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The filming of "Water Monster in the Lake" didn't have a big publicity at the press conference, but started quietly.

After all, sometimes the media attention is too high, and it is not very advantageous to be disturbed by secretly filming. Besides, there is no need to seduce the paparazzi because the crew has location scenes.

As for the shooting of "Water Monster in the Lake", if the special effects are removed, it is still very simple. Judging from the plot, it is a very standard Hollywood monster genre.

The original director Feng Junhao said in an interview that his script idea is a Hollywood-style commercial product.

It is the three-stage design technique that many people often say.

From the beginning years of quiet and good, to the outbreak of the initial crisis, which affects life and threatens lives, and finally the protagonist overcomes difficulties and completes the salvation.

Putting these three-stage rhythm control into any mature Hollywood commercial movie can actually find a similar shadow, or in other words, a similar "industrialization" process, which has become a standard.

Of course, this is not to say that it is "mature" and that it will be successful. It just means that this kind of "mature" can reduce the risk of shooting very low, but whether it sells or not depends on the support of the audience, the editing and publicity of the film. It's related, that's another matter.

However, "Han River Monster" has undoubtedly learned the essence of Hollywood in the handling of rhythm, and is very skilled in the control. Its film is very smooth, and there is almost no verbosity. In other words, it is "cool" and "cool".

This is also the main reason why Lehmann chose to shoot this film in a different shell, and it can also solve the further development of the special effects market share in the digital field.

Of course, the price of "maturity" is that the plot of the movie is very simple, and the development of the process can almost be guessed. There is nothing complicated, and no tricks can be played. The summary is: simple and commercial, which also shows that the movie is not What is the difference between the tastes of Eastern and Western audiences? It is also the secret weapon that Hollywood movies can be popular all over the world-to minimize geographic culture. No matter which country audiences watch, they can accept the story, because this story has no values. Don't discuss, don't discuss, naturally there will be no barriers.

This is like discussing the worldview of Marvel movies. In fact, even if you don’t understand it, it doesn’t hinder the viewing experience. It’s cool and cool.

Moreover, Firefly Pictures is currently short of cash. This film with little investment and great potential is the most comprehensive and suitable choice.

Winning high box office is not very difficult.

May 4, the first day of the official shooting.

In a well-arranged studio, the first thing to shoot is the family scene of the male protagonist in the part of "The Time Is Quiet", that is, the indoor scene.

The identity matching of several roles is also very common in the image of a middle-income family in the United States-the male lead, a deliveryman who has experienced several relationships in his 30s and is not married. He runs away every day; his father is a retired home and likes to drink. There is also a little confused old man who is developing in the direction of Alzheimer's; mother, divorced; and then there is a younger sister who is in the rebellious period and aspires to become a big star, clamoring not to study to go to Hollywood, and is suppressed by his brother; The second elder brother played by Paul Bettany has nothing to do all day. He starts to chew the old when he is out of society...

The images of several characters are very clear, and the scenes in these sections are warm and noisy. They are very daily parts. No matter where they are shot, there is no problem, and it is simple. When it comes to shooting, the speed Soon and smoothly.

In the house, a family is watching a rugby match, and the two older brothers began to habitually quarrel again. One asked to find a job, the other hesitated but refused. As he talked, the topic ran off to support the two teams. Problem, and the younger sister fanned the flames on the sidelines, and the quarrel quickly expanded.Father was still immersed in the temptation of alcohol.

After arguing for a while, when the real pk staged a hand-to-hand fight, my father suddenly proposed to go on a picnic. Just two days after tomorrow, the eldest brother had a work break and went out to play.

Father said with emotion: "I remember the last picnic was 7 years ago, when your mother was still there."

After listening, the little girl rolled her eyes when she looked at her father who was a little drunk and started talking nonsense.

"Crack."

After this shot, Lehmann called a timeout, neither saying "Yes" nor "No, let's start again", instead he sat behind the director's monitor and frowned slightly thinking.

The performance of several actors is actually not flawed. The tone and body when reading the lines are very natural, but after seeing the imaging, it feels not quite right.

It's not a question of lighting either. I took a close look at the lens and it was indeed done according to his requirements, Lehman thought.

After checking out the camera screen several times, Lehmann was thoughtful.

It is a machine position.

The lens space given is too dense, it is easy to highlight a single actor, that is, to play a big stage, the most commonly used is close-up close-up of people, but in such a family's lens, it seems not to match, it has a kind of exclusion Too deliberate.

Wanting to understand this, Lehmann said immediately: "Thomas, the camera number one is going back for a while, for a mid shot."

Over there, Thomas gave an ok gesture, stepped back, and rearranged the plane.

It is no longer a single person imaging, but a group in the mirror.

Lehman stared at the camera lens feedback from the monitor and nodded in satisfaction.

"Okay, everyone prepare. Let's shoot the scene just now."

After 5 minutes, the actor re-positioned, the scene record went forward and the scene record was played before the filming started again.

Lehman stared at the performances of several people on the monitor carefully, and secretly compared this shot with the shot just completed, and he really coordinated a lot.

Of course, this paragraph mainly explains the images of several characters and shows family relationships. It is also a pavement for the later plot. On the day of the picnic, the male protagonist once again saw strange shadows in Lake Michigan, and then remembered what happened a few days ago. , Knowing that it was not dazzling on the way to deliver the goods that day, but there were indeed some creatures that had never been seen in Lake Michigan...

Although it is only a foreshadowing, Lehman does not want to be sloppy, and if he finds something that is not good enough, he will ask for it again.

It's not exacting, but this kind of non-serious attitude is always perfunctory to filming, how can we please the audience and hope their support?

In many cases, how the director treats the audience, the audience will treat the work directed by the director.

Don't think of anyone as a fool. Everyone has eyes to see. They want to fool and sell at the box office. How can it be...

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