Chapter 31 A smooth start

Chapter 31 A smooth start

Chapter 31 A smooth start

Dark, silent, and quiet...

After a brief period of suppression, there was a gradual increase in the sound of breathing from weak to rapid.

The breathing sound became louder and more rapid, as if the thick darkness turned into a heavy curtain, pressing on people's chests and making it difficult to breathe.

Finally, with a deep breath, and a sudden violent cough and retching, a flash of fire flashed in the darkness...

"Not bad, the radio effect is pretty good!"

In the studio, Wang Hao put down his headphones and nodded to the sound engineer who was holding up a microphone boom not far away.

As a sign of their absolute confidence in the actors' ability to deliver lines, Wang Hao and his team naturally decided to record the dialogue on the spot during the filming process.

So they just tried to record a clip, and this scene is exactly the short clip at the beginning of the movie.

"Mr. Huang, how do you feel?"

Wang Hao asked the leading actor again with concern. Huang Lei was lying in the coffin and had just come out of the plot. At this moment, he nodded, indicating that there was no problem at all.

Originally, this segment was completely black, with the camera in complete darkness, and no actors appeared in the scene at all. However, Huang Lei still took the initiative to ask to lie down in the coffin, and worked with the sound operator to debug and check the equipment.

Director Wang Hao naturally appreciated the actors' self-awareness.

"Since there's no problem with the recording, let's get ready to start. Makeup team, come over and touch up the actors' makeup!"

The makeup artist assigned by Qingying Studio came over quickly to wipe off the makeup on Huang Lei's head that was blurred by sweat, then reapplied foundation and wiped off the dust, while tidying up the cloth in his mouth.

The focus puller immediately ran over and pulled up the tape measure to measure the distance between the actor and the lens for the last time to ensure the focal length was correct to prevent the camera from not being able to focus in time during the movement, resulting in blurry images.

Everything was so orderly, as if it had been rehearsed countless times.

"Alright, alright, clear the scene!" the assistant director yelled, "All teams get ready!"

The long microphone was placed above the actor's head, and the photographer was lying on Huang Lei's legs with the camera in his hand, with the lens pointed directly at his big face.

The script supervisor came over and placed the clapperboard in front of the camera. On the board was written "The Heart's Labyrinth - Buried Alive" scene one, first shot, first take.

Along with Wang Hao's shout of "Hit the board!", there was a slight "click" sound, and the camera slowly started to move.

Everything started out still dark, silent and dull...

And in this dullness, there seems to be some special ghost hidden in the darkness, making faint noises, secretly spying on the people outside the camera, making people can't help but feel an emotion called "fear" and hold their breath involuntarily.

It was not until the "click, click" sound of the steel wheel friction was heard, the lighter lit up a flickering flame, and a pair of frightened eyes appeared in the camera that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The flames flickered between his tightly bound hands. The dirty strips of cloth prevented him from shouting loudly, and his violent struggles only resulted in the dull sound of wooden boards hitting each other.

As the camera moves back and away, all of this outlines a specific scene, that is, this unfortunate man seems to be trapped in a small, enclosed space.

"Card!"

The director's shout came at the right time. Wang Hao poked his head out from under the black cloth covering the monitor to prevent glare, and shouted to the camera and recorder in the middle of the venue:

"The performance is fine, how about the photography and sound?" "Director, the photography is fine!"

"Director, the sound is fine!"

Wang Hao stood up after hearing this and was silent for a moment. Under everyone's nervous gaze, he finally grinned and shouted loudly: "Okay, this shot has passed, next one!"

Everyone applauded. The fact that a long shot of several minutes was passed in one take proved that all their previous efforts were worth it.

No pain, no gain, this is the joy of labor.

And even if you are not superstitious, everyone thinks it is a good sign if the first one goes smoothly.

Unfortunately, this joy was only very short-lived. Every second after turning on the machine, they were racing against time.

Wang Hao's orders continued, and according to the storyboard script, the camera crew began to move the camera and adjust the camera position.

Li Kui was operating the camera himself, with his two long hairy legs sticking out of his shorts, crossed beside Huang Lei, controlling the camera and the microphone, looking down at him.

"Buried Alive, scene one, shot one, take two, start!"

"Snapped!"

The film continued to turn slowly. Wang Hao sat behind the monitor with a serious expression. He stared at the monitor without blinking, but he was not as nervous as before.

As the saying goes, the first time is a struggle, the second time is familiar. The most difficult first step has already been taken. From now on, he can only run forward happily and cannot look back.

Under Wang Hao's supervision, the scene was moving forward extremely smoothly. Everyone was like gears fully lubricated, staying where they were supposed to be, concentrating on their work, and not daring to slack off in the slightest.

Everything is so smooth, which gives everyone a different feeling.

The actors followed the plot and performed with great passion and passion, getting through it in just one take, as if they were deeply immersed in it.

The staff were also very relaxed. They knew exactly what to do and what to do next, and they didn't need anyone to remind them.

It is said that "a good warrior may not have great achievements". At this moment, they finally understood how lucky it is for a crew to have a good director.

Yes, the crew of "Buried" was able to operate at such efficiency, all thanks to the director Wang Hao's meticulous preparation.

The storyboard script he and Li Kui had made had clearly marked the required lighting effects, camera placement, and specific camera movements.

And the key is that these things are meaningful. They were designed by Wang Hao using the golden finger and after referring extensively to the shooting techniques of the two original works "Buried" and "The Box". They are not imagined out of thin air.

Therefore, after the initial attempts, the on-site staff found that they could completely trust the director's storyboard script and did not need to conduct any more on-site analysis.

In this way, as long as there is no problem with the leading actor Huang Lei, their one-day shooting progress is equivalent to three or four days of other crews.

With such a fast speed, even the technical personnel seconded from Qingying Studio could not help but admire Wang Hao's directing skills.

You know, they have worked with many well-known directors before, but there is only one like Wang Hao who is so efficient that he seems like a machine.

Perhaps only the Hong Kong crew, which has always been famous for its speed, can compete with him.

(End of this chapter)