Superstar From Age 0

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: AgRoseCrystal

Chapter 556

“Let’s shoot the bust shot!”

The filming team, the lighting team, and the sound team moved closer to the two actors who had been far away for the full shot.

Hwang Do-yoon and Kim Sung-sik, who had received an okay from the first shot, did not relax their tension and matched their lines again. Their upper bodies were captured by the camera angle.

“Then let’s continue with our work.”

“Yes!”

The props team, who had come to watch the first shot, went back into the mansion to assemble the furniture.

The art director Yu Seo-young, who had left one of her team members for makeup correction, and the art team members followed her.

The art team was in charge of not only the climax part, but also the overall image of [Fire].

After the shooting outside was over, the props team member who was moving and arranging the furniture they had assembled in the living room, the next shooting location, opened his mouth.

“Do we have to cover the walls and floors of the unknown painter’s room later?”

The props team leader nodded.

“There’s a scene where paint splashes, so it’s better to do that if we want to restore it later. Don’t stick it to the existing wallpaper, just fix it with tape. And there’s no need to hurry. They said they would shoot other scenes while we were preparing.”

“Yes!”

The props team, who had to change the living room completely, moved busily. The art team also helped.

“I’ll take care of this!”

“Is there anything to cover that?”

They moved what they could and covered what was fixed with only seemingly decent ornaments or furniture models. The living room, which had a bit of a modern feel, gradually turned into a quaint Western-style mansion from a hundred years ago.

***

Meanwhile, the shooting was in full swing outside.

The filming team Park Woo-jin, with the eyes of ‘Min-han’ who was entering this mansion for the first time, moved the camera as if Min-han was surprised by the red brick mansion that opened in front of him and looked up and turned his head to look around the mansion.

This scene would probably introduce this mansion, which would be the background of [Fire], to the audience.

So he paid more attention to the natural light. He wanted to make it impressive for the audience who had seen Western-style mansions often.

“Then Min-han, Mr. Lee, please get ready.”

Satisfied with the neatly captured video, Hwang Ji-yoon’s words made Hwang Do-yoon and Kim Sung-sik, who had been warming up next to the fireplace, head to the front of the camera again.

They paid attention not to change even a single hair from their appearance when they were shooting before, as if there was no flaw. Hwang Do-yoon and Kim Sung-sik, who were carrying their luggage, stood side by side.

Hwang Ji-yoon shouted loudly after checking the camera, lighting, and sound.

“Ready, action!”

***

“You’re entering this mansion for the first time, right?”

“Yes. You always stopped me when I tried to enter.”

Mr. Lee chuckled at Min-han’s words, who was looking around the mansion as if he was distracted.

“I’ve been living here for so long, but you’re the first one I’ve seen who made a hole in the wall. The first one.”

“Hahaha. But you came running right away.”

Min-han, who was laughing shamelessly as if it was someone else’s business, followed Mr. Lee, the manager of the mansion, who was moving around to close the wide-open door.

Bang!

Mr. Lee, who had closed the door firmly, stood next to Min-han and looked at the mansion.

“Help me clean the yard later. Oh, do you see that? The place where the curtains are drawn on the second floor. That’s the young master’s room.”

Mr. Lee’s words made Min-han raise his head.

“That’s where the scenery is the best. You might say what kind of scenery there is in this country, but…”

“…Mr. Lee.”

“Huh?”

Mr. Lee, who was heading to the entrance of the mansion, turned around at Min-han’s call. Min-han’s eyes, who were looking up at the second floor, seemed to have lost their direction strangely.

“…What’s a curtain?”

***

“Cut! Okay!”

Maybe it was because they had been shooting since the afternoon, but it didn’t seem like they had shot much, but time flew by.

“It’s winter, so the sun sets quickly.”

Everyone looked up at the sky at the words of the fourth-year filming team. The sky, which had been blue, gradually turned red as the sunset began.

“We’ll have to do the shooting we couldn’t do today tomorrow.”

Hwang Ji-yoon and the filming team gathered and talked about tomorrow’s shooting. They had to shoot at a similar time to today, since there was a direction of sunlight.

“Then let’s do that. Se-yeon. Props team, how far have you finished the work on the set?”

Hwang Ji-yoon’s words were answered by the assistant director Kim Se-yeon.

“They said they finished the living room. They’re working on the stairs and the hallway now. After the hallway is done, they’re going to work on the unknown painter’s room right away.”

The lighting team, the sound team, and the film students who had been organizing the filming equipment by now gathered and listened to the meeting of their peers and seniors. These small meetings would be very helpful when they made their own works later.

“Then we’ll shoot in the living room tomorrow morning, and shoot what we couldn’t shoot today in the afternoon.”

“Will we shoot the unknown painter the day after tomorrow?”

“Yes. And then we’ll go to the accommodation and check what we shot today and shoot more if there’s anything missing.”

“Right. It’s better to shoot everything before it snows.”

It would be nothing more immersive than having no snow in the close-up shot, but having white snow in the full shot.

“That’s it for today’s shooting!”

That shout was spread all over the mansion. The props team, who were working on the floor and walls in the hallway, stretched and stretched. The second-year student who was on the ladder came down and said.

“Shall we leave it as it is?”

“Let’s just clean up the tools. It’ll be a big deal if someone steps on it tomorrow.”

The props team, who were holding tools in their hands, organized them and headed to the first floor.

The filming team, the lighting team, and the sound team, who had finished the meeting, organized the filming equipment and moved it to the room that was used as a storage room on the first floor.

“Senior. How far do you think we can work tomorrow?”

The props team leader looked at the work plan and answered Hwang Ji-yoon’s question. Hwang Ji-yoon and Kim Se-yeon also watched the team leader’s finger pointing at the paper.

“The hallway is still in progress. About 10 percent?”

“Hmm. Then can we shoot the unknown painter’s scene the day after tomorrow?”

The props team leader shook his head.

“No. It’s hard. The detail work took more time than I thought. I think we can assemble and arrange the furniture by the day after tomorrow, but I don’t think we can finish it to our liking.”

Hwang Ji-yoon fell into thought for a moment and opened his mouth.

“But we’re going to use weak lighting for this scene. I think the details won’t be visible because it’s dark… Is it still hard?”

“Really? Hmm. If we leave out the details, it might be okay… Let’s talk about it in more detail.”

Once again, the meeting began.

***

The [Fire] team, who returned to the accommodation, had dinner and monitored the amount they had shot today using the beam projector and screen in the restaurant.

“Those who are tired can go to bed early! We have shooting tomorrow, so take care of your own condition!”

Even at Hwang Ji-yoon’s words, the first and second graders who were sitting with awkward faces were quickly sent to their rooms by Hwang Do-yoon and each team leader. They had moved their luggage in the morning and shot in the afternoon, so their faces were clearly tired.

“Are you okay, Seo-joon?”

“I didn’t do much today.”

Seo-jun said with a smile, occupying a seat. Hwang Do-yoon tilted his head.

“You seemed to be running around everywhere, though?”

“That’s true. I helped out the lighting team earlier.”

“And the sound team too. You did a great job, like you learned it somewhere.”

At that, the art team leader Yu Seo-young widened her eyes.

“Didn’t you also help the props team?”

The testimonies from different teams made the members look at Seo-jun.

Hwang Ji-yoon and Kim Se-yeon also had incredulous faces. They thought he was only on the set when they were monitoring, but he had apparently been helping out everywhere.

“Haha. I’m really fine. I’m not tired at all. So I can watch the footage, right?”

He asked, looking so vivid that everyone nodded with nervous faces. He had a smiling face, but his intense eyes seemed to say, ‘I’m definitely going to watch it.’

“Then let’s start the monitoring.”

At Hwang Ji-yoon’s words, Seo-jun and the remaining members turned their eyes to the screen. The footage from today’s shooting began to play on the large screen.

Seo-jun’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the screen.

***

The next day.

Today’s shooting took place in the living room of the mansion.

“It’s less cold than outside, which is nice.”

“Right. And they decorated the living room really well, didn’t they?”

The acting students and Kwon Se-ah nodded at Seo-jun’s words. Until yesterday, there were modern items everywhere, but now there was none.

“This is a model, but they made it really well.”

“Indeed.”

It felt like they had come to a museum.

“Can you help me here? The wires are tangled!”

“Sure! I’ll be right there!”

Seo-jun, the acting students, and Kwon Se-ah ran around as errand boys and girls, helping out the other teams, and soon the shooting preparations were done.

Director Hwang Ji-yoon raised her voice.

“Ready, action!”

The outside of the mansion was amazing, but the inside was even more so.

Unlike the plain walls of the thatched house, there were walls with beautiful patterns and ornaments he had never seen before. Chandeliers and candles hanging from the ceiling. The floor seemed to glitter, too, making him a little cautious about stepping on it.

“That’s a clock over there.”

“I know that much!”

The one who eased Min-han’s tension was Mr. Lee, who teased him by teaching him new things after the curtain incident.

“How do you know about clocks? Have you seen one before?”

“I met a guest of this mansion before, and he showed me a pocket watch? I think that’s what he called it.”

Min-han was surprised by the sight of the needles moving by themselves in a small object like a soy sauce bottle.

Mr. Lee nodded at Min-han’s words.

“Well, the boss’s guests travel around a lot, so they have a lot of amazing things.”

“But they don’t come back.”

“Well, they’re all busy. Is there anyone you want to see again?”

Just as Min-han was about to answer with a bright smile,

Ding! Ding!

A loud sound echoed in the living room.

“…Huh!”

“You’ve seen a clock, but have you ever seen a cuckoo clock?”

Mr. Lee chuckled at Min-han’s startled expression by the sound of the bell from the cuckoo clock.

***

“Madam Go! Min-han is here.”

At Mr. Lee’s voice, a middle-aged woman in a hanbok came out of the hallway, wiping her hands. She was Madam Go, played by actress Jung Eun-mi.

“Hello, ma’am.”

“Are you feeling well, Min-han?”

Min-han bowed to greet her, and Mr. Lee said.

“Why do you look more polite than when you greeted me?”

“From now on, ma’am will prepare my meals, right? I have to look good to the person who gives me food. I look forward to your delicious meals.”

At Min-han’s words, Mr. Lee and Madam Go burst into laughter.

“Min-han’s room is on the second floor, right?”

“That’s right, but it’s still being cleaned. How about meeting the young master first?”

“Hmm. That sounds good.”

Mr. Lee nodded after a moment of thought.

“Shall we say hello then?”

“Yes. Since we’re going to be friends, it’s better to get along quickly.”

Min-han stepped on the stairs with a slightly nervous expression. It was his first time walking on such a fancy staircase. Well, there were no stairs on the mountain, or in the thatched house. Even if there were stairs, they were only stone ones.

“Oh, by the way, sir. What should I call the guest? Guest? Painter?”

“Just call him young master.”

Young master…

There were no nobles around, so he had never called anyone by that title.

Well, if he was a friend of a Western merchant, he must be a rich young master. It would be hard to be a painter without such a background.

‘But he had an accident.’

Min-han felt sorry, but also a little, very little…

That’s when it happened.

There was a faint sound of something bumping.

Mr. Lee seemed to hear it, too. His face turned pale and he ran to the second floor room. Min-han quickly followed him.