my crew is not human

Chapter 176 Stills
Today, as usual, Li Xianyun watched the filming of Ghost Town Secrets first.

The shooting of the documentary is relatively simple. The heroine played by Yunzhi just stands in front of the camera and babbles every day when she has nothing to do.

Documentaries generally don’t need too many flashy shots, but they require long-term follow-up shooting. The half-hour-long content may need hundreds of hours of filming before editing, which is obviously different from ordinary movies.

But because it is a pseudo-documentary, it is actually a movie with a plot, so it still needs to have certain arrangements, and this has to be done at will.

Therefore, those actors have to play it several times if they have nothing to do. The same few lines may appear in different scenes.

Chen Qian, Li Xiaoxiao and other big-name artists are also considered polite, and they may have muttered in their hearts: You are too much of a cameo, I have to say these few lines eight times a day.

Fortunately, it's simple, basically it's a one-off, otherwise it's really too much for you to play like this.

At this moment, Li Xiaoxiao said the lines again N times, and then improvised a few sentences before finishing the work. Li Xianyun saw that this set of scenes had been filmed, and returned to the set with Li Xiaoxiao.

While walking, Li Xiaoxiao said: "Director Li, you really put your heart into this documentary."

"Nonsense, I'll give Lao Zhang more time." Li Xianyun's expression made me very aggrieved.

No matter how careful this kind of shooting is, it will still affect the normal progress of the God Killing crew, so on the one hand, Li Xianyun cut the duration of the special effects to death, and on the other hand, he raised the "ghost" hand.

It is rare to encounter special effects that can be NG, and everyone is very happy.

The time wasted by the big names in the documentary was saved in the God Killing crew.

"That's cheap old Zhang, and it's not me." Li Xiaoxiao rolled his eyes at him.

Li Xianyun said casually: "How about designing a beautiful special effect for you later? How about designing a flying scene for the scene where you were rescued by Chen Qian? You rushed up, dancing with colorful lights, and the hype was absolutely beautiful. , on-site effects, no post-production required.”

"You can do it?" Li Xiaoxiao was surprised.

"Of course, it's very simple, just hang Wia and leave the rest to me." Li Xianyun thought that if he didn't want to scare you to death, Wia didn't need to hang himself.

"Then you didn't say it earlier." Li Xiaoxiao was a little angry.

"Nonsense, he didn't add any money, it's not in the agreement." Li Xianyun was confident.

Li Xiaoxiao covered her mouth and smiled and said, "Then I don't care, it's settled, you give me this."

"It's useless for me to promise. Old Zhang has the final say on whether to add or not. Based on what I know about him, maybe he thinks it's not concise enough, grandstanding, distracting guests, and affecting other effects."

Li Xiaoxiao was dissatisfied: "I'll tell him."

Everyone has their own needs. For Li Xiaoxiao, her own beauty is the most important thing. For Zhang Damou, the beauty of the overall picture is the most important.

Others can't beat Zhang Damou, but Li Xiaoxiao is not afraid of him.

I really want to go there.

At this moment, there was a commotion behind him.

Looking back, I saw a group of people making noise.

Well, we quarreled again.

Quarreling and rioting in the crew is normal. Even if the director has an old team, it is impossible for the entire crew to be an old team. Most of the people are still recruited from outside.They don't know each other well, and they won't be polite to each other. If there is a little dispute, the fire will be ignited.

It is normal to scold your mother when you open your mouth.

Or how to say that the director must have authority?Otherwise, I won't be able to shake it!
But this time it seemed a little different, it was a one-sided situation where someone was yelling at others.

Li Xianyun and Li Xiaoxiao looked at each other and walked over together.

When I got closer, I saw a photographer yelling at a young man with a camera.

The photographer's name is Qian Jia, Zhang Damou's old team, a million-level photographer.

That young man's name is He Feng, a stage photographer.

As soon as he saw He Feng being scolded, Li Xianyun understood what happened.

Needless to say, He Feng must have influenced the photographer.

The so-called stills are to be responsible for taking behind-the-scenes footage, the state of the performance, etc. during the filming of the crew, and taking some beautiful photos of the actors for publicity, and by the way, they can also promote the artist.

The beautiful photos of all kinds of artists that fans see on the Internet, especially the photos with makeup, are basically from the hands of stills photographers.

But speaking of it, stills are the hardest thing in the crew.

There is no other reason, their work will affect the filming of the crew.

For example, the crew here is filming, and suddenly there is a clicking sound, and the sound engineer immediately roars: "Who the hell is clicking?"

At first glance, it was the sound of the stills artist pressing the shutter.

Yes, do it all over again.

Or the big camera is pointed at the actors, and the crew slipped over to try to shoot, but ended up standing on the camera moving slide.

With a flying kick and a violent roar: Dare to block Lao Tzu's way?

It’s hard to catch an actor when he’s the most beautiful. You have to seize the opportunity when he really appears, but you can’t compete with the cameraman, you can’t press the shutter at will, and you can’t turn on the flash, either affecting the sound engineer or the lighting. I want to find a good one. It is difficult to get a position, because the good positions are taken up by other relevant crew members, such as pole pickers, lighting operators, camera assistants, and field workers who do coolies when necessary. They are all more important than you.

And if you miss the opportunity, the producer and agent will scold you when they see it: What the hell are you filming?

As a type of work that does not directly affect the filming of the crew, the stills photographer is really quite hard. If you want to take a beautiful photo, you have to find the right time, and you are typically trying to survive in the cracks.

So sometimes in order to grab a good angle, you will offend people if you are not careful.

Being scolded by the cameraman?Then don't ask, get in the way.

Sure enough, this is what Qian Jia is training He Feng now: "Will you find a position? Get out of here! Fuck you, if you dare to influence me, I will kick you to death!"

The status of the stills artist is low, and He Feng was trained to bow his head and dare not speak, but tears appeared in the young man's eyes.

Li Xianyun frowned: "Old Qian, forget it, if you have something to say, it's not easy for everyone."

Seeing that it was Li Xianyun, Qian Jia couldn't say anything, and said with a smile: "These guys, if you don't scold him, he won't be in trouble. The crew goes out with tens of millions every day, and he can't afford to pay for a delay. Scolding him is also for his own good, so as to save him from making mistakes."

These days, scolding you is for your own good!
Do you think you are a father?

"Understood." Li Xianyun took out a cigarette and handed it to Qian Jia: "Speaking of which, my crew has also affected you, and I'm also quite embarrassed."

Qian Jia took the smoke and smiled: "Boss Li, you are welcome, you are different. You are our strong supporter, fuck it! Your special effects are really exciting. I have been making movies all my life, and I have never seen such Shooting special effects. Real shooting with special effects, this is not called special effects anymore!"

That is, what special effects are called in real shots?It should be called on-site setting, and the only reason for calling it special effects is: I am asking for a good price!

After casually spanking Qian Jia a few words to calm his anger, Li Xianyun saw that He Feng was still sobbing, and waved: "He Feng, come here."

He Feng walked over with his head down: "Boss Li, thank you."

"It's okay." Li Xianyun hooked He Feng: "I remember you are nineteen this year?"

"Yeah." He Feng nodded: "I came with Teacher Chang, and it's my first time to join the crew."

There are also newcomers in the big crew, and He Feng is one of them.

His teacher is Chang Mingliang, he is a poster maker, and he is quite famous in the industry.

Famous masters usually lead disciples, both cultivating and squeezing.

Li Xianyun doesn't know how Chang Mingliang charges, but based on his understanding of the current situation of the production team, he basically asks for a package price for himself and his disciples. It is said that it is [-] yuan for the stills, but in reality it may only be [-], and the remaining [-] It belongs to the master.

Li Xianyun didn't want to worry about this kind of thing, so he just said: "Don't work so hard. Isn't my crew filming? I think so, when I finish filming here, you can pick some and send them over. gone?"

The Secret of the Ghost Town hindered the production crew of Killing God much more than the stills director, and naturally took more good shots, and even played the role of a cameo in the stills.

Unexpectedly, He Feng shook his head: "I don't, I want to shoot myself."

"Huh? You don't want such a good opportunity?" Li Xiaoxiao next to her was surprised: "The photos in Director Li's crew are much better than those you took yourself."

He Feng stiffened his neck: "That's not my job. Besides, I picked from Director Li's crew, and I didn't improve myself. The bad thing I did is that I don't have the ability now. Stealing other people's things is a life-long failure." ability."

Li Xianyun became interested.

He looked at He Feng: "Yes, I have an idea. I like you like this."

After thinking for a while, he said, "Why don't you come to my side after the crew wraps up?"

"Ah?" He Feng looked at Li Xianyun in surprise.

Li Xianyun nodded affirmatively: "My crew is small and I can't afford big names, but I hope to cultivate my own core team. It doesn't matter if you are young, as long as you are motivated. Which big name didn't come from a rookie? "

"But I'm still following Master Chang." He Feng mumbled.

Li Xiaoxiao curled her lips: "He's not your father. He gives you a chance, and you help him make money, and you don't owe anyone. Xiao He, Director Li's company has a bright future despite its small size now. Such a good opportunity, Don't miss it."

He Feng thought for a while, then nodded vigorously: "Hey, thank you, Boss Li."

Li Xianyun laughed loudly: "You should call me Director Li."

An angry roar came from a distance: "Who the hell over there, can't the fuck be quieter?"

Li Xianyun shrugged his shoulders and made an apologetic gesture.

(End of this chapter)