Talk About The Case

"Crack~~~!"

In a small room, the director's strong voice rang.

Then, all the actors in the small room collapsed on their chairs. This is already the fifteenth "click" in this scene, and I don't know when it will be filmed.

Zhou Lianying calmly said to the actors: "Come over!"

The photographer and the lighting engineer prepared the props, took their positions again, and re-shooted this section. They saw that their faces and backs were soaked with sweat, and the small room was steaming. Only a small fan on the wall was spinning and emitting Buzzing.

The small fan did not seem to bring cool breeze for everyone in the hot weather, but increased the heat due to the emission of carbon dioxide.

"Start!" Zhou Lianying said.

The camera faces a crowd of actors.

"I said it was wrong!" An actor in the room stood up angrily and called to the other sitting actor.

"Crack~~~~~~~!"

There was another "click". This was the sixteenth time. Because the actor made a wrong line, the scene was stopped again.

The eyes of all the actors in the room showed hopelessness, some even sighed, and then two or three actors began to complain.

Zhou Lianying took out a handkerchief from his clothes pocket, wiped the sweat on her forehead, poured it with a water bottle that was already next to her, and then said: "If you put in a hundred cents and work hard to get in, we don't need to stay here. For so long, it will also make our work easier and easier. In this situation, we have to continue to consume it."

After that, he walked out of the small room, and the staff in the crew also relaxed and walked outside the room to breathe.

At this time, Li Guangyi, the deputy director next to Zhou Lianying, got up from the chair beside him and said to the twelve actors in the room: "In fact, Director Zhou has always been strict with his work, and he prepared this movie. It’s been a long time, so I want to take a good picture. Everyone rests for a while, and we will come back later."

"Director Li, Director Zhou is too unkind. He shut us up in this small room for acting, and there is no air conditioner inside. It's strange if it's not too hot," said actor Chen Kuang.

"Yeah, and I have stayed here for four consecutive hours. Everyone is tired. How can we shoot well?" said another actor, Qian Hao.

Li Guangyi turned his head and looked at a box of mineral water on the table, walked over and tore the carton open, and then divided the water for everyone.

After everyone drank a few sips of Li Guangyi's water, their spirits were much better than before. The constant NG just now made everyone dying of thirst, and the high temperature in the room made people physically and mentally exhausted.

The film that started this time is a lawsuit film called "The Jury", but this film is a little different from what you usually see, because the film is not a duel between lawyers for the defendant or the victim. It is a decision-making movie that revolves around a jury of twelve people and undergoes a fierce debate.

In the movie, a murderer killed someone, so the twelve jury judged whether the murderer was guilty or not. According to the arguments from the lawyers and the evidence they saw, they had to start a fierce debate to reach an agreement. As long as the views of one of the jurors are different from the other eleven, the debate will continue until the twelve have reached an unanimous decision, which is the end of the whole movie.

The whole scene of this movie is in a small room, and the twelve actors must sit in the room and debate the whole time, so the movie seems simple, but in fact it is extremely difficult. After all, the movie relies on word-of-mouth, and there is not much movement, so there are even more lines to recite. As long as there is a slight mistake, the meaning may be different. Therefore, Zhou Lianying is so strict that there can be no mistakes.

In fact, the twelve male actors are all highly skilled actors. Although they may not all be first-line actors, they can be said to have reached a certain level in terms of acting skills. If there is no acting skills, this movie, which is maintained all by speaking and facial expressions, will be extremely difficult to perform.

It’s not that you don’t know the difficulty of the movie. It’s just that if you’ve been kept in a small room for so long on a hot day, no matter how good your acting skills are, there may be mistakes.

As the deputy director, Li Guangyi understood the key at this moment, so he handed everyone water while Director Zhou was out.

"Director Li is better, more humane, Director Zhou is too harsh." said actor Guo Yifan.

"Don't talk nonsense, we are lucky to receive Director Zhou's film. If you don't want it, many people outside are waiting in line."

"Yeah, Zeng Weijian was right. It would be as difficult to get a role in Director Zhou's movie. Now that you have it, what are you still complaining about."

Tsang Weijian is a male star whose acting skills have reached the pinnacle in today's film industry. He made a love movie called "Our Love" some time ago. For such an acting actor, this love movie is a piece of cake, and he hasn't encountered much difficulty in the slightest.

This time, he was selected by Zhou Lianying to become one of the leading actor in this movie, which is considered to be another peak for his acting career.

In this movie, he plays the only juror who believes that the murderer should not be found guilty. When the remaining eleven jurors all believed that the murderer was guilty, only he believed that it was necessary to go through a debate to determine whether a person was guilty or not, instead of making a hasty decision and sending the person to death at once.

The focus of the whole movie is on Zeng Weijian, to see how he alone expresses his own favorable views and reasons under the questioning of eleven people, and gradually guides the rest of the jurors to stand on his own. Seeing things from a standpoint, and then slowly persuading the remaining jurors to reach an agreement.

After everyone had a rest for about fifteen minutes, Zhou Lianying walked into the small room again and started filming at an order.

This time everyone got up to the point and started the scene that they hadn't seen just now. Since everyone wanted to finish the filming as soon as possible, they worked harder than before, so this scene finally passed after the seventeenth shot.

At this moment, the actors all breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone showed a gratifying smile. As long as the scene is filmed, then they can return to the hotel arranged by the crew to rest.

Zhou Lianying sat in the same position and re-watched the effect of the filming just now. He watched the twelve actors arguing with sweat and sweat. The hot weather made everyone’s nervous face drip with sweat. This was exactly the film effect he wanted. , It’s just that some places still don’t suit him.

"Guang Yi, come and take a look." Zhou Lianying suddenly said.

Li Guangyi heard the sound and walked over and sat next to Zhou Lianying.

"Look at this scene, what do you think?" Zhou Lianying said, staring at the screen on his face.

Li Guangyi showed seriousness on his face. He focused on observing the expressions and acting skills of everyone in the movie, and he didn't see anything wrong for a while.

"Director Zhou, they performed very well, is there anything wrong?" Li Guangyi asked curiously.

"You have run many different crews, and you have followed me about three crews. Can't you see it?" Zhou Lianying turned to stare at him.

After Li Guangyi heard his words, his face suddenly appeared ashamed, and then he watched the scene intently again.

"They all seem to be in high spirits?" Li Guangyi said suddenly.

Zhou Lianying's face immediately showed satisfaction, and said: "It is, they are too energetic. Did you just give each of them a bottle of water?"

Li Guangyi nodded and said, "Well, I just saw them a little tired..."

Zhou Lianying smiled and said: "Actually, filming is an actor's job, and it is not simple like other industries. If it is that simple, how can there be such a high salary."

He paused, and then said: "I just didn't want to stop after they were NG so many times in a row just to bring this effect. The debate in this movie is ongoing, although there will be some pauses occasionally. , But I want to create a visual effect that makes the audience feel very tired. The jury's argument is not easy, and it is still a painstaking task. If the arguing for so long does not show fatigue, the whole movie looks too fake NS."

"Moreover, the scene just now was a scene in which they couldn't reach a consensus after arguing for a few hours. Under such circumstances, and in a small house with hot weather and sultry heat, who would be so energetic? "

Li Guangyi sat beside him, humbly accepting Zhou Lianying's teachings, and his heart suddenly became clear. Sure enough, as others have said, I really learned a lot from the great director Zhou Lianying. With this inquiries, Li Guangyi has a deeper view on acting.

evening.

When Zhou Lianying returned to the hotel, it was already ten o'clock. After filming the afternoon scene, he constantly instructed other staff in the crew about some post-work, and then after dinner out, he dragged his tired body back.

"I'm tired of coming back so late?"

Just after Zhou Lianying opened the door of the hotel, an enchanting woman inside came up and took off her coat for him.

Zhou Lianying left a kiss on the woman's face and smiled: "I won't be tired when I see you."

"Really? Maybe you just fooled around outside, so you are more energetic now?"

The woman's name is Qin Shuang, the wife of Zhou Lianying. The two have been married for 20 years, and the love is as good as ever. Entertainment media will report gossip about the lives of the two.

This time, Qin Shuang followed her husband to the crew.

Zhou Lianying smiled and put Qin Shuang on the bed, and said with a smile: "Are there any fools? We'll know when we come here."

Afterwards, Qin Shuang went to the bathroom to wash himself, and then put water in for Zhou Lianying's bath.

"How is the shooting progress today?"

After Zhou Lianying took a shower, she climbed to the right side of the bed, and Qin Shuang asked while lying on the left side of the bed.

"Not bad, but it didn't achieve the effect I really wanted, but it's already pretty good." Zhou Lianying said.

"There is no heroine in this play. Director Zhou Da, don't you feel dull?" Qin Shuang kissed him, her eyes full of charm.

"Is it enough if you are there? With such a beautiful wife by his side, how can I have time to see other people?" Zhou Lianying said, and threw Qin Shuang down.

"Is so old, is it still that strong?" Qin Shuang asked with an ambiguous smile.

"Seeing you, I am better than anything."

After speaking, he kissed Qin Shuang.

At this time, the hotel door was knocked, Zhou Lianying quickly got up and said in Qin Shuang's ear: "I'll clean up you later." He took care of his nightgown and walked to the door.

He opened the door of the room and said to the person outside: "It's you, it's so late, what can I do for you?"

With that said, Zhou Lianying glanced at Qin Shuang on the bed, and seeing that she was already neatly dressed, he opened the door to let the person enter the room.

The man walked in, took off his hat and windbreaker, and asked, "Director Zhou, I want to discuss something with you. Is it convenient for you now?"

Zhou Lianying closed the door, turned around before she could speak, suddenly felt a pain in her heart, and then fell to the ground.

Before Qin Shuang could scream, she was quickly overwhelmed on the bed, and her chest was suddenly bleeding.

At this time, there was still quiet inside and outside the room, there was no sound, only the very shallow and very shallow breathing of the person, standing there, with delightful eyes, staring at the two men and women.

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PS: The theme of the film made by Director Zhou is taken from the American movie "Twelve Angry Men".