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"The heroism of "Wushuang" is different from that of traditional Hong Kong films. Its innovation and subversion are obvious.
I am not saying that tradition is bad, but it is obvious that the audience is now aesthetically fatigued. The sluggish box office of this type of film is the best proof.
The audience itself has not decreased, but has been increasing. This can be seen from the increasing total box office and number of moviegoers in the mainland and Hong Kong every year. So what we need to do now is to know what the audience wants to see and what they like to see. What
the audience expects to see on the screen is no longer a heroic sentiment condensed by passion alone, but the complex human nature that drives the direction of the story.
Therefore, the narrative line of "Wushuang" is interwoven with reality and imagination, with exquisite conception and flexible The narrative style makes the understanding a little bit difficult, but it can bring a long aftertaste to the audience.
You all have received the script, and now the plot and the reversal inside are no longer a secret to you, but this mentality is not good.
Because you will not be able to substitute the psychological activities and proper reactions of different characters in the early stage, so I hope you will forget the plot and simply substitute the characters you need to play.... "
The director said that acting is a very important basic skill for the director. As the saying goes, sharpening the knife makes the chopping of wood easier. If these basic preparations are not done well, and you start shooting blindly, it will only cause chaos. The actors who originally had 80 points of acting skills may not even have 60 points in the end.
Therefore, Wu Mingxuan did not rush to start filming immediately. Instead, he first gave a lecture to a group of leading actors, and then began to shoot some very simple shots in the early stage. The purpose was to guide them into the play step by step and find the state that the characters should be in, rather than a God's perspective after reading the entire script.
In actual filming, the director's on-the-spot command and audition is a very important part, and it is also an important level to test a director's basic skills. If you can't even pass this level smoothly, the leading actors may not listen to you. It is just a common operation to pretend to obey but secretly disobey.
It was the first time for Yang Yongqing to enter the set to watch the director talk about the play, so she was very interested, and Li Xue also listened very seriously.
In terms of writing scripts and organizing the production, Wu Mingxuan is qualified enough, but whether he can completely conquer a group of big names and make them obey his command and dispatch is the key.
What is being filmed now is the plot of the police station. At the beginning, a group of policemen came to Li Wen to interrogate him. Li Wen began to tell the story. In the end, he used this story to clear his suspicion with the fake Ruan Wen, and was successfully bailed by the fake Ruan Wen and escaped smoothly.
There are many close-ups in this plot, but now many of the leading actors know the final reversal, so such a simple plot is the most difficult to shoot.
So Wu Mingxuan took this section as the starting point and deliberately spent more time on it. Once it is filmed well, the subsequent plot will become simple and easy.
Cecilia Cheung was not in the camera, as she would appear later, so she sat aside with her husband and Huo Wenxi to observe Mingxuan Wu's shooting skills.
After all, Mingxuan Wu is still a little too young, and even if he is very talented, experience cannot be compensated by talent, so many people were waiting to see Mingxuan Wu's jokes.
"This is the fourth NG. Is Director Wu any good?"
"Very good. Don't underestimate the directors in the mainland, especially those who graduated from professional schools. Their basic skills are really solid, especially in the psychological coordination of actors and the control of large scenes. They are much better than us. After all, many of us are unconventional and have not received systematic training."
"Brother Qiang, you are here. Are you so good? It seems that you are just shooting over and over again, and there is no problem? Are you learning from Stephen Chow, who shoots more times and can always choose good shots?"
Zhuang Wenqiang himself was born as a screenwriter and has this style. He is most famous for the Infernal Affairs and Overheard series.
In fact, he also wrote and directed Wu Shuang, but now it has nothing to do with him, it has become Wu Mingxuan's work, but Zhuang Wenqiang still understands Wu Mingxuan's ambition.
He is the assistant director hired by Yang Shoucheng to help Wu Mingxuan. To put it bluntly, he still doesn't trust Wu Mingxuan's directing experience. After all, Wu Mingxuan is too young and has no directing experience before. He is now completely promoted to the top without even learning how to walk.
Regarding Tingfeng's disdain, Zhuang Wenqiang patiently explained: "Don't underestimate this, he is very ambitious. Originally, in the movie, Li Wen should start the narration and then go directly into the flashback scene, but he didn't plan to shoot it this way.
He just wanted to shoot a set of super long shots in one go, let Li Wen tell the story, a group of people listen to him, there will be no NG in the middle, when he finishes the story, they will shoot the rest.
It looks very troublesome and a waste of time, but This is very helpful for actors to find the state they should be in for the role and to get into the role. At the same time, this set of shots will also make the audience and judges feel involved in the finished film. This requires a director to have a very high level of control over the micro-expressions, personality and thoughts of the characters. We can do no more than five of them here. "
In fact, Tingfeng still didn't quite understand, but he felt a sense of surprise. He felt that this Wu Mingxuan was really a fierce dragon from across the river. His talent and ability as a director were really beyond words.
It seems that he will have to find a way to establish a good relationship with Wu Mingxuan in the future, and he can no longer ignore him like he does now.
Cecilia Cheung and Huo Wenxi were naturally delighted. They didn't expect that Wu Mingxuan was so talented. Could he be the next Ang Lee?
Jackie Chan also brought his current director Tong Jili to watch the fun. Although they didn't work together this time, if Wu Mingxuan was really talented, there would be opportunities for cooperation sooner or later, so he came to test his quality.
Tong Jili, who was one of the top ten commercial action directors in Hong Kong, naturally understood Wu Mingxuan's routine. Like Zhuang Wenqiang, he explained Wu Mingxuan's brilliance to Jackie Chan and added:
"Now pay attention to the time difference between his NGs. The first scene was NGed after more than a minute, and now it's about half an hour. This shows that he has a deep foundation in creating atmosphere and adjusting the actors' mentality. He is a rare psychological master. He can successfully drive this movie."
"Then I'm relieved. After this movie is finished, I will take him to Hollywood to have a look. Maybe he will be the next Ang Lee."