Actor: I picked up attributes on the set

Chapter 234 VAM Agreement, The Arrival of the Awards Ceremony
After resting in the hotel for two days, other actors arrived one after another halfway through. After the opening ceremony was held the next day, the entire crew officially entered the filming process.

I have to say that Guo Fan's choice to shoot "The Wandering Earth" in the Oriental Movie Metropolis is definitely the wisest choice.

Although the Oriental Movie Metropolis has only officially opened this year, several big-budget movies have already been filmed here before that, such as the domestically produced magic movie "The Great Wall" with the largest investment before, and the Hollywood movie "Great Wall", which was just released this year. Pacific 2".

It is no exaggeration to say that the only film and television base in China that can produce Hollywood-quality movies is the only one in the Oriental Movie Metropolis.

Regardless of the fame of Hengdian Film and Television Base, but now except for costume dramas and some TV dramas, few film crews would choose to film in Hengdian, even if they would rather spend a little more money to go to Huairou Film and Television Base, they would not choose Hengdian.

The reason is simple. The Hengdian Film and Television Base has too many limitations and cannot keep up with the current film market demand.

Hengdian seems to be aware of the current situation, and is starting to spend huge sums of money to build a world-class studio, but before the first-class studio is completed, it may be difficult for Lin Yuan to return to Hengdian to film.

On the filming set, the assistant director Yu Gang is leading people to check the equipment.

After confirming that there is no problem, he picked up the walkie-talkie and let all departments get ready.

When Lin Yuan came out of the dressing room, he happened to see the director Guo Fan holding a script in his hand and giving a play to Zhao Jinmai, who was only 16 years old.

After walking aside and listening for a while, Lin Yuan teased in a low voice: "Director Guo, you're serious about what you're talking about."

"Mr. Lin Yuan, Zhao Jinmai's filming experience is not as rich as yours, so please bring some with you later." Guo Fan said with a wry smile, with some helplessness in his eyes.

In fact, both he and the casting director wanted Zhang Zifeng to play the role of Han Duoduo.

One is that Zhang Zifeng has more filming experience than Zhao Jinmai, and his acting skills have been verified at the box office of several movies. Secondly, Zhang Zifeng is much more popular than Zhao Jinmai. If Zhang Zifeng can be invited to act in this movie, It will definitely attract more attention.

But when he thought that Zhao Jinmai's salary was only [-] yuan, Guo Fan didn't have so many demands.

Lin Yuan nodded, and agreed casually. He has no reason not to agree to such a trivial matter. After all, Zhao Jinmai NGs too many times, which also wastes his time.

Guo Fan didn't say much, and took the notebook and sat back in front of the monitor.

"The first scene of the sixth scene of "The Wandering Earth", the first time, start!"

The first scene was the scene where Liu Qi secretly drove his grandfather Han Ziang's transport truck and took his younger sister Duo Duo to explore the surface.

This scene is not very difficult. Basically, the two leading actors don't have a few lines, and there are no close-up shots that need to be given to them. It is a scene that allows Zhao Jinmai to enter the shooting state as soon as possible.

Lin Yuan led Zhao Jinmai through the promenade where the props set was set.

Halfway through, the two stopped, and the extras in custom-made spacesuits walked back and forth behind them.

"Okay, turn around!"

As the executive director's voice sounded, Lin Yuan and Zhao Jinmai turned around at the same time, looking at the green screen behind them.

What the post-production special effects team will add behind the two is unknown, but for now, all they see is a bright green curtain.

But at this moment, the two had to act as if they were shocked by the sight in front of them.

For foreign actors, filming in this kind of green screen studio has long been a habit, but for many domestic actors, especially those who have never been in contact with special effects movies, it is advisable to let them perform against the green screen. The difficulty is much higher than that of performing without physical objects.

But for Lin Yuan, who starred in "Ready Player One", this is somewhat childish.

"I go!"

The expression on Lin Yuan's face at this moment was as if he had really seen something huge, full of shock.

If Zhao Jinmai had the same system as his, at least one purple attribute could be picked up from him now, but unfortunately Zhao Jinmai didn't, not only was his reaction a little slow, but he also didn't show the tension that shock should have.

If it were in other crews, Zhao Jinmai's current performance would be regarded as quite satisfactory, but it is a pity that they met Lin Yuan's textbook-level performance, and the two immediately formed a sharp contrast.

"Card!"

After Guo Fan saw Zhao Jinmai's reaction, he immediately stopped the performance.

He took off his earphones and stood up from the monitor, thinking about how to let Zhao Jinmai quickly master the non-physical performance.

Unfortunately, after thinking for a long time, I couldn't think of a suitable method.

If there is really a way for actors to quickly master unreal performances, it may have been recorded in the textbooks of Beijing Film Academy long ago.

Seeing Director Guo slowly walking towards the set, Zhao Jinmai was like a child who made a mistake, standing there a little at a loss, and he made a mistake in the first scene when the film was started, and he felt somewhat uneasy.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan patted Zhao Jinmai on the shoulder, and said in relief: "Don't be nervous, it's a bit difficult to perform without real objects, and mistakes are normal."

This is the case with special effects movies. Actors often have to perform without real objects. Although Guo Fan has chosen the simplest scene, it turned out to be a bit difficult for Zhao Jinmai.

Besides, Zhao Jinmai cannot be blamed for this. After all, he has starred in either urban dramas or youth campus-themed film and television dramas. It is the first time he has acted in a sci-fi movie, but in the end he has encountered a non-real performance. Isn't this embarrassing him?

Before Director Guo could speak, Lin Yuan suggested first, "Director Guo, why don't you change this scene to a group portrait?"

If it is changed to a group portrait lens, the reaction to Zhao Jinmai is not so important, it is only necessary to ensure that there are no problems with the lines.

"Group portrait lens?" Guo Fan turned his head and glanced at Zhao Jinmai.

This is indeed a good idea, but if this scene is to shoot a group portrait, the original shots belonging to Zhao Jinmai will have to be deleted, but Guo Fan is not sure whether Zhao Jinmai will agree.

"Director Guo, just follow what Teacher Lin Yuan said." Zhao Jinmai said.

After all, this is the first scene of "The Wandering Crew". For the entire crew, they definitely want the first day of filming to go smoothly and to win the prize.

Not to mention that she is not famous yet, even if she is already a second-tier star, she would not dare to delay the filming progress of the crew.

Besides, she also wanted to take this opportunity to see how Lin Yuan performed and learn from it.

Since Zhao Jinmai didn't object, of course Guo Fan didn't have any objections: "Okay, then follow Teacher Lin Yuan's method."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the walkie-talkie and commanded: "No. [-] unit, after watching the camera advance to the close-up of Teacher Lin Yuan, I will directly fill it up and give a shot to the group portrait."

"All departments are preparing again, and the second shot will be taken in 10 minutes!"

After changing the two close-up shots of Zhao Jinmai to group portrait shots, the shooting process went much smoother.

The role of acting is basically supported by Lin Yuan. When the camera is shown to Zhao Jinmai, she doesn't need her to have a brilliant performance. She just needs to maintain her usual acting skills and it doesn't look like the audience will be able to play.

Although she is somewhat deficient in non-real performances, she still has solid basic skills in lines and movements. If she goes to Beijing Film Academy and Chinese Academy of Drama to study for a period of time, her acting skills will definitely improve by leaps and bounds.

"Okay, let's go!"

"The people in the props group will make up the scene, and the people in group B will get ready."

After the last shot was taken, Guo Fan immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and started commanding.

Group B is actually the crew led by the assistant director Yu Gang. Apart from helping Guo Fan share the pressure of filming on the set, there is also a more important task, which is to help the actors supplement the shots.

Because each exoskeleton mecha worn by the actors weighs tens of catties or even hundreds of catties, the actors are already exhausted after performing their parts in the mechas, and it is impossible to let them wear heavy costumes Go ahead and do these close-ups.

Therefore, most of the close-up shots that do not show their faces are basically done by doubles, and most of these doubles are crew members.

There is no way, in the final analysis, the production team is too poor. The entire production team and the post-production special effects production staff have a total of more than 7000 people.

After hearing the scene, the extras on the set took off their helmets without any hesitation, panting heavily, and Zhao Jinmai was no exception, although her costume was already the most beautiful in the crew. It's light, but wearing these more than ten kilograms of clothes still makes people tired.

For Lin Yuan, this is acting, but for other actors, it may be more like physical labor.

Fortunately, this scene was only NGed twice. If there were a few more NGs, I'm afraid the entire day today would be spent on this scene.

After the first scene was filmed, it was noon.

"Director Guo, according to this progress, when do you think our crew will be able to wrap up?"

During the meal, Lin Yuan didn't forget to take the time to ask.

"The Wandering Earth" has been in preparation for a long time, and it has been officially established since 2015. Since the film is determined to be released in the Spring Festival next year, it is obviously prepared in advance, but Lin Yuan has to direct "My Motherland and Me" later. Presenting a film is a heavy burden, so you have to plan the time well in advance.

"If there are no accidents, the filming will be finished in October." Guo Fan took two bites of rice, looked up at Lin Yuan, and then explained: "The close-up shots can be retaken later, and the special effects are already being done. Coupled with post-production, it should be too late a year ago."

In fact, like this kind of sci-fi movie, it doesn't take much time to shoot, and the post-production special effects is the most expensive and laborious work.

However, the production of special effects is put on the process during the filming period, instead of waiting for the film samples to be cut out before adding special effects in the later stage.

"Okay, I'm relieved when Director Guo said that." Lin Yuan nodded, as long as the filming of "My Motherland and Me" at the end of the year is enough.

Director Guo thought that Lin Yuan was worried about the early release of "Shanghai Fortress", and added: "By the way, Mr. Lin Yuan, I heard that "Shanghai Fortress" will be released during the Spring Festival next year, and director Teng Huatao seems to be working with CTS Entertainment After signing the gambling agreement, the progress of filming should not be too fast."

Originally, Lin Yuan was not interested in the news about the crew of "Shanghai Fortress".

However, after hearing what Director Guo said, he regained his energy immediately, and asked with some surprise: "Director Teng Huatao also signed a gambling agreement with China Television Entertainment?"

Lin Yuan can still understand if domestic first-line directors like Feng Xiaogang, Ning Hao, and Chen Sichen sign a VAM agreement. After all, they all have a certain box office appeal. In order to get more investment, it is also reasonable to sign a VAM agreement with the management Excuse me.

But Teng Huatao obviously does not have such a big box office appeal as the former, and it can even be said that he has no box office appeal.

In the end, they even signed a VAM agreement with China Television Entertainment, which Lin Yuan never thought of.

Guo Fan glanced around, seeing that no one else had noticed, he lowered his voice and explained, "It's not that director Teng Huatao wanted to sign, but the person in charge of China Television Entertainment said that if the box office of "Shanghai Fortress" exceeds ours , let him continue to be the director of "Dragon Race."

It has to be said that China Television Entertainment is quite rich, not only won the right to adapt Jiangnan's "Shanghai Fortress", but also won the right to adapt the two popular novels "Douluo Dalu" and "Dragon Race".

If Lin Yuan stood in Teng Huatao's position, after seeing the conditions offered by China TV Entertainment, he would inevitably be moved.

If "Dragon Race" is such a big IP, if it can be adapted into a film and television drama, the audience will definitely not be too small. Even if the adaptation can be recognized by the audience, it is very likely that this movie will create a new box office record. It is understandable that Teng Huatao would agree to the gambling agreement with China Television Entertainment.

But unfortunately, he didn't seem to understand that the movie "Shanghai Fortress", from the moment the script was finalized, was destined not to be the opponent of "The Wandering Earth".

"That's good too. Since "Shanghai Fortress" has chosen to be released during the Spring Festival, at least we don't have to worry about the audience being disappointed with domestic films." Lin Yuan couldn't help but tease.

If "Shanghai Fortress" was released before "The Wandering Earth", it might make the audience lose confidence in domestic sci-fi movies, which would affect the box office of "The Wandering Earth". Movies are being reduced to backdrops.

In the next month, all the actors in the crew were tortured by the space suits weighing dozens of kilograms.

The scene that was supposed to be filmed half a month ago was abruptly dragged on for a month.

If it weren't for the staff of the crew who also shared a lot of work for the actors, I'm afraid this time will have to be extended further.

There was really nothing to do later, so Guo Fan had no choice but to take the cast and crew to massage and relax, which made the production progress of the crew improve.

Just when Lin Yuan devoted himself to the filming of "The Wandering Earth", Huang Bo called Lin Yuan.

Regarding Huang Bo's sudden call, although Lin Yuan was a little curious, he connected the phone directly: "Brother Bo, what's the matter?"

"Brother just wanted to make a call to inquire. I wonder if you have time to attend an awards ceremony recently."

Listening to what Huang Bo said on the phone, Lin Yuan couldn't help but become more curious.

"Awards ceremony?"

"Yes, can you spare some time?"

Lin Yuan searched in his mind, and really didn't know what grand awards ceremony was going to be held recently, but since Huang Bo said so, he would definitely not lie to him, so he agreed: "No problem, Bo Brother, just tell me the time, and I will ask the director for a leave of absence when the time comes."

"Then it's settled, I'll come to pick you up when the time comes."

Huang Bo seemed to be afraid that Lin Yuan would go back on his word, so after confirming that Lin Yuan would accompany him to the awards ceremony, he hung up the phone immediately.

This operation made Lin Yuan somewhat confused.

I don't know if he heard it wrong just now, but I always feel that Huang Bo on the other end of the phone seems to be laughing at something.

But this is not important anymore, anyway, he is suffering a bit while filming in "The Wandering Earth", so he just took this opportunity to ask for a day or two of leave, no matter what Huang Bo's ideas are, he is still making money.

(End of this chapter)