Chapter 9 One small step today, run tomorrow
Kang Hu had lunch with Mecca and Ishida in the crew of "Crazy Crazy" and Mecca asked everyone to rest for half an hour and then start work. Kang Hu watched everyone not have an hour from eating to resting, and couldn't help but sigh that it was so hard to be a filmmaker!
After Mecca and Ishida finished their meal, they greeted Kang Hu and then closed their eyes and rested on the chair. After almost half an hour, the venue came over to tell Mecca and Ishida that time was up. Mecca stood up and picked up the conductor and shouted loudly: "Everything is ready, we will start shooting the afternoon scenes, props, cameras... check all..."
Kang Hu looked at Mecca's command site seriously, remembering what Mecca said, and also watching the people in various positions checking tools. His brain kept sorting and analyzing these, saving what was clear and useful, and leaving what was not clear for later verification.
Kang Hu's speed of absorbing knowledge has expanded countless times as much as a man's dream like a sponge. Kang Hu knew that the current "Crazy Big Crazy" is just a small scene, and he still has a lot to learn. Controlling such small scenes is not his goal, it is just his starting point.
The first set of shots in the afternoon was just after the first set of shots, and Huang Baiming came. Mecca took advantage of the time when she changed props and told Huang Baiming about Kang Hu. Huang Baiming thought about it for a while and felt that this was very suitable for their struggle company. Besides, Huang Baiming also wanted "Crazy Big Fraud" to become a hit and became the name of their struggle company, so naturally, Kang Hu became the deputy director of the crew of "Crazy Big Fraud".
Kang Hu is now very eager to learn about film knowledge, so after Wong Pai-ming nodded, he wanted to sign a contract with Fendou Film Company as soon as possible. Fortunately, the three of Mecca and the other two are also very energetic now, and the four of them signed the contract on the set on the spot. Because Wong Pai-ming's scene had not yet arrived, Mecca asked Wong Pai-ming and Kang Hu to go to the bank to transfer the money.
Kang Hu and Huang Baiming came to Bank of America. Kang Hu's money was still US dollars at this time, so they first came to Bank of America to transfer Kang Hu's money from the United States and exchanged it for Hong Kong dollars. At this time, the US dollar was 1 to 8.01, so Kang Hu's account now had a total of 790,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the other 10,000 yuan had been directly discounted by the small light ball. Otherwise, Kang Hu would have no money to rent a house the day before yesterday...
After everything was done, Kang Hu and Huang Baiming returned to the set.
Because Kang Hu is still a young newcomer, Mecca did not give him any specific work, just let him follow him and promised to answer some of Kang Hu's questions in his spare time. As for what Kang Hu can learn and whether to ask questions, this is not Mecca's business.
The crew of "Crazy Big Crazy" took an afternoon, and Kang Hu didn't ask Mecca a question, but instead did a lot of miscellaneous work. Because "Crazy Big Crazy" has not many night scenes and are all arranged for mid-term shooting, and because Kang Hu's 200,000 yuan is added, the shooting can be slowed down and done more carefully.
"That's all today, everyone is lucky." Mecca confirmed that there was no problem with the last shot today, and then said to everyone.
The camera used now does not have a look back function, and it has to be washed out before the effect is finally determined. As for tomorrow's shooting plan, there will naturally be an associate director to notify everyone. Of course, this refers to another deputy director, which is actually Wong Pak-ming. At this moment, Wong Pak-ming is a screenwriter and an actor and a part-time assistant director. Of course, neither Wong Pak-ming nor Kang Hu will appear as an assistant director in the end of the film. Wong Pak-ming may be in the role, and Kang Hu will probably be in the drama...
In the next nearly a month, Kang Hu spent the crew of "Crazy Big Crazy". Because Kang Hu is now out early and back late, there are more opportunities to meet Zhao Luzhi. The two of them went from greeting each other every time they met and chatted about daily life. Later, Zhao Luzhi learned that Kang Hu was an assistant director in a movie crew, and their topics became some interesting stories in their respective crews.
When Zhao Luzhi first learned that Kang Hu was the deputy director, he was still surprised, but after hearing Kang Hu talk about his agreement with Fendou Company, he immediately understood Mecca's idea. After all, Zhao Luzhi has been in this circle for almost six years now.
Time passed day by day, Kang Hu learned about directorial knowledge with Mecca every day, and also learned about screenwriter knowledge with Wong Pai-ming. At the same time, he asked Wong Pai-ming some directorial questions when Mecca was out of time. As for his acting skills, he was Mecca, Ishida, and Wong Pai-ming would ask whoever he caught.
Here I have to introduce the three giants of the Future New Art City. Mecca studied in the Film Department of New York University in 1971 and was considered a professional class. Wong Bai-ming joined the TV station in 1970 and created the TV series "Wang Fei-hong" and "Forcing to Liangshan" in 1976. After that, he entered the film industry as a screenwriter, which can be considered a self-taught talent. Ishida graduated from Shaw Brothers Co., Ltd. in 1968 and is considered a professional class actor. The actor training institute here is also the predecessor of the current wireless artist training class.
In addition to learning from these three, Kang Hu also learned photography knowledge from photographers. As for other lighting, clothing, props, and makeup... he didn't learn it. On the one hand, he had limited time and had to consider the primary and secondary when learning things. Photography also included some knowledge about lighting, while Kang Hu was really not interested in other things.
As his learning deepened and combined with the knowledge he learned, Kang Hu was able to slowly restore the movies he had watched before into storyboard shots, and he had a rough idea of how these shots were shot. Of course, it was almost the same as if he had completely figured out.
Nearly a month passed by, and today is the last scene of "Crazy Crazy". Kang Hu took off his costume and waited for Mecca to shout "cut", and then he could end his first career as an assistant director. That's right, Kang Hu also came on camera. After all, you can't experience the realism without practicing. Taking cameras is different from practicing on cameras. Of course, Kang Hu played passers-by A, B, C, and D, and there was basically no chance to speak.
"cut, it's past" finally shouted Mecca, so everyone cheered.
Kang Hu was very satisfied with this period because he learned what he needed. Of course, many real things were discovered by Kang Hu himself and asked them on his own. If you find the problem yourself, the obligation of others to discover and teach you on your own is not.
As for the relationship with everyone in the entire crew, Kang Hu couldn't help but complain: "I really don't know how the protagonist in the novel I read before. I'll get along with everyone in the crew in a few days. It seems that I don't have such a good personality charm!"
It is possible to have a good popularity in the crew, but I didn’t expect to be a brother and brother with everyone in January. That’s not to think about it. To be honest, if you really think so, then you’re really thinking too much. It would be great if you can get along well with everyone. In a crew, they each have their own small circle. Even if you are in a good person, it’s difficult for you to truly integrate into it if you are not in your own circle.
"Ahu, I'll go to edit the film tomorrow. If you are interested, come and have a look." Mai Jia walked to Kang Hu with the last box of film and said.
Kang Hu smiled and said, "I'm interested! I've heard you talk about some editing techniques these days, but I'd better take a look at it in detail." Kang Hu is still very interested in editing the movie. You should know that even if the same footage is made, if different directors edit it, two completely different stories may be produced.
"Okay, you can come to Princess Jin Entertainment tomorrow and just ask the front desk to find me." Mecca touched his bald head with his left hand and said.
After chatting with Mecca and the others for a while, Kang Hu hurriedly left Yonghua set. He was anxious to leave because Kang Hu had an appointment tonight!
After getting along for a month, Kang Hu and Zhao Luizhi are already very familiar with each other. Recently, Kang Hu basically sat in Zhao Luizhi every night. Of course, Kang Hu and Zhao Luizhi were not talking about love, and in fact, Zhao Luizhi did not treat Kang Hu as an adult man.
Zhao Luizhi has been giving Kang Hu a lesson this week. Zhao Luizhi's courses are mainly some rules and taboos in the circle, as well as some interpersonal relationships she knows. As for performance, Zhao Luizhi has very little knowledge. In terms of performance, the two of them are discussing this aspect. After all, Kang Hu has three future big stars instructing, and the performances of TV series are quite different from movies. Zhao Luizhi also benefited a lot from some experiences that Kang Hu said. After all, Kang Hu has a perverted brain, so it should not be too simple to learn from one example or another!
Chapter completed!