At four in the afternoon, the production team held a ceremony to start filming. They offered incense and prayed to the gods. Although Ye Qiu didn't believe in this, it was still a good thing.
At night, the production team gathered for dinner. Ye Qiu, Xu Zheng, Guo Tao, Liu Hua, Huang Bo, and the other main creators sat at a table to get to know each other.
Xu Zheng's embarrassing series had not been released yet. Although he was quite famous in the entertainment industry, he was far from the status he had in his previous life.
As a result, he kept a low profile and didn't let himself go. He also respected Ye Qiu.
The next morning, at eight o'clock, the crew of Crazy Stone gathered at the Arhat Temple in the mountain city.
The various sets had been completed two days ago.
With yesterday's meeting as a precaution, the various departments of the production team did not cause any trouble. Everyone arrived on time and everything went according to plan!
"The first scene of Crazy Stone, the first scene, officially begins!”
Ye Qiu raised the loudspeaker and shouted.
The first scene was a big show. It was mainly about the scene of Brother Dao's trio and the thief from Xiangjiang, Mike, scouting the factory when the gems were on display.
This scene was one of the more difficult scenes in the movie. It involved more characters and more extras. If there was a slight mistake, they would have to retake the scene.
In his previous life, the movie Crazy Stone only had a total investment of three million. In order to save costs, Ning Hao used DV to shoot, and there was no movie-level color adjustment in the post-production. Many shots were shot in a close-up mode, causing the texture to look a little like a domestic TV series.
The 10 million Ye Qiu had invested had lost a lot of value compared to the 3 million he had invested in 2006, but it was more than enough to make this movie.
Therefore, in this life, Ye Qiu naturally wouldn't let this movie have such a regret.
For example, this time, he would use a long shot to capture the international thief Mike, the local bandit trio Dao Ge, Black Panther, Xiao Jun, and the security team of the craft factory formed by Guo Tao and San Bao.
In the nearly three-minute long shot, it showed the different expressions of these three interests on the gem, thus forming a strong dramatic tension and black humor effect.
The coordination of the scene, the cooperation of the actors, the foundation of the director, the skills of the cameraman, and the equipment were all very demanding. Even Lu Yang, the assistant director, was worried for Ye Qiu!
" Ready, 321, begin!"
The music started and the actors from the crafts factory started to dance on the stage.
The extras who had bought tickets to visit the glass imperial emerald began to walk according to the route they had rehearsed before. The international thief, Mike, wore sunglasses and leaned against the railing on the second floor. He smiled contemptuously at the booth below and stuck a vacuum camera to the outside of the railing with the gum in his mouth.
The camera slowly turned to the three bandits. Black Panther and Brother Dao were talking.
"There's only one camera…" Brother Dao observed the surroundings.
"Hey, Brother Dao, which one is infrared?"”
Brother Dao: " You've watched too many movies. Why are there so many high-tech movies?”
Black Panther: " If that's the case, just do as I said. Just take a hammer and smash it, then run away. Who would be able to react in time, right?"”
Brother Dao nudged Black Panther and signaled him to lower his voice."Hey, hey, hey, mannerism, pay attention to mannerism!”
The camera swept past Brother Dao and Black Panther and came to the other side of the booth. The male lead, Bao Shihong (played by Guo Tao), was lecturing the security guard in Sichuan dialect."From now on, keep an eye on them. Guard them 24/7. Even if you sleep, you have to sleep with your eyes open!”
……
"Alright, cut!"
"Director Ye, are we…going too far?”
Lu Yang looked at Ye Qiu in surprise.
"Pass? It's still early!"
Ye Qiu raised his megaphone and said with a smile,"Just now was considered a rehearsal to discover the problem. First, the lighting team, remove the light on the opposite side of the booth and install a reflective board on the other side. The photography team, move the lens arm back by one meter. Later, when the lens arm turns, the speed will be reduced by 5%. If you don't know how to reduce it, then follow the actors 'positioning…The actors team, the number four extra walked a little slow just now, blocking the camera's line of sight from Brother Dao to Bao Shihong. Black Panther, when you talk to Brother Dao... You can have a stronger accent, and it's best if you use your hometown dialect. That way, you'll be more grounded…"
Ye Qiu talked for nearly five minutes, explaining all the problems and solutions he encountered during the operation of this long shot.
The scene was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Everyone was stunned!
It wasn't difficult to find problems during the long shot. The problem was that Ye Qiu not only found problems with the control, but also problems with the lighting and photography.
To the lighting engineer and cameraman, it was unbelievable.
The lighting technician and cameraman were highly professional positions in the production team.
Especially the lighting technician.
In a production crew, the most awesome person was the lighting technician, especially the qualified lighting technician. They were called "lighting masters".
For example, if the makeup artist was not good, or even if the actors did not wear makeup, they could basically use lighting to make up for it. They could still be shot beautifully.
However, if the lighting technician was not good, no matter how good the makeup was, it would still go wrong.
Especially in movies, the lighting was more particular than in TV dramas. Some movies had light position doubles. Before the official shooting, the light position doubles, who were very similar to the actors, would help the lighting technician to test the best light position for the actors. Only after that did the actors come over to officially shoot.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, even the director would not interfere with the lighting engineer's work. Some of the famous lighting engineers could even give the director a hard time, and the director would often have to smile apologetically.
Yan Xun, the lighting team leader of Crazy Stone, wasn't a veteran big shot, but he was still considered a relatively powerful figure in the industry.
Yan Xun wasn't too happy about being sent by Jiahang to partner with Ye Qiu. Now that Ye Qiu pointed out that there was a problem with the lighting setup, Yan Xun instantly exploded.
"Director Ye, you know about lighting too?"
Yan Xun sneered.
"Yeah, is there a problem?"
Yan Xun said," Director Ye, according to your method, the light will be at least one-fifth dimmer when we shoot. This scene will basically be useless!”
"Old Yan, you used to be in Jia Fei's historical idol dramas, right?" Ye Qiu smiled.”
"Yeah, why?"
Ye Qiu smiled faintly." What kind of drama are we shooting now? It's a real-life urban drama, and it's a movie. We need to present a realistic scene to the audience. Let me ask you, the lighting in the Arhat Temple isn't very bright. According to the lighting you used before, the lighting is indeed bright, and the colors are soft, but the texture of this scene is gone. What's the difference between this and shooting an idol drama?!”
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