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Chapter 917 Start shooting, ambiguity
After arriving at the set, everything was already prepared.

Zhou Xia led a group of main creators, and first performed a routine worship ceremony before launching the machine in China.

Nicole, Jennifer, Roger and others were full of curiosity, and they followed Zhou Xiayou's example to place incense and worship.

Then, Zhou Xia gave a brief opening speech, and directly announced that "The Price of Love" will start.

It is useless to speak big words or empty words.

The cast members and studio staff here regard filming as a profession, and they all commute to and from get off work according to the contract and working hours, and the key is to work hard.

For Zhou Xia, a foreign director, he more abides by the rules of Hollywood.

Instead of shooting fourteen or five hours a day like filming in China

If he did that, he would definitely be protested, complained, and struck by the majority.

Fortunately, the producer Peter helped him deal with these matters, so Zhou Xia didn't have to worry about it.

As long as he follows the shooting plan every day and completes the corresponding work with guaranteed quality, he can successfully finish shooting the film in two months.

If the shooting goes well every day, you can continue to work on the next day, and the entire shooting time will be shortened.

Since the eldest cousin Jennifer has a one-month schedule, Nicole has a forty-day schedule.

So the previous shooting mainly revolved around the two heroines.

For a literary film that is not technically difficult to shoot, the most important thing for the director is to grasp the performance of the actors, as well as details such as scenes, costumes, props, and pictures.

And there is a professional team to help Zhou Xia, he is more to check whether the requirements are met.

details make a difference.

For literary films that pay more attention to characters, plots, and atmosphere, details are particularly important.

With the help of photographer Roger Deakins, Zhou Xia and his team have made up for the loopholes that Zhou Xia and his team did not do well before. Naturally, they have done better in this regard

A week of smooth shooting went by in a blink of an eye, and from today we will start filming a lot of rival scenes between the two heroines.

Basically, they are medium shots, close shots, close-ups, and close-ups.

These performance tests for actors are particularly great.

All kinds of body language, facial expressions, small changes in eyes, and emotions must express the character's heart and potential language, which requires a high level of performance.

This is when the acting skills are really tested.

For some actors with little acting skills, I am afraid that the only thing left in this situation is to stare, deflate their mouths, and grit their teeth.

Today, we filmed Carol and Terris meeting for the first time in a shopping mall. The scene was relatively large, and many extras participated.

It should be regarded as the scene with the largest number of people in the movie.

Each department needs to do its part well, and there should be no chaos, resulting in multiple shootings, wasting time and money.

This scene is only, and in the future, it will mainly shoot scenes with two actors, and the scope of activities will be narrowed to specific small scenes, all close-up and close-up shots, so it will be relatively easy for the director and other crew members.

Zhou Xia sat behind the monitor, quietly watching the pictures in several cameras, mainly staring at the performances of the two heroines in the two main cameras.

As for the shooting positions of other group performances, the assistant director and assistant director helped to watch, and Zhou Xia would take a closer look at it when it was replayed.

Wearing fur, with shoulder-length blond hair and a red fedora hat from the 50s, Nicole, who has an exquisite face and elegant and noble face, is wandering around the mall, choosing Christmas gifts for the children.

In front of the toy counter, Jennifer, who was dressed as a salesperson in business attire, dyed brown-black hair, lost a lot of weight, and wore a red Santa hat, secretly looked at Nicole while busy greeting customers.

All kinds of dolls, posters, and Christmas gifts from that era, the whole slightly golden picture, without post-processing, is already so beautiful that Zhou Xia feels as if he has returned to that retro era.

Finally, the two heroines noticed each other through the dense crowd in the mall.

The meeting of eyes made the two women slightly taken aback.

Especially Carol, played by Nicole, felt a strange emotion when she saw the concerned eyes of the young 'Tris' at the opposite counter.

She is in a marital crisis and is in a very bad mood.

The young girl's concerned eyes made her feel that everything was alright.

Triss was also a little surprised to see Carol staring at her. The two just stared at each other quietly for an instant without any action.

It wasn't until a fat, short middle-aged woman was holding a child and asked Terris where the toilet was, that she came back to her senses and responded.

Then Triss went to see Carol again, but the other party's shadow had disappeared.

Triss, who searched around to no avail, was a little disappointed that she couldn't find Carol's shadow, and lowered her head to sort out the toys in the glass counter.

Carol had already walked around the crowd and walked to the counter.

She put the black rabbit fur soft gloves on the counter, and confidently looked at Teres who raised her head in surprise: "I was wondering, can you help me find a doll for my daughter?"

Carol said, and handed a piece of paper to Terris.

Triss took it over and read: "Smart Betty, oh, she'll cry..."

Here is a passage written by Carol's daughter about the lost doll.

The doll Carol wants to buy for her daughter is sold out, and she strikes up a conversation with Therese.

The young Terris unknowingly became a little nervous, her speech speed became faster, her big eyes flickered uneasily, coping with Carol's unhurried questions.

In the end, Carol bought a model train set at Terris's suggestion, left the counter, and dropped her gloves on purpose.

This is the first time the two meet, and it is the beginning of the whole story, which is very important.

The scene of two people talking at the counter shapes the character of the whole character.

Starting in the morning, it took seven hours to film the scene.

The two queen-level actresses presented several different performances to Zhou Xia, which made him very satisfied.

Carol, played by Nicole Kidman, is not as 'offensive' as Kate the Devil.

Zhou Xia originally thought that she needed to strengthen her performance in this aspect, but after filming, he discovered through the camera that Nicole's gentle aggressiveness seemed to be better.

Nicole has a look that will captivate both men and women.

That kind of noble temperament, the face close-up shot in the camera, looks more beautiful than Kate, which makes people feel very comfortable.

She is over forty years old, and she has a mature and elegant charm in her gestures, which fits Carol's personality very well.

In fact, there is no need to deliberately strengthen Kate's performance in the original movie to let her strengthen her aura and show Carol's strength.

By comparing the screen with the original movie, as a male, at least Zhou Xia thinks this is more brilliant.

"Thank you Director."

"The pictures and close-ups are beautiful."

Jennifer and Nicole came over and sat by the monitor. After watching the replay of the last scene, they both got up and thanked Zhou Xia.

"You're welcome, this is just the beginning, and there are more scenes to look forward to in the future." Zhou Xia smiled slightly.

As a result, after he finished speaking, both Nicole and Jennifer were slightly taken aback.

Nicole frowned slightly, but did not speak.

But Jennifer couldn't help laughing and teasing, "Is the director also looking forward to the passionate scene?"

"what?"

Zhou Xia was slightly taken aback, seeing Nicole's strange eyes, she couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, the words just now were indeed ambiguous.

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