The bard joins the entertainment industry

“We have been preparing for this scene for a year, and now it’s time to test the results.

Jianmin and Chen Shuo, how do you two think it should be presented? "

One of them is the chief choreographer and the other is the best performer. Zhang Yimou asked them about it as soon as they came up.

Zhang Jianmin said: "Actually, the real drumming begins after Mr. Liu scatters all the broad beans."

The initial plot was that the blind girl assassinated the chief catcher, but later it seemed that the chief catcher and Chen catcher appeared in Mudanfang at the same time, which was a bit difficult to explain.

Coupled with the idea of ​​​​adding more scenes to Liu Dehua, the male protagonist of this scene was replaced by Liu Captou.

There will also be a plot later on where Capt. Liu trains his little girl's hearing and knife-throwing skills in the same way to echo the story and show their deep love between father and daughter.

"The previous two shots were just tests. There is no need to deliberately pursue a long lens, just use a panoramic shot.

After the broad beans are scattered, it's time to perform drumming.

I think we should let Chen Shuo start his performance from here first, and then film it in one shot as a base.

After that, Yifei performed as much as possible on this basis, and then used it to cut and replace the part where Chen Shuo showed his face. "

Zhang Yimou said: "A reel of film can last for more than four minutes at most. With Xiaoding's ability, he can control it to 3 minutes and 50 seconds without wasting any time.

Can our dance be condensed to such a short length? "

Chen Shuo nodded and said: "Absolutely, the first minute and a half will gently demonstrate various basic movements of water sleeve drumming.

The middle minute shows various difficult drumming movements.

In the last 1 minute and 20 seconds, beat the drum as fast as you can, and hit as many times as you can. "

"Okay, you and Jianmin arrange the movements." Zhang Yimou then said to Zhao Xiaoding: "Xiaoding, you arrange the trajectory of the shot according to their movements.

Show the best possible way. "

"Okay." Chen Shuo and the other three nodded.

Next, Chen Shuo rehearsed over and over again, striving to show the characteristics of water sleeve drumming as much as possible according to the time he allocated.

Zhao Xiaoding was watching in circles, thinking about the angle at which to shoot.

At the end of the day, Chen Shuo gradually found the best rhythm, but Zhao Xiaoding kept hesitating.

He found that the best angle for a shot to the end was where Mr. Liu was sitting, shooting from his perspective.

But this actually does not perfectly show the beauty of water sleeve drumming.

If you want to show the inspiration of the Water Sleeve Strike and at the same time have a shot to the end, then you need to follow Chen Shuo's movements.

But that would be too difficult, and it would also be a great test for the tacit understanding between Zhao Xiaoding and Chen Shuo.

Seeing that Chen Shuo has been able to skillfully control the dance within 3 minutes and 50 seconds, and make the entire dance flow smoothly and freely.

Zhao Xiaoding planned to take a panoramic shot from Capt. Liu's perspective to see the effect.

Wait until tomorrow and try to focus on Chen Shuo. Capture his movements and the process of sleeve flushing.

After taking one shot, everyone took a look at the final result.

I found that although this kind of stage presentation effect is also very shocking, it always feels that the explosive power is a bit weak in the movie.

The camera has to move to make it look good.

"Actually, this effect looks good, but let's try it again tomorrow. How is the effect of the lens tracking capture method?"

Although he only took one photo in one day, Zhang Yimou was not in a hurry.

Slow work leads to careful work, so be sure to film this dance well.

On the second day, Zhao Xiaoding and Chen Shuo experimented with the trajectory captured by the camera and decided to place the origin on his body.

When he flew out of the sleeves, the camera immediately moved to the tips of the sleeves and moved with the expansion of the sleeves.

Let the people on the photography team hold the camera like a wire and design a moving trajectory. A dedicated group of people will pull the lens and follow Chen Shuo.

Chen Shuo also had to get used to the feeling of the camera being close at hand, so as not to hit the camera during the dance.

The design alone took another day, and it was only in the evening that I officially shot it.

Looking at the scene in front of them, it seemed as if they were dancing with Chen Shuo and playing drums together. Everyone could not help but feel excited.

"This kind of immersive feeling is indeed good, but it lacks the sense of macroscopic grandeur." After watching the video, Zhang Yimou rubbed his chin and said: "I will design it tomorrow. I will zoom out the camera from time to time to capture the entire scene. The scenes were all filmed.

From the moment Chen Shuo takes out his sleeves, the camera pulls out, and after the sleeves hit the drum surface, the entire stage appears on the screen.

And when he closed his sleeves, the camera zoomed in again and returned to him. "

On the third day, I adjusted the trajectory of the lens according to what Zhang Yimou said. After taking one shot, the effect was indeed visible.

Even Zhao Xiaoding was ingenious, letting the camera follow the sleeves, and clearly hit the sleeves on the drum surface, and the slight ripples on the drum skin appeared in front of the audience.

Then the camera moved across an arc and followed Shui Xiu back to Chen Shuo.

The alternation between far and near, the macro and the details, are all presented in this one-shot picture, giving people a strong sense of shock.

"Okay, this is how it feels!" Zhang Yimou clapped his hands excitedly and pointed at the monitor and shouted.

"Shoot, just shoot according to this feeling!"

Hearing this, Chen Shuo and Zhao Xiaoding couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

For three consecutive days, Chen Shuo performed with high intensity over and over again every day.

You have to give your best in every performance.

And Zhao Xiaoding was thinking about how to adjust the trajectory of the lens even in his dreams.

Now, the regulations have finally been set.

Next, you just need to follow the steps step by step, and this scene will not be difficult.

Since this dance was performed by two people, Chen Shuo and Liu Yifei, it was impossible to do it in one shot.

But Zhao Xiaoding has tried his best to eliminate the sense of fragmentation in editing, allowing the editor to edit at some turning points without destroying the overall feeling.

The subsequent assassinations basically copied the original performances of Chen Shuo and Yu Bo.

Liu Dehua practiced his movements for several days, and he knocked down the Shuixiu Flying Sword cleanly and neatly, and broke the little girl's Shuixiu with his sharp claw skills.

Then he grabbed it directly with his backhand without any sloppiness.

In the play, the two are father and daughter after all. Although they need their daughter to be a bait, they will still subconsciously prevent her from being harmed.

This kind of crisp fight is a kind of father's love for his daughter.

It also lays the groundwork for unraveling the mystery in the future.

The beauty song that followed was much simpler than the water sleeve percussion drum. Chen Shuo and Liu Yifei had to dance it a few times easily and comfortably.

At the end of the month, the crew moved to Yongchuan Bamboo Sea in the mountain city to film the chase in the Bamboo Sea and the battle between the government and Feidaomen.