Chapter 399: Military Morale

When the opening ceremony ended, it was already past half past ten, and it was not long before lunch, but the crew was not idle and still shot a shot before lunch.

This shot was very simple, that is, the male protagonist was eating biscuits while walking from the other end of the corridor. This was also the first scene of the movie.

The entire shot was only a few seconds, with only one camera position and one actor.

It took only more than ten minutes to shoot a shot, which also included Zhou Yan changing clothes. The first shot passed, but for safety, one shot was still saved.

When the second shot was finished, the main photographer Zhao Fei shouted "cut", and the staff on the scene cheered.

For them, this is the real opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony pays attention to a psychological effect. The first scene of this drama passed in one shot without any problems in the middle, which is naturally a big start.

This also gave everyone a psychological hint that the subsequent shooting of the movie could be as smooth as this scene.

After shooting the first scene, Zhou Yan asked everyone to rest and eat.

Eat at eleven o'clock, start work at one o'clock, and have two hours of free time at noon.

However, on the first day of filming, everyone was very excited. Before one o'clock, everyone had arrived at the set, including Li Naiwen and Li Xiaoran, who had no scenes.

The afternoon scene was similar to the first scene in the morning. Today, we shot the appearance of the protagonist's family members, introducing the composition of the protagonist's family and the lives of the members.

There are a total of five members in the male protagonist's family. In addition to the male protagonist, there are parents, a younger sister, and an uncle who looks a little silly.

The mother is a bit cold and even a bit dull. She is always busy and has her own things to do every day.

The father is more idle. He quit his job as a university professor at the age of fifty. At home, he is either reading or chatting and playing with his family.

The uncle is a bit stupid. He wears formal clothes every day and sits alone most of the time. He lives in his own world and is unpredictable.

The younger sister is the most special one in the family. She is crazy every day and always runs around naked on the grass.

The pace of life in their family is very slow every day. They go to the beach to have afternoon tea by the bonfire in the afternoon and watch movies in the yard every Friday night.

These scenes are very simple, half of them are single-person scenes, and the actors don't even need to do any actions. For example, the uncle played by Li Jingfei, as long as he appears, just sits still.

The most difficult scene is the one where the family sits together to watch a movie, because this is a night scene and a rain scene.

So Zhou Yan put all these scenes in half a day.

However, even though Zhou Yan expected it to be smooth, he didn't expect the process to be smoother than he imagined.

Originally, Zhou Yan planned to start filming the scene of the family watching a movie in the yard at around nine o'clock, and before six o'clock, all the previous scenes were completed.

It was not yet half past six when everyone in the crew finished their meal.

At this time, it was not dark yet, and the crew members could only take a break and wait until it got dark before filming the scene of watching a movie.

Because the time in between was not long, it was unlikely to add other scenes temporarily.

After taking a break, everyone in the crew was more relaxed. It was of course a very happy thing to complete the task ahead of time.

Zhou Yan moved a small stool and sat on the grass to study the scenes in the next few days.

The shooting went so smoothly today, he wanted to see if the cycle of the next scenes could be compressed.

Although more than 20% of the shooting cycle had been reserved to deal with possible emergencies, Zhou Yan still wanted to finish it as soon as possible.

Joey Wong also sat down with a small stool next to her, holding the script of "Time Traveler" in her hand.

She was not studying her own play, but reading the script as a novel. She liked this story too much.

She had read this script over and over again, and the script in her hand was wrapped in a book cover, which looked like a book.

At this time, Chen Derong came over barefoot, stood in front of Zhou Yan, opened his arms, and said with an exaggerated expression, "Brother, how did I perform today?"

Zhou Yan looked up at Chen Derong, "It's time to rest now, don't you put on your shoes?"

Chen Derong said with a smile, "I'm feeling the role."

Seeing Chen Derong's crazy look, Zhou Yan admitted that he had underestimated her before.

Although Zhou Yan thought that Chen Derong had a bit of the male protagonist's sister's temperament before, he didn't expect her to perform so well, especially the neuroticism of the male protagonist's sister, which she presented very well.

If another actor were to be replaced, it might not be possible to be in such a state as her.

Chen Derong's performance today is completely different from her performance in Qiong Yao's drama.

Many people in the crew have watched the TV series played by Chen Derong, and their previous impression of her was the kind of pitiful appearance of the heroine in Qiong Yao's drama. Seeing her like a silly girl on the scene, they were all amazed.

Zhou Yan even doubted whether Chen Derong could go back to play Qiong Yao's drama after playing "Time Traveler". It is said that Qiong Yao has very strict requirements for the heroine.

Joey Wong laughed at the side, "Xiaorong, you should put on your shoes. There are so many people coming and going on the lawn, there will always be some small things, don't scratch your feet."

"Do you think Zhou Jing will care about these?" Chen Derong laughed.

Zhou Jing is the name of the male protagonist's sister. Yes, the male protagonist of the new movie is still surnamed Zhou, and his name is Zhou Ning.

The names of these two siblings are like the children of the Zhou family.

The girls of this generation of the Zhou family all have the word "qing" in their names, Zhou Qian, Zhou Qing, Zhou Qing, Zhou Jing, without exception. Zhou Jing is obviously a set with these four names.

Joey Wong rolled her eyes at Chen Derong, "You really think you are Zhou Ning."

"Of course, my dear sister-in-law."

Chen Derong laughed and ran away.

Joey Wong was speechless when Chen Derong called her sister-in-law. She pouted and said, "I think this girl is very immersed in the play now."

Zhou Yan laughed, "Very good, her performance today is really good, a little beyond my expectations."

Joey Wong also nodded, "This role is actually quite suitable for her, she can let go."

In fact, seeing Chen Derong like this, Joey Wong was also very happy. It is a rare thing for an actor to play a role he likes.

Although she has never said it, she feels that Chen Derong always plays Qiong Yao dramas, which is not good for her future development.

Once the comfort zone is formed, it is difficult to jump out.

Zhou Yan smiled and said nothing more. After a while, he called several assistant directors to his side and discussed with them about adjusting the shooting plan later.

Xiao Can and others were not surprised to hear that Zhou Yan wanted to adjust the shooting plan.

Today's shooting went so smoothly, which also exceeded their expectations.

Since the crew has such a good running-in and the actors' performance is so good, why not move the plan forward and don't let the shooting rhythm break.

Sometimes it is very important to do it in one go. Once the rhythm is broken, it is difficult to find it back.

Xiao Can and Li Hong also know Zhou Yan and know that he will definitely make targeted adjustments.

Zhou Yan did not move the shooting plan forward as a whole, but split and scattered the scenes of the seventh day and spread them into the first five days.

In this way, the original plan for these five days does not need to be moved, and the scenes after the seventh day do not need to be adjusted for the time being. Just add a little drama on the basis of the previous ones, and the preparations of various departments do not need to be adjusted too much.

After Zhou Yan talked about the plan, several assistant directors thought it was feasible.

"According to today's shooting situation, this intensity is completely fine, and there is even room for compression." Shen Yan said with a smile.

Xiao Can also nodded, "Indeed, we can squeeze at least half a day of shooting into these five days."

Hearing Xiao Can's words, Zhou Yan was really tempted, but in the end he decided to be more cautious, "Let's do it this way for now. Haste makes waste. If we cram too much at once, the tolerance rate will not be guaranteed."

"Okay."

After the matter was settled, several directors did not waste time and went directly to communicate with various departments.

Shen Yan was responsible for communicating with the costume team. He was very emotional while walking on the road. Zhou Yan's crew was really mature and the efficiency was not comparable to that of ordinary crews.

Of course, Shen Yan had not been in many crews, and the only ones he could compare were some small crews. He didn't know whether the crews of Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige were also so efficient.

In fact, many people in this crew had participated in the filming of Chen Kaige or Zhang Yimou's movies.

Especially Zhang Yimou's crew, Liu Qing, Jiang Mengfei and Hong Xin have worked with Zhang Yimou before, and more than once.

I heard that Zhou Yan knew them because of the crew of "Raise the Red Lantern".

Sometimes, when Jiang Mengfei and others chat together, they will also talk about what happened during the previous filming. What Shen Yan knows is that Zhang Yimou's requirements are not low, and Zhang Yimou's energy is very strong, even stronger than Zhou Yan's energy.

Shen Yan couldn't believe it, because Zhou Yan's energy is far beyond ordinary people.

In the past few days, Shen Yan has not seen Zhou Yan rest, it seems that he has been working all the time, and Zhang Yimou's energy is even stronger than Zhou Yan's energy, which is beyond Shen Yan's imagination.

In fact, Shen Yan believes that the reason why the crew of "Time Traveler" is so efficient is that in addition to the high familiarity and tacit cooperation between the crew members, the main reason is still Zhou Yan, the director.

Shen Yan knows that for a movie to be completed well, the director can do a lot, but also very little.

This may sound contradictory, but it is true.

A director is not a jack of all trades, and it is difficult to take care of all aspects. An excellent work often requires excellent actors, excellent screenwriters, excellent producers, excellent photographers and others to work together.

The director is more responsible for management.

So there is often a situation where the level of different works of the same director is very different because the partners have changed.

Of course, in China, directors can control these things as much as possible.

Because the director can choose the screenwriter, the actor, the music director, and even the producer.

In this regard, Zhou Yan did a good job. He was able to ensure that the operation of the crew would not go wrong in the early stage.

Moreover, Zhou Yan has a unique advantage because he is the screenwriter and the music director. Although each department has a division of labor, Zhou Yan does not rely heavily on these departments.

In other words, even if a group of people are replaced, the tacit understanding may not be as high as it is now, and the shooting efficiency will be reduced, but the quality of the film will basically not be much different.

Some directors can basically ensure that each of their works is above the standard, and Zhou Yan belongs to this category.

As soon as Ana Shen found the on-site person in charge of the costume team, she heard Jiang Mengfei shout from the other end, "It's sunset, it's sunset."

This shout attracted everyone's attention.

The sun was setting, which not only meant that their scenes would be filmed soon, but also meant that they could see the beautiful scenery.

This was also the first time that the entire crew gathered together to watch the sunset.

Maybe it was because today was a special day, Ana Shen felt that the sunset tonight was particularly beautiful.

The sun was sinking slowly, dyeing the entire sky golden. Everyone had seen this scene many times at the end of the competition, but they felt the same as Ana Shen. Today's sunset has a different kind of beauty.

The beauty of the scenery lies not only in itself, but also in the people who watch it together.

When everyone's eyes are fixed on one place, some wonderful reactions often occur.

It's a bit like New Year's Eve, when everyone gathers together to count down, making the originally meaningless time have special meaning.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the faces of everyone in the crew. What it reflected was not the regret of "the sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk", but rather the endless hope.

At this moment, they are here to bid farewell to the sunset, and on the other side of the horizon, there will be another group of people welcoming the morning sun.

The mood of everyone at the moment may be the same as that of the people on the other side of the horizon.

Zhao Fei felt that this scene was very touching, so he picked up the camera and walked to the back of the crowd, silently pressing the shutter facing the backs of everyone.

The sun finally sank into the sea, night slowly fell, and the studio suddenly became lively because filming was about to begin.

Everyone quickly got into position, and when the light was suitable, Zhou Yan sat in front of the projector with the other actors, and then shouted "Start".

This scene is another one.

Because everyone was wet, it would be troublesome to save another one, so Zhou Yan just called it a day.

Everyone cheered again. Seeing how happy everyone was, Zhou Yan picked up the loudspeaker and said with a smile, "Today's work is over earlier than planned, but don't go to bed too late after you go back, because tomorrow's tasks will be very heavy. Filming will be done tomorrow. There are more shots than originally planned. Those departments that have not received the news can go to several assistant directors to find out the situation. "

Although the shooting tasks became tighter, everyone did not feel annoyed at all. Instead, they were full of energy.

Seeing that his military spirit was available, Zhou Yan smiled and went back with a few actors. They were wet and needed to take a shower early. (End of chapter)