This director needs to apologize

Chapter 96 Everyone knows how to love and not put it down
The hot pot banquet that night was unpretentious, and only beer was provided. The director named Chen, who was a heavy drinker, did not make a fool of himself.

The next day, God was very kind. It was breezy and cloudy, which was the favorite weather of "1951".

The crew set off collectively early in the morning. The camera truck, prop truck, and logistics truck formed a [-]-meter-long queue and headed straight for the first location at the mountain col.

According to the production schedule decided by Chen Yiming and refined by Xiaomei, the first scene to start shooting is the big scene, which is the scene of a large group rescuing supplies in the first act of the script.

Sitting precariously in the car, Xiaomei, who was in charge of the production team for the first time, took the opportunity to ask Chen Yiming about the secrets inside and outside the production.

"Director Chen, how come the production schedule you determined is completely different from the one in the textbook, and many of them are taboos in production mentioned in the book."

Chen Yiming couldn't help but laugh, "Production and teaching materials? What kind of books have you read?"

"The "Hollywood Commercial Film Production Guide" is said to be the designated book of the Southern California Film School. I asked a friend who studied abroad in Nut to bring it for me."

"It's a good thing to love reading, but don't read this book in the future. It won't work in China. Don't blame the author if you encounter a wall later. He won't take the blame."

"Why? I think what the book says makes sense. It's faster and more economical. It's especially in line with my understanding of filmmaking.

Besides, wasn't that how "Holiday in the Magic City" was filmed? "

"When this movie is finished, let Da Zhuang help you find a TV series crew, and you will know after you experience it.

I can only say that everyone who understands understands, and those who don’t understand don’t understand even after being told. Don’t ask. It’s better to understand than to hear. "

Xiaomei was confused for a moment by whether he understood or didn't understand. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't figure it out, so she simply asked him directly about today's scene.

“Shouldn’t you choose the simplest scene for the first scene to shoot, so that you can get a good start and win the prize?

It's good for you. Which scene is difficult to shoot? The crew has not gotten used to it. It will be difficult to finish the filming in one day, right? "

Chen Yiming shook his head and stopped answering. He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest, signaling the end of the topic.

Xiaomei's problem, if discussed openly, can fill a thick tome. If it is simplified, one sentence is enough.

Because Chen Yiming is rich, powerful and willful.

This honest boy is too new to the industry and has not yet figured out the secret of being a part of a crew.You are a production director, and the producer above you is director Tie Ci'er. Who do you need to listen to?

There is certainly a reason why Chen Yiming chose to open the show with a large group of people, but it is just not convenient to advertise it widely.

There are about 100 people in the entire crew, coming from various units from all over the world. Most of them are working with him for the first time. If he doesn't seize the opportunity when the production is the most stable to inspect the goods, then he will have spent more than ten years in the crew in his previous life.

As for how to arrange the production schedule reasonably, there is actually no standard answer at all. It all depends on the actual situation.

Most directors who have sufficient say will choose to shoot sequentially, that is, according to the order of the script, shooting scene by scene from the beginning to the end.

In his previous life, Chen Yiming's biggest feeling when watching "Big Shot" was his envy, jealousy and hatred for the old Taylor in the movie.

When the old man couldn't figure out how to take pictures, he could leave the entire Forbidden City empty and put a square of extras in the sun.

A man should be like this!
Here is the benefit of smooth shooting. The director's thinking logic is consistent with the shooting sequence of the movie. Every whim and opportunity during the shooting process can be immediately reflected in the subsequent shooting.

In other words, the director has the greatest control over the entire movie and always firmly controls the direction of the plot.

The more willful directors will even get inspiration in the middle of the filming and scrap the already completed filming and reshoot it. Jiang Magui and Brother Kai are both heroes.

The other extreme opposite to smooth shooting is to combine shooting in groups with easy and difficult tasks first, which is also Chen Yiming's special skill in his previous life.

There is only one purpose, to save money.

This kind of shooting method gives the director the least degree of freedom, and he is just a tool man.

Because the script was broken down into pieces, the locations, actors' schedules, props, and equipment were spliced ​​together by the producers.

The director should not be too strict first, because the construction period is more important than quality. Once delayed, it is not a small problem of overspending, but a major event that the entire project is over.

The second thing is that you can’t make random changes, because the shooting is a jump shot, and you don’t know what the situation in group B is like in group A. If you don’t stick to the script and shoot, the materials will most likely not be edited together after the shooting.

This shooting method greatly ensures the completion rate and financial health, which is a big plus for producers and investment bosses.

Chen Yiming had experienced a crew in his previous life. In the middle of the filming, the biggest investor cut off the supply. The producer cut all the subsequent scenes and rented a location in Hengcheng to shoot a few more scenes unexpectedly. The film was still completed and released. .

The reason is very simple. The simple indoor scenes, night scenes, and confrontation scenes have all been filmed. The outline of the film's story is already complete. The remaining scenes that have not yet been filmed are all location scenes, group scenes, and large-scale scenes that are expensive, time-consuming, and labor-intensive. Action scenes.

This part is actually the icing on the cake, the shooting method is bold and bold, the shooting method is provincial and provincial, and the flexibility is extremely high.

For example, if a rich man buys a car for 100 million yuan, the factory will first use [-] yuan to build a moving car shell. This is called meeting the basic needs of the customer.

As for the subsequent delivery of the car, it all depends on the conscience of the factory whether it will be a Wuling Shenqi or a Mercedes-Benz Grand G.

When TVB filmed "Legend of the Condor Heroes" and used plastic sheets as waterfalls, it didn't prevent it from becoming a classic.

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What Xiaomei didn't understand was that Chen Yiming didn't choose either of the above shooting methods, and settled on the difficult and then easy shooting method, which was both laborious and wasteful.That is to say, the K-18 trainer aircraft that Uncle Gao contacted still needs to be scheduled, otherwise Chen Yiming will further increase the difficulty and jump to the sky to start filming the airplane scene.

Of course Chen Yiming also had a reason.

The filming location of "1951" was built by myself, and there is no time limit to use it as you like.

The main actors have signed long-term contracts and will be on call at any time within half a year.Only Hou Yong and Li Jian were signed for one month, because their roles were small and the scenes were interior scenes, so the weather was not critical.

In addition, the equipment and props are all saved by myself, so there is no problem of returning them when due.

Therefore, Chen Yiming has great freedom to choose the shooting method according to his own wishes.

Relatively speaking, only the heavy weapons provided by the military are not controlled by Chen Yiming. Therefore, the scenes of aircraft, cannons, tanks and other big weapons must be arranged as far forward as possible to leave redundancy for subsequent filming.

Although it is said that the shooting method of first easy and then difficult is more conducive to the integration of the crew, it can only be said that this is generally the case, and it is not a universal truth.

At least Chen Yiming feels that "1951" is not applicable.

The crew behind the scenes are all industry elites from several major studios in China. Chen Yiming is not worried about their ability and quality, but about their cooperation and recognition of his own ideas.

Who knows that he is not even 30 years old and has no hair on his mouth.

Chen Yiming is very sober. Conflicts will definitely occur during the filming process, and there will be no shortage of them.

The more capable elites are, the more stubborn they are in their professional fields.

For members who have been unable to agree or cooperate, Chen Yiming has only one way, which is to replace them without changing their brains.

So he would rather expose the conflict at the earliest stage and make substitutions as early as possible, right?
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At 8:[-] a.m., the motorcade arrived at the location, and various departments began to make intense preparations according to prior arrangements.

Chen Yiming is still very "kind". Generally, for such complex and large scenes, the crew would set out in the middle of the night, complete preparations such as makeup, scenery, and track laying in the dark, and start shooting as soon as dawn.

In the film age, this was done to capture the magic light at dawn, but in the digital age, it was purely to catch up on schedule and save money.

However, Chen Yiming was mentally prepared for the fact that the material on the first day would be all scraps, so he simply treated it as a rehearsal more relaxedly.

Li Mingliang guest-starred as Chen Yiming's director's assistant, leading the student soldiers to move and set up surveillance equipment.

This guy was very good at getting involved with the crew after he got older, so he personally handed over the director's chair to Chen Yiming.

Chen Yiming sat down, picked up the thermos cup and took a sip of hot tea. It felt so comfortable!

"Prime Minister, I have a big bag on the last row of seats in my car. Go and bring it to me."

This nickname was given by Chen Yiming. It is bright and bright. Isn't it the Prime Minister Zhuge?

Li Mingliang quickly brought the bag over, and Chen Yiming unzipped it and took out an eight or nine-inch mini TV.

After the students prepared the surveillance equipment, they began to build a shelter to protect them from wind and rain, and while building it, they stretched their heads to see the strange things.

Chen Yiming took out two more I-shaped handles from his bag and stuck them directly into the jacks on both sides of the small TV.

Hold the handle with both hands and lift it up. It's okay, not too heavy.

Then he took out a large roll of cable as thick as a finger, connected one end to the back of the small TV, and the other end to a plug-in, allowing Li Mingliang to connect to the F35 that the camera crew was debugging.

Connect the power supply and turn it on. After the small TV flickers for a while, the picture gradually stabilizes, and the image is completely synchronized with the camera in the test machine.

Li Mingliang took it over and tried it, and sighed, "Director Chen, is this a monitor? Why is it so small and light, but the resolution is quite high!"

Chen Yiming smiled and replied, "This is my specially customized high-tech, let's have a taste of Hollywood's head soup."

This thing is also what Chen Yiming saw in the behind-the-scenes of "1917", a portable monitor.

With it, director Sa can follow the Steadicam camera throughout the entire process, inform the photographer and actors of problems during the shooting immediately, and give instructions.

The principle is actually very simple. It is exactly the same as the split F25B. The major components of the monitor are separated, and the display unit is independently connected to the camera.

The original, unprocessed images are displayed on a small TV, allowing the director to point out physical problems such as overlap and positioning errors at any time.

The pre-processed original film is still displayed on the monitor, used to distinguish magic issues such as color, filters, performance, etc., and decide whether to reshoot or pass.

Chen Yiming pierced the window paper, and Alai quickly made a sample and gave it to Chen Yiming when he and the crew came over, which was considered a practical verification.

Fu Ruixiang, who came to report the fireworks preparations to Chen Yiming, saw the small TV and immediately took it and started playing with it.

To be honest, this thing looks like a robot head, with a square head and two big ears. It looks quite cute. No wonder Xiangrui likes it.

Chen Yiming didn't stop him either. Xiangrui would have many opportunities to deal with him in the future, and it would be a good idea to cultivate his relationship now.

(End of this chapter)