Rebirth of the Director in Korea

In South Korea, production companies and distribution companies are independent. CJ, Showbox, Lotte and other companies’ theaters account for more than half of South Korea’s domestic movie theaters. Their main The business is film distribution, and independent small production companies are mainly responsible for finding scripts, collecting projects, and staring at production. Sometimes there is overlap and cooperation between the two.

South Korea is not big. This is obvious. As of November last year, the total number of large screens in South Korea is about 1,400, such as CJ, ShowBox, Lotte, etc. Several companies have divided up more than half.

Like all film circles, there will never be a shortage of scripts and projects on Chungmuru Road. According to statistics, only one-tenth of the projects in the entire movie market each year can actually be made into a movie Therefore, investors are not willing to spend more money in the script stage.

Park Kwang-hyun’s movie used to be one of these nine out of ten. Many of these nine out of ten projects are pretty good ones, but not all of them can be moved. On the big screen, the film production company will conduct a market survey before deciding on the project, and then screen the film projects based on the results of the survey.

Many directors and producers, without exception, are on the not-so-long road of Chungmuru Road, looking for production companies one by one to promote their projects, hoping that their films can be on the big screen. That day.

Park Kwang-hyun is very fortunate, fortunate that he finally sat on the director’s chair, and also fortunate that he met Jung Hyuk-jae, the “big head”.

In the afternoon, when I received a call from Jung Hyuk-jae, Park Kwang-hyun was leading a member of Production crew to shoot a night scene. Not all night scenes would choose to shoot at night, although Night scene shooting at night is more realistic, or more in line with the needs of the scene, but there will always be special situations of this kind during shooting, and it is necessary to shoot during the day.

Filming night scenes during the day and night is actually not as complicated as everyone thinks. If you shoot in a studio, that’s the best thing to do. After setting up the lighting and photography equipment, you can shoot. Perhaps the most difficult thing is the layout of the lighting, because this requires the ability of a postgraduate lighting engineer to simulate night lighting.

If you are shooting a night scene on location, then the filter plus post-production can perfectly simulate the effect of night shooting.

When Jung Hyuk-jae called, Park Kwang-hyun was instructing the production crew to set up the lighting position. Seeing the caller number displayed on the phone, Park Kwang-hyun and the lighting engineer gave an exhortation Then this went to the side of the set.

“Hyuk-jae -ssi, is Joe Hisaishi -ssi already here? You must entertain others over there!” Park Kwang-hyun said first after answering the call.

On the other side of the phone, Jung Hyuk-jae took the laughed call, and then said: “Don’t worry about Seoul, I will definitely pay attention.”

The two are Joe After talking about Hisaishi for a few more words, Jung Hyuk-jae opened the mouth and said his purpose.

“It’s like this. Because of the sudden arrival of Joe Hisaishi-ssi on my side, many media reporters hope to hear some news. I think I will take this opportunity to promote our What do you think of the movie?”

When I heard Jung Hyuk-jae say this, Park Kwang-hyun would object to it, not to mention Jung Hyuk-jae’s identity as a producer and investor in Production crew , Is to rely on the increasingly close cooperative relationship between the two, as long as it is not something that harms the interests of the production crew, it is easy to say in Park Kwang-hyun, let alone to promote their own movies. Needless to say, this will save a lot of publicity costs.

“Hyuk-jae -ssi, I’m still in Gangwon-do now, so you’ll have to worry a lot about the promotion. I can finish all the filming work and enter the editing process in another month. Yes, when the time comes I return to Seoul, I will confirm the distribution company of the movie.”

“Okay!”

Jung Hyuk-jae nodded, it is true in terms of time It’s a bit rushed, but in terms of schedule, August and September are more suitable, because “The King and The Clown” has already started filming. If nothing else, “The King and The Clown” is aimed at 12. If “Welcome to Dongmakgol” can be released in August and September, then this monster can be avoided.

“Well, I’m in Seoul wait till you get back.” Before hanging up the phone, Jung Hyuk-jae said on the phone. After a pause, he continued: “If Production If there is anything on the crew side, if possible, I will try my best to make time to pass. You also know that “My Lovely Sam-soon” has started filming, and there may not be that many time most recently!”

Park Kwang -hyun is nodded understandingly, because Jung Hyuk-jae has the same identity as him, that is, the’director’!

“Production crew, I will take care of it.”

After a few more conversations, Jung Hyuk-jae and Park Kwang-hyun hung up the phone. , One person devoted himself to the next filming of the film, while the other was standing on the stage. The crackle below the stage and the straight flashing light made the blind dog’s eyes brighter. It was under such lights, Jung Hyuk- jae stepped onto the stage.

This is the largest Conference Hall in the hotel. It usually receives mid-level and high-level meetings of large companies. Today, what is held here is a special meeting. The content is also different from the past. The discussion is about the importance of movie music to movies. The host is Jung Hyuk-jae, and the keynote speaker is Joe Hisaishi.

Jung Hyuk-jae originally wanted to follow the model of the press conference. Later, he saw Joe Hisaishi on the side. If he still conducts the press conference in this traditional way, then The attention of this group of reporters lasted only a few days, and the heat soon went down.

Jung Hyuk-jae just found out that the university town is near this hotel. Kyung Hee University, which is unique in music, is nearby, so Jung Hyuk-jae discussed with Joe Hisaishi. The press conference was temporarily changed to a face-to-face meeting. Apart from reporters, the most invited students were from nearby universities.

Actually, it simply doesn’t take many people to go to school to promote. Jung Hyuk-jae asked his assistant to visit Kyung Hee University. As soon as the promotional sign was put down, the assistant was surrounded by three floors. The students on the third floor asked him if Joe Hisaishi came to give a lecture.

Because the conference hall of the hotel is a large conference hall, but because the relevant media reporters occupy almost one third appearance, there are not many seats reserved for students, adhering to the first arrival First-served rule, come back after the promotion at eleven in the morning. At eleven thirty the hotel was surrounded by densely packed people. If it’s not Jung Hyuk-jae and the hotel communicated in advance, people who don’t know will still I thought there was a parade here.

After the Conference Hall was full, there was still a large group of students outside the hotel who were not able to enter. Among them were Kyung Hee University music majors, and some of them came by subway after hearing news from friends. Chuo University students, etc., because they all wanted to have a close contact with Joe Hisaishi master. Because they failed to enter the venue, they began to accuse the unreliable organizer of this event, and the time for publicity was short. The venue is so small, it is clear that I do not believe Joe Hisaishi’s appeal among the group of music students.

The area of ​​the Conference Hall is very limited. It’s already crowded enough. If another group of students are brought in at this time, I may not decide what will happen at the symposium in a while, in order to For safety reasons, Jung Hyuk-jae had to abandon this group of students outside the hotel.

However, Jung Hyuk-jae also promised that the whole seminar of this time will be videotaped, and the video will be posted online after it is over to make up for the regrets of the students who did not participate.

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Jung Hyuk-jae was standing on the stage, feeling that his eyes were slightly blinded by the flash of light just now, and he could not help but squint. It took a while before he felt his vision recovered.

The Conference Hall is very large, at least a large Conference Hall that can accommodate 300 people. The tables and chairs in the house have also moved to the next door with the help of the hotel staff, but it looks very crowded at the moment. , Reporters and students stand together entirely different, and blend into it from time to time, and they look unusually harmonious.

Seeing Jung Hyuk-jae on stage, the students clapped and shouted very cooperatively. Seeing this person on the stage, some students in the audience knew who he was, and the cheering voice became louder. Aroused the hatred of the classmates around him.

“What are you doing?” One person glared at the Erhuo classmate next to him, and drank in a deep voice.

I saw her pointing at That Man on the stage with both hands, and said in surprise: “Don’t you know who this man is on the stage?”

“Who is he and what is it? What’s the matter?” Pouting, the classmate turned his head to the side. She came here this time mainly to see Joe Hisaishi. As for the handsome host on the stage, she is not her focus, and she is not like the one next to her. The second thing is so nympho.

Thinking of this, this classmate couldn’t help but raise his head to ask the sky, and lowered his head to ask his own mother. She blamed her for always instilling in herself when she was a child, “Don’t make inconsistent friends”. It’s good now. When I grow up, my friends are all second-hands.

“Jung Hyuk-jae, you didn’t even know that he is the most handsome director in the TV drama circle. “Sure, I love you” and “Super Rookie” are all made by him!”

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“Oh!” whispered “Oh” with interest. After hearing her second girlfriend’s words, she couldn’t help turning her gaze to the stage again, and looking at Jung Hyuk-jae, she couldn’t help but feel it. Nodded, I can’t tell my girlfriends that I can’t be wrong. I look really handsome.

When the stage was a little quieter, Jung Hyuk-jae pressed his hand down, and said, “Thank you to the reporters and friends present for joining this Joe Hisaishi -ssi music forum. Yes, today Joe Hisaishi -ssi mainly talks about the “relationship between film music and film”.”

“Here, I also want to thank the students present, although I am also I came from you, but I still underestimated everyone’s enthusiasm. At this time, there are probably more than 100 students who were not able to come in outside the hotel, but don’t worry, the whole seminar will be videotaped.”

Hearing what Jung Hyuk-jae said, several people who were still on the phone with their classmates suddenly sighed in relief and installed their phones and stared at the stage in front of them.

“Let us invite the famous Japanese musician, composer, and pianist-Joe Hisaishi -ssi!”

Joe Hisaishi is actually on one side of the stage, just now When Jung Hyuk-jae was hosting, the students kept their eyes fixed there, and from time to time someone would discuss quietly or wave their hands in the direction of Joe Hisaishi moved towards Joe Hisaishi.

As the music master of Japan, through Hayao Miyazaki’s animation spread, Joe Hisaishi’s name has also become known as the animation’s popularity around the world, from “Princess” to “Castle in the Sky” To “Summer of Kikujiro”, “Silent Love”, “Sping”, “Nauska in Nausicaa”, “Wild Child’s Sky” and so on, Joe Hisaishi’s soundtrack is in line with the mood of the movie, and the style of the movie has risen. Several points of, especially the most widely circulated “Castle in the Sky” and “Summer of Kikujiro”, are the classics in Joe Hisaishi’s soundtrack and one of the favorite works of many music students.

“Hello everyone, I am Joe Hisaishi!”

It seems that no matter where you are, learning a sentence or two of the language of the local country will always bring unexpected results. This is not Joe Hisaishi A fairly standard South Korea greeting from the audience immediately drew cheers and screams from the students in the audience.

This year, fifty-five-year-old Joe Hisaishi seemed a little embarrassed. He reached out and grabbed his bald head, moved towards the students below the stage, beckoned, and greeted again in Japanese.

“Hello, I’m Joe Hisaishi!”

The same words once again drew cheers from the students, which shows how popular Joe Hisaishi is among the students. .

Because it has not yet reached the question time, the reporters in the audience are still very quiet, only the sound of the camera’crack crack’ is endless.

In the venue, the role of Jung Hyuk-jae, the host, was actually not that great. More often than not, he stood beside Joe Hisaishi and said, “Next, ask students to ask questions freely”, which immediately detonated the audience. The enthusiasm of the students.

A piece of arms stood up in the audience. Most of them were girls. The white arms exuded the breath of youth. Jung Hyuk-jae picked one at hand, “The girl in the denim shirt with long hair.”

“May I ask Joe Hisaishi -ssi, what is the main purpose of your visit to South Korea this time? It is said on the Internet that you are here mainly for the music of the TV series “My Lovely Sam-soon”. Is it?”

With the help of a translator, Joe Hisaishi understood what this classmate said, and looked at Jung Hyuk-jae beside him. In fact, he already had the answer in his heart.” The main purpose of my visit to South Korea this time was indeed to receive an invitation to score a script, but it was not a TV series, but a movie!”

“What?” Hearing Joe Hisaishi’s answer, the audience was in an uproar , “Excuse me, Joe Hisaishi -ssi, what kind of movie is it?”

“”Welcome to Dongmakgol”.”