Disaster Artist

Shooting a movie has already started from the moment it was conceived.

The importance of choosing an actor who is suitable for the role is far more important than imagination. It is not only the appearance or fame of the actor, but also the acting skills or image of the actor. The trait that produces a chemical reaction.

It is precisely because of this that the casting director has always been a very, very important presence in the crew.

This time, the crew did not have a casting director, and Lu Qian went to the battle himself, so he paid special attention to the choice of actors.

And, that's not all.

In addition, Lu Qian also used the set to further deepen the actor's self-awareness. At the same time, he also brought inadvertent psychological hints to the audience through the set. He cleverly used this method to mix certain characteristics between the actor and the character. The boundary between reality and conception, between the real and the real, between the real and the fake, increase the "immersive viewing experience".

Using the computer front camera to shoot has a congenital advantage, making the audience feel that they are the eighth member of the chat room. If the scene setting and the color of the actors can further blur this boundary, the psychological horror will be The experience can take it to the next level.

It is precisely because of this that Lu Qian came up with such a method. Based on the actor's personal belongings, Bai Cheng further completed the set.

In this way, a familiar concept is subtly implanted in the hearts of the actors. Even if they don't need methodical acting skills, they will be confused when they enter the state of performance—

This is where? who I am? What am I doing? Is this my room? Why is everything so familiar? Is this being filmed or is it actually happening?

Just like "Inception", plant an idea in your mind, and then wait for the idea to take root.

Finally, back to the filming itself, Lu Qian will emphasize expressive acting skills. He doesn't like actors making their own decisions:

"Don't act without permission. I need you to be afraid, so be afraid; I need you to be angry, then be angry. That's all I need."

"I want you to be like ragdolls. I ask you to do whatever you want, not too little or too much. Complete the work perfectly according to my instructions."

"If you can do it, then everything is negotiable; if you can't do it, then before we start shooting, you'd better get out of the way and don't waste the film of our crew. We are a small crew, everything is very precious, and we can't afford to waste it, even No time is wasted.”

At the script reading meeting, Lu Qian's understated words were like a sharp blade, stabbed into the hearts of every actor, and the tone full of contempt and discrimination deeply hurt everyone, which was really uncomfortable. It's very, very uncomfortable, like sitting on pins and needles.

Only Ji Xu secretly rolled his eyes beside him, and secretly complained:

They all shoot digitally with a computer, so where do they need film?

However, in front of the crew, you still need to respect the authority of the director, and don't easily challenge the director in front of the actors.

What's more, there is one thing that Lu Qian is absolutely right:

The crew really did not have wasted capital, including time, renting this villa as a shooting venue is an expensive expense. The cost is calculated on a daily basis, which is 6,000 per day. If the crew shoots here for a month, the reserve funds will soon bottom out. , then the real disaster.

Ji Xu hopes more than anyone else that the filming work of the crew can go smoothly. Every time a scene is delayed, it is burning money.

So Ji Xu obediently shut her mouth and watched the actors' silence. The countdown to the official start of Lu Qian's first feature film in his career had already entered the countdown.

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"'Unfriend', March 16th, the first scene, the first attempt, start filming!"

Due to the limited funds of the crew, there are no special arrangements for screenwriters, drama affairs, etc., all of which are represented by Ji Xu; and Lu Qian, who is the director, also works as a photographer. Everyone has multiple roles to reduce the cost burden as much as possible. .

Small but complete.

At this moment, Ji Xu's voice announced the official start of filming of the first scene.

The most special part of the "Unfriending" crew is that there is no camera, because the computer camera undertakes the work of recording and shooting.

Naturally, there was no monitor. Instead, Lu Qian held a laptop in the corner, all the pictures were displayed on his screen, and he watched the shooting progress in real time.

Following Ji Xu's password, Xia Yingjia entered the state of performing.

In fact, when filming a movie, it is rare to work in chronological order, but random shooting is carried out according to the venue, weather, makeup and hair, and even the plot, etc., and everything is in the director's mind.

However, the story of "Unfriending" is relatively special. Considering the progress of the plot and the editing in the later stage, it will be easier to follow the chronological order to shoot, so Lu Qian did this, and began to work from the first scene of the film.

The story begins with a video call between the heroine Liu Li and her boyfriend Nan Yong.

The time is already nine o'clock in the evening.

Liuli, who was about to go to bed, couldn't sleep, because today was the first anniversary of her high school classmate Jiang Qian's death. She was a little upset and couldn't help searching the Internet for last year's news, and then went to Jiang Qian's social network account to browse , deep down in the heart is always suffering.

The reason why Jiang Qian made an extreme choice was because of a short video of her making a fool of herself on the video website.

In the video, not only was she drunk, she threw her arms towards a strange man, and finally fell into the grass with incontinence, but no one took care of her, but left her there, and also filmed a video, As a result, the whole network ridiculed and ridiculed her, unable to withstand the last of cyber violence—

She, under the attention of all the students in the school, jumped up.

And that video was shot by Liuli, but no one knew the truth.

At school, Liuli is a beloved school girl, excellent in character and study, and has a wide range of friends. She is a good child praised by teachers, classmates and parents, but no one knows her secrets, including her boyfriend, the captain of the school debate team. Nan Yong.

While browsing the page, looking at the video she shot, Liu Li was a little dazed, and then Nan Yong called to interrupt her train of thought.

In the panic, Liuli still answered the phone, cleaned up her emotions, and talked sweetly with Nan Yong.

Although Liuli and Nanyong have been dating for a year, they have never crossed the Thunder Pond, because Liuli still has her first time. She wants to create a precious memory and find a special day to take that step. Break the shackles and let the relationship between the two people be sublimated.

Nan Yong respects Liuli's thoughts, especially thinking that it is "the first time", so he is more patient, waiting and waiting, but the passage of time also makes him anxious, always complaining directly or indirectly, and can't help but embrace Hope, at least on the online video, can pass the eye addiction.

Even if it's just for the eyes to eat ice cream.

What is being filmed now is the scene of Liuli and Nan Yong through a video after closing Jiang Qian's related website.