Cheng Xiong finally got a day's rest since he came back from his honeymoon! Sorry, the villain has been very busy. Now he has finally completed the previous preparations and is just waiting to start shooting. It is rare to take a break in the busy schedule.
But he can't really take a day off, because these days, DreamWorks has accumulated a lot of things that need to be dealt with. The most important thing is to look at the results of "Tomb Raider". Speaking of which, , his boss is really incompetent. "Tomb Raider" has been released in North America for some time, and is currently being screened in theaters around the world because it was foreshadowed by Yang Ziqiong's previous film "Resident Evil". This time everyone has accepted this oriental woman who can fight and fight. "Tomb Raider" has done very well at the box office in North America. After 4 days of screening, the box office in the United States has exceeded 100 million yuan. The North American box office has reached 800 million, successfully entering the top five at the North American box office last year, and the results were better than "Resident Evil". Yang Ziqiong has really become a box office star in North America this time.
There is also the sales situation of "Tomb Raider", because this genre belongs to the adventure genre and is not as popular as the apocalyptic horror genre. Therefore, the results are not very satisfactory. Compared with "Resident Evil", the results are far behind. It's only over 20 million, but this is already beyond Mak Chengxiong's estimate.
As soon as the Spring Festival is over, "Tomb Raider" will be released at the Hong Kong Dream Cinema. At present, it seems that movie fans are still looking forward to this film. Mak Sing-hsiung doesn't have to worry about box office issues.
Another news is that Cameron's "True Lies" is almost completed. Digital Realm companies are handling post-production special effects technology, and it is expected to be released soon. This film is still very important for the digital field. It is not just a transformation for Arnold. It was also a transformation for Cameron. Both of them took this opportunity to achieve greater success. Mai Chengxiong was a little impatient.
The filming of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has officially started. Mak Cheng-hsiung first greeted the crew. Although this filming is a drama, it still follows the rhythm of filming the film. For this reason, Mak Cheng-hsiung also deliberately separated the script so The shooting cycle is divided according to the time of a movie, and a TV series is divided into units. An average of three episodes is a unit, and the time is about two hours, which is exactly the time of a movie. ()
Another good news is that three special effects artists that Golden Harvest once sent to study in the digital field returned to their hometown for the holidays. They did not return to Hollywood at this time. Mak Chengxiong immediately contacted Liang Qiu. She is from Hong Kong and has a better understanding of martial arts than Westerners. Much more, so the responsibility for the special effects part of the film this time fell on her. Although she has only been exposed to special effects for a few months, being able to hear praise from Stan shows that she is very pragmatic. , with her here, Mai Chengxiong is of course relieved.
Liang Qiu respected Mak Cheng-hsiung very much. When he heard that Mak Cheng-hsiung was filming a martial arts TV series, he needed special effects artists. She said nothing and readily agreed. The skills required for filming a martial arts film were not very high, so she was able to cope with it.
? A lot of effort was put into wireless for this shoot. In particular, the Clear Water Bay studio was vacated and the studio had been set up early. Because we had filmed a version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" last year, everyone was very handy this time and quickly set up the studio. However, because Mak Sing-hsiung's requirements are higher, the cost will naturally be much higher. This puts a lot of pressure on the tight shooting costs. Fortunately, many actors participating this time are looking for Mak Sing-hsiung's face, especially those like Those big shots who acted as extras never mentioned the salary at all. Even if they mentioned it, it was just a token payment, or simply volunteering, so that Mak Cheng-hsiung would not make a fool of himself.
Two studios started working at the same time, one filming the opening scene, which is the scene where Li Mochou kills the He family's bodyguard, and the other filming the scene where Guo Jing goes to the Chongyang Palace and breaks the Seven-Star Big Dipper Formation. The first pound of the set is very important. As the opening sequence, kung fu must be achieved naturally, so Mak Sung-hsiung and the core members of the crew are all there. This filming also invited two famous Hong Kong martial arts instructors, Cheng Siu-tung and Yuen Woo-ping, who are working on Several actors choreographed martial arts moves.
Anyone who is familiar with the styles of the two people will know that their styles are simply incompatible. Yuan Heping is suitable for hard kung fu with real swords and guns. Cheng Xiaodong is good at imaginative and fairy-like martial arts, which is more suitable for the style of this film. The reason why Mak Chengxiong invited both of them is because Yuan Heping's style has changed a lot after working with him several times, and he has Richer special effects production experience is something Cheng Xiaodong does not have, so this time Yuan Heping is a martial arts special effects designer.
Brigitte Lin is practicing some moves with the help of Cheng Xiaodong. The character she plays is Li Mochou, the famous female devil in Jin Yong's works. Li Mochou was enmity due to love, and her temperament changed drastically. It harmed the people. In the middle, because she knew the other people¡¯s surnames, she had no luck.She murdered all the members of the He family for some reason, and her ruthlessness reached a level that made people gnash their teeth. But in essence, she was indeed a pitiful person, so we couldn't just film her vicious side. Even if it was successful, this would require a veteran like Brigitte Lin. Only by acting can you get it right.
"Attention to all departments, the actors are in place, and everyone else is leaving. Get ready to shoot the first and second shots immediately." The recorder shouted to everyone, and the figure quickly left the camera. The clapperboard rang. The shooting really started. Photographed by Liu Weiqiang himself. Mai Hui was watching over the scene, Wu Yusen and others were his deputies, and this film crew was full of talents.
Inside the camera is a wide official road. There are dense woods on both sides. This is a scene specially designed for filming martial arts actions at the Clear Water Bay Studio. Many classic TV series have this scene.
Immediately, a group of people walked into the camera lens. There were three cameras working at the same time, from the front, back and top, for use during editing.
The first shooting was a thrilling fight scene. Li Mochou, played by Brigitte Lin, wants to kill all of them just because there is a word "he" on the flag of the escort agency.
Brigitte Lin took action, and it was a scene of condolences as soon as she appeared. At this time, the crew was worried. Due to the impact of the shooting environment, there was only a protective mat under the venue. Although many arrangements had been made before, it was enough to ensure safety. But this time it was Brigitte Lin who was filming, and there couldn't be any sloppiness. Moreover, Brigitte Lin had no plans to use a stand-in, so everyone was worried about her this time.
Brigitte Lin was very cunning and ruthless. She killed all these supporting actors in just one encounter, and each of them died in a different way. All the crew members were thinking too hard, just to show Brigitte Lin's viciousness, and they only killed Mr. He.
"Planing" is very good, the actors have a rest. The others immediately prepared the next shot and the scene notes made arrangements for everyone else to get busy.
But the camera crew¡¯s thoughts were all on Brigitte Lin. As soon as the net ended, everyone immediately gathered around. Brigitte Lin had been hanging on the wire during the filming, so she didn¡¯t know if something went wrong.
"There was no accident, everything was fine." Brigitte Lin saw so many people caring about her, so she hurriedly told everyone, and the crew also hurriedly removed the wire for her, and then touched up her makeup.
The second shot is a close-up of Brigitte Lin¡¯s face. For this shoot, everyone still took photos and used multiple montage techniques to shoot the movie, so they were very careful when they didn¡¯t know the set. The dense woods are used as the background, but there is a dead tree in the shot, with the scorching sun overhead, and other factors to hint at the tragedy that will follow, as well as a close-up of the actors' faces. This is a very important interpretation technique and is most commonly used in movies.
This time I shot a close-up of Lin Qingxia's face, showing a sad look. Lin Qingxia is an old actress with rich experience. She has already figured out the psychology of this actress in her heart, and has already brought herself into the play. Now she is Li Mochou, after she killed someone to vent her hatred, she didn't have a murderous face. On the contrary, she showed a trace of unwillingness and misery. This is the best interpretation of Li Mochou. No more ink is needed.
Then continue to shoot the fighting scene. This time Li Mochou's whisk wrapped around Mr. He's neck and limbs. It made him unable to move. Mr. He still didn't understand how he offended this little devil and actually let her kill her so cruelly. He asked unwillingly: "Why?"
Brigitte Lin didn¡¯t give him any chance to explain at all. She didn't even face him, she just sneered at her feet and pressed her hands hard. The whisk was tightened, and the effect was naturally that Mr. He died with his head and face broken, but this was a result of special effects production. Lin Qingxia said nonchalantly at this time: "You want to know why? It's strange. There are no words written on your flag, but only the word "Hey." "After saying that, he clapped his hands and went out. At this time, the demolition team also detonated the gun on the flag.
This scene has a profound meaning. After killing someone, he was told the reason. It turned out to be the big devil.
After the filming was completed, everyone felt a little weird. Because of the viciousness shown by Brigitte Lin just now. It was simply colder than nine days. Everyone stood under the scorching sun and shuddered unconsciously. At first glance, a weak woman can show such viciousness. Such acting skills are indeed extraordinary.
Encountering a cold scene, Brigitte Lin naturally knew that it was the reason for the filming just now. At this time, she came directly to Mak Chengxiong. She had always regarded Mak Chengxiong as her younger brother. The two of them were also very familiar with each other. She complained to Mak Chengxiong. : "Ah Xiong, it's all your fault. You asked me to play such a role this time. I guess everyone will think of me as a female devil now. I really got on your pirate ship. After saying that, I gave Mai Chengxiong a blank look.
Since Brigitte Lin was emotionally hurt last time,Love rarely leaks out, but this time because of Mak Cheng-hsiung, she actually regained her little girlish attitude, which made everyone marvel. Lin Qingxia's eyes were a little flustered at this time, and she ignored Mai Chengxiong and walked towards the RV.
Several other people looked at Mai Chengxiong with strange eyes. Mai Chengxiong didn't want to make any extra arrangements. At this time, I can only pretend to be stupid and don't ask any questions about this matter.
Soon everyone began to discuss the fighting scene just now. Although it was just a simple set of fighting actions, from the design point of view. As for the shooting, it also took a whole morning to complete, but the morning's efforts were not in vain. The fight scene just now, no matter from the action design. Judging from the expressions of the characters, they are both very successful. The most valuable thing is the one-time appearance. Brigitte Lin deserves the greatest credit, and everyone gives her a thumbs up.