"How do you like my outfit?"
In the set set up by Chaldea Studio, Shion walked up to Nanaya holding a huge cane.
"Hmm... This thing is so inconvenient to hold. I really like the folding fan more. How about we just modify the character settings?"
Seeing Shion looking at him with her big, shining eyes, Nanaya really wanted to give her a stab wound.
[You are already in your thirties, so stop being cute. ]
But when he thought of this woman's unscientific fighting power, Nanaya decisively held back.
"How is that possible? You really think too much."
"Tsk, that's boring."
Shion pouted. She used her cane to support herself and turned around in place and said, "How do you feel? Pretty?"
Nanaya did not make any direct comments, he looked Shion up and down.
She has a slender figure and wears a brown-blue satin dress and a brown wig, exactly like Leonardo da Vinci.
"Very nice."
Nanaya deliberately said in a praising tone: "Having the world's richest woman make a cameo appearance will surely add a lot of buzz to the film."
Originally, Leonardo da Vinci's first appearance was supposed to be during the Hundred Years' War in Chapter 1.
However, Nanaya referred to the FGO prologue special in his previous life at the end of the prologue.
So the movie will end at the beginning of the first chapter, and Peter Jackson's "The 100 Wars" will start directly in France.
Therefore, in order to fully introduce the characters in Chaldea, Leonardo da Vinci will make a brief appearance in the prologue.
It won't take too long, it just lets everyone know that this character exists and what position this character will play in Chaldea.
Today is already the third day since the launch of the FGO prologue.
Compared to the various heavy publicity in the early stages, the official launch of FGO was not very fanciful.
Even the opening ceremony was very simple. They chose a day that was convenient for everyone and started filming quietly.
After all, Fate is a huge IP, and it doesn't need a grand opening ceremony like Madoka Magica to build momentum for it.
There will be no problem in guaranteeing popularity by promoting the film in a high-profile manner, but it is better to keep a low profile when filming starts.
Otherwise, being pestered by reporters all day long will affect the progress of filming.
The Chaldea Magic Studio in suburban New York was not yet completed, so the first seven nights of filming took place on a soundstage in Hollywood.
According to the shooting process planned by Nanaya, he will first shoot the plot and scenes in Fuyuki City that do not involve the protagonist group.
After Inukai Atsuhiro and others completed their training, they started to shoot all the scenes in Fuyuki City.
At that time, the Chaldea Magic Studio in New York had been completed, and he led the crew there to film.
The only exception is the set of shots where Leonardo da Vinci appears.
Because Shion's schedule is difficult to arrange, Nanaya plans to take advantage of Shion's free time now to solve the problem.
Fortunately, this plot only takes place in one room, so neither the setting nor the shooting is too complicated.
Although it was only a scene of less than 5 minutes, Shion still filmed it very seriously.
After chatting and laughing with Nanaya for a few words, she left and returned to the dressing room.
She wandered in front of Nanaya just to test the flexibility of the clothes, and now she was going to complete the final makeup work.
On the other side, after separating from Shion, Nanaya also went to the boys' dressing room and dressed up as Romani.
Her short hair was turned into a pink ponytail, and her face looked a little pale under the powder applied by the makeup artist.
Wearing a slightly loose white coat over the green clothes, this is what Nanaya looks like on the set.
He doesn't have the dirty and greasy look that outsiders generally think of as a otaku, but he still gives people a lazy vibe.
"Hmm...how do I look?" Nanaya asked, gently touching his hair with his hand.
Shion glanced at him, no expression on her face: "Don't move, this look suits you perfectly with those dead fish eyes."
Nanaya snorted coldly as a reply.
In the studio, the entire set is basically completed.
A very simple dormitory, half of which is used for office and the other half is used for sleeping and daily living.
Ori and Shonan were fiddling with the camera.
The two main cameras were placed crosswise in front of the lens at a 45-degree angle to ensure that the entire dormitory room could be captured.
"how's it going?"
Nanaya asked the two people.
"No problem." Ori looked up at Nanaya and said, "This outfit really suits you, senior. It gives off a otaku vibe."
"Why do you say that too?"
Nanaya was sure these guys did it on purpose.
Ori smiled and poked Nanaya's chest with her finger: "But I really miss it. Seniors often appeared on the set wearing wrinkled clothes like this."
"…"
There is really no way to refute this Nanaya.
When I just graduated, I was extremely short of money and had no money to buy clothes.
Besides, he lives alone, so naturally he can do whatever is convenient for him.
Especially shirts, basically they will become wrinkled if you wear them twice in seven nights.
Because of this incident, Nanaya suffered a lot of contempt from Ori.
You have to know that Ori is very strict about his appearance.
Every time she goes out, the kimono she wears is taken care of meticulously, without even a wrinkle.
Of course, Nanaya has become the same as Ori now, but it's not Nanaya who has started to pay attention to his image, but the Sera sisters have taken over Nanaya's daily life.
It really is nice to have someone take care of you.
While Nanaya was reminiscing about the good and bad times there alone, Shion was very interested in the topic mentioned by Ori.
"Hey~ Nanaya was so sloppy before~~"
[Can your tone be any more fake? Besides, it's not like you haven't seen me in my worst moments.]
Nanaya remembered that when he was filming "Golbins Slayer", he met Shion in a savage costume.
"I say, Shion..."
As soon as Nanaya opened his mouth, he was kicked by Shion.
Seeing Shion's warning look, Nanaya could only shut up awkwardly.
"Hey, Ori."
Shion took the initiative to pull Ori over, "Tell me more about what happened before Nanaya."
Perhaps because she was afraid that Nanaya might eavesdrop, Shion not only pulled Ori's back to Nanaya, but also blocked his view with Da Vinci's huge prop cane.
"It's just a little secret between girls, get out of here." Shion waved at Nanaya with a look of disgust.
"Why is it a girl?!" Ori complained dissatisfiedly.
But this sentence was ignored by Shion gorgeously.
"I don't care about you."
Nanaya turned around and went to confirm the arrangements with Shonan.
The set design crew spent about half an hour on the set before finally telling Nanaya that it was complete.
So Nanaya asked everyone to take their positions and gave the order to the stage manager to start.
"FGO: Prologue, Scene 4, Act 2..."
The script supervisor placed the script board in front of the main camera lens and shouted, "Action!"
Because of the angle, this set of shots is a one-man show by Shion.
So Nanaya did not appear in front of the camera, but watched quietly from the side.
After the stage manager called out "start", he withdrew his gaze from Shion on the scene and returned to the screen displayed on the director's monitor.
Except in very few special scenes, he usually does not go to the shooting scene directly with his naked eyes.
Instead, you can watch the shooting effects directly through the monitor.
After all, the images captured by the camera are the result of a combination of shooting, lighting, and other on-site auxiliary equipment.
This is very different from what we see with the naked eye.
Especially when it comes to lighting, the difference between the two will be very obvious.
Often times, a scene that appears fine to the naked eye appears as a mess when viewed on camera.
Of course, the reverse may also be true, but this is less common.
Except for Nanaya and the camera crew, everyone else on the set was looking at the microphone in the air.
Under the control of the equipment team, the black microphone slowly hovered above Shion's head.
The studio was silent. The recording equipment was turned on and no one wanted to make any sound that shouldn't be heard in the equipment.
You have to know that this scene was recorded live. If there is any noise, the entire set of shots will have to be started again.
After all, this set of shots was not shot with an IMAX camera.
If it is shot with an IMAX camera, there will be a loud sound when the camera is operating.
Therefore, the dialogue part usually needs to be re-dubbed during post-production.
IMAX cameras will be used in the filming of the prologue, but the focus will basically be on the action scenes.
There is no way, the cost of shooting with all IMAX cameras is too high.
After all, FGO is not a movie like "Madoka Magica" where cost-effectiveness can be ignored. Every expense needs to be carefully calculated.
However, even if the scenes are shot in IMAX, the actors cannot just shout "1234" when performing.
Not only do you have to memorize all the lines, you also have to recite them during filming.
At most, the staff around can relax a little.
Nanaya believes that memorizing lines can help actors get into their roles better and help them understand the characters better.
Moreover, by playing back the recording after a NG, the actors can see their shortcomings and make targeted modifications.
Shion looked towards the camera and said in a confused tone, "Romani, it's you. What happened to the child?"
"Cut!"
Nanaya quickly called a halt: "Shion, you're using too much force."
"Feel sorry."
Shion has made quite a few guest appearances, and she herself felt that her performance just now was not quite stable.
"Start over again."
Nanaya announced it to the crew again.
But the filming did not go smoothly and the whole set of shots were NG one after another.
Afterwards, when Nanaya himself came on stage, there were also various problems.
Not only did Shion and Nanaya fail to fully get into the mood, but other behind-the-scenes workers in the crew, including photographer Shonan, all showed some problems to varying degrees.
Although the core of the team are all veterans of Nanaya's group, many basic positions are filled with newcomers.
In addition, since the filming of "Madoka Magica" was completed, Nanaya and others have not started filming for a long time, and many things have become unfamiliar to them.
The only one who performed relatively well was Ori, after all, he had just finished filming the "Madoka Magica" spin-off web drama.
But even though Ori is in good personal condition, there are still many problems in coordinating with others.
After all, the entire crew is still in the adjustment and running-in stage, and both the actors and others need to adjust their status.
"I figured it out."
During the break, Shion said to Nanaya, "You are using me as a tool for adjustment, right?"
Nanaya didn't say anything but just nodded slightly.
"Hello!"
Shion slapped Nanaya on the shoulder angrily.
"Tell me, how are you going to compensate me?"
Nanaya rolled his eyes and said, "How about I be on top next time we go on a date?"
After saying that, Nanaya ran away at the fastest speed without waiting for Shion to react.
But Shion was not like other women, she didn't scream out in embarrassment or throw things at Nanaya.
She just kept it in mind silently, ready to wait for the next chance to give Nanaya a deep memory of being "on top".