Li Qiuting looked at Chen Zi'ang.

Almost every director wants to monopolize the power and take the final power into his own hands.

Chen Zi'ang understood that after all, many directors regard the movies they directed as their children.

Of course I want to raise my own children and have a final release on my own.

Chen Zi'ang frowned slightly. Even though the director was eager to finish the power, as a businessman and producer, he did not want to hand over the final power to Sun Zhenghong.

The chances of the other party being unreliable are very high.

Li Longji and Tianshui Film and Television have always been frightened by Linghu Chong, the protagonist of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer", starring Chen Zi'ang, who has no film and television experience, and have never felt relieved.

Of course, Chen Zi'ang was not relieved that Sun Zhenghong wanted to finish his power.

"The final cutting rights are given to you, which is equivalent to a car of people. If you give the steering wheel to you, you will have all your destiny." Chen Ziang sighed.

Sun Zhenghong’s requirement is too high.

In Sun Zhenghong's resume, he has not obtained the final cut rights so far.

But he made this request with Chen Zi'ang, obviously because Bo Yu Entertainment is a novice.

"When you decided to hand over this script to me, wasn't the fate of this movie already handed over to me?" Sun Zhenghong smiled. He was fearless. Now it was Bo Yu Entertainment, and it was Chen Zi'ang and Li Qiuting begging him.

Chen Zi'ang patiently advised: "Director Sun, we must align with the Hollywood system. There is a reason why others can compete for the world film industry, talent cultivation and reserve, and system process improvement... According to the normal rules of Hollywood, editors generally cannot appear on the shooting site. What he sees can only be the last material. To the greatest extent, the decisions of the director and the production team during the shooting process have an impact on the final editing of the film. For example, you know that the movie "The Brave" is very famous, right?"

Sun Zhenghong frowned, but nodded.

This movie "The Brave" has a global box office of more than 2 billion yuan, but an investment of more than 100 million yuan.

Chen Zi'ang continued: "When filming "The Brave", director Bill Dorent used a long shot with a large swing arm and a large dispatch in a war scene. He claimed that this shot cost 300,000 yuan. He was very proud to use it at the beginning. As a result, his editor Stephen felt that the artistic conception was not good and used other shots. Dorent was angry and asked where my 300,000 shot was gone. Stephen said I don't know that the shot is so expensive, and that shot is not good enough. Look at me, I cut it for you. Gibson was unhappy at first, but after watching the editor's version, he finally admitted that his shot was filthy and gave up."

Sun Zhenghong was confused. Is there such a thing?

If it is in China, Sun Zhenghong may still know this behind-the-scenes footage.

But that's Hollywood, I know a ghost.

So when Chen Zi'ang said something serious, Sun Zhenghong looked confused and didn't know whether it was true or not.

However, Sun Zhenghong knew that in the world, some editors did not even read scripts or storyboards, but instead used their understanding of the film to roughly cut it and handed it over to the director or producer.

The editor does not interfere in pre-production, but during the post-production process, some directors will sit next to the editor.

The distribution of rights between directors and editors also varies from person to person, and it depends entirely on tacit understanding and there are no certain rules.

Some directors like to delegate power to the editor. After initially explaining the intention, they no longer make any sound and only give some modifications at the end. Some even do not appear before the rough cutting is completed.

Some directors like to completely control the editor, and the editor is his tool, but the editor will make suggestions on the handling of some details.

Sometimes the director will do it himself.

But no matter what, most of the final version is not something that the director can decide. It is the producer or film company that makes the decision.

"As I know, there have been edited versions from producers in Hollywood, and the versions from directors are not of the same level as those of the director." Sun Zhenghong retorted. He really wanted to get the final cut. It was like he had given birth to so many children, but none of them were raised by himself, so he was very unwilling to accept it.

But he also knew that with his qualifications, he could not get the final right to cut it out at all with his boss.

Therefore, he could only fight for power in Boyu Entertainment, and even if the director fee was less, he could still negotiate.

Chen Zi'ang was sad that most directors' styles were done in cooperation with editors to complete the editing, and few of them wanted to have their own rights.

"I know you also want to make good movies and cut good movies, and don't want to waste time editing and rub it on top... But we find it difficult to accept this requirement." Chen Zi'ang was very sorry.

There will be differences when there is cooperation. There is such a metaphor in the industry. The relationship between director and editing is like a husband-wife relationship. It requires mutual trust and cooperation, but there is no need for noise during this period.

Most great directors have had the experience of slapping the table with the editor, and the editor's responsibility is to tell the director his professional opinions and patiently find the best solution with the director.

But not all editors have good tempers. However, most editors have slightly better tempers than directors.

In any case, it is rare for directors to edit by themselves, because even the most talented directors will have blind spots in their works. It is almost necessary for editors to be calm as a pair of calm eyes.

Some directors are editors themselves, but they never edit their own films. The gods of the emperor-level movies must be filmed and directed and edited by themselves, and most people really can't learn it.

Film art cannot be completed by just one person. Photography, lighting, art, clothing, makeup, landscape making, etc., and every detail affects the artistic style of the film.

The director cannot ask about everything in detail on the filming site, but needs to hire suitable professional talents in advance according to the requirements of his own movie and artistic conception. In other words, the director’s means of grasping artistic style is not done by fiddling with him by himself, but by choosing and directing others.

It is rare to see directors pointing fingers at the lighting design on site. These artistic details were communicated with the photography director at a previous preparation meeting, and the photography director went to direct the lighting engineer to complete them.

Of course, the choice of editors is generally decided by the director himself. Each editor has his own style and strengths, and most directors generally have their own fixed editors. The result of long-term cooperation is that the editor has a deep understanding of the director's style, so that the director knows how to cut it without talking and editing it himself, so many people work together for a lifetime.

The importance of a good editor can only be experienced by being a director. Every director at the level of a great god will definitely have a great god-level edit behind it. Without these great god-level editors, it is really difficult for the artistic conception of great god-level directors to be 100%. With them, they can still explode 120%.

Chen Zi'ang patiently persuaded Sun Zhenghong: "Director Sun, Hollywood editing itself has many conventional industry rules and mature editing concepts and techniques, how the editing team operates, how each assistant and editor cooperate, and editing skills for genre montage specifications, etc., but this is only a technical decision and belongs to the category of industrial production of Hollywood films. On these issues, unless the director himself has very special ideas and strong reasons to convince the editor, he usually follows the objective laws mastered by the editor. Facts have also proved that the Hollywood editing techniques, which have been developed over a century, can stand the test. We will give you a say in the artistic decisions, such as the overall rhythm of the story, the internal logic of the plot, or the specific processing of a certain set of shots... I know that you want to make a good movie, but when the child is born, he should send it to school, rather than staying at home to teach himself."

Sun Zhenghong was a little confused, and Chen Zi'ang spoke very well, like a veteran in the film industry.

This is still a lower body animal under 20 years old. She should be playing games all day long or looking for a girlfriend everywhere?

In fact, Li Qiuting was even more stunned. She thought that her understanding and insights on the film process were several streets ahead of Chen Zi'ang.
Chapter completed!