Chapter 71: A great success
What are the main responsibilities of the director during the filming process?
Director Zhao also made some introductions to the students. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In particular, there were many students from the directing department at the scene, and the questions were very positive, and Director Zhao explained more carefully.
"The director's business ability is in the textbook, and many students can memorize it backwards, such as narrative ability, ability to organize the plot, on-site ability, literary ability, combination of rational and sensibility, modeling ability, editing ability, etc., it is estimated that everyone can memorize more than me, maybe now the textbook has been updated, and a lot of things may be added. That's what we were learning when we first started. ”
The classmates couldn't help but laugh and thought Director Zhao was very funny and talkative.
"But isn't it true that you learn these things to be a good director?"
"Not really. As the old saying goes, it is shallow on paper, and you must never know that you have to do it. If you learn these things in school, you can become a director, then there are countless directors in our Huaxia, and there will not be as few qualified directors as now. ”
"Just like many college students, they go out of campus and into society, only to find that many of the things they learned in college are completely useless. The director is the same, some students learn very well in school, but when it comes to actual work, their eyes are black, and they are blind, and they don't know what to do. It's not that what you learn in school is useless, it's that you don't have the practical ability to link theory with practice. ”
"The position of director requires a very comprehensive business ability and rich social experience to be competent. The reason why we often say that it is best for directors to start as an assistant director is to cultivate experience. If you don't have experience, sometimes, it's a waste of money and you can't get things done. It's not just that you can learn the theoretical knowledge in books, you really need to have enough social experience. ”
"It's no secret that we are also recruiting directors in Zhengdong now, but we haven't been able to recruit them, it's not that our conditions are high, it's not that no one has applied, the key is that some young directors who came to apply for the job couldn't even pass the interview, they talked on paper, but fortunately, they were ambitious, who dared to invest in letting him make a film?"
"Let's take our film as an example."
"Everyone is curious, what do I usually do?"
"When it comes to guiding actors' acting skills, our low-cost commercial action movies actually don't have very high acting requirements, and our main actors are all from professional classes, they are acting schools, not idols, and their acting skills are no problem. The director can usually mention it and let the actors meet the requirements, but it is impossible to say that the director can raise the acting skills of these actors to a higher level. ”
"As for the director's skills and shooting techniques, those are the basic skills. Especially low-budget action movies, not literary films, there are no particularly difficult shooting techniques. If you can't even pass these things, then you are not a qualified director. ”
"So what was my main job when I was shooting? It is to organize all parties, do a good job of coordination, and do a good job of teamwork. For example, when filming exterior locations in Huairou Film and Television City, the shots of some scenes were unqualified and could not meet the level we required. Although we are a small-budget film, we have requirements for all kinds of shots, and we can't just mess around. ”
"At that time, the producers of the on-site crew had to hire Xinghui's set workers to re-set the set, but the director had to supervise the whole process to make them achieve the ideal effect I wanted, which was very laborious."
"Another example is filming in Prince Gong's Mansion, it is impossible for the management committee to let you move things casually, someone supervises the whole process, telling you that this can't be touched, that can't be touched, you can't move here, you can't move there, how can you shoot this?"
"What about the director? You have to be responsible for negotiating, and you have to find a way to rebuild the scenery and think of various ways to replace it, which is really very tedious and tiring. When we were making the film, it was very busy and troublesome. ”
"To deal with these things, it really requires sufficient social experience and intelligent and mature communication skills."
"This is the ability to deal with actual business, unlike what you learn in books, not on paper. Some students have good grades on paper, but they can't explain the problem, and as soon as you leave the campus, enter the society, and take over the actual work, it is the time to test you. ”
The students listened very carefully and kept communicating with Director Zhao, and they really felt that they had broadened their horizons and increased their experience.
Some students also asked about casting.
Director Zhao also made some explanations.
"We are a low-budget film, and it is impossible to give a high salary, so in the casting of supporting roles, we are resolutely using newcomers or second-tier actors, because the salary is low, which can reduce costs. This will not affect the film, because we know the characteristics of our own films, and we don't rely on stars to attract fans, we rely on action scenes to win. ”
"In that case, can the actor choose at will? There are so many newcomers in the industry, yes, or no. ”
"In order to ensure the quality of the film, we choose all professional actors, not the kind of little fresh meat that has no acting skills, just to ensure acting skills. Even if we are a small-budget film, the acting skills must be guaranteed, no acting skills will work, and all details must be done well. For example, Shao Junjie, who plays Bai Yutang in our film, and Jin Chaoqun, who plays Ai Hu, are both from professional classes, and their acting skills are guaranteed. ”
Director Zhao also helped the two newcomers to promote by the way.
Many students from the acting department in the audience laughed, thinking that this is not simple? If you want acting, I also have it, and the salary is very low, can I also choose it? It's not that simple. Here, I'm not afraid to reveal it. ”
The students were in high spirits and liked to listen to the unspoken rules.
"We cast in two ways, one is a recommendation and the other is an audition. But more often than not, it's recommended to add auditions. You say it's an unspoken rule or anything, but it's inevitable. After all, we also have a lot of allies in Zhengdong, and we have to take care of the alliance relationship, which is the actual need of cooperation in ordinary times. But if it is recommended, it does not mean that the acting skills are passed, so you need to audition. It's a way to ensure that we can take care of our allies and the quality of the actors. If someone in the circle recommends an audition, it is indeed easier to succeed. ”
"Several supporting roles like ours in this drama were recommended by allies."
"Pang Guobin, who plays Xiao Zhuge is recommended by Gryphon Media; Lu Yifeng, who plays the flower butterfly, was recommended by New Castle Pictures; Shao Junjie, who played Bai Yutang, was recommended by Wu Yuanshen, who cooperated with us in "Five Poison Gate" on behalf of Dingxing Entertainment; Jin Chaoqun, who plays Ai Hu, was recommended by the boss of the Venus Acrobatic Troupe who had cooperated with us, and the same is true of the Four Trap Rats. That's how our actors are chosen. ”
The students of the acting department immediately felt that the society was too dark, and none of your actors were fair competition?
"Don't think there's anything unfair about this, society is not an ivory tower, everyone can only try to adapt."
"Besides, any actor has to go through a strict audition, even if someone recommends it, but it doesn't meet the requirements, it's still not good. Only if the acting skills are passed, the image is in line, and the recommendation is useful. And we have a lot of action scenes in the film, everyone has seen it, and it is really hard to shoot this kind of action scene. These actors did put in a lot of effort and effort during the filming process. ”
"Like Shao Junjie, I have been training with the group for a long time, and even if I have a good foundation in dance, sometimes I still feel very difficult. In the crew, probably only Zhou Yi is usually very relaxed, because he is a real eighth stage of national arts, but the other actors have to suffer a lot. As a director, I can only encourage them to persevere, but the quality of the shooting must not be compromised, it must meet the requirements. ”
"You can see that the play effect we presented on the screen at the end is very good, but the behind-the-scenes efforts of the actors are not visible to everyone. The better the effect, the more the actors must have paid behind the scenes. ”
"At that time, when filming the action scene in Chongxiaolou, Shao Junjie was so tired that he couldn't do it, and he was about to vomit, and he really couldn't bear it, which was a very difficult thing. But we can't help him, we can only overcome it by ourselves and work hard by ourselves, which is how being an actor is. Jin Chaoqun filmed a public scene, rolling around on the ground with a nail board, which was also very hard, and in the end, he had a blue and purple body, so he could only endure it all the time, and he also paid a lot in order to shoot this scene well. And that's not even the final ending climactic scene! When it comes to the end of the film, these actors pay more, especially the leading actors, who are simply desperate. Everyone is indeed very professional, so that they can grit their teeth and persevere. ”
The students applauded warmly and were deeply touched.
Even for a small-budget film, achieving such success is certainly not an easy thing to do.
There is no talk of bad luck in the circle.
As the exchange gradually deepens and continues, the exchange activity of this film screening is finally coming to an end. Starting at one o'clock in the afternoon, watching a movie until three o'clock, and after this exchange, it was almost dinner time.
Senior Sister Liang Sini wanted Director Zhao to say a few words to the students of the college at the end.
Director Zhao used Xunzi's famous words of persuasion to encourage each other with Yanying's classmates: "Qiji can not take ten steps in one leap; Ten horses, the merit is relentless. Perseverance, rotten wood does not break; Perseverance, gold and stone can be carved. ”
Director Zhao humbly compares himself to a "horse", saying that the secret of his success lies in "reluctance".
is reluctant because of his love for movies.
Only with love can we be reluctant.
He hoped that the students would cherish their current youth and good years, and devote themselves to the future film and television creation with full enthusiasm.
"When you can one day come up with a good work, there is a strong sense of happiness and satisfaction, as well as a great sense of accomplishment. You'll have a lot of fun with it. The future of this industry is up to everyone. ”
Finally, Senior Sister Liang Sini sincerely thanked Director Zhao for bringing such a wonderful low-budget action movie to the students, and thanked Director Zhao again for his sincere guidance to the students. This is the end of this college screening hall activity.
After the exchange, Director Zhao and others took a group photo with Liang Sini, as well as some students from the Department of Management and the Department of Directing.
The staff of Zhengdong Pictures took a lot of photos that could be used for publicity.
Senior Sister Guo Aiming was also there to help shoot.
The students of the acting department are not going to join in the fun.
When it's time for dinner, everyone is going to eat.
In a pleasant atmosphere, this issue of the college's screening hall activity came to a successful conclusion.
Zhou Yi was very satisfied, and indeed felt that the event was a success, and made a positive publicity for Zhengdong Pictures.
Next, Director Zhao and they are about to retreat, Zhou Yi doesn't have to accompany them, and he and his sister go to dinner together.
Wu Baixiong joked: "Zhou Yi, your film is really different, the whole film is a gang of men, and there is no actress." ”
Zhou Yi smiled: "The same is true of the last film, there are no actresses in the company!" ”
Young Qinglong shook his head and said, "This is an excuse. Don't invite actresses, there is a lot less trouble, and it saves money, which is too picky. ”
The classmates laughed, is the actress so troublesome?
The girls were very dissatisfied and besieged the young dragon.
However, everyone praised Zhou Yi's action scenes as beautiful, which was really eye-opening.
Young Long said with some envy: "This is a trick fresh, eat all over the world!" Zhou Yi relies on action scenes alone to gain a foothold in the industry. The play is good, the appearance is high, and the fame is fast, there is nothing to say. In the future, you can make a lot of money by relying on your fists and pillows, and you will be able to turn your heels. ”
Zhou Yi Khan: That sounds a little wrong.
What do you mean by a fist and a pillow, and you can turn your heels?
"Qinglong, I'll just treat you as if you're praising me. You're complimenting me, aren't you? ”
"I was already complimenting you! Am I not boasting enough? ”
Yang Yuxian said: "In fact, Zhou Yi's performance is also good, although there is indeed a gap compared with Gao Song's kind of free retraction, but he has performed his own level, and the performances in some places are obviously professionally trained, especially the play is more exciting." ”
Zhou Yi nodded and said: "I watched the videos of Lou Degua's predecessors' previous TV series, and I also invited a special etiquette teacher to train classical etiquette, and I also found Director Guo Donglin of our acting department to guide me in acting, so I can act like this, and it is not easy." ”
Yang Yuxian smiled: "Look, I'm right!" Definitely professionally trained. ”
Everyone nodded their heads, and no one's success was a fluke.
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