When the booting ceremony ended, it was already past 10:30, just a little while before lunch, but the crew was not idle and still shot a scene before eating.
This shot is very simple. It is the male protagonist walking from the other end of the corridor while eating cookies. This is also the first scene in the movie.
The entire shot only lasts a few seconds, with only one camera position and only one actor.
It only took more than ten minutes to shoot one scene, which also included Zhou Yan changing clothes. The first one was passed, but for insurance, one was still insured.
When the second shot was finished, the chief photographer Zhao Fei shouted "Ka", and the staff on site cheered.
For them, this is the real start-up ceremony.
The opening ceremony pays attention to a psychological effect. The first scene of this drama was passed without any problems in the middle, so it was naturally a good start.
This also gives everyone a psychological hint that the subsequent filming of the movie can be as smooth as this scene.
After filming the first scene, Zhou Yan asked everyone to take a break and go have a meal.
Eat at eleven o'clock, start work at one o'clock, and have two hours of free time at noon.
However, on the first day of filming, everyone was very excited. They all arrived at the set before one o'clock, even Li Naiwen and Li Xiaoran, who were not filming.
The afternoon scene is similar to the first scene in the morning. What we shot today is the appearance of the protagonist’s family members, introducing the composition of the protagonist’s family and the lives of the members.
There are a total of five members in the male protagonist’s family. In addition to the male protagonist, there are also parents, younger sister and an uncle who looks a bit silly.
My mother is a bit cold, even a bit dull. She is always busy and has her own things to do every day.
My father is relatively leisurely. He quit his job as a university professor at the age of fifty. At home, he is either reading, chatting or playing with his family.
My uncle is a bit dull. He wears formal clothes every day, sits alone most of the time, and lives in his own world, which is unpredictable.
My sister is the most special one in the family. She is crazy every day and always runs naked on the grass.
The pace of life in their family is very slow every day. In the afternoon, they go to the seaside bonfire to have afternoon tea, and every Friday night they watch movies in the yard.
These scenes are very simple, half of them are single scenes, and the actors don't even need to move. For example, the uncle played by Li Jingfei, as long as he appears, he just sits still.
The most difficult scene was the scene where the family sat together watching a movie, because it was a night scene and it was also a rain scene.
So Zhou Yan put all these scenes into half a day.
However, even though Zhou Yan expected it to go smoothly, he did not expect that the process would be smoother than he imagined.
Originally, Zhou Yan planned to start filming the scene of the family watching a movie in the courtyard around nine o'clock, but before six o'clock, all the previous scenes were completed.
It was not even half past six when everyone in the crew finished eating.
At this time, it was not dark yet, so the crew could only sit back and wait for it to get dark before filming the movie.
Because the time in between is not long, it is impossible to add other scenes temporarily.
After having some time off, everyone in the crew felt more relaxed. It was of course a very happy thing to complete the task ahead of schedule.
Zhou Yan moved a small horse and sat on the grass to study the scenes for the next few days.
Today's filming went so smoothly, and he wanted to see if the cycle could be compressed further for the subsequent scenes.
Although more than 20% of the shooting cycle has been reserved to deal with possible emergencies, Zhou Yan still wants to complete it as soon as possible.
Wang Zuxian also made a small mat next to him and sat down, holding the script of "Space Traveler" in his hand and reading it.
She is not studying her own play, but reading this script as a novel. She likes this story so much.
She has read this script back and forth several times, and the script in her hand is wrapped in a book cover, making it look like a book.
At this time, Chen Derong came bounding over with bare feet, stood in front of Zhou Yan, opened his arms, and said with an exaggerated expression, "Brother, how did I perform today?"
Zhou Yan He raised his head and glanced at Chen Derong, "We're taking a break now. Why don't you put on your shoes?"
Chen Derong said with a smile, "I am feeling the role."
Seeing Chen Derong's crazy look, Zhou Yan admitted that he had underestimated her before.
Although Zhou Yan previously felt that Chen Derong had a bit of the temperament of the male protagonist's younger sister, he did not expect that she could perform so well, especially the nervousness of the male protagonist's younger sister, which she presented very well.
If it were another actor, she might not be in such a state.
Chen Derong’s performance today is completely different from her performance in the Qiong Yao drama.
Many people in the crew have watched Chen Derong's TV series, and their previous impressions of her were all about the pitiful appearance of the heroine in Qiong Yao dramas. When they saw her on the scene, she looked like a silly big girl, and they were all amazed.
Zhou Yan even doubted whether Chen Derong could go back to play a Qiong Yao drama after starring in "Space Traveler". He heard that Qiong Yao had very strict requirements for the heroine.
Wang Zuxian smiled beside him and said, "Xiao Rong, you'd better put on your shoes. With so many people coming and going on the lawn, there will always be some little things. Don't scratch your feet."
< br>"Do you think Zhou Jing will care about this?" Chen Derong laughed.
Zhou Jing is the name of the actor's sister. Yes, the actor in the new movie is still surnamed Zhou, and his name is Zhou Ning.
The names of these two brothers and sisters all resemble the children of the Zhou family.
The girls of this generation of the Zhou family all have the word "green" in their names, Zhou Qian, Zhou Qing, Zhou Qing, Zhou Jing, without exception, Zhou Jing and these four names together, it is obvious that It's a set.
Wang Zuxian rolled his eyes at Chen Derong, "You really think of yourself as Zhou Ning."
"Of course, my dear sister-in-law."
Chen Derong haha He smiled and jumped away.
Wang Zuxian was speechless when Chen Derong called her sister-in-law. He curled his lips and said, "I think this girl is very into the drama now."
Zhou Yan chuckled, "It's pretty good, her performance today is really good." Not bad, it’s a bit beyond my expectations.”
Wang Zuxian also nodded, “This role is actually quite suitable for her, and she can take it easy.”
Actually, seeing Chen Derong like this, Wang Zuxian also liked it. I'm glad that it's rare for an actor to play a role that he likes.
Although she never said it, she felt in her heart that Chen Derong always acted in Qiong Yao dramas, which was very detrimental to his future development.
Once a comfort zone is formed, it is difficult to break out. Zhou Yan smiled and said nothing more. After a while, he called a few assistant directors to his side and discussed with them how to adjust the subsequent shooting plans.
Xiao Can and the others were not surprised at all when they heard that Zhou Yan was going to adjust the shooting plan.
Today’s shooting went so smoothly and exceeded their expectations.
Since the crew is getting along so well and the actors are performing so well, we might as well advance the plan and not let the rhythm of filming be interrupted.
Sometimes it is very important to have a good rhythm. Once the rhythm is interrupted, it is difficult to get it back.
Xiao Can and Li Hong also know Zhou Yan well and know that he will definitely make targeted adjustments.
Zhou Yan did not move the entire shooting plan forward, but split up and spread the scenes on the seventh day into the first five days.
In this way, the original plan for these five days does not need to be changed, and the scenes after the seventh day do not need to be adjusted for the time being. Just add a little more scenes on the basis of the previous ones, and there is no need for preparations by various departments. Making too many adjustments.
After Zhou Yan explained the plan, several assistant directors thought it was feasible.
"Based on today's shooting situation, there is no problem with this intensity. There is even room for compression." Shen Yan said with a smile.
Xiao Can also nodded, "Indeed, we can still squeeze at least half a day of shooting into these five days."
Hearing Xiao Can's words, Zhou Yan was really moved, but in the end I decided to play it safe and said, "Let's leave it at that for the time being. Haste makes waste, if too much is crammed in at once, the fault tolerance rate cannot be guaranteed."
"Okay."
After the matter was settled, several directors did not waste time and went directly to communicate with various departments.
Ana Shen was responsible for communicating with the costume team, and he was very emotional while walking on the road. Zhou Yan's crew was really mature, and their efficiency was not comparable to that of ordinary crews.
Of course, Ana Shen has not been in many crews, and the only ones he can compare to are some small crews. He doesn't know if crews like Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige also have such efficiency.
In fact, many people in this crew have participated in the filming of Chen Kaige or Zhang Yimou's movies.
Especially Zhang Yimou’s crew, Liu Qing, Jiang Mengfei and Hong Xin have all worked with Zhang Yimou before, and more than once.
I heard that Zhou Yan met them because of the crew of "Raise the Red Lantern".
Sometimes, when Jiang Mengfei and the others were chatting together, they would also talk about what happened during filming. What Ana Shen knew was that Zhang Yimou's requirements were not low, and Zhang Yimou was very energetic, even more energetic than Zhou Yan.
Shen Yan couldn't believe it, because Zhou Yan's energy was far beyond that of ordinary people.
In the past few days, Shen Yan never saw Zhou Yan take a break. He seemed to be working all the time. However, Zhang Yimou's energy was more energetic than Zhou Yan's, which was beyond Shen Yan's imagination.
Actually, Shen Yan believes that the reason why the crew of "Space Traveler" is so efficient is not only due to the high familiarity and tacit cooperation between the crew members, but also the main reason is the director Zhou Yan.
Shen Yan knows very well that in order to complete a movie well, the director can do a lot but also very little.
This may sound contradictory, but it is true.
A director is not a man of three heads and six arms, and it is difficult to take into account all aspects. An excellent work often requires the cooperation of excellent actors, excellent screenwriters, excellent producers, excellent photographers and others.
The director is more responsible for management.
So it often happens that the level of different works of the same director varies greatly because the partners of cooperation have changed.
Of course, in China, directors can control these things as much as possible.
Because the director can choose the screenwriter, choose the actors, choose the soundtrack director, and even choose the producer.
At this point, Zhou Yan did a good job. He was able to ensure that there would be no problems with the crew's operation in the early stages.
And Zhou Yan has a unique advantage, because he is the screenwriter and the soundtrack director. Although each department has a division of labor, Zhou Yan is not very dependent on these departments.
In other words, even if a group of people are replaced, the tacit understanding may not be as high as it is now, and the shooting efficiency will be reduced, but the quality of the movie will basically not be much different.
Some directors can basically ensure that every one of their works is above the standard, and Zhou Yan falls into this category.
As soon as Shen Yan found the on-site person in charge of the costume team, he heard Jiang Mengfei shout from the other end, "The sunset is sunset."
This shout attracted everyone's attention.
The sun sets, which not only means that their scenes will be filmed soon, but also means that they can see the beautiful scenery.
This is also the first time that the entire crew gathered together to watch the sunset.
Maybe because today is a special day, Ana Shen feels that the sunset tonight is particularly beautiful.
The sun was sinking slowly, dyeing the entire sky golden. Everyone had seen this scene many times at the end of the competition, but they felt the same as Ana Shen. Today's sunset has a different kind of beauty.
The beauty of the scenery lies not only in itself, but also in the people who watch it together.
When everyone looks at one place, there will often be some wonderful reactions.
This is a bit like New Year's Eve, when everyone gathers together to count down, making the originally meaningless time have special meaning.
The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the faces of everyone in the crew. What it reflected was not the regret of "the sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk", but rather the endless hope.
At this moment, they are here to bid farewell to the sunset, and on the other side of the horizon, there will be another group of people welcoming the morning sun.
The mood of everyone at the moment may be the same as that of the people on the other side of the horizon.
Zhao Fei felt that this scene was very touching. He picked up the camera and walked to the back of the crowd, silently pressing the shutter facing the backs of everyone.
The sun finally sank into the sea, night slowly fell, and the studio suddenly became lively because filming was about to begin.
Everyone quickly got into position, and when the light was suitable, Zhou Yan sat in front of the projector with other actors, and then shouted "Start".
This scene is another one.
Because everyone was wet, it would be troublesome to save another one, so Zhou Yan just called it a day.
Everyone cheered again. Seeing everyone’s happy faces, Zhou Yan picked up the loudspeaker and said with a smile, “Today’s work is over earlier than planned, but don’t go to bed too late after you go back, because tomorrow’s tasks will be It’s very heavy. There will be more scenes to be shot tomorrow than originally planned. Those departments that have not received the news can go to the assistant directors to find out the situation.”
Although the shooting tasks have become tighter, no one is bothered at all. , but full of energy.
Seeing that the military spirit was ready, Zhou Yan smiled and went back with a few actors. They were wet and needed to take a bath early. (End of chapter)