Bright Star Road [Entertainment]

Chapter 290 Crew.boot.reporters.

After more than three months of preparation, and after a big brother's intervention, the new film "Mom" directed by Li Wei finally announced the launch.The main shots of the whole movie will be shot at Kylin TV Center, so the opening ceremony is also arranged here.As the location of the largest studio near Donghai City, Kylin TV Center holds opening ceremonies almost every day, but the scales vary.But the scale of the opening ceremony this time made other film crews feel unbelievable, because not only the SNG live broadcast trucks came, but even the news helicopters hovered in the sky.

After learning that it was the launching ceremony of Li Wei's new film, I was envious and jealous.After all, Li Wei's qualifications in the film industry are relatively young, and he suddenly received so much media attention, which made those seniors who have been famous for a long time feel uncomfortable.It's not how important this opening ceremony is, but this kind of attention.Generally speaking, the start and finish of filming are the two key points of publicity.

For many industry analysts, the box office of the film can be guessed from the media attention of the opening ceremony.As for Li Wei, who can attract the whole media, as long as Li Wei doesn't make a movie that is so bad, then this movie will definitely be in the top ten of the annual box office list.Although many directors say that they don't care about the box office, if they really make a movie with the top ten box office of the year, there are still many directors who will care very much.

Although the cultural and creative undertakings of Huaxia Kingdom are indeed leading in the world, Miqiguo, Citigroup, Gaul, Dongying and Korea are not completely vegetarian.Generally speaking, about four to five of the top ten annual box office films are domestic films, and the rest are imported films.Therefore, it is conceivable how difficult it is to become the director of these four to five films.And if you become one of the directors of these four to five films, then your budget for filming next year can at least be doubled; Talk to the film company.Because there are so many benefits, there are a lot of directors who covet the top ten box office of the year in the industry. Therefore, such a high-profile opening ceremony by Li Wei undoubtedly lowered their chances, so they can make them pay more attention to Li Wei. It is even more impossible for Wei to have a good face.

But Li Wei and the people in Li Wei's film studio don't think that if someone is jealous, you have to keep a low profile. Everyone eats in the film industry. Why can you only go to the top ten, and I can't be in the top ten?What's more, except for the entertainment reporters who came to the film and drama line, the studio sent the invitation letter, the rest of the gossip line reporters, industry line reporters, economic line reporters, and political line reporters came here by themselves.Without him, who would make Li Wei the most popular economic figure now?If we don't say that Li Wei is making a movie, everyone still thinks that Li Wei should be worrying about the development of the new city in Yukun City.However, Li Wei will not satisfy these reporters' questions. He is the director today and only answers news related to movies and dramas.

After finishing the opening ceremony, the staff from the public relations company took the reporters to a nearby hotel for a light meal, and then the reporters left with the gifts from the public relations company.Due to the moral self-discipline requirements of the Press and Publishing Association and the Journalists Union, journalists, editors and any news practitioners cannot directly or indirectly receive any gifts worth more than 100 yuan from reporting units or individuals.Therefore, public relations companies have deviously let reporters enjoy the benefits, and these innocuous things have made everyone turn a blind eye and close their eyes, which has become an unspoken rule in the industry.For example, the so-called light meals are actually luxury buffets in star-rated hotels, and the accompanying gifts are also limited souvenirs.

The actual value of these souvenirs is not high, but if they are sold online, fans are willing to spend a lot of money to collect them.This time, Li Wei Film Studio gave out limited commemorative figure figures and T-shirts. Although the value is not high, once these items are made public, there will be high prices on the Internet.If the journalists wanted to, they could change hands for a sum of cash.And this kind of transaction has nothing to do with the reporter, and it can be regarded as a little secret in the industry.

After seeing off the reporters, Li Wei entered the studio with the crew members.After everyone entered the studio, the security staff closed the door.In the future, no one can enter or exit at will without a pass or a special approval note from the director.The studio rented by Li Wei is one of the super-large studios in the TV center. The first floor is the shooting area, and the second floor is the technical area.

The technical area is mainly responsible for on-site editing and some simple special effects processing, and it is also the office area for directors and producers.

The area of ​​the first floor is very large. Except for the messy material area, the rest of the area is actually very clean.The shooting area is divided into a fixed scene area, where most of the scenes will be shot from beginning to end, so there is no need to change them frequently; a temporary scene area, where the scenes will only be shot for a few shots, and then they will be dismantled; green screen The shooting area, here is mainly a place for shooting with simple construction combined with green screen technology.

In addition, there is the rest area, which is divided into the crew rest area and the actor rest area.The rest area of ​​the crew is generally divided by department, which is a table with simple chairs, and then basically there will be one or two large refrigerators for drinks and food.The actor's rest area is the place where the seniority is ranked, the lead actor rest area, the important supporting role rest area, the ordinary role rest area and the group performer rest area.

The starring rest area is mainly arranged for male and female protagonists and actors in special performances. Not only is the lounge room large, but there are also separate toilets and bathing rooms. It's fresh, and it can be replaced immediately if it doesn't suit your taste.Even if it is a bento, it is a customized bento delivered by a high-end restaurant.The important supporting role lounge is not so good, the area has been reduced by at least half, although there are private bathrooms, but don't expect a jacuzzi, a shower room is very good.Although there are also fruits, snacks and drinks, the grade and quantity are at least average.Although the work lunches are also delivered by high-end restaurants, they are definitely relatively ordinary items.

As for the ordinary character lounge, there is a lounge for seven or eight actors. There is a refrigerator in the lounge, and there are various drinks and fruits in the refrigerator.The toilet is also shared by everyone, and there is no bathroom.As for the work bento, it is just a bento with four dishes and one soup.The rest room for group performances is just a big room with a few chairs and a few drinking fountains. As for the bento boxes, they are ordinary items that cost ten yuan a box.Don't be disgusted, for the crew, it is generally enough to take care of the protagonist and the main supporting roles.For other roles, you can leave after filming and get a lunch box.And those lunch boxes are not very fresh, they are mainly chicken legs or steaks, and then there are half a marinated egg and some pickled vegetables, and the rice is also rotten.Even so, for some actors who are not yet famous, they can get along well with their assistants, get an extra lunch box and even save dinner.

This is the reality of the entertainment industry. If you want to enjoy jacuzzi and tropical fruits in your spare time while filming, then obediently climb up and become a big actor.

Li Wei's office is located on the second floor, and there is a simple lift to take it.In addition to Li Wei's office, there are supervisors, producers' offices, and financial and legal departments.Of course, going further is the technical zone.Li Wei's office is divided into two parts, one is a meeting room, which is convenient for Li Wei to hold meetings with producers or crew at any time; the other is Li Wei's rest area, which has a bedroom, a bathroom and a small living room.

Film shooting is long and tense. Even young directors sometimes cannot resist such high-pressure work and need to take a break.There is also a refrigerator in Li Wei's living room, which contains drinks, snacks and fruits that Li Wei's assistant bought for Li Wei.As for Li Wei's meals, they were all provided by Yushanfang.Everyone knows that Li Wei and Zhou Xiao, the owner of Yushanfang, are acquaintances, so Li Wei's taste is controlled by Yushanfang.

The camera used by Li Wei here is the latest product of Red Dot Company, the so-called ultra-clear 4K camera.According to the results of the test shooting, the sharpness of this camera surpasses the mainstream 36mm film, and it is also very clear under the 60mm film of the IMAX camera.And importantly, this camera is connected with the graphics station with real-time data.The director can completely monitor the actual shot at the graphics station, and adjust the tone of the picture as needed.To put it simply, as long as a little simple operation, the spring scene will immediately change to the autumn scene.Moreover, the graphics station is also loaded with some commonly used special effects, so there is no need to requisition the time of the special effects department all the time.

But the only problem is that the heat dissipation of the camera is very large, and it is impossible to install a central air conditioner in the studio. Even if there are air-conditioning pipes in the working area and the shooting area to deliver air-conditioning, it will be useless under the lighting of the lights and the crowded crowd. .Li Wei is basically wearing sports shorts and a sports vest, and the one carrying the equipment is even shirtless.Although the assistant sent a large fan and placed a large bathtub of ice cubes under the fan, the actual cooling effect was very limited.Watching the red dot camera strike from time to time due to the high temperature, Li Wei and the camera crew almost collapsed.In the end, it was Li Wei who suggested that the main heat-generating parts of the camera be wrapped with ice packs, so that the shooting could go on smoothly.

However, although studio shooting is a lot of trouble, at least there is no need to worry about camera vibration.The reason why hand-held cameras are gradually being eliminated is because hand-held cameras test the photographer's balance too much.Especially when shooting motion pictures, if the hand-held camera vibrates within a certain range, it will give the audience a great sense of reality; but once it exceeds this range, it will make the audience nauseated.And those who can master this scale, according to Li Wei, no more than five people.And although some equipment can fix the camera on the body to increase the balance, it is also a test for the photographer. Basically, this equipment can play well, and it is definitely a frequent visitor to the best photography of major film festivals in various countries.And if shooting in the studio, the track, boom and aerial cableway are used to achieve the balance of sports shooting.At the same time, any lighting effect can be made in the studio without worrying about weather changes, so shooting in the studio has become more and more mainstream in film and television production.Especially for TV production companies, studio shooting is extremely cost-effective.The quality of general movie shooting can be achieved without too high a cost.

The difficulty of shooting the first scene is not too great. In order to pursue the success of the shooting, it is usually arranged to shoot the scenes where the leading actors and actresses meet.The scene Li Wei chose was not difficult, and all the actors involved in the filming were capable actors.After a few minutes of shooting, the first scene passed smoothly.Because everyone had just finished the opening ceremony, Li Wei asked everyone to rest, and the rest of the shots were scheduled to be shot in the afternoon.Following the director's order, the actors returned to their lounges to rest, while Li Wei communicated with the crew about the shooting in the afternoon.

To be continued...