The weather forecast indicates that there will be rain and snow in the past few days. The wind and snow make it more difficult, but it also adds to the beauty of the picture. It may be raining in the plain area, but when you reach the cliff, with an altitude of more than a thousand meters, snowflakes have naturally condensed.
But there is another problem with the snow: the snow is different than usual, and there will be traces if you step on it.
If you want the picture to be beautiful and truly beautiful from clean to messy at the end, you have to start shooting as soon as you go up. There is only one chance.
Of course, it is possible to sweep away the snow at the beginning, but this seems to lose the excitement of a snowy night.
Director Ji couldn't make up his mind. He even thought about giving up the idea of one shot to the end and switching between multiple cameras and angles. Moreover, if an actor fails to complete the shot in one take, it is not only the actor who is in trouble, but also the entire crew, photography, lighting, and scenery. If there is only a little mistake, it is not perfect.
An imperfect shot has no need to appear in the movie.
It was Xia Siyu who persuaded Director Ji to give it a try anyway, and if it didn't work, use other options.
However, in order to present it perfectly, actors like them have to go to the scene first, just like the show goes to rehearsal. After practicing, they will shoot in the studio first. It’s okay to take photos in the studio. No matter what the weather is, go to the mountains to practice first. Wait until it actually snows before officially starting filming.
So, when people from all walks of life gathered in X City, Xia Siyu just finished shooting the part in the studio and went to the mountain with the large troops. In winter, many large-scale equipment have to face rain, snow and cold weather, so they can only wear cooler clothes when filming. There was no cable car on the mountain where they were filming. To get to the filming location, they had to drive to the foot of the mountain and then hike up the mountain for an hour.
Xia Siyu benefited from exercise, and she was not tired even wearing a down jacket when going up the mountain in winter. For this shoot, the hardest part was the assistants. Director Ji and the others are from martial arts and kung fu movies, and several actors are also martial arts practitioners, so sports are no problem. But the assistant may not have such good health. Wei Jingjing was extremely tired. Originally, she was going to take care of Xia Siyu, but in the end, it was Xia Siyu who was carrying the bag and equipment. Wei Jingjing was exhausted and out of breath just by climbing up the mountain.
There are quite a few people like Wei Jingjing. Although filming is mainly about directors, actors, cameras, lighting and scenery, in fact, the huge logistics staff is also a major feature of the crew. They usually help in filming, but today they went to stretch their hips.
We finally arrived at the location. Although there was no rain or snow, it was cold and it was in the mountains. Whenever there was water, it would freeze and the road would be slippery. Movements that can be easily done in the studio usually require more effort when practiced in the field.
Although everyone is carrying wires, the mountain path is only one meter wide, and you have to jump and jump on it. If you don't stop, you will slide down and get bumped, which will still be dangerous.
Everyone was so cautious at first that they couldn't even perform the movements, let alone take pictures.
I danced on it for several hours on the first day, but none of them satisfied Director Ji. But it doesn't matter, they still have a few days to polish it slowly.
On the day when all the people arrived, Xia Siyu and the others had already set off to the mountains. This was their second day of on-site rehearsal. The weather is nice today, the temperature is relatively high and the roads are not icy. After yesterday's drill, I feel more comfortable doing the movements today.
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