Pokémon's Lord of Fear

However, the audience may not be able to see it at first, which is also the result that Teng Shu wants. If the identities of the male protagonist's father and stepmother are revealed too early, the final sense of horror will be greatly reduced.

In fact, the movie Dead Silence is a very conventional horror movie at the beginning, until the final reversal scene appears, which makes people feel more and more creepy. At that moment, the audience will feel that the hero has fallen into Mary Shaw's trap from the very beginning. He has no way to resist, and all his struggles are just useless efforts under the gaze of the evil spirit.

Such despair can give a greater sense of terror.

But the plot here stuck Teng Shu for a long time, and almost the whole day was spent here.

The reason is also very simple.

"Ms. Kaluni, are you not very good at using puppets?" Teng Shu looked at Kaluni with a bit of a smile. He never expected that Kaluni would not be very good at using this carefully crafted puppet, that is, Jamie's father.

In pursuit of realism, Teng Shu did not use real actors from the very beginning. Instead, he had someone make a super-large puppet. It was exactly the same as a real person in every aspect, even with its internal organs. There was no visible difference at all. However, in order to add to the sense of fear, Teng Shu still left a slit on the back of the puppet.

And since this puppet is really a puppet, if you want it to perform more realistically, you naturally need to control it.

Originally, Teng Shu was going to let professionals handle this work remotely, but Kaluni wanted to give it a try. Teng Shu didn't mind. After all, the previous filming work had gone very smoothly, and it would indeed be more realistic with Kaluni controlling it.

But who would have known that Kaluni still hasn't learned how to control it more like this.

"It's my problem." Kaluni's face turned a little red. It seemed that controlling a puppet was also a science. She had tried so many times but still failed.

"But it will definitely work this time, please wait a moment." Kaluni was very confident. Then Kaluni released a Gardevoir. Teng Shu was stunned for a moment after seeing it. He probably knew what Kaluni was going to do.

But isn’t this a bit exaggerated?

"My Gardevoir can control Psychic very well, so there won't be any particularly obvious color." Kaluni explained. Seeing this, Teng Shu did not object, but let Kaluni try it.

The result surprised Teng Shu a little bit. Kalini's Gardevoir was very good. Even though Kalini still had some problems in manipulating the doll, she was able to complete the whole scene easily with the help of Gardevoir.

After this attempt, I finally passed this segment.

It was getting dark at this time, and Teng Shu saw this and decided to try to finish filming the remaining clips directly. After that, Kaluni's stepmother's role would mainly focus on feeding and communicating with Jamie's father at night, answering the phone, and then the final revelation.

When the filming started, a lot of things happened. In order to preserve a single scene, Teng Shu repeated several shots, which meant that he had to take a break after finishing the dinner scene.

However, Teng Shu did not expect to finish filming today. Although this world has the help of Pokémon, some clips are very easy to shoot and do not even require special effects. For example, the scene where Mary Sho emerges from the face of the puppet can be shot directly by using a ghost-type Pokémon.

However, it would take several days to shoot all this content. The speed was faster today because Kaluni and the others have very good acting skills and can often get the scenes right in one take.

"The editing and dubbing work have to keep up with the pace. I want to finish the filming of Dead Silence as soon as possible." Teng Shu talked to Fawu beside him while watching the employees packing up their things.

The nature of this employee's job at Fawu is quite special. He does everything and is somewhat like an assistant.

"Okay, boss." Fawu agreed decisively, while Teng Shu was thinking about the plot to be filmed in the next few days.

In fact, compared to other movies, a horror film like Dead Silence with a small crew does not take a long time to shoot. In the previous life, Saw directed by James Wan only took 18 days to shoot. That is to say, if the actors' acting skills are good and the special effects and props can keep up, a low-budget horror film can be successfully shot in about half a month.

With the help of Pokémon in this world, Teng Shu felt that it would probably take him less than half a month to finish filming Dead Silence.

Half a month might even be a bit long. After all, the most important special effects part can be handled by the Ghost Pokémon. Teng Shu only needs to shoot the movie and then arrange for the Ghost Pokémon to perform those special effects shots.

In the Hoenn region, there is a Pokémon company that specializes in filming and special effects production. When the time comes, we just need to contact them to come over.

Chapter 17: Dead Silence

During this period, Teng Shu devoted all his time to the filming of the movie, but in fact the difficulty of filming was easier than Teng Shu thought.

The most difficult part of the whole process is the puppet theater. After all, if you want to decorate the puppet theater like in the original work, you need to make drastic modifications. As for the production of the puppets, it is much simpler. You just need to place an order.

There is also a lake next to the mansion, which perfectly fits the setting of the Dead Silence plot.

"Next, I need you to control these puppets, and then slowly turn your heads to look towards this location together. Is that ok?" Teng Shu asked the dream demon in front of him. The other party nodded after hearing it, looking very relaxed.

But that's true, this simple thing is no problem for ghost-type Pokémon.

"Fawu, are the mechanisms for the entire theater ready now?" Teng Shu called Fawu over. Now this was the only scene in the entire movie "Dead Silence" that had not been filmed yet. After filming this part, they could start editing the movie, add the soundtrack and so on, and then send it to the Alliance for review.

"It's ready, boss. I have arranged it into a reusable type according to your requirements." Fawu ran over quickly with a flattering smile on his face.

Teng Shu glanced at Fa Wu. He had been very diligent during this period, even to the point of being flattering. Teng Shu felt that he had to make it clear that he would not accept any unspoken rules, otherwise Fa Wu might send those beauties who dreamed of starring in movies to his bed.

"Fawu, I remember you are about 42 years old?" Teng Shu looked at Fawu. The middle-aged bald man showed a panic expression after hearing this, and then he became more respectful.

"Yes, boss. I'm 42 years old." Fawu rubbed his hands, and sweat kept flowing down his forehead.

"I remember that your previous position in this film company was..." Teng Shu thought for a moment. He didn't know much about his own film company. After all, all affairs were managed by the professional agent sent by his old father, and all he had to do was to make movies.

"General Manager, General Manager and Boss." Fa Wu immediately stated his position.

Teng Shu nodded. Yes, this Fa Wu was the general manager of this film company and was considered a management level in the company.

However, Teng Shu also knew what Fawu was worried about. He had been busy running around during this period, doing all kinds of things personally, which was actually a way of showing goodwill and weakness to him.

When a man is over 40, it is often difficult for him to leave his job, especially when he has a family, a wife, children, and the elderly to support.

Why do many companies like to recruit employees who are already married? Because married employees have all kinds of ties and constraints. Even if they are treated harshly by their superiors, they dare not resign easily. On the contrary, young people who have just graduated from college do not have so many concerns. At worst, they can just resign and look for another job.

This is what is called a midlife crisis.

The House of Law is the poster child for the midlife crisis.

At the age of 42, with a wife and three children to support, and even a mortgage and a car loan, he needs this job to support his family, which is the main reason why Fawu is so humble.

"Well done." Teng Shu encouraged Fawu with a smile. Fawu was instantly happy. He patted his chest and said that these were what he should do.

Teng Shu looked at the excited Fa Wu and felt a little dazed inside. He used to be one of those humble people, but now everything has changed.

"Okay, let the actors get ready, the shooting is about to begin." Teng Shu waved his hand and stopped Fawu's flattery. Fawu was thinking too much.

As for Fawu, Teng Shu had no intention of asking the other party to quit. The other party's performance during this period was not bad, at least he did not look like he was just slacking off. Teng Shu did not mind letting the other party continue to work well, as long as he did not do anything to help him.

Soon the actors were in place. The male lead Jamie and the detective still needed to test their acting skills, but the special actress who played Mary Shaw had a much simpler job. She only needed to put on makeup and speak her lines.

As for other special effects shots, all of them were starred by Meng Yaomo.

Yes, in the key shot of Mary Shaw, Meng Yaomo herself stood out, and her special effects performance was very realistic. Teng Shu specially gave Meng Yaomo an extra salary for this.

"Cut!" Teng Shu was a little helpless, and suppressed laughter was heard from the set. The detective actor patted his butt awkwardly and stood up.

When he saw the special effects show of the Dream Demon just now, he was so scared that he sat down on the ground with his mouth wide open.

The Dream Demon stuck out its tongue triumphantly, and Teng Shu noticed that the Dream Demon was twisting around happily. When the Dream Demon saw Teng Shu, it embarrassedly covered its face, then looked at Teng Shu through its fingers, and found that Teng Shu was not angry, then it became lively again.

"Xiao Mu, if it was really Mary Shaw, you would have lost your tongue and chin now." Teng Shu looked at the actor who played the detective with displeasure. The other party hurriedly apologized to Teng Shu, but Teng Shu did not care. Anyway, it was the last segment. As long as the puppet theater scene was finished, Dead Silence would be completed.

After Xiaomu was mentally prepared, this segment in the puppet theater went smoothly. The aisle where Jamie and the detective fell was also a specially made mechanism. Teng Shu planned to make the puppet theater into a famous haunted house, allowing tourists to experience Jamie's escape journey firsthand.

In this way, the Puppet Theater can make considerable profits. Even if the popularity of Dead Silence fades in the future, Teng Shu can convert the theater into other horror scenes.

"Okay, thank you all for your hard work. Now I declare that the filming of "Dead Silence" is finished!" Teng Shu clapped his hands happily, and the staff and actors around him all laughed. Some people even shouted excitedly.

Among them, the actors who stood out were Jamie's actor and the detective's actor. They both saw the potential for the film to develop. It can even be said that this film could set off a terror craze in the Hoenn region and even in the Pokémon League.

By then, as the main actors, they will naturally be able to soar to fame with this movie. At the very least, their pay will increase and they will receive more announcements. They will no longer be the unknown people who worked hard but left with nothing.

Chapter 18: Differences Caused by Different Editing Versions

"Fifteen days." Teng Shu looked at his phone.

Fifteen days have passed since the filming of Dead Silence began. It took him fifteen days to complete the film. It has to be said that this speed is still very fast, but what follows is the highlight of the film.

clip.

"Ah, editing." Teng Shu patted his face.

Editing is a very time-consuming task because the director needs to constantly select from the filmed movies and finally condense the entire movie.

If a movie has a total running time of three to four hours or even longer after it is fully shot, then the director's job is to edit and condense these parts into the final version that will be presented to the audience, and then he or she also needs to complete the soundtrack, special effects, dubbing and other work.

The importance of editing in movies naturally needs no further explanation. Depending on the editing method, a movie may have two versions, such as the Justice League in the previous life and Justice League (director's cut).

However, Teng Shu did not have so many concerns. The movie "Dead Silence" was basically fully invested by him. He was the director, wrote the script, and was also the boss. Naturally, Teng Shu could cut the movie however he wanted.

"Basically, we just need to edit it according to the original version of "Dead Silence", except that those newly added scary scenes also need to be edited in." Teng Shu rubbed his temples. Fortunately, he had already read the original plot of Dead Silence, and he knew the entire process of the movie Dead Silence by heart, which made his editing work very easy.

As for other issues regarding dubbing and music, there will be special post-production staff to help Teng Shu deal with them. All Teng Shu has to do is to release the public version of the movie "Dead Silence".

This caused Teng Shu to fall into a longer period of entanglement. Fortunately, it took him three days to finish editing "Dead Silence" and then handed it over to the company's post-production department.

"Finish the music and subtitles as soon as possible." Teng Shu pinched his brows. During the three days, he kept revising the parts that he was not satisfied with. He even had the idea of ​​asking the actors to reshoot another take several times. This also made Teng Shu realize why sometimes even though the clip had already been passed, a few takes had to be kept.

"Okay, boss." Several late-stage executives looked at the dark circles under Teng Shu's eyes and spoke in a much lower voice.

When Teng Shu left the company, he saw the old butler Shibata who had been waiting here for a long time, and the other party was looking at him with heartache.

"Master Teng Shu, let me take you back to rest." The old butler Shibata came up quickly. Teng Shu waved his hand when he saw this. Although his face looked a little listless at the moment, it was actually an illusion. He got enough sleep, but he hadn't stayed up late for a long time and now he suddenly stayed up late, which led to the appearance of dark circles under his eyes.

"Grandpa Shibata, has anything happened recently?" Teng Shu asked the old butler. He has been busy filming a movie recently and has not paid much attention to other times. He has also experienced the feeling of his old father being busy with company affairs and having no time to go home to rest.

The old housekeeper quickly shook his head to indicate that it was okay, and then drove Teng Shu back home. Teng Shu lay on his soft bed, and eventually he could not resist the sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up, it was already dark. Teng Shu stretched, and Little Q jumped onto Teng Shu and rubbed against him happily.

"Good evening, Little Q." Teng Shu yawned. His Little Q always slept in the same bed with him. However, even though they had always slept together, Teng Shu had never seen what Little Q looked like without the puppet cover.

But Teng Shu also knew that Pokémon like Mimikyu were originally shrouded in mystery, and the League had specifically stated that people should not see Mimikyu's true form, so Teng Shu chose to listen to the advice and eat his meal.

But sometimes Teng Shu would wonder, if Mimikyu's true form was so terrifying, then when facing a battle, if Mimikyu suddenly exposed its true form, wouldn't it be able to achieve an unexpected effect?

Looking at Xiao Q, Teng Shu felt that he was already a god if he could do this.

You know, even though he and Xiao Q have cultivated feelings for so many years, Xiao Q is still unwilling to reveal his true form to him, let alone expose his true form to fight. It is estimated that if he is forced to do so, Mimikyu's loyalty will drop rapidly.

"Xiao Q, how does it feel to be filming a movie?" Teng Shu picked up Xiao Q.

Little Q is the puppet that was first given to Jamie in Dead Silence. Except for some shots where real puppets were used, Little Q performed in all other shots. I have to say that Little Q's acting is quite good.

But essentially, Little Q doesn't need to do anything. He just needs to turn the eyes painted on the Pikachu doll in the designated place to look at Jamie.

Little Q was happily jumping around the Teng tree, and it was obvious that it was very happy.

Teng Shu rubbed it with a smile, then sat up from the bed. However, just as he sat up, Teng Shu saw a document on the cabinet beside his bed. Teng Shu picked it up and took a look.

Above is a joint investment statement, with the names of Alliance Films, Tutu Dog Film Production and Dream Studios all on it. They jointly invested 30% of the cost of Teng Shu's film and took a part of the profits.

The money has been transferred to Teng Shu's account.

"Joint investment?" Teng Shu frowned slightly. Staying up late for a long time gave him a headache, but now he has recovered.

"But it doesn't matter." Teng Shu put the document aside.

He knows what this investment means.

Even though Teng Shu is the son of Zvochi Mujin and has the support of the giant Devon Company, movies have always been a field that Devon Company has not intervened in. Now that he has broken into the industry on his own, if he wants to make a name for himself, he naturally has to make money together.