Zhang Junsheng stood in front of the monitor, looking at the settings of several camera positions.

The camera position represents the viewpoint and composition, and expresses the director's intention to shoot the film through the change of the camera position.

Each camera is set up to include the photographer's understanding of the film and the lens.

This time, it is not a three-point structure of the camera position, just two cameras, because the dynamic lens to be shot will be shot from far to near, only one cameraman needs to carry the lens to shoot frontally, and the other is responsible for shooting panoramas...

The road is not very smooth, and there is no way to lay the slide rails, so you can only choose to shoot by hand, which really tests the basic skills of the photographer.

Many photographers never learn to shoot with a handheld in their lifetime!

Portable shooting, the rhythm of breathing and the amplitude of hand-held shooting must be very accurate, Song Xiaofei is an expert in this regard!

The exquisite fight scenes in "The Grandmaster" were all shot by him.

Don't think that photographers are simple, there is an old saying in the industry, one director a year, one photographer every five years!

If you're a novice director working with an experienced cinematographer, remember that a good cinematography can unearth your missed footsteps and help you fill in the gaps you need.

In the division of labor in the film, the director is in control of the whole, and the photographer's job is to complete the director's intention through the camera.

The director has three jobs on set: scene control, camera scheduling, and actor scheduling.

The most important thing is camera scheduling!

Therefore, Zhang Junsheng often discusses filming with Song Xiaofei, rather than actors...

Filming has officially begun.

First of all, a big panorama, a little gray weather, Ning Caichen strode on the trail, slowly walked in front of the camera, he squatted down, ready to eat...

“Cut！”

Just ten seconds after the first test shooting, Zhang Junsheng shouted to stop, he stood up from behind the monitor, and pointed to the lighting group with an expressionless face: "The lights are a little dimmed, I want a feeling that it is about to rain!"

By the way, he instructed Song Xiaofei: "The position of the No. 2 machine is moved to the left thirty degrees, what you need to shoot is a panoramic view, props..."

The prop master immediately raised his hand next to him.

"The steamed buns are a little more exquisite... We're close-ups!"

Then, Zhang Junsheng turned his head and said to Zhou Xing, "You come with me." ”

"Brother Xing, your expression is natural, don't be so stupid, you are playing Ning Caichen, not Wang Da Hammer!"

“… Well, I see. ”

Zhou Xing nodded.

The camera position was rearranged, and the crew restarted filming!

This time, Zhou Xing's performance is a little better, and now he is shooting the opening shot of the movie, that is, the MV of the theme song of "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Ning Caichen's trip to Guobei County to collect rent...

This is a one-man show, and there is only one shot, Zhou Xing, which needs to show Ning Caichen's character through several shots.

We often say that the personality of each character can be roughly judged by the way he walks.

The first scene is just to let Zhou Xing take a few steps.

It seems like a simple action, but many celebrities forget how to walk once they are in front of the camera.

This class belongs to the basic skills of actors!

Zhou Xing has no talent as an actor for the time being, but his basic skills are absolutely solid.

……

It stands to reason that the footage shot in the afternoon was simple enough, but unfortunately, the shooting still did not go well.

From the venue set to the camera position, many times it is constantly adjusted, and the crew's need to run in is one thing, and Zhang Junsheng's lack of enough experience is another!

He has never commanded such a large crew, and many employees in many positions can't contribute to their work, and he can't help it...

There's no way, novice directors can't control the crew clearly!

It dragged on until seven o'clock in the evening, and it took six hours for Zhang Junsheng to complete the set task...

Although the Son of the Plane has already made two micro-films, and has also filmed "Wan Wan" before, that thing is still different from real movie shooting!

The crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story", at least 100 or dozens of people working, as well as many logistics departments, add up to almost 300 people.

Zhang Junsheng is really not the son of the system of charm value MAX, he needs to adjust, and he needs to run in with the various types of work in the crew, as well as with the actors!

Although Teacher Lu Zhong's acting skills are exquisite, her acting method is not what Zhang Junsheng wants.

For example, when she said her lines, her face was expressionless, and she could only reveal a strange aura from her eyes...

It takes a close-up to see it clearly!

This can't work, the dryad is the villain, you can't play it so implicitly, just make it simple, just play a big villain!

The actor's performance is for the sake of the work, not just to show off his skills!

These adjustments take time.

Zhang Junsheng is not in a hurry, two months of filming is enough!

Although his performance is not a good director, it is qualified enough.

The staff of this crew are not stupid, since they can get mixed up in Yanjing City, they must all be people who take money to do things, and at least they still have professional ethics.

It's very sinful to work with a director who doesn't know anything and likes to direct blindly.

In contrast, a director who doesn't know very well, but who puts himself in the right position, is still very popular.

"Let's rest first, finish eating, and shoot night scenes!"

After the on-site executive producer shouted, Zhang Junsheng took the lunch box handed by the director's assistant, opened it, and after only one bite, he couldn't stand it!

The rice is actually cold!

Lao Tzu filmed for an afternoon, and wanted to eat a hot mouth to warm up, but the lunch box you gave was cold?

Directly called the life producer who was in charge of ordering food, pointed to the lunch box and asked him, "What do you mean?"

“… No, our dinner time is 6 p.m., so we start ordering food at 5 p.m...."

I'll go, as you will, or am I wrong?

I'm dragging you and won't let you eat?

Zhang Junsheng was directly angry: "What do you want you to do as a life producer? Do you have in your brain? What are you doing with long eyes, can't you see that we will work overtime to shoot? Don't you have any common sense?"

"I'm sorry... I didn't..."

"What's the use of being sorry? Now, right now, I'm going to eat a mouthful of hot food, hurry up and reorder a meal for me, will Lao Tzu spend money on the sin?"

The lunch box of the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is the most high-end, the price is as high as 8 yuan, and the whole Huairou can afford such an expensive box lunch, only "Love Girl Ghost Story" and the filming of "Casting Names"...

People are big directors, big stars, big productions, and the cost is four times that of "A Chinese Ghost Story"!

In fact, at the beginning, the life producer wanted to prepare a small stove for several main creators, and specially hired a chef, but the son of the plane refused, after all, it was the first movie, and he wanted to have fun with the people!

Lao Tzu eats a boxed lunch.

And then, you're going to give me this stuff when you ride a horse?

The filming didn't go well, Zhang Junsheng was a little annoyed, and he kept suppressing and not speaking, which doesn't mean that this tone is not there, it can only be said that the life production has hit the eye...

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After grinding until half past eight, the crew restarted, and now they have to shoot the opening scene, that is, the passion scene between Nie Xiaoqian and the unlucky scholar...

Zhang Junsheng looked at the scene, and there was no problem.

"The fan is there, don't stop, right. ”

"Xiaofei, you stay, control the camera, and the others will go out first!"

After all, it's a passion play, and it's hard to play when there are too many people...

Brother Guanxi likes photography, but his passion scenes are not good, which shows that there are many people, and actors are indeed easy to be shy!

If it's in the afternoon, there will be people licking their faces and saying, 'We're just watching, not talking,' like the three guys in the dormitory, and now, they don't dare.

Zhang Junsheng pointed to the life producer and scolded, many people woke up, Zhang Junsheng is the leader in this drama!

He is both an investor and a director, and the entire crew, he is the boss!