I'm not just a director

Chapter 146 You can choose to quit the crew

"Ghost Story 2" officially entered the filming stage.

The Lionsgate studio rented a villa.

The props, stage, and lighting have already entered the scene in advance to arrange all the scenes to be filmed today.

Jiang Pei'an is also equipped with two translators, one for the cast and one for the crew.

Coupled with the fact that Jiang Pei'an is in charge, the language barrier is basically no longer a problem.

"are you OK?"

The room has been put back, Jiang Pei'an patted Ning Hao on the shoulder and asked.

Ning Hao took a deep breath and looked at the monitor intently.

"no problem."

"Okay, then I'll leave it all to you."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

Ning Hao felt an unprecedented pressure on his body.

This is different from the group assignments and graduation works he photographed in school.

Professional crew, all kinds of lighting props are available, as well as professional actors.

These are all actors who have graduated from professional colleges, and even the young Yang Mi is a child star who has participated in the show since she was a child.

What's more, Jiang Pei'an, the boss, was standing beside him.

Tremendous stress!

But Ninghao didn't reject this feeling, on the contrary, he was eager to try.

"All departments are ready, Action!"

Ning Hao's eyes were sharp, and he shouted solemnly.

All departments and actors immediately entered the state.

This scene is the beginning of the whole crew, and it is also the first scene in the plot.

It is probably a background-like discussion, mainly to explain the main characters and background.

Probably the plot is that Tian Zheng brought Zeng Li and his son home who had just given birth.

Through the dialogue, the audience can quickly understand the plot, and at the same time, important characters such as son, stepdaughter, nanny, and dog are introduced one by one.

……

The beginning is from the perspective of stepdaughter Yang Mi, who holds a camera to film her parents returning from the hospital with her half-brother.

This section was filmed by a professional camera, and Yang Mi only needs to stand by to dub.

When "Ghost Shadow 1" was released, the most criticized thing was that the shaky camera lens made the audience dizzy and even nauseous.

So, this time, Jiang Pei'an added the camera as an auxiliary device.

In order to make the picture smoother, use the shaking "breathing lens" to increase the sense of substitution.

But this approach is the most test of the director's design skills.

After all, the use of a large number of long shots will inevitably involve scene scheduling.

"Crack, the cameraman's pace is a bit out of order. When we were at the corner just now, the camera should have poked out from the stairs."

In the first shot, the camera shouted Ka, Ning Hao said to the interpreter of the crew.

The translator quickly explained Ning Hao's thoughts.

The cameraman glanced at Ning Hao, and changed his hand:
"OK."

Seeing that the cameraman had adjusted it, Ning Hao shouted to turn it on again.

As the filming continued, Zeng Li smiled and reported the child out of the car.

Tian Zheng walked behind with luggage in his hand, and Yang Mi's "handheld camera" camera happened to be standing at the door.

"Enter."

Ning Hao looked at the monitor.

"Crack!"

When entering the door, the screen was slightly confused, and the two protagonists were directly deviated from the screen.

"The cameraman adjusts the angle, you are standing at the door now, no shaking or big movements are needed."

When the cameraman heard the translation, he muttered something, but Ning Hao obviously didn't understand.

The translator standing next to him heard the truth and was hesitating whether to translate or not.

But seeing that Ninghao had already entered the working state, he simply did not translate.

Jiang Pei'an heard the truth, and the cameraman said dissatisfiedly:
It's tough.

Jiang Pei'an frowned, and glanced at Ning Hao who was staring at the monitor with all his attention.

If things go on like this, there will be problems.

Sure enough, not long after shooting again, Ning Hao yelled Ka again.

"Cameraman, shoot according to the storyboard command, there is no need to add extra actions."

Ning Hao said with a blank face.

"Mr. Director, with all due respect, I just used an advanced video shooting method, and I think the performance will be better this way."

Hearing the translation, Ning Hao said bluntly:
"I don't need more advanced filming methods, just follow the storyboard commands and scene scheduling."

"You... arrogant brat."

"I'm not arrogant."

"I think your words and actions make me very uncomfortable."

The two directly confronted each other on the set.

Director and cameraman quarreled?

The crew and actors looked at the two of them.

"Brother translator, what are they talking about?"

Yang Mi quietly asked the translator next to her.

"Shhh, they got into a fight over camera scheduling."

The translator said to Yang Mi with a smile.

"Oh, shouldn't the cameraman listen to the director?"

Yang Mi asked in confusion.

The interpreter smiled helplessly, look, even a 15-year-old child understands the truth, doesn't the cameraman understand?
Or did he have other plans...

The translator glanced at Jiang Pei'an who was sitting beside him without saying a word.

……

"Stop!"

Jiang Pei'an directly called to stop, he looked at the cameraman and said bluntly:
"If you can't shoot according to the director's instructions, Claire, I regret to tell you that our cooperation will come to an end."

Hearing this, the cameraman glanced at Jiang Pei'an, shrugged his shoulders and said:
"I think this is just a difference in creation, there is no right or wrong, it's just a collision of two ideas.

If Mr. Director thinks his creative technique is better, out of professionalism, I will obey the director's order. "

"Okay, let's continue shooting."

Jiang Pei'an nodded.

"Director Jiang, I..."

Sitting back next to the monitor again, Ning Hao looked at Jiang Pei'an and hesitated to speak.

"I understand what you mean. I will unconditionally support your interests as a director, whether in terms of work or personal relationships."

Jiang Pei'an said slowly.

The reason why the crew had a "challenger" just now was probably because Ning Hao, the director, couldn't hold back the scene.

As a producer, Jiang Pei'an has a lot of rights, including but not limited to supervising the director's artistic creation and other rights.

Naturally, the crew's right to transfer personnel is not a problem.

If the crew is described as a class, then Jiang Pei'an is undoubtedly the head teacher.

And Ning Hao is the monitor he selected.

Are some students dissatisfied with the monitor's management?

Either the class leader can solve it by his own means, or the class teacher can come forward.

Obviously, Ning Hao, who is new to the set, has no way to deal with this "stabbing" student for the time being...

"Thank you Director Jiang."

Ning Hao said emotionally.

Jiang Pei'an patted him on the shoulder and said:

"I understand your wholehearted desire to make a movie, but you must pay attention to the method and method of communication with the crew and actors.

When shooting any film and television drama, you are never fighting alone. The film requires scheduling, and the crew also needs you to coordinate.

Especially for a small crew like ours, the atmosphere is the most important thing, do you know what I mean? "

Hearing this, Ning Hao nodded solemnly after thinking for a while and said:
"I understand."

After restarting the shooting, Jiang Pei'an sat beside him with his legs crossed.

Now it seems that Ninghao still has a long way to go in the future.

Of course, this is the only way for every director.

In his previous life, Ning Hao suffered a lot when dealing with crew matters.

In this life, Jiang Pei'an appeared ahead of time, hoping that similar things would not happen again.

……

After Jiang Pei'an's "enlightenment", the communication between Ning Hao and the cameraman increased significantly.

Although the progress has slowed down a bit, the efficiency has been greatly improved.

Soon, the first scene was filmed.

Next is Yang Mi's role.

Although she is the stepdaughter of the family, her parents love her unreservedly.

Her character in the movie is lively and cheerful, somewhat like herself.

"Director, what should I do next?"

Yang Mi looked at Ning Hao and asked.

"Just act according to your original character."

Ning Hao thought for a while and said.

Ning Hao discovered Yang Mi's extroverted personality at the conference before.

"Okay, I know the director!"

Yang Mi smiled all over her face, and returned to the set with a bouncing bouncing.

"Uh... it's better to be more restrained."

Yang Mi froze, turned her head and smiled wryly:

"Director, what do you mean?"

"Uh, play well, come on!"

……

Yang Mi's role is not shown much in the opening scene, there are a total of four lines, but they are all words that express the image of the characters and explain the background.

Probably the parents put their arms around their son, introduced each room, took him to know the new home, and came to the sister's room.

In this scene, the family relationship was explained at the beginning. The daughter belongs to the husband, and the son belongs to the half-parent relationship.

"This is your sister's room. As you can see, it's a mess. It's like a pigsty."

Father Tian Zheng put his arm around his son while filming.

Following the perspective of the camera, everyone has a thorough understanding of the sister's room.

It is indeed messy.

"Hello, my half brother."

The camera showed Yang Mi, she greeted the camera with a smile.

However, her expression was a little weird. Looking at Yang Mi who was smiling like a flower in the monitor, Jiang Pei'an frowned.

"Crack!"

Everyone looked at Ning Hao.

Ning Hao was also dumbfounded.

"Mimi, your smile just now was too unnatural, I don't want to fake a smile, but a smile from the bottom of my heart.

Just like with your friend, but kindly, with a little pampering, he's your little brother. "

Jiang Pei'an said slowly.

"Okay, then I'll try again."

"Turn on!"

Jiang Pei'an sat next to the monitor and said.

Director changed?
A group of actors looked dumbfounded.

But the staff of the crew are used to it. As a producer, it's not normal to direct a play.

"Crack!"

After Yang Mi's performance ended, Jiang Pei'an yelled again.

"It's not natural enough, let's do it again."

"Crack, come again!"

……

After NGing five or six times, Yang Mi was a little discouraged.

Yang Ma quickly explained from the side:

"Producer Jiang, Mimi is not like this usually, many directors say she is very spiritual.

And her smile is also very natural, it may be a mistake now, she is too nervous. "

Jiang Pei'an waved his hand and said:
"I understand, everyone take a break first."

Yang Mi is in a state of being unable to enter the play at this time.

In fact, this is the difference between professional actors and non-professional actors.

Generally speaking, after intensive training, professional actors can control the state of acting in a purposeful way.

For example, with the same smile, they can guarantee that they can still maintain their state after laughing several times.

Ordinary people probably smile a few times before their faces become stiff and they cannot continue to shoot.

Yang Mi is in this state at this time, if she doesn't stop resting, the connected scenes will also be affected.

"Brother Producer, am I particularly stupid?"

Yang Mi came to Jiang Pei'an in frustration and said sadly.

"Why do you think so? There are many examples of actors being in poor condition or being stopped by the director.

It's just a very common thing, adjust your mentality, and come back after rest. "

Jiang Pei'an comforted him.

After all, she is a 15-year-old girl, and her mental and stress resistance needs to be strengthened.

"Does that mean I'm still very talented?"

The sad expression on Yang Mi's face suddenly disappeared, and she smiled, inexplicably playful and cute.

"Talent is there."

Jiang Pei'an was a little stunned, this girl is a bit thick-skinned.

"Hahaha, I knew it."

Yang Mi said proudly.

"Yes, but not many."

Jiang Pei'an said something slowly, and the smile on the little girl's face disappeared immediately.

"Jiang! Brother! Brother!"

The little girl looked at him angrily.

"Haha, hurry up and take a rest, I'll pass it later!"

Jiang Pei'an has already told her about the skills that should be said, and the rest depends on how much she can comprehend.

In later generations, people often complain about Yang Mi's acting skills. From the perspective of later generations, Jiang Pei'an is still the same.

Yes, but not many.

With the increase of fame, her acting skills have plummeted since "Gong Suo Xin Yu", and she is just living on her laurels.

Especially in the back when he played with Zhao Baozi as if they were competing with each other.

If you play an ancient costume, I will also do one right away.

Are you playing Xianxia?I also have "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms".

In order to fight for the position of the first sister, the two fought fiercely.

The fans of both sides also repeatedly ended up tearing up, which was very lively.

Among them, there are capital praises and fans' praises.

In short, everyone seems to be unable to act well or improve themselves.

Instead, you come and go with each other on topics and hot searches.

Jiang Pei'an shook his head, wondering if Yang Xiaomi in this life would repeat the same mistakes...

"Director Jiang, how should we deal with an actor like Yang Mi?"

Yang Mi left and Ning Hao came again.

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"When actors are in poor condition or are unable to enter the show for a long time, basically they should be divided according to male and female, young and old, and the difficulty of the plot."

"So detailed?"

"Of course, the performance of men and women is very different in a certain period of time, and in terms of age, I recommend you to study more psychology.

On the basis of establishing a good communication with the actors, and then telling the play, the effect will be twice the result with half the effort.

Also, if the plot is particularly difficult, even a famous actor will go wrong during the live performance.

Half of the character creation comes from the actors, and the other half is the director's guidance. "

Ning Hao nodded, thoughtfully.

In fact, there is a lot of room for imagination in Jiang Pei'an's words.

Different people will have different feelings when they hear it, and the reason why Jiang Pei'an chose to express it in an outline.

The main reason is that I don’t want to limit Ninghao’s personal performance. Talking too much will only make him believe in a certain point of view and go on, which is not conducive to his growth.

"Okay, all departments are ready."

Seeing that it was almost time to rest, Jiang Pei'an clapped his hands and said to everyone.

……

(End of this chapter)