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Chapter 177 There Are Helicopters (A 4500-word chapter please subscribe!!!)
Zhang Li and Ye Jintian looked at each other, and it was Ye Jintian who was the art director who spoke first.

"Director Tang, I think the shots of these two shots are still far from our standards."

He called out a set of shots overlooking the road at the beginning, pointed to the monitor and said, "The main problem is that the picture is not stable enough, and some slight shaking can be felt."

Then he pressed pause and continued, "This place is completely out of level, it's tilted to the right by nearly 15 degrees!"

"Other airports have similar problems. In this group of shots that even included the sea level, not only the whole picture is distorted, but the angle of the camera is also shifted. The feeling of being on a cliff."

Ye Jintian was very cautious and only mentioned a few obvious points.

Tang An nodded and looked at Zhang Li, "Old Zhang, you are a professional photographer. Is there any problem with the color and composition of the picture?"

Zhang Li thought for a while and replied, "There is nothing wrong with the color and lighting. I have adjusted it with the lighting team several times before, and I also used the camera to try it out!"

"In terms of composition, Lao Ye also said just now that he didn't find the axis of symmetry and the boundaries of each part, which caused the picture to shift!"

"Another one is the color contrast. The tops of the two buildings are bright, while the lower half and the iron bridge in the middle are all gray and dark, which has not been handled well here."

The two each raised a little opinion, then stopped talking, waiting for Tang An's conclusion.

"Well, well said!"

Tang An nodded in agreement, "We can't help with the stability of this lens, and the picture itself is not up to standard. Just like what Lao Zhang said, the panoramic composition of the bird's-eye view must be well planned!"

Tang An stretched out his hand to feel the wind speed, the wind on the beach at night is still relatively strong.

"Talk to the other party, consider the wind speed when flying, try to be as smooth as possible, ensure the stability of the lens, and shake the most obvious when turning, this must be controlled!"

"In terms of composition, this vertical shot is composed of oblique lines. Although the light illuminates the top, it can still reflect a part of the shadow and slowly elongate."

This made Ye Jintian and Zhang Li go to communicate with each other, and Tang An immediately asked some actors to come over and walk around.

After asking the assistant director Zhang Yiping to tell them where to go, Tang An sat back in front of the monitor.

"Director Tang, are you satisfied with the aerial photography?" Zhao Jun came over and asked.

"Not yet, it's almost meaningless!" Tang An shook his head.

"What should Director Tang do? Do you want me to call them over?" Zhao Jun said quickly.

He was the one who found the person. If the job is not done well, others should suspect that he is taking money!

Tang An glanced at Zhao Jun and said with a smile, "No need, Lao Ye and Lao Zhang have already gone to communicate with them!"

"Then what if you don't qualify?"

"Isn't the contract written? If it doesn't meet the requirements, the follow-up payment will not be given. When the time comes, Lao Zhao, you can deal with them!"

After finishing speaking, Tang An shouted at the crowd in front of him with a loudspeaker, "Are you all ready?"

"Ready!"

The crowd responded.

Tried walking twice, turned on the lights, but the camera didn't!

The third time is considered a trial shot!
The lights are also turned on for the test shoot, not just to watch the performance of the actors.

The actor is only a part in the whole shot, as the director, what he sees is a whole.

In the past, Tang An didn't call a timeout, but called them all to the monitor.

"Zhang Hanyu, did Director Zhang make you look around when he was telling you about the play just now?"

"No, Director Tang,"

Zhang Hanyu explained, "I just think that as an old gun, I can deliberately behave a little casually at this time, so I glanced to the side!"

"Remember your character design, you are originally a vicious, calm, and steady person, and you look even more flustered like this!"

"Zou Xun, you are just the opposite of Zhang Hanyu. You have a noble status, and your father and Wang Jingwei are classmates. In addition to your personal personality, you have to look at both sides, just like traveling in mountains and rivers."

"That's why before you came over to the bridge, I specially arranged for you to turn around and take two steps back. Step lightly, you are a quirky young lady!"

"Yu Shaoyu, when you recited that line just now, you only received high-ranking military officers. It was too deliberate. Remember that movies and operas are different ways of performing!"

"That's it for today. Go back and think about your own personalities, and your mental state at that time in each environment!"

"Gather at 5 pm tomorrow, don't be late!"

It was getting late, so Tang An asked the crew to clean up and go to the village to rest.

All the scenes here are night scenes. The next day, the crew slept in their respective rooms during the day. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the crew had dinner and rushed to the shooting scene again after dinner.

After the simple power-on ceremony, the busy work began.

Zhang Yiping was asked to take a group of people to aerial photography, and Tang An took the actors to start filming from the scenes in the car.

"Director Tang, the car is coming."

A car from the 30s drove up from the station, basically a Beetle with an extra butt.

The back is long, and the seats are also long sofas placed vertically along the two sides.

"Okay, all departments get ready, the actors go to make-up!"

After half an hour, everything is ready!
"No. 12 games, one shot, one shot!"

"start!"

The Riben people suddenly called five of them with different identities to come to such a remote place for a meeting, and everyone in the car reacted differently.

Zhang Hanyu closed his eyes and meditated.

Li Binbin was a little tired just after coming from the dance, his head was turned to one side in a daze.

Yingda rested on the grid between the driver and the carriage.

Yu Shaoyu was holding a quick handkerchief in his hand, and his expression was the same as usual.

Suddenly Zou Xun retched, threw himself forward, and lay down in front of the window to vomit vigorously.

Zhang Hanyu glanced at it, unmoved.

Li Binbin took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.

Ying Da stared ahead with a flat face, just fanning the wind with the hat in her right hand.

But Yu Shaoyu had disgust in his eyes, and covered his mouth with a handkerchief.

"Crack!"

One is an old actor, and the other three are among the best acting actors of the younger generation, and they performed well in the first scene.

but!

"Again!"

There are still flaws!
Tang An just sat there and yelled with a loudspeaker.

"Zou Xun, from the moment I yelled, you had to show a distressed expression. First, your throat throbbed once, but you held it back, repeated it twice, and finally couldn't help vomiting it out the third time!"

"It's written in the script that you and Li Binbin just came from the dance hall. Before you left, you drank the wine in your glass on purpose and got into the car as soon as you left. The long-distance travel must have been uncomfortable from the very beginning!"

The details in this film are so well done that it's hard to notice after watching it once.

When Zou Xun was about to leave the ballroom, he deliberately turned around and drank a big drink, then got into the car and vomited out of the car in a logical manner, which was also convenient for observing the outside environment.

"Yu Shaoyu, your reaction is too slow. Your character is a sensitive person with a little cleanliness, and you are sitting next to Zou Xun. You should have reacted the moment she was about to vomit!"

Let’s do it again, this time Yu Shaoyu was too deliberate, and took 5 shots repeatedly, and this shot was considered a pass!
Then the close-up shot of getting out of the car, everyone gave it nearly a second, with different expressions and movements, and it was also shot 4 times in a row!
Originally, the shot of getting out of the car would then slowly move to the side, from the dark and bottomless cliff in the middle, to the iron bridge between the two buildings.

Wait until the aerial photography side is ready to take another shot!
"OK, on ​​to the trail!"

Tang An greeted the crowd to a small path by the side of the road, which could only accommodate one person at a time.

"Old Zhang, the road is uneven, be careful while carrying the camera!"

"Seat No. [-] is in the woods on the right!"

This one lasts for two to three seconds, and it's not difficult, but Zhang Li didn't step on it firmly when he stepped back, causing the camera to shake a bit.

Then the actors moved to the bridgehead.

"All departments prepare!"

"No. 14 games, one shot, one shot!"

"start!"

The photographer stood behind the actor, and the other four walked forward, leaving only one back.

Only Zou Xun walked three steps backwards, turned around coolly, and followed the crowd!
"Crack, come back!"

"Old Zhang, extend the focal length a bit!"

"Lighting, when Zou Xun comes over and turns around, split the light on his face, pay attention to the range, don't hit Teacher Yingda in front of her, the space between her face and Teacher Yingda's back will be completely black!"

Split lighting is all about placing the key light at a 90-degree angle between the camera and the actors.

The key light only illuminates half of the face, leaving the other half hidden in shadow.

"Okay, actor reset, try again!"

Zhang Yiping instructed the actors to stand where they were just now, and the filming continued.

"All departments prepare!"

"No. 14 scenes, one shot, two shots!"

"start!"

The second time was still about the lighting problem. Tang An called Zhang Minghan over and asked him to see the effect by himself.

"No. 14 games, one shot, three times!"

After the adjustment, the effect is very good, and there is no problem with the performance of the actors, this one is even passed!

Then the camera pans to the other side.

"No.14 scene, two shots, one shot!"

In this shot, Zou Xun turned around for two or three seconds.

Zou Xun walked three steps backwards, turned around lightly, his pretty face appeared on the monitor, and continued walking forward.

"Crack!"

Tang An stared at Zhou Xun's eyes, hands, and feet on the monitor, and carefully watched every movement twice.

"Zou Xun, come here!"

Call her over, make room for a bit, and point at the monitor screen.

"When you take the first two steps back, slow down your steps, don't look straight ahead, raise your head slightly, and look upwards diagonally, expressing your reluctance, and your desire for the outside world and freedom!"

Zou Xun understood immediately, nodded and smiled, "Director Tang, I understand!"

Tang An continued, "The third step, and when turning around, the steps can be a little bigger and faster. At this time, you can already predict your future, and you can relax instead.

"I know that I should face it calmly and restore your true nature as a young lady!"

"Isn't this character good at dancing? When you turn around, do a simple turn around dance, be brisk and natural!"

After an explanation, the filming continued.

A mature crew and a group of excellent actors can lighten the director's burden a lot.

These actors are not stupid from time to time, and they are the best among their peers in terms of talent and hard work.

Even Wang Xiaoming is much more diligent than most post-70s male actors.

As for talent, the standard big-screen actor's face is the best talent!

As for what good luck is, Hua Yi strongly supports it.
Huayi has been praised by many people, and how many new stars are there who have been famous for a while but have quickly fallen!

"Okay, Xu Tao will bring someone to distribute supper to everyone, take a rest after eating and then continue!"

I had dinner at 4 o'clock, and I was hungry after working for nearly 5 hours.

In the past few days, Tang An planned to turn day and night upside down, sleeping during the day and filming at night!

Tang An came to Zhang Yiping and the others with a bowl of boxed lunch and a bottle of water under his arm.

"Mr. Liu, you've worked hard, eat first, and then do it after eating!"

"Mr. Tang is so embarrassing, how can he have the face to eat if he hasn't finished his work!"

"You need to have strength to work, sharpening a knife is not a mistake for woodcutters!" Tang An waved his hands and laughed, and then shouted into the distance.

"Old Xu, bring some box lunch for the brothers here!"

"No, no, we can get it ourselves!" Mr. Liu said quickly, and took people to eat.

Tang An said to the group, "You guys go to eat too, and get a copy for Director Zhang!"

"How about Lao Zhang, how is the effect?"

"It's a little better than before. Director Tang, look, the frequency and amplitude of the shaking are already very small. I took two sets of shots just now. I looked at it and I can cut out a complete shot, but the other shot still doesn't work! "

Zhang Yiping gave Tang An the monitor as he spoke.

"Let me see!"

Tang An took a bite of the rice, put the lunch box aside, and stared at the monitor.

It has indeed made great progress, and it would be enough to put it on a TV series.

Even in war movies, it is enough, and the big screen can't see the flaws!
But this is a static shot, and if you look closely, there are still some flaws.

"Okay, Lao Zhang, you have worked hard too, let's go eat!"

Tang An continued to pick up the lunch box, and ate everything in two or three strokes.

After taking a big sip of water and tightening the bottle cap, Tang An went to find the people from the aerial photography company with the water.

"Mr. Liu, the production team doesn't have anything to eat, so I'm sorry for you to make a living!"

"Director Tang is too polite, as long as you can eat enough!"

"But I have to tell you something, Mr. Liu, although today's effect is a little better than yesterday's several times, but there will still be obvious shaking on the big screen, this is not acceptable!"

"Director Tang, this is already the limit of what we can do. I can guarantee that there is no aerial photography company in China that is better than us!" The other party said quickly.

Tang An ignored his rhetoric and continued to speak seriously, "But this level is not enough. If Mr. Liu can't meet my requirements, then he can only act according to the contract!"

Mr. Liu is in a hurry. Doesn't it mean not to pay the final payment according to the contract?

I have been busy for so long, and the initial fee is not enough for the loss of this period of time!
He didn't care about his meal, so he said quickly, "Boss Tang, you can't do this, everyone has been busy for so long, you can't just say that you don't meet the requirements and just refuse to pay!"

Although he had such concerns when he heard Tang An's request, he did not expect it to be fulfilled.

Tang An spread his hands helplessly, "Mr. Liu, I am a director, and the quality of the film is related to my future. I can't make fun of it unless you can do what I want!"

These people just want to hold their money and let them do their best to do it well. Don't waste time and effort like Feng Xiaogang and let people get tricked!
"Mr. Liu, you also know that Director Feng of Huayi is going to shoot a large-scale modern war film, which will contain a lot of aerial shots. If you can do well this time, I will introduce Director Feng's movie for you!"

Tang An threw another sweet date!

"This"

Mr. Liu saw that Tang An was not willing to relax at all, so he gritted his teeth, "Director Tang, what do you think, I'll find a small manned helicopter to take pictures, and I'll take care of all the procedures, but the cameras and photographers are yourselves. out!"

"But it's only 5 hours a night, no matter whether you shoot well or not, the money must be settled."

"Director Feng's aerial photography work will also be handed over to our company!"

Tang An was so pushy, he didn't expect that the other party actually had a helicopter!

No matter whether it belongs to their company or not, as long as the formalities are completed, it will be fine.

"Okay, but I can only draw a line on Director Feng's project, and you have to discuss the details yourself!"

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