The hottest days were spent shooting night scenes, and that's how we got through them.
The rest of the time, you can only hold on.
For actors, hot weather is very normal. It is normal to shoot a winter scene in the summer or a summer scene in the winter.
These are all the basics. If you can't handle this, then you can't do this job.
Although this is what they say, the protagonists and characters in front of the camera basically do not perform under the scorching sun, nor do they run back and forth under the scorching sun.
The other members of the crew had a much harder time.
They have a lot of work to do under the scorching sun.
Han Zhou couldn't give them any good conditions. He could only prepare more ice water on the scene, remember their names, and give them red envelopes after the movie was released.
Then we prepared an ambulance at the scene.
In the following period, an average of three people from the "Burning Sun" crew were sent to the hospital every day due to heatstroke.
Just like what Luo Daming said, it's not the scorching sun burning the heart, it's clearly the scorching sun burning the skin.
Who can be blamed for this? Han Zhou was at the scene, cursing the subtropical high pressure belt every day.
The actors, production staff and stage managers could only roll their eyes.
In September, ACE9 officially disbanded.
The main actors of the "Burning Sun" crew also officially disbanded.
We have to wait until the second half of the month before everyone can rejoin the group.
When I was making the shooting plan, I cleared out the time.
At this time, everyone should disperse.
On the one hand, preparations need to be made for the Hanwu City stop of the May 68th concert.
On the other hand, Han Zhou also had something to do.
After ACE9 disbanded, the two major groups, Xinyu Sanzi and HNT, officially returned!
Han Zhou had planned it early in the morning and organized a small fan party for them to welcome them.
Although the popularity of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is still there.
Although "National Treasure" is currently on the air, its popularity is skyrocketing.
But they must use their own small group's activities to announce the return of the original group.
Although Han Zhou did not write songs for them, he still attended the fan meeting as a guest.
A year later, the three new entertainment stars sang "You, My Deskmate" again, and their singing skills have improved by more than one level compared to before.
When HNT sang "Chasing Dreams with a Childlike Heart" again, the fans were moved to tears.
Then came the premiere of Zhao Ziyu’s new movie. Han Zhou was invited and he also attended.
Although Han Zhou and Zhao Ziyu did not have a close relationship, they had only filmed "The World's Number One" together and she did not have many roles.
However, this was to give face to Wu Li, not just because of her.
An Lan, Tang Zhou, Ye Manyi and the others all went.
The crew members of "The World's Number One" are almost all gathered.
It is normal for a crew to not reunite after ten years after a production, but it is quite rare for the main actors to reunite after a year and a half.
After the premiere, Zhao Ziyu deliberately did not follow the crew to Shanghai for promotion, but stayed in Yanjing to have dinner and sing KTV with Han Zhou and others.
It was not until around seven o'clock the next morning that I took the last flight to Shanghai.
And Han Zhou came to Yanjing this time for a very important matter.
The last part of Han Sisheng's Founding of a Nation trilogy has been filmed for a long time now.
Han Zhou, the nominal assistant director, has never been to the set.
You know, now almost all the first-line stars and actors have played roles in it, even Zhang Ceyong and Luo Daming.
Han Sisheng said that there was a scene that he wanted Han Zhou to shoot.
Now is the time.
The crew of "The Founding of an Army".
After Han Zhou arrived, many people greeted him.
Some people don’t know Han Zhou.
There were also some people who knew Han Zhou, but there was no need to say hello.
Logically speaking, given Han Zhou's reputation as the highest-grossing director in the history of Chinese-language films, the enthusiasm at the scene was not enough.
But Han Zhou still has some ideas.
Among them, many senior colleagues have no intention of staying in the industry anymore and are in a semi-retired state.
No matter how powerful you, Han Zhou, are, it has nothing to do with them.
Instead, Han Zhou had to go and greet everyone one by one.
You can't hire these people even if you spend money.
What if there are movies that need them in the future? Who knows if Han Zhou's future movie plans will need these old actors who no longer seek profit?
Those under the age of 45 who are active on the front lines in the circle are all very enthusiastic.
Now everyone knows that Hanzhou’s commercial films are very powerful.
If there is a sequel, or a movie like "Kung Fu 2", and I have the opportunity to be the leading actor, it will be a huge help to my film career.
However, the most eager reason for them is not the title of the so-called 2 billion director.
Instead, Han Zhou went up to Han Sisheng and called him, "Fourth Uncle."
Han Sisheng grinned and said, "You little bastard, you've come just in time. Do you want to get started right away, or do you want to learn it?"
Han Sisheng wanted Han Zhou to be the assistant director, not just for the sake of adding luster to the title.
Han Sisheng also had another purpose, which was to teach Han Zhou how to shoot war scenes for war dramas.
Originally, this should have been taught by Xie Fu.
"Xie Fu, Xie Fu, you old man just passed away and left everything to me." Han Sisheng's tone was three parts angry and seven parts melancholy.
Han Zhou: "I'll learn first."
War scenes were filmed by Han Zhou in "Drawing Sword".
The problem is that the war scenes in "Bright Sword" are actually not enough compared to the intensity of real wars.
Simply put, the amount of explosives used by a company in a normal battle is more than that used by a regiment in Han Zhou's "Drawing Sword".
As for the corps-level scenes in "Bright Sword", they are all historical materials and were not filmed by Han Zhou himself at all.
"The Founding of an Army" now has many night scenes.
It's all explosions.
However, before the night show, there is a literary scene.
"We surrender our weapons in order to negotiate peace. If we don't surrender, how can we negotiate peace?"
"Don't hand over even one gun!"
Han Sisheng: “Click!”
"Push Unit 2 forward, come on, start!"
Han Zhou watched from the side.
It was discovered that in a meeting scene, Han Sisheng cut twenty-three shots!
Han Zhou has also filmed conference scenes. For example, Li Yunlong’s paper presentation in “Bright Sword” was actually a conference scene.
Han Zhou used a total of four camera angles.
Han Sisheng's twenty-three shots all have different angles.
This scene has 23 shots, but in the movie, it only takes more than 20 seconds and took a whole day to shoot.
When he was free, Han Zhou immediately asked this question: "Why do you do it this way? Is the shot too messy?"
Han Sisheng: "It's intentional."
Han Sisheng lit a cigarette and sat on a chair: "You see, such a scene is actually very serious."
"If such a serious scene is filmed in a serious way, will it be pleasing?"
Han Zhou shook his head.
Han Sisheng: "Will the serious filming method add any bonus to the movie's box office?"
Han Zhou continued to shake his head.
Han Sisheng: "Which creates more tension, a serious filming style or a fast-paced editing style?"
Han Zhou: "Of course it's fast-paced editing."
Someone has done statistics and found that since the montage filming technique was invented by directors from the old bear country, more and more shots have been used in a 90-minute movie.
The shots that tend to be action scenes account for nearly one-third more than the shots that tend to be more literary scenes.
When making a movie, it takes a skill to constantly use long shots.
Constantly switching shots at a fast pace is also a skill.
Han Sisheng: "To put it bluntly, such fast-paced camera flashes are just to please the audience."
"Serious stuff, too many people have filmed it, there's no need for this one."
“Perhaps, after ten or twenty years, when people are used to seeing mainstream movies using these techniques to create atmosphere, they will like long shots and serious scenes again.”
Ten years later?
Han Zhou thought of "Awakening Age", which didn't need ten years at all.
The Beijing circle will one day make mainstream movies to death, and then the filming style like "Awakening Age" will return.
Han Sisheng: "How do you think today's directors compare to directors from 40 years ago? How do you think directors from 60 years ago?"
"For example, you, Han Zhou, are the current box office representative. How does your movie compare to "Little Flower on the Mountain" filmed forty years ago?"
Han Zhou made a horrified expression: "Uncle, please don't mess with me."
"In terms of the breadth of film knowledge, Director Xie forty years ago was not as good as me."
"In terms of the quality of the film, ten of me combined cannot compare to The Mountain."
The third generation of directors refers to the first batch of directors trained by the first and second generation directors after the founding of the People's Republic of China, all the way to the directors after the reopening, and all of them have the surname Xie.
"High Mountains" is the work of Director Xie, the most powerful director among the first batch of the third generation of directors.
After Xie Fu filmed "Charge", some media compared the two directors Xie.
Han Zhou thought that his level was not as good as Xie Fu's.
The reason why my box office is high is because "Charge" is not suitable for release during the Spring Festival. If I released it during the National Day and "Charge" was released during the Spring Festival, my box office would definitely not be able to compare to Xie Fu's.
Han Zhou does have some self-awareness.
Han Sisheng: "That's right. You have to understand that we are constantly learning things from the United States in order to pursue box office success."
"But if we talk about the quality of the film, the technology of the old bear country is far more textured than that of the American school."
"I filmed it this way not because it's so good, but simply because today's audiences like it."
Han Sisheng took a deep puff of his cigarette and said, "One day, when you can make your movies be regarded as the bible by movie fans all over the world, then directors all over the world will come to learn your filming method."
"You don't need to learn this technique, you need to learn something else."
Han Zhou nodded: "I understand a little bit."
I don't quite understand.
What should we understand?
Han Sisheng: "Forget it, you are still young, you can figure it out slowly."
The actors around them kept their distance and did not disturb Han Sisheng and Han Zhou as they discussed the technical issues of directing.
Now that everyone has left, it's time to talk.
Han Sisheng: "Are you ready to start shooting mainstream films?"
"Once I retire, only the Beijing circle will be able to shoot mainstream music."
"If you're not ready, expect to be beaten next."
Han Zhou nodded: "I'm ready."
"But follow the rules."
In his previous life, Han Zhou knew that a director named Chen had shot a large-scale commercial costume film that was set to win the box office championship in a certain period of time.
As a result, he was obsessed with a mainstream movie shot by another person.
The head was broken and bleeding.
Then, he was determined to integrate into the Beijing circle, believing that main-theme movies were the key to his breakthrough.
Although this is a bit crazy, it is basically correct.
Don’t think that Tianle and Jingquan are fighting each other to the point of bloodshed.
But as long as the Beijing circle releases a main-theme movie every year, the revenue will definitely be higher than Tianle.
Han Zhou can fight against them.
But it is impossible for Han Zhou to always bring out a movie of film history level to compete with their ordinary main theme movies and win a little advantage.
Calculating the profit ratio, it seems that they have lost, but in fact they have won.
Therefore, Han Zhou must also take the path of mainstream movies.
Han Zhou: "Have you read the script of "Dying to Survive"?"
Han Jiaxin wrote the script, and Han Zhou didn't believe that Han Sisheng hadn't read it.
Han Sisheng: “I saw it.”
Han Zhou smiled and said, "How about this movie be the main theme?"
Han Sisheng was shocked. He leaned back and stared at Han Zhou: "Are you crazy again?"
This is an anti-mainstream movie, where is the main theme?
Han Zhou: "I know what you mean."
"What I mean is that the anti-main theme is the main theme. The key is how to put it into practice."
The same thing is that a student likes to play games.
You can say that he is uneducated and unskillful, or that he is only interested in pleasure.
We can also say that he has an active mind and a wide range of interests.
The former is typical of physical and mental unhealthiness, while the latter is typical of physical and mental health.
The same thing will have different conclusions depending on how you say it.
Han Sisheng raised his eyebrows: "You mean..."
Han Zhou: "If I go to expose the shortcomings, I am going against the mainstream theme."
"If someone exposes their own shortcomings, it is not called exposing shortcomings, it is called correcting mistakes, it is called promoting social progress, it is called the main theme."
Han Sisheng reacted: "You have a good idea."
"Based on your plot, you want the social security system and the medical insurance system to support you, right?"
Han Zhou was being shameless: "Anyway, you were the one who came up with the shallow review system."
“Whether they are willing or not, it is not a problem for Dying to Survive to be approved.”
"Since the film is going to be shot anyway, it's up to them to choose whether to be exposed or to lead the change themselves."
Han Sisheng: “It’s hard to say whether “Dying to Survive” will pass the censorship.”
Han Zhou grinned: "Uncle, don't forget, next year, I will be the rotating secretary general of the Huaying Group's board of directors."
Han Sisheng threw the cigarette butt and hit Han Zhou with the cigarette box: "I'm giving you a break, you're just fixing the bug here!"
Han Zhou took the cigarette box with a smile, took out a cigarette, lit it up, and smiled: "Hey, Fourth Uncle, you even learned the word BUG? Keep up with the times."
Han Sisheng blew his beard and glared, then smiled faintly and picked up the loud speaker: "Have a good rest, continue."
Then he put down the horn and looked at Han Zhou who had just lit a cigarette: "Get out and smoke it."
Han Zhou: "Okay, I'll leave."
Han Zhou knew his fourth uncle's temper very well.
If Fourth Uncle had a blank expression on his face, he would calmly say that he would study and consider it.
Then there is no way this thing will happen.
If Fourth Uncle gets angry and starts swearing at people.
That is to say, although this matter is excessive, your fourth uncle will take care of it for you.
Scolding you is caring for you.
If I can't wait to scold you, you'll be doomed.
Just like the fifth generation directors, in Fourth Uncle’s mind, they are no different from corpses.
…
The daytime scenes have been filmed.
In the evening, Han Zhou saw various blasting and explosion scenes.
This is what Han Sisheng wants to teach Han Zhou.
To be precise, it was something that Xie Fu wanted to teach Han Zhou, but Xie Fu didn't have time to teach him. Han Sisheng knew that he wanted to teach, so he did it for him.
Watching an explosion scene through the camera and arranging the explosion scene on site are two completely different things.
Even though Han Zhou had seen many explosion scenes, he didn't know how to replicate them.
Now, Han Sisheng taught Han Zhou how to arrange various explosion shots one by one.
Originally, the explosion scene in the night scene, especially the street fighting explosion scene, only one technique was needed.
But in order to teach Han Zhou, Han Sisheng laid out all his life's experience in filming war scenes, and demonstrated all kinds of explosions in different situations.
Han Zhou was very excited while watching it.
It was twelve o'clock late in the night and Han Zhou was watching happily.
Han Sisheng: "You take the next shot. After you finish shooting, the whole crew will take a break. If we mess it up, then it's done."
The explosion will definitely affect these wooden buildings.
If the shot fails, it will have to be repaired and then shot again, which will take at least a week.
Han Zhou saw that Han Sisheng was very serious and asked, "Are you sure you want to shoot it tonight?"
Han Sisheng nodded seriously: "OK."
This scene is probably about the Kuomintang attacking our army.
In order to encircle our army, they did not hesitate to start a war directly in the city.
Then the explosion spread out and blew up a whole street.
That’s the shot.
Han Zhou had some ideas for this shot: "I want to take a bird's-eye view."
Han Sisheng was puzzled: "Looking down at the camera?"
Han Zhou nodded.
Han Zhou's earliest admiration for the art of explosion came from an explosion artist named Cai in his previous life.
He arranged the fireworks display for the opening ceremony of the previous Olympic Games. One of the most powerful explosions was the shot of footprints walking towards the venue step by step.
That shot was very shocking.
Han Zhou discovered that there was a similar scene in the previous life's version of The Founding of an Army.
However, because it was our army that launched the artillery fire, the camera only moved forward for one second and then ended.
Avoid giving the audience the impression that our army is bombing everywhere.
However, in this version of "The Founding of an Army", it was the enemy who did the action, so they could imitate that scene without restraint.
Han Zhou: "According to the speed of the army's attack, how far can we go from the beginning to the end of the long street? There won't be any war scenes coordinated on the ground."
"All using explosions to demonstrate propulsion."
"The bombing all the way from Changjie is the entire process of the military movement."
Although this is not a montage editing technique, it is a montage form of expression with a very strong sense of form and strong sensory stimulation.
After hearing this, Han Sisheng immediately made the decision: "Let's do it this way."
"Mobilize the drones and arrange the bombing points according to Han Zhou's instructions."
Then he turned around and said, “You go and arrange it yourself, so that the people below won’t make mistakes.”
Han Zhou: "Okay."
It took half an hour to recheck and set up, clear all the people from the scene, and then prepare to start shooting.
After the drone took off, Han Sisheng looked up at the sky and exclaimed: "Do you know how I shot the drone footage when I was shooting the first part of the National Title Trilogy?"
Han Zhou shook his head. It couldn't be a hot air balloon, right?
Han Sisheng looked at Han Zhou and said, "Ask the Americans who rented it."
"One takeoff, five hundred thousand."
"Five hundred thousand, and you only get one takeoff. If you mess up, you have to spend another five hundred thousand to reshoot."
"It cost me a million just for a fleeting shot."
It’s my first time using this thing, and I don’t want to smash it? Dream on!
At the time, few people in China had used drones for filming, and the only time they failed was when it was considered a big deal for Han Sisheng.
Han Sisheng cursed: "Damn it, they didn't even allow me to watch how it was operated. They just told me to fly according to the route I arranged, and they operated it themselves and forbade us to watch."
Han Zhou: “It’s so expensive.”
Han Sisheng: "Then our own drone company emerged. We could buy a drone with a resolution 100 times higher than their cameras for only 17,000 yuan!"
"I spent a million dollars and shot a piece of crap."
"Now, we have our own, 17,000, and we can fly however we want."
Han Zhou didn't have time to sigh.
Han Sisheng: "Now there are some people who can no longer be relied upon. I can only rely on you to build a film industry system."
“Don’t be fooled by the dozens of films produced by this or that company every year . They are all rubbish. Without the film industry, everything is just castles in the air.”
The film industry...
Unless they develop their own "Jurassic" series and "The Wandering Earth" series that are preparing to impact the U.S. market.
In this process, a film industry can be established.
It is too difficult to build a film industry out of thin air.
However, Han Zhou did not think about this question, but concentrated on this shot.
"boom!"
"boom!"
“BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!”
After the shot was finished, many people gathered around to watch.
After the first explosion occurred, the position of the second explosion moved forward a little.
The location of the third explosion was advanced again.
Next, along a long street, the flames of war continued to spread.
For film shooting, this shot has a very strong artistic sense, the art of explosion.
For “The Founding of an Army”, the feeling of oppression and the imminent attack from a powerful enemy is so strong that it was used in a movie and the sound was simply muted, making it an absolute classic scene!
Many people's eyes changed when they looked at Han Zhou.
He is worthy of being the highest-grossing director in the history of Chinese-language films, and his every move is so awesome.
Han Zhou thought for a moment after watching the footage: "It's better to slow down the first part and broadcast it at full speed, with some explosion scenes with people in them."
"Then push forward, and continue to explode silently."
"Finally, there was a deafening explosion, and then the explosion accelerated."
This can simulate the feeling of a person being temporarily deafened by an explosion on the battlefield.
Han Sisheng nodded: "Let's do it."
"manual."
Han Sisheng is quite old now, and he couldn't hold on any longer after filming until one o'clock in the morning.
Han Zhou sent Han Sisheng to the car. Han Sisheng said, "Don't forget that your grandma wants to see you."
Han Zhou nodded: "I remember."
Han Sisheng: "No. 11, do you want to go with me or go by yourself?"
As mentioned before, Han Sisheng’s mother’s birthday is in September.
This old senior rarely receives guests, but she wants to meet Han Zhou.
She doesn't live in Yanjing either, but in Cangxi County.
Han Zhou: "I'll go by myself. I'll visit my parents on the way."
Han Sisheng nodded: "Okay, have a good rest."
Han Zhou's work in the "Founding of an Army" crew just ended like that. He was just given the title of a coaching actor, which was a complete gilding of his own accord.
Han Zhou looked at his schedule.
Apart from Zhang Die wanting to treat me to dinner and Wang Chuyang and Yuan Xiaomei asking me to go to KTV, there was nothing else to do.
After staying in Yanjing for a day, Han Zhou went to Hanwu City to adapt to the venue. On the 10th, Han Zhou flew back to Shudu.