Although it is said to belong to Kyoto, it is actually very far away from Kyoto.
even,
It's not even a suburb of Kyoto.
But this is where many movies have been filmed!
Therefore,
There is a dedicated airport here.
When Chen Ming and others arrived at the cinema, it was already evening.
Get off the plane,
Xu Manke led everyone towards the reserved hotel.
"Do not say silly things."
"Here, you may meet some big stars that you can usually only see on the screen at any time."
Xu Manke warned.
to be honest,
Xu Manke's status in the entertainment industry is not low, but there are many people higher than her.
It was only a ten-minute walk from the airport to the hotel, but no fewer than five people had already greeted Xu Manke along the way.
He seemed surprised by her arrival!
Su Rou didn't seem to wake up yet.
Chen Ming thought for a moment, carried her on his back, and looked at the scenery around him.
"Brother Chen, you are so kind to your girlfriend."
A female classmate said enviously.
Chen Ming had an impression of her, named Gu Xi.
In the play, she plays a female character in an abandoned hospital, and she and two other male students play a role in stealing the male organ.
Chen Ming smiled: "The weather is a bit cold, let her sleep a little longer."
At this moment,
A male classmate exclaimed in a low voice: "That seems to be Director Wang!"
Director Wang.
Chen Ming has never heard of it!
Chen Ming looked forward.
there,
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Xu Manke's face, but he still greeted him generously: "Director Wang, long time no see."
The middle-aged man known as Director Wang was discussing the shooting scene with a field staff. Suddenly he heard someone calling him and subconsciously looked back.
"Manco, why are you here?"
Seeing Xu Manke, Director Wang's curiosity became overwhelming.
Seeing Chen Ming's confusion, Gu Xi explained in a low voice: "Brother Chen, that's Director Wang, Wang Aiye."
"He is a very famous director in the film and television industry!"
"His movie box office starts at 10 million, and it's not uncommon for his movies to even exceed 100 million."
"And these are movies with unpopular themes that he is keen on. If he focuses on popular themes, he can easily break one billion without any problem."
Generally speaking,
To evaluate the quality of a movie, the most intuitive evidence is the box office.
Wang Aiye’s style is to shoot blockbusters at low cost.
Whether it is the selection of actors or the layout of the scene, he makes the next step of arrangement based on cost savings.
To be fair, Wang Aiye is not short of money!
The profit each of his films brings to him is huge.
But he just likes to spend very little money.
It is said that
He feels more accomplished when a movie is made in this way!
After some introduction,
Chen Ming is somewhat interested in this director.
"The Tuner" is also a micro-movie with an unpopular theme in China.
Looking at it this way,
I actually met a colleague!
Wang Aiye asked the field manager to leave first, turned around and looked at Xu Manke, then glanced at the students behind her, and asked: "Have you received the filming schedule?"
His tone was full of doubts.
Xu Manke shook his head.
"I plan to make a short film myself."
Shoot it yourself?!
for a moment,
Wang Aiye clicked his tongue: "Manke, if you want to work in this circle, you have to listen to the company on some things. Although I am not from your company, I don't recommend that you be so willful."
"Do you know how much money it costs to make a movie?"
Wang Aiye didn't think Xu Man had the funds.
Even for a short film, the shooting time is as long as a month, which is completely insufficient given Xu Manke's financial resources.
Unless she can borrow the money...
Hearing the words,
Xu Manke bit her red lips and looked unwilling: "I will not agree to the company's request. I can make a good movie by myself."
Wang Aiye shook his head.
Today’s young people are too stubborn!
If you don't suffer some losses, you won't compromise.
see the situation,
Wang Aiye had no intention of continuing to chat.
"Just take care of yourself."
After saying this,
Wang Aiye quickly left the place.
behind,
Chen Ming heard some clues. It seemed that Xu Manke had some compelling reasons for choosing to make his own movie this time.
Xu Manke calmed down and ordered everyone to follow.
Arrive at the hotel,
Chen Ming finally woke up Su Rou.
Three girls to one room;
The remaining boys share a room.
Slightly crowded!
But considering Xu Manke's budget problem, there is no need to worry about these small things.
A night of silence.
The next morning.
Xu Man did not disturb everyone who was still resting, but just grabbed Chen Ming, and the two went out to discuss the filming.
have to say,
It is indeed a big movie theater!
The architectural style of this street is all high-rise buildings, but the style of the next street changes suddenly, turning into ancient official street vendors.
Each street has a different style.
And the connotation of buildings is all-encompassing, and almost all the scene layouts you can think of can be found here.
If there is really no suitable scene, there will also be a huge green screen room for special effects editing, making it easy to shoot some scenes with gorgeous special effects.
One morning,
Xu Manke and Chen Ming took good care of all the scenes.
After asking about the rent,
Xu Manke was surprised to find that she still had some money left in her budget.
There are not many scenes.
a western restaurant;
a slum house;
an abandoned hospital;
a luxuriously furnished living room;
at last,
Ending on an endless field trail.
In order to reduce the length of the film to less than one hour as much as possible, Chen Ming made some cuts based on the Indian version of "The Tuner".
Some emotionally progressive sequences were deleted.
In other words,
This hour is full of high energy!
Subsequently,
The two went to hire some extras to act as guests in the bar.
Everything is ready!
Next,
It's a matter of costumers and makeup artists.
The movie theater provides professional costumers and makeup artists, but the cost is a bit expensive, but these are within Xu Manke's budget.
afternoon,
Everyone has a good rest and officially gathers.
"We only have a week."
"So I hope everyone will not be nervous and relax."
“I don’t expect one shot, but the fewer times the better!”
Xu Manke is very busy.
She is now both an actress and a director.
and,
This time when filming the movie, she didn't even have a stage manager to help control the scene, so she had to do everything herself.
Originally the first shot was a field trail.
In this shot, a hunter armed with a shotgun randomly kills a rabbit crossing a dirt road.
The seemingly blank shot can echo the ending behind it.
but,
Chen Ming deleted it.
no way!
The duration is too short.
then,
The first shot is of a western restaurant.
In China,
There is no such thing as Western food.
They call this eating style of eating by alternating knives and forks an elegant meal.
But essentially it’s the same!
This shot is a follow-up shot, and the first perspective of the follow-up is the perspective of the heroine, which is the character played by Su Rou.
In the play,
Su Rou is the daughter of the owner of an elegant restaurant.
Chen Ming is a blind man who earns his income by playing piano in restaurants.
Since we are filming a movie, we naturally cannot use our real names.
Chen Ming, plays Chen Yifan.
Su Rou, plays Sophie.
Xu Manke, plays Ma Chun.
Jia Xun, who plays the role of a male police officer, does not need a name.
Another male classmate, who plays Xu Manke’s husband, Mr. Gu, does not need to be named in full.
In addition to a few important roles,
The remaining actors don’t even have pseudonyms.
On the first day of shooting, there was only one afternoon.
And this entire afternoon, I was taking photos of Ya Restaurant!
There is a big difference between officially starting filming and trial filming.
Xu Man reviews every shot with the strictest eyes, which naturally takes a lot of time.
Chen Ming watched the clip at night and couldn't help but nodded.
It has the flavor of the original drama!
Filming is not traveling.
All the cast members were exhausted.
Almost all of them were filming for the first time and had little shooting experience. Naturally, such high-intensity shooting was a bit overwhelming.
On the other hand, those group performances that cost a few hundred dollars a day are still lively and lively.
Have a night's rest,
Filming continues.
Chen Ming didn't feel very tired. He had been particularly tired before, so work of this intensity was acceptable.
Su Rou looked at Chen Ming pitifully.
Her calf is a little swollen.
Chen Ming also massaged her calf very naturally, and discussed the next shooting with Xu Manke.
Day by day passes.
soon,
One week will be over soon.
Today is the last day of shooting.
have to say,
This group of students is pretty awesome!
Although it is very hard every day, each of them is more serious than the other, and they will take the initiative to speak out if they perform poorly and ask for reshoots.
This makes shooting go very quickly.
The last day,
In fact, it is to check whether there are any missed shots or defective shots and take retakes.
When night falls,
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief!
it's over.
A week of filming is finally over.
"Thank you for your hard work!"
Xu Manke also looked a little tired, but even more excited.
This short week is a huge challenge for her!
The money in her pocket was dwindling day by day;
But she was happy with the shoot.
to be honest,
It feels good to be a director.
"Tonight, treat everyone to a big dinner!"
After a burst of cheers,
Everyone went to the most famous restaurant in the movie theater in great numbers.
But just after entering the restaurant door,
Xu Manke saw a familiar figure.
Wang Aiye!
He seemed to be inviting others to dinner as well.
The first time he saw Xu Manke, Wang Aiye chose to ignore it and continued talking to the people around him.
Xu Manke smiled helplessly and led everyone to the other side.
"Does Director Wang know them?"
The woman next to Wang Aiye asked curiously.
"Yes, I know you."
Wang Aiye didn't pay attention.
When he learned that Xu Manke could make a movie, he stopped paying attention to Xu Manke.
after all,
How can this kind of micro-movie dominated by actors’ backgrounds be so good?
It is estimated that any subject he shoots can sell several times the box office of Xu Manke.
Thinking of this,
Wang Aiye mocked: "The woman at the front is still your senior, Xu Manke."
“Because I didn’t obey the company’s arrangements, all my schedules were cancelled.”
"I really have no choice but to choose to be the director myself."
Hear this,
The young men and women at the dinner table suddenly realized.
There are many such self-righteous actors!
They were not surprised either.
"Director Wang, I was really shocked that you chose a suspense-themed movie this time, but after seeing the script, I was moved."
"As expected of you!"
Wang Aiye is keen on movies with unpopular themes.
This is a well-known thing.
Not only that,
Sometimes he also serves as screenwriter.
Wang Aiye waved his hand with a smile: "Set a small goal first, how about a box office of over 100 million?"
The movie he shot this time cost only about 20 million.
A box office of over 100 million is really just a small goal...
Doubling it five times is no problem.
As soon as the words fell,
The rest of the people picked up their wine glasses and began to toast.