Chapter 211 Must be reshot
"Teacher Wang, I will walk from the left steps to behind the tree on the right. When I reach the edge of this flower bed, I will look towards the camera. Please help me capture my eyes."
"After I turn around, please, Mr. Wang, move the camera to my sleeves, focusing on the buttons on the cuffs, because there are Fenghua Clothing's trademark patterns on the buttons."
Li Ye explained something to the cameraman and prepared to try to see how well he could replicate the handsome Hu.
Cameraman Master Wang said with some embarrassment: "Everything else is fine, but I can't take a picture of the pattern on your button."
Li Ye said: "That's okay. We can just edit the footage to show the Fenghua Clothing trademark."
"That's it," Master Wang said with a smile, "I was just chatting with a few sisters, saying that you are the most suitable costume performance actor."
Li Ye quickly said modestly: "No, no, I just got inspired and took advantage of everyone's break to try out the feeling of making a movie."
Li Ye had noticed a long time ago that the middle-aged actors who came out with photographer Lao Wang were not the extras that could be found in large numbers in some stores in later generations. Just by listening to their accents, one could tell that although they were extras, they were real actors.
So Li Ye had no intention of showing off.
Some people think that Beijing dialect is very close to Mandarin, and if you don’t listen carefully, there may not be much difference. But in fact, there is a huge difference.
Let's put it this way! If a native Beijinger speaks fast, outsiders may not be able to understand what they are saying.
In his previous life, Li Ye had encountered one in the game. They formed a team to fight a dungeon together. The guy in charge of the command was from Beijing and spoke in Beijing dialect very fast.
After listening to it, Li Ye felt like he understood it, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that he didn't understand a word. The accent was so authentic that you had to guess what he said.
So at this time in 1983, anyone who could speak Mandarin close to broadcasting level must have worked hard and should not be underestimated.
Li Ye went to the temporary dressing room to change his clothes. When he came out, he found that no one had rested yet. They were all standing behind the camera waiting to watch!
When everyone saw Li Ye in new clothes, their eyes lit up.
Wen Leyu and Wen Guohua were particularly excited.
Li Ye seemed to see something sparkling in Wen Leyu's big eyes.
But looking at Wen Guohua's eyes again, why does it feel like he's watching a monkey show in a mocking manner?
[What? You thought the girls you hooked up with walked in a standard catwalk, and I am a wild one? ]
Li Ye was not nervous. He walked down the stairs steadily and buttoned up a button on his abdomen. He behaved calmly and generously, like an elite who was about to go to work in the morning.
He walked past a Volga sedan that was rented specifically as a background, walked past the newly green forsythia, and as he walked past the flower bed, he casually glanced towards the camera.
Casualness and naturalness are what Li Ye wants to express.
The actors of this era understood performance styles very differently from those of later generations.
For example, when watching "The Garland under the Mountain", when the actors are emotionally excited, they will use violent body movements, such as shaking their fists and stomping their feet to express their inner indignation.
This method can resonate well with the audience, help them understand the emotions the actors want to express, and advance the plot better.
However, decades later, when actors want to express emotions, they use facial expressions, eyes, and natural or subtle movements to convey a kind of "ordinary reality".
For example, the look in Huang Bo's eyes when he said he was a murderer, and Fan Wei's performance when he was eating noodles, smoking and eating instant noodles, sucking fish bones while delivering lines, all of which were extremely natural and smooth.
Li Ye couldn't say which of the two ways of expression was better, but the first way used in Li Ye's advertisement always made him feel that he had tried too hard and was not perfect.
That's why he tried it to see if it could have some guiding effect.
As it turned out, Li Ye underestimated several supporting actors at the Beijing Film Studio.
He had just finished filming this scene when people started talking.
"Oh, is this what you mean? Why didn't you say it earlier? You made us shoot over and over again."
"That's right, brother. If you had demonstrated it to us earlier, how much less film would we have wasted?"
"Well, if we slow down the movie, it might be quite interesting."
"But you know what, this guy is really handsome. It's a pity that he was admitted to Beijing University, otherwise he would definitely be able to join our unit as an exception."
"What do you mean by a pity that he got admitted to Kyoto University? Is it a pity that your child got admitted to Kyoto University?"
"Oh, I just mean it's a pity, it's a pity, understand?"
"It's a pity indeed. It's a pity to waste such a beautiful body."
A few extras first joked for a while, then walked back and forth a few times, and when it came to the official shooting, the feeling was indeed different from before.
With his natural manners and warm smile, even though he is in his thirties or forties, he made Li Ye feel a sense of "vitality" and showed his beautiful yearning for life.
Well, professionals are professionals. It’s not that they can’t act, but today’s movies don’t need this kind of “close to reality” performance style.
However, those models couldn't change their state for a long time.
They are used to looking straight ahead, ignoring others, and walking straight ahead with a click of a button. Their control over subtle facial expressions is really disappointing.
Finally, Li Ye had to say to them: "Imagine that you are casually strolling down the street and suddenly see a handsome guy whistling at you on the side of the road.
Then you gave him a cold look, then turned around and waved at him gently. "
Li Ye demonstrated several standard street photography moves in later generations. Although they have become common and vulgar in later generations, since they fit the traffic code, they must have their merits.
Then, the performances of those female models got a little better, but when they looked at the "handsome young man" and gave him "cold glances", they were not looking at the camera, but at Wen Guohua.
Li Ye had no choice but to pull Wen Guohua and ask him to stand next to the camera.
Wen Leyu narrowed his eyes, and while he was alert, his cunning eyes kept searching his brother's body, as if he was looking for which piece of meat was the fattest so he could take the opportunity to cut it.
"Come on, let's go and see the slow motion effect."
After filming this scene, everyone was eager to see the before and after comparison.
After finding a place to play it, I developed and processed the original film, and adjusted it several times. After a lot of trouble, I found the right slow motion speed, and the difference before and after was indeed apparent.
Jin Peng came close to Li Ye and whispered, "Xiao Ye, I feel you are more suitable than those professionals. How about you be the protagonist?"
But Li Ye said, "Forget it. My family doesn't want to."
Jin Peng was surprised and said: "The family members don't want to? You didn't ask the master or the uncle, how do you know they don't want to?"
But Jin Peng quickly swallowed the rest of his words.
Because Wen Leyu, who was sitting on Li Ye's left, had already given him a cold look.
Well, it turned out to be this "family member", who is indeed someone you cannot afford to offend.
Li Ye tilted his head to look at Wen Leyu, curled his lips, then reached out and quietly held Wen Leyu's hand.
Wen Leyu clenched her hands behind her back, pursed her lips and smiled, revealing a smile of "being in sync with each other".
In her eyes, Li Ye is a future economist, a future leader of a large company, and a future leader, but he should not be a movie star.
Although Li Ye has a star-level appearance, Wen Leyu believes that his "inner excellence" is far more important than his external looks.
Li Ye whispered to Wen Leyu, "The background music for the commercial has not been decided yet. You have a talent for music, so give us some ideas when the time comes."
Wen Leyu nodded repeatedly.
She must support her family's business with all her heart.
However, after watching the slow-motion effect, the cameraman Master Wang and the extras found Jin Peng somewhat embarrassedly.
"Manager Jin, the scenes we shot earlier are not as consistent in style as the ones in the last row. Do you think we need to reshoot them?"
"Of course, I was thinking the same thing!" Jin Peng said quickly, "As long as the teachers are willing, I will be happy to do it. The other teachers, please rest assured, our subsidies are calculated on a daily basis, so you can shoot as many days as you want."
"We're not asking for subsidies," the cameraman said with some embarrassment, "It's mainly because we wasted too much film. We still have a few planned scenes to go, so there won't be enough."
"Film is not restricted," Jin Peng said immediately, "You don't have to worry about the film. If it doesn't work, I can find someone to send it by airmail from Hong Kong Island.
This commercial is likely to be broadcast in Southeast Asia or even in China. We only pursue quality and do not consider cost. "
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As soon as Jin Peng finished speaking, the cameraman's mouth opened wide.
The extras behind him were all shocked, even Wen Guohua shuddered and the cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground.
“This Southeast Asian film is going to be shown overseas?”
The cameraman's voice rose an octave and had a gentle vibrato.
"It's like this," Jin Peng said, "Our Fenghua brand clothing is commissioned by Hong Kong Island to be produced by us. It is mainly exported overseas, and a small part will be sold in our mainland.
Originally, Hong Kong Island filmed a commercial, but after we at Pengcheng Seven Studio watched it, we felt it was too good to describe, so we decided to fight back and film it ourselves, and we wanted to make it better than those people did.”
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"Are you serious?"
"Exactly. I seem to have been dazzled by the photo taken by Hanako."
A few extras were still skeptical, so Jin Peng simply showed them the videotape from Hong Kong Island.
"What kind of film is this? There's no sound, stage, lines, or performances. It's a complete waste of film."
"That's right. The old man guarding the gate in our unit is better than them in acting."
Jin Peng smiled and said to everyone: "Now everyone believes me, right? But don't feel any pressure, everyone has taken good pictures just now, and if we take a few more pictures, I think it will be perfect."
"Why didn't you say so earlier, young man? I didn't play a detail well just now. Aren't you embarrassing yourself overseas?"
"We have to reshoot it, reshoot everything. We don't have to give up subsidies, but this film must be the best. If it doesn't work, we'll ask the factory leaders to transfer some talented people over."
The mentality of several extras has changed completely. They originally thought it was just a small private job to earn some pocket money to buy new clothes for their children, but in the blink of an eye, how did it rise to this level?
Li Ye quietly reminded Jin Peng: "The performances of these teachers are very natural. If those big names come here, the performances will be too obvious and may not be suitable. You have to grasp the scale."
Jin Peng nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on. Little people also have their own dreams. They just say that and won't let others steal the limelight."
Li Ye nodded in agreement.
At this time, Wen Guohua came over and asked with a smile: "Are you going to take this commercial international?"
Li Ye exchanged glances with him and said with a smile, "It's just a possibility, but it will definitely be broadcast in the mainland."
"Well, it might be the most suitable, haha."
Wen Guohua felt that there was no need to remind Li Ye again, because Li Ye should understand that if it involves overseas broadcasts, the review procedures will be very difficult!
(End of this chapter)
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