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"It's probably hard to see this time,"

"Movies are not comparable to TV dramas. The screenwriters participating in this event have basically won awards. Although Lu Chen is good, compared with these people, there is a high probability that they are not enough to watch."

"Yes."

People in the industry know it well.

The call for scripts this time is of great significance, and perhaps the filming did not have such a high box office.

But it is too important for people who are screenwriters.

Not only is it important to the screenwriter.

It's even important for directors.

Because this is the script that was named above.

It is a great honor to be able to participate.

These few years,
The above is vigorously developing entertainment, and the related market has become larger and larger in recent years.

If you rely on this script to enter the field of vision of those above,
The benefits in exchange.

But other movies are incomparable, even if these movies have created hundreds of millions of box office.

Of course, such a film.

The box office can't be too bad either.

That's for sure.

This is why Lu Chen wants to win over the director.

It goes without saying if both the script and the director choose him.

Lu Chen can basically reach the sky in one step.

……

The words are divided into two parts.

In addition to filming and writing scripts on the set, Lu Chen also began to research and develop "Shark Shore".

For a movie, shots, editing, soundtrack, and performances are all important parts of the organic system of the movie, and the same is true for horror movies.

Because horror movies are generally shot at a low cost, two genres have formed today,

One is to use scary sound effects and special effects makeup to achieve the purpose of scaring, and horror movies in island countries have high attainments in this respect;

The other is to create a tense and terrifying atmosphere through superb camera movement and editing, which is the specialty of Hollywood directors.

The two genres have their own strengths, but the latter tends to make horror movies more artistic, proving that low-budget films can also be very high-end.

"Shark Beach" is a model of low-cost thrillers. In the previous life, it won a global box office of up to 1700 million US dollars with a production cost of 1.12 million US dollars.

This impressive achievement also announced the revival of the shark theme.

What's even more rare is that there are very few low-level horror methods in the film, but relying on the superb camera movement and the layer-by-layer progression of the plot, it achieves the purpose of creating a terrifying atmosphere.

The main story of the movie is very simple, which can be summed up in one sentence: the heroine Nancy, who enjoys surfing in a remote sea, is attacked by a shark, and finally escapes from the shark's mouth through witty and brave self-rescue.

Nancy didn't want to surf in the crowd, so she found a quiet, secluded and beautiful shark beach to enjoy her alone time, but she was targeted by a shark.

From the initial temptation to the sudden attack, the shark will never give up on the food that is about to come.

But Nancy regained her sanity in time from the panic and fear, and left the shark behind with desperate self-rescue again and again.

What Lu Chen is currently studying is "predator perspective."

For movies, the lens is not only a tool for telling stories. We can analyze the director's true intentions by carefully observing the details of the use of the lens.

For example, upward shooting shots are generally used to show the weak looking up at the strong. Through upward shooting, the audience can be more intuitively aware of the relationship between the characters.

For example, in the movie "King Kong Skull Island", the upward shot completely shows the huge body of the spider monster covering the sky and the sun, which brings a strong sense of visual oppression to the audience and creates a tense and thrilling atmosphere excellently.

For the movie "Shark Beach", because the fear comes from the sharks in the sea, the underwater upward shot is not to express the surrender of the weak to the strong, but to become the prey of the strong to the weak.

At this time, the subjective perspective of the upward shot came from the shark.

It is the "predator perspective" familiar to the audience.

Although the audience may not pay special attention to the way the mirror is moved and the direction of the camera when watching the movie, they have virtually entered the dream of light and shadow woven by the director and photographer.

By analyzing these shots, we can explain where the fear comes from when watching movies.

Lu Chen had never used such a perspective before.

I just know the specific method of operation, and have not done actual combat.

So, he had to study and study.

Prepare ahead.

Think ahead about where to use such a lens.

For example, after the heroine was attacked by a shark for the first time and ran away desperately, the "predator perspective" can be switched here,
The camera turns into the shark's eyes to show the main character's panic when he runs away.

The speed of camera movement is increasing, and the distance between the camera and the protagonist is getting closer and closer, which means that the shark is approaching rapidly. It is not until the protagonist climbs up the back of the whale that the audience is about to be chased by the camera. .

Except for the chase,

Lu Chen thinks that the more classic shot in "Shark Beach" is the upward shot.

for example.

After the protagonist fled to the reef, the shark returned without success again. At this time, a group of upward shots moved around the reef, forming a surrounding upward shot.

Not only can it show the protagonist's helpless and helpless situation, but this peeping perspective also creates an extremely disturbing atmosphere.

This is very difficult.

You must pay attention to the underwater upward shooting lens, which must be very stable.

Only in this way can it form a strong contrast with the shaking lens of the main character on the water.

This is also the case in order to show that the shark is confident in preying on the prey.

Based on.

Lu Chen had arranged for Yu Long to lead his team to practice in advance.

This kind of shooting technique is rarely seen in China by Lu Chen.

Or.

Small-cost horror dramas are not popular in China.

Although their commercial films are like the assembly line production of a factory, there are fixed routines for when to suppress, when to release, and when the climate should turn.

But I have to say, they still have a set.

This is not the only thing Lu Chen learned.

For more specific things, Lu Chen still has to learn how to play movies. He likes to study the movies of these directors very much.

Want to fight against each other.

Definitely have to learn.

"My skills still need to be improved."

Yu Long, who was arranged by Lu Chen to practice his shooting skills, couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

The photography level of TV series is not as good as that of movies. Although Yu Long has made rapid progress, he still feels the gap between him and those top photographers.

"Don't worry, take your time."

Lu Chen still trusts this brother, who has a strong learning ability.

There will be continuous progress in the future.

During this time, Yu Long was also researching the application of "predator perspective".

Such a shot will always give the audience a sense of oppression that will be multiplied.

Similar "predator perspective" lenses can be effectively used in many types of films, such as monster movies with obvious strengths and weaknesses. Through this lens, the audience can more intuitively accept the difference in strength and weakness, while predators on land The angle of view lens has become an overhead lens, which can better reflect the insignificance of human beings and create an inescapable sense of oppression.

There is also an excellent way of camera movement in "Shark Beach"-handheld photography. Before the protagonist encounters a shark attack, the photographer used more fixed lenses and stabilizer photography. The overall picture is smooth, dynamic and stable.

But after the protagonist went into the water for the second time and the two new friends left, the camera movement suddenly slowed down, and it was obvious that there were more underwater shots, and the camera movement became a handheld photography.

The shaking frequency of the camera matches the fluctuation of the sea water, indicating that there are unpredictable dangers hidden in the sea.

When the shark attacked the protagonist for the first time, the uneasy atmosphere created by handheld photography reached its peak. At this time, almost two-thirds of the shots were occupied by sea water. The floating camera seemed to engulf the protagonist, which not only meant that danger was coming, And visually brought oppressive impact to the audience.

As the camera keeps floating, the audience seems to be in the same environment directly,

It can quickly substitute into the feelings of the protagonist, bringing an extraordinary immersive experience.

Handheld photography has always been a trump card for horror movies to create an atmosphere. The famous sci-fi thriller "The Cloverfield Files" uses "pseudo-DV style" photography, using handheld photography to create a documentary-like sense of reality.

The whole movie does not show the whole picture of the monster, but it can give the audience an excellent horror experience, thanks to the sense of substitution generated by the handheld photography, as if the audience is manipulating the camera.There are many other movies like this.

For example, the Korean movie "Kunjiyan" and the Hollywood sci-fi classic "The Ninth District" both use handheld photography extensively, use unstable lenses to bring a sense of reality, and use subjective lenses to create a sense of substitution.

When it comes to the application of handheld photography in horror films, we have to mention the horror film "Ghost Story". This low-cost film is shot entirely on DV, and the picture quality of DV is not beautified, so that the audience can fully participate in it. .

From the super long foreshadowing in the early stage, to the initial appearance of the uneasy atmosphere, and then to "Ghost Story", this movie has become a classic with a small and a big picture through this gimmick-like mirroring method.

In addition to researching these.

Lu Chen also watched several Hollywood blockbusters.

"Alice in Wonderland", "Inception", "Iron Man 2"...

Not many spectators.

The popularity of these movies has passed, and Lu Chen wants to learn more about the techniques of directors of these movies.

Look at the opponent's use of special effects technology.

Looking at the gap between the other party and domestic directors.

Especially with the release of "Iron Man 2", Lu Chen believes that many domestic directors and producers have realized the importance of commercial films in the market in the future.

of course.

The appearance of "Iron Man 2" also reminded many people.

The series of movies is definitely a big cake.

Construct a relatively complete world view, and then shoot the first, second, and third parts under this world view.

The bonus brought here is absolutely terrifying.

Just look at "Iron Man 2", which has a global box office of more than 6 million US dollars.

No matter how you analyze it.

It is impossible to ignore the influence of other Marvel movies,

Of course, there is also the impact of "Iron Man 1".

This is a shortcut to popularity stacking.

Lu Chen shook his head slightly.

It will appear and film in China soon.

Because Hollywood has seen the domestic film market.

Such a lush market.

They definitely want to develop.

Then Hollywood came to film the story of Huaguo.

Although it looks very attractive, it is basically a movie that hits the street.

"Hollywood's huge investment will fail?" Yu Long was stunned when he heard Lu Chen's thoughts.

"It depends on what to shoot. Don't look at those Hollywood directors are very good, in fact, they also have things they can't handle. Also, there is no rule that they are interested in our market, so we have to let them open it?"

Yu Long nodded.

This is true.

Hollywood directors are making some commercial films.

Really great.

But if you want to shoot the story of Huaguo, it is basically useless.

A discerning eye can see this at a glance.

and,

The other party is not a good person.

They are very powerful, and they can basically be said to be the best in the world in the industry.

So, they're doing culture invasions all over the world.

Many countries are very fond of this set.

but.

In China.

This set basically doesn't work.

It's one thing to like to watch Hollywood blockbusters, but it's another thing to let ugly Chinese people save Chinese people.

Why is the Great Wall of the National Teacher scolded so badly?

That's it.

The "Great Wall", which was originally burdened with cultural output, suddenly had a reverse output.

It's no wonder you don't get scolded.

If you think about it carefully, it's like an anti-Japanese drama.

Although various BUGs, such as "my grandpa died when I was very young", appeared endlessly, they still couldn't stop everyone from watching, scolding and watching.

Isn't it because the anti-Japanese drama carries the emotional outlet of the Chinese people. In reality, we can't kill little devils with our hands, but we can in the drama. We use blood for blood and tooth for tooth.

There is no drama that can make Chinese people so enjoyable and have such a unified stand.

This is similar to Guoshi's movie.

Known as the "National Teacher", when he went abroad, he represented Huaguo movies to a certain extent.

The increasingly powerful Chinese are always on the same front when it comes to cultural output.

It's a pity that the national teacher chose to run in the opposite direction.

"The Great Wall" is an out-and-out commercial film, mainly to please foreign audiences, so that the crooked Guoren who likes to save the world will save Huaguo,

The entire film was prepared for Matt to show his face. More than a dozen people in the country couldn't get close to the gluttony, so Matt cut off a claw with "one swing and one chop".

Of the tens of thousands of warriors on the Great Wall, no one dared to jump off the Great Wall to round up Taotie, only Matt had this ability, the scene was really thrilling, brave and invincible;

In the end, Taotie is about to wash China with blood and travel all over the country. It is Matt, this crooked nut who takes saving the world as his own responsibility, and he resolutely chooses to stay and save Huaguo!
The representative of the crooked nut not only has the halo of the protagonist, but also contracted all the action scenes and emotional scenes in the film.

There was almost no marriage.

"You mean that internationalization won't work?"

"What do you think?" Lu Chen didn't come to a conclusion, nor could he.

But one thing is certain.

That is, both sides want to please, and they are destined to fail to please both sides.

"So, are you going to go hard?"

"certainly……"

(End of this chapter)