Filming is a very torturous thing.

The layman thinks it is glamorous, and that is because he does not understand. Only those who work in this industry know how difficult it is to do this.

A one-minute shot can take hours to prepare. This includes sets, makeup, camera placement and tuning, memorizing lines, and more.

But the most infuriating thing is that after hours of preparation, this minute of shooting often comes to naught due to various mistakes of the actors, and has to be repeated over and over again......

Fortunately, Meng Lang did not have this kind of trouble.

He was originally the director of the drama Thunder Drama, and he did not have too high requirements for the completion of the performance.

Take the current scene as an example, the actor who plays the Queen of the Demon Fairy obviously has unnecessary body tremors because of nervousness, which if it is put in the eyes of the director who pursues perfection, it is a failure that must be repeated.

But Meng Lang felt that it was acceptable, this action was almost negligible under the camera, and there was no need to reshoot it at all.

"Xiaolan, you let Xiaoyue slip away again?"

"I'm sorry, Her Majesty. ”

"Forget it......"

CUT！

Filming paused, and the actors stopped performing and waited with bated breath.

Meng Lang looked at the monitor, frowned and said, "The expression is too serious, be relaxed." ”

The four actors breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that you don't swear......

Let's do it all over again, anyway, it's not the first time I've encountered such a thing as filming NG.

After Meng Lang pointed out the problem, the actors understood quickly, there was no problem with this shooting, whether it was the Demon Fairy Queen or the Demon Fairy Xiaolan, their expressions were no longer as serious as they were just now.

"This ...... Wouldn't it seem too frivolous?"

Wang Kui cautiously asked on the side: "The Demon Fairy Queen is also a queen no matter what, and she should blame a little annoyance in the face of a subordinate who is not doing well, right?"

This hippie smiling style always feels like something is wrong.

Meng Lang stared and asked, "You are a screenwriter?"

Wang Kui shook his head.

"You're a director?"

Wang Kui continued to shake his head.

Meng Lang pouted and said: "Then you say a hammer, can you know how to shoot better than me, a screenwriter + director?"

Wang Kui: "......"

I'm still a producer!

Forget it, the identity of this company's BOSS + director + screenwriter is really unbearable......

After Wang Kui was driven away, there was no more prickly dog producers around him, and Meng Lang was filming faster and faster.

This kind of speed is incredible even for the actors involved.

Just one pass?

Filmed for nearly half an hour, only NG once?

This director is too efficient, isn't it?

Isn't it...... The legendary fast gunner?

Occasionally, it can be attributed to the actor's excellent performance, but almost every shot is passed over and over again, and this is the director's problem.

"When you shoot Xue Feifei next, your expression is natural, don't say the lines with a blank face, OK?"

"Okay Mr. Meng!" Yang Yuqing responded.

......

Xue Feifei's footage is the most difficult part of the filming process of the entire "Balala Little Demon Fairy".

Because Xue Feifei has no entity!

To be precise, Xue Feifei is a bug, a flying insect with small wings, and the self-proclaimed "Elf Wise Man" is actually a virtual character of "Elf Retarded".

It is the wise spirit of the Demon Immortal Treasure Book, assisting the two sisters Ling Meiqi and Ling Meixue in learning various magics.

The original Balala Little Demon Fairy, perhaps because of financial constraints, Xue Feifei, who should have been a brilliant character, had to be reduced to a background board in the end, and even many years later, Yan Lili's role is still remembered, but no one remembers the cute Xue Feifei elf.

Although Meng Lang borrowed from the original, he also made certain changes on the basis of the original.

For example, due to the lack of funds in the original version, Xue Feifei did not have a good shape, but in his version of Balala Little Demon Fairy, he got more opportunities to appear, and unlike the original version, his version of Xue Feifei can appear and interact with the protagonist in the same frame.

The original version of the Little Demon Fairy, but whenever Xue Feifei appeared, the camera instantly cut to the uninhabited area, allowing Xue Feifei to appear alone.

There are occasionally a few shots of Meiqi Miyuki and Xue Feifei in the same frame, but it is also a blunt picture that is "pasted" by post-compositing, which looks unnatural.

Why is this so?

The reason is actually very simple, the special effects money is not enough, and there is no way to do the role of Xue Feifei well.

After all, Xue Feifei is a virtual character, and almost every shot she appears is cut out frame by frame by special effects, which is too expensive. Ao Fei in the original time and space estimated that he couldn't afford the budget, so he messed up the role of Xue Feifei, who should have been brilliant in the play.

After Meng Lang created the script of the Little Demon Fairy, he decided to do a good job in the role of Xue Feifei.

This is also to open up financial resources!

In the drama Balala Little Demon Fairy, Meiqi's Demon Fairy Recorder and Miyuki's Demon Fairy Harp can all be sold as toys, so why don't you make a plush doll for the virtual character Xue Feifei?

Plush toys are an enduring category in the toy market, and no matter what time of year it is, there is still no shortage of buyers for plush toys.

From this point of view, it is still necessary to spend some special effects money to do a good job of Xue Feifei.

Shepheld's special effects are difficult to do, because there is an extra step of "modeling" in between. Creating a virtual character out of thin air is a lot of energy.

Luckily, it's all in 2014......

If it had been put ten years ago, maybe Meng Lang would have completely given up this role like Ao Fei.

The special effects technology in 2014 is naturally a day and a place compared to ten years ago.

The original version is difficult to create a good Xue Feifei, and it is not a difficult point now, as long as you are willing to spend money, any special effects studio can make good results.

The special effects of Balala Little Demon Fairy still chose to be outsourced. Even though Pengda Film and Television has set up a special effects studio, it can't take over the project because of manpower reasons.

The partner is still Thunderbird Studios.

Meng Lang was impressed by the Rolls-Royce who cooperated with "The Fire Boy King" before, anyway, the special effects of the little demon fairy are not complicated, and the package is the same for anyone.

Just when Meng Lang was busy with the filming of "Balala Little Demon Fairy", the mobile phone "Dididi" rang.

When I opened my phone, I found that it was Director Tao who sent him an emoji on WeChat.

[Is it there]

"Not in ......"

Silently deleting the two words that had been typed, Meng Lang replied, "Is there anything wrong with Director Tao?"

I heard that your company is filming a special drama similar to "Fire Boy King", I don't know if there is any possibility of cooperation......

It was probably a free "Fire Boy King" that made this bad old man taste the sweetness, and the little demon fairy didn't have long to start filming, so he came to the door and asked.

"I have already talked to CCTV Children's Channel, and it is not surprising that the premiere rights have been determined. ”

Director Tao: [Black question mark. JPG］

Director Tao: [Aggrieved Baba. GIF］

It's me, it's me first, it's clear that I'm the first...... Whether it's a premiere or a replay, I'll come first!

The cooperation of the firepower boy king is so pleasant, why did it become like this?

CCTV junior!