This director needs to apologize

Chapter 349 It’s not a good habit to dig holes but not fill them.

Without Wang Wei nagging at the side, Wang Suqiu's editing progress has been greatly improved. By the time Chen Yiming and the four of them returned to the Phantom Factory, comfortably fed and drunk, the rough cut of "The Usual Suspects" had already taken a big look.

It’s really not that Wang Suqiu made a rough cut. He already had a good grasp of the material and only had to wield the scissors without any hindrance. It wasn’t that Wang Wei kept causing trouble around him. The rough cut should have been completed a few days ago.

Before getting off work, everyone quickly masturbated at 4x speed. Wang Wei had nothing to say after watching it. Facts have proved that Wang Suqiu of Scissorhands is not a wasted reputation. The only role of a certain director here is to add chaos.

Although the rough cut version is still over four hours long, the plot line is already very clear.

Wang Suqiu chose to organize the material by alternating flashbacks and interludes. Compared with the original storyboard, there are two main changes.

One is to mention the scene where the protagonist group is imprisoned at the beginning of the film, and then connect it to the daily VCR of the policeman played by He Wei, forming a contrasting relationship and highlighting the dual protagonist nature of the film from the beginning.

The second is that the protagonist group also adopts a dual-line narrative between the former gangster policeman and Bao DaTao, and separates and merges the auxiliary lines. The former gangster policeman and secretary, Bao DaTao and the gangster businessman, the relationships between the two groups of characters are also contrasted one by one.

In this way, the structure of the film becomes exquisite and neat, and it hints at the interrelationship between all the main characters. Of course, it is still very confusing when watching it for the first time, but after watching it again and reviewing the whole film, the truth is immediately clear.

Wang Wei also wanted to argue with reason. He didn't like to declare the creator's position directly. Wang Suqiu shrugged and pointed at Chen Yiming. Wang Wei sighed and gave up the argument.

Yes, this cut was exactly what Chen Yiming ordered, and it also falls within the scope of the producer's authority. In Chen Yiming's view, it is not a good habit to dig holes but not fill them. There is no need to have too many Easter eggs. Just like the top at the end of "Inception" in the previous life, it is enough to keep one impressive one.

The key to a theatrical movie is the first round of theatrical release. There is no doubt about the commerciality of "The Usual Suspects", and the audience's viewing experience is the first priority. If Wang Wei is still unfinished, he hopes to show more themes, techniques, and meanings. Stuff like this can be put into the director's cut after the movie is released.

After watching it, Chen Yiming was satisfied. "The Usual Suspects" was reproduced well and in his mind was worthy of the classic in his previous life.

The next fine editing is just a hard work, and special effects must be interspersed during it. It is not a matter of one or two days, and several directors do not need to spend time here.

He asked Wang Wei to go home and have a good rest, or go back to his hometown to see his parents. If he really had nowhere to vent his energy, he might as well go to teacher Ge Jiming's studio to stare at the soundtrack.

The soundtrack for "The Usual Suspects" is still done by Mr. Ge. Chen Yiming felt comfortable entrusting this job because Ge Jiming is known as the number one composer for domestic spy dramas. For every ten spies who die in Hengcheng, six are Mr. Ge played the suona to see him off. For him, composing music for a suspenseful detective film can be compared to an oil seller pouring oil.

Chen Yiming could already foresee Wang Wei's tragic experience with Ge Jiming. Ge Jiming was not a good-tempered Wang Suqiu. If Wang Wei made random comments, it would be easy to get sprayed with blood. It would not be surprising if he was kicked out directly.

Chen Yiming just found something for Wang Wei to do, which could relieve his anxiety of having nowhere to go without actually delaying post-production.

Before disbanding, Chen Yiming also mentioned Xiaoqi's customized project "Her Memories" to three directors. If anyone is interested, they can consider submitting a project proposal.

Wang Wei was the first to take the no-fight card. He has no time to think about new projects now. It is estimated that he will not be able to muster the energy before "The Usual Suspects" is released.

Chen Yiming understood this mentality very well. According to his estimation, Wang Wei would not be able to recover without taking a break for a year and a half. The work of directing is too exhausting, especially for a debut film.

Tian Li is determined to win "The Negotiator" and is full of confidence. The key is that he directed Xiao Qi's scenes in Bangkok. He still has lingering fears about directing Xiao Qi's acting, so he avoids "Her Memories".

Li Zhun did not reject the project or the heroine. In his words, he trusted Chen Yiming's personal customization ability. Since this story was written specifically for Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi must be able to act it.

However, he had always thought that "Her Memories" would be directed by Chen Yiming or Xiangrui. He had forgotten it after hearing it that day. Now that Chen Yiming suddenly mentioned it, he had almost forgotten the plot.

Chen Yiming didn't know what Xiao Qi's plan was, whether to play a few more supporting roles to gain experience, or to start "Her Memories" in one step. If this project really wants to work, it must be Lao Qi who is in charge of organizing the show, and Bo Jue who is in charge. Join the production team to earn production fees, and at most invest a small token amount of stock.

Chen Yiming really wants to try this model. He has a lot of stories in his stomach, and he is afraid that he will not be able to film the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Moon by himself, so Chen Yiming has never been stingy with the three of them, Xiangrui and Wang Wei.

It's a pity that the directing industry is inherently difficult to produce, and the output of just a few people like Bo Jue is still too low.

So Chen Yiming thought about expanding the scope of cooperation. Bojue took on a position similar to that of a planner, as a participating investor and providing initial creative ideas. He was no longer responsible for project control, and the funding, production, and publicity were all taken over by his peers. This will help to quickly expand Bojue's industry influence without taking up too much capital or taking on too many risks. Chen Yiming discussed this idea with Da Zhuang, and the latter also agreed, but it lacked a suitable start-up Opportunity.

If Lao Qi really goes out of his way to praise his sister, then "Her Memories" may be a good case.

In the next few days, Chen Yiming spent most of his time at the Magic Film Studio. On the one hand, he worked as a supervisor in various studios and prop workshops. On the other hand, he went to the editing room as a guest doorkeeper, responsible for directing Director Wang who couldn't help but sneak over. "deport".

A week later, the studio setting of "The Thirteenth Floor" was basically completed. Xie Tianfang's martial arts team, plus Wu Yue and Zhou Zhaolong also arrived in the Magic City on time, and the filming of the parkour scene started again.

This time it was much more convenient to shoot, and it was safer than shooting outside. However, although the risks and difficulty were reduced, it was far from smooth sailing.

Because the interior shots all have special effects, after each shot, they need to be imported back to the virtual modeling of the Big Rock Workshop. Only after verification on the actual machine will you know whether it can pass. This process involves the adjustment of many details, which is very tortuous to shoot. .

The shots of the parkour sequence are particularly broken, with a large number of short shots of one to two seconds. Every time the angle is changed, a bunch of new problems will arise, and rework and reshoots are commonplace.

Therefore, the filming progress of the entire scene is very slow, and it is estimated that it will be delayed until the National Day holiday.

Chen Yiming felt that he was more like a contractor during this period. He invested far less energy in moving the camera, scheduling, and performing than on decoration.

On the third day of the National Day holiday, Wu Yue and Zhou Zhaolong finally had a hearty battle. The two action actors were about to leave the group after filming, so they had an opportunity to show off their skills.

This fight scene is also the only long-term battle in the entire parkour. The duration is 45 seconds. The battle environment is a cable car, a covered bridge, and thirteen steps in the void.

The crew restored a corner of Baixiangju in Chongqing City in the most spacious studio of Magic Film Studio. The original scene was two residential buildings in Baixiangju that are close to each other. They are both 24 stories but with different elevations. The height difference between them is about 8 floors. To the left and right of the building, the Yangtze River Cable Car passes not far away in the southwest direction of the two buildings. The cable car lines are generally parallel to the two buildings.

The process of the fight was that the two jumped out from the 22nd floor of the building with a higher elevation, and while chasing and fighting on the th floor of the void, they approached the cable car.

After a brief fight on the top of the cable car, the two used the thirteenth floor of the void to reach the corridor bridge between the two buildings, hit the top of the corridor bridge to the inside of the corridor bridge, and then jumped out from the corridor bridge to reach the building with a lower elevation.

Naturally, we couldn't really build two buildings in the studio and then set up a ropeway to get out, so the entire scene was shot in sections.

The initial scene of jumping out from the 22nd floor was filmed on a restored fake wall. After the actors jumped out, it was replaced with a real outdoor scene.

The fight in the void was really done by being suspended in the air, and the steps were all real, but they were covered with a green screen. During post-production, the position where the actors came into contact with the steps was replaced with the visible thirteenth floor.

The covered bridge was also restored one-to-one and placed in mid-air. After the panoramic shots were taken, the actors moved to the ground to take partial and close-up shots.

In the past few days, the crew has completed all the panoramic shots, as well as the jumping and hanging sequences. Today, we shot the last one, a unique multi-turn routine on the top of the covered bridge.

Xie Tianfang's martial arts design closely follows the theme of parkour. The character played by Wu Yue gives top priority to running away throughout the whole process. As long as he can run, he will never take action. The anti-virus program played by Zhou Zhaolong has only one purpose of action, and that is to capture. Wu Yue.

Therefore, the two men's tricks only took place in two locations. One was on the viaduct that had already been filmed, where Wu Yue had no way to jump. The other was at the top of the covered bridge that was to be filmed. The terrain was narrow and the opponent was close to him. Wu Yue was close to him. I was forced to jump but couldn't.

Xie Tianfang borrowed the movements of military Krav Maga here. The two men's moves were full of various close-in locking techniques, and there were frequent body changes. Lao Xie would stop the filming from time to time to correct his movements. Anyway, Chen Yiming was standing there Looking at it from the side, the fight between Wu Yue and Zhou Zhaolong was definitely not a happy one.

But one thing that’s good about action scenes is that they shoot just the right amount. There is no metaphysical bottleneck like the performance deviating from the theme. No matter how slow the filming is, it will eventually end.

On the penultimate day of the National Day holiday, Wu Yue and Zhou Zhaolong officially wrapped up filming, and the countdown to filming "The Thirteenth Floor" began.

(End of this chapter)