Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 19 Stunning Shots

"Teacher Wang, we are ready and can start at any time."

Wu Chen noticed the expressions of the people in the performance department above, and without any embarrassment, he called out calmly.

On the contrary, Park Song-il seemed to feel that he had made a fool of himself. He was a little embarrassed for a moment, lowering his head to fiddle with the microphone and dared not say a word.

"Okay, let's get started, Iffy. Even though you're the backup, don't slack off. Watch more and learn more. Your lines and stage presence are very important. You'll need to practice them later!"

Wang Jinsong looked at everyone on the stage and gave instructions.

"Okay, teacher!"

Liu Yifei nodded and responded with a clear and pleasant voice.

"Brother Chen, I rewatched the plot of Thunderstorm last night. It was so exciting. Father and son fighting for love, brother and sister entanglements, Cao Yu's brain is simply out of control!"

Park Song-il fiddled with the Sennheiser ME66 shotgun microphone and marveled at it.

"Stop sighing and adjust the lighting quickly, so that the pictures I take don't look like a horror movie."

Seeing that the acting department was about to begin, Wu Chen immediately adjusted the gimbal with his fingers and said, "Don't shake your claws, otherwise all the footage I shoot will look like an 'earthquake scene', and that would be a disaster!"

"Don't worry, Brother Chen, my hands are as steady as nails!" Park Songri patted his chest and promised, but as soon as he finished speaking, the soft light in his hand "clicked" and tilted, almost hitting his feet, causing Wu Chen to roll his eyes almost to the back of his head.

Fortunately, Wang Jinsong was still reminding the people from the Performance Department who were going on stage about the precautions they should take, so they didn't notice it.

However, there was a pair of beautiful eyes in the corner that took in the entire scene. She covered her mouth lightly and smiled secretly.

On the stage, the rehearsal officially began.

The plot of "Thunderstorm" slowly unfolds.

Zhu Yawen, who plays Zhou Puyuan, stands in the center of the stage. His voice is deep and commanding: "Fanyi, the air in this room is already stuffy enough. Please don't make it worse."

Fan Yi, played by Jiang Yiyan, sneered, with a hint of suppressed anger in the corners of her eyes: "Boring? There's no vitality in this house at all!"

The two people's confrontation was tit-for-tat, and the atmosphere was full of tension.

Lu Shiping, played by Zhou Yang, murmured softly, her tone full of the bitterness of time: "Dahai, please don't be stubborn anymore."

Lu Dahai, played by Luo Jin, gritted his teeth and was so emotional that he wanted to rush up and fight Zhou Puyuan.

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Wu Chen took a quick look at the people on the stage and knew that this was an abridged version of "Thunderstorm", divided into four acts and six scenes, with a rock version of Cui Jian's "Nothing at All" as a transition between the acts.

The plot gradually builds to a climax.

Zhou Puyuan, played by Zhu Yawen, confronts Lu Dahai, played by Luo Jin, and the atmosphere is tense.

The emotions on and off the stage were aroused, and even the air seemed to freeze.

Wu Chen half-knelt on the ground, his eyes glued to the viewfinder, his fingers as nimble as a conductor's.

First, there is a wide-angle shot, which captures the tense atmosphere of the entire stage, and then it quickly switches to a medium shot, locking onto Zhu Yawen's face distorted by anger.

The aperture is adjusted to F2.8, and the background is blurred just right. Combined with the warm light from the Lowell Diva-Lite 300 soft light, the picture has a full sense of layering and is so three-dimensional that it seems to be able to jump out.

"Brother Chen, your operation is too smooth, isn't it?" Park Song-il was stunned and almost forgot to aim the microphone in his hand.

"Stop talking nonsense and watch carefully. In the next shot, I'm going to show you a trick. Learn it. If you can't figure it out in the future, I'll smash your brains out."

Wu Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he lightly pressed the shutter button with his finger, decisively switching to a close-up of Jiang Yiyan.

Wu Chen perfectly captures the moment of anger and forbearance in the eyes of Jiang Yiyan's character Fanyi. Then, in another smooth zoom shot, from Luo Jin's furious roar to Qi Kui's servant's panicked run, the camera movement is so fluid and rhythmic that even Park Song-il couldn't help but exclaim, "This is art!"

"What a shame, the acting department hasn't caught up. It's a waste of Brother Chen's footage!"

Park Song-il couldn't help but feel a little emotional, but the lighting movements in his hands followed very closely.

"Pa pa pa!" After the rehearsal, Wang Jinsong called out "Cut" and then started clapping. "It's not bad, it's looking good."

"Yangyang, you performed really well just now." Liu Yifei stood up, her long hair cascading over her shoulders like a waterfall, and praised sincerely.

"Yiyan, that Fanyi you just did was pretty good!"

"Zhu Yawen's Zhou Puyuan looks pretty good!"

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When the students of the acting department heard Wang Jinsong's tone of praise, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief and gathered together to discuss their performance.

Wang Jinsong looked at this scene, snorted coldly, and suddenly changed the subject:

"What are you arguing about? Are you satisfied with just a little appearance?

Next, I have three points to make. First, the lines are forced and lack emotion. Second, the acting is stiff and can't fit in with the character.
"The last point is, your eyes, your eyes have no drama, you know? You are like a robot, you are watching a robot act?"

"Ha, Zhu Yawen, do you watch robots acting?"

"Zhou Yang, look?"

After Wang Jinsong's barrage, the whole audience fell silent.

"Is Teacher Wang so scary when he gets angry?" Park Songri said in a low voice, his voice trembling a little.

"It's just a warning, otherwise these people will make a big fuss!" Wu Chen said softly without changing his expression, and quickly started to replay the materials in his hand, preparing to give them to Wang Jinsong for inspection later.

This is the teacher's usual trick. He used it many times when he was an assistant director.

"Wu Chen, have you finished filming? Show them how it turned out, and why are you bragging about it all?"

After Wang Jinsong finished speaking, he walked over.

Everyone from the acting department followed Wang Jinsong in silence. Liu Yifei winked at Zhou Yang, took Zhou Yang's hand, and looked at the scene in the camera curiously.

Wu Chen calmly pressed the play button, and immediately, frame after frame of textbook-level images appeared on the screen.

Zhu Yawen's roar was made to look domineering by the light and shadow, Jiang Yiyan's suppressed anger and Zhou Yang's profile when he whispered had a deeper charm in the dim light.

"Did I act that well?" Zhu Yawen was a little upset.

"Is this me?" Zhou Yang was a little skeptical and pulled Liu Yifei aside, "Xixi, was I like this just now?"

"I don't know either!" Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, thinking back to the scene just now, and said uncertainly, "Maybe!"

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Everyone immediately started talking.

Especially in the climax confrontation, Wu Chen used a 360-degree surround shot to show the tense atmosphere of the entire stage vividly. The perspective switching was so fast and the picture was so stable that even Wang Jinsong was stunned and couldn't help but think of Mu Deyuan's confident words that day.

"Old Mu received a good seedling!"

Wang Jinsong couldn't help but feel somewhat envious of Mu Deyuan. Comparing this to his own students, who were still marveling at him, he immediately became furious.
(End of this chapter)