Chapter 82: Late Preparations

During this time, Zhou Yi has been staying in the crew, in addition to filming, he often participates in the working meetings of the director team and the production team, watching more and learning more, and naturally has a good understanding of some of the work of the crew and the post-production process of the film, which is not unfamiliar.

According to the work plan formulated by Director Zhao, the crew will all return to Yanjing City this afternoon, go to the company's Chaoyang District studio, and start the post-production of the film in the post-production room, and first complete the film editing work.

If it is a large-scale production, the editing work must be very troublesome, the requirements are very detailed, and it is generally necessary to cut for a month before there is a preliminary finished product, and it is possible to cut the final public version for two months. But the low-cost system is not so troublesome.

In particular, the plot of this film seems treacherous, but it is not complicated, the scenes are very simple, the shooting shots are not cumbersome, and the editing is relatively easy. There is no parallel, crossing, accumulation, inverted montage.

There are some reproduction montages, but they are all relatively simple.

The crew has accumulated enough editing material and it is easy to edit.

But no matter how easy the editing is, it can't be done in two or three days.

There are indeed many movies in the industry that can be cut out in two or three days and can be released as usual, but the effect of such films is definitely not ideal.

It's often shoddy money-making films that are so nonsense.

Zhou Yi definitely doesn't want his film to be like that.

This film not only embodies the hard work of the whole crew, but also condenses his hard work and hope, and naturally he can't mess around in the later stage.

This is the turnaround battle of Aurora after it was acquired and renamed Zhengdong Pictures, and it must be successful, and there is no room for failure!

The first cannon must be fired! Win the jackpot!

In this way, the company's actors and behind-the-scenes can see the hope of the company's rise, and they will not be discouraged.

A big win starts to help unite people's hearts, boost morale, and boost morale!

I guess everyone wants to see what the new boss is capable of.

If the first film fails miserably, it's impossible to say what the company's employees will think. It is estimated that even if the actors can survive again, they can't help but change jobs. No one wants to waste their youth in a hopeless company.

Zhou Yi didn't want to disappoint all the employees of the company, and he also wanted to show his strength to the top of the military command.

Of course, even if a film fails, the military commanders will not lose confidence in him.

After all, he is a fledgling, and who can guarantee that young people will succeed in the first battle?

Where the military commanders value Zhou Yi is not in a certain movie.

It's just that Zhou Yi himself has a hard time accepting failure, at least he feels a little guilty, but it's not that he can't afford to lose. What does he not afford to lose?

However, once he fails, it is estimated that Lang Jun will die of laughter, and he may wake up laughing in his dreams. It's speechless to think about that kind of scene.

Zhou Yike didn't want to be ridiculed and ridiculed by that guy on the phone, what a heartbreak!

It is conceivable that Lang Jun will definitely not save any face for Zhou Yi, it is estimated that he will not only greet him by phone, but also greet him by phone, newspaper, various media, and the Internet, and he will not give up if he does not anger Zhou Yi to death. Brother Liang and Brother Sanqi Yu are estimated to be not so passionate and arrogant.

Therefore, Zhou Yi was full of ambition and vowed to fight to the end.

In terms of editing, it is better to spend more time and keep improving, and there is no need to rush to the release.

Even if it doesn't have time to be released in May, it doesn't matter, what can Lang Jun do with him? Doesn't matter.

It is estimated that Lang Jun's side may not be able to finish the film in the later stage.

The guy wants to be released in a hurry, but the director may not agree.

Did he consult with the director? As a producer, you can't come nonsense!

However, Director Zhao actually wants to release it as soon as possible, avoid the summer file, and don't want to delay the small-budget films indefinitely. According to his idea, he immediately asked the company's professional editors to gather an editing team when he went back, and the director team would also cooperate with the editors to carry out the work.

The two groups of people work together to solve the problem quickly, and they will definitely be able to do a good job in editing.

If the directors don't know how to edit, it's a joke.

Otherwise, where did you get so many director's cuts on the market?

Whether it is the money in the film business circle, or the director is dissatisfied with the editor, this at least shows that some directors are very good at editing.

Director Zhao of Zhou Yi Company is also a good hand in this regard.

In fact, the film and television company is afraid that the director will pay too much attention to the artistry of the film and ignore the commerciality of the film, and at the same time, he is also afraid that the director will cut his own film, and he will be reluctant to do so.

These shortcomings are indeed real.

A lot of times, professional editors do a better job than directors.

Directors often can't cut that level of professionalism.

But that doesn't mean the director won't be involved in the final cut of the film.

Directors can certainly get involved and put forward their own opinions, which will often be respected and valued by editors.

After all, the director must have his own ideas and know his work better.

Especially in a second-tier company like Zhengdong Pictures, Director Zhao is the most important authoritative director in the company, and naturally has a high status and a very important voice.

He also has the right to cut part of the film, and can work with the editor.

If the two parties have different opinions, they can meet to discuss and argue, and the production team will review and come up with ideas.

Director Rong, as the veteran of the company and the director of art, also has a great say.

In terms of editing rights, this is the basic situation of the company.

And Director Zhao and the editor have not had any disputes before, and they have always worked together very happily.

With the help of the director team, the editor will gather another team, and the editing speed will definitely be faster.

Everyone worked overtime and worked overnight, and it is estimated that the first cut will come out in two or three days.

For a simple, low-budget work, such a speed is normal.

In fact, the company's editors have already started some of the first cuts. After all, in order to be in a hurry, the director has already explained. After the footage is uploaded to the company's server every day, the editor will watch it in time, and at the same time refer to the script. Some of the basic footage was stitched together in the order of the script, and some rough cuts were made.

Now with the help of the director team, it is naturally faster.

This version has no VFX, no narration, and no music.

Because the shooting is very smooth, there are not many abandoned shots, the script is not complicated, and the scenes are simple, this first-cut version will probably take more than two hours, or three hours, not longer, and cannot be compared with those blockbusters with five or six hours of first-cut cuts.

Then we will carry out the work of re-cutting and fine cutting, and it is estimated that it can be completed in a week.

Finally, there is the comprehensive scissor.

This version is the two-hour version that will finally be released in theaters.

Even if it is at the latest, a total of ten days, the editing work will definitely be completed.

Of course, this will definitely require the relevant personnel to work overtime.

But this is normal overtime, everyone is used to it, no one will have an opinion, anyway, there is a lot of overtime pay.

Once the film is edited, a lot of work can be done at the same time, and it doesn't have to be in order. Like composing and mixing, you have to start at the same time. The technical team has been working overtime for a long time to work on VFX. As for the 3D system, there is no need for it, this is not a 3D movie.

After getting the sample, I have to do the dubbing of the actors and the sound effects.

This aspect requires the actor to go to the recording studio to cooperate.

In the previous shooting, the dialogue was definitely recorded, but in general, the recording is re-recorded in post, which is better for the effect. After all, there will be a lot of noise in the dialogue of the live recording, and the effect is not good.

Therefore, although the actors can leave the group, the work is not completely over, and they still need to cooperate in the later stage.

Of course, this is the normal work of an actor, it is clearly stated in the contract, there is nothing troublesome.

These recordings don't take much time.

And some sound effects, such as those in the fight scene, also need to be made zuò. Tong guò computer processing is very easy.

Basically, these sound effects are ready-made, and you can just enter them.

Some introductions during Director Zhao's banquet, and everyone's supplementary explanations, Zhou Yi has some understanding of these things, and he is no longer a professional novice.

As the owner of a film company, it's not good if you are not familiar with the company's business.

Zhou Yi has to charge at any time to make up for the shortcomings.

Zhou Yi used some of the usual rest time to recharge, and he was also not idle and had nothing to do. This is also the reason why he is usually low-key. Do your job well first and make achievements, and you definitely don't have time to go online to find Lang Jun and others to fight with each other. Zhou Yi rarely does things like pretending to be forced to slap his face, and he may have inadvertent behavior, but he will never deliberately find fault.

Making movies is his main job, which takes up most of his energy and time.

In fact, Lang Jun is the same, except for the last casual encounter, and later a phone call, he has not harassed Zhou Yi.

As the owner of a large company, he is very busy and has no idle ambition.

As for the thing that Producer Zhang said last time, it was Lang Jun who just caught up, and he was forced to be helpless, and he had to do it, not what he thought. Zhou Yi understands him in this regard.

But Zhou Yi understands very well that given the relationship between the two, if he gives Lang Jun the opportunity to pretend to be slapped in the face, people will definitely not let it go.

Therefore, he must do his own thing well and never give the other party such a chance to slap his face.

If he is really slapped in the face by the other party, even if he can fight back, it will be quite boring.

At present, Zhou Yi is more and more concerned about the company's affairs, and he is more and more like the boss of the company, rather than the humanoid stamping machine and the statue of the chairman.

Through guò this filming, Zhou Yi already has some basic understanding of film shooting.

Now he wants to know more about the post-production of films.

At the dinner table, some members of the director team kept introducing some information to the boss. Director Zhao and Director Rong have added from time to time. They also want the boss to be as mature as possible, and they also don't want Zhou Yi to be a layman.

They are very happy to be able to help Zhou Yi grow.

Zhou Yi's usual initiative made everyone very satisfied.

Respect is earned with practical actions.

It's not that because you're the boss, everyone respects you. That kind of face respect is only job respect, not inner respect.

Now Zhou Yi has won the unanimous recognition of the company's internal cast and crew by relying on his excellent performance on and off the field in this play.

This is a good phenomenon.