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Chapter 124 is a bit too advanced for today's market.
Film and television dramas, especially some classic ones, pay attention to the visuals and composition.

This question tests Lu Ran's understanding of camera positions.

The same scene can have different effects when shot from different camera angles, and different camera angles convey different feelings to the audience.

Good films don't have randomly chosen camera angles, especially for a series like "The Beginning" which is full of detail.

Lu Ran was not surprised at all by the system's reaction; he had specifically studied and researched this area.

With so many books and so many rewatches of the series, it wasn't all for nothing.

Another clip played on the system's virtual panel.

Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing woke up on the bus again.

Both of them wore expressions of terror.

Li Shiqing murmured, "I remember now, I remember everything. I only heard that ringtone the first and second time."

Lu Ran immediately located the position of this plot point.

The content of the second episode of "The Beginning".

Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing thought the bus exploded because it collided with a tanker truck. They finally worked together to stop the accident, but before they could be happy for long, the bus exploded again.

The difference from the previous explosion caused by a car accident is that this time a cell phone was heard ringing.

That was a canon.

Xiao Heyun realized: "Wait a minute, the ringing of the bell will also cause an explosion?"

Both of them fell into deep thought.

A few seconds later, Li Shiqing's eyes widened, her face filled with fear, and she looked at Xiao Heyun, saying, "There's a bomb in the car!"

Xiao Heyun was taken aback.

The two of them subconsciously looked to the other side of their bodies.

The video paused there.

"Please describe the composition of this scene."

The system's voice sounded again.

Lu Ran stared at the scene.

This doesn't mean doing reading comprehension exercises.

For a composition like this, you need to mobilize all the actors on the bus, arrange camera positions, and adjust the scenery outside the window.

It's definitely unnecessary to go through all that trouble to film a meaningless scene.

If you really want to make it easy, just shoot a medium close-up, like simply capturing the tension and panic of the male and female leads.

Lu Ran pondered and observed for a while before answering.

"The brightness inside the carriage was deliberately reduced, especially on the ceiling and in the back seats of the bus in the foreground. The saturation of the view outside the window was also reduced, making the green plants and sky outside look like they were covered with an indelible layer of gray, giving people a gloomy feeling."

"The only bright spot is the driver's window, but the light here is a bit overexposed and it's far from the main characters, giving the impression that the main characters are far from hope."

"The red element, representing danger, is placed in the visual center, with a high-angle panoramic view and all the actors facing away from the camera, except for the live streamer, who is definitely not a suspect."

"This scene makes full use of light and shadow elements to create an infinitely magnified sense of oppression."

After you finish answering, a system notification will sound.

"Correct answer, please move on to the next question."

Lu Ran was filled with joy.

"My analysis was correct!"

Composition is also one of the essential skills for a director.

However, Lu Ran is currently still in the theoretical stage.

Although he understood why the director did it that way, he might not be able to think of so many things when it came to creating his own original work.

But that's enough.

All he has to do is replicate this scene in the world.

The system then raised several questions based on the scenes in the show.

These questions all correspond to different skills of the director.

Finally, Lu Ran answered six questions in a row, and the system notification sounded.

"The host has passed the 'Beginning' test and obtained the 'Beginning' script and all materials."

"Congratulations, host, on passing the system test for the first time and obtaining the talent: Camera Control."

"Host's director skill is being assessed. Assessment complete. Director: Lv2 (60/200)."

After hearing the system's prompt, Lu Ran immediately opened the attribute panel to check it.

On the attribute panel, a new Director skill has been added to the Professional Fields.

Among the special talents, there is an additional talent for camera control.

This talent allows him to analyze the current scene more quickly and determine which camera shots to use.

For a director, this talent can increase work efficiency.

"nice one!"

Lu Ran then opened the script of "The Beginning" and began to study it.

The script was a bit different from what he had imagined; it certainly wasn't as enjoyable to read as the novel. After studying the script, Lu Ran went to examine the related materials provided by the system.

The materials are very comprehensive, including things to prepare before shooting, things to pay attention to during shooting, and so on.

Many things require time to think about, or to try and fail repeatedly on-site before you can gain experience.

The information is all there now, which can speed up the work process.

For example, before shooting, you need to choose a road for shooting, and then have someone go to the road to shoot and sample the surrounding scenery.

When setting up the set, screens are used to form four walls in an indoor studio to play sampled scenes.

This is because the scenery outside the car window is the same every time the male and female protagonists enter the loop.

If it were filmed on location, the scenery would be different each time, and viewers would definitely notice the problem.

Another thing is the clothes of the male and female leads. Although the two of them never changed their clothes in the story, it was impossible for them not to change them during filming.

In fact, for the same outfit, we need to prepare more than a dozen sets for the actors to ensure that the clothes match the previous shots each time we shoot.

Otherwise, if the male lead's blood is on his right sleeve in the first shot, and then disappears in the next shot, it would be a continuity error.

These things can be figured out when you think about them, it just takes a little time.

Lu Ran was delighted upon reading it, and turned on his computer to begin writing the project plan for the "Beginning" project.

Time is limited, so we must hurry.

Putting aside everything else, the street view sampling alone is quite time-consuming.

Some time can be saved, some time cannot.

In addition to planning the project well, some content in the script also needs to be revised to fit this world.

For example, the character Lu Di has a lot of anime-related elements. Since this world doesn't have those anime works from Earth, Lu Ran needs to adjust it.

Late at night, while Lu Ran was busy, Yang Fang opened a folder on his computer.

The folder is named "Confidential Script".

Yang Fang opened the folder with a serious expression and opened one of the documents inside.

"Old buddy, it's finally your turn to come out. I've finally found an actor who can handle you."

Yang Fang muttered to himself and sent the document to Li Quan.

Li Quan is also waiting.

Lu Ran didn't tell him about the script for "The Beginning," and Li Quan was still thinking of finding a script from the company.

Li Quan's eyes lit up when he saw the script sent by Yang Fang.

"You really do have something good."

The play is called "Erlang Shen".

You can tell what kind of story this is just by looking at the title.

This is a notebook that Yang Fang wrote a while ago, but I haven't photographed it yet.

The lead actor in this script had to be able to wield a three-pointed double-edged sword, and that alone eliminated many actors.

He also has to be handsome, and have a morally ambiguous personality.

This got rid of Zheng Yunxiang, who was good with guns, in the company.

Yang Fang felt that Lu Ran perfectly matched his image of Erlang Shen.

After opening the script, Li Quan glanced at it. The story begins with Yang Jian being ordered to suppress a dragon in the mortal realm, only to discover that the troublesome dragon was actually a former river god.

Li Quan glanced at it briefly and then stopped reading; he thought the script looked alright.

As long as mythological dramas don't contain any harmful content, audiences can still accept them.

In addition, this is Lu Ran's first drama, and choosing Erlang Shen, a role that everyone is familiar with, will make it easier for the audience to accept.

The next morning, in the conference room of Chang'an Entertainment.

Everyone gathered together.

Shen Qingyi was dressed in a casual suit and wore gold-rimmed glasses, exuding an intellectual beauty.

Lu Ran sat to Shen Qingyi's left, and Shen Qingyi's assistant sat to her right.

There are also several colleagues in charge of related matters.

This morning's meeting discussed Lu Ran's first web series.

Yang Fangzheng pointed to the big screen and talked about his script for "Erlang Shen".

Towards the end of the presentation, everyone in the conference room frowned.

Finally, Shen Qingyi interrupted Yang Fang.

"You mean Erlang Shen and Mazu are in love?"

Yang Fang nodded: "That's right. When Yang Jian descended to the mortal realm, he transformed into a mortal and married Mazu, who was still a mortal at the time. In the end, Mazu became a goddess and together with him rebelled against the Heavenly Court."

Shen Qingyi: "Very imaginative."

Meng Yichuan gave Yang Fang a thumbs up, clearly amused.

Li Quan asked in confusion, "Is there a problem with this?"

Lu Ran: "No problem, it's just that I think it's a bit too advanced for today's market."

(End of this chapter)