The filming location of "Shimousa Province" was divided into two places by Kiritsugu, excluding the green screen studio.
One is in Kyoto, where Kiritsugu plans to shoot the city scenes.
Because Kyoto has a very complete ancient Japanese drama city, which is similar to Hengdian Film and Television City in China.
In terms of cost-effectiveness, it is a very good place to shoot Japanese costume dramas.
Kiritsugu chose to shoot another part of the exterior scenes at Mt. Tenjou near Tokyo.
Although this place cannot compare to the vastness and magnificence of the American wilderness with its continuous mountains and vast grasslands.
But the dense woods, the blue sky and the white clouds floating in the sky make this place look very oriental and natural.
It is hard to imagine that there is such a paradise on earth on the edge of the steel jungle of Tokyo.
Especially if you stand in an open area and look far away, you can see Mount Fuji.
However, unlike the clean Mount Fuji that usually appears in movies and photos, the Mount Fuji that people see in reality is often shrouded in smoke.
In fact, due to the local climate, Mount Fuji rarely appears clear, only about one-third of the time throughout the year.
In other words, if you only want to see Mount Fuji from afar for one day, you'll need to rely on your bloodline.
It's only a one in three chance, but it's better than some SSR pools.
As a film that would represent Japanese characteristics in the future, Kiritsugu specially sent a small team to shoot at Mount Fuji every day.
The purpose is to obtain the most perfect picture of Mount Fuji during post-editing.
After all, as one of the three sacred mountains in Japan, Mount Fuji is really famous.
This time, "Shimousa Province" is a rare opportunity to promote tourism in Japan, and Kiritsugu certainly won't let it go.
Take a look at the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy next door. After the release of the movies, the entire tertiary industry in New Zealand was upgraded to a higher level.
In fact, before Kiritsugu started filming, many city governments in Japan approached him after learning about the project.
I hope Kiritsugu can include scenic travel elements from various parts of Japan in this movie.
Kiritsugu agreed to their request after careful consideration.
After all, this movie is a rare opportunity, and taking a nationwide tour in Japan is also a very good choice.
As for the actual geographical issues of these scenic spots, Kiritsugu didn't care.
In the world of "Transformers", Sichuan is next to HK, so why can't we move Hokkaido to the side of Mount Fuji?
Don't ask, the answer is a parallel world.
Although Kiritsugu's idea was a bit materialistic, Nanaya agreed with it very much.
Why not do this kind of win-win thing?
Although Nanaya was very unhappy with Kiritsugu, the other party's vision was quite poisonous.
The selected scenes are not only beautiful, but also highlight the Japanese style.
Nanaya felt it was a shame that this guy didn't go to shoot a Japanese tourism promotional video.
Just like the Tenjouo Mountain that Kiritsugu has chosen now, the scenery is really nice.
Such a beautiful place really makes people want to live there forever.
But Nanaya is not included in it.
It's okay now because it's winter, but when it comes summer, Nanaya probably won't want to stay in the mountains for even a second.
I don't know why, but Nanaya has always been very attractive to mosquitoes in both of his lives.
When filming "Brother Slayer" in New Zealand a few years ago, Nanaya used up almost a box of green wind oil to prevent mosquitoes.
Europeans and Americans have a strong body odor, and you can smell the perfume from a long distance away.
Nanaya could smell the scent of green wind oil from a long distance away.
In fact, the green wind oil package sent to little Murdoch seven nights ago was actually processed from the excess inventory that year.
Come to think of it, I don't know if the green wind oil has expired after so many years.
"But does green wind oil have a shelf life?"
Nanaya rubbed his chin and talked to himself.
At this moment, he was standing on the platform where the director was, watching the crew preparing for filming.
Two children, one big and one small, were fighting on the set, disturbing the members of the set design team.
Fortunately, two people who looked like childcare workers came out and took the two children away.
The scene looked just like a shepherd driving his lambs into the sheepfold.
"These two children are really the biggest obstacle to filming."
Kiritsugu pointed at the two children and complained to Nanaya.
Nanaya nodded and said, "Yes, children and animals are the most unstable factors on the set."
Kiritsugu shook his head"Coordinating a photo shoot with kids is a nightmare. How did you manage to get Yumi Sakutsuki?"
Nanaya glanced at Kiritsugu out of the corner of her eye: "Why Yumi? Where's Illya?"
"Nonsense, Illya is the best kid in the world, how could she possibly mess up on the set!"
"…"
Nanaya found that discussing his daughter with a daughter-obsessed man was a very unreasonable thing.
Fortunately, Kiritsugu didn't dwell too much on Illya's affairs.
After all, discussing how outstanding your daughter is to a man who might become your son-in-law, does that mean you are in a hurry to give your daughter away? !
But Kiritsugu couldn't say anything to belittle Illya, so he simply avoided the topic and instead discussed the filming of the movie itself with Nanaya.
Kiritsugu is well aware of his situation, and this movie "Shimousa" is one that he absolutely cannot afford to fail.
If this movie is a success, then Lin Bao's future will be bright.
But if he fails, Lin Bao's future will be bleak.
Therefore, Kiritsugu was striving for perfection when filming this movie.
"It's really hard to communicate with these two kids. Most of the time we can only coax them during filming. But even so, they often fail to make proper expressions."
"I had to give up on many shots after trying them many times and they didn't work."
Children are indeed difficult to manage, and Nanaya has a deep understanding of this.
The most troublesome thing is that you cannot get angry while teaching your children how to film.
This is what really drives the director crazy.
If an ordinary actor made a mistake, he would just be scolded.
But children cannot do that, because they don't know what the adult world is like.
If you really lose your temper with your child, it will likely increase the child's resistance, which will then become more troublesome.
This is also the reason why obedient child stars are very popular in the crew, because it can reduce a lot of trouble for the crew.
Nanaya didn't have a good solution to the problem of children.
This is a problem that has plagued filmmaking for hundreds of years. If he could solve it, he would probably win the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement the following year.
However, Nanaya still gave some suggestions, "If it really doesn't work, try using pure special effects to create the picture, although the facial expressions will be a little stiff."
"Let me try."
Kiritsugu did not directly deny this option.
"How is the filming going for the other main actors?" Nanaya asked.
"Everyone else is good."
Kiritsugu's gloomy face finally broke into a smile.
"It should be due to my performance in your Madoka Magica, but the CP feeling between Kujo Fuuu and Aragaki Yui is particularly strong."
"Whenever the two of them appear in front of the camera at the same time, the interactivity is really great."
Listening to these words, Nanaya nodded slowly.
Having watched the filming for half a day, he had no doubt about the abilities of the two heroines.
The micro-yuri operation during the "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" period is still playing a role today, and the feeling between Kujo Fuu and Aragaki Yui is very good.
Especially Yui Aragaki, in order to fit the character of Musashi, she put on a southern accent during the performance, so as to be more in line with the setting of Musashi as a native of Okayama.
The feeling of Kujo Fuuu is also good.
Maybe it's because of the red and blue CP in the previous "Madoka Magica", when she stands with Gakki, Nanaya can always smell the scent of orange.
This is both an advantage and a disadvantage.
"Pay attention to the scale when you shoot." Nanaya reminded quietly, "Don't cross the line."
"I understand."
Kiritsugu nodded.
The atmosphere in the film industry in 2011 was not yet at the point where yuri could be brought to the table.
If it were 2020, it could definitely be used as a gimmick and selling point.
In particular, "Shimousa" focuses on the East Asian market. Except for specific circles, most people here are not as tolerant of yuri as those in Europe and the United States.
The reason why Nanaya was hesitant about whether to shoot "The Rebellion Story" was that in addition to the fact that the story itself was too fan-oriented, the market environment was also an important part that needed to be considered.
In the main story of "Madoka Magica", the relationship between Homura Akemi and Madoka can be explained as friendship, which makes sense.
But in "The Story of Rebellion", I went straight to love.
Although the black fans and CP party members including Nanaya were satisfied after reading this book, that was all.
But compared with the global film market, this group of people seems insignificant.
Especially several relatively conservative countries in Europe and the United States may boycott the release of the film.
As a qualified commercial film director, the market returns of a film are always the first factor that Nanaya considers.
Nanaya is probably waiting for a few other Hollywood movies to test the waters and heat up the lesbian market.
In this way, there shouldn't be much resistance when I release "The Story of Rebellion" again.
"I will strike a balance."
Kiritsugu certainly knew what Nanaya meant, and he was also very clear about the impact that making a movie too yuri would have on the movie.
Although there are endless yuri stories in Japanese ACG, the gap between ACG and three-dimensional Japanese entertainment is very serious.
The Japanese society, which is known for its conservatism, will not allow a film representing its own country to promote such a niche culture.
Kiritsugu didn't want to be hacked half to death with an axe on the street one day.
Nanaya smiled and said, "As long as you shoot in the direction of your comrades, there will be no problem."
Afterwards, the two chatted about the filming of the movie, and an assistant director came to inform Kiritsugu that he had returned to the set.
"This is probably the most peaceful conversation we've had," Nanaya said to Sera behind him, "since the Japanese Oscars."
"I just think that you two are typical workaholics." Sera said, "If it weren't for Miss Illya, you would probably get along very well."
Nanaya shuddered: "Forget it, that would be too scary."
As soon as Kiritsugu left, Sakura, wearing long boots and purple tights, stood next to Nanaya.
"How do I look now?"
"Very beautiful." Nanaya gave the only answer.
"I think it's good, too. But this area on my chest feels really tight and heavy."
Sakura had a troubled look on her face, "Why do we have to do it so exaggeratedly here? Will anyone like it?"
"Of course."
Nanaya never doubted this.
After all, the gravitational force of a particle is infinite.