Reborn as a little director

When he saw Zhong Yang the next morning, Xie Siqing was embarrassed.

For a moment last night, he really felt that the atmosphere was weird.

Today is still on location, most of which are the early and middle parts of the play, and the most difficult part is that the heroine needs to shake a lot of burdens and tell a lot of jokes.

Before starting filming, Zhong Yang explained a lot to the heroine how to make sweet complaints.

However, in practice, there are still some problems.

After Zhang Tianxiao did not perform well in one part, when he re-shooted, a line that was obviously very good before was spoken dryly.

ng again, still the same.

The first shot of this sentence was obviously very smooth.

"What's wrong with you?" Zhong Yang asked her.

"Sorry..." Zhang Tianxiao apologized, "I'll try harder and shoot again."

As a result, it still doesn't work.

"Probably because it's boring to tell the same joke too many times." Xie Siqing said to Zhong Yang.

"..." Zhong Yang thought the same way.

From the very beginning, he and Xie Siqing determined their method - that is, try to avoid experimenting over and over again.All the parts of shaking the burden and telling the jokes should be done once.

The reason is that, if the actor repeats it too many times, he will feel that the joke is no longer funny, so it is impossible to make the audience laugh.

Xie Siqing took a close look at the shot script and pointed to a place: "Why don't you cut it in the middle."

"……Um?"

"Here is the reaction of the person opposite her when she heard this, and cut this section into two parts. The first part was taken for the first time. After cutting the point, it was connected and re-taken. Well done in every single one."

Zhong Yang nodded after thinking for a while: "Okay. Then take part from the first strip when cutting."

"Also, I see..." Xie Siqing looked at Zhang Tianxiao, "I see, just let her act out the entire episode at once. Then we will play it back, and if it doesn't work, we will only repeat that part during the ng. A few words, try to be as natural as possible."

"Oh……?"

"I'm afraid that always shouting to stop, segment by segment will affect her state."

"..."

"Let her think that the acting is good, and maybe the effect will be better in the end."

"..."

"I think that as long as she performs well, all of them can be adopted directly... She can perform good jokes the first time, and it is basically worse every time she repeats it. Then we just let it all go and keep all the actors. Well done, I will make up for the flawed parts at the end. In this way, firstly, as I just said, she can relax, secondly, the number of shots can be reduced, and the editing work is easier...it is better than being stuck every time there is a problem , and start a new one from that position.”

Zhong Yang nodded: "I understand what you mean."

"Ah."

"Then do it."

"it is good."

Xie Siqing made this suggestion because of that principle—try not to let the actors perform the same joke repeatedly.

This principle was first suggested by Xie Siqing to Zhong Yang.

Zhong Yang also agrees.

Therefore, during the rehearsal two weeks before the start, Zhong Yang didn't let the actors do their best.

He didn't even rehearse all the lines, but skipped a lot of baggage.

They think that for things like comedy, they should work hard during rehearsals, and the effect of the official filming may not be as good as before, and the actors will probably not feel fresh when those jokes come again, so it is better to reserve some.

Although, for Shao Yu, it was quite difficult.Shao Yu is a person who takes every rehearsal very seriously.

The purpose of those two weeks of rehearsals was not to let the actors remember something.In the eyes of Zhong Yang and Xie Siqing, rehearsal purposes such as remembering positions, actions, facial expressions, and lines are considered unnecessary by ordinary people, and will even limit the formal performance of actors.

Rehearsal is mainly to let the actors find their feelings.

At the same time, it also allows the director to understand the actors better and understand how the actors behave when dealing with different plots-this is more like a process of common thinking.

In fact, during the rehearsal, Xie Siqing felt that Zhong Yang was not sure or sure about many things.

He was still a little worried.

However, Xie Siqing was a little surprised that Zhong Yang would carefully study the rehearsal video every day when he went back, dig out the most suitable method for each actor and the method that must not be used, and consider the time and timing of each time to shake the burden and tell jokes. Deduction technique, shooting technique.

There is a lot to this play.The jokes are all in the plot, unlike many comedy movies that just use the method of "characters telling jokes to the camera one by one" to make people laugh.

During that time, Zhong Yang studied a lot of comedies, and then discussed the details with Xie Siqing over and over again.

It is precisely because of this that Xie Siqing took on most of the responsibilities of the show after the start of the show, because he participated in the details of almost every scene.

Xie Siqing felt that Zhong Yang was indeed a genius.

In just a few months, this level can be achieved...

He even did a lot of things he wasn't used to doing.

For example, during the preparation time every morning, the actors who need to shake their burdens that day gather in front of the computer to share some funny posts and interesting videos with each other, which makes the emotions excited.

In this matter, the actor and assistant director also helped a lot.

He is very popular and knows everyone very well. Sometimes he will cooperate with some prank games or make some strange programs temporarily to enliven the atmosphere.

"Xie Siqing..." After making a new plan, Zhong Yang said, "In the past few months, I often feel that it was really great to invite you over."

"..." Xie Siqing didn't know how to deal with this kind of compliment.

"I think, if—" Zhong Yang's eyes were a little dark, "If only you could be by my side all the time."

"...You can contact me at any time." Xie Siqing said.

Zhong Yang shook his head, trying to say that he didn't mean that, but he still didn't say anything.

After a while, Little Putao arrived.

He practiced writing speed at Xie Siqing's house for a long time before, and now Xiao Putao claims to be able to reach 60 words per minute.

Xie Siqing felt that it was boring for him to practice just like this, so he asked him to come and sit next to the official scene and follow the drill.

Seeing Little Putao approaching, Xie Siqing put down Zhong Yang's script.

It is said that it is Zhong Yang's storyboard script, but it was actually drawn by a professional company.

Zhong Yang himself only drew a concept map, that is, to draw a general appearance, and then take it to others for detailed drawing.

Xie Siqing had also seen the concept map.

Zhong Yang's paintings are all stick figures...

That is to say, drawing a stick represents the body.Put a circle on the stick, which is the head.Four more sticks protrude from the stick, which means two hands and two feet.Occasionally, a close-up of the hand is required, which means that five sticks will protrude from the stick in the hand... Then these stick figures do various actions.At first glance, the entire page is full of sticks and circles, and it is not even clear whether it is the front or back of the person, the face or the back of the head.

In this regard, Xie Siqing is very different from him.

Xie Siqing did all the painting by himself.

His painting skills are good, and he has specially practiced for this.In fact, even if he hadn't practiced specifically, he wouldn't be able to draw like Zhong Yang. After all, the directing department of the film academy had to learn this, and it was a compulsory course. If he didn't know how to draw storyboards, he wouldn't even think about graduating.

For the scene that is about to start filming, Xie Siqing has already drawn more than half of the storyboard script.

He basically paints for a few hours every night.

One is because he likes to come by himself, and the other is because the crew really doesn't have much money.

However, the progress of this project cannot be said to be fast-Xie Siqing always changes the script while drawing.Even though he had revised several drafts before starting to write, he would still have new ideas when drawing the storyboard script, and it took him a lot of time to draw while revising.

"Director Yao!" Seeing Xie Siqing, Little Putao said hello.

"coming?"

"Yeah!" Then Little Putao looked at Zhong Yang again: "Director Zhong Yang...!"

Zhong Yang nodded.

"Director Yao asked me to try to record at the side...!"

Zhong Yang looked at Xie Siqing: "Can you give him some play notes?"

"No need." Xie Siqing looked at Little Putao, "Just let him practice with a piece of white paper."

"I brought a notebook...!" Little Putao was still very lively, "Write down the relevant information of each shot during shooting, right?"

"Yes." Xie Siqing replied.

"And what the director said!"

"Correct."

"Then..." Little Putao asked again, "Which words should be memorized and which ones should not be memorized?"

Xie Siqing said: "When you first start, write it all down, and remember as much as you can."

"...Okay!"

Just like that, Little Putao spent a day on the set.

There were a total of two crew discussions and ten specific shooting sessions.

In the most difficult scene, after Zhong Yang followed Xie Siqing's suggestion and asked Zhang Tianxiao to act the entire episode at once, her performance really improved a lot.

One original, plus two retakes, it will be easy to cut them together at that time.

As for the others, they did well too.

Xie Siqing didn't look at Little Putao's story until the end.

——It’s really densely packed with several large pages.

"Tired?" Xie Siqing asked.

"It's kind of...!"

"Thank you for your hard work." Xie Siqing said.

"It's okay!" Little Putao handed the notebook to Xie Siqing, "Director Yao, would you like to take a look?"

"it is good."

Xie Siqing said, turning back to the first page.

I saw the flamboyant words of Little Grape, and I could barely understand them: [1.9:30: Discussion of characters’ psychology Zhong Yang: When the male and female protagonists are together, the male protagonist will doubt the heroine’s love, thinking that the relationship is brought about by the koi. , not because of the other party's favor.

Shao Yu: Understood.

Zhong Yang: The heroine needs to be more determined.

Zhang Tianxiao: Understood.

Zhong Yang: Zhang Yuhang, can you move to the right? See how Yao, Shunyu is squeezed by you.

Zhang Yuhang: OK. 】

Xie Siqing: "..."

Little Putao asked, "Director Yao, what's wrong?"

"You don't have to write the last two sentences."

"I don't think it's necessary either..." Xiao Putao scratched her head, "But Director Yao told you to write down every sentence, and I think there's nothing wrong with memorizing it."

"..."

Xie Siqing continued to look down:

[Zhong Yang: The male and female protagonists parted ways later, and the male protagonist also thought that the female protagonist never loved him. In fact, he always had low self-esteem and insecurity in the relationship.

Shao Yu: I see.

Zhong Yang: But the heroine is not clear.

Zhang Tianxiao: So, although the hero loves the heroine deeply, it is actually the heroine who manages the relationship more seriously.

……

Zhong Yang: Fang Jingchun, can you go get a copy of the script and come over to see it?Lazy to this extent?Shouldn't Yao, Shunyu and Yu squeeze to see a share?Yao Shunyu kept tilting his neck and was about to suffer from cervical spondylosis.

Fang Jingchun: Then I'll get it, wait for me, hehehehe. 】Xie Siqing: "..."

Turn it over again, there are still similar words.

Xiao Putao also watched Zhong Yang's frequent conversations, and then asked cautiously: "Director Yao...how do I feel...Director Zhong Yang treats you...a little...special attention..."

Xie Siqing didn't speak.

It turns out that not only myself, but also others think so...?

But Zhong Yang said no——

Over there, Little Putao asked again: "Is it true?"

"...Little Grape." Xie Siqing said, "You should take care of your own grape juice first."

Unexpectedly, when Xiao Putao heard this, she suddenly twitched.

He said: "It's okay to manage it or not, that's the thing..."

"..."

So Xie Siqing also decided to stop meddling.

Looking at it like this, if I don't care anymore, I will become the old witch in the movie who wants to tear apart lovers.