Chapter 283 I Want to Photograph You
Mainly, the story is simple.
The story of Lin Qingyue's new movie can be summarized in about two or three hundred words.
Two students who frequently transferred schools due to their parents' work transferred to the same school. They were attracted to each other because of their common experiences, and they had a good impression of each other, so they agreed to take the entrance exam for the same high school together.
As a result, the heroine transferred to another school, and the two could only communicate through letters. Then the hero also had to transfer to a very far place, and it would take a long time to contact her through letters. So the hero plucked up the courage to take a train alone to the heroine's city to see her before transferring to another school.
The two met and kissed under the cherry tree, firmly believing that they could stay together forever.
Then the timeline jumps to the new environment where the male protagonist transferred to. There is a girl named Xiaohua in the new place who likes him, but it turns out that the male protagonist's heart never stayed for her from beginning to end.
Then the timeline jumped again, and in a city many years later, the male protagonist and the female protagonist who was already engaged to someone else passed by each other at a railway crossing.
That's all, that's all.
There are no intense conflicts, the whole story is filled with character monologues and stream-of-consciousness scenes.
If it were released as a commercial film, many viewers would definitely fall asleep while watching it.
Even as an art film, it is a bit too fresh, so Wu Mu doesn't quite understand what Lin Qingyue wants to shoot.
Seeing his confident look, Lin Qingyue became interested and asked, "So what do you think the story of this movie is about?"
What story is it about?
On the surface, it is naturally a love story.
The male and female protagonists like each other and still miss each other after many years. The second female lead likes the male protagonist but can only have a crush on him secretly.
but
Wu Mu thought for a moment and said, "I think this is a story based on reality."
"What do you mean?" Lin Qingyue asked with interest.
"Two boys and girls who liked each other during their school days, no matter how firm and passionate their love was at the time, their relationship would eventually fade as time went by, the distance grew, and they had no common topics to talk about."
It couldn't be more realistic, just like a man and a woman in a long-distance relationship in real life.
At the beginning, we made solemn pledges to each other and felt that the other person was the only one in our lives, but the more we talked, the less we had to talk about, and after a long time, it ended with regret.
"But the first half is very realistic, while the second half is not so realistic. Normally, people who have been separated from their school days won't miss them so much after they grow up. After all, they are not close relatives and there is not such a strong emotional foundation. Generally, they will just miss each other at most."
In the story, many years after they separated, the male protagonist still couldn't let it go, which he thought was a bit inconsistent with the logic of reality.
"I see. That's right."
Lin Qingyue supported her chin and did not say whether Wu Mu's understanding was correct or not.
Wu Mu simply asked directly, "Director Lin, what is the theme you want to shoot?"
"The theme I want to shoot." Lin Qingyue paused halfway through her words and said with a smile, "You'll know after the shooting is finished."
Ok?
Are you still keeping it a secret?
Wu Mu looked at Lin Qingyue with a subtle look in his eyes, "Director Lin, you won't make movies like that French director before, without thinking about the scenes, and let the actors reshoot over and over again, and then keep the shots they want, right?"
Why are all the directors he knows like this?
This is also the case when Wang Ren makes movies. Does it mean that all art film directors like to be riddlers and not speak human language?
Lin Qingyue looked at him with amusement, "How dare I ask you to reshoot again and again? Mainly because I don't want you to have a preconceived opinion and then deliberately perform according to my ideas."
"Isn't it a good thing for actors to lean towards the theme the director wants to shoot?" Wu Mu asked curiously.
"Normally it's a good thing, but I think you should be able to express my thoughts in a normal state, so telling you at this time may make your performance unnatural."
Wu Mu was really puzzled now. What exactly did Lin Qingyue want to shoot? Did she think he could shoot it well under normal circumstances?
Filming a movie is quite different from filming a TV series.
Even though it is just a small-investment art film, the investment is more than ten times less than Wang Ren’s drama, and the funds are even tighter.
But the requirements for each item are also obviously more detailed.
It has been three days since Wu Mu joined the crew, but the film has not officially started shooting yet.
These three days were all spent on reading with the crew, deciding on makeup, and getting the main actors to know each other.
In particular, let Liu Miao, the girl who played the second female role, get familiar with Wu Mu.
It was during these few days of chatting that Wu Mu found out that Liu Miao was actually an amateur who had never acted in a movie or appeared on camera.
She was a freshman at Beijing Normal University. She was walking on the street when she was spotted by Lin Qingyue who was passing by. Lin Qingyue thought she was suitable for the role, and after a simple tryout, she was dragged to film the movie.
As an ordinary student, who was only a high school student a few months ago, it is no wonder that he seemed so nervous when he saw Wu Mu before.
But after three days of contact, she soon stopped being nervous, but she was a little
It’s too addictive!
Imagine that you suddenly meet a celebrity who is much prettier than Gao Yuanyuan and Liu Yifei in real life, and this person is also extremely kind, and treats you like an ordinary friend around him, without any contempt or impatience, and everything is arranged and every word is responded to.
Liu Miao is feeling this way now. He feels dizzy and every time he opens his eyes he wants to go over and chat with Brother Wu Mu.
Seeing her holding the script and going to discuss the plot with Wu Mu, the talkative Lou Ziwen laughed out loud, "A Miao, you better be careful. If you continue like this, Director Lin will definitely make things difficult for you."
Director Lin is trying to make things difficult for me?
Why is she making things difficult for me?
Liu Miao had a blank look on his face and hadn't reacted yet.
When she realized what was going on, her face turned red. "I, I didn't. I just don't quite understand this and want to ask Brother Wumu."
After explaining herself with a slight stutter, she couldn't help but ask, "Are Brother Wu Mu and Director Lin dating?"
Lou Ziwen spread his hands and said, "How would I know? I don't dare to ask about this, or I might be fired one day just because the camera was moved 5mm to the left."
He said mischievously, "If you want to attack your brother Wu Mu, you must be careful of Director Lin. She is a big enemy. Don't be fooled by her smiling face. In fact, she has many thoughts in her mind. She is a smiling tiger."
"I really didn't." Liu Miao's face turned red.
Well, she really didn't dare to have any big thoughts. Although she was very excited, she was not stupid. How could she really dream that Brother Wu Mu would be with her?
Even if there is no Director Lin, there are still two strong enemies known on the Internet: Mo Mo and Sun Yueqing.
Moreover, if she, who had only been chatting with him for three days, could be so obsessed, there was no telling how many more people were secretly involved.
After three days of preparation, on the fourth day, the crew finally started filming.
Lin Qingyue's preparations for the opening ceremony were very simple, and she did not invite the media to interview.
The location was chosen to be her former alma mater, Yanshan Middle School. After the filming started, they would start shooting directly in the school.
The school allocated half of the old teaching building for her use.
It is some distance away from the main teaching building, but it does not interfere with students' classes.
Although she didn't invite the media, they still came to her on their own.
At this moment, Wu Mu's popularity on the Internet has not yet subsided and it is still very popular.
A dozen media outlets that received the news all blocked the school gate and were stopped by the security guards.
Lin Qingyue thought that this would not have a good impact, so she simply let the media reporters in to film the opening ceremony.
Looking at the clicking flash lights and black cameras below the stage, Liu Miao, who had begun to adapt a little in the past two days, obviously became stiff.
Wu Mu, who was standing next to her, looked at her and said with a smile, "You are a top student at Beijing Normal University after all. How come you are worse than a junior high school dropout like me? You are bringing shame to your alma mater."
This is not the same thing.
Besides, you are not a junior high school dropout!
Liu Miao tried hard not to bring shame to her alma mater.
Not many media came to pay attention to her. The question-and-answer session was all directed to Wu Mu.
"Wu Mu, what do you think about your return to the top?"
"Wu Mu, your new album has sold million copies across all platforms. Do you think it can exceed 10 million?"
"Wu Mu, what do you think about your resurgence after all the twists and turns?"
It’s still about the previous top streamers and album sales.
His new album sales have now reached million, but the growth rate has obviously slowed down. The system still failed to cash out his entire profit card in one go, and left him some tail.
Wu Mu didn't answer any of these questions. "Today is the start of filming for Director Lin's movie, so we won't talk about anything other than Director Lin's movie."
The media reporters had no choice but to turn and ask about the movie.
After the opening ceremony, the crew went directly to the already arranged set to prepare for the first shot.
The first rule of the crew is to choose simple shots.
The hero, Xiaoshu, is sitting in the classroom attending class. On the desk, beneath his textbooks and notes is an unfolded piece of letter paper. This is the first letter the heroine, Xiaoli, sent to him after she transferred to another school half a year ago.
In this shot, Wu Mu basically didn't have to do anything, and didn't need to make any expression on his face, so it was not difficult.
"Everyone just look at the blackboard like you would in a normal class and don't look back." Lin Qingyue reminded the other extras in the classroom.
The extras were professional ones, but the teacher was Mr. Qiu, who was Lin Qingyue's former teacher.
She also appeared as a minor character.
Teacher Qiu was also nervous, "I have never made a movie before, I don't know if I can make it well."
Lin Qingyue consoled him, "It's okay. The full view will only last for a second or two. It will just be a background. Teacher, just go about your class as normal."
"Everyone, get ready!"
After the scene was ready, Wu Mu, who had already put on makeup and changed into clothes, sat in his seat.
"Camera ready!"
Three cameras were pointed at Wu Mu from different angles.
"Action!"
The clapperboard slammed down.
Everyone inside and outside the venue was looking at Wu Mu curiously, wanting to see if his performance was really as amazing as it was said to be in the industry.
Then I found out that there is something there.
The main photographer Lou Ziwen looked at Wu Mu's slightly tilted face through the camera and secretly praised him in his heart.
This part about the play actually didn't require any specific angles or anything like that, it just asked Wu Mu to look at the letter on the table.
After all, it's just a shot of a few seconds, so the details won't be picked up to that extent.
But Wu Mu made a slight tilting movement on himself.
This way, he is sitting in the row by the window, slightly sideways towards the blackboard, which makes it look more detailed.
Secondly, when he turns his head a little sideways, the parts of his face not illuminated by the sun will have more shadows, making him look more textured.
These small improvements don’t make the lens suddenly much better, but they are definitely better than before.
This person seems to be very sensitive to lenses and light and shadow, as if he naturally knows how to present better effects.
Lou Ziwen thought to himself.
Well, how can I not be sensitive? I’m a natural born actor!
With his talent plus his advance preparation, and it being such a simple scene, shouldn't it be easy?
Wu Mu thought confidently in his heart and carried out the actions according to his plan.
He sat on a chair, holding a pen in one hand and the other on the desk, with an expressionless face.
then
"Crack!"
Lin Qingyue called for a stop.
Ok?
NG?
Wu Mu was stunned for a moment and looked at Lin Qingyue in confusion.
Unexpectedly, Lin Qingyue also seemed to be confused, looking at the monitor with some puzzlement.
After staring at the monitor and frowning for a few seconds, she turned to look at Wu Mu, "Wu Mu, can you do another one?"
"Row."
Although it was a bit confusing, Wu Mu didn't care and started filming again.
He repeated his previous actions.
But the result is still.
"Click."
NG again.
Lin Qingyue was still looking at the monitor with a frown in confusion, and seemed even more confused than Wu Mu.
"One more."
The set was rearranged.
"Click."
Director Lin also said that you won’t click repeatedly!
Wu Mu looked at Lin Qingyue with amusement. It’s okay for you to make a noise, but why don’t you say something? What’s wrong? What effect do you want to achieve?
Lin Qingyue must have thought of their previous conversation and couldn't help laughing.
She waved at Wu Mu, "Wu Mu, come and take a look."
Lin Qingyue asked the monitor to replay the previous footage, "Wu Mu, why do you choose to place your hands like this? Your eyes seem to be tilted a little upwards."
What's the problem here?
Wu Mu didn't quite understand, "I put my hand there to slightly cover the envelope, and looked up to pretend that I was reading my class notes."
"Xiao Shu is a student who transfers to other schools frequently. His personality is much more mature than his peers and he doesn't fit in with them. However, he pretends to be sociable. This can be seen from the fact that he helps absent students take turns on duty and that he goes to and from school with many of his classmates."
"So when he read the letter sent by Xiao Li, he probably subconsciously didn't want his classmates to know about it, so he took these actions."
Wu Mu explained.
There is nothing wrong with this logic no matter how you think about it. His acting talent has been certified, and he can intuitively feel that the effect will be better this way.
And there was nothing wrong with his acting, very subtle and natural movements, which could be seen from the fact that Lin Qingyue watched the surveillance camera several times.
After listening to his explanation, Lin Qingyue groaned, "Your understanding is not wrong. It is okay to do this according to the script, but it is not what I want to shoot."
“What do you want to shoot?”
“It’s you I want to photograph.”
Ok?
what?
(End of this chapter)
