Shaolin soccer is a classic.
Stephen Chow's "shaolin soccer" should be seen by many friends, and it is a classic in Zhou's comedy. In this movie, the final match is a very important scene. This scene requires all the seats near the stadium to be filled with spectators. At that time, the stadium could always accommodate about 40 thousand people, and the scene needed to be filmed for another month.
Speaking of "shaolin soccer", I think everyone is familiar with it. This film is a very funny comedy film, which mainly tells the story of a poor but diligent star who founded his own shaolin soccer team and achieved success. Starring Stephen Chow and Ng Man Tat, it also got good ratings after its release.
This film is so successful, not only because the script is wonderful enough, but also because Stephen Chow made great efforts in the actor selection in the early stage of this play. Many supporting actors are real martial arts masters, and one is a Shaolin monk. Moreover, the play also uses a large number of extras.
Stephen Chow did a group performance of "shaolin soccer" for 40,000, and didn't spend a penny.
This requires a group performance of 40 thousand a month, which is not a small expense for the crew. So everyone was worried about how to shoot, and thought about using special effects or other channels, but the final effect was not very good.
At this time, Stephen Chow came up with a perfect way, not only invited a troupe to perform for free, but also created a very successful atmosphere. At that time, Stephen Chow asked the crew to directly advertise that Stephen Chow was filming in this venue, and everyone could watch it for free. There will be an irregular lucky draw every day, and the winner can take a photo with Stephen Chow.
So many people come to see Stephen Chow filming every day in this venue, and the group performance is solved, which can not only create an audience atmosphere, but also save a lot of expenses. It is really brilliant.
Jet Li also encountered the big problem of inviting a group to perform.
In fact, not only Stephen Chow, but also Jet Li encountered a lot of problems when filming "Tai Zhang Chi Sanfeng". There is a large-scale battle between officers and men in this play, but the group performance has not been professionally trained, which is not the case at all. It's rickety and has no food, and it makes you angry when you look at it.
Director Yuan Heping asked Jet Li to find a way, Jet Li asked the local government, and finally dispatched a battalion of soldiers from the logistics department to assist in the filming, which was finally completed successfully. If it is a war film, it is more troublesome to find a group performance, because of its particularity, it may be the type of film and television drama that needs group performance most. At that time, Wang, Zhao and so on. He is also a group actor, and it is very hard to go to various places with the crew.
Of course, if the crew is too bitter, they will also refuse to perform. For example, when Jason Wu was filming "Wolf Warriors", he once fainted in five group performances a day. The cast of Wolf Warrior is notorious. Later, there was a play that required a group performance of 200 people, and only five people were found. Stephen Chow can find a group performance of 40,000 without spending a penny in two days, which is also inseparable from the scenes of his plays and his publicity. Imagine who doesn't want to sit in the audience and watch movies for free. What's more, you can also take photos with idols!