Chapter 59: Reading Notes
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The Hollywood script is more like a "fill-in-the-blank" question, forming the industry standard of 120 pages of script, which is divided into three acts, the first act is the opening and occupies about 1 to 30 pages, the second act is the middle confrontation, from 30 to 90 pages, and the last act is the ending, from 90 to 120 pages.
There are more important plot points in between, as an event, undertaking the articulation and turning of the three paragraphs, and also as a plot push and intermittent climax, the first plot point is often on pages 25 to 30, and the second plot point is on pages 85 to 90.
This is actually like making a dish, it is also divided into three steps, the first step is to explain the ingredients used in the dish and treat it, the second step is the process of cooking, and the third step is to remove the lid from the pot and bring out all the color and aroma of the dish for everyone to watch and taste.
And those plot points are like the sudden outbreak when the dish is in a hot pot, or the fire after adding cooking wine to ignite the fire......
It's just that compared to cooking, Hollywood's script template is more standardized, or it should be described as rigid, it is said that if the screenwriter does not write according to this script template, even if the story is wonderful, others will not even look at it.
Is this good or bad?
Some people feel that this is wrong, because this is erasing the talent of screenwriters, just like the domestic exam-oriented education, many talented screenwriters are buried because of this, and more screenwriters would rather suppress their talents and write those "test-taking essays" in order to survive.
Some people feel that this is actually the right thing to do, because this approach makes the connection between the screenwriting industry, which is already somewhat abstract and vague to a certain extent, and the entire film and television industry more smoothly, under the control of such a template, there will not be too many too ideological things mixed with the screenwriter's own ideas to be put into the script, whether it is the director or the actor, the understanding of the script has become much easier.
This is a contradiction, and this contradiction is impossible to reconcile in the short term, but it is undeniable that Hollywood's classic movies are still emerging, and their film and television drama production process formed under various norms is also very worthy of learning from all countries.
Well, that's a bit of a stretch here, after all, I'm just a skilled chef and novice screenwriter.
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This is Zhang Bufan's reading notes, which are stored in his computer.
The computer's hundreds of gigabytes of hard disk are divided into 4 areas, CDEF, which is named by Zhang Bufan as System, Tools, Entertainment and Work.
There were originally two folders in the plate where he worked, one was some recipes he found on the Internet, and the other was a record of his dreams, which originally remembered the name "Dream", but later felt that it was too abstract and it would not be good if it was seen by others, so it was better to name it "Biography".
Later, when I watched the movie, I found that I would involuntarily substitute and analyze the characters in those movies, so there was another folder, called "Character Analysis".
After returning from the filming of "Reunion", there was another folder, called "Script", in which two Word documents were placed, a "Bullfight" script and a "Reunion" script.
Then recently, there is another folder, called "Reading Notes", which records some of the more essential places he saw from those books, as well as some of his own experiences and thoughts.
After writing it, I read it again, nodded with satisfaction, and at the same time thought that the contradiction will continue forever, so which one should I prefer?
In fact, this problem is really not a problem at present, but he didn't read the mature scripts of Wang Quanan and Jin Na in front of him, and pushed away the person he wrote, if he really wanted to erect so many rules and regulations for him, he would not be as simple as having his talent wiped out, but he would not write at all.
Push away the keyboard, get up from the chair, don't turn off the computer, stretch and walk out, ready to open the door to welcome customers.
I unlocked the door, opened the door, and was about to hang up the "open" sign, and as soon as I stepped out, I screamed, "Yo!"
It's all broken.
Outside, a voice sounded very close to him, "What's it called, am I so scary?"
"Can you not scream, as soon as you open the door, even the person in front of you is almost stuck to the door like the door god, and everyone is afraid of it. Zhang Bufan covered his chest, looking like "people's hearts are about to jump out".
A slap on the door of the head, "How can you talk to your sister?
"No, I didn't mean it, sister, hey, what are we still doing standing here, come in quickly, sister, please come in, please come in." Zhang Bufan didn't hang up the sign anymore, and hurriedly greeted people in.
The person who came was none other than Zhang Bufan's sister - Yan Ni, the two had just met at the premiere of "Bullfighting" not long ago, but they didn't expect that a few days after they were separated, people came to the door.
Zhang Bufan was still strange, just listening to the sound of bones, and then looking at it, Yan Ni was still holding a suitcase in his hand.
"Sister, where are you going again?" Zhang Bufan asked curiously: "Didn't you just finish filming the movie of the national teacher?"
Yan Ni has been very busy before, and immediately after filming "Bullfight", he joined another group and filmed two TV series and a movie in a row, the movie is the national teacher's "Three Guns Shooting Surprise", a really "amazing" movie.
is also because of this, it was difficult for her to find time when "Bullfighting" was promoted before, and she was busier than Huang Bo, who was still filming "No Man's Land" on the frontier.
It wasn't until the end of August that the filming was finally finished, and then she had time to attend the premiere of "Bullfighting", but looking at the current situation, it seems that she is going to a new crew again.
Yan Ni put the suitcase against the wall and said with a smile: "No way, sister is busy, isn't this another TV series, this afternoon's plane, sister thought that it would be fine in the morning anyway, it is better to come to your place to recognize the door, and mix a good meal by the way, otherwise when you get to the crew, it may not be what kind of food." ”
"Hey, then you're at the right time, I went to the market yesterday afternoon, and I happened to come across a meat stall selling freshly killed pork, which is fat and fresh enough. That sister, you can sit casually, if you are bored, go into my bedroom over there, the computer is on, you can play for a while, I will cook for you, make sure you are satisfied. Zhang Bufan was very happy, Yan Ni was happy to come to see him, Yan Ni made a special trip to eat the food he cooked, and he was even happier.
"Don't be too busy, you should be a guest later. Yan Ni instructed, and was not in a hurry to sit down, and turned around in the small restaurant.
"Okay. Zhang Bufan answered and prepared to enter the kitchen, but it turned out to be at this time.
"Boast. ”
The sound of the door being pushed, and then a person walked in, followed by the sound of bones dragging suitcases.
Then there was a happy voice, "Zhang Bufan, I want to eat pilaf mixed with noodles and cold skin!"