Director’s Legend

Wow, the city map of Magic City was spread out on the table. Shao Shuaijun and several deputy directors, producers, and photographers were all pointing around the map.

"What do you think about shooting a set of bird's-eye shots on the Oriental Pearl Tower, and then having a helicopter crew take off from the top of the building, and shoot the Shuijiazui Financial Circle along the Huangpu River to create a landscape painting?"

"By the way, we turned here and shot a set of high-speed train shots. I went to see it yesterday. The scenery here at the West Station is very good and can be filmed."

"Helicopters will be used for aerial photography. Have you contacted the Shanghai Municipal Government?"

"We contacted and we rented two helicopters. However, the government has many requirements for route planning. They will send out a helicopter to guide us. Of course, we will pay for the expenses."

"The cost is not an issue. The key is whether it is too crude to only use aerial photography. I think we should also add an imax camera to make wide-screen shots. The Magic City is beautiful. It can not only make the movie style more refined, but also be able to communicate with the government." After building a good relationship, they asked us many times to take photos of the most beautiful side of the Magic City."

"Xiao Cui, summarize the issues just discussed. You and Sister Wang will go to negotiate with the government in a moment. We don't have time to wait. We will start the official shooting tomorrow and expect to finish shooting the city scenery within five days. Let's build the Chinese Palace on Chongming Island as soon as possible It’s done, we’ll start filming the palace scene in a week.” Shao Shuaijun clapped his hands and concluded.

"OK."

"Everyone should take action and try to write down tomorrow's shooting composition today. If you work overtime, in addition to overtime pay, I will pay for midnight snacks."

After assigning the task to the crew, Shao Shuaijun looked at the time and saw that it was almost eleven o'clock. Leonardo and others have finished the interview and returned to the room to rest. Shao Shuaijun called the three of them, plus several deputy directors and group directors of the crew, and left Jin Mao Tower together. The Propaganda Minister and Executive Deputy Mayor of Magic City, on behalf of the municipal government, invited the "Inception" crew to dinner.

Big Hollywood productions are being filmed in Shanghai, not to mention they are directed by Chinese investors. This is a very rare publicity opportunity. Once the movie becomes popular, it will definitely be of great help to the image of Shanghai.

Eat, drink, brag, and the relationship will be in place.

The next day, there was no opening ceremony. Start shooting directly. The rental helicopter carried the photographer. Escorted by police helicopter. Start shooting around. But Shao Shuaijun and others were filming on the roof of a building opposite the Jin Mao Tower. This section is about the dream stealer Cobb and the frontier Arthur, who failed to steal the secrets of the tycoon's golden dragon's dream. He planned to escape, but was intercepted by the golden dragon on the roof.

At four o'clock in the morning, the crew had already gotten up to set up the venue, and had to finish filming this scene before the sun came up.

"Leo Ao, Brother Fa, and Jack, are you all ready?" Shao Shuaijun sat behind the monitor and watched the staff move away the unnecessary props, and immediately asked loudly.

"alright."

"start!"

The three leading actors, plus three other actors, immediately started performing according to the pre-rehearsed content. It has to be said that Fa Ge, Leonardo and Gyllenhaal are all masters in acting. This section made extensive use of facial close-ups, and they didn't even get stuck a few times. The filming was completed in just half an hour.

"Very good, keep it up, let's go to the airport."

The filming was very messy. Originally, this sequence had to connect the entire cityscape of the Magic City before transitioning to the airport. But according to the shooting progress, they are connected together. When we arrived at the airport, the sky was bright, the light was moderate, and the shooting effect of the lens was very good.

With the cooperation of China Eastern Airlines, a small passenger plane was dispatched and began filming footage of Leonardo and Gyllenhaal dining on the plane. After starting.

"I know you are eager to return home." Gyllenhaal said while eating, "But it is impossible to implant thoughts."

Leonardo looked out the window and pursed his lips: "Okay, as long as we dive deep enough into the dream."

"How do you know?"

"I tried……"

"Card!" Shao Shuaijun shouted "Card". He was monitoring the expressions beside the two of them. After calling "Card", he gestured, "Leo, your expression is not good enough. You have to match the context of the entire line and dig deeper. . The subtext behind this line is that Cobb is in love with his lover, which means that Mel has had an in-depth dream experience. If you imagine that his wife is dead and has something to do with this experiment, it is equivalent to saying that he is right He feels guilty for his wife’s death, so how should Cobb behave?”

Leonardo nodded and thought for a while: "What if I strengthen my heart and express it with my expression?"

"You do it and I'll see."

Leonardo pondered for a while, then showed a nostalgic and sentimental expression, and pursed his lips: "Okay, as long as we dive deep enough into the dream."

"Not enough, not enough!" Shao Shuaijun touched his chin and suggested, "Leo, try to dig deeper. It's not just Mel's influence. It's also related to whether he can go home to see his children. Isn't that right? Should it be sentimental, but also with a positive hint to myself?"

"A definite sexual innuendo?"

"Yes, such as a slight nod, a sexual, aggressive look."

"I think I understand, director, Jack, let's move on."

The machine is turned on, Leonardo and Jack get ready and begin to brew feelings.

"start!"

"I know you are eager to return home...but it is impossible to implant thoughts."

Leonardo looked out the window in silence, pausing for a few seconds before pursing his lips and nodding slightly, his eyes misty but firm: "Okay, as long as we dive deep enough into the dream."

"How do you know?"

With a slight breath, Leonardo raised his head, looked at Gyllenhaal, and still nodded slightly: "I tried."

Gyllenhaal retracted his arm: "Who did you do this to?"

Leonardo lowered his eyelids, turned his head away, and continued to look out the window without answering.

"Perfect!" Shao Shuaijun couldn't help but clenched his fists behind the monitor. He was worthy of being a double-nominated actor for the Golden Globe Awards, and his acting skills were second to none. Seeing the two of them getting into the mood, Shao Shuaijun continued filming without interrupting.

"Why go to Paris?"

"We need new dream builders." After Leonardo said that, he opened the window cover a little, and the sunlight came in, which suddenly made the whole picture bright and the artistic conception improved to a higher level.

"Okay, Ka! Everyone, rest, we will continue in the evening!" Shao Shuaijun shouted. This scene went surprisingly smoothly. Of course, he now needs to go back and work with the photographer to lighten the film and see the effect. Only after the copy is made can he know the final shooting effect. When he turned around, Shao Shuaijun remembered something again: "Leo, Jack, pay attention to rest. You are not yet over from jet lag. Don't be tired when filming at night."

"clear."

The crew was told to call it a day and director of photography Bob Adams went to adjust the lighting. Shao Shuaijun hurried to Chongming Island. A small palace will be built here to shoot a wonderful dream fight and put it at the beginning of the movie to catch the audience's attention. (To be continued...)

ps:  Thanks to Yindingshanren for the reward.

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