The small bar needs to be closed for a few days due to renovations. Everyone knows about this. There was a notice posted at the door of the bar before. However, many people came over during the bar's renovation out of curiosity, but they were all kept out by the security guards.
It was not opened to the public until a few days later, but on the first day it was not the original guests who entered, but a group of younger men and women, and others were still not allowed to enter.
After asking around, I found out that a music video was being filmed inside, so the people who entered just now were all extras. Some people wanted to go in and watch the excitement because they looked familiar, but today the security guard didn't give them any face.
Usually celebrities can enter by swiping their faces, and acquaintances can bring their friends. Occasionally, some people would appear who wanted to get in and offer some benefits, but they would turn a blind eye.
But I will pay attention to the whole process. After all, being a security guard here is very easy despite the high salary. They also know very well that most of the guests in the bar are artists from their own company. If the people who enter the bar annoy their own artists, they will lose their jobs, so they are particularly concerned about checking some cameras or video recorders.
In this way, even though there have been some minor disturbances in small bars in the past few years, and some people even used their status to harass female celebrities, in the end they were properly handled by people from the company, and over time no one dared to cause trouble here.
There were a few acquaintances who wanted to go in today, but the security guard kept a cold face the whole time. Until a second generation promised more and more benefits and promised that he would only go in and take a look and come out.
A security guard looked embarrassed and said: "Brother, it's not that I don't want you to go in. If it were any other time, I would definitely let you in, but it's really not possible today. The big boss said he was filming a MV for the company's artists. Everyone who went in just now It's a confirmed actor. If you go in, you won't cause trouble, but if the big boss sees that this is a job, it will be gone."
"Big boss?" The buddy who wanted to go in and take a look to satisfy his curiosity was stunned for a moment.
"Big boss, that mysterious big boss in Haina, I have never seen the big boss even though I have been working in Haina for a year or two." The security guard said.
"Really?" This guy looked surprised.
"Of course it's true. Li Zongsheng, the boss of the company's record department, is accompanying him. He is a very famous song writer in Taiwan. How could it be false?
Moreover, this small bar was originally opened by the big boss as a place for the company's artists to relax. It has never been open to the public since its opening. If he didn't say anything, who would dare to commandeer this place to shoot the MV? "The security guard assured with a serious look on his face.
"This..." What the security guard said made the guy even more curious. After all, Haina Entertainment is one of the largest companies in China. I heard that it has as many big names as dogs, and second-tier stars are everywhere. Not good.
And Haina's big boss is even more mysterious. It is said that he has a powerful background and is running around in Yanjing. Someone once offered a photo of the other party with a price of RMB 100,000 to see if the mysterious boss Haina had three heads and six arms, but no one succeeded, which added a bit of mystery.
So this buddy wanted to go in and have a look, but the security guard obviously wouldn't let him in with a serious look on his face, which made him scratch his head.
In the small bar, Yang Dongxu was instructing the photographer to do the final inspection. He had been a director and shot a MV before, and he was familiar with the road and was very calm.
Many extras kept looking at him. He thought they were curious about his identity as a MV director and didn't care. Little did they know that these people looked at him as if he were an alien after knowing that he was the CEO of Haina Entertainment.
"First play a piece of music to liven up the atmosphere, and then play the music of the song. The people on the stage are ready to start singing along with the accompaniment of the song.
Although the final singing part will be edited and replaced with the songs recorded in the studio, you should not be sloppy and sing well to avoid mismatching the lip sync later. "
In addition, there were dozens of people in the small bar where the extras were performing, so the scene was a bit noisy. But it doesn’t matter. Anyway, I had planned before that I wouldn’t need to record on site, so as long as there are no problems with the footage, that’s fine.
When the music started playing, the originally noisy environment became quiet, which made Yang Dongxu stunned. This was not the youthful and rebellious atmosphere he wanted for young people dancing to the disco.
Fortunately, as the music progressed, the atmosphere began to slowly pick up. At the request of the staff, the extras began to dance around both sides of the stage. Their bodies were a little stiff at first.
These people who usually like to dance and dance were at a loss as if they were good girls, but they slowly started to get better.
"Play the song to accompany the video and take a look." Although the environment did not meet the requirements, Yang Dongxu obviously did not shoot a few minutes of the MV to take a shot or something.
Instead, prepare one shot at a time to make it more precise, or shoot it back and forth several times, and then select some of the shot combinations you want, so take some shots first.
The accompaniment of the song was playing on the speakers, and at the same time, many musicians holding guitars behind the stage began to play passionate music as required. The music I talked about was really played according to the accompaniment, but because I was a little nervous the first time, I lost track of the rhythm.
But it doesn’t matter. All Yang Dongxu needs is the scene of him playing the guitar passionately. The songs are all recorded and matched in the post-production process, and the accompaniment of the songs is naturally matched together. There are not so many requirements.
Ella Chen Jiahua sang first, and it was a little out of tune just like the guitarist's move, but her expression was okay, so Yang Dongxu didn't call out and continued filming.
Then after about thirty seconds of filming, he shouted "Cut!"
"Move, be more cheerful, don't just stand there all the time. If you really can't find the indulgence you feel when dancing, just put your arms together and jump."
The extras, who originally felt as if they had arrived as the music continued, didn't know whether it was because the live band's accompaniment and singing were no longer in tune, or because they suddenly thought about being filmed, and their bodies became more and more nervous. Stiff.
"Keep the first five seconds of the long shot, and delete the rest." Yang Dongxu glanced at the captured image and ordered the photographer, and then shouted to the group of performers on the dance floor: "Bounce to the music." Try to relax as much as possible."
After giving about half a minute of relaxation period, Yang Dongxu signaled the sound engineer to start again. This time it was a little better than the first time. After all, except for the people on the stage, there were not many positive expressions, and there were only a few shots of side faces.
The flashing lights in the bar, coupled with the bouncing up and down bodies and raised arms, made the atmosphere a bit awkward, but the shooting effect looked okay from the camera.
It's just that the expressions of the three little girls on the stage were a bit stiff when they sang, and they couldn't let go when their bodies were beating. So the first thirty seconds were shot back and forth several times.
Because Yang Dongxu kept encouraging him to get better and better as he shot, so although it was a bit boring to shoot back and forth several times, the atmosphere on set was much better than at the beginning.
"OK, stuck, next section." After filming five or six times, Yang Dongxu shouted that the section was over, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, there was no single time to shoot the next section. This time it was much smoother than the first section and it took three more takes to complete it.
Then the third section was quickly filmed, "OK, the three lead singers are going to take a few close-up shots. Don't limit yourself to the instructor's movements. Relax and vent some and follow your own ideas along with the music. But the lyrics need to be sung." Part can’t be wrong.”
Once the background board of the extras is well taken, other parts need to be carefully crafted. After all, there are a lot of close-up shots, which is a bit demanding for shooting the protagonist.
"Okay, that's it. Let the male and female protagonists appear. Act a little more naturally, especially the female lead, to create some atmosphere." After taking a close-up shot of the three lead singers, Yang Dongxu looked at the return interview. He already had a rough model of the editing in his mind, and clapped his hands to indicate The stage manager prepares other shots.
The MV must have a male and female protagonist, but it is different from other MVs where the male and female protagonists perform and the lead singer appears up, down, left, left, and right in the MV and sing as if they are supporting the male and female protagonists.
Most of the shots in this MV are of the three lead singers. Although the male and female protagonists of the MV appear throughout the entire song, they are jump shots. In a song that lasts for more than three minutes, the male and female protagonists appear in the scene for only about 30 seconds in total. So just capture a few close-ups according to the established emotional line and intersperse them.
"Director..." The MV's intuitive drama between men and women began and the stage manager hurried over.
"What's wrong?" Yang Dongxu asked casually, focusing on the camera.
"Well...the heroine said she didn't want to do a kissing scene." The assistant said with an embarrassed and uneasy look.
At this time, he was actually very depressed. If it were on another set, he would have yelled and told the other person to get out. An unknown, third-tier starlet actually dared to ask for a kissing scene. It's not like being reserved for sex.
But he didn't dare to do this in front of his big boss. After all, he was the big boss, so he asked for instructions during the entire filming process for fear of making any mistakes. So he hurriedly reported the scene where the heroine didn't want to shoot the kiss.
"Kissing scene?" Yang Dongxu was stunned when he heard the assistant's words. Then he recalled the scene in the MV. It seemed that the male and female protagonists kissed on the dance floor, and the female took the initiative to kiss the male.
This shot happens to be during the singing of a lyric, and it is used to highlight the lyrics. In other words, the scenes where the male and female protagonists appear in the entire MV are all matched with a few lines of lyrics to highlight some of the lyrics.
"Didn't you explain clearly before shooting?" Yang Dongxu raised his eyebrows when he thought of the shot he wanted.
"Um..." The assistant looked embarrassed and looked at the big boss with a dissatisfied look and her legs trembled: "The heroine is a friendly actress. She was recommended by an insider in our company. She made a verbal promise at that time. Since no labor is required, I just gave a rough outline of the plot, which may not be detailed."
After saying that, he started to sweat on his forehead.
Yang Dongxu frowned slightly and instantly understood the outline of the matter. Apparently someone in the company did some favor to the MV heroine and sent her away.
Although the MV script states that the male and female protagonists will not have many scenes, this is a MV shot by boss Haina himself and has a lot of selling points. If the song becomes a hit, even a few scenes will be valuable.
This promise was probably made to the heroine's manager. The heroine's plot may not have been made clear, or the manager may not have clearly communicated with her artist, so there was an unexpected incident where the heroine refused after knowing that a kiss scene was going to be filmed.
