Chapter 11 The Story of Bole (please recommend, please collect~)
Author: Box and Orange
Chapter 11 The Story of Bole (please recommend, please collect~)
"Lighting team, lighting team, your lighting is too bright, make it darker." Zhang Hao looked at the scene through the camera screen and saw that the lighting was too bright, so he shouted to the lighting team with a loudspeaker.
In 2008, the movie "Avatar" that shocked the world was still in production. Digital cameras were not yet mainstream, and film cameras were still the main way to shoot movies.
Film is very sensitive to light sources and has high resolution, so it has very strict requirements on lighting effects.
It can be said that the reason why "Manslaughter" required 15 million yuan to produce was that film was one of the big expenses.
Zhang Hao is not a newbie, so he can naturally see this problem. If he makes a mistake, he will scold the lighting team.
The boss of the lighting team is a middle-aged man. He has been in the industry for more than 20 years. He is the boss of the lighting team. He thinks that he is the professional. What does a young Zhang Hao know?
So he retorted: "But director, I think the lighting effect is very good and the picture effect is good."
"Are you the director?" Zhang Hao asked.
"No..." The middle-aged man was stunned, then shook his head.
"Why do you care so much? Do you need me to teach you how to do the lighting?" Zhang Hao pointed at the middle-aged man's nose and scolded him unceremoniously.
The middle-aged man's face stiffened. He was scolded by a young director. He was about to talk back, but the deputy leader of the lighting team quickly stopped him: "What are you doing? Don't be stupid. Just do whatever the director says."
Only then did the middle-aged man realize that because of Zhang Hao's age, he had overlooked that Zhang Hao was the director of the crew and had the greatest power over the crew.
Although Zhang Hao was a bit embarrassed by his confrontation with the director just now, after the incident was spread, which crew would dare to join his team?
Not to mention, Zhang Hao holds the remuneration of their lighting team. If he finds an excuse to delay payment for a year or two, there is nothing he can do.
He wanted to apologize, but the middle-aged man couldn't help but retreat silently and adjust the lights.
Zhang Hao looked at the back of the middle-aged man coldly, turned around to see other crew members watching the show, and shouted with a loudspeaker: "What are you doing? Did I pay you to come and watch the fun? Why don't you get to work quickly?"
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The crew members were as silent as a cicada, and quickly went to work with their noses and noses in mind.
No matter what people say, he is a director, but little people like them cannot afford to offend him.
I came to Thailand to shoot for almost half a month. At the beginning, during the running-in period, the shooting was not smooth.
Coupled with the fact that assistant director Cui Lihui often argued with Zhang Hao on the set, Zhang Hao, who had no authority at all, lost all his authority in the eyes of the crew.
The result of this is that the crew is working hard, working like a monk every day, and the results are not satisfactory, so the crew is stumbling during filming.
Zhang Hao is very aware of the mental state of the crew, but he does not have any illusions that he can use his own abilities to win over the crew's hearts.
The hardest thing for people to break is their own prejudices.
So he adopted the simplest and most direct method: money and contracts.
In the entire crew, as long as producer Liu Hao does not object, he is the biggest and has the most power.
Zhang Hao cannot decide the life or death of the crew, but he can decide how much money they can get and whether they can continue in this industry.
You know, no director would like a crew member who contradicts him at any time and then does it in disguise.
You are not a producer, an investor, an A-list star, or a confidant of the director, so why would you dare to argue with the director?
In this way, after more than half a month of running-in, the crew gradually got better and the filming was on track.
Although assistant director Cui Lihui came out to contradict Zhang Hao from time to time, it was no longer harmful. Most of the crew worked honestly under the constraints of the work contract.
After all, no one can live with money, not even children.
Yu Feihong looked curiously at Zhang Hao's skillful management of the scene. This was the first time she had seen such a young director.
When I first came here, I was really suspicious of Zhang Hao. I took on this drama because I haven't acted recently, so I came here with the idea of making a fortune.
But after more than half a month of filming, Yu Feihong developed a slight interest in Zhang Hao. Young and mature, this may be the most suitable idiom to describe Zhang Hao.
After the initial run-in, Zhang Hao and the crew quickly got into the groove. The filming was getting better and better, and the progress was getting faster and faster. Yu Feihong actually had an absurd idea that this movie might be successful.
"Director, I don't understand the script." After Zhang Hao finished adjusting the scene, Yu Feihong rolled his eyes, took the script and went up to ask Zhang Hao.
"What don't you understand?" Zhang Hao asked as he sat down and took a sip of tea.
"Why did Li Weijie surrender in the end?"
Zhang Hao shrugged and said, "If we don't turn ourselves in, I'm afraid the scissors won't give us the leading symbol. It doesn't matter whether you are a good person or a bad person. If you do something wrong, you must take responsibility. This is a mainstream value recognized by society."
"But, I've seen a lot of Hollywood movies where a lot of people get away with it!" Yu Feihong pretended to be confused, like a noob.
Guo Tao also participated as the male protagonist: "So this is a Hollywood film and ours is a Chinese film. Of course it is different."
Zhang Hao did not hesitate on this issue and turned to his assistant Tang Qianqian: "Is the little actor here?"
"On the way, I'll be there soon." Tang Qianqian replied
"Tell her to hurry up, the whole crew is waiting for her."
As soon as Zhang Hao finished speaking, a beautiful middle-aged woman arrived holding the hand of a little girl, shouting: "I'm sorry, director, Mai Mai is a little angry and has caused trouble to the crew."
"Remember to come early next time." Zhang Hao was not too embarrassed. Child actors have always been the most difficult to work with, unlike adult actors. Even Guo Tao was scolded by him several times.
"OK, the actors are all here. Let's put makeup on the young actors and we'll start shooting right away." Zhang Hao told the crew to get ready.
Young actor Mai Mai was pulled into the dressing room to put on makeup, while Guo Tao, Yu Feihong and Li Qin, who played the eldest daughter Ping Ping, acted opposite each other. This was a simple family scene, not too difficult.
There is a bit of a story about Li Qin playing Ping Ping. She had just finished filming "Dream of Red Mansions". The third master of that drama was the chief producer, so he conveniently added Li Qin to the crew of "Manslaughter".
Although Zhang Hao criticized the third master's behavior of casually inserting people, Li Qin still worked hard and acted very solidly, so Zhang Hao had no objection.
Later, Li Qin will also participate in the filming of the gift film "The Founding of the Party". The third master is still the director of this film, which makes Zhang Hao wonder whether Li Qin is the third master's illegitimate daughter?
But this has nothing to do with the "Manslaughter" movie. In this industry, it is normal for investors to add people to the crew.
Zhang Hao is self-aware, and he is not a top director, so he is not qualified to say no to investors.
Young actor Mai Mai put on makeup quickly and the filming of this scene will begin at any time.
"OK, all departments are in their places, photography?"
"OK..."
"light?"
"OK..."
"Props and costumes? Any questions?"
"no problem……"
"Okay, let's do a test shoot. Let's go through the preparation, action..."
As the scene notes were written, the filming of this simple family scene began. The camera followed Li Weijie's motorcycle movement, drove into a small courtyard, and gradually shifted to his face.
Li Weijie picked a rose casually, went into the house and put it on the dishes. He also looked in the mirror and sprayed perfume. Then he walked quietly behind Ayu, hugged Ayu, presented the rose to her, and then kissed her gently.
Ayu was happy in her heart, but resisted: "It's broad daylight, you..."
The couple were making out, then turned around and saw their daughter An An, and turned serious for a second.
An An asked innocently: "Dad, what are you doing?"
Ayu was a little embarrassed when her daughter caught her going first, so she changed the subject: "An'an, are you hungry?"
An An's innocent big eyes are very expressive. Zhang Hao personally worked on them and used a camera to give them a close-up shot.
The whole scene was not very difficult, and the performance of the young actor Mai Mai was remarkable. After the third filming, the scene was over.
"Maimai, that's good. I'll treat you to some sweets later." Zhang Hao praised. To deal with young actors, you must know how to bribe them. Generally speaking, the candy strategy is very useful.
Unexpectedly, Mai Mai replied abruptly: "Brother, director, my mother doesn't let me eat sweets because it will cause tooth decay."
"Uh...this..." Zhang Hao was speechless for a moment, and the staff on the set were all made to smile knowingly by Mai Mai.
Mai Mai is still very talented. If I remember correctly, she later participated in "Balala Little Demon Fairy". After that, she grew up and appeared in many film and television dramas, becoming a leader among post-00s actresses.
Zhang Hao picked her at first sight during the audition. This can be regarded as a discerning talent, and he will be able to be called a bole in the future.