laser dots on the white walls and the clown’s white makeup create a visually stimulating contrast!

Handheld shooting, warm light, tilted composition.

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"Old Li, continue to block and divide the composition for Leonardo's foreground."

Zhen Jiecheng never forgets to outline the details, and as an old gang member, Li Pingbin is getting older and older, his kidneys are getting worse, but his hands are still as steady as an old dog.

After several years of working together, Li Pingbin has completely become like Zhen Jiecheng, and he can always show the posture and look that Zhen Jiecheng wants.

In terms of fit, no one in the gang can match them.

The telephoto lens and close-up of the back are clear, while the background of the long and narrow corridor is blurred, implying that the clown is no longer constrained.

Step into the elevator, the elevator door closes, and the scene transitions to black!
Skip the chase scene and the subway riot scene and shoot the other parts first.

Step out of the depth of field.

Zoom in, gradually become clearer.

Those who go against the flow go against the direction of everyone else.

His back was no longer humble, his head was held high and his chest was puffed out, with a glow behind him.

Seeing this scene, Zhen Jiecheng couldn't help but hum the tune of "Lone Swimmer":

"They say, stitch your wounds up, no one likes a clown."

"I love you when you walk alone in a dark alley. I love you when you don't kneel."

Oh my god, this is it!

Using the lens language of a lone hero to portray the Joker is undoubtedly the most sincere gift that Zhen Jiecheng gives to the lower-class people in the United States!
And Li Pingbin did not make any mistakes from beginning to end.

Looking at the panting old man, Zhen Jiecheng no longer praised PUA Xiao Li Zi first, but gave a long-lost thumbs up in the direction of the camera:

"Old Li, great photos!"

As Leonardo completed the eagle trial, the crew's running-in was also achieved.

Just as Zhen Jiecheng said: We can get on the highway now!

The speed-up in shooting progress is visible to the naked eye, but this does not mean that it comes at the expense of loss of details.

At the talk show, Cao Jiuping and Ji Jianming cursed at each other while creating a breathtaking world-class color scheme and light and shadow.

The gloomy and cold color is given to the clown.

The red and orange in the background symbolize the coming of danger.

Slowly dancing in rich hues.

The curtain opens, step into the colorful world!
Cut to the front, connect to the monitor lens in post-production, and then jump to the real scene.

Zhen Jiecheng had already mapped out the complete outline in his mind, and he made arrangements with confidence and directed everything in an orderly manner.

In the eyes of Hollywood staff, especially Angelina, she is a role model.

"What's wrong, Angelina?" Robert, who plays the talk show host, asked curiously. "Nothing." Angelina smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I just feel like I'm not suitable to be a director."

"I stayed here to learn from you, but now..."

I did get a lot of semen, but the more I took, the more guilty I felt.

"Are you frustrated by Zhen?" Robert continued, "Do you feel that you can never reach his level? Even just close?"

"Close? No, no, no, I don't have such high hopes. I just want to be able to see it from a distance, that's enough."

Angelina spread her hands.

“But even so, I can’t seem to do it.”

"To use an old Chinese saying: When I was preparing to become a director, I saw Zhen as a frog in a well looking at the bright moon. After becoming a director, I saw Zhen as a mayfly seeing the blue sky."

"Wow~ Angelina, when did you learn Chinese? And it's ancient poetry!"

"Emmm, I took a make-up class at night."

"It's good to make up for the lessons, and make up for them more!" Robert encouraged, "We should change our perspective on the huge gap. Isn't it also a clear cognition? You are clear-headed now, and the direction is clear. The rest is just hard work!"

Hearing this, Angelina flipped her hair and nodded vigorously.

"Yeah! I'll try harder tonight!"

After shooting the talk show interior scenes, the riot scene in the subway began. In order to coordinate the movements of the extras to complete the dynamic balanced composition, Zhen Jiecheng put on sunglasses again and turned into an emotionless "click" machine.

This demandingness is not only for the pursuit of lens quality, but also for the preparation of the group performance for the final climax of the outdoor scenes.

Time passes day by day.

Finally, the final scene is just around the corner!

Jing Tian came. After finishing filming "Love Is Not Blind", she first went to Guo Fan's "The Adventures of Li Xianji" crew. After Guo Fan finished filming, she couldn't wait to take her senior brother to Xinxiang.

Also traveling with them was Yang Mi, who directly announced that she was a fan of Leo and wanted to visit the set to take advantage of the popularity.

Director Jing Da strongly supports this. As the heroine of "Love Is Not Blind", the more popular Yang Mi is, the better the box office will be, right?

The 2.5 film "Those Years" has already reached milestones, so it can't go backwards, right?
"Go away, stay away and don't bother me. I'm busy!"

Zhen Jiecheng waved his hands in disdain towards Jingtian, especially when his direct disciple was busy helping to coordinate the extras and arrange the props.

Look at my apprentice, he just keeps his head down at work.

What about you? You have bee feces on your lips, you say "I feel sorry for you, senior", and all you think about is how to get the money!
"And you! Get out of the way too!"

Jing Tian only took advantage of the situation, but what about Yang Mi? She was even more ruthless, she took advantage of the situation directly!

He attacked her twice, once by grabbing her pants and making her balls hurt. Once he grabbed her hair and made Zhen Jiecheng shiver.

After glaring at Yang Mi fiercely, Zhen Jiecheng turned and left with his follower Angelina.

Looking at the backs of the two people, Yang Mi suddenly wrinkled her nose.

The taste is so familiar!

Wait, that's the vixen smell of Hollywood!
Damn, I’m late!
"Teacher, everything has been arranged according to your instructions, and the extras have also led several rehearsals."

"The stunt team is ready, and I personally checked the safety measures."

After not seeing each other for many months, Guo Fan, who has completed the filming of his personal virgin work, has obviously become more mature and stable in temperament.

Zhen Jiecheng was very curious about how this version of "The Adventures of Li Xianji" would be different from the previous one, but that was a matter for after he returned to China. The most urgent task was to complete the filming of "Joker".

"Ok, let's start shooting!"

After returning to the monitor, lift the loud speaker.

"All units, prepare, action!"

Bonfires were lit on the roadside, warming the hearts of the lower-class people in the United States.

The streets were covered with patches of water, reflecting the dazzling light and shadow of classic Hollywood.

The smoke and the bustling crowds are the most beautiful scenery!

Where there is oppression, there is resistance.

man~get agitated!

"What a beautiful color combination!" Jing Tian exclaimed.

"The clown's makeup, the flashing lights of the police cars, the neon lights reflected in the mirror, the flames are really, cheerful!"

"Yes, what the teacher wants is joy, and the later music should also highlight this point." Guo Fan glanced at Jing Tian in surprise. He didn't expect that the junior sister would understand the camera language that the teacher wanted to express so quickly.

Pointing to the monitor,

"Look, a close-up of the clown's mesh isolation. Doesn't it look like a caged wild animal?"

"But Leonardo's smile and lines clearly expressed this: Isn't it beautiful? It's beautiful, right?"

"There are strong contrasting elements everywhere. The greater the contrast, the more profound it is."

While instructing Jing Tian, ​​Guo Fan stared at the monitor screen without blinking.

Everything went according to plan and in an orderly manner.

A strong light flashed by, and a large truck hit the parked car sideways.

Very good! This scene is perfect!
Sure enough, soon, a familiar loudspeaker sound rang in Guo Fan's ears.

"Pass!"

Re-adjust the camera position and rearrange the props.

Zhen Jiecheng waved to Guo Fan.
"Come here, look closer, listen closer!"

Then he ignored Guo Fan and started giving orders on his own.

"Lao Li, Lao Bao. Change the plan and come up with a new idea."

"Regarding the scene where other clowns wearing clown masks come to rescue Arthur, especially the scene where they carry Arthur out of the police car, I have two requests."

“First, use slow motion shooting.”

"Second, I want to see a weird sense of ritual of redemption in the camera!"

"Can it be done?"

"Yes!" Li Pingbin blurted out.

"Yes!" Bao Dexi gritted his teeth, "I'll discuss it with Lao Li, and then give you a plan!"

"Okay! Then I'll leave it to you two!" Zhen Jiecheng nodded, "Move Arthur onto the hood of the car and use a wide-angle zoom shot."

"Angelina, remember, the subsequent music should be grand and tragic!"

"Lao Li, Lao Bao. The long shot that follows moves horizontally to follow the police car, then turns vertically to capture the American... Ugh! The people of Gotham City are rioting, and the people are awakening."

"Push the camera again, a group portrait! The picture is about the family of Wayne, the young Batman."

"Don't interrupt the long shot. Wait until the family of three is vertically out of the frame, then bring up the extras in the background wearing clown masks. They're not extras. I'm here in person!"

Zhen Jiecheng rubbed his hands excitedly.

"Enter the alley, red rendering and tilted composition, I will personally end Batman's parents!"

Guo Fan was surprised by Zhen Jiecheng's excitement.

In Guo Fan's opinion, what kind of status does a teacher have? How can he be excited to be an extra in the group who shoots a gun? Even if it is shooting at Batman's parents.

But soon, Guo Fan understood.

The camera is handheld and the picture is shaking, as if it is catering to the riots in Gotham, a place with simple folk customs.

Shoot the clown from above and the crowd from behind.

Cheers, shouts, clown masks surrounded the police car.

Leonardo struggled to stand up on the hood of the police car.

The police car symbolizes justice, implying... no, it is explicitly trampling on the so-called "justice" formulated by the American upper class.

She used the blood at the corner of her mouth to touch up her makeup, outlining the clown's exaggerated and bloody lip line.

GM? Bleeding? Sacrifice?
The extremely strong camera language made Guo Fan feel many things.

Looking at the clown with a raised mouth corner, he was worshipping and dancing happily on the police car.

"A city hero is born!"

"Leading the bottom up, fighting against oppression, human war, the vast ocean."

Guo Fan was shocked!
"What the hell! What does the teacher want to do?"

"Thinking about rebelling against America?"

(End of this chapter)