Chapter 558 Changes to the Play
After joining the group and settling in for a while, Guo Fan organized the actors to read the script.
[The Wandering Earth] has two lines in total, one is the main line of the male protagonist on the ground and his group, and the other is the auxiliary line of the father of the male protagonist "Liu Peiqiang" in the space capsule.
After Gu Wei joined the "Wandering Earth" project last year, he suggested to Guo Fan that "Liu Peiqiang" should be played by Wu Jing. At that time, Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior 1" sold more than 500 million yuan, and his reputation was soaring At that time, the age and image were more in line with the image in the drama, so Guo Fan agreed without hesitation.
At that time, Wu Jing was busy doing post-production work on "Wolf Warrior 2" and had not taken any other roles. Gu Wei called to invite him, and he naturally agreed without hesitation.
Of course, Wu Jing didn't have high expectations for the effects of domestic science fiction films. He just wanted to give Gu Wei some face.
As early as 2009, he appeared in a science fiction film "Roboman" directed by Liu Zhenwei, playing a robot in it.
When the film was being promoted, the producers invited Liu Cixin to come over and discuss the yesterday, today and tomorrow of Chinese science fiction films with director Liu Zhenwei.
However, [Roboman] is said to have invested 100 million, but the box office was only 52.1 million, and the investors lost money to the point of vomiting blood.
The reputation of the movie is not very good either. It is branded as a science fiction robot, but it is actually a love drama.
The plot is confusing and lacks coherence and logic. The most important special effects in science fiction films are not sophisticated enough, and the visual effects are unsatisfactory.
These have nothing to do with Wu Jing, who was only the third or even fourth male actor in the movie at that time, but he has since understood that there is still a long way to go for domestically produced science fiction films.
Although the two lines in [The Wandering Earth] interacted in the movie, there was no interaction in the actual filming. They each shot their own films. The father and son duo of Gu Wei and Wu Jing were even in the same frame. There are no lenses.
Now [Wolf Warrior 2] will be released in more than 20 days. Wu Jing is currently busy promoting the movie and has no time to join the team.
According to the filming schedule of the crew, Wu Jing will not join the crew until about 2 months later, and Gu Wei's scene will be almost finished by then.
"Uncle Da, I have been watching your movies since I was a child, and I finally met you in person."
While reading the script, Gu Wei met the 66-year-old Wu Mengda. His beard and hair were mixed with black and white, and his face was wrinkled. The Cheng Long we saw at the premiere was much older. In fact, Uncle Da was only two years older than Cheng Long.
"Gu Wei, I know you. You have become very popular in the past two years, and you have many fans on Hong Kong Island!
I saw you today, and you are indeed a handsome boy!"< br>
Wu Mengda smiled, his eyes narrowed into slits, and the wrinkles on his face became more and more obvious.
"Hello, Grandpa Wu~" Zhao Jinmai greeted obediently.
“Okay, okay~ the girl is so cute.”
Wu Mengda’s Mandarin is actually pretty good, but he just adopted a Cantonese accent when we first met him. He quickly adjusted after everyone read the script together Got the accent.
[The Wandering Earth] does not have many main actors. In addition to Wu Mengda, there are also Li Guangjie, Zhang Yichi, Sui Kai, Yang Haoyu and others.
These actors were all selected by director Guo Fan, and Gu Wei had no involvement. However, there was a role for the female rescue team member "Zhou Qian" in the film. Gu Wei asked for it and gave it to Meng Ziyi from the company.
As the "big sweet girl" in the Northeast who is 170cm tall, Meng Ziyi has no problem playing such a resolute female warrior.
After all, she played the darkened "Yuan Chun" very well, and Mencius still has some talent in terms of acting.
Gu Wei came back from Prague last month, and Meng Ziyi returned to the capital to deal with school matters, and then came to the Qindao crew to make preparations for filming.
"Director Guo, is there something wrong with the male protagonist's character?" Everyone read through the recent scenes, and Gu Wei approached Guo Fan with his script.
“Is there something wrong?” Guo Fan was a little surprised.
"The male protagonist Liu Qi's growth line, in my opinion, is the growth diary of a naughty kid!"
"The growth diary of a naughty kid?" This is the first time Guo Fan has heard this statement.
Gu Wei nodded.
“You see what Liu Qi did in the opening scene was very rebellious. He took his sister to skip class, cheated others of their protective clothing, and went to the surface in violation of the law. He was a real naughty kid.”
“ Then what do you think is the reason why the male protagonist does this?”
"Rebellion, resentment and love"
Guo Fan waited for Gu Wei to continue.
"You see from the background of the story, when Liu Qi was a child, Liu Peiqiang went to the International Space Station to perform a mission. He left for more than ten years, and in order to allow his father-in-law Han Ziang to directly enter the underground base without drawing lots, he chose to give up Seriously ill wife.
These are rational choices for an adult, but for an immature child, his father gave up on his mother and only focused on carrying out his mission without caring about his family. Qi has been deprived of maternal love since he was a child, and his father's love is also out of reach.
For more than ten years, although his grandfather took care of him, Liu Qi reached the period of youth rebelliousness and resented his father. It’s normal.”
Guo Fan nodded. He felt that Gu Wei's grasp of the role was no problem.
"However, judging from the performance, Liu Qi's core must be positive, which means that no matter how rebellious he is on the surface, in his heart, he has a deep love for his grandfather Han Ziang and his sister Han Duoduo. It is 100% love.
Even the resentful father longs to be together and experience the feeling of fatherly love.
At the beginning of the plot, Liu Qi went to the ground. The reason is because he feels that he can be closer to his father in the sky.
Because his father told him when he was a child, he could see him just by looking up at the sky.
When they reached the surface, Liu Qi and his party experienced various difficulties. He also grew up rapidly in the process. After his grandfather passed away, his father chose to die for the sake of justice. He also put aside the original grudge between father and son and chose to forgive his father. , and risk their lives to save the earth.
It’s the so-called resentment of the father, understanding the father, and becoming a father.”
“Isn’t this great? "Guo Fan feels that Gu Wei has understood the character quite thoroughly.
"The general context is fine, but the specific performance is wrong.
In the first half of the opening period, Liu Qi's performance was a bit too "bearish".
Let's just say that his attitude towards his grandfather, Han Zi'ang, was that of an 'old man', who was a close relative who raised him as both a father and a mother.
According to the scene about Han Ziang’s death, Liu Qi’s feelings for his grandfather are very deep.”
“Well, we were also considering that Liu Qi was more rebellious at the beginning, just like you. I mean, there has to be a growth line and a sense of contrast." To be honest, the script of "Traffic Earth" has a lot of holes in the story, and the plot is not very delicate, but the main line is fine, and the special effects completely exceed the audience's expectations. Small flaws are easily overlooked by the audience
“What do you think would be a more appropriate modification? "Screenwriter Gong Geer was also present, and he asked directly.
"Changing "old thing" to "old man" can also show Liu Qi's rebellion.
Later in the scene when Han Ziang sacrificed his life, the last two words changed from "old man" to "grandpa", and the mood was lifted instantly."
Gong Geer and Guo Fan looked at each other and nodded. "I'll do the rest. Please pay attention to the performance. Liu Qi respects and loves his grandfather but is rebellious at the same time. He is resentful and longing for Liu Peiqiang at the same time."
Gu Wei calculated the character of the protagonist of "The Wandering Earth" and motivations for doing things, all aspects are analyzed very thoroughly
Due to his limited acting skills and limited understanding of the character, the original version of Qu Chuxiao played Liu Qi as a completely ignorant naughty child in the first half. This made the character's growth very abrupt, and many viewers didn't like it even if he became a hero.
Of course this won't happen to Gu Wei.
"Boss, do you really want to cut it?" Assistant Yang Chaoyue looked at Gu Wei's handsome appearance in the mirror, feeling extremely reluctant.
"It's not you who cuts my hair, so why are you reluctant? Master stylist, let's cut it."
"Okay." After Gu Wei gave the order, the hairdresser followed the instructions. He quickly shaved his originally handsome hairstyle into a buzz cut close to his scalp.
Gu Wei had no hesitation when shooting required it, but the assistant behind him who was watching him cut his hair looked reluctant, as if he was cutting his own hair.
"Yes, they say that short hair is the best way to test whether a person is really handsome. There is some truth in it." After cutting his hair, Gu Wei looked at himself in the mirror. He looked a little more dazed than before, but he was still the same. Cool, nothing has changed about this.
"Fans must be particularly distressed when they know that the boss has made such a big sacrifice to make a movie." The assistant is a fan of Gu Wei's face, and she certainly doesn't want Gu Wei to cut his hair from the perspective of a fan.
"They won't think so when the movie comes out." Gu Wei touched his head and felt a little curious.
He has never filmed a Qing Dynasty drama in these years. He always wears a hood in his costume. This is the first time he has cut his hair so short since he was in college.
After getting your hair cut, all the preparations before shooting are done.
"Brother, this is the shape of your hair."
"How's it going? Is it more handsome?" In the crew, Zhao Jinmai was surprised when he saw Gu Wei's new hair shape.
"Indeed, it feels like you have lost your hair and become much smaller, like a high school student."
"Yes, this temperament is the same as what I imagined Liu Qi to be." Guo Fan looked at Gu Wei nodded with satisfaction.
Originally, after Gu Wei suggested changing part of the male lead's scene yesterday, he thought he would have to make some changes to his appearance.
After all, Gu Wei is a top-notch person who always values his image. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the set today, he saw that he had shaved off his hair exactly as required in the script.
'It seems that he is really thinking about the filming of the movie.'
"How is it, is it heavy?" With the help of the staff, Gu Wei wore the civilian version. He was wearing protective clothing, carrying a black backpack, and holding a transparent round helmet in his hand.
“It’s heavy but I can still persevere” Zhao Jinmai also dressed up in the same way.
“Ours is okay, but Li Guangjie’s exoskeleton protective suit is really heavy. It is said to weigh 80 kilograms.”
"Ah? It's so heavy, can they still move when wearing it?" Zhao Jinmai felt that the clothes on his body were already very heavy, and it was very inconvenient to walk and do movements after wearing them. He didn't expect that compared with others, his clothes were so heavy. It's actually quite light.
“Of course I can move it, but it’s more laborious, and their one is much more troublesome to put on than ours. It takes several people to help me put it on.”
Gu Wei and Zhao Jin are ready. Put on makeup and costume and get ready to start today’s shooting.
Many of the sets in [The Wandering Earth] were real shots, and of course more of them were green cloth with post-production special effects, such as the scene where Liu Qi and Han Duoduo left the base today.
The two of them cheated into two pairs of civilian protective suits, took their grandfather's car card, and took the upward elevator from the base. The whole process was basically shot with green cloth.
"I'm going!"
Following the flow of people wearing protective suits, the two of them passed by the tarmac of an underground base. A huge plane was turning towards them. Gu Wei looked up and couldn't help but marvel.
It actually includes a mechanical corridor on the ground. Except for other actors walking back and forth in protective suits, everything around it is green cloth.
It all relies on imagination.
Gu Wei is good at this kind of non-physical performance. He was like this when he was filming "Monster Hunt". The director will explain to you clearly what scene you are in and what will happen. The details must be given. The reaction is entirely up to your imagination.
"Looking at your reaction, this is your first time, right?
Have you ever gone out?"
Zhao Jinmai's performance was also very good. A performance of this level is not for her. It’s relatively simple to say.
“I didn’t see so many people when I came back last time.”
“You are a liar.”
"How long does it take to get to the ground?"
"It's 5 kilometers to the ground, so it should take 15 minutes no matter what."
"Oh~"
"Ka! This time is good. , passed!
The actors took a break and the staff packed up and moved on!”
The first scene had to be filmed ten times before Guo Fan filmed it.
There are no big problems with the actors' performances. The main problems are that there are some minor flaws in the lens, lighting and even the extras.
Guo Fan is a person who pursues perfection. He has spent so much effort on this movie, and he must do his best to produce the best effect.
Gu Wei didn't care either, it was like this at the beginning of filming, grinding the lens.
When the crew first starts shooting, there will always be various problems. As time goes by, everyone will cooperate with each other tacitly, and the shooting efficiency will naturally improve.
"Are you tired?" Gu Wei and Zhao Jinmai walked to the side to rest.
"It's okay, the clothes are okay, but this thing is always a bit heavy to hold." Zhao Jimai gestured to the transparent helmet placed beside him.
"I suggest you drink less water," Gu Wei reminded her when he saw her picking up a bottle of water and about to drink it.
"We have two scenes to shoot soon. If I go to the toilet, I have to take off these clothes and put them back on again, which is quite troublesome."
(End of Chapter)