Chapter 688 Teacher teaches students
Nicolas Cage was in pretty good condition, and he was in good condition for several consecutive shots.
"OK, not bad." Little Gilbert clapped his hands and said to the assistant director Anne Burton: "Arrange the crew to transition."
The crew transitioned to shoot, Little Gilbert and Nicholas Cage said: "Nicola, you can't maintain your condition well. Wrong, I hope you can stay in this state for the next scenes."
Nicolas Cage touched his head, which had a receding hairline and was at risk of going bald, and made a promise: "Don't worry, I will. I feel that I am in good condition and feel very good.”
"That's good," little Gilbert nodded, and said to Jennifer Connelly: "Rean, although you are a vase character, you are in good shape!"
Jennifer Connelly listened. It's nice that the focus of the movie isn't on her, but Jennifer Connelly still manages to do her best.
The next scene was a bank robbery scene. A local private bank provided the filming location to the crew because the boss was a fan of Little Gilbert.
However, this fan requested a guest role, and the bank’s name also needed to be changed.
If you don’t change the name of the bank, if someone sees it as his bank while watching a movie, it will easily remind customers that the bank has no security.
And this bank robbery scene is the scene where the Joker makes his debut.
Little Gilbert is not Nolan, he is very good at action scenes. Gilbert Jr. and Nolan are both at the same level in terms of rhythm control, and the soundtrack was also composed by Hans Zimmer.
This time "The Dark Knight" still adopts the action style of the first "Time to Fight", keeping it beautiful and realistic at the same time.
Of course, authenticity must be compromised for the beauty of the action scenes.
After all, it is a theatrical movie and a superhero movie. Next door, "Iron Man" is already flying around playing with missiles, so it doesn't matter if "Batman" has more beautiful fighting moves.
Guo Fan was a member of the directing team, and he happened to take a minibus with little Gilbert during the transition.
Many times he only comes with ears and eyes, without a mouth.
Guo Fan knows very well that compared to senior professionals like Hollywood, he is still far behind. Therefore, Guo Fan rarely expresses opinions, but listens to the analysis and discussions of these professionals.
But little Gilbert asked him to show off his performance today: "Guo, tell me, what makes a good movie?"
Guo Fan thought for a while and gave a standard answer. : "A good movie must first have high artistic value, including excellent directing skills, photography, editing and music.
The film's visual effects and sound design can enhance the audience's immersive experience and make the story more vivid and touching. "
"Well," little Gilbert said without comment, motioning for Guo Fan to continue.
Seeing this, Guo Fan continued: "A good movie must have a fascinating storyline.
The story should be compact, engaging, and resonate with the audience. A good script is the soul of a movie, which determines its depth and durability.
In addition, character creation is also one of the key factors of a good movie. Good movies are able to show the complexity and depth of human nature through the actions and dialogue of their characters. Character growth and change are important factors in engaging audiences.
In addition, I think the depth of the theme and the core of the movie are very important. The movie should not only entertain, but also make the audience think about it.
If it can do this, it is a good movie. "
After hearing this, little Gilbert laughed and asked: "Did you learn this in film school? "
Guo Fan rubbed his head in embarrassment and said: "In the lesson plans of the Beijing Film Academy, your film research is all mentioned in this way. "
"Really? Did I say this? "Little Gilbert expressed doubts.
But he soon understood that some words were actually added for him by others. For example, Mr. Lu Xun said a lot of things, but he didn't say much more. But later people always say what Mr. Lu Xun said. Nowadays, little Gilbert has a tendency to become Mr. Lu Xun. According to Guo Fan's description, in the directing department of the film school, from time to time, something that little Gilbert once said will pop up.
It doesn’t matter whether Little Gilbert said it or not. What matters is that Little Gilbert’s name is big enough and he is authoritative. Using authority to increase one's own credibility is something that everyone does more or less.
Back to business, little Gilbert said to Guo Fan: "What you just said is good, but you missed the most important one."
"What is it?"
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"Whether the audience likes it or not."
Seeing the confusion in Guo Fan's eyes, Gilbert Jr. explained: "I think this is the most important criterion for a good movie, not even one.
The reason is simple. Without the support and love of the audience, the film cannot continue to survive."
"But director, is this too commercial?" Guo Fan is still stuck in the perspective of artistic creation. , being high-minded and low-key is his current understanding.
Little Gilbert said: "Commercialization and film art do not conflict. The core is how to make more audiences like it while taking into account film art.
Just like "The Shawshank Redemption", many people say this movie is a good movie. But in my opinion, this is actually a bad movie because the audience doesn't like it.
Although I know it is a good movie, the audience just doesn’t like to watch it.
This is the problem. What film companies pursue is not art. What they want to take is always the money in the audience's pockets.
As a commercial film director, the first thing to consider is how to get money from the audience's pockets, and then consider other things. ”
Little Gilbert’s utilitarian speech shocked Guo Fan.
"But director, most of the movies you make are of high artistic quality." Guo Fan said.
“No,” little Gilbert said with a smile: “Many filmmakers in France commented that my films were mediocre, and then launched a movement to criticize my films.”
< br>"But the result is that your movie swept the French market and accumulated countless fans." Guo Fan seemed to understand what little Gilbert wanted to express.
Little Gilbert nodded with satisfaction. Guo Fan has considerable potential. What he lacks is the process of finding his right direction.
Michael Bay can be said to be a first-class commercial film director. His films have never had any so-called profound themes and artistry.
But his films are often very popular, more so than the so-called art films in the independent film industry.
So he can get the opportunity to direct again and again, while it takes independent film directors several years or even more than ten years to get an opportunity.
Look at the director of "The Shawshank Redemption". In the great year of 1994, there were "Forrest Gump", "Pulp Fiction" and "The Shawshank Redemption".
The directors of the first two films are still active in Hollywood, but the director of "The Shawshank Redemption" has disappeared. Quite simply, his movies don't make money.
What little Gilbert wants to teach Guo Fan is that movies must first be for profit, and at least be a Michael Bay first. Only when you can be Michael Bay can you be qualified to become the next Little Gilbert.
For this Chinese student, little Gilbert taught him everything he could.
Charles Rowan was still very strange: "Little Gilbert, I see that you rarely have the patience to teach other directors. The last person you taught like this was Sophia."
Little Gilbert Te laughed and said: "But Sophia didn't listen to me at all. She is on the road of art films. Nolan listens to me, but he is talented enough that he can do well without my teaching.
Only Guo, he has potential, but he comes from the movie desert. Get up and have fun”
(End of Chapter)