Crazy, 500 yuan also dare to make a science fiction blockbuster

Chapter 472 Introduction

Ye Heng turned on the computer and found a short video made by the three of them.

"I'm keeping you here because I want to discuss with you the short film you made."

Hearing this, the three of them suddenly became tense.

There is a vague feeling that when I was in college, someone read the composition I wrote in elementary school.

Of course, the short films they shot were at their peak level, but in Ye Heng's view, they still looked like "primary school students' works".

"Well, teacher, is it only our works that have problems?" Christopher couldn't help asking.

But Ye Heng immediately shook his head with a smile.

"No, I will talk to all of them about these issues, but you are the first batch."

Hearing this, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

At first I thought it was a small movement that was seen during class, but it turned out to be just normal guidance.

But when they thought of Ye Heng, this world-class director, standing in front of them and teaching themselves, they couldn't help but get a little excited.

"Christopher, the short film you sent over is called "Following", right?"

Christopher nodded, a little happy in his heart, but Ye Heng still remembered his works.

"Can you tell me about your inspiration for this movie?"

Ye Heng asked, sometimes he is also interested in the stories behind these movies.

When Christopher heard it, he immediately became interested and began to talk endlessly.

"This story originated from a burglary. I called the police, and after that, I began to analyze with them the reason and process of the burglar's burglary."

"After they heard it, they said, you should just make this story into a movie, and the box office will definitely be good."

"At that time, I happened to see the news about Director Ye's film class, so I made a movie of him and sent it over."

After hearing Christopher's description, the two people on the side couldn't help laughing.

The movie is really good, but the story really makes people laugh too.

Ye Heng nodded.

"Your short film is very good, even among more than 200 directors, it is considered a leader."

"Especially the editing of the camera and the constant reversal of the story."

Hearing this, Christopher's heart suddenly bumped like a deer, and he was extremely excited.

"But... your problem is also on your strengths, the editing and the story."

Upon hearing this, Christopher immediately calmed down and began to listen carefully to Ye Heng's words.

"Your problem, to sum it up in one sentence, is too confusing."

"I can see that your story has a good foundation, and you also want to make a good film of him."

"But in some scenes and plots, your story seems to be reversed for the sake of reversal, and the editing is sometimes even more cloudy."

"The reversal of the story lacks foreshadowing, giving people a sense of inexplicability. In terms of editing techniques, the front and back do not overlap, which looks weird."

"In editing, you need to learn to do subtraction, learn some long shots, and even some simple shots, don't make every shot too difficult."

"As for the story, that is, the script, you need to do additions, because your movie is a whole. Although those reversals are blunt and unprepared, it can be seen that without these reversals, the plot of the movie cannot develop. .”

"So what you need to do is to increase the plot appropriately, plant the foreshadowing in the right place, and make the subsequent reversals look reasonable, instead of reversing for the sake of reversal."

"do you understand?"

Christopher nodded immediately, and then began to think about how to improve his script.

Then Ye Heng looked at Brest.

"Brest, is your short called 'A Blind Veteran and Student'?"

Blaster nodded.

This name gives people a sense of bad film, but I have to say that the short film is actually not bad.

It is about a blind veteran, in order to seek death, finds a student, helps him to a hotel, prepares to shoot himself, and then the student rescues the veteran.

"And what was the inspiration for your story?"

Brest was silent for a while, it seemed a little difficult to speak, but finally he spoke.

"From my own experience, when I was 8 years old, my grandpa, a veteran with PTSD, wanted to kill himself, but because I broke in, he couldn't kill himself in the end."

"I asked him later, and he said that he didn't want a hopeful child to see a desperate old man commit suicide, and he didn't want a child without the love of his grandpa."

"His world is dark, but because of me, the world has become colorful again, and I am his color."

"Originally, I wanted to follow the story, but Director Ye has already made a "A Man Called Ove Decided to Die" before. I didn't want this short film to be too much like an imitation of the movie, so I made some changes."

"Then I changed that student into a high school student, and I changed the veteran into a blind veteran."

After listening to Brest's narration, Ye Heng was also silent for a while.

"It's very touching, but your short film is still a little weak in plot and not good enough."

"And as you said, your grandfather gave up suicide for you and loved you afterwards. Isn't this a two-way redemption?"

Brest nodded, seeming to agree with Ye Heng's observation.

"Also, in some scenes, the rendering ability of the range is a little weak, which makes some plots that should make people cry, but in the end it seems a little flat."

"You need to strengthen your ability in this area, so that the movie can be truly touching."

Brest nodded, and began to think about what Ye Heng was talking about.

Finally, Ye Heng turned his gaze to Sergio.

This is the oldest of the three, already in his fifties.

"Sergio, your short film is called "Western Cowboys."

Sergio nodded, seeming a little excited.

Before Ye Heng could ask any more questions, he began to introduce the story behind the movie.

"When I was young, there was a popular cowboy novel about these people in my short film. They punish evil and promote good. They are all very powerful lone rangers."

"Then I've been wanting to make a movie about them, but never had the chance, and then I saw your Let the Bullets Fly."

"That inspired me to go after 'cowboy movies,' and here you have Cowboys."

"I have to say that this is the best short film I have made since I have been in the industry for 20 years."

Ye Heng smiled and nodded.

Chapter 473 Modifying the Script

"Your "Western Cowboy" has a very simple story, but you did a good job of filming it. It's 20 minutes long and the schedule is very full."

"The arrangement of the shots is also in place, and everything is just right."

After receiving Ye Heng's praise, Sergio was not in a hurry to be happy, because he knew that Ye Heng would still criticize him later.

"But I would like to ask, if the time of the story is stretched to the time of a normal movie, that is, one hour, or even one and a half hours, do you think you can still keep the film's texture like this?"

After hearing these words, Sergio hesitated for a while, but finally shook his head.

"I, I feel that I have reached my limit. If the movie is stretched to one hour, it will definitely be a meaningless big bad movie."

Ye Heng smiled slightly, and looked at the other two.

"Now, I have already told you about the three of you."

"And now, I have a simple proposal."

As soon as the three of them heard this, they immediately looked up at Ye Heng with a trace of curiosity in their eyes.

"I will work with you to revise your script and give you some guidance for shooting."

"Of course, this process will be very long, because I have to guide 200 people at the same time."

Ye Hengbi showed two fingers, he didn't intend to treat anyone special, but treated them equally.

Hearing this news, the three of them couldn't help showing excited expressions on their faces.

It was definitely the luckiest thing for them to get Ye Heng's help.

But Christopher on the side frowned, "Teacher, may I ask, is this opportunity only once?"

Ye Heng laughed helplessly when he heard this.

"Yes, only once."

He wanted to help, but he didn't have time for others.

Each person helps once, and one year may not be enough. If the opportunities increase a little, I am afraid that he will not have to do other things in the next three to five years, and he will just be able to help others write scripts.

After hearing these words, Christopher was silent for a while.

"Well, can I save this opportunity for later?"

Ye Heng froze for a moment, then looked at him curiously.

"I actually have a better idea. I want to save this opportunity for you to help me at that time."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Ye Heng's face.

"Okay, then you can keep this opportunity."

Christopher refused Ye Heng's help and left a chance.

And Sergio and Brest accepted Ye Heng's help.

They handed over to Ye Heng the script that they had revised dozens of times and were still not satisfied.

Ye Heng returned to the dormitory prepared for him by the college. It was a single room, which was fairly spacious. It had been left untouched for him since the establishment of the school.

Knowing that Ye Heng was coming, he hurriedly asked someone to come over and clean it.

Ye Heng sat down, turned on the computer and read the script of the two of them.

He has already thought of a way to modify the script of the two of them.

Ye Heng plans to change the story of "A Blind Veteran and Student" into a movie he used to like-"Scent of a Woman".

The same character design, and it is almost a story of mutual redemption.

Especially the plots in it, he will never forget in his life.

"He will not betray others in order to gain a future, and this, my friends, is called integrity and courage, and this is the quality that a leader should have."

"Nowadays when I'm at a crossroads in my life, I always know which way is right, without exception, but I never take it. Know why? Because it's so fucking hard. And Charlie, he He also came to a crossroads. He chose the right way. It's the right way. It's full of principles. It's the way to personality. Let him continue his journey. His future is in your hands, gentlemen. Absolutely It's a worthy future, trust me, don't destroy it, protect it, support it. One day you'll be so proud, I promise."

This passage touched Ye Heng deeply and made him think for a long time.

Of course, there is another classic saying that cannot be forgotten.

"I tell you what is too much! You don't know what is too much! I want to show you, but I'm too old, too tired, and fucking blind. If it was five years ago, I would Will come here with a flamethrower! Excessive? Who do you think you're talking to? I've seen the world, understand? I could have seen... I've seen many, many younger boys with their arms twisted and their legs twisted Blast off, but those are not as terrible as ugly souls!"

This was once a sentence that impressed Ye Heng deeply, and it is still unforgettable to this day.

With great respect for this movie, Ye Heng spent three hours writing his script.

By the time the script was written, it was already 9 o'clock in the evening.

However, it was still early, and Ye Heng planned to finish writing the next script as well.

As for the "Western Cowboy" story, Ye Heng has also thought about an "adapted" movie.

That is the most classic western movie ever - "Red Dead Redemption".

He remembered that in his previous life, the director of "Let the Bullets Fly" once said that "Red Dead Redemption" had given him a lot of inspiration.

But now, in this world, the two have turned upside down.

Of course, "Red Dead Redemption" is a "plagiarism" of Akira Kurosawa's comprehensive replay of "Yin Xin Bang", and Akira Kurosawa also took the director to court for this matter.

It's just that "Red Dead Redemption" was the first to have an accident this time without "Red Dead Redemption". I don't know if someone will copy "Red Dead Redemption" from "Red Dead Redemption" in the future.

Thinking of this, Ye Heng raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.