Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 206 Movie-level shooting techniques
On June 2006, 6, the filming of "My Love from the Star" officially started.

It’s still the same old opening ceremony and media interviews.

Because this is Chen Linfeng's first new drama since "The Tang Empire", and it is also one of his few appearances in the past two months.

There were a lot of reporters here, and the reporters invited by Longlin Company themselves accounted for less than one-third of the total.

Everybody was excited.

Sina Media: "Director Chen, this is your first time directing a film. Will you present something different to the audience like you did in the past?"

"Of course, I'm always looking for new things, and this is no different."

"Can you tell me what's new about it?"

"It's mainly about the shooting method and picture quality. I plan to use a shooting method close to that of movies to shoot the TV series. In terms of camera equipment, lighting, post-production color grading, etc., I will try my best to provide the audience with a higher aesthetic experience."

In fact, the first to do this in later generations should be the crew of "The Legend of Zhen Huan". Chen Linfeng had read reports in his previous life that their crew used movie lenses. This time, he adopted a movie-like approach in many aspects such as lighting and shooting.

A knowledgeable reporter asked, "The movie looks much better than the TV series because it took a lot of time to adjust the lighting and do post-production. How much time does Director Chen plan to spend on filming?"

"It is expected to be more than 4 months, and the time will be longer in the later stage."

This is a very topical news, and the reporters below were a little agitated.

"Why do you do that?"

Chen Linfeng thought for a moment and replied, "A seminar was held in Yanjing a while ago. An expert said that the future direction of TV dramas is likely to be towards high-quality production, which is the so-called 'blockbuster'. I partially agree with the expert's opinion, and I am also trying to put it into practice."

"Shooting a TV series like this will obviously increase the cost, right?"

"Of course, as the shooting time gets longer, the salary alone will have to be much higher."

"Then how can you guarantee a return on investment?"

“The pressure to recoup the investment is not that great. As everyone knows, this drama stars me and Xixi, so at least we can sell a lot of copies for one round of broadcasting. If the quality of the work is good, the subsequent income will definitely not be small.

But in the final analysis, I have enough money to try, and I am willing to be a pioneer and give it a try. "

Seeing that the topic was getting further and further away, Chen Linfeng stepped back and began to introduce other actors in the crew, asking the media to interview more people.

Although the reporters felt regretful that they could not get more information out of Chen Linfeng, what they knew so far was enough for two major news stories, so they did not dwell on it and started asking other questions.

A new reporter who came to the stage to make up the numbers was puzzled, "Brother Wang, why are you so keen on asking this 'big movie' question?"

Brother Wang was raising his hand to ask a question, but when he saw that he was not chosen, he simply sat down and answered my question.

“Only blockbusters are popular. Look at how well newspapers sold after Hero was released. Oh, you were still in school at that time.

You must have experienced the recent broadcast of The Great Tang Empire. Did you feel that we were very busy during that period and had endless press releases to write every day? "

The novice reporter nodded hurriedly. Indeed, he did write a lot of articles at that time, and his salary for those two months was a little higher.

"So, normally we have no choice but to talk about celebrity gossip. Do you think we like this?

Oh, I also like to encounter big news, which can also make a lot of money.

But there must be serious big news, which makes writing more comfortable, right? We can write with a clear conscience, and the audience will enjoy reading it, so why not do it? "

At this time, a new round of reporters' questions began. Brother Wang raised his hand desperately, but was still not selected. He sat back in his seat regretfully and continued the previous topic.

"Today, everyone wanted to report the news of the start of filming as usual, and by the way, ask about the gossip between Xiao Chen and Liu Qianqian, but Xiao Chen is very cunning and I don't think we can get anything out of him.

However, there is suddenly a new hot topic at this time. How can everyone not be excited? "

The novice reporters understood it. To put it bluntly, there were suddenly more topics to talk about, and there were also long-term topics that could be foreseen in the future. The senior reporters could hardly control their drooling.

It was now time for a new round of questions, and the rookie reporter also raised his hand.

I didn't expect the host on the stage to actually point his finger in this direction.

"Come over there, little brother."

The rookie reporter stood up excitedly and asked, "I'm a reporter from Entertainment Weekend. I want to ask Liu Qianqian a question. I heard that you and Chen Linfeng are playing a couple in the new drama. Will you fall in love with each other and turn the fake play into real one?"

Liu Qianqian's face flushed red, and she quickly picked up the microphone and retorted, "No, definitely not."

“Why can you guarantee that?”

"I don't want to answer your question anymore, next one."

This different reaction immediately attracted the attention of other media, and they smelled something different.

Brother Wang looked at the younger brother in surprise. He didn't expect that a newbie would ask such a technical question. Of course, for the entertainment media, such questions are very professional.

At this time, he had already forgotten the previous words "have a clear conscience".

When the reporters saw the gap, of course they continued to attack, but after all, it was the other party's home court, so they still had to pay attention to the way they asked questions.

The reporter behind her continued to mention related issues in a vague way, but Liu Qianqian seemed to be just experiencing a momentary emotional fluctuation, and her subsequent answers were able to push the issue away.

Unfortunately, the fairy has learned bad things and now knows how to practice Tai Chi.

The reporters were disappointed.

But that’s okay, there are already enough topics for today.

Not only are there the two points mentioned above that are worth reporting, the second male lead and second female lead are played by Hu Ge and An Yixuan respectively, and with the female lead Liu Qianqian, the three-member cast of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is complete.

It’s hard to say whether this was intentional on the part of Director Xiao Chen.

Of course it was intentional. After considering between An Yixuan and Yang Mi, Chen Linfeng still chose An Yixuan.

Because from the perspective of playing with the meme, if Yang Mi was chosen, the subsequent impact would make it uncertain whether Yang Mi would continue to play Xue Jian in The Legend of Sword and Fairy III.

On the contrary, choosing An Yixuan is ready-made news material. After the new drama is aired, it will surely be very interesting for fans to see these people forming a new emotional combination.

In addition to these main characters, the heroine's younger brother is played by Bruce Lee, who has few scenes and is more of a cameo.

Shi Xiaolong is now at least a second-tier actor, and is currently in the critical period of adulthood. For future development, it is best to take on more non-leading roles, so it is more appropriate to play guest roles, and supporting roles will have a greater impact.

The male protagonist's friend, the old lawyer Zhang Yingmu, Chen Linfeng found Chen Baoguo and used some connections to successfully invite him.

Of course, if the TV series gets a big hit in the ratings, favors won’t count, and you might even earn a favor.

The male villain, who is also the brother of the second male lead Hu Ge, is played by Wang Jinsong, who later played Lin Yaodong in "Operation Ice Breaking". He has a very good aura of a villain, so this role is definitely not a problem for him.

Moreover, Wang Jinsong is handsome enough, so it doesn't seem out of place for him to play Hu Ge's brother.

I have to say here that when Chen Linfeng was writing the script for the first time, he did not label the names of the characters. Instead, after selecting the actors, he gave new names based on the specific actors.

The male protagonist is named Chen Wenzhao, a name that is more in line with the customs of the Ming Dynasty. From then on, there was no longer any Professor Du, but Professor Chen.

The heroine is called An Xi, and you can tell at first glance that she is based on Liu Xixi. This is to make the character related to the real-life star Liu Xixi, making it easier for the audience to empathize with the character.

In addition, the second male lead is Li Guyue and the second female lead is Liu Yixuan.

The name change is quite necessary, after all, the original name has a stronger Japanese feel.

Not only the name of the protagonist, but many settings have also changed.

For example, the protagonist is an alien, and the time and place where he first landed was near Yanjing in the Ming Dynasty.

The corresponding attire has also changed. Unlike the original work, the characters no longer wear modern clothes in ancient times, but instead wear more ancient Hanfu.

At first, people thought he was a fairy who had descended to earth.

Chen Linfeng made a special design here. These aliens are closely related to the immortals in past myths and legends.

These contents were fully recognized by all the actors during the script reading about a week before the start of filming.

After the press conference, Chen Linfeng symbolically took a simple shot. Nothing unexpected happened and he successfully completed his morning schedule.

The crew members seem to be quite dedicated. Needless to say, the other staff members are from Dragon and Qilin Company, so of course they support the work of the Prince.

In addition, there are seniors invited by Chen Linfeng himself. These people are betting on the future of Director Chen, and of course they are doing their best.

The only ones who are relatively "outside" are the lighting engineers with whom we have long-term cooperation. Most of these lighting engineers are from the Central Plains Province and have some local concepts. In fact, to some extent, they can be considered as our own people.

So, although Chen Linfeng was a first-time director, his control over the crew was not bad.

After lunch, the official shooting will start in the afternoon.

Although Chen Linfeng is the director, he rarely has the opportunity to sit behind the monitor because he is in most of the shots, so the first people to watch the screen are operator Zhao Fei and executive director Cheng Er.

The crew used two cameras for shooting, and most of the shots would include a panoramic view and a close-up, which happened to be one for Zhao Fei and one for Cao Yu. However, the selection of the camera and the better shooting angle were generally decided by Zhao Fei.

The first scene is the first meeting between the hero and heroine in the elevator.

Since it was an indoor scene, the lighting all depended on the lighting setup. In order to achieve a better effect, this alone took quite a long time.

After all departments were ready, the filming did not go smoothly.

Although Liu Qianqian did prepare in advance, this scene is a key plot for establishing the character and showing the character's personality at the beginning, so Chen Linfeng has very high requirements and will not give it to her easily.

He himself is okay, his expressions in the play are not very rich, and the focus is actually on the performance of the heroine.

Liu Qianqian has tried her best in her performance, but she is always not open enough. She herself knows where the problem lies. After all, it is the influence of her more restrained performance style in the past two dramas.

When I suddenly encountered this more extroverted way, I was a bit at a loss.

Chen Linfeng would even demonstrate to her how to act, but after all, different people would perform differently and it was impossible to copy it exactly.

Fortunately, Liu Xixi’s efforts in recent years have not been in vain, and she can always see progress.

I can only grind it bit by bit.

The other members of the crew were not in a hurry either, and accompanied them again and again.

Most of them are experienced people, and they know that choosing such an important scene for the opening is to get it right in one go so that the heroine can adapt to the new way of acting. After this part is over, the rest will be easy.

Hu Ge looked a little astonished. Director Chen was exaggerating. Not only could he act well himself, he could even act out the other actor's part by pretending to be another actor.

Are all movie directors so good?
No wonder people say that Director Zhang is good at training people. Correcting acting skills over and over again like Liu Qianqian does, there is always better guidance. The more a person acts, the better his acting skills will be.

An Yixuan looked at this with some envy. She also wished there was someone who treated her so patiently.

When I heard that Director Xiao Chen invited me to act in his new play, I thought I might have a chance.

Unfortunately, when I saw this scene, I knew that I probably had no chance of getting into the role. How could a director be so nice to an actor?

Liu Qianqian herself doesn't feel that Xiaofeng is kind to her at all. She has been acting this out over and over again until she is tired of it.

I kept hearing Xiaofeng say that I was performing better, but I didn't realize it at all.

She even felt a little aggrieved. Asking her to start over again was no different from public execution. She was also a very famous actress in the industry.

But Liu Qianqian was tenacious in her bones. When Chen Linfeng asked her to do it again, she acted again without hesitation.

By the time we finished work in the afternoon, we had only finished the elevator scene, and there was also the scene of opening the door after exiting the elevator.

Chen Linfeng was quite satisfied with himself, as this part was originally planned to take two days.

When the show was over, Cheng Er asked him, "Director Chen, everything went smoothly today. Will we continue tomorrow?"

"Well, one more day will be enough, and the rest will be quick."

"okay, I get it."

Zhao Fei nodded secretly. This kid is confident in his work. As a novice director, his performance is already very good.

As for the heroine's emotions, he naturally saw it, and now it was up to the director to find a way to persuade and relieve her.

(End of this chapter)