Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 16 Shooting
Time passes in busyness.

Eleven eleven, good luck!

The worship ceremony for the start of filming of "KO One" began.

Because it was his first time to participate in the crew's worship ceremony, Wu Chao seemed a little flustered.

Fortunately, everyone else had experience, and with the staff's reminders, he followed along and learned.

He does what others do.

After a busy period, it was twelve o'clock and the worship was finally over.

The staff removed all items used for worshiping gods and the filming officially began.

For the first shoot on the first day, the director chose a simple scene to allow everyone to get used to it.

The scene filmed was the one where Wang Yase enrolls in Bala High School and is greeted by the principal and the dean of studies.

The principal Qian Laiye is played by veteran Taiwan actor Ba Ge, who became a CTS actor when he was a child.

He has been working at CTS for 36 years and currently serves as the executive director of the Formosa Actors Guild.

He is a typical veteran actor.

Xia Jingting, who plays the headmaster opposite him, is also a veteran actor.

In 2003, he won the Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series for his role in The Princess Never Sleeps, and was nominated for the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor in a TV Series for his role in The Great Love Theater: Late Qing.

The crew was very thoughtful and let two veteran actors open the show first to set an example for everyone.

The only one who feels a little bit pressured is probably Chen Yiru.

This was actually his first time acting, and he was in charge of the opening scene. There were a lot of people watching around him, which made him very nervous.

"Don't be afraid, just go for it! The director seems to have a good temper, and he will definitely not give you any trouble for making a mistake."

Jiro Wang and Nick Cheuk were there to cheer him on.

Jiro Wang spoke first.

But it would have been fine if he didn't mention the mistake. Once he mentioned the mistake, Chen Yiru became obviously more nervous.

Seeing this, Wu Zhuo gently pushed Wang Dongcheng, signaling him not to mention such words that would increase pressure, and said:
"You just need to act according to your own ideas. This scene itself is not difficult.

Also, don't be intimidated just because the two people on the opposite side are veteran actors.

On the contrary, having them around is actually only good for you. They are all experienced veteran actors. As long as you follow the lines and their rhythm, there will be no problem with this scene. "

After hearing what Wu Zhuo said, Chen Yiru obviously relaxed a little, but he was still a little nervous, but this was normal.

The first time, it's always like this.

The director had already called for the actors to take their positions. Wu Chao and the other man didn't say much to Chen Yiru. They just patted him on the shoulder and then retreated into the crowd of onlookers.

"You look very experienced. Have you acted in many plays before?"

Wu Zun was also in the crowd.

He doesn't have many scenes as Tian Hongguang, and this role won't be filmed in the early stages of filming, but today is a worship day and all the main actors in the crew have to be present, so he also rushed to the crew.

"No, I just learned a little bit in school, and I read more books, so I understand a little bit." Wu Zhuo shrugged.

"That's not bad. It's much better than those of us who just started learning by chance."

Wu Zun was a little envious.

He personally loves acting very much and entered the entertainment industry just for acting.

But after performing it, I realized that acting is not that simple.

He had not learned any professional knowledge, so it was very difficult for him to act and he always failed to grasp the main point.

While Wu Zhuo and Wu Zun were chatting, the filming over there had already begun.

In fact, Chen Yiru's nervousness did seem a bit unnecessary.

His role itself is not difficult, the hardest part is remembering the lines.

As long as you remember the lines, there is no pressure at all in acting, not to mention that there are two veteran actors leading the pace.

At this time, under the guidance of the two veteran actors, he seemed very comfortable and completed his part smoothly.

However, perhaps due to nervousness, in the second shot, Chen Yiru misread his lines and the director called out "Cut". The director asked Chen Yiru to read the lines twice more, and after he confirmed that it was ok, the filming continued.

Seeing that the filming over there was on track, the onlookers began to withdraw one after another and go to the side to memorize their lines.

The next scene is the scene where the classmates of Ultimate Class One know that King Arthur is going to transfer to Ultimate Class One and they clamor in the classroom.

Wu Chao is not in this scene. The main roles are played by Shark Sister, Jin Bao San, Wang Datong and others.

But Wu Chao appears in the next scene, and that is the scene where he joins Ultimate Class and gets bullied.

He has no lines in this scene, but it requires a certain emotional outburst.

He certainly didn't want to be expressionless throughout like Aaron Yan in the original version, but he still needed to figure out how to act.

So, he also found a quiet place to prepare for his first scene.

The filming of idol dramas is not like other types of dramas, and relatively speaking, there are not so many requirements for acting skills.

The same is true for "KO One", director Liao Feihong does not have too strict requirements for the filming scenes.

Therefore, the shooting progress was very fast, and the first two scenes were completed in less than half an hour.

"Ding Xiaoyu, Ding Xiaoyu, take your position!"

Producer Huang Wanbo was shouting through a loud speaker.

Unlike large crews, small crews do not have clear division of labor. "KO One" does not have much investment and the cast is not strong, so it can be considered a small production.

There are only a dozen or so staff members in the entire crew, and some directors and producers even serve as script supervisors.

"coming!"

Wu Zhuo patted his face and trotted over.

You know what, I was a little nervous when I started shooting for the first time.

"The lines are all..."

Huang Wanbo asked as usual, but halfway through, he remembered that Ding Xiaoyu didn't have any lines in this scene.

So he changed his rhetoric.

"Perform well and try to pass it in one try."

"OK, everyone, take your positions, the first scene of the third and fifth scenes of KO One begins!"

"Action!"

Huang Wanbo pressed the clapperboard with a "click". As the sound of the clapperboard fell, the camera on the other side started running immediately. Several actors stood in different positions as required and began to perform according to the script.

Many people think that the script card pressed at the beginning of shooting should be an optional tool.

In fact, this thing is an important tool for recording and shooting.

The clapperboard has information such as the scene number, take, director, film title, film company, etc. One end can be opened and closed to produce clear sounds, which facilitates the synchronization of sound and picture during editing.

The main purpose of the specific information recorded above, such as camera positions, scene numbers, etc., is to facilitate searching and matching during post-production editing to avoid confusion in the scene sequence.

Most laymen believe that movies or TV series are shot according to the plot when they are broadcast.

but it is not the truth.

Whether it is a movie or a TV series, the shooting order is different.

The director will plan the shooting order based on various factors such as the scene and the presence of actors.

The order is irregular. It is possible that the previous scene is the last shot in the plot, and the next scene is the first shot.

It's a mess anyway.

Therefore, in order to facilitate post-production editing, stage cards are very important.

The scene information and other information recorded here can help the editor find where to put it in the movie/TV series.

"Ouch! Little ghost, where are you from? Do you know where this is? Is Ultimate Class a place you can come to?"

When the filming started, Jin Baosan's two younger brothers began to speak their lines and pushed Wu Zhuo.

(End of this chapter)