Chapter 944: Chapter 935: To the End with One Mirror (1)
She no longer needs to rember any lines, nor does she need to deliberately pay attention to those actions. From this mont on, she is the female patrol officer who, for justice and for the male lead, decisively breaks with her corrupted ntor and bravely fights enemies deep within their den.
Her thoughts follow the plot directly; the scenes rehearsed thousands of tis and practiced countless tis, are about to rge into her very marrow, naturally bursting out.
Director Ji and the other actors are in place, the lighting technician is ready, the cinematographer has also set up the cara, props, set design, everything is prepared. The pace of this scene is fast, aiming to be done in one shot, not only must the actors perform their martial arts and acting flawlessly, but the cinematography and lighting must also keep up; everyone must give their all.
Although this scene is the most challenging, for Xia Siyu, it is not the most dangerous. After filming this part, the last part, “jumping off the cliff”, is the hardest for her. Because it is fild on location and in snowy weather, to make the shot look good, she isn’t wearing any Weiya.
There are mats on the ground, but the vertical distance she jumps down is sixteen ters. Sixteen ters might not seem like a large number, but it is actually the height of four floors. From above the third floor, a fall could be fatal. Director Ji designed it in three stages, not letting her drop sixteen ters all at once. The first jump is six ters, the height of two floors, which allows so buffering. Then down another four ters, and the last six ters to the ground, where she can roll to release kinetic energy.
Each stage is marked, and the landing spot for each stage has cushioning mats placed in advance. However, such a jump, for ordinary people, is equivalent to suicide. At the very least, it leads to fractures. Last ti, Zhang Fan, when he jumped, accidentally missed the cushioning mat and injured his lumbar spine.
This ti, although snow has fallen, the cushioning mats are covered by thick snow, which also serves as an excellent cushion. But because of the snow, the protective mats hidden underneath are harder to notice. Although there are markers, such as tree branches and twigs, it’s still easy to misjudge, and a slight inattention could lead to injuries.
Moreover, roads are slippery in snowy weather, even if the correct spot is identified, slipping is still possible.
However, Xia Siyu does not have ti to consider these, she follows the main group first, completing the earlier group scenes and fight scenes.
Director Ji shouted, “Everyone to your places, ACTION!”
The achievents Xia Siyu has practiced these days are now finally on display.
She has never learned martial arts, at most practiced boxing, relying on her previous experience in ballroom dancing; her body’s flexibility and strength are quite sufficient.
Martial arts are martial arts, combat fighting is combat fighting. Real martial arts are ugly and malicious, they are killing techniques. They target critical areas of the body, not high in aesthetic value. But combat scenes are all about showmanship, ant to look good, with exaggerated, expansive movents. Xia Siyu perfectly ets this need; she moves with a presence just like an opera star appearing on stage, with each movent, each gesture, her imposing aura erges. With her long arms and legs, her movents are spirited and powerful, tumbling, kicking, and leaping—each action a delight to watch. What is most impressive, is that even during an action display, she doesn’t forget the complex emotions of the plot.
There is her reverence, confusion, and anger towards her corrupted ntor, her secretly fostered affection and dependency for the male lead who is yet to be acquitted, yet also a hint of doubt. The anger and sadness from her “brother’s” death, and her righteous indignation towards the enemy.
She has very few lines, many emotions are fully conveyed through facial expressions, eye movents, and actions.
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