After the film was developed out by Beijing Film Studio, Cheng Peng sent the negatives to Hualong Digital Company, which is a subsidiary of China Film Group, a national project with the most advanced equipment in China.

Hualong Digital is a state-owned enterprise, the cost is more expensive than other special effects companies, but now there are no other powerful special effects companies in China, special art to enter China in 2004, won two Emmy Awards basefx will not be established in Beijing in 2006, crystal stone has not yet developed to film and television, only Hualong can get it, and only they have a digital intermediate film system.

Digital intermediate film is referred to as DI, which is to convert the film film into digital format, material editing, color adjustment, post-synthesis, special effects processing, subtitle mixing and a series of processing, because it is between the shooting and the projection of the film, so it is called a digital intermediate, simply put, the film is copied into the computer system, and then post-production in the system.

After the traditional film is developed, it needs light distribution, editing, straightening, etc., which need to be completed manually, which is very troublesome, and the use of digital intermediates can sit directly in front of the computer and use the mouse to point, which is convenient and fast.

However, digital intermediates are also defective, converting film images to digital formats, there will inevitably be some loss of picture quality, of course, the more advanced the machine, the smaller the loss of the picture, but the loss is definitely unavoidable, so Nolan, the super film control, refuses digital cameras, and also rejects digital intermediates, his movies "Batman", "Inception" use more traditional shooting techniques, and chemical means are also used for light distribution.

Cheng Peng has not tested this content, after all, digital intermediates are already a very mature technology, which is widely used in Hollywood, and he just wants to complete the post-production of the film as soon as possible, after all, the Berlin Film Festival registration deadline is getting closer and closer.

After completing the image acquisition of the film, the staff of Hualong Digital immediately started the post-processing of the green screen.

Cheng Peng is the first time to see the specific process of green screen cutout, and he found that the whole process is indeed as Wang Qinian said, and the principle of PS cutout, the difference is that PS can only cut out one picture at a time, and the green screen software can cut out all the green screens in dozens of seconds of the entire lens at a time.

What surprised Cheng Peng the most was that after cutting off the green screen, he was able to leave the shadow of the character on the green screen, he felt a little incredible: "I always thought that the shadow was added later, but I didn't expect it to stay!" ”

The person who cut out the picture smiled: "This is mainly because your lighting is good, the light is evenly played, and the brightness is very standard, so it is very easy to deal with." If your green screen is wrinkled and not bright enough, there will be a lot of residue, so you can only use the mouse to pick it little by little. ”

Cheng Peng has heard people talk about important surnames in the early stage of the movie before, and he also attaches great importance to this, and now he can feel this first-hand, spending more energy in the early stage can save a lot of things in the later stage.

A few days later, Zhang Meng called, and he told Cheng Peng that it was snowing in Shenyang, and suggested that a few shots that needed to be reshot should be filmed in Shenyang.

The first two shots of the film, as well as the last shot of the pony riding a car to see the old lady, and the car moving forward on the winding road, are all large panoramas, the weather is snowy, and the mountains are white and vast, this kind of scene cannot be completed by artificial sets, and can only be reshot when it snows.

Since it's snowing over there, you can go to Shenyang to shoot, this kind of shot can be shot anywhere, and the audience can't see it when it's edited together.

No, Cheng Peng has to be busy with the post-production, and he must stare at the lighting and color grading of the movie, otherwise the people who do the post-production don't know the effect he wants, so he handed over the reshooting to Zhang Meng.

Zhang Meng's movements were very fast, and it only took two days to return to the capital with the reshoot, and the filming of the movie was truly completed.

The time quickly entered December, the green screen composition of the film had already been completed, the lighting and color grading had been completed, the rough cut version of the film had also come out, and the film had begun the final mixing and subtitle production.

At this time, the problem of soundtrack is in front of us, soundtrack is very important to the movie, music can promote the development of the plot, can help the film express the theme, can also help shape the image of the characters, and even affect the artistic attitude of the whole movie, so Cheng Peng needs an excellent soundtrack.

When it comes to soundtracks, the strongest in Asia is Yuben, there are more cattle people, Kitaro, Hisaishi, Divine Thinker, etc., these people not only score for the film, but also the soundtrack of many Chinese movies is also from them, such as Kitaro has done the soundtrack for the movie "Song Family Dynasty", and Hisaishi has done the soundtrack for Jiang Wen's "The Sun Also Rises" and "Let the Bullets Fly", but these people are too expensive, Cheng Peng can't even think about it.

There are also many excellent movie soundtracks in China, such as Zhao Jiping, San Bao, etc., but Cheng Peng didn't look for these people, he was looking for Dou Wei. Because Dou Wei is the soundtrack of the original movie, the soundtrack is quite good. It's a pity that Cheng Peng doesn't have a computer head, otherwise he would have copied the original soundtrack.

Cheng Peng has been contacting Dou Wei since the beginning of November, but Dou Wei was busy with the concert, and it was not until he completed the concert in December that the two met above.

Dou Wei was a little surprised to see Cheng Peng, he didn't expect Cheng Peng to be so young, there are relatively few directors of this age, but he didn't despise Cheng Peng because he was young, and said lightly: "It's okay to let me make the soundtrack, but your movie must meet the standards in my heart." ”

Cheng Peng didn't ask him what the standard was, he directly took out the burned disc and said with a smile: "I believe it must meet the standard in your heart!" ”

Dou Wei was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "You are confident, okay, let's see!" ”

After the ninety-minute movie was over, Dou Wei was silent for a while, then looked up and said, "I'll do this soundtrack, I don't know what requirements you have for music?" ”

Cheng Peng thought for a while and said: "Spring, summer, autumn and winter, the psychological states and emotions of the characters in the four seasons are different, the music is definitely different, and the characters are different, the music must also be different, the old lady part is a little colder, and the girl part is a little lighter." The style of the whole movie is relatively cold, I hope to use music to calm down a bit, it is better to have a deep feeling, but it must not be sensational, once it is sensational, the film will be broken. ”

Dou Wei pondered for a moment and said: "I understand this, it must not be sensational, this story is quite Chinese, I think you can use the guqin as a musical instrument." ”

Cheng Peng nodded with a smile and said: "You can decide what to use, you are a professional in music, and I can also play some saliva songs, real music can't be played, it's better to leave professional things to professionals!" ”

After that, the two discussed some details of the movie, after all, in order to write the most appropriate music, you must fully understand the content of the movie.

We chatted until five o'clock in the afternoon, when Cheng Peng got up to say goodbye, and he just walked out of the door of the studio when he suddenly received a call from Zhao Linlin: "What's wrong, Linlin?" ”

"Wang Changqing has arrived in the capital, how did you talk to Dou Wei, and when will you be able to complete the soundtrack?" Zhao Linlin's voice sounded a little anxious.

Cheng Peng's heart suddenly hung up, in previous years, Wang Changqing came to China in late December, but he didn't expect to come early this year, and now there is a big problem: "I just talked about it, and it is estimated that it will take ten days to write it, and I have to find someone to record it, and then synthesize, and it will take twenty days at the earliest." Why did Wang Changqing come early this year, it's troublesome now, when will he leave? ”

"Who knows, but based on previous experience, it will probably stay for about ten days. It's too bad now, it's not a soundtrack, how can we send it? "Zhao Linlin is really in a hurry.

Cheng Peng has no choice, creation needs inspiration, can't force it, and it's impossible to just tinker with a piece of music and match it, that can only have the opposite effect, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll talk to Dou Wei and see if I can speed it up." If it doesn't work, we can only send the film without a soundtrack to Wang Changqing! ”

"Our school teacher did an experiment where he showed 'Pirates of the Caribbean' to his class and turned off the sound of the international channel, and within 20 minutes, everyone couldn't watch it. Without a soundtrack, it really doesn't work! Zhao Linlin began to rub her temples, with a headache!

Cheng Peng comforted: "Don't worry too much, if it's an ordinary audience, it's definitely not good, but Wang Changqing is not an ordinary audience." People like them watch seven or eight hundred movies a year, and the angle of watching movies is different from that of ordinary people, and they look at the reconstruction of pictures, camera movements, performances, thoughts, and other things on the artistic level. Music is only one aspect, as long as we are good enough in other areas, there is still a chance! ”

Zhao Linlin sighed and said, "What you said makes sense, now it's the only way to go, try to get the music out, if not, send it to him directly, no matter what, you come up with a finished version as soon as possible!" ”

"Now I'm mixing and making subtitles, it will take a little time, we will try to complete it within five days, you pay attention to Wang Changqing's movements, feel free to contact me if you have anything!"

"Don't worry, he has a good relationship with our school, and he also knows my teacher, so I will ask my teacher to recommend it when the time comes, but the old man has a stubborn temper, and he will definitely not recommend it if he doesn't shoot well."

"There will be no problems with the quality of the film, I'm absolutely confident in that!" After hanging up the phone, Cheng Peng let out a heavy breath and walked quickly towards Dou Wei's studio.

The situation is urgent, and Cheng Peng has no other choice but to ask Dou Wei. Because Wang Changqing is the selector of the Berlin Film Festival and is responsible for the film recommendation work in Asia, the films he selects will be directly handed over to the film festival selection committee for review, which is much better than signing up for the competition himself.

There are three or four thousand films registered for the Berlin Film Festival every year, and only about 20 can be shortlisted for the main competition unit, with a ratio of 200:1. For newcomers like Cheng Peng, it is very important to be recommended by the film selector!

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