After the script passed the review, Zheng Yi rushed to Black Cat Video early the next morning to carry out preliminary work.

This time it was different from last time, everyone was assigned to the conference room for a meeting first.

As soon as I entered the house, they were all old faces, and Zheng Yi felt very kind.

The assistant director, action director, lighting, and casting director are all the original cast of "Psycho".

These people are also Chen Yanan's hardcores, and they can be regarded as their own people.

"It'll be the same as last time, I'll be the first to storyboard." Zheng Yi didn't talk nonsense either, and went straight to the point.

"But this storyboard is very troublesome, and it is estimated that there will be at least hundreds or thousands of chapters."

"I need an art team."

The scenes of "Death is Coming" are much more complex than "Psycho"!

"No problem, I'll arrange it." The assistant director immediately took over the work, after all, he had to control many shots, and the storyboard was very important.

"The beginning of the film is a big scene, and this big scene takes place at the airport and on the plane."

"So how do we solve this part of the shot?"

Zheng Yi gave two plans.

"Is it made with special effects and green screens, or is it on location and then post?"

Both options have their own advantages and disadvantages.

The world has a well-developed special effects industry, and special effects production is actually more cost-effective than building sets.

But the production cycle is required, after all, it takes time to do special effects, and the schedule of the special effects company also has to be arranged.

The real scene will reduce these troubles, and you can start filming when you get ready in the place, saving time.

But there is one thing, the filming of such an important facility as the airport needs to be communicated and arranged in advance, which tests the background and strength of the producer.

Moreover, in the case of real scenes, a series of personnel costs such as venue rental plus security, and post-editing, the cost will only be higher than that of special effects.

It's like shooting an airplane explosion, of course, it's the special effects to save money.

If you shoot it in real time, even if it is a scrapped plane, it will cost millions to bomb it once.

If you make a mistake, you have to start again, and the cost is higher.

Moreover, the actual shooting and special effects are often not only a matter of cost, but also involve the director's aesthetic route.

For example, the famous Christopher Nolan, his films are whether it is the "Batman" series, "Inception" or "Interstellar".

Adhering to the principle of real shooting, many scenes that look like special effects are actually achieved through the whimsical ideas of the props group and the scene group.

Even Nolan insisted on filming Interstellar on film, making the film the swan song of IMAX film shooting.

For this piece, Kodak has deliberately opened a production line.

Nolan is not the only director with such fundamentalist characteristics.

Is this less effective than special effects?

Not bad, or even better, but time-consuming and laborious.

In fact, Zheng Yi is also more inclined to Nolan's approach, and the effect of the real shooting is more realistic.

And the crash at the beginning of "The Grim Reaper" has a real prototype.

In 1996, TWA Flight 800 exploded and disintegrated 20 minutes after taking off from New York's JFK Airport, killing more than 200 passengers.

The cause of the accident of this Type 747 aircraft was the explosion of fuel tanks, and the consequences were extremely tragic.

The news scenes in the original film even directly used real news footage from the year.

After listening to Zheng Yi's words, Chen Yanan thought for a while: "Time is tight and the task is heavy, and if there are too many special effects, the online time will seriously lag behind." ”

"Our goal is clear, it is to snipe the horror movie of Blue Sky Video!"

"So I'll find a way to communicate with the Modu Airport."

"If it doesn't work, I'll let the chairman come forward." As soon as Chen Yanan's words came out, everyone calmed down.

It's good to have a backer!

"Then the next thing is the actor, I think the guys from "Psycho" last time were good, and they also have experience in making horror films."

"Let these leading actors, and the rest of us choose directly from the students of the magic art performance department."

"After all, horror films don't have too high requirements for acting skills, and in the setting, these protagonists are high school students and just the right age."

The casting director immediately contacted several of the leading actors of "Psycho".

At the same time, Zheng Yi is responsible for the selection of secondary roles in the magic art school.

In fact, since the small popularity of "Spoon Killer", dozens of students from the acting department have taken the initiative to add his WeChat.

After the broadcast of "Psycho", half of the school's acting students added his WeChat.

He didn't refuse to come at that time, just for the connections he had accumulated now!

There is no need to notify them one by one, he directly posted a circle of friends.

"The new film is about to start filming, and the theme is the horror genre."

"There is a need for a lot of supporting roles, actors in secondary roles, both men and women."

"If you have time, please come to the big conference room on the first floor of Block B of the Black Cat Video Office Building."

As soon as the news came out, within fifteen minutes, the number of likes exceeded 200.

"Director Zheng is mighty!"

"I'm coming!"

"I'm riding a shared bike."

"I'm running here."

"Does Director Zheng have image requirements, I have big breasts!"

"I can accept nude scenes, can I set a role."

"I can go to the hotel with Director Zheng to talk about the script......"

Zheng Yi looked at the comments of the circle of friends and smiled helplessly.

Today's young actors, especially girls, are called anxious and unscrupulous in order to become famous.

I went to the hotel with the director to talk about the script...... I can say this in public.

Shame on you!

Besides, when so many people say it, everyone knows about it, how can you go about it...... Ahem, I'm a director with integrity.

I don't share gambling with drugs!

When I went to the conference room in advance to prepare, these students were really fierce, and the fastest one arrived in less than twenty minutes, sweating all over his head.

"It's not really a shared bike."

Zheng Yi started the interview with several important members of the team.

I have to say that as one of the four famous schools, the teaching level of magic art is still quite high.

The students of these acting departments are quite practical and have strong practical skills.

The image management is also good.

But your interview is an interview, what does it mean to always flatter me?

The key man also threw flattering eyes at me, which made Zheng Yi feel shocked.

It is said that the relationship between men and women in this industry is chaotic, the relationship between men and men is chaotic, the relationship between women and women is chaotic, and there is also the relationship between the ......

But Lao Tzu is a straight man, the straight kind!

The photos of those flattering boys were directly marked with a big red X by Zheng Yi.

The casting process went very smoothly, after all, the image of the character was already in his mind, and he only needed to match them one by one.

A few days later, all the personnel were in place and the confidentiality agreement was signed, and these carefully selected supporting characters were about to join the group soon.

I have to say that these actors will indeed come to work.

The female No. 3 is named Xia Yan, and she is the one with the most roles in this group of students.

Xia Yan took the initiative to open a WeChat group and brought in all the actors who were selected this time, and of course Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi was stunned when he saw the group invitation information, because the name of this group was ......

[Director Zheng Yi's harem group].

That's not the right name, right...... But it's cool to watch.

As soon as he entered the group, Zheng Yi was greeted like a tsunami.

"Zheng Daoniu, I, Xia Yan, have been with you all my life."

"Director Zheng, we must be filming seriously, I'm so excited."

"Demon artists help magic artists, Director Zheng is really the conscience of our magic arts."

"It's not just the conscience of the magic art, it's also the light of the magic art!"

This rainbow fart almost knocked him out.

"As long as you can shoot as required, abide by the rules on the set, and complete the movie smoothly."

"The next time I have a chance, I will definitely give priority to you."

Zheng Yi understands that every famous director has his own actor team.

Such as Feng Xiaogang and Ge You.

Such as Zhang Yimou and Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi.

Such as Chen Dadao and his wife and children......

I also need to build a solid cast of actors.

When you come out to mix, you must have someone to help you, and you must not fight alone.

These people should be their own start-up team.

And they all have the friendship of classmates, and the reliability is higher.

Whew, Zheng Yi breathed a sigh of relief, the preliminary preparations have been completed, and the next step is to officially start filming.

The day before the start-up, Zheng Yi adjusted his nervous mood.

This is the first time I have made a full-length film, which is a milestone.

"Hope everything goes well." He bowed in the direction of the school flower bed.

After all, there is a legend that there are immortals, although this legend is made up by himself......

But just when everything was perfect, there was suddenly bad news!