Chapter three hundred and forty-eight tribute film
Michiko smiled sweetly all the way into the Kanto United TV Station. When she met an acquaintance, she bowed and greeted, and went directly to the basement where the annex building was located. But when no one was there, her face began to turn black when she looked at the old, cold and harsh environment in the basement.
I feel sorry for my master - he has made great contributions to the TV station and should not be treated like this!
However, the official level is overwhelming. Qianhara Rinto has no way to move for the time being, let alone her. He can only feel distressed and quickly find the master. It turns out that although the environment here is cold, it is very popular. In the large writing room connected by two warehouses
It was crowded with people. Some people were copying and writing, some were checking each other, and a group of people were discussing around a whiteboard with pictures and words written on it, which looked very busy.
She stood at the door curiously and watched for a moment, but was recognized. Someone immediately reported Chihara Rinto: "Specialist, Michiko-chan seems to be looking for you."
Chihara Rinto immediately came out of the crowd, waved and asked strangely: "Chihaya, why are you here?"
Miqianzi trotted a few steps quickly and entered the door. She bowed politely to all the people around her. Then she lifted the small bundle and said with a smile: "Master, you and Sister Atong haven't been home for two days. Sister Ningzi asked me to come and bring the bag."
You and sister A Tong send you some food and supplies, and take a look at what you are doing."
"Thank you." Qianhara Rinto took the little burden, feeling that it was good to have a girlfriend, and then explained: "I have to prepare for a movie during this period, and I am quite busy. You can go back and talk to your sister Ningzi. We are not here this week.
gone back."
Michiko nodded obediently: "I understand, Master." After a pause, she looked around curiously and asked, "Master, which drama are you going to film for the theatrical version?"
As he spoke, Rinto Chihara had already brought Michiko back to his office. He looked at what was in the bag and said with a smile: "It's not a theatrical version, it's an independent film."
"Independent movie?" Michiko was slightly surprised.
She knew what an independent film was, she had participated in it before, and she was just surprised why Chihara Rinto suddenly wanted to make an independent film.
Generally speaking, the production cost of this kind of film is very low. It is mostly for new directors to practice their skills, and the actors are usually not well-known. It is a stepping stone for advancement. For directors and actors, they want to become the stars of a certain commercial film.
It is better for directors or actors to show their work to producers than to talk in vain.
In a sense, in addition to being a toy for art lovers, independent films are also equivalent to internship works for practitioners and a way to prove their abilities.
Chihara Rinto should have passed this stage long ago. He is a top-notch screenwriter and director in the industry. Even if he makes a movie, he should make a big commercial production, otherwise it will be a complete waste of time.
Michiko quickly asked: "Master, is it because "The Worst Three Days in History" did not do well at the box office and you want to prove yourself again?"
"No, that was filmed by me. The film's failure has nothing to do with me."
"Then why does Master suddenly want to make independent films? To improve his abilities?" Michiko felt that there might be no other explanation other than this.
"The situation was forced." Chihara Rinto briefly explained the reason why he wanted to make "The Camera Can't Stop" and said with a smile: "The main reason is to get money to help the working group tide over difficulties."
Michiko understood and felt that her master was indeed the most good person in the world. It was normal to do such a thing. She asked with concern: "Is the budget sufficient for the shooting?"
"It's about 280,000 yen now..." This money is the office funds of the Film Operations Section, which he misappropriated. Murakami Iori has to apply for some more office funds through personal connections. The final amount is still unclear.
, but at most I can only collect 1 million yen.
There's nothing he can do about it. He can't blatantly inject capital himself, otherwise the contract doesn't allow it. In theory, all his creations during the contract period should be jointly invested by Kanto and enjoy the profits. But he can't engage in related side businesses by himself, otherwise the TV station will pay him a salary.
It doesn't make sense that he himself is investing in making movies to make money while providing benefits.
Of course, more is not necessary. He subsidizes himself privately, buys some food and drinks, and borrows equipment, venues, vehicles, and creative team and working team members with face, and he can still owe wages, not to mention 280,000
It's yen, even if you don't have money, you can do it - the production cost of "The Camera Don't Stop" is only more than 1.7 million yen, and the cost of plate production, distribution, and publicity is only 3.3 million yen.
For making a movie, this is basically equivalent to spending no money, but Michiko didn't think of this and was stunned.
280,000 yen is enough for Chihara Rinto and his gang to go out for dinner and drinks, but now they want to use this money to make a movie? It is an unprecedentedly low production budget, and it feels like it will most likely be a bad movie!
She believed in her master's talent, but she also understood that making movies requires money, and she quickly said: "Master, be careful, don't do anything random!"
It would be very bad if a lifetime of wisdom were destroyed!
Sensing the care of his unlucky apprentice, Qianhara Rinto felt warm in his heart. He patted her little head and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Master knows what's going on."
"The Camera Can't Stop" was his original box office dark horse in the world in 2018. Although it was just like that on the whole, it didn't add much glory to him when it was filmed, but the possibility of ruining his famous brand is not high. It really doesn't matter.
of.
Miqianzi was still not at ease and asked tentatively: "Master, can you tell me what you plan to shoot? I will keep it a secret!"
Qianyuan Rinto naturally trusted her and said casually: "No problem, but I will ask your sister Ah Hitomi to come and get the things first."
He first made an internal call and asked someone to call Hitomi Konoe, and then told his disciple about this ultra-low-cost dark horse movie.
"The Camera Can't Stop" is a "play within a play".
The first thirty-seven minutes of the movie tells the story of a program team filming a zombie drama in an abandoned factory. As a result, the heroine's acting skills were not up to standard. One shot was shot 42 times and it still failed to pass. The director lost his temper and the filming was unable to take place.
As the film continued, the crew was suddenly attacked by zombies, but the director, who pursued realism, did not stop filming and made a surprising decision - not to stop the camera to shoot the most realistic zombie film.
As a result, the crew had no choice but to escape from the zombie attacks while filming. The cameraman, sound engineer, director's assistant, makeup artist, and even the male lead all turned into zombies one after another. In the end, only the female lead was killed.
A bloody road, only to survive.
Judging from the first thirty-seven minutes alone, "The Camera Can't Stop" is a low-cost, extremely crudely shot, bad movie with blunt performances, a brainless plot, and numerous plot twists. The only bright spot is just one shot to the end, but it makes
Surprisingly, the movie officially started thirty-seven minutes later.
At this time, the plot changed, and the reversal began. The time went back to a month ago, and the audience began to tell the whole story of the preparations for this super bad movie.
Higurashi Takayuki is a down-and-out director. He is middle-aged and has no achievements. His daughter hates him. However, by chance, he was introduced to a new show by a friend - a big producer took a fancy to his expertise.
: The budget requirement is low and the shooting speed is fast, but the effect is so-so, which is reasonable.
The new program is a live broadcast, and the somewhat confused big producer asked for two things:
First, because it is a live broadcast, it must be shot to the end without stopping in the middle, otherwise it will be regarded as a broadcast accident;
Second, start broadcasting on time and end on time, otherwise it will still be regarded as a broadcasting accident.
Higurashi Takayuki felt that the producer was a mentally retarded person and that this kind of planning was pure rubbish. However, it was still a serious program and a new beginning for his career. In the end, he reluctantly accepted this huge and nonsensical challenge.
Preparations for the program have officially begun. From casting, production meetings, actors' dialogues to live rehearsals, everything follows the formal program production process, but it is the beginning of a series of troubles.
Higurashi is middle-aged, not well-known, accustomed to compromising with reality, somewhat groveling, and has extremely low prestige within the crew;
The heroine has no acting skills, takes the initiative to suggest using eye drops for crying scenes, and has no professionalism;
The male protagonist is a small star, he has a big air, he keeps questioning what is unreasonable and what is not right, and his acting skills are also bad enough;
In addition, the actor who plays the role of the cameraman has a bad habit of drinking and will ignore anything when he sees alcohol. The actor who plays the role of the sound recordist can only drink soft water. Drinking hard water will cause severe diarrhea.
In the entire crew, except for Higurashi Takayuki, everyone had a "muddling through" mentality, and no one really cared about the success or failure of the show. When the preparations were finally completed and the filming started, all the consequences suddenly erupted.
First, the actor who played the director and the actor who played the makeup artist had an affair, and both got into car accidents and were unable to attend.
Fortunately, Takayuki Higurashi's wife and daughter happened to come to visit the class. Takayuki Higurashi was so cruel that he asked his wife to play the role of makeup artist and he played the role of director.
Later, the supporting actor who played the cameraman was so drunk that he couldn't dress up as a zombie. Everyone had to improvise and improvise. But in the midst of the chaos, the person who played the sound engineer had diarrhea and was going crazy.
When I go out, I can’t stop me...
Immediately afterwards, Higurashi Takayuki's wife had her old problem again - she was once an actress, but because she was too devoted to her performances and often performed impromptu performances, she eventually broke the actor's arm and was forced to retire - she
Now that he is suffering from an old illness, he is too devoted and charges forward, beating the shit out of the zombies.
After taking one shot, it was no longer possible to shoot. However, in the face of many difficulties, Higurashi Takayuki still tried his best to save the show, shouting at everyone: The camera can't stop!
This is the line of the play within the play, and it is also a requirement for everyone on the filming crew - no matter how difficult it is, we must try our best to complete it, and we must do our best!
His daughter and staff, who had always looked down on him, were also inspired by him and became proactive. Even in the last overlooking shot, the big swing arm was broken. Everyone could only stack up and raise the camera high.
Finally, I successfully finished filming this 37-minute, one-shot, super bad movie.
At this point, the correspondence between the before and after is a big reversal. A bad movie is no longer a bad movie, and the audience can understand why the first thirty-seven minutes are so weird.
Makeup artist, why are the male and female protagonists sitting there chatting with unnatural expressions and performing women's self-defense skills? It's because the actor who plays the cameraman zombie is drunk and cannot be found, so he can only delay;
Why did the cameraman zombie roll his eyes and groan? It was because Higurashi Takayuki was pushing him from behind, and he himself was already unconscious;
Why did the sound engineer suddenly stop paying attention to the zombie threat and had to rush out? It was because he couldn't hold it in any longer. If he didn't go out, he would have to perform "Three Thousand Feet Under the Stream" in front of the camera;
Why did the heroine scream at the camera in fear for a minute again, because everyone was busy restraining the crazy director's wife? Why was the female makeup artist who was "hacked to death" in the play so badly dressed?
He stood up again with an ax stuck in his head, and the audience could understand at this time - this guy woke up after being strangled.
Chihara Rinto told Michiko in detail, and gradually he felt something about it. Finally he smiled and said: "That's probably the plot. It's generally funny, but it's actually a tribute film."
Michiko was stunned and asked curiously: "Tribute film? What do you mean, Master?"
Chihara Rinto smiled and said: "No one wants to make a bad movie. Really, Chihaya, even if it turns out to be a bad movie, in fact no one wants to make a bad movie in the beginning. There are always many people working hard behind the scenes. Maybe it's because of insufficient level.
, maybe due to limited conditions, maybe an accident, the final result was very bad, which attracted a lot of criticism, but there were still people behind it who worked hard - this is a tribute to the entire industry and to all creators."
This is an industry where winners and losers take all, but...I dare not say everything. There are always people who are just dawdling, but after all, there are people who are working seriously and want to give the audience a better experience.
You want the audience to smile knowingly after watching it, you want the audience to cry after watching it, and you want the audience to be thoughtful after watching it. Anyway, as long as the audience can gain something, for the creator, this is enough.
Chihara Rinto really likes the film "The Camera Is Not Stopping". This is actually a film made for filmmakers. It was a complete accident that it became a dark horse. I guess the original director didn't expect it - most of the directors' friends came to star in it.
(Amateur Player), the heroine is also an unknown newcomer, the scene is an abandoned waterworks and the director's own home, and even after the filming was completed, there was no chance of a large-scale release. It was purely a self-entertainment work.
But even so, he still felt that it was a good movie and he would remake it if he had the chance.
Yes, it is a remake. There are also some regrettable aspects in the original work. For example, the emotional creation is somewhat regrettable and the characters are not distinct enough. However, this is due to the director's lack of resources and lack of experience, and he has much better resources than the director of the original work.
Now that he has a better creative support team and shooting team with more experience, he believes that even if everyone has similar budgets, he will be able to produce better results by himself.
Michiko didn't quite understand what Chihara Rinto meant. After all, she was not a creator, so she couldn't understand the bitterness and the great pressure caused by worrying about failure. But looking at her master's bright eyes, she immediately understood him.
Not only for the sake of the working team, but he also wanted to film it himself. He immediately clenched his little fists and encouraged him loudly: "Master, I like this plot very much! You have to work hard and film it well. It will definitely sell well!"
Qianyuan Rinto smiled and said: "I hope so!"
The future is unpredictable. Even if it is a remake of a successful work, the result is still unknown. We will wait until it is released. But of course he hopes to sell it well - nothing can prove the audience's recognition better than a big sale. This is the unified pursuit of the creator.
Michiko thought for a while and then asked expectantly: "Is there anything you need my help with? Master, I can actually act as a friend and get zero pay."
"No, you're still with Ishibashi Company after retiring. You have to sign a contract to use it, which is not convenient. Besides, this drama doesn't require any great acting skills. It would be better for everyone to act in their true colors, otherwise it might be possible
It has lost its charm." Qianhara Rinto declined, but smiled: "But if you really want to help, please give me some guidance on your sister Ah Hitomi's acting skills when you have time. She is the heroine."
From a performance perspective, Michiko is more than capable of teaching Hitomi Konoe despite her young age.
Michiko's eyes widened: "Sister Ah Hitong, will she play the heroine?"
"She is suitable. She has some acting skills, so she should be fine." Chihara Rinto has seen it. His two disciples are very stubborn. In the past three years, they have never stopped working hard, and they can no longer hear the Shikoku accent.
, I also have my own understanding of acting skills. I am no longer the shy passerby who rushes for the scene in the past. I should be able to act in a low-cost small film like "The Camera Can't Stop" - originally in a drama within a drama
The heroine is just bad at acting, she just needs to play her true self.
Miqianzi had no objection. She was willing to help her master, and her senior sister was even more talkative. But she looked back and asked strangely: "Why hasn't Sister Atong come over yet?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Konoe Hitomi walked in very weakly and said gloomily: "I'm here, senior sister." Then he saluted and greeted Chihara Rinto, "Master, why did you ask me to come?"
Miqianzi looked at her and said in surprise: "Sister Ahtong, what's wrong with you?"
Hitomi Konoe was about to reply, but her nose twitched, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she rushed to the bundle and shouted excitedly: "It's snacks!"
She wiped a handful of saliva and wanted to take it, but Chihara Rinto rolled up the bundle and said directly: "I can't give you snacks, you just need to take daily necessities."
Hitomi Konoe looked sad and angry: "Master, I'm so hungry and thirsty... I've been eating grass for two days. There's no oil, no salt, no sauce, no sugar. There's no taste at all. I can't even drink more water. I'm dying."
died."
Qianyuan Rinto reached out and slapped her on the back of the head, scolding: "If you want to blame it, it's because your face is too big. You must lose weight in the past few days! You should also know that you will get something if you put in the effort. If you want to play the role of a female
Protagonist, this is the price you have to pay."
Michiko looked very sympathetic. She had been eating grass for nine years. Sometimes she would drool when she saw fried food, and she couldn't even walk. She understood this pain deeply and immediately comforted her: "Sister Atong, there is nothing we can do about it."
For the sake of the shooting effect, just hold on!"
Hitomi Konoe is actually sensible and does some body management on weekdays, but such a sudden dieting attack is a bit unbearable. At this time, she nodded resignedly, but she felt really sad, and quickly asked Chihara Rinto: "Master
, then when will we start filming?”
She thought that she would finish filming early and be liberated early, so that she could at least eat some greasy food. Chihara Rinto thought for a while, took a breath, and his eyes were bright: "We will see the scene tomorrow to make plans, and the filming will officially start in three days!"
If you are going to take a picture, you must take a good picture and start working hard!