a rising actor in his first year of acting. This was a rare experience even for director Ahn Ga-bok, who is considered a legend in the Korean film industry. Yes, that’s right. It was to this extent that I was able to steal the heart of the upright director Kwon Ki-taek.
-Ugh.
Director Ahn Ga-bok focuses his gaze on Kang Woo-jin, who is slowly taking off his bulletproof helmet inside the filming location.
‘It’s precious, not common.’
He was an actor who would be hard to come by in today’s factory-style acting world. At least that was what director Ahn Ga-bok thought. He could be called a ginseng in the barren acting world.
anyway.
-Tadat!
After the first OK for the passionate group shot came out of the warm mouth of Director Kwon Ki-taek, dozens of the 100 or so staff members who had been holding their breath ran to the filming area. The once quiet scene suddenly became noisy.
“Art team! Help me out!”
“I’m going now!!”
Even though the OK was given, the current scene wasn’t over. They changed the composition and did it again, did a solo cut of the character, etc. It was basic to repeat the same scene several times, and the staff who had just rushed over had to reorganize the filming area again for the reshoot.
However, it didn’t take long.
“Ready!!”
“1 minute! Standby in 1 minute!!”
Soon, it was time for a reshoot. The actors who had been catching their breath entered the camera angle again. This time, it was the same scene, but the focus was on individual scenes of each character rather than the whole scene.
“Hoo-”
It started with Kang Woo-jin. That is, from ‘Private Jin Seon-cheol’. Therefore, on the monitor that Director Kwon Ki-taek was looking at, there were full pictures of the actors, upper body shots, and Kang Woo-jin’s face alone. Then, Woo-jin slowly put the gun on his shoulder.
‘I’m starting first, so focus.’
Once again, I pulled out the ‘Private Jin Seon-cheol’ that was engraved somewhere inside me. The feeling of two selves filling my relaxed mind spread through my blood vessels. So? Are you going to do the same thing this time?
‘No, because it’s alone, it’s darker. Clearer.’
Woojin’s acting has not been lacking up to now. Rather, it has been overflowing. However, as a beginner at heart, he did not know the ‘level’. There is no upper limit. It was unclear where the limit was reached.
‘I don’t know, I don’t know. So let’s just do what we can.’
There is only one choice: to continue walking through the wilderness.
This is not an actor’s attitude.
Anyway, the experience of the top actors here isn’t something that can be narrowed down to a day or two. Kang Woo-jin simply delves into becoming one with ‘Private Jin Seon-cheol’ himself.
So go straight.
Originally, if you do repeated readings (experiences), the character becomes more vivid as a result of the power of subspace. If you add Woojin’s frequent acting to that, it goes too far. I’ve already experienced it. Since ‘Mr. Park’. Control, restrain, and broaden your thoughts. It wasn’t difficult.
Because it’s something I always do in my usual concept work.
Other actors call this work exploration or interpretation.
However, the process of Kang Woo-jin was completely different from that of ordinary actors. The result was the same. Of course, the beginner Woo-jin didn’t care about such in-depth definitions.
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-Ugh.
Before we knew it, a timid guy had taken control of Kang Woo-jin. The camera was focusing on Woo-jin’s bust. Then, Private Jin Seon-cheol heard Director Kwon Ki-taek’s sign through the loudspeaker.
“Hi-action.”
He could faintly hear the voices of his comrades, but Kang Woo-jin could only see the movements of the trembling private next to him. What should he do? As a senior, he should help, but if I speak to him, won’t he be even more surprised and fall over? No, will he even listen to me? He’s a little scared.
At this time.
‘You idiot, what are you worrying about? If you can’t hear, just force yourself to hear it.’
A rough man’s voice was heard.
‘Uh, how?’
‘Get out of here.’
In an instant, the mind of ‘Private Jin Seon-cheol’ changes. Joy or delight. This was actually a phenomenon and conversation that occurred inside Kang Woo-jin’s mind, but it was not captured on the camera that was filming him right in front of him. No, I want to boast about having two egos.
Then how should I express it?
‘Private Jin Seon-cheol’. Kang Woo-jin wanted to hide it from the toys in military uniforms here, but he wanted to show it off to third parties. The current game. So he explored it. What should I add to make you cringe?
Here he noticed.
Sign language. Yes, there was sign language.
A language that can make the other person feel infinite emotions without speaking or opening one’s mouth. A technique that can express lines, emotions, feelings, five senses, and expressions without sound.
Slowly, without anyone knowing, the sign language of Private Jin Seon-cheol is becoming more and more familiar and thick.
At this point the camera zooms in on his face.
However, Private Jin Seon-cheol, who had his gun drawn, could not move his two hands. So he could only use his eyes, nose, and mouth, the muscles of his face and body, the tremors of his nerves, his gaze, and his breathing.
It’s okay, that’s enough.
He then glanced at the private and started playing the game. His eyes showed timidity, his lips showed a slight trembling, and the corners of his mouth showed a moment of joy. Of course, all of this was printed on the monitor without exception.
Thanks to you.
‘······Showing off, showing off.’
Director Kwon Ki-taek’s breathing became shallow, his eyes filled with seriousness.
‘It’s ridiculous. Couldn’t you have expanded the subtle emotional line more than the first one? You’re showing off your split personality secret to the audience right now.’
I can’t take my eyes off Kang Woo-jin’s acting.
‘Am I growing even in this short moment?’
Director Ahn Ga-bok, whose goosebumps kept repeating, was already standing close to Director Kwon Ki-taek. His wrinkled eyes opened. Both eyes opened wide.
‘I see, the state of that character is clearly visible. They hide their true colors from the other world, but they want to show them off to us, the outsiders.’
But for some reason, Kang Woo-jin’s delicacy gradually grows in size.
‘Was there more? There’s still more to show? It’s almost as if······he’s explaining with his face.’
Plus.
‘Why does it smell like the sign language I want?’
A single gunshot is heard at this moment.
-Taang!
Long, intrusive creatures, privates collapsing like putrid, rotten stool, disorderly soldiers, excited officers.
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An endless barrage of gunfire.
-Tang tang tang!!
The rabble-rousing soldiers flee the battlefield in a state of chaos. It is a maddeningly tense situation, but the situation unfolds smoothly, and Kang Woo-jin cries as he embraces the dead private.
“Ugh! Hehehehe!”
I laughed inside.
‘Kuuuu! Hehehehe, I lost one.’
I’m sorry, I’m really sorry. Next time, I’ll definitely stop the bad guy. I was wrong. What did you say? Shut up. You’re having fun too, right? I told you to have fun.
“Jinseoncheol!! What are you doing, you punk!! Didn’t you hear me telling you to run?!!”
Yeah, fuck, stop crying and run too.
“Wake up! He’s dead! He’s already dead!! Shut up and get up!! Hurry up!!”
There’s still a lot to do.
Every second, every minute, Kang Woo-jin’s face on camera changed from moment to moment. The tears flowing were genuine, and the smile curved like a bow was real.
mudfish.
“······Cut, okay.”
When director Kwon Ki-taek’s signal rang out on the scene again, the hundred or so staff members simply kept their mouths shut.
“······”
“······”
“······”
Because it was not just Director Ahn Ga-bok who got goosebumps, but everyone else. The hot weather was aggravating it. What did I just see?
‘Without a single word in the dialogue······You can see that Private Jin Seon-cheol has a split personality. Wow- crazy.’
This became more prevalent as the second and third reshoots were carried out. Clearly, Kang Woo-jin was developing in that short period of time. Soon, the film company representatives and staff behind Director Ahn Ga-bok gave up their judgment.
‘Acting? Can you call it acting??’
‘Hey, if this is shown in theaters and the audience sees it… This is beyond just good acting, right?!!’
In particular, the head of the film company with a tanned face looked quite shocked.
‘It’s amazing, an acting style I’ve never seen before. I feel bad for the other actors who have to face such things right in front of their eyes. He’s growing with each cut, and I can’t see the limit to his growth.’
He is also a veteran in this industry. He has seen many actors. However, his current experience is close to ignorance. The head of the film company slightly lowered his gaze and stared at the back of Director Ahn Ga-bok’s head, then looked at the staff members on both sides with their mouths slightly open. Then he scanned the hundred or so staff members who had their mouths shut. It is wide. It is vast. But it is also narrow.
That was Kang Woo-jin’s story.
The film company president’s gaze fell on Woojin, who was once again hanging out with the actors. The Kang Woojin he saw reminded him of a whale mixed in fresh water. The film company president simply laughed in vain.
‘It wasn’t a monster to be supervised, it was a monster to be dealt with.’
Soon, the movie company president begins to let his imagination run wild without him knowing. The back of that ‘whale’ receiving a flash of light on the world stage.
‘Can we crush everyone in the sea, not just in fresh water?’
For some reason, it didn’t seem that far away.
since.
Filming for ‘The Missing Island’ proceeded quickly. From the hot morning and lunch to the afternoon.
“Cut OK, let’s take a 10 minute break and then go.”
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“Okay! I’ll take a 10 minute break and then go!!”
The concentration of the staff members including Director Kwon Ki-taek and the actors is higher than ever. It was also because Director Ahn Ga-bok was on set.
“Ugh- Filming was tough today. I’m dying, I’m dying.”
“What can I do? It’s an important group shot, and after today’s shoot, we’ll just have to get out of this damn bush.”
“Right. Now, most of the cuts are from the ‘Island of the Lost’ village. Oh, I can finally see the end.”
“What the hell is the ending, they just filmed overseas and when they go back to Korea, they have to film again.”
If you look at the storyboard, after this group shot, there were going to be more shots of the village than the forest. That means, leaving the monster behind, we’ll encounter the strange villagers of ‘The Island of the Disappeared’.
The overseas location filming in the hellish city of Da Nang, Vietnam was also coming to an end.
Of course, there was still a lot left to do when returning to Korea, such as filming on a green screen or on a set in Buyeo, but just by filming overseas, about 30% of the work had been completed.
Around that time in the afternoon, when the sun was setting.
The actors who gathered in groups of three or five glanced at the director’s chair without letting on. They may have seen director Kwon Ki-taek, but the weight was on director Ahn Ga-bok. In fact, all the actors of ‘Island of the Missing’ were concerned about director Ahn Ga-bok even before filming.
Ryu Jeong-min, who slowly took off his bulletproof helmet.
‘What did you think of my acting? Was it lacking?’
All the supporting actors, including Ha Yu-ra, Kim Yi-won, and Jeon Woo-chang, who are wearing military uniforms, keep glancing at director Ahn Ga-bok.
‘I was a bit late in jumping in this cut. Ha- what the heck, today of all days! It’s okay. Just do it without making any mistakes in the next cut. Stay calm, Hayura.’
‘Oh, I’m so nervous I can’t even think of my lines.’
‘Director Ahn······It’s hard to read your expression. I hope you’ll take a closer look.’
Even Hong Hye-yeon, who was watching the filming with the staff while waiting for a friendly appearance, was like that.
‘Where are you going today? Phew- At least you have to make up for what you pointed out.’
There must be some greed or desire. Even though they came to see, if they caught Director Ahn Ga-bok’s eye and participated in his work, their careers as actors would be instantly promoted. It was like a small opportunity for the actors.
However, only one of the actors.
‘I’ve been running all day today, tsk. Ah- I’m hungry. I’ll have to ask Soo-hwan for a few chocolate bars when I get the timing right.’
Only Kang Woo-jin, who was at the peak of his heaviness, did not pay attention to Director Ahn Ga-bok. Well, he tried to ignore him. He was disengaged. Then, Director Kwon Ki-taek, who was sitting in front of several monitors, turned his head to the back.
I don’t know what director Ahn Ga-bok is thinking, but his expression is stiff. Director Kwon Ki-taek asked director Ahn Ga-bok gently.
“How was it, Director?”
Director Ahn Ga-bok slowly turned his gaze and answered in a low, old tone.
“Good. Thank you. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a proper shoot. Your directing always exceeds my expectations.”
“You are too kind.”
“No way.”
Director Kwon Ki-taek, who had been smiling kindly, whispered to Director Ahn Ga-bok. He changed the subject.
“Did you get a feel for Mr. Woojin’s role?”
“Split personality. If you don’t know that after watching that performance, you should stop directing.”
Director Ahn Ga-bok, who answered, turns his gaze again. To the actors in military uniforms who are busy adjusting their makeup. Among them, Director Ahn Ga-bok looks at Kang Woo-jin with an indifferent expression.
“A group with a hierarchy and orders. A loach hiding in a relatively tight cohesion. However, there is no sense of purpose, so it catches the eye more and fills the scene with color. It’s a character that the audience can enjoy watching.”
Of course, Director Ahn Ga-bok wanted to give more interpretations, but he held back his words. He was just a bystander. Director Kwon Ki-taek, who seemed to agree with this, smiled broadly and stood up.
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“This is Woojin’s personal ability.”
“hmm?”
“You know the mood of my scenario. The description of ‘Private Jin Seon-cheol’ was very simple. It was only Woo-jin’s skills that brought it to life.”
Director Ahn Ga-bok, who had been looking up at Director Kwon Ki-taek for a moment, showed a wrinkled smile.
“Yeah, I get why you care about that guy.”
“I’ll give you the ‘Island of the Lost’ scenario. If you read it when you get back, you’ll understand it more clearly.”
“Thank you.”
Director Kwon Ki-taek, with his head slightly bowed, calmly walked into the Busan-like scene, and Director Ahn Ga-bok’s gaze followed him.
The funny thing is.
“hmm?”
Kang Woo-jin, whose eyes met briefly, avoided Director Ahn Ga-bok’s gaze. Director Ahn Ga-bok smirked and crossed his arms, muttering to himself.
“It looks like I’ve been hated.”
Two days later.
On November 3, director Kwon Ki-taek’s autograph was thrown at the filming location of ‘The Missing Island’ in Danang, Vietnam.
“Standby-queue.”
The actors who were focused were Kang Woo-jin, Ha Yu-ra, and Ryu Jung-min. Their passionate acting in military uniforms. About 3 hours.
within.
“Cut, OK. Everyone worked hard.”
Around lunchtime on the 3rd, about 100 staff members threw the safari hats they were wearing at the OK announcement.
“Ugh!! Finally escaped!!”
“Thank you for your hard work!”
“Thank you for your hard work! Actors too!!”
“Wow – I really won’t think about Vietnam for about 10 years!”
“Who would think that filming is over if they saw me?! Hahaha.”
Because the overseas location filming of ‘The Missing Island’ has been completed.
