Chapter 17: That's it
The crew's previous requirement for Su Jian's composition was that the soundtrack of the film should be as weird as possible, not too gloomy and terrifying, this is not a horror film, but it must highlight the weird atmosphere of the cult film. Weird and scary are two different things entirely.
Cult movies are not horror movies, there are still obvious differences.
If the soundtrack is made scary, it will scare the audience, which may have the opposite effect and affect the box office of the film.
But the spooky soundtrack is likely to be appreciated by the audience, and even worshiped by cult film fans, which is a good thing.
For example, the ending ** soundtrack of "Soul Snatcher Saw" in the previous life is very classic, belonging to the weird but not scary soundtrack genre. Because the plot of that film is terrifying enough, there is naturally no need to make the soundtrack more terrifying, as long as the heavy and weird sense of the ending of the film is highlighted.
And the same is true of Zhengdong Pictures' "Five Poison Gates", the film itself has a lot of torture scenes, which are also terrifying enough, there is no need to add snakes and make more horror articles on the soundtrack.
More than enough is too much!
In this regard, Director Zhao and Director Rong are experienced and thoughtful, and have put forward many detailed and reasonable requirements.
Su Jian fully understood the meaning of the high-level of the crew, and the soundtrack he made was very weird and exciting, which fully met the special requirements of cult films.
In terms of soundtrack, Zhou Yi is completely relieved.
Senior composers are indeed worthy of their reputations, and they are not wasted people. No wonder Director Rong admires it so much, not simply because of the friendship relationship. To achieve the position of art director, generally not because of personal reasons.
Of course, Su Jian's soundtrack is definitely different from the soundtrack of old films in his previous life, after all, he is not time-traveling, but the overall style is very similar, and the effect is even better, and the rendering of the atmosphere is definitely better.
After all, the Chinese film and television industry is developed in today's world, and the level of these elites in the industry is definitely high enough, even better than in previous lives.
In particular, Su Jian is also a senior composer from the Central Conservatory of Music. With a burst of inspiration, the soundtrack is sure to be extraordinary.
In fact, the background soundtrack of the old work in the previous life is a highlight of the film, and the sense of weirdness is very heavy. Quentin is said to have used some of the film's music in "Kill Bill". But how, exactly. Zhou Yi is not clear.
Either way, the soundtrack of this life is just as wonderful, and it's weirder than the old work, and that's enough, you can't ask for more.
Zhou Yi no longer has to find ways to get out the soundtrack of his old work in his previous life. In fact. If it really didn't work, he really wanted to do it himself. It's not that he can't do it completely, even if he doesn't know how to compose music, but he always has a way, he just doesn't want to make so much effort.
According to Director Zhao's request, the official finished product of the film's soundtrack will be produced on Friday.
Mr. Su Jian is going to take the students to work again, needless to say.
Zhou Yi just knows these things in his heart, and he doesn't need to participate in person.
Next, it's the turn of the all-important special effects work.
Director Zhao and Director Rong have been staring at each other in shifts throughout the whole process.
The post-production of special effects is quite smooth, after all, there is no difficulty in the special effects of the film. You don't need a lot of special effects shots.
However, in order to make the picture of the film more exquisite and the special effects more brilliant, all the staff of the special effects technical team did spend a lot of time and effort, and stayed up until Friday to get all the post-production special effects.
Director Zhao and others were not dissatisfied, but felt very gratified.
Special effects production is the top priority, and it is really necessary to keep improving.
The conscientious and responsible working attitude of the technical team is very good.
When Director Rong was editing the sample film for Director Zhao, he supervised the special effects production throughout the process, and he really felt that the special effects production was very good. Wait for Director Zhao to finish editing later, in addition to following the recording crew. I also have to spare some time every day to follow the special effects team and supervise it very closely.
And the final product of the special effects is really enough to make the crew very satisfied.
Zhou Yi looked at some special effects shots, and really felt that the picture was very bright and exquisite. It's textured and outstanding.
Some of the art sets have been processed by post-production special effects, which are more exquisite and chic, and very beautiful and brilliant.
Especially the close-up shot of the practice room at the beginning is simply exquisite, and it definitely far exceeds the artistic effect of the old work in the previous life.
The panoramic lens is even cooler. Spectacular.
However, this is a cult action movie, not a sci-fi fantasy film, and there are really not many places that need to use special effects later.
It is enough to make the picture more delicate and remove the wire marks.
What makes Director Zhao very satisfied is that the post-production of the film has not been postponed, and it is basically carried out according to the fixed time, and it was even completed ahead of schedule. Originally, according to his earlier prediction, it would be good to hold an internal viewing meeting for the editing of the dailies on Friday, but the result was several days in advance, and the crew was very efficient.
Today, the situation is perfectly satisfying.
On Friday, the special effects samples were reviewed by a technical review team composed of Director Zhao, Director Rong and Chief Photographer Guan, which was officially completed.
At the same time, the film's soundtrack was officially completed, and it was also reviewed smoothly.
The post-production zuò is still vigorous and resolute, racing against time, completely rushing for time and catching up with the schedule.
Zhou Yi felt that these behind-the-scenes personnel of the crew did a really good job, at least they grabbed a lot of time.
This is indeed a minute-by-minute grab!
Especially in the rush for time, it also ensures the quality of work, which is indeed very rare.
It seems that Sister Zhuo is going to give out a lot of bonuses.
In this case, the company obviously does not have a holiday on the weekend, and must continue to rush to work, and it is necessary to do it in one go!
At present, the crew has completed the visual effects picture production, as well as the dialogue recording, soundtrack composition, and dynamic sound effects. The subtitles of the film were also completed. It can be said that the basic work of sound, picture, and subtitles has been completed.
The post-production zuò has already done most of it.
On Saturday and Sunday, the whole crew worked hard, especially Director Zhao, Director Rong and Guan Photography had to actively cooperate with the colorist to complete the final color grading of the picture. If they encounter problems, they also discuss them with each other and try their best to solve them.
The mixing crew was also very busy when it came to completing the final soundtrack composition and mixing the sound effects of the recording.
Only when all this work is done can the film be finally packaged, the original master tape made, and made a digital copy.
Then comes the work for the submittal rating.
Zhuo Qinglian is also not idle, she is responsible for contacting Chu Qingyi and supervising the situation of the new factory standard over there, and she must not slow down the post-production of the film because of the progress of the new factory standard, it is best to complete it as much as possible, and strive to be able to match the new title factory logo before the film is submitted for review.
A film can't always do without the opening logo. Or use the old factory logo and take it for review!
That's shabby.
According to Zhuo Qinglian, the work of Juneng to engage in an art company is also progressing very quickly, and the special effects of zuò are very exquisite. Very nice to see.
She has already appreciated it, and she feels that the factory logo picture is indeed very amazing, and it is very refreshing and novel.
It is estimated that the company's new factory standard will be completed soon, and she has been supervising it over there, so that Zhou Yi can rest assured. There will be absolutely no surprises.
The two lines of the company go hand in hand, which is just right.
With the concerted efforts of the whole crew, everyone completed all the work well on the weekend.
On Monday morning, the company's senior colorists finally completed the final color grading of the film, which was the final step of the picture work.
All the graphics work is finally over.
At the same time, the mixing master also completed the mixing of all the soundtrack composition and recording sound effects.
The work on sound is also over.
At this point, all the sound, visual, and subtitle work of the film is complete.
Next, it's time to pack the whole thing.
On Monday afternoon, good news came from Zhuo Qinglian's side. The company has completed all the new factory logos of Zhengdong Pictures.
It took them a week to complete the editing, special effects and soundtrack of the new factory logo, and the work efficiency was also very high.
Of course, they only need to do more than 30 seconds of work, and the speed is naturally not slow.
However, their work is not easy, although the number of lenses is small, but the standard required is higher, and the fewer lenses, the more refined they must be. And it is not easy to pick out the best shots from a large number of footage, the work process is very tedious, and they have to work overtime to complete it.
And their special effects are much more difficult. After all, the characters are shot in front of a green screen, which requires a lot of special effects shots.
And almost all the shots in "Five Poison Gate" are live-action shots, without any green screen shots, and the special effects are easier and not much difficult.
In contrast, the special effects of the natural new factory logo are more difficult. It's even a lot more difficult.
Fortunately, there are only 30 seconds, and the amount of footage is not large, and they can work overtime urgently and can complete it.
What's more, Zhuo Qinglian has been urging over there, Chu Qingyi knows that Zhengdong Pictures wants to catch up with the release schedule, so he will naturally go all out to help his girlfriends.
On Monday afternoon, Chu Qingyi and Zhuo Qinglian personally sent the digital master tape of the final original version of the new factory logo that had just been made.
Zhou Yi and the senior executives of various departments of the company, as well as the relevant members of the director team and the technical team, enjoyed it together.
After reading this new factory logo, everyone applauded and was very satisfied.
Zhuo Qinglian did not exaggerate before, this version of the new factory logo is indeed very exquisite and chic, unconventional.
Juneng is really an art company!
Zhou Yi was very happy, and everyone exchanged a few words with Chu Qingyi and them to express their appreciation.
This version of the new logo is also 36 seconds long, which is very standard.
The special effects inside are really gorgeous.
The effect of special effects was originally fake, but with Zhou Yi's eyesight, he really couldn't tell how those shots were shot before. Although he and Tang Yan are very photogenic, what is filmed and what is produced in post-production are completely different things.
The effect is amazing.
In just a few shots, the production is very realistic and expressive, and several national art movements are very exquisite and beautiful, and it is really good to see the extreme.
Zhou Yi felt that no matter how much he shot, it was impossible to shoot a better picture.
Director Cai is full of skills, and he really did a great job, and he really found the right person this time.
Chu Qingyi's earlier designs were to win with the beauty of the picture, and now the new factory standard film still follows her aesthetic style.
It is estimated that my sister will definitely be very happy when she sees it in the future.
Several of her shots are also very beautiful and beautiful, simply beautiful, absolutely satisfying.
If the company shoots special effects blockbusters in the future and the special effects manpower is insufficient, it can completely outsource some work to Juneng to engage in art design companies. After all, the special effects work of blockbusters often requires the cooperation of multiple special effects companies, and in the future, they may often use other people's "giant energy"!
It's time to build a good relationship and be prepared!
It is estimated that the giant energy also has this plan.
Everyone naturally hit it off and had a good conversation.
In short, this new factory logo with the theme of "New Hope, New Dream" has been unanimously recognized by the company's senior management and crew members. In this way, the new factory logo of Zhengdong was formalized.
The film has finally reached the stage of packaging zuò as a whole in its end.
At present, the time has reached the end of April, and the post-production progress of the film is indeed much ahead of expectations.
According to this post-production schedule, the film will be released in time at the end of May anyway. (To be continued.) )
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