Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 80 The big boss’s approval

This is a very simple scene.

A scene about an exhausted front desk salesperson at a movie theater and a boy who has a crush on her, who wants to chat up but doesn't dare to and ends up regretting it.

Gu Bei was not worried about her acting skills, he just felt that her appearance was a little too good for a cinema receptionist.

So he didn't arrange any other extras, and only the two of them appeared in the entire shot. Some ambient sounds like talking would be added later.

All of this was done to make her fit into the scene as much as possible.

The final result...

It really surprised him!
"I remember you said she's never acted in a movie before." Director of Photography Tim was sitting next to Gu Bei, and Gu Bei had reminded him of this before. "This performance is really good, very photogenic."

Gu Bei felt the same way when he heard this.

Last time at Christmas,
When he filmed her with a DV camera (digital video camera), he found that she was very photogenic.

As soon as you appear, you immediately become the focus of the camera.

But before, it was a DV camera.
This time it was a movie camera, and it had the same effect.

This girl was born for the camera!
Liu Yifei stood behind the front desk,
Seeing Gu Bei and Tim discussing,

She was familiar with Gu Bei and could tell the surprise in his expression at a glance.

Her efforts were worth it!
In order to achieve this, she wrote a biography for the character.

I went to the cinema and spent a whole day observing and photographing the salesperson's body shape.
I practiced in front of the mirror for a long time before I was able to achieve this tired look.

"One more!"

Gu Bei decided to make another one.
It's not just about keeping one shot, but also about taking some close-ups.

As a director, what should you do if you discover that an actor exceeds your expectations?
Of course, that means draining her dry!

Therefore, Gu Bei decided to shoot some close-up shots of the face to enhance the emotional expression.

Liu Yifei still performed well in this one.

Then the two actors went to change clothes and shoot the next scene.

After she changed her clothes, she came over with her hands behind her back and asked, "How was it? Was my performance okay?"

"very good!"

Gu Bei raised his thumbs up and praised him without hesitation. This was beyond his expectation.
After a pause, he continued, "Even Anthony said you performed very well."

Anthony heard his name,

He turned around and said, "Yes, I also told Bruce that it was me who brought him such a good heroine."

Gu Bei smiled and said, "It was indeed your suggestion that made me think of her."

Liu Yifei was very happy to hear Anthony's praise.

This is the recognition of the boss.

It means her efforts have been recognized.

and……

62 points of acting skills have this effect,

When your acting skills reach 100 points, how strong can you be?
Anthony showed a curious look:
"I think the best part of your performance is the lifeless look at the end.

It’s a pity that the camera can’t capture your eyes.

I wonder how you did it?"

Gu Bei also turned to look at Liu Yifei.

He was sitting in the director's chair, and that scene was shot from the side of her, so her eyes couldn't be seen.

but……

According to his understanding of Liu Yifei,
In fact, I already know what kind of look that is.

She had looked at herself this way several times.

Liu Yifei and Gu Bei looked at each other.

Her expression froze slightly.
Then she showed a helpless expression: "Maybe... it's because I'm often in a daze?" She couldn't say that she could show such a lifeless dullness so naturally because she had been staring at the system's light screen panel, right?
Gu Bei couldn't help laughing.

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at him fiercely.

The next scene is the one where the hero gets the qualification to join the professional band and happily strikes up a conversation with the heroine.

This time, the tired look Liu Yifei had prepared earlier could no longer be used.

She needs to resonate with the male protagonist's emotions, show happy emotions, and have the image of a quirky girl.

As it happened, her age fit the image perfectly, so there were no surprises.

After two or three takes, we completed the filming of the cinema.

At this time, producer Joe came over and asked:

"Her accent is a little flawed. Does she need to hire an accent teacher to correct it in post-production?"

Gu Bei also noticed this.

When he was with Liu Yifei before, he really didn't notice this.
In daily life, Liu Yifei's speaking speed and accent are already very fluent, and there is no communication barrier at all.

But when put into the movie, some flaws are revealed.

Although English does not have so many dialects,

But there are actually many types of accents.
The most obvious ones are, of course, American English and British English.

Although Andrew was born in North America, he studied drama and stage performances in the UK and has always been in London.
So before filming began, he relearned the American accent under the guidance of an accent teacher, and it had to be a local New York accent.

A slight difference in accent,

There is also the difference between the East Coast and the West Coast.
And the differences between states, such as the most famous Texas accent.

"unnecessary."

Gu Bei thought about it carefully and did not adopt Qiao's suggestion.

Accent is also part of the character. Liu Yifei's accent has a hint of baritone, which actually enhances the character's loneliness.

The crew began to transfer.
We have to shoot Anthony's scenes first.

Gu Bei asked Antonio to take Liu Yifei back to adjust to the jet lag.

Over the next two days, the crew kept switching locations to finish filming Anthony's scenes.

I have to say that the boss is still the boss,

Especially the last scene in the movie,

Before and after the stage, before and after the curtain,
The male protagonist, the perverted teacher, the male protagonist's father,

The conflicts among the three people intertwined and reached the top amidst the sound of drums.

Anthony has the least amount of scenes, but his contrasting role is brought to the extreme.
It was presented perfectly, even surpassing the effect that Gu Bei asked him for before filming began.

After Anthony finished filming, the crew returned to the music academy to shoot again.

In the middle, Liu Yifei joined the crew for one day and finished filming all her scenes.

After Liu Yifei finished filming, they continued shooting for another three days.

The last scene,

It is the exterior scene where the male protagonist gets into a car accident.

This scene is very crucial.

It seems to be the cause of the male protagonist's car accident.

The bus had a flat tire, the drumstick fell at the rental car company,

But in fact, the choices that led to all this were made by the protagonist himself.

It was he who was flustered under pressure, it was he who was driving and making phone calls in an emergency,

Only the characters' independent choices can bring about such powerful emotional outbursts.

(End of this chapter)