Birth, aging, sickness and death, these four things are called the four sufferings of human beings in Buddhism.
Similarly, these four things often appear in movies.
In Nanaya's opinion, these four things can be regarded as the ultimate expression of human emotions.
Whether it is script writing or actor performance, it is something that tests the skills of the parties involved.
But these four things are also the most representative of a person's life insights.
If these four scenes could be presented perfectly.
Well, both the screenwriter and the actors have reached a very remarkable level.
But now, Tohsaka Rin has not reached this level yet.
Otherwise, her acting skills wouldn't be as mediocre as it is now regarding Mami Tomoe's "death".
So, when Gen Urobuchi proposed their quick-learning method in the screenwriting industry, Nanaya agreed after a slight hesitation.
"There are no shortcuts to improving your acting skills."
Nanaya smiled and explained to Rin: "Although everyone says that acting is something that depends on talent, there are some things that cannot be solved by talent alone."
"Of course I know." Rin said a little dejectedly.
After watching her performance in front of the camera, she looked a little frustrated.
Although I can't do it myself, at least I have been in the film industry for so long that I still have some vision.
But some things cannot be solved just by knowing them.
In simple terms, it means -
Eyes: Oh, I see where I'm lacking.
Brain: Oh, I know what expression I should make.
Body: MMP, do it yourselves!
Basically, this is the state Rin is in now.
"Don't worry, you have to have confidence in yourself."
Nanaya patted Rin's shoulder and encouraged her with a smile: "Urobuchi gave me a suggestion that can help you improve your acting skills quickly."
"Gen Urobuchi?"
If the outside world still has only a vague understanding of Old Gen's name.
Rin, who has already read the entire FZ script and the Madoka Magica script, naturally has a very deep understanding of this "Warrior of Love".
In Rin's opinion, the person who could write these two stories is not a human being at all, but a devil.
What hope, what justice, what beauty.
Does not exist.
In the eyes of this man named Gen Urobuchi, the meanings of words such as "love", "healing" and "beauty" have long been distorted.
"Madoka Magica is a healing and heartwarming story."
When you say this, doesn't your conscience hurt? !
"Mr. Gen Urobuchi...do you have any suggestions?"
Rin asked absentmindedly, twirling her hair with her fingers.
Nanaya nodded: "Well, he thinks that he can use the method of personal experience to make you feel more intuitively."
"…How exactly should we do this?"
Rin suddenly had a bad feeling.
"It's very simple. You just need to experience the scene of your relatives and friends dying."
Because Nanaya's words were too simple, this gave Rin an illusion.
"Are you planning to die yourself?"
"How is that possible? This isn't the world of Dragon Ball. It can't be that simple."
Nanaya said, waving his hands.
"I mean for you to experience the scene of people losing their loved ones."
Nanaya handed a list to Rin: "In other words, I hope you will attend the funeral."
"What?"
Rin's eyes almost popped out when he looked at the long list in his hand.
"You have to watch carefully at funerals to see the expressions on the faces of those who have lost loved ones."
Nanaya explained to Rin: "Life is full of changes, and the world is fickle. The emotions expressed by people at this time are the most real."
"Are you sure I won't be kicked out?"
It took Rin a long time to utter these words.
When someone's relative dies, you run to their door and say you want to observe how they cry when someone dies.
Rin felt that it would not be surprising even if he was beaten to death.
"No problem, you just need to prepare the gift money."
Nanaya said calmly, "Just pretend to be the deceased's friend, why would anyone kick you out?"
"But..."
"Don't worry, Ms. Tohsaka."
Old Kyon appeared beside Nanaya, his face full of warm and gentle expression.
"I'll go with you. I'm an old hand at this kind of thing."
The next second, Rin hid behind Nanaya.
"I'm even more worried!" Rin looked at Gen Urobuchi with a little fear, as if the other party was some scary ghost.
"It's okay, Rin. Kyon has done this before when he was accumulating material for his writing. Just follow him."
Although she secretly complained that Urobuchi's smile was too gloomy, Nanaya knew that it would be safer for Rin to follow Urobuchi.
"Seven Nights..."
Rin let out a reluctant sigh.
Although Rin is still very resistant to Kyon in his heart.
But at Nanaya's request, she had to follow him to attend various funerals.
Nanaya believed that with Rin's talent, he should be able to see very good results in two or three days.
Afterwards, Nanaya notified the crew remaining in the studio to move to another location.
A large number of computer CG composite shots will be used in "Madoka Magica".
Although those witch's barrier scenes with all green screen or all blue screen will be shot in New Zealand.
However, in daily scenes, there are still many similar shots that require the addition of CG special effects.
For example, the various interactions between the protagonists and QB, as well as the transitions between reality and the barrier.
Therefore, during the filming of "Madoka Magica", it was almost normal to use a small portion of green screen or blue screen.
This is also the reason why, apart from the necessary exterior scenes, most of the shots in Nanaya were built with props in the studio.
Only in this way can the picture in front of the camera be as perfect as possible without blind spots, allowing the scene in Nanaya's mind to be perfectly presented.
In the studio, the scene that Nanaya is going to shoot this time is the conversation between Sayaka Miki and Kyousuke Kamijou in the ward.
At this time, the scene has been set up and Nanaya himself has changed into a hospital gown.
And Yui Aragaki, who plays Sayaka Miki, also changed into a school uniform.
"Please give me more guidance from now on."
Nanaya greeted the other party as kindly as possible.
"Okay, Director..."
Yui Aragaki looked a little reserved, and seemed a little hesitant when facing Nanaya.
"Don't be nervous, Ms. Aragaki. You just need to follow the script later."
"OK."
Gakki forced a smile.
[How can I not be nervous?! ]
Yui Aragaki complained loudly in her mind.
Although she has achieved a certain level in the modeling industry and is ready to enter the film and television industry.
But when this job really fell on her lap, Yui Aragaki still felt a little at a loss.
He had played the leading role in a TV series before and also filmed the romantic movie "Love Sky".
But the feeling of those crews is completely different from the one in front of him.
After all, compared to the Japanese crews who try to save as much as possible, Nanaya's film production is comparable to Hollywood in terms of scale and staffing.
Therefore, in Yui Aragaki's eyes, the gap between Nanaya Kiryu and the crews she had been in before is really too big.
It's like the difference between the regular army and the militia, the difference is as huge as heaven and earth.
Because of this, Yui Aragaki always felt that she was out of place in this crew.
Before, because she basically stayed in Hanai Ryuichi's group, it wasn't too obvious.
After all, the old man has been making Japanese movies all his life, and it is impossible for him to shoot them in the Hollywood way.
In addition, the roles that Nanaya arranged for the old man were relatively easy, and they were all daily shots that did not require any special effects.
Because the staffing is relatively simple.
This makes Aragaki Yui still feel some shadows of Japanese drama crews to some extent.
But this scene is different.
In addition to acting opposite the great director Nanaya, the crew members are also members of Nanaya's group.
This made Aragaki Yui feel tremendous pressure from all aspects.
But no matter how much Gakki resisted, the shooting still began.
There are not too many lines in this scene, and the main thing is to pay attention to the expressions of the actors.
This scene is meant to show Kamijou Kyosuke's self-abandonment and Sayaka's concern for him.
There is also that very classic line: Magic and miracles do exist.
To be honest, Sayaka Miki's character is relatively simple and there is almost no difficulty in performing it.
Gakki, who has starred in several Japanese campus dramas and romance movies, definitely has no problem with her acting skills, as long as she performs well.
As for the male lead, Nanaya has no problem either. Having played Emiya Kiritsugu, Nanaya is quite confident in facing Kamijou Kyousuke.
The filming process of this scene went very smoothly, except for the fact that Yui Aragaki had to NG three times at the beginning because of nervousness, everything went very smoothly afterwards.
Nanaya was very satisfied with this set of shots.
"Very good, Gakki."
When the actors perform well, Nanaya never skimps on the performance.
"That smile at the end is very contagious, you are worthy of being called gakki smile. Your smile will definitely conquer the world!"
"No way... Director, you're praising me too much."
Yui Aragaki shyly pursed her dimples.
"Why, if I say you can do it, then you can do it."
When the filming went smoothly, Nanaya was very easy to talk to.
"If Tohsaka heard you praising others like that, she would cry."
Ryan stood behind Nanaya and reminded him in a low voice.
"Really?" Nanaya scratched his head, "I don't think Rin is such a stingy person..."
Ryan winked playfully: "Would you like to buy me a drink? I'll help you solve it."
"Forget it," Nanaya smiled and shook his head, "I think it's more cost-effective to invite her. If I invite you, she'll probably make a fuss, right?"
"What a shame." Ryan said in a tone that did not show any regret.
"Teacher, has he left?"
The shots that Ryuichi Hanai needed to shoot were completed yesterday, and Nanaya arranged for Ryan to send him home today.
"Um."
Ryan nodded slightly, and then she said with regret: "Actually, I came here to say goodbye to you today. I will be returning to England the day after tomorrow."
"It's about time for you to go back." Nanaya deliberately said with his back turned to Ryan.
Counting the time, Ryan has been living in his own home for several months.
For an unmarried woman, this period of time is really long.
Even if Ryan and Nanaya knew that they were innocent, other people would definitely not think so.
Although he knew that this day would come sooner or later, Nanaya still felt reluctant when Ryan really said goodbye to him.
"New Year is coming soon, and there are many things to do at home. In previous years, I didn't go back because I needed to work, but this year I can't make it right not to go back."
Ryan seemed to see what Nanaya was thinking. With a simple smile on her face, she asked, "After the New Year is over, can I still come to Japan to be an assistant?"
"No."
Nanaya turned his head and gave Ryan a wicked smile at his disappointed expression.
"Next year's drama group will go to New Zealand. Why are you coming to Japan?"