This director needs to apologize

Chapter 20 Screening of finished films
This scene was actually temporarily changed just last week.

The script during the round-up reading was treated in the same way as the original "Roman Holiday".

The reporter drove the princess back to the embassy, ​​and the two parted ways in the car.

But Chen Yiming has always been upset. When he watched this movie earlier, he clearly remembered that the princess never forgot about walking in the rain.

As a result, for some unknown reason, director William Wyler did not arrange a rain scene in the end, but arranged a swimming scene instead.

After all, it still lacks some beauty.

After the filming of "Holiday in the Magic City" started, the further Chen Yiming continued filming, the more obsessed he became with the missing rain scene, which almost became a problem for him.

So after filming the showdown scene, he took advantage of the crew's short break to communicate with the main creators one by one.

After all, it is a major change to the ending of the movie, and he cannot have the final say alone.

As a result, everyone supported his changes.

Lin Xiao’s point of view is the most representative, “How can a love movie be without rain?”

It is easy to change the script, but it is not easy at all to actually film it.

The biggest difficulty was debugging the machine. There was no preparation for shooting rain scenes in advance, so all the parameters of the F25 for shooting on rainy days needed to be adjusted little by little.

In addition, it is a night scene, which makes debugging even more troublesome.

This is not over yet, lighting is another big problem.

The light from the street lights around the pier is completely insufficient and a large amount of light must be added.

But after the original lighting plan was hit by raindrops, everything had to be overturned.

Because I wanted to make the raindrops look crystal clear, I had to use backlighting.

This means that the key light and side lights must be facing the camera, and they must be far enough away from the actor in the middle.

As a result, the dock, which had plenty of space in the past, suddenly ran out of space.

After trying to adjust the situation, nothing worked. Mr. Wang asked Da Zhuang to get two more boats and put the lights on the bows of the boats docked, and finally solved the problem.

It took a lot of effort to prepare for the shooting and draw the camera position and lens movements, but when it came time to actually shoot, it was even more troublesome.

Due to editing requirements, the fireworks actually had to be set off more than once and the water sprayed more than once.

But until the last full shot, the ground must not be wet, because it did not rain that day, and the ground was dry when the male and female protagonists came ashore. It would dry and wet for a while, and then they would wear their clothes.

Fortunately, there was more than one cruise ship pier on both sides of the Bund, so everyone set off to another nearby pier to take all the short shots, and then returned to the original pier to take the last shot on the dry ground.

If Lily and Gu Yuehe were NG, they would have to wait until the next night for reshoots, because these are the only two docks that are close together and have similar scenery.

Finally, there is the panoramic panning lens at the end. After the actual shooting, I found that the gimbal rocker arm was not high enough and the depth of field was not enough, which greatly reduced the artistic conception.

Xiangrui had an idea and fixed the camera on the long ladder of the sprinkler truck, which made him 3 meters taller out of thin air.

The price was a few photographers who had to move, dismantle, carry and unload all night, and they were so tired that they stuck out their tongues.

……

On September 9, "Holiday in Magic City" completed all reshoots in the Shanghai Film Studio studio and was officially closed.

On September 9th, the entire crew attended the grand closing banquet. Not a single one of the teachers from the Phantom Factory and the foreigners in black was left behind.

On September 9, Lily returned to Nuts with the score of "Tonight I Celebrate My Love", and her father, the famous singer Phil Colin, will help produce the song.

On September 9, "Holiday in the Magic City" completed the post-production process of the Alai system on the Documentary Channel and transferred to the Magic Film Studio to officially start post-production.

On September 9, the special effects synthesis of the "false long shot" at the beginning of the movie was completed at the "Big Stone Workshop" in the Magic City.

On September 9, Ge Jiming, a veteran musician from Magic Film Studio, completed the first version of background music with "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" as the main theme.

On September 9, the first cut version of "Holiday in Magic City" was completed.

On September 9, Lily returned to Shanghai with the master tape of "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" and went into the studio with Guyuehe to record the theme song.

On October 10, the refined version of "Holiday in Magic City" was completed, and the music, sound effects, and subtitles were added. Not counting the opening and closing credits, the total length of the film is 2 minutes.

That night, Ma Yunteng couldn't wait and invited Mr. Ma to have a preview in the screening room of the Magic Film Studio.

Mr. Ma Erye was very considerate. Not only did he come when he was called, but he also called on the managers of two cinema lines under the Moying Group.

Obviously, the second uncle has not forgotten his promise, and arranging to go to theaters is not prevarication.After the movie ended, he neither commented nor told his two subordinates anything. After applauding a few times, he sat aside without saying a word.

However, he had a lot to do, so he didn't turn around and leave on the spot, but stayed in the screening room, which was a great support.

Chen Yiming stood beside Ma Yunteng with a smile on his face, watching Da Zhuang greeting the two managers, playing his role as a backdrop.

The manager of United Cinemas is a middle-aged Mediterranean man named Gong Yifan.

He has a cute belly, a fat, round face full of smiles, and he speaks very nicely.

"This movie by Teng Shao was so well made. It made me want to fall in love. I especially want to know where you are looking for the actress. It is really rare to find such good looks that match our Chinese aesthetics. "

The manager of New Film Alliance is a tall, thin, middle-aged man with glasses named Zhang Lili.Standing together with Gong Yifan, Chen Yiming always reminded Chen Yiming of the fat and thin Toutuo in The Deer and the Cauldron.

I don’t know if he has completely taken on the role of Party A. Zhang Lili is relatively serious in speech, and his comments about the movie are also somewhat stereotyped.

"Mr. Teng, I heard from Mr. Ma that your movie is scheduled to be released on Double 11. Frankly speaking, the schedule in November this year is quite crowded with many blockbusters. Our movie may not have much advantage in scheduling."

Ma Yunteng was beaming with compliments from Gong Yifan, but immediately stopped smiling when he heard Zhang Lili's words.

"Mr. Zhang, based on your experience, how many films can "Holiday in Magic City" get?"

Zhang Lili didn't care about Ma Yunteng's change of expression, and answered steadily while referring to the calendar on his phone.

"There are a lot of important new films in the first week of November. On the 11th there is Tony Leung's "Yokohama Raiders", the next day is Universal Pictures' "Force 5", and the next week on the 4th there is Gong Rui's "Love to Death" ". If you confirm that it will be released on the 12th, I can give you a 11-10% schedule."

Ma Yunteng's face became more gloomy and he asked further.

"Mr. Zhang, how many films can "Love Till Death" get in the New Film Alliance?"

Zhang Li's face was calm and he answered calmly.

"25%."

Young Master Ma laughed out of anger for a moment. He turned to Gong Yifan and asked.

"Mr. Gong, is your "Love to Death" also 25%?"

Gong Yifan still had a silly smile on his fat face, "Master Teng, we are all a family, so naturally we have to be as consistent as possible in arranging the films. It's just like a game of chess!"

Ma Yunteng knew without asking that the film schedule for "Holiday" by United Cinemas would not exceed 12%.

His father was sitting next to him, so he understood that this was probably a foregone conclusion and could not be changed.

"Holiday in the Magic City" still bears the factory logo of Magic Film Studio, and it ranks less than 15% in its own theaters.

So outside of the Magic City, how many movies can you get in Imperial Capital, Nanyue, Xichuan, Zhongyuan, and Guanwai? If you get 5%, you have to open the champagne, right?

This also made him realize clearly that his reputation as Young Master Ma only had so much weight for the time being.

He turned to look at Chen Yiming and showed an apologetic wry smile.

Chen Yiming can completely understand the fat and thin Toutuo's lack of respect.

Movies are too subjective. If theater managers determine film schedules based on personal evaluations, then they are really screwed.

On fadou.com, movies with low ratings have a lot of hits, while movies with high ratings have more losses.

Therefore, each theater chain has long developed the mentality of an examiner, completely putting aside subjective impressions and only looking at whether the movie is qualified.

Films that pass the pass mark are eligible for theater release.

As for the number of films to be arranged, what counts is not the illusory quality, but the tangible name.

How much is the total investment, are there big-name actors and directors, is it a famous screenwriter, is there an IP, is it a sequel, and how many fans are there.

The more you win, the less you lose, it's that simple and clear.

Even if Fatty Toutuo wanted to open a back door for Da Zhuang, he would not be able to pass the theater committee.

Chen Yiming took a step forward and spoke in a deep voice.

"Mr. Gong, Mr. Zhang, we have a small investment and a small scene. It is definitely not appropriate to rashly request to schedule additional films based on the LOGO of the Magic Film Studio. How about we do a round of screenings before the official release?"

"Point screening?"

"Yes, it will be screened a week in advance. As for the film schedule for the official release, we will rely on attendance."

(End of this chapter)