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- "The whole world is prepared! If you don't want to be harmed, all the idlers should go away!"
On the morning of April 1st, in Los Angeles, in the middle of Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, the studio of "Wedding Day" was counting down to the start of filming.
After returning from traveling a few days ago, Ye Wei immediately threw himself into the final preparations for the remake. School at Harvard-Westlake resumed on the 29th, so he naturally had no choice but to take a leave of absence.
Lily returned to school, along with Lev and the others. The news had already leaked out. Lev gossiped a lot. He was really embarrassed to tell his friends, "I'm still a virgin." He just laughed and said it was wonderful, but he couldn't share the details. Really can't.
Although there are 23 people in the crew excluding the actors, it can only be regarded as a basic structural crew. Each department is simple and sound. The supervisors are Hollywood veterans and the assistants are college students.
Because of Precom¡¯s matchmaking, the people invited were good in terms of the situation and salary of this project.
Executive producer Peter Heller is a young man with nearly ten years of production experience and has participated in the production of 7 movies. The most famous one is "The Descendants of Jordan" in 2002. He is the second producer, but This family comedy, which cost $30 million to produce, did not do well at the box office, with only $51.43 million in North American box office, making it difficult to recoup the production fee.
So Heller has not had a new job in the past two years and is on the verge of being eliminated by the industry, but his production ability is enough to serve as Ye Wei's executor.
Assistant director Jennifer Anderson is a 36-year-old woman with nearly ten years of experience in the industry. She is the second assistant director of "Beautiful Girls" and the first assistant director of the youth idol drama "Orange County Boys". She is very concerned about assistant director matters. Good at it.
Photographer Sean Maurer is a man in his late forties who has been in the industry for more than 16 years. He has photographed short films, music videos, TV movies, movies, etc. The most famous one is "Pretty Girls Cheerleaders" and "Descendants of Jordan". Because of the failure of the latter, he was also implicated, and his career went back. Now he only works in music MVs.
They joined "Wedding Day is Coming" to give Ye Wei a chance, and they also received the opportunity given by Ye Wei, hoping to turn around and rise.
Of course, everyone is really interested in this project, so they will take the gamble.
Especially Maurer, he had never made a spoof movie before, but this time he seemed to have finally found his life goal. He was full of passion and put forward many unique insights on how to shoot. This impressed Ye Wei and became a good partner of the director.
With such a professional crew, Ye Wei, as a director, doesn¡¯t really have to do much other than draw storyboards. The actors are still the same people, and they hand over the breakdown of scripts and shooting schedules to the assistant director, locations and equipment, and executive producers. The art, props and other departments are also running smoothly.
What he does most is make decisions. His subordinates make things A, B and C, and then he chooses an answer.
But he still has a lot of other things to do, and there is new progress in opening a column!
It¡¯s not a tabloid, it¡¯s the Los Angeles Times! This lofty mainstream newspaper intends to publish an article on him in the film section to see how the response is before making subsequent decisions.
When Brian told Ye Wei the news, his words were very exciting: "You must write this article well. If you can have a weekly column in the Los Angeles Times, it will help you maintain your popularity. , this is a vital article to stabilize your image as a talented person!¡±
Yes, only if the response is very good, will there be a possibility of a weekly column; if the response is average, and you will be invited to publish from time to time; if the response is bad, then
The publication date is April 5th, and the article will be handed over to the public relations team for review on April 3rd. Ye Wei has already thought about what to write, and is full of confidence.
After intensive preparations in the last three days of March, the first day of April, Thursday, is the big day to start filming the remake!
"Start recording."
"Recording begins."
At this time, the studio on the street corner was quiet. Only the voices of the assistant director and the sound engineer were heard one after another. It was not easy to record cleanly on the bustling road that was not blocked. The problem was not the passers-by, but the passing traffic. The only way to calm down was to seize the moment. It took just a few moments to complete the shooting, and if it didn¡¯t work, I would make up for it later.
The crew members all stood still. It was a bit strange at first glance. Half of them were middle-aged faces, the other half were young faces, and there were two teenagers!
They stood next to the Sony HDC-F950 camera. One was a tall black-haired boy, wearing simple warm-colored clothes and a Dodgers baseball cap on his head. He held a director's viewfinder in his hand and looked at the two people in front of the camera with concentration. A leading actor.
The director here, the God on the set, VIY.
And standing next to him was a tall girl, also looking at the performance area,??Wearing a white T-shirt and army green military pants, wearing an old black director's leather hat, which is the hat that Francis Coppola has worn for many years, with a director's viewfinder hanging around his neck, Gia Coppola , special guest assistant director.
"Start taking pictures."
"Photography begins."
This opening scene is the scene where Bourne proposes to Kana. In Ye Wei's new plot, Bourne's proposal was successful, but the ring fell into the drain on the side of the road. This will be part of the remake's opening montage, with their ill-fated proposal on one side and the happy scene of their successful marriage under the auspices of the wedding god in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" on the other.
Nearly 70% of the remade scenes are related to the God of Wedding played by Ye Wei. He must appear, but not today.
Today belongs to "Bourne" Todd Sage and "Kana" Ashley Matteau. They have already rehearsed and are waiting for the call.
"Accelerate."
"Mark."
"The third scene, the first shot, the first line."
Field assistant Susan showed the clapper board in front of the camera, then slapped it, click¡ª¡ª
What a wonderful sound! Ye Wei's heart suddenly boiled with passion. Although "Wedding Day is Coming" is not entirely his directorial work, and that bitch Kevin Thomas' name will also appear in the director column, it has always been his father's movie dream. Everything The beginning of!
It is already his child. It may not be that beautiful and is still covered in scars, but it carries his dreams, his father¡¯s dreams, and everyone¡¯s hopes.
Only if the filming is successful, the family's financial difficulties can be solved quickly, and parents don't have to work so hard; only if the filming is successful, "Little Miss Sunshine" can develop smoothly, and even superstars can be invited to join; only if the filming is successful, he will further prove that My own film talent!
Screenwriter, producer, director, starring! Works are the greatest power, and I will use this new "Wedding Day" to tell the world that VIY is an unstoppable genius!
"Action!"
Ye Wei shouted, and the set immediately entered shooting mode. The two actors began to perform, and the shotgun microphones hanging above their heads swayed. Sean Maurer operated the camera, and several people from the lighting team controlled the lights. ¡
"Kana, I love you, can you marry me?"
"Ohyes, I do!"
Bourne happily wanted to put a ring on Kana's left middle finger, but was surprised to find that the ring was too small to fit in, so he had to push hard. Kana screamed in pain, clenched his fist and threw it away like a reflex, and was hit. Pointed at him and the engagement ring flew out!
Looking at the ring flying in the air, both of them looked horrified!
"CUT!" After the shot, Ye Wei guided with a smile under the eyes of everyone: "It's okay, but it can be better. I need your expressions to be weirder and more exaggerated, especially when the ring falls. Remember , you are like seeing a ghost, as scary as it is! Another one!
This is the big laugh at the opening, which makes the audience's interest explode, and also gives them clear expectations for the story and atmosphere, that is, funny, funny, and bad. This kind of KEY lens must be the best shot.
"The third scene, the first shot, the second line."
"Action!"
In the end, this shot reached the sixth shot, and Ye Weicai passed it with satisfaction.
This is just the main shot. There is still a lot of work in this scene, including insert shots of wearing the ring, slow-motion shots of Bourne throwing himself down to save the ring, close-ups of the two people, etc. Although we still filmed here, due to the difference in camera position and lighting, we had to set up the scene a little more.
Ye Wei was about to give a speech to the two principals, but Gia whispered to him seriously: "Your hat is crooked."
This is a code they agreed upon between them. It really means "You made an unprofessional mistake in terms of studio culture." Ye Wei frowned in confusion, "Is it serious?"
"It depends on what you think, you don't have to care."
How can you not care, but you can¡¯t affect the director¡¯s authority! Ye Wei nuzzled at her, then walked away to the far side of the street. The people who were busy more than ten steps away would definitely not be able to hear him. He asked Gia who was following him, "What's the matter?"
"Pfft" Gia laughed before he said anything, looking at him as if he were a child, "I almost laughed to death, genius, your actions are as ordinary as a random passerby on the street."
"You mean" Ye Wei smiled helplessly, feeling like she was being teased, "I didn't shout passionately enough? Do you want to be like this, ACT-ION!?"
"That will only make you more like a rookie." Gia enjoyed his ignorance and said leisurely: "Kid, it's time to listen to Master Gia."Let's put it this way, only those rookie directors who say Action will really say Action. If you want your crew to feel that 'this is VIY's studio' and 'VIY is the boss', you have to use a sentence with personal characteristics. words. "
Ye Wei listened and thought about it, and it made sense. This is a psychological tactic. Everyone can use Action, but only VIY can use a certain sentence. That is his prerogative.
Gia continued: "Like my grandpa, he said 'Go, Go'; I also know that Sergio Leone said 'Actione', which is English with an Italian accent; Clint-E Starwood sometimes says this as a tribute to Leone, but most often he says 'Go-ahead'; and Martin Scorsese, he says 'Action Energy! Shooting begins, cheer up!)' And you? Action.
After saying that, she teased again and murmured "Action" six times.
"Damn" Ye Wei slapped his forehead in annoyance, as if he was wearing the emperor's new clothes just now. The old fritters laughed in their hearts, but no one pointed it out until Master Jia laughed and shouted, "You are naked!" He pulled up his baseball cap and said thankfully, "Thank you. If you didn't tell me, I really don't know when I would have discovered this problem."
Stars have a personal logo on the screen, and directors also have a personal logo on the set! He thought excitedly, "What should I say?"
"It's your choice, you can use the F word." Gia shrugged, "Mine has already been decided, 'Cheers', don't steal it!"
"The F word?" Ye Wei's eyes lit up and he thought of something, "Yes, the F word is good!"
Even though she has a strong nature, Gia was stunned at this moment, and then laughed excitedly: "That will really set a Guinness World Record - the most F-words on the set!"
After a while, the studio on the street corner became quiet again. Assistant director Jennifer shouted to prepare to start the camera, followed by responses from various departments.
"The third scene, the second shot, the first line."
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Here we come! Except for Gia, who is looking forward to it, no one knows what will happen, many, many years later Anyway, maybe this is a legendary symbol, and VIY's Action personal logo is about to be born!
Ye Wei shouted excitedly: "Fire!"
Fire!
It was majestic, but the first time was often awkward. Everyone was stunned. The two leading actors blinked blankly, uh, have we started?
Ye Wei had no choice but to wave his arms exaggeratedly and use body language to indicate "Start shooting!". Oh my God, these people, do they still want him to say clearly, "Attention, from now on Fire will be my way of shouting that shooting starts." Is that cool or stupid? These woods!
Fortunately, everyone understood the gestures, and the performance and filming started to run
The old fritters had expressionless faces, the college students were confused and wanted to laugh, but Gia was just snickering, so silly! The hat is even more crooked!
Ye Wei glared at her, damn guy, it wasn¡¯t your idea, okay, the first time the effect was not very good, but if you keep at it, this will be the sign of VIY!
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