rising director

"Haha, having said so much about Hollywood's feelings, I can see that you still focus on Chinese films. Now, with many fans, audiences, and media controversies about you, what do you think? Do you still maintain the attitude in the open letter? ?”

Wan Xiaohu bowed and said, "I was filming in the United States, and I didn't pay much attention to this controversy. After I came back, they all told me that your image is greatly affected now. Then I have a lot to say, but I just don't know how to express it. , Three years ago, I might have been very sad, why everyone didn't understand me, but now I think about it, I accept everyone's criticism of me, and I will devote myself to directing more in the future."

"You still have something to say? Tell me, there are many audiences here today, and they must all want to hear what you have to say. Everyone, don't you?"

"Yes." The audience answered in unison.

Wan Xiaohu smiled, and finally said: "I am a person with very complicated ideas. I am not limited to making movies, and I will try many things. Now the media will circle you and arrange an identity for you. , They said that Wan Xiaohu is the first generation director to bear the flag. I never admitted it. They said that you are a commercial film director. I like to make commercial films, but it doesn’t mean that I can’t make art films. They said that you, Wan Xiaohu, want to compete with Zhang Yi. , I have never thought about it. I am not a pure director, I also like fame and fortune, but I am more inclined to create freedom, and go out and do it while I am still young."

"You're only 23 now, and the media is asking too much of you."

"Others will ask you for your achievements. I am very grateful to everyone for affirming me. The creation of movies is a very sacred thing, you can't be half-hearted. Now everyone says that Wan Xiaohu is not focused on making movies, I accept it humbly .It’s just that there are some jobs that the audience can’t see, and the media can’t see you.”

"What kind of job?"

"Take "The Wind" as an example. The filming stopped for one month. It doesn't mean that the production team stopped working, but the original rehearsal time was increased, and the rest of the scenes were filmed in Bincheng. In a city building called Qiuzhuang The scene itself is limited, and you have to use acting skills to make up for it. The longer the rehearsal time, the better the rendering of this big scene will be. The media doesn’t report these, he only pays attention to it, hey, Wan Xiaohu is lazy Stop shooting. Hey, Wan Xiaohu lost his concentration when he went to shoot "Saw". In fact, a director has several projects in his hand, isn't it normal?"

"So you said in your open letter, 'I won't walk according to the script that someone else designed for me', because you are doing everything in an orderly manner. You said that you resigned from the director of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" because you have already arranged for it. Back road. So now we see that this cartoon is loved by children, and it doesn’t look bad because Wan Xiaohu resigned as the director and didn’t concentrate.”

"Correct."

After speaking, the screen of the TV switched.Make a summary narrative.

"Wan Xiaohu, who has come all the way from "Waiting Alone", did not go as everyone expected. Lost in the success, he still decided to follow his own script... And then he will continue the filming of "The Wind" Go down and complete another piece of the puzzle."

"In next week's program, we will continue to walk into Wan Xiaohu's world, see how he views the creation and formation of a movie, and appreciate what kind of spy war blockbuster "The Wind" is."

The screen cuts to Wan Xiaohu, Wan Xiaohu said with a smile: "Morse code is a very practical means of espionage, it can hide in any place you can think of, why the name of the movie is the sound of the wind, because the wind can transmit messages, there are Where the wind is, there is the sound of the wind..."

"What perceptions and expectations does he have for the future and the present?"

The screen cuts to Wan Xiaohu again: "For a while I wanted to do everything, and then someone asked me, she said, are you tired from working so hard, I'm tired even if you're not tired..."

Subtitles scroll across the bottom of the screen.

The camera rotated and zoomed up above the studio hall, and Wan Xiaohu and Yang Lan seemed to be interacting with the audience, laughing loudly.

"How did Wan Xiaohu answer the question that the audience couldn't help laughing at?"

"Beijing Satellite TV will pay close attention to "Interview with Yang Lan" and "Movies of Little Tiger Eyes" next week, and share him and his thoughts on movies."

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The broadcast of "Interview with Yang Lan" brought the unceasing controversy to an end.It turned a lot of content that was wantonly reported by the media to a reasonable track, and it also made restless movie fans gradually understand Wan Xiaohu.This is not a self-inflated director, he is working hard.

After accepting the interview, Wan Xiaohu went to Qiuzhuang in Bincheng without even taking a breath.

Qiuzhuang is an exterior building built on the cliff by the seaside in Bincheng. It is just an exterior building. The scenes inside Qiuzhuang were filmed in the studio in Bincheng.

In order to capture the magnificent scenery of Qiuzhuang, Wan Xiaohu specially contacted the Hollywood special effects team through the Dragon Hero digital matte company. aerial photography.Steep cliffs, black seas, and large-scale buildings are all magnificent and majestic scenes that cannot be seen in domestic movies.

Not only the aerial photography of Qiuzhuang, but also return to Haijin City in a few days to take aerial photography of the market scene with 3000 people, trying to integrate the great era of the movie background into the lens.Otherwise, just relying on the role of the secret room, the investment of 5000 million yuan would not be spent at all.In the past, Wan Xiaohu had no money, so he saved as much as he could. Now that he has money, he naturally wants to make well.

Aerial photography is nothing, the key is that the props of Qiuzhuang are all antiques searched from all over the world, creating a sense of age.The surgical box airlifted from the United States is unique, the props and books on the bookshelves are all historical objects of the year, the record player and vinyl records are private collections... the most expensive antique piano alone costs hundreds of thousands.

"The Wind" is a work of sincerity!

Back on the set, Wan Xiaohu immediately called everyone together and announced loudly: "Brothers and sisters, I'm back. From today, "The Wind" will start again!"

0216【Just here】

"Raise it higher, raise the camera higher!"

Over the Shicao seaside cliff in Bincheng, a red model helicopter hovered, swooping around the cliff from time to time, and an aerial camera on the nose was taking the scenery of the cliff into the lens.And Wan Xiaohu sat on a stone platform not far from the top of the mountain, stretched his head out, and gave instructions to the photographer who operated the model helicopter from time to time.

Aerial photography is still a difficult method for movie shooting in the mainland. From operating model machines to expensive equipment, it requires very professional people to take perfect pictures.In order to make the aerial photography of Qiuzhuang well, the special effects team of "Harry Potter" came to the scene in person and cooperated with Wan Xiaohu to shoot.

Strive to shoot the most beautiful picture, the most shocking scene.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

Although the model machine may not look big, it costs millions of dollars. Flying in the sky, every minute is money.The shooting equipment loaded on the plane is worth thousands of dollars per hour, as well as the wages of the staff.Add up to 7 yuan for one hour of aerial photography and get out!

Of course, for Wan Xiaohu, money is not a problem, the problem is to take good pictures of the scenery and learn the techniques.

As an aspiring director, as long as you can improve your directing ability, this is the most important thing.

The whole aerial photography lasted for three days. From the Shicao beach in Bincheng, the location of Qiuzhuang was shot in an all-round way. More than 400 rolls of film were used for only 20 feet of film.The aerial photography of Qiuzhuang was over, and another big challenge followed. The restoration of the ancient town of Haijin City was completed. More than 3000 extras were also mobilized from Haijin City.

Most of the extras are residents of nearby towns, 30 yuan a day.Just change your clothes and wander around the ancient town.

This section is the opening scene of the film to celebrate the Double Tenth Festival of the Wang Puppet Government.

In order to restore the history, it is based on the precious photos taken at that time to restore the original appearance.

The crew chose Jiefang North Road in Haijin City. The entire street of Jiefang North Road is full of objects, and the surrounding traffic must not be affected during filming, and the safety of objects must be ensured.Shooting on this street requires permission from more than a dozen relevant departments, including the public security, transportation, and style offices.

During the preparation period, when Wan Xiaohu explained.The executive producer invited from Huayi Brothers shook his head and said, "Impossible."

There are too many design departments and the relationship is too complicated, so there is no way to get a shooting permit.

In the end, it took many parties to find a relationship. It took two months and a lot of money, and invited a deputy mayor of Haijin City to come forward in person.Only then did all the procedures go down.After running down, according to relevant regulations, any ancient buildings on the entire street are objects, and nails cannot be used in the process of setting the scene.

It took several million more to set up a set command to ensure that it was under the premise of protection.Restore the whole street as a whole according to the old photos.

Then 50 power generation cars and more than [-] lamps were used to create a festive scene.Then just for the makeup of the extras, the crew mobilized major makeup companies and opened [-] groups.I started painting in the afternoon and continued to paint until evening.Camera rocker.Rail locomotives and all kinds of equipment are arranged properly one by one.

That's why this Double Tenth Festival drama came about.

The scene of 3000 people is the largest shooting of a domestic anti-Japanese history film.

In order to create a natural shooting style, Wan Xiaohu asked the photographer to first take a hand-held follow-up shot, that is, a slightly shaking shot.

The pictures taken at the beginning were horrible, because there were people in front, back, left, and right, and the photographer couldn't see the direction, and the camera couldn't be stabilized.

Wan Xiaohu held a loudspeaker and stood on the left side of the intersection, yelling from time to time: "Group A, group A, take your people away, don't surround the rocker!"

"Group B, who is the leader of Group B, rearrange your routes, it's a mess!"

"Where are the people in Group G, it's your turn!"

"Photography team, push away the 8-meter crane and replace it with a 12-meter crane!"

Noisy and noisy, the filming stopped more than a dozen times before the line was arranged, and the shooting started at 11:30 pm, and it was not until [-]:[-] pm that this group of shots was finished.On the second day, I took a few more sets of overhead shots of the big rocker again, and it was not over.

In the small restaurant that night, Wan Xiaohu drank wine with several assistant directors, and said with emotion: "Two days of filming, I have been busy for nearly four or five months, and it cost tens of millions immediately, and it ended after only two days of filming." Tsk tsk, it's all money!"

"You get what you pay for, and only such a big scene can shock the audience."