Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 108: That Art Director, Tell Him Not to Come

"Let's go to Guazhou."

The main filming location for Resurrection of the Dragon was the Guazhou Cultural Reserve in ZY City.

Accompanying Xiao Wu and Da Long, Chen Cheng packed his luggage and arrived here in advance.

Seeing the mountains in front of him, Xiao Wu was very excited. He picked up his camera and started taking pictures.

Chen Cheng laughed and scolded Xiao Wu: "You say you are studying art, but what's the point of taking pictures with a camera? You have to draw it."

After being reminded by Chen Cheng, Xiao Wu quickly opened the bag and was about to start painting.

Chen Cheng interrupted him again: "Don't draw so fast, wait a minute."

Xiao Wu was puzzled: "Brother Cheng, what are you waiting for?"

"Wait for the sunset."

At 5pm.

The setting sun gradually appeared, and the sky was filled with rosy clouds.

Chen Cheng asked Xiao Wu to wait a little longer.

Then the sun gradually set, and there were only a few spots of light, giving a feeling of a dragon fighting in the wild.

At this time, Chen Cheng said to the front: "The blood-stained robe is red through the armor, who dares to fight with me in Dangyang? In ancient times, the only one who rushed into the battle to help the lord in danger was Zhao Zilong of Changshan."

As soon as this poem came out, even the uneducated Dalong followed suit and said, "Brother Cheng, you are so talented."

Xiao Wu on the side also said excitedly: "The setting sun is like blood, it feels so good, I want to draw this picture now."

"I am coming too."

Chen Cheng also set up his tools, looked at the sunset, and incorporated the scenery he saw into the painting.

It took over an hour.

Chen Cheng's painting is finished.

Xiao Wu’s painting speed was also good and he finished it as well.

Chen Cheng leaned over to take a look and said, "Xiao Wu, the painting is good."

Xiao Wu smiled foolishly.

Then he looked at Chen Cheng's painting and instantly lost his spirit: "Compared to yours, Brother Cheng, mine is simply garbage."

"What rubbish! How can you improve in the future if you can't even look down on your own paintings?"

“I started painting from garbage, too.”

"Let's go, call it a day, we'll come back tomorrow."

The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.

Although there is still a lot of work to be done, the sunset passes too quickly and Chen Cheng can only wait until tomorrow.

However, after returning, Chen Cheng did not stop.

Instead, he found director Li Rengang's contact information in the crew's contact list and sent him an email.

……

"Taewon, why did you insert an art director in here?"

"Rengang, do you think I want to put it in? It was the Korean producer who proposed it."

"Then what about our art director? If we work together, who will be the older and who will be the younger?"

"Let's not distinguish between big and small, just divide the work."

“It’s possible to divide the work, but only one person can be the leader in art. If another person joins in, they can only play a supporting role. If the styles of two people are different, forcing them together will not be beautiful.”

Hong Kong.

Actor Li Rengang, who is still in the process of selecting actors, is having a headache.

The behind-the-scenes staff had already been selected.

As a result, the Korean producers did something weird again and actually sent in an art director.

"Rengang, in fact, the Korean side is also worried. After all, our art director is really young."

"We have investigated Chen Cheng's ability and we recognize it. In addition, he just finished filming Curse of the Golden Flower, which is more famous than ours and has a bigger investment. Do you think he doesn't have the ability to get in?"

"I'm not doubting Chen Cheng, it's mainly because Chen Cheng is relatively young. Maybe he does have some talent, but there are always shortcomings. It's good to have such an artistic director. If there are any problems, there are also measures to make up for them."

"Okay, you all represent the producers, what can I do as a director?"

Still unable to convince the producer, Li Rengang had no choice but to compromise.

"You have new mail..."

Checked the email for the day.

At this time.

A strange email appeared in front of Li Rengang.

Li Rengang looked at the sender and didn't recognize him.

After opening it, Li Rengang understood that this was sent by art director Chen Cheng.

Inside the mail.

Chen Cheng explained to Li Rengang his views on the film "Seeing the Dragon Resurrection" and suggested starting the filming in the form of storytelling.

This suggestion made Li Rengang clap his hands.

This suggestion solved a big problem for him.

He had always been thinking about how "Resurrection of the Dragon" should tell this story.

The "storytelling" mentioned by Chen Cheng was highly recognized by Li Rengang.

The storytelling profession has existed since ancient times.

He is ancient and legendary.

same.

The story told in See the Dragon Removal is a legendary tale.

There is nothing better than telling a legendary story in the form of storytelling.

Somewhat excited.

Li Rengang called Chen Cheng immediately.

"Chen Cheng, I'm Li Rengang."

"Director Li."

Chen Cheng was not surprised to receive Li Rengang's call.

"I received your email, it's very well written. I think your suggestion on [storytelling] is very good, I adopted it, thank you for your suggestion, it saved me countless brain cells."

"Director Li, you are too polite. I originally wanted to communicate with you after you arrived at the crew. But I thought you might be too busy and would have too many things to deal with after you arrived at the crew, so I sent you some of my thoughts via email."

"You said it very well. I would have talked to you even if you hadn't said it. You know, I also majored in fine arts. By the way, Mr. Jing Jiang mentioned you to me on the set last month. I didn't expect that we would be able to work together."

"Teacher Jingjiang's art is truly great."

"It's really high. By the way, what do you think about the art of our film?"

"Just a little bit of insight."

"Don't hide it, you're trying to drive me crazy."

Li Rengang is an impatient person.

Chen Cheng said calmly, "It may be difficult to describe it in detail. In the afternoon, I went to Guazhou, where our camp was located. When the sun set in the afternoon, I drew that scene. Director Li, you can take a look."

"it is good."

After a few minutes.

Li Rengang received Chen Cheng's paintings.

At first sight, Li Rengang was shocked.

Let’s not talk about whether this painting is good or not.

Just at the first glance, Li Rengang felt a strong personal style.

This style seemed to have solidified into substance, making his mind extremely clear, as if it were a brand, imprinted in his heart.

Let’s continue reading.

Under the setting sun, the mountains in the distance of Guazhou appear endless and vast.

"it is good."

“I found the right art director.”

Li Rengang said "good".

With such a sense of picture and such writing skills that can penetrate people's hearts, it is no wonder that he was noticed by Zhang Yi at such a young age.

……

"Let's go on."

Day two.

Chen Cheng brought Xiao Wu and Da Long to the cultural protection area again.

Chen Cheng also came with a horse.

"Xiao Wu, can you ride a horse?"

"will not."

Xiao Wu was a little embarrassed: "I'm afraid of horses."

"What are you afraid of? Just ride on it."

"I'm not coming."

Xiao Wu would rather die than ride a horse.

"Dalong, come here."

Dalong didn't refuse and rode on it gracefully.

Dalong can ride a horse, but that’s all he can do.

On horseback, Dalong was also a little nervous.

Especially when the horse was running fast, Dalong's whole body was tense and he couldn't move freely.

no way.

Horse riding is an unfamiliar option for many actors.

Many actors don't know how to ride a horse at all.

of course.

Generally speaking, it’s okay if you don’t know how to ride a horse.

Some people can ride.

Even if no one knows how to ride, you can ride a fake road or a prop horse.

The upper body shape of this horse is no different from that of a real horse.

But below, the wheels were used directly.

When we say riding a horse, we mean riding a vehicle that looks like a horse. So when we shoot, we just need to shoot the upper part of the actor.

As for what to do when shooting next, just take a long shot or call a stand-in.

I’ll tell you a secret, this is how Stephen Chow’s horse riding action was filmed.

"Hey, Dalong, come down."

Chen Cheng shook his head.

Originally, he wanted Dalong to ride a horse and pose in some positions.

Now it seems that I can only go there myself.

"Xiao Wu, you come take the photo later."

Chen Cheng gave the instructions while changing his clothes.

This costume is a set of Three Kingdoms costumes that Chen Cheng brought from the film and television city.

Due to time constraints, the costumes for the crew have not yet been fully designed.

But for art director Chen Cheng.

He can do it himself.

But doing it yourself also takes a lot of time.

So Chen Cheng made some modifications to the ready-made Three Kingdoms costumes.

"Damn, Makoto, it's a shame you don't become an actor."

Xiao Wu said as he looked at Chen Cheng's handsome look after changing into his costume.

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Haha, I'm not an actor normally, but now I'm satisfying my acting addiction."

Say it.

Chen Cheng jumped and jumped onto the horse.

This action stunned the two of them.

Chen Cheng glared at the two of them and said, "Hey, did you guys take any photos just now?"

Xiao Wu was a little embarrassed: "Brother Cheng, I'm stunned. Can you do it again?"

no way.

Chen Cheng had no choice but to dismount and perform the same action again.

Fortunately.

This time I'm prepared.

Chen Cheng's vaulting horse movements were all captured in the camera.

But Chen Cheng was not finished yet.

Instead, he picked up the spear and ran forward.

While running at full speed, Chen Cheng practiced his shooting skills on horseback.

【Spear to the Sky】

【Dripping gun】

【Taishan overwhelming】

【Erlang carries the mountain】

【Blue Dragon Three Swings of Tail】

【Overlord’s Return】

The thirty-six-way six-in-one spear technique, danced in Chen Cheng's hands, was like a proud dragon emerging from the sea, full of murderous force.

It took more than two hours.

Chen Cheng finished filming this video.

That's why it took more than two hours.

It’s not that Chen Cheng’s shooting skills are bad, nor is it that Chen Cheng will fail.

Mainly the shooting angle and picture need to be adjusted.

In particular, Chen Cheng wanted to take a picture of the sunset, just like he did yesterday afternoon.

Because this scene of Chen Cheng playing with a gun on horseback not only reflects Zhao Zilong's skills.

It also reflects the fate of Zhao Zilong's life.

Chen Cheng planned to use the setting sun as the background color.

Judging from the script of this drama, Zhao Zilong's fate is like the setting sun.

It makes people feel helpless, but also full of emotion.

But this is the general trend of the world.

A small person can never change the world.

……

"Brother Cheng, look at the shooting skills you just showed me."

"Handsome, so handsome."

"I feel like you can play Zhao Zilong."

Xiao Wu and Da Long looked at Chen Cheng in the camera and said excitedly.

Although there are only pictures in the shot, there are no special effects or sound effects.

At the same time, due to shooting equipment reasons, the overall picture is not that good.

But even so.

The young hero in the camera comes to life on paper.

Chen Cheng was also very satisfied with this and said, "He is handsome, but go and ask Andy Lau to let me be the male lead."

"Brother Cheng, I'm going to be beaten to death."

"You know it and you tell me."

Chen Cheng worked behind the scenes, so he didn't envy the excitement in front of the scenes.

Moreover, having worked behind the scenes for so long, Chen Cheng knows better that there are wonderful things both in front of and behind the scenes.

As long as you work hard, when you stand at a certain height, you can enjoy the scenery that others cannot enjoy.

Just like Zhang Yimou.

He works behind the scenes every day, but few actors can match his brilliance.

As for the front stage, he would just play a few guest roles when he was in the mood.

Next, editing.

As an excellent art director, Chen Cheng would naturally not neglect the editing aspect.

Although his level is not as good as those masters, he can still compare with them.

Plus nowadays there are editing software, which makes editing more convenient.

Of course, editing is not just about cutting shots, he also has to add various sound effects and background music.

The sound effects include the sounds of horse hooves, running, and wielding guns.

This is the simplest. There are a lot of unified sound sources on the Internet, so there is no need to manually create sounds like the sound artists did decades ago.

After all, there is not much difference between the sound of you chopping and the sound of me chopping.

Add to that the sound of the spear breaking through the air...it's actually almost the same.

The focus is on background music.

Chen Cheng spent a lot of effort on the background music this time.

Ok.

It didn't take much effort.

Chen Cheng directly borrowed the background music "Zhao Zilong" from the previous life's "See the Dragon Resurrection"

Although it was a reference, Chen Cheng did not study music and just remembered the melody roughly.

So for this background music, Chen Cheng also asked several friends in Hengdian who are responsible for music composition to help.

It took Chen Cheng three days to perfectly restore this piece of music.

"Okay."

Chen Cheng embedded the background music into the previously shot video and sent it to director Li Rengang again.

……

"Hey boy, there's another big mail."

I saw another email from Chen Cheng in my mailbox.

And judging from the situation, this email is quite large.

Li Rengang, who had almost chosen the actors, opened the email again.

However, this time there was no text in the email, only a video.

Li Rengang felt a little strange and downloaded the video.

Double-click to open.

Before the picture appeared, a melodious flute sound appeared.

then.

A young hero suddenly appeared in the camera.

He appeared so fast, like a shooting star.

The gun points forward.

There seems to be a huge army ahead.

But the young man remained unafraid and held his spear.

"Ah ah ah..."

Looking at this scene, Li Rengang shouted excitedly.

"Chen Cheng, Chen Cheng..."

"When was the video you sent me just now taken?"

"Oh my god, this part of yours is absolutely amazing..."

After a burst of excitement towards Chen Cheng, Li Rengang calmed down after more than ten minutes.

"Chen Cheng, I suddenly realized that you have something to tell me?"

After calming down, Li Rengang suddenly thought of something.

A few minutes later.

Li Rengang hung up the phone.

Then, he sent a message to producer Zheng Taiyuan: "Lao Zheng, tell the art director not to come."

(End of this chapter)