Chapter 20: Competitors

The effect of the first episode of "Never Expected" is still good, and by complaining about the poor crew, the garbage of props, and the fact that the special effects are not even worth five cents, it can be regarded as a clever means to shorten the distance between the audience with self-deprecation. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

So, under the leadership of Lin Yi, on Monday evening, the script for the first episode was finalized, and the next problem was to recruit actors and prepare costumes and props.

"Brother Yi, who will be the starring role?" said the fat man excitedly rubbing his hands.

"The setting of the protagonist is the representative of the sling world, and the image should make people look like the sling, it is best to look more wooden, with dull eyes and a stiff expression...... "Lin Yi said, "Although we are all slings, they are not representative." ”

Although Bai Ke's acting skills are not outstanding, his natural sling face is very suitable for Wang Da Hammer's image setting. Lin Yi is still more inclined to find an actor similar to Bai Ke to play Wang Dazhui.

"Why don't you go to the acting department?" suggested the Boss.

"Well, fourth, you have a wide range of people, go to publicize the news that we are going to recruit actors. Lin Yi said, "But I want to explain that we don't pay wages in the early stage." ”

"No problem!" Wang Chenyang replied.

"There is also the problem of costumes," Lin Yi said, "The first episode needs a few sets of martial arts costumes, boss, you go to the acting department to have a look, and the drama club, can you borrow a few sets." If not, we'll have to buy it ourselves. ”

"Where's the sale?" asked the fat man.

"There should be a treasure digger. Lin Yi said, "I have to buy a large piece of blue cloth, and I have to dig for treasure." ”

"Blue cloth, what's it for?" the fat man asked.

"Do green screen effects. Lin Yidao.

"Let's shoot an online video, and we can still use special effects?" the fat man scratched his head.

Nowadays, although green screen special effects are already a bad street technology in Hollywood, it is still a rare thing in China, and generally only big-budget movies will use green screen technology, which feels particularly lofty in the eyes of ordinary people.

"Hehe, this is called professional, do you understand?" Lin Yi said with a smile.

"The question is, who will do the special effects?" said the fat man.

"I will!" Lin Yi said with a smile, "Actually, the green screen technology is not so complicated, and we don't have to be too professional, when the time comes, we just need to cut out the actions on the green screen, and then change the background, and even the background does not need a video, just paste it with a picture, it is very simple." ”

In the previous life, Lin Yi once cooperated with two small crews engaged in online video, although Lin Yi was only responsible for screenwriting, but he was still familiar with video post-production, Adobe's Pr, AE will be used, although not proficient, but it is definitely not a problem to simply edit a short video.

School life is boring, basically except for classes is to play games, but after the project of filming online dramas, the people in the 508 dormitory have been busy. Lin Yi has to go to the barber shop for an hour to work as an image designer at noon every day, and the rest of the time is to start preparing for shooting.

The boss asked the performance department about it, and the ancient costumes could be lent, but they were all women's classical dance costumes, and there were no men's martial arts costumes, so Lin Yi took out a few sets of treasures, and the big blue cloth and corresponding brackets for the green screen also took out a set, which cost more than 1,300 yuan in total, which is a high expenditure for the crew with a total investment of only 5,000 yuan. However, this can be regarded as a long-term investment, and it can still be used to shoot ancient themes in the future.

And other related props,It's even simpler.,Toy swords can be sold at the entrance of any elementary school.,The villain's sword sporting goods store has it.,The mace of the big devil is made of a wooden board.,And then paint.,It looks like it.。

The problem is that the actor didn't find a suitable one.

After Wang Chenyang spread the news of filming an online drama, it caused a small sensation in CUHK, but this sensation was negative.

You must know that Lin Yi is a member of the film and television literature department, neither the director department nor the acting department, why do they make online dramas?

Filming is not such a simple thing, but it is not possible to write a script and shoot successfully! Director, cinematographer, lighting, recording, editing...... None of them are unprofessional, just a few of them who play with the pen, what can they shoot?

So, when the news got out, it attracted a burst of ridicule, and almost everyone waited to see their jokes.

However, it is not that no one has signed up, such as Lin Yi's loyal customers Zhang Han and Xu Hang, who are very active in coming to 508 to register. But these guys are all Chinese, none of them have a performance foundation, and the image is not the protagonist style that Lin Yi needs, and the starring candidates are a little difficult to give birth to for a while.

This matter is in a hurry, so he can only look for it slowly, and Lin Yi can only continue to prepare and look for it slowly.

By Friday, except for the actors, all the other preparations were basically completed, and even the camera, Lin Yi had already found a solution, and he only needed to go to the technology market in the afternoon.

However, at noon, Lin Yi and the fat man rushed to the barber shop, only to find that Chen Ning's two senior brothers had not come.

Lin Yi first said hello to a few classmates who had made an appointment yesterday, and then asked Chen Ning, "Brother Liu, where are they?"

"The two of them called me and said they weren't coming......," Chen Ning said with a slightly guilty expression.

"What's the matter?" Lin Yi asked.

"Something might be wrong...... Lin Yi, wait a while and then start cutting, I'll go to the toilet first......" Chen Ning said as he glanced at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi couldn't cry or laugh a little, what can't you say in public? Even if you can't say it in public, don't talk about going to the toilet, if you say buddy follows you out, what do others think?

"Fatty, you arrange for them to wash their hair first, and I'll buy a pack ......of cigarettes," Lin Yi said.

"Brother Yi, come on, smoke my ......"

Several guys took out their cigarette cases one after another, Lin Yi smiled and took one and lit it, and arranged for the goods to wash their hair first, and then they left the barbershop.

Chen Ning was waiting across several facades, Lin Yi walked over speechlessly and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Lin Yi, I'm really sorry, Brother Liu and the others are gone...... Chen Ning said squirmedly.

"If you don't do it, you won't do it, what are you sorry for? Just the price we offered, are you afraid that you won't be able to recruit a barber?" Lin Yi said indifferently.

"No......" Chen Ning looked entangled and said angrily, "They, they want to rob our business!"

"Robbing our business?" Lin Yi blinked.

Those two guys have been working here for a week, and they have seen a lot of new hairstyles "created" by Lin Yi, and seeing that the new hairstyles are so popular, and there are still people rushing to take care of a hairstyle for a hundred yuan, they have to move their minds. In the past two days, seeing that many of the hairstyles designed by Lin Yi are similar to those that have been cut a few days ago, thinking that maybe Lin Yi's tricks have been used up, and they have all learned them, so they are ready to start anew.

"Are they going to go back and cooperate with their boss, or are they going to open their own shop?" Lin Yi asked.

"They want to open their own shop, and the store has already been found, oh, it's just that one......" Chen Ning pointed to the diagonal opposite of the barber shop, a small store under renovation, the place is not bigger than Chen Ning's, and it is sandwiched between a local grocery store and a snack bar......