Disaster Artist

"Ta...tat...ta..."

"Tear, tear, tear..."

"Ta-ta-ta."

The sound of hitting the keyboard, the sound of operating the machine, and the sound of breathing that became long and steady due to concentration are intertwined, like a symphony movement, sometimes soothing and sometimes grand, sometimes moving and sometimes magnificent, the collision of different musical instruments. And resonance endows notes with soul and blooms with vitality.

At this time, Lu Qian is devoting himself wholeheartedly to the post-editing work of "unfriending", which is obviously not easy, and to a certain extent, it is even more difficult than shooting on set.

After all, the studio work can be communicated and adjusted. The only problem that needs to be faced is:

As the filming progressed, Xia Yingjia seemed to misinterpret Lu Qian's meaning - or to be more precise, over-interpretation, adding some imagination according to her thoughts.

At the beginning, Xia Yingjia just showed great hospitality and tried her best to express herself. Although she was a little over-enthusiastic, it was still within an understandable range.

Later, Xia Yingjia began to send out invitations openly and secretly. After a day's work, she invited Lu Qian back to the room for coffee to discuss the script and other hints.

Even if Lu Qian never agreed, and even very formally expressed his "hope to keep working professionally", it didn't work.

So, there was a sensational event.

One night, Lu Qian and the crew held a meeting until late at night. Ji Xu went to Lu Qian's room to look for the director's script. As a result, when he opened the room, he saw a curvy body sitting on the side of the bed. Start tossing out one garment at a time.

Rough sounds very exciting, but the first thought in Ji Xu's mind was "Liao Zhai"—

They're on the set of a horror movie, okay? And then watching a long-haired figure sitting on the edge of the bed throwing clothes? You can't see your face with your hair disheveled? And surrounded by a hazy halo of horror?

That picture almost made my heart stop beating.

"Ah!" Ji Xu was solidly taken aback.

"Ah!" The "female ghost" was so frightened that her knees went weak.

In an instant, the entire crew was directly sensationalized, and the scene was once joyful!

Rumors have been heard in the crew, and the rumors are getting more and more outrageous.

That night, Lu Qian went directly to Xia Yingjia. The two stood in the open and spacious space in the back garden and started a conversation. The open and honest actions made the staff who wanted to listen to the corner dare not approach easily, for fear of being discovered. Watching from a distance, watching the changes.

No one knew what Lu Qian said.

But the result was that Xia Yingjia seemed to be too frightened, her legs were too soft to move, and every time she saw Lu Qian in the future, it was like seeing a devil.

If possible, Xia Yingjia would simply sneak around Lu Qian; if not, Xia Yingjia would not dare to look directly into Lu Qian's eyes.

Fortunately, during the filming of the second half of the film, the characters were always in a state of panic. Xia Yingjia's psychological state not only did not affect the filming process, but actually increased the credibility of the performance. Makes shooting more and more smooth-

Is this an experiential school or a method school?

When Lu Qian announced the completion of the film and all the work of the entire crew was over, Xia Yingjia almost fled, and was the first to leave the crew.

People were amazed and kept guessing what Lu Qian said to Xia Yingjia.

Ji Xu was still unable to hold back her curiosity, and asked Lu Qian directly in private, hoping to get an answer.

Lu Qian didn't hide it either. He shrugged and gave an understated answer, "I just told her that she should focus on her career, she can have a bright future, and there is no need to take shortcuts."

But no one believed Lu Qian's answer.

As a result, this has also become a mystery for the "Unfriending" crew, and no one has ever been able to know the truth.

Except for Xia Yingjia's little episode, the filming work of the crew went smoothly. Even if there was a problem, communication and coordination were always able to solve the problem in a timely manner. All filming was completed in just three weeks, and it was successfully completed.

For Ji Xu, this is undoubtedly good news - the shooting cycle was shorter than expected, and ended a week earlier, which also means that the cost of renting the venue can be saved.

Not only does the crew not need to worry about the shortage of funds, but also the existing funds can be left over to support the follow-up work, which is really good.

One hard job ends, and then another hard job begins—a harder job, to be precise.

In the parallel world that Lu Qian is familiar with, the shooting cycle of "Unfriending" is about a week, but the post-editing production took more than a year.

Why?

In fact, the reason is very simple.

The crew followed the traditional film shooting mode, that is, the shots of the six characters were all shot separately and independently, and then stitched together through post-editing.

When shooting, because there is no need for multi-lens scheduling and shooting, the actors only need to face the front camera of the computer to complete the performance. In addition to the pseudo-documentary shooting method, the lighting and sound effects are relatively rough, and the whole process is very fast. , the studio work has been completed by dividing three and five by two.

But post-editing is a hassle.

Six characters means thousands of shots, UU reading www. uukanshu.com and the lines and performances of all the characters need to be intertwined to form echoes on the same timeline, and it is necessary to avoid cross-cutting shots as much as possible, which also makes the editing work very tedious, like tying a knot of wool. Slowly tease out a clear idea - and don't break the yarn.

Just looking for an accurate timeline of what the footage is about can be frustrating.

Facing the huge material library, the crew spent more than a year to complete the organization and editing, and the consumption of physical strength and energy far exceeded the shooting itself.

It can be seen that post-production is indeed a difficult problem.

However, Lu Qian's crew changed the way of filming, using a lot of rehearsal time to complete the collaboration. The shots of the six characters were shot at the same time. Although the control of the shooting scene faced intricate challenges, at least the time line was clear and clear, and the editing points were Cutting in and connecting is much simpler.

In other words, increasing the weight of the mid-term work is to organize the later work more efficiently.

The production of a film should be divided into three stages: the early stage, the middle stage and the later stage.

Preliminary work, including script, casting, scouting, setting, modeling, etc., is to build the framework of the film.

Mid-term work, including lighting, lighting, sound, performance, photography, etc., is to fill the content of the film.

Post-production work, including soundtracking, editing, special effects, sound effects, rendering, etc., is to construct the form of the film.

For the main staff of the crew, the completion of the set means the end of the work, but for the film, the work is only two-thirds completed.

The last third is equally important.

So, to be precise, what exactly is the later stage?