Of course, the crying scene was not added casually.
The duration of the movie is limited, if it cannot serve the whole movie, no matter how good Mei Zihan cries, Zhou Guojian is not willing to waste one more scene.
To put it bluntly, Li Xingye's character design is a villain, and an unpleasant villain. Because in such a serious subject matter, the appearance of a pleasing villain is actually a disrespect to the movie. Perhaps because of his age, the principles that Zhou Guojian insisted on before seem to be a little looser now.
In fact, with Mei Zihan's current popularity and strength, there is really no need for him to take on such a role. You can see from his Weibo that he is actually very afraid that his fans will leave him, so he gave his fans a vaccination in advance, and when the time comes, he will really lose his fans because of this character, please leave quietly, don’t let him see.
Mei Zihan has such a strong sense of youth, which is also inseparable from his own character.
Not only in the entertainment circle, even in ordinary daily life, you rarely see such a person. There are a lot of silly and sweet guys, but there are really not many who are as silly and sweet as Mei Zihan.
Zhou Guojian felt a little compassion.
Although he knows that this film will bring Mei Zihan artistic achievements, but as long as he does not win enough awards to make people shut up, this will eventually become an important role in his loss of popularity. Even, it is very likely to affect him in the next few years or even ten years.
Just like the acting skills that Mei Zihan is showing now, if he can be given a chance to make Mei Zihan cry a little more touchingly in the movie, the public will recognize the sadness of Li Xingye's character more. Perhaps, the movie When it was released, this character would not be scolded so badly.
However, even if Zhou Guojian wanted to support his younger generation, he would not let others see it. What a joke, if people find out, those actors who were tortured by Zhou Guojian before will have to come and eat him raw one by one
Ghost Face Director's reputation is not for nothing! When Zhou Guojian had the worst temper, he once set a record of scolding and crying half of the actors of the crew, so far no director in the circle can surpass his record.
"Where to add it?" The assistant director was curious, "It's not easy to control the duration."
"Just add ten seconds." Whether Mei Zihan can grasp the ten seconds well depends on his ability. If too much time is given, it is easy to lose sight of the other. The core of this movie is the hero and heroine, and this is absolutely unshakable. Furthermore, it is not easy for such a sensitive subject to pass the review. Li Xingye does not conform to the mainstream three views, if he is rashly exonerated, he will be scolded to death by the public. Furthermore, Li Xingye was originally a tragic figure, so it can't be said that he is bad, and he doesn't need to be whitewashed. In the end, adding drama to Mei Zihan indiscriminately will only make it difficult for the three actors to get along with each other in the end.
Although Zhou Guojian has some appreciation for Mei Zihan, Rick and Li Ruo are also top actors. They joined the filming crew because they believed in him.
"The ten seconds?"
"...Let Mei Zihan decide for himself." Zhou Guojian had a few ideas in his mind, but when the words came to his lips, he still gave the right to freedom to Mei Zihan himself.
Even though Zhou Guojian is already a top-notch director in the world, he still dare not say that he really understands things like movies. I don’t know how long the viewpoints of actor-centred theory and director-centred theory have been arguing, but whether a movie is good or bad is definitely not just the director’s ability to complete it alone.
The director builds the skeleton of the film, and the actors fill the film with flesh and blood, and the two are indispensable.
The ten seconds he gave Mei Zihan actually represented another possibility he wanted to explore.
Zhou Guojian used to wish that actors could do whatever he wanted, but now, he thinks it is a good way out for actors to be able to express themselves freely.
He used to make movies, even if he presented the picture he wanted, he still couldn't stay at the Oscars for a while. Now, he also wants to make a change. Perhaps, the things that appear in the movie that do not match his camera language will become the key to his further progress
Such a thought just flashed through Zhou Guojian's mind, so fast that he didn't even think it through clearly.
Let him see if Mei Zihan can use these ten seconds to arouse the sympathy of the public for himself
Can I add ten seconds of crying to myself
When Mei Zihan received a message from the assistant director, he almost thought he heard it wrong.
Director Zhou, what's the fuss about? If it is possible to add scenes, just tell him where to add scenes, but the director didn't say anything.
This ten-second crying scene is of course not as simple as crying for ten seconds, but a close-up of a ten-second crying scene. This kind of treatment, even for male and female protagonists, is hard to come by. After all, apart from the entanglement between the three of them, this movie also has a lot of war elements, and the battle scenes occupy most of it, as well as the competition of various forces. Great deal.
Of course, in this case, the assistant director only told Mei Zihan, and asked Mei Zihan not to say anything. It's not good for anyone to say this kind of convenient thing secretly. Mei Zihan is not stupid, of course he understands that the director is trying to support him.
But the more this happened, the more Mei Zihan's heart beat.
His roles can be said to be too many or too few. Where should I add these ten seconds of crying scenes? Was it when Li Xingye committed suicide, or when his mother learned that the empire was defeated and wanted to drag him to die with him
It's not that Mei Zihan can't find a scene to cry, but because there are so many places to cry, it's hard to choose.
At night, Mei Zihan secretly called Jiang Ying.
"What does the director mean by this? I think this character is really bad, and you want to give me a chance to save it?" Mei Zihan thought for a while, thinking that Director Zhou usually speaks kindly to him, maybe it is true.
"It should be." Jiang Ying was also a little surprised when Mei Zihan explained the ins and outs. Zhou Guojian has always been strict with his films, but he never thought he would give Mei Zihan such a chance
Jiang Ying looked at Mei Zihan whose small face was wrinkled into a ball on the screen, and felt the urge to go up and pinch.
There is nothing impossible about this.
Even when I saw him, I couldn't help feeling soft-hearted, let alone Zhou Guojian
The more I see great directors with all kinds of actors, the more I understand how precious an actor like Mei Zihan is? This circle is too flashy, and it is easy to lose control of your heart if you think a little more. But Mei Zihan went from being unknown to becoming famous overnight, Jiang Ying dared to feel his conscience, saying that Mei Zihan's original intention has never changed.
Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, Mei Zihan has done a lot of unimaginable things to let go of himself, but in Mei Zihan's own eyes, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with this.
"Don't you know where this crying scene was added?" Jiang Ying asked with a smile.
"Well, there are too many places that can be added, so it's not easy to choose." Mei Zihan nodded seriously, "I feel that it can be added anywhere, but I feel that if I don't add it, it may be better to shape the character of Li Xingye. "
"Then follow your own feelings." Jiang Ying replied very easily, "You are Li Xingye, the person who shaped this character. Even if you are a director or screenwriter, you will not know Li Xingye better than you. When you When you became Li Xingye, you could cry whenever you wanted to."
This should also be the reason why the director did not directly name the specific scene.
Because sometimes, some actions of the actors after entering the play can add more brilliance to the movie. Many of the classic shots in the history of classic movies come from the whim of the actors themselves.
I felt it, and I did it.
The final effect may far exceed the original expectations of the actors and directors.
Director Zhou Guojian is probably also looking forward to something like this.
Mei Zihan blinked his eyes half-understood, and replied vaguely.
Seeing Mei Zihan's dazed look, Jiang Ying didn't say any more.
Talking too much made him too concerned and delayed the progress for nothing. It's better to let Mei Zihan grind slowly, and it will be fine when the time is right.
He is now a lover, not a teacher.
Teachers have to take care of students, but lovers have to leave some private space for their partners.
Mei Zihan struggled with this ten-second crying scene for a few days, but found that he still couldn't find a suitable opportunity, so he simply pretended that he had never heard of it and put it to the back of his mind.
It's serious to act well in the current drama first, and you can't perform the serious drama well, so why do you want to add more drama? Look at the hero Rick, and then look at the goddess Li Ruo, they spend all their time pondering the script, why am I messing around here? Well, let's just eat our own food honestly. What if he doesn't act well and is kicked out of the crew by the director
Mei Zihan's performance fell into the eyes of the director and the assistant director, which invisibly added a lot of points to him. Such a calm and down-to-earth actor is really hard to find, he is only thirty years old, how can he be so calm
If other actors were changed, the director would have to say a few words immediately to calm down
Of course, Mei Zihan didn't realize what kind of image he was in the minds of the director and the assistant director. What he was most troubled with now was not the ten-second crying scene, but the upcoming rival scene.
Two more shots will be the three-person rivalry scene where he, Rick, and Li Ruo met for the first time. In this scene, he not only has to scold Rick, but also fights against the goddess. The conflict between the three of them is also the first climax of this movie.
Ahhh!
Mei Zihan rolled on the bed excitedly.
How to do how to do
When he thought about playing against such two great gods, he would have to hit the goddess with his hands, so he couldn't sleep at all. However, he couldn't help but look forward to this day coming sooner.
He couldn't wait to see Rick and the goddess play each other every day.