Chapter 16 Preparations
It was already the afternoon of the next day when Zhang Chen and his party returned to the Imperial Capital again, carrying investment contracts and checks. However, there were three people when they went there, but there were four when they came back.
It was Lao Li who drove them back.
As the largest investor, Haixin Group will naturally send a producer, and Lao Li is that producer.
Actually, he doesn’t know how to make a movie. It’s just that Haixin, as the largest investor, must have his own eyes watching here. At least he must know how the money is spent. Lao Li originally He is the middleman in this matter, and he is the most suitable person to play this role.
The car stopped at the entrance of Nortel. Several people got out of the car, including Lao Li.
"Uncle Li, just send it here. The crew is expected to start preparatory work in the next two days. I will notify you then."
"Okay, just wait~"< br>
After saying that, Lao Li opened the trunk and took out a lot of Pingyao beef and aged vinegar gift boxes.
“Take these, everyone has a little bit of Director Li’s thoughts.”
"This...then please Uncle Li thank Director Li for us."
Zhang Chen did not refuse even some small gifts, and several other people also expressed their gratitude when they saw this.
Uncle Li left and went to see off Che Xiao, while Zhang Chen and Cao Bingkun walked towards the school.
School officially started yesterday, and there were many people in the school.
The two of them were walking in the school carrying large and small gift boxes. The gift boxes were not small, but they were not very heavy, but the packaging boxes took up a lot of space.
After separating from Cao Bingkun, Zhang Chen did not return to his dormitory, but went straight to the guidance building.
When we arrived on the second floor, some classrooms were still in class. Zhang Chen came to the office. He was lucky. Teacher Fu happened to be there today. He was the only one in the office. The other teachers should have gone to class.
Knock, buckle, buckle~
After knocking on the door a few times, Teacher Fu, who was sitting inside, raised his head and saw Zhang Chen at the door.
"Zhang Chen, come on, come in quickly, um, what are you doing?"
Teacher Fu was very happy to see that he was his student and called him in, but when he saw what he was carrying, he suddenly frowned.
"Teacher Fu, this is not a gift for you. Someone from my hometown brought some specialties, so I borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha."
Hearing what Zhang Chen said, Teacher Fu finally had something to say. smiley face.
Zhang Chen put the beef and mature vinegar in the corner, and then sat down across from the desk.
Teacher Fu poured him a glass of water: "What, did you just come back from your hometown?"
"Yeah."
Zhang Chen nodded. After riding in the car for a day, he was really thirsty and drank all the water in the water glass in one gulp.
When Teacher Fu was happy, he liked how Zhang Chen was not pretentious in front of him.
Because of the dream, Zhang Chen really didn’t regard Teacher Fu as a superior old professor.
Teacher Fu poured him another glass, but Zhang Chen drank it all again in the blink of an eye.
He then took out a check and flicked it in a showy way: "Teacher Fu, look, what is this?"
"Is the investment in place?"
Teacher Fu took the check and looked at it After a moment, it was 2 million, which was a bit surprising.
He knew about China Film's refusal to invest, and he also knew about Zhang Chen's return to his hometown to solicit investment, but he didn't expect it to be so simple. Just go back to his hometown and get 2 million.
“How did you convince the other party?”
"I told him, if you like to vote, don't vote and get out, and then he paid."
"Get out~"
Well, the pretense failed.
“When will filming start and have the crew members been decided?”
“Except for the two roles of Shara and Juno, the others have not been decided yet. There is still a lot of work in this regard. I have to ask you to come forward. I want to use students from our school as much as possible for other roles. Please help me choose, and try to choose something good and cheap. By the way, the photography has been found, one of my fellow countrymen..."
"Okay, you have chosen me as a casting director, right? Who did you give the two main roles to?"
It is not easy to attract investment for my student's first work. Of course Teacher Fu will do his best to help.
However, he is quite interested in the selection of the two main roles.
I originally wanted to recommend it, but I didn’t expect that Zhang Chen had already decided.
“One is a senior graduate from Nortel, named Che Xiao, from a vocational college class, and the other is from China Theater, named Zeng Li, with very good acting skills.” Zhang Chen was talking about these two people, Teacher Fu. He hadn't heard of any of them, but since it was decided he wouldn't say anything more.
Originally, the performance department teacher asked him to help recommend his students, but now it seems that he must not be able to do so.
This is an industry rule. It is the director’s right to decide the role. Even if he is a teacher, he can only make suggestions and cannot interfere.
“Don’t worry about the selection of other supporting actors. I’ll just talk to the teacher of the acting department later and ask him to recommend a few reliable ones.” A studio in a film studio? ”
"Well, I have to trouble you for this."
"It's a small matter. I've already said hello to Factory Director Qiu Yuanxu in advance. The shed is empty right now and no one is using it. You can use it as you like and use their equipment. , I will help you negotiate the price when the time comes, and guarantee the best discount.”
“Teacher, you are so awesome, why don’t you also help with other positions in the crew?”
< br>Zhang Chen hit the snake with the stick, and Teacher Fu looked at his student speechlessly.
“You are familiar with the situation, the veteran will take action, one can stand up to the other~”
"Okay, okay," Teacher Fu pretended to be annoyed: "I take back what I just said, I am not a casting director, I am a producer."
Of course, complaining is just for show. , where is this? This is Nortel, the highest institution in the Chinese film and television industry.
It is too easy to gather a crew here, and the level is not bad. Teacher Fu didn't deal with it either. He called teachers from various departments in front of Zhang Chen and asked them to be experienced. At least they had to be in groups and have experience.
Zhang Chen was overjoyed. Of course he could save the crew by himself, but it would definitely not be as convenient as Teacher Fu, and there would definitely be a gap in the people he found.
So you have to be a Nortel student to enjoy such great convenience.
I dare to make a movie with a cost of 2 million, because the venue, props and personnel are the cheapest. It is impossible to put it outside.
"Find a classroom tomorrow and I will show it to you. Wait for my call then."
"Okay, Teacher Fu, you are really my anchor."
"Stop flattering, get out of here as soon as possible, I have to run for you."
"Thank you for your hard work."
...
After coming out of Teacher Fu, Zhang Chen saw that it was still early, so he found an empty classroom, and then took out a thick preparation plan from his bag.
With the funds in place and Teacher Fu helping him with the establishment of the group, Zhang Chen can focus more on preparations.
Teacher Fu can help solve the problem of candidates and venue, but there are many other details that need to be decided by him.
The preparation of a film is a meticulous and strategic job, just like drawing a design before building a house, all aspects need to be considered.
How many shots are divided into each scene, what props are needed for each shot, and how to place them.
Which scenes can be shot together and which ones must be shot separately, these need to be clearly thought out in the preparation stage, otherwise problems will easily occur during the actual shooting.
Hollywood movies generally have a U-line structure. The preparation and post-production period are extremely long, but the shooting time is relatively short. The same is true for regular domestic film crews.
Generally speaking, the preparation period for a Hollywood blockbuster is about 6-8 months, followed by 3 months of filming, and the same 6-8 months of post-production.
The preparation period for Caotai teams is generally very short, and they start working as soon as they recruit people. However, the situation is often full of surprises during filming.
During the winter vacation, he not only wrote a script and storyboard, but also made a detailed preparation plan.
Everything Zhang Chen could think of was recorded in the preparation plan, and scene cards were made according to the scene and other elements.
When it comes to film preparation, many people think that the first thing is to write the storyboard. In fact, that is not the case. The first thing is to break down the script.
To put it simply, it is to break down the script one by one according to the elements such as scenes, locations, actors, etc., and also indicate the length of the shooting, the props, stunts, and equipment needed.
The best way to do this is to write everything on index cards and make them into scene cards.
After breaking down all the scenes, the production team will further refine them.
Daytime or nighttime, indoor or outdoor, how to rent locations, how to coordinate actors' schedules, and who needs to be filmed together.
If it is a large crew, it is usually divided into several groups, one for the main plot, one for the side plot, and one for the exterior scenes.
These all need to be taken into consideration by the production team during planning.
So, coordination is a very complicated task.
(End of this chapter)