The three of them talked and laughed all the way, and soon came to the set.

Ke Zihua learned from Cage that what they were going to shoot today was the conflict scene where two groups of car thieves converged and looked down on each other.

The scene was interesting in his memory, so he canceled his plan to go to the repair shop after the o'clock and decided to see how Senna filmed it.

During this time, there is no need to shoot large-scale action scenes, Ke Zihua has a lot of freedom. In fact, he could not have come to the set, but he felt that it was better to report every day, first, to leave a good impression on everyone, and secondly, he also wanted to learn from Senado.

When Senna learned that Ke Zihua planned to go to Southern California to study directing, he was also very happy and encouraged: "This is a very good decision, work hard, and your achievements in the future will definitely be above our old guys." ”

After Ke Zihua thanked him, he asked: "Senna, to be honest, I still don't know how to be a director, I think there is a big difference between a director and an action director." ”

"I've also been watching carefully during this time, and when you're filming, it seems to be very different from what I do, I want to know why?"

Senna thought about it with her chin on her chin and said, "That's true, then I'll tell you in detail what the difference is." ”

"I've also observed your approach and I see that you like to use long shots and panoramas, and it's no commotion to say that you're very talented in it."

"Not only that, but you also know a certain amount about videography, and I can tell from the time you schedule the lights, and you have a lot of experience in this area."

Before coming to Los Angeles, John asked him this question, and he had no choice but to prevaricate on the grounds that he had loved movies since he was a child, and had been studying hard and wanted to be a director.

Unexpectedly, now Senna also discovered this problem, so he decided to give all the credit to John, so he explained: "This is what Director John taught me." Plus, I've read books on this before, so I think it's okay, right? ”

Senna listened to his explanation and believed what he said. If a person has studied carefully, he has met a famous teacher to guide him. It is reasonable to be able to do what he did.

Even so, he felt that Ke Zihua's talent was very high, and if it weren't for him saying this, Senna felt that he was almost like one. I've been mixing old fritters on the set for many years.

As a result, Senna has a higher opinion of Ke Zihua, because there is still a period of time before filming, so Senna plans to explain it to him in detail.

"It just so happens that there is still some time, so I'll tell you how the director filmed."

"First of all, in order to make a movie, you need to understand what Montage is!"

Ke Zihua nodded and said, "The so-called montage should be the meaning of "editing" in French, right?" ”

"That's right. In a nutshell, montage is the foundation of film art, and without montage, there would be no film. ”

"Then it comes down to the director, that is, the director shoots a film into many shots, and then connects them according to the original concept."

The concise explanation made it easy for Ke Zihua to understand what he meant, so he asked Senna his question: "That means that in fact, my shooting method is wrong?" Should long shots be broken down? ”

Senna shook her head and said, "Quite the opposite. Compared with montage, long shots show space without artificial cuts, some emphasize the smoothness of the shot, and some cooperate with excellent scene scheduling. There are many more long shots with the director's subjectivity. ”

"Therefore, the long shot is the best way to show a director's skills."

"And the fact that you can use long shots so well shows that you are very talented, and it's hard for me to imagine now, when you master all the languages of directing. What a wonderful movie will be made! ”

"Remember, montage is the 'grammar' of this particular language, and only when you master it can you learn it further and apply it to filmmaking."

Senna's evaluation is very high, he can see that Ke Zihua is not the kind of person who thinks about running high and far away before he learns to walk, but he really just relies on his own thinking to study the current shooting method.

This speculation is very close to the truth of the matter, in fact, Ke Zihua really figured it out by himself with the accumulation of little by little.

It's just that he didn't have the opportunity to learn systematically before, so his understanding of directing is still not professional.

Ke Zihua just wanted to be humble, but he heard Senna say: "But don't be complacent, you are like a castle in the air now, if you don't lay the foundation below, then you can only be an action director forever." ”

"If you don't know how to edit the shot, no matter how well you use the long shots, you're just a lame action director."

In this regard, Ke Zihua is deeply touched.

After these several shots, he feels that many times he will feel powerless, and if he wants to make up for this shortcoming, he has to dig out his mind and think about how to shoot an action more coherently and smoothly, until he achieves the effect he wants.

And if he can skillfully use editing, he doesn't have to work so hard, and many times the effect of editing can completely replace or even surpass, and the effect he desperately shoots.

Thinking of this, Ke Zihua was even more eager to know what he should do, so he asked eagerly: "Then how does the real director film?" ”

Senna smiled and continued: "First of all, you have to know what scene is going to be filmed, and what needs to be explained to the audience. ”

"Secondly, you have to think, why do you want to shoot such a scene? And where is the drama of it? How do I accentuate the drama? ”

"Is it according to the normal logic of thinking? Or should you grab the most prominent point and use it to catch the audience's eye? ”

"After solving the first two problems, you should think about how to make this scene better?"

Senna's explanation suddenly made Ke Zihua feel empowered, and asked excitedly: "Then how can I shoot better?" ”

"It depends on your on-site scheduling ability, for example, when you shoot a shot, you have to consider whether the camera is closer or farther away, the effect will be better."

"The lights should be stronger? Or does it need to be weakened a bit? ”

"How to connect the front and rear lenses to make it smoother, should it be static shooting, or dynamic follow-up?"

"Moreover, there are all kinds of problems that you will encounter during the shooting, and you will need to solve them."

Senna's words had a great impact on Ke Zihua, he never thought that the director would do so many things, and now looking back at his watch, he felt that compared to Senna, he was like a child who had just learned to speak.

He couldn't help but secretly think in his heart: "It seems that I was still too shallow before, and I felt that I could shoot good-looking stunt shots, and I was very close to a qualified director." ”

He has long known that the so-called action director is actually just an action director, and he is not even as good as an assistant director in a Hollywood crew.

You must know that in the concept of Hollywood, action scenes are always at the service of the plot of the movie, they are just an embellishment of the movie, if the plot is not good, even if the action scene is filmed well, it will be criticized.

"If you want to become a first-class director, you really have a long way to go, but fortunately, I'm still young, and this qiē has just begun, since I realize my shortcomings, let's learn from scratch!"

Senna's patient explanation was like opening a door for Ke Zihua, allowing him to deeply understand his shortcomings, and it was from this time that Ke Zihua, who refused to admit defeat, made up his mind to become a first-class director.

They chatted for a while, and everyone had already made preparations before filming, so Senna asked Ke Zihua to watch carefully, combined with the situation of on-site shooting, and carefully understand what he just said.

A scene that was only a few minutes, they actually filmed for nearly two hours, although the actors were well prepared, but when it came to filming, there were always such problems of life.

Either someone said the wrong line, or the tone of the speech was wrong, or the expression was not full enough, or the action did not meet the requirements.

Senna, on the other hand, took the trouble to correct their mistakes again and again, and at the same time constantly adjusted the camera position, angle, brightness and shade of the lights, orientation, etc.

And he found that Senna did not shoot all the shots in one go, but divided them into more than a dozen sub-lenses to shoot, thinking of the editing problem that Senna said just now, Ke Zihua gradually understood what he said just now.

This time, he found that he no longer had the feeling of watching the excitement, but could see what he wanted to do from the director's attention to a line or an action, or even an expression.

He also found that the camera on the scene did not move at random, the direction it moved and the place it was placed in order to better show the director's intention, and even the shooting angle was very particular.

After watching the whole filming process completely, Ke Zihua found that his understanding of the director had deepened a lot, which also made him eager to try the filming later, "Next time I shoot an action scene, I will try to shoot in this way." ”

In this way, Senna filmed for a whole day, and Ke Zihua followed and studied all day, but at the end of the evening, he felt that he seemed to have more and more things he didn't understand!

When he asked these questions, Senna not only patiently answered him, but also warned him not to be impatient, this is a slow process of improvement, and it takes a long time to accumulate to become a qualified director. (To be continued.) )