Chapter 1 How to make a good movie?

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If there is any benefit to crossing, it is probably that it can get rid of the debts of the original world. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

If there were a Space and Space Authority in the world, Zhang Yao would definitely find a way to hand in an application telling them the urgency of leaving this world before the next credit card bill arrived.

Whenever the repayment date approaches, Zhang Yao thinks so. There is no way, in addition to several credit cards, I still owe Ant Huabei and Ant Borrow, which add up to nearly 100,000 yuan, and the debt is high.

Every month is a day of tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall, which is really a bit miserable, but don't look at Zhang Yao's hard life, in fact, his life has always been moving forward according to his ideal trajectory.

Because of his love for movies and a little bit of bad intentions, his dream is to become a film and television worker, and he is also working hard to get closer to the film and television industry.

Although I am not majoring in film and television, it is much more difficult in comparison, but with my pretty good writing and the "experience" of reading 300 Tang poems that I can't write poems and can chant, I still stumbled and knocked on the door of the film and television industry.

Originally, Zhang Yao was an online writer, dreaming of one day being able to sell film and television copyrights, as a stepping stone to realize his dream, but unfortunately although the subscription is not bad, the small life is nourishing, but the copyright thing can't even be explored with Mao.

Later, under the introduction of the departing editor, Zhang Yao changed from an online writer to a screenwriter. To be precise, the screenwriter is the gunner, no matter how wonderful the story is, it is also the result of others.

He also learned when he stepped into this industry that although screenwriters are not taken seriously, there are many unspoken rules that make people helpless, but anyway, they are finally closer to their dreams, so they still survived.

Finally got through to the point where he had the right to authorship, was taken by several seniors to participate in the production of several works, and the screenwriter column on the subtitles also had his own name, Zhang Yao felt that the time was almost up, so he chose to leave his hometown and be promoted to a North Drifter.

In the past few years, he has participated in a lot of screenwriting works, but the quality is not high, most of them are even shoddy, not to mention the small influence, and people who have seen it will scold their mother.

There is no way to do it, he has the ambition and the ability to write better scripts, but all aspects are restricted, and he can only comply with other people's requirements before he reaches a certain achievement, and everything is not up to him.

In the film and television industry, what attracts investment to find actors is interpersonal relationships, and many times the relationship network is more important than money, and in order to manage the relationship network, Zhang Yao almost smashes all his income on eating, drinking and having fun.

On the other hand, it is precisely because of this that he got those opportunities, but the screenwriter doesn't earn much, and he doesn't have much reputation, so he always can't get out and owe a lot of debt.

The debt of 100,000 yuan is not much, and one day the script is favored by a large company or a well-known director or actor, and the debt can be easily repaid, but before that, it will inevitably be anxious.

If you cross over one day, then you don't have to pay off the debt, originally it was just a few whining words, how did I think there was such a day, I remember that the night before was accompanied by a few people from film and television companies who were drunk, and the next day I woke up and was already in another time and space.

And in this time and space, Zhang Yao, who occupies the magpie's nest, is a student of the Film and Television Academy, and his family runs a large film and television company, and his original dream seems to be within reach.

It's a pity that although crossing is a shortcut to realize his dreams, the reality is often not so beautiful, and he learned from the memory of his predecessor before he had time to be happy that his family's film and television company has gone bankrupt, and now it is also in debt.

Originally, he just owed almost 100,000 Zhang Yao, and now he didn't dare to think about the huge amount at all, and what was even worse was that with the bankruptcy of the company, the predecessor was ruined because of this.

's father committed suicide by jumping off the building, and his predecessor couldn't stand the blow and died, and Zhang Yao's soul took his place and inherited everything from his predecessor, including the debts that he couldn't pay off in his lifetime.

Zhang Yao only smiled bitterly at this, if it weren't for bankruptcy protection, he would have thought that he would have committed suicide as well......

"What the school can give you is basically theoretical knowledge, and it takes countless practical experience to become a good director."

In the 2016 class of the Director Department of the Yanhua Imperial Royal Film and Television Academy, the tutor talked eloquently on the podium and said: "So before you really direct, it is necessary to enter the crew for training, and Guan Haifei is ahead of everyone. ”

"Everyone also knows that Guan Haifei has completed his Virgo, and the movie he directed who is not young and has achieved good results just a few days after painting, let Guan tell you about the actual shooting experience, and everyone will exchange views and experiences with each other."

Zhang Yao was lying in the last row weakly, and saw that the guy in front of him was full of spirit, walking windily and walking on the podium, he was Guan Haifei in the mouth of the mentor.

Every year, dozens of directing students graduate from the Royal Film and Television Academy, and the vast majority of them will go into obscurity for the rest of their lives, or even the opportunity to direct.

Guan Haifei is still a student, but he has completed his first movie, and he has made money from the successful release, which is really something to be proud of.

"Paralyzed, this thing is going to be forced again, isn't it just taking advantage of the family." Wang Lei, a dead friend, looked unhappy, and muttered to Zhang Yao on the side.

Guan Haifei was proud on the podium and said: "I have liked movies since I was a child, and it just so happens that my family is also engaged in film and television investment, so I grew up in the crew since I was a child. ”

The classmates in the audience were all attentive, but Wang Lei was not rare to listen at all, and said with his hands clasped his hands: "No more than three sentences, he will definitely mention the box office of the movie, do you believe it or not?" ”

"People do make money, so you let him show off." Zhang Yao shrugged, but he didn't care about it.

"Who knows what's in it." Wang Lei still muttered unhappily.

Zhang Yao didn't have any superfluous thoughts, but Guan Haifei's eyes looked at him and said: "Zhang Yao and I are the same in this regard, so he should also be very clear that although there are many differences between the theoretical knowledge of the school and the actual situation of the crew, these experiences cannot be conveyed orally at all, and only the actual experience can have a clear feeling, otherwise the school will teach everyone directly." ”

With his words, the eyes of all the classmates looked over, Zhang Yao's predecessor also had a lot of experience in the crew, but now that his family's company has gone bankrupt, it is obviously not open to mention these things at this time.

The classmates had strange expressions, and Wang Lei said indignantly: "Nima, that product is definitely deliberate." ”

Zhang Yao shook his head slightly, and the tutor on the podium also felt that this was inappropriate, so he coughed dryly and said, "Classmate Guan, let's talk about your experience specifically." ”

Guan Haifei smiled and nodded, and then said: "My debut novel, whose youth is not flying, invested 35 million, and the final box office exceeded 100 million......"

"See, what am I talking about? He doesn't know how many times he's said this, and he doesn't get tired of it. Wang Lei had a look that completely saw Guan Haifei's face, and couldn't hide his disgust.

Zhang Yao's predecessor had some festive relations with Guan Haifei, but he was another person, so the resistance was not so strong, and he said lightly: "Listen to it, see what he has to say." ”

On stage, Guan Haifei continued: "So, all I can pass on to you is how to make a good movie. In fact, this is also very simple, to put it bluntly, it is nothing more than a big scene, a big cast, and a big production. ”

As soon as the students in the audience heard the discussion, someone stood up and said: "Guan Shao, we all know that you have to make blockbusters to make a lot of money, but your film investment is only 35 million, which can only be regarded as a small and medium-sized cost." ”

"It's true that my first work wasn't a big production, but at least the big cast was accounted for, right? If there is a big star, there will be appeal, and if there is appeal, there will be a market, and there will be a box office. ”

"Now they are talking about the fan economy, and it is true that as long as you can capture fans, you can get the market. However, the movies invested by Zhang Yaojia's company are all blockbusters, and they all meet these standards, but in the end, they still lost all their underwear, how can this be explained? Another person directly pointed the finger at Zhang Yao.

Guan Haifei's eyes looked over again, smiled slightly with disdain, and said: "That's because they are too blind and disrespectful to the market, and they blindly want to elevate themselves, but the result is self-defeating." Zhang Yao, you have always emphasized the artistry of movies in the past, what do you think makes a good movie now? ”

is the same movie, different people have different pursuits, the movies invested by Zhang Yao's family are not popular, and in the end they lost their fortune, in Guan Haifei's eyes, this is purely deserved.

Zhang Yao was reluctant to say more, but he couldn't help but respond when others hit him with guns, so he stood up and said: "Whether a movie is good or not, I think the most important thing is to judge from what angle." ”

"Listen up." Guan Haifei smiled faintly, and the two seemed to be facing each other.

Zhang Yao said: "Guan Haifei, saying that you are a filmmaker is completely insulting to the industry, in fact, you are a businessman, so in the eyes of people like you, as long as a movie can make money, it is a good movie." ”

"I don't deny this, making movies is meant to make money, otherwise why would it be released? Just spread it for free. Making movies requires a cost, and if you can't make money, you won't even have the opportunity to shoot, so what's the artistry? ”

Zhang Yao did not respond for the time being, but continued: "From the audience's point of view, a movie that is happy to watch is a good movie, and the audience likes different types, different highlights, and different appreciation levels, so it will also bring different judgment results. ”

However, in the eyes of film critics, whether a movie is good or not is how good the plot is, whether the production is good, whether the actors' performance is good, and so on. In the eyes of the mentors, the judging criteria are the use of lenses, shooting techniques, etc., to see whether the director is skilled. ”

The mentor couldn't help nodding, and Zhang Yao said again: "I think it's hard to define whether a movie is good or not, but I can tell you for sure that your youth is a bad movie if you don't fly." ”

Unceremoniously made up his mind, and after a pause, Zhang Yao said: "Back to your question just now, movies have a cost and need to make money, yes, but making money and making money are two concepts, making a good movie to get a good box office is making money, and using bad movies to pit the audience is making money, and you belong to the latter type." ”

was so outspoken, the classmates in the class all looked at Zhang Yao dumbfounded, and some people were upset about Guan Haifei, "You can do it", "jealousy" and "pink eye" The voices came and went, and Guan Haifei of the party was very calm.

Zhang Yao didn't care what others said, and continued: "To put it nicely, it's a fan economy, isn't it a deception to put it bluntly?" ”

Guan Haifei still didn't look angry at all, and said, "Then you can tell me, how can you make a good movie?" ”

"For me, all it takes to make a movie is a gun, and a girl is enough." As soon as Zhang Yao said this, there was an uproar in the classroom, and even the tutor's eyes widened.

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