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Chapter 1367 What’s in the box?
Li Yi is making final preparations before shooting begins.

Just watching those "crime scenes", I have to say that there are indeed many types of jobs in Hollywood.

Even comparing Li Yi's version with the original one, it was even worse.

However, if you think about it carefully, it doesn't necessarily mean that the original technology is worse than the current one. The main reason is that the movie was born in a different era.

everything's ready.

Soon, "Seven Deadly Sins" started shooting at Dean Films' studio in New York.

The shooting of this movie is definitely not as easy as shooting other movies. After all, the atmosphere of the whole movie feels quite depressing.

Especially those crime scenes, even if everyone present knows that they are just scenery, they still feel uncomfortable after watching them.

There is an interesting thing about "Seven Deadly Sins", because the seven days in it are all rainy days.

There is an iron rule in Hollywood: "Never touch animals or water"!
Of course, there is one more thing to add to this iron rule, which is don’t touch children.Because animals, children and water are factors that are difficult to control, shooting is difficult and expensive!

"Seven Deadly Sins" is actually not bad, but it involves "water"!
In fact, rain scenes are really difficult to shoot. Of course Li Yi knows it, but there is no way that the seven rains in "Seven Deadly Sins" itself have a very profound meaning.

Fortunately, there is no need for violent storms, otherwise it would be even more troublesome.

Shooting in water is extremely troublesome. In many cases in China, when writing scripts, one has to try to avoid writing about rainy days unless necessary.When filming on rainy days, the crew usually cooperates with two units, one is the fire department and the other is a landscaping company.Both types of units can provide sprinklers.Of course, Hollywood doesn't need to have such trouble. Dean Films has a professional company that is responsible for the "water" in film shooting.

Some people may say, wouldn’t it be simple in this case?

But in fact, the difficulty of rain scenes lies in the cooperation of various departments.

On the one hand, the photography and lighting teams have to find ways to protect the cameras and lighting equipment. Once a problem occurs, it will inevitably delay the progress; on the other hand, if the actors' clothes are wet and their makeup is stained, it will take time to change and repair the clothes, which will also delay the process. schedule.A day's filming costs a day's money, so producers want the film to be shot as quickly as possible.However, due to the low error tolerance, the rain scene was shot very slowly, which resulted in burning money and the production cost also went up.

In fact, the rain scene is nothing, the difficulty lies in the "storm" and "strong wind and waves".The creation of these two environments is much more difficult than the rain scene.Among them, the most difficult one is "wave".Filming cannot rely entirely on natural conditions, and we don’t really go to the beach to shoot big waves, because the waves are not guaranteed to come and go, which will delay the progress.Therefore, wave pools are generally used, but ordinary wave pools cannot meet the filming needs of the crew, so to shoot enough waves, enough money is needed.

Fortunately, "Seven Deadly Sins" does not have these problems, because it is just a normal rainy weather.

Of course, some more demanding directors will choose to shoot on a real rainy day, but in this case, shooting will consume more time and material resources.

Li Yi had no such plan.

Because "Seven Deadly Sins" does not have one or two rain scenes, it can be said that the movie has many rain scenes, and it would be very troublesome to have to deal with the weather.

It would be a shame if it never rained.

The Seven Deadly Sins actually has a lot of interesting details. The number "7" can't be found everywhere in the movie, but it does appear in many places.

For example, all the building numbers in the opening scene begin with 7, the delivery time at the climax is 7:7, etc., etc.

Of course, compared to the audience watching the movie, filming is actually very boring in many cases.

Fortunately, everyone eats this bowl of rice and is a professional, so they are all used to it.

Li Yi actually doesn't like to work overtime most of the time when making movies. In Hollywood, there are rumors that people must get off work at a certain time and not work overtime. This is actually all nonsense, because when the scene is really critical, overtime will definitely be done. However, it is not the norm in China.

"Seven Deadly Sins" is being filmed in an orderly manner. In fact, apart from the leading actors, many behind-the-scenes staff do not know the complete plot of the film. This is also one of the fun aspects of filming this type of suspense film.

When they were taking a break, they would occasionally discuss the plot of the movie.

The filming of the movie is progressing very quickly.

After all, the drama "Seven Deadly Sins" cannot be released in China, so Li Yi has not done any publicity in the country.

However, this cannot be hidden from insiders.

After all, there are many people who know about this matter, and just not publicizing it does not mean it is kept secret.

So, it spread quickly.

"Why do you want to film in Hollywood? Can't you do it at home?"

"Is this a regular operation of the dog director? It must have been filmed in China but it couldn't be released, so it went to Hollywood."

"Anyway, even if it can't go to theaters by then, at least it will be fine to watch on the online platform. I look forward to Director Gou becoming the real king of suspense!"

"This is too difficult. After all, the clichés of today's suspense films are all overused. How can it be so easy?"

Domestic movie fans are discussing it one after another.

At the same time, the crew of "Seven Deadly Sins" was filming.

The final scenes of the movie are being shot.

It's the plot of Mills and old agent Summerser taking the murderer to his body hiding place.

This is the climax of the movie. Naturally, this scene is also the part that requires the most acting skills from the actors in the entire movie. This is a scene that requires their acting skills to explode.

After a long shot of a vehicle in motion.

I was ready to shoot the scene after parking.

"'Seven Deadly Sins' 121st scene, first shot, first time, ACTION!" As the scene notes fell down.

The shooting of this scene has officially started.

Mills was letting the murderer get out of the car. At this time, camera No. 2 followed the old detective's line of sight and showed it to a dead dog on the side of the road.

When the time comes for dubbing, the sound of flying flies will be added.

"What is it?" Mills asked.

"A dead dog!" replied the old detective.

At this time, the camera focused on the "murderer". His face was unusually calm, and he said calmly: "I didn't kill him!"

This scene also includes footage of a helicopter monitoring through a telescope.

Of course, this requirement is not high. Another group of lenses will take care of it, but Li Yi doesn't need to worry about it.

"what time is it?"

"What are you doing?" The old detective looked at the murderer with a serious and vigilant expression.

Li Yi couldn't help but nodded. He was worthy of being a Hollywood gold medal, and Daniel Moore's acting skills were masterful.

"I want to know!" The murderer still looked calm.

"One minute past seven!"

"almost!"

"Take us to see!"

"Here!"

"OK, click! This one is over!"

Li Yi shouted.

This is just a prelude, a foreshadowing, and a savings. It has not yet exploded, so the requirements are not complicated.

Of course, even though this one was passed, soon there would be helicopter shots to film them, so the three actors still had to shoot a walking scene.

Because it is a vision, so the requirements are not high. "Get ready, take a picture!"

Li Yi shouted.

""Seven Deadly Sins" 121 scenes, second shot, first shot, ACTION!"

The three of them walked in front, and the camera followed from behind.

After a while, Li Yi picked up the walkie-talkie and said to the assistant director: "Start!!"

At this time, shot No. 1 showed the old agent played by Daniel Moore, and he stopped.

Shot No. [-] captures a car driving from a distance.

"Mills!" the old detective reminded.

"Kneel down." Mills raised his gun and told the murderer to kneel down.

After that is the old detective running.

This scene may seem difficult, but in fact it is relatively easy.

Soon, this one was passed.

"Take a 10-minute break!" Li Yi thought for a while and let everyone rest.

Because we have to shoot the last scene, which is also the ending scene of the entire film.

This scene is of course very important!
In the end, in this scene, even Daniel Moore and Mills were NGed by Li Yi more than a dozen times in a row.

"CUT! Mills, angry, angry, you're not angry enough! Do it again!"

"CUT! Not only angry, but also disbelieving and collapsed!"

"CUT! Do it again! Crash, understand? I need to see you on the edge!"

"CUT, you are the murderer. You are enjoying everything at this moment. You are begging for death, but you are not just begging for death."

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Li Yi actually had some simulations of this scene. Although he had the original version as a reference, after all, different actors had different feelings when performing it.

For Mills, after hearing the bad news, and the old agent didn't say it outright at the first time, it was already too late. No matter what he said later, Mills would not believe it.

This is the killer's trap.

In fact, whether the old detective saw what was in the box is a mystery in itself.

But he ran over. This was the murderer's trap, a trap that made Mills unable to calm down and think rationally.

And the same thing also left the old detective at a loss for words.

In fact, because Li Yi didn't explain what was in that box before filming, including in the script.

Therefore, after the filming of this scene was completed, the actors couldn't help but ask.

"So, what's in that box?"

In fact, not only the male protagonists, but also the crew are also particularly interested in knowing at this moment, what is in that box?
Is it really the head of Mills’ wife?
"Is this important?" Li Yi smiled.

And what's in the box?
In fact, this is really not important.

This is also one of the fascinating aspects of this movie, because there are countless possibilities inside the box.

The first possibility is that there is indeed a human head, and it is Tracy’s head.

But such a result also made the old agent unable to tell Mills.

Because at this time, Mills was angry, collapsed, and hysterical.

The old detective told him that there was nothing, would he believe it?

the answer is negative!

Because the murderer had told him that it was his wife's head.

Even if not, at this time, the murderer will not allow him to verify, or he has no time to verify at all.

The second possibility, the third possibility, the fourth possibility, in short, in short, there are indeed countless possibilities.

Of course, if you want to keep the audience guessing, you need to have an edited shot later, a shot that allows different people to have different ideas after watching it.

That’s a picture of Trish!

The movie is done.

As for the answer, it doesn't matter anymore.

In fact, Li Yi himself doesn't have the answer, because any answer will do!

Anyway, it is impossible for the camera to take a picture of Tracy’s head.

Everything is left to the audience.

As for why the old detective was frightened, the fake human head was so lifelike, why wouldn't he be frightened?
The interesting thing is that we have been trying to give the audience the feeling that John is a sophisticated murderer.

He is indeed very elegant, and he even gives people a sense of elegance, but in reality?
He is still a murderer!
He is a human being, and he is also a pervert who has gone so far as to create the Seven Deadly Sins case, so anything he can do is possible.

The audience will naturally make up their own minds when the time comes.

Just like, if you want to see a person alive or dead, you want to see a corpse. As long as the answer is not clearly given, then this will be a key point of controversy in the movie.

This is actually the most commonly used routine in countless suspense films and thrillers.

This will divide the audience, and the audience will be like I don’t want what you think, I want what I think!

And this question will never have an answer!

This is the concept of Schrödinger’s cat.

Yes, the old agent opened the box, but what did he see?
In fact, just one shot can completely eliminate this controversy, but in that case, it will also make the movie lose a key discussion point.

In fact, by then, the audience will become just like Mills. Even if Li Yi tells them what is inside, they will not believe it by then, because they also have their own understanding of themselves. prove.

If that's the case, why wasn't it filmed at the time?
The same goes for Mills.

By this time, he had actually been hinted that there was Tracy's head inside.

And if John wants to complete his perfect work of the Seven Deadly Sins, then he himself must die!
And people often cannot stand the test!
The movie is finished, but it is still some time away from completion. Unlike other movies, this movie still requires a lot of effort in editing and post-production.

Such as color grading, soundtrack, etc.

In fact, these plots are carefully designed, including the last sentence: This world is beautiful and worth fighting for!

This sentence is also enough to cause division among the audience.

Of course, the premise is that if the movie is popular enough, then naturally there will be countless fans and film critics who will spontaneously interpret it according to their own ideas!

(End of this chapter)