Chapter 5 Production
Play and play, make trouble, don't joke about filming.
Not surprisingly, after the first scene was filmed, basically everyone in the crew lost confidence in the show.
Although the director looks quite professional, his major is computer!
Although the script looks presentable, the lines are embarrassing!
Although the leading actor has acting skills, he wants to play yo-yo!
Although the crew looks quite rich, there is still no meat in the box lunch!
All in all, this is the standard configuration of a low-cost bad movie, not only the crew members are not optimistic about this drama, but even Comrade Lao Meng came to visit once, and he was also scorched by the god-like shooting scene, and immediately said that he was going back to play yo-yo.
Faced with this dilemma that everyone is doubting, Meng Lang, as a director, is very calm.
Isn't it just embarrassing!
What is this, go back and find a special effects studio to add glare to the yo-yo in the film, and get some bells and whistles in the battle clips, does it become comfortable all of a sudden?
The reason why I feel embarrassed is mainly because there are no special effects on the shooting site, so this situation will occur.
It's still unprofessional!
Which of those Hollywood special effects blockbusters that hit the screen is not embarrassing when filmed?
As a result, special effects were added in the later stage, and it was not shouting: "It's so fragrant!"
In the face of doubts, the two leading actors, He Yifan and Luo Wei, have never wavered.
I forgot to mention that Luo Wei is the actress Meng Lang found to play the role of Millie in the play, and she performed in the Hengdian group.
These two people are a third-tier actor in the entertainment industry and a Hengdian group performer, and they are both actors who lack the opportunity to get ahead. Finally, there is a drama that is willing to let them play the male and female leads, how can they have the qualifications to pick and choose.
Even if this drama looks terrible, before the final film comes out, who dares to say that it must be a bad movie?
I didn't listen to the director, I have to add special effects when I go back!
What if the effect explodes instantly?
People still have to have dreams, and if they are shaken because of these doubts, then don't be an actor.
In addition to the comparison of the unpredictable prophet, who knows when filming whether the play they are acting in will be hot or extinguished?
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The filming of "Fire Boy King" is progressing very quickly, and the filming is almost finished in just three months.
This is also due to the relaxed standards of Meng Lang, the director, other directors filming, a shot is not to mention NG several times, but when he comes here, as long as the yo-yo plays well, Sima Face can pass the whole process.
Another reason is that the filming scenes of this drama are concentrated, basically 85% of the shots are completed at this summer camp base, and only less than 10% of the shots need to be filmed outside.
The remaining 5% of the shots are naturally reserved for special effects!
Halfway through the shooting, Meng Lang found a well-known special effects production studio in China and began to produce the special effects needed for "Fire Boy King".
There was also a joke in between.
When Meng Lang found this special effects studio called "Thunderbird", the other party asked him how long he needed to make special effects, and Meng Lang casually said, "It's hard to say, it must add up to several hours!"
Now the other party was shocked!
The boss of the Thunderbird studio personally came forward to greet Meng Lang at the airport, Rolls-Royce took the lead, and the presidential suite of the five-star hotel was arranged.
It's a big order for hours!
Just using the calculator to calculate the lowest offer, the boss of the Thunderbird studio couldn't help but faint with laughter.
If this is done, the clubhouse will be a one-stop model, and the yacht and sports cars will all be arranged! The studio can also develop into a special effects company......
Ran goose, when Meng Lang finally made a request, the entire Thunderbird studio was stunned.
"You're Party A! How can there be a Party A like you! Just add a halo? Just add some particle light effects? Why do you do it yourself?"
When did Party A's requirements become so low? Is this still the evil Party A?
Because Meng Lang's request was too simple, the boss of Thunderbird Studio could only find a way to raise the offer: "This ...... This yo-yo is moving so fast! It's not easy to add light to an object that's moving so fast......"
Before he finished speaking, Meng Lang replied without hesitation: "That's easy, I'll provide you with a slow-motion lens, and you can increase the light effect on the basis of slow-motion tenfold, this will always work, right?"
"You...... You ......"
It is said that because of the list of "Fire Boy King", everyone in the Thunderbird Studio, including the boss, collectively closed themselves for three days.
1.85 million!
In the end, Meng Lang spent an over-budget price to get the special effects of the 40th episode of the Fire Boy King.
The price of Thunderbird Studio is not high, mainly because the construction period given by Meng Lang is extremely short, so it is at a lot of premium.
The reason for the low price is not unrelated to his low requirements.
Party A who is looking for special effects is demanding one by one, and he can't wait to use the price of cabbage to force the special effects studio to make exquisite special effects for them in Hollywood blockbusters.
It's different here to Meng Lang, there is only one requirement - "yo-yo will glow"! You look at the battle scene, all the halo particles are on it, not to be exquisite, just to shine!
The requirements are low and the amount of work is not large, the boss of Thunderbird Studio signed a special effects outsourcing contract with Meng Lang with tears while feeling sorry for Rolls-Royce and the five-star hotel.
After the special effects were completed, the money in Meng Lang's hand was less than 100,000 yuan.
It's not far from the finale, after the crew is finished, the editor will come by himself, and he doesn't need to buy the draft for publicity, and the remaining 100,000 is basically enough.
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The time came to the beginning of September, and it has been three and a half months since the filming of "Fire Boy King" started.
Meng Lang, who was originally scheduled to finish in three months, misestimated the integrity of some shots, after all, it was his first time filming a special effects drama, and many details were not mastered in place.
Therefore, I added half a month's footage and footage later.
After the lively finale banquet, everyone in the crew went their separate ways, those who should go back to Hengdian returned to Hengdian, and those who should run the group continued to run the group.
The equipment was also returned by Meng Lang.
At this point, a huge crew fell apart and returned to the original point in an instant, leaving him alone to stay in the empty shell of "Pengda Film and Television" for the final editing.
The editing work went quite smoothly, and with overtime and reference to the original work, Meng Lang spent a week and finally cut out the full version.
The next thing to do is to sell door-to-door!
Since the filming of "Fire Boy King", there has been no news report from the outside world, and Meng Lang has not invested a penny in the publicity and distribution funds, and all the money has been spent on filming.
No publicity means no attention, and no attention means that the probability of the TV station buying is not high, unless it is really well-made.
How well is "Firepower Boys" made?
No kidding, three months of shooting with glare-effects can be well-made?
Since it is not publicized, and it does not belong to the ranks of well-made, then I will give it to the TV station for nothing, right?
Sage Cloud: "Anyway, it doesn't cost money, how much faith you have!"
Meng Lang said: "It's free! Try it! If the ratings don't work, you can cut it again!"
Television: "Success!"