Chapter 37 The final interpretation right belongs to me
Literary scripts are a must for every domestic film, and they can also be considered a domestic feature.
In the 1980s, a filmmaker wrote in a book that domestic films must have literary scripts. The reason is that film is the only art that can be included in the cabinet.
It's the only one that can enter, so it's troublesome.
Those censors who only know chapter and story scripts can’t understand what you wrote or what story you shot, so how can they censor it?
Although this is a bit extreme, it is not unreasonable.
The purpose of literary scripts is to deal with censorship and lay investors.
They can't understand the real script.
Literary scripts can be viewed as a story and can be read with the eyes.
The script is read with the brain. After reading the script, you can imagine a picture in your mind and let you know what you want to shoot.
Literary scripts are also misleading in translation to a large extent.
The translators in the early years were all high-end talents with certain literary skills. When translating foreign scripts, they would bring some of their own understandings.
At that time, everyone thought that movies were literary, and the translators didn’t understand the nature of the movie at all. They didn’t believe what they saw: Why was it not literary at all?
They only believe what they understand.
When translated, foreign scripts are tainted with a certain degree of literary quality, and then evolve into readability, that is, literary scripts, when read with the eyes, are the same as reading stories.
Li Guangjie has only made one movie so far, "The Beginning of Spring" directed by Gu Changwei, but it will not be released until the beginning of spring next year.
The scripts of foreign classic movies I watched in school were also translated literary scripts.
But Li Qian's "Jaws" is a regular script just like Hollywood.
Compared with literary scripts, although it is less readable, it also gave Li Guangjie a more intuitive understanding of the film.
As a professional actor, while reading the script, I can already imagine a picture in my mind.
Very exciting, no doubt!
He also watched "Phone Booth" and watched it with the help of Li's membership.
This "Jaws" is no worse than "Sniper Phone Booth".
However, "Sniper Phone Booth" is a movie in which the male protagonist is supported by himself, so it is easier to succeed.
The protagonist of "Jaws" is a shark. Even Li Guangjie himself had to admit that when he read the script, he paid more attention to the shark.
Internet University, the protagonist is not outstanding enough, Li Guangjie hesitated a little.
Li Qian smiled and said, "The shark is just a villain. The protagonist is the core of the whole movie. Whether you can perform well or not depends on your performance."
"What did Director Li say?"
Li Guangjie asked, no matter how you look at it, the most attractive thing in the movie is the shark. He doesn't understand how the protagonist can be more outstanding than the shark.
Li Qian laughed, this is not simple.
Watching any movie, Li Qian can interpret it from various angles and interpret different meanings, which is enough to write several papers. Not to mention the script he wrote, he can interpret it however he wants.
Li Qian immediately said, "The protagonist in the movie is a complex of contradictions, and he is also a person with great personal heroism."
"The contradiction is that the male protagonist wants to kill sharks the most, but he is most afraid of water. The conflict between what he wants to do and what he fears most will make the story more exciting and the character more fleshed out."
"When sharks attacked humans for the first time, the male protagonist, as the security captain, suggested closing the beach, but the owner of the seaside resort disagreed for the sake of profit. This was a conflict faced by the leader. He had children and needed to support his family."
"The hero's hometown is a small village next to the seaside resort. This small village also benefits a lot from the tourists in the seaside resort. Once the resort is closed and news of sharks spreads, not only the resort will
If it's over, the whole village will lose its largest source of income, and the protagonist will be hated by the whole village and regard him as a sinner."
"On one side is work and the hometown where he was born and raised, and on the other side is an ordinary person's sense of justice and social responsibility, which is another level of conflict."
"It is true that after a shark kills someone, the suspense of waiting for its next kill is very attractive to the audience, but how the male protagonist makes a choice among multiple contradictions is also the most attractive to the audience."
"At the same time, the time background in the movie is before the prime time of summer vacation travel is approaching. This scourge must be solved before tourists flock in. With this urgency, the audience will expect the protagonist to transform into a superhero and kill the evil-doers.
Shark, how did the protagonist who was afraid of water kill the shark?"
"After the male protagonist overcomes all contradictions and difficulties, the character is sublimated and finally kills the shark, which is the greatest climax!"
Listening to Li Qian's comprehensive analysis of the male protagonist, Li Guangjie was stunned for a moment.
I see!
Not only the shark, the male protagonist is also attractive!
Seeing Li Guangjie's expression, Li Qian smiled slightly in his heart.
One sentence of Lu Xun can make Chinese textbooks explain it beautifully, let alone a feature film of more than 70 minutes.
As the creator of the film, Li Qian knows the film better than anyone else and can explain it however he wants.
Anyway, I wrote it myself, and the final interpretation is in my own hands.
However, Li Qian added, "However, good movies are not told or written, but performed. Whether you can play the leading actor well depends on your own performance."
If the male protagonist in the final movie is not as outstanding as the shark, and the audience goes to see the shark and ignores the protagonist, then it is because you did not act well, not because there is a problem with the script.
Li Guangjie didn't know what Li Qian meant, but he just thought what Li Qian said made sense.
At the same time, it is also considered as a challenge whether the male protagonist can be played more brilliantly than the shark.
Looking forward to completing this challenge, defeating the scary sharks in the movie, and becoming the most watched character in the movie!
And he had heard that Li Qian was already on the radar of several film companies, so this movie would definitely be noticed by several major film companies as well.
Li Guangjie, who made his debut in classic dramas such as "Toward the Republic", has also filmed several TV series with the male lead. Li Guangjie now wants to transform into a movie actor.
With Li Qian's movie, and Gu Changwei's new movie "The Beginning of Spring" to be released at the beginning of next year, he is also the male lead. As expected, he will be able to successfully transform into a movie actor, and it is just around the corner.
The next thing is to discuss the salary and treatment with the agent.
Li Guangjie is not an amateur like Lei Jiayin, so the contract is a bit troublesome.
Various terms, accommodation benefits, food benefits, travel benefits, etc.
In terms of remuneration, the total was 80,000 yuan, and the schedule was signed for 15 days.
Fortunately, "The Beginning of Spring" hasn't been released yet, otherwise if the movie had a good response, it would have been much more expensive.
Now I can only be considered a newcomer to the big screen. After all, Chen Kun, an A-list actor who has starred in movies, is only paid 70,000 to 800,000 yuan, and the fifteen-day schedule is several times shorter than the two or three months for a theatrical movie.
After confirming everything, both parties signed their names on it.
Li Guangjie thought for a while and asked another question, "Director Li, can you ask me why you asked me to play this role?"
"Because of your face."
Li Qian said with a smile, "In the movie, the male protagonist has to face conflicts in various aspects and has difficulty making choices. Your face with a bit of a bitter look is perfect for it."
Li Guangjie was speechless. What does it mean to look miserable? He is obviously a melancholy handsome guy.
After signing the contract, Li Guangjie still had filming on the set, so Li Qian didn't stay any longer.
After successfully identifying the male lead, Li Qian felt a lot more relaxed, and other roles were much easier to handle.
As for the final completion of the movie, Li Guangjie found that his part was not as brilliant as Li Qian said and was completely overshadowed by the shark, so that was none of Li Qian's business.
It’s not that your role is not brilliant, it’s just that you didn’t play it well!