Chapter 69: Steadicam

"This way, this way... Tap to put. In the midst of silent writing, there was a noise outside, and in desperation, Xu Jing had to stop writing.

Just as he was thinking about closing the door, Xu Jing suddenly remembered something, raised his hand and looked at the time, it was already half past three! Zhou Xiaoxun and Lin Qingqing should have been out of school a long time ago.

Thinking of this, Xu Jing didn't care about the situation outside, so he hurriedly went out with the door.

When Xu Jing came to school, Zhou Xiaoxun was sitting alone under a small tree eating snacks, and when he saw Xu Jing's car coming from a distance, he immediately hid the snacks, and then took out a book from a small bag, put it on his lap and pretended to be up.

When Xu Jing got out of the car, Zhou Xiaoxun immediately pouted, looking 'I'm angry', and didn't look at it.

"Xiaomi, just now... In the morning, I promised not to come late, but I didn't want to forget the time when I wrote the script because of the feeling of not vomiting and unhappiness in my heart, and for a while, Xu Jing looked quite embarrassed.

"I know, traffic jams. Xu Jingzheng was thinking about explaining, but before he could finish speaking, Zhou Xiaoxun interrupted him angrily and said.

"Uh, cough, cough... How do you know?" Xu Jing admitted embarrassedly, it was better than saying that he had forgotten her.

“。。。。 "Zhou Xiaoxun.

"What's on the corner of your mouth?" Anyway, Xu Jing was a little apologetic, and was about to help Zhou Xiaoxun pack up the book, but saw a little crumb on the corner of her mouth, and couldn't help asking.

"Ink. Zhou Xiaoxun's eyes rolled, stretched out his little tongue, licked it, said a word, and then took small steps and got into the car.

“。。。。 "Xu Jing.

"Hey, Big Mac, I just saw Qingqing and her boyfriend again. When Xu Jing just started the car, Zhou Xiaoxun turned his head and said awkwardly.

"Huh?" Xu Jing was stunned, recalling that when he first saw the two of them yesterday, Brother Ping'er's short hair and neutral dress did look like a young man from a distance, thinking that Zhou Xiaoxun's mouth Lin Qingqing's 'boyfriend' was Brother Ping'er, and immediately said: "Don't talk nonsense, that's a girl." ”

"Girl?" Zhou Xiaoxun was stunned for a while, and it took a while to react, and said, "But, 'they' are obviously like falling in love!"

Zhou Xiaoxun's words made Xu Jing frown slightly, fell into deep thought, and stopped talking.

When I returned to the company, I went into the office and saw five or six large cardboard boxes on the open space, with the English logo of 'STEADICAM' printed on them, several of which had been opened, and the inside was empty, and two had not been opened.

"What is this?" Zhou Xiaoxun leaned forward to open it, and took out a device similar to the style of 'back and back' from inside, but there was also a metal arm connected to it, and a set of it was attached to the body, but it was wide and large, so it was not ugly, and he was curious at the moment.

"Steadicam, a portable camera stabilizer. Xu Jing said.

Speaking of ordering Steadicam, it is the reason for the photography hobby of Han Xiaoxin and several others.

As early as the filming of "Killer", because Han Xiaoxin and several people were not only serving as camera assistants, but also undertook the task of shooting tidbits, and after shooting two movies in a row, several people liked to fiddle with the camera, and when they had nothing to do, they didn't pick up the camera and drill into the streets and alleys until they were exhausted, and then they got together to argue about who took the picture beautifully and who shot the story.

Sometimes a few people will pull Xu Jing over to judge, but when they see the pictures they shoot, there is a sense of irritability and fatigue because of a large number of shakes to the point of losing frames.

However, whether it is interest or work, they can have this mind, and they will be somewhat improved in their future work, and Xu Jing is happy to let them fiddle with it. asked Zhao Xiaojun to order several Steadicam back, which also saved them the trouble and effort, and also shot some 'inferior' shots to make people dizzy.

Steadicam is not a new thing, it was invented as early as ten years ago, but there is not much contact with filmmakers in Asia, and in many long-shot and sports-shot films, many viewers have an aversion to hand-held camera films because of the shaking and noise of the picture.

Steadicam, on the other hand, is a highly human-machine device that solves this problem. It has great flexibility and convenience, and can shoot long shots longer than the swingarm, and the track needs a flat ground, but the Steadicam can adapt to more environments such as mountains and steps, and can complete more complex moving lens shooting.

Steadicam cinematographers have left behind some of the most memorable shots in the history of cinema, and "Rocky" '76 was one of the first feature films to use Steadicam, in which cinematographer Garrett Brown climbed the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to show off Sylvester Stallone. The shot is one of the most memorable in the film.

Even more legendary is the film called "The Russian Ark", which is an 86-minute film made with the help of Steadicam, and uses only one long shot in total, which would never have been possible before the invention of Steadicam.

"Alright, stop playing, go back to your homework. Xu Jing took off the 'back of the house' on her body and urged.

Back in the office, looking at the unfinished script on the desk, Xu Jing couldn't help but want to laugh, the few Steadicam devices originally ordered were just wanted to be given to Han Xiaoxin and a few people to practice, but he didn't want the new movie to be used just right, isn't the most amazing thing about "Borderless City" is the large number of fancy and dynamic shots in it?

Time passed in a flash, and when Xu Jing stopped his pen again and looked at his watch, it was nearly six o'clock.

Looking at the script on the table, which had only been completed for more than ten pages in an afternoon, Xu Jing didn't start writing again, but packed up the manuscript paper, called Zhou Xiaoxun on the side, and planned to take it home and continue.

It was when the sun was setting, the car slowly walked along the winding path of Repulse Bay, raised his head and looked out the window, not far away the sea level was already covered with a layer of xia, rippling waves reflecting the slanting sun, fiery red, but not dazzling.

When I entered the courtyard gate, I saw Lin Qingqing sitting quietly in the courtyard, like a little woman waiting for her lover to return, and when she saw Xu Jing's car coming in, she stood up.

"Qingqing, you're back too!" After parking the car, Zhou Xiaoxun rushed out and said.

Lin Qingqing smiled at Zhou Xiaoxun, nodded, and then helped her pick up her small backpack.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been like that yesterday. When Xu Jing also got out of the car, Lin Qingqing lowered his head, twisted his hands, and said softly.