038 Sword and Shadow
The whole scene was in a wonderful tranquility, a little depressed, a little expectant, and a little worried. Everyone was waiting for the director's conclusion.
Lance seemed to have not noticed the sights projected on him, but just stood quietly, savoring every detail in the camera just now, and then tried to use his brain to piece together the picture after the editing was completed. His left hand unconsciously clenched into a fist, and his thumb slowly stroked his index finger. The faint warmth could make him calm down and his thoughts gradually became clear.
The biggest difference between movies and dramas is the boundaries of the stage. For some people, a stage without limits will make their thoughts like wild horses that run away from reins, and greed and ambition will completely destroy a work; but for some people, a broad and infinite stage will become a canvas of imagination, and a wild idea will make a classic.
Closed his eyes, Reims seemed to fly gently, flying higher and higher, and saw the scenery below. It was not only the nameless slum they were photographing, but also not only the City of God not far away, but the entire Rio de Janeiro. All the scenes were so small but so clear, and the blue coastline outlined the thrilling city.
This world is so big, but so small.
The boundaries of the slums were tightly bounded in a dark world. It seemed that from the moment they were born, their destiny had been determined. The lack of knowledge, the limitations of vision, the indulgence of the government, and the silence of society, in the eyes and eyes, they were gradually immersed in a cycle of destiny in a cycle of reincarnation, and they could never escape.
The wider, broader and deeper the world, the smaller their destiny, the more difficult, and darker their fate... That kind of strong contrast comes in.
"Car!" Lance shouted, which made everyone in the crew feel relieved, but then Lance turned to Hayden not far away and said, "We need to take a few more shots." Albert also walked over quickly, and he needed to keenly grasp the changes in the crew. "I just took the shots of the robbery part twice, and I need to capture the whole process from different angles." The ultimate goal is to have more materials to produce during the editing process, and use the fast and sharp editing method to create a chaotic sense of reality.
Hayden was not surprised and nodded to show his affirmation. However, Lance's next words made Hayden a little confused, "We need to take some wide-angle lenses, enlarge the background, and narrow the characters..." Before Lance's words ended, Hayden asked, "Panorama or distant?" Lance thought for a while, "Panorama."
But after saying that, Lance shook his head uncertainly. This work is his film debut after all, and it is definitely not an easy task to achieve his intention accurately and clearly. "A shot was added in the first scene that just ended the filming. A Mao showed off his fancy football under the watch of the child, and finally kicked the football into the air. The camera flew into the air with the football. Then A Mao pulled out his pistol from his waist, pointed it at the football, and shot the bullet through the football. I need such a shot."
Hayden frowned slightly, "Do you want the kind of 'Forrest Gump' or the kind of 'Western movies'?" The most famous shot in "Forrest Gump" is that the feathers slowly fall in the air. It is not only a successful transitional shot, but the meaning hidden behind the shot is even more timeless.
"Western movie." Lance did not hesitate at all. Although this shot is also profound, what Lance needed is the rough feeling of Western movies, rather than the poetic fairy tale.
Hayden turned around and looked at it. He probably knew what Lance wanted, but he didn't quite understand the meaning behind these shots, so he didn't take a lot of money. "Let's try some shots first to see if it's the effect you want?" Before Lance nodded, Hayden said, "But you are the producer, and you are in charge of the budget, it depends on yourself."
"City of God" is a small-cost movie, and film is the most difficult to control in the cost. Of course, the wealthy crew will not care. They can shoot one shot twenty or thirty times repeatedly, and then choose the one that satisfies them. The film of other shots is a waste; but Lance cannot do it. If you squander it, don't say three million, the cost of six million may not be able to stop the car.
Today is the first day, and Albert constantly emphasizes the importance of rehearsal, in order to ensure that during the shooting, try to avoid unnecessary mistakes that lead to shooting errors, and then avoid cost increases.
But Lance knew that Hayden was not really worried about the budget - after all, it was only the first day, but was complaining about Lance's nitpicking to the camera. Lance pulled the corner of his mouth slightly and looked at Hayden helplessly, "You have obtained my permission, so, are you going to continue standing here and arguing with me, or move your damn ass to work?"
Hayden took two steps back with an innocent look on his face, "Sir Director, obey the order!" Then he turned around, but suddenly raised his butt toward Lance - responding to Lance's words just now, and then deliberately twisted and turned towards the actors, "Young guys, do it again!"
Albert stood beside him, but couldn't help it. He burst out laughing, which resulted in Lance's speechless eyebrow.
"Lance, Lance..." Percy's rapid voice came from behind. The usual coldness had disappeared, and a hint of anxiety could be felt.
Lance turned around and didn't need to ask Percy at all, and could see the chaos in front of him. A group of people walked over from the end of the street in a dark way. The dense crowd had nowhere to count. He felt that the sight was full of people. The whole crowd quickly crushed forward, and the distance was quickly shortened, and it was already close in the blink of an eye.
Along a distance, you can see those people holding all kinds of weapons, bright blades, hard table legs, simple broom handles... Some people even hold weapons such as spatulas or clothes hangers, which feel inexplicably absurd, but it makes people laugh. The imposing face clearly read, "I'm here to find trouble!" The urgency of thousands of troops and large troops making the entire crew confused.
The child actors immediately began to flee around, even the extras. They tried to escape far before the danger occurred based on their survival ability. The threat of life far exceeded the training and getting along with the crew over the past two months. The orderly crew jumped into chaos in an instant.
But even worse things followed - they found themselves nowhere to escape, because the black crowds were not just from one direction, but flocked to all directions, forming an iron barrel-like encirclement without leaving any gaps. The swearing and scolding, laughing and filthy cursing were mixed in chaos, causing all reason to be completely crushed.
The actors who fled around took a walk and were forced to retreat, but they still couldn't settle down. Many people hid directly under the gas car, and some people hid in the house next to them. The panic scene just made fear overwhelmed.
Albert made a quick decision and greeted other staff members, trying to appease the actors in the crew, leaving Percy alone standing tightly in front of Lance, but this was almost an impossible task, because there were only eight people in the entire crew, including Lance, but there were nearly one hundred actors present today. What's more, the step-by-step sword light and sabre shadow made the sense of threat rise step by step, as if even the air began to tense up.
"They just popped up and threatened that our crew had to stop shooting." Percy quickly explained the situation to Lance.
Lance frowned, "Did they tell their identity?" He was also confused now, trying to figure out the whole story. But Percy shook his head, which made Lance's eyebrows tangle anxiously.
Looking at the large-scale situation around, it is not difficult to guess that this is an organized and planned activity. But the problem is that with the help of Donald, Lance has obtained permission from several major forces around him, and many members of the crew come from these forces. So, what's going on today?
"They broke their promise." This was Lance's first guess. For those big guys, even the law is not bound by the law, let alone the promise. A certain force hopes that "City of God" will stop shooting - on the first day of filming, but, why? This doesn't make sense!
There was not much time for Lance to think about it now. Looking at the torture and chaos in the scene like hell on earth, Lance quickly walked forward to meet it. At this time, the encirclement was still shrinking, trapping the entire crew in the center of the street, leaving about fifty yards away, but they were still approaching, and the bright blade made the urgency of the scene come to an end.
A small group of people walked out alone, and it seemed that they were talking. Lance shouted at them, "Stop!" and then rushed forward with great strides, facing each other, "Stop!" But his voice was completely submerged in the noisy voices around him, and no one could hear it. Lance's pace was getting faster and faster, staring at the person in the center of his eyes, and shouting loudly, "Stop!"
Immediately afterwards, Lance took out a pistol from behind and pointed it at the sky without hesitation. The "bang" roar made everyone on the scene stop for a moment. Lance's voice echoed over the entire street, "Hell Jesus Christ! Stop all of you, Mom, and the earth! Stop!"
The voice was delivered to everyone's ears with great clarity. Most of them stopped, but the small group of people in front were still moving forward. Lance rushed over with a few big strides and shot at the ground again. "Bang!" The dust all over the ground splashed, and then Lance walked to the front of the group, "If you don't stop, you will aim at you with the next shot!"
Quiet, dead silence.
Chapter completed!