The preparation stage of the film is a meticulous and strategic process, just like building a house and making a design drawing, all aspects that need to be considered and perfected as much as possible.

Before the official start-up, every prop, every shot, and every person must be well considered, otherwise it is easy to have problems when shooting.

The production process of Hollywood films is generally a U-shaped structure, and the preparation period and post-production are particularly long, while the shooting time is relatively short, and the same is true for domestic regular crews;

"Border Storm" is tentatively scheduled to be released in December this year, the New Year!

There is plenty of time left for Lu Xiaoran: an eight-month cycle!

Pony Bento has ready-made partners, they have cooperative relations with Qingying Studio and Beijing Film Studio, and they have ready-made lighting and photography and videography, and these people have quite rich experience in film shooting, saving run-in time.

In a week, the on-site producer was first determined, that is, the production director, Zhong Lifang of Pony Benteng.

She is responsible for the financial problems of the crew, and of course she is also responsible for the communication between Lu Xiaoran and Xiaoma...

Basically, except for shooting, everything else is taken care of by the production team...

The biggest difference between domestic crews and foreign crews is that the director has too much power - Lu Xiaoran can decide the actors independently in the first play, and the final edit...

Treatment issues:

Lu Xiaoran's director's salary is 100,000 yuan, and the screenwriter's salary + starring salary is 150,000 yuan.

This is not a good choice, you must know that China Film's prediction for "Border Storm" is a box office of 10 million to 15 million, even if you can make a profit through audio-visual and TV copyrights, it will be a profit of 100,000 at most, that is to say, Lu Xiaoran is very likely to not get 250,000...

But Xiao Luzi did this, which shows that he has pressed everything!

The producer will also trust him more.

In addition, Orange Imaging is responsible for some of the publicity work in the later stage, of course, Zeng Guangxian needs to come up with a practical plan.

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Since the preparation of the crew has been completed, Lu Xiaoran has also turned on the director mode, gathering several department heads together every day to discuss the specific filming process of "Border Storm".

The first thing, of course, is to break down the script.

To put it simply, it is to disassemble the script one by one according to the basic elements such as scenes, locations, and actors, and also pay attention to the shooting length, props, stunts, and camera equipment.

Then write everything on the index card to make a scene card.

Once all the scenes are broken down, the production team can add variables one by one, including the distance between locations, whether the shooting time is day or night, indoor or outdoor, and when the location is available;

Also think about the actors: when they can make a film, who needs to work together, etc.

This is very easy to do, the actors selected by Lu Xiaoran are all free - Sun Honglei gave a forty-five-day schedule!

Moreover, even if it is finished, he will not be unhappy if he is asked to come back to make up the shooting!

The actors in this time period basically regard acting as their profession and will not be too addicted to commercial activities to make money.

Once these things are decided, it's up to the production team to put everything together, make a master production schedule, and work out a detailed shooting plan.

Before the official shooting, make sure that all the crew members have a table.

Why was this done in the first place?

This allows the producer to create a budget based on the checklist and shooting plan.

It's the end of April!

After a few meetings, Lu Xiaoran could feel that some people didn't trust him very much, and it was normal, after all, Xiao Lu Zi was too young...

These people are all veterans, and they came to the crew to work.

Lu Xiaoran doesn't care what these people think, in this circle that pays attention to seniority and is full of power, he doesn't think that he can deter these mixed people by showing his ability at work, that is not realistic at all, and the doubts in their hearts may be accompanied until the crew is disbanded.

Anyway, he has the support of the producer, as long as they don't go too far, Lu Xiaoran will turn a blind eye...

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In other words, the entertainment industry is really a place where topics are concentrated!

The recent hype is undoubtedly the 'Dream of Red Mansions' draft...

The slogan is 'select the most suitable Dream of Red Mansions actors'...

Sister Lin fell from the sky to show off Sister Lin in the sky...

What a disaster!

Everyone's aesthetics are different, and there are more than ten producers behind the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions", including China Film, Emperor, Rongxingda, Hualu Baina, and of course, Jingcheng Terrace...

In addition to the main roles, even the supporting roles have certain differences - everyone knows that this drama can be praised!

Just like Sister Mi later broke the news: "If you want to say that there are no related households in a play, there is no investor's wife, and there is no money to come, it is not normal, and the play will not be successful"

"There are unspoken casting rules behind "Red Mansion", and maybe everyone has already seen the prospect of Dream of Red Mansions, or the business opportunities of Dream of Red Mansions. Everyone sees this business opportunity directly, so no matter what the cost, they have to squeeze in."

It's a pity that she couldn't squeeze in, or maybe didn't get the role she wanted...

Bao Dai had another candidate for the second role, and gave her a Qingwen.

It's that pretty girl whose heart is higher than the sky and whose life is thinner than paper...

Yang Mi is very angry!

She went to Bao Dai, but she didn't expect to give her a maid... A maid is not even in the official book of the twelve hairpins of Jinling.

Rongxingda's future first sister... Hehe...

So, when they met, she drank two beers in one go, and the third one was stopped by Lu Xiaoran...

“… Won't you drink it?"

"You slow down a little, I can't drink enough, and I have something to do tomorrow..."

“… What can you do?"

"My movie is about to start, what do you say about me?"

"That's even more drinking, I'm going to be a director soon, congratulations in advance!"

"Come on. ”

Lu Xiaoran waved her hand and changed the topic: "Qingwen is okay... At least it's much better than Teacher Xu's Jia Yun, that's a small supporting role!"

"What can it be, Qingwen doesn't have more than Jia Yun's play... And he's a nasty character!"

“… It's fun to play annoying characters!"

Qingwen's character, to put it mildly, is called 'heart is higher than the sky', which translates to 'no princess's life, but princess disease'.

"I'm too lazy to say so much!"

Yang Mi's most unacceptable thing is probably the sense of disparity, she is highly praised by Rongxingda, and she actually played a supporting role...

Those who played the leading roles were all included in the company by Rongxingda, and it was clear that they wanted to be praised...

Alas, Sister Mi is very sad.

She hasn't taken the position yet, and she will be divided into resources!