Chapter 394 Step by Step

In the bathroom, hot water gushes out from the nozzle and sprinkles on Luo Quan's smooth waist.

In the bathtub, Luo Quan's jade body lay spread out, with a bath towel draped over her body. Except for her vital parts, the rest was exposed to the air.

Soon, Luo Quan woke up from his coma, rubbed his head in pain, and then observed his surroundings.

The camera gradually zoomed out, and Luo Quan also stood up from the bathtub, holding the towel tightly in front of him with both hands.

"Cut!"

The assistant director shouted, and the quiet studio immediately became noisy.

The camera crew adjusted the camera position to prepare for the next shot. Makeup artists and assistants rushed over. One touched up Luo Quan's makeup, and the other put a jacket on Luo Quan.

At this time, Luo Quan let go of one hand and opened a corner of the towel on his body, revealing the white tube top and leggings underneath.

If you think about it, you will know how someone who has never filmed a kissing scene can be naked in front of everyone.

Although the original heroine filmed this scene in a vacuum, it was indeed a feast for the eyes of the audience.

However, Luo Quan couldn't be so unrestrained yet, so he used a blind trick.

The towel covers the breasts and buttocks, exposing the waist and two long legs, giving people the illusion that they are not wearing any clothes.

It was a bit of a trick, but the effect was actually very good. In short, several male employees on the set watched intently and kept swallowing their saliva.

Today is the first day of filming for "Resident Evil" and this is also the first scene.

Mainly because the interior of the laboratory was still under construction, Luo Quan could only find a ready-made bungalow to shoot the beginning and end of the movie.

The assistant director...or the cinematographer, walked up and asked about the next camera movement requirements.

Luo Quan is the only director of this film, and all camera movements and angles are carried out according to her requirements. Although the assistant director has a title, he is actually only responsible for photography and has no power to make modifications.

The opening scene was not difficult. Basically, Luo Quan woke up in the bathroom, walked around the house full of doubts, and then put on the red slit skirt.

After Luo Quan put on the skirt, the photographer followed the request and gave her a close-up of her whole body. Little did he know that he had captured a classic image of a heroine that would leave her name in film history.

After every shot, the assistant director would call cut and ask the studio staff to make adjustments.

A coherent movie is composed of hundreds or thousands of shots. The long shots that end in one shot are a huge test for actors and directors.

Although long shots are used to highlight the skills of the filmmakers, they are not needed in this movie.

After a whole morning of step-by-step shooting, Luo Quan had a first-hand understanding of the differences between Eastern and Western film shooting.

When making a movie in China, if there are any requirements for a certain location, the director will yell, and half the studio will surround him, and they will work together to solve the problem.

On the Hollywood side, the director puts forward requirements to the corresponding employees, who then design based on the location, and then only allow the departments involved to collaborate and shoot strictly in accordance with the design.

Although it is a bit slow, it is organized and does not cause so much waste of manpower, and there is no need to worry about making mistakes while busy.

It’s unclear whether the shooting methods of China and Hollywood are better, but the industrialization and proceduralization of the latter are obviously higher than those of China.

The shooting continued until noon, and it was lunch time.

Generally, for the sake of convenience, the food provided on the set is fast food such as hamburgers, fried chicken, and sometimes a whole steak if the funds are sufficient.

However, it is obviously impossible for Luo Quan to let his employees eat such non-nutritious junk food.

For this filming, she contacted a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, Los Angeles, and asked them to prepare lunch boxes and hot soup for the crew at the restaurant.

Of course, the menu of this Chinese restaurant has been completely localized, and Luo Quan has never heard of any of the so-called famous Chinese restaurants on the menu, such as the restaurant's signature dish - General Tso's Chicken.

It is said that this is the most famous Chinese food in the United States, second only to Mapo Tofu, but Luo Quan tasted it once and it has nothing to do with the Chinese Hunan cuisine General Tso's Chicken. It basically just has a name.

However, the employees really liked this dish, and they all ate it with great gusto with their rice spoons.

Fortunately, the mapo tofu tasted quite authentic, and Luo Quan felt a little happier.

After the half-hour meal period ended, the crew did not start work immediately. According to regulations, American employees have the right to enjoy leisure time after meals.

Therefore, no matter how tight the tasks on the set are, there will be no delay at all when it’s time to take a break.

Speaking of which, Luo Quan's plan this time was to shoot the entire movie within a month. The Rrri movie machine he rented from the rental company was also rented for a month at a price of US$550 per day.

Coupled with other props, tens of thousands of money are passing by every day.

If the employees in China were so lazy, everyone from the director to the producer would probably get angry.

But this is the United States. All employees work strictly according to the eight-hour work system. If they exceed the working hours, they have the right to directly refuse to work overtime.

Even if you are forced to work overtime, you will be asked for high overtime pay.

This is almost unimaginable in China or in East Asia as a whole.

Of course, not all Americans are so lazy. Asian Americans are quite hardworking.

A group of makeup artists on Luo Quan's crew were Asian, and they called Luo Quan over just after dinner to inquire about their work.

"Director, what do you think of the effect of this makeup?" In the simple dressing room, an Asian makeup artist turned the head of the silicone doll model.

The face of this doll is ferocious and terrifying. The pale face is covered with red and black wounds, and the mouth still has a set of rusty yellow teeth, as if it has not rinsed its mouth for decades.

Fortunately, Luo Quan often watches zombie movies. For ordinary people, if they saw this head, they would probably vomit out their meal the night before.

"It's very good. It would be OK if the skin could be made a little more gray." Luo Quan highly recognized the makeup artist's skills.

The image of zombies in this world has not yet evolved. In the past, they were made to look like vampires and walked like normal people. They were completely different from the zombies in Luo Quan's impression.

But this also gives her the opportunity to show off her talents. When she recreates one of the most classic monsters in film history on the big screen, she doesn't know how many people will be frightened.

Luo Quan thought evilly in his heart.

Seeing Luo Quan's satisfied smile, the makeup artist asked curiously: "Speaking of director, how did you come up with this image? I have worked on a detective crew before, and I have dressed many actors who played corpses. Many of them are murder cases because of their makeup, but I don’t think the death is as tragic as yours with this makeup.”

As he said this, the makeup artist man pretended to be scared and hugged his shoulders tightly: "If I encountered this thing at night, I would be scared to death on the spot."

Luo Quan explained: "Actually, this is an image I dreamed of in my dream. The resurrected dead must be more terrifying than the simple dead."

The cosmetics guy's eyelids twitched: "Then what you have must be a nightmare."

Luo Quan laughed: "This is just makeup. When the real thing appears, I swear, you will all be scared and scream by it."

Several makeup artists also laughed awkwardly, muttering in their hearts: How could such a beautiful director like this kind of thing?

No one can answer this question.

After the break, the crew resumed work.

The plot has also reached its first climax.

Putting on a skirt, Luo Quan came to a creative room and was thinking about what kind of appearance he was in.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise from a helicopter outside, and then several special effects actors hanging on ropes broke through the window.

The camera freezes.

Frank and others changed into blue costumes with S.T.A.R.S printed on them and took over the positions of the stuntmen.

Here, Luo Quan made the first modification to the film.

In the original movie, it was Umbrella's own team of agents who burst into the room.

Luo Quan was replaced by the Alpha agent team of S.T.A.R.S in the game.

Although STARS is also funded by the Umbrella Company, it was established by the US Federal Special Security Department, which is affiliated with the police, but the funds for its activities are provided by the Umbrella Company.

Luo Quan, a member of the team, also made huge changes.

In the original movie, the entire agent team ended up being wiped out, but this time Luo Quan added characters from the game, namely Wesker, Chris, and Jill.

The original black captain was demoted to vice-captain, and Wesker became the captain of the entire team.

Jill, played by Cecilia, replaced the temperamental and sassy actress in the original movie, while Chris didn't replace anyone. Luo Quan was added directly.

Everyone's appearance is consistent with the game. Wesker wears sunglasses, has a cold temperament, and has a magnetic voice.

Jill was wearing a blue T-shirt and black trousers.

Chris was wearing a body armor and looked burly and powerful.

After the STARS team broke through the window, the assistant director gave each of the three people a close-up.

Now, except for the protagonist, the three important characters have all officially appeared...

In two days, the whole scene in the mansion was completed.

It went very smoothly, but it was beyond Luo Quan's expectation.

After all, the entire film process was in Luo Quan's mind. She directly emphasized to the relevant employees how to move the camera and how to use the lighting.

Compared with those crews who started from scratch, the crew of "Resident Evil" took too many detours.

In the past two days, the underground laboratory scene has been fully constructed, and it will take at most two more days for acceptance and filming.

It happened to be the weekend, so in order to pursue progress, Luo Quan could only give overtime pay to the employees who built the scene and let them continue working.

It can only be said that the working people at the bottom of every country are similar. When they see that the overtime pay is so generous, the employees do not mention the eight-hour work system and just work hard.

The middle class in the United States have no worries about food and clothing and receive high wages. Of course, they have the right to refuse to work overtime.

But these workers, who can only do hard work, have several children to support at home, and they are all competing for work. There is really no room for rest.

Of course, although Luo Quan valued the progress of the project, he would not exploit them day and night like Zhou Papi.

After watching the set for a while, we went back to the hotel.

But going back to the hotel is not to play, but to continue promoting the movie.

At present, it seems that no film and television company is willing to provide publicity and theater share for "Resident Evil".

If Luo Quan made this request to Seifert, he would probably agree, and the company's senior officials would certainly not refuse.

But these are all based on the exchange of favors. If the movie troubles people this time, they can naturally let you write a few songs and make an album next time.

Luo Quan is very confident in his film and does not feel that he needs to rely on favors to get "Resident Evil" attention.

Therefore, she has not contacted any company yet. From investment, filming to publicity, she is responsible for everything.

When you expand into a new field, you will definitely encounter a lot of difficulties at the beginning, and Luo Quan is mentally prepared for these.

Hollywood is the world's largest vanity fair, and the capitalists here are all people who don't see rabbits but don't let go of hawks. Her name is well-known in the music industry, but it may not be so easy to use in the film industry.

""Resident Evil Character Concept Art""

Luo Quan uploaded photos on Twitter, including those of the protagonists. These are stills from the filming, and he will take additional photos after the movie is released.

For a movie without IP blessing, the first thing that attracts attention is definitely the actors.

Most people are obsessed with their appearance, and Luo Quan himself has always enjoyed the benefits brought by his good looks.

The casting of Resident Evil obviously follows this approach. The main characters are all handsome guys and beauties, and none of them have good looks and a crotch.

After the stills were released, they immediately attracted a lot of attention on Twitter, which was more popular than the news released by many media using official accounts. This is also the advantage of big stars.

Regarding Luo Quan wearing a red dress in the movie, fans obviously liked this look:

"Luo Quan is finally willing to show off her perfect figure in the movie!"

"Mom, these long legs are so tempting, they feel over one meter long!"

"This red skirt unexpectedly suits her look very well. It would be nice if the parting was a little higher."

"It feels like nothing compared to swimsuit photos."

"You went into sage mode so quickly upstairs?"

"You don't understand. Swimwear only brings an intuitive impact, while this kind of skirt brings temptation, but I like both."

"Didn't anyone mention the other characters? That Wesker looks so stylish to me. He's a cool guy with black sunglasses!"

"Chris is very masculine, and one look at his face shows that he is a decent and tough guy!"

"Jill is also very good-looking. Where did Luo Quan find so many good-looking actors?"

"Luo Quan is so good-looking. The artists in the agency are all beautiful women, and even when he makes a movie, they are all good-looking actors."

"Ugly 13 left tears..."

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The first wave of marketing for the movie looks very good.

Within an hour of posting the tweet, it received tens of thousands of likes and replies. As more and more highlights are revealed, "Resident Evil" will attract mainstream attention sooner or later.

Luo Quan thought this in his heart.