After getting Shidi at the start

Chapter 159 Flying Fish Clothes, Embroidered Spring Knife
The filming is still going on, just like the previous filming of "Bodyguard", director Lu Xing also chose to shoot some simple scenes in the first few days to let the actors find their status.

This is naturally a good thing for Li Mingji, at least he doesn't have to worry too much about his acting skills in the early stage, and he doesn't have to worry about insufficient movement training.

Even the way the three brothers got along made him sometimes think of his roommates in college. Of course, that was also a matter of his previous life.

Director Lu's request is to let them perform as much as possible in life, and he will not deliberately pursue life performances close to ancient times. They just treat it as making friends in daily life.

In terms of lines, he also tried to be as plain as possible. Except for being careful not to use modern jokes and some modern vocabulary that would make people laugh, the rest was no different from ordinary communication in reality.

Not to mention that the vernacular was also used in daily communication in ancient times, but the accent may be different. In order for most audiences to understand the movie, they must adopt a language more familiar to them.

Otherwise, there would be no such thing as a translated version, wouldn't it be enough to just read the subtitles?
Although Chinese audiences seem to like watching original soundtrack movies with subtitles the most in the world...

Of course, the original sound and dialect will definitely deepen the sense of substitution, but for most audiences, this is the icing on the cake.

The popularization of Mandarin now makes people feel that dialects may be disappearing. In fact, it can also explain the success of the popularization of Mandarin from the side. In such a social environment, deliberately pursuing dialects is a bit thankless.

Unless it is similar to local dramas, the dialect is not unreal, and people who like to watch local dramas will not have any language barriers.

At this time, the main actors were all gathered, and Pei Mingde was naturally there too.

He plays the role of the great eunuch Wei Zhongxian, and also the second villain in the film. Although he is not as consistent as the first villain, and there is no fight scene, but just like Pei Mingde's previous style, he will try his best from the beginning to the end. Accompany the crew.

Unless he needs another itinerary, which is naturally not the case at the moment.

And there was another reason why he came to the crew so early, and that was to teach Shi Zi on the spot.

Shi Zi's acting lessons had finally come to fruition at this time. When he was filming, Pei Mingde would just watch from the sidelines if he had no role to play.

Even if he successfully passes the part, he will come over and analyze with him where he performed well and where he can improve further.

This can almost be said to be a hand-in-hand teaching. It can be said that after Pei Mingde recognized him, he sincerely regarded him as a disciple and taught him very hard.

It's just that the effect can only be said to be average.

Naturally, this is not Pei Mingde's problem. Even if he is a lecturer at the Academy of Performing Arts and a professional veteran actor, but he is facing Li Mingji, he can only say that he is doing his best.

Li Mingji is naturally not that stupid, he can understand what Pei Mingde said.

But understanding belongs to understanding, and it is another matter to do it.

As Pei Mingde himself commented: "You still have a very clear understanding of yourself, and your ability to comprehend is also very strong. It's your expressive ability..."

The so-called one-stop theory, one-stop practice, Li Mingji is simply a keyboard warrior.

Regarding this, Li Mingji could only smile wryly and said, "Maybe my talent is too bad. I can only try more. I hope that I can improve by accumulating a little more experience."

Pei Mingde nodded, and said: "Progress can definitely be improved, but you still have to find your own way. But it seems that you have a clear understanding of yourself. Choosing such a book and such a role can cover up your personality to the greatest extent. weakness."

Li Mingji also wanted to say that his martial arts skills are also a bit bad, but he has not yet reached the stage of martial arts drama.

Of course, after this period of training, it is still passable for him to put on a posture and cooperate with the fight. As for whether the fight will be good or not, he is not sure.

Fortunately, there is also a stand-in actor. The beauty and strength of the movements can only be entrusted to him. Li Mingji is still responsible for posing the pose. After the movements are edited, it is enough to be connected to the movements of the stand-in actor.

It's not that Li Mingji is not strict with himself, but that this aspect is really not something that can be achieved quickly.

He has practiced kung fu for more than ten or twenty years since he was a child. He wants to catch up with them in just half a month of training. Does he think too highly of himself or think of them too low?

That's the guy they eat, if it's so easy to learn and do it well by random people, then they won't be able to get along long ago.

However, Director Lu's arrangements are also in full swing, and the first official martial arts show will come soon - it's a bit good that the actors of the crew are all capable, even if Li Mingji's performance is average most of the time, occasionally he will be caught by them When flying.

Generally speaking, Li Mingji is not very crotch-stretching, probably because the character itself is not that complicated, at least it is simpler than the original version.

Of course, the original characters, while complex in appearance, also appear to be quite ethereal.

There are several problems that can't be solved at all, such as why he is so obsessed with the heroine, when he made a decision, did he consider that the two brothers might not agree at all?
Although it is simpler now, at least these problems will be diluted a lot, and his actions are all motivated.

Li Mingji is now fully prepared by himself, and he is guided by various acting schools, directors, and Pei Mingde, so his state is actually not his normal state. Sometimes he can perform supernormally, compared to " Bodyguard" was much better.

As the protagonist, he performed on the passing line, and Lin Siyi, who is also "Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Young" like him, also reduced the difficulty because of the simplification of the role, and the probability of NG was greatly reduced, which naturally made the shooting much smoother than expected.

Therefore, it is logical to enter the martial arts part of the main event in advance.

Of course, martial arts is the real test of this film, and it will also be the key to attracting people in the future.

The first martial arts scene was arranged for the three protagonist brothers to attack and kill Wei Zhongxian on the orders of Zhao Zhongyi.

This scene can also be said to be the "root of all evil" in the entire movie. The highlight is actually divided into two parts, one is the fight outside, and the other is the drama inside.

Of course, it was Pei Mingde who played the show.

This is also the biggest highlight of this character in this story. After playing this part, the character will immediately establish himself, and it will also add a lot to the film.

It's like relying on this performance in the previous life, a certain old man directly captured a large number of fans.

The first is the action scene, which is the main point of the movie, and besides being a group play, this scene is also a scene in the rain.

As we all know, group scenes are difficult to shoot, and rain scenes are equally difficult to shoot. The two combined make it twice as difficult.

Whether it's for the actors, the director team, or the shooting equipment, it's a challenge.

Director Lu, who originally planned to wait for the rain to shoot, finally chose artificial rain. Although this will reduce the authenticity, he can freely adjust the time at any time, and can also control the start and pause.

Of course, the most important thing is to avoid the equipment from being affected by the weather and environment.

In fact, there are also one-on-one fighting scenes in the film, but the actor is actually only involved in two scenes, that is, the two battles with the villain Zhao Zhongyi.

And if it wasn't for the fact that Li Mingji might not have been so deeply involved in the role, and the training time is not enough, the foundation of the action scene is not enough, and it would be easy to collapse when shooting the later part, Lu Xing would rather shoot the penultimate scene first. play.

Of course, there are bad things and there are good things. Although the fighting scene in this episode is considered exciting, the three of them are actually abusers. Basically, they are unilateral beheadings. For the three who have just trained for a short time It is easier to grasp.

The action group this time is not the "Yuanjia Class" we collaborated with last time. After all, they are better at urban movements. The "Liu Family Class" is more suitable for martial arts, especially in the use of props.

Many of them are from the National Martial Arts Team, unlike the "Yuanjiaban" who are mostly from Hong Kong Island and come from dragon and tiger martial arts masters, they are professional at the beginning, but they have to reverse it Learn how to incorporate their martial arts into performances.

To put it bluntly, martial arts performances are routines, not only fists and feet, but also knives, guns, sticks, guns, whips and sampans. The routines of individual performances may not be liked by ordinary people. Can arouse the interest of many people.

In fact, the action scenes seen in film and television dramas are basically based on coordinated routines. In real life, it is very difficult for you to encounter such beautiful fights. .

Sometimes the winner may be decided in one or two rounds, which is even more cruel than in the ring.

As for the siege of this kind of scene, more attention should be paid to the cooperation of one attack and one defense, not only for individuals, but also for groups.

Although there is a stand-in, the three of them still have to complete a complete set of performances, and it doesn't mean that they can simply pose and change their movements, they need to complete a complete set of performances.

And the director also has requirements for their "expression management":
"I need you to be more 'ruthless', understand? At this time, you are actually tools for killing people, and you have no human feelings. In the story, the cold color in this section has to be in contrast to the warm color in which the hero and heroine meet later. ..."

All three of Li Mingji nodded, expressing their understanding.

For Li Mingji now, this single essay play is really not difficult.

No matter what he plays, he is better at playing facial paralysis, which seems to be the instinct of this body.

However, facial paralysis does not mean that a face is paralyzed throughout the whole process. Some parts have to show coldness, which tests the eyes. After all, if you don’t make big facial movements, you have to rely on the eyes to show "lethal power".

As for the martial arts part, because there are hats to cover it, there are many people, and it is "rainy day", the visibility is relatively low, so the stand-in "shows up" more time.

The main reason is that there is no need to show your face too much at this time, and the audience will not find it strange. It will be better to let professional actors complete professional actions.

He wasn't the only one who used the double in the crew. The three brothers also had doubles. After all, although the other two were capable in acting, they were not born as action actors. They were not much better than Li Mingji in this respect.

So in fact, this scene is more an opportunity for the three stand-ins to perform. After they finish filming and "playing" this part, Li Mingji and the others will play again, and they will play again, which is part of the "make-up filming" to show their faces lens.

In the post-editing, the two are interspersed and combined together.

This segment, especially the "falling from the sky" scene at the beginning, in terms of visual presentation, even if you watch it on the spot, you will think this scene is very handsome.

In the pouring rain, three men wearing bamboo hats broke into the crowd, gradually revealing their faces, their clothes, and the knives in their hands.

Flying fish suit, embroidered spring knife!

This is enough to let the other party know their identities, there is one and only one—Jin Yiwei!

Although there were only three people, they were not afraid in the encirclement. While blocking the enemy's siege, they covered each other. Then the other two cooperated to send the protagonist into the small building next to it.

This is the general process of this scene. It is naturally relatively simple to talk about, but when it is reflected in front of the camera, it is a bit complicated.

Although there will be an action guide to design the action, but how to express it in front of the camera still depends on the director's scheduling.

The performance of the actors, the extraction of the shots, and the overall rhythm, etc.

Fortunately, compared to Director Zhang, Lu Xing has experience in this area and will not be stage frightened. After discussing with the action director and instructing a lot of actors, he will start.

However, many problems were encountered during the process, and the lack of cooperation is the most common. If the camera position does not capture places or unimportant places, for example, in the part far away from the protagonist's trio, then you will be fine.

Even if the footage is captured, it will naturally be deleted. There is no need to keep a passerby's face in the scene.

But if it was right next to it, it would probably affect the effect if it was photographed, so I had to do it all over again.

Because there are many people participating in the fight, the main ones are naturally the action actors who surround the three protagonists in the front. The group performers in the back are actually the roles of the actors waving the flag and shouting. They will not act to fight them, and they have no role to play , as long as you don't hold back.

It took two full days to shoot a scene intermittently like this, and the amount of water used to rain was an astonishing amount.

And one of the consequences of this is that you may catch a cold if you are not careful.

Fortunately, Aya is always watching from the side. Whenever Li Mingji takes a break, he will give him towels to wipe and hot soup to warm his body.

Every time you finish shooting, you should take a shower and change clothes as much as possible to avoid catching a cold.

The same is true for many other actors. Even for extras, the crew also arranged hot soup and towels, so of course they had to wipe themselves.

So much so that in the end, even Director Lu Xing shook his head with a wry smile and sighed: "Huh, it's not easy, this episode is finally over!"

(End of this chapter)