Chapter 207 Between Light and Shadow
After dinner, Chen Linfeng called Liu Qianqian out.
The two of them were walking and chatting near the hotel.
"Why did you call me out?" Liu Qianqian asked after being silent for a while, with no emotion in her words.
But Chen Linfeng, who has been with her for several years, certainly knows that she must be unhappy. If she were to be normal, she would have been chattering.
Chen Linfeng did not talk about the afternoon shooting issues, but only talked about the future aspirations that Liu Qianqian talked about some time ago.
“Some time ago, didn’t you say that you wanted to be an actor like Gong Li?”
“Yes,”
“I heard that Gong Li’s early acting When it comes to movies, there have been situations where one scene has been shot for several days. If you put it like this this afternoon, it would be a very small scene."
Liu Qianqian said. Beginning, "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Not to mention Gong Li, when the King of Sunglasses was making movies, it was common for his actors to shoot one scene for several days."
In fact, Gong Li was written by Chen Linfeng. I don’t know the internal situation of some crews in the 1990s, but it is very common for literary and artistic films to polish the lenses to produce effects, so the possibility is very high.
As for the King of Sunglasses, that really cannot be true anymore. There will be a lot of news about him on the Internet in later generations.
However, at this time, the relevant news had not spread on the Internet, so it was the first time Liu Qianqian heard about it.
She said in surprise, "How come I haven't heard of it before, and it has never been shot repeatedly with the same shot like this afternoon."
Liu Qianqian took the initiative to mention the filming in the afternoon, which shows that she has generally accepted it emotionally.
Chen Linfeng responded, "Didn't I say at the morning press conference that I will try my best to shoot this drama according to movie standards, just to achieve a better picture presentation. Of course, the actors' acting skills also include "Inside."
He then said, "Of course, this is also related to the fact that other TV dramas do not pay much attention to it. Most of the dramas you filmed in the past were martial arts dramas. Acting was not very important, and action scenes were more important.
But think about it, if you act in such a casual TV series every day, how can your acting skills improve? Just know those 85 flowers.
A few years later, various expenses in the film and television industry increased explosively. In order to save costs, the filming schedule became tighter and tighter, leaving no opportunity to hone acting skills.
One by one, the performances are getting worse and worse, but Liu Qianqian can be regarded as pretty good among them, which is simply unbelievable.
Liu Qianqian has pursuits after all, and she is not unreasonable. After listening to Xiaofeng's thoughts, she understood the afternoon's approach.
She asked seriously, "So you didn't mean to embarrass me this afternoon?"
Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes, "Why should I embarrass you? I have nothing to do. .”
"Okay, then I have no objection." Liu Qianqian said solemnly, "You can continue to be strict with me in the future. Since you want to improve your acting skills, I will do a good job."
"Uh," Chen Linfeng hesitated. , still said, "This afternoon I still want to set a good example for other actors. Some of my requirements are too high. It shouldn't be like today in the future."
"Ah, after all, it's still you. You're trying to trick me." Liu Qianqian was furious, knowing that she wasn't just honing her acting skills.
As she spoke, she hit the other party hard on the shoulder.
Chen Linfeng didn't resist, but Liu Qianqian's little fists were weak, so she hit her shoulders as a massage.
After fighting for a while, Liu Qianqian thought about what happened in the afternoon and said, "Don't relax your demands on me and continue to maintain it."
"Are you not afraid of embarrassment?"
"Participate when the time comes. It’s embarrassing if I don’t have anything to do with the award ceremony.”
But it’s not enough to just waste time, you have to find ways to improve yourself.
Liu Qianqian said sheepishly, "Xiao Feng, can you rent an extra room in the hotel like you did a few months ago, and play with me during this period after dinner?"
Chen Linfeng thought about it for a long time and felt that it would be okay to spend a little more time. He thought about the shooting plan for the next day, which could be done after the scene.
Start later the next day at most, and cancel your morning exercise for now.
Finally, under Liu Qianqian’s expectant eyes, Chen Linfeng nodded.
"Yeah, thank you, Xiaofeng."
Liu Qianqian hugged the other person's arm and shook it a few times.
Then he suddenly realized that his behavior seemed to be coquettish, so he quickly put down his hand.
"But we have to start from tomorrow. We can't do it today. I have made an appointment with someone else and I have to go back to discuss the follow-up shooting plan."
"Okay, I know, if I have to temporarily If you have anything else, you can talk to me and adjust the time.”
After the two chatted, Chen Linfeng returned to his room. After a while, Zhao Fei, Cheng Er, Li Jinhui, and Cao Yu came. Several people knocked on the door together and came over.
“Have you made peace with our heroine?”
Zhao Fei asked. He just knocked on the door and found no response. He guessed that Director Xiao Chen must be doing ideological work.
"Yes, Sissi is still very reasonable. She understood it as soon as she said it, and she asked me to continue to have high demands on her in the future."
"It's a good thing now, let's The drama depends on the heroine to a certain extent, and her performance is half the battle." Li Jinhui commented.
Without any further ado, a few people began to discuss the content of the next day’s shooting.
Chen Linfeng has drawn the storyboard in advance. In this regard, since he has a previous work as a basis, it is much easier to discard it on this basis than to paint a completely new painting.
But after all, the original work is a typical idol drama, and there is nothing particularly eye-catching in terms of camera language.
As a senior photographer, Zhao Fei always has his own understanding in this regard, so the two parties will have some discussions.
Of course Chen Linfeng knows that an idol TV series does not require too advanced shots, but he will also use some camera movements or screen arrangements that can obviously enhance the viewing experience. Anyway, together for the final effect.
Li Jinhui mainly ensures the beauty of the new scenes. Some scenes will look inexplicably much better when placed in the camera after his redesign.
Cheng Er is the executive director. Although he does not have a high say here, he still needs to fully understand the content of today's discussion.
Although the final shooting result must be confirmed by director Chen Linfeng, if the executive director executes it well, a lot of wasted effort can be reduced.
As for Cao Yu, who won the Golden Horse Award for Best Photography, he didn’t say much. He mainly learned from Zhao Fei’s ideas. Even if he won the award, there is still a gap compared with this older generation of big shots. .
This kind of discussion is not the only one they have. Sometimes if there are temporary differences of opinion, they will call the prop artist or stylist to come and ask about their ideas and how difficult it is to implement.
For a TV series, the beauty of the picture is the final effect after it is done well from beginning to end.
The domestic entertainment dramas of the previous life obviously had better cameras and special effects, but the beauty of the pictures was far inferior to that of the first decade of the century.
It’s because the crew didn’t do a good job in preparation in the early stage.
Let’s take the pictures and sound effects that most obviously affect the audience’s vision and hearing.
Color grading in post-production is important, but if the scenery and lighting are not in place in the early stage, it will be very difficult to adjust in post-production.
Typically, around 10 years ago, the gorgeous and highly saturated painting style of Yu Ma's dramas was filled with bright red, green, pink and other bright colors during the early stage setting, making the picture look very disharmonious.
After adding high saturation color grading in the later stage, the picture is simply amazing.
It was not until later that "Nirvana in Fire" became popular, the screen returned to cool tones, and similar colors were used in the setting.
In addition, lighting is more important than setting the scene.
"The Hidden Corner", "The Long Season", and even the further "Flowers", their pictures are more textured and give people a very high-end feeling.
This is because in these dramas, the contrast between light and dark is very obvious. In most cases, it is not natural light, but specially adjusted by the lighting artist.
The famous scene that Chen Linfeng remembers the most is the ending of "White Night". Pan Yueming's scene where half of Pan Yueming's face is smiling, and the other half is serious. It relies heavily on the assistance of lighting.
In the drama "Star You", Chen Linfeng does not seek to create any famous scenes like "White Night" (in fact, there are several scenes in this drama that are quite famous).
But at least there must be a breakthrough in light and shadow. In fact, looking at the excellent TV series in the past, such as "The Yongzheng Dynasty" and "The Reign of Zhenguan", they all have their own opinions on the use of light and shadow.
The audience may not be able to accurately identify it, but when watching, this adjustment of light and shadow will definitely help the audience to better invest in and understand the plot.
A few people discussed it for more than two hours and finally decided on the content for the next day.
Chen Linfeng finally had some free time.
He was not in a hurry to go to bed, but went online to read the feedback from today's press conference.
There have already been discussions online.
As for the press conference, Chen Linfeng said that the quality of the film should be achieved as much as possible.
Although we don’t have a clear concept, we all know that this is a good thing. If there are creators who want to provide better works, as an audience, they will definitely support it.
"Brother Feng is going to act in an idol drama? Ah ah ah ah, I can't wait."
"Let's act together with Liu Qianqian. Damn it, this pair of gods and good-looking people are falling in love together. Think about it. I just think it’s beautiful.”
“No more, I’ll review “The Empire of the Tang Dynasty” first, and then eat some candy.”
“There are Hu Ge and An Yixuan at this time. Did everyone in Fairy Sword reincarnate and fall in love in the modern age?”
“Brother Feng didn’t appear in Fairy Sword”
"Xiao Chen is a screenwriter, which is equivalent to the Emperor of Heaven descending to earth."
"Oh."
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However, netizens who have been in film and television forums all year round know this. The problem lies inside.
“The reporter asked if he could get his money back. I think this is indeed a problem. If you want to have a movie quality, the production cycle will be longer, and the props and scenery will need to be more detailed. The cost will definitely soar. If Xiao Chen can’t get his money back, This pattern will not last long.”
"Xiao Chen also said that it's not a big problem to get back the money, so it should be no problem."
"This is an urban drama. I heard that many brands have done product placement, so they should be able to bear part of the cost. , Xiao Chen’s own name is also relatively famous, and the price is a bit higher, so it should be about the same.”
“Hey, it’s not enough to just get back the money. If Xiao Chen’s good conditions are just to get back the money, then. This road is no different than being blocked.”
“Why do you think so much? If there is a good work, let’s watch it. I support Xiao Chen.”
"I also support it. I don't know if this idol drama will be able to reach the level of dramas like Neon or Bangguo."
"It must be no problem. After all, he is the best screenwriter at the Oscar."
"Yes, he is the best screenwriter after all."
Chen Linfeng read through most of the relevant posts. Generally speaking, Most of them are looking forward to it.
Those who are worried are indeed right. Although "Star You" has little pressure to repay the capital due to embedded advertising, if it cannot make a lot of money, it will still not bring any impact to the industry. What a big impact.
This depends on how "Datang Empire" is broadcast overseas. If the effect is good, it will be possible for "Star You" to go overseas.
This kind of big-budget, big-budget drama still has to go out.
(End of this chapter)