Li Qiuting looked at Chen Ziang.

Almost every director wants to monopolize the power and take the final cutting power into their own hands.

Chen Ziang understands that after all, many directors regard the movies they direct as their own children.

's own children, of course, want to raise them by themselves, and cut out the final version of the release by themselves.

Chen Zi frowned slightly, even if the director is eager for the right to cut the final cut, but as a businessman and producer, he doesn't want to hand over the right to the final cut to Sun Zhenghong.

The probability that the other party is unreliable is very large.

Li Longji and Tianshui Film and Television have always been frightened by the protagonist of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" starring Chen Ziang, who has no qualifications for film and television works, and they have never been at ease.

Chen Ziang is not at ease with Sun Zhenghong's final cutting power, of course.

"The final cutting power is handed over to you, which is equivalent to a car of people, hand over the steering wheel to you, and fate is left to you. Chen Ziang sighed.

Sun Zhenghong's request is too high.

In Sun Zhenghong's resume, he has not yet obtained the right to cut the final cut.

But he made this request to Chen Ziang, obviously because Boyu Entertainment is a novice.

"When you decided to hand over this script to me, in fact, didn't the fate of this movie already be handed over to me?" Sun Zhenghong said with a smile, he had no fear, now it is Boyu Entertainment, it is Chen Ziang and Li Qiuting begging him.

Chen Ziang patiently persuaded him: "Director Sun, we have to keep up with the Hollywood system, and there is a reason why people can compete for domination in the world film industry, the cultivation and reserve of talents, and the improvement of the system and process...... According to the normal rules of Hollywood, first of all, the editor is generally not allowed to appear on the set, and he can only see the final footage. The decisions made by the director and the production team during the shooting process are minimized to affect the final editing of the film. For example, you know that the movie "The Brave" is very famous. ”

Sun Zhenghong frowned, but nodded anyway.

This "Brave" movie has a global box office of more than 2 billion, but the investment is only more than 100 million.

Chen Ziang continued: "When filming "The Brave", director Bill Dorant used a long shot with a super large rocker arm and super large scheduling in a war scene, claiming that this shot cost 300,000 yuan, and he himself was very proud to use it at the beginning. As a result, when editing, his editor Stephen felt that the mood was not good, and used other shots, and Doron was very angry and asked where my 300,000 shots went, and Stephen said I didn't know that the shot was so expensive, and that shot was not good enough, you see I cut it for you. Gibson was upset at first, but after watching the editor's version, he finally admitted that his shots were dirty and gave up. ”

Sun Zhenghong was confused, is there such a thing?

If it is domestic, Sun Zhenghong may still know this kind of behind-the-scenes footage.

But that's Hollywood, I know the hell.

So Chen Ziang said it with a serious look, Sun Zhenghong looked confused, and he didn't know whether it was true or not.

However, Sun Zhenghong knows that in the industry, some editors don't even read the script or storyboard, but rely on their own understanding of the film to make rough cuts and then hand them over to the director or producer.

Editors don't interfere in pre-production, but in post-editing, some directors sit next to the editor.

The distribution of rights between directors and editors also varies from person to person, and it is all based on tacit understanding, and there are no certain rules.

Some directors like to give power to the editor, and after the initial explanation of the intention, they will no longer make a sound, and only give some suggestions for modification at the end. Some don't even appear until the rough cut is complete.

Some directors like to have full control over the editor, the editor is his tool, but the editor will make suggestions on some details.

In some cases, the director will do it himself.

But no matter what, most of the final version is not up to the director. It's the producer or the film company that makes the decision.

"As far as I know, there have been cuts from producers in Hollywood, which are not at the same level as the director's cuts. Sun Zhenghong retorted that he really wanted to take the right to cut the end, as if he had given birth to so many children, but none of them were raised by himself, and he was very unwilling.

But he also knows that with his qualifications, he will not be able to get the right of final cutting at all from the owner.

Therefore, he can only fight for power here in Boyu Entertainment, even if the director fee is less, he can also negotiate.

Chen Ziang is melancholy, most directors' style is to cooperate with editors to complete editing, and few have their own independent power.

"I know you also want to make a good movie, cut a good movie, and don't want to waste time editing and rubbing it on...... But this request is difficult for us to accept. "Chen Ziang is very sorry.

There is a metaphor in the industry that the relationship between the director and the editor is like the relationship between husband and wife, which requires mutual trust and cooperation, but it is indispensable to be noisy and noisy.

Most big directors have the experience of slapping the table with editors, and the editor's responsibility is to tell the director his professional advice and patiently work with the director to find the best solution.

But not all editors are good-tempered. However, most editors have a slightly better temper than directors.

In any case, it is rare for a director to edit on his own, because even the most talented directors will have blind spots in their work, and when it comes to the art of film, the editor as a pair of calm eyes can almost be said to be a must.

Some directors are editors themselves, but they never edit their own films. That kind of movie emperor-level god has to shoot and direct by himself, and ordinary people really can't learn it.

Cinematography, lighting, art, costumes, makeup, scenery, and so on affect the artistic style of the film.

The director of the shooting scene cannot be separated to take care of everything, but needs to hire the right professionals in advance according to the requirements of his own film and artistic concept, that is to say, the director's means to grasp the artistic style is not through his own fiddling, but through the selection and command of others.

It's rare to see a director dictating the lighting design on set, and these artistic details have been communicated with the DP in the previous preparation meeting, and the DP directs the gaffer to complete it.

Of course, the choice of editors is generally decided by the directors themselves. Each editor has his own style and strengths, and most directors generally have their own fixed editors, and the result of long-term cooperation is that the editor will have a deep understanding of the director's style, and the tacit understanding is that the director does not need to talk to edit and know how to cut, so many people work together for a lifetime.

The importance of being a good editor can only be realized by being a director. Every god-level director must have a god-level clip behind him. Without these god-level editors, it is really difficult for the artistic ideas of the gods to be 100% brought into play, and with them, they may be able to explode 120%.

Chen Ziang patiently persuaded Sun Zhenghong: "Director Sun, Hollywood editing itself has many conventional industry rules and mature editing concepts and skills, how the editing team operates, how each assistant and editor cooperate, and the editing skills of genre montage specifications, etc., but this is only a technical decision, which belongs to the industrial production of Hollywood films. Unless the director has a very special idea on these issues, and the reasons are strong enough to convince the editor, he generally follows the objective laws mastered by the editor. Facts have also proved that the Hollywood editing technique, which has been developed for a hundred years, can stand the test. We will give you a say in the artistic decisions, such as the overall rhythm of the story, the internal logic of the plot, or the handling of a specific set of shots...... I know you want to make a good movie, but when a child is born, you should send it to school instead of staying at home and teaching it yourself. ”

Sun Zhenghong was a little confused, and Chen Ziang spoke like a veteran in the film industry.

Is this still a lower body animal under the age of twenty, who is not playing games all day long, or looking for a girlfriend everywhere?

In fact, Li Qiuting is even more dumbfounded, she thinks that her understanding and insights into the film process are a few streets away from Chen Ziang.

As a result, Chen Ziang said that she was confused, but thinking about it, it was too professional and not bluffing.