Entertainment: I can refine my acting skills every day

Chapter 196 192. At least ten years ahead of other domestic technologies!
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"Director, the drone is being debugged."

"Maybe not so fast, but it should be almost there by tomorrow morning."

The camera assistant hurried over, stood in front of Su Chen and said.

In fact, he could of course stand in the distance and use the walkie-talkie to call back to Su Chen, but if he did that, it would appear to be disrespectful to the director.

The current Su Chen doesn't look young, but in fact, his prestige in the entire crew is still very high.

"Why does it take until tomorrow morning to debug it?"

"Because of the battery power problem, and this drone is specially customized by us, so... so it is a little difficult to control the weight of the drone."

"If we need to shoot one for this scene, of course it's fine."

"But if it's time to shoot, if the battery is not enough to recharge after a few NGs, it will take another 1-2 hours."

This scene is mainly shot by drones. After all, the broken pickup truck that shuttles quickly in the cornfield is shot. If the cameraman follows in and out, he may be scratched by the corn leaves next to him.

Huang Lei also came over.

During this period of 12 years, it is still relatively new in China to use a large number of drones for shooting.

Most of the drones after that are eight-axis, and even six-axis are rare.

And if you want to shoot 4K picture quality, it means whether the weight of the drone itself, plus the weight of the camera and camera can bear it.

Because after all, it is played on the big screen.

If a drone is to carry a light camera to shoot, it is definitely not as good as a professional film camera.

At that time, the materials shot will be blurred when viewed in the cinema.

It was still high-definition one second, and it started to blur the next second, and then it became high-definition again when switching to the close-up of the character, which is ugly.

Released in 2014, Han Han's movie "The Future Will Be Unexpected" is also a road movie.

There is this problem in this movie.

One aerial shot, the picture is blurred.

……

Su Chen pondered for a while.

"Where is the drone crew? Take me there to have a look."

Several people passed by the crew who were busy nearby, and walked towards the direction of the drone crew.

This is the shooting location.

At the moment, the main workers are the props team or the workers who build the scene.

The actors are all resting in the hotel now, and they won't come to the scene without notice.

About ten minutes later, Su Chen walked to the side, in the small workshop specially built for the drone crew.

"director!"

"Hi director..."

After saying hello, Su Chen stared at a total of seven or eight drones on the ground.

The drones of this period are not like the DJI drones we saw later, not even the style of the aircraft, but more like spider legs.

On each leg, there is a propeller.

There is a stabilizer in the middle, because after the UAV goes into the sky, it encounters air currents. If there is no stabilizer, the captured pictures will not be used at all.

Su Chen frowned and asked, "How's it going? Is there any problem with tomorrow's filming?"

The leader of the drone team was drenched in sweat.

"Director, there may be a little problem."

"Because since yesterday, our drone has been trying to fly with a camera."

"A camera was broken, and the drone was scrapped."

Su Chen nodded.

You know, the price of such a drone is currently at least 15 on the market, while the camera is 25, plus a wide-angle lens, the total price of this loss is about [-].

"What's the reason for that?"

"Because of the wind."

The team leader said: "It can't all be said to be the cause of the wind. The camera lens is too heavy, and it is difficult to find the force point. In addition, the drone's load-bearing is not high. Even if we find the force point on the ground, once Fly into the air and meet the wind."

"Once the force is uneven, the camera will be destroyed immediately."

Su Chen nodded slowly, leaning against the door and thinking.

The team leader continued: "Of course, if this lens is not so important, I actually suggest that we use a 2K camera to shoot it."

"That way, we don't have to solve all the problems now."

Huang Lei also looked at Su Chen, and he also thought this was a good way to solve the problem.

"It's really not possible. We can use the crane to shoot the high-altitude shots, and take a few more shots."

"I can go to the film and television city in Yinchuan. There are many equipment rental companies there. It's not a problem to find a 10-meter rocker."

Su Chen shook her head slowly.

After pondering for a while, he asked a question: "What is the name of our movie?"

"Interstellar crossing..."

The team leader looked at Su Chen inexplicably, wondering why the director suddenly asked this.

"Interstellar..."

Su Chen nodded: "Let's make another movie about interstellar travel. It's also an aircraft, a black hole, an astronaut, and a space station. We can already try to log in to the second planet, but once it involves infinite The aerial photography of the man-machine has turned into a blurry 2K picture, do you think he is reliable in this matter?"

The leader of the drone team opened his mouth, unable to speak.

"Brother Lei, the rocker arm doesn't work either."

"The crane can shoot about 30 meters to 50 meters at most, but what I want is a long lens."

"There must be a feeling of freedom flying in the sky with drones."

"You can't stop in the middle, because once you stop, the subtle feeling of freedom brought to the audience will disappear."

Of course, Su Chen didn't mean to curse, he was just discussing the facts.

"Well, hurry up and do it."

"I'll give you up to tomorrow morning. If it doesn't work out, I'll find a way to find someone else to shoot it."

"I have to have the camera be 4K."

There were more beads of sweat on the forehead of the drone team leader.

He nodded hastily.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Su Chen patted him on the shoulder, turned around and left with Huang Lei.

After walking out of the small workshop, Su Chen said, "It doesn't look right, you can't put your hopes in one basket."

"If it doesn't work, find a way to find a travel company in Dunhuang, rent their helicopter, and then use the helicopter to take pictures."

Huang Lei nodded.

He is Su Chen's teacher, and at the same time, he is also an actor who has worked with many groups.

Huang Lei is very clear, in fact, the director's main responsibility is not only filming and training actors, but also the most important job.

That is to constantly make choices and constantly solve problems.

Because there are hundreds of people in the crew, they are easy to encounter all kinds of problems. These things can be big or small, and some things can be solved by the team leaders of various departments. When it is resolved, all things will come together, and the final decision will be given to the director.

As a director, there are many ways to solve problems.

One is to compromise, and the other is to resolutely not compromise.

It seems that Su Chen is such a serious person when he is a director.

Looking at his current appearance, Huang Lei thought of a great director who was once as famous as Akira Kurosawa in China.

Many young people have never heard of this director's name.

His name is Hu Jinquan.

The four major Asian directors who were as famous as Akira Kurosawa back then.

This introduction may not be clear enough. To put it another way, when he was making a movie, the great director Ang Lee was just a small scene in his crew.

He is Tsui Hark's master and Zhang Aijia's master.

He is also Liu Ruoying's master.

Under his supervision, Tsui Hark filmed "Swordsman", and in [-], before Shaw Films was established, he had already brought Cheng Peipei to film "The Drunk Man".

Hong Jinbao and Lin Zhengying were punished by Hu Jinquan to stand and scolded on the set, not daring to lift their heads.

Zheng Shaoqiu, Wang Zuxian and Hu Jinquan will be afraid when they say a word.

The reason why Hu Jinquan can become a great director as famous as Akira Kurosawa is that he is very serious in filming.

Another characteristic is very similar, that is, they don't care about money.

There are two examples when Hu Jinquan was filming to illustrate this point.

One day when he was filming the movie Chivalrous Woman, Hu Jinquan had a flash of inspiration and said that if the hero and heroine are sitting under a tree and kissing, if two birds on the branch above their heads can also kiss, will the artistic conception be very good? it is good?
Other directors may just think about it, but Hu Jinquan wanted this effect.

At that time, there were no special effects as powerful as they are now.

The matter of people kissing is easy to solve, but the matter of birds kissing is rare.

So the whole crew stayed under that tree for three full days.

A male and a female actor also stayed under this tree for three days. In the end, the assistant director of a film crew asked, can you put something on the beak of this bird so that they can peck each other.

That's how it was shot.

Another example is when Hu Jinquan wanted to take a picture of reeds.

The requirement is that two heroes compete with each other on top of two towers.

You slap, I slap.

If it were other directors, they might use some very simple blue electric light special effects, crackling sparks, and two people's palms facing each other to express it.

But the reason why film masters are called masters is because they are serious.

The reason why science and technology are called internal strength is because it is invisible, but what should we do if we want to show the existence of internal strength in the movie?
Shoot with reeds.

The two heroes clapped their palms together.

The large pieces of reeds under him immediately began to shake according to the wind of the palm, and large pieces fell down. This time, it immediately became advanced.

So after having this idea, Hu Jinquan decided to rent three pieces of land on the spot, planted reed stalls, and come back to shoot next year.

Just for such a small lens.

It's so real, it's exactly the same as now that Su Chen must use aerial photography to take pictures of that broken pickup truck shuttling through the cornfield.

"This kid can't keep it all, and he will still be a master in the future."

Huang Lei has been observing Su Chen for more than a year.

Since the extreme challenge last year, he felt that Su Chen seemed to have become extra firm.

This time he had the opportunity to cooperate, and he also learned from Su Chen.

The world of adults, those who have mastered it are teachers.

……

Early the next morning.

It was just dawn.

Even many actors are still resting in the hotel, because they have not had any roles in the recent period.

Su Chen came back from a morning run, his body was a little sweaty and oily.

"Director, is the filming starting?"

The drone team leader asked: "I have adjusted the equipment here, but the failure rate is very high, it depends on luck."

Su Chen panted and nodded.

The images are all in his mind.

So he didn't panic at all.

"Okay, try to solve this scene in one morning."

Su Chen put on a light yellow engineer's leather jacket, and inside was a simple white shirt, a pair of jeans and worn-out Martin boots.

The reason why he went for a run just now was because he was in the movie.

The protagonist Moran lives in the middle of the desertification of the earth.

During this period of time, there was wind and sand everywhere. After eating, even the bowls on the table were buckled on the table.

So if you wake up in the morning, it is obviously not in line with the plot to shoot a movie cleanly.

He went out and ran for 10 minutes. He was sweaty and had a dusty smell. He was already close to the character.

The two young actors are also ready.

Little Putao is wearing a dark blue jumpsuit-like outfit, while his brother Mogg is casually wearing a plaid shirt with this orange jacket.

Su Chen squatted in front of the two young actors.

He showed a bright smile: "Are you two ready? Let's give our movie a good start."

Little Putao's hair is a little curly.

She also followed Su Chen's example, showing her teeth and smiling: "Get ready, Dad!"

"okay."

Su Chen stroked Xiao Putao's hair.

There are only three of them in this scene, so there is no need to bring too many other people.

With Huang Lei helping to watch the monitor, Su Chen will watch it again after the shooting, so it's not a big problem.

The main thing is to hope that the drone can be more powerful.

Because once there is a problem with the shooting, it may be necessary to change a corn field, Su Chen can only give the drone crew two chances at most.

If both shots fail.

Then the last complete piece of cornfield needs to be photographed by a helicopter.

That's the worst possible outcome.

Because if it is a helicopter, the airflow of the spiral clip will make the cornfield below swing abnormally, and a discerning person will know that it was taken by a helicopter.

In the movie, this is called a goof shot that was not captured.

But it was very entertaining.

The dilapidated pickup truck in front of the three of them was specially bought by the crew from the second-hand vehicle market.

It just needs to be manually shifted.

On the outside of the pickup truck, a shelf for the camera is specially set up.

It is used to capture the conversations of the people inside through the car window.

……

Huang Bo sat in front of the monitor.

Su Chen did not hesitate to spend money this time, so the monitors and cameras of the director's team were connected with unlimited devices.

Otherwise, you always have to change the high-definition HDMI cable, and the thread ends of this cable are very fragile.

For one day of shooting, at least three should be prepared.

With unlimited device connections, it is much more convenient.

In the four years from 08 to 12, not only the domestic film market has improved, but also the shooting methods and equipment have also improved.

Next to the monitor screen, stood four or five drone operators with nervous faces.

Each of them has a monitor in front of them, which is used to watch the flight path of the drone.

On the far side, the leader of the drone team was also standing, holding the remote control stick in his hand.

What he wants to operate is the "Eros Unmanned Aerial Vehicle" to be featured.

Huang Lei could see from the main monitor that not only Su Chen looked relaxed in the screen, but also the two children, a younger sister, and an older brother also looked relaxed.

During this period of time, in order to cultivate their relationship, Su Chen had a lot of dealings with the two of them.

Especially Little Putao, who is clinging to Su Chen.

Others think that Su Chen is the director, and they will be a little afraid of him, but Xiao Putao thinks that Su Chen is the father.

The father in the movie is also a father.

After the cameraman turned it on, Su Chen put it in gear, and the old pickup truck made a roar. From the sound, it seemed that it had been slightly modified.

The little grape on the car cheered.

Huang Lei is not in a hurry either.

Let the car drive for a while, and after Su Chen and the others have perfected their condition, they will naturally start talking.

in the screen.

Su Chen smiled happily. He held a cup in his hand and asked his daughter to put the car in gear. His daughter Murphy was also very happy.

On the contrary, the elder brother looked helpless.

"You have to align the gears."

Murphy used all his strength to shift the gear, and his little hands turned white from grasping the gear.

"You don't need to teach me!"

The little girl gritted her teeth and put into gear with great difficulty.

The car body shook suddenly, and Su Chen pinched the direction.

Mogg looked at his sister: "What did you do? Murphy?"

Su Chen took a sip of water and looked calm: "It's not your sister's problem, it's just a flat tire, Murphy's Law."

Su Chen parked the car.

Get out of the car to check the tires, and the youngest daughter followed.

On both sides of the gravel road are cornfields as tall as a person, neatly lined with green below, and yellow wheat on the top of the corn stalks.
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Coupled with the morning sky at this moment, the whole tone is very harmonious and comfortable.

The son went to repair the tire, while Su Chen leisurely leaned against his daughter, and the two of them looked at the corn field leisurely.

Huang Lei couldn't help but start complaining in front of the monitor.

"If that's the case, why have a son?"

"Anyway, if you are born, you will be disliked. It will be fine for everyone to have daughters."

He looked sideways at the captain of the drone team: "The aircraft is ready, the drone is ready."

inside the screen.

Su Chen leaned against her daughter, with some love on her face.

"What's wrong, Murphy."

Xiao Putao lowered her head and looked at the toe of her shoe, looking a little aggrieved: "Why did you and mom name me something bad?"

Su Chen shook her head: "We didn't."

"What about Murphy's Law?"

Little Putao looked up at Su Chen who was twice as tall as him.

Su Chen smiled, got up and took two steps forward: "Murphy's Law doesn't mean that bad things will happen."

He walked up to Little Putao, looked into his daughter's eyes, and explained patiently: "It means that anything that might happen, will happen."

"Your mother and I thought the meaning sounded good."

The father and daughter looked at each other and were about to speak.

Suddenly, a small unmanned plane about three meters long flew past Su Chen's head at a low altitude of about two meters.

Although Su Chen was in the play, she still couldn't help but curse secretly in her heart.

"Damn it, who found the drone crew, this plane is controlled so far, if one is not careful, if it is two meters lower just now, the head will have to be chopped off."

But it was too late to think about it.

Su Chen immediately grabbed her daughter Murphy's shoulder: "Go, go, get in the car!"

After the three people in the picture got into the car, the drone crew next to Huang Lei became nervous.

Buzz buzz!Buzz buzz!Buzz buzz!
Four or five eight-axis drones were originally taking off and hovering in the sky, but now they rushed forward as if they had found their target.

From Huang Lei's perspective, the old pickup truck was bumping along the gravel road.

In the pictures taken by several drones, there is a long road with neat cornfields on both sides, and small drones gliding in the low sky.

And the pickup truck in the back followed closely behind.

The screen comfort is very high.

It is not comparable to using a rocker arm at all.

The small drone in front of me glides, and the old pickup truck turns in the same direction and rushes into the cornfield.

Dust rises.

In the square cornfield, there is a trace left by a car, which is very neat and tidy, which is simply the gospel of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

But Huang Lei was very nervous at the moment.

Because a drone operator suddenly shook his hand, one of the screens went out of control, and fell straight down from the sky in a circle.

Huang Lei's heart skipped a beat.

30 is gone.

The film equipment and equipment of the crew were not bought, they were all rented.

So if it is damaged, just pay according to the price.

Within a minute, another drone smashed crookedly.

A total of 60, GG within 2 minutes.

There are also three drones.

These three are guarantees. If this one cannot pass, then even if there are extra cornfields, it will not work, because drones cannot afford this kind of loss.

If you want to shoot again, you have to wait another six or seven days to transfer the drone and the drone operator from Beiping.

Who can wait for this.

The final 2 minutes of fright.

Sure enough, neither the wind problem nor the load-bearing problem can be solved artificially with the current shooting technology.

Five drones, all crashed.

But the good news is that the last drone successfully completed the shooting. The bad news is that after the drone finished shooting, it was already in a top-heavy state.

The operator has turned back as much as possible, but the drone is still loaded into the small lake in front.

Huang Lei didn't have to shout anymore.

After all, the drones that can take pictures are gone.

……

Not long after, news came from Su Chen.

"The drone can be fished out. It's okay if the machine is broken, but it doesn't matter if the memory card inside is soaked in water for a short time."

The filming of this scene is complete.

Su Chen went back to the monitor screen and sat down, the other clips were fine.

After waiting for two hours, a staff member brought the memory card that had been soaked in water. After a final inspection, it was confirmed that it was all right.

Su Chen watched the aerial footage three times before he was sure it could be used!

There was a burst of cheers from the drone team.

"What's the matter, you lost five planes, and you're still so happy?"

The leader of the drone team shook his head: "Director, because there are three drones that fell into the cornfield, all the fuselages were not damaged, and they hung in mid-air. At most, the propellers are rotten. That is worthless. It's okay."

"The two planes, the camera, and the lens are really broken."

"It's equivalent to a loss of 60 yuan. However, our team has successfully produced aerial 4K footage for domestic movies. This gold content is the number one in the country."

Su Chen nodded with a smile: "Yes, with this name, it will be more convenient and awesome for you to take on jobs in the future."

"Haha, the most amazing thing is that you gave us this opportunity to participate in the filming of this movie."

The leader of the drone team smiled and said: "To be honest, except for Zhang Yimou, I have never seen anyone who doesn't care about money like you."

……

After the filming of this scene is over.

Su Chen also breathed a sigh of relief. There are still many scenes in the cornfield. If only one cornfield can be destroyed, the things to be photographed will mean that there will be more trials for other shots. wrong space.

Nothing goes smoothly for any movie.

Zhou Xingxing said something that Su Chen recognized very much.

He said that when the crew is shooting a movie, if this detail is done a little better, and that detail is a little bit better, after the movie comes out, the overall effect will be much better.

So from Su Chen's point of view, he is not in a hurry.

Every shot must be highly consistent with his ideas.

……

For the next month, in almost every scene, Su Chen would rather delay it for another day than settle down.

But in this way, the actors of the entire crew were tortured by Su Chen.

The reason why there was no quarrel or dispute was that Su Chen not only tortured all the actors, but also tortured himself.

This is nothing to say.

But in this way, the crew of "Interstellar" spent two months in Wuwei instead of the one-and-a-half-month filming cycle.

The total cost of filming has already burned more than 5000 million.

As for Xiao Yang and the special effects technicians, the money for the studio built in Huairou has not yet begun to be counted.

The scenes on the earth have basically been filmed, and then it is time to really start burning money.

Once the scene here was over, there was almost no hesitation.

Su Chen immediately took the crew No. 120 and flew back to Beiping by plane.

In two months, the progress of the studio has been completed, and there is even extra time to wait for Su Chen's real shooting team for a few days.

Xiao Yang's first words after receiving Su Chen were.

"Brother Chen, if you don't count how much it cost, I'm sure that the design, structure, and comprehensiveness of special effects technology of our studio are at least ten years ahead of other special effects studios in China!"

(End of this chapter)