Actor: I picked up attributes on the set

Chapter 236 "The Wandering Earth" takes the stage!
When the filming of "The Wandering Earth" was in full swing, the producer Gong Geer brought a message.

The biennial Shanghai International Film Festival will officially open next month. In addition to awarding the Golden Goblet Awards, film screenings during the festival are also a very important part.

Unlike theater releases, the films shown at film festivals are basically excellent films of various genres.

Movies that can be shown to the audience at the screening may have high box office or low box office, and even some movies have not been screened in theaters, but as long as they can be approved by the judges, they can be presented to the audience through screenings. Yu gave these excellent works a chance to be exposed to the public.

Lin Yuan is very familiar with the Shanghai International Film Festival.

Two years ago, he, Duan Yihong and Guo Fu won the Best Actor Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival, and that was the first time he won the Best Actor title since his debut two years ago.

At that time, the film "Scorching Sun" appeared on the list of film screenings, and Lin Yuan, Duan Yihong, and Guo Fu, the two leading actors, also promoted the film at the venue, so it can be said that they have a good understanding of the film screening.

However, after hearing the producer Gong Geer mention the film screening at the Shanghai International Film Festival, Lin Yuan, like the rest of the crew, was at a loss.

With doubts in mind, Lin Yuan took advantage of the gap between producer Gong Geer and Director Guo Fan to interject and asked, "Producer Gong, what does the film screening at the Shanghai International Film Festival have to do with our "Wandering Earth"?" relation?"

You must know that their "Wandering Earth" is only halfway through the filming progress.

There are still about two months until the film is finalized, not to mention the release of the film. Even if it is going to participate in the Shanghai International Film Festival, it should be the next one according to the time.

We can't let them "The Wandering Earth" participate in the film screening, so we can put up a poster then?

After hearing Lin Yuan's doubts, Gong Ge'er just smiled and waved his hands, and quickly explained: "That's right, the films screened at this year's Shanghai International Film Festival, in addition to the films that were shot, our upcoming films Movies can also participate in the screening, just need to edit a 15-minute trailer."

Speaking of this, Gong Geer quickly added: "Of course, this trailer must pass the assessment of the judges of the organizing committee."

Hearing this, several people present looked at each other and understood what Gong Geer said.

Originally, this kind of movie screening usually selects excellent movies from various countries for screening and promotion. These movies are shown in the past two years, and there are also excellent movies that have not been recognized by the market several years ago.

But this is the first time a trailer for an unreleased film has been shown.

"Producer Gong, do you mean that we also join in the fun in "The Wandering Earth"?" Guo Fan asked tentatively.

Gong Geer nodded: "Of course, since the Shanghai International Film Festival has met, we must help the venue, or else foreign sci-fi films will be the only ones out there."

What Gong Geer said was righteous, but the few people present were not stupid.

What kind of help, nothing more than wanting to use the film screening venue of the Shanghai International Film Festival to promote the film for them for free.

But I have to say, this is indeed a good way.

The reason is very simple. First, the Shanghai International Film Festival is quite famous. Judging from the degree of hot topic discussion in the last session, many movie fans are still very concerned about the Golden Goblet Awards. Definitely a icing on the cake.

The second is that the crew of "The Wandering Earth" didn't have a lot of funds for film promotion. The reason why Guo Fan asked Lin Yuan to star in this movie was obviously because of Lin Yuan's own traffic. If Lin Yuan starred in the movie, At that time, the movie announcement and distribution will definitely save a lot of money.

Now that there is an opportunity to promote the film for free, Guo Fan naturally does not want to let it go.

But problems also followed.

"However, we haven't finished filming the movie yet, how can we make up a 15-minute movie trailer?"

Lin Yuan's question made the surrounding quiet for a while.

If the movie "The Wandering Earth" is expected to be two hours long, then their crew has only shot three 10-minute shots so far, and these shots have not been shot in the order of the script.

Not to mention the post-editing of the movie.

Just ensuring that the plot and suspense of the 15-minute trailer is complete is already commendable.

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Director Guo Fan was silent for a moment, then raised his head with stubbornness in his eyes.

He looked at Lin Yuan, then turned his gaze to the crew who were busy arranging the scene, and then slowly said: "How about this, the screenwriter and I will write out the script of the trailer today, and then we will give priority to shooting these days Scattered shots in the trailer, and try to get the trailer out before the film screening at the Shanghai International Film Festival.”

As Guo Fan's words fell, Lin Yuan's voice soon rang out.

"I'm OK."

"I'm fine."

"Anyway, sooner or later, I don't care."

"It's a big deal to work harder these two days."

Immediately afterwards, several other leading actors around also expressed their answers.

Since Director Guo is ready to give it a try, how can these actors not cooperate?
Seeing that everyone in the crew agreed, Director Guo didn't waste any time, and quickly discussed the script of the trailer with the other two screenwriters.

In addition to being busy shooting the plot shots that will be used in the trailer, the post-production special effects team is also working hard, not only responsible for video editing, but also responsible for special effects production.

Every movie, photography, lighting, color tone, etc. have a tone, and different methods can determine what a movie looks like.

The same goes for editing, and different movies have different editing styles.

"The Wandering Earth" doesn't have much to think about. Since it is a special effects sci-fi movie, the edited video must be open and closed. The big shots are responsible for shocking the audience's vision, and the various small shots interspersed are responsible for connecting the whole movie. The plot, while portraying the image of the protagonists.

Many special effects sci-fi movies follow this path, such as the most typical "2012".

"The Wandering Earth" needs to use various large-scale switching to attract the audience's attention while creating a suitable sense of tension.

Coupled with the cooperation of human voices, music, storyline advancement, and character emotions interspersed with small shots, this brings a sense of oppression, giving the audience an immersive feeling and a stronger sense of substitution.

Of course, if the director thinks that sci-fi movies don’t need a sense of substitution and only need to give the audience a visual shock, then of course they can also use large lenses. This is the 2013 sci-fi movie "Lost in Space" co-produced by Canada and the United Kingdom. Same.

In addition to the dialogue between the actors, [-]% of the shots presented on the screen are large shots made of special effects.

It turned out that the audience didn't buy it at all. Instead, they agreed that the movie was bad.

This is obviously the director patronizing and pretending to be aggressive, without considering the feelings of ordinary audiences at all.

Although "The Wandering Earth" is under the banner of revival of domestic sci-fi films, it is an out-and-out commercial film, which naturally has to be considered for the audience.

Showing the audience the large-scale shots produced by special effects will only make the audience feel "fake and empty", and it will not even reach the shocking feeling brought to the audience by the original text.

Therefore, in addition to shocking the audience, it is also necessary to give the audience a sense of substitution. The camera switches back and forth on the three lines of doomsday, human self-help, and the protagonist's team action.

Trailers are no exception.

In addition to using special effects shots to attract the audience's attention and laying suspense to arouse the audience's curiosity, this short 15 minutes should also clearly explain the context of the story, so that the audience can at least know what the movie is about. .

After setting the tone of the trailer, there are only four words in the crew's mind to express their feelings at this time: heavy responsibilities and a long way to go.

After two weeks of overtime shooting, the trailer of "The Wandering Earth" was finally filmed.

On the day the trailer was edited, it was sent to the judges of the Shanghai International Film Festival Organizing Committee. As for whether it can pass, it depends on whether the stepping stone of this domestic sci-fi movie does not meet the taste of the judges.

While waiting for the result, Lin Yuan did not forget to tease Guo Fan.

"Director Guo, it's fine if the trailer doesn't make it into the film screening list. You said that if it was screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival, but it didn't achieve the desired effect, isn't our 15-minute movie just for the audience?"

Generally, the trailers of these commercial movies are about 5 minutes at most.

There is no way, the shots in the trailer are basically going to appear in the feature film, and the shots in the trailer are all highlights, which means that the more revealed in the trailer, the more is left in the feature film. The surprises of the audience will also increase accordingly.

Otherwise, the feature film is not as exciting as the trailer, and will there be audiences who pay to buy tickets to watch in the cinema?

Guo Fan seemed to have expected this to happen a long time ago, and replied nonchalantly: "Don't worry, isn't it just a 15-minute trailer, when the movie is released, just delete part of the trailer, and even if the box office explodes later , and a re-screening version can also be produced, and all the pictures from the trailer will be added to the main film.”

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After hearing Guo Fan's words, Lin Yuan was silent for a while, and couldn't help complaining in his heart.

But with you, you can even think of a way to re-screen.

From the audience's point of view, the re-screening version is an out-and-out means of extorting money for the audience. For the newly added insignificant few minutes of new clips, you have to spend another movie ticket price. Isn't it clear that you are stealing money?
However, there are more and more movies such as reruns and directors' versions, and Lin Yuan can't do anything about it.

Just when the filming of "The Wandering Earth" entered the final stage, good news came from the organizing committee of the Shanghai International Film Festival, that is, the trailer of "The Wandering Earth" was successfully selected for the film screening list.

As soon as the news came out, with the help of China Film Group, related topics quickly popped up.

You must know that the movie "The Wandering Earth" has a large fan base from the very beginning. After all, it is an adaptation of Da Liu's work, and there are still many readers who support it.

Even though domestic sci-fi movies have always been hopeless by movie fans, but Lin Yuan is so popular now, even if he is not a reader of the original "The Wandering Earth" or even a fan of sci-fi movies, but when he heard that it was starring Lin Yuan Movies, there are still many viewers who are willing to buy a movie ticket for Lin Yuan.

"It's interesting, this movie is a bit out of the box, Wandering Earth, is this an adaptation of a domestic science fiction novel?"

"Produced by Lin Yuan, it must be a high-quality product. From "One Man's Martial Arts", to "Scorching Sun", to "Tang Detective" and "Mermaid", Lin Yuan has almost shot every type of film, It’s also understandable to act in a sci-fi movie.”

"I wasn't interested in domestic sci-fi movies at first, but for Lin Yuan and Da Liu, I didn't say anything and just bought tickets!"

Netizens went to the platform to buy tickets one after another, only to find out that "The Wandering Earth" is still too early to be released.

Looking back, I suddenly realized that the trailer of "The Wandering Earth" was selected for the screening list of the Shanghai International Film Festival, but it seems that tickets are also required to participate in the film screening.

There was no way, netizens bought tickets one after another, just to watch the 15-minute trailer of "The Wandering Earth".

This operation directly made the organizing committee of the Shanghai International Film Festival very happy. In the past, there were no audiences for this kind of film screenings, and the movie tickets were given out as gifts. Now seeing the sold out movie tickets, the group The committee was dumbfounded. This was the first time they had made money from film screenings.

"Our teacher assigns homework and asks to write an article about movie viewing, and asks kind people to sell a movie ticket for the Shanghai International Film Festival."

"My roommate's cancer is terminal, and I just want to watch the trailer of the rising domestic sci-fi movie. Is there any buddy who can satisfy my roommate's wish?"

"I, student, bring a movie ticket!"

"No, it's fine if I can't get the tickets for the movie's premiere, but I need tickets for the trailer screening!"

"I heard that Lin Yuan has no movies released this year. This should be the only chance to see him on the screen. Do you have Lin Yuan fans who want to buy tickets for the film festival? The starting price is 3000!"

No one thought that the tickets for the screenings of the film festival, which are usually not requested by anyone, could be sold at a high price of several thousand yuan this time, and no one knew who was being taken advantage of to pay the bill.

With the opening of the Shanghai International Film Festival, the screening venue also attracted a lot of audience.

Almost [-]% of the audience came for the trailer of "The Wandering Earth". As for the remaining [-]%, they had to watch other movies first because they had no viewing seats.

The trailer begins.

The movie fans who came to the scene have basically done their homework in advance. They have read a little bit of the original "The Wandering Earth". They know that this movie is about the sun that is about to be destroyed and is no longer suitable for human survival. The "Wandering Earth" project will start, trying to escape the solar system with the earth and find a new home for mankind.

The story is a good story, but I don't know if the special effects of domestic sci-fi movies can reach the level of Hollywood.

As for Lin Yuan's acting skills in sci-fi movies, Lin Yuan has already confirmed this to the audience in the movie "Ready Player One". Although the acting skills in this green screen scene will be affected a little, it is harmless to Lin Yuan , the acting skills can still be recognized by the audience.

When the narration of the movie stopped abruptly and the screen turned to the "Wandering Earth" project, all the audience present were dumbfounded.

"Is this a domestic sci-fi movie?"

"My God, this is the Hollywood special effects team hired here, right?"

"For this special effect, I will buy a ticket when the movie is released, and I will watch it with my roommates."

"I'm sorry, I apologize for the remarks that domestic sci-fi movies can't make good movies!"

The audience present were all shocked.

In the past, domestic sci-fi movies needed special effects but no special effects, and wanted plots but no plots.

Now the plot of "The Wandering Earth" needless to say, and the special effects are comparable to those produced by the Hollywood special effects team, which really exceeded their expectations.

The movie continues.

When seeing Jupiter ignited and the planetary engine started, the audience suddenly got goosebumps all over their bodies.

"This is really a shot of the Wandering Earth!"

""The Wandering Earth" has been filmed, will "Three-Body" be far behind?"

"Didn't I remember that "The Wandering Earth" was quite dark, can this movie still be released?"

"Don't be too excited, everyone. The trailer is only a few minutes long. If the finished film is of this quality, I'll blow it up."

"Aside from other things, domestic directors can really do this kind of thing. I have seen a lot of tricks, but since Lin Yuan has starred in this movie, I believe the quality can still be guaranteed."

"Lin Yuan's performance in the movie is so realistic, it makes my palms sweat."

It wasn't until the end of the 15-minute trailer that the audience at the scene recovered from the visual shock in the movie.

After watching the entire trailer, they had only one thought in mind.

"The Wandering Earth" successfully lit the light of hope for domestic science fiction films!
(End of this chapter)