This director needs to apologize

Chapter 297 The old silver coin plays gadfly

Wang Wei talked non-stop for more than half an hour, introducing the cast one by one. Duan Yining listened silently without saying a word. It seemed that he had accepted the fate of leading the team alone.

Thinking about it, Lao Duan has never been one to be picky about his co-stars, otherwise he would not have agreed to Bo Jue's invitation to act in "1951".

At that time, Chen Yiming was just a fledgling director, and Liu Dongjun was even more pure and new. How could he make Duan Yining, a stubborn ass, give in just by being suppressed by his military art leaders? Don't even think about it.

During the actual operation, Lao Duan also "difficult" Chen Yiming during the audition and the first week of joining the group. At other times, he was very cooperative and even took the initiative to take over the arduous task of "training" Liu Dongjun.

Among the many behind-the-scenes heroes in "1951", Chen Yiming can only take half of the credit at most, and Lao Duan is also an indispensable one.

Li Yangyang then introduced the contact status of many actors. Lei Jiasheng and Zhang Yu were the first to be cast. These two knew the details for a long time, and the audition was just a formality.

It's not that the tragic duo don't have any filming appointments, but compared to the bloody TV series at hand, they are certainly more willing to make movies with Chen Yiming.

That is to say, Bo Jue refused to start a brokerage business, otherwise they would have defected here long ago.

Mr. Lin Dongfu was the third one to accept the audition invitation. He was in Shanghai and didn't have many roles. When he heard that he would be offered a few scenes in Director Yan's (Da Zhuang's mother)'s son's company, he readily agreed and continued filming. Didn't even ask for his name.

The salary is listed, and the status of the crew is clear at a glance, which is more effective than saying "respect" eight hundred times.

Next is Xu Yajun's 160 million, Zhang Yu and Lei Jiasheng both have 80, Yu Hewei has 40, and Lin Dongfu has 38.

In Chen Yiming's crew, the relationship between the front and behind the scenes is equal. As a director, he never claims to be an authority that cannot be offended. The actors and photographers have their own ideas about storyboards. As long as what they say makes sense, he is willing to try it. try.

According to him, this is already the fourth draft, and the director team has finally reached a basic consensus. Duan came all the way from the imperial capital to have a look.

However, Li Yangyang said that it was not a big problem because the other party's agent was very enthusiastic and would surely convince Yu Hewei.

It stands to reason that the presence of Duan Yining, the person involved, would break the rules by spreading out the salary list, but Chen Yiming felt that it should be like this, directly showing the identity of the main creative member of the Lao Duan project. Since he is one of his own, he does not need to care too much about the rules.

Wang Wei likes this style very much, and Li Zhun, who is used to being an assistant director, also accepts it well. Only Tian Li, who has a professional background, has some criticisms, but he can't say he rejects it.

A storyboard is a two-dimensional visual representation of a script. A complete set of storyboards, when connected together, is a movie in the form of a comic strip.

Yu Hewei has already agreed to consider it. He has a spy drama and a military drama in preparation. The four-and-a-half-month schedule is a bit tight, so he is a little hesitant.

Li Yangyang then introduced the preliminary remuneration of the main actors. Duan Yining, the leading actor, received the highest remuneration, 500 million + 5% net profit share, which is slightly higher than the current market price of Lao Duan, and there is some sense of compensation for "1951" in it.

The director's intention, narrative method, and storyboards are enough to reflect everything.

In fact, most directors in China do not have the habit of showing storyboards to their actors. At most, they use them as an auxiliary tool when telling the story. After all, according to the traditional concept, this is the director's exclusive domain and it is impossible to consult the actors' opinions.

The schedule is only one aspect. The key is that his fourth wife is pregnant and he has concerns about filming abroad.

A group audition was scheduled for a week later, the actors part came to an end, and Wang Wei began to explain the latest version of the storyboard.

Only Xu Yajun was in some trouble and refused the offer at the first contact. Although he was not as decisive as Sun Honglei in his words, he admitted that he did have difficulties.

Li Yangyang is very confident in persuading him to join. "The Usual Suspects" is the best piece of cake Xu Yajun can get in the near future. As long as he still has ambitions for his career as an actor, he will definitely not miss it.

Including the remuneration of other small roles and extras, the overall remuneration expenditure can be controlled below 1000 million, accounting for less than a quarter, which is a very healthy proportion.

However, Wang Wei is a self-taught Yeluzi Mengxin. Chen Yiming's words and deeds during the filming of "Mulan" had a great influence on him, and he was "led astray" over time.

Duan Yining is one of the three people who can only look up at the mountain for the time being. Chen Yiming, as a double-gold director, humbly asks for advice. Naturally, the three young people cannot show off the director's profile.

For example, if a director with fine art skills has permission, a stack of storyboards will become a movie. During the actual shooting, the team behind the scenes can follow the layout and basically follow the same layout.

Especially for feature films like "The Usual Suspects", there are very few special effects shots, so the storyboards are more realistic.

Wang Wei has a background in advertising, and his painting skills are quite good. The storyboard is not a stick figure style sketch, but you can still see a lot of things. Everyone in the conference room was familiar with this story, so the storyboarding went by very quickly. Wang Wei simply explained it and finished it in ten minutes.

Compared with the original film in Chen Yiming's mind, Wang Wei's treatment is brighter. The brightness here does not refer to the picture style, but the narrative rhythm.

The beat of music can reflect emotions. Compared with four-two beats and four-four beats, you can tell which one is happier when you listen to it.

The same goes for the rhythm of the movie. Wang Wei's narrative is a little rushed. A single scene is presented in a complicated and trivial style, with many close-ups and jump cuts. Given the limited time limit, the content seems too full, and the audience's eyes may not follow the movie. No trip.

This style reminds Chen Yiming of the "Bourne Supremacy" series in his previous life.

Obviously, this approach is a little off track. "The Usual Suspects" doesn't have many action elements. It's all about verbal confrontations. The too many shots give Chen Yiming a sense of pretentiousness.

Sure enough, Duan Yining spoke, "Director Wang, I don't know if the camera still jumps like this during actual shooting, but as an actor, I think it is not friendly to handle it like this.

Putting aside the scenes of gangs committing crimes and just talking about the interrogation scenes, does a scene with just two people really need so many shots?
Like these close-ups on page 338, first of the eyebrows, then of the fingers, then a jump cut to the coffee cup, and then back to the close-up of the face. According to the script, this includes inquiring words to induce the police to believe another answer under the answer. My performance The design doesn't fit in with your shot scheduling.

I think that the protagonists of this scene are only the police and me. They are two complete people. Each other’s reactions should be presented to the audience as accurately as possible, so that every foreshadowing can truly have its meaning. "

Lao Duan's speech was merciless, and it was equivalent to completely overturning the design of the storyboard. The smiles on the faces of Wang Wei and the three people disappeared instantly.

The conference room fell into an awkward silence. Xiaomei and Li Yangyang hung up on their business, one of them was studying a thermos cup, and the other was obsessed with pressing the phone.

Since Duan Yining took the lead in firing, Chen Yiming also planned to sit back and watch for the time being.

After a long time, Wang Wei laughed and defended, "Teacher Duan, I don't agree with your evaluation of the number of shots. This is the overall style that the director team came up with after in-depth discussions. We have a comprehensive design.

The fast-cut style can greatly enhance the viewing experience. Traditional detective movies are too rigid and the audience has long been tired of it. We hope that "The Usual Suspects" will avoid the stereotyped narratives of the past and give the audience a refreshing feeling.

As for the completeness issue you mentioned, I think we can continue to fine-tune it to retain more performance details at a fast pace. "

Wang Wei's words were very tactful, but the meaning was very clear. The original style must be adhered to, and your performance must still be carefully chopped into pieces.

Chen Yiming had seen Duan Yining's professionalism and thought that this big firecracker would soon take off and explode.

Later, Lao Duan's performance perfectly verified Chen Yiming's prediction. He stood up and went to the front of the conference room where he was speaking, and performed a piece directly in front of the audience.

He stood sideways, with his left side facing the crowd, and his body tilted back strangely, as if there was someone in front of him who was aggressively oppressing him and questioning him.

His eyelids were obviously drooped, trying his best to avoid meeting the unknown gaze, but the twitching muscle lines on one cheek gave people an inexplicable feeling of confidence.

"...Please forgive me, I really can't remember clearly. I was scared to death. There were dead people everywhere on the deck, and there was blood everywhere.

My feet kept slipping on it, and I tried my best not to make any sound.

I've said it three times, but I can't see the face of the man in black clearly. His hat brim is very low, his collar is raised high, and his voice is low and hoarse. I'm sure I haven't heard this voice before..."

Duan Yining said a long line of lines accurately, and he was obviously familiar with it.

However, unlike the lines that are delivered in one breath, his performance is performed step by step, like a robot whose joints are short of oil.

Comparing the storyboards, we can find that his pauses correspond to each cut. The faster and more jump cuts, the more intense the frustration in his performance.

Duan Yining never wastes words and words. Since Wang Wei said that the fast pace is more entertaining, let's have a look at the live performance, and it is done in one step, even post-editing is saved.

The faces of the three new directors were ashen, showing that they were severely shocked.

Chen Yiming knew for sure that Lao Duan was clearly playing tricks on a gadfly. His performance just now was completely different from the storyboard style, with a strong drama style.

How can a play be edited?
(End of this chapter)