Film preparation is actually a time-consuming, laborious and saliva thing, a film can be filmed, it is a collective work results, and it can never be completed by one person.

In a lot of yy, it seems that the formation of a crew can be done in two sentences, but those who know how to shoot a movie can understand that it is nonsense, basically a slightly regular crew is played by twenty or thirty people, and this is almost the simplest shooting demand, it is not easy to just pull these twenty or thirty people together, and it is normal for a larger-scale drama to form hundreds or thousands of people.

There are even thousands of crew members, which are thousands of people, not thousands of pieces of wood, and the difficulty can be imagined, which is why many films are prepared by a team, which is really not something that can be done by one person.

Zhou Bai has been in the crew three times, and the biggest crew is not "My Father and Mother", but "National Anthem".

"My Father and Mother" is a rural romance film, and most of the scenes in the film are in Sanhetun, and the content of Sun Honglei's part also has a convoy carrying the coffin, but in general, there are not many people, and it is really small compared to "National Anthem".

"National Anthem" has scenes of the Battle of Songhu, prison scenes, train station scenes, drama club scenes, etc., the number of actors involved is much more than "My Father and Mother", and there are also war scenes that inevitably have a blasting team, and there are a lot of props and makeup used, etc., and it is understandable that there are many people.

Zhou Bai is very painful, Lao Jia's team is not enough, and he must not be able to call Zhou Bai's side, Lou Ye has made several movies, he has experience in this area, and he has worked with people for a lot of time, and these people have become Zhou Bai's choice.

"It's too time-consuming to pull out a crew out of thin air, and I did have some contact information for weekday personnel when filming "National Anthem", but considering the convenience, I still need your help. Zhou Bai sighed, he only knew the difficulty of things when he did it, he just had to ask Lou Ye for help.

"No problem, some of them have already started work in other groups, and some of them should have schedules, I'll help you find someone, Feige should also have familiar staff there, you can consider it."

"I know, now the director is sure to be Sister Yu, Lao Jia has no time, he has to be busy with the matter of "Platform", I heard that it is ready to start in October, I asked Sister Yu, and now the director team has not found all the personnel. Zhou Bai shook his head, now that the assistant director is vacant, the executive director has not been found.

"Anyway, as long as you have money, are you afraid that you won't find anyone? There are a lot of people in the film industry in Beijing, and you also know that the film market is sluggish, and there are many people waiting to start work. Lou Ye said nonchalantly, he was now light and happy.

"Why don't you give me more guidance, you know, Sister Yu is the first time to be a director, or you can be a producer or assistant director, and by the way, you can do the work of the production director?" Zhou Bai hit Lou Ye with his idea.

"Don't, I'll name a producer, the producer must be you, I'm not interested in the assistant director, and besides, what does the producer do, isn't it just responsible for finding funds and building a crew? You are doing this job, why am I a producer?" Lou Ye hurriedly waved his hand and refused, just wanting to hang the name of the producer.

"You're going to be lazy, anyway, you have to help with recruiting crews, is there a suitable photographer? I don't really want to find a newcomer, it's best to be a photographer with a certain idea, and it's best to focus on romance photography. Zhou Bai said with a smile, and then asked the photographer.

In addition to the director team, the production team, and the cinematographer team are also very important, it can be said that the style of a film is sometimes often decided by the photographer, and if the technology is not up to standard, it is difficult to rule out the desired effect, but it is a waste of film.

"I think Zhao Lei and Zhao Xiaoxing are suitable, didn't they just finish filming "That Mountain, That Man and That Dog"? With their strength, there should be no problem. Lou Ye thought for a moment and said.

"I also want to find them, but I asked someone to ask, they don't have a schedule, I don't have such a good relationship with Huo Jianqi, I can't ask for it." Zhou Bai shook his head and said.

Basically, "Chinese New Year's Eve Kiss" circles the photographer's personnel within a familiar range, preferably acquaintances, the kind of photography style fits, of course, if you can find Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei, Zhao Fei, Hou Yong, it would be the best thing, but unfortunately these are all great gods, and they will never be able to watch "Chinese New Year's Eve Kiss".

If the photographer fails to meet the requirements, it will be a disaster, and if the lens cannot be used, it is a waste of film.

Find some old fritters who are okay but don't know how to do it, you can't guarantee that he will cooperate well when the time comes, Yu Feihong, as a new director, may be bullied to death by this old fritter, and photographers are sometimes better than directors in this era.

The shooting of "Chinese New Year's Eve Kiss" is definitely not a single-camera shooting, and from the early sub-shot script, it can be seen that the results of Lao Jia and Yu Feihong's discussion are not bad, and they are not blindly using any kind of slow long shots, which Zhou Bai is very satisfied with.

Zhou Bai is very disgusted with those who make a lot of long shots in order to show the so-called artistic style at every turn, handheld photography and other dazzling lenses that are difficult to control, those people don't read the script at all, they are really so confident.

"Uh, Wang Yu is good, I just worked with him in "Suzhou River", he should not have a job at the end of the year, why don't I ask him?" Lou Ye touched his chin and thought for a while, and said.

"Yes, I'll be honest, I originally wanted to find Zeng Nianping, his skills are very good, and he has worked with many directors, and I heard that people have a good temper, but unfortunately he doesn't have a schedule, and it's hard to find a suitable photographer. Zhou Bai said with a sigh.

"There are still two months to go, and I have known a lot of these people before, such as scene notes, lighting, art team, costumes, makeup, props and sets, etc., of course, you had better coordinate with them on schedule issues, and I am most afraid that there will not be enough people temporarily and delay the shooting. Lou Ye said very experienced.

"Did you have any state when you were preparing the crew before?" Zhou Bai was suddenly curious.

"To tell you the truth, when I made my first movie, the crew was really messy, and there were many troubles during the shooting, and this incident also taught me a lesson, to form a crew that is very compatible with me, otherwise it will be too restrictive. Lou Ye said with emotion, remembering the first time he made a movie, he couldn't help but shake his head now.

"So I have to prepare in advance, the whole crew is inexperienced now, although I have made a few films before, it is the first time to participate in the preparation of the crew. Zhou Bai patted Lou Ye's shoulder and exhaled.

"By the way, did Zhou Xun sign a contract over there? Didn't their company reply to the crew you sent?" Lou Ye asked, the most important thing in "Chinese New Year's Eve Kiss" is the hero and heroine, if the heroine has a moth, it will be a headache.

"No, she's still filming a movie, and I'd like to visit her tomorrow and ask her about it by the way. Zhou Bai sighed, there are many good things, let's just say that, now even Zhou Gongzi's side is an uncertain factor.