When the "City of God" was completed, October in the southern hemisphere had quietly finished. When Lance arrived in Rio de Janeiro, he was still stepping on the tail of winter, but when he left, the hot summer steps were already driving away the lazy steps.

In the blink of an eye, Lance stayed in Rio de Janeiro for nearly five months. Although he expected that the shooting of "City of God" would be very difficult at the beginning, the real situation was far beyond Lance's expectations and even lost control. Even with Donald's help, the shooting was still trembling and stumbling.

As the filming progressed, the gangs near the City of God became more and more restless, especially the series of reports from the "Brazil Globe" have almost focused the attention of the whole country of Brazil, which forced them to shrink their policies and restrain their whereabouts as much as possible, and avoid being caught on such a storm, and then things will be difficult to end. Therefore, the major gang forces around the slums have begun to move. Some support the crew's shooting and show their true appearance; some hope to drive the crew out and restore the previous order.

The restraint and tension between major forces were filled with invisible smoke. Although Man Nuer stood on the side of "City of God" and became the biggest protective force of the crew, in the face of the aggressiveness of other forces, Man Nuer was also a little overwhelmed. He had to cheer up and deal with the other party, or even fight.

In October, two large-scale firefights broke out, which forced the crew to completely shut down. In the end, they were concerned about the public opinion power guided by the news media, so they temporarily ceased the fire, and the crew had the opportunity to continue all their work. But this was only part of it.

Compared with the major forces, what is really annoying is the uninterrupted harassment of scattered forces.

In fact, the so-called "scattered forces" cannot be called a force at all. It may be that more than a dozen children gathered together to do some thieves; it may be that the pillars of several poor families take risks and do some illegal activities for their livelihood. These forces have no qualities, no fixed team, and are not controlled by large forces like Stealing Jiman/Nuer, so their appearance is characterized by suddenness, mobility and uncertainty. Even if you want to be prepared, you cannot find a suitable method.

These scattered forces are obviously aiming at the "City of God". In their eyes, this is an inexhaustible vault. As long as you are short of hands, you can rob and then quickly solve your own difficulties. Therefore, "City of God" is like the only garden within a radius of ten miles, with almost all bees and butterflies flocking here to collect honey.

But the fact is that the crew of "City of God" itself is also very poor. The three million budget was soon spent, and this budget also included subsequent publicity costs - in other words, if it is overspending in Rio de Janeiro, then the subsequent plans must be suspended before finding new investments.

With no choice, Lance had to discuss it with Mann/Nuer again, breaking the agreement signed before, disrupting all the fixed shooting procedures every day, and then changing the shooting venue, changing the shooting time and location at any time, or even changing the means of transportation. Sometimes, they would suddenly move the equipment and move the position together to continue shooting.

All these changes have almost doubled the difficulty of shooting. Every day, the crew is like fighting guerrilla warfare, playing hide-and-seek with those scattered forces. To make matters worse, they will encounter encirclements from time to time, and they will always be forced to light up their guns and knives. The entire shooting process is completely dancing on the tip of the knife.

Even with the police's full alert, the shooting process is still terrifying. When Lance announced the "finalization", everyone in the crew was cheering and celebrating. This shooting that lasted for more than two months was no exaggeration, it was a nightmare. Now, this nightmare has finally ended, and naturally everyone is celebrating.

"Lance, if you knew at the beginning that the filming of this drama was so difficult, would you still decide to shoot this work?" Percy looked at Lance's expression carefully, but did not see too much emotion on that face, as if all of it was covered under the thick eyelashes.

"City of God" has experienced too many ups and downs during the filming process, and they are all disasters facing life threatening. Any mistake may lead to irreversible consequences - maybe the movie was ruined, or maybe a life was ruined. It is hard to imagine that Lance almost led the entire crew to the end by relying on his own strength. Even Percy, when he thinks about it, still feels scared.

Lance did not speak immediately, but looked at the children who were smiling happily and making fun of each other quietly. After a long time, Lance whispered, "How." It was simple and clear, but it was straightforward, without any wavering, no hesitation, no hesitation.

Percy was stunned for a moment, a little surprised by Lance's answer, but when it was thought about it carefully, it seemed that there was no other possibility besides this answer. Perhaps, Percy had already known the answer before asking the question, but Lance affirmed his thoughts with a more certain attitude.

Percy couldn't help but smile, then the smile was uncontrollable, and a sound was overflowing, but it quickly retracted and his serious expression was restored, "What's next? Are you going to edit the movie yourself?"

"I'm not going to add more burden to myself," Lance said with a chuckling. "Besides, the editors' union will certainly not want to see me."

Editing is a crucial part of the film production industry. Simply put, directors use lenses to tell stories, but the use of lenses is limited and the connection must be completed through editing, so the work of editors was born - they use editing to splice stories. An excellent editor can turn decay into magic, and the impact of editing style on film style is also obvious.

At the Academy Awards ceremony, the ultimate award is the best film, a place where many heroes compete; in addition, the Best Film Editing Award, which is classified in the technical department, was called the "Little Best Film", which is an important proof of the overall strength of a work. In the long history of the Oscars, most of the winners of the Best Film are also winners of the Best Film Award.

In fact, at the beginning of the birth of the movie, editing was part-time by the director. Because the movie itself was created by the director, he had the clearest and most accurate understanding of the connection of the shots. However, as time progressed, the profession of editor was gradually separated because there were still differences between editors and directors.

Editors are more objective than directors. Because they are not involved in the shooting, they are the calmest in the creative process. Their accurate and keen insight and decisive decisions play a crucial role in the success or failure of the film. Editors must learn to be out of it, treat everything as a play, and handle each scene only as a scene, so as to achieve the best results.

Many times, directors are often unwilling to give up, hoping that the camera will be longer and longer, but the editor must firmly up their ideas and dare to cut off all the extra shots to achieve the best results in the movie.

The editor and director are both mutually cooperative and opposite. The collision of creative ideas and sparks of thought often makes the relationship between the two very sensitive.

With the establishment of a large film company, in order to reduce the director's power and ensure the final result of the film, the company supports the separation of editors and directors' work, and then holds the editing rights in their hands to control the quality of the film. At the same time, the establishment of the American Editors' Union prevented the director's monopoly position. Now in Hollywood, the director is banned from working as part-time editors - he can participate in the editing process, but the editing work must be done by professional editors.

It is precisely because of this that there is a difference between director editing and official versions in the film industry. At the same time, the film industry also has a difference between the primary editing rights and the final editing rights. These are important battlefields for power between film companies and directors.

Only big directors like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas can hold the final editing rights in their hands. Even so, the film company still has the final decision-making rights - if the final editing version is still not satisfied, they can ask the director to rework; a small number of directors who have achieved certain results can get the initial editing rights, and then pray that the version they edited can satisfy the film company, otherwise the initiative will not be in their hands.

In the long history of film history, "The Past of America" ​​is the most famous work of "the film company holds the final editing rights and is completely destroyed". The film company's castration/cutting version made the film unrecognizable and confused, so that director Sergio Leone finally ended in depression. It was not until more than a decade later that the director's editing version regained the light of day, which shocked the whole world. This work is also considered "the greatest failure in Hollywood history."

It can be said that editing is one of the crucial links in the success of a movie. Finalization only means the beginning of another job. This is especially true for "City of God". Filming can only be said to occupy 50% of the role, and the remaining 50% must be completed by editing.

Fortunately, since "City of God" is an independent work and is invested and produced by Lance's own company Chaos Film, the editing part is much simpler, and there is no competition for the initial editing rights and the final editing rights, nor the power struggle between the company and the director.

"I've already contacted the editor before. An old friend, I asked him to spare all his time and devote himself to my work. When I go back to Los Angeles, I can start working." This is not the first time Lance has made a movie, so the whole process is in mind and has made plans early. He let out a sigh of relief, "The problem is not editing, but distribution."
Chapter completed!