In the 1980s and 1990s, the Hong Kong film market ushered in its last glory. At its peak, Hong Kong films had various themes, such as Stephen Chow's comedy comedies, Jackie Chan acrobatic martial arts films, and various gunfights and gangster-element films, all of which have made great achievements. In addition, there is another type of "ghost film" by Lin Zhengying that must be mentioned.
Lin Zhengying laid down three rules for making "ghost films", one or two weird and the third one is crucial, and the showbiz still uses it to this day
First of all, in the era of scientific development, all "theory of ghosts" is nonsense. However, as a branch of traditional Chinese culture, it does not prevent us from entertaining it, so we have Lin Zhengying's popular "ghost film".
Lin Zhengying created the pinnacle of "ghost movies" with "Mr. Zombie", and also brought Hong Kong's "ghost movies" into a stage of rapid development. Although it is now outdated, the classic works left by Lin Zhengying are still remembered by today's audiences.
However, although "ghost film" is a virtual thing, it involves some things that need to be avoided after all. Therefore, Lin Zhengying formulated three rules when shooting such a movie.
The first is the start time of the movie. Actually, this is easy to understand. Just like we have to choose a good day to get married and enter the house, so that we can have a smooth afterthought. But after all, it's a ghost film, so Lin Zhengyi will be stricter on this point, so this "day" is not decided by just shooting his head.
The second is the filming location. Before the movie starts, the crew needs to make sure that something bad happened where the movie was shot. In addition, sacrifices such as pig heads and roosters must be offered at the shooting scene, and the on-site staff must also pray for the success of the shooting.
The third and most important thing is to call "card" after the game. We have all heard that many actors are very invested in this drama and are still immersed in the drama after the filming. If such a thing happens in a "ghost film", it is undoubtedly a breakdown. If the actor regards the plot as real because of the mental disorder caused by fear, it may cause serious physical and mental harm. So the director shouted "card" after a scene, the louder the better, which means that the virtual plot has ended and it has returned to the real world.
Now Lin Zhengying has driven westward, but the rules he left behind are still followed by the showbiz. Maybe these nihilistic rules are meaningless in practice, but this is a good way to make the filming smooth in order to seek spiritual comfort.
