Chapter 263: Beauty Filter
The more prepared you are, the smoother things will be. "Okuru's First Beauty" has been very smooth since the start of filming, and the filming progress has slightly exceeded expectations, proving that Rin Chihara did not kick his subordinates' butts in vain some time ago.
Of course, he is still very busy, he has never left since he moved into the crew, and the only entertainment is to send text messages with Ning Zi - from pen pals to friends, from friends to dating, and then they started "online dating" again.
In this way, two and a half weeks passed quickly, and in late February of '98, the filming schedule of "Okulu Daiichi Miki" was advanced to the fourth and fifth episodes - they filmed two episodes at the same time in order to use the actors and venue more efficiently, and at this time, Iori Murakami arrived.
Rin Chihara waved his hand at her, first motioned for her to wait a while, and continued to explain the precautions of a long shot to Safuko, and after a while, he asked Safuko to think about it herself, and then turned his head to look at Iori Murakami.
Iori Murakami saw the stitches just now, and was concerned about the life of the staff at the NHK shooting base, and when she saw that he was idle, she paced over and asked with a smile: "Chihara, is there something wrong with calling me over?"
She's busy over there, too, but Rin Chihara insisted on her coming, so she had to come.
"Of course there is. Chihara Rin first said a word to her, and then called Tsumura Haruki over, and told him to stare here, take some unimportant shots, and then take Murakami Iori to the lounge, and then said: "I roughly cut the first few episodes, you can see the effect." ”
The equipment here is limited, there is no way to dub sound effects, music and add special effects, and it is a semi-finished product if it is cut, so it is definitely not good to show it to the audience, but it is enough to let Murakami Iori see the effect first, and Murakami Iori is also very concerned about the quality of the series, after all, it is real money, if the quality is not good, it will mean that all the money is wasted, then it must not!
However, they started filming early, and there was plenty of time, so Rin Chihara could have shown her back to Tokyo when she returned, so there was no need to call her during the filming, she suddenly felt tight, observed his face and asked, "Didn't you say that the shooting went well?
This is what the producer is most afraid of, that is, if there are various accidents, the inexplicable drama will be pounced.
She began to worry, and Chihara Rin hesitated: "It's going well, but it's not a problem, I can't say for sure, you can take a look first." ”
Murakami Iori's face also became serious, and he immediately entered the special lounge of Rin Chihara, and used a small TV to watch the rough cuts of the first few episodes seriously, but he looked at the face and slowly relaxed, and waited for the rough review of the first four episodes, and said with a smile: "It's not bad, what's the problem?"
This guy, I thought you smashed it or Safuko's half-rookie played it, and it scared me to death!
Rin Chihara was also watching this half-finished product carefully just now, and when he heard this, he hesitated: "Isn't it good?
Iori Murakami silently estimated and said, "If we can maintain this level in the future, 20% of the time-sharing ratings should be guaranteed." ”
Rin Chihara didn't speak for a while, and nodded slowly. Iori Murakami has a more cautious personality, she dares to say 20%, then there is a chance that it will be a little more than 20% in the future, but this is the golden decade of TV dramas, and the 20+% ratings are the first-class bottom or the second-rate top level, and it can't be said how good it is......
He pondered there and didn't speak, and Iori Murakami waited for a while, the expression on his face helpless.
She knows the character of Rin Chihara, this guy is ambitious, unwilling to be mediocre, and always wants to do the best in things. She also likes Chihara Rinto's character, and is willing to do her best to assist him in creating good works, and she feels like she is casting a legend, but it's because she knows Chihara Rin too well, and she knows what stinky poop he wants to pull when she pouts his ass - this guy is obviously drilling the horns at present, and thinks that the hard work he has put in has not been rewarded enough, and the ratings of about 20% are too low, and he is unhappy.
But she didn't plan to persuade her, if Chihara Rin didn't have this kind of energy, without the spirit of excellence, she didn't believe that he could get to where he is today, even if he had natural talent, it would be impossible!
She thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think is missing, and what can I do?"
Whether she asks for money, goods, or people, she will find a way.
She knows Chihara Rin and knows how to clean him up, it's useless to persuade him at this time, it's serious to help him improve his grades as much as possible, as long as his grades can be improved, this guy's hair will be smooth, and he turned his head and ran to think about his weird girlfriend, and everything will return to normal, but to her surprise, Chihara Rin always had a lot of ideas before, but this time he hesitated.
He hesitated for a long time, shook his head and sighed, "I don't know. ”
He really didn't know what to do, he did his best to write the script, did his best to shoot, spent a lot of energy to deal with every detail, all the actors and crew worked hard under his supervision, it can almost be said that he squeezed all the potential out, and then got a work that looked good?
was a little unwilling, but he thought about it over and over again, and he really couldn't think of any other way to make the show look better.
Iori Murakami was also silent, turned the button to fast-forward the videotapes from the previous episodes, and looked at it carefully, but still didn't find any problems.
She believes that under the same conditions, Rin Chihara shoots a drama with other themes, and more than 40% of the ratings depend on the right time and place, which requires a certain amount of luck, but there is no problem in getting more than 30% of the ratings, but the theme of Dahe drama or big era drama, NHK has been filming for more than 30 years, so what theme has the audience not seen after watching it for more than 30 years?
can get more than 20% of the ratings, she already thinks that Chihara Rin is amazing, and she is relieved and relieved, but this guy is still angry about this result and is not convinced.
But she can also understand that Chihara Rin is not the barefoot grassroots of the past, he is now a national teacher, a famous ghost screenwriter, the highest ratings record holder, and a special manager of big TV stations.
But reality is reality, achieving this kind of achievement is a crime of non-war, I believe that people in the circle can understand it, and this achievement is enough to deal with people in the cultural circles, and there is nothing wrong with the station, and it is absolutely enough to complete the task, even if it is really a 10th anniversary drama in the station, there is no problem.
At this time, she had to persuade if she didn't persuade her, gently held Chihara Rin's hand, and said seriously: "Chihara, sometimes we need to face reality in this line, and no one can do anything if the environment doesn't allow it." You've done a great job, don't overthink it, just keep shooting!"
Rin Chihara lowered his head and looked at Iori Murakami's hand, was stunned for a moment and smiled: "It's not what it used to be, I have a girlfriend, don't cause misunderstanding." ”
Iori Murakami retracted his hand like lightning, and then wanted to punch him - I'm not crazy, whoever is sick and has a relationship with you, you workaholic won't even go home, and whoever marries you is not virtuous in your previous life!
But after a while, she laughed again, it's a good thing that Rin Chihara can joke, "Okay, let's start a little, Chihara, stay focused now, shoot the show well, don't think nonsense." ”
Chihara Rin nodded, if Murakami Iori didn't have anything to do, it seemed that it could only be like this, but ...... I always feel that something is missing, and the effect of the episode should look better.
It's his responsibility to shoot the film well, since Iori Murakami didn't have a trick, he didn't want her to worry about it anymore, after all, she also had a lot of work pressure, and she was in charge of the logistics of the crew, and she was actually quite tired of managing other normal broadcast crews. He got up directly and said with a smile: "Then let's do it first, I'll think about it, and you can think about it too." ”
He was about to leave, but Murakami Iori pulled him and smiled: "Wait, you're done, I still have something to do!"
Rin Chihara stopped and asked strangely, "What's the matter?"
Iori Murakami took out a photo from his bag and handed it to him: "Look at this, I can use it." ”
Chihara Rin took it and took a look at it, and found that it was a photo of a calligraphy work, which was written in the title of their play "Okulu First Meiji", the dragon flying and the phoenix dance, and it was the handwriting of calligraphy at first glance.
Dahe drama is not an ordinary drama, the big producer co-ordinated, excellent screenwriters, historians, folklorists work together to produce the script, the use of the best actors, the most exquisite costumes, the best lighting effects, the latest research and development of high-definition cameras, etc., for the most detailed and rigorous shooting, even the title of the river drama is inscribed by a well-known calligrapher.
Now Iori Murakami brought it, that is, she found the title of the play written by a well-known calligrapher, and not only will it be used in every episode, but it will be used in the publicity work before the drama is filmed, and it is impossible to ignore it, so I have to make Rin Chihara nod - not very urgent, but Iori Murakami has been called, so I will take it to him by the way.
Chihara Rin took a look and didn't find any problems, and this kind of thing Murakami Iori is better at than him, so he smiled directly: "Yes, just use this!"
Iori Murakami took out another booklet, "This is the historical knowledge that is placed at the end of each episode, submitted by the advisory team, you have time to read it." In addition, the Continental Tourism Bureau agreed to provide the location for free, and sent personnel to cooperate, and was willing to provide accommodation for our location team. ”
"Thank you. "Chihara Rin didn't pay much attention to the pamphlet, these can only be regarded as Murakami Iori communicating with him, he is not a historian, an archaeologist, and he can't change it when people write it. As for the filming in the Aolu area, it is mainly the shooting of landmarks such as mountains and rivers, so as not to finish the filming of "The First Beauty of the Aolu", and the audience will find that this drama has nothing to do with Aolu at all.
Iori Murakami talked about some trivial things of the crew again, asked him if he had any new ideas for publicity, and then left, and Rin Chihara sent her back to the filming site - they are now in a village in the NHK film and television shooting base, the first few episodes of this drama are the life of "Ryo Hime" girlhood, more than ninety percent of the filming is taken here, and the first small climax is about to be filmed, that is, the drought in her hometown, the kind and courageous six-feather female Ryoko is ready to sacrifice herself to dance the rain dance to please the gods, so that the gods can rain down nectar.
Rin Chihara didn't rush back to the camera, where Haruki Tsumura was in charge, and the lens wasn't much of a point. He stopped Tsumura Haruki from a distance and began to circle around the filming site, thinking about how to make the series more brilliant - it stands to reason that the current situation is not bad, just shoot with peace of mind, but I always feel that something is missing, which is really disturbing.
There is nothing to pick on the camera equipment, the support of the TV station is not low, the latest machines are all on their side, and according to the current broadcast conditions, even if you really reach the movie-level shooting intensity, it is useless - now it is all picture tube big ass TV, the high-definition standard cannot be reached, the screen is still very small, and the audience can't see the feeling of the movie theater even if they are blind!
There is no problem with the shooting technique, the director team carefully storyboards, the strength of the camera crew is enough, and they are still fine-tuning according to the situation on the scene, and it is difficult to improve again!
The script is also good, mainly because the life of "Liang Ji" is very exciting, and the adaptation is very impactful, and I have carefully figured out the needs of the audience, so the only problem is that Dahe drama has been filmed for too long, too much, the audience is a little aesthetically tired, and the enthusiasm for watching the drama is very low, but this problem is ...... It's really a real problem, and it can't be changed!
Rin Chihara spun around there like a donkey, and the staff at the shooting site couldn't figure out what he was doing, but they could probably guess that he was thinking about it, and no one bothered him, and his eyes finally fell on Safuko.
If there is anything wrong with the shooting, it is that the beauty of "Ryohime" was not filmed, so beautiful that people are addicted, so beautiful that people are fascinated, but this is not Safuko's problem, she acted seriously, and she also met the requirements of the director and crew, if you want to blame the times, you can only blame the times - or the old saying, the audience has seen too many beauties now, Safuko is very beautiful, but the audience can't breathe directly when they see her appear, and they are going to have a heart attack, and this effect can't be filmed.
It's really useless to change any actress, even if Marilyn Monroe is resurrected, it's enough to choke. The audience in the 40s can be fascinated by her, but if you change to the audience in the 90s, you will feel ...... after watching it. Yes, it's really a beauty, it's stronger than other beauties, but it's really much stronger, and it's not to the point of being a world apart.
And if "Liang Ji" really wants to shoot well, it should be "worlds apart" from ordinary beauties, otherwise why is it called "First Beauty"?
Rin Chihara stared at Safuko and thought for a while, then lowered his head again, feeling that there was no way in this regard, Safuko was already the most suitable person he could find, and he had nowhere to find someone with a more suitable appearance and temperament than her for "Ryohime".
In other words, there is no recruitment in this area, so what else can be improved?
Cheating has also been done, the [Star Scout] and [Spiritual Matching] skills in the stupid bird system have been used, and the "Energy Elixir" has also been used two, is there anything to dig out in this regard?
Chihara Rin opened the stupid bird system and looked at it for a while, it felt like it was gone, and this stupid bird system was just a fart, and it wasn't as valuable as those audio and video fragments.
Chihara Rin grinded for a while, but he really wanted to open it.
It is indeed time to face reality, and the ratings of more than 20% are indeed reasonable in the 90s Dahe dramas, at least competing with NHK on the same stage, there is a great possibility that NHK's Dahe dramas will be pressed to the ground and beaten violently - it is so difficult for yourself, and NHK is estimated to be enough to choke.
If you do your best, then there is nothing to regret, the next thing is to execute the whole plan and accept the results calmly.
Rin Chihara has made up his mind and is ready to leave it at that, after all, whose results can go straight up like a rocket? There are always ups and downs, and there are highs and lows, which is normal.
But just when he was about to turn off the stupid bird system and prepare to go back to host the shooting, he suddenly found that he seemed to have a useless prop: a beauty filter.
This thing is the system reward he got for breaking the highest rating record, and he threw it there to eat ashes for more than a year, and he forgot about it a long time ago, and he suddenly saw it, and he couldn't help but move in his heart - can this thing be useful?
Anyway, eating ashes there is also eating ashes, do you want to use it in this drama?
Think about it carefully, it's quite appropriate to use it here, but if you use it, can it have an effect? The stupid bird system is not generally not powerful, and it is almost the same as a mental retardation in daily life, but I don't have any other good way now, and I have done my best, so is it a damn horse to be a live horse doctor, in case it is saved?
Maybe it's time to try, it's not too demanding, and a 1% increase in ratings is a victory!