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Welcome! Cheng Kang spread his hands and said: "That's why I suddenly thought of you, Xuanyuan, you must need funds to make a film. This is your first time making a film, so every penny should be precious. Yes, do you think so?"

Wang Xuanyuan said: "Yes, it was difficult for me to attract sponsorship or funds for the first time. I had to pay for it myself, so I had to earn some money. I also had a part-time job delivering food. It’s been more than a year, but the money saved is definitely not enough.”

Cheng Kang said: "Well, Xuanyuan, do you want to consider giving it a try? Maybe you can get this job. I heard from my friend that he is definitely a famous master and he is definitely not short of money." .”

Wang Xuanyuan spread his hands and said, "Well, I'm definitely going to take a look. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to get this job, right?"

Cheng Kang tilted his head and said to Steven Yuen: "How about it, boy, are you interested in going and taking a look."

Steven Yuan said: "Senior, since Xuanyuan has decided to go, then I will go with him tomorrow. Anyway, we have less classes tomorrow and have time to go."

Wang Xuanyuan said: "Then, it's decided, will you be free in the morning or afternoon."

Steven Yuan held his cheek and thought for a moment and said: "I should be free in the afternoon. Let's call and meet at the door of the small auditorium in the West Parish. It's not far from the two of us. You Let’s see how it goes.”

Wang Xuanyuan said: "Okay, it's settled, Chengkang, won't you go tomorrow?"

Cheng Kang waved his hand and said, "I won't go. I don't understand the technology. Besides, it requires patience. Do you think I am a patient person?" After saying this, the three of them looked at each other and laughed.

Cheng Kang said to Steven Yuan: "Boy, take good care of Xuanyuan. He doesn't like to talk much. You are much better than him in this aspect. After saying that, he made a look that you understand."

Wang Xuanyuan glanced at the two people speechlessly.

After the three of them parted ways, Wang Xuanyuan and Steven Yuan's lunch break was almost over. The afternoon classes started in less than an hour. Both of them had two big classes this afternoon. Where are they? Separately at the school gate.

There are two classes in the afternoon, one is a film theory class, which is very boring, but it is a must-learn course, and the other is a performing arts class that Wang Xuanyuan took as an elective. For the directing major, although performing arts is not a compulsory course, it is At the very least, you have to know how to perform, so that you can know how the actors should perform and how to train the actors on the premise that you know the content of the script.

In the film theory class, he didn't listen very seriously. Instead, he browsed through the stored movies of the next 20 years in his mind, looking for movies that he might use. What disappointed him was that there were no very authentic witch movies, they were all magical or fairy tales, such as "Snow White and the Huntsman", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Hansel the Witch Hunter", " "Season of the Witch", "Maleficent", "Ozark", "Grimm's Fairy Tales", "Holy Grail: City of Bones", etc. These are not pure witch movies, they are just witch gimmicks.

Is "Blair Witch" the only movie that can be called a textbook-level film with a small production cost? The time is tight and the task is heavy. It can be said that three months to shoot an experimental film, for a general popular theme He said that there was more than enough time, but Wang Xuanyuan didn’t want that kind of subject matter, it had to be eye-catching.

The teacher was playing an auditory hallucination film on the podium while saliva was flying, while Wang Xuanyuan was unconsciously distracted underneath.

I searched around and found a movie with the title "The Witch". The introduction is that it was a movie that was a hit at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It was founded by the famous director and actor Robert Redford, but now Sundance The scale of the film festival is not large yet, it has just been held for the fourteenth time.

And that "The Witch" tells the story of a loyal Christian family in England in the 1630s, their fear and forbearance against the invasion of the devil, and finally the death of the whole family one after another. It is a tragic story and too depressing, so Wang Xuanyuan will It's filtered out.

Do I have to be allowed to do "Blair Witch"? What a headache.

The biggest feature of "Blair Witch" is the handheld dv photography, which is low-cost. In addition, the publicity before the release is good. The story itself is not too exciting. The main reason is that the ending of the movie is very surprising. This is the biggest reason for its success. Of course, Wang Xuanyuan didn't know how successful it was, because it was commercial information, and he didn't check how much money he made. If he really wanted to check, it would definitely be due to the consumption of time and space. Oops, headache.

After looking around, he saw a movie. Judging from the overall effect, it should not cost much. It was called "The Universal Key". The movie was about a little girl who went to live with a big family far away from the town. I went to take care of a sick old man. In addition to the old man and his wife, there often came a young man. The wife claimed that he was her family's accountant and personal doctor.

Strange things have happened since the girl moved in. It seems that the old man is very annoyed with the girl and makes things difficult for him. The story of the film itself is quite stable. To put it bluntly, the story is too bad. It is only at the end that it shines. This This is what attracted Wang Xuanyuan.

At the end, the girl realizes that this is a kind of witchcraft, a kind of witchcraft used to extend life, using her own life to replace the lives of others. The end of the film is not a happy ending, but a very tragic ending. The girl's consciousness has been transferred to the old woman, and the young man who claims to be Quick turns out to be the original old man. Before she came, the wizard had already stolen the young man's life.

It can be said that the story is very scary, but three-quarters of the film shot by this director is very smooth, with nothing outstanding.

What if you change this story and turn it into the script you want to shoot now?

It is true that the experimental film does not need to be as long as a normal film, but at least it must be between sixty and ninety minutes. What if the plot is changed again and it is also shot on a handheld DV?

We just want to take this unique path. If the opening chapters of "Rebirth" and "Opportunity" are all about filming "Blair Witch", what's the point? We just don't film it, we just want to find another way.

Innovation and danger coexist. The success of "Blair Witch" cannot be said to be all due to good luck. If it works properly, this "Master Key" may be able to replicate the miracle of "Blair Witch" in the future. See more! Prestige official account: hhxs665