Chapter 298: Do you have acting skills?

The historical legendary blockbuster "Warring States", which cost 1.5 million yuan to produce, recently released a number of scene photos, which vividly displayed the low-key luxury of the Warring States period.

For example, the super luxurious scenes such as the "Wei State Hall", "Tian Mansion Bathhouse", and "Qi Army Camp", which cost more than 2000 million yuan to build, were revealed for the first time.

These luxurious stills also make the audience have high expectations for this blockbuster film with an investment of 1.5 million RMB.

"It's a pity that Director Gu's art film didn't have any external auditions."

Lu Zheng said with some regret.

He had talked to Ye Ning before, and the other party also went to find Gu Wei. Unfortunately, this movie did not plan to audition in the circle, so Jing Tian naturally had no chance to participate.

However, seeing the expectations of netizens for Warring States, he also has some confidence that Jingtian's status will be improved after the release of this movie.

"Xing Guang Canlan is still collecting scripts. You will continue to be the female lead next year. You don't have to worry about not having any roles to play." Lu Zheng said softly when he saw Jing Tian reading the news about "On the Beach at Night Alone".

"I understand Uncle Lu, maybe there will be a chance in the future."

Jing Tian nodded, but she was not so optimistic about the role of Tian Xi. Instead, she was a little worried.

...

In the original time and space, part of the background of the movie "Alone on the Beach at Night" was filmed in Hamburg, Germany, but now Gu Wei has no plans to go abroad.

I found a place with the sea and retro buildings near the capital to shoot.

There is no need to rush to shoot movies in our own country abroad. China is vast and there are places to shoot movies everywhere.

Besides, if you go to Europe to shoot a movie and the movie wins an award, wouldn't that be a disguised form of publicity for others? It's unnecessary.

The filming location had been chosen long ago. It was near Tianjin, where there were retro buildings and not far from the beach. The crew members went there in advance to set up the scene, so when Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and others arrived, they could start filming immediately.

After agreeing to go to Berlin with Wilder, Gu Wei unconsciously sped up the shooting speed.

In the crew, the dark sky outside and the characters' inner loneliness complement each other, the beautiful scenery of nature and the sad melody of Franz Schubert's cello quintet complement each other, together presenting an indescribable emotional picture.

"Xixi, the next shot will be shot from the back, you have to show that sense of loneliness..."

At the shooting site, before the shooting started, Gu Wei was explaining the next details to Liu Yifei, while Liu Yifei kept nodding and listening attentively.

"Prepare the props, don't make the lights too bright, and be ready to start in five minutes."

"Okay, the field staff are ready."

"Turn on the light and aim it at the seaside."

...

Just when Gu Wei was immersed in the filming of the crew, the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan became a complete joke in the circle.

Although this year's Golden Horse Awards ended last Saturday, the topic has not diminished at all.

Xu Fan, who was highly favored before the competition, finally lost to Lü Liping and lost the Best Actress award. Many people thought that this result would trigger a new round of war of words between the husbands of both parties, Feng Xiaogang and Sun Haiying, but the result was that Feng Xiaogang and the Golden Horse Awards came into conflict.

"Everything can be interpreted in two ways. Being too intense can also be regarded as full and true... There are many ways to perform, but the purpose is only one, to impress the audience... You don't have to like it, but don't pretend to be an expert."

This statement is clearly an attack on the Golden Horse judges for being fake experts.

Then Taiwan tried every possible means to promote its own people.

A Taiwanese male star defeated mainland actors such as Wang Xueqi, Ni Dahong, and Qin Hao and won the Best Actor award.

"It's really unfair. This session is too obviously targeted."

"Taiwan has no successors, so it is forcing its own celebrities to be promoted."

"He got the least votes, but he ended up being the best actor. Haha."

There was a lot of doubt in the circle and a lot of ridicule and abuse online.

"Now, the fairness and justice of the Golden Horse Awards has been questioned. I guess many people will not want to participate in it anymore."

Jiang Wen, who came to make a guest appearance, happily pulled Gu Wei aside and the two talked about this matter.

Since this movie is an art film, it basically does not accept outside visitors. Only people who have roles can come.

"That's not necessarily true. Even if big directors don't want to go, other directors and actors will still go. After all, the Golden Horse Awards are well-known."

"Haha, that's true."

The two of them were chatting and laughing while joking about the Golden Horse Awards, with someone else interjecting from time to time.

"Director, Director Jiang, everything is ready over there, we can start."

The executive assistant director of the crew came up to the two of them with the script in his hand and spoke.

"Brother, it's really just two lines."

After reading the script, Jiang Wen was a little unhappy, "Let me tell you, this sentence needs to be broken down. Wouldn't it be more meaningful if it were changed like this..."

"Director Jiang, don't waste time. If the filming is slow, Yifei and I won't be able to attend your movie premiere."

Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly" and Chen Kaige's "The Orphan of Zhao" will both hold critic previews at the end of the month, and these two are really putting in the work.

"Okay, just two sentences. Give me a few minutes to build up my emotions." Upon hearing this, Gu Wei rolled his eyes, but just let the other party do as he pleased. After all, it was for the purpose of winning awards, so he should make it as perfect as possible.

The acting skills required of movie actors are indeed higher than those of TV actors.

The reason is simple. The screen in the cinema is too big. The smaller screen must be five meters high and ten meters wide, while the giant screen must be 15 meters high and more than 22 meters wide.

This means that the actor's face will be placed on a screen of up to 300 square meters, and any subtle expression will convey the character's emotions.

If the expression is not properly controlled and is slightly exaggerated, the expression will appear broken on the big screen. This is most obvious for drama actors. Many actors are used to acting in dramas, and when they suddenly appear on the big screen, they will appear in a very exaggerated state.

But the most important thing is that movie actors must be able to tell stories through their faces. Due to the length of the film, those films with depth can convey messages with just a glance or a head lowered.

Unlike TV dramas, where the story can be told slowly over dozens of episodes, this is the reason why many big names on the small screen have repeatedly failed when they switched to the big screen.

Although Jiang Wen is a director, his acting skills are top-notch among directors. Liu Yifei, Qin Hao and others still have a gap compared to him.

Fortunately, the young lady had been in good shape before this, and she shot the scene three times before finally getting a shot that satisfied Gu Wei.

Besides, movie making is not like a fantasy novel where you level up and fight monsters, and each one is always more powerful than the last. If that were the case, Director Chen would not be alive after filming Farewell My Concubine.

But his status as a great director remains. No one in the industry dares to say that Director Chen is no longer good enough. Things in the film industry are really not that simple.

"Director, how is my performance?"

As soon as Gu Wei shouted "Click", Jiang Wen came to the monitor excitedly and asked.

"Great, notify the logistics department and give Director Jiang an extra chicken drumstick tonight."

The assistant suppressed his laughter and replied with a smile. The others also watched in amusement. It was obviously a joke.

Jiang Wen on the side did not laugh. Instead, he stared at the monitor and watched the clip that had just been filmed.

After a while, Jiang Wen said thoughtfully, "Yes, Yifei's acting skills have improved significantly. This scene is really good." He stroked his stubble.

"Let me see." Upon hearing this, the young lady hurried over, and the clip that had just been filmed was watched again by several people.

"What did you find?" Gu Wei wanted to test Liu Yifei and asked directly.

"I'm in this state. I was just... just caught up in Director Jiang's rhythm. No wonder."

Jiang Wen gave a thumbs up and smacked his lips. It was amazing. One could really learn a lot from being around a great director.

"Yifei, let me ask you another question. Do you think Cheng Long and Li Lianjie have acting skills?"

Jiang Wen thought for a while and decided to test Liu Yifei.

"Ah, let me think about it, they are international superstars, they must have acting skills."

"Then how can we tell their acting skills? Can you tell me more specifically?"

After hearing Liu Yifei's answer, Jiang Wen asked immediately, and then made a gesture to signal Gu Wei not to speak.

This really stumped the young lady. She thought for a long time but still had no idea. She unconsciously looked at Gu Wei next to her.

"Haha, let Director Gu tell you, he will definitely know."

Seeing this, Jiang Wen stopped teasing Liu Yifei and stared at Gu Wei with a playful look.

“In fact, the acting skills of action stars are often overlooked because the audience has a fixed impression of them and they look forward to the fighting scenes after seeing their faces.

So much so that the emotions revealed in subtle expressions are too easily masked by the wonderful fighting.

At most, when I rewatch the movie on my computer, I can’t help but sigh that Li Lianjie and Cheng Long are actually pretty good actors.”

"Yes, many action actors' acting skills are very good, but they are overshadowed by their fighting skills."

Jiang Wen said something at the right time, and then continued to listen to Gu Wei.

"Like the movie "Young and Dangerous" starring Li Lianjie, and "Heart of Dragon" starring Cheng Long and Hong Jinbao, you can see their acting skills, especially the latter. If you have time, you can go online to watch the original film alone."

Before they knew it, there were people surrounding them, listening carefully to Gu Wei's explanation.

"Haha, today's filming was so enjoyable, and what you said was also enjoyable, brother. Let's go and have a drink."

When a big director comes to make a guest appearance, the crew must treat him well. Things like giving him boxed lunches were just a joke. An assistant had already booked a private room.

After finishing here, everyone packed up and headed towards the hotel together.

...

Although Liu Yifei's art film is still in the shooting stage, it still attracts the attention of many fans.

Especially when the reporter posted the photo of Gu Wei and the Berlin Film Festival selectors, it aroused endless imagination among many fans.

"Whether Yifei can win the Best Actress award this time depends on Director Gu."

"As for the Berlin Film Festival, I don't know if I can make it in time."

"It's good to go to Berlin. Director Gu won the Golden Bear Award there, so it will definitely be an advantage."

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(End of this chapter)