Chapter 1 What is the experience of being a screenwriter and a crew?
At Dali Huangcaoba Airport, Shen Xudong followed the flow of people to the exit and felt the warmth of the southern city in winter...
Not bad indeed!
Shen Xudong doesn't know much about Dali, but he has been fascinated for a long time - "Huanzhu Gege 2" Ziwei Erkang is ready to go to Dali...
This also constitutes Shen Xudong's first impression of Dali: wind and snow, romantic and poetic!
Unbuttoned the mom brand scarf, stuffed it into the bag, and dialed the phone...
It was the phone number of the production assistant of "Dragon Babu", and it was also explained by Zhang Jizhong
Shen Xudong is a screenwriter with the group, and he is also a teacher-level figure, so it is reasonable to arrange a production assistant to come and contact!
Oh, the assistant is a man, his name is Qi Xiaolei, not Lao Zhang's later wife...
He seemed surprised to see Shen Xudong...
After chatting for a while, Qi Xiaolei couldn't help but ask: "Teacher Xiao Shen, are you really from the Department of Drama and Literature?" ”
"yes, what's wrong?"
"Your appearance is more than enough to be an actor, I think you should apply for the acting department!"
"Haha..."
Shen Xudong did not respond to this topic...
Applying for the Department of Drama and Literature was a decision before he didn't fuse his memory, and what he wanted to do at that time was to be an actor? Brainy?
Tang Xianzu, Guan Hanqing, Wang Shifu, Kong Shangren, Ma Zhiyuan...
Those who have left their names in history are all scriptwriters, and the actors are hanging?
After fusing my memories, I really regretted it for a while...
The daily wage is 2.08 million!
In terms of appearance and temperament, isn't he much better than those little fresh meat in prison?
Later, he thought that since the actor earns so much, the capital behind it must earn more!
In that case, why not capital?
If you can't be capital, you can do something else - after all, he can't resist the temptation...
Shen Xudong asked about the crew, Qiao Xiaolei only said that it was quite messy, and then shut up!
Actually, think about it.
"Dragon Babu", co-directed by the four major directors, and the actor team is also available on both sides of the Taiwan Strait...
How can it be so easy to work together?
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The screenwriters in the group are actually members of the director group according to their positions.
If you meet a director who has a strong ability to control the work, the screenwriter usually eats and drinks for free, and even does not need to go to the scene;
You can go on a sightseeing tour on location or go out to play karaoke with the actors who call it a day early...
There is also a rich salary after work, and life is simply not too cool.
Of course, this kind of good thing is relatively rare, and in most cases, the director is just a worker, so it's miserable!
The screenwriter needs to go to the scene with the group every day, and as long as there are problems related to the plot, the director or producer will come to you.
Changing the plot and lines on the scene is small, and there will even be a situation where you have to tell the new story several times to teach the actors how to act...
What's worse, in order to save money, the investor asked the screenwriter to produce a script with fewer scenes on the spot, so as to control the director's shooting progress...
The cost of filming has been reduced, but no one dares to be responsible for the result of the work, and it is very likely that the last person to take the blame is the screenwriter with the group!
The crew of "Dragon Babu" doesn't have so much to do...
But there shouldn't be any need to go to the scene or anything...
Before leaving, Shen Xudong called Shi Hang and asked him what he had to do with the screenwriters...
Shi Hang told him: 'Listen to the director, you will do whatever the director asks you to do!' ’
But I was hired by the producer! ’
Then listen to the director of production, and you will do whatever he tells you to do! ’
Shen Xudong kept it in mind...
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Most of the filming locations of "Dragon Babu" are in "Dragon Film and Television City"...
Save money!
The three major scenic spots of Xixia Palace, Zhenlong Chess Game, and Zhennan Wangfu have been built...
The film and television city is only two kilometers away from the ancient city of Dali, which is very close, and it is estimated that if you want to shoot street scenes or something, you can directly shoot in the ancient city of Dali.
Speaking of Zhang Jizhong's version of Jin Yong's drama, I really didn't say anything about the framing!
Unlike TVB, those who pick and search are reluctant to shoot exterior scenes when filming "Dragon Babu"...
In terms of clothing, he was reluctant to spend money, and the beggar gang leader brought a hat and became the king of the Southern Courtyard, and returned Nima's hat?
Even if you Qiao Feng is Han in your heart, so, if you don't leave your hat, you have to dress your sister-in-law better, right?
Okay, you said that the children of the rivers and lakes are informal, but you are all kings, should your sister-in-law Ah Zi's costume be changed?
No, it's still a cloth dress...
TVB was limited by funds and adopted the shooting method of Shaw Brothers martial arts movies that year, with a strong opera stage performance, including a freeze frame for the characters as soon as they came up, which was used to shape the characters' personalities. An indispensable link in almost all TVB martial arts dramas.
They will change the plot, often to strengthen the emotional line, which affects their own story line, which is also a helplessness limited by their dramatic expression techniques.
Therefore, when watching TVB's martial arts dramas, I am generally moved by the emotions of the characters in them...
Because they will spend a lot of plot telling the emotions of the characters...
"Dragon Babu" is actually not very Jianghu, the core of the story of "Tianlong" is that the rivers and lakes are not up to people, what if you are a hero? A large number of long-range shots can very well express the insignificance of people and the atmosphere of the times.
Therefore, some people always say that the success of Zhang Jizhong's "Dragon Babu" is a coincidence...
It should be right!
Later, he used these on "The Condor Heroes", which was inappropriate - "The Condor Heroes" is still very Jianghu...
The rivers and lakes are not rivers and lakes, they are called mountains and rivers.
The rivers and lakes are fireworks markets, water and dry docks, juggling, BJ flyovers, Tianjin San, regardless of the Shanghai Concession, which is called rivers and lakes.
Shen Xudong's best cool film in his heart is called "Lotus Battle", the pinnacle of Singapore's martial arts dramas, the magic change "Smiling Proud Jianghu" + "Meteor Butterfly Sword", sister and brother love, stepmother falls in love with her son, full of drama, and the introduction of villain ninjas...
Simply groundbreaking!
pulled back, Shen Xudong arrived at the crew, and then was arranged into a single room in the hotel...
It's okay, the treatment is not bad!
Single room!
I also met with director Yu Min that night, and of course Mr. Yang Niansheng, the director of production...
Mr. Yang Niansheng himself is an actor, so by the way, he played a role in the film: Abbot Xuanci!
They didn't give a warm welcome to Shen Xudong's arrival, but they finally met...
As for Shen Xudong's mission...
"You follow Yu Min first!"
Shen Xudong has nothing to do...
In fact, he wanted to follow Zhao Jian-Zhao Tianba: 'Huang Feihong, your martial arts are nothing more than that, so many people let me run away!' ’
Zhao Jian went to Peach Blossom Island to shoot the location, and he was not in Dali Film and Television City at all!
Insert a sentence, Peach Blossom Island is in the Zhoushan Islands of Zhejiang, "Shooting the Condor", "Tianlong", including the later "Condor" are all filmed...
Yu Min is also good, he is responsible for filming Group C, which is Duan Zhengchun's role...
"Dragon Babu" has many characters and many character clues, it will be filmed in four months, six months later, and it will be released in December, and it is understandable to use co-directing.
However, Shen Xudong is not particularly familiar with Duan Zhengchun's role...
Still need to go up and over again.