Bro, you handle the camera work, I'll take care of the female lead.

On the evening of September 30th.

10 month 1 number.

10 month 2 number.

Everyone quickly adjusted within two and a half days.

It's already October 3rd.

That morning.

Suburbs of Beijing.

Filming location for "Old Boys".

When Chen Fei drove Jiao Junyan to the scene.

Guo Fan has already led the crew to the set to set up the work.

Cinematographers Sun Yuan and Zhu Guofu were wiping the lens of the "red one" camera, while the props crew was tidying up the props used in the shoot.

The makeup artist opened her makeup bag, ready to do the makeup for the lead actor who had a role.

Lighting technician.

Costume Design Team.

Although small, the sparrow has all the vital organs.

Han Qiuchi and Wang Taili were sitting in chairs reciting their lines.

The extras were also in position early on.

Jiao Junyan looked around, smiled, and gave a thumbs up, praising, "I thought it was just a small workshop, but it's more like a regular army than a regular army."

Chen Fei turned to the side and laughed, "Senior, you've already taken on such a low-paid role. If I don't boost the rest of the film, I'd be letting you down after all your hard work."

Aside from movies that boast amazing special effects, the biggest expense in filmmaking is often not the cost of filming, but rather the expenditure on the lead actors.

For example, in big-budget productions, 50% of a film's budget goes to the lead actor, and the remaining 20% ​​goes to the director.

The remaining 30% is used for making movies.

Once the star-studded cast is eliminated, and the director stops skimming off the budget, the costs are immediately brought under control.

For Chen Fei, spending 400,000 yuan to shoot a 30-minute short film is a piece of cake!

Jiao Junyan smiled and raised her eyebrows: "Then I'll have to take good care of you from now on, junior."

Her beautiful peach blossom eyes were narrowed into slits.

"Hehe, it's you who took care of me, senior."

Chen Fei shook his head modestly.

As the two were chatting, Guo Fan, the director of the short film, came over: "The shooting scene for the first classroom scene is ready. There will be a launch ceremony later."

"After the opening ceremony, if everything goes smoothly, how about we officially start filming and try out the first scene?"

"Sure," Jiao Junyan nodded with a smile.

Chen Fei suggested, "After filming the classroom scenes, we can directly film the individual scenes of me and Teacher Wang Taili."

"This movie mainly depends on the two of us. As long as we carry our roles, the overall tone of the movie won't be bad."

Guo Fan smiled and agreed, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

...

soon.

The opening ceremony is ready.

The opening ceremony concluded with two cannon salutes and a small red envelope given to each staff member.

not much.

The total expenditure was less than eight hundred yuan.

Although Chen Fei himself doesn't believe in these things, director Guo Fan and the cast felt it was still very necessary.

Those in the film and television industry are more or less tainted by superstition; it's better to believe in it than not. This money should be spent anyway, there's no need to save it.

The opening ceremony has concluded.

After a short break, Jiao Junyan and the other extras changed into school uniforms.

The photographer took his position with the camera.

Chen Fei and Guo Fan also sat behind the monitor.

This was Guo Fan's first time sitting in this seat, and he felt both excited and nervous.

Chen Fei reassured him: "You arranged everything on set. Sun Yuan and Zhu Guofu are both experienced photographers. Just make sure you get the last shot right."

"Yes." Guo Fan nodded vigorously.

Chen Fei smiled and gave the order over the walkie-talkie: "Attention all units, turn on your phones in five minutes."

The extras and Jiao Junyan immediately adjusted their state.

Three minutes are about to end.

As the script supervisor clapped the clapperboard: "Old Boys, Scene One, First Scene, Action!"

The first scene of "Old Boys" has begun.

The first scene is an ensemble piece.

The main subject of the filming was a break time scene at a middle school in the 90s.

Venue: A regular middle school classroom.

The school desks were worn and tattered, the blackboard was covered with bulletin boards, the old-fashioned electric fan was on the wall, and there was a Michael Jackson poster on the wall.

Sun Yuan carried a camera and shot the entire scene from the back door of the classroom. The classroom was noisy and chaotic, and the extras were performing their roles.

In the foreground, Zhu Guofu moves the camera, the first shot focusing on Jiao Junyan, the school beauty who is putting on makeup.

As a pair of demonic claws reached out, Jiao Junyan let out a deafening scream.

Camera angle change.

Two male extras are playing with water guns.

The two exchanged fire.

The splashing water droplets landed on another student's old-fashioned game console.

A student holds a textbook that contains shocking nude photos.

Someone laid prop thumbtacks on the seats.

The fat extra plopped down on his bottom.

The constipated expressions instantly filled the camera lens.

With detailed storyboards as guidance, each step and shot is clearly organized.

Seeing this scene.

Guo Fan shouted in a deep voice, "Okay, stop. Quickly reset the scene. Let's do one more take."

After finishing speaking, he took the opportunity to check the playback on the monitor.

In the lens.

The classroom was chaotic and noisy, filled with the restless energy of youthful hormones.

The vintage props paired with youthful faces instantly transported the audience back to their innocent student days.

Sun Yuan also has a good sense of camera presence.

The handheld camera movement resulted in perfectly controlled shaking.

Guo Fan nodded repeatedly, then looked at Chen Fei beside him and asked, "How is it? Not bad, right?!"

Chen Fei laughed: "You're the director, you decide whether the shots are good or not."

Guo Fan, displaying the decisiveness of a director, said: "Then you should change your clothes and get ready. After this scene, it will be your turn. We'll film from a fixed camera position."

"Okay."

Chen Fei smiled and nodded.

The extras and actors quickly returned to their original positions.

The second scene began filming.

Guo Fan was still somewhat dissatisfied and wanted to do another take, but Chen Fei, who was sitting next to him, interrupted him with a smile: "That's enough, the completion level is already very high."

The opening scene isn't that important, and if a movie relies on piling up a lot of repetitive content in every shot, what kind of director are they?

Wong Kar-wai has this bad habit.

They want to shoot each shot ten or eight times, and some difficult shots even twenty times, and then select a few usable shots to edit.

This definitely makes the movie look very good.

It is very unfriendly in terms of actors, cinematography, and cost.

Chen Fei dislikes the idea of ​​piling up shots when making movies.

Good is good, and bad is bad. A director must first and foremost be confident in his shots!

Guo Fan's face flushed slightly.

This was his first film, so he wanted to shoot as much footage as possible for post-production.

Faced with his cousin Chen Fei's well-intentioned reminder, Guo Fan finally realized his mistake.

If he continues to develop his career in this industry, he will definitely have to shoot films that are much more difficult than short films.

If you develop the bad habit of piling up footage with movie shots, it will be difficult to correct it later.

He can't rely on piling up shots; he should treat every take as if it were the last shot of his life!

"I understand." Guo Fan nodded with relief, his eyes becoming confident and bright.

Chen Fei: "Then I'll go prepare for the next scene."

Guo Fan praised Chen Fei, saying, "If you hadn't become an actor, you would definitely have been a great director."

"I prefer being a producer and actor to a director."

Chen Fei smiled warmly.