Then, with such a 9-minute or 9-minute, intermittent shooting method, the shooting time and cost required can be imagined how amazing it is. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Not to mention the acting requirements for the actors, and the trouble of post-processing.

In the digital age, everyone knows that if you want to edit a video, you just open the software, pick up the mouse, and start the cut.

But the film era is not so simple, because no one knows what the effect is except the photographer himself, and not even the director knows what the film is taken every day. The films are sent to a special printing house that night, and after a series of industrialization processes, they are delivered to the director the next day.

Sometimes, though, the cinematographer does show amazing magic tricks that the director can't help but admire. For example, the famous "Seven Deadly Sins" in film history, a scene in the library where the protagonist is. In the dimly lit library, green lamps are staggered.

Between the dark brown background and the emerald green table lamp, a classic clash of colors is a delight for the viewer.

But at the same time, there are many scenes that he thinks are very good when he shoots on the set, and when he looks at the screen, the scenes are either too dark or too bright, and the director is a big "nest" in his heart! He must be scolding the photographer in his heart at this time: "I said to add two more lights in the background, and this bastard said that it was no problem." ”

But the filming has been completed and the work has advanced to the post-production part. At this time, the director had no choice but to continue his work.

Therefore, many old-school directors have the habit of taking charge of the camera themselves, and most of them have good shooting skills. It's not because they like it, they're definitely forced out.

You know, in the film era, there was no monitor in the back for the director to watch in real time. The only person on the set who knows what the picture is like in the camera is the photographer himself. So how does the director know if what he wants is the effect he wants?

It's simple, work as a photographer yourself.

So Sid also took the initiative to ask Lance Arcord to teach him how to shoot the scene himself. Although Sid had already made up his mind to switch to a digital camera as soon as possible. But at least until Sony introduced the first HD digital camera, he had to use the film camera first.

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"Black Hole" is the simplest of the three short films, this short film is only 2 minutes long, and there is only one actor, Jeremy Renner.

As a Cannes Film Festival winning short film, "Black Hole" is very short, but it has a sense of interest and depth that does not match its length.

A man who works overtime in the middle of the night at the company stumbles upon a piece of black circular paper that can penetrate objects. He used the paper to steal snacks from the vending machine, but he was still dissatisfied with his boss's office, and after opening the office with the paper.

He pasted the paper on the company safe and pulled out stacks of green tickets from it, but even then he was not satisfied, and if one hand was not enough for all the money, he got into it all the time. But just then, the tape that pierced through the black hole paper attached to the safe was sent off, and the paper fell to the ground.

The man is trapped in the safe!

A two-minute script is a profound and interesting portrayal of human greed.

There is only one scene and one actor in this film, there is no ingenious play with the camera, and there is no change in color, time, space and other elements. In terms of filming difficulty, "Black Hole" is simply "baby-level", and it can be described as an entry-level work tailored specifically for Sid.

But it's such a simple short film, as soon as filming begins, Sid discovers that what seems simple and straightforward becomes incomparably complex once analyzed. Although the length of "Black Hole" is short and concise, its shots are short and sharp, and often the characters have to switch between positive and negative scenes several times for an action.

This requires filming the same action, the same scene, and more than that.

"Cut!" The first shot had barely been shot when Sid was keenly aware of a fatal problem.

"Hmm, what's wrong, Sid?" Jeremy paused, thinking that something was wrong with him.

"Gaffer, the tone is wrong!" Sid greeted the gaffer, "I want the incandescent lamp on the ceiling of the office, but the desk lamp, I want a faint warm orange!" Sid said, pointing to the lamps on the desk, "Now these are all white for me!" ”

"Wait a minute, come back. The gaffer, who was nervous by Sid's stern tone, turned around to make adjustments, but before he could take two steps, he was called back by Sid, "Although I want orange, as long as it has a little warmth in the white, don't make it too exaggerated." ”

"Okay, got it. The gaffer nodded yes for the next year.

"Okay, now let's take a break. In order to wait for the scene to be adjusted, the crew could only wait for the time being. At this time, a man next to him walked over, "Director Leonhardt, the props on our side have been made, do you want to take a look." ”

He was a VFX artist that Sid had hired to do so, and because Black Hole involved a shot of a piece of paper in the air, he needed a special effects shot. In order to better shoot these shots, Sid simply asked Henry to find a capable free man special effects artist in the circle to participate in the shooting, and he has been involved since the early design.

At this time, Hollywood's understanding of special effects was still stuck in the concept of post-processing after filming.

Therefore, I learned that the special effects artist who could directly participate in the pre-design and the entire shooting process was very excited to help with advice and provide great help to the shooting.

"Okay, let's see now. Sid nodded, then turned to Jeremy, who was still in front of the camera, and said, "Jeremy, you can come along." ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" asked Jeremy, confused.

"Special effects props. Sid smiled.

"Special effects props?" Jeremy was still confused.

A few people walked through the interior area of the office to the back half of the studio, where they saw several green props. "How does this work?" asked Sid.

"Oh, yes. "There are five shots in the short film where special effects are used, the first shot of the 'black hole paper' being placed on the photocopier and the paper cup being thrown in, the scene where the protagonist experiments with the 'black hole paper' reaching in, then he uses the 'black hole paper' to steal a chocolate bar from the automatic shopping machine, the similar shot of breaking through the door and unlocking, and the final shot of sticking the 'black hole paper' on the safe to steal money." ”

"In fact, the special effect of 'black hole paper' itself is very simple, you only need to use paper cut into a hollow. The special effects artist said.

"Just cut a hollow piece of paper?" Sid asked in surprise.

"Yes, you can use the software to process it and make the black hole effect you want. "However, the shot of the safe requires the use of special props." As he spoke, the special effects artist pointed to a model of a green safe on the table.

It's just that he doesn't have a door in front of him.

"We used this model to shoot the telekinesis, and then we just covered the outside of the safe and the 'black hole paper' on the outside of it. The special effects artist said.

"Is that okay?" Jeremy asked, surprised.

"Hehe, for us, that's just a very basic approach. The special effects artist said proudly.

The special effects problem was solved, and the rest of the shooting went much smoother. And Sid also took the opportunity to learn the corresponding field experience and tips from the crew members in each link, although at the beginning, the crew members only taught him because of Sid's status as the boss.

But Sid's astonishing speed of learning quickly amazed everyone, and he was quick to learn a lot of things, absorbing the knowledge and skills provided by others like a sponge. Not only that, Sid can also draw inferences from others, and often come up with a lot of ideas that make the crew members shine.

On top of that, Sid also got hands-on with each aspect of the work to gain real on-the-ground experience. How to play the lighting, how to arrange the scene, what classification of props are, and even the sound engineer work of dialogue collection and sound effect collection, he has a good time.

When Jeremy asked him why he did everything himself, Sid smiled: "The conductor in the orchestra doesn't seem to have to do anything, he can do everything with a wave of his hand." But in fact, if he doesn't know everything about how every musician is playing, how can he combine dozens of instruments into a unified and harmonious music?"

In the process of learning, Sid quickly completed the two-minute filming of "Black Hole".

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The second short film, "The Pistol with Six Bullets", is a work permeated with a strong British black humor, which can even be called a short film version of "Two Big Smoking Guns", and Sid is very fond of this short film with a strong style.

But filming "Pistol with Six Bullets" suddenly increased the difficulty a lot.

First of all, because this is a British black humor movie, all the actors in the film have to speak with British accents. In the end, Sid had no choice but to send Henry to the Screen Actors Guild to issue casting requirements, but fortunately, there were not many other people in Los Angeles, from all over the world...... Well, no, it's immigrants from all over the world who are the most numerous.

So there are also a lot of registered actors in Commonwealth countries with British accents, and after spending an extra week selecting a full set of actors, "Six Pistol Bullets" finally started filming.