Chapter 257: Editing Master

Yang Lin felt that he was extremely lucky, and he recruited someone casually, and he was actually a member of the "Addams" family.

In the United States, there is hardly anyone who is unaware of the famous "Addams" family. From Samuel Adams, who personally participated in the initiation and organization of the American Revolution Revolution, to John Adams, who served as one of the four drafters of the Declaration of Independence, to celebrities such as big entrepreneurs and writers who later appeared in the family.

It is not an exaggeration to jokingly call the Adams family the "first royal family" of the United States, because only the three founders of the United States of America, Washington, Franklin, and Jefferson can be compared, but none of them have male legitimate heirs. Like the surnames Hamilton, Taft, Harrison, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Bush, and Rockefeller, this family has accompanied the history of the United States for more than 200 years, and it is also the first family in the United States to produce a father-son president.

Such a family, even if it is now obscure and out of the eyes of the world, its huge root system still extends to all corners of society, and has a jaw-dropping energy.

It's no wonder that this Kidd is simply omnipotent, has countless relationships in every aspect, and can easily connect with all kinds of people. With the vast resources of the Addams family, what else can't be done? Even if he leaves the Addams family now, even if he is only an illegitimate son of the Addams family, he is still a member of the Addams family.

As soon as I woke up the next day, I received a call from Bruce Willis, this guy is ready to go to Hong Kong at any time to shoot "Die Hard". Brooke Shields has also agreed to take on the role of Holly. The salary is the same as that of Bruce Willis, which is $500,000. No way, although Holly's role is much less, Brooke Shields's fame is obviously not comparable to Bruce Willis. It's more than one level higher.

In the afternoon of the same day, Yang Lin said goodbye to Michael Jackson and returned to Hollywood.

When he went, there were only two people, Yang Lin and Kidd, but when he came back, he was hugging each other. There's no way, it's all Brooke Small's team, the agent's makeup artist's assistant, and a dozen people with big bags.

Lan Naicai and Pan Hengsheng and others have also returned to Hollywood. Participated in this meeting.

The crew of "Chainsaw" was established, directed by Lan Naicai, and filmed by Pan Hengsheng. Art direction of Zhang Shuping. The basic team is all Hong Kongers, and this is an opportunity for Yang Lin to give these Hong Kong elites an opportunity to integrate into Hollywood. The total investment was less than three million dollars, and everything such as casting and venue selection was delegated to the crew of "Saw Horror". Yang Lin shook his hand away.

The only advice Yang Lin gave was. This "Saw Horror" is likely to be well received, and it is necessary to sit down and prepare for continuous shooting, and immediately after the filming of the first part is over, the filming of the formalities will begin. Reusable resources should be used as frugally as possible, and now the fourth-level "Chainsaw" is tentatively filmed.

This made the crew of "Chainsaw" very excited, and since Yang Lin said so, it proves that this boss is very optimistic about this movie. Everyone has expressed their stance that they must work hard to shoot the movie. Strive to meet the boss's requirements.

If you want to make Hong Kong movies a success, it is absolutely impossible to rely on one Yang Lin alone. Yang Lin didn't have that kind of energy, let alone that need. If all the movies have to be produced, do you want to live? Nothing can be more important than your own life, lead the way yourself, let's go together. This is Yang Lin's current attitude.

"Die Hard" is about to be filmed in Hong Kong, and Yang Lin plans to use the team of Red Star Pictures to release it in the United States through the channel of "DreamWorks" film company.

The meeting was simple and lasted less than an hour before adjourning. After the meeting ended, Yang Lin pulled Pan Hengsheng and Zhang Shuping into the editing room.

For a movie, the last draft of the script is the first section of the movie, and the last cut of the film cut is the final draft of the script.

The writer's unit of work is a word, the composer and the musician are a musical note, for editors and filmmakers, it is these small grids, cut a small grid to add two, or two less, is the difference between good and bad, that is, cumbersome and verbose, is the difference between organic rhythm.

Editing is hard because every frame counts, and as an editor, once you understand that, you get scared for a while, should I cut here or there? Because editing is the stereotype of a movie, different editors can edit the same negative into a completely different movie.

The effect of editing on a movie is fatal. When Once Upon a Time in America was first released in 1984, the film company was worried that the film would be too long, so they forcibly cut it into 129 minutes for release in the United States. Director Sergio Leon poured years of hard work into such an ending, the heartache can be imagined, and he died of depression after 5 years. It wasn't until another 229-minute version of the film was released at the Cannes Film Festival that the audience finally saw a perfect story, a moment of miracle that was revered and voted one of the most perfect films of all time.

Bad editing pushes movies into the abyss, and good editing can bring movies back to life and turn decay into magic, which is the magic of film editing.

Editing, also known as editing, is the bonding of two different pieces of film on a slitter, which focuses on physical effects; Editing not only incorporates the technical element of editing, but also emphasizes the psychological consciousness of the creator, and they have a synonym, and that is montage.

What exactly is a clip? In a word, it is 1+1>2.The combination of two different lenses will create new meanings, collide with sparks, and achieve unexpected effects, which is amazing. Teacher Zhou Chuanji said that this is an illusion of reality, and the movie is the machine that creates the illusion.

Once upon a time, there was no editing of the movie. When the newborn of cinema came out of nowhere and the shock wave to the audience passed, people were not optimistic about the future of cinema, until one day "editing" appeared, and it became the most influential art form in human history.

When Kidd walked into the editing room, he saw Yang Lin sitting there, constantly instructing Pan Hengsheng and Zhang Shuping. Pan Hengsheng and Zhang Shuping quickly found what Yang Lin needed and handed it to him according to the label of the scene lens on the negative. The long film was like a well-behaved snake in Yang Lin's hands, breaking down into long and short pieces with the rapid movements of his hands, some of which were retained, and some of which were directly thrown in the corner.

Kidd was stunned, his mouth wide open enough to fit into his fist.

Although he is not a major in film, he has really seen the shooting and editing of many big directors in his film career in the past few years. But Yang Lin's editing method, let alone seeing it, is simply unheard of.

What is a clip? As the name suggests, it is to select, select, decompose and assemble a large number of materials shot in film production, and finally complete a coherent and smooth work with clear meaning, clear theme and artistic appeal. Generally speaking, however, if a film is expected to be 120 minutes on set, it will have to shoot at least three hours or more of negatives. Because in this way, there will be enough choice, so that the editor can better edit a qualified and satisfactory work.

But Yang Lin left almost no room when filming, the estimated length of this "Ghost Love" was 130 minutes, and the film was only about 160 minutes. It turned out that Kidd was still a little worried, afraid that these shots would not meet the requirements, which would affect the quality of the film.

But after seeing Yang Lin's editing method, he understood. People have already memorized the whole theme that needs to be expressed and the content of each shot. Looking at those hands that are as agile as a butterfly through flowers, Kidd knows that this is the level of the most powerful editing master.

It's just that what he doesn't know is that all the plots of this movie have been imprinted in Yang Lin's mind, and all he needs to do is put together the shots he sees. Find out the footage you didn't see, cut out the extra footage, it's just that simple.

As for Pan Hengsheng and Zhang Shuping, they have long been surprised. Think about the time when editing "The True Color of Heroes", the surprise and shock of the two of them were more than Kidd's, and they unanimously agreed that Yang Lin was the greatest director and editor in the world.

Two hours later, Yang Lin clapped his hands and stood up, waved at Kidd, and motioned for a few of them to take a look at the sample film, that is, the movie that had just been edited, and how it went. It was also at this time that Kidd understood why when he repeatedly urged Yang Lin to quickly edit "People and Ghosts", Yang Lin always said that he was not in a hurry. There's no need to be in a hurry at all, what others may not be able to do in a month, he will finish it in a few hours, and he is still in a hurry?

The three of them sat around the editing room, watching the light from the projector hit a screen on the wall.

The story is slowly developing as it is written in the script.

Sam Sam and his fiancée Molly are very much in love. One night, when they returned from watching the play, they were robbed by gangsters. Sam is shot and killed during the struggle, and Molly is devastated. And Sam turned into a ghost. He soon discovers that his friend Carl turned out to be the mastermind behind his death. In order to steal the huge sum of money in the bank, Carl wants to obtain the password that Sam has in his possession. Now he's pursuing Molly again. Gradually, Sam learned how to use power. He often wanders around Molly, protecting her at all times, but he can't communicate. In order to stop Carl, he finds a psychic medium, Otta, who can communicate with the ghosts, and uses her to get in touch with Molly. At first, Molly didn't believe it. But the truth finally made her feel Sam's presence (to be continued......