There is a tacit understanding of the ghost!

If the production team behind "The Silence of the Lambs" heard Wang Wei's words, I am afraid they would just want to jump up and kick him in the knee.

After the Chinese New Year, the outside world was boiling because of the milestone box office of "Charlotte", but the crew of "The Silence of the Lambs" quietly started post-production.

Although Wang Wei is still running on both sides of the crew, he has not relaxed the post-production of "The Silence of the Lambs" at all, and also let the behind-the-scenes production team, mainly the editing team, can't help but recall the fear of being dominated in the post-production of his last work, "Genius Gunman".

Of course, what is suffering this time is not the day and night squeezing like last time, but the endless toss of being asked to revise.

In the case of the sound editor, it's okay -

The film "The Silence of the Lambs" has extremely high requirements for sound design and editing.

"I needed the sound effects inside to influence the audience on both a conscious and subconscious level." The director asked.

The audience may be acutely aware of the loud noise that scared them out of their chairs, but would they be aware of the subtle, unsettling atmosphere that a quiet room creates?

And this is where the difficulty lies in the director's request - the sound effects in the film must manipulate the audience without them realizing it, and even eventually invade the audience's subconscious - to make them feel the sense of horror and uncertainty that permeates the whole thing.

For example—

"Here we have a murderous soundtrack that highlights Hannibal's murderous intentions......"

Wang Wei was noncommittal, thought for a while, and said, "It's too straightforward, change the soundtrack." ”

However, after changing several plans in a row, Wang Wei was not satisfied, and finally mentioned: "Take a look at Bach's "Goldberg Variations". ”

The sound editor was stunned.

Turns out that a calm and peaceful soundtrack is needed? Oh day, you said it earlier!

He sneered at the director's request to make changes.

Look again......

[In a heavily guarded prison, the "Gothenburg Variations" sounded, solemn, quiet, and numerically rigorous and precise, and in the music, Hannibal was planning his escape plan. 】

Accompanied by calm and peaceful music, the audience can even imagine the step-by-step elaborate plan in the homicidal maniac's mind - how to fool the guards who brought him food, how to kill him, how to carry out a savage and terrifying prison escape......

There is no doubt that with such a modification, the classical soundtrack and the oppressive graphics create a subtle sense of conflict that is more appealing to the audience's emotions.

For example—

In the climactic scene of the capture of the killer "The Butcher", when the heroine is in a dark basement, they originally designed the mixture of frightened gasps, the killer's heavy breathing, and the screams of the girl imprisoned by the killer, which has created a pretty good sense of horror.

But Wang Wei closed his eyes and listened for a while, and still put forward his opinion: "...... The fear brought by the sound effect lacks a bit of layering, so continue to change it. ”

It wasn't until the barking of the puppy was added that Wang Wei nodded through.

Sure enough, the shrill barking of dogs produced a deeper psychological effect than any other sound.

- Knee to the director!

The picture editor looked at his peers with some sympathy, but soon thought that his treatment was not much better, and he suddenly felt sympathy.

So far, the preliminary cut plan they edited has not satisfied Wang Wei.

On the contrary, he did not say the specific modification plan.

On the contrary, they know that the director has a plan, and it may be the most ideal plan.

- Because if they really can't find a way, and the director is not satisfied, his final mention, in most cases, has the effect of the finishing touch.

This made the editors scratch their heads, and even wanted to stop doing it - isn't this a toss-up, it's better to be like last time, the director directly said that they would change it directly, even if the work intensity was so strong that they almost died suddenly......

However, this thought only turned around in my heart for a while, and then disappeared.

Forget about sudden death, isn't it just being picked? Bear with it!

Therefore, in the end, they still honestly accepted Wang Wei's picks and modifications; Pick and choose, and then modify......

Shen Zhenyi, who also needed to participate in the post-dubbing, saw this, and during the break, she teased: "So, this is your tacit understanding?" ”

"Look at it, no matter how I toss, they didn't get angry, isn't this a tacit understanding?" Wang Wei said with a smile.

- You also know that if you toss like this, people will be angry?

Shen Zhenyi simply complained about her incompetence.

"Aren't you afraid that you will toss too much, the frustration is too strong, and they can't bear it?"

"Don't be afraid."

Wang Wei looked very calm and wrote lightly: "If you really can't bear it, then eliminate it!" ”

This relatively cold answer made Shen Zhenyi stunned.

In any case, it seems that they are trying to maximize the abilities of their employees.

It's just that in the "Resident Evil" project team, it is a gentle and drizzly management form; When I arrived at the crew of "The Silence of the Lambs", it seemed to have become a cold storm.

Wang Wei said softly: "Actually, picking thorns is picking thorns, and they still have obvious progress. ”

"But I can't tell them I'm satisfied!"

"Sometimes, you can't tell your subordinates that they're actually passing – then they're more likely to settle for 60 points and stop chasing higher; You can only always pick with a 'it's all spicy' attitude, and they will break through the limits under pressure and unconsciously. ”

“……”

- Devil!

At this moment, Shen Zhenyi only had this feeling in her heart.

As if reading the voice of this little girl, Wang Wei smiled and said: "They are not fools, although they may not be able to see through all my thoughts, their progress can still be felt - in the end, the boss accompanies them to level up, and I still feel that I have lost." ”

Shen Zhenyi rolled her eyes.

However, she also understood what Wang Wei said - if she can't keep up, then it's better to be eliminated.

Although it's not very friendly, the boss is willing to accompany his subordinates to level up, but the subordinates are not motivated, so they can only say goodbye.

It's just that......

"In that case, it won't be efficient."

Especially when I just came out of the "Resident Evil" project team, the experience is even more obvious, and the two modes are very different in terms of efficiency.

Wang Wei spread his hands and said: "It's not high, but there is plenty of time for the post-production of "The Silence of the Lambs", let's start the waves!" ”

…… You have a point, I can't argue with it.

Wang Wei finally raised his eyebrows and said: "In the "Resident Evil" project team, the members are relatively unfamiliar, so we should encourage them to speak their true thoughts and increase their honesty. ”

"But in the crew of "The Silence of the Lambs", they are basically familiar old teams, and I roughly know where the limits of everyone's abilities are, so naturally I don't need to beep more, I can simply squeeze their potential."

"As a boss, when it's time to brush up on good feelings, you should try to brush up on good feelings; When it is time to be evil, we must not be afraid of evil. ”

Shen Zhenyi translated, probably - when you see people talk about people, you talk about ghosts, anyway, it's always the boss who is reasonable.

Shen Zhenyi, whose identity has evolved to the boss, feels that she has learned nothing!

……

(End of chapter)