Chapter 11 Entering the drama (please vote for me)
Qin Chuan is a newcomer in the acting industry. Although he has some flaws and has an incomparable understanding of the characters, he doesn't understand the filming rules and techniques of the crew.
Light blocking, positioning, and lenses were all things he had never been exposed to before.
Fortunately, the role he played was not a big one, with not many lines and not long moves. According to the director of photography, Qin Chuan only remembered it once.
Tried walking once, no problem.
After a while, Qiao Feng, played by Hu Jun, came in. Qin Chuan cooperated with him in rehearsing and had to go again.
It's just that this time we have to serve dishes and have lines, so it's actually no different from a formal filming.
Qin Chuan rolled up his sleeves to his elbows and put a white rag on his shoulders. He walked forward quickly and said with a smile, "Sir, are you going to eat or stay in a hotel?"
"One pound of beef, one pound of chicken, two pounds of wine."
"Okay, please wait a moment." Qin Chuan quickly wiped the table and bench with a towel, smiled, and turned to serve the food.
A minute later the person came back: "Sir, the food is here!"
"A pound of beef!"
"A pound of chicken!"
"Two pounds of wine!"
"Use it slowly."
He read out the name of each dish before serving it. After the dish was served, he stood aside for two seconds. Seeing that the guest had no request, he took a few steps back and turned around to leave.
The whole process is no different from the last rehearsal.
It's just that the intonation is different, a little more refined, and anyone with long ears can hear it.
Even Hu Jun gave him a high look.
A great actor can act with his facial features, trembling eyelashes, furrowed brows, energetic eyes, and trembling mouth.
There is also a type of actor whose face is paralyzed throughout the performance, and it is difficult to see the joys and sorrows, but their scenes can be listened to.
With your eyes closed, you can imagine the character's emotions just by listening to the lines.
During the performance, he and the waiter rarely looked at each other, but from the lines, I could actually hear the waiter's emotions, including happiness, caution, hesitation, and questioning.
This young actor is good, his articulation is clear, his lines are precise, and his cadences are all on point.
I don’t know which film school I graduated from.
"Teacher Hu, keep your head elevated when drinking. Okay, that's it, there's no problem."
"Is there any problem with the radio?"
"No."
"Photography crew?"
"Very good, no problem here."
"OK, I'll follow this later."
After the rehearsal was completed, the extras outside began to sit on the floor, looking for a place to rest. Even though they didn't have many lines, they were still very tired.
The whole process was like rehearsing for a primary school sports day. I was walking here and there, and I couldn't sit down. My feet were numb.
Qin Chuan was in a daze in the corner, thinking about whether there was anything bad about the performance just now.
have.
Playing Hu Jun, it was the first time I had to say so many lines, so I was a little nervous.
The pace is also a bit slow. The role of the waiter is not a catwalk. Serving food quickly is a basic skill.
Also, it’s not tiring enough. The character should look a little tired. How to make the character look tired? How to make the character look tired? Wipe sweat?
…
"Scene 52, third shot, first shot, start!"
The scene management was finalized and the crew officially started filming.
The scene and shot are written in chalk on the small board for the purpose of later editing.
After Qiao Feng entered the inn, Qin Chuan immediately greeted him with a smile: "Sir, are you going to eat or stay in the hotel?"
Hu Jun looked around the environment and walked towards an empty table: "One catty of beef, one catty of chicken, two catties of wine."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
After wiping the table symbolically, Qin Chuan took two steps back to serve the food.
When he reappeared, he was holding a tray and was panting a little while serving the dishes: "One pound of beef, one pound of chicken, two pounds of wine!"
"Your Majesty, please use it with caution~"
After finishing the work at hand, he raised the back of his hand and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead on the way back. An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.
After Qin Chuan performed for dozens of seconds, the assistant director was a little impressed with him. He originally thought he was a well-connected person, but he didn't expect that he had something else.
Among this group of actors, all of whom either have a background in acting or have been in the industry for many years, Qin Chuan is the youngest and has the least qualifications.
But his performance is no worse than those from professional colleges.
"Click, pass."
"Change the camera position and take another shot,"
"Actor touching up makeup."
Unless the filming is done in one shot, there won't be a single shot, and it will have to be shot several times from different angles.
This requires the actor's makeup to be exactly the same as the previous one. If it is inconsistent, it will look wrong.
The makeup artist hurriedly touched up Hu Jun's makeup, wiped away the water stains from his drinking, and applied foundation around his chin and mouth to restore his previous complexion.
It was Wang Tingting who put on makeup for Hu Jun.
After finishing the work at hand, she came to Qin Chuan: "Your makeup is stained, please touch it up."
"Excuse me, Sister Tingting."
"You're welcome."
In a crowded place, Wang Tingting is quite serious, and she doesn't look like an experienced driver at all.
Soon, the second shot started.
Qin Chuan's performance was the same as the previous one, without overturning.
Hu Jun, on the other hand, had to drink and eat meat in every scene, and he would keep eating and drinking unless the director told him to stop.
The director immediately vomited after telling him to stop.
He had no choice. He didn't know how many times he would have to film this scene. If he ate every scene, he might not be able to hold on for long.
A simple eating scene took more than two hours to film.
It wasn’t even noon when we finished shooting.
The assistant director called the people and went to the next filming location to continue shooting.
Qin Chuan is also in the army.
This time he didn't get to play a minor role, he was just one of the Beggar Clan disciples mixed in with the crowd. The assistant director said he would be given an extra job today.
One hundred and thirty yuan for a day of extras and a supporting role. This was Qin Chuan's salary.
But I didn’t give it to him on the same day because the actors in the group were paid monthly and received monthly salary.
…
After a tiring day, Qin Chuan took out a pen and paper and started writing a short biography after finishing work at night, mainly from the perspective of the waiter.
Compared with the single character in the past, this time he wrote two more characters in the biography, Qiao Feng, the innkeeper.
Zhou Haopeng had a night shift tonight and didn't know when he would be back. After Qin Chuan finished writing his biography, he put the Nuo equipment on his face, covered himself with a quilt and lay down.
The street at the entrance of Yanbei Inn is very lively, with the sound of hawking, stalls, jugglers, candied haws, and cabbage sellers.
Qiao Feng, a man in his thirties, with a tall build and a square face, appeared out of thin air on the street.
I saw Yanbei Inn from a distance and strode over.
Inside the inn, Qin Chuan, the waiter, had just finished serving a table of guests and was leaning against the counter to laze around.
When he saw Qiao Feng coming in, he cursed secretly that there were so many people, and then trotted forward helplessly, putting on a smiley face in the process.
"Sir, would you like to eat or stay in a hotel?"
Qiao Feng looked around, found a table by the window and walked over. Qin Chuan followed him and wiped the table and bench with a clean rag before he sat down.
"One pound of beef, one pound of chicken, two pounds of wine!" Qiao Feng's voice was loud and bold, and his temperament was extraordinary.
Sitting on the bench, he is quite stable, and when he moves his hands and feet, his visible arms are long and his palms are wide. He is a practitioner.
Qin Chuan, the well-informed waiter in the shop, felt nervous. He put away his arrogance and said seriously: "Okay, sir, I'll be here soon. Please wait a moment."
After saying that, he turned around and went to the kitchen to order the food.
While waiting for the food, he secretly looked at Qiao Feng from a distance, and the more he looked at him, the more he felt his heart palpitating.
This person's clothes are shabby, but he gives off a strong aura. Whenever he gets close to him, he feels frightened and inexplicably tingles in his heart.
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In the current new book period, if you want to climb the list, monthly tickets will still account for a large proportion.
(End of chapter)