China Entertainment: Starting from 07 Kuainan

Chapter 85 4 per second
Half an hour later, Zeng Li appeared in the hotel lobby wearing a gray woolen coat, and then she saw a semi-arc device.

On the semicircular arc stand, there are densely packed small special cameras.

This equipment was rented from Hollywood, and its scientific name is [Matrix Stunt Camera Group], an array composed of more than 60 small cameras.

A machine specially used to capture still images of time.

Next to the crew, a foreigner wearing a down jacket was communicating with the director and camera crew.

Neo is a stunt instructor sent by the special effects company, and the array camera team's shooting is different from conventional shots.

As a director, Song Yang was exposed to similar special effects shooting for the first time.

Although his English is broken, general daily communication is not a problem.

"Sister Li, good morning."

Seeing Zeng Li coming down, Lu Yuan smiled and said hello to her.

"Is this the equipment we are going to use today?" Zeng Li came to the camera team with a curious expression.

"Ah."

Lu Yuan nodded: "It's rare to have good weather today, so the crew is going to take some actual shots to see the effect."

In addition to a dedicated camera group, the time-stopped scene also requires post-processing.

The "Star You" crew has a one-month coaching contract with Neo. When Neo returns to America, they will bring back recent material.

Then, a sample will be made first. If the results are satisfactory, Star Media will need to transfer the second-stage payment to the digital field.

Zeng Li was also filming special effects shots for the first time, so she was very curious about this new technology.

"Oh, is this thing easy to photograph?"

"It's not too difficult." Lu Yuan touched his chin: "With the curtain, it's quite easy to shoot, but the post-production costs are relatively expensive."

"How expensive is it?"

"One frame costs more than 2000."

Hearing the price, Zeng Li thought it wasn't very expensive. After all, special effects outside cost hundreds of thousands per shot.

Seeing Zeng Li's expression, Lu Yuan took the initiative to add something.

"Sister Li, there are 24 frames in one second in the play."

24 frames per second?
Zeng Li's arithmetic skills were pretty good, so she quickly did the math in her mind.

1 minute = 60 seconds = 1440 frames.

One frame = 2000 yuan.

One second = 48000 yuan.

1 minute = nearly 300 million?

1500 million, can only shoot for 5 minutes?

Thinking of this, Zeng Li couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

It's so expensive!
Then, Zeng Li glanced at Lu Yuan without leaving any trace.

This little man is quite courageous.

1500 million is only for 5 minutes of scenes, and it is still a TV series. If it were another producer, I am afraid that it would not pay this fee.

It’s just an idol drama, and it’s not a big-screen show. Why waste that money?
Do people who watch idol dramas care about the special effects?

Instead of wasting money on special effects, it would be better to spend 1500 million on service. The quality of the whole drama can be improved visibly.

……

two hours later.

The first special effects scene of "Star You" has officially started filming. The shooting location is Crescent Moon Spring in the scenic area.

Crescent Moon Spring is the core attraction of Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area. In the endless desert, a small lake shaped like a crescent moon adds a touch of green to this vast yellow world.

Moreover, Crescent Moon Spring has a history of more than 2000 years.

This is a miracle of nature.

Fortunately, it is winter now, so there are relatively few tourists in the Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area. Otherwise, even if the crew of "Star You" has the popular star Lu Yuan, it will be difficult to rent a filming schedule in Crescent Moon Spring.

However, although the crew has been set up, the equipment is still in a state of debugging.

Seeing Zeng Li breathing heavily from the cold, Lu Yuan handed a hand warmer bag to her.

"Sister Li, here it is."

"Don't you use it yourself?"

"I have some with me." As he said that, Lu Yuan took out a hand warmer bag from the side. "Well, I didn't expect you to be quite attentive."

Zeng Li smiled and took the hot water bottle. She had forgotten to bring it this time. Before coming, she checked the historical weather of Dunhuang.

Generally speaking, it doesn’t snow here until the end of November.

And they only had a few days to shoot here, so she only brought the baby warmer, but not any other hand warmers.

Lu Yuan smiled and did not answer.

Afterwards, the two of them sat by the Crescent Moon Spring and chatted.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Song Yang shouted, "Get ready to start shooting," and the entire crew came to life instantly, with lights, scene notes, and cameras all in place.

Lu Yuan and Zeng Li also took off their outermost down jackets, revealing the woolen coats underneath.

In idol dramas, being handsome is very important.

Winter clothes, warmer down jackets, would not be the first choice in idol dramas, but coats that highlight the figure and temperament.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Zeng Li, who took off her down jacket, couldn't help but shiver.

Winter in the northwest is really cold.

After a while, the entire crew was ready, and Zeng Li and Lu Yuan followed suit, standing face to face in the Crescent Moon Spring Bar.

The first scene today is the kiss scene.

"Get ready to shoot!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of clapping was heard, and all the cameras in the drama were pointed in the direction of the male and female protagonists.

Zeng Li also turned into a wooden figure in an instant, standing motionless, unable to even blink.

Because time is suspended in this scene, only the male protagonist Lu Zhou can move in the shot.

Act one.

Lu Yuan looked at the 'frozen' heroine infatuatedly. In a world where time was suspended, Professor Lu could finally release his love unscrupulously.

After looking at her for a while, he slowly leaned forward and carefully kissed the heroine.

Lu Yuan's first reaction when he touched his lips was that they were still so soft.

The familiar orange flavored lipstick can’t help but bring back some memories.

With a shallow kiss, Lu Yuan's fingers gently slid across Zeng Li's cheek, and the smooth skin was like a soft cloud.

"Crack!"

When the kissing scene ended, Song Yang had no intention of being direct.

"Take another shot!"

Song Yang was very excited to be the director of a large investment for the first time. In order to shoot today's scene, he thought of more than a dozen plans.

The vast desert, the sky full of falling snow, and the turquoise Crescent Moon Spring are such beautiful scenery that you must take the most beautiful shots!
shoot!
Keep shooting!

"Crack!"

"Change the angle!"

"Crack!"

"Change your position!"

For most of the next day, Song Yang kept shouting "click" and "reshoot".

A very simple kiss scene took three or four hours to shoot.

From the back of the photo, Zeng Li's eyes changed when she looked at Lu Yuan. Although she didn't say anything, the meaning of her eyes was obvious.

'Did you ask the director to add scenes? '

Seeing such a look, Lu Yuan cried out in his heart that he was wronged.

He really didn’t add so many kissing scenes.

However, Song Yang had reported to him in advance.

The reasons given by Song Yang are very good. It's all for the sake of the plot, and the photos should be shot as beautifully as possible, with different lighting, different angles, and different postures, all shot again.

Faced with such a reason, how could Lu Yuan refuse?
He invested more than 2000 million in this play, and of course he had to strive for excellence.

What a kissing scene.

That was all incidental, not Lu Langjun's original intention.

(End of this chapter)