Luvia and the stunt actors went up and down the green screen set several times.
It was not until the actors were exhausted and out of breath that Nanaya announced to everyone that they could take a break.
While Luvia was sitting on the ground gasping for breath, Nanaya waved to Aragaki Yui.
Seeing that the director was looking for her, Gakki immediately came over obediently.
Pointing to the chair next to him, after Gakki sat down, Nanaya asked, "What do you think?"
Yui Aragaki tilted her head and said very embarrassedly: "I don't understand it at all, but it seems very powerful."
"Really?"
"That's right." Gakki nodded. "Although I know that CG will be used to add special effects later, I always feel that acting like this is a bit ridiculous."
Nanaya could probably understand what the actress was thinking.
After all, as a Japanese actor, Gakki's thinking towards acting is still traditional.
However, Nanaya had no intention of forcibly converting Gakki.
After all, the Japanese film industry is the foundation of Yui Aragaki's career.
As long as Yui Aragaki can perform well in front of the camera, that's enough for Nanaya.
So, Nanaya asked Aragaki Yui: "Gakki, you have watched everyone filming for so long, what do you think?"
Yui Aragaki pointed her finger at her chin and tilted her head and said, "Magical girls should be as cool as possible when fighting?"
Recalling the battle footage of Luvia just now, Gakki continued, "We need to fully demonstrate the powerful, gentle and beautiful side of magical girls."
"So what about your character, Sayaka Miki?"
Gakki paused for a moment, then put on a confident smile, "In the early stages, I will make full use of my youthful vitality and appearance."
"This will create a strong contrast with Sayaka's self-destruction after the breakup." Aragaki Yui looked at Nanaya and asked, "Isn't that right, Mr. Director?"
"Good."
Nanaya nodded in approval, and at the same time reminded: "The deaths of Tomoe Mami and Miki Sayaka had a huge impact on Madoka's growth process."
"Mami's death made Madoka realize that being a magical girl is not a beautiful thing. Choosing to become a magical girl means facing the danger of dancing with death."
"So after Asami's death, she would be afraid and withdrawn from becoming a magical girl."
Fear of death is a very normal fear among people.
Although in many personal heroism movies, fear of death is often portrayed as a sign of cowardice.
But Nanaya believes that simply condemning the fear of death will not make the story convincing.
On the contrary, events are triggered to make the protagonist understand that death is not the most terrible thing.
Make the protagonist's determination to protect something greater than the fear of death.
Such a character is obviously more acceptable to the audience than simply being fearless.
"There are two people who made Kaname Madoka make such a change. One of them is Akemi Homura who has always protected her."
"The other is Sayaka Miki who became a witch."
Nanaya explained to Gakki: "Sayaka Miki went from being a magical girl to falling into a witch and finally dying."
"It can be said that her entire process in the movie is actually a microcosm of countless magical girls."
"From hope after one's wishes come true, to despair after one's wishes do not match one's reality."
"It was through this incident that Madoka understood what magical girls really were, and it also paved the way for her to want to save all the magical girls later on."
"I see. So my smile has to go from cheerful and cheerful to desperate, right?"
Gakki forced a beautiful smile at Nanaya.
Then Aragaki Yui's eyes gradually became dark, and her smile turned into a strange expression that looked like it was about to collapse.
"Yeah, good. That's it."
Nanaya was frightened by this smile.
He didn't expect that gakkismile could be used in this way.
In order not to embarrass himself in front of Yui Aragaki, Nanaya quickly stood up.
He turned around and shouted to the set: "All departments, get ready, start shooting the next shot."
Seeing Nanaya disappear in the background, Gakki pouted and muttered, "This director... turns out the rumors about him being timid are true."
However, Gakki did not notice that all her communication with Nanaya was seen by another person.
"Big Brother…"
Yumi, who was hiding in the corner, curled her lips.
"How cunning! I never told Yumi these things before..."
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These scenes need to be synthesized with CGI, and the shots Nanaya is shooting now are just the most basic materials.
It's not even a semi-finished product.
All shots still require a lot of post-processing before they can be seen by the audience.
But this does not mean that the early shooting can be so sloppy.
At least when an actor stands in front of the camera, he or she must perform what he or she needs to perform perfectly.
Perhaps the wrestling training she had been doing all along came into play, as Luvia has been in excellent shape since the filming began.
Except for a few extremely dangerous moves, she can complete most of the other moves by herself.
Although too many action scenes somewhat suppressed Luvia's acting talent.
But for the crew, smooth filming is more important than anything else.
After completing Tomoe Mami's first battle, the crew moved to another adjacent filming location.
This is the same as the previous shooting set, where various props wrapped in green screen are still used to replace the terrain and scenes.
However, when it comes to the specific scenes, there are still quite a few changes compared to the previous set.
This scene, which was just built in the blue screen area, actually only has three sets of shots:
Tomoe Mami fights the Sweets Witch;
Tomoe Mami trapped the Sweets Witch with a harness;
And in the end, Mami was called "senior" by the sweets witch.
"Pupu~ This plot... Luvia, you have to act well~"
Rin tried her best to hold back her laughter, but the leaking sound of her voice still gave away her thoughts.
"Dying because of carelessness, this way of dying is indeed very much in line with your taste~ Hahahaha!"
Rin held his stomach and laughed unbridled.
"Sorry, sorry. But... I really... couldn't help it... Haha... Hahahaha!"
In the end, Rin simply gave up on the treatment and laughed out loud in a very unbridled voice.
"To-saka-Rin-!"
Luvia glared at Rin with gritted teeth.
If Aragaki Yui and Kujo Fuu hadn't held her tightly, Luvia would definitely have pounced on Rin.
"You're the same. You can't even cry properly and you have to be taken to a funeral to watch others cry. Do you still have the nerve to do that?!"
"Damn muscle girl! Do you want to fight?!"
"Come on!"
The two women dodged numerous thunderbolts in mid-air.
Compared to the secret battle between her and Sakura, Rin showed no patience at all when facing Luvia.
Rin said all the words the moment she saw Luvia's annoying face.
"You two..."
Unable to bear it any longer, Nanaya rolled the script into a cylinder and hit Rin and Luvia on the head with it.
"Luvia, you have time to argue with Rin here. Have you finished your preparations?!"
Luvia said a little frustratedly: "Sorry, it's almost there."
"Why don't you go to Old Li to confirm it?"
"Yes."
Luvia quickly left the scene.
"Have a safe journey, have a safe journey~"
Rin laughed as a farewell to Luvia.
But she didn't feel proud for long before Nanaya grabbed her head.
"And you!"
Nanaya said angrily: "You still have the mood to mock others..."
"Nanaya, I'm sorry~"
Nanaya said gloomily, "If your expression is not right when we film Asami's death, I will throw you into the emergency room of the hospital for three days and three nights and let you copy how to perform on the spot!"
"Please don't!"
"Do you understand?"
"Yes!... Stop pulling it, the wig is going to fall off!"
Everyone in the studio heard Rin's crying voice begging for mercy, but everyone pretended not to hear it.
In fact, this scene was indeed used to film Mami Tomoe's death.
But it's still too early to shoot that scene.
Rin is just looking for trouble, so naturally no one will sympathize with her.
Fortunately, after Rin behaved himself, no more accidents happened.
After just a few simple practices, Luvia signaled to Nanaya that they could officially start the shooting.
She adjusted her physical condition to the best, holding a musket, posing handsomely on several beams while jumping repeatedly.
This shot was taken three times, and then Nanaya shouted "pass".
At the same time, it was announced that the work for the day was over.
After asking the staff to pack up the filming equipment, Nanaya walked to the set and patted Luvia on the shoulder.
"You did a great job, better than I expected."
"Thank you, Senior."
Luvia played with the curls on her temples with her hands and smiled shyly.
"Keep up your form and try to finish Tomoe Mami's story before February."
Starting from February, Nanaya will be busy promoting "Inferno", and Luvia will also return to the United States to start filming "Iron Man 2".
Therefore, it would be better for Mami Tomoe to end her role as soon as possible.
After giving Luvia instructions, Nanaya walked out of the studio.
Bali, the assistant, followed behind him while making a phone call.
Yumi in the distance hesitated for a moment, then followed under Kujofu's encouraging look.
"Can I come too?"
Seeing Bali put away the phone after making a brief call and then hanging up, Yumi asked.
"Can I go ask Big Brother a few questions?"
In response to Yumi's tentative question, Bali looked at her and nodded slightly.
"Of course, Miss Sakutsuki. Mr. Kiryu will definitely be very happy."
"Thanks."
Yumi smiled happily, then she and Bali quickened their pace and caught up with Nanaya.