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- "Mom, Duoduo, I'm back!"
When Ye Wei returned home to Brentwood, it was just before 10 o'clock in the morning, and the thrilling morning was not far behind.
So was the excitement and joy. He smiled brightly, hummed a song, and strode to the dining room of the house. He saw his mother sitting at the dining table. There was a laptop on the table and a lot of documents. She looked up and saw He buried his head and went back, "Why are you coming back so early Did you enjoy the date"
"Very good." Ye Wei's smile weakened slightly. He walked to the freezer and took out a bottle of iced water, took a sip, and said, "Actually, it's great. You don't know what I did. I have some I admire myself! Where¡¯s Duoduo?¡±
Gu Qiao didn't pay attention to his son's bragging habit and continued to stare at the document, writing with the pencil in his hand, "Duoduo and Toto are playing in the back garden."
Walking to the dining table, Ye Wei picked up a translated document and looked at it. It was translated from Chinese to English. The translation was very detailed. He shrugged: "Mom, there's no need to add so many notes. It's thankless. Just translate it." That¡¯s the main thing.¡± He appreciated this seriousness, but he didn¡¯t want his mother to work so hard.
"Put it back!" Gu Qiao scolded his son, "Don't worry about these things. Go out and play. What are you doing at home on Sunday?"
"Didn't you just come back from playing? Forget it, I'm going to see Duoduo."
Walking out of the small door of the dining room, Ye Wei went to the back garden. Since there was no swimming pool or other dangerous things, and the distance was less than ten steps, Duo Duo's voice could be heard, so her mother felt free to let her play outside alone. And Toto is still looking after him.
The back garden is full of flowers, plants and trees, there is a children's sand pool, a swing chair, a bird house and a small vegetable garden with fruits, which my mother takes good care of.
There is a small football goal in the distance. He usually relies on it to practice football, but he has played less in the past half month.
"Hey man, how're you doing?"
Before Ye Wei could go down the steps, he saw a sulcata tortoise the size of a dinner plate crawling slowly below. Benji, a member of the family, was habitually forgotten. This is the name of the dog protagonist in "The Heart of the Jungle". Benji was also supposed to be a Roffield terrier. There was no way, his mother didn't agree to have an extra dog, so Toto never had a boyfriend.
Benji seemed to have no interest in talking to him and continued to crawl away, as he always does.
He ignored it, walked towards Duoduo and Toto who were playing in the sand pool, and shouted with a smile: "Sweetpea, look what this is?"
"Brother!" When Duoduo saw him, she immediately abandoned the sandcastle and ran over happily. When she saw him taking out a pack of M&M's chocolates from his pocket, she excitedly shouted: "Wow! Chocolate!!"
Toto is also running towards him, his nose is sniffing and his little tail is wagging vigorously.
"Here you go." Ye Wei handed it to her, just bought it from the street, and said jokingly: "Don't let dad know."
As the children of dentists, although they are not as exaggerated as the novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", they are really not much better than Willy Wonka. They must remember to eat less candy and take good care of every tooth since childhood. There are gains as well as losses. His teeth are now so white, neat and beautiful that everyone wants to kiss them. I really want to thank my father for his medical skills.
"I know." Duoduo nodded, with a sweet smile on her little face. She immediately tore open the package and poured the chocolate beans into her palm, "Brother, here you go; Toto, this is yours."
After everyone had eaten, she started eating herself.
"So good, but don't give Toto too much, just a few pills, otherwise he will have to see a doctor." Ye Wei said with a smile in Chinese, his heart full of tenderness, and he stroked her head. This little angel is He knows how to think of others.
For you, for you, no matter how hard my brother works, no matter how humble he is, lying, flattering, walking on thin iceit's all worth it! For our happiness, for a better future. He suddenly threw a few chocolate beans into his mouth and chewed them, which was sweet to the bottom of his heart.
"What were you playing just now?" Ye Wei continued to speak in Chinese, cultivating Duoduo's Chinese speaking skills.
"I'm building a castle, and there's a Princess living in it!" Duoduo ran back to the sand pool, and Toto followed, "Brother, are you coming to play?"
"A Princess? Haha, a frog princess? No, I watched you play. When the princess saw me, she refused to live in the castle and wanted to leave with me."
"Why?"
"Because your brother is so handsome."
Ye Wei was sitting on the wooden steps, smiling, watching the little angel and Toto playing, thinking about things.
Now we have an important goal, which is to shoot a short film! Action must be taken on this matter immediately, preferably after Willis replies.?Just shoot it, and if the other party wants to talk in detail, you can bring the short film with you.
He expected the reply would be after the Thanksgiving holiday, which could be as fast as ten days, as slow as a month or two months, or he might even have forgotten about it. He was a movie superstar.
Just take your time and do your own thing.
The purpose of this short film is to show his talents, abilities and skills in filmmaking, so everything must be done around this core.
He had a few options. One was to edit and use the three-minute public service announcement that he had written, directed, and produced before. But it was really only at the level of a middle school student. It was enough to participate in the school film festival, but it was impossible to impress the big shots, even if it was important. Yes, there are no surprises in the story.
It was a short story composed of five scenes without dialogue: a young couple had a quarrel, and the heroine did not answer the hero's call. The hero was very distressed, but because he picked up a can on the street and put it in the trash can, it turned out that It was a street test show. He appeared on camera, apologized to the heroine, and was forgiven. The two hugged each other on the street and ended.
In this short film, Ye Wei also played the male lead, and the female lead was played by Lev dressed in women's clothing. The crew of the show were Chen Nuo, Bud, and Li Ming, and Kerwin was the DV photographer behind the scenes. It's one of our own.
A month ago, Ye Wei would have been so proud of this story and those DV videos, promising to kick the butts of John Williams and others, but not now.
Then the second option is to shoot a few minutes of the "Little Miss Sunshine" script, but it is also inappropriate. This is a method used to persuade investors, not actors, because actors rarely like to watch others play the role they are about to join. Characters, especially stars, even scold the screenwriter for interfering with the actors' creation by writing a few more facial expressions before the character's dialogue.
The third option is to rewrite a suitable short film script.
"Well, that's it." Ye Wei thought and nodded. He still handled the screenwriting, directing, producing, editing, and soundtrack all by himself. The actors would depend on the situation first.
He probably also needs to do the photography. Anyway, he has to do everything that can be done, and then all the creative materials have to be prepared. You can't be lazy and not draw storyboards or anything just because you know your intentions. These materials will need to be prepared in the future. And show it to others to show his seriousness and professionalism.
¡°In addition, when filming, we also need to use DV to record enough behind-the-scenes footage on the set. This is also used as a kind of data to allow big shots to see how he directs, and to confirm that the short film is indeed his work.
First of all, you need to create a short film script. It's not good if the length is too fast, like 20 minutes or 35 minutes, the big shots don't have that much time to give it; it's not good if it's too short, like 3 minutes, 5 minutes, it's over in the blink of an eye. It¡¯s not enough for him to show off his skills, so 7-10 minutes is a suitable range.
Now that you have a film director, what type of story should you write?
"Hmm" Ye Wei looked at the blue sky thoughtfully, the white clouds were fluttering, and there was no sign of UFO Science fiction? Suspense?
These are the two easiest types of short films to stand out, and they largely rely on stunning creativity.
Wait, that¡¯s not right! He shook his head and pulled back the Imagination train that was about to leave. The skills he wanted to show were not clever ideas or clever ideas, but real basic filmmaking skills and talents in all aspects!
And if the short film wants others to have confidence in him for producing and directing "Little Miss Sunshine," it needs to be of the same type and temperament, family, warmth, courage, and inspiration.
It's best if it's sensational and touching. It doesn't matter if it's cliche, because now, the stories that humans can think of are all clich¨¦ and primitive. For example, "Star Wars" is just about knights saving princesses and "I am your father" Odyssey. Puthian patricide complex; "The Lord of the Rings"? In Plato's "The Republic", it is written that the shepherd Geges accidentally obtained a magic ring with the ability to become invisible, so he sneaked into the palace, seduced the queen, and killed the king together, becoming the new monarch.
No one can be completely original and innovative. It can be said that everyone who writes stories is standing on the shoulders of giants. The key is to redefine and package those original stories, add new elements, and form new combinations to create new stories. In terminology, this is called "Bisociation."
So it doesn¡¯t matter if it¡¯s cliche. On the contrary, clich¨¦ represents the most primitive emotional desire of human beings and is also the best means of sensationalism, like "Romeo and Juliet", "Titanic", and China's "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", All classic love tragedies are the same: life and death.
The most important thing is to make the audience feel touched after watching it. Once emotions take over, people will easily make irrational decisions, such as believing that a 15-year-old boy can make a good movie.
It needs to be old-fashioned, but also has a little girl as the protagonist!
This is also a key point. "Little Miss Sunshine" has a little girl as the core character, and the short film should also have it. Furthermore, children are one of the two most difficult species on the set. If you direct the child well, it is reasonable to direct the adult. It¡¯s just more than enough and will boost the confidence of others.
"By the way" Ye Wei looked at Duoduo and Toto over there, and thought of another key point, there is also a dog!
Animals are another of the two most difficult species on the set. They are difficult to control and do not really know what is happening. The so-called performance depends entirely on lens design and timely capture, which is a great test of the director's skills.
"Hahaha, perfect!" He couldn't help but laugh thinking about it. Children and dogs are the most difficult to deal with, but they are also the easiest to excel!
There is a saying in the acting world: "When performing on the same stage with children and animals, be careful of being lectured!" Many great actors have experienced being upstaged by child actors and animals.
Because the performances of these two species have a natural appeal, their innocence, cuteness, and honesty can easily touch people's hearts.
Therefore, their sensational effect is doubled. Think of "Spirit Dog Lassie" who returns home thousands of miles away, think of "The Story of Hachiko" who waits for his owner to come home every day, or think of the mother dog taking care of four little leopards. Orphan's "Heart of the Jungle" can make the audience burst into tears.
Dogs are really a magic weapon to induce tears!
Yes, that¡¯s it, a sensational story starring a little girl and a dog.
"Duoduo, brother, please go away for a moment."
Ye Wei stood up and was about to go back to the room to get pen and paper to write a script. After walking a few steps, suddenly the phone in his pocket vibrated with a text message. He took it out and saw that it was from Lev: "Brother Wei, we are leaving for Sweet Honey Cafe. There are many beautiful college students with big breasts! Are you really not coming?"
This matter was mentioned last night. Ye Wei pressed the phone and replied: "I'm busy, so I really can't go. You guys have fun, and you're not allowed to leave without touching your breasts!"
¡°Yes, please protect us!¡± Lev immediately replied.
At this time, Ye Weicai discovered that there was another unread text message, which was sent by Lily more than ten minutes ago. He was so absorbed in thinking that he didn't even notice it.
"Are you home?" Lily asked.
Although it was a little late, of course Ye Wei still had to reply: "It's already here. I was intoxicated for a while. I really admire myself."
Within ten seconds, before he even walked up the stairs, Lily replied: "Are you free to play out this afternoon?" His heart skipped a beat. When they were on the phone before, he felt that she had something to say but didn't say it. It turned out to be Take the initiative to date!
Should I reply to her "Sorry, I have to write a script and I don't have time to talk to you"? Then it's hard to say whether there will be another date.
Fortunately, a good script is not written in a day. The brain needs to rest and the subconscious mind also needs to be brewed again. He calculated how long it would take him to finish writing the ten-minute draft, and replied: "Is it okay after 16:00? Before that, I want to write a draft of the short film script and plan to produce it."
After a while, before he walked in the door, Lily replied again: "OK, 16:00 is our practice. PS: It's the same place, you can't be late. PS2: Please write the script and let me see it."
The old place! Seeing this phrase, Ye Wei couldn't help but laugh and replied: "Old-Place, either go, or be-there-or-be-square."
"LOL, :-P" came Lily's reply a few seconds later. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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