Movie Master

Jessica almost ran away, she followed closely behind James, and walked away quickly. The remaining rationality in her mind clearly told her that the man was a demon, exuding a dangerous aura all over his body. The almost irresistible fatal attraction made her confused, and she couldn't calm down and think at all. His eyes , his smile, his demeanor, his voice... It's like a breath, always lingering under the nose, making it impossible to get rid of.

All she had to do was run away, away from him.

Watching Jessica leave, George gave Lance a surprised smile, God, what did you do to her?

Lance shrugged. Harry Potter spell?

George widened his eyes, then nodded his chin, and said seriously, It seems that I should put the plan of reading the original book on my agenda.

This was just an episode, and Lance and George went back to lunch again, and the one-hour meeting soon ended. Lance didn't stay any longer, and then returned to the editing room, and started working with Aaron again. From working in the afternoon to the evening, both of them have been so busy that they forget themselves.

Lance, I know what you mean, but you don't realize that the long shot here is enough. Adding two seconds will not only make the audience feel sick, even nausea; it will also destroy the overall rhythm of the movie, You follow a certain rhythm when switching between panoramas, close-ups and close-ups, if the long shot here adds two seconds, this rhythm will be disrupted and it will appear very abrupt!

At this time, Aaron was roaring at Lance with a red face, and he uttered a lot of words without taking a breath, so that Lance had no room to intervene.

Lance shook his head, shaking his head violently, No, that's not the case, you didn't realize my intention! I just want the audience to get sick, and I just want to disrupt the rhythm!

Aaron stared at Lance dumbfounded, and finally said, Fuck! You crazy! If this is the case, I refuse this job, I quit! It has been the past week, Aaron This sentence has been said for the 133rd time.

Lance directly ignored Aaron's words, In this scene, there are no bloody scenes or violent scenes, just a very short gunshot, and the rest of the scene is covered by disco snowballs. I can’t see clearly. Therefore, I need this long shot to brew out the extreme cruelty and coldness. I just want the audience to be scared, disgusted, and nauseated! Remember our previous discussion? When did the audience think? ?”

Could it be now, the two-second shot? Aaron immediately interrupted Lance's words and said sarcastically.

Yes, it's just these two seconds! Lance's affirmative answer choked Aaron again, Have you realized? Why did Benny die suddenly? On the party where he announced his engagement, at the happiest moment of his life , at the moment when he was about to leave the gang to live an ordinary life, but Benny died suddenly? Why? Aaron didn't say anything, That's what I mean, there is no reason! This is not retribution, this is not fate, this is It's life. In the City of God, everything happens in chaos, and we can't find a reason. What is the real reason? It's the question that every audience needs to think about after watching this movie.

The scene where the two people are arguing is a turning point for the whole movie. Centering on this scene, it can be divided into upper and lower parts. After Benny and the bully established the gangster dynasty, they had almost no rivals. Benny was hospitable, friendly, and made friends all over the world. He was the most popular gangster, but just when Benny decided to leave the gang and marry his beloved girlfriend At that time, he died, at his own party.

The editing and brewing of this scene are crucial to mobilizing the audience's emotions, but more importantly, this is the key to raising the core idea of ​​the movie to a higher level.

The abrupt end of a long shot brings a profound aftertaste, which is what Lance hopes to achieve.

Aaron looked up at Lance, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, he just lifted the wall fiercely, Fuck! Fuck/You/Mom/Lancelot! You Just not willing to accept 'no' as an answer, right? Aaron realized that this was actually what Lance had told him before editing began, and he now understood Lance's intent.

Lance smiled instead of anger, because he knew that Aaron was convinced by himself. Therefore, Lance didn't push forward, and looked at Aaron with a face of trust, Dude, without you, I really don't know what to do with this movie. With the hand on his shoulder, he rolled his eyes, turned around and returned to the workbench, and started to get busy again.

After working for a while, it was almost midnight. Although work must be rushed now, basic rest must be guaranteed. Lance and Aaron left the editing room and finished their day's work.

On the drive home, Lance just felt exhausted, not only from the energy of editing, but also from the constant need to be on the lookout for George, or anyone else, who had to wear a suit whenever he was out in the sun. A mask, tense and cautious.

Standing at the door of the house, Lance was still thinking about how to change the scene at the end of City of God. When he opened the door, the room was completely dark, and even the moonlight from the window was tightly blocked by the curtains. This made Lance wonder for a moment - he remembered that he opened the curtains when he went out in the morning, but this thought was just a flash. Today is so busy, the memory of the morning has become a little blurred.

I raised my hand and started looking for the switch on the wall of the door. With a crisp click, bright light fell down, dispelling the darkness in the room little by little, and the sound of bang! bang! Immediately there was a sound in the room. Before Lance's eyes had time to adapt to the bright environment, he felt a dazzling array of things rushing towards his face, and his ears were quickly filled with shouts of Surprise! Surprise!, which made Lance Si stood there in a daze, letting those hand-drawn fireworks cover his head like a spider web.

Surprise party?

Lance looked through the passing paper fireworks, and then saw Theo, Ian, and Gawain standing directly in front, with question marks all over their heads. Gao Wen was the first one who couldn't help it, Lance! Please cooperate! Jesus Christ, I've been hiding behind the sofa for at least five minutes. What are you doing at the door! I'm sweating all over now, and you're not surprised Take a moment! God! Ian, I told you, Lance won't be frightened!

Gawain said cracklingly, not forgetting to pull out all the remaining hand-drawn fireworks in his hand. The intermittent crisp sound combined with Gawain's complaining words gave a sense of joy.

Lance raised his hand and pulled the paper fireworks off his head, but found that there were too many, a thick layer, almost at the level of a fishing net - Gawain must have been too excited to pull it out in one breath. A lot, which made Lance roll his eyes helplessly, Wait, what's going on, can't someone explain it to me? Why is there a surprise party today?

Now, it was the turn of Theo, Ian and Gao Wen to look at each other. Theo stuffed the things in Ian's arms, then turned and walked into the kitchen, and then walked out.

Lance pulled most of the paper fireworks off his head, and finally he was able to breathe smoothly, I'm serious, don't you plan to explain... Lance's voice suddenly got stuck in his throat, and he looked at the Theo, who walked over slowly, straightened his head and stood there like a fool.

Theo was holding a big cake with two number candles on it, one was three and the other was zero. Gao Wen, who was standing by the side, couldn't restrain his excitement, and immediately began to sing loudly, Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to dear Lance! Ian and Theo also joined in the singing Among them, Theo's dry and stiff singing made the whole singing extraordinarily funny, which made people laugh.

Lance just froze in place, dumbstruck, almost unable to control the emotions surging in his heart. The sore nasal cavity almost made him unable to breathe, he forgot, he completely forgot, past zero, today is his thirtieth birthday. But someone remembers it, and someone always remembers it for him.

Hey, boy, look up and make a wish, quick, quick! Gawain's noisy voice rang out impatiently, and he ran directly to Lance's side, tearing off all the remaining paper fireworks with violence , kept pushing Lance's arm, shouting excitedly.

Lance wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes in embarrassment, raised his head, and then saw Theo standing in front of him. Theo, who usually had no expression at all, now had a faint smile and encouraged him. Looking at him, he raised the cake in his hand, Lance, make a wish.

Ian and Gawain who were standing beside looked at Lance with smiles on their faces, waiting for him to make a wish. Lance suddenly laughed uncontrollably, the smile on the corner of his mouth completely bloomed, and the happiness bursting from the depths of his heart dyed his brows a warm color.

Lance closed his eyes, looked at his cake, and began to make a wish seriously, May the happiness that is guarding me never disappear. Then, Lance opened his eyes and was about to blow out the candles, but But he thought of a very important thing, he patted Gao Wen's arm, Big man, let's blow out the candles together.

Gao Wen, who was always straightforward, became awkward at this moment, Today is your birthday, and it's not mine.

Lance couldn't help laughing, and glanced at Theo and Ian, Your birthday is the game day this year, haven't you blown out the candles yet? Are you sure you don't want to? I'm going to regret it soon. Gao Wen's birthday is October 14th, which is only more than 30 days away from Lance.

From childhood to adulthood, due to difficulties in life, Gao Wen's birthday was always forgotten. Even if he wanted to celebrate it, he would celebrate it with Lance. Even though it is no longer difficult, this habit has not changed. This year, Gao Wen's birthday is the game day, and Lance is in Rio de Janeiro, so like in previous years, no one has given him a pass.

Hearing Lance's words, Gawain immediately waved his fist, and then rushed ahead of Lance, blowing out the candle. The room was plunged into darkness again, and then Gao Wen's triumphant laughter was heard, Hahahaha!