"Musou is different from the traditional heroism of Hong Kong films. Its innovation and subversion are obvious.
I'm not saying that tradition isn't good, but it's obvious that the audience is already tired of aesthetics. The low box office sales of this type of movie is the best proof.
The audience itself hasn't decreased. Instead, it's increasing. This can be seen from the rising total box office and audience attendance in the mainland and Hong Kong every year. So what we need to do now is to know what the audience wants to see and what they like to see.
What the audience expected to see on the screen was no longer the heroic feelings condensed by blood, but the complex human nature that drove the story.
Therefore, Wushuang's narrative lines were interwoven with reality and imagination. The exquisite conception and flexible narrative method made the understanding a little brain-burning, but it could give the audience a long aftertaste.
All of you have received the script. The plot and the twist in it are no longer a secret to all of you, but it's not good to have such an attitude.
Because you won't be able to imagine the psychological activities and reactions of different characters in the early stages, I hope that you can forget the plot and simply imagine the characters you need to play…"
The director's speech was a very important basic skill for the director. As the saying went, sharpening the knife would not delay the chopping of firewood. If one did not do these basic preparations well and blindly filmed the scene the moment they arrived, it would only cause chaos. An actor who could originally have 80 points in acting might not even have 60 points in the end.
Therefore, Wu Haoshen didn't start filming immediately. Instead, he first explained the scene to the main cast and then began to shoot some very simple scenes in the early stages. His goal was to lead them into the scene step by step and find the proper state of the character. He didn't want to look at it from a god's perspective after reading the entire script.
In actual filming, the director's on-the-spot command, speech, and audition were very important. It was also an important checkpoint to test a director's basic skills. If you couldn't even pass this checkpoint smoothly, the main actors might not listen to you. It was just a routine operation.
It was Yang Yongqing's first time watching the director's speech on set, so she was very interested. Li Xue was also listening very seriously.
Wu Haoshen was qualified to write the script and prepare the crew, but the key was whether he could completely conquer the big shots and make them listen to his command.
They were currently filming the scene of the police station. At the beginning, a group of police officers came to Lee Wen for an investigation. Lee Wen began to tell a story, and in the end, he used this story to clear his name with the fake Ruan Wen. He was successfully bailed out by the fake Ruan Wen and escaped smoothly.
There were a lot of close-ups in this scene, but now that many of the lead actors knew about the final twist, such a simple scene was the most difficult to shoot.
Therefore, Wu Haoshen used this scene as an entry point and deliberately spent more time on it. Once he finished filming, the rest of the plot would become easier.
Zhang Linzhi didn't have a camera. She would only appear later, so she sat at the side with her husband and Huo Wenjin to observe Wu Haoshen's shooting skills.
After all, Wu Haoshen was still a little too young. Even if he was very talented, experience could not be made up for by talent. Therefore, many people were waiting to see Wu Haoshen make a fool of himself.
"This is already the fourth bad take. Can this Director Wu really do it?”
"Very impressive. Don't underestimate the directors from the mainland, especially those who graduated from professional courses. Their basic skills are really solid, especially in terms of the psychological control of the actors and the control of the big scene. They are much better than us. After all, many of us are unorthodox and haven't undergone systematic training.”
"Brother Qiang, you're here. Are you that powerful? It looked like he was flipping the camera over and over again. There was nothing wrong with it, right? Could it be that he had learned from Stephen Zhou and filmed more of everything so that he could always choose the best scenes?”
Zhuang Wenqiang was a screenwriter himself, and he also followed this style. He was most famous for the series of Infernal Affairs and Overhearing.
In fact, Wushuang was also self-written and directed by him, but it had nothing to do with him now. It had become Wu Haoshen's work, but Zhuang Wenqiang still understood Wu Haoshen's ambition.
He was the assistant director that Yang Shoucheng had hired to assist Wu Haoshen. To put it bluntly, he didn't trust Wu Haoshen's directing experience. After all, Wu Haoshen was too young and had no directing experience in the past. Now, he had reached the top in a single step. He hadn't even learned how to walk, and he had already reached the top.
Towards Ting Feng's disdain, Zhuang Wenqiang patiently explained,""Don't underestimate this. He's very ambitious. In the movie, Li Wen should have started the story and then directly entered the memory scene, but he didn't plan to shoot it like this.
He wanted to shoot a super long shot in one go. He wanted Li Wen to tell the story. A group of people would listen to him tell the story. There wouldn't be any bad takes in the middle. When he finished telling the story, he would shoot the rest.
It may seem troublesome and time-consuming, but it's very helpful for the actors to find the proper state of the character and immerse themselves in the character. At the same time, this set of scenes will also make the audience and the judges feel very immersed in the later scenes. This requires a director to have a very high control over the character's personality and thoughts. There are no more than five people on our side who can do it.”
Actually, Tingfeng still didn't quite understand what he was saying, but he felt that Wu Haoshen was really a fierce dragon who crossed the river. His talent and ability in directing were really beyond description.
It seemed that he had to find a way to build a good relationship with Wu Haoshen in the future. He couldn't ignore him like he was now.
Zhang Linzhi and Huo Wenjin's eyes lit up. They didn't expect Wu Haoshen to be so capable. Could he be the next patient?
At this time, Chen Long also brought his personal director, Tang Jili, to watch the show. Although there was no cooperation this time, if Wu Haoshen was really talented, there would be opportunities to cooperate in the future sooner or later, so he came to test the quality.
As one of the top ten commercial action directors in the Hong Kong industry, Tang Jili naturally understood Wu Haoshen's tricks. Like Zhuang Wenqiang, he explained Wu Haoshen's brilliance to Chen Long and added,"
" Now, pay attention to the time difference between each of his bad takes. The first scene took more than a minute, and it's already been about half an hour. This shows that he has a deep foundation in manipulating the atmosphere and adjusting the mentality of the actors. He's a rare psychological master. He can successfully control this movie.”
"Then I can rest assured. After this movie is finished, I'll bring him to Hollywood.”
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