Chapter 81: Look
The post-production of a movie is definitely a boring and tedious process.
Rough cuts, formal editing, and then repeated viewing several times, and the last fine cut to ensure that the connection between each scene will not be abrupt, control the time of each plot, and connect perfectly before the start and turn.
And one more, the length of the movie!
Sometimes there are trade-offs that have to be made in order to keep the duration within the right range, and in the final cut, this is undoubtedly very tangled.
The original version of "Horror Cruise" is 99 minutes long, which is undoubtedly too long.
Even if some sensitive scenes such as religion are deleted, there are still 93 minutes.
In the end, after much thought, the film was frozen in 87 minutes!
Horror movies are all about fast pacing, and the more tense the better!
After that, it's the soundtrack, Tang An doesn't understand this, explain his requirements to the post-production base, and the other party's professionals will naturally handle it, and then the sound effects editor and the editor, Tang An exchange opinions, and after reaching an agreement, it's okay.
There is also the entry of special effects, and "Horror Cruise" only has so many shots that need to be done with special effects, which is also simple.
Then there was the dubbing and narration compositing, which took three or four days.
On May 21st, all the post-production was completed, and the finished film was once again magnetically transferred and burned onto the film, and a few more backups were made.
came to China Film again with the film, and today Han Sanping asked the heads of the operation departments of major theaters to make a preliminary evaluation of "Horror Cruise", which will be used as the basis for the future film arrangement.
Last year's "Shark Beach" actually omitted this step, and China Film made tens of millions of dollars, so it was not difficult for major theaters to arrange a certain schedule for a movie.
That's where big companies come in!
However, that is also in the National Day file, even if 28% of the films scheduled on the first day are not given to China Film, they will not get much box office, so they should be sold.
When I came out of the base, there were no groups of reporters guarding outside, so there was less trouble.
Some time ago, Tang An was unbearable, and he thought about stirring up a little more in the first two days, but he was also annoyed later.
The angles of those reporters' questions are becoming more and more tricky, not only Xu Ke, but even Jay Chou, Liu Weiqiao, and Mai Zhaohui have also been pulled out.
Now the debate on the Internet is becoming more and more intense, and there are supporters of everyone.
However, it was only a previous debate between fans and fans, and the parties did not make any radical remarks, but just added fuel to the flames behind the scenes.
Everyone has a tacit understanding and has a common goal, which is exposure, attracting more audience attention, and there is no benefit in going out in person.
Now there is no need for reporters to block Tang An, they don't need Tang An to say anything, just have a keyboard.
It's all on one pair of hands!
When I came to Zhongying, I reported to the front desk, and the girl at the front desk took Tang An to a large conference room.
"Han Dong!"
"Mr. Wang, Brother Lin, hello everyone!"
China Film Star Cinema Line, Magic Shadow United Cinema Line, New Film Association, China Film Southern Shinkansen, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Times Cinemas, Liaoshen North Cinemas, East Guangdong Dadi Cinemas, and Sichuan West Pacific Cinemas.
The eight major cinema lines, covering most of the provinces and cities in the country, are basically all there.
"Director Tang is here!" Han Sanping nodded, looked at the representatives of the theater chain, and didn't talk nonsense, and took them directly to the screening hall.
He handed the film to the projectionist, and took advantage of this time to briefly chat.
"This is Mr. Xingmei Zhao, Mr. United Qian, Mr. Sun of the New Film Association, Mr. Li of Shinkansen, Mr. Zhou of Times, Mr. Wu of the North, Mr. Zheng of the Earth, and Mr. Wang of the Pacific!"
Han Sanping introduced Tang An one by one.
"I won't introduce Director Tang much, everyone knows each other!"
"The first time Director Tang met, he was really as young as he imagined!"
"Director Tang is young and promising, he made two feature-length movies at the age of 25, which is amazing!"
"That kid in my family is about to graduate from college, he is two or three years younger than Tang An, and now he knows how to play games all day long, it's really infuriating!"
......
Even though they are well-informed, and there are many geniuses and elites in the film and television industry, Tang An's age and experience also amazed them.
"I'm just bolder, luckier, and rely more on your help!"
After greeting for a while, the movie began to show immediately.
Whether it was Tang An, Han Sanping, or the representatives of the theater chain who came with a purpose, they all sat quietly on their seats at this time, waiting for the start of the movie.
"I don't know if it's going to be scary, but I'm ready for a quick-acting heart-saving pill!" Qian of United Cinemas always made a joke.
"Haha!"
"Mr. Qian will wait and see, I can only say that there are no very bloody scenes!" Tang An said with a smile.
remembered that "Shark Beach" also relied on thrilling plots to win, and everyone's mood relaxed at this time.
At the beginning of the movie, the theme song reminds me that Xu Jinglei hugged a little boy and comforted him while crying.
Something seemed to have happened, and the little boy looked terrified.
The camera flashed by, Xu Jinglei changed her dress, and while urging her son, she came to the yard to collect clothes, and picked up her son's toys in the pool and the overturned sailboat.
The camera pans again, and through the gap in the curtain, the little boy is drawing.
Xu Jinglei squatted on the ground to wipe the paint that the little boy had knocked on the ground, when there was a knock on the door.
I went out and didn't find anyone!
The camera turned again, Xu Jinglei was packing up her clothes, but at this time, no one noticed that the clothes on her body returned to when she first appeared, a white suspender T-shirt.
The camera turned again, Xu Jinglei in a white suspender T-shirt was still there to clean up the floor, while the little boy was crying there.
Just like at the beginning, Xu Jinglei hugged the little boy and comforted him.
Sensitive people have noticed that something is wrong.
However, everyone still suppressed the doubts in their hearts and continued to watch the movie.
After that, Xu Jinglei came to the beach, went to sea with a few friends, encountered a storm, and got on an unmanned cruise ship.
Masked men suddenly appeared on the cruise ship and attacked them, and in the final struggle, Xu Jinglei knocked the masked man into the sea.
And that's the end of it?
Their doubts didn't last long, but the next scene made everyone straighten.
Another boatload of people got on the cruise, and the scene was exactly the same as before!
Only then did everyone realize the true brilliance of the movie, and everyone stared intently at the big screen.
In the end, Xu Jinglei turned into a masked man, as if the venue was open for 36 minutes, he was beaten into the sea by "himself".
When I saw Xu Jinglei returning home, killing herself at home, and being hit by a big truck on the way to the beach, the mother and son were killed, but Xu Jinglei suddenly appeared not far from the accident, as if everyone couldn't see her!
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and goosebumps all over their bodies.
In the end, Xu Jinglei got into a taxi on the side of the road and rushed to the beach again!
End of the movie!