This morning, Sid and the others were filming this final shot. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info This shot is very simple, to make Jeremy, who plays "Mika", fly into the room upside down and slam it on the DV camera, and the camera falls down.

Sid had already thought of using a life-size puppet to shoot here, and then at the same time Sid was standing behind the DV and stepping on the right time to "fall" the camera synchronously.

But even if they think of the corresponding method, but after all, Sid and they are not professional prop artists and special effects artists, and when they smash the puppet into the DV machine, it is not too fast, and they almost really smash the DV machine. It's just that the force of the throw is too small, and the prop falls down and sinks halfway.

It wasn't until they tried seven or eight times that they finally got their senses, and this time Jeremy was hiding in the hallway, and Sid was standing behind the DV and picked up the clapperboard and punched it, signaling that Jeremy could start. Jeremy then jerked the doll in, and the other end of the transparent fishing line wrapped around the doll's waist was held in Sid's hand, and "Mika" smashed it accurately on the DV under the pull.

The DV machine crumbles, and Sid manipulates the camera to shake the ceiling twice before finally collapsing.

"OK, next shot. Sid didn't care about the clapperboard, and hurriedly put Amy and Jeremy in place, in order to be more realistic, Jeremy hurriedly walked in and threw the stand-in doll aside, and then curled up under the camera to serve as the real "background" of the shot, and Amy also walked to the door and stood up, waiting for the shooting to start at any time.

"Okay, let's start now!" Sid ordered, and then controlled the DV machine to shake and fall.

And the camera "just happened" to the direction of the bedroom door, and at this time, "Katie", who was covered with "blood stains", stood at the door with murderous energy.

I saw her hair disheveled and her eyes staring blankly at the camera, in fact, Amy Adams was also very nervous at this time, after all, this shot had to be shot in one go, and there could be no mistakes.

She took a deep breath and walked into the room following the "bulky" steps Sid had shown her. She walked in one by one, step by step, because she was wearing a white tank top and hot pants, and all the already slightly chubby Amy Adams looked full of authority.

In fact, this was one of the reasons why Sid chose her at that time. Being able to perfectly show the physique of the final high groove is also a point that Sid secretly paid attention to during casting.

Amy then crouched down in front of Mika's corpse, she leaned down like a spider, and after sniffing Mika's corpse, she paused and slowly looked up. Then she crawled in front of the camera with her hands and feet, looked at the DV camera, and suddenly showed an evil smile and pounced on the camera.

"Cut!" Sid tapped his forehead, Amy immediately knew that he was not satisfied with the performance just now, and the week's filming time allowed Amy and Jeremy to know Sid's small movements well.

"Jeremy, don't get up yet, this shot has to be reshot. Sid reached out and patted Jeremy.

"Well, I'll continue to be my corpse. Jeremy shook his hand in understanding.

Then Sid turned to Amy: "Well, Amy, the last smile just now was too fast, it grabbed the racket." ”

"Grab the racket, you mean ......."

"You sniff Mika's corpse twice, you notice the camera, and then you move past Mika, move forward, and climb in front of the camera. At this time, to show your expressionless face first, and then you laugh again, you need that standard professional smile, like the standard and blunt smile of the RB puppet. Then I pause for a moment, and then I'll add a grimace here and then pounce on the camera. ”

Amy nodded, "First stop expressionlessly, let the audience see my face clearly, and then use a standard and stiff smile, I know." As she spoke, Amy curled the corners of her mouth and put on a standard hospitality smile, smiling like a doll.

"Well, yes, that's what it feels like. It's like a mask-like smile. Sid smiled and nodded. "Okay, one more time. ”

Amy returned to the bedroom door, and at Sid's command, she walked over in a cloak, this time stiff and like an possessed puppet.

She came to the corpse of "Mika" and squatted down, leaned down awkwardly and sniffed twice, then slowly raised her head and looked at the DV machine with an expressionless face. Suddenly, she laughed weirdly, as if she were wearing a human mask. With this smile, she quickly brought her face closer to the camera, as if she wanted to swallow it whole.

Not bad!

Sid secretly clenched his fists, the light in his heart flashed, and he shouted: "Well acted, pass!"

But Amy seemed to have completely failed to notice Sid's words, and after pausing with a weird smile, she pounced on her with a "snap".

"Stop, stop, stop!" Sid didn't expect Amy to bite his finger like crazy, "Amy, stop, Jeremy, help!!"

Jeremy got up and looked at the two of them who were entangled, and was startled, "I said what are you guys playing?" In the end, it was Jeremy who pulled Amy apart.

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Sid, Jeremy, and Amy are happily walking the streets of Los Angeles, and the three of them are going to the family restaurant to celebrate the completion of "Ghost Record", because Sid is not yet 18 years old and can't enter the bar, so he can only compromise and celebrate in the family restaurant.

Although even if the movie is released and generates any follow-up benefits, it will not have any benefits with Jeremy and Amy, but the three of them have long become friends who talk about everything.

Seeing his young friend take a solid step towards his dream, he couldn't help but rekindle the fire in his heart with the two older "comrades".

"Sid, Jeremy. I, I'm ......," Amy Adams said abruptly, a little slurring.

"Huh, what?" Sid and Jeremy paused, looking at her kindly.

"I want to move to Los Angeles!" Amy said loudly, "I, I want to act, this week, I'm filming and acting with everyone, it's fun and fun, I, I don't want to just take it as a dream, I don't want to go back to Minnesota to live a dull life! I want to pursue my dream!"

Sid and Jeremy smiled at each other and said encouragingly to Amy, "Go ahead and do it! ”

"With my genius backing you, what else is there to worry about. Sid said with a grin.

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"Whew~~~" Amy wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Okay, don't be sad, go early and return early, no room and board. Sid waved his hand calmly.

"Hey, I don't have to say that you have to be so ruthless. Jeremy complained next to him.

"Originally, just quit your job over there and move over, why make it so troublesome. Sid feigned impatience.

"I know, Sid is just embarrassed. Amy Adams smiled and hugged Sid, and her majestic mountain peak pressed down on Sid, making him blush.

"Hu, nonsense, who said I was embarrassed. Sid twisted his neck and said stiffly.

"Yes, yes, I was wrong. Amy grinned and touched Sid's head.

"Go, don't touch my head. Sid suddenly exploded: "I'm not a child. ”

"Okay, but you have to come on, don't wait for me and me to move in, the movie hasn't come out yet. Amy said with a smile.

"It's not a piece of cake. Sid said confidently. "But you, don't you go on the bus? ”

This is Los Angeles Union Station, and today is the day Amy Adams is preparing to return to Minnesota, and Sid and Jeremy are in for the ride. They had already finished filming the final scene of "Ghost Shadows" before, and they were already familiar with the road, so it didn't take too much effort to get the last scene.

All that's left is the editing and the cliché of finding the release.

"I said, can't you be frank and say that you can't bear Amy?" Jeremy looked at Sid, who was rarely awkward, speechless.

"Hee-hee, alright. I'm leaving, take care. Amy and Jeremy hugged each other and dragged their suitcases into the waiting hall.

"Alright, it's time to get back to business. Sid flicked his knuckles excitedly.

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A master of cinema once said that when he walked into the editing room after making a film, he would say, "It's finally time to start making a movie." ”

Editing is so important to a movie!

Before the invention of editing, cinema was nothing more than fragments and meaningless images, like the Lumière brothers' shot of the train that rushed straight at the viewer.

Amazing, but no emotion, no meaning.

It's just a spectacle, not a film.

So after Amy Adams left Los Angeles and Jeremy returned to his job as a real estate agent, Sid settled down and stayed at home to edit "Ghost Record."

Editing not only needs to focus on the continuity and relevance of the plot, but also needs to allow the audience to watch the performance comfortably in the scene, and clearly feel the director's intention. For example, edit a shot of spilling food and throwing it in the protagonist's face. Different arrangements will produce completely different feelings and effects.

For example, after spilling food, if you first cut the camera to the face of the person who knocked over the thing, show his surprised expression, and then go back to look at the protagonist, then this will focus on showing the surprise and embarrassment of the character who broke the thing.

And if after spilling the food, the food of the protagonist is directly shown as if it was covered with a face, and then cut to the person next to him laughing, then this is the standard comedic effect.

Therefore, editing is the second creation of the film.