Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 202: The Great Scene

"Okay, okay then..."

Watanabe Yusuke gave a look, and the stage manager immediately hit the board.

Scene 2, Act 3, filming begins.

Gu Ming raised the loudspeaker outside the venue and shouted, and everyone began to move slowly under Gu Ming's arrangement.

The actors on both sides, dressed in the costumes of heavenly soldiers and generals, were spinning in circles in both directions. The winding road made it difficult for them to remember where to go. When the two teams changed their formations, problems arose.

"stop!"

Watanabe Yusuke stopped him and frowned: "What's going on?"

"Don't worry, just wait."

Gu Ming also knew that such a large event could not be successful in one go, so he explained it again and gave detailed instructions to several people before starting again.

The two circles of people rotated on both sides and crossed each other, eventually surrounding Sun Wukong. Then the heavenly soldiers and generals surrounded him and beat him up.

The scene looked quite large, but Watanabe Yusuke still thought that it was not that magical.

Chiba Shinichi said nothing, but just breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that it is not so easy to coordinate such a large scene, and Gu Ming may not have done a very good job.

"Don't worry." Gu Ming explained, "You can't shoot to this extent with a normal camera."

There was no such thing as a jib at the time, so it was naturally impossible to use one to shoot. Fortunately, this is a temple and there are many tall buildings.

Gu Ming pointed to a nearby tower.

"If possible, ask the monks here if we can go up there to shoot. If so, we can switch to a telephoto lens and shoot from the top floor. We can switch to it later when editing..."

Watanabe Yusuke hissed.

What are you doing!
You are a killing array master!

Are you the director or am I the director?
In an instant, Watanabe Yusuke had a strange feeling. It seemed that Gu Ming would start to shine if he was given a little sunshine, and would start to usurp power if he was given a chance!
"Let's do this first."

He waved his hand and asked the assistant director to take people up the tower to take aerial photos.

Chiba Shinichi suddenly said: "Can I go and take a look?"

"Of course, help yourself."

Shinichi Chiba went up the tower with the film crew.

The two groups of people stood on the tower and looked down.

Following Gu Ming's order, movement immediately began below.

Seeing the people on both sides gradually moving and turning into two large winding circles, Chiba Shinichi's eyes gradually narrowed.

Then Gu Ming waved a flag in his hand and gave a signal, and several young men who were being trained in the office immediately demonstrated their skills and fought with Sun Wukong.

The authentic Four Heavenly Kings!

Because it is a killing performance, even the actors need to be arranged by Gu Ming, it won’t be so casual.

These four people were specially selected by Gu Ming because they have a more majestic appearance.

According to the domestic name, it is called Mo Liqing, Mo Lishou, Mo Lihai and Mo Lihong.

Of course, Japan has other names for them. In Japan, the status of the Four Heavenly Kings has been epically promoted. The original Bishamon was directly promoted to Bishamonten in Japan.

The ultimate weapon in the Onimusha series is the Bishamon Sword.

Gu Ming didn't care about that. To him, this thing was called Mo Liqing, Mo Lishou, Mo Lihai, and Mo Lihong. He would never change the name!
Five people gathered in a circle, four against one Sun Wukong, fighting each other, the scene was extremely complicated.

Chiba Shinichi suddenly moved closer, with half of his body almost sticking out of the tower.

The maneuvers that he couldn't understand before have now been fully revealed as the scene changes. The two large circles vaguely formed the pattern of the Tai Chi inner diagram. The Four Heavenly Kings and Sun Wukong sometimes fought and sometimes separated, presenting the effect of the eye of the formation.

"This... is amazing! It's really amazing!"

Chiba Shinichi was speechless.

To achieve this level of mise en scene with temporary actors is truly astonishing, and the expressiveness of such a scene is comparable to that of a movie! After a long while, Chiba Shinakata finally sighed softly.

No wonder Gu Ming is so confident.

JAC can't do this!
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Of course, Gu Ming uses Zhang Yimou's shooting style.

Zhang Yimou is a photographer by profession and has his own unique way of shooting, which no one can diminish.

This set of large-scale camera arrangements is also Kurosawa's characteristic!

Zhang Yimou started out by imitating Kurosawa Akira!
Large scenes and repeated arrangements create a different kind of beauty.

Gu Ming couldn't reach the top level, but he also took advantage of it and used this method to create a sense of beauty in a small area.

At this moment, the dispatch was completed. Gu Ming turned his head and looked at the tall tower. Chiba Shinichi was also looking down at Gu Ming at this moment.

The two looked at each other, and Gu Ming raised a finger.

How powerful are you, Brother Gugu?

Chiba Shinichi's expression was clearly visible in Gu Ming's eyes.

He lowered his head and lip-synced something to Gu Ming.

Gu Ming saw it clearly.

"You win."

Gu Ming smiled.

Of course we have to win.

He has no right to change other things, but at least the movements must have distinct characteristics!
Especially the elements and image design, it was not until many years later that people realized the profound meaning of this move.

The Four Heavenly Kings are the Four Heavenly Kings. They are not named according to the Buddhist method, nor according to the Japanese method, but according to the name and appearance in the Romance of the Gods.

Only many years later did people realize the real reason why Gu Ming did this.

After a scene was shot, the assistant director came down and couldn't stop praising the film.

"Amazing, absolutely amazing! This scene is even more beautiful than a movie! Furuya-kun, you really aren't from an art school!"

Gu Ming spread his hands.

The art college is gone, but I went to Nietzsche University.

Watanabe Yusuke didn't see the scene on the tower, so he didn't say much at the moment, but just raised his hand slightly.

"Well, that's it! Next, we'll shoot the rest of the filming and try to finish the first episode within two weeks!"

Although the Japanese version of Journey to the West was also filmed and broadcast at the same time, the production costs were sufficient, so many shots were shot in advance. The first episode had not yet been released, so there was naturally plenty of time to produce it to perfection.

Watanabe Yusuke looked at Shinichi Chiba's expression, then looked at the assistant director, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

So, what kind of shot was this arranged? Looking at everyone’s expressions, it feels quite unusual!

He thought to himself that there was no need to rush.

He will be able to see it when this episode is edited, and then he will naturally know what the content is like.

When Chiba Shinichi walked over, Gu Ming also stood up.

"JAC really can't do this."

Gu Ming smiled.

"But the next chapter might not be impossible! Don't underestimate our JAC's experience!"

Gu Ming's smile did not diminish and he bowed slightly.

"Then I'm looking forward to seeing JAC's performance in the next episode."

(End of this chapter)