The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 2 Is this a storyboard script?
Chen Jingxing parked the car in the underground garage, and just locked the door when a middle-aged man walked over, carrying a large bag.

The middle-aged man saw Yan Xiaoyue behind him.

A not-so-standard and somewhat greasy wink.

"My brother is blessed."

"...Brother Li, did you get sand in your eyes?"

"..."

"Let me introduce, this is my partner and senior sister, Yan Xiaoyue, a graduate student in the Department of Performing Arts of the Academy of Film Arts."

"This is my neighbor, Li Pingchuan, I call him Brother Li."

"...I always thought you were a normal student?"

"Pfft, hello Brother Li, you remember correctly, he is indeed a fresh graduate of the Normal University."

After a brief self-introduction, the two sides chatted all the way, took the elevator together, and reached the first floor.

The house Chen Jingxing bought has two floors and two households. Li Chuan is his neighbor across the street. But living in the junior house of 130 square meters is not crowded. After all, in the center of Beijing, it is not uncommon for three generations to live in the same house in an old small house of fifty or sixty square meters.

"Xiao Chen is not only a talented student, but he started his own business as soon as he graduated. Young people today are more active than I was. Your brother and I were wasted years in the factory and wasted a lot of opportunities." Li Pingchuan An expression of the waves behind the Yangtze River pushing the waves ahead.

Of course, in Li Pingchuan's eyes, Chen Jingxing was indeed a latecomer.

College students start a business, to put it nicely, without a solid family backing, you can’t start a business. Not to mention anything else, just this house is not affordable for college students who have just graduated.

Having said that, college students who have graduated for a long time may not be able to afford it.

"It turns out that your house is a studio. No wonder you've heard the sound of ding ding dong dong talking to people these days. What project are you working with Xiaoyan on?"

"filming."

"..."

Judging from Li Pingchuan's expression, it was obvious that he was wrong.

……

As soon as he entered the door, nearly a dozen people gathered to watch, making Chen Jingxing feel a little Alexander.

"Director Chen is back? Xiaoyan is also here."

"Hello, Mr. Zhao..."

"Hello, Teacher Lin..."

"Hello, Teacher Bao..."

"..."

"Director Chen, look at this layout, how about it?"

A bald man wearing a jacket led Chen Jingxing around from the living room to the kitchen to the bedroom.

"Brother Lei, you don't need to be so polite, it's pretty good, the atmosphere is in place, I'm purely high-sighted, and I need a master like Brother Lei to get it done so easily."

Chen Jingxing carefully looked at the layout of the tables, chairs, walls, and walls in the room. Although he was still not satisfied, he really didn't have more professional talents at hand. No matter how high his own aesthetics were, there was no way to realize it without suitable professionals.

Although in the industry, this bald man is already considered a professional.

Hearing Chen Jingxing's flattery, the dissatisfaction in the bald man's heart receded a little. In his eyes, the little director Chen in front of him was just a rich second generation who was not doing his job properly and had a little spare money at home.

The evaluation of the rich second generation is all earned by the Volvo XC90 driven by Chen Jingxing.

Unexpectedly, this young master was quite picky. He invited him to dinner in private a few days ago, and expressed his dissatisfaction with the props in a rather tactful tone, so he had to bring his two apprentices to re-arrange it himself.

"Director Chen is serious in his work, and this kind of seriousness is lacking in our industry."

A middle-aged man wearing glasses gave a thumbs up and praised.

Yan Xiaoyue at the side smiled, and took out a thick script from her bag: "I have already said that Director Chen is serious about his work. You are all my senior brothers and sisters. Can I still cheat you?"

The other actors also followed suit.

Chen Jingxing casually said a few words of modesty, but he knew in his heart that these were all polite words and there was no need to take them seriously. Maybe these people secretly complained that he was pretending to be garlic in front of Shandong scallions.

Sets and props are a very important part of the film industry.

Chen Jingxing has not bought this house for a long time, and he is a single straight man, so the atmosphere of life in the house is very weak, which is very inconsistent with the tone of the movie.

"Comet" tells the story of a couple who invite friends to their home, so the warm atmosphere of a middle-class family is an indispensable hardware for the movie.

To put it more vividly, Chen Jingxing's house is too "empty", too "cold".

The house should be filled more "full" and more "complicated".

Therefore, Chen Jingxing invited a prop master from a small-scale film and television production company, and spent tens of thousands of yuan to let the props rearrange the whole house according to Chen Jingxing's description.

Specifically, it is the paintings on the wall, the odds and ends on the table, the arrangement of furniture and electrical appliances, the stickers and photos on the refrigerator, the daily necessities in the bathroom, the arrangement of kitchen tableware and even the laying of carpets, etc. A lot of details Creation and presentation, on the basis of trying not to overhaul the house, create an environment full of life.

The film industry is a systematic project involving various categories. Compared with the mature film industry, there is still a big gap in the professional ability and working mode of Huaguo's current film and television drama practitioners.

Even the famous teams of many big directors may not be able to achieve the specialization of various divisions of labor, let alone just a small film and television company's field management, props, food and beverage procurement, and assistant director.

Although Chen Jingxing was still dissatisfied, he knew enough was enough and did not continue to "find faults". As a rookie director with no experience in film and television production, it was not easy to assemble such a grassroots team. Now it is not his turn to dislike others, it should be someone else It's right to despise him.

After everyone was busy for a while, there was no opening ceremony, and the first film of the Grass Stage team started shooting in a residential building.

……

"I made another cup of strawberry enzyme this morning, and I felt that my whole body was purified, and it was very smooth."

"I still have a bottle here, a friend brought it back from RB."

"I had a drink with you last month, and I felt a little dizzy when I got home."

……

Chen Jingxing and another big cameraman each held a handheld camera, adjusting their positions around the conversation between the characters.

Chen Jingxing frowned tightly, always feeling something was wrong.

……

"I was on the phone with Xiaofeng in the car just now, and the connection was suddenly disconnected. Sister Tao, look, the screen is cracked!"

"I'm so mad, the smartphone I just bought last week costs more than 4000 yuan!"

"Did you drop your phone?"

"It didn't fall to the ground, I held it in my hand at that time."

"Did you buy it in a business hall? There should be a warranty."

"I'm not used to this kind of mobile phone. It's all screens and no buttons, so it's easy to break."

"It's never been bumped before."

"They said that when the comet comes today, bad things will happen, so let's make money and eliminate the disaster."

"Comet Miller? How is that possible?"

……

"CUT!"

Chen Jingxing knew where the problem was.

"Director Chen, is there a question? The lines seem to be correct?" An elegant, intellectual and mature elder sister looked a little confused. She was playing the role of a nagging, trying to recommend enzymes to friends.

Chen Jingxing hummed, organized the language in his brain, and gave a thumbs up: "The performances of the teachers are very good, and the lines are okay, but the performance is still a little too big, I want you to accept some more. , the range of movements and expressions should be smaller."

"You want to feel like a pseudo-documentary?"

It was Yan Xiaoyue who spoke, she was the youngest among all the actors, but she could quickly understand what Chen Jingxing wanted.

"Pseudo-documentary?"

"It is a film shooting style, in order to let the audience have a more realistic viewing experience."

In this plane, the pseudo-documentary style has been tried by many independent films on the other side of the ocean, but it is still a bit unfamiliar to everyone present.

There is a misunderstanding that practitioners in the film and television industry will have more understanding and knowledge of the film and television industry than movie fans.

In fact, many actors do not necessarily read as many films as ordinary movie fans, and they lag behind in receiving certain information and information from the industry.

Although several drama actors from Wuyi Theater didn't understand the pseudo-documentary style, they understood all the requests that Chen Jingxing conveyed to them.

Generally speaking, the three performance forms of drama, TV series and film are gradually narrowed in performance.

Drama is performed for theater audiences, and emotions and information must be conveyed to the audience through exaggerated movements, expressions, and voices.

The range of performances in TV dramas is even tighter.

Movies require the most restrained performances. On the big screen, any blemishes on the faces of the actors are fully revealed, and the same is true for performances. One-point expressions will be magnified to ten percent on the screen.

Although the few drama actors have never made a movie, after all, they are all relatively junior actors in the troupe. The real pillar, Chen Jingxing, can neither be invited nor afford to be hired. Many actors have the minimum love for feathers. It's not bad to give them more money to make bad movies on the big screen, but it's a bit of a loss for online movies.

They still understood the difference between movies and dramas, and they had consciously restrained their performance before, but they didn't expect that in Chen Jingxing's eyes, it was still not enough everyday and real.

Fortunately, several actors have excellent performance skills. After all, Wuyi Theater is a palace-level theater for drama art, and there are still real actors who can enter. Sufficient skills to meet Chen Jingxing's request.

After all, it's just a big online movie, and the actors in Wuyi Theater's drama are already well-matched.

……

"You also drew the storyboard?"

Yan Xiaoyue saw Chen Jingxing holding a stack of papers, and asked the actors to adjust their positions according to the comparison. She came to him curiously and took a look.

"..."

Imagine Soul Paint Hand Draw Stickman.

Chen Jingxing laughed awkwardly: "Hehe, that's how some great directors draw their storyboards."

"Oh... which big director?"

"..."

The shooting process was a bit difficult. Chen Jingxing was like a child who went out to play with adults. He had endless new ideas and ideas, and he was always dissatisfied with the lighting. He often adjusted the lighting effect halfway through the shooting. Although it was a pseudo-documentary, he always used natural light It's okay, but Chen Jingxing thinks that as a movie, the light and shadow should not be too confused.

Even though everyone felt that this rookie director was a bit difficult to deal with, and the grass-roots team was singing serious dramas, and the money was not much, but they didn't feel uncomfortable in their hearts.

On the one hand, Chen Jingxing was sweet-mouthed and modest, and he made requests in a negotiating tone. On the other hand, they were all actors in the May Day Theater. It was true that everyone loved money, but the pursuit of art and the basic persistence of art were still important. Yes, seeing the director being so serious, the strange sense of guilt in my heart was relieved a lot.

Although they have all read the script and admitted that the story is very interesting, it is not easy to visualize the text on paper. Besides, it is still an online movie in the final analysis. Except for Director Xiao Chen, everyone else has no idea about the prospects of this movie. Can't be optimistic.

(End of this chapter)