You don't understand the happiness of the director

Wang Quan took one shot to the end, but it did not affect Group B. Yu Feihong led two old men and a group of extras in a pagoda across the river from the small village, monitoring and performing three The love-hate entanglement between middle-aged and old people, and the laughter between the three people are also very dense, which Wang Quan considers to be a major attraction.

Because the surveillance part has not been filmed yet, the screens are actually green screens, and when they are edited later, they are all relatively low-level and cheap special effects.

Group B has far fewer scenes than Group A, and with three mature actors, the progress is very fast. After Yu Feihong finished filming the scenes for a day, he saw that Group A had not yet started the first long-lens shooting, so the group simply Go visit.

The so-called "one shot to the end" usually refers to shooting a movie in one shot. The one Wang Quan wanted to shoot can be considered a long shot at most. Anything longer than ten seconds can be called a long shot.

Of course, most excellent one-shot works will have hidden editing points, which can be called "pseudo one-shot".

For example, Hitchcock's "Rope of Souls" has eight editing points, the World War I masterpiece "1917" Wang Quan saw 22 editing points, and the Oscar-winning film "Birdman" was edited with more than 10 long shots through superb techniques. It is made, mixed as if it were made by nature.

Wang Quan's favorite is the long shot that follows the actors across the Mexican border in "The Last Day". Orson Welles is indeed a giant of the generation who revolutionized the audio-visual language of movies.

On the contrary, there are few excellent films with truly unedited one-shots, such as "Russian Ark". After all, a real one-shot will sacrifice too much performance and camera language. It is purely a show of skill, and it is done for the sake of one-shot. A shot that ends in the end will only be remembered as "one shot that ends in the end".

This long shot of Wang Quan lasts about four minutes. Naturally, there is no need to hide the editing points, it can be done in one shot.

Long-lens shooting is a test of the director's ability and the cooperation of the crew. It is a kind of show-off. Directors with no skills would not dare to do this, so Wang Quan was inevitably excited, which made Yu Feihong not sleep well last night.

When the members of Team B arrived, Team A was already ready. The photographer had already put on a Steadicam, and his whole body was stuck by a robotic arm. It looked quite heavy industry.

Carrying such a big guy on his back and running for four minutes, while also having to dodge and jump up and down, requires a lot of physical fitness, so the photographer Wang Quan hired this time was Du Jie, a younger brother from Nortel.

Du Jie is Ning Hao's photography classmate and has participated in all of Ning Hao's previous works. This time, because Ning Hao wanted to shoot a 3D special effects blockbuster, Wang Quan introduced his "Ghost Blowing Lamp" photographer Zhao Fei to him, and he hired The young and strong Du Jie.

This scene involved more than 70 actors. All the main actors from Group A appeared, and more than half of the extras needed to be on camera.

In fact, as the protagonists, Deng Chao and Wang Baoqiang had the easiest time, because the scene starts from them, so as long as they pass, they can watch the scene later.

Wang Quan's request to the crew members is that no matter what mistakes occur in the middle this time, they must continue filming and sum up the failure experience after filming this time.

At the beginning of the movie, Du Jie, who was stuck on the robotic arm, first filmed the confused Deng Chao inside the house, and then the robotic arm pulled him out. Deng Chao also walked out and saw a strange place outside, with a ladder next to him. He immediately went up to the roof, and Du Jie followed suit with the help of the robotic arm. Then his sight turned to Deng Chao's subjective perspective, looking down at the whole village. Then the robotic arm brought the photographer Du Jie down from the roof. , the man and the robotic arm separated, and Du Jie began to move forward.

After finishing their work, Deng Chao and Bao Qiang came to Yu Feihong and others to watch the show together.

This scene is indeed difficult to film. In addition to people, there are also animals, such as sheep, horses, chickens, and ducks. Some of their improvisations often determine the final effect.

Wang Quan stared at the monitor screen, and standing next to him was the executive director of Group B for the Olympic bid. Almost all his classmates had tried long lenses when he was a student, but they were all very simple ones with no sense of design. Even the long lenses were not amazing at all. , but this set of shots designed by Brother Wang Quan is different. It goes up and down, up and down, complicated but not messy. It is like a small Qingming River Scene, showing the style of an era.

And both the staff behind the scenes and the actors and actresses in front of the camera all cooperated very well. It's hard to imagine that they only rehearsed for half a day.

However, although the Olympic bid looked good, Wang Quan saw several mistakes from the monitor. Du Jie did not stop and continued running. There were even some staff members among the extras. After the camera swept over these people, After completing the functions of actors, they will immediately transform into tool men to assist Du Jie, helping him complete difficult actions one after another.

"Click!"

After this set was completed, 3 minutes and 58 seconds passed. Wang Quan took the lead in applauding all the participants, especially the photographer, and ran with the Steadicam for four minutes. The 35-year-old Du Jie was also a little breathless. Long shots can be taken up to twice a day.

Yu Feihong and Deng gathered around them and asked, "This should be passed, it feels very smooth."

Wang Quan waved his hand, "I don't know if I don't take a picture. There are at least a dozen questions in it. Let's talk about Deng copying you first."

Deng Chao's heart skipped a beat, ah, he made a mistake at the beginning. If it was a formal shooting, he would have done it wrong in his own place.

"The speed of going up the ladder was slow. You were in a very urgent and impatient mood at the time, so the speed of the robotic arm was also increased because this part was slow. Look here, your head is almost out of focus."

Deng Chao nodded and accepted the instruction with an open mind.

"Director, I have no problem." Baoqiang also came over, grinning.

"Well taken care of yourself. Your problem is not yours, it's the makeup artist's. Dunzi is for feeding the horses. I think my body is too clean. So, isn't there a lot of grass in the stable? Find a young piece of grass and put it in your hair." "

At this time, Du Jie also came in, and Wang Quan began to talk about some of his problems in the filming. He was the core of this shot.

Afterwards, Wang Quan walked out of the director's tent and first encouraged all the extras who had just participated, then made requests for them to be better, and chatted individually. There were also some issues related to props.

Yu Feihong and the Olympic bidders watched this long shot over and over again, and the problems they found were only in single digits. I believe that ordinary viewers can even recognize that this is an excellent long shot, but Wang Quan singled out twenty or thirty flaws.

This shot was not completed, but today's work is over. Wang Quan said it was time to stop and will continue tomorrow. At the same time, the official Weibo account of "Movie Rich Second Generation" established a few days ago began to release cast trailers today.

The film has been kept secret very well. The village elder Zhou ordered the whole village to prevent outsiders from disturbing the crew. So far, where it was filmed and which actors were involved in the film are still a mystery, but now the answer will be revealed by the officials themselves.

However, this account also has its own personality. It only exposes one actor a day, and the actor exposed today is surprising. It turns out to be Feng Xiaogang’s favorite actor Ge Youge!

Uncle Ge has a great mass base and is extremely popular. When it was revealed that he would star in King Power's new film, and it was also a comedy, it immediately raised the audience's expectations for the film, and at the same time, they remembered the release date on New Year's Day. .

His close partner Feng Xiaogang did not know about this matter before, but Wang Zhonglei told him.

Feng Xiaogang felt that he was green at that time, but he was still stubborn, "My new film is not suitable for Yuko. It is normal for him to cooperate with other directors."

"That's right, that's right, I just don't know how good Wang Quan is at making comedies. You can contact Mr. Ge if you have time." Wang Zhonglei laughed.

Feng Xiaogang disagreed, "For comedies, the upper limit is just that. If you want high box office, you still have to make blockbusters."

Feng Xiaogang's best comedy only had a box office of more than 400 million, and now his target box office is 1.4 billion, and it is best to exceed 1.432 billion.

Because "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" has just been released in the Mainland, the final box office was 1.432 billion. Although the box office was not as good as "Inception", it only ranked second in mainland film history, but the number of moviegoers reached 35 million, breaking the record of "Twilight". "City 5" record set a new high.

Feng Xiaogang feels that only blockbusters can break the record of blockbusters. After "1942", he will have to find ways to make blockbusters.

"By the way, when "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" is finished, shouldn't it be time for dividends?" Feng Xiaogang asked.

Because Huayi invested 16 million yuan and holds a 2% share of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", it enjoys the rights to share the global box office.

Wang Zhonglei waved his hand, "Don't mention it. When Wang Dao signed the contract, he made it clear that he would not be able to share the money until the film is released globally. Japan and South Korea have just released it not long ago. I heard that it is planning to release it in Kazakhstan and several Central Asian countries. There is not much profit. , and also postponed the dividend time again.”

"Hey, but this share has already gone into Wang Dao's pocket, and they can borrow money to make money. What a good plan!" Feng Xiaogang said with a grin.

Wang Zhonglei smiled, "As long as it makes money, let me tell you, Huayi will probably make more than 10 million this time."

Calculated based on the mainland box office and the studio's share ratio, plus the fact that 3D movies with a box office of over 500 million can enjoy a 10 million national incentive subsidy, so in the end the studio can get 500 million.

Hua Yiguang's share from the mainland box office is 10 million, and the overseas box office now exceeds 300 million, which is far higher than that in the mainland, and he knows that the share of the North American box office is much higher than that in the mainland.

Therefore, Wang Zhonglei estimates that the total dividend he can get from "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is 26 million. After deducting the investment, wouldn't it be a net profit of 10 million!

Moreover, this project took less than two years, which is extremely fast for a super blockbuster. Huayi can definitely afford to wait.

If Wang Quan knew what Mr. Wang was thinking, he would probably laugh out loud. The foreign box office share is indeed high, but if you want a Chinese film to enter other markets, the cost of publicity is still high. In North America alone, it cost 30 million U.S. dollars. , this is not counting Long’s high distribution share, other markets are not so easy to conquer.

In fact, our Wangdao team didn't make much money from abroad at all. All the money was made away by Long Toutou and middlemen.

Dorothy, bah, profiteer!

In the hotel at night, Wang Quan was reviewing the long shots of the day, and then received a call from the profiteer Dorothy.

She was reporting good news this time. After last week, the North American box office of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" reached 130 million. In other words, "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" broke the North American foreign language record that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" had maintained for ten years. The film's box office record ($128 million).

However, Wang Quan didn't think there was anything to be excited about. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a real Chinese version, while "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" has a Chinese version and an English dubbed version. In addition, ticket prices have risen in the past ten years, and the final box office is higher. It is not something to be proud of. There is still a long way to go before Chinese-language films can regain the attention and attention of North America, and it is likely that it will still be impossible in the end.

What really makes Wang Quan excited is the wedding of Tao Zi and Xiao K.

"Have you discussed where to hold the wedding?" he asked.

"Well, I was just about to discuss this matter with you." In fact, this matter was Dorothy's real purpose.

Assuming she is sensible, she must discuss this matter with herself. Without herself, what is the point of getting married?

"You tell me, if you have any good suggestions, I will help you make a decision."

Dorothy smiled and said, "That's it. I plan to buy an island and hold a wedding on that island. Do you think it's feasible?"

"Buy the island, you're a little overconfident, how much does it cost and where is it?" He asked. Wang Quan did not doubt Dorothy's financial strength. The two of them sold some shares before Longtou's stock price fell, so Taozi had I have some spare money.

Dorothy said, "In Hawaii, the scenery is beautiful, the sun is shining, there are beaches and coconut trees, and it is far away from human settlements. You can be your own master. The area is not small, with 59 square kilometers, one thousandth the size of Tongliao." big."

Oh, 59 square kilometers is indeed not small. It is probably in the top ten in Hawaii. It seems that Lanai, the sixth largest island in Hawaii, belongs to Oracle founder Larry Ellison and is worth 600 million U.S. dollars.

Wang Quan asked, "So what's the price?"

Dorothy avoided talking and said, "Because this island used to belong to the owner of a financial company, and the island has been completely renovated. Then there was no financial crisis. I thought of selling the island, but because the price was relatively high. , it never sold, and then I asked my mother to negotiate and cut the price down a bit, and now it only costs 200 million dollars.”

"Then you buy it."

Dorothy, "I'm still thinking of buying back some of Longtou's shares, but I only have 100 million dollars at my disposal."

"Then what do you mean, borrow money?" It's not enough to ask for a few hundred million from me, you want another 100 million from me! ?

"Hey, our friendship is just a matter of borrowing. Are you interested? How about we buy it together as a partnership! This kind of mature island with complete facilities and check-in is only 100 million dollars per person. It's really not expensive, and we It can be used by two families. It’s not easy to build more houses on such a big island. In this way, the frequency of use can be increased and the cost will be less. What do you think?”

To be honest, buying an island is usually done when a story is about to end. Wang Quan feels that he is in the prime of life and too busy with career and love. Who has time to go to the island to enjoy the sea breeze? He now travels every year Time is numbered.

However, just thinking that I rarely take Sissi Mimi out for travel makes me feel even more guilty. As the three of them become more and more famous, it is inevitable that they will meet people who know them even when they are abroad. Not that they are abroad. The popularity is already so high, but wherever you go, there are Chinese people. If you have Chinese people, you will inevitably be seen and photographed. Therefore, it is particularly valuable to have a piece of pure land that belongs only to you.

After thinking about it, Wang Quan said, "Send the information about the island and I'll take a look at it first. By the way, what's the name of the island?"

I also want to ask Aunt Wendy whether this island is reliable.

Hearing Wang Quan relent, Dorothy smiled and said, "It doesn't matter what it was called before. You can change the name after buying it. I want to change the name to AK Island."

"Oh, you plan to get into the arms business?"

"Fuck you," Dorothy said seriously, "AK is the abbreviation of Ai Xiao K."

"Oh, it's a mix of Chinese and English, that's okay," Wang Quan laughed, "Then the Chinese naming rights will be handed over to me."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Quan opened the email and began to carefully review the information and pictures sent by Dorothy.

While watching, Wang Quan was surprised when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. Sister Fei Hong said she wouldn't work overtime today.

When I went out and opened the door, I saw Huo Siyan standing outside the door, wearing pajamas with a wide open neckline. I don’t know since when, this actress who once showed a pure image began to take a sexy route, and she was really a bit sexy. capital.

Wang Quan smiled and asked her, "What's wrong with Siyan? I'm just about to go out."

"Ah?" Huo Siyan was a little surprised and retracted the hand holding the script, "Director, what can I do for you?"

"Oh, that's it. Zhang Zilin said that she wanted to ask me some questions about the script. I have already agreed to her, and she is waiting for me."

"Ah, what a coincidence. I also want to ask some questions about the script."

Wang Quan continued to smile, "Well, I'll go to Zi Lin's place first. If there's still time after solving her problem, I'll go to your place and have a look. If it's too late, we'll talk tomorrow. Do you think that's okay?"

Although Wang Quan spoke very gently, Huo Siyan did not dare to challenge him. She nodded and got out of the way, and then watched Wang Quan knock on Zhang Zilin's door.

Open the door, open the door quickly!

Wang Quan screamed in his heart, but it was not until half a minute later that Zhang Zilin opened the door a crack with wet hair, looked at Wang Quan doubtfully, and then Wang Quan forced his way in, just as recklessly as he did in the inn.

The difference is that this time I went in at once...

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