Big director

Winter goes to spring and time flies by.

Guoshi's filming is not as clean and crisp as Zhu Zimo's. It took him more than half a year to shoot, and the post-production, not counting the pre-production part, took almost a year.This is the first time that Shen Pingzhang has asked for a large-scale leave of absence for filming since he went to university. In the past few times, Zhu Zimo took care of him, either shooting in a Beijing studio, or going out after his summer and winter vacations. He can no longer take care of both when filming the drama of the national teacher.

But it was also because of this that the entire crew saw how hard-working Shen Pingzhang was.

He carries several professional books with him, as well as a video course on a hard disk, ppt, etc., and does not take up time for filming or thinking about filming. On the premise that the filming progress and filming quality are not delayed at all, when the film is completed, he All the tomes I brought have been turned over several times, and there are densely packed reading notes on them-the so-called painstaking people are worthy of the sky, but in fact, it is more than heaven?Excluding those who have a dark psychology and are always afraid that others will surpass them, who doesn't like people who are willing to work hard?What's more, because of the subject matter of this film, all the actors can be regarded as his "predecessors", and it is even more impossible for them to fear a young man who hardly constitutes a competitive relationship with them.

Therefore, before joining the group, several prominent leading actors were still very noncommittal about Shen Pingzhang, a rising star, but when the film was finished, they had already gained a lot of affection for him, and expressed their expectation that there would be an opportunity to cooperate again.

Good acting skills, willingness to ponder, and lack of arrogance that is unique to young people. He has endured hardships, worked hard, and is very polite. Besides, he has a bright future that can be seen. No one would refuse to befriend such a junior.

Before the film was finished, Zhu Zimo visited the set once.

At that time, the crew of "The Assassin of the Qin Dynasty" had already returned from Dunhuang, and then transferred to Inner Mongolia to start filming the fight scene between the two female protagonists in the Populus euphratica forest.

Guoshi has always been known for being good at handling the color of scenery and creating magnificent movie screens.When he created this sparring scene, the effect was really dreamlike—the Populus euphratica forest with falling leaves is covered with a layer of golden yellow leaves, and occasionally there is a corner of the blue sky and white clouds, and the two bodies The beautiful woman in a red robe with long sleeves and long black hair flutters loosely. Sometimes she fights with a sword, and sometimes she uses light skills to chase her, just like two flying butterflies. The pure Chinese style, the real artistic conception is breathtaking.

It's better to come early than coincidentally. Zhu Zimo watched this scene with eyes full of amazement.

In fact, in order to achieve such an effect, I encountered a little trouble at the beginning-the local nature protection measures stipulate that the leaves of all trees in the Yellow Leaf Forest are not allowed to be picked. Want to fall leaves?sure!Let's go find the fallen leaves!In the end, the national teacher had no choice but to carefully divide the fallen leaves into special grade, first grade, second grade, and third grade.The special grade falls on the actor's face and requires a close-up, while the first grade is for falling into the camera while flying. As for the second and third grades, the former is responsible for flying in the distance, and the latter is responsible for laying on the ground... This kind of attitude towards making movies is really awe-inspiring!

Because Zhu Zimo asked himself, if he were to shoot this scene, he would be too lazy to bother, anyway, all the special effects can be done!

But fake ones are fake after all, just like those silk flowers that can be classified as handicrafts, placed in vases, sprayed with small water droplets, from a distance, they are more beautiful and perfect than real flowers.But there is no bunch of falsehoods that can fake insect eyes on leaves, withered flowers, petiole lines that are different but full of natural and harmonious beauty... just because they are too perfect, they cannot stand scrutiny. People of this age may You can fool the past, but what about the future?Things that cost too much and always show off their skills are destined not to become classics that will be passed on forever, because the technology will be surpassed by later generations, but the artistic conception will not.

For Zhu Zimo, the experience of visiting the class this time was like a blow to the head!

Perhaps he has noticed this problem a long time ago, so he spent more budget when filming "Legend of Wukong" and "The Proud Son of Heaven", and went to Zhangjiajie, Maldives and other places to shoot exterior scenes... But now it seems that , Those understandings are not deep, and he still has a lot to learn.

It is a bit unreasonable for a famous director to visit the studio of another famous director, and they have no friendship at all. That is to say, Zhu Zimo looks like an unexpected visitor.But Zhu Zimo obviously still has a bit of emotional intelligence. Before coming here, he greeted Director Zhang through Han Siping, and honestly asked for a visit as a junior. His deep friendship with Shen Pingzhang has never been hidden from the media. He said that he communicated with friends while visiting. It's normal to study a bit, and the national teacher is not the kind of person who is unreasonable, so he agrees easily.

In fact, he also wanted to get to know Zhu Zimo a long time ago. As we all know, Zhu Zimo has probably the most advanced special effects technology in the world. Most of the audience will not even see his works for a lifetime, and they are destined to be high-spirited.And the box office alone cannot become a major director with a wide range of influence and extraordinary social status, so it is very important to have a two-pronged approach. Like the national teacher himself, he has been working hard in this direction.

"How is it? What do you think?" In the eyes of the national teacher, no matter how much Zhu Zimo likes Chinese culture, he is still essentially a banana man who grew up in the United States—from his choice of filming themes, it can be seen that, The only one that can be said to have strong Chinese elements is the "Legend of Wukong", and the script of this movie was also bought. This kind of subconscious choice can best reflect the real trend... Every successful director is conceited Yes, like the national teacher himself, he is also very proud of the design of this lens. If he can get Zhu Zimo's admiration, he must be very happy.

Zhu Zimo really gave a thumbs up: "It's so beautiful, it's just like an ink painting."

Many people mistakenly believe that the so-called ink and wash paintings only have simple black and white colors, but in fact there is also a colorful meticulous flower and bird painting, which is also classified as a type of ink and wash paintings, and is also called "color ink paintings" in later generations.In the most traditional color ink painting, bright yellow and bright red are definitely the most frequently seen—these two colors can also be said to be the best representatives of Chinese civilization.

The so-called thick and colorful, that is the case.

The best red is cinnabar, and the best bright yellow is sulfur. The large blocks of color are laid out and outlined, and they collide with the most thrilling beauty on the white rice paper.

"Do you like to draw? What kind of painting are you good at?" During the break, the national teacher chatted with Zhu Zimo.

Almost all great directors are very good at painting. Due to their personality, some people prefer to draw very rough sketches, while others are like cartoons, like watercolors, and even can draw large-scale oil paintings.The most famous such as King Cameron of the world, he even held a personal exhibition!And the film works made by these directors are also closely related to the painting style - like Guoshi himself, he does not have much talent in lines, but he has an innate sensitivity in color. Sometimes, I also prefer to use a variety of gorgeous colors to express emotions.

Zhu Zimo paused bitterly, and said: "I don't have any obvious preference, I like the fine style of painting..." He usually uses software to edit the storyboards, so it seems that he really It is too lacking in the romantic feelings that a director should have.

"Oh, it can be seen," the national teacher nodded, "The two sci-fi films you made have a sense of the future, including props and costumes, and they are all made very carefully, so that people will not think that you are talking nonsense. Ba Dao, this rigorous attitude is very worth learning for young directors."

Although I was praised, why did I feel more miserable?Because as far as sci-fi films are concerned, he is of course very rigorous in his shooting-the future in the eyes of people in the 21st century is actually his present!Can something that has been experienced in person not be rigorous?

"Your composition is so beautiful. Even without post-processing, these shots are like a painting. I feel that I still have a lot of shortcomings in this aspect." Although he changed the subject, Zhu Zimo said it sincerely, because he That's exactly what I thought. Sure enough, every famous director didn't get his name in vain.

"No one can be omnipotent. Choose the style you love the most and be the best at, stick to it, and drill for a lifetime. Even if you change countless movie themes, future generations will know at a glance, oh, this is Director Zhu. It was not directed by Zhang or Li, but it was directed by Zhu - at that time, he could become a well-deserved master." The teacher of the state spoke earnestly.

After finishing this paragraph, he smiled and blinked his eyes again: "This is the first time I have tried this kind of martial arts blockbuster. On this subject, Old Monster Xu is the most authoritative. The characters he shoots are so beautiful. , and has that unique kind of chivalrous tenderness—to be honest, I have watched all his movies and benefited a lot!"

Zhu Zimo looked at the fallen leaves fluttering in the distance, "So..."

"So you have to learn to steal!" The national teacher patted him on the shoulder, "You are still so young, how can you find your inherent personal style so easily? Your current achievements have made all the directors' envious eyes turn red , don’t worry at all, think more, try more, think about what you are best at? Look at the director Li Qiong who has gone the farthest in our Chinese circle. In life, I never challenge those noisy manga movies and monster movies, the most important thing to be a human being is not to be too greedy..."

Zhu Zimo lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

During the filming interval, the national teacher was able to take time out of his busy schedule to enlighten him, and Zhu Zimo was extremely grateful.

He thought for a while, then looked up at the national teacher, "Thank you..."

"No need," the national teacher interrupted him with a smile, "They are all Chinese directors. If you don't tell you these things, you will soon realize that our country's movies are still very weak. I am also selfish. I look forward to it. You can make more movies with Chinese symbols, and then spread them all over the world through your influence-the country is better, and we people can stand upright. You don’t know that when I brought the movie for the first time The situation when I went to Cannes, it was difficult!"

After half an hour, it was still squeezed out, and after that Zhu Zimo could only stroll around and read it by himself.

Shen Pingzhang was wearing a brown ancient costume, with a straight back, firm eyes, long hair hanging loose, a dark and cold long gun held in his backhand, and the makeup on his face was the kind of vicissitudes that were carefully drawn out. Shooting on location, especially in Dunhuang where the climate is so harsh, his skin is much darker due to the wind and sun, so it looks like a different person from the white and weak appearance in "Three Centimeters of You", he is Like a heroic and courageous prodigal son, from head to toe, he is full of strong masculinity, which makes Director Zhu feel itchy when he sees him after a long absence.

Sensing the burning gaze behind him, Shen Pingzhang looked back and bumped into Director Zhu. He carefully concealed the throbbing in his eyes and showed a bright smile.