Chapter 251 Daily Shooting
The Spring Festival is getting closer and closer, and we are inspired by "Avatar".

Countless investors, directors, and screenwriters in the circle ate and drank together, boasted, and under the name of shooting a 3D blockbuster, they seduced some girls who had no moral principles and only dreams of becoming stars to play with 3D in the hotel first.

There are not many people who actually do it.

After all, at that time in the Chinese film industry, there were only a few companies capable of making 3D movies, and everyone was just trying to catch the trend.

This might have fooled the audience before Hollywood special effects movies entered the mainland market.

But the situation now is that the films introduced into China are all slightly decent films from Hollywood. If Chinese-language films stick to their original intention of making money and do not change their crude nature, after a long time, what they will lose are people's hearts and markets.

On the set of "2012", Jackie Chan's scenes are being filmed.

In the studio, Cheng Long performed without props as required by the script, with a green screen as the background to facilitate adding special effects later.

Next to it are dozens of cameras arranged in an array and operating simultaneously. The entire system is quite complex.

Cheng Long, who had never had such filming experience before, was quite uncomfortable, but fortunately his acting skills were really good. Although there was no scene or opponent, he was able to make corresponding expressions as required by the script.

The other actors who had already joined the crew but had no parts to play for the time being stood by and watched, secretly amazed. Many of these people had several years of acting experience, but this kind of shooting technique was the first time they had seen it on the set.

Because a lot of special effects are required here, it is quite difficult to shoot. Although the pictures after the special effects are synthesized are very exciting, the shooting scene is not very interesting and beautiful.

Imagine asking you to perform actions in the air and run in a non-existent environment. It would be quite funny when shooting on the spot.

"Click."

As Gu Wei's voice rang out, Cheng Long also breathed a sigh of relief.

“This is completely different from the feeling I’ve had from shooting action movies before.”

Hearing him say this, Gu Wei couldn't help but wonder why Jackie Chan's action movies aren't as good as they used to be. Is it because he has run out of ideas, is it because he is too old to act, or is he making compromises to cater to the mainland market? Or maybe it's both.

"Director Gu, I think with your status, you can definitely shoot a few action movies."

Cheng Long naturally had selfish motives when he said this. There were almost no action scenes in this movie, leaving him with a lot of kung fu skills but unable to display them. This felt very uncomfortable.

Domestic action movies are in decline, but foreign ones are getting more and more exciting, especially the "Mission Impossible" series that is currently in theaters, which has set off a wave of movie-watching around the world.

Gu Wei has the funds, strength and status, so he can definitely make a series of action movies like this. At that time, he will also have the opportunity to show his skills.

After hearing what Cheng Long said, Gu Wei was also a little moved. Even though Hong Kong films are in decline, everyone who has watched Hong Kong movies has a Kung Fu dream.

"It's a good suggestion, but given the current film market environment, it's hard to get a script."

Gu Wei did not talk about the box office and filming issues, but talked about the most realistic problem. A film with such a huge investment but the script fails to pass the review will cause a great loss of reputation for the director.

Moreover, if one wants to shoot a spy-themed movie like Tom Cruise's "The Bourne Supremacy" in China, the script issue alone is enough for the relevant departments to review.

As for police and gangster action movies, there is not much room for creativity. What is filmed are just rehashed leftovers, and it is even more impossible to play the role of a Chinese foreign agent. Therefore, the decline of domestic police and gangster action movies is not entirely due to the lack of young actors.

The domestic film environment is also very restrictive, which makes directors and actors hesitant.

The reason why Hong Kong films were so brilliant back then had a lot to do with the fact that there were no restrictions on subject matter, which is why so many classic films were born.

For example, South Korea bought Gu Wei's script and filmed "New World", but it couldn't be filmed in China? Was it because the actors' acting skills were not up to par? Was it because the director's skills were not good enough? In the final analysis, it couldn't pass the review. The result of filming it with all the courage to do so was that it couldn't be released in China.

In the mainland, there are no mafia gangs, let alone gangs that can be intervened and regulated.

Cheng Long was quite disappointed when he heard this, and sighed, "Oh, it's so difficult to make an action movie."

"Don't be too discouraged. Action movies still have their time to shine."

Gu Wei patted Cheng Long on the shoulder and said.

"I hope I can still fight then."

At this moment, Cheng Long felt a little lonely and unhappy.

"Kung Fu" was once a signature word in Chinese-language films. When many foreigners heard the word "China", their first reaction was "Chinese Kngfu". They were more excited than we were.

But how come Chinese action films and kung fu movies have not reached the point where it is so difficult for a good action actor to enjoy a fight scene?

Thinking of this, Gu Wei felt a little uncomfortable.

He is not short of money and has the ability, but the difficult thing is that it is difficult to choose topics in the domestic market environment.

Most themes based on reality have no chance of success, as military actions cause too many troubles and it also depends on the country's international development. "Main melody" movies depend on the right time, place and people, and none of them can be missing.

Domestic animated films have not developed either, mainly due to the lack of animation with a large number of actors. Now when making animated films, we can only rely on "Journey to the West" and "Fengshen" and there is nothing new.

"I will study it carefully after I finish shooting this movie."

After thinking for a while, Gu Wei continued.

"I'm overthinking it. The most important thing right now is the movie at hand."

Hearing this, Cheng Long smiled and then quickly adjusted his mood.

"Attention all departments, filming will resume in five minutes."

"receive."

"Understood, director."

...

In February, art examinations of various colleges and universities have already begun. As lively as in previous years, the number of candidates has reached a new high.

It’s easy to make money in the entertainment industry, and everyone is trying hard to get in.

But this year is a little different. After many years, director Zhang Yimou is auditioning actors again.

In the eyes of ordinary art students, this is a good opportunity to become famous overnight.

After all, everyone in the circle remembers how Zhang Ziyi became famous back then.

In the entertainment industry, "luck" is invisible and intangible, but it is very important. Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama, the capital's art schools are very busy these days.

Many art exam candidates come early, and Zhang Yimou will also go to the Film Academy in person to select amateurs as candidates for his new film.

Several major universities also provided Zhang Yimou with every convenience.

This is also the treatment of a big director.

"Director Gu, if you were to make a new movie, it might be even more exaggerated than this."

Wu Ershan and Lu Yang came to visit the China Film Studio and said with a smile.

"I don't want to use newcomers. It's too troublesome. I don't have the patience that Director Zhang has."

Gu Wei said with a smile.

"That's right. Among the big directors, only Director Zhang likes this."

Lu Yang agreed with one sentence.

Gu Wei thought about it and it was true. Maybe this was one of the reasons why Zhang Yimou's art films were so famous.

He is able to make a pure literary and artistic romance film, which is something that several other great directors, including Gu Wei, cannot do.

This year's Berlin Film Festival has become a hot topic in the circle. In this film festival, several Chinese films have somewhat different styles.

A commercial film by Zhang Yimou.

Ning Hao's road movie.

Plus the Hong Kong movie "Time Thieves" and so on.

The Chinese people still have expectations, but most of them are for "No Man's Land". As for "Three Guns", even Zhang Yimou is not optimistic about it. He went to Berlin to meet with old friends.

During the Spring Festival, the crew of "2012" did not take a holiday. The filming of the scenes in China had to be rushed, and the actors in Hollywood were still waiting.

Ryder also called, and most of the sets in Hollywood were about to be completed.

By the end of the month, Gu Wei will bring people over and things will be able to operate normally.

2 month 17 number.

In the film crew of "2012", the main creative staff and logistics staff did not go home to celebrate the New Year after finishing their scenes.

Gu Wei asked Song Ge to arrange the New Year's Eve dinner in advance and booked a big hotel for all the production staff to celebrate the New Year together. It was quite lively when there were so many people.

"Everyone has worked hard. Let's drink this cup together."

At the dinner table, Gu Wei stood up, raised his glass, and spoke loudly to everyone.

"Thank you for your hard work, director. We salute you."

"Not miserable."

Except for those who have something urgent to do, everyone else is here. At this stage, the actors are at least pretty good in terms of professionalism.

The crew gave no notice at short notice not to give any holiday, and no one complained.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, Gu Wei, who hadn’t watched the Spring Festival Gala for two consecutive years, watched it with everyone. Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to him, also watched with great interest.

However, the stage design and dance programs of this year's Spring Festival Gala are really good.

Although the Spring Festival Gala has been moving towards more refined stage performances in recent years, this year's stage design is amazing.

The stage background and the LEDs on both sides can play animations, and even the floor and the big screen can play them, creating an all-round display effect.

And because of the angle, it can also produce a three-dimensional effect.

This feeling of déjà vu is as if the "scroll" of the Olympic Games opening ceremony was moved into the Spring Festival Gala.

“I watched it live and found the stage effects were very beautiful.”

"It's quite interesting. Not bad."

On the day of the Spring Festival Gala, some people were already discussing it on Weibo.

...

After "Avatar" was taken off the screen, domestic films saw a little hope.

The Hollywood movie "The Spy Next Door" starring Jackie Chan grossed 510 million on the first day.

The domestic film market, which had been silent for nearly a month, has begun to become active again.

Various film companies have started various promotions, especially those targeting the Spring Festival period.

"The King's Guards", "Little Big Soldier", "Love in the City" and "Pleasant Goat 2" have all emerged.

I don’t know whether these film producers were embarrassed or not, but netizens online were booing them.

After seeing real blockbusters, the publicity gimmicks of these domestic films are not recognized by movie fans.

Regardless of whether it is recognized or not, at least it did well at the box office.

As a result, the Spring Festival was just a few days away.

According to the latest media reports, another Hollywood blockbuster, "Sherlock Holmes" will also be released after the Spring Festival.

Now, there is another cry of grief in the industry.

Is this ever going to end? Are we going to be able to survive?

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(End of this chapter)