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Chapter 134

In the Nortel Standard Screening Hall, the crew members were busy. At this moment, the shooting has reached the last shot. As long as this shot is passed, the shooting of "The Breaking Drummer" will be completed successfully.

This shot is a scene where Zhou Zheng used drumsticks to direct the entire band to perform, conquering Chen Wei, and the two looked at each other and then performed together. On the stage of the standard projection hall, the members of the band held their own instruments, waiting for the start of the performance; Zhou Jielun sat behind the drum set sweating profusely, holding the drumsticks in both hands, and smiling on his face, looking confident; Feng Yuan stood in the middle of the stage, the warm yellow lights hit the top of his head, his eyes in the shadow, looking a little hideous.

There were several rows of extras sitting at the audience seats below the stage, all of whom were students of Beijing Film Academy. This kind of lens can use a long focal length and a large aperture to empty the background, and there is no need for the entire theater to fill the audience.

There are two cameras in front of the stage. Zhao Fei carried one to shoot Zhou Jie, and the other to be carried by the photography assistant to shoot Feng Yuan. Zhang Ran did not look at the monitor, but stared at the two actors.

Feng Yuan had a gentle look, and the expression on his face was not only satisfied, but also satisfied. He smiled at Zhou Jielun; Zhou Jielun was also smiling. He knew that his performance not only conquered the teacher Chen Wei, but now the judges have also seen it, and his dreams are coming true.

Feng Yuan waved his hands forward, and the band began to play. Zhou Jielun used all his strength to beat the drum surface frantically. The drumsticks flew up and down in his hands, and a large drop of sweat dripped from his head.

Zhao Fei carried the camera and first took Feng Yuan's waving forward from Feng Yuan's back, then pushed the camera forward and pushed it towards Zhou Jielun. The entire shot was first a close-up shot of Feng Yuan's waving, and then turned into a cross-shoulder shot that showed the relationship between Zhou Jielun and Feng Yuan's waving, and finally it was a close-up shot of Zhou Jielun.

The entire shot ranged from Feng Yuan's wave to Zhou Jielun's full force with the drumstick, and it was done in one go, perfect. Zhang Ran was very excited and shouted: "Stop!"

The entire crew stopped, and all eyes were focused on Zhang Ran, waiting for him to give the result. Zhang Ran looked at the monitor and then looked at Ning Hao next to him. Ning Hao smiled and smiled at Zhang Ran, nodded, indicating that there was no problem with the sound and the picture.

"This shot has passed!" Zhang Ran stood up and shouted.

The entire crew suddenly heard warm applause, and everyone applauded desperately, and in an instant the entire set became a sea of ​​joy.

This film has experienced too many twists and turns from preparation to booting. Investors withdraw their investments and actors withdraw. After filming, Jay Chou cannot perform as much as he should. Various other problems are accumulated on the crew. After countless difficulties and obstacles, the movie has finally finished filming, and the excitement is simply unstoppable.

"Finally the filming is over!" Zhang Ran's heart was like a tide, with ups and downs. He patted Ning Hao on the shoulder, and then shook hands with the entire director team one by one: "Thank you for your hard work these days!"

While shook hands, everyone responded: "Director, you have worked hard too!"

Shaking thousands of hands with the people from the director team, Zhang Ran walked to Zhao Fei and shook hands with him: "Teacher Zhao, thank you for your hard work!"

Zhao Fei held Zhang Ran's hand and smiled, "I thought it would be easier to go back to China to make movies, but I didn't expect that your kid would have such high requirements, and he would almost catch up with Woody Allen's pervert."

Many times, domestic films are placed on a tripod, and the camera will not move. Most Hollywood movies use shoulder-carrying, so Hollywood movies often have slight shaking. This is more in line with people's visual characteristics. People will not be absolutely still, but will move. The pictures taken by shoulder-carrying will be real.

Zhang Ran not only required the photo to be carried on the shoulder, but also had very high requirements for lighting. He treated each shot as a painting. In order to meet his requirements, Zhao Fei really took a lot of effort.

"Next time I will try to get closer to him!" Zhang Ran laughed. Zhao Fei is worthy of being a photographer who has worked with the master. Zhang Ran learned a lot through his cooperation with him.

At this time, Ning Hao brought a speaker over and handed it to Zhang Ran, asking him to say a few words. Zhang Ran looked at the crew around him, looked at Zhou Jielun, Feng Yuanzai and other actors, art team, recording team, etc. He shouted to the speaker: "Everyone, I'll say a few words!"

The scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes focused on Zhang Ran.

Directors are technical jobs. Directors of different backgrounds often have different characteristics. Those who are from professional backgrounds will basically not interfere with photography for scenes. The photographer mainly communicates with the director whether the shots are enough for storytelling. They don’t have to worry about the aperture, focal length, and lights. They are all handed over to the photographer. If they are directors from photography, the photographer will become a handheld console, and the director will directly give instructions to the photographer and the lighting master.

When filming, a director like Xiao Si, the entire crew revolves around the photographer or the producer. What does the director need to do? When filming on a TV station, a reporter sat in front of the monitor and pretended to shout "card", and then called the actor over and said a few words, as if he was really directing it.

Zhang Ran is different. He is similar to the director who climbs up step by step from the bottom. He is very proficient in various techniques of the movie. You can use the light to judge whether the camera is right, whether the color temperature of the light is right, and whether the actors are in good mood. If you work under such directors, they are too professional and may know more than you. In order to avoid being scolded, all members of the crew will silently use all their strength to do their job well.

In fact, Zhang Ran is rare gentle in terms of temper. He always has a smile on his face and rarely curse people. Even if he NG has more than a hundred times, he does not lose his temper. Instead, he is thinking about what methods to guide him so that the actors can better perform the scene.

Almost all the staff of the crew admired this professional and gentle director from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhang Ran held the horn and bowed, "Everyone, the filming of "Explosive Drummer" has been over. These days, we have been busy from morning to night, and it is really hard for everyone!"

The members of the theater did not speak, and all responded with applause. Zhang Ran continued to say: "There were many difficulties in preparing for the film from the beginning of preparation to the completion of the film today. Without everyone's support, this movie would not be completed. I want to say thank you to everyone!"

Making a movie is definitely not an easy job. Everyone only sees the wonderful scenes on the screen but does not know the efforts behind it. The crew members are often unknown. The crew members applaud desperately, and the applause is so warm that it can overturn the roof.

Zhang Ran raised his voice and said, "Our movie has an important opponent, Zhang Zhiliang's "Notes with Blood". When everyone chose to stay and trust me, I am deeply grateful for this. When the movie is released a few months later, when you really see this movie, I believe everyone will not regret the original choice. Because this will be a very outstanding movie, really, very, very outstanding! At that time, our movie will definitely defeat them, and our movie will be unstoppable!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Ran announced loudly: "Tonight, the crew has arranged a finale. Everyone should eat what they should eat and drink what they should drink. Everyone will stop drunk!"

"Don't stop when you get drunk!" Everyone cheered.

If it is a crew with more newcomers, when the filming is completed, it is often because everyone is about to separate, women will cry, and men will feel a little sad. However, the crew of "Explosive Drummer" is different. The crew members are from Qing Film Studio, the old team of "Prisoner of Time". Even the actors have many acquaintances, so except for a few people, including Chou Jielun, most of them are happy.

The finishing banquet was held in the hotel where Zhang Ran and the others lived. This was an advantage. If you drink too much, you can go back to your room to sleep. The finishing banquet was very lively. Even the actors who left the crew after filming their own scenes rushed back. More than a hundred people sat at the table and were chatting and laughing. The scene was very lively.

Zhang Ran was surrounded by a group of people and kept toasting, and the other staff and actors were all toasting each other. Zhang Ran knew that without everyone's support, the crew would have disbanded on the day Yu Minghai withdrew his investment, so he refused and kept clinking glasses with others.

"Director, I really learned a lot when I came to film the movie this time. Thank you very much!" Jay Chou held the wine glass and said with mixed feelings.

Zhang Ran was happy to hear Zhou Jielun say this, patted him on the shoulder hard, and said in a slightly drunken way: "Don't thank me! Actually, I should thank you. If you don't come to play, I don't know how long it will take to find a suitable actor!" After saying that, Zhang Ran quietly attached to Zhou Jielun's ear and said: "To be honest, I asked you to come completely for your fame. I didn't expect you to act so well, and you act really well!"

Jay Chou said with a smile: "Director, we will sign up for the Golden Horse Awards for this movie. When you come to Taipei, I will take you everywhere to play!"

Zhang Ran was not very interested in Golden Rooster and Golden Horse. Winning these awards did not mean much to him. Unlike the awards at the film festival, you can sell more money if you win the awards. However, considering that if you can win the awards, it would be a recognition for the crew. At least everyone felt that their work was not in vain. He thought it was better to register and said with a smile: "I will sign up, you have a good chance to win the best newcomer!"

Jay Chou smiled and waved his hand: "Don't make fun of me, I don't know my acting skills yet!" That's it, but there was a faint look of expectation in his eyes.

The wine was very pleasant, and later everyone let go. Zhou Jielun jumped directly to the table and sang "Narcuse" with the bottle. Zhou Jielun's assistant's face turned green and he quickly pulled him down. If the media reporter took a photo, his image would be completely ruined.

The finale banquet ended until 11 o'clock in the evening. Nearly half of the crew fell on the table, and Zhang Ran was no exception.
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