Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 39 The Boss Comes to Visit
As usual, there is no concept of dragging time for Xia Yuan.

Shooting will start directly on the day of the opening ceremony.

"For this scene, we need to pay attention to the sense of oppression given by the camera. Chen Shi must be the center point. The camera crew must pay attention to the composition when they enter the camera position later. The light should not be too bright, and it should be slightly on Chen Shi to create a sense of surface."

At this moment, Xia Yuan was wearing a director's jacket, a sun-protective baseball cap on his head, a script and a pen in his hands, and was talking about the last few things to note before filming began.

The script in his hand was also full of writing, with circles, dots and notes all over it.

Street Fight: The First.

Time: Daytime.

Exterior scene: In a narrow alley.

△Chen Shi, holding a double-edged sword, walked out slowly from the beginning of the alley.

Long shot: The camera is set up at the entrance of the alley, filming the three Tianjin martial arts masters who have been waiting in the distance for a long time. The weapons they are holding should be long-handled Pudao, and the blades should be covered with linen.

Switch shot/medium shot: Chen Shi walks by.

Switch lens/panorama: To get closer, a track camera is needed to shoot the three masters of Tianjin.

Switch shots/panoramic view from overhead: Crowds of people are gathering, and many Tianjin masters enter the venue with weapons to join the blockade.

△Chen Shi took out the Double-edged Sword and made a gesture of holding the sword and rubbing his hands.

△The opponent with a long-handled broadsword appears, tears off the sword cover, and chops at him.

△Chen Shi seized the center line, aimed at the throat with his steps, and responded to all changes with constancy.

There is a difference between a script and a screenplay, a screenplay is a screenplay, that is what the actors read.

The script is something that is shown to the director and the filming department.

At this moment, Xia Yuan was using a pen to mark the information on the script and explained: "What you need to pay attention to in this shot is that Chen Shi has already occupied the opponent's center line. This is a taboo in a duel. The opponent must force the tip of the knife away from his own center line, otherwise he will definitely lose.

In the film, the first person to appear is not very skilled in martial arts. The Pudao martial artist needs to pay more attention to this point. He should be a little more restrained, try not to look panicky, and don't make his movements too skillful. He should try to chop on the blade of the double-edged sword. "

Xia Yuan explained carefully.

In fact, there are details in this street fighting scene in "The Master".

According to the background story, the martial arts schools in Tianjin actually all follow a rule, just like the theme of this movie, which is actually about "rules".

That is to say, a master can only lead the students to the door, but cannot teach the real skills. Otherwise, if he teaches the apprentice, the master may even starve to death.

So actually, according to the background story, the martial arts skills of those younger martial artists who first appeared were weaker because they had no real skills.

This time's production is far from comparable to "Pulp Comedy". This time the funding is sufficient, so from the very beginning, Xia Yuan will pay special attention to every detail.

For example, the martial artists and action directors hired were basically first-rate and the most expensive ones, so they could quickly understand what Xia Yuan said.

"Okay, I understand, director." The martial artist who was preparing to go on stage nodded in response.

Then, Xia Yuan turned his head and looked to the other side.

It was Huo Chunliang who had already put on makeup.

At this moment, Huo Chunliang was completely different from when he first met Xia Yuan some time ago. He changed out of the attire of a beef offal stall owner, picked up two double-edged knives, and really was reborn.

He looked like a true martial arts master, and had regained some of his former charm.

But he still seemed a little uncomfortable and restrained.

Xia Yuan would not say anything about this. After all, everyone needs a process of adaptation. After all, he hasn't filmed a movie for so many years.

The person with Huo Chunliang was an old man with white hair and beard, but he had a strong and powerful body, and a pair of incredibly muscular arms. He simply tied his white hair together and fixed it with a hairpin, which made him look like an immortal.

At this moment, he was explaining the Wing Chun Eight Cuts Knife and the key points of holding the knife and rubbing the hand to Huo Chunliang. He also had two mandarin duck knives in his hands and was fighting with Huo Chunliang.

There was a constant sound of metal colliding.

"You can't do this. As the saying goes, Wing Chun is continuous. You hide and I hit. This style of boxing is essentially not a big open and close boxing, but more inclined to soft fighting, used for self-defense. Your steps are too big!"

Snapped!
As soon as the old man finished speaking, he kicked Huo Chunliang on the shin bone, causing Huo Chunliang to stagger.

Then the old man raised the double-edged sword in his hand and placed it on Huo Chunliang's throat.

"You see, it's easy for me to break your moves like this. As the saying goes, you have to always pay attention to your opponent's points of force and the trajectory of the weapon in his hand. You have to keep up and not let your opponent get away from your line." Xia Yuan watched from the side and nodded.

The chief martial arts instructor of the entire film "Master", the great martial arts director, is Jiang Jiusheng.

A national master, born in 1951, the master of Shunde Wing Chun, once went to Tokyo alone to set up a competition and defeated the Japanese karate delegation alone.

In 1974, he went to America for exchanges and defeated the then president's bodyguard group.

He was the former president of Hanxia Wushu Association and is currently the honorary chairman.

In 2005, he joined the Special Police Corps as chief instructor.

Participated in the summer martial arts classification and was the proposer.

Taught four Wuying-level disciples.

This was the big shot that the senior sister personally invited. No one knew how she invited him, but after Xia Yuan mentioned that he needed a big shot as a martial arts director, she brought the old man over the next day.

Then ask him, is this guy big enough?

Xia Yuan was stunned. What else could he say?

This guy is not a big shot at all, he is simply a god on earth. With this person around, is there any idea that cannot be realized?

I can only say it’s a great honor.

However, with this big boss who had to treat him like an ancestor and eat well, Huo Chunliang learned it very quickly even though he didn't know Wing Chun before.

After all, filming a movie is not actual combat. Although this movie pursues realism, fixed routines are enough to deal with the camera.

Everyone has a foundation in martial arts, so they learn quickly.

It can be seen that Huo Chunliang's basic skills have not declined much over the years and he still practices on weekdays.

After all, letting go of the things you love is often not something you can do just by thinking about it.

Soon, after everything was ready, they started filming this most important street fighting scene.

This street fighting scene is the highlight of the entire movie and also the climax of the plot.

When the apprentice died, the master took his place to challenge the martial arts master and seek revenge, and swept through the Tianjin martial arts world alone.

"Every department is in its place!"

"Master, Scene 3, First Take, First Take, 2, 1, , Action!"

Snapped!
As the clapperboard came down, the actors moved along the code lines on the ground.

Everything started running according to the script just now.

The shooting process was not very smooth. We shot seven or eight takes in a row but none of them passed.

After all, the shooting method they chose was not that of a martial arts action movie.

There are no wires, no special effects, and no body doubles. Everything has to be done by the actors themselves, and the fight is filmed live in front of the camera.

This process is actually more prone to danger than in traditional action movies.

For example, if you are not careful, the weapon may scratch your hand and cause injury.

Even though these weapons are not sharpened, in order to make the shots look realistic, the blades still need to be sharpened so that they will not be exposed in front of the camera.

Also, there is the issue of coordination.

There is nothing that can be done about it. When Xia Yuan chose this film, he had already made preparations. He knew that this thing would be difficult to shoot.

But just when he was worried, the assistant next to him suddenly trotted up and said something in his ear.

"Director, someone is visiting."

"Who is it? Don't you know we're filming now? All of them are rejected! No one is allowed to enter the filming area!" Xia Yuan was originally annoyed, and immediately said impatiently: "No matter who comes, it won't work, let him go!"

"It's the boss. The boss is here to visit us."

Xia Yuan was stunned, and his expression changed immediately: "Then what the hell are you waiting for? Come in quickly!"

(End of this chapter)