Chapter 37: Filming the second episode
In the evening, Shen Ao informed most of the original crew of "Low-Cost Martial Arts" of the start time, and they had contacted it before. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info is different from the last friendship help, this time it is a regular shooting, and it will be broadcast on a platform like Feiyi.com and be highly recommended, for these people who can only occasionally mix with the crew, it is a very rare opportunity, unless it just happens to be unable to leave, it is impossible to refuse.
Not to mention Li Wan, who has been working in the field for half his life, he can finally play an important supporting role, and when he answered the phone, he promised to wait for Shen Ao to start work. In addition, Li Wan is not only an actor, but also a part-time on-site producer and field manager. In a word, Shen Ao needs Li Wan's help with all kinds of chores.
Therefore, Li Wan arrived at the first set the next day.
The first set was in an office building, and Shen Ao rented an office. Li Wan and the two field workers he called helped set up the scene. Lao Zhang knew that after Shen Ao signed a contract with Feiyi.com, he was even happier than Shen Ao, and came to the set with the driver with photography equipment early in the morning. This time it was a regular shooting, and Shen Ao paid the equipment rental fee and employment fee to the Dazhuang camera crew in accordance with the rules, of course, the discount was quite large. After the equipment was checked, the driver went back, and Lao Zhang left a piece to help.
In the afternoon, those students of Splendid Academy came to report first, accompanied by Vice President Lin, they were still a little worried about the young Shen Ao, and they would be relieved to see the set earlier. Of course, Vice President Lin just came to make sure, and after signing the contract on the spot, he left. Shen Ao gave them the lines of the second episode, of course, not everyone has lines, but everyone can appear on the scene, the difference is the difference between the supporting roles of the protagonist and the dragon set.
Wang Jian, the lighting engineer, also reported with the lighting equipment, of course, the lighting equipment also has to be rented separately. Wang Sanjin is more dedicated to his apprentice and nephew, and the rental fee is relatively low to ensure that Wang Jian can join the crew. The level of gaffers in the Dazhuang photography group is also average, so Shen Ao chose the familiar and cheap Wang Jian.
Makeup artist Zhao Meng only carries a makeup case, and he also doubles as a stylist. After coming, Shen Ao asked him to see how to help Xu Yaoyao put on makeup. Xu Yaoyao is too glamorous, if she doesn't put on makeup in the gloom, she doesn't look like a little sister at all. Zhao Meng's level is not bad, as his name suggests, he is more rugged, and he is more alternative in the circle of sissy makeup artists.
Prop master He Yaoguang was invited through the Dazhuang photography team and served as a set designer.
is such a miniature crew, except for Lao Zhang and He Yaoguang, almost all of them are novices, even the two of them rarely really take charge of themselves, and their strength is really not very good. But the crew is small, and with the assistance of Lao Zhang and Li Wan, Shen Aow can completely control the crew, which is particularly important to him.
The total income of the entire first season of "Never Expected" was only 1 million, and Shen Ao certainly had to be careful with his calculations. Except for Li Wan, Wang Jian and Zhao Meng, who are not locals, Shen Ao chartered a standard room for them in a small hotel, and the others live in their own homes, and of course those students want to go back to school.
"Low-cost Martial Arts" has been recommended by the whole network on Feiyi.com, and the first episode of this micro-film series has become several times more popular. The other five major video websites knew that Shen Ao had signed a contract with Feiyi.com, and they took it down as soon as possible, but it didn't have much impact. With the strong recommendation of Feiyi.com, Shen Ao didn't care about the clicks of other websites, and he understood the truth that "ten birds in the forest is better than one bird in hand".
Shen Ao wants to strike while the iron is hot when "Low-cost Martial Arts" is booming, and hurry up to shoot the second episode.
Originally, episodes 2, 3, and 4 of "Never Expected" were all modern dramas of about 2 minutes + ancient dramas of about 2 minutes, but Shen Ao wanted to rush out of 1 episode first, so he could only replace the modern drama of episode 3 with the ancient drama of episode 2.
"Low-cost Martial Arts" can be completed in one day, but that's because there are only two actors in the whole play, and Rong Ze is the one who has played the protagonist of the TV series, Li Wan is not an old actor, but he has also made cameo appearances for more than ten or twenty years, and the two of them naturally have no problem coping with a funny micro-movie.
But Wang Dali and others were too immature, and occasionally there were all kinds of nervousness, and only 3 of them passed on the first day of shooting, which made Shen Ao speechless.
On the first day, Shen Ao was still angry, and on the second day of filming, after Wang Dali NG 10 times in a row, Shen Ao couldn't help it and scolded angrily: "Are you still an actor?" You can't do it with such a simple expression, your eyes should be sharp, sharp, you know? You're YD! Do it all over again......"
As a result, Wang Dali became even more nervous, and for the 11th NG, Shen Ao directly smashed the book in his hand. The audience was stunned, they had never seen Shen Ao so angry.
At this time, Lao Zhang hurriedly pulled Shen Ao and said straightly: "Calm down!" ”
Lao Zhang's words, Shen Ao could still listen to them, took a deep breath, held back his anger, and shouted: "Okay, everyone rest, and shoot again in 20 minutes." ”
Li Wan was accustomed to the director's angry scene, took a bottle of water to Shen Ao, and said with a smile: "It's all some raw melons and eggs, it is inevitable that mistakes will be made, and Director Shen can't be angry." ”
Shen Ao actually understands this, but he only passed 3 yesterday, which made him feel irritable, so he couldn't suppress his temperament, so he poured a big mouthful of water, took a breath and said: "It's only 3 a day, this is going to be filmed in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Moon......"
Lao Zhang said: "When you choose these student babies, you should be mentally prepared. If it weren't for this, you thought that if you went to the school to pick actors, the school would be so enthusiastic? ”
Shen Ao shook his head and said: "I know that their acting skills are definitely not enough, but my requirements for actors in this micro-film series are not very high, I didn't expect them to be able to do this well." Alas......"
Li Wandao: "Actually, it's okay, these little guys are not familiar with the camera, and they are used to patting." ”
Shen Ao sat down, calmed down and pondered for a moment, only then did he realize that he regarded these students as newcomers from famous schools, even if those students from famous schools couldn't make movies, TV series, stage plays and other dramas, they had acted a lot, not comparable to a third-rate university like Splendid Qianshan University.
Thinking about this, Shen Ao's anxiety was much less. It is impossible for him to invite students from prestigious schools, in addition to the fact that the cost of time is too high, and his qualifications will definitely not be able to suppress those proud sons. Now, there is no choice but to teach patiently.
Shen Ao calmed down, and the pressure on Wang Dali and the others was much less, and they began to adapt slightly, and the number of NGs began to decrease. Of course, their acting skills are still very immature, but in "Never Expected", their immaturity can sometimes add to the cheerful atmosphere, which can be regarded as a loss and a gain.
"Low-cost Martial Arts" can be completed in one day, but the second episode of "Never Expected" was filmed for three days before it was completed, from the perspective of actors' expressiveness alone, it is not as good as "Low-cost Martial Arts", but the picture, set, props, and rhythm have been improved, and the overall quality is still a little better than "Low-cost Martial Arts", and it is not a completely wasted two more days.
The second episode was completed, and Shen Ao announced that the crew would rest for 4 days, because the college entrance examination had begun, he had to accompany his sister to take the college entrance examination, and Shen's mother was at work, so it was difficult to ask for leave. This is related to Shen Ao's concept, he has always agreed that "poor sons and rich daughters", if it is a younger brother, Shen Ao will definitely not accompany the college entrance examination, but his sister should have this right.