More than half an hour later, Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang rushed over.

I couldn't tell you clearly on the phone. After the meeting, Huang Bo explained the incident in detail.

Chen Yuan quickly understood, it turned out that he had found the wrong person!

24-hour convenience stores are prevalent in the south, but not in the north. The nightlife of northerners is not as rich as that of the south. Convenience stores are basically closed for business in the second half of the night. Therefore, many of these convenience stores with 24-hour signs will choose to close in the early hours of the morning or before the early hours of the morning. The business hours are not up to 20 hours at all!

Even 20 years from now, the situation will not change.

Famous convenience store chains such as 7-Eleven, Kuaike, and Hospitable have chosen the right time to enter a big northern city like Kyoto. None of the results were ideal.

Of course, there is more than one reason why 24-hour convenience stores have not become popular in the north, there are other reasons. I won't go into them all here.

After Chen Yuan figured it out, he knew that the result that Huang Bo and the two of them had won was already the best result!

Time was too short, and he had no other choice.

After having some lunch, Chen Yuan, Huang Bo and others began to inspect the store, and finally chose a convenience store located near No. 56 Beiyuan Road - Kangle's 24-hour convenience store.

This convenience store occupies an area of 120 square meters, and there are cubicles inside, which is very suitable for shooting!

Chen Yuan signed a simple contract with the shopkeeper, and the filming location was decided.

He called Guan Hu and Ning Hao again, and the two directors worked overtime last night to complete the work of breaking down the script. Early this morning, I started contacting the helpers who were still in Kyoto. When Chen Yuan called, the contact between the two had been almost done.

Now Guan Hu and Ning Hao already have the confidence to meet the challenge! The source of confidence is the work they accomplished last night!

Breaking down the script is the first thing to do in the preparation stage of the film. To put it simply, the script is dismantled one by one according to the basic elements such as scenes, locations, and actors, while also paying attention to the shooting length, props, stunts, and camera equipment. The best way to do this is to write everything down on an index card and make a scene card.

Once all the scenes have been broken down, the production team can add variables one by one. This includes the distance between locations, whether the shooting time is day or night, indoor or outdoor, and when the location is available; Then think about the actors: when they can make a film, who can work together, and so on.

Then you can put everything together into a master production schedule and create a detailed shooting plan.

For most films, this is the case. But the situation with "Nightclub" is clearly different.

The story of "Nightclub" takes place at night in a convenience store, with no exterior scenes, all indoors. The shooting time span is small, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., with only a 9-hour time span. There is no problem with the actors, almost everyone has enough time, the only uncertainty is the actor Huang Xiaoming recommended by Zhao Wei.

After making the call, Guan Hu, Ning Hao, Gao Hu, and Liu Hao got busy. On the one hand, they have to inform the staff, and on the other hand, they have to transport the filming equipment.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the crew's vehicles came to the convenience store one after another. At this time, the convenience store had already hung a sign that it was closed.

Ning Hao and Gao Hu jumped down from the car and instructed everyone to carry the equipment.

The crew are all professionals and know the workflow of the crew. The camera crew, lighting crew, and recording crew unpacked the equipment, and then each found a place to sit down and wait for the actors to arrive.

There is a standard process for film shooting, and only by following the process can the efficiency of shooting be ensured. The filming of the film can be divided into five steps, positioning, lighting, rehearsal, fine-tuning, and shooting.

Positioning is when the actor simply performs the content of the scene roughly, so as to determine the position of the actor during the performance, as well as the actions of the characters. Only by determining the actor's position can the photographer determine the area, scene and movement method according to the actor's performance area, and then determine the starting and falling frames, the focal length and high and low position of the lens, etc.; The gaffer can determine the light position according to the performance area and arrange the lighting; The art can also be set according to the location of the performance.

It didn't take long for Guan Hu and Liu Hao to come with people.

When most of the people arrived, the Conrox 24-hour convenience store was a little crowded. Field staff can only stay outside the store. Only Chen Yuan, two directors, actors, a gaffer, and a photographer remained.

Zhao Wei, Li Bing, Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Liu Hao, Gao Hu, Su Muying, these actors who have arrived began to familiarize themselves with the lines, and under the guidance of the two directors, they deeply analyzed the inner world of the characters they played.

As time passed, the actors' positions were gradually determined. Photography and lighting are all prepared for each other.

At half past six in the afternoon, Xu Zheng arrived. Chen Yuan had already communicated with Xu Zheng before, so Xu Zheng's beard at this time was unshaven and he hadn't shaved it for several days. As soon as he arrived, Guan Hu greeted him. Xu Zheng was a little flattered, he was still just a small actor at this time. Never enjoyed such treatment!

Guan Hu introduced everyone to Xu Zheng and introduced Xu Zheng to everyone. Xu Zheng smiled and greeted everyone very humbly. When he saw Chen Yuan, he couldn't help but be shocked, this young man was too powerful! He had received information about Chen Yuan from Guan Hu. When we meet at this time, we are naturally surprised. In the end, he saw Zhao Wei!

Now he was not surprised, but shocked! Xiaoyanzi Zhao Wei's big name, who doesn't know who in the film and television industry doesn't know? Xu Zheng never expected that there would be such a great god among the crew members!

"Director, why didn't you tell me in advance?" Xu Zheng blamed himself, "If I had known that Xiaoyanzi was here, I would have arrived early no matter what!" I'm sorry, I've kept you waiting! ”

Guan Hu smiled and said, "You can't blame me for this matter, it's Chen Yuan's great powers and he invited people!" In fact, before noon today, I didn't even know who the other two roles would be! ”

Xu Zheng was stunned for a moment and said, "The other two? And what about the other one? ”

Before he could finish speaking, a taxi stopped in front of the convenience store. Huang Xiaoming walked in with his suitcase.

Except for Zhao Wei and Chen Yuan, no one in the crew knew this sunny boy. Zhao Wei and Huang Xiaoming are classmates and are no strangers to Huang Xiaoming. Chen Yuan is different. The Huang Xiaoming in his memory is mature, steady, and masculine, while Huang Xiaoming at this time is still a little young and has not been tempered by time.

Huang Xiaoming cherished this opportunity very much, and after getting the script, he devoted himself to it.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the crew had dinner. After dinner, the actors began rehearsals.

At this time, the lighting had been arranged, and the actors returned to the performance and rehearsed under the guidance of Guan Hu and Ning Hao.

Rehearsals are mainly about adjusting the details of the performance, stating which emotions, eyes, expressions, and tones the actors will use to perform in a scene or shot to be performed in the future. Most directors will make clear performance requirements or tell the actors about the real state of the character. There are also directors who like to give the actors free rein, and some even give exemplary suggestions.

Rehearsals are very important for the crew. On the one hand, time is pressing, and neither the actors nor the directors have understood the script thoroughly! Many neglected areas will be valued and gradually improved in rehearsals.

On the other hand, there is the issue of funding. Since it is a work of practice, it is impossible to have too much capital investment. Rehearsals can shorten the shooting time, reduce the amount of film, and most directly, save money!

At ten o'clock in the evening, Guan Hu and Ning Hao finally decided to start filming!

Time waits for no one, eight days, very, very tight. The two of them had to seize every minute and every second!

The first shot of the film is Li Xiaolian, a female clerk played by Li Bing, checking the bills and counting the goods, a mobile phone quietly poked out from not far away, and there was a strange click, and Li Xiaolian's photo appeared on the screen of the mobile phone.

There is no other problem with this lens, the problem is this phone. At present, there are no camera phones on the market at all! Neither Motorola, Nokia, nor Ericsson have developed such a camera phone!

Chen Yuan obviously knew about this problem, but he still didn't change part of the plot. The reason is simple, it has to do with the proposal he submitted to the three major mobile phone companies. Of course, the plan is very vague. Before the mobile phone company signed the VAM agreement, Chen Yuan would not disclose any relevant content.

When they got the script, the two directors, Guan Hu and Ning Hao, approached Chen Yuan and put forward a lot of constructive suggestions. But Chen Yuan did not agree, let alone reveal his true thoughts to them. Chen Yuan's insistence made the two directors very helpless, and they could vaguely guess that Chen Yuan had other intentions. Originally, Chen Yuan was a young man with a lot of ideas in their minds!

When Guan Hu gave Huang Xiaoming a lecture, he talked about the problem of the camera phone. The props team prepared a fake mobile phone for Huang Xiaoming, and he only needed to make a show when filming.

Ning Hao waved his hand and shouted, "Okay, each group prepares!" ”

It's finally time to begin! Chen Yuan cheered up, and Su Muying also cheered up.

The groups began to act, the camera was turned on, the recording equipment was started, and Li Bing stood in front of the camera.

The narrator walks over with the clapperboard and puts it in front of the camera.

"Hit the board!" Ning Hao shouted again.

"The first scene, the first realm, the first one!" The scene reporter hit the board and exited the camera.

There are many scenes such as scene notes and boards in the behind-the-scenes footage at the end of the movie. Specific information such as camera position and scene sequence number is recorded on the slate board to facilitate post-editing work, so as to avoid the situation that the scene is out of order.

"Let's go!" Guan Hu issued a password.

PS: There is only one chapter today.