On the morning of the 8th, Xu Xin returned to Xiying Studio again.

He came directly and went back to the Royal Garden to pack his luggage without even Su Meng following him.

When he arrived at the factory, he went straight to Studio No. 5.

Everyone including Xue Yong and Wang Lei are already waiting for him.

Seeing Xu Xin walking in, they all said hello, and then when Xu Xin walked to the monitor, the switch was pulled, and all the lights used for lighting were extinguished. Then, the interior light of "33 Days After Love" was turned on, and it was just right

Two young light stand-ins found in the factory were lit up.

The two young people worked very hard to keep their posture motionless.

Xu Xin, on the other hand, stared at the video screen closely. After looking at it, he said:

"The main lighting is darker and the desk lamp is brighter. Turn on the TV and let the actor's face face the TV."

Following Xu Xin's words, the lighting team quickly adjusted.

After about five minutes, start again.

"Turn up the TV's brightness."

"No, the light from the TV doesn't reflect on the face. Ask the actor to sit forward... and walk a little further... and walk... Okay, that's it. Adjust the light."

"Give me a top-hung position."

"Can the horizontal beam in the middle of the roof be removed? If it can be removed, just take it away."

Everyone in the crew was like his tentacles, starting to rotate according to his will.

Soon, the whole morning passed.

But the work isn't over yet.

Today is the lighting adjustment of the entire interior and the change of some camera positions.

There are still many trivial preparation items.

After entering the shooting state, Xu Xin took the initiative to isolate himself from all the distractions.

During lunch, I was still chatting with Wang Lei about the flight location this time.

To be honest, "33 Days of Love" is not a big deal in his opinion.

Its limitations are obvious.

Firstly, it is not a movie that amplifies a certain group of people, and secondly, it is not a movie with particularly high intentions and sufficient artistic quality.

The depth of its script can only support it in telling one story.

It's enough to capture the story clearly.

There is no such thing as digging deeper into the meaning or putting a new era label on it.

Even in terms of directing difficulty, it is not as difficult as "The Secret".

During the filming of "Secret", it was his first time doing surgery, and he was groping in every aspect.

But now that I’m so familiar with it, it’s really easy to turn around and make a feature film.

But he also has no habit of fooling around.

So after he made sure that he could tell the story clearly and that the content was in line with his three views, the main difficulty for him in this shooting was actually in the camera lens.

If in "The Deal", he used the most unpretentious basic lens skills to show everyone that we can tell a story well without fancy lenses, then in this movie, he is also challenging his own style.

In other words, in a real sense, he began to show the beauty of the lens according to his own ideas.

There is no need for too many setting hints, after all, all the characters in this play are the same on the outside and very loyal to the surface.

Its depth is very shallow.

So how to take good-looking photos has become a challenge for Xu Xin.

"Brother Lei, for example, this is the scene where Huang Xiaoxian chases Lu Ran in a taxi. Normally, it would be a fixed lens to shoot the back of Huang Xiaoxian chasing the car, and then a fixed shot of Lu Ran's expression inside the car. At most, add a line on the car glass.

The interlacing feeling of strings of neon light and shadow, right? The most common insertion method...

This time I wanted to do it this way. Lu Ran walked away, Huang Xiaoxian chased, first a close-up shot, the car was running in front, Huang Xiaoxian started to chase, run, run, run... click! The camera switched to a medium shot. The moment the camera switched

, Huang Xiaoxian stopped and knelt down. Then... click!

Long shot! Go to the far shot, her position does not move, she just cries. The far shot includes a street. The street with neon lights, the kind of sunset in the sky, leaving only the last white line, about to fall into darkness.

The sky...the rear taillights of vehicles...these images were all included in the distant view for him.

In this big city, her joy, anger, sorrow, and joy seem so insignificant. People around her are in a hurry, and no one cares about a girl's joy, anger, sorrow, and joy...

Finally, Wang Xiaojian acted like a ninja among pedestrians, blocking several frames from the camera for several pedestrians, and then the next second after the shot ended, during the transition, Wang Xiaojian appeared and came to her side..."

"Um."

Wang Lei took notes while eating, and wrote down all Xu Xin's requests.

At the same time, I was quite surprised.

Because as a photographer, he can feel the change that Director Xu is looking for.

It's not a sudden change in style, but an exploration of the sense of the lens.

I want to play something new, but not blindly. Instead, I want to incorporate everything into the picture.

Reduce complicated elements and process them more naturally...

Tsk.

He sighed in his heart.

Everyone else here also followed Xu Xin's description and began to imagine in their minds.

Especially graduate students like Guo Fan.

Following Xu Xin's train of thought...

A straight road.

Time is the time between darkness and darkness.

Neon and dark blue city tones complement each other.

In one or two seconds, the switch from the shot of Huang Xiaoxian running to the continuous medium shot and long shot contrasts the personal emotional struggle with the hugeness of the entire city...

The city is lively, but the hurried behavior of pedestrians around expresses numbness.

The girl is sad, although small, but vivid...

Hiss~~~~

Although filming hasn't started yet, just listening to Director Xu's description, I can already feel the beauty.

Well, I learned it.

Write it down quickly.

It is worth learning from the handling of emotional scenes between men and women in the future...

…

"Hello, Director Xue, I'm sorry, everyone, I'm late."

At dinner time, Di Wei walked into the private room of the guest house. After seeing Xue Yong, she quickly said hello.

Xue Yong smiled and nodded:

"Sit down quickly."

In addition to Si Wei, there were actors such as Wen Zhang, Tang Yan, Zhang Yi, etc. in the box.

Missing translations by Jin Shijie and Zhang Jia.

Jin Shijie came over tomorrow, and Zhang Jiayi was still finishing the finishing work on a film he was shooting in Yanjing.

He doesn't have many roles, so he can join the cast a few days later.

As the host, Xue Yong naturally took the host seat.

Si Wei was the last one to come.

She actually just arrived and her flight was delayed.

No one blamed her.

When Xue Yong saw that everyone was here, he said to the waiter:

"Then let's serve."

The waiter nodded and walked out.

At this time, Wen Zhang asked curiously:

"Director Xue, can't we wait for Director Xu?"

"Director Xu is not coming today, so he sent me to entertain everyone."
To be continued...