new kung fu king

Chapter 704 Pork + Watermelon + Vegetable Belly = Punch to Meat
Filming is actually quite hard work, but if you really put yourself into the process of filming, you will enjoy a lot of fun in filming.

At the beginning of June, when Wang Xiaohu announced that "Ip Man 6" had finished filming, there was a burst of joy on the set.

"Ip Man 2" took three months from the start of filming to the completion of filming. It moved from Xiehe Film and Television City to Victoria Harbour. During this period, apart from the hardest work of the actors, it was the staff of the crew.

In particular, Zhang Yuan, Li Hanwei, and Zhang Shuping were busy with a prop, a set of costumes, and a scene. After three months of suffering, they finally came to an end. These people couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's finally finished!"

Zhang Shuping accepts challenges every day, both physically and mentally, he is facing the limit state. After hearing the word "finish", he suddenly feels full of fatigue, but his heart is more proud and proud.

Amid the cheers, Wang Xiaohu warmly shook hands with every staff member, patted them on the shoulder and said "hard work", and told them to take this time to rest well after attending the wrap-up reception.

Most of the crew went out on vacation after the film was finished, and Wang Xiaohu and several main creators had to squat in the company to do film editing, post-production and other work.

Still in the old tradition, Wang Xiaohu personally edited and edited the film. The length of this "Ip Man 2" film is twice that of "Ip Man 1". According to Wang Xiaohu's original intention: the final edited length of the film will exceed 120 minutes.

Some things are already perfect in the eyes of others, but they are still not classic enough for Wang Xiaohu. Excellence has always been a sign that distinguishes him from other filmmakers.

"Brother Hu, Uncle Hui is here, waiting for you in the recording studio." Xia Houmo walked into the editing room and said to Wang Xiaohu who was busy editing.

Wang Xiaohu said "oh", and gave some instructions to Zhang Zongyao, got up and walked to the recording studio with Xia Houmo.

In "Ip Man 1", it is Gu Jiahui who is responsible for the background music of the film. The godfather of the music scene adds to the wonderful action record of "Ip Man 1", making the whole film full of strength and boldness. "Ip Man 2" soundtrack.

"Uncle Hui, I'm really sorry to keep you waiting."

Wang Xiaohu walked into the recording studio and saw that Gu Jiahui was concentrating on something, so he hurried up to say hello.

Gu Jiahui shook his head with a smile and said, "I just arrived too, ha ha."

"sit!"

Wang Xiaohu asked Xia Houmo to make tea, and immediately sat next to Gu Jiahui, after thinking for a while, he said, "Uncle Hui, I never thought that we would be able to work together again in 11 years to create the "Ip Man" series of music. I wonder if you can do it this time?" How much it adds color to the film."

Gu Jiahui said: "Since I answered your call last night, I haven't slept all night, thinking about how to innovate, but I haven't watched the video yet, I don't know what tricks you will come up with."

"These are all easy to say." Wang Xiaohu said: "After all, the film's story scene has been transferred to Hong Kong, and there is only one purpose of the soundtrack: the rhythm of folk music and Western music is just right."

"Yeah!" Gu Jiahui nodded hurriedly and said, "Currently, the film industry is changing and changing the soundtrack with each passing day. It's not easy to follow the usual old routine. Can you tell me about the plot first?"

When Wang Xiaohu was telling the story, Gu Jiahui had already used his brain to think.

When Wang Xiaohu narrated the scene of "Ip Man went to Guanyong fish stall to save his apprentice", he immediately picked up the pen in his hand and quickly wrote and drew on the paper.

Wang Xiaohu stretched his head to look, and saw Gu Jiahui wrote these few words on the paper: "Beginning: Depression, partial uneasiness, piano strings as the background, clang clang clang, looming fear. Fighting: String music four times Tones, sextuplets, two strands of strings intertwined, the fighting is tense and uncertain. Group fights: the shouts match the rhythm of the soundtrack.”

At any rate, Wang Xiaohu also studied music with Gu Jiahui for more than two years. At first glance, he wrote a few key words and the allocation of instruments, and he already understood that he had found the inspiration for music creation.

"Very good." Wang Xiaohu praised in his heart.

At this time, you can see that Gu Jiahui's reputation as the godfather of the Hong Kong music scene is not in vain. Wang Xiaohu only talked about the plot a few times, and elaborated on the key words in several key fighting scenes. Gu Jiahui immediately wrote the soundtrack along with the plot. Fragment program.

Don't underestimate the program of these clips, you must know that the soundtrack of the film is quite complicated and locked. Wang Xiaohu relied on his familiarity with the film, and analyzed the ins and outs of several popular Kung Fu films in detail in his previous life. Only then did he have a general direction in music feel.

And if he is asked to compose an original film soundtrack, his two brushes are really not worth mentioning in front of Gu Jiahui.

When Wang Xiaohu talked about a plot, Gu Jiahui was either contemplating or writing hard, and Wang Xiaohu would occasionally hum a few melodies to provide Gu Jihui with creative inspiration. The two of them stayed in the recording studio for a whole morning, basically recording the entire film. The melody of the soundtrack is determined.

After eating in the restaurant of Xiehe International at noon, Wang Xiaohu took Gu Jiahui to the editing room for a stroll.

At this time, Zhang Zongyao, the chief editor of Xiehe International, was using computer special effects to render the beginning of the film. Gu Jiahui was very interested after watching it, and stood aside and watched it with relish for a long time.

Back then when "Ip Man 1" was filmed, because there were no mature computer stunts, the martial arts movements in the film were completely concocted by Wang Xiaohu and others using local methods.

Now that there are computer special effects, Wang Xiaohu must use them in "Ip Man 2". Of course, these computer special effects are not used in martial arts, but most of them are used to enhance the atmosphere of the film.

For example, Zhang Zongyao is currently working on the title of "Ip Man 2": the background of the film is the early 50s.

The background production must be very characteristic of the times, otherwise there will be no strong sense of substitution.

The chapter begins with a long shot that slowly introduces the rooftop of an ordinary residential building where Ip Man moved to old Hong Kong. After decolorization treatment, it is deliberately aged, and the picture is dark and full of texture.

Wang Xiaohu quietly explained to Gu Jiahui: "This is mainly to make the rhythm of the camera movement look very vicissitudes and a little tragic. After all, some scenes cannot restore the atmosphere of the 50s, and computer special effects must be used."

Gu Jihui nodded again and again, and said, "Can you let me see the effect of the overall rendering?"

Wang Xiaohu knew that he wanted to determine the tone of the soundtrack at the beginning of the film, so he asked Zhang Zongyao to play the edited part of the beginning.

Gu Jiahui folded his arms in front of his chest, narrowed his eyes and looked at it seriously.

Gu Jiahui watched the beginning of an opening less than one minute three times. After a long time, he said: "I have already figured out how to score this beginning."

While talking, Gu Jiahui pointed to the images of thunder and rain on the screen and said: "I combined with some percussion music and the sound of thunder, it will make everyone feel heavy. You just said that Hong Kong at that time The general environment is complicated, and Ip Man's life in Hong Kong must be extremely difficult."

"Yes, that's the feeling. It would be even better if you add some erhu solo!"

After listening to Gu Jihui's explanation of the idea of ​​the soundtrack, Wang Xiaohu clapped his hands and applauded, that's right, it seems that he doesn't need to worry about the film soundtrack.

Wang Xiaohu was not happy for two days, and Gu Jiahui came to the door on the third day with a pair of panda eyes.

"Uncle Hui, what's wrong with you?" Wang Xiaohu was a little surprised to see him like this.

Gu Jiahui sighed tiredly, sat on the sofa in the editing room and said, "Don't mention it, isn't it just to make the fight more realistic?"

It turned out that after Gu Jiahui determined the overall dubbing plan of "Ip Man 2", he did not start to create background music, but borrowed a copy of "Ip Man 1" from Wang Xiaohu, and took it home to watch back and forth. , After all, this film was filmed 11 years ago, and he can find some inspiration and innovation from it.

When studying "Ip Man 1", Gu Jiahui found that the music creation techniques of the year were indeed a bit shoddy. The most obvious thing was the collision sound made when the film played against each other. The audience felt that the wonderful play by Wang Xiaohu and others was real. That's because they are really doing it, and even the sound of physical contact is real.

Although he is working very hard on creation, but now it is the 80s, and more than a dozen batches of music equipment have been updated. Things that sounded very good back then are a bit difficult to listen to now.

Therefore, Gu Jiahui wanted to use onomatopoeia to create a "fist-to-flesh texture."

After thinking about it for a day and a night, Gu Jiahui's hair became grey, and he couldn't think of a good solution, so he could only come to Wang Xiaohu for help, to see if he could find creative inspiration from him.

"Little Tiger, give me a punch!" Gu Jiahui said.

Wang Xiaohu chuckled, and punched out quickly, making a rattling sound.

"Punch the Japanese word!" Gu Jiahui shook his head and said.

Wang Xiaohu did as he did, and punched eight or nine times in just one second, the sound was abnormally loud, and the wind speed driven by the fist made Gu Jiahui feel dazzling.

After Wang Xiaohu finished playing, Gu Jihui nodded and said, "I know how to imitate."

Onomatopoeia is familiar to most Hong Kong filmmakers, but no film company has made it special.

One punch down, and it's over with a "bang", which is the foley of failure.

To be successful and to have texture, you must consider the strength of the punch, where it hits, and whether there will be other sounds associated with it.

Although Xiehe International has set up a special music group, the sisters Xia Houmo and Xia Houjue are not as comprehensive as Gu Jiahui after all, and they are still in a weak link in this regard.

Seeing that Gu Jiahui was so caring, Wang Xiaohu became interested immediately, and asked someone to call Xia Houmo over to discuss countermeasures. The more this time, the more he could learn from his own people.

"Xiaohu, I don't understand punching. You have a lot of actual combat in this area. Tell me, how many sounds should you make when you hit the opponent's face with a punch?" Gu Jiahui asked with a frown.

Wang Xiaohu rubbed his nose and pondered for a moment, then said: "Generally speaking, this set of movements will produce several sounds, including the sound of muscles and joints when punching, the slight sound of hands rubbing against the air, and the sound of the opponent being hit in the face. The sound made by the back of the jaw, the teeth, the sound made by the mucus mixed in the mouth, etc.”

"so much!"

Gu Jiahui was speechless, he never expected that an ordinary punch would have so many tricks, and his head was as big as a bell.

"Not only these sounds, but sometimes there should be various changes according to the different fist moves. For example, my punch is for testing, and the sound of hitting the opponent will definitely be very light. For example, this is a heavy punch, and the sound of hitting the opponent It has to become intense."

Based on his many years of actual combat experience, Wang Xiaohu uttered several different voice changes in one breath, and now Gu Jiahui was completely in trouble!

Because the martial arts scene of "Ip Man 2" is far more complicated than that of "Ip Man 1", not only the exchange of traditional Chinese martial arts, but also the fight between Chinese martial arts and Western boxing, the onomatopoeia process is not only complicated but also more complex. fine.

Xia Houmo, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Uncle Hui, our recording team is participating in the live recording, can you find out the details of the semi-finished screen that will make the sound, and then amplify and strengthen these sounds?"

Gu Jiahui said with a wry smile: "All of these can be used, but Xiaohu said: You can't let the audience play. No matter how exaggerated or gorgeous the sound is, it should be integrated with the whole film."

In fact, on-site recording collection cannot solve all the sound effects of the film, because there are too many interfering sounds on the set, and there are even the voices of Wang Xiaohu or Yuan Heping on the spot. Therefore, almost all the films produced by Xiehe are post-production sound effects.

Gu Jiahui and Xia Houmo were lost in thought, their brows were frowned, and Wang Xiaohu was also in a state of fugue. The three of them were thinking about how to create a "real" onomatopoeia.

There was silence in the editing room, and suddenly a clear voice came from next to my ear.

It's hard to describe that sound, it's like someone's brain has been opened by someone, it's a bit weird to say "click", but it made Wang Xiaohu's mind flash.

It was Yuen Biao who walked into the editing room with two big watermelons on his shoulders. He put one of them on the table, picked up the other and punched it down, and the watermelons were instantly divided into several sections.

"Come, come, everyone, eat watermelon!"

The sound just now was the sound of Yuen Biao smashing open the watermelon with his fist, and the juice came out.

At the same time that Wang Xiaohu came to his senses, Gu Jiahui also caught the inspiration. He patted his thigh and shouted almost at the same time as Wang Xiaohu: "That's the sound."

Then the two burst out laughing, Yuen Biao stood there foolishly holding the watermelon, with a puzzled expression on his face.

Onomatopoeia refers to a rhetorical technique that simulates natural sounds and requires the inclusion of human subjective emotions to produce similar and recognizable or perceived sounds.

It was Yuen Biao's reminder that Wang Xiaohu and Gu Jiahui found a channel for "Ip Man 2" onomatopoeia.

Wang Xiaohu was in high spirits. While speaking, he picked up the intact watermelon from the table and held it in the air with one hand. Not seeing him make the slightest movement, a Wing Chun slammed towards him, and the watermelon exploded into pieces with a "crack" sound. More than a dozen pieces, the juice splashed all over his body.

"Uncle Hui, this is the effect of hitting the opponent's head with force from Wing Chun at close range." After Wang Xiaohu finished speaking, he felt that the watermelon was not enough for him to use other voices, so he hurriedly said to Yuen Biao: "Ah Biao, go get a dozen more." Here comes a watermelon!"

"." Yuen Biao grinned, thinking what happened to Ah Hu today, he didn't eat a good watermelon and even used it to smash it for fun, so there is no brain problem, right?
Although Yuen Biao was slandering in his heart, he quickly had a dozen watermelons brought to the editing room.

Next, Yuen Biao took the watermelon, and Wang Xiaohu either used Wing Chun's fast punch or long-distance force to beat the watermelons to pieces. Gu Jiahui took a pen to record the effects of various watermelon shattering, and Xia Houmo moved to record Equipment on-site record.

After smashing more than 30 watermelons, the work of exploring onomatopoeia can be considered in place.

When the four of them finished their work, the entire floor of the editing room was covered with sticky watermelon juice.

After finishing the onomatopoeic effect of hitting the opponent, Wang Xiaohu and Gu Jiahui were busy with the simulation of other sounds.

For four or five days in a row, they tossed all kinds of vegetables, fruits, and meat products like crazy, which really gave them a lot of experience.

For example, kicking the skin of pork will make the sound of a fist hitting the target. The sound of watermelon jumping out of juice can simulate the effect of the opponent after being hit. The juice flowed out, which was the sound of the other party being beaten, foaming at the mouth and blood mixed with mucus.

If you still feel that the strength of the punch is not enough, Wang Xiaohu also has a solution. He directly crushes two walnuts, which is the "cluck" sound when the opponent's joints are broken in a fight. You can also rub two dice or mahjong tiles to achieve a similar effect.

The two have been tossing a lot, and they have become more familiar with the sound effect requirements of "Ip Man 2".

For example, Ye Wen and his apprentices used wooden dummy posts to connect Wing Chun. At first, Gu Jiahui wanted to use the sound of hitting wood to simulate it, but after recording a few times, he found that it was not very real.

So Wang Xiaohu asked Zhou Xingchi, Donnie Yen and others to carry a few wooden dummy stakes, and went to the closed recording studio to re-drill one move after another. It's not about using force in the moves. In some places, the sound made by false moves on the wooden dummy is very soft, while in other places, it needs to be quick and crisp.

"Grandma, I finally got the onomatopoeia system done!"

In mid-June 1983, Wang Xiaohu and Gu Jiahui ended the onomatopoeia experimental project. At the same time, Concorde International also established a brand new sound department: onomatopoeia synthesis.

Under the full exploration of Wang Xiaohu and Gu Jiahui, the onomatopoeia method in many Hong Kong Kung Fu movies and martial arts movies has also taken shape.

For example, to show the sound of weapons such as swords or knives piercing the sky, it is people standing on the recording equipment and waving bamboo poles in the air.

The tension when expressing the bow and arrow is the sound of gravity falling on the old brown stretcher.

The sound of archery is someone waving a thin bamboo stick in the air.

The sound when the bones are covered with blood is the sound of a cabbage arm being twisted.

The sound of fencing: striking each other with two canes.

The sound of horseshoes: the wooden bowl knocks on the wooden pier.

The sound of lightning: shake the thin iron plate hanging in the air on the shelf.

The sound of the fire: a palm-sized cloth bag filled with particles such as stones, rubbing the bag with both hands.

The sound of amputation in a horror movie: Cutting open a cabbage.

Who would have thought that these realistic sounds on the screen could be produced using these native methods?

　Try to update tomorrow and the next two days. There are too many trivial facts about the Chinese New Year recently, and the update is unstable. Forgive me.

　　
　
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