After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 440: Filming a TV Program Using a Movie-Making Model
I came out of the dance hall.

A cool evening breeze blew, and He Jin shivered, feeling much more awake from her intoxication. She couldn't even remember how many dances she had performed that night.

All I know is that he took off his bra and hid it in his belt.

She didn't put it on until she left the stage and danced her last dance.

That's absolutely insane.

"Sister He Jin, how was tonight?"

Zhou Haoran put his arm around her waist, naturally without any hesitation.

"dying."

He Jin felt the night breeze was very comfortable. Actually, the dance hall wasn't stuffy, but being huddled together like that made you sweat.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Does it give you a feeling of youth?"

"My youth was never this crazy."

He Jin glared at him, but there was no anger in her eyes; her charming and feminine demeanor was captivating.

"So, I'll make it up to you." Zhou Haoran glanced at her smugly. "Aren't you going to thank me?"

"Yes, thank you!"

He Jin rolled her eyes and snorted.

Zhou Haoran asked, "What other ways do you want to play? I'll show you!"

"That's enough, I'm already dizzy."

He Jin shook her head.

Zhou Haoran said nonchalantly, "What's there to be embarrassed about? We're already in this situation anyway. Life is short, so let's make the most of our youth and reclaim the happiness we've lost!"

“But…” He Jin felt that what he said made a lot of sense, and was a little embarrassed, “You are too young, it feels strange.”

Zhou Haoran said, "Once we're in bed and the lights are off, what's so strange about it?"

He Jin chuckled, "How can you be so vain? Who wants to sleep with you?"

Zhou Haoran said matter-of-factly, "Try it out."

He Jin snorted, "I won't let you try it."

Zhou Haoran frowned. "Aren't you being a bit too stingy?"

"Don't you have a girlfriend?"

He Jin's tone was weak, giving the impression of trying to argue unreasonably.

Zhou Haoran said, "That won't stop us from eating wild game."

"You..." He Jin was getting a little angry, "What are you talking about?"

"Anyway, it's settled!" Zhou Haoran said without waiting for a reply, his hand around her waist slipping inside her pants. "Your belt is too tight, loosen it a bit."

"Someone!"

He Jin looked around, then turned back to look at the surroundings.

Zhou Haoran said dismissively, "What's there to be afraid of in the dark? Even if someone is there, they can't see clearly."

Since it had been like this all night, He Jin accepted it, loosened her belt by two notches, and sighed softly, "It's been a whole night, and it's like I've never been with a woman before."

Zhou Haoran, having succeeded, laughed and said, "Plum blossoms, orchids, autumn bamboos—each has its own preferences. Sister He Jin, it's good to tighten your belt a bit, but it depends on the person. You don't need to, right?"

"I really don't know how it happened like this."

He Jin was somewhat troubled.

"Just listen to me." Zhou Haoran glanced at his watch. "It's too late today, so I won't go to your place. Next time, let's not go to the dance hall, we'll just go to your place."

What are you going to my house for?

He Jin's voice trembled slightly, whether from a psychological or physical ailment.

Zhou Haoran said, "Let me take a look at the apartment layout. Is no one home?"

Sometimes my parents come over.

What about recently?

"I'm not here recently."

"That's good." Zhou Haoran breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll be recording a test broadcast these next few days, so I might not have time. How about next Thursday or Friday? I think I'll be free then, and I'll come to your house."

"I disagree."

He Jin thought this person was too domineering.

Zhou Haoran was quite domineering. "Sister He Jin, just listen to whatever I arrange."

"Why should I listen to you?"

He Jin felt this was too strange. The other party was so young, just a younger brother, so why did he suddenly have this dazed feeling of being completely obedient to him?
Zhou Haoran thought for a moment and said, "By the way, you're the team leader in the HR department now, right?"

"Ah."

"How about I promote you to director?"

"Pfft!" He Jin was amused by him again. "You're going to promote me?"

Zhou Haoran said confidently, "That's right, just you wait, I'll definitely promote you in the future. If Director Qin can't be moved, I can at least promote you to deputy director. If I don't even help my good friend, then there's no justice in the world."

How do you promote someone?

He Jin turned her head, her eyes blinking rapidly, full of energy, clearly very interested in the topic.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Look for Song Yongjun, isn't he the director?"

"Stop it."

He Jin had a glimmer of hope, but now it's all gone.

"It's just a deputy director, I was a deputy director before!" Zhou Haoran snorted. "You just wait, next week, I'll get it done. I don't believe that promoting a mere deputy director is such a simple matter."

He Jin covered her mouth and chuckled, "You're really good at bragging."

"Can you do it? It's okay, I'll come to your house on Thursday or Friday." Zhou Haoran stopped when he saw a group of young people coming from the opposite direction.

He Jin quickly took out tissues from her bag, her mind still preoccupied with the deputy director's matter. "Our Director Qin said she wants to retire in a few years." "No problem!" Zhou Haoran let her wipe her hands, waving his hand generously. "Director or deputy director, it's all easy!"

……

No rest this weekend.

At the film and television base, final, intensive planning is underway. The set is complete, all 12 cameras are in place, and the shooting positions and angles have been determined.

Most of the people present had many years of experience working in the television industry.

They all evoked a sense of grandeur and exhilaration.

It's like a production crew that's been working in small theaters for years suddenly stumbling onto the set of a Hollywood blockbuster.

That was a shock!
"Haoran, I have never fought such a rich battle before!"

Editor-in-Chief Dong Lan was deeply moved.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Money isn't everything. You can't make a good program without money. That idiot Song Yongjun probably thinks I applied for 200 million yuan in production funding to line my own pocket!"

“Uh…” Dong Lan looked at him with a complicated expression, and said softly, “Haoran, you… I know you are capable, but he is the leader, so you should give way to him.”

"I know," Zhou Haoran said nonchalantly. "He's just a mere director. If he messes with me, I'll fire him!"

Dong Lan felt a little dizzy.

Director Song has a permanent position, so why fire him?
It's hard to tell if he's genuinely capable or just bragging.

"Hmm..." Dong Lan changed the subject. "There are 12 cameras here. I just heard Xiao Chen say that they all need to be mounted?"

Zhou Haoran nodded. "Yes, a lanyard."

"That would be such a waste!"

Dong Lan opened her eyes wide.

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "We're rich!"

“Well…” Dong Lan took a deep breath. “I’ve worked in television for seven or eight years, and this is the first time I’ve seen a production crew that uses tapes. In the past, when making a program, even if there were only two cameras, they wouldn’t use tapes.”

A videotape is attached to a camera to record content onto the tape.

If there are three cameras, use three tapes; if there are five cameras, use five tapes; if there are twelve cameras, use twelve tapes.

Logically, that's how it works.

However, for later broadcasting, only one tape is needed!
Isn't the extra tape a huge waste?

Therefore, television stations all have "control rooms" and there exists a very special profession called "director".

The presence of a director allows all cameras to operate without straps!

This is standard practice in the television industry.

For example, there are four cameras: A, B, C, and D.

They don't wear any straps.

It is only attached to the "switching station".

If footage from camera A is needed, the director will instruct, "Switch to shot A." Then, the footage from shot A is recorded onto the tape in the switcher.

After a few seconds, the director said, "Cut to shot C."

The C camera feed was then connected, and the captured footage was recorded onto the tape on the switcher.

By constantly switching between different broadcasts, costs are greatly reduced.

Originally, there were four cameras (A, B, C, and D), and four tapes were needed.

Now all that's needed is one tape on the switcher.

Moreover, it will be easier to edit later.

The director has essentially completed a rough cut.

This model is simple to operate, inexpensive, and offers valuable training opportunities. This is because during live broadcasts, a skilled director is needed to constantly switch camera angles.

How to cultivate excellent broadcast directors?

We can't use the opportunity of broadcasting important galas to cultivate and train the skills of directors.

Then we need to use our labor regularly.

This directing system is also used in programs that do not require live streaming.

The drawbacks are obvious.

No director in the world can cut to the most perfect version.

Therefore, the footage seen by audiences around the world for events like the Olympic opening ceremony and World Cup matches is different, as each version is cut by its respective director. Whether it's good or not depends on the director's skill.

This uncertainty is too great.

What is the best strategy?
Of course, it's like a Hollywood movie, with many cameras set up on set, recording repeatedly and stopping repeatedly... A single film can use up hundreds of reels of film. Then, in post-production, the best angles and the most exquisite shots are selected from these hundreds of reels of film, edited, and compiled together.

The full-length slingshot that Zhou Haoran promoted in "Everyone's Art" uses the film shooting mechanism!

All twelve machines are attached!

Of these, eight are fixed positions and fixed angles.

Four of them are mobile camera positions.

The director only needs to give commands to these four moving cameras, telling them how to swing, how to move, and what angle to rotate to shoot... In this way, the director's workload is reduced, and more wonderful moments can be captured.

Refining the particle size inevitably means striving for excellence in the product.

The only challenge is that post-processing is more complex.

A larger team is needed.

It will cost more in later expenses.

Dong Lan chuckled softly, "The people from the film studio just came over and said that our setup looks like we're filming a movie. If you didn't know better, you'd think a movie crew had arrived."

"We must approach television program production with the same spirit as filmmaking! That's the self-imposed requirement we media professionals should have!"

Zhou Haoran's resounding words made many of the female directors around him sparkle with admiration.

(End of this chapter)