Coquettish Rebirth

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"And on the other hand, when Cheng Long was filming fights, did you find out that he always shoots scenes with a few cameras and wide-angle lenses in fixed positions to shoot the fight scenes, and only later uses a few cameras to shoot the scenes. The editing is done together without shaking the camera at all?" Jia Hongjian asked Nolan. ￥f Vertex Novel, Nolan heard Jia Hongjian's question, and then thought carefully about the Cheng Long movies he had watched, and it seemed that this was really the case! "Why did this happen?" Nolan was a little confused. "Because Cheng Long is a person who can shoot action scenes by nature. Although he has never learned the knowledge of directing, he can feel how to shoot well! Shooting with a wide-angle lens can clearly let the audience see what happened. It's very important, and Hollywood directors often don't understand this. It's like Cheng Long's "Rush Hour" filmed in the past few years. I can't laugh or cry when I see the details. It's like Cheng Long in the 90s I made a film called "Double Dragon Club", in which there was a scene in Mitsubishi's car testing plant, a car rushed towards him at high speed, and he had no time to dodge to the side, and behind him was a wall, so He jumped up and grabbed the edge of the wall with his backhand, turned up, and just as he turned over, the car hit the wall below him..."

"Well, I know this! I've seen it!" Nolan said immediately. "Okay, just watched it, and there is a similar scene in "Rush Hour", that is, he is stuck in a dead end, and the bad guy hits him with a big dumpster like the one in the alley in the United States. It’s also flipping over to avoid the impact of the trash can. The same routine. But in Cheng Long’s own film, when the last thrilling scene was shot, the camera was above Cheng Long’s body. The scene where he hits the wall under him. However, under the shooting of the American director, the first shot of Cheng Long turning upside down, and then everything. Although the next shot is also above, but the trash can has hit the wall! Did you find that there is no ? The most important and most powerful shot of a large object hitting the wall under Cheng Long is gone! At least in "Rush Hour", the impact of such a scene is gone!"

Having said this, Jia Hongjian paused, "So have you seen that a scene that should have had an impact can be completely ruined by an untimely editing! Similarly, the feeling of punching to the flesh during a fight It can also be completely destroyed by people who don’t know how to edit and how to shoot! When there is no stormy editing, Cheng Long’s fight can’t reflect the tension of being besieged. When there is no proper expression of impact Cheng Long’s films are not so tense and shocking when we use such a scene. So when the same principle as crashing a car is applied to the shooting of fighting, it is obvious that a director must choose a suitable shot to show that kind of scene. Fist to the flesh feeling!

Even if the original actors are mediocre, but as long as you choose a good shot, you can make a punchy feeling!For example, it’s still Cheng Long’s film, for example, a and b are standing very close to each other, c comes over and punches b in the face who is standing in front, and b’s head is thrown back.As a result, the back of b's head hit a's nose all of a sudden, such a scene was shot by a Hollywood director.I guess it was shot from the front of b, with a fist protruding from the side of the camera and hitting b's face, and then the camera changed to a sideways shot, and the shadow of the fist flashed, and then b slammed towards He raised his head back.Hit a, such a shot is a failure! "As soon as he heard this, Nolan was confused! Why? Because after he heard such a scene described by Jia Hongjian, the first thing he thought of was the one that Jia Hongjian described as a failure. !Why does this fail?

Just when he was confused, he listened to Jia Hongjian's explanation. "Because such a shooting method did not fully capture the expression of the punch on the face! When ordinary Hollywood directors shoot, they will subconsciously edit the moment they hit someone, so they directly destroy it. A punch to the texture of the flesh, and then did not show the expression and reaction of the party being hit! This is the most important issue! If I want to shoot this shot, then I will take a long shot directly from the front of b A fist came out from the side of the camera, and then hit hard, clutching his nose in pain..."

Whoa!Just listening to Jia Hongjian's description at this time, Nolan felt a picture pop up in front of his eyes. Just listening to the description, he felt that this picture was indeed more impactful than the previous "Hollywood" way!As a director, he knows that the shooting method Jia Hongjian described is actually not a real shot, but a borrowed position. In reality, the acting difficulty may be lower than that required by Hollywood directors, but how can the effect be better?Hiss... Can such a shooting method be used to shoot other fights by analogy?Just as he was thinking about it, Jia Hongjian announced the answer in a timely manner—"So if you want to shoot or edit the fighting scenes, you should be careful.

For example, in the scene where I punch you in the face, if you really want to edit, you can shoot a shot of me punching, and then a shot of me punching you in the face.The shot of me hitting your face with my fist must have a certain duration. There must be at least half a second of my fist waving scene, otherwise the audience will not react and it will end suddenly, which will have no impact up!In fact, the best thing is not to edit in one action. It is best to use a fixed wide-angle lens to shoot several fighting actions within a few seconds. Editing, that's the best..."

Jia Hongjian said everything he said, and he not only talked, but also drew pictures to explain to Nolan.To be honest, these things are completely unlearned in film schools, and they are things that are not taught in schools.Otherwise, why would no American director shoot fighting scenes?Even directors in Hong Kong aren't everyone good at making kung fu movies?In fact, Cheng Long and other brothers who first developed these things are really talented here!Cheng Long, Jia Hongjian felt that he was born to be a director!Although ordinary people may think that Cheng Long's "Rush Hour" in the United States is not that bad, but look at other films like "Shanghai Noon" and Cheng Long's "Around the World in 80 Days". Are the films Long made for money good-looking?Also, the fights are not as good-looking as when Cheng Long controls the camera himself!This is the level difference!Perhaps when Cheng Long was the director, because he didn't have a Hollywood-level script, the films he produced might not be as grand and shocking as Hollywood films, but he can definitely be said to be a master-level figure in terms of details!

And what Jia Hongjian said before was the result of chatting with others when he watched Cheng Long's movies countless times in his previous life and collaborated with Cheng Long in several films in this life!Cheng Long personally explained it to him!Otherwise, Jia Hongjian can preside over the shooting and editing rights of so many movies, and after these movies can do well at the box office, they will be as good as they are now?And Nolan was really emotional at this time!It turns out that there are so many things to pay attention to when shooting action scenes?How about such a great knowledge?Did Jia Hongjian tell him such a knowledge so easily?Such a frankness really moved him!To be honest, if it was Jia Hongjian, if someone asked him how to shoot action scenes, he would really not be able to tell.Because this thing is the cost of eating!It's like Michael Bay's explosive strategy, which seems very brainless, but he has thoroughly studied this stuff, and he can become a top Hollywood director by relying on this stuff, so he has to accept it!People will not teach this kind of experience to others, because if you teach him, won't there be competitors, won't someone steal the food?

Of course, Nolan knew that Jia Hongjian's identity was mainly the boss of a film company, and he didn't rely on being a director for a living, so he could tell.But being able to say this is already quite a face-saving, and quite treats Nolan as one of his own!So at this time, Nolan made a secret decision in his heart. If he wanted to make a good movie in this life, he would definitely do it in DreamWorks, and he would never give the fat to outsiders!If Jia Hongjian took such good care of him, he couldn't be a traitor and not take care of Jia Hongjian, right?Thinking of this, Nolan didn't hesitate anymore. He said something directly, "By the way, Mr. Jia, Time Warner contacted me recently, saying that they want me to direct a few new films for them. Leave the movie to me as well..."

When he heard the news, Jia Hongjian was not surprised. Historically, Nolan had indeed continued to cooperate with Time Warner. However, Nolan seemed to be due to various reasons and did not direct a film like "Superman Returns". Supervision only.So at this time, Jia Hongjian was very calm, "Oh? They asked you to shoot the Superman series?" Nolan was shocked when he heard Jia Hongjian's words!He looked at Jia Hongjian not surprised at all, and Jia Hongjian blurted out the Superman series, which showed that Jia Hongjian knew!Shit, fortunately he said it!If he didn't confess, Jia Hongjian knew that Time Warner was contacting him behind the scenes, and if he didn't say anything, wouldn't it be clear that he was going to be a traitor?Although it is said that we are a partnership, although Nolan also has shares in this DreamWorks, but the shares cannot limit him to only make films for DreamWorks, but there is really no way to talk about favors!

With a little bit of rejoicing, Nolan then asked Jia Hongjian, "Then do you think I should make a film or not?" (My novel "The Legend of Coquettish Rebirth" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and at the same time There is also a 100% lottery gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right "add friend", search the official account "qdread" and pay attention, hurry up!) (To be continued...)