Chapter 496 We like this kind of director!
"The Legend of White Snake is getting a lot of attention right now, and the topic is quite hot, but most people are focusing on Sister Man's look and Brother Fan."
Xiao Ye reported the analysis data to Yang Hongxia truthfully, "There is no need to say anything about Brother Fan, his fans continue to support him. The haters still use the same old excuses, such as making money, cutting leeks, having no foundation and loving to cross industries, etc."
Xiaoye is tired of hearing these words. These black fans don’t know how to change their angles. They always go around in circles on these things without any novelty.
"Man Jie's opinions are also quite polarized. Those who like her think that her looks are beautiful, while those who don't like her complain that they are eye-catching. However, Man Jie's works and acting skills are there, so there are still more people who are optimistic about "Legend of White Snake" than those who are pessimistic about it."
To sum up, the publicity for the "Legend of White Snake" project so far has been relatively positive. Although there are many pessimistic comments, it does not affect the overall situation.
Yang Hongxia nodded: "I understand. You continue to follow up on the promotion of the "Legend of the White Snake" project and communicate well with Shanghai Film Studios. Lin Fan's focus will be on this project in the future. Our job is to ensure that he can film with peace of mind and not be disturbed by the outside world."
The filming of "Legend of the White Snake" is different from the filming of "A Chinese Ghost Story". There are only three protagonists in "A Chinese Ghost Story", and the other people have very few roles. The protagonists are throughout the whole film, so it is impossible to shoot in groups.
But "Legend of White Snake" can.
White Snake, Xiaoqing and Xu Xian were grouped together to shoot the main scenes of the trio; Xu Jiaorong, Li Gongfu, Qi Baoshan and other major supporting roles were grouped together to shoot their respective scenes, and then the common scenes of the two groups were shot.
Shooting in this way can save a lot of time. Most TV series are shot in this way. Of course, no matter how many groups are divided into, the final standard is Lin Fan's requirements.
However, Lin Fan is not able to fully devote himself to the crew yet, because there are still two major matters that need to be handled by Lin Fan himself.
One is about the tenth episode of "The Yard of Longing", the beach concert.
Another one is the post-production of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
While Lin Fan was busy with the casting and training for the "Legend of White Snake" project, Liang Wen and his editors produced a refined version of "A Chinese Ghost Story". Upon receiving the news, Lin Fan immediately put down all the work at hand and rushed back to the studio, wanting to see the refined version of the film as soon as possible.
As soon as I arrived at the studio, I bumped into Xia Yan who had also heard the news.
After receiving the news, Xia Yan immediately put aside the matter of the new album and came to take a look. Of course, it was also to get over the shock he suffered when watching the preliminary cut.
As for Yang Hongxia, she still didn't want to watch the film. She would rather wait until all the post-production was done before watching it. She didn't want to watch the unedited film over and over again, so as not to discourage herself and affect her plans for promoting and distributing the film.
In the editing room.
Lin Fan and Xia Yan sat side by side in front of the computer screen, concentrating on watching the refined cut. Compared with the initial cut, the film after the refined cut was indeed much better, especially since Lin Fan and Xia Yan were both excellent musicians, and they added the interludes and background music in their minds, which made the whole film look even better.
After the video was played, Xia Yan couldn't help but smile: "It's much better than the first time I watched it."
When Xia Yan saw the rough cut for the first time, she began to question her life and wondered if it was a wrong decision for her to play the heroine in "A Chinese Ghost Story".
Such terrible acting, such incoherent plot, such hilarious fighting scenes... Xia Yan wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into and never come out again.
But now after seeing the refined version, Xia Yan realized that, in fact, his acting skills were still acceptable, it was just that because the logic of the previous and subsequent plots was not straightened out, it seemed very abrupt.
Of course, the fighting scenes are still very funny due to the lack of special effects, but this can be ignored for the time being.
After watching the whole film, it was much more comfortable to watch after the logic became clear. It was even better with the music added in the later stage. Xia Yan felt that he had regained his confidence.
Lin Fan also nodded: "This effect is almost good enough for special effects now."
Once the special effects are completed, add the music, subtitles, opening and ending credits, and do some minor trimming, then it can be sent for review.
Liang Wen also said: "The overall effect is very good. The story structure is complete, the context is clear, the plot is smooth, and there are no flaws. If a movie can achieve this level, it is already a success."
As for how the box office performs after the film is released, it is actually not something the director can control.
"Okay, then send it to do special effects."
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Lin Fan and Yang Hongxia had already picked out two companies that specialized in special effects, but they had not yet decided which one to choose.
The movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" doesn't have many special effects, but Lin Fan still hopes to make the special effects as good as possible, even if it means spending more money and time.
But Lin Fan was having a headache about which special effects company to choose.
In the end, Hu Yuhua, who came after hearing the news, helped solve the problem: "The two companies you picked are both good, but the best special effects company in China is Huaxia Chongcai, why don't you ask them to do it?"
Many of Shanghai Film's post-production special effects were also produced in collaboration with Huaxia Chongcai, so the company has a good relationship with Huaxia Chongcai and was able to learn about this news.
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Yang Hongxia was also helpless: "I have contacted them, but Huaxia Chongcai's orders are already scheduled until next year. Instead of waiting, it is better to find another company and spend more time polishing it slowly. The effect will be the same."
Hu Yuhua smiled: "That's how it was, but I know that Huaxia Chongcai has a big order that has fallen through, and now a group of people are idle and have nothing to do. If you need, I can help you cut in line."
This is a great thing! Lin Fan's eyes lit up instantly: "Thank you so much, Sister Yuhua!"
Hu Yuhua smiled and said, "It's just a coincidence. If it were normal, I wouldn't be able to cut in line."
Yang Hongxia said: "No matter what, I still have to thank Mr. Hu."
So, led by Hu Yuhua, Lin Fan handed over the special effects of "A Chinese Ghost Story" to Hua Xia Chong Cai for production.
Huaxia Chongcai originally thought this was an urgent order and was not very willing to accept it. But when they saw that the film had been edited, only the special effects were left to be done, which was not a big workload.
In addition, after Lin Fan packed up all the reference videos and pictures about the special effects shots, storyboards, color drafts, atmosphere drafts, etc. and sent them over, he took the order very readily.
Even Lin Fan himself came over and explained the requirements of each shot in detail to the special effects staff.
This makes the job easier. You just need to follow the detailed standards given by Lin Fan. There is no need to revise several versions and finally come to the conclusion that "I think the first version is better."
Special effects staff members all said to Hu Yuhua: "We like this kind of director!"
(End of this chapter)