movie short film " Family " is the latest performance by 52-year-old actress Rene Liu after 5 years. This is the first short film directed by Yao Guozhen , and is jointly produced by film masters Liao Qingsong and Mayday Ashin . "A Family" is performed by Rene Liu, who is the only one who takes the lead in acting, and she delicately interprets the moving relationship between mother and daughter. In the film, she is played in the old age, especially when she is old, and she always has a special makeup process for 4 hours before going to the theater. However, the result of her transformation into an "old woman" made her very satisfied. She is too different from her usual frozen appearance, but she also laughed and said, "I can't recognize myself!"
When Rene Liu saw the script of "A Family" through the producer Ashin, she was quite touched by the subtle and moving description of the mother-daughter relationship. She first contacted director Yao Guozhen. At first, she wanted to give some ideas and assistance to the story, but the more she understood and discussed it many times, she gradually became the person who knew every family best. The emotional portrayal between mother and daughter in the script also made me start to think about the relationship between myself and my mother. In the end, she also happily decided to star in the role. In addition to his role, Rene Liu suffered a lot when she was dressed up as an old woman after taking on the role. Director Yao Guozhen said that Rene Liu agrees with the script setting and is eager to try Lao Zhuan. At the same time, she takes the initiative to free up time for the special team to conduct tests again and again.
team to create the elderly makeup for Rene Liu. It was Bai Jiatang, a special effect makeup studio that won the best styling design for "The Mooner" at the Golden Horse Awards last year. The team spent a long time communicating the density and direction of the wrinkles of old makeup, including the expressions of the simulated characters, and the reasonable aging of the living environment of Asian women. In order to be cautious, they also made two complete old makeup preparations before the filming started. The director said thankfully: At the beginning, I was actually afraid of delaying Milk Tea Sister's time, but not only did she not get impatient, she was also very cooperative. The procedure for making old makeup is very complicated. You have to go through molding, engraving, trial making, focus on discussion, and then formally make fake skins. Each time you apply the fake skin, it takes at least four to five hours.
In addition, silver-white hair is a major project that is not as complicated as old makeup. Because of the special makeup, the proportion of wearing wigs will be unreal. She suggested using real hair to make a white hair look. However, it is difficult to achieve realistic appearance of whiteness and gloss. Finally, she chose a silver paint pen to rub and color the hair. She had to comb it 4 hours in advance during shooting, and she had to remove her hair when she got home. Director Yao Guozhen said: For this reason, Milk Tea Sister washed it 5 times, but the marks on the hair could not be washed off! It also made him feel very sorry for Liu Ruoying to cooperate without hesitation to present the most appropriate makeup and hairstyle for the elderly.
In addition, in order to prepare for a 30-minute one-man show, Rene Liu did a lot of homework and self-training. In order to internalize and shape the role, she often practiced herself at home in the middle of the night after she finished sleeping. When she practiced lines with more intense emotions, her family mistakenly thought that she was scolding the child, which made her smile. Director Yao Guozhen also revealed that Rene Liu has many lines or murmurs that seem to be inadvertently said in the film, "In fact, it is all memorized by Milk Tea Sister, according to the book. She is a very hardworking, serious, dedicated and powerful actor, which is very admirable!"
