Finally, in 2018, we waited for this masterpiece - "One Cut of the Dead" (One Cut of the Dead).
How god is it?
In the beginning, only two movie theaters in Japan were willing to play the movie, but after it was broadcast, it was continuously added and re-screened because of its overwhelming reputation. Finally, the audience voluntarily formed a support team to cheer for the film. In addition, the total cost of the film was only 180,000 yuan, and it won 180 million yuan at the box office.
In addition, a certain pretending film critic who often haunts various film festivals did not hesitate to give a "five-star praise" this time, and before that, he had not given any film five stars for two consecutive years.
It is a pity that this masterpiece of this small island country has not been introduced into China (but there are already resources flowing out on the Internet).
1. The tough director
The director of this film, Ueda Shinichiro, is a post-80s generation and 34 years old this year. As a film lover, he has only made 8 short films before.
Unlike other directors who win awards and walk the red carpet at every turn, Ueda Shinichiro is very hard in his life: he sleeps in the park when he has no money; ..
In this way, Ueda Shinichiro lived by his strength and became a "hard-pressed Shinichiro".
Haw, haw, haw, haw and haw.
In order to save the cost of filming, Ueda could only ask his friends to play the main roles in the movie, because it is too expensive to hire well-known actors. Ueda Shinichiro once said in public: "I also want to invite Hirose Sisi to play, but the appearance fee is too high, and it costs a lot of money a day."
In order to save production costs, Ueda Shinichiro gave up his house for the crew to use for filming; even the actors' costumes were cut out by themselves with scissors.
In addition, Ueda Shinichiro himself is also a director, screenwriter, and editor, because it costs a lot of money to hire someone to do it.
However, after so much hard work, what has been put together is a masterpiece full of creativity and word-of-mouth.
2. What can you get for 180,000 yuan?
The plot of "Don't Stop the Camera" is very simple. It is neither brain-burning, heart-burning, nor visual perception. It can be summed up in one sentence: a 37-minute long-shot video + the shooting process of this video.
What the hell was this long shot?
A poor crew filmed a zombie movie in an abandoned factory. The filming process was not smooth, because the heroine's acting skills were too frustrating. The director asked her to show a terrifying expression, but she couldn't satisfy the director. The director scolded , she endured.
Patting and patting, real zombies appeared in the factory, so the actors and directors began a runaway journey. They jumped up and down: some time they ran into the car, some time they ran to the roof, and they fought with real zombies.
What the hell is this?
Yes, people who have watched this video commented like this, and some were popular, but they also added a sentence "Fuck me!" before the sentence "What the hell is this?".
Really, I can understand these audiences with empathy and empathy, because I couldn't help but scolded "what the hell is this", let alone a director who has made 8 short films, I think As long as the second Wu, who is suffering from hemiplegia, is lifted up, he can shoot well.
Those who insist that they can't watch it, turn around and watch "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", I can understand. But for those of you who can insist on watching this work, I am really happy for you, because the wonderful things are still to come.
The second half is the shooting process of the previous video, and the highlight is in this part.
In order to shoot the previous long shot, the poor crew made a fool of themselves:
Immediately after the appearance of Uncle Zombie, he secretly drank alcohol and became unconscious, and the "director" couldn't wake him up with his iron sand palm;
When the bald zombie is going to put on makeup, he has to poop. There is no way, he can only poop while the female makeup artist puts makeup on him;
In order to hold back the aunt who is too involved in the drama and not let her play freely, she can only be knocked unconscious, and then create a scene where she is hacked to death;
In the end, the camera rod was broken again. In order to shoot the overhead shot, the entire crew could only stack Luohan, and the "director" stood on the top and held the camera to shoot...
The entire filming process was grueling, absurd, and full of creativity and laughter.
3. Is it divine work?
There's no doubting that "The Camera Never Stops" is an excellent entertainment film, and it has a lot to offer, first of all its long 37-minute take, and second of its making the reveal fun and entertaining.
Long takes: Many directors have taken long takes. Kalatozov shot a 3:22 rooftop cocktail party in "I Am Cuba"; Alfonso Curran shot a nearly 4-minute flying car in "Children of Men" Chase; Chinese mainland director Bi Gan shot a 42-minute metaphorical long shot in "Roadside Picnic".
There is no doubt that the long lens is fascinating because it is "real" and "perfectly controlled".
But shooting long takes isn't easy, it requires actors to stay engaged at all times and to be flawless in their performances, lines, and scheduling. To be honest, most of us, it's not easy to recite 10 minutes of lines in a row, let alone maintain a good performance state and perform it (rather than say) it perfectly.
In addition, the audience also needs to step into the director's lens and appreciate the present moment of constant events.
In order to present the best effect of the 37-minute long shot of "The Camera Don't Stop", Ueda Shinichiro presented all the scheduling problems one by one, and because of this, it was full of laughter (such as an inscription board for the actors), it was breaking The seriousness of the long shot (real), while preserving the integrity of the long shot (perfect control).
The revealing process: The second half of the revealing process is the finishing touch of the whole movie. Because the long video was live broadcast, it was required that it could not be interrupted. Even if there were problems with the director, actors, and props, all bridges, plots and lines should be kept intact.
It is precisely in order to protect its "integrity" that the film keeps laughing.
In the opinion of most people, the work of making a movie is always a bit "high-end", and it is precisely because of its "high-end" that the public is more curious: how is such an awesome special effect done? How the hell did such a shitty shootout come about?
People's desire to pry is so strong. When we saw the long shot in front of "Don't Stop the Camera", we couldn't help laughing: In order to make a movie, it turned out that the crew was so able to make do with it. Have fun!
It is this contrast with "high-end" that can bring great entertainment to the audience.
As for whether "Don't Stop the Camera" is a masterpiece, let's wait for the time to judge!
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