A good director can choose the most suitable actor according to his own needs, help the actor to complete the requirements of the drama, and realize the value of the actor. In the industry, Fu Is deeply loved by young actors, and major agencies will specifically find him to tailor roles for their own artists.
For the training and selection of actors, Fu Minwei has a wealth of experience, he believes that there are no bad actors, only actors who do not cooperate. It is reported that before becoming a director, Fu Minwei worked as a casting director for ten years in Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and other big director studios. Li Man, played by Jiang Chan in "Full of Golden Armor", Jiang Wen, the female tour guide in "A Thousand Miles to Ride Alone", and Dong Qi, played by Wang Xiangning in "Taoist Down the Mountain", are all from his hands.
Looking back on the experience of casting directors, Zhang Yimou's way of teaching actors has benefited him a lot, "We have to protect actors, for directors, actors are the carriers of your stories, actors are very sensitive, to inspire and enlighten him, you can also do a lot of work in the early stage to help him understand the role, and even let the role stick to him." Fu Believes that a good director must help an actor find self-confidence and then send him to the battlefield.
"People can be tired, the heart can't be tired, and what you create when you are tired must be bad." Director Fu Minwei's crew atmosphere is very good, this kind of edutainment and education of the director's way of directing, helped all the actors of the network university "There are words in the immortal" quickly entered the role. In the early planning of "Daddy Troubles", he also quickly got the full support of friends in the circle.
It is reported that "Daddy Troubles" is the first online movie produced by Nanjing Scarab Media Co., Ltd., where Fu Minwei is located, and Happy Twist. The film tells the story of two post-00s daughters who began their graduation travel adventure under the "forcible escort" of their secondary two fathers. It is reported that less than a week after the film was launched, the cumulative box office of iQiyi's online movies exceeded 5 million, and the popularity continued to rise.
How does this director, who is loved by actors and recognized by the audience, get the support and trust of Happy Twist? The first producer interviewed the experienced film director and listened to him share the behind-the-scenes story.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > keenly aware of audience preferences, and the story is taken from real life</h1>
In the process of interviewing director Fu Minwei, when it comes to creation, he is extremely excited, let the reporter feel his full passion for creation, from the works he has created "Hot Blood Yang Jiajian", "There are words in the immortal" and "The Bride of the Dragon", his pursuit of the film does not stop at the special effects emphasized by most films in the market, he is more concerned about the sparks of collision in life, and pays attention to the deep ideas and values conveyed by the film.
Fu Minwei shared that in fact, part of his creation comes from daily life. When talking about life with friends, he found a current social contradiction, the more the daughter grows up, the easier it is to have a separation from her father, coupled with the fast-paced development of society, the time for parent-child companionship is less and less, and the family relationship will inevitably be tense.
In response to such social problems, the general framework of the movie "Daddy Troubles" has initially taken shape, which focuses on practical factors such as father-daughter relationship and romantic relationship, and brings the audience more diversified thinking about love concepts, ideals, and intergenerational relations.
After the initial idea was formed, "Daddy Troubles" entered the real content creation link, on the one hand, the script needs to be gradually enriched and improved, bringing new insights to the audience; on the other hand, he also needs to combine the aesthetics of online movie audiences to create fashionable and young audiences' favorite film and television works.
"Daddy Troubles" has a pyrotechnic atmosphere under the light-hearted and funny shell, and the audience can easily resonate with the characters in the film. In the movie, there is a scene where the father sends off his daughter, the daughter is still dressed decently when the father sends off, and when the plane lands and the daughter comes out of the airport, she changes into a fashionable and open dress, and the fathers are incredible. Fu said that many fathers are reluctant to acknowledge their daughter's growth, "In the eyes of many fathers, daughters are very simple, do not understand anything, and even do not want to believe that their daughters will wear makeup." ”
Whether a film's thinking is profound or not has become a factor that Fu Minwei attaches great importance to. It is reported that in "Daddy Troubles", in order to make his daughter happy, the father put down his dreams and worked hard to earn money to take care of his daughter, which reflects the preciousness of family affection. But at the same time, the film's thinking rises to a new height at the end of the film, and the idea that is really transmitted to the audience is, "Everyone has dreams and ideals, maybe one day you can get it back again." ”
In addition, in order to make the film poke at the mainstream audience of online movies, director Fu Minwei also specially invited the styling team of "Ode to Joy" Wang Ziwen. "Our stylist Jiang Yueyin has a fast fashion brand of her own, and we believe in her sensitivity to fashion."
For the light-hearted and funny type of movies, Fu Minwei hopes to present the audience with the breath of youth and sunshine. But for historical war movies, he pursues more to restore historical facts and texture, "When we once filmed a period drama, there was a character who was a captain, he had a trench coat, we asked him to wear it wherever he went, and everything had to be wiped with sleeves to make the trench coat feel shiny and dirty." Because a new clean and polished outfit does not fit his role in years of drifting at sea. ”
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Happy Twist continues to open the market imagination, and hundreds of outstanding signed actors have yet to be discovered</h1>
"Daddy Troubles" is a new content theme opened up by Happy Twist in addition to stage plays, online short dramas and variety shows, which further expands the boundaries of content. Over the years, as the leading comedy label in China, Happy Twist has established a good reputation among the audience. Why did the happy twist flower of "twisted flower production, must be a fine product" set its sights on "Daddy Troubles"?
Referring to the cooperation with Happy Twist, Fu Minwei said, "The outside world talked about Happy Twist is Shen Teng, Ma Li, Allen, Chang Yuan, Wei Xiang, and Huang Cailun. But except for these few people, whoever plays it is not Happy Twist, which is very unfair to the hundreds of actors who are left in Happy Twist. ”
"They are all very good actors, and they have been on the stage for many years, they just don't have the opportunity to appear on film and television, ordinary actors and audiences don't know, but it doesn't mean that they are not good actors in happy twists." 」
In the movie "Daddy Troubles", in addition to the familiar faces of the audience such as Dong Yanlin, even if the audience can't see the popular Hua Dan and the traffic students, they can successfully enter the play under the acting skills of many powerful actors. Chen Bing and Wu Yingzhe, who play two fathers in the movie, are both stage drama meritorious actors who are happy twists, and they use their strength to interpret the fathers of two different personalities. The father of the heroine Zhou Ling'er (played by Zhao Yilin) is relatively strong and has a tendon from childhood, while the father of his girlfriend Song Duoduo (played by Wang Lina) is more provocative and can be called a family cook. Chen Bing portrays the strong single father into three points, and he portrays the image of a daughter who loves his daughter in his heart and is eager to carry his daughter in his pocket. Including Zhao Yilin, she interprets the youthful vitality and rebellious image of a college entrance examination graduate to the fullest, whether it is from the aura or the delicacy of emotion.
With the affection of many professional actors, I have to say that a light comedy and funny movie has more depth and more atmosphere. What impressed Fu Was the last scene in the movie. "The big screen plays the father's monologue of his youth, the father's public apology to his daughter, but it is actually a confession to the daughter, and the last song is sung to the daughter, but also sung to himself, my ideal is still loved, but for the sake of the child, I can choose to shelve." 」 After this scene, the director said that the atmosphere of the scene was completely ignited, the two actresses could not cry, and even several extras on the stage would cry together.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > responsible for cost budgets and skillfully controlling the shooting production process</h1>
In addition to the identity of the director, Fu Minwei also assumes the responsibility of the film producer, has a strong ability to control the film production process, and manages it in accordance with the strict film and television industrialization process to ensure the smoothness of the shooting process.
In the face of the budget given by the producer, Fu Minwei will be responsible for the budget to the end after signing the director's contract. "I'll definitely tell you in advance what kind of effect I can do with this budget, and then I'll do my best in this effect, and try everything to learn from each other's strengths and make up for some deficiencies."
It is reported that the shooting cycle of "Daddy Troubles" is only 16 days, and how to restore the script to the greatest extent in these 16 days to achieve the desired effect is also a big challenge for the director. In "Daddy Troubles", there were originally two cities, one inland and one in Lijiang. Due to the problem of shooting costs and duration, the director is required to shoot two different regional styles of scenery in Lijiang, which is a great exercise and challenge for the director's ability to operate the mirror and control the picture, "When shooting, we are like doing a puzzle, one environment we shoot a certain angle, and then stitch together the angle of another location." The picture must be stuck, otherwise it will be easy to wear. ”
After the experience of many online movies, Fu Minwei has a strong control over the film's shooting cycle and production ability, which makes the entire crew run in an orderly manner, and the crew can also have a relaxed and pleasant working environment.
In addition to being good at light comedy style films, Fu Minwei also maintains a love for other themes of film and television works, and recently he is intensively preparing an online movie on the theme of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea and a suspenseful web drama. The breakthrough innovation of the genre, the good inducement of the actors, the keen control of the content, and the skillful grasp of the shooting and production process, these factors have come together to become an important promoter loved by Fu Minwei by producers and actors, and the industry also needs such a backbone to bring high-quality works to the audience and lead the direction for the industry.