Zhang Shan was busy there, working simultaneously. So after Fan Keqin and Zhan Ruide finalized the script, the crew was assembled almost simultaneously. Then Fan Keqin had a free day, and Zhan Ruide worked on the set for a day, and then came to the door again. This time Zhang Shan also came and asked Fan Keqin to be the producer.
Fan Keqin naturally agreed, because just the night before, he returned home and told Hua Zhang about it. It is inevitable that the crew will shoot in various places, and although their film is mostly shot in an abandoned factory, it still requires some outdoor scenes.
And these exterior scenes definitely don’t have to travel all over the world, they can be completed locally in Shanghai. But this was an opportunity for Fan Keqin and Hua Zhang, because although there were not many filming scenes on location, they had to go to several different places to shoot back and forth in Shanghai. Therefore, if Fan Keqin takes over the job of producer, he will have a very reasonable excuse to conduct preliminary investigation in person.
In fact, even if Fan Keqin is not the producer, he still has reasonable reasons to follow the crew and investigate the local situation. Because he did participate in the creation of the script, and even if there was an accident as a producer, he was also credited as a screenwriter. So this is double insurance.
There is no concept of group shooting these days. Of course, there are also groups, but the conditions of this crew do not allow it. There are only two cameras in total, so grouping is not possible. In addition, after grouping, the cost cannot be controlled. Just give a small example, that is film. Films these days are really expensive. In fact, film films from later generations are also very expensive. But it’s even more expensive these days. Once they are grouped and cannot be taken care of, the film scrap rate of one group may rise steadily.
In the end, there is no need to break down the script. Zhan Reed plans to shoot in sequence, that is, according to the development pattern of the story.
Fan Keqin followed the crew to an abandoned factory in the south of the city, and Hua Zhang also followed. The crew's car was sitting on the road, and I happened to take a look at the situation along the way.
It is said that the current Shanghai beach has gone through the bomb attack of the magnificent nightclub. The initial period has passed, but Fan Keqin and Hua Zhang discovered that the closed circle of the splendid nightclub still existed.
After the two people sitting in the car discovered this, they looked at each other. They knew in their hearts that their opponent this time seemed to be very difficult. In such a closed circle, in a densely populated metropolis like Shanghai, working The content is very large and complex. This also proves from the side that their opponents are very patient. You need to be more careful with your next move.
Fan Keqin and others observed this situation. Yes, sometimes investigation work is like this. It may waste a lot of effort, but the progress is quite slow. Or rather, be steady, because your patience will be tested at this time.
After arriving at the abandoned factory, under the guidance of the director Zhan Ruide, the crew started filming in an orderly manner. The shooting location was the water room of this factory.
This is Zhen Qiang. He traveled almost all over Shanghai before he found a shooting location that met the requirements. Then Zhang Shan took the staff and started to arrange it, and now everything is in place.
Not to mention, James's directorial skills are indeed very good. Maybe the scripts he created are average in Fan Keqin's eyes, but that's just because the scripts he wrote did not meet Fan Keqin's vision. That's not to say that his directorial abilities are not good.
Hua Zhang had already finished recording the song, so he came over just to watch the excitement, one of which was investigation. But watching the excitement was also the reason why she came here. After all, making movies was a trendy thing. Staying at home is okay, why not come over and watch the excitement.
"Lighting, camera, and actors are in place." Zhan Reed took a large speaker made of metal sheets and said loudly: "Give me a feedback, are each team ready?"
"Okay! Director." "No problem."
"Okay." Zhan Reed put the big speaker to his mouth and said: "Everyone on the scene should stay quiet and listen to my instructions. Scene 1, Act 1, three, two, one, turn on the phone! Start!"
There was a young man holding a slate, and he hit the slate one after another. An actor who played an actor who had no respect for life and had his own secret immediately took a breath, closed his mouth and nose, and lay down in a pool filled with water.
The camera changes to a bird's-eye view and begins to film the actor lying underwater. As the camera moved slightly, a float floating on the water was photographed. A close-up was taken, and a key was vaguely on the float.
Follow the director next to the camera and keep an eye on the shooting situation. After arriving here, he shouted: "Stop!!"
The actor might not be able to hear clearly in the water, so James also reached out to give him a hand. Then he said: "To prepare for the next shot, let me confirm the previous situation first. You will enter the water again in a while, so drink some hot tea first to keep warm."
It's just the beginning of autumn, so if you say it's cold, it's not that cold. However, this is an old factory that is wet and humid all year round, so the inside of the factory is cool and cool.
"I'm fine, director." The actor was also very excited, knowing that he might be one of the protagonists. Originally, he had sent many films, but he was just a soy sauce person, or someone who could get by with just a little exposure. Although it sounds like he is quite awesome, he is said to be an actor who once worked with the movie queen Hu Die. But that was just a joke among friends, just to show off in a movie starring Butterfly. But this time it was really different. He read the script and it was so exciting. It was his first time to be the protagonist, which was exciting.
Although the final script just came out not long ago, this guy gnawed at the script crazily whenever he had time, and even consulted "layman" screenwriting teacher Fan Keqin on some personality analysis of this character and other issues. It shows how much he wants to seize this opportunity.
In fact, it's not just him, the other protagonist, the actor who plays Dr. Gordon, is also the same. In fact, to put it bluntly, Zhang Shan has almost used all the company's working capital for this movie, so the actor naturally cannot afford to hire stars. I can only find two unknown ones. But after the audition, I found that these two guys are not famous, but they are quite capable and talented. The pay was also low, so I naturally took advantage of it.
I asked Fan Keqin to check the first set of shots with me and found that there was nothing wrong...
