novelaction Chapter 193 Makeup
Chapter 193 Makeup
"Rongrong, where are you going next? I'll take you there."
"Well... let's go back to the provincial base..." Before he could finish his words, Lu Rong saw Jing Xian's undisguised resentful look.
He choked up, swallowed the words in his mouth, and said with a smile: "The host will arrange it."
Only then did Jing Xian start the car with satisfaction.
How could they part so bitterly right after meeting? If no one stopped her, Rongrong would have lived a miserable life alone for the rest of her life.
Unfortunately, Jing Xian hadn’t been happy for a few days before Lu Rong was urgently called away by Director Cui’s people.
Regardless of Jing's mood, Lu Rong was truly shocked by every aspect of the scene after joining the group.
A long time had passed since the last time he talked about changing the script, but Director Cui somehow managed to convince the stubborn agent Shang Yun.
He then changed the audition format, only giving out script excerpts of individual scenes, and focused on recruiting people based on the fame of himself, Yan Congsheng, Lu Rong and others. Sure enough, this attracted a large number of uninformed actors to audition.
With this somewhat unscrupulous method, Director Cui was able to quickly gather the people.
Most of the actors in the show hadn't even seen the complete script before filming began.
After the release of "Daisy", Director Cui had already filmed one-third of the plot.
When Director Cui heard that Lu Rong had free time, he immediately sent someone to urge him. It was said that the scenes had been set up and the supporting roles were complete. Director Cui even asked someone to calculate an auspicious date. The only thing missing was the fox fairy.
After dragging it on for so long, Lu Rong felt embarrassed to waste other people's time and could only say goodbye to the empty-nest man.
"Teacher Lu, you are finally here!"
Director Cui is a very kind old man who likes to make serious historical dramas. The costume dramas he made are like templates in the industry.
"I'm sorry to have kept Director Cui waiting for so long. I hope I haven't delayed the progress of the crew." Lu Rong shook hands with the old man apologetically.
"Hey, no, no, kid, I'm already very surprised that you can come. Besides, this is just the right time."
While they were talking, the assistant director quickly packed up Lu Rong and sent her to the dressing room:
"Teacher Lu, put on your makeup first. The fox fairy makeup is too complicated. It may take two hours to apply it once. After the makeup is done, the teacher will have to hold it up for the whole day. It is very troublesome to remove it."
In fact, it is a very authentic melodramatic fairy tale drama, disguised as an ancient style, with some special effects, and relying purely on the plot.
Both the screenwriter and the assistant director thought so, but Director Cui did not think so.
As a member of the older generation, he has his own conception of the three realms in his mind, where humans, immortals, demons, and monsters coexist.
The protagonists in the play are gods in the eyes of mortals, and it is actually reasonable for them to lack the morals and ethics of a human being.
Director Cui took charge of the project personally. After revising the script from beginning to end, he began to work on the specific characters.
There is nothing to say about the fact that gods and spirits with high levels of cultivation are in human form. It is recorded in some Taoist scriptures and legends such as "Zhonglu Chuandao Ji" that spirits must first cultivate into human form if they want to become immortals.
Because the human form is considered to be the perfect embodiment of the balance of yin and yang, it has a natural advantage in perceiving the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and understanding and applying Taoism.
The so-called heaven, earth and man are collectively known as the Three Talents, and man exists on a par with heaven and earth.
This means that humans have a special status and value in the universe, and their physical form and essence are also considered to be in line with the laws of the operation of heaven and earth.
Therefore, the human form is called the innate Tao body.
On this basis, Director Cui maximized the racial characteristics of the monsters, fairies, and demons, and invested a lot of connections and resources in makeup.
Although others did not understand Director Cui's behavior, they still respected the advice of the veteran artist.
Now Lu Rong has also witnessed how serious Director Cui is about makeup, which is completely different from Zhou Yan.
Maybe because of the different subject matter, the actors in the Daisy crew basically don't need too much makeup. Every day they put on their clothes and adjust their skin condition before starting filming.
The dressing room rented by Director Cui was indeed crowded, with at least two makeup artists standing next to each seat.
Lu Rong arrived relatively early, as there were still two hours before the scheduled start time of the filming. However, looking around, all the actors who had filming tasks today had already sat down and prepared for a long time.
Lu Rong secretly took note of this to avoid delaying the new crew's filming schedule and causing any problems with adjustment.
"Teacher Lu, here!" Tao Yao waved, and a playful blush appeared on her shy cheeks.
She studied here for two days. The makeup artists here are all masters and are skilled in special effects makeup, which benefited her a lot.
Lu Rong greeted them, sat down and closed his eyes to rest.
The makeup artist wanted to use a fair and matte foundation to create the effect of cold white skin. However, after applying light, she found that Lu Rong had natural cold white skin and her skin texture was so good that she didn't need concealer at all.
The fox fairy is the demon fairy closest to the gods in the whole play, sitting high above the temple.
As a combination of two auspicious beasts, the Nine-Tailed Fox and the Medicine Fox, he has a pure green fur color that is completely different from other Qingqiu foxes.
Different from Shuang Po, the character played by Lu Rong before, this one has real fox eyes, so beautiful that they are beyond human range.
The makeup artist used white as the main color, and first used light white eye shadow to cover the entire eye socket as a base.
Then add a light bamboo green eyeshadow to the end of the eye and the crease of the double eyelids to create a layered effect.
Use a light-colored eyeliner to draw a thin and slightly upturned eyeliner along the root of the eyelashes, and then extend and slightly upturn it at the end of the eye.
The makeup artist moved closer and used a very delicate Chinese painting pen to carefully outline the green waves and green feather patterns on the flower ornaments.
The shape of this flower ornament is similar to a diamond, but the four corners are relatively rounded. It is located in the center between the eyebrows and is of moderate size, about the diameter of a one-yuan coin.
Using the emerald green color of the lake as the base color, a green-feathered bird with its wings spread out is painted in the center with a richer cyan paint.
The bird's feathers are rich in details, with different shades of green showing a sense of layering, as if each feather is shining.
Below the green-feathered bird, light green silk-like lines are used to outline layers of green waves, and the rippling water seems to be flowing.
The edge of the flower ornament is inlaid with a circle of fine gold thread, which adds a touch of gorgeousness, just like the ripples of sunlight on the lake.
The hair is waist-length, smooth and slightly fluffy straight. While wearing it, Lu Rong knew as soon as she touched it that this wig must be worth a lot of money.
There are slight bulges on both sides of the top of the head, and the ears are connected to the hair with ear bones stuffed inside, all of which are very realistic artificial fur.
The hair color is not pure white, but a gradient effect, with the tips of the ears and the ends of the hair dyed a natural light green.
Leave a few strands of fine bangs on the forehead, which are above the eyebrows and gently hang down on the forehead. Behind the hair, use a light green ribbon to gently tie up a part of the hair.
The makeup was almost done, and it seemed very quick, but when I looked at the time, more than an hour had passed.
Several other actors who had started putting on makeup earlier than Lu Rong recognized him and ran over to watch before the filming started, hoping to expand their network.
"Teacher, please open your eyes and take a look at the overall effect. If there is anything wrong, please modify it."
Hearing this, Lu Rong slowly opened his eyes.
Tao Yao behind him held his breath, and the actors watching also took a deep breath.
Lu Rong looked at herself in the mirror and was shocked, but she also understood Director Cui's thoughts.
This is a kind of beauty that transcends human aesthetics. It is the use of a brush to collect the gorgeous colors of nature on the human face, which looks like a human but not a human. This is not meant in a derogatory sense.
Lu Rong thought about it for a long time before he realized that Director Cui must have created a series of inspired makeup by combining the Classic of Mountains and Seas with elements of demons and fairies.