Hollywood legendary director

The identity of a director has always been a profession with a strong personal sense. For the same movie, perhaps because the core theme and focus of the film are different from what I think and want, which leads to: the material is obviously the same. , But in the end it was cut out and it became two completely different movies.

The strength of the different styles is evident.

Of course, the kind of director that exists only as a filming machine in film production is no longer within this concept. For details, please refer to the "007" series, "Harry Potter" series...

This kind of screenplay story is larger than the director's thought of the series of movies, has always not allowed the director to display his personal style.

This is also the reason why there is no change in the directing style of the movie series.

They are the same and take care of fans.

Going back to the movie "Furious", what does Lehman want?

Or what is his style?

"The plot follows the characters and portrays the characters as much as possible."

In the editing room of Europa Pictures, after more than a month of editing, it was finally time to finalize the film material.

Under Lehman's influence, this "Furious" is completely unrecognizable compared to the original. If it weren't for the tank-based war theme, it was really not linked at all.

From the time of shooting, he intentionally changed the construction of the shooting scene, and only now has he slowly assembled a story about human nature that he wants to express.

After listening to Lyman's request, Thomas nodded and started the work at hand.

In Thomas's opinion, this movie is about portraying the characters and promoting the plot. It should be based on the growth of the characters.

In this case, it is more appropriate to put the editing perspective on the character, not on the big scene, and work hard on the depth of the film and weaken those meaningless things.

From Paul in "Buried Alive" to Rancher, Raja, and Farhan in "Three Fools in Bollywood" to Sergeant and Norman in "Furious", Lyman's style has never changed. , That is to portray the character and enhance the flesh and blood of the character.

As a photographer who wants to be an exclusive photographer next to Lehman, Thomas sees it thoroughly and understands this.

"Is it necessary to switch the scene of the frontal confrontation into a dialogue between Norman and the sergeant?"

"No, no, no, the dialogue is made into a narration, and it can be used as a background in the scene on the battlefield." Lyman said quickly.

"Why?" Thomas was puzzled, and he asked directly: "Isn't it better to highlight the character by cutting back to the shot of the character from here?"

After Lehman heard it, he replied very seriously: "Have you ever thought that if it's all roles, wouldn't the rhythm of the film look a bit dull? Then how many audiences will be willing to buy tickets to enter the cinema? What about supporting this movie? You need sufficient visual effects beyond depth, do you understand?"

Some viewers like to feel the baptism of their thoughts after watching the film; some viewers like the sensory enjoyment in the process of watching the movie.

Everyone’s pursuit is different, and even the same person’s sense of viewing at different ages is also different. No director can make all audiences like a movie, and what I just said is Lehman’s personal Direct the idea.

"I understand a little bit, but if you cut like this, the character of the sergeant is obviously weaker."

Originally worried about this, Lyman smiled and explained to Thomas: "The sergeant's initial setting is a veteran. He has little room for growth and performance, understand? This is a problem of the character itself. "

Having talked about this, Lehman also expressed his thoughts with emotion. Thomas, he really wants to be his own photographer, so the two should be unified in terms of style.

"In this aspect of character creation, we need to work hard. But if a lot of space shots focus on this aspect, it will appear that the story is not enough. For example, "Shawshank's Redemption", the director undoubtedly created a very classic movie The role image of the scene, but have you ever thought about what you got from this film?"

"It has gained a reputation, but it is not valued in the market, otherwise it will not lose its misery."

"If the depth of its character can be scored 9 points, the fun of the story and the entertainment effect that the public wants can only be scored 1 point. In contrast, the world-famous "007" is very acceptable. , It doesn’t talk about the depth of the role, even the previous Bang girls, apart from a face, is there anything worthy of praise? Acting or character? It doesn’t have any. The depth is zero, but it’s entertaining, I guess I can score 7 points, but that's it, the number of viewers, the market recognition, and the box office earned are all in the sky and the other in the ground."

"Why is this? Both parties have hardcore movie fans, right? Both have supporting audiences."

Thomas nodded, admitting it very much.

"Then the problem is here. There is a huge gap between the reputation and market performance of both parties, and even a complementary relationship has been achieved. But how should we determine which of these two films is good?"

Thomas hesitated, and subconsciously told him that it should be "Shawshank's Redemption", but he also saw this movie, and still felt a little dull. On the contrary, he used to watch "007" as a child and got great satisfaction. This It's the feeling I didn't have when watching "Shawshank's Redemption".

Lehman raised this question and didn’t think about waiting for Thomas to answer. Seeing that he was entangled, he said to himself, “From the point of view of film critics or the quality of the film, it must be "Shawshank’s Salvation". I have been nominated for many awards and honors, but "007" has not been. It has only received more support from the audience. This is what I want, do you understand? Just like what I recognized at the beginning, not recognized by the audience Filming will only be a pressure and burden on myself."

"Nowadays, many countries attach great importance to education. From the moment a person is born, his family and teachers will also teach. After listening to the truth for more than ten years, how can you like others to continue to preach?"

"I like a class my tutor once said very much. He said that compared to a lecture that is more professional, but there are only a few who can understand and are willing to listen to it, I prefer to talk about a less professional, even Trivial, but it is a lesson most people are interested in."

"My point of view is similar to that of him. If I really want to choose a movie, I would rather tell a story with 5 points of interest and 5 points of depth. So, now, we have enough character depth. It’s too late. The pace of the film has to be accelerated to catch the audience’s attention and make them willing to spend time and money to go to the theater. This is what I want."

Thomas faintly understood, but he didn't seem to understand very much. His eyes were rather complicated and he looked at Lyman.

In addition to his directing style, he likes to shape characters and promote the plot with characters, but also wants to achieve compatibility in the attributes of literature and business.

This is really...Thomas couldn't find the adjective for a while, maybe this is crazy.

After all, I still don't understand him very much. If it weren't for today's words, he would still think that Lehman wanted to develop in the direction of literary movies.

But he wanted more than he thought.

Since movies are divided into two attributes, literary and commercial, naturally there is such a division.

Since there are rules, it is reasonable and unreasonable, and there will be no so-called awards to distinguish.

However, Lehman himself has such an idea, so what can he question?

From the afternoon of the preparation of "Buried Alive", he accepted himself as a member of the crew, and then to the repeated teachings of him during the shooting of the two films, Thomas has long recognized Lyman.

In any case, he has to accompany him to make a movie together. As for what the movie is like and what the story tells, it doesn't matter.

The important thing is that what Lehman wants to shoot is what he cares about.

Others are all useless annoying thoughts, thinking too much is useless.

Thomas, who once again strengthened his heart, easily reached a consensus with Lehman on this, and continued to work happily.

Although only the last fine cut is left, it takes a lot of energy.

At the end, the more I think about how to cut it.

Where the scene needs to be deleted and where it needs to be added, these are all areas that need to be carefully considered.

Moreover, editing is very boring-facing a bunch of shooting materials that have been seen countless times, ten or twenty times, the best lens is used. No matter what, it will consume a lot of editing staff. Brain cells.

Therefore, the three of them are taking turns, according to the editing points marked at the beginning of the shooting, and pondering over the fluency of the plot and the appropriateness of the turning effect.

The three of them worked in unison, and they cooperated in a tacit understanding. Although they were tired, worried, and had a lot of hair loss, they went smoothly, and the version of the final film content was confirmed soon.

After watching the film again and confirming that it really didn't matter what to delete or the camera, the three of them sighed with relief.

It can be said that the most painstaking editing work in post-production has been completed. Touching the hair that is a little bit less on the head is worth the price.

After all, people are still young and can grow back, not afraid.

In a blink of an eye, the days have come to the end of September. With the finalization of the film, after editing a part of the material as a trailer for the film, the work of soundtracking can also be carried out.