The filming of God of Gamblers is definitely a big event for Macau. Not only did many stars join the film, but the filming location was actually at the Lisboa Casino. In addition, God of Gamblers personally went to the opening ceremony. There is also the excitement of filming with Chow Yun-fat. It can be said that this movie has been high-profile from the beginning, and it has attracted the attention of thousands of people.
So during the filming process, large and small media and paparazzi were waiting outside the crew, hoping to capture some news or interview some celebrities. Even the place where the crew stayed was marked by these people. Guarding like a guard.
Just when everyone¡¯s eyes were on the God of Gamblers, a small crew also arrived in another place in Macau, that is, the crew of the Eight Immortals Hotel.
Compared with God of Gamblers, the number of people in this crew is less than one-third, and there are only a few actors. Except for the roles of these main actors, which are relatively large, the remaining actors Basically, it's just one scene or a few lines. Yan Xu simply asked actors from the company to make guest appearances, so they didn't have to come with the crew and could just come back when their roles were available.
It is precisely because of the strong attraction of the God of Gamblers crew that no one in the media knew that there was another crew of the Dragon Clan filming here in the wooden shed area, which made them fall into speculation that Yan Xu was directing him at this time. brand new movie.
Of course, the filming location of the movie will not be the original location of the Eight Immortals Hotel. For the crew, many people believe in ghosts and gods, and no one would dare to step into such a haunted house.
Although the filming location is also in the wooden shed area, it is a very remote place, not close to the original Eight Immortals Hotel. This place was found by Keren, and all the surrounding residents have moved away. It has basically become a desolate abandoned spot, and it will be demolished soon. So basically there is no rent, and the crew simply decorated it, making it exactly the same as the Eight Immortals Hotel. The most important thing is that there is a beach not far away, which should belong to the black beach. There is a part of the beach, but because it is remote and has many rocks, the beach has abandoned this part. So there are very few people coming here.
There are basically four main scenes for shooting this movie, namely the Eight Immortals Hotel, the embassy, ??the hospital and the prison. Of course, it is not necessary to use these real locations to shoot this movie. For the sake of convenience, we also I found a relatively large unused warehouse next to the wooden shed area. This completely seems to be Yan Xu's first movie, and it was also shot in a warehouse.
It¡¯s just that now Yan Xu can be said to be rich and powerful. It¡¯s no longer a simple matter of painting the walls, adding some tables, chairs and benches, and hanging a portrait of the Queen. This is Macau. Of course, there will be no portrait of the Queen of England, and the decoration is not that simple. The police room in the entire warehouse can be said to be extremely modern, and the main room is similar to a real police station. The layout of the police station occupies most of the entire warehouse. Most of the remaining area became a prison, and another part was a hospital ward.
Of course, even if Yan Xu spent a lot of money on such an arrangement, the whole thing only cost 100,000 yuan. Most of the items inside are props rented from thrift stores.
That is to say, when the entire arrangement was completed, the crew officially started filming, because the filming was carried out in a low-key manner. Therefore, the entire opening ceremony was very simple. In addition to the crew of the Eight Immortals Hotel, Yan Xu also only invited Xiang Keren, who was very helpful to this drama.
This is the first time for Xiang Keren to participate in the opening ceremony of a movie. Although the entire opening ceremony has been simplified a lot, some traditional aspects of offering sacrifices to heaven and roasting pigs have not been reduced. These alone make Xiang Keren a big fan. Eye-opening.
After a series of activities, the whole roast pig was torn into pieces and entered the trays of each crew member. Because there were not many crew members, everyone could get a piece, unlike some big crews who still Just prepare a few more.
[How about it? Are you interested in making a guest appearance? ] Yan Xu put a piece of delicate roasted pig into Xiang Keren's plate, and then looked at Xiang Keren with an excited smile on her face and said, although she was born in Macau, her family is prominent, and she became famous when she was young. She studied abroad, and although she was very familiar with some people in the circle, and even appeared in a TV series according to her, she never revealed the name of the TV series she acted in, but she really didn't have much contact with these traditional things.
[Let me make a guest appearance? ] Xiang Keren didn't expect that Yan Xu would mention such a request. Even this request aroused a little desire in her heart, although she is no longerIn the early 1970s, she was already a director of a large company, but after all, she was only 25 years old, and she was still following the tail of her youth. The following sentence seemed to bring her back to the original one, the person who A moment of curiosity and innocence in the entertainment industry.
[How about it? Are you interested? ] Yan Xu looked at Xiang Keren. Although her aura was getting stronger and stronger, many times when Yan Xu saw her, he only felt that she was becoming more and more domineering, which was rare among girls. What I saw was that she was completely developing into a strong woman, but there was still a little girlish look in her eyes.
[What role do you want to assign to me? ] Xiang Keren looked at Yan Xu, and it was obvious that her heart was moved.
[The first shot will be handed over to you as soon as the camera is turned on. ] There is no particularly grand opening ceremony, so there is still plenty of time today. The shooting is not like the usual post-production shoot, where you just shoot some very simple shots, and before starting, Yan Xu has already prepared for Xiang Keren has a role, and even everything about this role is ready.
[The first shot? Xiang Keren didn't expect that her role would be the first, "I was not prepared for what I was going to play." ]
[You don¡¯t need to prepare anything, and there isn¡¯t even any important performance. You just need to memorize this line, and your appearance doesn¡¯t need to be changed. ] Yan Xu took out the script that he had already prepared and put it into Xiang Keren's hand.
[I play a reporter? ] Xiang Keren turned over the script in his hand. Her character was completely a sidekick. It could even be said to pass by in a flash, but she had a whole paragraph of lines and several seconds of close-ups of her face. For an unnamed character, only the two words "journalist" will appear at the end of the movie, and behind that will be the name of the actor Xiang Keren.
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[Attention all departments, the microphone is open. ] The photographer of this film is still Pan Hengsheng. Now Pan Hengsheng is Yan Xu's regular teammate and the official photographer of his movies. His shouting made all the busy departments suddenly quiet down, and the camera was completely 's ready.
[action! ] Yan Xu, who was sitting on the seat, stared closely at the small screen in front of him. Under his words, the slate was put together, and everything recorded by the camera was displayed on Yan Xu through the small screen. in the eyes.
The camera gradually moved forward, and what was shown in front of everyone was a beach, but this beach was not as quiet as usual. On the shore, there were people of all kinds surrounding it on three levels inside and three outside. On the side of the road On the street, there were several police cars parked. Some police officers were there to maintain law and order, even holding yellow cordons. Inside these police cars, there were also several news gathering vehicles that were particularly obvious. Some were carrying cameras or People holding cameras moved among the crowds who were blocked by police cordons.
This is the scene where the broken corpse was found, and it is also a very important scene. Of course, almost all the scenes in the camera are in the background, and the main shot is of a short-haired woman wearing an off-white suit. As the camera goes by, the scene unfolds In front of Yan Xu is an extremely dignified and generous figure in a suit of stockings. The close-up of the half body is even more elegant in the beauty. The noble temperament is also absolutely eye-catching.
Beautiful, Yan Xu secretly praised it in his heart. Just from such a simple picture, Yan Xu could see that Xiang Keren has a strong camera sense. His performance in front of the camera is so steady. Of course, this kind of Wen Zhong may be inseparable from her own temperament. As long as she stands there like that, it is already a performance.
This is a long shot with no pause in the middle, so it is also a test for Xiang Keren. Her lines and expressions must not have the slightest flaw, otherwise all the extras will have to cooperate with her to do it again. .
[Where I am now is Black Sand Beach. This former bathing beach has now been completely blocked by the police. According to earlier insiders, at noon today, swimmers playing here found black plastic belts washed ashore by the sea water, and some broken limbs were found inside the bags. And although these limbs have been severely decomposed, based on their appearance, it can be judged that they are not animal limbs, but belong to humans. And because there are many limbs with the same ministry, there should be more than one victim in the plastic belt. At present, the police have completely blocked the news, and the scene is under further investigation. As for the progress of the matter, the police spokesperson said that a case briefing will be held later] Xiang Keren faced the camera and spoke eloquently. She wrote a large number of lines, and she even moved slightly to guide the camera to capture the crowd behind her. (To be continued.)