A director is like a cook, as many famous directors have said.
Feng Xiaogang once said, "Sometimes directing is like being a cook. Some cook for people, and some cook for pigs. Of course, I have worked as both kinds of cooks."
As for who the pigs and humans he is talking about are, only he himself knows.
Now Feng Xiaogang is still a home-cooker, and the food he makes may not be very exquisite, but it is indeed a dish that ordinary people like to eat.
After cooking home-cooked meals for a long time, I felt a little dissatisfied, so I thought I should try some "higher" dishes.
Some of the dishes he cooked made the audience like to eat them, and some of them attracted a lot of scolding and even made people lift the table.
No matter what you cook, in addition to the chef's skill, materials and tools are also very important.
Making a wilted cabbage into a delicious delicacy only appears in novels. Anyway, it all depends on the author's pen, and S can make it delicious.
A group of excellent actors, a professional and well-coordinated crew, and first-class equipment are the basis for making an excellent movie.
The most important thing for an excellent director is the ability to command the overall situation. He must be able to control hundreds of people on the crew and let everyone perform their duties.
This is the most important ability of a director, and it is also the reason why there are not many directors in China who can shoot big scenes and big productions.
Zhang Yimou is a photographer, and he was one before filming "Red Sorghum". His major is not a director, but he is the number one director in the country. In terms of telling stories, he is not as good as many others, and his ability to write stories is also...
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Now Tang An has a fairly first-class team, first-class actors, and first-class equipment. Whether he can make this movie well depends on his control.
This time, we not only have to shoot a good story, but also have to be the best in many aspects such as picture, lighting, makeup, props, and scenery.
We took a bus to the Huairou Film and Television Base. Compared to last year, the scale of the base has expanded a lot, and it has gradually reached the scale of later generations.
His studio is in the center of the base, surrounded by ancient buildings.
Photography studios of different sizes are adjacent to each other, the large ones are hundreds of square meters, and the small ones are only seven or eight square meters.
Xu Ruoyun, who was waiting at the door, came to greet her.
"Coming!"
"Well, how's it going!"
Xu Ruoyun holds the position of producer on the crew, but is only responsible for cost accounting, which is equivalent to a butler.
In addition, professional stuff is handled by the production director and several other producers.
"No problem. All the equipment for the crew is provided by China Film Group. I only need to supervise the construction of the studio. The accounts are very clear!"
"show me!"
Tang An took a thick stack of bills from her hand, and all the equipment and props used by the crew were registered.
Even if China Film uses equipment to offset funds, the accounts still need to be settled clearly.
There are no major problems with the equipment or equipment, it's just that the production director made some false claims.
As long as it's not too much, Tang An usually won't pay attention to this kind of thing. If you want the horse to run, you have to let him eat enough.
No matter how slowly he scrolled down, Tang An's face gradually became ugly.
Xu Ruoyun had been observing Tang An's expressions, and immediately became nervous and said, "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
"Nothing!" Tang An turned over his head roughly and waved his hand to indicate not to worry.
"Is there something wrong with the accounts? I've checked them many times and haven't found any!"
This was the studio's first film. Xu Ruoyun knew that her abilities were limited, and she was also very nervous, fearing that there was something she had not done well.
Tang An patted her arm and said with a smile, "Don't worry, we have expected it. When these old guys meet me, a new director, they still try their best to scratch my skin. If there is no problem with the accounts, I will
Gotta worry!”
Perhaps because Tang An was so young and easy to fool around with, the production director didn't do the accounting in detail at all. Tang An made a general guess at a glance.
In my previous life, I was in charge of three or four production crews at the same time, and there were so many accounts to look at. This was a small thing.
I'm going to meet them. You go to the press conference first. I'll be there soon.
Tang An walked into the studio with the stack of ledgers.
The interior has been set up, and the crew is setting up, waiting for the afternoon shooting.
"Director Tang is here!"
"Hello, Director Tang!"
"Director Tang, let's have a big meal at noon!"
"Director Tang..."
People kept saying hello to him along the way. Tang An had been here many days before. Seeing that he was young, these people were relatively casual.
When we arrived at the largest studio, which was the banquet hall on the cruise ship, there were two assistant directors from the directing team, an executive director, as well as mid-level crew members such as on-site producers, production producers, and production directors.
"Hello everyone, how are the preparations going?"
Tang An held the stack of bills in his right hand and slapped it on his thigh, a bit like Liu Dehua's posture in "Infernal Affairs".
As soon as production director Sun Ming saw Tang An, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face, "Director Tang is here, and the fire has been working hard and waiting to start filming!"
Photography team leader Zhou Jixun.
Art director Chen Jinhe.
Lighting engineer Zhou Ren.
Assistant directors Zhang Yiping, Shi Tiangeng.
Produced by Zhao Lei
Lifestyle producer Xu Tao
External Producer Wang Zhenguo
Everyone gathered around to say hello to Tang An, and everyone had the same expression.
Hehehe...
Someone caught a sharp glimpse of the bill in Tang An's hand and felt nervous, but felt relieved when they saw his young face.
"Director Tang, are there anything else you need to add?" Sun Ming asked with a smile.
"Nothing, very good, I'm very satisfied!" Tang An nodded.
"Thank you all for your hard work. I will treat you all to a nice meal at noon after the launch conference and we will start work again in the afternoon!"
Tang An didn't directly name the producers because he was too lazy to argue with Te Men.
Moreover, they are more familiar with each other than me in the crew, so if they quarrel, it will have a great impact on my prestige.
Tang An would always tell people like this to get lost without wasting any time on them.
"Then let's take a look and check again. I'm going to prepare for the press conference. Let's have dinner together at noon!"
After finishing speaking, Tang An smiled at them and left the studio.
Looking at Tang An's leaving figure, everyone was a little confused.
Zhou Jixun, the first photographer of the crew and the leader of the photography team, squinted his eyes and asked with a smile, "Old Sun, what do you think of this young director?"
"What else can I do? I was lucky enough to make a hit movie!" Sun Ming curled his lips and said.
"He has been here several times in the past month. Every time he comes, he doesn't find fault and just goes through the motions. It's a bit strange!" Production producer Zhao Lei sighed.
Generally, young directors like to point fingers at various departments of the crew, regardless of whether they are right or wrong, as if they have to say something to show their authority.
"He can find any faults, the director has already warned us, but we can't fix it for him!" Sun Ming said disdainfully, completely ignoring Tang An, a director who is as old as his nephew.
"What he was holding in his hand just now must have been a ledger!" Zhao Lei, a production producer, looked a little worried. It's normal for people in this industry to want to make some money. This time, he was a little greedy under Sun Ming's temptation.
"You're just a 24-year-old young man, but he can still make a huge difference!"