Zhou Xiao is tired!

The first half of the month is dominated by daytime scenes, starting work at about half past eight in the morning every day, filming for 4 hours, taking a break at noon, and occasionally arranging night scenes from afternoon to six o'clock, and the filming time of the actors is about ten hours a day.

It is often assumed that the success of a film should be attributed to the director for a considerable length and vice versa.

In addition to having the necessary skills (knowing everything), the most important thing for a good director is to show the story in his head in the form of a picture, and to be able to tell the story, it is level.

And the reason why there are various styles of movies is also closely related to the director's personality, and it will inevitably be integrated into his works, such as Woody Allen's preference for comedy, Blake Edwards' preference for apolitical, Federico Fellini's witty temperament...

Zhou Xiao's college career for several years has given him a lot of help, but it is not enough to support him to complete the work of a director, or learn and explore while filming, Liu Daqing will give some advice, but he still shoots according to his own ideas.

I did learn a lot of technical things.

For example, shoot the exterior first and then shoot the interior, pay attention to the changes in the sun's rays, and leave enough time for reshooting in advance, such as the easy first and then the difficult, such as shooting more empty shots, which are used to pave the environment during post-editing...

There is a saying that Zhou Xiao has benefited a lot after watching it, and it is very practical for novice directors.

"You don't have to move anything, just sit in front of the monitor, look at the camera, see if the desired effect is achieved, and imagine how to make the picture better. ”

Therefore, before filming, he will look at the script, divide the shots, and go through the next picture in his mind, so that the actor's performance and the picture will be superimposed on each other, and if something is wrong, he can immediately detect it.

Of course, in many cases, it is not that the actor's performance is not good, but that the lighting, the position of the camera, the angle of the shot, etc., cause differences, and these are things that need to be accumulated slowly.

People, do things that they are not good at and are not familiar with, and they must do it well, and they must work hard.

Zhou Xiao is like a wind-up alarm clock, non-stop, he is very serious when filming, he is not smiling, when he rests, he will chat with the heads of various departments, talk about various shooting skills, and after going back, in addition to holding meetings and shooting plans, he also dedicates half an hour to review today's work.

Where you didn't do it well, where you can correct it, and what you learned.

So much so that the rest time is only about five hours a day, and I don't have energy, Red Bull!

The dark circles under the eyes just haven't fallen anyway.

Physical tiredness is secondary, mainly anxiety and high pressure.

The script is the recipe, and the director is like a chef, instructing people in various departments: how to cut the dish, how to prepare the sauce, how to cook it...

The ingredients are very expensive, 50 million, there are many cooks, more than 200 people, the cooking time is very long, more than a month, the cooking process is complicated, the camera plus the lights plus the actors plus all kinds, there are many bosses, representatives of major investment companies will come to see from time to time, and the final number of diners depends on whether the dishes are delicious or not, and whether they are suitable for human taste.

Think about it, if you apply for a job and the other party asks to shoot a self-introduction video of about a minute, it is estimated that you will toss it several times, and after sending it out, you start to worry about whether the hairstyle is good, whether the words are appropriate, and so on.

Although it is somewhat inappropriate, it is almost impossible to magnify this anxiety tens of thousands of times.

Zhou Xiao has always been very cautious, although he always said to the cauldron, hey, if I can't shoot well, I will go back to filming and be an actor honestly, but he has a lot of energy in his heart.

I know that countless people are waiting to see me make a fool of myself, so they almost say to my face: I hope you will hit the street and witness that my statement is correct, and not just anyone can be a director.

I'm trying, I'm going to try to slap you in the face.

Do you feel safe when the shooting goes well?

Inexistent!

The so-called sense of security, Zhou Xiao has only experienced it once, that is when he was in elementary school, he overslept, and on the way to school, he saw another classmate who was also late, and he had an internal taste.

With plenty of time, Zhou Xiao began to change his shooting strategy.

As long as it is a shot that he thinks is important, no matter how well the actor performs, he will ask to shoot a few more, choose the best of the best, and shoot a fixed number of shots every day.

Movies aren't like interview videos, it only gets one chance!

The actors are very cooperative, Zhou Xiao is sometimes a little nitpicky, but on the set, the director is the biggest, he thinks it's not good, NG, shoot a few more, then shoot.

Filming in an air-conditioned room on a hot day is an easy job.

Meng Ziyi was very distressed, especially two days ago, when he saw that he shouted too much, and he was a little angry, and he had several ulcers in his mouth, so he returned to the hotel and made different soups for Zhou Xiao to drink every night.

The staff doesn't matter, they are all oilers with many years of experience, what kind of director has never seen it, it is much harsher than Zhou Xiao.

What's more, the total working hours here are shorter, but the money earned is not less, if you really want to say that it is hard, you really can't talk about it, many positions are fixed, lock the door every day, and leave people to watch it, unlike other crews, which require all kinds of handling equipment, and how much effort is saved.

I will cooperate with all my might.

At noon that day, Zhou Xiaozheng, like everyone else, found a room and was just about to squint for a while when he heard a knock on the door.

The cauldron walked in.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Xiao was covered with a blanket, and he didn't get up, squinting at him.

The cauldron has also worked hard recently, and it has been a lot darker, as a producer, there are quite a lot of trivial things, plus he is in office for the first time, and he likes to do everything himself, and even if he buys a mung bean, he will take a look, worried that it will not be good.

Yu Gong, if the movie is a big hit, it will be of great help to Dao Sui and Zhou Xiao, Yu Private, he has been paying attention to the news on the Internet, and knows that many people are waiting to see Zhou Xiao's jokes.

As the Minister of Logistics, he can't help with shooting, and other places must not be held back, so Zhou Xiao has to travel lightly and have no scruples.

Fortunately, there are no big moves in this play, big scenes, and there is no extra part that needs to be added in terms of money, such as adding meals to the actors, providing watermelon, mung bean soup and other heat-relieving foods can be ignored, and he doesn't have to pull the skin.

Before filming "Wolf Warrior 2", the producer was sad, Director Wu Jing exceeded the standard every day, exploded every day, and had to argue every day.

"I just received a call from the crew of "I Am Not the God of Medicine", and the Golden Horse Awards sent an invitation, and said, I hope you must participate, and said that you can leave a stage for performance. The cauldron closed the door and whispered.

Zhou Xiao is not surprised, "I Am Not the God of Medicine" is applauded and popular, although it is painted now, but Douban's score is still at 9 points, without the slightest decline, and many media call it the excellent movie of the year.

At the 14th Changchun Film Festival last month, he won several awards for Best Feature Film, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Young Supporting Actor, and the last one was awarded to Zhou Xiao, although he didn't go.

At the same time, it has won awards at the Tokyo Film Festival, the Montreal International Film Festival, and the Silk Road International Film Festival.

The invitation of the Golden Horse is expected.

"The God of Medicine has been shortlisted for seven awards, in addition to the male lead, director, script, etc., you and Zhang Yu were shortlisted for Best Supporting Actor at the same time, and the competitor Arita Zhuangzhuang..."

"When will it start?" asked Zhou Xiao after listening patiently.

"The award ceremony will be on the 17th of the next month, and there will be a cocktail party on the 16th. The cauldron replied after flipping through the papers in his hand slightly.

"Hmm!" Zhou Xiao pulled the blanket, and the air conditioner was a little sufficient: "Cauldron, it stands to reason that this is going to let me attend and give me the opportunity to perform, the best supporting actor is a certainty." ”

"As long as nothing else, yes. The cauldron nodded, as the owner of an economic and entertainment company, he naturally knew a lot of ways.

When the invitation to the awards ceremony was sent, in fact, sometimes the results were revealed, otherwise there would be so many shortlisted actors who chose not to participate every year, or they knew that there was no chance, so they simply didn't go.

"As a member of Daosui, I know that Jinma will definitely go, even if I don't win the award in the end, I will still be a wave of heat. Zhou Xiao clasped his arms to his chest: "If you can win the award, it is estimated that there will be more invitations in the future, right?" ”

The cauldron nodded, waiting for his but.

"But!" Zhou Xiao widened his eyes: "I'm a bit of a grudge!"

"You're talking about wolf warriors, right? ”

"Well, it's just a joke, and it's just a blow to Hongguoguo, do you know how excited I was to be at such a big film festival. Zhou Xiao paused for a few seconds.

"I've always believed that good movies are what audiences like to watch, so why should you go to a professional academy and you're a judge, you can ignore other people's opinions. ”

"Understood. The cauldron nodded: "You're right, you are the pillar of the rice ear, the higher the heat, the more famous, the more beneficial it is for the company's future development, but well, I'm quite satisfied with the current state of the company, no matter how big it is, with my current ability, I may not be able to control it."

Listed?

I never thought that starting a company was my dream when I was in college, and now it has come true, I have a car and a house, and my parents are satisfied, you... Do whatever you want, I support you! Moreover, if the Golden Horse gives the award to someone else because you don't participate, it really doesn't make much sense to go. ”

"You're not going to be angry. Zhou Xiao said with a smile.

"What's so angry about this, without the Golden Horse, there are Golden Bulls, Golden Roosters, so many actors have not won awards, and they are not doing well. The cauldron looked very open: "Life is short for decades, it's not okay to care too much, tired!"

"Hahaha!" Zhou Xiao laughed: "Okay, just say that I have something." ”

"Well, but I see Director Wen, Director Xu will go, you'd better say hello. The cauldron reminded, "They take good care of you." ”

"I know, eh, you call Zhang Yu over. ”

"Okay. "The cauldron went out.

In less than a minute, Zhang Yu came in: "Director, you look for me." ”

"Sit down and say. Zhou Xiao sat up, he could be free in front of the cauldron, the actor came, he still had to pay attention to his image: "We are both shortlisted for the Golden Horse, you know." ”

Zhang Yu nodded: "I heard from the company in the morning, but your chances are much better." ”

"There was no draw, who knows the result. Zhou Xiao shook his head: "Your yellow hair evaluation is also very high, and the main reason for calling you here is not for this matter." ”

"Say, I'll listen. Zhang Yu used an honorific title.

The two of them talked about each other anyway, Zhou Xiao called him Brother Yu, and he called Director Zhou.

"It's going to be a night show soon, I'm going to give the crew a few days off, you go back and have a good rest, but pay attention, I only have one request, I can't change my current face shape, and I can't be fat or thin. ”

In fact, Zhou Xiao wanted to tell him that he was not going to Jinmalai, but after seeing people, he still changed his mind, Zhang Yu is a good person, but the stakes are very high, in case it is revealed, it will be a big deal.

When people come, they make excuses.

"Don't worry, Director, I understand. Zhang Yu smiled: "There will definitely be no problems, and I don't plan to go back, just stay in Jinling and go around to see and play." ”

"That's good, it's mainly to remind you not to eat anything that will cause allergies, and then it will be swollen like a pig's head. Zhou Xiao made a joke.

Although filming is going on for a month, the audience only watches what happens in one day, so the matter of body shape, both actors and directors attach great importance to it, and they can't suddenly get fat or thin while patting.

"Understood. ”

The crew will take a three-day holiday immediately after the holiday, one is to rest for everyone, the daytime scenes are all filmed, and then there is only the night scene, adjust and adjust, and Zhou Xiao, as the boss of Daosui, wants to go back with the cauldron.

Because there are new artists joining Daosui soon, there is more than one, and a press conference has to be held.

(Happy May Day, ask for a guaranteed monthly pass, the moon does not have a holiday, continue to work overtime!)