"Even when shooting images projected by mirrors, the technique of striking forward and backward was still simple and rude. This kind of stubbornness is definitely not something that ordinary people can have, director, are you sure you are willing to open your ears?"

What Lan Li is talking about is the use of the camera in "You're not there", Todd Hines is not lacking in technique, but has an almost paranoid insistence on his own aesthetic judgment, and he also ruthlessly punctures the director's rhetoric.

The so-called positive and negative fight is actually the most basic and frequent technique in the director's skills, which is widely used in the dialogue scene of the characters, that is, when two people face each other, the camera switches to each other. The general framing is "over-the-shoulder", that is, over the shoulders of the person facing away from the camera to shoot the front of the opponent speaking, and then switch to insert several close-ups without the back of the shoulder as a supplement to the combination of front and back.

In addition, the front and back are the basic techniques, and there are many more variations in the internal and external reverse fighting techniques that are extended by this, but in the final analysis, it is a basic technique for shooting dialogues. In commercial films, the technique of positive and negative hitting is widely used, because the technical content is relatively low, shooting is very easy, and there is no need to think carefully and layout, but in art films, if it is used frequently, it is often thought that the director lacks imagination and scheduling, which is a negative attitude towards artistic creation.

Of course, there are directors like Todd who are able to use a lot of advanced techniques, and sometimes they are paranoid about using basic techniques to complete the shooting, and they have their own considerations, but that's another matter.

Todd was not angry, nodded in agreement, "Opinions still have to be listened to, discussions still have to be carried out, but how to adjust when shooting, that is my freedom." ”

Todd's rightfulness made Lan Li laugh, "I can't refute it, that's the director's prerogative, isn't it?"

"If you're willing to enforce the power of the producer, I don't think there's much room for me to resist, do I? After all, I'm not the one to pay for it. Todd fought back with an understatement, a bit of a bar, and the air in the kitchen cooled down a little.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps at the kitchen door, and the friction of the emergency brakes could be clearly detected, Todd and Lan Li both cast their eyes towards the door, and then you could see a staff member with a stunned expression on his face, and said slowly, "...... Director, everything is ready. Jesus, hell, Christ, is really the Blue Rite. After saying that, he realized that he had lost his words, turned his head and began to run away.

Todd put his hands behind his back, "Let's go, are you going to go over and see the shooting? Since you're all here, you always have to see how the shooting progresses, do I only use the front and back techniques?" ”

This...... Be careful, but still hold a grudge, Lan Li came to visit the director in order to divert the target, but the director thought that he came to supervise, and maybe even came to interfere with the director's work, the purpose was achieved, but the degree of deviation from the track was too great?

But...... It's too late to regret it now. Lan Li obediently followed behind Todd and walked in the direction of the hall.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Lan Li has come to visit the class. Todd stood at the door of the hall and said without warning, as if a cat and dog had passed by the crew, and then slipped through the side passage.

Lan Li, who happened to arrive right after, was "displayed" in front of everyone, and Qi Shushu's eyes were all projected towards Lan Li, and Todd's nonchalant tone was even more casual, which made the atmosphere of the scene subtle.

Everyone's eyes were faintly confused, as if they didn't quite understand what Todd's tone was about, and Lan Li, who understood the reason, couldn't openly criticize the director's work, which seemed a little ambiguous/ambiguous.

But Lan Li has experienced countless winds and waves, how can he be easily stumped, "Obviously, the director expressed strong dissatisfaction with my sudden visit without greeting in advance, and hoped that my appearance would not disturb the daily work progress of the crew, otherwise it would be my fault." In order not to let the director continue to hate me, everyone still quickly put into work and don't get distracted. If this continues, Kate and Rooney will have to blame me. ”

The self-ridicule at his fingertips easily resolved the crisis, and at the same time made the whole audience laugh collectively, and also mentioned the two actors by the way to cover up their true intentions to visit the class, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone, and instantly reversed the unfavorable situation.

In the cheerful atmosphere of the audience, Kate cast a meaningful gaze towards Lan Li, and then stood beside Rooney, turned his head sideways and said something in Rooney's ear, and then you could see Rooney's cheeks blushing slightly, looking at Kate with a smile on her face, and the two of them also exchanged in a low voice.

Kate also deliberately cast a gaze at Lan Li, and even Rooney followed suit.

Lan Li shook his head helplessly, how did he feel that he was very unpopular in this crew, and there were enemies on all sides, it was really a long time since he felt this way.

Todd just had a dissatisfied expression, expressing strong disgust at Lan Li's "flamboyant tongue", frowning slightly, as if Lan Li had just poured the food on the table, and then began to paint with his fingers, but the inexplicable and self-righteous behavior made others very uncomfortable.

Lan Li can clearly feel Todd's gaze: it truly interprets the meaning of the word "like a man on his back", however, the crew obviously welcomes Lan Li's arrival very, very much, and the bustling exchange never stops, and the eyes and smiles always drift towards Lan Li's position, and their eyes and smiles show their true mood.

Some people muttered, but Erer didn't feel particularly handsome, how did he become a male god.

Some people noticed that the etiquette of the hereditary nobles was really different, and the aura was obviously strong.

Some people are curious if they can take a photo with Lan Li, such an opportunity is rare.

Anyway, the curious inquiry continued for a short while, and finally Todd took out his speaker and deliberately cleared his throat, "All departments are ready, and the next step is to start shooting." Although he didn't say much, he was still faintly dissatisfied with the fact that all his eyes were snatched away by Lan Li.

This is also dissatisfaction, that is also dissatisfaction, all in all, Todd is not happy with Lan Li's arrival, and he doesn't care at all, showing a rare rejection, which is also a rare scene for Lan Li, he can't help but stand next to him obediently, as much as possible not to disturb the filming work.

But the shooting finally began.

Although Lan Li was present, it did spark some discussions, but the on-site staff were still very professional, and after the filming began, the whole atmosphere changed, solemn and orderly. There is just a phenomenon, those staff who have no responsibilities do not turn around to the side to rest, and they all gather at the shooting site, which also makes the atmosphere of the scene extraordinarily lively, and oxygen has reached a scarce level, making people feel the super density of the crowd.

Rooney and Kate's performances were very professional, and the filming of the whole scene went very smoothly, but Todd's filming status seemed to fluctuate a little, changing six or seven camera scheduling techniques back and forth to complete the shooting, always trying to find a more suitable and accurate way to present it.

The staff could faintly detect the abnormality, but they didn't think much about it, after all, directing is a creative job, and it is necessary to constantly look for inspiration, but Lan Li noticed a small detail, in the shooting technique used by Todd, the basic technique of forward and reverse shooting was not used, which made Todd unconsciously a little constrained, and the progress of the shooting seemed to stumble.

Lan Li couldn't laugh or cry.

Although the positive and negative fighting is the basic technology, it is indeed not profound, but the real road to simplicity and return to the basics is actually to burst out a steady stream of artistic vitality in the basic technology, if you deliberately avoid the basic technology, it is easy to fall into the trap of dazzling the machine, but lose the essence of the lens to serve the movie, the "Birdman" shot is a little so meaningful.

However, Lan Li also knows one thing, if he deliberately reminds him, he will fall behind, because he is not a director, he has no way to judge what Todd's shooting skills are, and he has no way to judge whether Todd's shooting choices are correct, so naturally he is even less qualified to guide Todd's creation-

For "Carol", he is just a spectator, watching quietly and choosing whether he likes it or not, and that's fine, as for how the director should create, that's not his field.

What's more, what evidence does Lan Li have to prove that Todd is deliberately avoiding the use of positive and negative hits? What if Todd was not prepared to use it in the first place, and it has nothing to do with Lan Li? Then his guidance is also self-inflicted. For the current Lan Li, it is more wrong to say more, less to say less, and not to say wrong, it is more appropriate for him to be as peaceful as possible.

So, Lan Li chose to keep his mouth shut and watch quietly.

At the end of the morning's shooting, the same scene was still being filmed, and Todd didn't say whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied, but kept switching shooting methods to supplement the shots, allowing the two actors to carefully ponder the scenes, plus the occasional mistakes, the more than two hours of filming in the morning came to an end.

It just so happened that this scene in the morning was already difficult, the emotional communication between Kate and Rooney was very important, the delicate eyes and atmosphere were undoubtedly the top priority, and the two actors also needed a little time to run in, and Todd's filming techniques also gave them more time and space to polish.

The slight delay in the filming schedule became a matter of course.

This also means that Lan Li chose to be silent wisely - perhaps, Todd deliberately slowed down, Todd deliberately let the two actors develop a tacit understanding, and the producer should not interfere with the director's work.

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