Editor: Xiao Yi
In recent years, more and more film and television works have been shown in front of everyone, and they all have strong appeal, leading the audience to feel the joys, sorrows and sorrows of the characters in the play.
But the audience also gradually became a question, why do directors love to shoot the upper body shots of actors?
And when we turned the lens into a panorama, we found that in the process of shooting, there are many unknown "hidden secrets".
Today, I will lead you to uncover those "hidden" pictures and reveal the stories outside the camera.
Out-of-season shooting
With the recovery of the film and television industry, Hengdian Film and Television City has regained its former vitality, according to statistics, Hengdian shoots hundreds of film and television works a year.
In the filming process of film and television dramas, the real seasons in real life often cannot be synchronized with the settings in the play, and in order to prevent the audience from playing, the actors have to use a little "caution".
"The Legend of Zhen Huan" can be described as an artifact for contemporary young people, with its exquisite plot, many viewers never get tired of watching it, and the audience has also found a little "small flaw" in watching it many times.
When the "Sister Mei" in the play was talking to Zhen Huan, she actually said her lines while holding an ice cube, which made the audience very curious.
And actor Huan Xi said in a behind-the-scenes interview that this is because it was winter during the filming process, but to shoot summer scenes, the reason why he had to hold ice cubes in his mouth was to avoid breathing in his mouth when speaking lines.
In order not to let the audience play, both the director and the actors took great pains.
But sometimes, actors have to shoot winter scenes on hot days, which is especially common in costume dramas.
Summer temperatures in Hengdian often reach as high as 30 degrees, but in order to shoot costume dramas, the actors had to wear thick ancient costumes, but perhaps the weather was too hot, and the actors came up with a good way to relieve the heat.
Everything is as usual in the director's upper body shot, however, in places that the camera can't see, the actors show their long legs, which is really funny.
However, this is not the most outrageous, can you believe it, all those blood-pumping horse riding scenes in the TV series are not real.
Fake "Circus"
In the previous costume dramas, in order to reflect the chic and bold of the male protagonist, some blood-boiling circuses were often arranged.
Due to the limited conditions of the crew at that time, it could not be replaced by special effects and other elements, and the actors had to learn the skills of horseback riding before joining the crew.
But today's horse riding is no longer real, and I have begun to learn to be "lazy".
Perhaps out of concern for the safety of the actors, or because renting horses is too expensive, most directors no longer consider using real horses when filming horse rides, but use some props.
You think the actor is riding a fast horse and whipping the horse, but when we turn the camera to a panoramic view, we find that the so-called "vertical circus" is a few staff members running hard with a shelf.
This is not the end, in order to avoid goofs, the director found horses that can "confuse the real with the fake".
Because of the exquisite workmanship of the props, people think that it is a real horse at first glance, however, when we zoom out of the camera, we find that this horse actually has no legs, which is really shocking.
Horseback riding with the help of props is not uncommon, but there are even more bizarre ones to come.
When an actress was filming a horse riding scene, in order to save the cost of props, she was seen pulling the reins of props, treating the staff as horses, and riding on his head at will.
This image really subverts the audience's imagination of horse riding.
Strong height difference
In modern dramas, there are often sweet love scenes, however, when the height difference between the male and female protagonists is too obvious, the picture will be very incongruous.
Actor Hu Yitian is an obvious example, he is 1.88 meters tall, which actress is very strange with this height.
In order to reduce the height difference, actress Li Yitong had to step on the sky-high sky, but in addition to high heels, the directors also worked very hard to shoot good pictures.
When it was necessary to shoot the scene where the two were walking, due to the large height difference between Hu Yitian and Li Yitong, the effect of the two in the same frame in the shooting picture was not ideal.
In order to increase the degree of adaptability of the two, Li Yitong has been walking on the wooden box prepared by the props team at the request of the director.
And this situation is not only in Hu Yitian, actor Wu Lei has also encountered the same situation.
When cooperating with Zhang Zifeng to shoot "Midsummer Future", there was a scene where the character played by Wu Lei hugged Zhang Zifeng.
But because of the height difference between the two, Wu Lei had to tie up his horse when hugging to make the whole picture look coordinated.
In order not to be a goof, the crew can only shoot the upper body shots of the actors, which is understandable.
However, what surprised the audience was that those sweet princess hugging scenes in romantic dramas could also be faked.
"Princess Hug" fake
In romantic dramas, in order to create a sweet atmosphere for the hero and heroine, the director will often arrange for the male actor to hug the actress in a specific scene.
However, not all male actors have the strength to hold actresses.
During the filming of "The Legend of Chu Qiao", the actor Lin Gengxin needed the princess to hug Zhao Liying, although Zhao Liying was very thin, but during the filming, Lin Gengxin still had a hard time hugging her.
In order to make this scene go on smoothly, the director had to prepare some props to create the illusion of a "princess hug".
And such scenes have long been very common among actors.
During the filming of "Dream Back", actor Xin Yunlai needed to hold Li Randi, but he still couldn't hold it because of many attempts.
In desperation, Li Randi could only sit on the prop ladder and be supported by two staff members, while Xin Yunlai maintained a princess hugging posture with one arm, creating a sweet illusion.
Of course, not all male actors are like this, and actor Huang Jingyu is a good positive example.
When playing against Di Lieba, Huang Jingyu picked her up very easily, and there was no difficulty in the process, and he could even walk a long way with him.
In order to maintain their beauty, female stars in domestic entertainment have strict requirements for their weight, and their weight is generally not more than 100.
However, the male actors have said that they can't hold it, they should reflect on themselves, and it is not the fault of the female stars that they can't hold it, but the lack of exercise caused by these male stars.
After taking stock of these events, I believe everyone can understand why the upper body of the actor appears in many TV series.