Director: Female stars want to improve too much

Chapter 10 Finale, excited Han Sanping

playground.

On cement road.

The 12 jurors walked to the gymnasium. Along the way, everyone complained constantly.

Han Tongsheng: "You must be sick. Western methods, Western methods, may not be applicable to Easterners. You see, in the end, they failed the exam and it also affected their children's job hunting..."

another.

Actor from the National Theater: "We can't let this French exam delay the future of our children. Alas, it's sad..."

Han Tongsheng: "That's right, it's so sad."

……

The first paragraph is to pave the way for what follows, pointing out the importance of the "Western-French make-up exam" and asking the jurors to pay attention to it and not to vote casually.

Han Tongsheng is indeed an experienced actor. He can pass more than one hundred words without any stumbling.

Although he looked a bit bad, his acting skills were second to none. Xing Baizhou, who had been ready to click twice, stood up with satisfaction.

"Okay, pass! Teachers, great!" He shouted with a thumbs up, and the first shot went smoothly.

Han Tongsheng smiled and nodded.

step aside.

Old Han pulled the person next to him and said, "Director Xing looks decent. He doesn't look like a high school graduate at all."

"Indeed, this performance is better than that of students who graduated from Nortel's directing department. They are very expert in crew scheduling, storyboard manuscripts, and script writing..."

"It's true." Han Tongsheng took a sip of water and said, "Perform it well. This script is very good. Maybe you can even win an award."

"Indeed, the core of the movie is also very popular, and the bosses will like it very much..."

"..."

Xu Qing was wearing a dress and sitting under a parasol, wearing a hat and a mask. Only her crescent-shaped eyes could be seen: "Congratulations on the success of the first shot, keep up the good work!"

Xing Baizhou turned to look at her: "Producer Xu, how am I doing? Do I look like an international director?"

Xu Qing tilted her head and thought for a while, "It doesn't look like it yet, but it will look like it if you kiss me... cluck..."

I don't have time for a kiss at the moment.

This is not a two-person action movie!

soon.

The crew moved indoors and got down to business.

……

"Twelve Citizens" tells the story of a final make-up exam at a university of political science and law, which requires students to form a mock court to hear the case of "a rich second-generation parricide".

Then a jury was formed by the parents of 12 students. They came from different professions, including doctors, real estate developers, security guards, professors, etc.

According to the rules, the 12 jurors must make a unanimous choice, either finding the rich second generation guilty or not guilty, in order to end the trial.

At first, 11 people thought that there was no need to discuss this case. They all agreed that the rich second generation was guilty. Anyway, the rich second generation had already been sentenced.

However, Juror No. 8 held the opposite opinion. He preferred that the rich second generation should be innocent and felt that it was necessary to discuss it. Even if it was a simulation, one could not be sentenced to death casually.

This is where the film’s contradictions focus.

How to convince the other party? ?
  ……

The scene of the entire movie is very simple, 95% was shot in an old gymnasium next to the playground.

Because there are fewer scenes, the acting skills of the actors are very high, otherwise it will look very boring.

The actors Xing Baizhou and Xu Qing found are all experienced actors, and their acting skills are among the best in the country.

among them.

Li Youbing plays Juror No. 8.

His real identity is a prosecutor. When he was trying the case of "Rich Second Generation Patricide", he found doubts and believed that there was insufficient evidence to convict him, so he defended his innocence in a mock trial.

Han Tongsheng is No. 3, a taxi driver, divorced, and his son is a traitor... Out of complaints against the traitor, he makes a guilty verdict without logic.

Jiang Wen plays No. 4, a wealthy real estate developer. This time he comes not for his daughter’s make-up exam, but for the female college student he supports.

Jiang Wu plays Juror No. 10, a serious old Beijing native who collects rent at home every day. His quality is not high and he discriminates against outsiders.

……

Go indoors.

Everyone got into the mood quickly, and the shots went by one by one. More than 20 scenes were shot in one afternoon.

Li Youbing and Jiang Wen were delighted.

This way of acting is like discussing something in a meeting, without the pressure of acting in the past.

This is due to the fact that during the script reading, Xing Baizhou carefully discussed the biographies of each character with everyone.

Because only when an actor deeply understands the role he plays can he show it in front of the camera without any trace of performance.

At the end of the first day of shooting, everyone had a meal together, and at 12:30 p.m. on the second day, they gathered on time to start shooting.

After that, every afternoon was about talking about the play, turning on the camera, NG, and shooting again. In the evening, the film was delivered and developed, and the next morning it was watched and edited.

Six days passed in a flash.

The movie has almost been shot.

More than 160 rolls of film were used, and each roll took less than four minutes to shoot. The price was around 1500 yuan, and the total cost of buying the film was about 25 yuan.

This is because he has mature movie scenes in his mind.

In addition, the scenes and camera positions of "Twelve Citizens" are relatively simple.

That’s why he reduced the ‘chip consumption ratio’ to 1:6.

The ‘film consumption ratio’ refers to the ratio of the length of film used in a film to the effective length after the film is shot. For example, a 90-minute movie uses 540 minutes of film, so the ‘film consumption ratio’ is 1:6.

If you are shooting a movie with a more complex scene, this film is simply not enough.

It is said that the "film consumption ratio" in Hollywood has reached 1:20, which highlights the inhumanity.

Because it was a movie he invested in, Xing Baizhou didn't spend money lavishly and saved what he could.

But the miscellaneous expenses have currently exceeded 60. This does not include the cost of post-production copies, which is expected to be over 100 million.

The rest of the budget will basically be spent on publicity and advertising in newspapers, radio and television stations.

After all, there is no publicity, who knows about this movie?
  Money for publicity is definitely indispensable.

……

"Okay, click!"

When the last shot was finished, Xu Qing took the loudspeaker and shouted excitedly, "We're done!!"

"Yeah, it's done!"

"..."

After finishing.

Xu Qing and Xing Baizhou gave each person a big red envelope of 666, thanking everyone for their hard work these days.

Everyone happily took it.

After a closing banquet in the evening, the crew officially disbanded.

Before leaving.

Jiang Wen had been holding back for several days.

Finally, I couldn't help but pull Xing Baizhou over:

"I've been very trustworthy these days and haven't disturbed you... Then you have to tell me what the relationship is between you and Xu Qing?"

"Of course a partner!"

"What a partner, this is the first time I've seen her so protective... Boy, did you do something to her?!"

"Uncle Jiang, you don't want to talk like this... I'll ask Sister Qing and see what she says."

"Hey, hey, no, stop talking."

"That won't work."

"Okay, don't say that."

Xing Baizhou saw that the new watch Jiang Wen bought a few days ago was good, and he said with a bad smile: "There seems to be something missing on my wrist..."

Jiang Wen: "???"

……

"Hey, Xiao Xing, why did Jiang Wen give you the watch? This watch must be worth five or six thousand, right? How much is his salary..."

Looking at the lonely figure walking away, Xu Qing asked slightly doubtfully.

"If he insists on giving it, there's nothing I can do about it."

"They are quite nice!"

……

……

After the shooting is completed.

Xing Baizhou has to go to Beijing Film Studio to focus on the production of the film, and he also has to go to China Film Studio to negotiate the schedule.

After half a month of hard work, the film was finally edited. It was August 8st, about ten days before the start of school at Nortel.

The total length of the movie is 95 minutes.

The overall style is more commercial, and he added a lot of laughter to cater to the audience's movie-watching needs.

Taking the finished copy, he went to Nortel with Wang Zhonglei and Jiang Wen to ask Han Sanping for a schedule.

In the China Film viewing room.

After watching the movie, Mr. Han couldn't help but clapped his hands and encouraged: "Yes, although the scene is simple, the story and values ​​are conveyed very well. I can give you 85 points. Because you are only 18 years old, I will add 5 points!"

Han Sanping was able to climb to where he is today because of his vision and ass. He could immediately see the core of "Twelve Citizens".

He looked at Xing Baizhou, then at Jiang Wen, and then asked: "Jiang Wen, tell me, what is the meaning of this movie?"

Jiang Wen wanted to participate in this movie in order to build a good relationship with his superiors. At this time, he blurted out: "He can give the judicial community something to think about."

Wang Zhonglei: "Thinking?"

Han Sanping nodded: "Continue."

Jiang Wen: "The film uses legal themes to resonate with the audience in its humorous interpretation, and conveys to society the importance of respecting and abiding by the law..."

Wang Zhonglei: "Holy crap, is this an interpretation? Maybe we will get praise from the superiors, that's great!"

Han Sanping is still the second-in-command of China Film Group, and he is worried that he will not have a chance to correct himself.

at the moment,

There was such a movie delivered to my doorstep.

Not only can it open up the commercial film market, but it also has certain social value, which is really a timely help.

Lao Han suddenly felt that his spring had come. He immediately stood up, picked up the copy and went out. "I will take it to you personally for review. I will meet you for dinner in two days to finalize the schedule."

at this time.

Xing Baizhou looked at Han Sanping's excited expression, shrugged and chuckled: "I just made a movie, I didn't think as you interpreted it..."

(End of this chapter)