"The name is correct, please take a look and give me some advice!" Tang An said with a smile.
Shark beach!
Looking at the two large running scripts on the cover, Xu Jinglei probably knew what kind of movie this was.
Then I looked down and saw that the entire script was written entirely by hand, and the standard cursive font was very comfortable to read.
An 18-year-old girl, Li Xiaxia, came to a remote beach in Jiangsu and Zhejiang alone to find the place where her parents fell in love.
The sun, the beach, the waves, everything is wonderful.
But an accident happened, until a big wave came, and a giant shadow of a shark loomed in the water wall. After being attacked, Li Sijia was trapped on a reef. Although there was not too far distance between her and the coast
, but a great white shark blocked her way to survive...
The script only has two A4 pieces of paper, so I read it quickly.
Different from the expected imitation of "Jaws", judging from the script, the entire film only has one actor, the heroine Li Sijia, and the other actors combined have less than ten minutes of screen time.
The other protagonist, the shark, does not appear in "Jaws" and basically appears throughout the middle and later stages.
"The script is quite satisfactory, but what about the investment?"
Xu Jinglei raised a key question.
Tang Anu pursed his lips and gestured, "There are still a few more storyboards later. You can talk about it after reading it!"
Xu Jinglei shook her head. She also roughly knew Tang An's character. Unlike the directors who had just graduated from the film school, she would not decide to make a film just because she suddenly had an idea and her head was hot.
She has good art skills. This was her first impression when she read the storyboard.
"Very good!" Xu Jinglei put down the script and looked at Tang An with a little surprise, "The script is ordinary, but the split shot script is very coherent! I can basically go through the scenes just now in my mind."
"But if it's shot like this, there won't be much choice in post-editing."
"I will take care of it during the filming. I know this well, and all the plots are stored in my head!" Tang An pointed at his head and said confidently.
Generally, whether it is a TV series or a movie, the actual scenes that are edited into the film will not exceed half of the material that was shot, which means that most of the shots have to be discarded.
However, Tang An's split-shot script does not have too many redundant shots, nor is there any missing shot.
Tang An naturally relied on something to do this. He had watched all the famous movies more than ten times in his previous life, and he already knew them well.
And after time travel, he found that his memory was much better, and he could clearly remember many things that happened when he was a child.
Maybe this is a gift given to him by God.
"Well, the script is not the most important, you can add it at any time, so what about the investment!"
Xu Jinglei said, returning to the previous question, "The shark needs special effects, crew wages, equipment, actors' remuneration... Find an unknown actor who can be ignored, as well as venues, lunch boxes, and accommodation. How to solve these problems."
"I only have 30,000 yuan in my entire body now, and 24,000 yuan is my salary for these three months." Tang An said truthfully.
"Then where are you going to invest? Huayi? Bernard? Or China Film?"
"How about I help you pass the book to Huayi to see if they are interested?" Xu Jinglei thought for a while and said.
At this time, Jiang Wen, who had been quietly reading the script, spoke.
"Even if it's just for your sake, Huayi is willing to pay up to 2 million!"
"And this still has to take into account equipment."
Jiang Wen put down the script and looked at Tang An with even more surprise.
This storyboard may not be as good as most well-known directors, and there is nothing special about it.
Nothing special at all, everything is in order, nothing fancy.
It seems unremarkable, but in fact it is very standard. It can even be said that this is a storyboard script that can be used as a model in film schools.
"Tang An, you are really a genius. Just this split-shot script, without seven or eight years of skill, it would be impossible to do so comprehensively."
"Lighting effects, camera angles and movements, sound effects and phonetic symbols, characters' psychology and body language..." Jiang Wen said in wonder.
"Brother Wen, you are exaggerating. This is just an ordinary storyboard." Tang An waved his hand.
All he can master now are basic skills. During his busiest time, he led two groups of people to shoot two 40-episode anti-war dramas on the same set in four months, and he also had to shoot a campus romance drama in between.
It relies on basic skills, and the three crews are organized in an orderly manner.
"No, I already have an idea, otherwise I wouldn't tell you about this!" Tang An smiled and shook his head, declining Xu Jinglei's proposal.
If Xu Jinglei hands over the book to Huayi and asks Jiang Wen to help intercede, an investment of three to four million won't be a problem.
The investment of more than 20 million in "Letter from a Strange Woman" came from Huayi, and Jiang Wen is also an artist under Huayi.
Last year, Xu Jinglei's first self-directed and starred movie "My Dad and Me" was also invested by Huayi, and Jiang Wen also starred in it.
Moreover, Huayi also found a director to play the leading role and act as a check for Xu Jinglei.
In the entertainment industry, connections are not the most important, but they are absolutely indispensable.
Tang An said immediately, "As far as I know, Huayi's equipment will be available for more than a month for your shooting. If you are at ease, I would like to borrow some of the equipment for a month!"
"That's no problem. What about the crew's salary, food and accommodation?"
Xu Jinglei nodded, not worried that he would run away with this batch of equipment. Huayi Media is the largest cultural industry media group in the country, and its founding ceremonies are all held in the Great Hall of the People.
"I am responsible for directing, live production, on-site production, photographer, lighting engineer, prop artist, coordinator, and set management all by myself. I only need one makeup artist, and then I hire a few temporary workers at the shooting location to do odd jobs.
It will cost too much!”
Xu Jinglei, a talented woman who has always been calm and composed, was also shocked, "You hold all the duties of the crew by yourself?"
"That's right! All the scenes in this film are focused on the heroine. One person should be very busy, and there are not many multi-angle shots!"
"What about aerial photography? Our crew's aircraft only has a battery life of 18 minutes and can reach a maximum altitude of 200 meters. Do I need to send someone from the capital to bring one over?"
"Hot air balloons are found in many seaside tourist attractions. As long as the wind speed is not too high, keeping the camera steady is not a big problem!"
"There is a surfing scene in the storyboard. Can you ensure the safety of the actors? Can you save them if something happens?"
"Actors must practice first. A few supporting characters will look for surfers at the beach. That scene will be filmed at the end. If it doesn't work, just use a stand-in. It shouldn't be difficult to find a girl on the beach with a similar body type who can surf!"
...
The two of them asked and answered each other. Xu Jinglei asked all the questions she could think of, and Tang An explained them one by one.
Jiang Wen listened to their questions and answers, and knocked on the table, "It seems that you are really well prepared, what about investing!"
"Brother Wen is talking about that shark!"
"If you want to make something better, you can't do it without three million. But if you want to make it as rough as those in those TV series, it really doesn't cost a lot of money, but it would be too fake to put it on the big screen!"
This is an unsolvable problem, either spend money or use special effects for 50 cents.
Jiang Wen believed that Tang An was not innocent and was curious about how he would solve this problem.
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