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    Cheng Peng looked at the audience with a smile, feeling the excitement in everyone's hearts. Knowing that it was time to get to the point, he said: "When editing in Hollywood, the time is very accurate. The same is true when writing scripts. What points should be  I am very particular about what should appear and when. After researching Hollywood movies, I found that their scripts have a relatively fixed structure. This structure is similar to zero-degree editing and is the most in line with the audience's psychological expectations.  The structure, I will talk about this structure in detail below!¡± Having said this, Cheng Peng clicked on the ppt he had prepared in advance, and a piece of text appeared on the big screen behind him.  1. Opening scene (1 page) 2. Theme presentation (5 pages) 3. Foreshadowing (1-10) 4. Promotion (12 pages) 5. Argument (12-25) 6. The connecting point of the second act (25 pages)  7. Story b (page 30) 8. Game (page 30-55) 9. Midpoint (page 55) 10. Bad guy approaching (page 55-75) 11. Nothing left (page 75) 12. Dark night of the soul (page 75-85)  13. The connecting point of the third act (page 85) 14. The ending (85-110) 15. The final scene (page 110) ¡°This structure is a standard three-act structure, and these three acts are divided into fifteen nodes.  Some people may say that if everyone makes movies according to this structure, our movies will be similar to those of Hollywood and lose their national characteristics. I can definitely tell you, no! Foreigners can use this thing.  It can be used. It can be used by Chinese people. What reflects the national characteristics is the composition, the use of colors, and the ideas, definitely not the structure! Everyone has seen "To Live"? Some people think that this is the structure.  Is "Alive" a Hollywood movie? Anyone please raise your hands!" The audience was completely silent. No one raised their hands. Normal people would never think that such a movie that contains national history and culture is a Hollywood movie.  "Now we will take "Alive" as an example to talk about this structure. I believe everyone who has watched "Alive" knows it. "Alive" has a typical three-act structure. The first act starts from the beginning to the twenty-eighth minute.  Fugui appears until he is captured; the second act lasts from 28 minutes to 99 minutes, mainly about Fugui's tenacious survival through the war and land reform; the third act lasts from 99 minutes to the end, and Fugui experiences the tragic death of his daughter and the suffering of the Cultural Revolution  , still living full of hope. " Speaking of this, Li Peng paused and said: "Let's talk about the opening scene first. The opening of the movie is very important. The opening is the first impression. If the first impression is not good, then the audience may not.  Keep watching. The opening scene has several functions. It determines the tone, mood, style, and characters of the film. Of course, the most important thing is to attract the audience and make everyone want to watch. The opening scene of "Alive" is on the street in the early morning.  The scene cuts to the casino where Fugui is gambling and he loses again. However, he doesn't take it to heart at all and instead goes to perform. This shows the character of Fugui.  Through the words of the casino owner, everyone knows that they are brewing a conspiracy against Fugui, and the suspense comes out immediately. The opening scene of the movie is clean, suspenseful, and very clever! ""The fourth node is promotion.  It means shattering the previously peaceful world. It may be a fire, it may be your wife cheating, it may be the doctor saying you can only live for three days. In short, it is an event that changes the course of your life, and this event usually appears in the form of bad news.  Everyone has watched "Alive", can anyone tell me what the bad news is? "Fugui lost all his wealth in gambling!" one student replied.  "That's right. Long Er and his friends' conspiracy succeeded, and Fugui lost all his real estate and land. The bad news wasn't over yet. When he came out of the casino, his wife Jiazhen was too disappointed with him and didn't want to live with him again.  He went down and took his daughter away. This changed Fugui¡¯s life and his fate. Then the movie entered the fifth point, the debate. ¡°¡­ There were six or seven hundred people in the classroom, but it was surprisingly quiet.  , apart from the sound of Cheng Peng's lecture, there was only the sound of rustling notes.  Not only those from the directing department, literature department, but also those from the acting department such as Wang Luodan came to watch the excitement and were attracted by Cheng Peng's explanation.  What Cheng Peng taught was different from what they had learned before. What he taught was not a theory about clouds and fog, but very practical techniques. During the lecture, he also quoted from many sources, including photography, composition, performance, and even a large number of new topics.  Technology, the students in the audience were eye-opening and fascinated.  Even Xie Fei nodded while making notes in his notebook.  Two hours passed quickly, and the class came to an end. Cheng Peng concluded: "The key to the script isThe structure is like a puzzle. When writing a script, we fill in the corresponding content in each building block as needed, and finally a complete script appears.  Now that everyone knows the function of this beat meter, you can apply it in your script.  I run a film company. If you have a good script, you can submit it to us. Of course you can make it yourself, but you have the ability to convince our producer!  " Having said this, Cheng Peng looked up at the students below and said with a smile: "Okay, I've finished everything I have to say. That's it for this class. Thank you everyone!  " "Teacher, please tell us more!  " "Yeah, tell us a little more, what you said is very useful!  " "Teacher, let's talk about it again!  "  The strong reaction of the students made many teachers present feel secretly ashamed. Not to mention that there were no students who actively asked them to continue speaking when they were giving lectures. There were quite a few who skipped class. Cheng Peng looked expectantly, waiting for him to continue speaking.  The student smiled and said: "Well, it's still early anyway, so I'll talk about it again, but I don't know what everyone wants to hear from me.  So, if you have any questions, please ask them!  " After a cheer, almost all the students raised their hands. Cheng Peng pointed at a girl, and the girl said excitedly: "Teacher, I learned a lot from this class of yours.  But I'm a little worried.  If only everyone¡¯s scripts were written like this.  Will it be particularly similar?  " "Actually, this structure is not immutable, it can be changed. If you adjust the order, it will be different. If you reverse the order of these nodes, it becomes "Memory Fragments". You can extract some of them and reorganize them.  The combination became "Pulp Fiction".  There is no absolutely perfect structure in this world, the key lies in how we use it!  Next, the students stood up one after another to ask questions. The questions were very complex and involved many things. Cheng Peng could only answer one by one.  This class was originally scheduled to end at 4:30, but the students refused to leave and kept asking questions. Cheng Peng could only keep talking until six o'clock.  The cafeteria was about to close before it was declared over.  Xie Fei walked to the podium.  He praised: "Xiao Peng, you did a good job in this class. Today is an eye-opener for me as an old man. I am so awesome for future generations!" Cheng Peng said with a smile: "You are so impressed!" "Xiao Peng, come to our school to attend class!"  I would like to say hello to the school and invite you to be a visiting professor. If you can come to teach us often, I believe the students will gain a lot!" Xie Fei is the old principal of the school and is not particularly satisfied with the teaching, just like Cheng.  As Peng said, in more than ten years, the directing department has not produced any particularly outstanding directors.  Cheng Peng smiled and waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I'll just fill up the numbers. If you ask me to fill up one class, it may be okay, but any more will be a problem. And there is no time. I have to prepare a new movie next, and there are still  You have to be busy with the promotion of "Dark Invasion", a lot of things! " "I know you are very busy. It shouldn't be difficult for you to teach a few classes in one semester!" Cheng Peng pondered for a moment and said: "I don't think the lectures are meaningful.  , how about this, next we will prepare a new film, and it may be better to let some students participate in the script and filming!" "Okay, this is a good idea!" The crew likes to use experienced people, who is willing to give it?  What an opportunity for students to leave school, Cheng Peng is willing to do this, Xie Fei is a little overjoyed.  In fact, Cheng Peng also had his own plans for doing this, and it was for the future development of the company. If he could discover a few outstanding directors and screenwriters, that would be better than anything else.  After Xie Fei left, Wang Luodan came over with his three roommates and introduced to Cheng Peng.  After chatting for a while, Wang Luodan said: "Captain, it's already past six o'clock, shall I treat you to dinner?" "Forget it, if word gets out, do I still want to hang out, or I'll treat you!" Cheng Peng laughed  He shook his head and saw that Xu Jinlei hadn't left yet, looking at him with a smile on his face, and said, "Old Xu, let's go together if you have time!" Xu Jinlei nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, I'm just waiting for you to say this.  "Cheng Peng was not familiar with the nearby restaurant. Xu Jinlei had decided on the place. It was not far away and he arrived at his destination in less than a quarter of an hour.  We walked into the box and everyone was sitting on the chairs chatting. We were all young people and there were many topics to talk about, but they were basically about movies.  After chatting for a while, Wang Luodan said: "Captain, I can learn a lot from acting with you. If you have a suitable role in your next movie, be sure to call me!" Cheng Peng takes a long time to accept a movie.  The actors are training, so the casting will be done soon, smile and nod.?: "Okay, auditions will be arranged in the next few days, come and try it out then!" The other three girls' eyes lit up when they heard this, and they said, "Director, can we come and try it out then?" "We  I also want to learn from you. I can play any role!¡± ¡°Yeah, I learned a lot from your class today!¡± Cheng Peng has been a bit player countless times and knows how difficult it is for a newcomer to get ahead. As long as he has the right role, he can do it.  Willing to give others a chance: "There will be very few female roles in the next movie, and there will be very few scenes. If you are willing, come and try it with Dandan then!" Several girls heard this and burst into cheers.  The dinner lasted until nine o'clock in the evening. After coming out of the restaurant, everyone dispersed.  Cheng Peng returned home, turned on the computer, clicked on the storyboard and prepared to draw.  But when he saw the characters on the storyboard, something clicked in his mind.  He picked up his mobile phone and dialed Huang Bo's number. As soon as he got through, he said: "Huang Bo, today I came to your school to give a lecture, and you didn't even support me. It's so disrespectful!" Huang Bo quickly said: "I  There's something going on at home. I'm in Qingdao now. If I were at school, I'd definitely come to support you. How dare I not give you face? By the way, that's not why you called me. Is there something wrong?" Cheng Peng said with a smile.  : "It's like this. There is a role that I think you are more suitable for. There may be an audition arranged in a few days. Come and try it out then!" Huang Bo was overjoyed: "Really, that's great. Do you have any lines?" "Of course there are.  The line is a very important role, a lieutenant of a general of the Qin Dynasty!" Cheng Peng looked at the storyboard on his notebook, with the word "Myth" written on the title.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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