"Director Gao, when are we going to hold a celebration party?"
"That's right, Director Gao, a celebration party must be held."
"I have to fly over and attend!"
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In the "Manslaughter" group, everyone is celebrating that the box office has exceeded the 800 million mark. It has achieved such results before the second week of its release. No one except Gao Bin expected it!
Gao Bin thought for a moment and said simply:
"We will hold a celebration party together with 1 billion. Make it a big one and invite everyone to join in the fun."
"High Guide v5!"
"Director Gao, we are waiting for your red envelope for the Chinese New Year."
"Haha, I knew someone would say that. Don't worry, the red envelope will be big!"
The implication is that I made a good investment in that investment.
In addition, due to the continuous deterioration of the environment, an underground city was built on top of each "planetary engine" (the right to move in was obtained by drawing lots). The seven grandparents and grandchildren bid farewell to the surface and retreated to the underground city. p>
Act Seven - Confrontation.
It’s not unusual to choose the same equipment based on the same image style. It must be said that if you want to shoot other movies, such as movies that show the distortion of human nature, a small number of photographers will choose Cooke lenses.
The entertainment industry will always chase the winners. With the performance and profits of "Manslaughter", Xiaojia is willing to accompany Gao Bin to do whatever he wants.
Or maybe it's all due to the support of my peers. The schedule of "Manslaughter" was chosen so well that it almost stands out from the crowd.
"Yes, you have read the script yourself. If you think the script is wrong and confusing, you will come."
Fei Gaobin believes, "If there is no conflict, there will be no action; if there is no action, there will be no characters; if there are no characters, there will be no story; and if there is no story, there will be no script."
"Yes, I haven't run out of plans yet. The challenges you prepared for the last movie are the same."
Fei Gaobin's "eight-act drama structure theory" is the most prosaic component in my feature film narrative theory.
During that process, Zhao Xiaoding spoke to Shi Qiu, hoping to ensure that President Wu was in danger, and the seven father and son had conflicts (President Wu had always resented his father's decision that directly led to his mother's death).
The remaining 120 million shares were divided up by the capital of Wan Xiao, China Film, and Xiangjiang without too much effort.
Low Bin approved:
Of course, the genres of the three films are completely different and there is no conflict at all. Gao Bin has reason to believe that "Manslaughter" can still achieve good results under the siege of these two great-directed films.
When De heard this, he was really relieved. If it was 3 billion, I would really have to think about how to agree. It was only 300 million, and the income from "Manslaughter" was enough for De to take a gamble.
And Gao Bin, a new director who is hailed as a rising star, dares to challenge the science fiction film against all odds. Who gave him the courage?
"Let's talk about this complicated thing. What do you think should be done about the lighting design of the underground city?"
"You still know that his eldest son, if he dares to invest so little because he has no confidence, he is being kind. His eldest son is being kind!"
Just seven minutes after the end, the concept of "The Wandering Earth" was presented, allowing the audience to have a brief understanding of the background of the story that followed, and to follow the characters in the play and immerse themselves in the reality outlined in the movie.<
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The seventh act is the main part of the story, especially on pages 30 to 90 of the script.
"There is no way to estimate. Really, you are not ready to spend all your wealth."
Those two plot points are also called plot point 1 and plot point 2.
Among a kind of bad movie, "Manslaughter" was a small killing, and the box office successfully exceeded 1 billion, which was enough, so it went straight to 1.5 billion.
However, only Gao Bin knew that Nima belonged to the bank and opened the vault for him to make money. Only a fool would do it!
After chatting about camera issues, the more we talked, the more speculative they became. Liu Peiqiang was also transitioning in the direction of becoming a director himself, so he was less interested in script creation and director concepts than in controlling the camera.
That incident took the story in another direction: What challenges will President Wu and others face next, and can we successfully complete the task?
"You will find a problem. The script structure of few classic movies is very responsible, and even the story itself is very personal."
The matter was settled like this by De, with a few words and an investment of as low as 300 million. The reporters understood the world of people without money.
On the seventh day, the entire circle was spreading rumors about the 300-million-dollar masterpiece. Who wanted to get a foot in the door? Making money was one aspect, but it was an excellent opportunity to elevate the status of a low-profile celebrity.
At this time, Mr. Wu thought of a new solution.
Make sure he clearly knows the protagonist's dramatic needs, and he cannot set up obstacles for that need. In that case, the story becomes a process in which the protagonist continuously overcomes obstacles one after another to achieve my or your goals and realize his own dramatic needs.
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The so-called construction means "building the story, characters, dramatic premise (what the story is about), and depicting the scene of the story (that is, the environment around the action).
Next, let’s introduce the background of the entire story. The sun ages slowly and continues to expand. Humans have built 10,000 “planetary engines” on the surface of the earth to provide power for the earth to fly out of the solar system.
It must be said that no one in the room was moved by my words. In our opinion, he was not a movie lunatic.
"You are too willful, Teacher Zhao, that is a script, do you want to read it first?"
Zhao Xiaoding called President Wu and Han Ziang on the space station to find the nearest shelter for them.
At the same time, the space station's high power consumption mode is activated, and Zhao Xiaoding is about to retire to sleep mode.
"Director, how much money do you expect to invest in that movie?"
After some twists and turns, President Wu encountered a new task, which was to rush to the equatorial area and restart the "steering engine".
"Yes, it is a novel that has nothing to do with wandering. The story is very complicated, but it is also difficult to film."
"Lao Wu!"
"The overall image style of the film should be designed in sections according to the story plot and the emotional progression of the characters."
And establish the relationship between the main character and other characters who surround me and move around me." That part of the brief requires about 30 pages of manuscript paper to build his story.
After plot point 2, the protagonist gradually loses the upper hand in the fight with the villain and is about to be completely defeated by the villain.
"It's wrong for you to have a relationship with Liu Peiqiang. I have some work recently. What if you invite me here?"
"He mentioned cyberpunk outside the script. Do you think you should try it yourself? After all, it is pre-modern.
"Okay, isn't that person a low-level guide?"
Liu Peiqiang's aura is very weak, and he has no intention of coming to the 'interview'.
It mainly depends on your own usage habits and whether you can control the equipment.
"Of course, choosing shooting equipment and lenses based on the image style requires that the equipment meets a certain quality standard. There is no big difference in which one you choose.
Outside of "The Wandering Earth", in the first scene, the protagonists appear, and eight generations of grandparents and grandchildren show family affection (throughout the entire story), while also laying out clues to solve the most recent crisis: hydrogen under Jupiter.
"Idiot, can I ask what is the same?"
Throughout Act Seven, the obstacles Mr. Wu and Shi Qiu Shan need to overcome dominate the dramatic action of that story.
The problem that "The Wandering Earth" must face head-on is not how to break the inherent viewing experience of the audience, break the thinking of white superheroes, and make domestic audiences psychologically accept the setting that their country does not have a superhero to save the world. Di Bin smiled:
I took a sip of coffee and continued:
As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was in an uproar. As we all know, Chinese science fiction movies have always been taboo, and whoever touches them will die!
The so-called plot points are accidental accidents, plots or small events set for narrative needs.
Plot point 2 is also the point where the protagonist changes.
It's because Gao Bin didn't have to wait to confirm the actors. If you want to make the film a success, the team in front of the camera is even more important.
Liu Peiqiang waved his hand:
Of course, this is a surprise, and everyone doesn’t know it yet.
In the eighth week of screening, the box office reached 1.37 billion, which is far away from 1.5 billion, and we have not yet successfully obtained the extension key. We have continued to work hard to reach 1.5 billion, which is not a figure that is expected or attainable.
Di Bin deeply agrees:
Originally, "The Wandering Earth", as the country's first hard science fiction film, reached a very low level in terms of visual effects shots.
There are not many photographers in China who can meet Low Bin's requirements. I suggested a few names, but De said:
Use its obvious narrow screen style to express something beyond the screen.
At first glance, few people felt familiar with that name, but those reporters, who were not fans of science fiction, reacted immediately:
Liu Peiqiang obviously had no idea and said in a pretentious manner:
This time the investors made a lot of money. Gao Bin and Mr. Wu together planned to use 50 million to distribute dividends. Everyone has a share!
The function of that dramatic structure is "like gravity, like glue that holds the story together. It is the foundation, the spine, the bones of the story."
In the seventh act, the main creator's task is to show confrontation, that is, to create contradictions and conflicts, and to set up obstacles for the protagonist's actions, so that "the main character encounters and conquers obstacles one after another, and finally realizes and achieves my or your dramatic needs."
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At this time, we were outside a cafe, and we had originally made an appointment to discuss the shooting location.
The small unit finally rushed to the destination, but the problem was not solved before restarting the engine. Moss issued a global report, and the "Wandering Earth" project declared victory. The earth seemed to have lost all hope, and mankind was about to move towards tragedy.
In plot point 2, the protagonist finds a way to finally defeat the villain through his own strength.
"Look at it like this, he invests 100 million, you invest 80 million, and the rest is divided among the little guys. Let's contribute to Chinese science fiction movies together!"
Di Bin echoed:
Zhao Xiaoding, the father on the International Space Station, ended his mission with thoughts of his son.
So, the person who called Gao Bin to ask for the script directly dialed Gao Bin's cell phone to have it charged.
Di Bin's answer surprised everyone:
In addition, Fei Gaobin believes that two plot points must be set at the beginning of the first and seventh acts.
"It is rare in life to use a realistic style of painting outside of scenes.
"The Wandering Earth" is a story with a heavy industrial background. You will choose the Master Anamorphic lens, and the picture itself presented by the lens has no industrial texture."
"That's right. In fact, the structure of Fei Gaobin's eight-act play is like an equilateral octagon, which is the most stable structure in the movie. He is trying to add his own things outside, and it becomes like seven.
The original stable structure has been destroyed."
I emphasize that in the process of screenwriting and narrative, the creator must clearly know the dramatic needs of the protagonist. "That dramatic need cannot be defined as: the goal that the character hopes to win, seize, obtain or achieve in the script.
At the same time, the "Navigator" international space station was built to protect the earth's dangerous voyages.
So that’s it, Di Bin followed the script and asked:
In fact, the investment in that movie is really small. For a science fiction film, the total investment is 300 million. Is that considered small?
My words aroused the interest of everyone in the room.
Then the scene cut to 17 years ago. Because he wanted to see his father who was about to return from his post, Mr. Wu stole his grandfather Han Ziang's transport truck and took his sister Duoduo to explore the surface.
In "The Wandering Earth", the seventh scene is not about President Wu following Shi Qiu to transport "Flint" to save Hangzhou's planetary engine before the vehicles are requisitioned.
The movie has not been released yet, so the promotion cannot stop and the offensive must be stepped up. The subsequent releases of "Youth" and "The Legend of the Demon Cat" have great box office potential, so we cannot underestimate the enemy.
"You estimate a total investment of 300 million, you will provide half of it, and the rest will be given to various investors."
Di Bin was stunned, am I only cooperating with the national teacher?
"Is it really not possible? Is there any job at the National Preceptor's side?"
After the celebration party, the invited media reporters all asked a question: Are there no plans for the last movie?
From macro and small backgrounds to cyberpunk underground cities, there are also many realistic scenes, so that the audience can see friendly scenes in reality on the macro and small backgrounds. Those shots can see the team's
Designed with care.
"Haha, don't see me. You and Lao Wu have a very bad relationship. Sit down."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Qiu stood next to Di Bin and said in a joking tone:
"Yes, if you want to leave something for Chinese movies, even if you do it in person, no one will do it!"
Shi Qiushan nodded:
But how is it possible? How is it possible for Gao Bin to give a small piece of the money-making channels left to himself to others?
Due to a sudden global engine shutdown, my grandfather took Mr. Wu, Duoduo, and his "inmate" Tim to escape.
Act 1 - Construction.
For unfamiliar scenes in life, when exposed to images, the design tends to be more formalistic, adding some colors to make things smaller."
Not long ago, Shi Qiushan, wearing a peaked cap and carrying a backpack, appeared in a coffee shop in a very high profile.
"You heard what Lao Wu said. He wanted to challenge science fiction themes. His previous life was terrifying. The national teacher was so young when he was making movies, but he still dared to challenge science fiction." Liu Peiqiang said with emotion.
Therefore, I discussed with De and decide on the members of the front and rear team first, and then consider the casting matters.
Before, Mr. Wu and Shi Qiu also had some conflicts, and my grandfather died fortunately.
The function of those two plot points is: "It 'hooks the action and turns it in another direction, to acts seven and eight.' 'It drives the story backwards... it's his storyline.
anchor."
"Excuse me, director, which drama do you want to make? Is it the Eight-Body Problem?"
As a result, he was arrested for illegal operations, and his grandfather was also imprisoned.
Fei Gaobin discovered that behind excellent feature films, there is a relatively stable and consistent dramatic structure hidden.
The fact is as he expected, "Youth" and "The Legend of the Demon Cat" have poor reputations. If it weren't for the addition of big directors, it would be difficult to achieve good results.
The stipulation of that dramatic structure is that "a series of interrelated accidents, plots or small events are arranged linearly, leading to a dramatic ending."
Especially De, I am now slowly treating Di Bin as the God of Wealth. As long as Di Bin talks about a project, I must have an idea!
"Hey, Xiao Ding is here. Sit down and order him a mocha."
"Have they read Liu Cixin's speech?"
In fact, a small part of the science fiction movies we see in China are the products of the bad Hollywood industrial system. The audience seems to have not gotten used to it. There are no stories about a group or a single white person saving the world outside of a disaster environment. p>
"You are a bad teacher, Teacher Zhao. I have admired you for a long time."
In "The Wandering Earth", Grandpa, Shiqiu and others encountered a rescue commando team while escaping. The vehicles were requisitioned and we were forced to change our original route to the shelter.
It is a boast that Di Bin can wrap up the investment by himself, but I can do that, otherwise I will be boycotted by the entire industry before this amazing box office comes out.
Of course, there is still realism under the ice, it is the same scene and the same processing method."
The light composition outside scenes such as space stations and ice cities should be restored as realistically and reasonably as possible according to the story settings.
"You think there's something wrong."
However, on the way to the shelter, we encountered a rescue commando team, and our vehicle was commandeered by General Wu.
"You need to worry about money and concentrate on making movies."
"De, tell the truth. You are confident about that project. The reason why you want to do it is to realize your dream."
"Yes, low guide, let me tell you a little bit. Just treat it as a delayed publicity and a pre-cooling."
Mr. Wu found the final plan to "ignite Jupiter" to save the earth, which brought the story to the ending.
We talked about the script, and Liu Peiqiang expressed excitedly:
With his first movie achieving such box office results, everyone regards Gao Bin as a rising star in the film industry, a strong competitor for the new generation of directors!
"Give it a try. Just contact me and I'll be here right away."
"If you don't specialize in the art industry, the director should focus on filming and leave the investment to you. He doesn't care about the numbers."
"Xiao Liu, of course I know. Does the director want to make a science fiction film?"
In "The Wandering Earth", the plot point at the end of the seventh act is not: Mr. Wu suddenly remembered the conversation he had with his father when he was a child watching Jupiter, "Jupiter is like a small balloon, 90% of the outside is hydrogen." p>
The seventh plot point is set at the end of Act Seven.
Ed complained in front of reporters and said:
On the other side, Zhao Xiaoding got out of hibernation mode and had no time to think of a way to save his son and save the earth.