1905 movie network news A documentary film that reveals the whole shooting process of Zhang Yimou’s works: "Zhang Yimou and His Shadow" today exposed a group of behind-the-scenes "shadow" posters, and a group of "shadows" living behind "Shadow" dedicated their efforts in their respective posts. This documentary, which reveals the whole shooting process of Zhang Yimou’s Shadow, records their ingenious stories as behind-the-scenes filmmakers, condenses the countless efforts of ordinary heroes, and truly takes care of every silent creator of light and shadow behind the screen.
In the documentary "Zhang Yimou and His Shadow", we can see that the whole film of "Shadow" is almost a rainy scene, so the on-site special effects artists have become the top priority. As long as there is location shooting, they need their cooperation, and the rain scene is the most difficult part of shooting. Because of the backlight, the rain will be uneven in the lens, and Zhang Tao sometimes has to debug for a long time for a lens. Photographer Chen Zhoufei bluntly said: "I have never experienced a play that is rainy." However, in addition to the rain, we have to face the challenges of extreme shooting conditions such as air, underwater and bamboo forests. These tests of details are also the standards for measuring works.
As Zhao Xiaoding, the director of photography in the documentary, said, "If you want to do this thing, you must do it well." Ku Huen Chiu, the martial arts designer of Shadow, said frankly that in order to present the best effect, the action shots for a few seconds would not hesitate to be scrutinized over and over again. There are dozens of dead actors in the film. At the filming site, the director temporarily decided to shoot close-ups of several dead people. For a few seconds of close-ups, they shot again and again in the rain for several hours. Fan Yupeng and Li Zhuoyang, who played the dead in the film, talked about their roles and said, "It’s not enough to shoot. You can still shoot after kneeling there for another three hours. When you know that you are doing something, everyone is watching you and everyone is expecting you, you just want to do a little more. A little more, I can be better."
In the documentary, Huang Hai, the poster designer of Shadow, once said: "I like the stills of Shadow best, and I feel that this movie is in front of me at the moment I see it." Such amazing stills are actually the most real and moving moments recorded by stillist Bai Xiaoyan when shooting on the set. From "Shake, Shake and Go to Waipo Bridge", Bai Xiaoyan has been working with director Zhang Yimou for 20 years, and her normal working hours will be three or four in the morning every day; Behind the scenes, Master Zhang Jihu, the crew chef on standby outside the crew, recalled that he had been working in the crew for 17 years and devoted himself to the crew for half his life. Ren Maocheng, the deputy director of Shadow, bluntly said, "But I still feel that if I can, I hope I can keep doing it."
There are too many behind-the-scenes craftsmen in the crew, such as Zhou Wei, the group leader of props, said, "We must do what we promised others", which is also the insistence of every filmmaker. It is they who uphold the high standards of film Excellence that led to the film Shadow. Director Zhang Yimou also said: "People like to watch the brilliant bloom, but there must be a long and unknown preparation behind it. Even during the preparation process, you may not know which direction will have light. "
The documentary "Zhang Yimou and His Shadow" will land on the big screen on October 5, 2018 to meet the audience, explore the persistence and glory of the people behind the film, and illuminate the ingenious filmmakers who regard this career as their lifelong ideal.