Chapter 37 Entering the game
Generally, when you start shooting the first scene, in order to have a good sign, try to avoid NG and swearing.
For the first shot of "Empty Room", Cao Yang chose the very beginning of the movie.
A female statue is blocked by a net in front, and then a golf ball hits the female statue and is intercepted by the net.
This scene uses the so-called lens language.
What is lens language?
The technique of using visual elements in a film to convey emotion and plot.
That is to say, aside from other elements such as subtitles, music, special effects, etc., the story and emotions can be visually conveyed to the audience using the lens alone. To put it simply, it is to use the lens as a language to tell the story.
Here, the female statue symbolizes women who are suffering, the golf ball symbolizes the perpetrator who is harming women, and the big net in front of the female statue symbolizes the protection of women who are being harmed.
Is the role of camera language used to shoot for the audience?
Of course not.
If the movie removes the opening scene and goes directly to the main feature, will there be any impact?
For most viewers, there will be no impact.
Most viewers watch movies just for relaxation and entertainment, and they don’t delve into the meaning of every fragment and shot in the movie.
Only a small number of viewers, either out of pretense or because they really like movies, will delve into the meaning of a certain shot's language.
Then, post it on the Internet and interpret it. When everyone sees it, they suddenly realize - oh, that's it.
The largest audience for this kind of lens language is related practitioners, such as film critics, film and television academy teachers, students pulling films, film festival judges, etc.
This is what is called art. Directors of literary and artistic films all regard themselves as artists.
This movie also has a lot of this kind of lens language and meaning.
For example, in the heroine's home, there is a lion statue on the lawn facing the female sculpture. This symbolizes that the perpetrator is eyeing women and will attack the victim at an uncertain moment.
For example, in the scene in front of the police station, there is a shot of a goddess sculpture with angel wings.
This symbolizes the heroine's desire to escape from the suffering she is suffering, but we can see that there seems to be a rope entangled at the foot of the statue. This reflects that the heroine has not completely broken free from the shackles, and is preparing for the heroine to be taken home by her husband. Foreshadowing.
For example, when the male protagonist is at a boxer's home, he uses white paper to cover his eyes in the photo, which is a satire on all superior male images. The eyes represent the windows of the soul, and the closed windows of the soul are actually a metaphor for their dirty hearts.
For example, the photo of the heroine was later taken away. The photo was originally framed in a photo frame, which expressed that the heroine was imprisoned in a gorgeous-looking body. The photo was taken out of the frame to show the idea of saving the suffering woman. .
For example, the photos of the heroine that appear in the movie are all in black and white. This is something that is scary if you think about it carefully.
There are many other languages in this kind of shot. The most interesting thing is that the weight scale is zero at the end, and it can be interpreted into several meanings.
"Liu Ye, you hit the ball. Just hit it hard. What I want is the impact of the ball hitting the net. Don't worry about whether it is accurate or not. It doesn't matter if you hit it a few times."
Cao Yang ordered: "Camera, close up here, take the entire statue and the net. The female statue is to the left, and the right side is blank. I won't stop, I will just keep filming."
"Every unit is prepared."
"Camera?"
"OK."
"Lights?"
"Okay."
"Radio?"
"OK."
"Scene 1, scene 1, scene 1, start."
The scene recorder made a note in front of the camera and shooting began.
The camera has already chosen its position, found the picture, and just faced it and shot it, it’s very simple.
Liu Ye had never played golf before, so he just took some extra practice in the past two days. He didn't want to be accurate, just that his posture looked flawless. The first shot was hit with a graceful posture, but it was useless. If you didn't take a picture of his posture, he wouldn't be in the shot. The ball that was hit was the protagonist.
There was only a snap sound, and the ball hit the right side of the net softly.
Liu Ye turned his head awkwardly and looked around. No one in the audience spoke, and no one laughed at him. They were all performing their duties, and it was eerily quiet.
After taking a breath, Liu Ye hit his second shot. This one was even more outrageous. He swung over the ball and missed the ball.
Liu Ye was obviously getting nervous.
Cao Yang glared at him and pressed his hands down to signal him not to be nervous.
After playing more than ten shots in a row, only three balls were hit within the approximate range.
"Click!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, this shot was over.
Even though this shot lasts more than two minutes, if you cut off the excess, you will only be able to use it for a few dozen seconds.
The next second shot is also very simple. The camera is placed at an intersection, Liu Ye comes from a distance on a motorcycle, turns and walks away.
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The crew began to place cameras at the intersection. Tianzhuangzhuang first looked at the camera, adjusted the position, and felt that it was almost done, then made an OK gesture to Cao Yang.
Cao Yang came over to take a look, immediately frowned and said, "Who chose this place?"
Tianzhuangzhuang raised his hand and said, "This is a very simple shot. I just chose a random spot."
"Who asked you to choose this place? Didn't I explain that there must be a corner and a slope? Now that the corner is there, what about the slope?"
Cao Yang kicked the director's chair, "Where's the slope I want? You took the slope I wanted? Do you not know how to shoot a scene because you haven't directed a movie in ten years?"
He walked to the middle of the road at the corner in a few steps, gestured with his hands, and said word by word: "Here, right here, it has to go uphill, and there has to be a large, visible slope. Don't tell me this little The bulge is the big slope I want.”
"Do you understand the language of the camera? The male protagonist comes up from below, turns up, from low to high, from right to left, and goes uphill in the opposite direction. This indicates that he will face a very rough situation, a setback, a dilemma. Give it to me right away. Find it, and then find another one.”
Gianzhuangzhuang smacked his lips angrily, waved his hand and pointed at two staff members casually, "You, and you, come with me."
Cao Yang walked to the car rented by the crew, opened the door and got in.
"Director Cao, this..." Assistant Director Li Mingyi asked quickly.
"We're done, we'll shoot again tomorrow." Cao Yang closed the car door with a bang, and the driver took him back to the hotel.
Cao Yang returned to the hotel room. About half an hour later, Tianzhuangzhuang opened the door and walked in.
"Brother, drink water."
Cao Yang diligently poured a glass of water and handed it to Lao Tian.
"Isn't it nice to scold you?" Lao Tian took the water glass and took a sip and asked.
“Senior Brother Kuaishou put himself into the game.”
Cao Yang gave Lao Tian a thumbs up. In fact, it would be more accurate to call this scene killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, but that would make Lao Tian jump. It is impolite, impolite, hehe.
As "Alone on the Beach at Night" was released during this period, various related news continued, and the new staff members who joined the crew, as well as the students who came to intern from Nortel, were all affected.
They subconsciously believed that Tianzhuangzhuang was the backbone of the crew, and if anything happened they would go to Lao Tian first. This trend became more and more obvious.
After Tianzhuangzhuang discovered this problem, he knew that this situation could not continue. Otherwise, based on his understanding of Cao Yang, he would definitely drive these people away and replace them with a new group of people.
But this is not a solution to the problem. It will not only delay the shooting progress, but also cause adverse effects. It is the most undesirable method.
So Lao Tian discussed with Cao Yang and took the initiative to get involved during the filming period, asking Cao Yang to kill the "chicken" to scare the monkeys and let everyone know who is the talker of the crew.
Otherwise, why would we shoot the golf ball hitting the statue first today? In fact, the assistant director could have filmed that scene. Just so that the first scene can be shot smoothly, the second scene can be taken advantage of.
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