"A few sets of shots of Fa Ge squatting in the toilet pit have no effect, cut them out!"

"No, I deliberately let Ah Huo shoot these shots. Zhong Tianzheng is such a character, and he can also better show the life in prison, all aspects, starting from eating, drinking, and Lazar, which can best convey the so-called sense of reality. "Regarding the post-production staff's proposal to delete some shots, Chen Jialuo still 'argues' for himself.

"Prison is a legal space, and despite all the sensational stories about prison life, the mainstream media's positive portrayal of the prison legal system has always influenced the audience's point of view. ”

"But in our film world, the prison of the British authorities in Hong Kong has become an extralegal kingdom full of oppression, which not only shows the audience a kingdom that this person knows little about, but also gives it a real texture, which can make the audience watch in anger and leave the scene with their fists clenched. ”

What is said to be 'based on reason', in fact, in the final analysis, it is Chen Jialuo himself who has the final say. It's just that every director thinks that what he shoots is the most perfect, and every set of shots is reluctant to make cuts, which is why there are some editors with a tough attitude.

On the basis of a deep understanding of the script and the director's overall concept, the editor uses the storyboard script as the basis, through the fine and appropriate editing and combination of shots (picture and sound), so that the whole film has a rigorous story structure, a smooth plot unfolding, and a natural rhythm change, which helps to highlight the characters, deepen the theme, and improve the artistic appeal of the film.

As close collaborators of the director, the editor has a decisive responsibility for the success or failure of a film through meticulous and complex re-creation activities. The editor must be a faithful embodiment of the director's creative intent and artistic vision.

However, editors can also make up, enrich or even correct some deficiencies and defects in the footage through the editing of the shots, and can also partially adjust the original structure of the film, or partially change the director's original concept, so as to make the film more complete.

They need to give advice to the director, and sometimes, even be a bit more arbitrary.

But now Chen Jialuo and the others still watch the mao film first, so as not to send it directly for editing, and when they look back, they suddenly find that many shots have disappeared.

"I don't think the sixth set of shots is dispensable, right?"

"There are too many small action scenes of Liang Guohui, delete a little and leave some characteristics. ”

"By the way, the close-up here must be kept. ”

……

In the small screening room, director Chen Jialuo, assistant director Wu Huo, director of photography Liu Haitang, art director Zhang Shuping, and editor Xu Lufan discussed and even quarreled almost every frame and frame, and were busy until more than 1 o'clock in the morning.

From the preparation to the filming of "Prison Storm", Chen Jialuo contacted Xu Lufan early. This young editor is not very experienced, but he can keep up with Chen Jialuo's pace. During filming, he also often watched on the set in order to fully understand Chan's films.

"It's past 1 o'clock!" Chen Jialuo looked at his watch, noticed that Wu Huo and the others were already tired, and said: "Don't eat supper, everyone go back and rest early, we have to fight these days!"

A real filmmaker is not easy at all, especially filmmakers with positions such as director, art director, action director, etc., they are often busy in front of the stage and behind the scenes, from preparing for the start of filming to before the release, they are insanely busy.

During the filming period, everyone slept for five or six hours a day, and if they were in a hurry, they might not sleep for 24 hours, and even often squint for a while, wake up and continue shooting. After the filming is over, I still have to work overtime until late at night every day.

Of course, it is not easy for actors. For example, a popular movie star like Zhou Yunfa has received so many movies at the same time, and he keeps switching scenes to catch up with the shooting, and there is no time to rest at all.

Like Leslie Cheung, who starred in "A Chinese Ghost Story" before, he was sent to Chen Jialuo's filming site at 6 pm every day, and then he was sent home at 6 o'clock the next day, and then he had to get up at 10 o'clock to go to the recording studio to record songs, and the cycle repeatedly......

The Xiangjiang entertainment industry in this period is the same as this city, it is fast-paced, and you can't stop if you want to. Or you just stop and think about whether you can still walk, and as for running, it's a bit of a luxury.

It is precisely because of this fast pace that people dare not stop at all, for fear of being left behind by accident.

……

"Tsk-" At the beginning of the morning, Chen Jialuo, who was sleeping directly in the office, was woken up by Wu Huo, and said in surprise: "Ah Huo, you came so early!"

Wu Huo put the breakfast he brought in front of Chen Jialuo and said, "I know that Brother Luo, you must be dealing with the company for another night, come early and study early, haha!"

After the filming of a movie is over, it stands to reason that the post-production aspect will not have much to do with Wu Huo, the assistant director. However, Wu Huo, a young boy, is still very eye-catching, and he does study hard and is not afraid of hardship.

This is an attitude at work, Chen Jialuo followed Zeng Zhiwei to start work back then, witnessed the rise of the new art city, the struggle of the 'Group of Seven', and now follows Xu Xian, and the work attitude of the film is deeply rooted in the bone marrow, which naturally affects the people around him.

"Chief helmsman, Ah Huo, it's early!"

"Morning!"

"Did you have breakfast?"

"I brought a sandwich, would you like it?"

It didn't take long for the post-production office of "Prison Storm" to start buzzing. Although they didn't sleep long, everyone looked energetic after going back to rest.

"Let's go, go to the editing room!" Wu Huo, Xu Chang and others, under the leadership of Chen Jialuo, went to the editing room together.

"We've all lined up the order, why is he messing it up again?" Xu Chang, who found Xu Lufan's actions, asked a little ignorantly.

Chen Jialuo smiled and explained: "People are editors, not directors. Even the director, we didn't shoot in the order of the script, he needed the feeling of every paragraph, and then cut out the superfluous. Whether the order is good or not, it doesn't matter to him. And if it comes in order, he is afraid that it will affect himself. ”

"Oh!" Xu Chang nodded, he really didn't know much about editing.

Film editing is a big project, and Chen Jialuo came over this time to preliminarily convey to Xu Lufan some of the main shots and the essence of the plot. The essence may be just a simple shot, but the connotation is meaningful, and if it is edited, it will affect the look and feel of the film.

"Ah Huo, you follow your Brother Fan and study hard. Although he is a director, he also needs to understand the editing aspect. Today, I will cut the sets of shots you took in the medical room, and you can communicate with Lu Fan if you have any questions. It was impossible for Chen Jialuo to spend all his time in the editing room, so he took Xu Chang out after explaining.