Liu Manbo has shoulder-length hair, which is a bit curly, but because he is relatively tall and looks a bit slovenly, he will not be mistaken for a girl just because of this.
But when sitting at the table, Lu Yanhe could clearly feel his embarrassment and uneasiness.
Lu Yanhe knew that this was because in Liu Manbo's eyes, he had the ability to change his career situation.
"Have you had dinner? I have been recording the show and ate some lunches prepared by the program team. I didn't dare to eat enough for fear of getting dizzy." Lu Yanhe said with a smile.
Liu Manbo said: “I just ate a bowl of instant noodles in the hotel.”
Lu Yanhe is actually not a person who is good at starting conversations with others.
Liu Manbo doesn’t like him either.
Lu Yanhe immediately glanced at Wang Biao.
When Wang Biao, who was eating fish, heard this, he immediately put down his chopsticks with understanding and asked: "Teacher Mambo——"
"Can't be a teacher." Liu Mambo immediately waved his hand.
Wang Biao smiled and said: "I called him wrong, I should call him Director Liu."
Liu Manbo waved his hand even more embarrassedly.
“I haven’t filmed anything here, so I’m not a director.”
Lu Yanhe asked: “The short films you directed before were highly praised by everyone.”
Liu Manbo He showed a bit of an embarrassed smile and said: "It's okay, the teachers are more encouraging to me."
"You should have seen the news about the opening ceremony of the drama "Nineteen Years of Crime", right?"
Liu Manbo nodded.
"I saw it. This kind of thing broke out on the first day of filming. I guess the crew was upset. Xiao Lu is always one of the producers of this show, right?" Liu Manbo asked.
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but laugh when he heard that he was called "Little Mr. Lu".
"What's wrong?" Liu Manbo suddenly became a little nervous.
"It's okay, I've just never been called Mr. Xiao Lu, haha." Lu Yanhe laughed, "It sounds very fresh, thank you."
Wang Biao said: "Brother Xiao Lu, you are also Linghe now. If you become the boss, more and more people will call you "General" in the future. br>
Lu Yanhe: "I feel like I can take the route of dominating the boss in the future."
Wang Biao immediately said: "It's better not to do it, Brother Lu, the boss will be the boss, and the boss will be happy."< br>
Liu Manbo glanced at the two of them in surprise.
With Lu Yanhe and Wang Biao's intentional "singing and harmony", Liu Manbo finally lost his initial restraint towards Lu Yanhe.
“Director Chen Lingling said that your photography skills are very good.” Lu Yanhe asked curiously, “Why didn’t you become a photographer directly instead of becoming the director of “The Birth of an Actor”?”
< br>Liu Manbo said: “To be honest, the photographer still It’s about cooperating with the director and shooting the style he wants. I still hope to have more autonomy.”
He added: “Also, I originally wanted to apply for the directing department, but I didn’t get into it. Entered the Department of Photography."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Your photography style is indeed its own system. At first glance, it looks very plain. It is not the kind of big filter that is very eye-catching at first glance. However, the picture is very clean and comfortable to look at. It has a bit of a Japanese feel. But their feeling depends more on the processing of light and tone. You and him They are not the same."
Liu Manbo looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise and said: "Many people say that the pictures I take are very Japanese. I want to explain to them that it is not the same thing every time, but I don't know how. Said, you actually pointed it out directly and to the point. I really don’t think so. I like to modify the picture by doing light, shadow and tones in post-production. I like to shoot with natural light.”
“It’s much more difficult to shoot with natural light. Sometimes you have to wait for a long time to wait for the light, which is very dependent on the situation at the time of shooting. Limitations."
"Hmm. "Liu Manbo nodded, "If the conditions don't allow it, then we can only adjust it through technical means."
Lu Yanhe said: "In fact, when filming a TV series, it is difficult to shoot according to your ideas. Big, time is tight.”
Liu Manbo nodded: "These are all technical issues. Anyway, we just arrive at the scene and make choices based on the situation. The most important priority is to complete the filming as planned."
"I see that you have also served as an assistant director. "Lu Yanhe smiled.
“Yes, actually the filming of that movie was quite bumpy at that time. The chief director basically just kept his name and didn’t come to the scene for half the time. Most of the scenes were shot by our three assistant directors. ." Liu Manbo said bluntly, "I am very happy. After all, if he doesn't come, I will have the opportunity to be the director on the scene."
The corners of his mouth curled up.
Lu Yanhe also smiled.
"Will you never get another chance to direct a film independently?" he asked.
“No, there is basically no chance.” Liu Manbo shook his head, “I have not signed a contract with a film and television company or platform, so this kind of opportunity generally does not come to me. I also did not catch up with the explosion of video websites at that time. In the good times, at that time, there were many opportunities. Even if you had never been a director, as long as you had a good short film, you could start from Get opportunities from the platform.”
Lu Yanhe nodded and said: “There are fewer projects on various platforms now, and there are indeed not as many opportunities for new directors as before.”
< br>In fact, Lu Yanhe didn't have any questions that he had to ask him. He just sat together and chatted.
Of course, there are also some questions about "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" interspersed in the middle.
"Have you read this novel?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Liu Manbo shook his head and said, "I watched the movie."
"What do you think of the movie?"
Liu Manbo hesitated for a moment and said, "I felt that the filming process was not very satisfying. Smoothly, the tone of the whole movie is not uniform."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Indeed."
"Actually, when I heard that this novel was going to be made into a TV series, I was quite shocked. After all, the movie has already been made. It's rare that a movie version is made and then a TV show is made. "
"It did take some effort."
"I know you are very familiar with the author of this novel," Liu Manbo said, "Liujiazhen is still my family."< br>
He smiled.
"I'm quite envious of him. The first book he read by chance was recommended by you, and later he caught up with the popularity of the magazine "Jump Up"."
Lu Yanhe said: "If I let you come How would you direct this story?"
"Huh?" Liu Manbo looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise.
“I don’t mean anything else, I’m just curious, because the movie version was a flop, so I’m curious as to what style this murder-hunting story would be shot in if it were shot by someone else.” Lu Yanhe explained.
Liu Manbo pondered for a while and said: "I haven't thought of how I want to shoot it for a while, but I will definitely reject the style of the movie, which is dark, decadent, and very heavy and painful at first glance. atmosphere. Actually, I would prefer to use the most Everyday expression techniques are used to package all stories, especially this kind of story involving a long crime and chasing the murderer. Many heavy things happened in the middle. The story itself is enough to make people feel blocked, and there is no need to add it to the picture and the story. In terms of editing, it’s time to create such an atmosphere. I especially like the ending of the movie "Late Spring", which is the ending shot where the actors look at each other in the classroom, and the sun shines in from outside the classroom - in fact, at this time, the movie has already told a cruel coming-of-age story. It's over, but this shot suddenly took away the emotion and tone of the story. These young students have experienced a period of pain and collapse that no one may know. No one can understand it except themselves, and the sunshine is still It's sunshine." Wang Biao glanced at Liu Manbo in surprise.
"I was particularly afraid that the ending would be like a heavy rain, as if the whole world was shaking with the cruel youth of these people." Liu Manbo said, "This is also why I like to use natural light. I think the real expression is in The more ordinary the picture, the more realistic it is to reach the truth."
Wang Biao was inexplicably curious at this moment. Did Liu Manbo do his homework?
His interpretation of the last scene of "Late Spring" must have penetrated Lu Yanhe's heart.
As Lu Yanhe's assistant, Wang Biao knew very well what he thought of the movie "Late Spring". Especially this last shot.
Wang Biao thought, if nothing else happens, Lu Yanhe should recommend Liu Manbo to the drama "Nineteen Years of Crime".
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“Use a director who has never directed a work independently to take over?”
Opinions within Lighthouse Video are very divided.
"We are already communicating with Ji Huai, and he actually intends to take over."
"Ji Huai? He has already starred in three dramas in a row." Someone immediately opposed this candidate. "You forgot about his I found "Yun Luo" starring Zhen Hongyu. At that time, I was vigorously planning to create a S+ hit series, but the final broadcast results were disappointing, and there was no A-level broadcast data, causing Icefield Video to suffer a loss. "
"But who is this Liu Manbo? I have never heard of him. How can an inexperienced person like him, who is only in his twenties, direct such a big movie right out of the gate? This is not a B-level film, this is We invested over 100 million in this drama.”
“Both Li Zhibai and Jiang Jun expressed their support for Liu Manbo to direct.”
“That’s because Liu Manbo was recommended by Lu Yanhe. Come over, take the two of them He has a relationship with Lu Yanhe, so of course he will support it."
"Since this person was recommended by Lu Yanhe, it means that he must be somewhat capable."
"There is no real director in this position. Before a work is released, it is all fake. Whether you have this ability and whether you can be a director can only be known by being on the set. Who knows how Lu Yanhe fell in love with him. ”
"He made a short film in the program "The Birth of an Actor" before, and the feedback was very good." Someone immediately explained, "Not only Lu Yanhe, but also director Chen Lingling also gave high praise. The short film he shot will be released this Friday. It will be broadcast on the show.”
“Then let’s wait and see what happens with the short film he made. Besides, making short films is completely different from making feature films. "
"Can we wait until Friday to make a decision? The assistant director is filming on site and has no control over the situation. Li Zhibai is very dissatisfied with the footage and has already told us I have reacted several times.”
“Is it true that all the films taken in the past two days are useless?”
“I can’t wait any longer.”
"Have any of you met Liu Manbo? Ji Huai definitely can't do it. If there are no other candidates, then quickly arrange to meet Liu Manbo to see what kind of situation he is like. If it doesn't work, we can only Stop this project and stop the loss in time."
"Stop the loss in time? This drama stars Li Zhibai and Jiang Jun. With the two of them co-starring in this lineup, we can increase Jiang Jun's salary. Sign a gig before you get up With the agreement, we have already saved eight figures. Moreover, we have already evaluated the script. This script is not even half a star better than the movie version. Isn’t it said that it will be a drama with good reputation after it is finished? ?”
“The problem is that we can’t shoot well without a director.”
……
No matter how big the disagreements and arguments are within Lighthouse Video, time is tight. Force them to make a decision.
One more day of delay is another day of wasted time.
The assistant director was too unsatisfied and rushed to get the job, so it was left to Li Zhibai and Jiang Jun to direct the filming on the set.
But in fact they don’t understand that much -
The actor’s perspective and the director’s perspective are completely different things.
All I can say is a mess.
By evening, Liu Manbo had arrived at the filming site urgently.
The man was called by Li Zhibai.
As soon as they arrived, the supervisors and producers arranged by Lighthouse Video were very surprised and said: "The company has not agreed to let Liu Manbo take over. This is——"
Li Zhibai Said: "You are discussing yours, I am too lazy to delay with you. I will pay for Liu Manbo's help myself. Let him help us survive these two days. If you want to have sex, go and have sex with your company leader. If you If we are not happy, you can ask the director you like to arrive at the scene tomorrow morning. Otherwise, don’t let us come to the scene to waste this time. As for the material that has been shot now, I don’t want it to be broadcast and drag me down. It’s a small matter, don’t drag down Teacher Jiang Jun, he is a good actor, don’t ruin it in our rubbish filming.”
Li Zhibai has a bad temper, and he doesn’t have a good temper at all now.
After he finished speaking, he stopped arguing with them. He grabbed the main people in charge of each department of the crew, invited Teacher Jiang Jun to go directly to a meeting with Liu Manbo.
"The lunch box will be delivered directly to the conference room." He told the crew, "We will call it a day and no more filming. If you have nothing to do, go back and rest early. The filming will be stressful later, so I will rest whenever I can. Have a good rest.”
As soon as he spoke, the crew listened.
After all, the identities of producer + investor + starring are here. After the accident happened to the crew, Li Zhibai was the first to stand up and gathered all the staff for a meeting, telling them that the show would definitely continue to be filmed and that everyone did not have to worry about the impact on their wages. If the Beacon Video really happened Withdrawing capital, he will not let everyone work in vain. He will also pay for everyone's wages out of his own pocket. In short, the money will definitely not be owed to everyone, but there are difficulties now and we need to work together to overcome them.
With this attitude, the crew knew who to listen to.
"Director Liu, you are the director introduced by Yan He. He is my brother. He has a good eye for judging people. No one has ever looked the other way. Therefore, I fully trust you." Li Zhibai said in front of everyone in charge For the sake of human beings, express your position first. Once you say it, don’t be a bitch to others. Just listen. “I have already communicated with you on the phone about the specific situation. I don’t know if Lighthouse Video will agree to let you come in the end.” direct , but all of us are here. No matter what, the filming cannot stop. If they finally find another person, I also promise you in front of so many people that I will use all my energy later. Go and support you as the director of another drama. So, please help, at least starting from tomorrow, we can make something really useful."
Liu Manbo nodded.
“Thank you and everyone for your trust. Time is tight, so I won’t say anything false. Just one sentence, I will try my best to do what I can. On the way here , I first thought about the entire story outline and the content of the script that has been set. I will directly express my thoughts. Before I finish speaking, please Don’t interrupt me yet, because I’ve just figured out my thoughts. If you interrupt me in the middle, I’m afraid I’ll get confused. After that, if you have any questions, just ask them.”
He opened the book in his hand. It only took a day and a half to write the script. The thick script in Liu Manbo's hand was already covered with many labels and stickers, and there were many notes on it.
"Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I want to shoot the 24th, 28th and 31st scenes first. These three scenes are all literary dramas, interior dramas, and the scenes are all about you two, no Involving other actors, for me, without being familiar enough with the crew, the complexity of the operation can be "Reduced to the minimum." Liu Manbo said very frankly that when he took over, he wanted to shoot simple ones first, "But please leave it to teachers Zhibai and Jiang Jun, because the emotions of these three scenes are not coherent, so I saved it." It’s my own business, but I have put forward higher demands on you.”
When Jiang Jun heard that Liu Manbo ordered these three scenes, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
For those who are experienced in shooting this kind of thing and those who are not, you can tell from the selection of scenes which part is the least difficult to execute technically -
These three scenes are all It's a dialogue scene between Li Zhibai and Jiang Jun. It's just one scene. It's an indoor scene. The limited location means that the camera movement and scheduling will not be complicated.
The focus of these three scenes is also the performances of the two of them, rather than technical things.
Liu Manbo obviously understands.
"I'm OK." Jiang Jun nodded.
"I'm OK too." Li Zhibai also nodded.
Liu Manbo said: "Okay, Teacher Jiang, Zhi Bai, how about we go directly to the scene to try out a shot later? I just want to get acquainted with you."
"I have already Let them call it a day and go back." Li Zhibai said.
"It's okay, I don't want to shoot officially." Liu Manbo said, "My working habits, I need to stand in the scene to really explain what kind of shots I want to take. It won't delay everyone for a long time. ”
Li Zhibai felt that he wanted to support Liu Manbo's work.
So, he looked at Jiang Jun and saw that Jiang Jun had no objection, so he nodded.
In fact, Liu Manbo’s efficiency is indeed high.
When he arrived at the shed scene, Liu Manbo walked around the scene, looked at every place, and immediately put forward an opinion.
“Can this wall be pushed down?” he asked. “In this space now, the movement of the camera is too restricted. The three scenes that take place here are all literary dramas with a large number of lines and characters. There is basically no moving line. If the camera’s moving line is still limited, the shot will be too monotonous. I want the picture to have a sense of depth.” (End of this chapter)