This director needs to apologize

Chapter 75 Noisy Summer Overseas Holidays
While everyone was thinking hard, Paul muttered something, and Xiaomei translated it for everyone.

"We can think of ways to edit, set up hidden editing points when entering and exiting the tunnel, and then use the scenery inside the tunnel to achieve it."

His suggestion is to change the exterior scene to the interior scene, which is a very common method when making movies. Hollywood uses it very skillfully when making blockbusters.

For example, the cave scenes in the previous "Lord of the Rings" were basically shot in a studio.

Lin Xiao, who knew the plot well, was the first to object, "It doesn't work. Editing once when entering the hole, and editing again when exiting the hole. Moreover, the protagonist has entered and exited the hole more than once. The editing points cannot be hidden no matter how concealed they are. The risk is too great.”

Sang Ping also disagreed, "Yes, when entering the hole, the picture changes from bright to dark, and the editing is not abrupt. When exiting the hole, the picture changes from dark to bright, and the brightness is progressive. It is difficult to set the editing point in one go."

Yang Xiaoguang from the Bayi Factory suddenly asked, "Captain Fan, based on your experience, how will the shock caused by the explosion of artillery shells on the surface appear underground? Is it horizontal shaking, up and down shaking, or two All of them?"

Captain Fan thought for a while and replied, "It's probably similar to a small earthquake, but because the earthquake source is very close, the shaking and shaking will be mixed together and will not be clearly distinguished.

If the tunnel is more than ten meters deep underground, the earthquake will be very small. If the earth falls on your head and your feet tremble slightly, that's about it. "

Yang Xiaoguang nodded and asked Sang Ping, "Teacher Sang, when shooting in the tunnel, do you require the camera to vibrate with the people, or does it require only the people to move and the camera not to move?"

Sang Ping looked at Chen Yiming and found that the latter had no intention of speaking, so he replied, "People move but the camera does not. There is no need to pursue subjective substitution here."

After Yang Xiaoguang asked clearly, he stopped talking, but concentrated on thinking.

After the shooting requirements were refined, everyone found it even more difficult.

When people move, the camera does not move, which means that the camera must be stable enough and not follow changes in the environment. Neither falling soil nor shaking can affect the stable operation of the camera.

This basically means giving up Steadicam tracking and having to use a photography platform.

Either the camera is hoisted up to shoot remotely, or the cameraman is hoisted up to hold the camera to shoot. Both methods require a track.

Erecting the track requires a very wide space, but this scene needs to create a very narrow feeling.

After all, Mr. Sang Ping has been filming movies for decades and has extensive experience and skills. When the room was silent for a long time, he opened his mouth and mentioned an idea.

"Cave scenes do not necessarily require a real cave. Since the cave is very dark, we have room to move around. The light focuses on the actors in the center, which can also create the visual effect of a narrow space.

As for the problem of insufficient brightness affecting the texture of the picture, it can be completely solved by reverse lighting and a light visor. "

Sang Ping's words suddenly opened everyone's minds.

Yes, movies are the art of visual deception. Why do they have to stick to real shots?

Lu Ping from Magic Film Studio said, "We can build a cave. As long as the entrance and exit are real, the audience following the camera will naturally think that the protagonist is entering the mountain.

In this way, we can make the tunnel space very large, and there will be no problem in erecting the track inside! "

Yang Xiaoguang responded excitedly, "Yes, even the main position does not need to be built on the ridge. It is no problem to move it to the flat ground. It can also save the trouble of vehicles and equipment going up the mountain."

Captain Fan was very happy when he heard that. It was also digging the earth, so it would definitely save more time and effort to dig on flat ground, right?

Chen Yiming quickly stopped Yang Xiaoguang’s “extended thinking” and said, “No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, the main position still has to be built on Highland 554, and the relative relationship between the various scenes must not be messed up.

However, I agree with Teacher Sang Ping's opinion. The tunnel does not have to be dug downwards, it can be built upwards. "

He walked to the desk in the corner of the room, took a pen and paper and began to draw a sketch.

Later, he put the picture on the sand table and explained it to the people who gathered around.

"Uncle Fan, we will set up the main position in three steps.

The first step is to create a flat piece of land on the relatively gentle southern slope, 10 meters away from the ridgeline.

The second step is to build a board house or simply stack the containers to build a 12-meter-high building that is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. The interior is divided into two floors. The wide part on the lower floor is 5-6 meters high, and the narrow part on the upper floor is 6-7 meters high. It is [-] meters high and must be stable enough.

In the third step, Teacher Lu and Teacher Yang began to work on the detailed scene. First, they dug a tunnel for the entrance and exit to connect to the mountain, then modified the outside of the container to be integrated with the mountain, and finally decorated the top of the container into a big stone.

In this way, we have a large enough shooting space, with natural light at the entrance and exit, but no light inside like a real cave. "

The crew who came to watch today were all experts in their respective fields. With Chen Yiming's explanation to this level, everyone would naturally know how to handle it during actual filming.

The only one who didn't understand was Captain Fan, but he didn't need to worry about the internal and external structure of the scene, as long as he made the building strong enough.

He picked up the sketch drawn by Chen Yiming and looked at it for a while. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said that the problem was not big, "It will only take three to five days." The problem of the main tunnel was solved, and the main position and anti-slope position on the ridge line were very important to Commander Fan. It's just a small CASE, and Chen Yiming doesn't need to ask too much.

At this point, the requirements for several major scenarios have been clarified, and the engineering staff can calculate the working hours and schedule the construction period accordingly. The large forces can start moving next week.

……

Starting from the next day, this quiet mountainous area, which only saw some movement when expired grenades were destroyed every year, entered the noisy summer in the middle of winter.

A series of various construction vehicles entered the site one after another. First, the two-way two-lane access road was paved.

Chen Yiming led the main members of the crew into the mountains for several days, repeating the route Liu Dongjun and Duan Yining took in the play several times every day.

During the day, he went into the mountains to measure the earth on foot, and at night he stayed in the wooden house where he was temporarily stationed to draw storyboards.

After drawing for a week, he fixed the basic outline of "1951" on the drawing paper. After repeated discussions and revisions with everyone, the shooting plan was finally finalized.

Next, Chen Yiming no longer needed to soak in the ravine. He and Xiaomei flew back to the Magic City and had a meeting with Da Zhuang, whom they had not seen for a long time.

While Chen Yiming was busy on the crew, Ma Yunteng was not idle either. He was in charge of all members of the Jueji project team and was preparing for the business affairs of "1951".

Within half a month, Da Zhuang, under the banner of Moying Group (the false prince wore the tiger skin of a real prince for the first time in his life), actually managed to attract a lot of commercial sponsorship for a war movie from the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The old Jiefang who appeared in the movie, Ma Erye, contacted his comrades in the FAW Group and solved the problem very quickly.

The five customized Jiefang trucks were put in place three months ago, and the price paid was just a special thank you at the end of the film.

Ma Erye's magical stroke opened the door to a new world for Da Zhuang.

Ma Yunteng followed his father's example and visited well-known local state-owned enterprises in Shanghai. He successfully used the same special thanks to attract 1500 million yuan in sponsorship from SAIC, Bright Food, Lianhua Supermarket, Pacific Insurance and other companies.

What’s even more exaggerated is that the 1500 million is pure cash, excluding materials and services provided by sponsors.

SAIC will cover all the vehicles needed for filming.

As little as three months and as much as half a year's worth of food, Guangming is responsible.

Lianhua sent hundreds of cotton coats and more than a dozen boxes of thermal patches.

Pacific sponsored insurance for all cast members.

Da Zhuang still had some unfinished ideas, wondering where he could get another handful.

At the first stop, he ran to Hengdian, intending to buy the Japanese prop gun for free, but was ignored.

It was the introducer from Hengdian Cinema who smoothed things over and got him a preferential price.

Only then did Mr. Ma realize that his face could only be used in the magic city, and it would be difficult to use it outside the magic city.

The initial battle was unfavorable and all the excitement was lost. The originally planned "Sponsor Parade" was canceled and changed to a "Theater Gala" event.

With "Holiday" getting off to a good start, the theater cooperation for "1951" went much smoother. Ma Yunteng visited the major ticket warehouse cities across the country, and seven of the top ten theater companies have reached an agreement for "1951" ” is off to a good start.

When Platinum Jue's distribution manager Tang Xiaoniu officially takes office in March, the distribution network can be further penetrated into second- and third-tier cities. This time, "1951" will no longer have to be forced to hold preview screenings in advance like "Holiday". The film is scheduled.

Speaking of "Holiday in the City", this "old love" that has not received much attention from Platinum Jue has been released in Hong Kong City, Bay Island and Bangkok after New Year's Day, and the results are actually not bad.

The average release time in the three places was about 10 days, with the Hong Kong City grossing over 700 million Hong Kong dollars, the Bay Island grossing nearly NT$2500 million, and the Bangkok country having 112 million moviegoers.

The box office of Hong Kong City Bay Island can only be regarded as unsatisfactory, but in the country, "Holiday" unexpectedly became a hit.

Prior to this, only Wu Lianjing's kung fu movies were popular among Chinese-language films released in China. "Plan B", which he directed and starred in, reached a peak of 327 million viewers, but that was only in 1997.

If Kung Fu movies are excluded, "Holiday" has already set a new box office record for Chinese-language feature films in the country. The number of viewers has exceeded one million. With this, Chen Yiming has suppressed two top directors, Sun Wangquan and Wu Kesen.

Platinum Jue is busy working on "1951" and has no time to take care of it. However, the distribution department of Phantom Movie is too excited to contain it and has been contacting Warner Bros. to track the global release situation.

It is pitiful to say that "Holiday in the City" turned out to be the highest-grossing movie produced by Moying in 2009. Other mainland movies controlled and invested by Moying, Hong Kong City, Bay Island, and even Hollywood blockbusters were mainly distributed. Well, without exception, they are all street products.

If "Magic City Holiday" hadn't been released at the end of the year to strongly win over Mr. Ma, the performance of Moying Group last year would undoubtedly have been very dismal.

(End of this chapter)