Chapter 113 Panoramic Scheduling

In the blink of an eye, the filming of "Princess Diary" has arrived on the fifth day.

Finally!

Anson is about to have his first scene.

However, it is not a one-man scene. To be precise, Anson has no one-man scene in the entire movie. He is indeed a qualified vase, shouldering heavy responsibilities at all times.

Including today's scene. Not only is it not a one-man show, but it is also a group show.

This scene is somewhat difficult and requires not only scheduling but also coordination, so Gary did not rush to shoot, but waited for the crew to operate smoothly before shooting——

Mia , the scene where Mia, who still doesn’t know her identity yet and is just an ordinary, transparent middle school student, goes to school with her good friend Lily.

Gary needs a panoramic view to show all the main and secondary characters in the school. Different students are busy with different things and are full of energy, including Mandy Moore, Sandra Oh, Anson and other characters.

Of course, there is also Mia’s crush, Josh. This role is played by Erik-von-Detten, who is also eighteen years old and making his debut on the big screen; Josh is the boyfriend of Lana, the cheerleader played by Mandy, and the two are inseparable in love.

The difficulty of panorama lies in scheduling.

The camera will have a rigorous moving track to show the director's ideas; while the actors will need to stand in their positions and stick to their characters.

On the one hand, when the camera comes to its own track, complete the character's task.

On the other hand, when the camera leaves and you become the background, you stay focused and continue your role.

Finally, complete a complete picture.

This is not easy, it requires performance, rehearsal, and cooperation.

There is such a panoramic shot in Steven Spielberg's 2004 directorial work "The Terminal":

The actor Tom Hanks (Tom-Hanks) stood at a loss in the middle of a square at the airport. Other passengers coming and going were still busy moving forward in their own lives, but he was forced to stay where he was.

It is such a panoramic shot, which only lasts a few seconds in the movie, but Steven used a sand table layout to carefully set every detail of the scene, including when and how many people would move from it at what speed. Which position moves in which direction, all accurate to the second.

After three full days of rehearsal, a perfect picture was finally completed. The movement of the crowd is not only the composition, but also the flowing lines. The presentation effect needs to be busy but also needs to show the vitality of the airport. The entire picture shot It is a visual enjoyment in itself and brings impact.

This scene fully demonstrates Steven Spielberg's scheduling ability. There is no doubt that he is a master of composition, scheduling and storyboarding. This is also a part of the film art - and it is very important. part.

Later on, the fundamental reason why those superhero movies became more and more theme parks was that there was no scheduling, no composition, and no editing. The imagination of the movie disappeared, and everything became as rigid as a theme park. It has completely become a platform for selling movie peripherals.

Of course, Gary is not Steven, nor does he have Steven's creativity and control, but he also has his own ideas about the language of film lenses. What he is best at is using the lens to capture the relationship between characters. relationship.

Actually, he still has traces of a TV director, focusing more on the script and the visual effects brought about by some body language than on the lens language; but this still makes him an excellent Romance director.

Gary also discussed with the crew for a long time about the arrangements for the entrance of the middle school, and went through a full three hours of rehearsals and drills yesterday afternoon.

Today, Gary hopes for good weather in San Francisco.

He wanted to capture the moment when the sun rises in the early morning, and truly present the situation of middle school students going to school, full of youthful atmosphere -

Of course, with a little bit of the dramatic effect of a movie.

This means that the crew needs to hurry up, because there is only a short period of time when the angle of sunlight is suitable in the morning. Once missed, the natural effect Gary is pursuing will be greatly reduced, and changes may need to be made by then. Shooting plans, or even completely overturn existing plans.

It was precisely because of the superposition of these various factors that Gary did not shoot the scene immediately. He started preparing while starting the filming. He ended the shooting early yesterday and took time to rehearse.

Now, finally comes the actual combat.

The crew was a little nervous. Although the staff still followed the steps and were familiar with this kind of shooting work, they were no strangers to it. But don’t forget that most of the student actors in middle schools were shooting movies for the first time. The only exception is Sandra Oh, who plays the vice principal.

Gary hopes that these young people will show their age-appropriate youth and vitality, but the price is the inexperience and rawness. Excited, yes.

Nervous, yes.

Although no one spoke loudly, the air was filled with a rustling and bustling noise, and various emotions could be clearly felt when the eyes were exchanged. It took one second to return to the middle school days——

The school bell rang, but the math teacher who originally announced that today's class test would be held did not appear. In the short period of time, various speculations were made nervously and excitedly, but no one dared to make a loud noise to break the depression.

That’s how it feels right now.

Anson is no exception.

During filming, I am not nervous. The real nervousness is the performance.

This is the first time Michael appears in a movie, and it is in full view. There are countless students around him. He needs to leave a deep impression without breaking the nerdy nature of the character himself. This is also the moment to verify his preparation and research during this period.

James Franco gave a lot of help to Anson in the process of preparing for the role, and tried some performances with Anson. As for whether it works, it is a mule or a horse. Now is the time to come out for a stroll. .

Nervous, after all, nervous, mixed with various emotions of anticipation and excitement, coupled with the surging emotions of other young people around, the gushing and tense heartbeats quietly spread like this .

Poof.

There was a roar above my eardrums, from far to near, and then from near to far. The world shrank briefly, almost squeezing my shoulders.

Then, the monitor should shout "Quiet"——

"Ready!"

On the set, it is not the monitor, but the recorder.

When the recorder came on the scene, all the noise and discussion were silenced, and we instantly entered the scene where the gun was fired in the Olympic 100-meter final.

A moment of pause, a moment of stagnation.

The tension and excitement of the young people in the audience were pushed to the extreme, and the golden sunlight falling all over the sky also boiled, as if they were standing at the entrance to the magical world.

With a push, the door slowly opened.

“Start shooting!”

Huh.

Exhaling gently, Anson calmed down.

There is no tension, no expectation, no distracting thoughts, and I am completely focused on the task in front of me. The heartbeat above my eardrums gradually fades away, and I enter a subtle state, where my attention quietly condenses.

The windlass.

The sound of film rotation seems to be captured in the air.

The fourth update.

(End of this chapter)