"Cadman, this is the shot schedule for today's shooting, can you confirm that it does not meet Director Peng's requirements?!"

"Cadman, Liam Neeson's RV is coming, where do I park them?"

"Cadman, the lights and props are not in place, can you tell me the number of the rental car company?"

"Cadman, Mr. Liansheng Hunter from the photography team asked me to come over and ask when the camera equipment he asked for would arrive, and he didn't get the equipment yet. ”

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On the set of "Three Days of Danger", countless mouths opened to ask Cadman questions continuously.

The assistant director sent by Summit Entertainment has never experienced such a tiring filming job.

In the past, the directors he worked with were all very power-hungry and wanted to control everything in their own hands.

Therefore, he only needs to run errands, do chores, and make sure that the shooting equipment and personnel are in place, and then he can complete all the work.

Question after question, so that he didn't even have time to breathe.

Cadman answered a question each time, and then someone else came over to ask him more.

This situation has occurred three times during the filming of "Three Days of Danger".

Every time this happens, it means that Peng Yichen has returned to Pittsburgh from Los Angeles.

Today is the first day after Peng Yichen returned to Pittsburgh to start filming the remaining one-third of the shots of "Three Days of Danger".

Most of the rest of the plots are Peng Yichen's one-man shows.

Even if there are other actors who need to play with him, even if they are all extras and actors.

Therefore, among the remaining scenes, the most important rivalry is the rivalry between Liam Neeson and Peng Yichen in the breakfast shop.

Everyone gathered at a breakfast shop that had been rented in advance by a crew in Pittsburgh.

Early in the morning, all the staff had arrived at the scene.

Although it is not as good as the huge crew of more than 1,000 people when filming "Country Teacher".

But the crew size of this movie is also more than 300 people, and everyone in the breakfast shop is busy preparing for the shots that will be filmed in a while.

And Peng Yichen was still thinking carefully about how he should perform in the rivalry with Liam Neeson for a while.

His attitude towards this movie is still very serious.

It's just that because this is a movie invested by Summit Entertainment after all, he didn't put much effort into production and crew management.

Just in terms of directing and acting, try to do your best, and that's it.

"Quiet! quiet me!" Cadman finally understood why most of the directors were tyrants on the set.

In the past, when he only had to take on the position of assistant director, he didn't have a deep feeling about the work of a director, and he didn't think there was much difference between the director and the assistant director.

But when I really started to take on some of the responsibilities of this job, I realized that this job requires a huge amount of pressure.

Cadman's shouts finally silenced everyone.

He took a deep breath and cleared his thoughts.

As an assistant director, he must ensure that before Peng Yichen shoots the next shot, all departments of the crew are in place, and all preparations are completed.

In this way, it will not affect the director's next creation and shooting work.

After figuring out the next step of the work, Cadman tried to convey his orders to the crew around him in an organized manner.

"First, the lighting team must be in place first, the lighting in the restaurant is very poor, and the lighting must be adjusted first to meet Director Peng's shooting requirements. The lighting team immediately began to carry out this work, and the camera crew fully cooperated. ”

"However, Liam Neeson's agent just told me that Liam Neeson's face had to be soft-lit to accentuate his face. This had to be done after he was sitting in his place before I could start doing it. The leader of the lighting group couldn't help but complain.

Cadman shook his head and instructed the lighting team leader, "Don't pay attention to him, the effect requested by Director Peng is the first place." If his agent has an opinion, let him go to Director Peng and talk to him. Okay, the next job is ......"

Before the filming of "Three Days of Danger" started, the president of Summit Entertainment set a clear tone for the crew members sent by the company.

That is, in the process of filming the movie, everything was based on Peng Yichen's requirements.

Unless Peng Yichen quits himself, no one can question his filming requirements.

Thanks to the influence of "Country Teacher", Summit Entertainment almost took Peng Yichen's requirements.

Even a Hollywood first-line actor like Liam Neeson is ranked after Peng Yichen in the eyes of Summit Entertainment.

"The crew lacked relevant vehicles, so I immediately went to find a company and rented a few more. "Cadman is very organized.

"By the way, Robbio, the assistant of the camera crew, you go to the first photographer Zhao Liansheng and tell him that the big inlet high-definition camera he wants has been bought.

Your camera crew, you can go to Dirk from the logistics team, go and pick it up today, I've already told him about it. ”

Because Peng Yichen has extremely high requirements for the scenes and shots of his rivalry with Liam Neeson.

But the lighting conditions in the restaurant are too poor.

Therefore, during the time when Peng Yichen left, Zhao Liansheng tried different models of cameras, and finally chose a French brand Zidelan high-definition digital cinema camera.

This camera is designed for high-definition shooting in low-light environments.

Although the clarity of this camera is limited, it does not have the texture of a film movie.

However, Zhao Liansheng found that the use of this kind of digital camera is perfect for the shooting of many low-light lenses in "Three Days of Danger".

On the one hand, the camera is very much in line with the requirements of the film, and it is able to create the tense and oppressive atmosphere of the lens with strong tonal differences.

On the other hand, the digital video footage shot by this camera is also very easy and convenient for post-processing.

When used correctly, the final lens can barely feel like it was taken with a digital camera.

In order to meet this requirement, the senior management of Summit Entertainment directly purchased two Alexa high-definition digital cameras for the crew, just for the shooting of this movie.

Cadman thought for a moment and instructed a showman, "Finally, it's about where to park Liam Neeson's RV? You take the motorhome driver and park the motorhome in the parking lot behind the restaurant. ”

The so-called RV is actually a van. The RV includes bathrooms, kitchens, TVs, beds and other facilities, mainly to provide space for the actors to rest and put on makeup and change clothes during location shooting.

During the filming of "Three Days of Danger", the crew also prepared two RVs to serve the entire crew when they went out on location.

In fact, for most actors, buying an RV is very wasteful.

Therefore, there are many well-known actors who will ask the crew to provide an RV that matches their coffee position when signing the performance contract.

Some celebrities use single RVs, which can even be equipped with bathrooms, stereos, TVs, networks, faxes, video recorders, refrigerators, ovens, beds, heating and air conditioners and other daily necessities and office utensils.

Of course, if you can be a first-line actor like Liam, you will naturally not use the crew's RV.

Actors of this level often have their own private RVs, and follow him to work in various crews that are not used, just like the "home" where these stars move.

The crew of the crew, after Cadman answered their questions one by one, everyone gradually dispersed and went to complete their work.

"Cadman, good job. How about it, are you interested in coming to my company and becoming a director? I'll write you a script myself. Peng Yichen's voice suddenly came from behind Cadman.

Cadman turned his head speechlessly and looked at Peng Yichen seriously, his eyes filled with infinite resentment, looking at Peng Yichen.

He is not the kind of ambitious person, he just wants to stay at the top of entertainment and be an assistant director in a down-to-earth manner.

Therefore, although he was very tempted by Peng Yichen's proposal, he never agreed.

"Director Peng, didn't you say that you wouldn't be on the set until half an hour later?" asked Cadman off the subject.

Peng Yichen knew that he didn't want to continue to discuss the matter of 'job hopping', so he didn't say it anymore, and said with a smile: "Producer Rutgers called me just now, and he said that Liam Neeson will come to the crew in a while, and you are very big, so I have a mental preparation." I thought he was joking with me. ”

With that, he pointed to the street not far from the set.

Cadman looked in the direction of Peng Yichen's finger and said with a smile: "This is the style of a Hollywood first-line actor." ”

Outside the set, Liam Neeson walked into the set with nearly 20 staff members.

Looking at the posture, in addition to the bodyguards, there were only six or seven accompanying assistants, in addition to the regular staffing of costume artists, hairstylists, and makeup artists, even sports trainers, masseurs and nutritionists also followed into the set.

Peng Yichen couldn't understand it at all - just shoot a long shot, no more than two days at most, is it necessary for this guy to bring so many people to the set?!

Of course, Peng Yichen has also heard that many Hollywood stars are even more exaggerated.

A one-man team sometimes outweighs the crew.

Liam's personal team is no longer an exaggeration.

"I don't dare to do anything, today's positive angle finally appeared, I have a hunch that the shooting of this long shot will not be particularly easy. After saying that, Peng Yichen shook his head and walked towards Liam Neeson.

Before the official filming begins, it is necessary for him to partner with his 'rival play' and get familiar with it.

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