Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 5 005 [Goddaughter? Doesn’t that mean she’s a goddaughter? 】

"That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" tells the story of a father who has been delivering letters all his life in the vast mountains and is about to retire, and his son takes over as a rural postman.

The father then took his son on a rural postal route that he had taken for decades, during which the two men eliminated the estrangement that had arisen between them over the years.

The implicit Chinese love of a father for his son, and of a son for his father, is vividly displayed on this mountain path.

It is a bit similar to foreign road movies, where they find their lost emotions and recover their forgotten memories on the road.

The original plot was very good and Lee Yi-su did not make any changes, so after finalizing the filming location, he held a final seminar before filming began.

The main purpose is to tell the crew members his shooting ideas and the overall tone of the film.

In particular, the photographer should be reminded to take pictures according to his needs.

In those days, there were no director monitors like those that can be used to monitor filming at the same time. Only the photographer could capture the shot and confirm whether the picture was up to standard in the first place.

So now when the crew shouts "cut", most of the time it's the photographer who shouts "cut".

Because when filming, he is the only one who can see the images captured by the camera.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yimou and Gu Changwei, who used to work as photographers, were able to successfully transition to being directors and do an excellent job in this field.

"Teacher Zhang, our movie is mainly based on green. I hope to see beautiful scenery, the kind that gives people a refreshing and simple feeling of returning to nature..."

"Green is the main color... OK, I get it."

Zhang Jiwu is an excellent photographer who has worked at Emei Film Studio for more than ten years and has shot many film and television works. So after Li Yishu told him the visual style he wanted, combined with the colored storyboards that she gave him, he also understood what she wanted.

Li Yishu said to everyone, "Okay everyone, we will go to the village tomorrow and officially start filming in the afternoon. That's all for today. Everyone go back and pack up, and gather at the factory gate tomorrow morning. Then we'll take the bus together and leave."

Soon, the crew members left, talking and laughing. While Li Yishu was packing up the shooting plan, she discussed with her father that after arriving at the village tomorrow, they would first shoot some shots of walking on the mountain road.

This movie has a simple plot and is easy to shoot. It focuses on humanity, so the scenes on the road and the scenes of father and son getting along are of paramount importance.

Before her rebirth, Lee Yi-su had guest-starred in many movies. Logically speaking, she should have been able to play the role of "son" with ease.

But Lee Yi-su is almost 50 mentally, so it is a bit difficult for her to act out the youthfulness and rebellious feeling of confronting her father.

Therefore, in order to get into the role as quickly as possible and regain the emotions of my youth, it is necessary to first shoot some shots that do not require emotional outbursts.

On the one hand, familiarize yourself with the lens, on the other hand, find the feeling.

"Art book, art book..."

Zhao Xue stopped Li Yishu who was about to go out.

"What's wrong, Mom?"

"Don't leave yet. The filming will start tomorrow. Qinqin is still a little confused about the script. Go over and teach her."

Hearing this, Li Yishu subconsciously turned around and glanced at Jiang Qinqin who was sitting alone in the conference room.

Her mother still has work to do, so she went back to the mountain city yesterday.

Over the past few days, not only did Jiang's mother become familiar with Zhao Xue, but her daughter also recognized Zhao Xue as her godmother, so she naturally left with peace of mind.

"Well, I'll go over and talk to her later."

"I'm telling you, Qinqin is my goddaughter now, you can't bully her."

Li Yishu: “…”

Goddaughter?
When did this happen? How come I didn't know about it?! Li Yishu was confused, but when she saw her mother winking at her, she immediately understood what was going on. She said with a smile, "You are so stupid. You didn't even tell me about this in advance."

"What to tell you!"

Zhao Xue rolled her eyes and said, "I adopted a daughter, what does it have to do with you? I'm telling you, I have my eyes on this girl, you have to take her seriously, do you hear me?"

"Okay, okay, I heard you, I heard you."

Li Yishu had a headache. Why didn't she realize that her mother had the potential to be a matchmaker before her rebirth?

"Qinqin~"

Jiang Qinqin walked over a little embarrassedly and called out "godmother" timidly.

"Hey!" Zhao Xue's mouth was about to be crooked with laughter. It would be great if she could remove one word and just call her mom. But she was not in a hurry. The filming of this drama would take at least half a month or even longer, so she had plenty of time to bring the two together.

"Qinqin, I've told your brother that if there's anything you don't understand about the script, just ask him directly."

"I understand, godmother." Jiang Qinqin glanced at Li Yishu shyly, and when she saw that she was staring at her, she lowered her head embarrassedly.

I always feel that other people look at me strangely these past two days. Even before my mother went back to Shancheng, she specifically told me to get closer to my brother Li Yishu.

"I'm leaving now. I'll leave it to you."

Zhao Xue winked at her son implicitly, then looked at the young couple with a smile, turned around and left with satisfaction.

In her mind, she has already imagined the good days when her son will get married and have children, and she will become a grandmother.

"Well...Qinqin, is there anything you don't understand about the character?"

Logically speaking, before Li Yishu was reborn, he was also a player who often walked by the river, but Jiang Qinqin is still a minor now. He is a man of principles and bottom line, so it is naturally difficult for him to use the skills to pick up girls that he trained in the sea of ​​flowers.

Although Jiang Qinqin was a little shy, she couldn't help but ask because of the role, "Brother Yishu, why doesn't the character I play have a name?"

"Does the name matter?"

"Ah? Not important?"

“It can be important or it can be unimportant.”

Li Yishu finished speaking mysteriously, thought for a moment and said, "You've also read the script. I didn't write anyone's name. I just used popular names such as father, mother, son, and Yi girl to replace them..."

The only identity of the male protagonist in the movie is that he is the son of his father who is a rural postman.

The tone of the entire film is to interpret the subtle relationship between father and son, the warmth and coldness of the world, and the loyal old dog in the depths of the mountains.

The protagonist has no name so that the audience can be immersed in it as much as possible.

Of course, Jiang Qinqin couldn't quite understand the intention of this.

So after explaining why she didn't have a name, Li Yishu thought for a moment and said:
"Qinqin, your scene may not start shooting for a few days. While you are on the set, please write a brief biography for your character. Just think of it as your additional filling in the gaps of this role. Only in this way can you integrate into the role and perform better in front of the camera."

One good thing about Li Yishu's method is that it allows Jiang Qinqin to immerse herself in her fantasy of this role.

Then I can show it in front of the camera, instead of treating the role I play as a character in the script, empty and soulless.

People tend to show 200% enthusiasm for people or things they have invested their efforts in.

"Okay, Brother Yishu." Jiang Qinqin nodded, not quite understanding.

(End of this chapter)