Cheng Peng looked at the audience with a smile, felt the excitement in everyone's hearts, and knew that it was time to get to the point, so he said: "When Hollywood is editing, the time is very accurate, and when writing the script, the same is true, what should appear at what point, and what should appear when it should appear, are very particular. After my research on Hollywood films, I found that there is a relatively fixed structure for the distribution of their scripts, which is similar to zero-degree editing, and is the structure that best meets the audience's psychological expectations, and I will talk about this structure in detail below! ”

Speaking of which, Cheng Peng clicked on the PPT he had prepared in advance, and a text appeared on the big screen behind him.

1. Opening screen (1 page)

2. Theme presentation (5 pages)

3. Foreshadowing (1-10)

4. Push (12 pages)

5. Controversy (12-25)

6. Act II Junction (25 pages)

7. Story B (30 pages)

8. Games (30-55)

9. Midpoint (55 pages)

10. The Bad Guys Are Approaching (pp. 55-75)

11. Nothing (75 pages)

12. Soul Night (75-85)

13. The Connecting Point of the Third Act (85 pages)

14. Ending (85-110)

15. Final Scene (110 pages)

"The structure is a standard three-act structure, which is divided into fifteen nodes. Some people may say that if everyone makes movies according to this structure, our films will be similar to Hollywood's, and they will lose their national characteristics. I can tell you for sure, no! Structure this thing. Anyone can use it. Foreigners can use it. Chinese can also use it. What reflects the national characteristics is the composition, the use of color, the people, the thoughts, and definitely not the structure! Everyone has seen "Alive", right? "Alive" is this structure. Does anyone think "Alive" is a Hollywood movie? Yes, please raise your hand! ”

The audience was silent, no one raised their hands, and normal people would never think that such a movie containing national history and culture was a Hollywood movie.

"Let's take "Alive" as an example to talk about this structure, and I believe that anyone who has watched "Alive" knows it. "Alive" is a typical three-act structure, the first act from the beginning to the twenty-eighth minute, from Fugui's appearance to the arrest of the strong man; The second act is 28 minutes and 99 minutes, mainly about Fugui's tenacious survival through war and land reform; The third act lasts from 99 minutes to the end, Fugui experiences the tragic death of his daughter and the torment of the Cultural Revolution, but is still alive with hope. ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Peng paused for a moment and said: "Let's talk about the opening scene first, the opening of the movie is very important, and the opening is the first impression." If the first impression is not good, then the audience may not follow it. The opening screen serves several purposes. Determine the tone, mood, style, and characters of the film, and of course, the most important thing is to attract the audience and let everyone have the best to watch. "Alive" opens on the street in the early morning, and then the camera cuts to the casino. Fugui was gambling, and he lost the game again. However, he didn't take this matter to heart at all, but ran to sing, which showed the character of Fugui. At the same time, through the words of the casino owner, everyone knew that they were brewing a conspiracy against Fugui, and the suspense came out at once. The opening scene of the movie is clean, suspenseful, and very clever! ”

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"The fourth node is the push, which is to smash the originally peaceful world, it may be a fire, it may be a wife cheating, it may be a doctor saying that you can only live for three days, in short, it is a life-changing event, and this thing usually appears in the form of bad news. Everyone has watched "Alive", can anyone tell me, what is the bad news? ”

"Fugui gambled and lost all his property!" One student replied.

"That's right, it's Ryuuji's conspiracy that succeeded, and Fugui lost all his property and land. The bad news is not over, and when he came out of the casino, his wife Jiazhen was too disappointed in him and didn't want to live with him anymore, so she left with her daughter. This changed Fugui's life and changed his destiny. Then the film enters the fifth node, the debate. ”

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There were six or seven hundred people in the classroom, but it was surprisingly quiet, except for the sound of Cheng Peng's lecture, there was only the rustling of notes. Not only the director department, but also Wang Luodan, who came to see the excitement from the performance department, were also attracted by Cheng Peng's explanation.

Cheng Peng's lecture is different from what they have learned before, he is not talking about the theory of clouds and mountains and fog covers, it is a very practical skill, and in the process of lecturing, he also asks for references, involving photography, composition, performance, and even a large number of new technologies, and the students in the audience are eye-opening and fascinated.

Even Xie Fei nodded while making notes in his notebook.

Two hours passed quickly, and the class came to an end, Cheng Peng concluded: "The structure of the script is like a wooden board, when writing the script, we fill in the corresponding content in each block as needed, and the last complete script appears." Now that you know what this beatsheet does, it's time to apply it to your script. I run a film company, if you have a good script, you can vote it to us, of course, you can shoot it yourself, but you have the ability to convince our producers! ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Peng looked up at the students below and said with a smile: "Okay, everything to be said is over, this class is here, thank you!" ”

"Teacher, tell us more!"

"yes, tell us a little bit more, you're talking about something very useful!"

"Teacher, let's talk about it again!"

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The strong reaction of the students made many teachers present secretly ashamed, usually they give lectures, do not say that no students take the initiative to ask them to continue, but there are many skipping class.

Cheng Peng looked at the students who were waiting for him to talk about it with an expectant face, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's still early anyway, so I'll talk about it again, but I don't know what everyone wants to hear from me." In this way, if there are any questions, everyone can ask questions! ”

Hula, almost all the students raised their hands.

Cheng Peng casually pointed to a girl, and the girl said excitedly: "Teacher, I have gained a lot from listening to your class." I'm a little worried, though. If only everyone's script was written like this. Wouldn't it be particularly similar? ”

"Actually, this structure can't be changed, it can be changed, adjust the order of it, it's different, you turn the order of these nodes around, it becomes "Memory Fragments", you extract some of them and recombine them, it becomes "Pulp Fiction". There is no absolutely perfect structure in this world, the key is how we use it!

Next, the students stood up one by one to ask questions, and the content of the questions was very complicated, involving many things, and Cheng Peng could only answer them one by one.

The class was originally scheduled to end at half past four, but the students dragged on and refused to leave, and kept asking questions, and Cheng Peng could only keep talking until six o'clock. The cafeteria was about to close, and it was over.

Xie Fei walked to the podium. exclaimed: "Xiaopeng, you have done a good job in this class, my old man is an eye-opener today, and the future is terrifying!" ”

Cheng Peng smiled: "You praise it absurdly!" ”

"Xiaopeng, come to our school! I would like to say hello to the school and ask you to be a visiting professor, if you can come to teach you often, I believe that the students will definitely gain a lot! "Xie Fei is the old principal of the school, and he is not particularly satisfied with the teaching, just like Cheng Peng said, for more than ten years, there has not been any particularly outstanding director in the directing department.

Cheng Peng smiled and waved his hand: "Forget it, I'll just fill the number indiscriminately, if you let me charge for a class, it may be no problem, but any more will be a problem." And I don't have time, I have to prepare a new film next, and I have to be busy with the promotion of "Dark Invasion", a bunch of things! ”

"I know you're busy, it shouldn't be difficult for you to give a few classes a semester!"

Cheng Peng pondered for a moment and said: "I don't think the lecture is meaningful, it's better like this, we will prepare a new film next, so that some students can participate in it, participate in the script, and participate in the shooting, which may be better!" ”

"Okay, that's a good idea!" The crew likes to use skilled hands, who is willing to give opportunities to students who have not yet left school, Cheng Peng is willing to do this, Xie Fei is a little overjoyed.

In fact, Cheng Peng also has his own plans to do this, for the future development of the company, if he can find a few excellent directors and screenwriters, it is better than anything.

After Xie Fei left, Wang Luodan came over with three roommates and introduced Cheng Peng.

After chatting for a few words, Wang Luodan said: "Leader, it's past six o'clock, shall I invite you to dinner?" ”

"Forget it, if it gets out, I still want to mess it up, or I'll please!" Cheng Peng shook his head with a smile, and seeing that Xu Jinglei hadn't left yet, he looked at himself with a smile on his face, and said, "Old Xu, let's go together if you have time!" ”

Xu Jinglei smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'm just waiting for your words!" ”

Cheng Peng was not familiar with the nearby restaurants, the place was set by Xu Jinglei, but it was not far, and he arrived at his destination in less than a quarter of an hour.

Walking into the box, everyone sat on the chairs and chatted, everyone is young, and there are many topics to talk about, but the conversation is basically about movies.

After chatting for a while, Wang Luodan said: "Leader, I can learn a lot from acting with you, if there is a suitable role in the next play, you must call me!" ”

Cheng Peng needs to take a long time to train the actors for the next movie, so the casting will be carried out soon, and he nodded with a smile: "Okay, auditions will be arranged every few days, and you can try it when the time comes!" ”

The other three girls' eyes lit up when they heard this, and they said, "Director, can we try it then?" ”

"We want to learn from you too, any role!"

"Yes, I learned a lot from listening to your class today!"

Cheng Peng has run countless tricks, and he knows how difficult it is for newcomers to get ahead, as long as there is a suitable role, he is willing to give others a chance: "There are few female roles and few roles in the next movie, if you are willing, try it with Dandan when the time comes!" ”

When several girls heard this, they let out a burst of cheers.

The dinner lasted until nine o'clock in the evening, and when we came out of the restaurant, everyone dispersed.

Cheng Peng returned home, turned on the computer, clicked on the storyboard and prepared to draw. But when he saw the characters on the storyboard, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind.

He picked up his mobile phone, dialed Huang Bo's phone, and said, "Huang Bo, I came to your school today to give a lecture, and you didn't support it, it's too shameless!" ”

Huang Bo hurriedly said: "I have something at home, now I am in Qingdao, if I am at school, I will definitely come to cheer, how dare I not give you face!" By the way, surely it wasn't because of this that you called, was there something? ”

Cheng Peng smiled: "That's the case, there is a role I think you are more suitable, and an audition may be arranged every few days, and you can come when the time comes!" ”

Huang Bo was overjoyed: "Really, great, are there any lines?" ”

"Of course there are lines, it is a very important role, a deputy general of the Qin Dynasty general!" Cheng Peng looked at the storyboard in his notebook, and the title read two words, "mythology". (To be continued......)