Chapter 1116 Start Shooting

As a drama movie, "The Shawshank Redemption" is easy to say and difficult to say.

Saying it can be very simple means that as long as the actors are in the mood, the filming progress will be very fast, and it will not be a problem to complete the filming in ten days and a half.

To say that it is a very complicated and difficult shooting means that the actors are still unable to get into the state, so they will get stuck in the middle of the shooting and cannot shoot continuously.

A movie made up of thousands of fragmented shots is actually not messy. As long as you find the key points correctly, you can get twice the result with half the effort when shooting.

Yin Jun has only filmed one film, "Wulin Gaiden" and "Speed ​​of Life and Death" so far.

Among them, "Wulin Gaiden" is actually a sitcom. There are not many requirements for the change of shots and the rendering of the scene. It just needs to set up the camera there and let the actors act.

The state of their performance is what appears in the camera.

As long as it meets the requirements of the script, this kind of sitcom will not be too bad.

For "Speed ​​of Life and Death", Yin Jun appointed Yuan Kui as the executive director. He only had to take care of the actors' condition. As for where camera changes were needed, where special effects rendering was needed, etc., these were all Yuan Kui's duties. As the conductor, Yin Jun is only responsible for the final imaging results.

This does not mean that "Speed" is not Yin Jun's work. In fact, the scenes presented in the movie are what Yin Jun wants to express, and they are also the existence of Yin Jun's directorial concept. Yuan Kui, including Luo Lixian of special effects, are just Just the executor, that's enough.

"The Shawshank Redemption" is the second movie Yin Jun has shot, but he is not prepared to do everything in detail.

"Speed ​​of Life and Death" is a good example. As long as you pay attention to the details and express what you want clearly, experienced executors will naturally do the rest.

To this end, the boy mobilized a total of three camera crews and two executive directors as assistants.

The prison, the most important place where the plot of "The Shawshank Redemption" takes place, has a large number of long shots and overhead shots, and the requirements for photography are very high.

For example, in the first scene, the scene where Andy is sent to Shawshank Prison is shot from the main entrance, which looks like a European castle, all the way over, showing a spacious but cold panoramic view of the prison. This appearance is beautiful and harmonious. The contrast between actually suppressing pain arises spontaneously.

As the male protagonist, Chow Yun-fat, in the initial court debate scene, brought to life the image of a banker who was wronged.

But when he got inside the prison, that is, after getting off the prison car, and inside the iron fence, when he was being wildly picked on and ridiculed by all the prisoners, Zhou Runfa's behavior seemed a bit extreme.

"No, no, Brother Fa, you can't act aggrieved. You shouldn't be angry, you should be at a loss, you know?" After three consecutive NGs, Yin Jun stopped filming and walked to Zhou Runfa's side. "Although they are all scum, people you have never come into contact with, but now, you have not yet woken up from the blow of being wrongly accused, including the blow of your wife having an affair with others... So you should It’s confused and at a loss!”

Zhou Runfa also noticed that he was in a bad state and nodded, "Give me a little more time and I'll gather my emotions."

"Remember, when facing the crazy performance of these prisoners to vent, your expression and mood are all the same at a loss." Yin Jun said, "Seize this point and show it in the camera!"

"good!"

Zhou Runfa took a long breath, returned to the new prisoners, and was tied up by the rope again.

After waiting for a moment, Zhou Runfa sent out the prepared signal. The on-site executive director passed the signal to Yin Jun. Yin Jun waved his hand and shouted: "Start!"

"start……"

Through the loudspeaker, the venue that was still silent just now suddenly became noisy again.

The actors who were joking just now were lying on the barbed wire fence, shouting crazily and scaring the new prisoners. The new prisoners who were walking in a straight line towards the prison were also carrying various different emotions. The expressions show various aspects of life.

Zhou Runfa performed much better this time. He changed from raising his head and staring angrily at first to slightly lowering his head and not looking at anyone. However, the camera could capture the numbness on his face and a hint of bewilderment in his eyes. .

now it's right.

Andy needs this kind of emotion.

Andy in the original work, although his expression was at a loss at this time, he was looking around. This feeling was completely different from the change in his mood when the banker suddenly became a prisoner, so Yin Jun himself did this. changes.

It looks pretty good now.

Yin Jun smiled slightly and turned to look at the other crew.

Another crew was filming Morgan Freeman and others, leaning on the sculpture, laughing and betting with cigarettes on the performance of the group of people who came.

Morgan Freeman and the others behaved like a bunch of lazy old men in prison.

Yin Jun saw several people in the camera monitor, relaxing and talking and laughing, as if they were in a pub, and they were not picky at all.

"They are indeed a group of good actors." Yin Jun couldn't help but sigh.

"That's right." Shi Shaoming, who was standing aside, also said with a smile: "For this scene of yours, Mr. Jun, United Artists Film Company has spent a lot of money. Most of the people who were given the camera have acting experience. . Anyone who has lines can be found in past movies. It is no exaggeration to say that this drama is a star-studded one."

Yin Jun smiled when he heard this, and said with his head: "It means the price is a bit expensive."

The boss wanted to shoot the movie himself, so United Artists Films of course used its best resources. The three film crews were all top-notch, and the two executive directors were both people who had made movies. Although the box office was not great, they were both Very experienced.

The same goes for finding actors. According to Yin Jun's request, whether it is Morgan Freeman, the prison warden, the captain, or several inmates with roles, etc., they are all people with names and surnames. Absolutely There is no such thing as walk-on behavior.

However, the price will naturally be higher.

Americans have always been very particular about filming. The working hours are clearly stipulated in the contract. Even though Morgan Freeman and Yin Jun are chatting and laughing, their pay is also real. If you want to work during working hours You have to work overtime to shoot, but you have to pay three times the salary. How can this not be expensive?

Chinese people are definitely not used to this. I will pay you the salary. Just listen to me on what to do when you get to the set. Don’t worry about so much else. If I ask you to go filming at three or four in the morning, you have to go and call me. Even if you are running wildly on a snowy night at twelve o'clock at night, you have to go. There are no restrictions on time, place or venue.

In his previous life, Zhou Runfa learned this American way after he went to Hollywood to film, which made many directors he worked with not very accustomed to it. Over time, some gossips came out.

Tebi once went out to shoot a movie. The shooting time was calculated from the time he left the hotel. However, due to heavy traffic, by the time he arrived at the shooting location, more than two hours had passed. Everyone was waiting for him. As a result, Zhou Runfa My agent came over and said, Fa Ge has already shot for more than two hours, and now it is the prescribed break time. We will take a break and have lunch before shooting.

This made everyone so angry. If it weren't for the fact that Chow Yun-fat was such a big name and was irreplaceable in the crew, the director would have thrown the script at his face on the spot.

You can't simply say whether this approach is good or not.

But Yin Jun, a bystander, felt that Zhou Runfa could actually be more flexible. When filming in China, he should follow Chinese rules, and when filming in the United States, he should follow American rules. He should consider everyone's interests, as well as the crew and filming staff. The overall benefit will be liked by most people.

The reason why Zhou Runfa is not willing to be flexible may have something to do with the fact that the crew is from the Mainland.

When filming in Xiangjiang, I have never been told that he was so particular.

Let’s ignore this matter.

Yin Jun naturally had plans when he came to the United States for filming, especially since he had very high requirements, so higher production costs were natural.

That kind of good thing where you want to take good photos but also save too much usually doesn't happen.

You can see this from the fact that later super blockbusters often cost hundreds of millions of dollars to produce between two and three hundred million dollars.

Giants like Marvel, Disney, Warner, and 20th Century Fox are not fools. Why don’t people who can save save?

Who is willing to give those actors tens or even hundreds of millions in salary and dividends?

Only an idiot would give it willingly!

It is because there is no way to save that the production costs rise!

Of course, it was a special effects blockbuster, and the price of special effects needed to be calculated per second.

Yin Jun is currently filming a feature film, and the great thing is to use time to grind it out, allowing the actors to get used to it more and perform more under the camera, so that they will naturally improve.

Yin Jun could afford the mere overtime salary and film expenses.

The price calculated by the producer from United Artists Film Company shows that if Yin Jun plans to complete filming in mid-April, the overall cost may be around US$15 million, which is 80% higher than the standard for similar films.

In this era without special effects, simply speaking of production costs, a film with more than 20 million can be called a blockbuster, and a film with more than 40 million can be called a super blockbuster.

You can spend up to 15 million US dollars on a feature film, not to mention the publicity and distribution costs. This talent is already a waste of money!

After all, if you produce a movie with 15 million yuan, you can’t just get 30 to 5 million yuan in promotional fees, right? If you don't spend seven to eight hundred or more than ten million US dollars to promote it, it will definitely be even more uneconomical.

Only a rich and willful boss and director like Yin Jun can spend so freely without worrying about the pressure of repaying the money.

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