The preparations for the crew went very smoothly, and under the recommendation of Zhao Linlin, the most important members of the crew were determined one after another, photographer Chen Shaoping, art designer Yu Duoduo, and recording engineer Li Zhenhao.

These people are all graduates of the film academy, they are the brothers of Zhao Linlin and Zhang Meng, they have been in the film industry for several years, and they know a lot of people. After they were in place, they quickly pulled in a group of people, and the crew was set up.

Only the gaffer has encountered trouble in this link, the gaffer belongs to the photography group, but Cheng Peng did not push the matter of finding the gaffer to the photographer Chen Shaoping, because the gaffer is too important, especially in this movie, the lighting largely determines the success or failure of the movie, and he must personally check it.

In fact, for films, lighting is no less important than photographers, art designers, and sound recorders, if the photographer is the director's arm, they turn the director's ideas into real pictures; The gaffer is the one who decides the quality of the picture and the atmosphere, and Cheng Peng would rather have a worse camera than a better light.

When it comes to the role of lighting, Korean dramas are a particularly clear example. Are Korean actors really beautiful, really so glamorous? Of course not, Chinese actors are definitely not worse than them in terms of appearance, or even better. So why do the actors in Korean film and television dramas look particularly glamorous? In addition to the exquisite costumes and props, the most important reason is that South Korea attaches great importance to lighting, and the light is particularly good.

Cheng Peng interviewed several gaffers, but was never satisfied, these people don't understand computers, physics, or optical knowledge, and they rely on experience to set up lighting. If he only thinks about completing the filming of "The Two of Us", these lighting designers can make do with it, but he still hopes to find a high-level lighting engineer as his queen once and for all.

was rejected by Cheng Peng of the three lighting designers recommended by himself, Chen Shaoping was very unhappy, sighed for a while, and made a new recommendation: "I know a powerful lighting engineer who can meet your requirements, but this person is not easy to do." ”

"Oh, what people? If it's too well-known gaffer, don't consider it, we have limited funds. ”

"It's a moderator of the lighting version of the film forum, his online name is Spielberg, this person is of a very high level, if he can invite him to the lighting section, it will be no problem, but he is very arrogant and difficult to speak."

"Oh, does this Spielberg have any works?"

"I don't know, this guy is more mysterious, he claims to have made movies, but he hasn't said what kind of movie it is, and no one knows his true identity." Chen Shaoping didn't have any expression on his face, but said in his heart, go, self-righteous guy, wait for Spielberg to scold you all over the bag, see what you say then!

In the evening, Cheng Peng came to the Internet café, clicked on the lighting section of the movie forum, and flipped through the post written by Spielberg, feeling that this person does have two brushes, but it is just like Chen Shaoping said that this person thinks very highly of himself and is very arrogant.

Cheng Peng knows this kind of arrogant guy, it will definitely not work if you tell him well, but if you can defeat him, he will obey you, and it is a reason to train horses. He immediately registered an ID called "King of the World" and posted a post on the forum, titled: "I want to make a film to participate in the Berlin Film Festival, looking for a high-level lighting engineer." ”

After a few minutes of wandering online, Cheng Peng reopened the post and found that his post had been replied to by several people, including Spielberg.

A few replies were sneering, while Spielberg was more direct: "Self-righteous guys don't look at their own pounds." ”

Cheng Peng suddenly laughed, the fish took the bait, and immediately replied: "Then who do you think you are, the level is very high?" Hehe, my film will definitely be shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, what about you? ”

Spielberg quickly replied: "Boy, do you think the Berlinale is a playhouse?" Just make a movie and you can be shortlisted, you are too underestimated to watch the movie! ”

"I didn't underestimate the movie, if I did, I would say that my film would win the Golden Bear, but I didn't, because I know that there are many other factors besides the level of the film itself, such as the judges' preferences and so on. But one thing is for sure, as long as the movie is good enough, it will definitely be shortlisted, and my film is good enough! ”

Spielberg was a little angry: "Ignorant child! Aren't you looking for a professional gaffer? I am a professional gaffer, I ask you a few questions, as long as you can answer them, I will come to you to be a gaffer for free! ”

I'm waiting for your words! Cheng Peng replied with a smile: "We are determined, if you have any questions, just ask!" ”

"The camera is facing the actor, only the main light, what is the effect of hitting from a 45-degree angle, what is the effect of 90 degrees, what is the effect of 135 degrees, what is the effect of 180 degrees?"

I'll go, the basics of lighting, this guy is treating me like a rookie! Cheng Peng smiled disdainfully and replied: "Lighting from a 45-degree angle, and there is no auxiliary light, there are more shadows on the side face, which is heavier, and the characters will look thinner than the real characters, which is mostly used in darker movies; Illuminated from a 90-degree angle, the whole face is bright on one side, and half is in shadow, the picture has a strong contrast, and it is mostly used to show characters who are both evil and good; At 135 degrees, only the side face has light, and most of the whole face is in shadow, this lighting method is mostly used when the murderer appears; Illuminated at 180 degrees, with the face completely in complete darkness, this lighting is used to represent mysterious characters, such as the political axe in Hollywood movies. ”

"It's just an introductory knowledge, and now a slightly more difficult question, how should the lights be played when the actors move?"

The treatment of lighting when the actor moves is much more difficult than using the light to hit a single area, but this is also the most basic lighting method in the filming of the movie, and it is difficult for Cheng Peng: "When the actor moves, the lighting must first draw a clear movement map, and then determine the exact location of the movement, and determine the specific area that needs to be emphasized, for example, a woman opens the door and walks into the room, and the process of walking needs to use light to light up the entire area where she walks with lights, but when she walks to the sofa and lies down, three-point lighting is used. Sketch out the whole person. ”

"Boy, it seems that you still know a little bit about lighting, and you're not exactly a rookie, so this comes back to a bit of a difficult question, how to light the green screen when the movie is arranged?"

"Hey, I'm recruiting a gaffer, not a gaffer, why do you keep asking me about lighting?"

"Why, you can't answer it, can you? If you can't answer, admit defeat and get out of the movie forum! ”

There are very few domestic films that use green screens, and Cheng Peng doesn't use this experience, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand. Green screen technology, also known as chroma key technology, simply put, is that some movie scenes can not be filmed, or are not easy to shoot, such as scenes shot in outer space, it is impossible for actors to really go to space to shoot, when actually shooting, put a green cloth in the background, in post-production, through the computer software to cut off the green background, replaced with the scene needed for the movie, similar to PS photos.

The green screen lighting sounds very simple, anyway, the green screen needs to be replaced, as long as the green screen is lit, but in fact this is not the case, the movie "Gravity" before the official start of filming, the director spent more than two years to design the lighting problem of the film, which shows its complexity.

Cheng Peng replied: "The green screen lighting must consider the problem of light source, we can't see the light source on the green screen, but after the green screen is replaced by a real scene, there may be a light source, so we must simulate the light of the real environment and set up the light according to the real environment; Secondly, the green screen needs to be lit with lights, and the light must be uniform to facilitate later cutouts. ”

After answering, without waiting for Spielberg to ask again, Cheng Peng preemptively asked: "You can't always ask me, I will ask you instead." In such a scene, in the forest at midnight, a killer is holding a shovel, digging a pit to bury the body. If it were you, how would you turn on the lights? ”

"This kind of pediatric problem also comes to test me, the atmosphere of the scene you described is heavier, the lighting should highlight the blurry effect, create a terrifying atmosphere, I will set up two lights in front of the back, and arrange a high-power lamp in the back, 5000 watts, play blue light, make a dark blue background, highlight the effect of the night, and a light in front ......"

The two of you come and go, and they get together in the forum.

Most of the netizens who make movie forums are novices, but there are also many professionals like Chen Shaoping, and Lu Chuan and Guan Hu also appear from time to time. And Spielberg is one of the several great gods of the forum, and professionals like Lu Chuan have to say a word of obedience when they see him.

Spielberg got into a fight, which immediately attracted the attention of the entire forum, and a new post appeared on all the pages, "Si Shen has shot!" "The light version of Si Shen has started to people! "Si Shen is at war, go and watch!" ”

In a very short period of time, countless netizens came to leave messages in the quarrel post between Cheng Peng and Spielberg, and the entire page was refreshed at a very high speed.

"This is the new Xiaobai, it's too jumpy! Haha, bumping into the hands of Si Shen, this is going to be tragic! ”

"Hahaha, Si Shen hasn't made a move for a long time, I'll leave a name!"

"Si Shen, kill him in seconds!"

"Dare to pinch Si Shen, the current little white is so bold, Lu Chuan was defeated last time, I didn't expect anyone to dare to come to find death!"

……

The whites are basically all kinds of names and ridicule, but the professionals still see that the level of the king of the world is coming.

"This kid is not Xiaobai, his level is very high, is it the vest of a great god?"

"It's certainly true that this person is a director, and he knows a lot about lighting, not an ordinary person!"

"Well, it's amazing, but he made a big mistake, he shouldn't fight with Spielberg for lighting knowledge, he definitely can't fight, Spielberg is a professional gaffer, he is already at a disadvantage!"

……

Cheng Peng is indeed at a disadvantage, and the knowledge of fighting lighting is indeed not winning. However, in the face of Spielberg's professional questions, Cheng Peng always analyzed and answered from the perspective of the director, although he was at a disadvantage, he was not defeated, and even fought back from time to time.

As the debate deepened, the topic of the two gradually opened, from lighting to photography, from photography to art, and spread to all aspects of the film.

In this way, the situation gradually reversed, and Cheng Peng began to gain the upper hand, launching wave after wave of attacks, throwing out one question after another, while Spielberg gradually became at a disadvantage and could only be exhausted.

The netizens of the forum, whether it is Xiaobai, Lao Bai, or professionals, are all dumbfounded, looking at this state, Si Shen is going to be defeated, the king of this world is so awesome, who is he?;