On May 26, Song Lu's new movie officially started shooting. It took more than six months from contacting actor Ge You until preparations were made to start shooting, "The Official Thief" (Let the Bullets Fly).

This drama indeed took a lot of time and energy, and everything shows that it is not that easy to copy this drama.

Of course, with such sufficient preparation, the art, props, costumes, photography and other preparations were all done very well. Even the actors took three months to get familiar with the script.

This led to the fact that when the coordinator made the schedule according to Song Lu's idea, the crew members were questioned. They all thought it was too slow and there was no need to be so slow.

Three months is too many, even two months is too many.

Song Lu thought about it and realized that, at another time, Jiang Wen's filming took four and a half months. That was because he gave the crew one day off every week and changed the script every day.

That is to say, he changed the script while filming. In order to speak Mandarin well, Chow Yun-fat memorized the script according to the Mandarin speaking style. As a result, the script and lines were completely changed by Jiang Wen on the set. Therefore, he found that Jiang Wen had been arguing for two weeks.

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Later, Jiang Wen also changed the play every day, and it was normal to change any lines temporarily.

This is why auteur films are sometimes slow to make, and why auteur films often turn out to be bad movies.

In Hollywood, according to the operation of standard commercial films, this would never be allowed.

This is Jiang Wen. Only then did the story framework not collapse, the characters not be messed up, and the roles not reversed after many changes. If an ordinary director had made such changes on the spot, the film would probably be different from the original script.

It's a drama.

However, Song Lu's "Let the Bullets Fly" in this time and space did not say that it was being modified while filming, nor did it give the crew a day off every day to shoot one scene a day, or even just a few scenes.

I shot 50 takes in one day when I was filming the scene where the sixth child is a fan. I went to the studio the next day and told everyone that all the scenes I shot yesterday were scrapped and had to be re-shot.

This kind of operation is really a luxurious shooting method, a willful shooting method, and a shooting method that strives for excellence.

But Song Lu doesn't have to. He has seen it, and he knows how to shoot, how to act, how to arrange...

Therefore, after Song Lu thought for a long time, he did not refute those who objected to his filming for three months.

His decision was not to set a shooting cycle. When the filming is completed, it will be completed in one month. After two months of filming, it will be completed in two months. But the maximum is three months, because everyone has signed a contract.

contractual.

Song Lu also had a willful streak and wanted to try the willful way of making movies.

"Director, how do I arrange my time for someone like me who only does fifty scenes? If you don't set the time, I can't take on other work." Fan Bingbing was dumbfounded, so her agent Yang Tianzhen asked.

"Are you in a hurry?" Song Lu asked instead of looking at Yang Tianzhen, but at Fan Bingbing.

Fan Bingbing thought for a moment and shook his head, "It's okay, don't be in a hurry, just shoot whatever you want. If nothing else works, just turn it down."

Of course, these were all things before starting the shooting. After starting the shooting, Song Lu also began to carefully carve out every shot. Fei Hong felt that his requirements for the shots were stricter than those of any previous movie, even if it was just a little bit of light.

No, it won’t work even if the movie is wrong.

Therefore, he required that the light in each shot should be glowing with yellow and red, giving a sense of time, but also a sense of death, and a distorted sense of being on the verge of changing the world.

What Fei Hong didn't understand before, and artist Hao Yi didn't understand either, was what color is called and how to express it?

The yellow and red are mixed with a black background, or a dark blue background, and red and yellow are then used in this background to form the color tone of the entire film.

To this end, Fei Hong's photography team tried many films with different effects and different filters. The artists worked together to create different background props and walls.

Even the costume designer was heavily involved in the production of this tone, which can be said to be quite laborious.

The first scene is about Zhang Mazi acting as the county magistrate and leading everyone into the city. Yang Mi and Xin Zhilei just joined the group the day before yesterday. "Struggle" was successfully completed. They played drums in the drum troupe yesterday.

Yang Shimin also rushed over to help Song Lu as executive director. He felt that he could learn a lot by following Song Lu as executive director.

The most important thing is that he had no intention of editing "Struggle" himself. He gave up the editing rights just to be the executive director. If he didn't become the executive director, he wouldn't be able to edit the film.

The first scene is Zhang Muzhi, played by Song Lu, and Ma Bond, played by Ni Dahong, riding horses outside Goose City. The blue sky and white clouds are very beautiful.

"You escaped once, if you dare to play tricks on me again..." Zhang Mazi said, staring ahead, looking at the walls of Goose City and the drum troupe outside Goose City.

"Ming Ming, move your head." Ni Dahong's Mabond immediately nodded respectfully and bowed.

Zhang Mazi looked at Mabond with satisfaction, smiled, and then waved his hand behind.

"Enter the city."

"Okay, click, are there any problems with the recording?" Yang Shimin asked Mo Youqian, the sound engineer who was sitting not far from the monitor and operating the mixer.

Mo Youqian gestured, "No problem."

"Lao Fei, is there any problem with Jiao?" Yang Shimin asked using the walkie-talkie.

"No problem." The voice came back from the intercom.

"Okay, then... let the director read it and then talk about it. It's been a long time since I did an execution. I almost shouted." Yang Shimin patted his forehead.

"You want to take away my power, right?" Song Lu walked over in a white suit and a white cowboy hat. He took off his sunglasses, and his dark face really gave him the aura of a gangster.

"Oh, how dare you? You are a bandit and I am a commoner. Who dares to take your power?" Yang Shimin said angrily.

Song Lu smiled and sat in front of the monitor.

"Fei Hong, play it back again." He took the director's walkie-talkie on the table and shouted.

After reading it carefully over and over again, I shook my head.

"Teacher Ni, please give me another one." Song Lu said and stood up.

Everyone was immediately confused. The director refused to let go of the first step when the film was started? This... it was hard for everyone to say anything.

"Teacher Ni, my performance just now was not good enough, please accompany me to perform another one. By the way, you should hold back a bit when you look back. Your expression as a master just now is now more skillful. This is the performance before you officially enter the role of master.

, you have always been the county magistrate, you have the momentum of the county magistrate, and you are being held hostage. Therefore, the master's temperament cannot be displayed so smoothly in this scene."

Song Lu said to Ni Dahong.

How could Ni Dahong not understand? Song Luming said that he was asked to accompany him in a role, but in fact he was not satisfied with the role of the master he played.

When he thought about it, it was true. What Song Lu said made sense. Just now, he was only thinking about how to play the role of the master. He forgot that he had always been the county magistrate. The county magistrate was his true nature, and the master was just played by him.

"Okay, director, you are right, I understand. The county magistrate is his true character, and the master is his performance." Ni Yue said.

"Ha, Teacher Ni is indeed an experienced actor. Okay, let's do one more thing." Song Lu likes to act with such understanding people.

The two got on their horses and came to the designated location.

""The Thief of Officials", 10 scenes, 1 scene and 2 shots."

Bang, as the recorder recorded, the second shot started.

This time it went smoothly, Song Lu was very cautious, and Ni Dahong's identity change was awkward but he adapted quickly, which showed his unfamiliarity, helplessness and quick adaptation side very well.

"Okay, that's it. Next shot. Everyone is riding forward. Also, Yang Mi, are you the drum team ready? I'm going to film you after this."

Song Lu shouted with a walkie-talkie.

"Director, don't worry, it's no problem." Yang Mi's voice came from the intercom.

In fact, in addition to Yang Mi, Xin Zhilei also joined the drumming team, firstly to serve as a member of the team, and secondly to familiarize herself with the atmosphere as soon as possible.

Although the single shooting went smoothly, the dispatching scene at the city gate still had to be shot repeatedly.

This scene includes a welcome to the new county magistrate, Huang Silang's intimidation, and of course elements of comedy. The notice posted outside Echeng makes Zhang Mazi and his gang look extremely ugly.

Another woman appeared, she was Sister Hua.

There is a lot of content to be expressed, so how to express it in an orderly manner is very important. The priority cannot be changed, the main thing is Huang Silang's show of power in the welcome ceremony, and the side effects, the general order and Sister Hua cannot be exaggerated too much.

Of course, the procedure cannot be omitted. As the master pretended to be Ma Bangde promoted the appointment, County Magistrate Ma played by Zhang Mazi officially took office.

A small city gate scene contains a lot of content.

This is the difficult part of this movie. Almost every scene contains a lot of content. Unlike other movies, there is only one content to talk about in a scene, so it is relatively easy to perform.

In addition to filming this scene, we have to film two consecutive scenes today, that is, after crossing the city, Zhang Mazi in turn gave Huang Silang a threat - to shoot the "Mazi" after entering the city.

In another scene, Huang Silang observed the new county magistrate from the top of the fort and found a substitute.

There are two extremely complicated scenes. In the 11th scene, the county magistrate shoots the "Mazi" just after entering the city gate. It is Zhang Mazi who shows the majesty of the county magistrate to the people of Echeng and warns Huang Silang not to infringe on the county magistrate's power.

But there is another person to be shown in this scene, and that is the drummer Sister Hua who is different from ordinary people. When the gunfire rang out, she was not afraid at all. Instead, she had time to play goose feathers.

Why blow goose feathers?

Because Goose City, like this goose feather, is about to be shaken by the storm.

In another scene, Huang Silang did not go to meet the new county magistrate directly. In addition to declaring the sovereignty of Echeng to the new magistrate, he also hinted at the new magistrate.

If the new county magistrate is polite, he will be carried in a sedan chair. If he is not polite, then he will be handled accordingly.

The implication of the man carrying a sedan chair and giving a hat when he first entered the city is very obvious. This is a code word for officialdom and local power. You are the new county magistrate. If you do not change the power and interest pattern in the county and obey your orders, then you will be the county magistrate.

If you grow up well, you can also make money.

But Zhang Mazi was obviously not like this. As soon as he entered the city, he killed the "Mazi bandits" and encouraged the people in the county.

Is Master Tang shouting: "Shooting them is to let them understand the consequences of resisting the government. When the county magistrate comes, there will be peace in Echeng. When the county magistrate comes, there will be blue sky."

This means that Zhang Mazi wants to tell everyone in Echeng that with his arrival, the power structure will change, and power and interests will move closer to the county magistrate.

Therefore, Huang Silang, who was secretly observing on the rooftop, said: "If you show your domineering attitude, you are seeking death."

This is about confrontation.

Of course, in addition to this main plot, there are also subplots, such as Sister Hua's attraction to the second and third gangster gangsters becoming more and more intense, and Master Tang's identity changed even more completely after Ma Bangde pretended to be out of anger.

The appearance of Huang Silang's substitute made the comprador, a lackey of foreigners like him, even more frightened when the bandits robbed his goods again and again, fearing that the bandits would come to Goose City to take his life.
Chapter completed!