The identity of a director has always been a profession with strong personal feelings. For the same movie, perhaps because of the different core themes and focuses of what one thinks and wants, the result is that the material is obviously the same.

, but in the end, they were cut into two completely different movies.

It is evident how powerful the opposite sex is in their different styles.

Of course, the kind of director who only exists as a filming machine in film production is no longer within this concept. For details, please refer to the "007" series, the "Harry Potter" series...

This kind of series of movies, where the script and story are greater than the director's ideas, has always not allowed the director to display his personal style.

This is also the reason why in a series of movies, the director can be changed back and forth without any change in the directing style.

They are all the same, taking care of fans, that's all.

Going back to the movie "Fury", what kind of movie did Lehmann himself want?

Or what is his style?

"The plot follows the characters, and the characters are portrayed as much as possible."

In the editing room of Europa Pictures, after more than a month of editing, it was finally time to finalize the material for the film.

Under the influence of Lehmann, this "Fury" is completely different from the original work. If it weren't for the theme of war that mainly depicts tanks, it would really not be relevant at all.

From the time of filming, he has intentionally changed the construction of the shooting scene, and it is only now that it has slowly become a story about human nature that he wants to express.

After listening to Lyman's request, Thomas nodded and started the work at hand.

In Thomas's view, this movie is all about portraying characters and advancing the plot, so it should focus on the growth of the characters.

If this is the case, it would be more appropriate to focus the editing perspective on the characters rather than the big scenes, to work hard for the depth of the film and weaken those meaningless things.

From Paul in "Buried Alive", to Rancho, Raja, and Farhan in "3 Idiots", to Sergeant Norman and Lyman in "Fury", the style has never changed.

, that is to portray the character and enhance the flesh and blood of the character.

As a photographer who wants to be Lehmann's side, Thomas sees things thoroughly and understands them very well.

"Is it necessary to switch the head-on battle scene to a conversation between Norman and the sergeant?"

"No, no, no, just turn the dialogue into narration and use it as the background for the scenes on the battlefield." Lyman said quickly.

"Why?" Thomas was confused and asked directly: "Wouldn't it be better to highlight the character by switching back to the character from here?"

After hearing this, Lehmann replied seriously: "Have you ever thought that if it were all character scenes, wouldn't the rhythm of the film be a bit boring? How many viewers would be willing to buy tickets and go to the cinema?

What about supporting this movie? It also needs plenty of visuals in addition to depth, you know?”

Some viewers like to feel the baptism of their thoughts after watching a movie; some viewers like the sensory enjoyment during watching a movie.

Everyone has different pursuits, and even the same person pursues different feelings of watching movies at different ages. No director can make all audiences like a movie, and what I just said is exactly Lehmann’s personal experience.

Directing ideas.

"I kind of understand it, but if it's cut like this, the character of the sergeant will obviously be weaker."

It turned out that he was worried about this. Lyman smiled and explained to Thomas: "The sergeant was set up as a veteran from the beginning, and he doesn't have much room for growth and performance. Do you understand? This is a problem with the character itself.

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After talking about this, Lehmann also expressed his thoughts with emotion. Thomas really wants to train himself to be his own royal photographer, so it is best for the two of them to unify their styles.

"Character creation requires work. However, if a large number of shots are focused on this aspect, it will appear that the storyline is not strong enough. Take "The Shawshank Redemption" for example. The director has undoubtedly created an extremely classic screen character.

The character image of the film is great, but have you ever thought about what this film gained?"

"It has gained a good reputation, but no one takes it seriously in the market, otherwise it would not have suffered a huge loss."

"If the depth of its characters can be rated as 9 points, the interest brought by the storyline, which is the entertainment effect that the public wants, can only be rated as 1 point. On the other hand, "007" is famous and accepted all over the world.

, it doesn’t talk about the depth of the characters. Apart from their faces, is there anything else worthy of Chen’s praise for the Bond girls in the past? Acting skills or character personalities? It has neither. In terms of depth, it is zero points, but in terms of entertainment, I guess

It can be rated as a 7, but that’s it. Compared with the number of viewers, market recognition, and even the box office earned, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.”

"Why is this? Both parties must have die-hard movie fans, and they must have a supportive audience."

Thomas nodded, fully acknowledging this.

"Then the question arises. There is a huge gap between the reputation and market performance of both parties, and there is even a complementary relationship. But how should we determine which of the two movies is better?"

Thomas hesitated, subconsciously telling him that it should be "The Shawshank Redemption", but he had also watched this movie and still found it a bit dull. On the contrary, when he was a child, he had gained great satisfaction from watching "007".

It's a feeling I didn't have when watching "The Shawshank Redemption".

When Lyman asked this question, he didn't even think about waiting for Thomas to answer. Seeing that he was struggling, he continued on by himself, "Judging from the film critics or the quality of the movie, it must be "The Shawshank Redemption" that is better, and it also won the award.

It has been nominated for many awards and honors, but "007" has none of these. It has only received more support from the audience. This is what I want. Do you understand? Just like what I recognized from the beginning, what is not recognized by the audience

Making a movie will only put pressure and burden on yourself."

"Nowadays, many countries attach great importance to education. From the time a person is born, his family and teachers will teach him. He has listened to the truth for more than ten years. How can he like other people's continued preaching?"

"I really like a class my tutor once said. He said that rather than teaching a class that is highly professional but only a few people can understand and are willing to attend, I would rather teach a class that is not so professional and even

It’s trivial, but it’s a class that most people are interested in.”

"My views are similar to his. If I really have to choose, for a movie, I would rather tell a story that is 50% interesting and 50% deep. So, now, we have enough character depth.

Too much is not enough, the pace of the film must be accelerated to catch the audience's attention and make them willing to spend time and part of their money to go to the theater to watch it. This is what I want."

Thomas vaguely understood, but he didn't seem to understand particularly. He looked at Lyman with complicated eyes.

His directing style not only likes to shape characters and use characters to promote plots, but also wants to achieve compatibility between literary and commercial attributes.

This is really... Thomas couldn't find an adjective for a moment, maybe this is crazy.

After all, he still didn't quite understand him. If it weren't for what he said today, he probably still thought that Lehmann wanted to develop in the direction of literary films.

But what he wanted was much more than he thought.

Since movies are divided into two categories: literary and artistic and commercial, there is naturally such a division.

Since there are rules, they are reasonable. If not, there will be no so-called awards to distinguish them.

However, Lyman himself has such thoughts, so why should he question it?

From the afternoon during the preparation of "Buried Alive", when he accepted himself as a member of the crew, and to the repeated teachings he received during the filming of the two movies, Thomas had already identified with Lyman.

No matter what, he has to accompany him to shoot the movie. As for what the movie is like or what the story is, it doesn't matter.

The important thing is that what Lehmann wants to photograph is what he cares about.

Everything else is just useless worries, and it is useless to think too much.

Thomas, who once again strengthened his heart, easily reached a consensus with Lehmann on this and continued working happily.

Although there is only one final cut left, it still requires a lot of energy.

The closer I get to the end, the more I think about how to cut it.

Where the scenes need to be deleted and where the scenes need to be added, these are all areas that require careful consideration.

Moreover, the work of editing is very tedious. It involves looking at a bunch of shooting materials that have been looked over countless times. Ten or twenty times, blindly thinking about which lens is best. No matter what, it will consume a lot of brainpower of the editor.

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Therefore, the three of them took turns, following the editing points marked at the beginning of filming, and repeatedly considered the smoothness of the plot and whether the turning effect was appropriate.

The three of them coordinated the steps and cooperated with each other in a tacit understanding. Although they were a little tired, a little worried, and had a lot of hair loss, it went smoothly and the final version of the film content was soon finalized.

After watching the finished film again and confirming that there really were no parts or scenes that needed to be deleted, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

It can be said that the most labor-intensive editing work in post-production has been completed. If you feel the hair that is missing on your head, the price is worth paying.

After all, people are still young and can grow back, so don't be afraid.
Chapter completed!