Chapter 1630 - 809: The World’s Attention (15,000-Word Update!)

Chapter 1630: Chapter 809: The World’s Attention (15,000-Word Update!)

Lew Xi glanced at Zhou Yun, then at Hugh Redman, and her expression fell silent.

Hugh Redman glared at them angrily and walked away into the distance.

Zhou Yun looked at her and then turned to Lew Xi.

Lew Xi also looked at her.

"Cut!"

Tim Lang walked over.

"Lew Xi, have you noticed that every time before you speak, you unconsciously purse your lips?"

Lew Xi was taken aback.

Tim Lang took Lew Xi to review the footage they just shot.

"Yes." Lew Xi realized it and said in surprise, "I wasn’t even aware of it myself."

Tim Lang said, "This habit is not good; every time you purse your lips before talking, it disrupts your speaking rhythm."

Lew Xi nodded.

So they started over again.

Lew Xi apologized to everyone.

Zhou Yun patted her shoulder, saying, "It’s okay."

Every actor has their own habits, and changing those habits to avoid displaying them in front of the camera, not immersing them into their characters, is a path every actor must go through.

For Lew Xi, encountering various issues in her first acting experience was unavoidable.

Zhou Yun also saw many traces of her past self in Lew Xi.

Filming "Killing Song" was physically demanding but slightly better than "Female Assassin."

Because in "Female Assassin," more than half of the action scenes were concentrated on her alone.

"Killing Song," however, was different; everyone had their own action scenes, and Zhou Yun’s role was reduced significantly.

In fact, Tim Lang only designed five action scenes for Zhou Yun.

The bar scene doesn’t count; just a few simple moves settled it.

Tim Lang said, "Too much fighting only makes it confusing; I prefer everyone to be wowed by each of your moves."

In the five action scenes, the environments and difficulty varied, and each had two or three actions that would be stunning when captured.

For instance, in the forest chase scene Tim Lang wanted to add, as per Tim Lang’s latest ideas, he wanted Zhou Yun and Hugh Redman to be leaping around the forest, climbing trees, descending to the ground, including a scene where Hugh Redman suddenly pounces from the darkness, forcing Zhou Yun to leap backward from a branch in an emergency, without any preparation, perform a backward carp leap in mid-air, then steadily land on another tree trunk, and with the speed of lightning use the elasticity of the branch to counterattack.

Tim Lang also wanted to film this scene as an uncut long take.

The stunt team was so worried they couldn’t enjoy their meals.

However, once Tim Lang proposed this idea, almost everyone agreed that if this action could be filmed, it would certainly become a classic.

Even Zhou Yun herself was shocked upon hearing the description and was very much looking forward to filming it.

But shooting this action was too difficult for Zhou Yun.

Let alone for her as an actress, it’s challenging even for a professional martial artist.

The prop team and special effects team set up the fulcrum, and while designing the action, the stunt team frequently messed up, directly falling onto the air cushion.

"This action is too dangerous!" The stunt coordinator told Tim Lang, "One misstep could result in a neck injury!"

The stunt coordinator very seriously suggested that this shot should not be filmed, safety must be ensured.

Tim Lang listened to the stunt coordinator’s advice and fell into deep thought, then called Zhou Yun over.

Tim Lang explained the situation to Zhou Yun.

"Do you think we should give up?"

Zhou Yun didn’t know what to say.

She was a bit scared, but she also didn’t want to give up just like that.

"Let’s change the filming method." Tim Lang suddenly said, "We’ll rig you up with wires, so you don’t have to exert yourself."

Zhou Yun tried it, but the effect onscreen was poor.

An actor not exerting their own effort to do a backflip, especially one on a hanging branch in mid-air, looked too fake; no matter how it’s shot, the move lacked impact and felt inauthentic.

Everyone reached a stalemate with this shot.

Zhou Yun pondered for a long time.

On one hand was the likelihood of injury; on the other was a shot that could potentially become a classic in film history.

Zhou Yun repeatedly struggled and deliberated.

Would not filming this shot affect the movie’s outcome?

No.

But, once Tim Lang proposed this idea, it was clear that if this shot could be filmed, it would certainly be one of the most spectacular scenes in the movie.