China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

The script is generally finalized, and project preparations are entering the final stages.

In addition to the actors, the main preparation is props and art.

If you want a movie like "Fantastic Night" to be filmed with quality, you must work hard in this aspect.

The New York Museum of Natural History in the original film has this feeling.

Decoration, props, etc. are all considered.

The tones are unified and layered, and combined with the lighting and post-production editing, it doesn't look shabby at first glance. At least you wouldn't think it was staged, but that it was a real shot.

Now that the film is going to be adapted into China, the related art has to change.

Both Chinese aesthetics and Western aesthetics are very complicated. Nowadays, it is impossible to copy the original version, so a remake must not be too bad.

Lu Ping An noticed this from the beginning when it came to architecture, so the scenery and decoration were based on several famous domestic museums.

But if you want to take the quality a step further on this basis, you have to rely on real talents.

The difference between a master and an ordinary designer may often lie in the changes in some details.

It doesn't look like much has changed, but after the change, the effect is completely different.

He understood this when he was an interior design intern.

So he is completely open to finding foreign aid.

Principal Zhang also hired a capable person for him.

Not Chen Danqing, but Yang Zhanjia.

This teacher is 66 years old this year, and his name is unfamiliar to him, but the works he has done on finger painting are all famous.

"A Dream of Red Mansions", "Farewell My Concubine" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Teacher Yang doesn't take many jobs anymore, but he is very interested in Lu Ping'an, a new star in the film industry who has emerged in recent years.

In addition, Principal Zhang went to invite him twice, and Lu Pingan also went to visit him once. Finally, the old man agreed.

As soon as the old man came, the master's actions were extraordinary.

After understanding the style that Lu Pingan wanted to present, the floors, carved windows, ceramic tiles, etc. were all changed quickly.

Several main scenes instantly become full of flavor and excellent texture.

Then the scenery of the miniature model booth and the booths of each dynasty were also changed. With the glass and lights, at a glance, the scenery in each window was completely different and beautiful.

The world inside this museum suddenly became bigger.

Lu Ping'an and the crew were all impressed. The rest of the art backstage also cherished this opportunity and decided to learn from it.

And that’s not the end of it, Teacher Yang can also provide advice on Fu Huadao, as well as shooting lenses and post-production companies.

Lu Ping'an felt that his version of Wonderful Night already had a bit of the flavor of Lao Mouzi.

Just don't care about the plot. Anyway, at a glance, the beauty in the shot will definitely be better than his own, or even better than the original.

Asking Teacher Yang for this million is truly worth it!

In addition to the great talents in art and art direction, the team behind the scenes has also contacted several talented people in terms of soundtrack.

The specific details of the soundtrack will not be officially determined until the film is finished and in post-production.

The original soundtrack can actually be used, but since it is Chinese, it has to be changed anyway.

If the final effect really doesn't work, switch back to the original soundtrack.

However, any one of Zhao Jiping, Hu Weili, and Mai Zhenhong should be able to create something quite similar.

In addition, there are also costume designers and action directors, all of whom are well-known.

The action direction may not be used that much, but there are action scenes in the film, at least during the "chaos" stage, some can be mixed in.

Lu Ping'an felt that with this shooting, the possibility of transcendence was greatly increased.

The team behind the scenes has also received epic enhancements.

Then came the actors.

Lu Pingan already has a rough idea about casting.

The most important of these is the protagonist.

Comedians of this period had many choices when it came to choosing protagonists.

There are more than a dozen in the mainland alone.

There are three people Lu Pingan likes more, Fan Wei, Chen Peisi and Guo Tao.

Ge You and Northeastern Lao Zhao are slightly older.

Moreover, Ge You's comedy style is unique and cold, so Lu Pingan would like him to play Sima Qian.

Sima Qian, like Roosevelt, was finally cut into half, and Ge You's later "Master" was also cut into half, which is very interesting.

In addition, the character of Sima Qian in the film is very serious in person, with a wise and upright face, but he will show some nervousness and even a bit wretched when facing the girl he loves. Ge You is very suitable.

Lao Zhao is also in his own school, and he is older. The key is that in the public's impression, he is not stupid or simple, but a "ghost" and a big liar. In comparison, Fan Wei will be more effective in playing "Unappreciated Talent" More appropriate.

Fan Wei is 41 years old this year. It is more reasonable to have a son in his early ten years. Of course, more reasonable than him is Guo Tao. Guo Tao is 35 and has a young face. Later, he was also a bodyguard in "Crazy Stone", so it can be a dream linkage.

But compared with Guo Tao and Fan Wei, Lu Pingan still prefers Fan Wei, unless Fan Wei is not available.

Of course Chen Peisi is better than Guo Tao, but both Hu Qingquan and Han Sanping suggested that Lu Ping'an should put him on reserve.

Lu Pingan was not a big fan of Chen Peisi, so he listened to his advice.

There are other alternatives, but they are somewhat inconsistent with the character. For example, Fu Biao's appearance is a bit more aggressive, Guo Da is too old, 47 years old, and his appearance is even older. Lu Ping'an doesn't like Huang Hong's words, and Xu Shanzheng is also suitable. , but Lu Pingan feels that he is more suitable for the domineering doctor in the museum. His guest appearance as the funeral owner in "Crazy Racing" is quite good and can be used as a reference.

Shen Teng is currently filming the drama "I'll screw it for you if you want to eat mahua". He can act, but he is a bit young, only 24 years old. His appearance has not shaken off the image of the evil school boy, and he can't hold up the role well.

So in the end there were only two candidates for the protagonist, Fan Wei and Guo Tao.

As for the other characters, Lu Pingan, the character of Pharaoh, is interested in making a cameo appearance with Milk Tea Zhou.

For a commercial movie, you need to add some gimmicks.

But it can't be given as big a role as "The Golden Armor".

Since most people don't know how to act, a qualitative guest appearance can save a lot of negotiation for scenes, which is the most cost-effective.

If Milk Tea Week doesn’t come, then find someone else. In short, there are many singers and stars who want to participate in the film and television industry.

Ex-wife: Mr. Zhou, stepfather: Chen Kun.

These two had agreed to make cameos, and their roles were small, so it was given to them.

Son: Looking for You Haoran.

Doctor: Xu Zheng.

Wu Guohua called the phone first and changed it if he didn't have time.

Zhao Kuo: Huang Bo, this character is silly and needs a bit of aggression. Huang Bo has a mouth, which is very suitable.

Lu Ping'an also asked the school teacher for his number, and then called him.

As for Bao Qiang, there was no one suitable in Miracle Night. Lu Pingan arranged "A World Without Thieves" for him. Bao Qiang agreed a hundred times and then stayed as an extra.

Cowboy: Lu Ping'an found Cao Cao.

The American actors in the original version are very good, but they are already famous, and they are paid at least a million dollars, so there is no need. We will wait until the Hollywood version starts filming.

The rest of the easter eggs: Qu Yuan, emperors and other historical figures, Lu Pingan left to Nortel teachers and students.

Regarding Hua Mulan, Lu Pingan originally planned to let Liu Qianqian play the role, but thinking about her and Ge You forming a CP, this seems to be inconsistent.

Therefore, the roles of Hua Mulan, the narrator, and Tang Monk are temporarily to be determined. This is a position reserved for other producers. If there is really no suitable one, you can find it yourself.

For a commercial film, if you want the work to achieve the greatest advantage in publicity, distribution and scheduling, some of the relevant shares must be given away.

This is the rule of commercial movies.

In addition, this movie still has special effects.

The special effects can still be tweaked.

However, this time Lu Ping An will not release 50% of its shares like last time.

Now that Wonderful Night is well prepared for a hit at the foreign box office, the most important thing is to seize the domestic box office.

So he calculated that if the cost was 45 million, it would be most appropriate to give up 15 million.

15 million can just cover the production costs of the film, and the special effects don't cost much either.

It's like Lu Ping'an got a movie without spending much money.

If you add advertising sponsorship and director fees, you can still make a lot of money.

The film also retained 70% share.

In this way, if the domestic box office is only 50 million, he can make a lot of money.

The matter was settled, and Lu Ping An officially released the news to the outside world. The new movie project was approved and investment negotiations were accepted.

It stands to reason that investment negotiations need to determine the script and starring roles first.

But Lu Ping An, who had a strong record once, doesn't need this now.

All he had to say was, "I'm still going to make a blockbuster movie this time."

So after the news was released, investors, film companies, brokerage companies, advertisers and even film dealers and theater chain operators took notice of the news.

At the same time, the actors who received the call were also instantly excited.

I'm continuing to code, and I'll try to let you see the new chapter tomorrow morning.

In addition, everyone gave their opinions on the selection of the protagonists. Among them, Fan Wei and Ge You received the most thumbs up. I simply used these two as the first and second male characters instead of changing them.