The first theatrical film was shot on film for no other reason.
If you can use film, you don't need a digital camera.
The two appear on the big screen with completely different aesthetics.
Most of the movies in Li Qian's mind that have not yet appeared in reality were shot with digital cameras.
Perhaps with the development of technology, digital cameras will completely replace film cameras in the next few years.
But at least, it's not possible yet.
Moreover, there are approximately 3,300 screens in the country, of which 2,600 are film screens and only 700 are digital screens.
These 700 digital screens are basically movie theaters in remote areas, and they are all small halls.
Digital movies are then magnetically transferred to film copies and projected on a film screen, and the effect will be much worse than film movies.
Compared with film movies, the only advantages of digital movies are that they are cheap and convenient.
In Milijian, many TV dramas are shot on film and are even better produced than some domestic movies.
The effect is better. As long as conditions permit, any director will choose to shoot film.
In fact, there is also a domestic TV series shot on film. The youth drama "We Have Nowhere to Place", which aired in March this year, was shot on film.
But this is the only one.
The difficulty is even greater, but the movie itself is not too troublesome, and Li Qian is not unsure.
After finishing the post-production period of "Jaws", Li Qian began to think about what to make for his first theatrical movie.
At the beginning, I selected several films and started writing a few rough stories.
Finally, taking into account the actual situation, genre audience, etc., a science fiction suspense movie "Black Hole Frequency" was selected.
However, calling it a science fiction movie is too reluctant. A crime suspense film is more appropriate. It has a little bit of science fiction elements, but the most touching thing is the family relationship between father and son.
The story is very simple. The male protagonist accidentally discovered his father's old-fashioned radio from 30 years ago at home. It was still working. He received a signal from a strange man and started chatting with him.
This strange man is his father, but the father from thirty years ago.
In other words, the son thirty years later is talking to his father thirty years ago through an old-fashioned radio.
After confirming their relationship through a series of events, the son suddenly remembered that his father, a firefighter, died in a fire-fighting operation thirty years ago.
In order to save his father, the son took the time to remind his father in advance how to escape from the fire.
At the critical moment of life and death, the father remembered his son's words and chose another path to escape.
On the other side thirty years later, everything changed. My father did not die in the fire, but died of lung cancer many years later.
However, another terrible thing happened shortly after. His mother, who was supposed to be alive, died in a serial murder thirty years ago.
So, the son contacted his father via radio again.
The father and son work together across time and space, and finally have a happy ending.
The plot is roughly like this. It is a suspense movie on the whole, but it is wrapped in a science fiction veneer, but the core is the love between father and son and the warmth of family that directly touch the heart.
A simple suspense movie is too niche, and it is too difficult to sell high box office in China.
It is wrapped in a sci-fi guise to attract the audience and impress the audience with family affection.
Emotion is the eternal theme of all movies.
However, the script still needs to be changed. Thirty years is too far away, and the domestic situation around 1977 was too sensitive.
Li Qian changed it to 20 years. His father in 1987 was about thirty-two or thirteen years old, and his son in 2007 was twenty-seven or eighty-years-old.
Across time and space, one striking feature is that the father and son are similar in age.
Thirty-two or twenty-three years old and twenty-seven or eight-year-old can be said to be around thirty, and they seem to be in the same age group.
But in reality, these are two completely different ages.
Men in their thirties are basically married and have children, while many men in their twenties and seventies have not yet started a family.
They are similar in age, and it allows the audience to intuitively see the father-son relationship between the two people, without violating the harmony.
The overall structure basically does not need to be changed, but the details still need to be carefully considered.
However, Li Qian also had time, and there was nothing else to disturb him, so he could sit in seclusion and polish the script.
Although it is a story that takes place in two time and space at the same time, the overall narrative is relatively simple, and the script is not very difficult to write.
Li Qian doesn't need a script anyway. It's enough to have storyboards when filming, and he won't read the script at all.
However, the trouble is that the scripts of theater movies need to be reviewed by photoelectric, which means that you can't write a pure script like the previous two movies.
It must be written as a literary script, otherwise the review officials will not be able to understand it and will be in trouble when they call it back.
Just spend more time and write the script into something like a novel that laypeople can understand.
On August 3, it took Li Qian 15 days to complete the literary script of "Black Hole Frequency".
Without any delay, he rushed to Guangxian headquarters with the script, Gao Yang, Wang Lu, and a lawyer from a nearby law firm.
The contract signing, finance, and lawyers always have to be brought there, and Gao Yang is the general manager of the studio to deal with them.
After making an appointment in advance and informing them of their intention, the front desk took Li Qian and others directly to a conference room.
Wang Changtian, the boss of Guangxian Media, and his right-hand men Li Xiaoping and Zhang Zhao were also present, as well as several other management personnel.
"Hello, Mr. Wang."
It was also the first time for Li Qian to meet this media industry tycoon. He was not tall and had an ordinary appearance. He wore glasses and his eyes were a bit small.
"Hello, Director Li, please sit down."
Wang Changtian smiled and shook hands with Li Qian. His eyes were not big, and his smile made them look even smaller.
"Last time I heard Mr. Zhao come back and say that Director Li is a very talented person. It is indeed true when we meet today. He is talented, young and handsome. It is really enviable. I don't know how many actresses in the industry he will attract the love of."
After greeting Li Xiaoping and Zhang Zhao, Li Qian smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, you are too flattering. You are a leader in our domestic media industry."
After introducing each other and exchanging business blows for a while, we started talking about business.
"Mr. Wang, everyone, this is the script of my new movie. Please read it."
Li Qian took out several scripts from his bag and handed them over one by one.
Although they have any type requirements for Li Qian's new film, no matter what it is, as long as it is not prohibited, Guang Xian is willing to cooperate.
However, as a partner, you still have to read the script, which is the most basic respect.
Li Qian is not the king of sunglasses. He has nothing, so he attracted investment and found a group of actors to film.
After patting and patting, I couldn't get it out, so I finished the ball again.
"I have been looking forward to Director Li's new film for a long time."
Wang Changtian took the script with a smile, glanced at Li Qian and the others before reading it.
I have brought finance and lawyers with me, and I am rigorous in doing things. I am not a naive kid who doesn't know anything.
This was Wang Changtian's first impression of Li Qian.