This director needs to apologize

Chapter 323 Action guidance comparable to Jackie Chan

Each found fault with the other, and they found fault with each other until the other had nothing to say, so it was considered a temporary peace.

Xiangrui was no longer in the mood to talk. She had to admit that Chen Yiming's suggestion was reasonable and fatal, because she had to perform major structural surgery on the script.

It is said that movies are more difficult to shoot than TV series because of limited time and space. This statement is not true.

The movie is shorter than the TV series, is correct nonsense, and fails to pinpoint the real reason why it was difficult to make.

To be precise, it should be that the film narrative is more sophisticated. In terms of telling a complete story, the film is not spread out enough and tightened enough compared to the TV series. This is the difficulty.

It is a difficult balance to introduce a certain number of characters within a 90 to 180-minute duration and at the same time let them have their own destination at the end, which will test the control ability of the screenwriter and director.

Of course, a movie can have only one protagonist, such as the famous one-man show "Buried Alive" in the previous life, but the plot still needs to be developed around the social relationships of the protagonist. Otherwise, just relying on monologues may be able to support a play, but it will never be able to support a movie.

Even though the person the protagonist calls in "Buried Alive" does not appear on the scene, it still needs to be explained from beginning to end, so that the whole story is complete.

Therefore, every time a character is added, the script needs to deal with an order of magnitude more character relationships, and the self-consistency of the story will be challenged.

Chen Yiming forced himself to swallow the complaints that had reached his lips. The results of this visit were really immediate.

You must know that the script has already been cut according to the duration, and every line and every plot has been arranged to fit perfectly. If such a big thing is crammed into it temporarily, it means that every scene needs to be adjusted. How can Xiangrui not be overwhelmed.

But for Xiangrui, who was responsible for the revision, it was no less than rewriting the script.

As a result, Chen Yiming was knocked down by Xiangrui as expected that afternoon. There were 4 people present, 3 alcohol test fighters, and even the youngest Liu Dongjun had a better drinking capacity than him.

The girl said she was overworking her brain in the afternoon and didn't really want to eat out, so she finally decided to go to Chen Yiming's house to order some noodles.

So when Chen Yiming walked into the office at noon the next day, he saw An Xixi still confused in his seat. When he asked, he found out that the girl was here to serve as a trainee assistant, but he had no impression of it at all.

As a director who has made two feature films, Xiangrui can naturally figure this out, so she stopped worrying and swiped the script to the corner of the table, "There is wine today and you will be drunk today. Things will come tomorrow and you will worry tomorrow. Dongzi asked the waiter to come up Let’s order some beer. We won’t get home until we get drunk today.”

Over the past few years, Bo Jue's office has expanded to two buildings, and the expansion speed of the Great Stone Workshop has not been much faster. Now there are nearly 300 people, so An Xixi's visit took a long time, and it was too late when the two said goodbye. It's almost dark.

Even if you only add a pair of parents to Liu Dongjun and one or two best friends to An Xixi, it means adding two to three additional character lines, and with it, the length and number of scenes that have nowhere to go.

Sitting in the passenger seat of the girl's Porsche, Chen Yiming asked the female driver, "How do you feel? Do you have any idea about special effects production?"

An Xixi became more and more dazzled as he drank. In the end, it was the girl who took him home in a taxi. It was a shame for him.

Chen Yiming was stunned and failed to hold Liu Dongjun in time, and secretly complained. He really didn't want to drink with Xiangrui. This guy was just a drunkard, and he couldn't hold her down after drinking too much.

This is not something that can be done in a day or two, and it may not be possible in ten and a half months.

Chen Yiming's suggestion sounds simple, but it is to make the male and female protagonists more "lifelike".

What exactly did I promise yesterday? It’s scary to think about it!
Xiangrui went into seclusion again, and "500 Days of the Summer Solstice" was temporarily postponed. Chen Yiming's work at hand was mainly to supervise the affairs of "The Usual Suspects" in the Magic City, and the formation of "The Thirteenth Floor".

The first love of the nation came to the studio, but the group of sub-programmers in the studio were very excited. Not only did they accompany the girl throughout the visit, but they also took the trouble to explain the specific procedures. Party A's father, Chen Yiming, did not get this treatment the first time he came.

Da Zhuang is not in the magic city at the moment, so he has no chance to find someone to save him.

As for the specific adjustments, we have to wait for the engineers from the Great Stone Workshop to come back from Bangkok to take samples.

Adding a few more actors is the most trivial hassle compared to that.

An Xixi kept looking forward and replied, "My feeling is that when I become a director in the future, I must find an assistant director who is proficient in special effects."

He first took An Xixi to the Boulder Workshop, reviewed the special effects production schedule with the other party's engineering director, and made some fine adjustments based on the on-site conditions in Bangkok.

In fact, Chen Yiming's refrigerator stock only supports this. This is because he went to the supermarket once after returning from Bangkok, otherwise he couldn't even get a fresh egg.

After entering the kitchen, the two of them had their own division of labor. Chen Yiming cooked noodles and blanched vegetables, and An Xixi fried eggs. Fortunately, they both finished well.

After sitting opposite each other and chatting, the two walked hand in hand to the balcony and stood in front of the window overlooking the night view of the Pujiang River.

At this moment, Chen Yiming didn't want to talk much, but he felt it was weird to stand silently, so he ran out of words and asked, "Xixi, what kind of movie do you want to make? Do you have a prototype story?"

He wanted to slap himself as soon as the words came out of his mouth. Is there nothing else to talk about besides movies?
An Xixi shook her head cutely and said, "I have never thought about it, and there is no prototype story." He was focused on being a director, but there was no story to tell in his heart. The weirdness in Chen Yiming's heart overwhelmed his annoyance, and he couldn't help but ask, "Then Why do you want to be a director?”

An Xixi replied confidently, "What I studied is directing. If I don't make a movie, wouldn't college be in vain?"

Chen Yiming was speechless and choked for a moment. After a while, he tentatively asked, "Can you please tell me, what was your graduation short film about?"

An Xixi raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the inconvenience? I submitted a travel selfie, and the professor called it an autobiographical sketch in the comments."

Chen Yiming was greatly shocked. Is this okay?
Why didn't he meet such an understanding professor when he was in college? This damn good-looking society.

Forget it, the past is gone, people still have to look forward.

Chen Yiming put his arm on the window sill, turned sideways and looked at the girl with a smile, "Thinking about your dream start in your career as an actor, this afternoon you have not forgotten your original intention."

An Xixi raised his eyebrows and said, "You have always been disapproving of my ideas. I know that, but you are just too lazy to say it."

The girl's eyes were bright and cool, making Chen Yiming hold on and not twist his head back, "I'm sorry. But to be honest, Xixi, just for the position of director, you are too young and too beautiful."

An Xixi smiled brightly, let go and stretched, then turned around and gave Chen Yiming a WINK.

"I'm not in a hurry. Anyway, I don't think of anything to shoot right now. Besides, you will help me, right? Mr. Chen Yiming, the double-gold director."

Chen Yiming bowed down, picked up the girl's little hand and kissed it, "As you wish, the beautiful and noble Ms. Anxixi."

The two of them maintained this awkward posture for a long time before they burst out laughing in unison.

An Xixi raised her hand to block the cheerful blooming Yahuazi, and pushed Chen Yiming away with her other hand, "You hate it.

To be honest, I think the behind-the-scenes work is quite interesting. When I was filming "Love Letter", I wanted to participate in it. Unfortunately, the filming schedule was very tight. Just acting made me exhausted. The key is that I was too embarrassed to cause trouble for Xiangrui. "

Chen Yiming straightened up following the girl's strength, "Yes, although you are not ready to be a director yet, you are ready to become a stage manager, perhaps the most beautiful stage manager in the Chinese film industry.

The person who is your director will probably be under a lot of pressure. "

An Xixi glanced at someone, "There's no need to praise me in different ways, and there's no need to brag in all kinds of ways. Don't worry, at least before I finish filming "500 Days of Summer Solstice", I haven't made any behind-the-scenes plans, so I won't bother you. Recently."

Chen Yiming shook his head first and then nodded, "I couldn't ask for it more. Aren't you my assistant producer now?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, holding hands again and looking out the window.

The next day, Chen Yiming led An Xixi to experience the life of a director during the preparation period of the crew.

First, we went to the Phantom Studio to supervise the setting. The Chinatown Police Station in "The Usual Suspects" and the Future Laboratory in "The Thirteenth Floor" were the top priorities.

It was not difficult to set up the interior of the police station. The main thing was to restore the details according to Tian Li's external materials, and then arrange the foreshadowing reserved in the script as naturally as possible.

Relatively speaking, the laboratory is more troublesome, because there are no ready-to-use props, and everything from the furnishings to the decoration in the scene needs to be specially customized.

As for the prototype, it was borrowed from the previous games "Resident Evil" and "Source Code". Chen Yiming drew a sketch and Lin Xiao designed it again.

The company's laboratory is made of glass and metal, highlighting a bright atmosphere, while the female scientist's private laboratory is in a steampunk style, with exposed pipelines and a messy layout, hinting at the wild side of the heroine's heart.

There is also a core prop, which is a sleep chamber-style thinking connection device. There are two in the film, one is based on the previous life of Breaking Ball and The Matrix. The prop workshop of the Phantom Factory is currently working on it.

As for the team behind "The Thirteenth Floor", they basically solved it all in one stop at Phantom Factory.

The director of photography is Qi Yu, who has worked with "Mulan". He and several young photographers from the second photography team of Magic Film Studio formed the filming team of the crew.

The art director is still Lin Xiao, this time it is a science fiction theme, and Lin Dashen is an animation artist, so he is quite suitable.

The lighting director is Mr. Wang Lizing's third apprentice, specializing in night scene shooting, which exactly meets the needs of "The Thirteenth Floor".

The recording and service are also produced by the Magic Film Factory, and the special effects are still produced by the Giant Stone Workshop, plus Bojue's own production team and drama team, and all the Magic City personnel.

Now all we need is an action director comparable to Jackie Chan.

(End of this chapter)