Chapter 4 Discussion of the movie 'The Furnace', everything is difficult at the beginning
"We haven't seen you for two years. Your handwriting is pretty good, just like a dog crawling."
Bong Joon Hao teased his disciple, suppressed his impatience, and sat down again patiently. He ordered the waiter to bring some more takeaways and prepared to take them away. He lowered his head and turned over the paper with the word "melting pot" written on it.
of rice paper.
The movie "The Crucible" was very famous in Lin Chengxun's previous life. It was based on the real incident of the *** in the deaf-mute school in
Far.
The general plot of "The Melting Pot" is that an art teacher applies for a job teaching in a school for the deaf and mute. In the process, he gradually discovers the violence committed by the principal and other school personnel against students, and begins to defend their rights and fight for their basic rights. It starts with a small child
The boy walked to the train track and committed suicide, which is evocative and sets the dark tone of the whole film. When the teacher came to the school, he found that the atmosphere was gloomy and the students at their age who should be lively were very silent and did not even dare to look directly at people.
He heard the cry of a girl in the middle of the night and saw a little boy being beaten in the office. This series of events made him feel terrible, and he learned from the children about the abuse they had suffered for a long time. He could not tolerate it and defended his rights.
, the final result is sad. The murderer did not get the punishment he deserved and is still at large. This reflects corruption and the incompleteness of the system.
Every director fills his own movies with his own thoughts, and Lim Sung-hoon is no exception. The idea from the very beginning was to create again based on the script of "The Crucible" in his previous life, so that the script belongs to others.
The taste is replaced with attributes unique to you.
Call it a slap in the face or just go along with it. Lin Sung-hoon is very confident that his hastily written "The Crucible" script can impress Bong Joon-ho, because the movie that really made Bong Joon-ho famous is
"Memories of Murder" is based on real events. The two masters and apprentices are of the same origin, and a director who dares to be a pioneer in reducing the screen quota system must have hot blood in his heart.
You must know that the reduction of screen quotas means that the cake that originally belonged to Peninsula directors has been taken out for many domestic and foreign filmmakers to compete for. As a vested interest, one of the reasons why Bong Joon-ho became the pioneer of this policy is actually
Peninsula Cinema no longer needs the support of national policies, and firmly believes that the screen quota system has become a cancer and blood-sucking insect in the development of Peninsula Cinema.
He is passionate, has a reputation, and looking at the brand name that has been ruined, you can tell that he is very rich!
Lin Chengxun wants to take the first step in the Peninsula film industry. Everything is fake. Only hugging thighs is real. So when facing a teacher like Bong Joon-ho, he just wants to say, please give yourself a few more thighs like this.
indivual.
Time will not stop for anyone. The minute hand on the clock rotates once until the light outside the window becomes dim. Bong Joon-ho then raises his head and moves his neck. He rubs his sore eyes and licks his thirsty eyes.
He raised his lips and said with some emotion: "An adaptation based on the real cases that were popular in newspapers during this period?"
"Well, that's right. The first time I saw the news when I returned home after serving, I had this burning feeling in my heart that I wanted to vent. I spent an entire night writing a rough outline and then came to see you."
When Bong Joon-ho heard this, his expression was a little complicated, with admiration, pride, and sometimes guilt and anger in his eyes. He sat up straight, coughed twice and cleared his throat: "Well, let's not rush now, and take it step by step.
,Speak slowly."
Lin Chengxun breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and sat upright. He spoke casually in the past, and it could be said that teachers and students were both teachers and friends and did not pay attention to rules. But now it was obvious that he was going to "class", so his attitude must be correct.
"First of all, judging from the signature of the script, I guessed correctly that you wrote the script independently and haven't registered it with the Screenwriters Guild yet."
"Um."
"Oh, sure enough!" Bong Joon-ho sighed not only in anger but also in amusement, "You can't do this. Even if you are the only one who created this script from beginning to end, you can't just put your name on it. It must be written as a collaboration.
Screenwriter, it would be best if the name is signed by a famous screenwriter."
Lin Chengxun frowned and said nothing, thinking in his heart, is there such an unspoken rule in the peninsula? Or is it that my script is too good, this damn fat guy...
"Ah, what are you looking at, you bastard? Get rid of the dirty thoughts in your heart!" Bong Joon-ho has a lot of social experience. When he sees his disciple raise his eyes and frown, he can tell what he is thinking, so he explains: "You
You must know that you were forced to serve two years ago because you offended the screenwriter, and now that you have finished your service, you quietly write a script and shoot it. No matter what your true intention is, in the eyes of others, you are completely disdainful.
Those screenwriters stated that even if there is no screenwriter, they can write scripts and make movies by themselves, and the result of this is to completely seclude themselves from the Screenwriters Association. So, find a screenwriter to sign, and ostensibly submit to the Screenwriters Association, let
They feel better in terms of face."
"Now let's talk about the second point. Maybe I didn't make it clear before. Let me say it again. The consequences of offending the screenwriter two years ago are more serious than you think. It's so serious that the value you can give to investors is greater.
Before you get past that group of screenwriters, you can't find any investment for your movie. This is a capital society, and no one will offend the Screenwriters Guild for an insignificant director like you, so you can't find any investment for your movie "The Crucible."
"..."
"Okay, let's put aside the non-script matters for the time being. Let's talk about professional issues now. First of all, tell me how you plan to shoot the movie and what your psychological expectations are for the box office. Don't tell me that you are really crazy.
Hot, I don’t care whether I make a movie or it doesn’t care about the box office or anything like that!”
Do you think I’m Hou Qianqian from Wanwan or the King of Hong Kong?
Lin Chengxun rolled his eyes, collected his thoughts, and spoke seriously: "Making a movie is first of all business, then entertainment, and finally to reflect one's artistic value. Only by ensuring that you can make money for investors can you get the next one."
Start-up funds for making movies, without start-up funds for movie projects, you can’t make a movie; if you can’t make a movie, any entertainment or art will be nonsense.”
"Very good! I didn't follow Kim Ki-duk's path."
Bong Joon-ho nodded happily. He has just put aside the post-production of the "Han River Monster" movie temporarily. As a junior and apprentice who won the basketball game, returning from the service really gave him a great surprise. Some related
It seems that I don’t need to mention the important points of film shooting. I can just listen to them now, just like a teacher checking a student’s homework.
"Then, your script was written in a hurry. Now tell me your general thoughts, such as shooting techniques, lighting requirements, and even post-production soundtrack."
"Filming techniques? This movie doesn't require too many dazzling skills in terms of filming techniques. It just needs to advance the plot along the timeline and strengthen the conflicts between the characters to express the tension of the story. This event itself has its own flow, and the technique is too
Showing off skills is superfluous; on the other hand, a lot of attention should be paid to color and lighting. In order to fit the theme, cold, blue and black should be used as the main tone to give people despair, but they cannot blindly despair, because what movies can always bring to reality can only be hope, so
At the end, you must show hope..."
Lin Chengxun talks eloquently. When talking about the things he is good at, he is completely unaware that his two words of "ba" are the same as Bong Joon-ho's machine gun...
"...and this "The Crucible" will definitely arouse public opinion. With the continuous reports during this period, the difference between the ending of the movie and reality will lead to large-scale discussions among the audience. The investment will definitely be recovered at the box office, and even make a huge profit.
It’s not impossible, and the effect of social public opinion can also have an impact on government policies. It just so happens that teacher, you have a problem with the screen quota..."
"Stop, stop, stop, these methods of deceiving investors about their investments were given to you by me, and you are starting to use them on me now?"
The words gradually changed in tone. Bong Joon-ho didn't feel it at first. Gradually, the tone of voice sounded familiar, and then he realized that he, a student, was trying to trick him into investing in a movie.
"Let me tell you first, I put all my money into "Monster of the Han River" to make a fortune, so don't even think about investing in it."
"clear."
Lin Chengxun's expression remained unchanged, and the corner of his mouth curled up, which meant that apart from investment, he could have ideas for things like actors, director team, camera team, lighting team and other film crews.
"Your mind is really spinning very fast now!" Bong Joon-ho laughed and scolded, "But the role in your script, if I am not wrong, is to enhance the audience's empathy, and you are also planning to star in it yourself."
As Bong Joon Ho spoke, he pulled out a sketch from the script. He had a short head, a round face, and a delicate face. Except for the glasses on the bridge of his nose, he looked very similar to Lin Chengxun's face.