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Outside the ancient city is the vast Gobi Desert, so as long as the wind blows, basically don’t think about it, but the western style here is still very tasteful, the vast land, thousands of miles of yellow sand, here makes people feel a little more proud .It is said that "No Man's Land" directed by Ning Hao is a western-themed film. The new film of Gao Qunshu, who has just been promoted to the ranks of top directors with "The Wind", also focuses on western action styles. Domestic directors are still influenced by Hollywood western films. There are some western feelings, and this is also a piece of fertile ground that Chinese filmmakers have not explored much.

Because of the filming location and style, "The Battle of Shama Town" can barely be regarded as a western movie, a western comedy.After the first scene was filmed, Zhao Ziqi and Yue Xiaojun, who were guest stars, arrived one after another on the second day, and He Mu also officially entered the mode of village chief Tang, and the movie began to open in full swing.

Zhao Ziqi is playing a reporter who is reporting outside a treasure appraisal site. He Mu is ready, disheveled, wearing a plaid old suit, wearing a travel cap, carrying a bag on his shoulder, and holding a package in his arms. It is full of rustic simplicity.When Zhao Ziqi was halfway through speaking, He Mu rushed out at the right opportunity, gave out business cards to the reporters, and invited them to travel to Shama Town, and made a fuss in front of the camera of the TV station in strong Baoding dialect. Advertisement, "We have everything there, we have food, lodging and transportation, if you stay in the mysterious castle for one night..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Ziqi burst into laughter, she couldn't help it, it was so funny, she had never seen He Mu like this before.So subversive.

He Mu didn't know Zhao Ziqi well, it was LeTV's relationship, and her laughter quickly infected the audience.Village head Tang, who was serious about advertising his hometown, couldn't help laughing, "Is my acting okay?"

Zhao Ziqi gave a thumbs up, "It's so wonderful, absolutely superb acting skills!" The group performers around also applauded, and I was thinking if there was a cuter group performer, no wonder I'm so much more handsome than him and didn't become famous. In acting.well!

There are often laughs when filming dramas, and laughs are even more inevitable when filming comedies. Sometimes these joke videos are made into a sideshow and are more fun than the feature film.Zhao Ziqi calmed down, Director Li gave some instructions, He Mu returned to his original position, and the extras took their places.Filming continues.

This time it went well.There was no laughter, no wrong lines, when Tang Gaopeng finished the advertisement, reporter Zhao Ziqi blocked the camera and said impatiently, "You go in." The village head Tang, who was licking his smiling face, went in a little embarrassed. Powerful, but after entering the character state.He can restrain himself very well, acting like any village chief.Of course, He Mu's current village chief in his hometown is much more respectable than him, but movies come from life and are higher than life, so how can they create dramatic effects and conflicts without exaggeration.

He Mu's current performance was not achieved overnight. At the beginning, he was really uncertain what kind of village chief he should portray and how to play this role. It was also in the many scenes with Shi Shi that He Mu gradually developed a comparison. With a mature idea, fill some details into the role of Tang Gaopeng, including some small movements, tone of voice, common demeanor, etc. It is these details that make a vivid and vivid village chief Tang.

There are three experts in treasure appraisal, the two on the left and right are purely from the soy sauce background, and the one in the middle acts as the helper of the cultural relics thief, which is not a good thing, because this is a treasure appraisal event, He Mu originally planned to invite Ma Weidu to be a guest, but When he learned that he would have a rivalry with He Mu and Ma Liqun, he still refused, "You are all professionals, so I will not make a fool of yourself in front of you." Teacher Ma is still very sensible not to be brave and do what he is not good at.

Because the crew was well prepared and the scenes had been set up in advance, as long as the actors were present, they could shoot, so the progress was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for Chun Niang, played by Shi Shi, to appear on stage.

One of the main characteristics of the character "Chunniang" is pungentness, which is a major characteristic that rural women basically have, and it is also very scarce in poetry. She can be lively and cute, and can be deep and melancholy, but what does "pungentness" taste like? It's hard to say, so Shishi's acting path is a bit narrow, she has never had related or similar performance experience before.

Shishi has seen a lot of shrews from film and television works. Are their performances considered "pungent"? Shishi is not sure, and her shortcomings in this aspect are also fully exposed in the rehearsal exercises with He Mu. The warmth part is just right, making her Yelling at Tang Gaopeng makes her unable to do well. Sometimes she really becomes a shrew, and sometimes she doesn’t seem strong enough. He Mu suggested that she go to the farmer’s market or something like that to see the big girls who buy vegetables. What kind of state the little daughter-in-law is in, Shishi slowly found a feeling.

While acting, He Mu did not forget to pay attention to the outside news. Although the crew said that the filming was closed, but the transportation was inconvenient and it was impossible to leave this ancient town easily, the news inside and outside was very smooth. Newspapers and magazines, Internet access with a weak signal, making phone calls, and talking to the pregnant woman at home every night are essential tasks for He Mu. Sometimes Zi Lin will stick the phone on his belly, so that He Mu heard the sound of the baby kicking his legs. Although He Mu couldn't hear anything, he would still be pleasantly surprised and exaggerated, "Wow, his legs are so powerful!"

Everything is fine with his wife and children. Tao Quduo, who is far away in the United States, also contacted Zhang Yueyue. Yueyue has already received a list that Lao Tao gave him. There are more than 20 paintings in it. These will be completed by Zhang Yueyue and finally Used in the movie "Art School Girl".

I don't know whether it's good or bad news. "Snail House" was really suspended by btv. Before it finished, it was cut off and replaced with other dramas. As the capital station, they are too cautious, and they dare not be a little deviant Try, fortunately, after all their troubles, "Snail House" became more famous, and more and more people wondered what kind of drama it was that could make btv angry. The satellite TV station won, and it will be able to meet the audience again soon.

Nowadays, the most talked about movie topic is probably "2012". He Mu hasn't watched it yet, but he already knows its name, and it is very popular.Many people say that this is another super box office blockbuster comparable to "Transformers 2". The implication is that the film is very likely to exceed 2 million. You must know that in the history of domestic movies, only this year's "Transformers [-]" " and "Founding of the People's Republic of China" are at the level of [-] million.

Of course, this kind of statement is not an exaggeration, it is still very well-founded. On the first day of the release of "2012", the box office was 2700 million including the zero-point show, and the box office was 2750 million on the second Saturday. , it turned out that the box office was 3300 million that day, and this trend has been going up. Although the box office of 8700 million in the first week is not top-notch, it is already very high compared to the three-day release date, and it is not inferior to "The Founding of a Country" and "Transformers 2" exceeded 2012 million in four days, and its box office trend has been rising, which further shows the huge market potential of the film. The popularity of "[-]" can be regarded as an early detonation of the Lunar New Year schedule.

Now "2012" has become a hot topic, because of the appearance of this movie, people even began to doubt whether 2012 will really end the world.In fact, this kind of argument had appeared long before the release of "2012". Later, with the global release of "2012", this kind of argument became more and more intense. Even the Mayans were moved out, and the date of the end of the world was even accurate. A specific day in 2012.

Seeing this, people with a discerning eye can basically understand that this is just a hype by film distributors. The professional point is called topic marketing, and it is a very clever marketing method. We can call it "viral marketing". As early as a year ago , "2012" released a trailer, encouraging people to search for "2012" related entries, and then there will be many mysterious topics related to the end of the world, attracting people to explore and pay attention to 2012, until the movie is officially released, forming a super strong A storm of topics, casually throwing out a few fake news can cause discussion and panic among the whole people.

Hollywood's very mature marketing methods have always been what domestic film companies want to learn. Xue Xiangchen, who is in charge of publicity at Shuimu Forest, also deliberately took the marketing case of "2012" as the object of research and analysis, and found seven or eight points that can be used for me. way method.

The popularity and praise of "2012" in China even surpassed that of the United States. In addition to the production technology far exceeding the level of the domestic film industry and the unprecedented big scene, another important reason is the addition of Chinese elements. The film saves mankind. Noah's Ark was produced on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under the leadership of the Chinese side. This alone is very popular with domestic audiences.

"The Yankees have saved the earth and human beings so many times, this time we finally have our share, we must go and see!"

"If there is no Chinese, how can humans escape the doomsday! This kind of movie must be supported."

This is a very mainstream view of domestic audiences. The producer of "2012" made the right move. The love of "2012" in the domestic film market will surely make it the brightest scene in the overseas market. It will be the attention and covetousness of Hollywood filmmakers to the Chinese film market. They now know that this is a piece of fat. Maybe the topic of expanding the number of Hollywood films that has been shelved for two years will be brought up again. I hope that the radio and television can resist it. Pressure, don't compromise.

It is a good thing to bring in more and better overseas films to increase the competitive awareness of domestic filmmakers, but now is not the time. Today’s fragile Chinese films cannot withstand such a big impact. Blindly introducing Western films may lead to hard-won establishments. The mainland film market has been completely reduced to a prop for Hollywood to make money. Just like Hong Kong today, Hong Kong filmmakers are still confused about where their path is... (to be continued...)

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