Chapter 134: Half of the body is buried
in the earth pit specially dug on the set. Song Zhi sat up in a somewhat embarrassed manner, and fine dirt fell from her face and hair.
The lower half of her body was still covered by dirt, and she couldn't stand up. A layer of moisture brewed in her eyes. She bit her lips and apologized: "I'm sorry, director, I really can't control it..."
Halfway through, her voice was already crying.
Today's scene is an important plot for the character "Yu Manli". In order to achieve the "death spy plan" of the main line of the whole play, under the "betrayal" of her teacher, she sacrificed her life to protect the "fake code book". What
she is filming now is that she is buried after her sacrifice, and then "Mingtai" comes to confirm and bury her body.
Li Xue talked to her before filming. In order to ensure the most realistic effect, both of them felt that the real burial method should be used to give the audience the best emotional experience.
So the crew dug a pit specifically for her body shape. During the filming, her whole body was buried in the soil, with only her head exposed. Then Hu Ge only needed to cover her face with a thin layer of soil.
This kind of shot is both easy and difficult. As long as you can endure the physiological fear and the discomfort of the dust on your face, just close your eyes and lie there without moving.
The biggest difficulty is to leave a final impression on the character of "Yu Manli", so there will be a close-up shot of her face when she is buried. But you only need to hold your breath for ten or eight seconds, and it will be over.
After all, there is a buried shot to let the audience understand, and it is not really necessary to bury the person completely.
Before filming, Song Zhi was always confident. I thought that if I endured it a little, this shot would pass.
It was not until the official filming started, when the soil mixed with the smell of corruption and dampness really fell on her face, that she realized that the discomfort was completely unbearable, and her eyelids always had some physiological twitching.
If it was another shot, even a low-angle close-up, this twitching would not matter. But this is a close-up shot, and every expression on the face will be clearly presented on the screen.
At this time, her slight eyelid twitching looked particularly obvious.
It was also for this reason that she NGed two or three times in a row right at the beginning.
At first, Li Xue didn't say anything. After all, it was normal for actors to NG during filming, not to mention this kind of difficult shot.
He comforted Song Zhi in a gentle voice at the time, and thought of some ways, such as sticking mud on her face or trying to shoot a few more times, so that she could adapt.
But after trying all kinds of methods, she still couldn't keep her face completely still.
For this one shot, it took more than two hours from dusk to now, and NGed more than a dozen times, but it just couldn't pass.
Li Xue couldn't help but finally cursed.
Seeing the director angry, the atmosphere of the crew, which was already a little dull due to the cold weather, immediately froze a little.
But no matter how angry she was, she still had to find a way to shoot it after cursing.
"Director Li, do you think we can change the way of filming this scene?" Hu Ge, who was acting opposite Song Zhi, took the initiative to speak up: "For example, when I raise my hand, use a close-up, and when the soil falls, cut to another camera angle."
As the male lead of this drama and the most famous actor in the entire crew, he was the only one who dared to say a few words at the scene.
However, neither Noon Sunshine nor Li Xue were the kind of people who would care about their status. So in the face of Hu Ge's suggestion, Li Xue also said in the same tone: "This plot was originally intended to create an atmosphere. Now in order to reduce the difficulty, the shots are cut into pieces. Why not just delete it and directly pull the long shot with a narration?"
"This..." Hu Ge scratched his hair and was speechless.
Seeing that the person who spoke for him was also criticized, Song Zhi sniffed and tried to hold back his tears and said: "Director, let's do it again. If it's still not good this time, I will..."
She was about to say something harsh, but before she could say it, she heard a familiar voice not far away.
"Oh, we're still filming in the middle of the night. Thank you for your hard work! Please help me, I've ordered some hot drinks for everyone. Have a cup to warm yourself up. Don't tell others later that Director Li froze everyone."
Song Zhi turned his head following the voice, and in the slightly glaring light, Meng Bai walked out from the light and shadow with a smile on his face.
"Hello, Teacher Meng."
"Teacher Meng is back."
"..."
Seeing Meng Bai suddenly appear, everyone in the crew breathed a sigh of relief. The solemn atmosphere on the scene just now was immediately broken, and they all greeted him.
Meng Bai responded while walking to the director's seat.
Seeing him come back, Li Xue's tone also relaxed a little, and greeted him: "Are you back?"
"Yes, look how dedicated I am. I didn't even go back to the hotel and rushed to the crew immediately." Meng Bai boasted.
Li Xue laughed and scolded: "Come on, you are still dedicated, I have never seen any screenwriter of any crew running out every other day."
"Hey, what you said, being dedicated to your own profession is also dedication."
After chatting for a few words, Li Xue's mood also eased. He first arranged for everyone on the scene to rest for a while, and then pulled Meng Bai to Song Zhi's side, intending to call him to find a way to solve the current difficulties together.
Coming to the one-person-wide pit, Meng Bai glanced at Song Zhi, who still had tears in her eyes, and then looked at her current state, and said: "Girl, don't say it, you are now the real 'half body buried in the ground'!"
"..."
The tears in Song Zhi's eyes froze on her face just when they were halfway through brewing
. The grievance and sadness that had just risen in her heart instantly turned into a raging anger and rushed straight to Meng Bai. Looking at that smiling face, if her lower body was not still buried in the soil, she really wanted to jump up and punch it.
Even Li Xue, who still had some anger left, couldn't bear it and shook her head and said: "Meng, sometimes you really are, alas..."
He could see that Meng Bai said this deliberately to resolve everyone's emotions, but this method was indeed too questionable.
But it must be said that the effect is still very obvious. At least he was not angry anymore, and Song Zhi's originally low mood was also pulled up.
"Xiao Song, I was a little anxious just now. It's not against you. Don't take it personally."
"No, no, Director Li, it's my fault. I've wasted everyone's time. Don't worry, let's do it again. This time I..."
Song Zhi wanted to say that she could definitely hold back, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't help but doubt herself.
After each NG, she felt that she would definitely hold back next time, but the results were always unsatisfactory. So before she thought of a better way, she really didn't dare to say that there would be any obvious improvement in doing it again.
Li Xue also scratched his bald head. Subconscious physiological reactions are not something that can be controlled. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been unable to get through the twelve takes.
Although he scolded her fiercely just now, he was actually quite satisfied with Song Zhi's acting skills. At least among young actors of her age, she is already considered to be above average.
For now, the best solution is to think of a technique that will make the audience not notice her expression. But for close-up shots, the camera position cannot be changed. How can I adjust it so that the audience can't see it?
Seeing that everyone was lost in silent thought, Meng Bai looked at them with a smile and said, "How about I, the screenwriter, come up with a solution?"
(End of this chapter)
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