Producer [American Entertainment]

The production of TV dramas and movies, if they are different, are indeed different, but if they are the same, there are actually parallels.

At least the most basic pre-production process of the two is the same.

From the first three months to two months or so of the main shoot, William started to get busy.

The first thing he did was to proceed to obtain the master portfolios and resumes of the heads of key departments.To put it simply, it is gathering the crew of the crew.

The supervisors of the key departments are basically just a few - camera, assistant director, art, costume and recording (mainly on-site recording).

In this regard, William's previous film experience helped him a lot, and he didn't need much screening, just a few phone calls to confirm the candidates for the directors of key departments.

These people are similar to William, and whether they are working in a film crew or a TV drama crew has little influence on them.Before cooperating with William, they were basically doing double duty.I have traveled around with the crew of movies and TV dramas, and I have a lot of relevant experience.Except for a few department heads who couldn't agree due to schedule issues (already signed with other crews) and needed to be screened again, the work of "casting" the crew members, which required a lot of time and energy, was so easily done by William and Wendy. solved.

Last time, the two films of MiG and Wendy were filmed almost at the same time, so only two teams could be used. This time, William’s TV series and MiG’s movie started together, and basically these two teams were used.

MiG's makeup artist friend Pepe (Chili pepper transliteration) chose to stay in Los Angeles with William due to family reasons, and did not participate in the makeup work of "Top Gun".

"No regrets? We're going to shoot in a place where the navy is present. They are all your favorite brothers." Miguel teased Pepe on the phone.

"Hmph, I don't like muscular men anymore, William Darling is a company of them!"

"William is different from us." MiG immediately said vaguely.There are some things he can't tell Pepe, but he doesn't want Pepe to harm himself because of ignorance, and Lesenbra will treat other people as human beings in front of William and carry William behind his back...

"I know, I'm not going to do anything with William, even if he is, I also know that it's impossible for me to be with him, or his cousin will eat me alive? Those rich people The brain circuits are all the same. My own children are right no matter what they do. What is wrong is the bad guys who 'lured' them. I don't want to get into trouble. I just appreciate it. Appreciation is not against the law, right? And I recently had Maybe I have to settle down, and staying in Los Angeles is to stabilize internal harmony."

"Really? Congratulations."

"hey-hey."

After hanging up the phone, MiG’s performance was not as happy as his voice on the phone. He looked at the phone blankly, suddenly a little dazed. All the friends around him had their homes, even the teacher Schiller had changed his ways, and The ex-girlfriend got back together and stabilized.What about him?He unconsciously muttered to himself: "Am I going to be left alone again?"

"You still have me." Andy, who has turned from a boy into a young boy, has been standing beside MiG for a long time. He holds MiG's hand and comforts the beautiful man in front of him like an ink painting in his own way. .

Miguel bent down, pinched Andy's face, and teased him, "You? Are you coming to be my wife?"

"Okay."

"..." It was MiG's turn to be generalized, "Well, you don't understand, don't say such things casually in the future."

"I understand!" Andy's eyes of different colors flashed with determination, "I have grown up, don't treat me like a child."

MiG raised his hand and compared someone's height: "When you are taller than me, come and discuss with me about growing up or not."

Andy was a little unconvinced, but MiG was really tall. Even if he stood on tiptoe, he could barely reach MiG's chin. He couldn't even do such a technical job as a forced kiss, and suddenly he felt a little hopeless.

Miguel rubbed Andy's head, but smiled happily.This is why he likes to come to church to help when he has nothing to do. It always brings him the simplest happiness.

……

While sifting through the cast, William and Wendy were preparing the storyboards and storyboards.

The script of the first season of "Growing Pains" has all been released. After all, this is the first season of a TV series. It is impossible to completely write while filming and broadcasting. They have to prepare comprehensive materials for NBC TV to watch. , the other party's executives may buy the copyright of the first season, and then decide whether to renew it based on the ratings.

Having a script is not everything will be smooth sailing, it is only the first step in the long march, the most important thing is to prepare the storyboard and storyboard according to the script.

A storyboard is essentially a hand-drawn sketch of a shot sheet.

Yes, whether it is shooting a movie or a TV series, the first thing to do is to draw it, so that the actors and crew can intuitively understand what kind of shot the director wants.

Different shots of medium shots, panoramic shots, and close-ups will be planned in advance in the storyboard.

It's like drawing a manga.

If this kind of storyboard is to save money, you can ask students from the Academy of Fine Arts to do it for you. It will be very "cheap", but the quality cannot be guaranteed.

Some directors also like to draw by themselves, which is why there is a professional course of fine arts in the curriculum of the director department.

However, uh, not all directors have the artistic talent in painting. For example, Miguel, who became a monk halfway through without systematic study, loves to draw all kinds of stick figures that make people cry. Wendy once read the story The board saw the collapse: "If outsiders see MiG's 'masterpiece', his status as an artist god will definitely collapse in minutes."

"Then try not to let outsiders know about it." William had to say sincerely that Luciferd's paintings were better than MiG's.

The difference between a movie and a TV series is that the director of a movie generally decides the storyboard, but the TV series will be decided by the core person in the screenwriting team.

In an American TV series, the core screenwriter, not the director, has the most important right to speak, so the core screenwriter will also participate in how to shoot.

It was easier for William to prepare the storyboards for the TV series this time, because the core screenwriters Sabatino found had a background in art, and they didn't need to worry about storyboards at all.The core screenwriter has already led the team to get it done consciously. Of course, in terms of salary, he asked for more for himself and his team. William thinks this is very reasonable, and those who can do more work.

There was also set and costume design that needed to be decided by William.

The specific lines in the script may be decided before the last minute of shooting, but the main tone of the background of the story and the characteristics of the times must be decided at the beginning, and it is not recommended to be changed.

Because these determine the shooting location and the setting on the location.

What William wanted to shoot was a sitcom, and he only needed to shoot with multiple cameras in the studio. This saved him a lot of trouble in locating the shooting site, but it also made him very dependent on the fact that once the decision was made, it would be difficult to make another decision. The interior of the studio was changed, and the construction of several main scenes must be carefully and carefully.

The main scenes in "Growing Pains" are the places where the protagonists appear most often, such as the study of the father who is a psychologist, the kitchen of the mother, and the living room where they and their children are always talking.

The layout of the scene requires the intervention of the art director, and the clothing will also start to design clothing sketches suitable for the environment and the character of the character.

Finally, there's the habit of making the production manual that William inherited from Wheeler, which always helped him a lot.

The production manual will write down the contact information of all the crew and cast and crew in an orderly manner, even the phone number of the studio security guard's home will be recorded in the book.This is the best way for William and Wendy's crew to never have any chaos. They always know who to blame and how to contact each other immediately when something happens.

While William was busy preparing these, Luciferd began to feel a little unhappy.

Because William hasn't been with him for too long, even though William basically works at home, Luciferd is just put aside to play with marshmallows, which makes him feel neglected.

A child is a child, no matter how well-behaved he is, he will start to turn into a bear after accumulating a certain degree of sadness.

Therefore, William, who was rarely knocked down by the flu this year, encountered a situation that was even more bewildering than his own illness - Luciferd was ill.

Luciferd, who was always healthy, naturally frightened everyone with this disease.

Aunt Elizabeth has rushed to Los Angeles from Italy, but... After she arrived, she found helplessly that her youngest son did not actually need her. From the beginning to the end, Lucifer insisted on pulling William's Anyone can leave, except William.Because as long as William let go of Luciferd's hand, he would struggle to wake up even when he was suffering from a fever and began to cry loudly.

Therefore, the final result is that William stays in bed in a private hospital all day, and other people take turns to help take care of him.When you come, you have to be careful to avoid the paparazzi. These guys with sharper ears have already surrounded the outside of the hospital, with an attitude of swearing not to leave until they get the news.

"Because We Are Family" was a huge hit in 85, because of the Oscars, because of the high box office, and because of the beauties and beautiful scenery that can be seen on the screen.

But the strangest thing is that the most popular actor because of this movie is not Hepburn, nor Oscar winner Neil, nor Margaret who disappeared after playing this time, but only a few minutes before and after appearances. Lucifer who was cut into an emoji.The degree of attention it has received is beyond everyone's imagination, and even many big-name children's brands have called William to ask if Luciferd is interested in making an advertisement.

William definitely refused. His little cousin will inherit the family business in the future.As an actor or something, although William didn't discriminate against actors, if his grandfather and aunt found out, even if they hurt him again, they would definitely tear him up.

But this is enough to show how much paparazzi searchlights attracted the attention of Lu Si Weide's turbulent momentum.

Today it was Elizabeth's turn to come to the hospital to accompany Luciferd and William. As soon as she entered the door, she saw William's right hand being tightly held by Lucifer who was receiving the infusion. William could only use his unaccustomed left hand. Flipping through the recommendation list of the crew, he made a phone call in a low voice.

After the directors of the key departments are determined, the next step is for the directors to recommend people from their own teams to expand the crew.

These people are highly mobile, some have worked with them before, and William can hire them with confidence, while some have never worked together, so William and Wendy have to personally check.

The most important requirement William has for these people is not to lie. In his opinion, honesty is the most important thing.

And this can be seen through "verification recommendation".

William and Wendy were on the phone separately, and they were already familiar with the basic routines. The questions they asked were nothing more than "How long have you worked with the recommender?", "What position did this person hold at the time? Good? Good? Bad?", "How popular was he in the last crew?" and most importantly, "If you have the opportunity in the future, will you hire him and work with him?"

When Elizabeth came in, William was making a similar call, so he couldn't greet his aunt immediately.Elizabeth didn't mind this either, instead she stepped forward and helped William straighten the document that was about to fall from his hand.

William, who is used to his right hand, suddenly can only work with his left hand, which is really inconvenient.

But Lucifer's right hand was being infused. If William wanted to make his little cousin feel comfortable being held, he could only use his right hand to hold Lucifer's free left hand, and then work hard on his left hand.

After William finished calling, Aunt Elizabeth had already peeled an apple for William.

When Elizabeth handed the apple to William, she asked him by the way: "Do you regret it now? It's still too late~"

William's answer was still firm and he shook his head: "I don't regret it." His favorite fairy tale book said so, it is because you spend time on your rose that makes your rose so important .