Chapter 72
Ji Mowei was a little confused when he heard these words. Happiness came too suddenly and it seemed like he couldn't react.
...How did he pass? Didn't he just make a mistake?
Tong Feifan motioned for him to come over and look at the footage on the monitor. Both of them were newcomers. Both Ji Mowei and the new actress were inexperienced, and the two of them were not very familiar with each other, so there was always a strange barrier when they interacted.
But with that action just now, the two people’s states were different, more natural, and the whole action and emotion were coherent.
"Remember this feeling," Tong Feifan said, "try a few more and follow this."
Ji Mowei read it carefully several times and seemed to understand a little bit.
This single shot alone took nearly two hours to finish. After Ji Mowei finished filming, he felt a little tired, but also seemed to be thinking about something.
Different industries may not have nothing in common. By practicing the same thing repeatedly, even the most inexperienced person can figure out some experience. He took a few more shots, and Tong Feifan chose the best one, and finally passed.
But before Ji Mowei could breathe a sigh of relief, he soon discovered that this was just the beginning.
There is another scene in the evening. After Ji Mowei sent someone back, he met Li Chu. The situation between the three people was a little subtle. In the end, Li Chu brought people in and sent them home.
Lin Zhi, the half-brother of the heroine, doesn't get along well with the heroine. After Li Chu sent him home, the two had a quarrel and it was very unpleasant. But when she was sleeping, she heard someone knocking on the door again, and there was ginger sugar water at the door to ward off the cold.
This clip is the same as the previous ones. If Tong Feifan is not satisfied, he will keep shooting until he sees a passable shot. If it doesn’t work today, he will continue shooting tomorrow.
The idols were actually well prepared to go there. They read the script and designed their expressions and movements just like they designed their stage movements. They were very familiar with how to show their charm. But when they came here, Tong Feifan completely disrupted their plans.
This is not a one-man show; drama requires interaction, and it must be just the right kind of interaction that is intriguing.
When he was talking seriously about the play, he naturally talked more.
Tong Feifan first pointed to Ji Mowei and Li Chu.
"You two—" he said, "You two are friends, and it's the same in the play, but because of this girl, something has changed. But this change is not interesting if it is directly expressed in the lines, so you can't tell anything from the lines."
"But your body language, your movements and micro-expressions, even your props, one of you holding a raincoat, the other holding an umbrella, you driving a motorcycle, he asking the butler to come out to pick someone up, the lines you two spoke in this situation seem harmonious, but they are actually contradictory."
Then he pointed at Lin Zhi.
"On the contrary, your lines were very intense, and it was also written in the notebook that you and she had a quarrel and parted unhappily, but you have to understand that this is not an antagonistic relationship."
"When you're arguing, don't make big expressions or movements. Don't raise your voice or get emotional. You're a well-educated nobleman. Besides, there's no real hatred between you two."
"This girl had been very careful not to talk back before. This is the first time she fought back. You are definitely not just showing your anger, otherwise you wouldn't be waiting for someone to come back in the living room at night. If you didn't care at all, you would have gone upstairs to sleep."
"After the quarrel, you are not angry, but a bit confused. Try to find this state first, and then try to act out this scene."
This is indeed an ordinary and common Mary Sue script with a bit of otome style, which can be said to be neither good nor bad, but the reason why this old Cinderella routine is still popular until now is that it has its audience and reasons, and excellent directors have their own understanding.
The plot is already very simple. If the understanding and performance of the characters are only superficial, it will be more likely to fall into clichés.
Why did Su Ning insist on Tong Feifan? Because for inexperienced actors, the role of the director is very obvious. Even with such a simple script, the content he wants to express is layered.
Guangying Entertainment does have complex scripts, a large number of copyrights, and many cooperating screenwriters, but one must always proceed step by step.
They were able to go through these three stories under Director Tong, which meant they were considered to be getting started, so the funding provided by Su Ning was sufficient and they were not afraid of wasting film, so they tried their best.
The movie is about to be taken off the screen, and Director Tong has plenty of time now. Sometimes after shooting a take, he will ask them to come over and watch the images on the monitor. Although he doesn't talk much, the problems he points out are often to the point, which makes people think differently.
The story to be filmed is not long, and many parts of the script have been condensed, leaving only the main plot. You need to rely on simple lines and plots to understand the characters.
Sometimes, when Tong Feifan felt something was not right, he would change the script on the spot, deleting a line or two or adding a simple scene. Every change he made was enough to make everyone at Glory think for a long time.
So after finishing filming these two simple scenes tonight, I looked at the time and it was three o'clock in the morning.
But when you look at the shots taken by Tong Feifan, you will find that they are really good, comparable to the texture of movies. The dreamlike feeling of luxury when Cinderella mistakenly enters a wealthy family comes out. The emotions and thoughts of each person in the rain are different when they are carefully polished. Almost every clip can be used as a luxury goods advertisement.
But you know what, some of these exquisite props are actually soft advertisements, and some are endorsements for groups.
Yuedong reminded him that it is true that one can attract sponsorship by making dramas, and their clothes and even the car are actually soft advertisements.
In Tong Feifan's lens, it doesn't seem awkward, and he doesn't accept everything. He has chosen them deliberately so that they won't look abrupt in the short play. These are all things that can be negotiated. For these collaborations where there is room for maneuver, Su Ning knows how to maximize his own interests.
Although these sponsorships are far from enough to cover the cost of filming, Su Ning knows that some money should be earned and some money should not be touched at all.
It’s not like the young idols haven’t worked overtime until this time before, but now it’s because of their own reasons that so many people in the crew have to work overtime with them. The seven people still feel sorry, but they didn’t rest after returning to the hotel.
They don't sleep much.
There is a sense of freshness and excitement in getting in touch with new things, but also a bit of reluctance.
"...I take back what I said before. Acting is really hard. It's really hard. It's much harder than I thought," Wang Ruoyi muttered while lying on the sofa. "It's really different from the clips I performed in variety shows before."
He seemed to be fooling around before.
Lin Zhi, Ji Mowei and others were reading the script, taking notes and writing down their own understandings.
As for Li Chu, he was lying on the bed and sending a message to Su Ning.
The other party should have gone to bed by now, but he still wanted to tell Su Ning about what happened today, his own experiences and opinions. He also said pitifully that everyone found it difficult at the beginning, as they only shot a few shots in a day, but Director Tong was really very responsible.
Su Ning replied to him early the next morning, and first asked: "Do you still want to shoot?"
Of course I will shoot it.
No matter how much they wanted to cry yesterday and had to repeat the scene countless times by the director, these seven people were the first to arrive on the scene early this morning. They probably only slept for two or three hours, but they arrived earlier than the director and kept asking the assistant director and the acting teacher hired by Su Ning for advice.
The questions they asked after practice were very different from those they asked on paper before. Except for the fact that they were holding their breath to come up with better works after not winning the award, they were still as competitive as ever.
It is good for the future if you don't feel proud and think you can do anything after becoming famous and being praised by everyone. It is good to always recognize your shortcomings and try new areas after experiencing setbacks.
"Everything is difficult at the beginning, so take your time," Su Ning admitted after hearing this, "I also thought a lot about the last incident."
There are many unsatisfactory things in this circle. He gives his artists the greatest freedom, hoping that they will have choices in the future.
Idols don’t necessarily have to dance on stage for their entire lives; the age ceiling in this industry is real.
At the beginning, they acted in some bad dramas. Because they had many fans, it was not obvious on the surface. However, the reputation and bad habits formed in acting would cut off their way to further development. But if this short drama is performed well, it can become a stepping stone and bring more opportunities to these young people.
"You guys try it first," Su Ning said, "If after you finish this performance, you feel that you still want to develop in this field, I can arrange for you to audition with director Guo Baomu."
There are many supporting roles in the drama "The Ambitious Family" that require young male actors. They have been polished by Tong Feifan for several rounds and are qualified to play supporting roles with few lines in the drama.
Glory persisted in her filming journey amidst all the pain and excitement.
Everyone suffered a lot under Tong Feifan's hands, but the progress became faster and faster afterwards. They were able to meet the director's requirements faster and gradually began to understand his requirements and intentions.
After finishing the first story, they started filming the second one with Ji Xue, "I Met You", which had a fantasy element.
This is another different experience. The seven people have just walked out of the simple and ignorant basic idol drama plot before, and now they are facing an upgraded version.
Ji Xue's advantage is that she is very good at interacting with her opponents.
Because these characters are set as animal-like humans, Ji Xue also knows her mission. Most of the time, only her back is shown in the camera, but she has her own design.
There was a scene where he was eating dessert secretly. Originally, he patted Li Chu's shoulder after being discovered, but when the snow piled up, he grabbed Li Chu's neck instead.
She suddenly changed her movements, and Li Chuzhen felt a little caught off guard. His eyes widened as if his fate was grasped by the scruff of his neck. After filming this, Jixue went to the monitor to take a look and nodded, "This shot looks good."
Moreover, as an actor who graduated from a professional school, Ji Xue would tell the director some more detailed things from the actors' perspective, reminding them of the shortcomings of their eyes and movements, how to interact with the camera, the tone of their lines and so on.
Tong Feifan has high requirements. This short play does not have any voice actors, all the sound is live and original.
After filming two short dramas in succession, the seven people's experience of acting became even more different.
In this process, everyone has broken away from many of the so-called "this is good, that is good" career plans from the outside world and made some choices that come from the heart.
Li Chu is still young. After trying it out, he still wants to focus more of his energy on the stage. He will talk about acting later, there is no rush now.
The same goes for Lin Zhi. After all, the two of them are young and their faces are too immature, so the roles they can choose from are limited. It would be better for them to focus on the stage now and make further progress in becoming idols.
After trying it, Zhou Heng and Ruisong became more determined to pursue the path of becoming singer-songwriters, as acting was not suitable for them.
Wang Ruoyi also wants to be an idol who can also play variety shows. He is really not good at acting, but he has a lively personality and wants to laugh when he is serious. Perhaps it would be more appropriate for him to act when he has rich experience and is more mature.
After Ji Mowei and Qu Shoubai were severely beaten on the set, they actually noticed something different.
Moreover, Tong Feifan also felt that the two of them could try acting at this time based on their image and performance, and their height was sufficient, so he specially recommended them to Guo Baomu.
When they auditioned, the filming of the story of "First Love" and "When I Met You" had just been completed, and there happened to be a two-day break in between, so they went to the crew of "The Ambitious Family" and auditioned for small roles.
One is a righteous scholar who denounces the empress dowager's tyranny, and the other is an ordinary prince who has no interest in the government and whose only role is to help the heroine. With their popularity, playing such supporting roles is considered a guest appearance, and Guo Baomu doesn't care much about such small supporting roles, as long as they meet the passing line, but the performance of these two is beyond his expectations.
Even if it was a minor role that only appeared in a few episodes, the actor had done his homework before coming, and even analyzed the character's personality and wrote a biography, which was really well done.
The two tried a few sections on the spot, and it turned out to be quite good and suitable, so they decided on it immediately.
Besides the roles, the experience of being part of a large crew is indeed different. They met Su Ning and happened to see Ye Qiuxin coming over. Ji Xue was also trying out a role today, and the two were preparing to rehearse a scene.
"If you have time, you can stay and watch," Su Ning said to them, "After watching it, you should know why I refused the cooperation with Yuedong and wanted to keep Ye Qiuxin who was recommended by Director Guo."
The two looked at each other and nodded.
The first step in acting is to have a preliminary and correct understanding of the industry. The second step is to know what excellent performances and roles look like.
And there were not only the two of them coming to the set today, Zhu Lan was also here.
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