In the editing room of DreamWorks, Wang Meng led a group of editors, and the original staff were editing. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The original Forrest Gump is a classic movie.

However, no matter how classic it is, there will always be flaws.

The same goofs shots.

For example, when the camera is 10 feet away from Forrest Gump, the feather can be seen on Forrest Gump's feet and in the sky at the same time.

Jenny died in March 1982, but Forrest Gump appears in a Sept. 15, 1982, USA Today newspaper clipping. According to the date on the tombstone, the day Jenny died was Monday, not the Saturday as Forrest Gump said.

During the conversation between Forrest Gump and the female driver when he first got on the school bus, the female driver's hands were placed in different positions when facing the camera and when facing away from the camera.

The girl standing behind Forrest Gump and Jenny on the school bus disappears and reappears in the middle of the camera. The speed at which the school bus travels also varies depending on the lens.

Forrest Gump was hit under the eye with a stone when he was bullied by a bad boy, and then his forehead began to bleed. Forrest Gump was chased by a bad boy when he turned a corner and saw a guide baseball bounce, which only appeared for two seconds and disappeared in an instant.

When Lieutenant Dan fell out of his wheelchair, he used the leg that had been disposed of digitally to help him get back up.

When Forrest Gump walked over to Jenny after his speech by the reflecting pool, he passed by the same person twice.

On the occasion of the 1978 U.S. National Day, the fireworks on television show that the Statue of Liberty has been restored, when in fact it was restored in 1986.

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and many other goofs shots, even small and negligible small goofs, have been found by everyone.

It can only show that everyone likes this work too much, so there are too many serious studies.

"Director Wang, is this paragraph at the beginning of space in space?" asked assistant director Shi Daliang.

Xing Hui, the editor on the side, also nodded.

"Where is the shot of that feather I asked you to take?" asked Wang Meng.

"Here. Shi Daliang said.

Wang Meng asked him to shoot a shot of feathers before, and drew a script for the sub-shot. He couldn't imagine that a feather shot would need to be sub-shot.

Including a few spins in a high place, how to dance lightly, and even falling on people's bodies must have a detailed shot, not to mention the footage of flying in the sky.

For that feather scene alone, he filmed for nearly three days, because Wang Meng was not allowed to use special effects, and the weather was a little dark.

Wang Meng took the copied shots and looked at them one by one.

In recent years, he has also studied a lot of editing, although he has not been able to do the kind of top editors, almost integrating seamless and interchangeable, multi-directional conversion, change and other advanced techniques.

But he still can.

Several editors and assistant directors on the side watched Wang Meng editing there, confused.

"Lao Xing, deal with these places, and connect them with the scene where Huang Bo sat on the bench and picked up feathers. After Wang Meng did a little roughly, he said to the editor Xing Hui.

"Good. ”

Xing Hui didn't say anything, and began to deal with Wang Meng's rough cut just now, and added some or deleted some according to Wang Meng's request.

All morning, the other editors were dealing with the rough shots, and Wang Meng, Xing Hui and Shi Daliang were all working on the opening scene.

It wasn't until the afternoon that the most classic opening of this paragraph was cut.

Looking at the finished shot, just the flying of the feathers and the picking up of Huang Bo after landing took nearly a minute and a half.

However, none of the people who have watched it several times find this hasty and boring.

It seems that the heart is wandering around with this fluttering feather, and finally it coincidentally falls on Ah Niu's feet.

"It's so meaningful, they are all in a hurry, so they all ignore this floating feather, only Ah Niu is calm, so the feather fell on his feet and was also picked up by him. Director Wang: This is to explain that Ah Niu is different from others. Shi Daliang said a little excitedly.

There are too many explanations for this scene, and there are too many feelings.

You can think about it, whether it's the flying of philosophy, or the difference in reflecting the pig's feet, anyway, how good it looks.

And that kind of eyes move with feathers, and hearts move with eyes, and everyone is relaxed and happy to watch.

"No wonder Director Wang asked me to shoot this section so strictly, but now it seems that this part is too worthwhile. Shi Daliang couldn't believe that the shooting of this section was filmed by himself.

"Director Wang, what is the meaning of your arrangement? I read the whole script, and it seems that there is this scene at the end?" Xing Hui, as an editor, seems to have more ideas than Shi Daliang.

On the basis of a deep understanding of the script and the director's overall concept, based on the storyboard script, through the fine and appropriate editing and combination of shots (picture and sound), the whole film has a rigorous story structure, a smooth plot unfolding, and a natural rhythm change, so as to help 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.

The work of an editor, both artistically and technically, is carried out throughout the filmmaking process, and the work of the editor is carried out in collaboration with the relevant (mainly recording) departments at different stages of the production of dailies, dialogue and mixed recording.

"Then after you watched the whole, what do you think, what do you want to edit this movie into?" Wang Meng asked.

There are many editors who have worked with Wang Meng before, but the previous works are all works under Wang Meng's power. It belongs to Wang Meng's will.

This time it's different, "Forrest Gump" has too many implications.

People have sensitive differences, and Wang Meng can't think about it the same way as before.

In other words, "The True Story of A Niu" allows other ideas to be interspersed, but under the main theme.

What is Wang Meng's main theme? Xing Hui didn't know.

"Although I don't know what the main purpose of Director Wang's whole film is, but after I read the footage and your script, I saw the outline of fate and reincarnation. For me, this job is a dream job but it is difficult. Xing Hui said.

"That's good, you've got the editor right. Wang Meng clapped his hands and said.

He also said: "But you have to remember that the fate you perceive is not only the fate of one person, but also the fate of these people, such as Jingjing, Mother, Li Hong, Lin Aiguo, etc., which are displayed according to the pig's feet." When the time comes, you have to edit from an objective point of view, and I don't want to bias the film because of your personal tendencies. ”

"Director Wang can rest assured that I am an editor, and I also have my professionalism. I also know that the editor is actually the director's hand, and what he wants to show is always the director's thoughts. ”

After speaking, Wang Meng nodded with satisfaction.

I'm afraid that if I encounter a stubborn editor, I just want to get it according to my own ideas, and it will be difficult.

"There must have been countless interpretations and countless personal opinions after the release of this film. But we have to remember that what we show is always Ah Niu's life, and it is an extraordinary fate of ordinary people.

As for the fate of reincarnation, from Ah Niu's mother to Ah Niu's son, we show a beginning and an end. As for what you think, it's all up to your personal understanding.

Just tell a story clearly, you can add ideas, but you can't pass it, it's just to entertain yourself.

Many so-called art-themed directors say every time how good their movies are, but you are too vulgar to understand. In fact, this is too much, he interfered too much in the movie, and his own ideas were full of occupation from beginning to end of the movie.

Isn't that good?

That's just your opinion.

You know, everyone thinks differently, and the perception points are different, you can't force others to accept your ideas, I disdain that kind of literary movie.

So, my film just tells a story, and even if there is something in the story that I don't like, but as long as that dissatisfaction is essential, I'm going to let it live and not force it to be deleted because I like it.

You must remember that a good director must first have a good mind, just like an editor, a good editor has two points, one is to have his own persistence, and the other is to tolerate anything other than your insistence.

Take a good look at it, what I said is not contradictory, it all depends on how you deal with it mellowly. ”

Wang Meng looked at Xing Hui after speaking, Xing Hui, who he was very optimistic about, was also an editor who did not exist in the original time and space.

said to Shi Daliang again: "The director is the same, compromising and being compromised can coexist. It's all a matter of scale. Senior brother, your directing skills are good, but you lack experience.

This experience we at DreamWorks can provide for you. But it only makes you a director, and if you want to be a good director, a director that everyone likes, first of all, you have to recognize clearly, where is your uncompromising and compromised scale, I can't teach this, you can watch more and experience more. ”

"I will, Director Wang. Shi Daliang knew that Wang Meng was promoting himself, so naturally he would not take it because he was old.

Now there is not much that can be handled in front of Wang Meng.

"Director Wang, what do you don't like about this movie?" Xing Hui asked.

"Hehe......" Wang Meng smiled and said: "There are a lot, such as the fall of the female protagonist, the male protagonist's too stupid, the male protagonist's too virgin, the female protagonist's depravity, and so on." I'm probably always looking for perfection, so ......"

"I see, that's what I'm sticking to and where I'm adding ideas. Xing Hui said.

"Huh...... me again!" Wang Meng smiled.

"No, count it as my insistence, because I feel that the pig's feet are already very rebellious, and I can't be more lucky. Again, a little admiration for your forbearance and compromise. Maybe a lot of directors can't do that.

So many dissatisfactions, but still presented. This may be the big picture that many directors lack. So you're different. Xing Hui said.

"Yes. Even Shi Daliang nodded.

He asked himself if he couldn't do Wang Meng's like this. He will not tolerate the plot that he is not satisfied with, and may present it from another angle.

"Well, don't be a sycophant, I'll just talk about it casually. Wang Meng waved his hand, and his family knew his own situation.

This shows that he is far behind the original director Robert Zemeckis.

…… (To be continued.) )