Stand-ins are generally divided into five categories: "literary stand-in", "military stand-in", "light stand-in", "naked stand-in" and "hand stand-in".
1. Texting
The main job is to shoot the "faceless" scenes of big-name celebrities. In order to speed up the filming process, teams A and B often filmed at the same time, with Wen acting as stand-in for the lead actor in panoramic scenes or scenes with back views.
2. Actors
The main job is to replace actors in filming difficult action scenes such as fighting and speeding. Most of them are people with martial arts skills or stunt actors. Another example is the late Taiwanese artist Ke Shouliang, who was a well-known stuntman in the industry. Due to the high risk and high technical requirements, the remuneration is generally relatively high.
3. Nude substitutes
When some actors are unwilling to take revealing scenes, they usually dress neatly and pose, and the director only takes pictures of their faces. Then, the naked stand-in took off his clothes and got on the bed and performed various sex scenes. The director only filmed the body. Finally, post-production photoshopped the actor’s face with the nude stand-in’s body. Generally, actresses do more nude substitutions.
4. Light substitute
Generally, the crew asks the stuntman to stand in the position of the main actor to assist the lighting engineer in adjusting the lighting angle. After adjusting it, let the actors take the shot. This is to save time. Adjusting lighting is time-consuming.
5. Hand substituting
Mainly for special movements of the hands. Most of the common ones are close-ups of actors' hands when writing soft pen calligraphy, or other highly technical techniques. , which is a part that a regular actor cannot complete.
Extended information
Stand-ins of celebrities
1. Chow Yun-fat and stuntman Wen Hsiang
Wen Hsiang imitated Chow Yun-fat for ten years. In 2009, he was discovered by director Jiang Wen to star in the movie "Let the Bullets Fly". He served as Chow Yun-fat's stand-in and cooperated with Chow Yun-fat to complete the role of Huang Shilang's stand-in in the film. "Fa's sister-in-law" and Chow Yun-fat's assistant who had been with him for many years both admitted their mistake at one point.
2. Jet Li’s stand-in Lu Yanxi
Since 2008, Jet Li’s chief stand-in Lu Yanxi has appeared in dramas such as "The Mummy 3", "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" and "The Legend of White Snake". As Jet Li's stand-in, he has now fully entered the entertainment industry. It is reported that Lu Yanxi is a rural boy from Sichuan. His original dream was just to buy a harvester for his father.
3. Du Yiheng, Andy Lau’s stunt double
Du Yiheng, the royal stunt double of the king Andy Lau, is also a famous mainland actor and singer. He has appeared in many big-budget movies with over 100 million box office, such as "Let the Bullets Fly" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", and the characters he created have received unanimous praise.
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