How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 64

[Modu Martial Arts] The progress of the shooting is not bad.

But this is mainly because the filming has just started, and the crew is still in the running-in period, so the filming schedule is not too outrageous.

Work starts at [-]:[-] in the morning and ends at [-]:[-] in the evening. There is an hour and a half of eating and resting in between. Generally speaking, it is quite good.

Of course, Zhang Nan has to work more as a director, and has more working hours, and he usually doesn't take a rest until eleven or twelve o'clock.

But after that, it won't work.

Not to mention 24 who is non-stop 007 hours a day and seven days a week.

It can also be counted as 997—a little harder than 996, and a little better than 007.

The entire shooting process, to put it bluntly, basically did not comply with the labor law.

But there is no way, at present and even many years later, all production crews in the mainland are like this.

Because as soon as the crew starts filming, the money starts to burn, and there is no way to stop it. It is a waste of money to stop.

Therefore, the working hours and intensity of many domestic production crews are very high.

It's not that Zhang Nan didn't think about changing the shooting plan before.

But it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice.

[Magic City Martial Arts] In the entire crew, although there are many old directors from the Shanghai Film Group, all of them have decades of directing experience, and many of them have very brilliant past experiences.

But the job of directing it!

It doesn't mean that if you have been a director and made a movie that was a big success, you can always be promoted.

Time is always advancing, trends are constantly changing, and the tastes of movie fans are gradually improving.

But if a director wants to improve his values ​​and outlook on life, and the speed of this improvement can keep up with the trend of the times, it is not an easy matter.

Not every director can do it.

The vast majority, or 90.00% of directors, cannot keep up with the times.

And when a director can't keep up with the pace of the times, can't feel the changes in trends, and can't figure out the tastes of movie fans.

Obviously, although this director has brilliant past qualifications, his ability is no longer up to standard.

This is normal and very common.

There are many examples, such as Wu Baige, who is still popular now, Chen Wuji, who won the award a few years ago, and Feng Xiaogang, who has not yet made his fortune.

Will be slowly lonely in the future.

The difference between each other is just the length of the peak period.

It can be said that the careers of most directors flourished for a while, and then slowly dissipated.

Because when it is prosperous, there are certainly factors of personal talent and hard work.

But more, luckily, caught up.

In a certain period of time, it took a step in harmony with the times, just happened to be in line with the changes in trends and the tastes of movie fans.

Wait until the luck passes.

Reality will use the dismal box office results of the movie to slap them in the face.

Individuals who wake up may calmly accept that they have passed away and failed. After a few years of accumulation, with a certain background, they may have a chance to return to the top.

But there are also those who are stubborn and open their mouths: the box office is not good because the audience can’t understand the movies I made, and they won’t understand them for ten years.Then basically it is completely over, and I can only rely on the glory of the past to eat my laurels, leaving only a show. After all, if I don’t recognize myself clearly, how can I talk about progress.

The directors sent by the Magic City Film Group to support Zhang Nan's filming in [Magic City Martial Art Museum] are all veteran artists, and most of them are the former of the two situations.

All of them have nothing to say in terms of professional skills, and they are absolutely leveraged.

But one by one is really only professional skills left.

Like masters copying calligraphy one by one.

I can copy, but I can't really create.

What is created is also an outdated product.

So although Zhang Nan knew that the filming plan would be very busy in the later stage, but there was really no way to adjust it.

Of course, Zhang Nan, who has a golden finger, can take it easy and give some shots to these directors who have not kept up with the times.

Because no matter what the film looks like, he can hang it up and forcefully stabilize the film's box office results.

But Zhang Nan didn't want to do this, he still had some integrity.

Zhang Nan still has certain requirements for the quality of the movies he starred in and directed.

And because Zhang Nan has the memory of later generations and has studied directing courses for several years.

Not to mention how good the director's skills are.

But according to the blockbuster movies of the year, it is barely possible to deduce the trend of the current era and the tastes of the audience based on the effect, and then make it out.

And as long as a movie keeps up with the pace of the times, changes in trends, and meets the tastes of the audience, then the quality is acceptable, at least it will not be a bad movie.

In addition, Zhang Nan also has a forward-looking aesthetic concept that is ahead of the current era, which he has obtained from the future, and a little bit has been added to the film.

Not to mention making the movie from passable to perfect, but at least it can make the quality of the movie worthy of the audience's ticket price.

But it was different now, Zhang Nan looked at Feng Xiaogang who was beside him as the assistant director.

Although Feng Xiaogang will also be outdated because he can't keep up with the times in the future.

But aren't they still angry now?

Or to be more accurate, Feng Xiaogang has not risen yet.

Over the past few days, Zhang Nan would occasionally ask Feng Xiaogang to propose some shooting plans during filming to see if his ideas would work.

It turned out great!
It can be said that Feng Xiaogang, who is about to shoot [Party A and Party B], is already in a period of coordinating with the times.

After several tests, Feng Xiaogang's shooting plan, although there are limitations of the times.

But it's definitely qualified.

Zhang Nan intentionally handed over some less important shots to Feng Xiaogang to shoot, so as to reduce his workload.

Of course, Zhang Nan will still control the important shots by himself.

And this approach can not only greatly save Zhang Nan himself time, but also improve the efficiency of the crew's shooting.

With the manpower and material support of the behemoth of the Magic City Film Group, the crew of [Modu Martial Arts] really has no shortage of talents at this time.

It can be said that the talent of the entire production crew is completely overflowing. There is simply no way to run out of one filming crew, and even a few more filming crews are enough.

It's a pity that the current level of directors in the mainland making commercial films can keep up with the times. In Zhang Nan's view, there are only Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Guoshi.

And the current Zhang Guoshi is already famous, it is absolutely impossible to come to the crew to be his deputy.

"Brother Feng, I want to discuss something with you." Zhang Nan waved to Feng Xiaogang.

"Hey, Director Zhang, what's the matter?" Hearing Zhang Nan's call, Feng Xiaogang, who was busy in the distance, immediately walked up to Zhang Nan with a flattering and grateful expression.

Zhang Nan sorted out the original shooting schedule with him, and showed Feng Xiaogang the shooting schedule that was divided into two teams.

"Director Zhang, who is this?" Feng Xiaogang was a little confused.

Zhang Nan pointed to the filming progress plan of the cinema and said, "Brother Feng, this is the previous filming plan. The filming plan in the middle and later stages is too full, and it is estimated that it will have to be rotated in the end."

Feng Xiaogang glanced at it and nodded.

"Now I plan to change the shooting plan and shoot like this." Zhang Nan pointed to the shooting progress plan he had sorted out a little.

Feng Xiaogang was able to get ahead on his own, and he could tell at a glance that this new shooting schedule was to divide the crew into two teams to shoot simultaneously.

(End of this chapter)