Chapter 5 A Bit Too Much for a Budget of Two Thousand Five?
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It is rare to really make a movie like Guan Haifei that can be released in theaters, and Zhang Yao wants to make a movie in the real sense of the word, which is much more difficult and more demanding.
Different from mainstream commercial films, whose primary goal is to target the market, films created by filmmakers who raise their own funds for filming and create according to their own wishes are called independent films.
These films are very different from mainstream films in terms of subject matter, shooting techniques, and content, and because individual fundraising is always limited, independent films are almost always small-budget and small-production.
That's what Zhang Yao wants to do now, and when the movie is made, he can pat his chest and say that he is an independent filmmaker.
The concept of independent films comes from Hollywood, and there were many excellent independent films in the Yanhua Empire in the early years, but most of them were banned, and there are still many who have not had the opportunity to meet the audience.
In fact, in the early years, even if there was no problem with the subject story, domestic independent films had no chance to be released, because their filming itself could be said to be illegal, so these works were called underground films in China.
In order to develop the film and television industry, the control of films by the relevant departments is relatively less strict, but in recent years, domestic independent films seem to have disappeared, and I have not heard of them for a long time.
According to Document No. 52 issued by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, both units and individuals are eligible for public screening, which means that independent films also have the opportunity to be released on a large scale, but everything must be done in accordance with the process.
Before a movie starts shooting, you must first get a shooting permit, which is legal, and it is the first condition to enter the theater. Otherwise, you won't be able to get the Dragon Mark (film release license) in the future.
All of this, the teacher also said in class, and it would be hilarious if the person who was going to be a director in the future didn't even know these processes
"So the first thing we have to do now is to go for the record, are your materials ready?" Early in the morning, Xia Yaohan appeared in Zhang Yao's dormitory, and Zhang Yao still didn't understand how she could be unimpeded in the boys' dormitory.
Does the dormitory manager distinguish between men and women who only look at their breasts?
In addition to the title and a synopsis of no less than 1,000 words, the camera, the model of the pre-recording equipment, the recording studio of the post-recording, the channel assignment, etc., must be clearly described.
Although there are a lot of materials required, the filing process is generally not out of the basket, as long as the materials are submitted in accordance with the regulations, they can almost be passed, which is not to worry.
Zhang Yao was still lying on the bed, rubbing his eyes and said, "Don't worry, Wang Sanshi has already applied with the materials, and it should be done in the afternoon, and the efficiency of the relevant departments is not bad now." ”
Zhang Yao used to be a screenwriter who was not in the stream, and at most this kind of filing process is to sign an authorization letter for the producer, and the rest has nothing to do with him, if it weren't for the fact that the copyright protection script needs to be approved by the screenwriter, it has nothing to do with him at all, and he has never operated it at all.
However, the predecessor of the current identity is to run a film and television company, and there are also teachers in the classroom who introduce me, so I know it very clearly, and the materials are well prepared.
In addition to these specifications, the only requirement is that the actual funds held by the production unit or individual must reach at least one-third of the production cost.
Their total estimated investment is only 2,005, which is not a problem at all.
"Since you can do it in the afternoon, why are you still in bed? The shooting equipment and studio are done, and there are still props to prepare, so why don't you get me up quickly. Xia Yaohan said and directly lifted Zhang Yao's quilt.
"I not only wrote the application materials last night, but also stayed up late to get the details of the storyboard, and I didn't go to bed until three o'clock in the middle of the night, and you asked me to sleep a little longer." Zhang Yao still muttered with his eyes closed.
The quilt has been lifted, and he is wearing boxer briefs on his upper body, and a certain high part shows youthful vitality, which is quite abrupt, but Xia Yaohan is like he didn't see it.
"Isn't it unusual to sleep at three o'clock in the middle of the night? I can't sleep with you. Xia Yaohan snorted, but didn't bother Zhang Yao anymore.
The hardware conditions of the Royal Film and Television Academy are good, and the dormitory is also divided into four-person double rooms, Zhang Yao and Wang Lei live in a double bedroom, and the relative annual accommodation fee is twice as high.
Wang Lei went to record, Xia Yaohan walked around left and right, saw the neatly arranged storyboard script on the desk in front of the window, sat down and read it carefully.
Storyboarding, also known as director's script or storyboard, is an intermediate medium that converts text into sound and image, basically down to what to shoot for each shot, how to shoot, how to configure music and sound, and so on.
Each director's style is different, and the requirements for storyboard scripts are also different, Zhang Yao's script is not only detailed text description, but also with a lot of comic sketches, which is very detailed.
is so meticulous that a professional like Xia Yaohan looks at it at a glance, and it seems that there is already a scene in his mind except for what Zhang Yao wants to express.
At the same time, it is also clear what props are needed for specific shooting.
In the story, the male protagonist is buried in a coffin, which is one of the most important props, and it's not just a matter of getting one.
After all, to photograph the inside of the coffin, the camera and the photographer need to be positioned, so it has to be specially produced, and not the whole movie has a perspective shot, and a coffin has to be designed several times.
Xia Yaohan was fascinated, and the sound of Zhang Yao getting up and loading clothes came from behind, and she twisted and said, "Don't you still want to sleep, why are you getting up again?" ”
"If you toss like this, how can I still sleep." Zhang Yao yawned and walked into the bathroom sleepily.
The bathroom was a little far away, Zhang Yao closed the door again, and Xia Yaohan raised his voice and said: "I'm thinking about props, judging from the script, the requirements for the production of coffins seem to be very high, and looking at the pictures you draw, it looks different from the common ones in China." ”
"Nonsense, the story takes place in the Middle East, how can you use domestic ones, and besides, it can be seen from the movie that the domestic coffins are too good, and the wooden planks are so thick that people can suffocate directly when they put them in, how can there be any possibility of escape."
Zhang Yao is their age, and they are all city people, and their understanding of coffins comes from movies.
"So you are drawing with a wooden board, right? This is a wooden box, what kind of coffin is it. ”
"If you're serious, you'll lose." Zhang Yao's words are a little vague, this is brushing his teeth after urinating.
In addition to the coffin, other props are a fuel lighter, a mobile phone, a pencil, a tattered flashlight, a rope, a strip of cloth, a knife, and all these props.
By the way, there is also a small wine jug, Xia Yaohan only saw this after turning the page.
"The mobile phones in these props are considered large, just use our own, and then the coffin is a little troublesome, and the wooden board should not be expensive, so the budget of two thousand and a half is a bit too much?" Xia Yaohan blinked.
After washing, Zhang Yao looked refreshed, leaned over and sat on the bed and said: "Originally, there was only a budget of two thousand and a half, and I can't do anything else, of course I can only be so simple, but we can't use our own mobile phone, we still have to buy one." ”
"For Mao?" Xia Yaohan's tone has never looked like a girl.
"The mobile phone is used by the protagonist to ask for help, and no matter how bad the mobile phone is, it has a GPS function, and the police directly locate it and find someone soon? Robbers aren't that stupid, and being located all at once doesn't fit our story. ”
"That's right." Xia Yaohan nodded with understanding, and then said: "I read the script, the robbers have asked the protagonist to shoot and upload videos online, and the feature phone is not good, it is best to have the previous Nokia or Motorola, the question is whether it has to be sold now?" ”
"It doesn't have to be genuine, it's okay to be a copycat, I saw it last night, you can buy it for 300 yuan on Taobao, and you have already placed an order."
These things are easy to find, only the coffin needs to be bought and tailor-made, and there is not much wood for a coffin, but Zhang Yao directly designed seven coffins.
The planks of the seven coffins, plus the iron nails and the carpenter's labor fee, all cost a thousand yuan, Zhang Yao and Xia Yaohan tossed for most of the day to get in touch, and it would take about a day for the carpenter to do it according to Zhang Yao's requirements.
When Zhang Yao and the others returned to school, there was also good news from Wang Lei, the filing has been successfully completed, and the filing information can be found through the website of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.
Everything is ready and only the east wind is owed, and the three of them are happy to say that they should celebrate, but with their current financial resources, they can only come to the cafeteria if they want to celebrate.
"Zhang Yao, I heard that you raised thousands of dollars to make a movie, how are you preparing now?"
Someone said this, and the people in the cafeteria immediately burst into laughter, Xia Yaohan looked around and said, "What's the matter, if we don't have enough money, do you want to help?" ”
As soon as she said this, no one said anything, this is the courage of the Demon King of the Mixed World.
Thumbs up to Xia Yaohan, not long after the two sat down, Wang Lei had already rushed in with a happy face, and directly slapped a piece of paper on the dining table.
Zhang Yao picked it up and read: "Film production license, bracketed single film, film document No. 338 of 2016." Title of the film: Buried Alive. Name of Filming Unit: Personal Film. Legal representative of the filming unit: Zhang Yao. This permit is only valid for filming and burial alive and is valid for two years. After the film receives a public screening permit, this certificate will be invalid immediately. Not only does it have an expiration date, but it is also a monolithic license. ”
"Nonsense, it's not a film and television company, of course the license is single-film. You don't know, I heard that the budget is only 2,500, and how much did it take me to convince the people in the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television that we were not joking and agreed. ”
Well, that's to be expected, but just take it down.