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April 21 was the day when the movie "Time and Space Warrior" was launched, and at seven o'clock in the morning, Zhang Ran took a car to the location, a villa on the outskirts of Vancouver.

In fact, Zhang Ran's third drama went abroad to film, in addition to making money, a very important reason is to take students to hide. He remembered that when there was a disturbance in the last life, several students from Nortel were infected. Now that he is a teacher, it is impossible to leave the students alone and take them overseas in the name of learning.

However, Zhang Ran made a mistake, he knew that Beiping was the hardest hit area, but he didn't know that Canada was also making trouble. There are a lot of Chinese here in Canada, ** were brought to Canada, and more than a dozen people have died so far, and Toronto, which has made the most trouble, has been designated as an epidemic area.

The situation in Vancouver is not bad, although a few cases have been found, but there is no large-scale epidemic. Fortunately, Zhang Ran and they set the filming location of the movie in Vancouver, if it was set in Toronto, then things would be in trouble.

Zhang Ran got out of the car and saw thirty or forty cars next to the villa, including more than ten RVs. In filming in China, only big names have RVs, and everyone in Hollywood's commercial film crew has them, even extras. When the actors are not filming, they all stay in the RV, and the assistant director will not notify them until filming starts.

Zhang Ran came to the shooting site and saw that Neil and Luc Besson had already arrived. The two of them wore masks, wore the crew's uniforms, and sat in chairs chatting.

Many crews have the habit of making uniforms, which is not only to buy a dress, but more importantly, everyone has a sense of team honor. Zhang Ran attaches great importance to this matter, from the style of the clothing to the color, to the words used on the clothes, they are all carefully designed.

Of course, the name of the crew printed on the clothes is not "Time and Space Warrior", but "Girls' School". In order to prevent harassment by reporters and other personnel, Hollywood movies often use pseudonyms during filming, for example, Nolan used to be called "Roy's First Kiss" when filming "The Dark Knight". When filming "Inception", it was called "Oliver's Arrow", which was also based on the name of his child.

Zhang Ran greeted Neil and the others, pulled over the chair with his name written on it, sat down, and discussed the shooting with them.

Wait for the time to point to eight o'clock. The crew officially started. The actor simply walked in place, and then went to the crew's makeup car to make up, and the other personnel were also busy, setting the set, laying out the tracks, placing lighting equipment, etc., each performing their own duties.

Films made in China are mainly made with German-made Arle cameras. Most of the films were shot on the Arley 535, which does not produce lenses but uses Zeiss lenses, while Hollywood blockbusters often use American-made Panavisin cameras, which are also made by Panavision. Since the manufacturer only rents, not sells, the specific price is not clear, but it is certainly worth a lot.

Although Zhang Ran's film is the scale of a Hollywood blockbuster, it uses a Sony F900 digital camcorder, and the lens is Cook's prime head and Aizhoneng's zoom head. Because this drama is a sci-fi action movie, there are a lot of medium-focus and wide-angle shots, so that you can see more body language of the actors. These two lenses are the best option.

The Sony F900 is a high-definition digital camera launched in 2000, with a picture quality of nearly 2K, and each camera does not carry other $150,000. The camera was used in last year's film Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, which was the first film to be shot on a large scale with a high-definition digital camera.

However, Lucas's use of the F900 to make a movie caused an uproar in Hollywood, and practitioners even held a meeting to criticize him, saying that he was the face of the devil, believing that he would ruin the entire industry and many people's jobs. However, after the release of "Attack of the Clones", many critics of Lucas were shocked, and the results shot with 900 were very good, not much worse than film.

When Zhang Ran proposed to use F900. Zhao Fei also expressed doubts, he believes that although the effect of F900 is good, it is still not as good as film, and more importantly, theaters with digital playback capabilities are far from popular. After shooting, the digital film needs to be converted to film. After repeated copies, it may be difficult to see the loss-free image of HD digital tape.

However, Zhang Ran still persuaded Zhao Fei that choosing F900 has two major advantages, using a digital camera to see how the shooting effect is on the spot, unlike the film that needs to be developed to know how the effect is, and if there is a problem, it can be reshot immediately, and there are 1400 special effects shots in "Time and Space Warrior". It is more convenient to use a digital camera for post-production, but if you use film, you have to convert it into a digital intermediate, which also has the problem of image loss.

In a standard Hollywood crew, the director is actually the most leisurely, and almost all the work is done by the assistant director. The director only needs to worry about two things, set the camera position and pay attention to the performance, shout "stop" when he is dissatisfied with the actor's appearance, and some crews even tell the actors that the assistant director is doing the play.

After determining the camera position, Zhang Ran could take a cup of coffee and sit in the director's chair and wait. But he's a person who can't sit still, and it makes him feel uncomfortable to sit in a chair and do nothing.

Zhang Ran first mentioned to the gaffer what light he wanted, and then saw that their movements were very slow, so he commanded the gaffer to set up the light. It was originally Zhao Fei's job to command the lighting, but Zhao Fei was already accustomed to Zhang Ran's work habits, and knew that Zhang Ran knew the lighting, and the level was very high, so he was happy to see it.

The status of the gaffer in the crew is very high, and he is even known as the lamp master in China, and it is similar in Hollywood. The foreigner of the lighting team can't accept Zhang Ran's fingers, lighting is not the director's job, what do you a layman do, are you going to rob me of my job? And Zhang Ran is Chinese and very young, although he has the title of producer, but many people in the crew think that Luc Besson is the real head, Zhang Ran is just hired by him, and he doesn't take him too seriously.

A gaffer named Huckby, who was in his thirties, glanced at Zhang Ran and said contemptuously: "Mr. Director, lighting is a very professional job, please leave it to a professional." You just have to ask for it and you can see it, please don't interfere indiscriminately, otherwise it will cause obstacles to our work!"

Zhang Ran was stunned, but the other party's reaction was somewhat unexpected, especially this contemptuous attitude, which clearly looked down on himself! He knew that rookie directors often had no authority in the crew, especially on the Hollywood side, where directors were all hired; if they met an experienced old oilman, it was inevitable that they would be angry. In Hollywood, almost all the crew members are unionized, and it is impossible to fire you if you are unhappy like in China. If you fire a crew member without a valid reason, you will be fined by the union. Therefore, how to earn authority in the crew in Hollywood is a profound science.

When the family class went to Hollywood with Jackie Chan to film, Americans didn't look down on them at all and thought they were in the way. Wait until they're doing the action. Jackie Chan deliberately let the family class come to two difficult actions, and the Americans immediately accepted it when they saw that it was so awesome.

Zhang Ran knew that authority was earned by himself, and smiled faintly: "Professionalism is by doing, not by talking." You do what I say. Take the blonde out of the way, put on the fat lamp, and use 1,212 feet and 2,020 feet of diffuser cloth, and the top light will look soft and natural as the actor walks under the tree. In addition, I need to put a variety of textures of soft cloth on top of nylon netting, and I need different shade densities!"

Huckby was directly dumbfounded, and the other members of the lighting team were also stunned.

Zhang Ran saw that Huckby didn't move, and asked, "What, don't you understand?"

Huckby heard Zhang Ran speak Hollywood jargon, and knew that he had met an old bird who had mixed up in Hollywood. And the lighting scheme given by Zhang Ran is very clever. This person is supposed to be a cinematographer to a director, this kind of director is the most difficult to deal with, they are very professional. He hurriedly said, "Got it, director!"

Zhang Ran didn't say much, and continued to command: "It's full, minus a little!"

"There's too little beef, add some beef to the baby!"

Most of the Chinese members of the photography group can speak foreign languages, and Zhang Ran, who does not speak foreign languages, did not bring them to Canada. But now what Zhang Ran said, they don't understand it at all. Someone asked Zhao Fei in a low voice: "Teacher Zhao, what did Director Zhang say? Beef, how do you feel like you're cooking?"

Zhao Fei has filmed three films with Woody Allen, and he is very clear about the doorway, showing a smile: "He said Hollywood jargon." The full house is said that the light is too strong, and the shading net does not work. Baby refers to the Fresnel lamp, beef refers to the brightness, and adding some beef to the baby means to make the soft light bright. ”

On the set of Hollywood, many things have a specific name, such as Texas when the footbox is laid flat, New York is called vertically, California is called on the side, or it is on a day's shooting mission. The penultimate shot is called Phoebe, and the last shot is called Martini. To be able to say these jargon means that he is an old bird who has been in Hollywood, otherwise he is a rookie.

The members of the photography team felt strange: "I see, Director Zhang is paying tribute to those foreigners in this way!"

Zhao Fei smiled and nodded: "These gringos have always been unpopular, and they feel that they are the best, and filmmakers from other countries are all dirt buns." Zhang Ran is Chinese, and he is so young, these people look down on him in their hearts. Zhang Ran is using this method to establish his authority, telling them that Lao Tzu is an old bird! You see that those gringos were arrogant just now, but now they are all honest! When cooperating with gringos, you must not be modest, you must show your strength, they only obey the strong!"

At nine o'clock, the first assistant director came over to tell Zhang Ran that the actors, lighting, photography, and recording crew were all ready for official shooting.

It is the responsibility of the first assistant director to shout the "start" password before Hollywood starts, and this password is just a process of the assembly line, just like the scene recording board. The director only needs to sit behind the monitor and shout "stop" if he finds a mistake, but Zhang Ran is still used to shouting by himself, as a director who doesn't shout passwords, it feels like he has no authority.

Zhang Ran took a breath and ordered loudly: "Attention all groups, now prepare to shoot, and the camera is ready!"

Photographer Zhao Fei replied: "Ready!"

Zhang Ran said: "Recording preparation!"

The recording engineer said, "Ready." ”

Zhang Ran ordered: "Start shooting!"

Zhao Fei motioned to the camera to start, and then replied, "Photography has been turned on!"

Zhang Ran ordered again: "Hit the board!"

The camera assistant walked up to the camera with the board in his hand, and put the board in front of the camera: "Time and Space Warrior, Scene 8, First Shot, Article 1!" After speaking, the camera assistant closed the board hard, making a crisp "click" sound, and then he stepped out of the camera's lens.

The assistant director in charge of the actor whispered to Zhang Ziyi in front of the camera: "Ziyi, is it okay?" Zhang Ziyi replied: "Okay!" If the actor does not answer at this time, it means that they are still brewing love, although the film is turning and consuming, everyone still needs to wait a few more seconds.

Hearing Zhang Ziyi say that it was okay, the assistant director immediately said: "The actor is ready!"

Zhang Ran raised his voice and shouted, "Let's go!" (To be continued.) )

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