Director’s Legend

() When the leading actor was meeting with the media in Beijing, Shao Shuaijun and the crew quietly came to Phoenix City. The secretary and mayor of the Phoenix city government personally entertained the film crew, and when they exchanged cups, they talked about revitalization and development. The next day, under the guidance of several producers, Shao Shuaijun and his party moved into the Phoenix Film Studio.

The filming work in Phoenix will fully cooperate with Fengying in terms of extras, equipment, costumes and props, etc. Fengying is a time-honored film studio, especially because it is located on the edge of the desert, many staff members have unique insights into the shooting of desert themes and have a profound heritage.

There is a fierce battle in the desert in "Painted Skin", and I plan to shoot it here.

"The Shapotou area is located in the southeast corner of the Tengger Desert. It has strong desert ecological characteristics. Xiao Shao, look from the side of the Baolan Railway. To the north is the endless Tengger Desert. To the south It is a large oasis, and further away is the Yellow River, with mountains, water and sand, it can be said that it has the majestic scenery of the northwest and the beauty of the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River."

Fengying's deputy director, who is also the consultant for this shooting, old Mr. Xu Jinwei, stood on a pile of sand, pointed around, and said heartily.

In order to inspect the shooting location, Shao Shuaijun and others took a three-two off-road vehicle and rushed from Phoenix City to Shapotou Scenic Area in Zhongwei (Wei) City. In addition to the producer and assistant director, Mr. Xu Jinwei from Fengying and Wang Cisheng, a professor of history from Ningxia University, were traveling with him.

"This yellow sand all over the sky really looks like sweet-scented osmanthus cake." Shao Shuaijun sighed.

"Haha, Xiao Shao's words are interesting." Wang Cisheng said with a hearty smile, "Since ancient times, there have been many literati and poets who have expressed their emotions in Shapotou, but none of them have been so emotional. Back then, Wang Wei was ordered to comfort him in Hexi. The victorious soldiers wrote the eternal poem "The lonely smoke in the desert is straight, the long river is round in the sun" in Shapotou, and "Painted Skin" was shot here, so it can be said that the beauty of the picture and the historical background are all there."

"The scenery in mainland China can be said to be intoxicating. We used to be in Hong Kong, and we didn't dare to use long shots for scenery, because we were afraid that something should not be there. Here, I must take a long shot. .” Huang Yuetai was very excited as he set up a pergola.

"Mainland has inexhaustible resources, and Hong Kong has our scarce and valuable experience. As long as the resources are integrated, there is no need to worry about the revival of Chinese-language films."

"Yes, I hope "Painted Skin" can find a way out for us." Xu Jinwei patted Shao Shuaijun on the shoulder full of expectations.

Shao Shuaijun smiled wryly: "Old Xu's words have made me more stressed. I can make a contribution to Chinese-language movies, so I dare not refuse."

"It's good not to refuse. Young people must have the courage to take the lead, so they will have steel-cast shoulders. You discuss how to shoot, and Professor Wang and I will go to the car to rest for a while. When people are old, they can't stand the sun. gone."

The staff brought pens and paper, Shao Shuaijun and others pointed in the desert and began to conceive how to shoot.

The summer temperature in Shapotou is very high. Fortunately, we have prepared sunshade, mung bean soup and other things to cool down when it comes. There are also staff holding small charging fans and blowing wind non-stop, which is quite pleasant.

"Wang Sheng's Royal Army needs at least 200 people lined up to show that kind of military spirit. You see, starting from this section of the Baolan Railway, along the ancient road I pointed to, they lined up, with flags Zhaozhan, imagine, doesn’t this picture feel very good?”

"Actually, we can use a mixture of medium and long-range scenes, stretch the long-range to highlight the momentum of the whole shot, and close-up the Wang Jiajun's battlefield atmosphere in the medium shot. Then use the close-up dialogue to promote the development of the plot."

"Then how do we determine such a ratio? The long shot cannot be separated from it alone, at least it must be promoted by the whole of Wang's army. Should the middle shot and the long shot be shot at the same time? Use a natural transition method to combine the two scenes with The push of deep and shallow shots to highlight the cruelty of desert warfare?"

"Let's draw up this first, and our three groups of cameras will follow up at the same time. Huang Yuetai and Huang Jiahui will write the long shots and medium shots on the camera, and Lu Le will be directly responsible for the dialogue of the close shots. Wang Jiajun's rehearsal starts from the Baolan Railway. Drive to the valley over there, our crew will set up a group of tents in the valley, and when the team arrives, we will finish filming immediately, so that the journey will save even makeup." Shao Shuaijun clapped his hands and settled down.

Then everyone drove to Beipo. Beipo set up a tent gathering place for a small tribe after confirming the cooperation with Fengying. The Wang family army will fight the sand bandits here, rescue the nine-tailed fox Xiaowei, and lead to the following plot. The battle here will be a major selling point of "Painted Skin".

Arriving at the north slope, the tent camp began to take shape, and even brought a flock of sheep to graze, in order to make the environment more realistic.

"Director Shao, Director Qian, you are here." Action director Dong Wei greeted him.

"Director Dong, how is the design of the action going?"

"The martial arts training here is on the right track. Starting tomorrow, we will cooperate with the props team to rehearse the real fighting. However, I have to remind Chen Kun. He is not a real bullet. If his martial arts moves don't need a double, You have to train for at least ten days."

Shao Shuaijun nodded: "I will urge him to come as soon as possible, Director Dong, I only have one request for this fight, and that is truth. I want to show how the ancient army raided the camp in the desert. I hope you don't be afraid of flowers. Qian, just rehearse and make the best arrangement. In every martial arts action, I hope to truly become a soldier who suppresses bandits. Is that possible?"

"As long as you are willing to spend money, I will guarantee the best results."

"The props team must keep in touch with Professor Wang Cisheng. Professor Wang is an expert in the history of the Qin and Han Dynasties. Let him guide you to ensure the historical flavor of this camp. Don't be careless."

"I've made a note of it." Props master Bao Yi nodded in agreement.

"Also, the current layout of the camp is too small and shabby. The section to the south is open space. How can we use the distant view like this. Go talk to Fengying and arrange the south side as well. The construction of the entire camp must It’s reasonable, you can’t just pursue the camera.”

"OK."

"Then, the matter here will be handed over to Director Qian for the time being, and I will rush to Hengdian to supervise the progress there."

"Director Shao, don't worry, with my old money here, I can't go wrong."

Qian Yongqiang has been a producer for decades, and he is very capable. Shao Shuaijun flew to Hengdian with confidence. The main shooting location of "Painted Skin" is the ancient town of Qin and Han in Hengdian. In order to ensure the progress of the filming, the ancient town of Qin and Han has been sealed off. The staff began to arrange various landscapes and decorate the scene.

When Shao Shuaijun came over, many peach blossom trees stood at the door of every house. There must be no peach blossoms in this season. For the sake of effect, they are all fake trees glued with pieces of pink rags, which look like real peach blossoms from a distance.

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