Being a director starts with fighting domestic violence

After being shocked, the maid decided to help An Li dispose of the body and cover up the truth.

Who would have known that this scene was witnessed by a peeping Tom across the building.

The Peeping Tom wanted to use this to threaten An Li and the maid, demanding both money and the person.

Unexpectedly, he was killed by the maid.

Finally, the police found two people, and the maid took all the blame on herself. She only asked Anli to help her burn incense every year for her daughter who committed suicide after being sexually assaulted.

“Wow, every time I see this, I can’t help crying.” Zhu Xiaoya has read this script many times, but she still can’t help crying every time.

"Do you think the school will really let us make this film?" Yu Lishu also liked this script very much.

"It should be possible." Lu Shuang's tone was not very sure.

Lu Shuang has been watching this script since it was first written. After it was changed to its current form, some of the more sensitive content has been avoided.

"You'll know if you try it." Gao You was still very confident.

They are just a group of young children now, what are they afraid of?

When Gao You and Lu Xue went to see the dean with the script.

I was beaten back by Dean Zeng.

"This content won't pass the review even if we film it. Let's revise it." Dean Zeng told them the truth.

"There's nothing that can't be passed, right? The murderer has been brought to justice." Gao You certainly refused to give up.

"In short, it needs to be changed." Dean Zeng didn't say much.

Gao You was a little unconvinced and was stopped by Lu Xue.

"What should be changed? You have to tell us." Gao You was very shameless and got to the bottom of it.

"Xiao Gao, you are so smart, you should understand." Dean Zeng played tricks on her.

Gao You and Lu Xue came out of the dean's office.

"What does the dean mean? Will he allow us to take pictures or not?" Lu Xue looked confused.

"Let me think about it." Gao You also knew that the dean must have other intentions.

She just hasn't realized it yet.

"Never mind, let's go eat first." Gao You changed the subject.

It was not until that evening, before going to bed, that Gao You suddenly understood what the dean meant.

Changes must be made.

But the order of submission can be changed.

Gao You couldn't help but wake up Lu Xue and told her his thoughts.

"You mean, we submit the previous versions of the manuscript for review in order, but then we submit the next version. Then our version may be approved?" Lu Xue suddenly realized.

"Yes. When we were revising it, we had already considered the issue of approval, so the current version shouldn't have any major problems. Let's submit the initial version and give it a try. Step by step, we will eventually achieve our goal. This is called the concession effect," said Gao You.

"Then let's give it a try." Lu Xue was no longer sleepy. She got up, tiptoed to the previous manuscript, and began to read it.

The next day, Gao You and Lu Xue went to see Dean Zeng again with the initial script.

Dean Zeng left the script and told them to go back without saying anything else.

Two days later, Dean Zeng returned the script to them and asked them to go back and revise it.

Gao You and Lu Xue returned with the script, pretended to have revised it for two days, and submitted it again.

It was not until the final version was revised that Dean Zeng clearly pointed out that this version had been approved by the higher-ups, but some suggestions for revision were given.

After all, An Li also killed someone, so if she wants to change her name, she will also be punished by law.

Gao You and Lu Xue listened obediently, nodded repeatedly in agreement, and went back to make changes immediately.

Only after we left the office and walked far away did we dare to smile at each other.

After learning it, they will do it this way from now on.

With the help of Director Cen and mentor Mo Huaiyu from Qingying Studio, Gao You formed a crew and officially began preparing to shoot the short film "Missed".

Gao You was the director, Lu Xue was the screenwriter, Lu Shuang was the photographer, Zhu Xiaoya was the art director, and Liao Hanyu was the sound engineer.

Yu Lishu plays An Li.

There are three other actors, the maid Li Rong, the screenwriter Ding Ou, and the voyeur Lao Fang.

So far, the funding for the filming has mainly come from Gao You and other people in the dormitory.

The six people raised a total of 10,000 yuan.

Gao You contributed 5,000 yuan, and the rest of the group, Yu Lishu contributed 2,000 yuan, the twins contributed 2,000 yuan, Zhu Xiaoya contributed 800 yuan, and Liao Hanyu, who did not have much living expenses, contributed 200 yuan.

It may not seem like much, but for a short film, for every penny you spend, you have to be prepared to have no actual return.

This is a learning work for several people, and also a voice and support for women who have been sexually harassed.

Everyone still thinks it's worth it.

However, after paying for equipment rental, film fees, and reserved post-production costs, they don't have much money left, so they can only look for relatively cheap actors.

With the help of Teacher Mo, the maid Li Rong was played by a veteran actor Zhao Qinglai.

Teacher Zhao also graduated from Beijing Film Academy and was a classmate of Teacher Mo.

Zhao Qing made a guest appearance this time, and since Zhao Qing himself liked the script very much, he did not discuss his remuneration.

Screenwriter Ding Ou found Zhu Kai, a veteran actor who often plays villains.

Zhu Kai is Zhao Qing's lover. He was brought in by Zhao Qing and did not accept any remuneration.

The voyeur Lao Fang found an actor named Liu Daqi who started out as a comedian.

Liu Daqi, Zhao Qing and Zhu Kai have been friends for many years. Liu Daqi gave face to his two old friends and did not accept the film remuneration.

Liu Daqi also found the script interesting and the character of Peeping Tom challenging to play, which aroused his acting addiction.

So, the shooting of this student short film with no pay started.

The shooting location is at the shooting base of Qingying Studio.

Gao You came here when she was scouting for locations. There is an apartment building inside that is specifically used for filming, which is very suitable for her short film.

Gao You has been writing storyboards under the guidance of Teacher Mo and discussing shooting styles with Lu Xue and Lu Shuang.

Lu Xue is a loyal fan of Master Xi, so when writing the script, she was naturally influenced by the master to some extent.

However, Teacher Mo also said that learning and imitating masters is a necessary process for students and it is not a bad thing, but so many people are imitating masters and no one can surpass him.

Gao You and Lu Xue were naturally also taught by this. Their original intention was to show the courage of women to resist when they were violated, not to shoot a short film to pay tribute to the master.

Gao You also talked about the purpose of this short film when meeting with the crew members.

Everyone agrees with this.

On the first day of filming, Gao You was still a little nervous.

After all, this was her first time directing a movie alone. Although it was a short film, she held herself to the standards of a feature film.

Gao You, you can do it!

The first shot shows Lao Fang spying on what’s happening in the building opposite.

Because Liu Daqi was going to join another crew in a few days, the crew filmed his part first.

Liu Daqi is a natural comedian. Once he appears in front of the camera, he portrays that obscene expression extremely vividly and with a hint of humor.

After Gao You shot a few takes, he communicated with Liu Daqi several times and asked him to make some slight changes to the details to better highlight the greed and lust of the character Lao Fang.

Liu Daqi has a high level of comprehension, and he can immediately grasp the essence of what Gao You says.

When we started filming again, the acting was more in line with the overall setting of the character.