best dance
Because of the high level of dance in the entire "Dance Out of My Life" series, in the new century song and dance film, the series’ dance achievement is much greater than that of the "High School Musical" series. Sit in the "first place" of musicals. The secret behind this lies in three points: a director who understands dance, a well-known choreographer, and a dancer who was born in a class. In "Dancing Out of My Life 4", the choreographers paid special attention to the choreography and performance of dance, so the film's producer Adam Shankman vowed to say that this is the best dance in the series. He said: "It's hard to believe that this is the best dance movie we have so far. In this movie, we incorporate a large number of dance styles and different costumes. It seems that this movie will be even more Sexy. In addition to dancing, we also added a lot of realistic stories in the film, such as love, family business, and external troubles, etc., which makes this film more authentic and credible. Because this is no longer one of them. An overhead dance world, but a real world. Someone talked to me about "Dancing Out of My Life 5", I think I might not have the energy to make such a movie anymore. However, if people always like and support this set In the case of movies, if there are good stories and actors, I think we will continue to make it-it feels crazy to think about it. "
Except for the efforts of a choreographer, it is not enough. Good dance needs a good choreographer to come. create. The choreographer Adam Shankman invited for the film was Travis Wall. As a choreographer for many TV shows and film projects, Wall can be regarded as the leading practitioner in the industry today, and recruiting him into the film is undoubtedly even more powerful. Travis Wall said: "I feel very honored to be able to choreograph this film. In order to do this job well, I watched the first three films carefully, learned the techniques and I try to show something different in this movie. In this movie, I focus on the dance in life, not just dance on the stage. Streets, classrooms, convenience stores, etc. can all become shows A place for dancing skills. And in this movie, love became the main line of the "Dancing Out of My Life" series for the first time, so in the solo dance clips, I focused more on emotional expression rather than exaggerated body movements."
Best dancer
For a song and dance film, the plot, setting, and theme are secondary, and the most important thing is to have a wonderful song and dance. The main audience groups like "Dance Out of My Life 4" are films of teenagers, and they understand the importance of the appeal of actors among teenagers. Therefore, the crew recruited Catherine McCormick, who is well-known for the talent show, as the female number one, and the male number one, because he wants to be tall and handsome, so the crew hired Ryan Guzman, who was a model, to play the role. Although there are not many dance shots of the male number one, Guzman still learns to dance in advance. Regarding such a cast, choreographer Travis Wall said: "This group of actors is very good, especially the two leading actors. Because I have worked with Catherine McCormick before, so I know her strength and Dance skills. As an actor, she can complete all the choreography and interpret the taste and emotions in the dance in place. This is very surprising to me. Because dancing in a movie and dancing on stage are completely different. In the movie, you have to pay more attention to facial expressions and emotions in your eyes. It’s really fun to work with Catherine McCormick. If the crew finds someone who can’t dance, then I It’s dangerous, because it’s very difficult to choreograph an actor who can’t dance. Fortunately, the crew is very reliable, and most of the actors I found have dancing skills, which makes my job very easy to carry out. "
For such an actor who can dance, Scott Spear, the director who once filmed the TV series "Extraordinary Dance Company", is very satisfied, because the excellent choreographer and dancers make his directorship extremely simple. . He said: "A good work partner can greatly reduce the things that I need to pay attention to. Because these professionals can arrange all the trivial matters and details, I just need to make a final confirmation to see if it is related to the plot or mood of the film. It’s just a good match. So, I can spend a lot of time on directing the actors’ performance and controlling the plot. In this movie, I tell a love story, which is also in the "Dancing Out of My Life" series The first film with love story as the main line of the film. In the film, I emphasized the story rather than showing off the dance. Because in the setting of the plot, the characters are engaged in dance-related work, so there are a lot of The dance shots do not seem far-fetched."
◎Fundamentals
·The director of the first two episodes of "Dancing Out of My Life", Zhu Haowei, served as the producer of this film.
·The heroine of the film, Catherine McCormick, is an actress selected from the reality TV show "So You Think You Can Dance". She had never participated in the filming of film and television series before. In addition to starring, she also did choreography in the film.
Travis Wall, the senior choreographer in "Do You Think You Can Dance", also participated in the production of the film.
·The original name of the film was Step Up 4, which was later changed to Step Up 4Ever. But the producer felt that the name was too tacky, and finally the film's name was changed to Step Up Revolution.
·There is a dance scene in the film that requires actors to dance in cars. Those cars have been modified and replaced with small tires, so that the car will shake more.
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