The Best Director

After spending a whole day, I finally refurbished the walls in the hall and the bedroom, which are used for shooting. Fortunately, with the help of Alba and his brother, otherwise he would not be able to finish it alone. Now the walls are all white and white, enough to meet the requirements of the movie.

After seeing off the Alba siblings, Wang Yang finished the rest of the cleaning work, took a hot bath, and hurriedly finished the takeaway he ordered, a big pizza.

After he was full, Wang Yang came to the computer desk and started to write the script. When the later film "Spiritual-Ghost Story" was filmed, there was no script. All the lines were created on the spot. This is because of this kind of horror. The focus of the film is not on the lines, but on the scary atmosphere created by the camera, so that the audience should "scare themselves"; moreover, DV movies are very life-like, so don't expect any deep and interesting lines, just everyday language, so the script is not good. Just write it, write the story flow clearly, and let the actors know what's going on.

What he focused on writing was the shot script, which is the so-called "director's script". Just like the cells make up the human body, and the shots make up the movie, each shot after another is designed by the director, and Wang Yang is going to do these design work now. However, since he is the only one in the entire crew, the script for the storyboard can be written very simply, as long as he can understand it himself.

One of the great benefits of drawing a storyboard script is that it is intuitive. For example, when shooting some complex shots, such as stunt shots and shots that need to be processed through digital technology in post-production, if there is no shot script, you have to explain clearly to dozens or hundreds of staff members such as actors and photographers, which is so hard and difficult. Trouble, in the end the director himself may collapse, why don't you understand what I mean?

No one is a roundworm in your stomach, and all language is not as clear as the picture. If you draw the scene in your heart, others will know it at a glance. At this time, the benefits of the shot script will be shown.

But when he was studying at USC, Wang Yang also knew the disadvantages of the sub-shot script. It is very simple. This way of drawing the sub-shot constrains the director’s creation. It becomes a shot, but when the story and actors come into contact with reality, there will be many interesting and unpredictable collisions and pictures. At this time, the split-shot script becomes a stumbling block.

"A long time ago, when I understood this, I tore up my storyboard scripts. Since then, I have tried to avoid drawing storyboard scripts." This is the words of the teacher who taught the camera, and Wang Yang remembers it clearly. The teacher said with a look of intoxication at the time: "Life itself is richer than everything else. When you connect your ideas with reality on the spot, it is a very wonderful feeling."

Then, the teacher made another joke, which made the classroom burst into laughter: "Of course, you can also fall in love with the shot script, because you just need to wait for the cameraman to assemble the machine and the actors are in place, and then you can write the shot script, You don't even have to look at the monitor! What? You ask the actor to stand a little to the left or to the right? Leave that to the assistant director! I'm home!"

Thinking of those classroom life, Wang Yang shook his head and smiled. Although he didn't have much shooting experience, he agreed with that teacher very much. Just frame the shooting position and visual effects, and then tell everyone your shooting intention during the actual shooting, and give the actors enough room to play. Grasping this flexibility is the most important thing for a good director to do.

Therefore, Wang Yang's shot script is very basic and a running account. He only draws on paper those horror shots that are well thought out and will not change, such as the scene of "a dark room with strange ghosts reflected on the TV screen". It’s just that the painting is ugly... Well, Wang Yang’s art teacher gave him a comment that "the composition is beyond imagination, but the drawing talent is not enough, so it is suitable for learning abstract painting."

But fortunately,

Now he only needs to understand the script by himself.

Wang Yang didn't fall asleep until late at night after writing. On the second day, the construction of the scene continued. The task was to rent these props from the furniture and appliance rental company. Joshua was the only one with him. He was sent by Jessica to help. He drove a small blue van and prepared to Moving furniture; and Jessica, who has an audition today for a small role in a comedy film, has no time to help.

According to the background of the story, a couple moves into a new home. The furniture in the house does not need to be brand new, but must be new. As for the sofa with a few big holes, it is definitely not suitable. Basically, the entire apartment needs to be replaced, whether it’s sofas, cabinets, bedroom beds, or high-end large TVs, refrigerators, etc. If you want to buy these things, none of them are cheap, even if you spend the $9,500. Not all can be bought.

Thanks to the person who invented "lease", and even more so to the person who first opened a furniture and appliance rental company. With this rental service, Wang Yang can get those furniture and appliances for a month with only a small amount of money. Time, this month is enough for him to finish filming "Spiritual-Ghost Records", the original filming time was only one week.

Wang Yang went to a large-scale furniture and electrical appliance leasing company called "Entrepreneur". This company focuses on serving young entrepreneurs and reducing their burden on office equipment; it also caters to individual families, that is, the couple Wang Yang needs. Double bed and other furniture.

As soon as he arrived at the destination, Wang Yang picked them up enthusiastically. There were single pieces or complete sets of furniture and home appliances, and there were signs with "$" on them, indicating the monthly rental price.

And Joshua followed behind him, idly touching the sofa and chairs, and even lay down on the big bed and pretended to fall asleep.

He didn't talk much along the way, but Wang Yang knew that he was just brewing. Sure enough, when Wang Yang was picking up the sofa, he sat in a corner of a sofa, with his hands on the back of the sofa, and said: "Brother , now there are only two of us, maybe some things need to be clarified."

"What's the matter?" Wang Yang turned his head and looked at him questioningly, then continued to choose among the sofas, thinking about which sofa would give the audience more subconscious pressure in the dark.

"I don't know what tricks you are playing, but if you try to hurt my family, you will definitely regret coming to this world." Joshua spoke harshly, but unfortunately the immaturity of his voice betrayed him.

Wang Yang couldn't help laughing, turned around and looked at Joshua, spread his hands and asked, "Why do you think so? Please, why did I hurt Jessica? How did I hurt Jessica?"

"Oh, I don't know about that!" Joshua snorted, and said profoundly: "But women are always vulnerable to all kinds of injuries. Well, there are many women who have been hurt by me."

"Wow, really? I didn't expect you to be so attractive? Haha, so you mean, I'm very attractive?" Wang Yang asked with a smile. What's interesting is that he wasn't angry at Joshua's words. .

Joshua changed his sitting position, touched his chin with one hand, looked Wang Yang up and down, and commented in an expert tone: "Oh, you? You are not thin and thin, and you don't have any major flaws in appearance, but it is not as good as Charm. One word is still far away, and it can be said that it is completely irrelevant!" He gave Wang Yang a sympathetic expression, and then shrugged: "But you know, women are born with a kind of curiosity, and they always yearn for some of them. Things that you don’t understand, such as a Chinese with a different skin color and hair color than yourself.”

In fact, Joshua has never seen her sister Jessica treat a man with such enthusiasm. Her attitude towards other men has always been lukewarm and very vigilant. She said that men think 90% of the time. It makes her sick to touch a woman's body.

Joshua knew the reason. Jessica was ugly when she was a child, and she was always ridiculed and bullied by boys of her age; as she became more beautiful, boys of her same age came to show their favors without anything to do. This experience made Jessica see through . But he couldn't figure it out, what was so special about Yang that made Jessica's attitude towards boys change 180 degrees?

"Joshua, you really think too much. Jessica and I are just good friends." Wang Yang shook his head with a smile, and asked tentatively: "I only met her for two days. I wonder if she has a boyfriend?"

"Why, do you want to know?" Joshua raised his brows and laughed: "Then let me tell you, of course there is! Jessica is not a child anymore, and she is so hot! Oh, the person who pursues her Able to travel from Los Angeles to China, her boyfriend, well, Jack, Jack is really good, he is handsome, humorous, and super athletic, he is the core of the school basketball team, a swingman Yeah, like Michael Jordan."

He sighed loudly: "You know what? Jessica likes the kind of boys who can play basketball! So their relationship is very good." He laughed again: "Anyway, I'm telling you, man, you're out. "

"Oh, really?" Wang Yang couldn't tell the truth from the fake. Although he tended to be fake, Jessica was indeed not 8 years old. She was 17 years old, and she was so beautiful. It was normal for her to have a boyfriend.

Seeing Joshua's gloating expression, Wang Yang said curiously: "Brother, why are you full of hostility towards me? Please, be a man and speak up if you have anything to say."

"Oh, I'm full of hostility? How can you expect to be treated?" Joshua said disdainfully: "Treat a student who was expelled from USC? And the reason is racial discrimination against blacks? Dude, my dad is a Mexican. ,Me too."

Oh, it turned out to be for this reason! Wang Yang asked, "Did Jessica tell you?"

"No, I saw it myself. There is a notice of dismissal in that cardboard box of yours. Oh, I'm sorry, I don't ask for it." Joshua crossed his legs and said "Sorry" on his mouth, but there was no expression on his face. I'm not sorry.

Wang Yang shrugged and explained: "I am not racist, I was wronged." Then, he calmly explained the cause and effect.

"Oh, I guess that's how you explained it to Jessica, right?" Joshua laughed, shaking his fingers and said, "I've seen people like you a lot, cheating ignorant girls It's okay, trying to lie to me? Come on. USC is a prestigious school, how could you be wronged casually? And expel you at once. It can be seen that you should have a bad record, so the school did not give you a chance. I guess you are not just Racist and presumably smoking marijuana?"

"The school didn't give me a chance, it was because of my skin color, they were racist." Wang Yang didn't bother to talk, and then said "I haven't done it, believe it or not", and then continued to choose sofas.

Joshua stood up and hummed: "Brother, I'm watching you anyway! Don't try to play tricks."

"Keep an eye on me, and see if you can find a glass tube (a tool for smoking marijuana)." Wang Yang said casually, and finally chose a dark red sofa. He removed the sign on the sofa. Come down, call the waiter and say: "I want to rent this, that, that..."

After nearly an hour of selection, Wang Yang signed a short-term lease contract with the "Entrepreneur" company. Because the things he selected were all new and the lease period was short, the rent was relatively expensive, with a deposit of 3,000 and a lease fee of 1. Thousands, just throwing out four thousand dollars.

If the deposit is not included, the production cost of the movie has risen to 1,500 US dollars, and his working capital is only 5,500 US dollars.

"Okay, we signed a short-term contract, but we have to move these big guys home by ourselves, let's start!" Wang Yang rolled up his sleeves, patted the sofa, and motioned to Joshua to lift the sofa up.

Joshua looked at the huge red sofa in front of him, frowned, and said in pain, "God curse him! So I'm not only a driver today, but also a coolie!"

After transporting it back and forth several times, he finally moved all the rented furniture and electrical appliances back to the apartment smoothly. As for the original old furniture and electrical appliances, Wang Yang stuffed them into a small room, which was getting more and more messy anyway. Broken, the better the appearance effect.

"Oh Lord, Lord...I'm exhausted, I'm exhausted..." After working all day, Joshua lay on the sofa, panting heavily with his eyes closed, exhausted, and didn't want to move.

Wang Yang also felt very tired, but he was not as exaggerated as Joshua. He said, "It's dangerous to drive back by yourself. Do you want me to drive you back? I'll take the subway when I come back."

"NO, NO, NO!" As soon as Joshua heard this, he immediately bounced up. He widened his eyes and said, "I know what you want to do, but there is no way!" He rushed into the bathroom and splashed it on his face. After drinking a handful of cold water, he wailed and howled a few times, then walked away: "I'm leaving, don't come with me!"

The door was closed with a bang, Wang Yang rolled his eyes, why don't I know what I want to do?

After taking a bath and having dinner, Wang Yang walked around the room with the home DV player that he rented from a photographic equipment store today, taking pictures everywhere. The DV machine has a deposit of 1,000, rents it for a month, and costs 300, which means that the cost of the movie has reached 1,800 US dollars, and the working capital is 4,200.

This house really feels like a new home! Wang Yang held the DV and shook it back and forth, figuring out the kind of camera panning unique to DV movies, the first-person perspective, which can make you dizzy!

Now all the scenes needed for the movie have been completed, and the script is almost finished. It seems that there are only two actors left, and the film can be started!

How important are actors to a movie? no doubt. Whether a film is successful or not, in addition to the script, director, etc., largely depends on the actors, especially drama films. Because only a good actor can understand what the director wants to express, coupled with first-class acting skills, can he express it well and tell the audience; while a bad actor will only mess up everything.

Although "The Ghost Story" is a horror film, and it is a DV movie, it seems that the actors only need to open their mouths and scream. But that’s not true. First of all, there is nothing in this movie that requires the characters to scream, but to play with psychology, which requires the actors to play, so there are certain requirements for the actors, not just random people on the streets of Los Angeles. Just come here.

Find two good actors, and that's where the movie will cost the most.

Of course, the highest salary he can pay, plus those deposits, is only about eight thousand dollars... Good actor? It's a long time before Christmas, and that old Santa Claus is still on vacation.

No matter what, tomorrow Wang Yang will go to Hollywood to look for actors.

While thinking about it, the phone rang. Wang Yang held the DV in one hand and took out the phone with the other. When he saw that it belonged to Jessica, he answered the channel: "Hi, Jessica."

"Hi, Jan! How are you today? Can Joshua help?" Jessica's voice was still so sweet, reminiscent of her sweet smile.

"Oh, he's good, he's good." Wang Yang smiled and sat down on the sofa. Speaking of which, I don't know the result of Jessica's audition today? Then he asked, "How was the result of the audition?"

Jessica over there gave a disappointed "hmm" and said, "No film, the producer said I was good, but the director said I was not good, so I continue to have no job."

"I'm sorry." Wang Yang said comfortingly: "But, Jessica, remember that there are still many opportunities." That character is a heroine in a school comedy with only one or two lines and no more than three scenes of showing her face. It's just one of the many female classmates, and the director is quite picky.

"Thank you, I'm fine..." Jessica smiled firmly.