Sean majored in directing at USC. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is a very difficult major to get into, and like most of USC's majors, the directing major, as a major in the School of Cinematic Arts, emphasizes practice over theory.

Every year, students only need to complete a certain amount of homework and graduation projects, which is not a big problem for most students.

But it's hard to really do it well.

For example, an assignment to be completed during the week:

"How do you use short and long shots?"

To answer such a question perfectly, it is almost impossible, students need to read relevant books, and do experiments themselves, use a video camera to prove their feelings, need to use their hands and brains at the same time, this homework can not be completed in two or three days.

"Fundamentals of Short Shots"

"If the short shot is reasonably used in film art"

The Role of Long Shots in Cinema

"The Camera Is a Vital Part of Cinema"

After reading the four books, Sean sorted out his thoughts, then wrote a paragraph of his own feelings, and then read the key places in the four books.

After flipping through it, Sean returned to his dorm room and began to fiddle with his DV camera.

Also on the computer, Sean posted a collaborative short video assignment in a USC campus post, and it was quickly replied to.

After communicating with a few other people on the phone, Sean put down his things and continued to practice his skills.

The next day, Sean waited in a corner of the campus early in the morning. It didn't take long for several other people to arrive, and as students at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, it was common for them to collaborate with each other, such as this time, Sean took the lead in forming the simplest lineup of filming.

Director and cinematographer: Sean.

Notes, Lighting, Script: Anthony.

Starring: Priss, Damon, Howles.

It's a very simple lineup, basically everyone has several positions, Sean is the director and cinematographer, but the status is not high.

Anthony needs to control the direction of the script and control the effect, while the three leading actors want to exercise their acting skills, Sean, as the leader, must control the overall situation, grasp the principle of camera, and exercise his directing ability, and the five rookies spent four hours to finally complete this step of the work.

This short film is very simple, a pair of lovers break up, the male protagonist is in pain, and when he meets the female protagonist, the two chat and feel that the other party is the right person.

This is a short work that is very simple in terms of acting, script, lighting, and cinematography. But it's still complicated.

For most of the day, Sean felt much more difficult than playing a game.

But this one has to go through the process.

Last night, Sean suddenly recalled that he had played a game, and he didn't finish a game, and it seemed that he had gained nothing, but Sean could clearly feel that his control of the rhythm of the court seemed to have improved a little.

As for where it has been improved, it is not felt at all.

However, when Sean is on the field, he can accurately arrange the distribution of the ball and the direction of the attack according to the characteristics of the players and tactics of both sides.

On December 3rd, the competition continued.

The Trojans play Olo Roberts University away.

This is another weak team, I have to say that the Trojans' opponents in the early stage are weaker, which is more beneficial to the team in the early stage, Sean and his teammates played away together, and the University of Olo Roberts was defeated.

Nick Young played like a superstar in this game, scoring 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, while Sean had a low-key all-around stats of 12 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, and Gabe had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and the Trojans won. In this game, Sean distributed the ball very reasonably, Nick Young played well, but did not encounter a stubborn defense, and the Trojans always attacked the weak points of the opponent's defense.

This game was followed by another week of rest.

In addition to basketball, Sean is still taking professional courses.

In film and television, the director controls the lighting, camera, script, actor's performance and post-editing, so there are too many things for a director to understand, and Sean feels a little big when he learns.

And looking at the big directors in Hollywood, there are more than professional ones who are halfway home.

This is because directing is a relatively practical thing that is greater than theory.

The more theoretical knowledge Sean learned, the more he wanted to try his hand at making a movie on his own, and even the general plot of the movie was thought of.

This movie is going to be a very simple story, basketball story.

A young man wants to play basketball, but the talent is not enough, his heart is very depressed, and then he makes a wish to God, eager to get basketball talent, after waking up the next day, the youth finds that everything has changed, and finally gets the talent, so the youth begins the journey of Dick Si's counterattack.

After being strong, the youth began to feel bored, depraved, arrogant, and left his family.

Finally, when he was dying, the young man understood the true meaning of life, and then the young man woke up, and it was all just a dream.

This kind of story stalk can be seen everywhere in the film major, but it is very difficult to really shoot well.

Sean doesn't think he's a movie genius, and he's not sure he'll shoot very well, but thinking about basketball, Sean suddenly feels that his talent in basketball is very good, at least he cultivates Tongzigong, so that his reaction and physical fitness are much stronger than ordinary people.

The confrontation between the last few competitions and training has enhanced Sean's childlike skill a lot, and what has changed is that Sean's speed and perception around him have improved a lot.

On the court, as long as Sean concentrates, he can feel the direction of movement and general movements of other people around him, and the result is that Sean wants to pass the ball to his teammates, and he doesn't need to deliberately observe the position of his teammates.

This is the true sense of nolookpass.

However, the movement and confrontation of players can change rapidly, and it is difficult to pass the ball even when they see their teammates, so this effect is better than nothing.

It's just that because of the breakthrough in internal breath, Sean's reaction speed is stronger.

In terms of shooting and breaking, Sean has improved significantly.

In terms of breaking, no one in the team can defend at all, and Sean's shooting is gradually comparable to Nick Young, and even in open shooting, Sean's shooting is better.

In this case, the Trojans welcomed their strongest opponent so far this season, the University of North Carolina.