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Chapter 915 The troubles of happiness

Zhou Xia, Peter and the others welcomed Roger Deakins into the office, exchanged greetings, and then left quickly, leaving the two of them to talk.

As the two most important people on the crew, the relationship between the director and the cameraman is very important.

Generally speaking, the director has the overall control, and the cameraman completes the director's intention through the camera.

The director is mainly responsible for three tasks on the shooting scene: scene control, camera scheduling, and actor scheduling.

In short, the director makes the request, and the photographer fulfills it.

Where is the camera stand, how to design the lens, and how the actors should move, all these need to be taken care of by the photographer.

There are many assistant photographers led by the photographer, and the entire camera unit must serve the director.

If the two parties disagree on the shooting of a certain shot, the final decision will be made by the director, and the photographer only has the right to make suggestions.

From 09:30 am until [-] pm, plus working lunch time in between.

Zhou Xia and Luo Jie talked for six hours with the script.

Finally, when Zhou Xia sent Roger out of the office, he let out a long breath, feeling very good.

For some novice directors, hiring an experienced photographer to assist them can make up for many of the director's inconsiderations.

Zhou Xia is not a novice director, and has a huge and elite team to support him.

But after all, it is created in an unfamiliar culture, and as a newcomer director, it is inevitable that there will still be many loopholes.

During these six hours, Zhou Xia mostly listened to Roger talk about the details of some scenes.

In-depth discussions have been made on the shooting methods and picture processing methods of some scenes, and some will be fine-tuned.

Being a photographer is a job that requires a lot of professional knowledge. Just a bunch of photographic equipment, including various types of cameras, lenses, auxiliary equipment, etc., is difficult for non-professional photographers.

Most directors don't know much about this, and basically assign tasks to the photography team from the scene setting of a shot, shooting techniques, and the meaning they want to express.

As for how to light, adjust the camera position, what equipment to use, and what methods to use, I will not ask or interfere.

Especially for a shot, the presentation of the picture is very simple, but it is difficult to make it technically, and the photographer must be given enough time to solve and prepare.

The famous director Xie Jin once said: "A director is a writer who writes with the lens." '

According to this statement, the photographer is the director's pen.

Director's lens language is also a great knowledge. If each director's creation and update of lens language has no personal characteristics, but only imitates the predecessors, it will be difficult for people to remember.

Many people who study film, study a director's work, go deep into the film's lens technique and sound and picture composition, to talk about the director's art and conduct film analysis.

Otherwise, it's just scratching the surface, and you can't catch it at all.

Zhou Xia looked at the script on the desk.

This is a revised storyboard for a scene Carol had at the hotel with Therese privately.

The airtight strange hotel, the classic dog-view corridor, the mysterious box wrapped in butter paper, the strange voice in the room heard by the hotel staff when they shine the shoes, the dark red printed wallpaper, the retro Chicago typewriter...

The private detective hired by Carol's husband next door was eavesdropping and secretly filming Carol and Terris's tryst, when suddenly the room service called the meal delivery call.

After Carol answered the phone, he quickly became alert, put on his clothes and rushed out of the room, knocked on the door of the next door one by one, and finally found the private detective next door.

She confronted the opponent domineeringly and smashed the camera without hesitation...

This scene has to be divided into several shots. Now just looking at these detailed illustrations, Zhou Xia added various details to the picture in his mind, and it feels more time-honored and real.

Roger's name as a master photographer is not covered up. The angles of the shots and the layout of pipeline shadows are all outstanding.

Zhou Xia put away the script, took a glass of water and was about to drink, Xiaobai pushed open the door, and Liu Yufei followed her.

"Yu Fei, you haven't left yet?" Zhou Xia looked at the beauty who came in in surprise.

Yufei arrived at the company in the morning, and he was so busy that he didn't have time to see her. Unexpectedly, she was still waiting after get off work was almost finished.

Zhou Xia felt very sorry.

"I'm here, of course I want to see you." Seeing Xiaobai close the door and go out, Yufei pouted.

"Too busy, I didn't take care of you, it's almost time to get off work, are you bored waiting?"

"Fortunately, I'm also reading scripts and memorizing lines, so I'm not idle."

"That's good, Yufei, I have something to do after I get off work, you..."

Zhou Xia thought that Yufei would definitely ask him if he would go back at night, so he simply spoke first.

"Really, there is something else?" Yu Fei looked at Zhou Xia in astonishment.

"Well, before Xiahua Film and Television goes public in North America, we must spin off most of Xiahua North America's resources, and then talk to Studio8, DreamWorks Animation, and Legendary Pictures, which have previously acquired shares, about reorganization and mergers. There are many things to do to form a large film and television production company in the new United States."

Zhou Xia didn't hide anything, and told the truth.

Coming to the United States to shoot movies this time is one aspect, and the reorganization and merger of North American companies will also be carried out.Of course not as anxious as he said.

Once Xiahua Film and Television goes public in North America, there will be many problems involved. If you want to do business on other people's land, then it's better to do as the Romans do.

Simply set up a North American company to be responsible for the film and television industry here.

In the future, Xiahua Film and Television North America Company will no longer develop projects such as American dramas and movies, and will be mainly responsible for Xiahua Film and Television's own business.

Although he stayed at Yaya's place last night, he was looking at these materials afterwards to learn about the new progress of the contact.

He was busy until one o'clock in the evening, because Yaya was pregnant, so he fell asleep in the study.

"Then you still have to stay in a hotel tonight, won't you go home?" Yufei looked at Zhou Xia suspiciously.

"I'll try to go back at night." Zhou Xia said with a headache.

If Yaya hadn't raised Luna, he didn't want to hide it.

But this involves concealing Luna's identity, he and Yaya must hide it from everyone until after she gives birth.

"Well, I'll wait for you when I go back." Yu Fei got up and hugged Zhou Xia, and stopped disturbing him.

The glass partition on one side of Zhou Xia's office is transparent, and other outside staff can see inside.

This is just his temporary office in the North American company, so Yufei can't have a short time to warm up.

"Okay, if it's past twelve o'clock, don't wait."

Zhou Xia was vaccinated in advance so that he would not be able to get out when the time came.

"No, you have to come if you agree. I will rest when you come back."

"..., okay." Zhou Xia nodded helplessly.

Although Yufei looked cold, she sometimes acted like a baby.

After Yufei left, Zhou Xia continued to look at the documents on the table.

The merger and reorganization of the new North American company is not in a hurry, and there are still two months to negotiate.

The movie will have a press conference tomorrow, and this is his top priority.

Soon it was 05:30, and most of the other employees of the company left after get off work. Zhou Xia was busy until 07:30, then left the company and went back to Yaya.

After eating, he stayed with Yaya and the children for a while, and Zhou Xia went to the study to continue working. When it was almost twelve o'clock, he went to see Yufei.

Zhou Xia still doesn't want to encounter such happiness troubles all the time.

After the Chinese New Year, he will never hide Yaya and Xiaohu's pregnancy again.

Of course, he couldn't hide it either.

Last time I told Tangtang about the little fox, I don't know if she spread it around.

Four months from now, the new year will be difficult, and once news of the wedding with Yaya gets out, it will definitely cause an uproar.

(End of this chapter)