Chapter 92 Release it quickly (Second update, two in one)
In fact, even if Jia Guoping does not leave, other teachers in the department may leave at any time. As long as there is a chance, basically no one can go abroad for further study. Be willing to give up.
Zhou Yan still has thoughts about staying in school to teach. He is not worried that staying in school will affect his other work, and at worst, he will make fewer movies in the future.
If he mainly focuses on scoring music and occasionally makes movies, he will definitely be able to take care of his work at the same time.
After thinking about it, Zhou Yan nodded and said, "If the school is willing to give me this opportunity, of course I am willing to stay in the school and contribute my own insignificant strength. I came from Yangyin, so I naturally hope to be able to support the school."< br>
Shi Wanchun did not expect Zhou Yan to express his stance so quickly, but now that Zhou Yan had expressed his stance, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, if you have the opportunity to study abroad in the future, the school will definitely let you go and will not set up any obstacles for you. "
Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "I have no plans to study abroad for the time being. "
Hearing that Zhou Yan had no plans to study abroad for the time being, Shi Wanchun felt a little complicated.
Zhou Yan is a student he likes very much. He actually hopes that Zhou Yan can get the opportunity to study abroad and follow the path of his senior brother Tan Dun and others. China may be able to produce another composer who will go global.
But from the perspective of the college, it is indeed a good thing for their department that Zhou Yan does not go abroad to study and can stay at school to teach.
After April of last semester, Li Bingyang was busy going abroad, and Zhou Yan took almost half of Li Bingyang's classes.
Shi Wanchun also learned from other places that the students in the 88 Composition Department highly recognized Zhou Yan’s teaching level. Shi Wanchun was quite surprised at the time, because he had never thought that Zhou Yan could still teach.
Zhou Yan was a gifted student before. He didn’t understand the learning difficulties of ordinary students, so it was naturally impossible to teach them well.
So when the department was considering candidates to stay in school, Jia Guoping was first considered, not Zhou Yan.
“This semester you will normally take classes with the 88-level students. After the matter of early graduation is decided, you can then go through the process of staying in school to teach.”
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Teacher, actually I came here today and wanted to ask you for a leave."
Shi Wanchun seemed to have expected it. He blew out the smoke and said with a smile, "Is it for the movie?" What happened?”
Zhou Yan quickly flattered me, “How about you being my teacher?” Shi Wanchun asked.
“It starts on the 5th and lasts until the 20th, a total of half a month.”
Shi Wanchun nodded, "Okay, you first submit the leave request form to Jia Guoping and ask him to bring it to me for approval."
For ordinary short vacations, Zhou Yan can directly ask Jia Guoping for approval. For a long vacation of more than a week, It had to be signed by the department chair, so Zhou Yan told Shi Wanchun about it.
After receiving Shi Wanchun's approval, Zhou Yan said goodbye to Shi Wanchun with a smile, and then ran to Jia Guoping to get the leave request.
......
The reason Zhou Yan asked for leave was because he was going to Linzhou to film a paragliding-related scene.
The development of domestic paragliding has only been a few years. There are relatively few professional paragliding bases, and Linzhou is a relatively large one.
And when Linzhou Paragliding Base learned that Zhou Yan was going to shoot scenes there, they were very supportive, quoted a very low price to their crew, and could provide them with relevant guidance for free.
The request from the base is also very simple, that is, they hope to add the name of their Linzhou Paragliding Base at the end of the film.
The reason why Linzhou Paragliding Base is so generous is because they are preparing to hold an international gliding competition next year, and they especially hope that the movie can promote their base.
On the morning of the 5th, when the crew was preparing to set off, Zhou Yan's BP machine suddenly rang. He took out the BP machine and saw a line of words written on it: Lantern Silver Lion Award.
Although the information was abbreviated, Zhou Yan understood immediately that it was "Raise the Red Lantern" that won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival.
Zhou Yan immediately shared the good news with Zhao Fei next to him, "Old Zhao, "Raise the Red Lantern" won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival."
" Really?" Zhao Fei slapped his thigh excitedly, "I just said that my eyelids were twitching this morning. It turns out there is good news!"
Zhou Yan curled his lips. Zhao Fei's right eyelids were obviously twitching this morning. He also said that his right eyelid kept twitching and he always felt flustered, but now his tone has changed.
Both seniors Lu and Wang Xiaoshuai, who were in the same car, looked at them with envy. Who wouldn’t want to participate in the production of a Silver Lion Award-winning film?
And they all knew that Zhou Yan also played a role in this movie, and they were all very emotional. Their director Zhou's starting point was not comparable to that of ordinary people. For the first time he acted in a movie, this movie won the Silver Lion Award.
But at the same time, they are also very happy. "Raise the Red Lantern" won the Silver Lion Award, which is a good thing for the film they are currently making, because the crews of the two films overlap a lot.
At this time, they were also looking forward to the scene when "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" won the award.
The short film is almost finished, except for a few paraglider shots.
This time when they go to Linzhou, they will first shoot the necessary scenes in the short film, and then quickly send it to Yanjing Studio for editing. They will try to have all the short films cut out before September 20th, and then Sent to the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival for exhibition.
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The filming in Linzhou went very smoothly. Excluding the time on the road, it only took them five days to shoot all the paragliding scenes.
After returning to Yanjing, Zhou Yan did not go back to school immediately. Instead, he went directly to the editing building of Yanjing Studio. He was anxious to see the short film cut out by the factory.
Mainly watching the paragliding scenes, because he had already seen the other parts when they were edited.
Director Shi from the editing workshop told Zhou Yan that many of the films sent before were unusable. Fortunately, the films they sent were enough, and the editors picked the better ones and cut them in.
This was also expected by Zhou Yan. The film era was not good at all. Many times, the photographer had to rely on his feeling. Especially when shooting such flying scenes, the target moves in the distance, which is very difficult to grasp.
In order to shoot this scene well, Zhou Yan did not care about the cost, shot it over and over again, and found the location and angle over and over again.
The most film-consuming scene before was probably the one in the concert hall, but compared with the flying scene, it pales in comparison.
In order to complete a few minutes of footage, Zhou Yan shot at least three or four hours of material.
This scene directly raised the film consumption ratio of "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" to a higher level. All the film that Zhou Yan had saved on other scenes was used in these few minutes.
Fortunately, it was all worth it. Director Shi said that although there were a lot of scraps, the results were still very good.
Director Shi is a veteran in editing, so he naturally knows that this kind of heavenly scene is very difficult to shoot. If you want to shoot it well, you will definitely have to spend money.
Take another project of their factory, "Reply from Heaven," for example. The shots of flying kites in it were not very good. It was quite troublesome for the camera to find the kite in the air. Things, let alone getting the kite to stay in the right position within the shot.
The crew of "Reply from Heaven" has a limited budget, and it is impossible for Wang Junzheng to shoot it over and over again. Basically, it only needs to be sure that the kite enters the frame during close-up. As for whether it is on the golden line, the picture No matter what the layout is, that's all too much to ask for.
After confirming that the effect of the short film was good, Zhou Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and they could slowly cut the remaining feature films.
When he came out of the editing building, Zhou Yan went to Chen Kaige's office again. He wanted to ask Chen Kaige how his recent preparations for "Farewell My Concubine" were going and whether the start-up time could be fixed.
However, Chen Kaige was not in the office, and Wang Jun happened to be there, so he chatted with Wang Junzheng for a few words.
Wang Junzheng also hadn’t seen Zhou Yan for some time. He looked him up and down and said with a smile, “It’s been a lot darker during this time.”
There have been more than one person during this time. People say that Zhou Yan is black, and he is used to it, "Black spots are good, black spots are healthy, Sister Wang, what's going on with "Reply from Heaven" recently? Will it be released this year?"
Speaking of this, Wang Jun With a smile on his face, he seemed to be in a good mood, "It was just decided the day before yesterday that the movie will be officially released on February 1 next year according to the Gregorian calendar."
"February 1st is the time for the Chinese New Year, right?"
Wang Junzheng nodded, "Well, it happens to be the 28th of the twelfth lunar month."
Zhou Yan smiled, no wonder Wang Junzheng was so happy , although there is no such thing as a Lunar New Year movie at this time, there are still relatively many people watching movies during the Chinese New Year. It is good news that the movie can be scheduled to be released during this time.
Generally speaking, the follow-up review and release process of "Heaven Replies" went relatively smoothly. On the other hand, "Raise the Red Lantern" was filmed last year and has now won an award in Venice. However, The time for its domestic release has not yet been set, and I don’t know if it will be released this year.
It still has something to do with the subject matter. The theme of "Reply from Heaven" is family love. Of course, the review is faster than a movie like "Raise the Red Lantern" that criticizes the old feudal society.
After chatting with Wang Junzheng for a while, Zhou Yan went to the office next door. He didn't forget the movie "Unfamiliar Faces Have Sweet Danger" that Xia Gang told him before.
"Zhou Yan, you're here."
Xia Gang was reading information. When he saw Zhou Yan gone, he stood up quickly, greeted Zhou Yan very enthusiastically, and went to make tea for him. .
Seeing Xia Gang's enthusiasm, Zhou Yan was a little confused.
Although he and Xia Gang are not particularly close, they meet quite a lot. The relationship between the two is also a normal friendship. I have never seen Xia Gang be so enthusiastic.
Even though we haven't seen each other for a few days, it's still a bit strange.
Taking the tea brought by Xia Gang, Zhou Yan asked, "Director Xia, do you have something to tell me?"
Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Xia Gang's face flashed with emotion He looked embarrassed and said, "Oh, I can't hide it from you. I really have something to tell you."
Looking at Xia Gang's behavior, Zhou Yan knew that it was not a good thing, and the only connection between them That's that movie.
“What’s wrong with the movie?” Zhou Yan asked.
"Alas." Xia Gang sighed again, "Director Zheng Xiaolong and others have different opinions about the actors and other crew members. What they mean is that they hope to arrange some people to run for election and choose the best."
Zhou Yan understood and asked, "So, do you want me to compete with others now?"
"Yes." Xia Gang's face became even more apologetic.
When he approached Zhou Yan at that time, he patted his chest and promised Zhou Yan that the matter of music and music direction would be settled, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face when he turned around.
“What’s the election method?” Zhou Yan asked.
"They hope that after the film is finished, the candidates will send their works to them for selection."
"Oh."
Zhou Yan nodded. "Actually, I also told them that you participated in the soundtracks of "Heaven Replies" and "Raise the Red Lantern", but it didn't have much effect."
"After all, it's theirs Story, please be cautious, it’s understandable.”
Zhou Yan said he understood, but in fact he didn't understand at all. Zheng Xiaolong and the others were the screenwriters, so they could only take care of the casting. Do other behind-the-scenes staff also have to get involved?
Zhou Yan will definitely not do the election. He has already made up his mind that he will not take this job.
The movie "Big Sabbath" is not bad, but it is dispensable to him.
Let’s not talk about whether he is competing with others or not. He would not be able to agree to the idea of just waiting for the movie to be finished before getting involved. If he were to take over the soundtrack direction now, he would definitely have to start before the movie has even started. Get involved when the time comes.
The earlier you enter, the better the soundtrack will be.
"Heaven Replies" is a clear proof. Precisely because Zhou Yan intervened in advance, Wang Jun deliberately followed the rhythm of the soundtrack when filming to make the shots and the soundtrack fit better.
However, taking care of Xia Gang's face, Zhou Yan did not refuse explicitly, but said with a smile, "Let's wait until the movie is finished."
Xia Gang still kept apologizing. , "I'm so sorry, Zhou Yan, this is really my fault."
Zhou Yan smiled and waved his hand, "Hey, how can I blame you for this? The plan can't keep up with the changes. I can't cooperate this time, and I won't be able to cooperate in the future. It’s not that there is no chance. Let’s cooperate again if there is a good opportunity next time.”
Originally, Xia Gang had some hope, but now after hearing what Zhou Yan said, he knew that Zhou Yan would not be able to participate in this election. .
This is actually what Xia Gang expected. Today is different from the past. Zhou Yan has just made a feature film with an investment of over one million yuan. When he is high-spirited, how can he lower his stature and run for election?
Actually, if Xia Gang persists, it is not impossible, but he does not want to have a tense relationship with Zheng Xiaolong and the others because of this matter. After all, the script has not been revised yet, and he is still pointing Zheng Xiaolong and Feng Xiaogang finalized the script.
It's a pity that I can't cooperate with Zhou Yan, but it doesn't affect the overall situation.
Of course Zhou Yan also knows that Xia Gang and the others still don't pay enough attention to the soundtrack, otherwise his attitude would definitely be much tougher.
This is not a problem of Xia Gang alone, but a common situation in China. Most producers still put the soundtrack work behind the work of directing, screenwriting, photography, and editing, with a relatively low priority.
Zhou Yan wanted to make his own movie for this reason, because only by making it himself can he maximize the soundtrack without being constrained.
After a brief chat with Xia Gang, Zhou Yan left without even taking a few sips of a cup of tea.
He was traveling all the way and needed to go back to rest.
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The next day, Zhou Yan went to Yanjing TV Station to find Sun Qin.
When Sun Qin saw Zhou Yan, the smile on his face exploded.
"Director Zhou, you are finally here."
During this period, Sun Qin was looking forward to the stars and the moon, waiting for Zhou Yan to come over.
The documentary "Forbidden City: Memory" has basically been filmed and is just waiting for Zhou Yan's soundtrack.
Although it was still early before the limited time, except for the song "Memory of the Forbidden City", the other songs were not available at all, so he had to be anxious.
Seeing Sun Qin in such a hurry, Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I'm here, and I still have plenty of time."
"There is still time, but you can't wait until the shit reaches your asshole to know the urgency." Yeah, I’ll take you to watch the movie now.”
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The movie is not long, a total of twenty-three minutes.
However, Zhou Yan paused while reading, occasionally rewinding, and kept taking notes while reading.
It took Zhou Yan two and a half hours to watch a twenty-three-minute documentary.
After reading it, Zhou Yan put away the notebook and said to Sun Qin with a smile, "Okay, I will finish writing the score when I get back and then record it."
"How long will it take?" Sun Qin asked.
Zhou Yan raised a finger.
“One month?” Sun Qin frowned, “That’s a bit rushed, but it’s not bad.”
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "It's not a month, it's a week."
"So fast?" Sun Qin said in surprise.
Although he doesn’t know much about composition, he knows the speed of the composers in his unit. This is not a piece of music. One week is too fast.
“Are you going to use other ready-made songs?”
Creating carefully is completely different from sampling ready-made songs, and the speed is naturally different.
"If you don't sample, you write everything yourself."
In fact, Zhou Yan also sampled, but from another time and space. Of course, the speed was very fast. If he hadn't been afraid of scaring Sun Qin, he would have worked overtime and could have done it in one day. Finished writing a few songs.
Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Sun Qin nodded, "Then I'll wait for your song."
"Well, but after I write the song, you guys will make the film, It still needs to be modified, the rhythm of some parts is not right.”
Sun Qin said with a smile, “It doesn’t matter, as long as you don’t add additional materials, there is no problem in making some changes... The changes shouldn’t be too big. Right? ”
"It's not big, just fine-tuning."
This kind of documentary does not have a storyline, so you only need to adjust the rhythm of the picture, which is not difficult.
In fact, after watching this documentary, Zhou Yan also gained a new understanding of Sun Qin.
Documentaries seem to have little technical content, especially documentaries where no characters appear, but it is precisely this kind of documentary that has very high requirements for details.
Sun Qin did a great job, and the details of the entire documentary were very well controlled. It can be seen that he is very knowledgeable in this kind of feature film.
It's a pity that Zhou Yan was too busy some time ago, otherwise he would definitely find time to follow Sun Qin and learn from Sun Qin's experience.
After returning home, Zhou Yan began to write music scores from his notes.
Actually, when watching the movie, he had already decided on the music to be used. Where would he use "Memory of the Forbidden City", where would he use "The King of the World", where would he use "Tide of Time", He marked them all.
These songs are all soundtracks in the "Forbidden City Trilogy", but compared to "Memory of the Forbidden City", the other songs are less well-known.
It took only three days for Zhou Yan to write the music score, even if he didn't.
But after waiting for another three days, Zhou Yan sent the music over.
Sun Qin looked at the five music scores in his hand and was stunned.
He circled Zhou Yan, as if staring at an alien object.
“The brain of this genius is really different from ordinary people like us.”
“Why don’t you listen to the music first?”
Sun Qin didn't know music music, and even if he knew music music, it usually didn't mean that you could know the quality of the melody just by reading the music music. You still had to play the music to hear the effect.
Besides, Zhou Yan’s songs also used synthetic sounds, and Sun Qin might not even be able to imagine some of the sounds in them.
"It's okay, I trust you. Since you wrote it out and brought it to me, it must be a masterpiece."
Although Sun Qin said so, he still immediately pulled Zhou Yan away. I played the piece roughly once.
After listening to five pieces of music, Sun Qin couldn’t help but give a thumbs up, “I am completely convinced.”
In fact, the songs Zhou Yan wrote later are very similar to "Memory of the Forbidden City". They seem to be the same set of songs, but there are some differences in emotional expression.
This is exactly what Sun Qin wants, because what he needs is for the style of the soundtrack to be holistic and unified. After all, there is only one theme for their short film: the Forbidden City.
All soundtracks are designed to serve the theme of "Forbidden City", and Zhou Yan's set of songs does this perfectly. They are simply tailor-made for this film.
"Last time you said that there was something to be modified. You should be referring to the fifth, eighth and twelfth minutes, right?" Sun Qin asked again.
Zhou Yan was very surprised when he heard Sun Qin reported these time points, because he basically reported all the places that needed to be modified.
What does this mean?
First of all, it shows that Sun Qin is already familiar with this film, and he remembers every scene clearly.
Second, Sun Qin has a very good music appreciation ability. He knows where the songs written by Zhou Yan should be placed and what kind of rhythm they need.
Zhou Yan couldn't help but sigh that he had no impression of such a powerful person like Sun Qin. This was probably because Sun Qin had always been in the TV station and had not produced movies or TV series.
With Sun Qin's ability, if he produces movies and TV series, he should be famous.
Now that the music is finished, Sun Qin is much more relaxed.
“Let’s record the music quickly and try to cut the finished film before October 1st. Maybe we can advance the broadcast time to mid-October.”
This film is full of twists and turns. After working on it for several months, Sun Qin became impatient and couldn't wait for the film to be released.
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