Poverty story after Tokyo actress

"Yes~"

This kind of ridiculing dialogue has basically become a necessary daily routine, and the two have become more and more tacit in their lives, as if they have a feeling of an old married couple.

Not surprisingly, this time Makoto hooked up with herself, and when she heard that Jiang Bai had joined the new crew, Makoto immediately went to the "back door" with Mao and joined the crew of "Yokohama Shopping Journey".

This time, there were no actor interviews, and it can even be said that the entire crew "went through the back door", all of them were their own family members who had been finalized within the company.

However, this is actually the norm in the film and television industry. Most of the works produced by film and television companies use their own internal resources. This is an unspoken rule in itself. After all, if your company cannot provide good film and television resources, why do they sign with your company?

Therefore, like Toei, a film and television company that scouts out newcomers through various interviews every year on Toei is actually quite different, and Shino's company obviously doesn't have the capital to be an alternative.

On the way to the studio, Jiang Bai looked at Zhenqin, who was in a happy mood, and asked curiously: "You always follow me to find resources every time, so I'm afraid you won't be completely linked to me?"

"Of course~ You said you would take me to the three major film festivals, but I always remember that, so, until you fulfill the promise, I will keep watching you!"

The corner of Makoto's mouth curled up, and she replied confidently.

And Jiang Bai's face was amused, and he nodded helplessly, which can be regarded as acquiescing to Zhenqin's behavior.

It's quite a coincidence that "Yokohama Shopping Journey" is impartial... the work of Light Lily, and I and Makoto happen to be able to play the two heroines.

The style of this work is quite warm and flat, because of the greenhouse effect, Iceland melts, sea levels rise, and the continent is gradually being melted by the ocean, and the heroine is a female robot named Alpha Hatsunano.

She runs an inaccessible coffee shop with her master, but one day, the master leaves the coffee shop on a trip and asks Alpha to stay in the coffee shop before leaving.In this way, the female robot waited for the owner's return with an optimistic attitude. During this period, every other year or several years, she would go to Yokohama to buy coffee shop supplies.This is also the origin of the name of the comic.

The owner of the coffee shop, I don't know if he is still alive, and Alpha doesn't know how many years he has been waiting for. At least, until the end of the manga, the owner of the coffee shop still hasn't come back, maybe he is really dead.

The whole work looks at the human civilization in this apocalyptic world from the perspective of a robot. She has gone out for several years, and every time she makes a purchase, she will find that the people around her are growing or aging, but as a robot, she will always remain the same.

And the work also very realistically expresses the coldness and loneliness of a robot staying in an unpopular coffee shop. Most of the pictures are daily chores without any lines or monologues, day after day, year after year, with a kind of long-lasting loneliness.

Although the whole work is plain and warm, but the background is really doomsday, the survival of human beings is at stake, but in the face of irresistible nature, there is nothing to turn the tide. They can choose to live on this piece of land that has been eroded by the ocean. With an attitude of silent acceptance, we wait for the demise of civilization.

As a robot, the heroine has no concept of life and death at all, and even most of the time, she is very optimistic and very curious about what happened to humans.

That's why Jiang Bai commented on this work as "absurd warmth".

And what Jiang Bai wants to play is not the heroine Alpha, but the heroine Yingjin Caixin. She is a courier robot. She gets to know each other by sending letters from the owner of the coffee shop to the heroine, and gradually establishes a deep friendship. Even a little beyond friendship.

And Makoto, haha, she is naturally the heroine Alpha, after all, she is the sister of the company boss, what's wrong with being a heroine?Of course, Jiang Bai feels that this girl may have other considerations that are not suitable for children.

Chapter 290

Perhaps after being honed by the Parasitic Beast crew, Jiang Bai's first feeling when he came to the "Yokohama Shopping Journey" crew was that he was relaxed. The workload, the current workload can be said to be easy.

Due to the complete and large-scale planning, the entire crew is very efficient, and there is no confusion at the decision-making level. Everyone performs their duties and has their own fixed positions. This kind of stability makes Jiang Bai feel at ease.

This time, as a photographer, Jiang Bai is not in charge of making storyboards. Her job is to design camera positions according to the plan of the storyboarder. What kind of person is the Mirror Master? I hope he can talk better.

"Miss Miyano! This is for you."

"Oh, thank you."

Jiang Bai took the storyboard design sent by the staff, couldn't wait to open it, and started to observe.

But at the first glance, Jiang Bai's eyes couldn't help but pause. It's not that the storyboard design is not good. On the contrary, the storyboard design is very good, not only good but also very careful, so that Jiang Bai even feels that he can't allow himself to play.

Because the storyboard planning is so detailed, the artist has already designed in the screen which direction the actors will move from, how the entire shot will move, and even how many seconds a shot takes, when and how to cut into the next shot...

This is no longer a simple storyboard design, it is already a matter of editing and editing together.

So much so that the photographer Jiang Bai didn't know what improvement he could make after watching it.

Moreover, the design of these storyboards is quite interesting. It uses empty shots to show the loneliness of the plot. Many of the designs are beyond the consideration of a storyboarder.

For example, various lighting, shadows, and sound effects were conveniently designed. Yes, even the sound effects are written in small characters next to it, "This lens is recommended to be paired with the sound of tides and seagulls." "This lens is recommended to be paired with the sound of clocks."

These small characters, combined with the hand-painted shots, Jiang Bai conceived a little bit, and all kinds of pictures emerged in his mind. The storyboarder is simply teaching people how to shoot.

Is there such a thing as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Mao's crew?Who the hell is this storyboard artist! ?

Jiang Bai quickly flipped through the script, hoping to see the name of the designer of the storyboard.

I saw that on the last page of the script, a paragraph of small characters read: "Storyboard: Jin Min."

"... Kon Min!?"

Jiang Bai suddenly cried out, startling Zhenqin who was sitting on the side: "Ha! Jiang Bai, what's your name?"

But Jiang Bai can't care about what Makoto is saying now, she didn't reply, but caught up with the employee who just gave her script, and asked him: "Well, may I ask, do you know where Mr. Jin Min is now? ?”

"Ah? Mr. Jin Toshi...he should be in the office over there now, he is usually there, except for occasionally coming out to get a glass of water..."

"Thank you!"

Before the staff finished speaking, Jiang Bai hurriedly headed towards the office pointed by the staff with the script in his arms, and the expression on his face became more and more excited. Jin Min, the director I have been looking for is actually in this crew now !Fate, wonderful!

On the other hand, Zhenqin, who was left out in the cold, looked inexplicable. It was the first time she saw Jiang Bai so excited. What did she say just now?It seems to be called... Kon Min?

On the other side, Jiang Bai walked to the door of the office. Jiang Bai calmed down his excitement a little bit, and gently turned the doorknob, saying, "Excuse me."

"Oh, don't bother, please come in."

A gentle and vicissitudes voice came out from the door, and Jiang Bai opened the office anxiously. In the office, a middle-aged man with a ponytail, a pair of glasses, and a messy beard was sitting in his office. On the table, I still hold a pen in my hand and write and draw on a piece of white paper.

As it was written, the middle-aged man rubbed his hands a little because of the cold weather, then picked up the steaming teacup to warm his hands before taking a sip.

"Suck... Gudu..."

After realizing that Jiang Bai entered the door, the man put down his teacup and looked up at Jiang Bai, showing a kind smile, and asked, "Hello, what can I do for you?"

Kon Min, definitely Kon Min, still alive Kon Min!Ah, although it doesn't sound very nice to say this sentence, but in the previous life, Jin Min was a typical jealous talent who died young. He only created five works in his life and died.

And now this talented person is sitting in front of me, although he looks older than when he looked at the materials in his previous life, but fortunately he did not die of illness.

Jiang Bai bowed slightly, then sat opposite Jin Min with the script in his arms, put it on the table, and said: "Hello, Mr. Jin Min, I am Miyano Jiang Bai, the photographer of the crew, I just received your The designed lens, so I want to come over and talk to you about some issues about shooting.”

"Oh!" Hearing that Jiang Bai was actually a photographer, Jin Min seemed quite surprised, but quickly restrained himself and nodded, then took the script and asked, "Okay, is there anything you don't understand?"

What do not understand?In fact, Jiang Bai understands quite well, but, in order to get in touch with this talent, Jiang Bai doesn't mind being a studious believer, and asks from the most basic.

"Well, first of all, it's the third shot on the second page. I want to ask, why do you design this empty shot to be eight seconds long? Will it look too boring?"

"Ah, this, although it may be really boring, but I think in order to show the tone of the whole work, I think this can show a feeling of desertedness, and the design time is relatively long, and I also think this can show a long-term loneliness..."

Jiang Bai and Jin Min communicated with each other for a long time, an hour passed in a flash, and Jiang Bai became more and more emotional during this period. As expected of Jin Min, he has the ultimate control over every shot he takes.

Basically, when Jiang Bai asks about any lens, Jin Min can answer the meaning of its design, instead of simply saying "I think this is interesting." "I think this is very cool!"

Not only can he tell the meaning of the design, but he can also tell what he thought about designing this lens at the time. Even, Jiang Bai learned a lot of details from Jin Min that he didn't see.

For example, what kind of flowers and plants are the decorations in the coffee shop, and what is the meaning of the hanging art works? In the face of this kind of detail madman, Jiang Bai's so-called perfectionism seems "sloppy".

"So, is there anything else to ask?"

After talking for an hour, Jin Min didn't dislike Jiang Bai's long-winded words, but occasionally drank tea with a dry mouth, and took out a cup to ask Jiang Bai if he wanted a cup too.

"Ah, no, no, sorry, I may be a little wordy." Jiang Bai was quite embarrassed.

However, Jin Min is not bored, on the contrary, he showed a happy smile, and said: "No, no~ I don't think so at all. On the contrary, I think that your attitude of seeking truth from facts, Miss Miyano, is what a filmmaker should have." look."

As he spoke, Jin Min picked up his cup and took another sip of tea, and then said: "It's been a long time since I met a newcomer like you who is willing to ask questions to the end, and now many juniors will sigh after receiving my script and editing : That's amazing! Mr. Kontoshi."

"But they don't know what's so good about it. They just think that I am a senior with qualifications, so what I design must be right, and there is no need to question it."

"But it feels like the teacher solves a math problem and asks the students if they understand. Everyone says they understand, but how many people really understand? I don't know. So, I like Ms. Miyano Your persistent and knowledge-seeking attitude of asking questions to the end.”

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him who looks a bit trendy, but has a rather introverted and gentle personality, Jiang Bai's thoughts can't help but let go.

Jin Min is indeed like what Jiang Bai heard in his previous life, he is a very talkative person, but he is also a sharp-edged person. His personality is very gentle, but when facing the works, he has a strong research spirit and a serious attitude.

And this kind of personality gave Kon Min quite good interpersonal relationships. Basically, in the animation industry in the previous life, no one would hate Kon Min, because he is very professional and does what he says.

But it made his relationship with some people very stiff, especially people as talented as him.

For example, Oshii Mamoru.

The relationship between Oshii Mamoru and Kon Toshi is very rigid. Even if Oshii Mamoru doesn’t hate Kon Toshi, and Kon Toshi himself doesn’t belittle Oshii Mamoru, but they don’t deal with each other because of their different creative ideas.

Kon Toshi is regarded as Oshii Mamoru's junior, and before the two of them cooperated, Kon Toshi respected Oshii Mamoru very much.

But after the two collaborated once, they never communicated with each other again, because that collaboration completely broke out the contradiction between the two creative ideas.

Oshii Mamoru is a very hard-core setting maniac. Before creating a story, Oshii Mamoru will first make various settings complex and perfect, and build an extremely rigorous worldview. This is in his masterpiece "Mobile Police" It can be seen.

As a result, sometimes his works are quite obscure, and even have no content, and all of them are set aside.

However, Kon Min is different. Kon Min pays more attention to the content than the setting. In his eyes, the setting is of auxiliary nature, and the first thing to do is to make the plot and the picture well.

It is this difference that makes their first cooperation basically hurt each other.

During the creation of "Angel Wings" by the two of them, Mamoru Oshii asked Kontoshi to design storyboards and set drafts according to his needs, and Totoshi Kon repeatedly questioned Mamoru Oshii's emphasis on setting and light plot, while being very professional Honestly, I storyboarded Oshii Shou.

As a result, Toshi Kon's painting was not going his way, and Mamoru Oshii's was not going his way, and later the conflicts became more and more intense, so they just broke up, and Angel Wing was cut in half.

Since then, although the two have not hated each other, they have no idea of ​​cooperating again, and from this we can also see the conflict of ideas between the two geniuses.

Kon Toshi is a very typical pragmatist. Although his works have unconstrained imagination, they always return to the theme of the real society in the end, telling the relationship between people and the relationship between people and society.It is a reality-oriented work dressed in fantasy skin.

Mori Oshii is just the opposite. He constructs a fantasy world with a setting as rigorous as reality, and the themes are rarely close to the small angle of reality, but more about the grandeur of war and peace, technology and civilization. big proposition.It is a fantasy work dressed in realistic and rigorous skin.

Although both of them are creators who follow the road of magical realism, but very coincidentally, their ideas are reversed.

It's really wonderful.

Among the two, Jiang Bai likes Jin Min more. After all, she is a bit petty. Oshii Mamoru's style of discussing big propositions makes Jiang Bai feel that he can't get it. It's still Jin Min's small angle. It is easier to be understood by Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai and Jin Min chatted with each other for a long time. Jin Min was pleasantly surprised to find that the young photographer's creative concept of the work was unexpectedly quite close to his own. Although he asked himself this and that at the beginning, but later Gain more and more ideas and understandings of your own.

He is a young talent who can be taught by children.

Of course, this is actually what Jiang Bai did on purpose. The purpose is to have a good relationship with Jin Min. After all, she will need Jin Min to help make movies for the three major film festivals in the future.

After chatting for a long time, Jiang Bai finally couldn't hold back his curiosity, and asked Jin Min: "Excuse me, Mr. Jin Min, did you... have any illnesses before?"

"Oh? Ah, yes, tsk, those times were really scary. If it weren't for the relatively generous construction schedule at that time, I went to the hospital to check that it was an early stage of pancreatic cancer. So, my pancreas was also cut out."

"Pancreatic cancer..."

It can be regarded as what you give up and what you lose.

Kon Min in this world has lost his reputation and honor as a director, but he can keep his own life.

"After removing the pancreas, although it doesn't affect the general life in general, I can't stop insulin, and I can't eat many things I used to like to eat, and I have to check my blood sugar frequently. Alas... life is impermanent."

"Yeah... life is impermanent, but it's good to survive." Jiang Bai said with emotion.

"Hahaha, yes, it's good to survive." Mentioning this, Jin Min seemed to open up the chatter box, and instead of continuing to talk about work, he chatted: "This illness experience also made me feel a little bit emotional. Life is really fragile, and you have to leave this world inexplicably without doing anything worthwhile."

"Now my pancreas has been cut off, and high blood sugar is threatening me all the time. Although I don't have to worry about death for the time being, it has been following me. Maybe, I should do something that I have always wanted to do but haven't done. , at least, before I die, do something that I love and that is meaningful.”

"Oh? What is it?"

Jiang Bai couldn't help but became interested and asked curiously.

"Well... I think, as a director, I can really create a work of my own."

Chapter 290 VII How to Act Optimistic

Make your own movie?Could it be that "Weima's Room" is coming out?

Jiang Bai couldn't help but look forward to it, but there was no reaction on his expression, he just smiled and congratulated Kon Min.

Although I really want to chat more with this talented filmmaker, this is a crew after all, and Jiang Bai is an employee. After all, the employees have to finish their work before doing other things.

The chat between Jiang Bai and Jin Min took a lot of time, so that when the staff came to urge, Jiang Bai remembered that he had to go to take pictures.

An embarrassed Jiang Bai apologized again and again, ran back to the set, and after being nagged by the director, he stood on his post honestly and arranged the camera positions one by one according to the script design.

As a filmmaker, Totoshi Kon is an all-rounder, proficient in screenwriting, storyboarding, art, script, editing, and everything. Among them, the most talked about is not Min Min's screenwriting ability.

Although Toshi Kon's screenwriting ability is also in the first echelon in the film industry, another characteristic of him even directly overshadows his screenwriting ability, and that is his shot editing!

To be hailed as a genius always means that this person is very advanced in a certain aspect, and Kon Min's biggest feature is the unpredictable editing and storyboarding. In the early days, Kon Min's editing was mainly stable and beautiful.

In the early days, Totoshi Kon had a very good relationship with Katsuhiro Otomo, and Katsuhiro Otomo often brought this genius together to create animations. During this period, Totoshi Kon was responsible for the original paintings and storyboards of Katsuhiro Otomo for a long time.It can be said that Otomo Katsuhiro brought Kon Toshi together.

Kontoshi’s early original storyboard style was also influenced by Otomo Katsuhiro. It has a calm and grand feeling, but Kontoshi’s nature of loving dreams and romance makes these atmospheric original paintings have a very Strong aesthetic and romantic texture.

Among them, "Her Memories" in the Memories trilogy reached its peak, with the aesthetic beauty of operas paired with the vast and majestic background of the universe. This veritable "space opera" has also become a classic handed down in the animation world. .