Chapter 439 – Crank-in (12)
It’s been two weeks since the filming of 〈 Stalker 〉 started.
Today is the day to shoot the chase and confrontation scene between Lee Chae-hee (Joo Seon-hee) and Seo Ju-hwan (the murderer), which can be called the climax of the first half.
Seo Joo-hwan looked around and memorized his filming movement.
‘The camera is facing this way… They said it had to be cut in one take from there to there.’
He said it was a chase, but in every scene, he and Lee Chae-hee do not run at the same time. Because we will be going into cross-editing, we only need to run one by one in turns.
“Cut! Chaehee, you did a good job.”
“Haha, crane. Ah, out of breath.”
“Chaehee, here is the water. Joo-hwan will be back in five minutes, so please wait.”
“Yes. All right.”
After a while, Seo Joo-hwan became a killer and ran through the alley. A killer with a grotesque twisted grin goes after the woman to kill her. It’s not like shouting or swearing, but it’s cruel and threatening enough to make everyone watching feel creepy.
“Cut! Joo-hwan, you worked hard.”
Filming went smoothly after that.
I could hear the staff whispering in the surroundings as if they were curious.
“I was worried because it was a night shot on an alley, but I’m glad.”
“So. I was prepared to be criticized.”
“The people of the city are very broad-minded. To be honest, I’m sorry even while filming.”
Of course, I consulted with the city hall before shooting at night and asked for the understanding of the residents. However, there are always cases where problems arise even with prior coordination. In some cases, drunken guests enter the site and residents who cannot stand the noise protest.
“Quiet. The atmosphere is good, but let’s not talk about it. You can’t stop the flow now.”
“Ah, yes. Sorry.”
“I have nothing to apologize for. Everyone tell them to lower their voices.”
“All right.”
But for some reason, I didn’t have a single trouble today. However, a strange tension enveloped the scene. All the staff, including the actors, felt the air. Naturally, people talked less and tension increased.
At that time, the lighting director quietly approached Min Seon-ha and whispered.
“Director Min, the mood today is a bit… Right? Isn’t this my misunderstanding?”
“Yes. I see what you’re talking about. I am the same.”
“Haha. It feels good. This movie will do well.”
“…….”
Min Seon-ha nodded his head slightly and swallowed dry saliva. Her eyes were nailed to Lee Chae-hee and Seo Joo-hwan.
Feeling. Min Seon-ha was also feeling the feeling that director Cho just said. It’s that feeling that comes when you’re shooting a movie that hit the box office.
‘It’s those two people. It’s up to Joo-hwan and Chae-hee.’
The faces of the two people who repeated the sprinting were messed with sweat. This is because the hot weather in August did not cover the day and night. I saw two people fixing their makeup looking for water to quench their thirst.
Min Seon-ha personally brought two bottles of water and approached the two.
“Are you both okay?”
Lee Chae-hee, who was a little dazed, recognized Min Seon-ha a beat late.
“… Oh, good Thank you for the water. Don’t worry, it’s easy.”
Contrary to her words, Lee Chae-hee’s face was soaked in fatigue. But, strangely, her eyes were so bright that she felt more vitality than usual. She looked like a completely different person from the dazed look she had just a moment ago.
On the other hand, Seo Joo-hwan did not seem to be very tired even though he ran the same way. He was sweating a little, but his breathing his was stable and his complexion his was fine.
Seo Joo-hwan said while receiving the water bottle.
“Thank you, sister.”
“… Yes.”
Min Seon-ha hesitated for a moment at the title of ‘sister’, but soon nodded with a nonsensical expression. Now that I’m here, I’ve done all sorts of things with Seo Joo-hwan to argue about that. Above all, I didn’t want to criticize the actor, who is currently focusing at his peak his, for something insignificant.
‘Don’t interfere.’
Min Seon-ha noticed Seo Joo-hwan today. No, not only her, but everyone in her field was watching him. In the past few days, his atmosphere, acting skills, and even his concentration his were incomparably better than at the beginning of filming. It was especially strong today.
A confrontation scene between the two soon.
Min Seon-ha thought that the fate of this movie depended on Seo Joo-hwan.
However, Seo Ju-hwan suddenly stood up and whispered softly.
“Today, instead of me, focus on Chaehee noona.”
“Uh?”
“I’m a supporting role, not a leading role, right?”
“It is, but…….”
That’s true, but did the supporting actors usually say this?
Seo Joo-hwan pointed at Lee Chae-hee, who had returned with a dazed face behind him, and said.
“And I think we could do a lot of reshoots. If possible… Please film until Chae-hee is satisfied.”
After saying that, Seo Joo-hwan smiled brightly and slightly lifted his head and looked into the air.
Min Seon-ha naturally followed him and bent her head, but despite the high, cloudless sky, not a single star was visible.
‘What is he looking at? Oh, my throat hurts.’
If I raise my head following a guy as big as a telephone pole, I’m going to break it. She lowered her head again and looked at Lee Chae-hee. While thinking over Seo Joo-hwan’s words her.
Meanwhile, Seo Joo-hwan was still staring into space. Numerous messages floated in the air where Min Seon-ha thought there was nothing.
[The skill ‘Awakening’ is being applied to ‘Smoke (A+/A+)’.]
[You will be able to use 100% of your designated talent for 24 hours.]
[The special ability ‘Sex Teacher’ is being applied.]
[The subject, ‘Lee Chae-hee’ is receiving a buff according to the ‘favorability level’.]
[A buff due to ‘sex’ is being applied to the subject, ‘Lee Chae-hee’.]
[The subject, ‘Lee Chae-hee’ is receiving a buff due to ‘Direct Training’.]
[The user’s ‘Acting (A+/A+)’ talent resonates with the target’s ‘Acting (A+/A+)’ talent.]
*
The shooting scene is quiet.
Everyone held their breath and looked at the actor.
The distance between Joo Seon-hee and the killer is getting closer. I feel sorry for Joo Seon-hee’s fear-stained face of her. The killer licks her lips and smiles as if savoring her expression her. Even without a single line, I could feel Joo Seon-hee’s fear and the murderer’s cruelty.
Slow down.
Joo Seon-hee, her step backwards, speaks with a tearful face.
“Why, why are you doing this to me? Why me….”
The killer blinks at her and then smirks.
“That’s a good question. It’s a much better response than screaming or screaming. I like it, so I’ll let you know.”
“…….”
It was then.
Joo Sun-hee turned to the camera without receiving the next line. At that moment, Joo Seon-hee became Lee Chae-hee.
“Cut!”
Min Seon-ha stopped filming.
Lee Chae-hee sighed and apologized to those around her.
Min Seon-ha approaches and asks.
“Chaehee, what’s wrong? The acting was good.”
The decision to stop filming a moment ago was made not by Min Seon-ha, but by Lee Chae-hee herself. Already this was her seventh reshoot of her.
Lee Chae-hee said, shaking her head as if her head hurt.
“Sorry. If I do it again, I think she can do better.”
“It’s fine if you are, but…….”
“The connection was a bit unnatural in the facial expression change. I think we can do it more naturally…….”
“…….”
I couldn’t sympathize with Lee Chae-hee’s words to her. In her view of her, both Lee Chae-hee and Seo Ju-hwan’s performances were perfect, so there was no reason to stop.
At that time, Seo Joo-hwan approached and she offered Lee Chae-hee a drink.
“Drink, sister. It’s a fatigue reliever.”
It’s a drink from an item draw. Fatigue recovery and concentration enhancement effects are given.
“Ah, thank you. More than that, Joo-hwan-ah, how was I a while ago? The expression you get when you say your lines is a bit…….”
“Ah, that’s it. How about doing it this way?”
Seo Joo-hwan understood what she was saying at once and told her what he was thinking. Now, since her ‘her acting her (A+/A+)’ her talent her was 100% activated, he was able to exchange her her acting theory her at the same level as her.
Meanwhile, Min Seon-ha shook her head as she saw the two entering another world.
‘I didn’t think I lacked the ability to see acting either.’
I looked around to see what other people were like. Some actors with a high age were seen. Ma Young-soo as a police officer and Kim Soo-hwan as a stalker. Her eyes met her, and they shook her head as if they knew what she was thinking.
Ma Young-soo said.
“My head hurts if I care about anything. Director Min knows too, right? To begin with, Chae-hee is a different breed. In order to match that level properly, you have to bring older seniors even on this floor.”
To say that Ma Young-soo, who is in his mid-40s, is old enough, is to say that he is at least 56,000 or older actors.
Suddenly, Kim Soo-hwan, who had been listening quietly from the side, let out a blank laugh as if he was full of energy.
“I think so too… Then I don’t know what Joo-hwan is.”
“What do you ask? That’s a different kind too. I thought it was just a passionate junior who came in, but… Eh, tsk. Fuck life.”
“I thought I’d take a break because I don’t have my part today… Glad you came to see it. Right?”
“To do well. I want to retire.”
“You say things you don’t like.”
Youngsoo Ma drank coffee while chewing on a straw, and Soohwan Kim trembled nervously in contrast to her calm tone of voice her. However, it was the same that both of them did not leave the scene and looked at Seo Joo-hwan and Lee Chae-hee from a close distance.
Min Seon-ha also came to his senses her and stood up. After a little break, we have to resume filming. I saw Lee Chae-hee and Seo Ju-hwan, who had just finished preparing, go inside the camera.
She clapped her hands and got her attention to her.
“Let’s all do our best. Actor Lee Chae-hee and actor Seo Joo-hwan will film until you are satisfied, so don’t collapse in the middle.”
At Min Seon-ha’s words, the staff’s faces turned white. But she made no sound of pain. Because everyone felt that now was a very important moment.
“Cue!”
The shooting lasted until the end. Cue signs and cut signs echoed repeatedly. It was a perfect performance from anyone’s point of view, but Lee Chae-hee and Seo Ju-hwan were not satisfied.
‘How long will it last?’
Everyone had the same idea.
It is not uncommon for an actor to reshoot because he is not satisfied. However, it is not repeated over and over like this. There are cases where the director sees substandard performance and continues to demand it, but the opposite is rare.
This was clearly an anomaly.
But nobody complained. In fact, it was because the acting of the two was subtly changing every time they went into reshoots. Mainly, the change took place in Lee Chae-hee.
“Cue!”
Take 31.
The thirty-first filming has begun.
S#25 – Dark Alley (Night)
The expressions of Seo Joo-hwan and Lee Chae-hee change. Each person’s unique atmosphere changes, and tension rises. Instead of Seo Joo-hwan and Lee Chae-hee, Joo Seon-hee and the killer wake up.
Other than the people on the scene, there were people watching over the two. It is an existence that no one except Seo Joo-hwan is aware of.
[It’s finally over.]
Lucy muttered to herself in an excited voice. She erased notifications and messages so as not to distract her master her, who was immersed in her performance her.
[Target ‘Lee Chae-hee”s talent ‘Acting’ grade has risen to S.]
[You have completed the Desire Quest, ‘The Crossroads of Growth and Stasis’.]
Repeated filming finally came to an end after the 31st.
