The Rise of Korean Entertainment

Lee Mong-ryong has done music videos like this before, but wasn't it for Girls' Generation and TTS before? To be honest, there was not much time left for everyone to split the shots, so overall it wasn't difficult.

But this time it was Kim Taeyeon and Lee Soon Kyu alone, so Lee Menglong actually found a few music videos and took a look at them. How should I put it, anyway, he felt that the music videos only needed to be beautiful, fresh and fresh.

Whatever can be saved on the plot can be saved. To put it bluntly, the more beautiful the better. Everyone would be happy if Kim Taeyeon and Kim Taeyeon were filmed as a flower. But is a four-minute short film just so flattering to the camera?

Anyway, Li Menglong can't do this kind of thing, so the plot still needs to be a little bit, but not complicated, and because there is no dialogue and it needs to fit the lyrics, the language of the shots also needs to be straightforward.

Finally, I sorted out my thoughts again. At this time, the plane began to prepare for landing. Since shooting the MV, it is natural to find a place with better scenery, and Jeju Island has grasslands, beaches, and mountains. You can make whatever scenery you want. point, so Li Menglong rushed over with a team of more than a dozen people.

As for Lee Soon-gyu and Li Sun-kyu, they have been working all night again and are now asleep in the first-class cabin. The two little girls have also been very tired recently, but this is the fate of celebrities, you have to admit it!

"Cheer up, I'm expecting two beauties to entertain your eyes soon!" Li Menglong sat in the car and teased the two yawning girls.

"When are we not beautiful?"

"How about shooting the MV right now? If you dare, I dare!"

Naturally, Lee Soon-kyu couldn't answer the call this time. Although he was confident in his bare face, what woman would dislike beauty? So she hugged Kim Taeyeon and dozed off, ignoring him.

"How many days will we stay in Jeju Island?" Kim Taeyeon asked.

"I should be able to go back tomorrow afternoon. After all, it's just an MV. It took too long to shoot and it smashed my sign!"

"Tch! I don't know who used our tts MV to practice in the first place. How ungrateful!" Kim Taeyeon muttered in a low voice, but the volume was just right for Li Menglong to hear.

"So why don't you give thanks now!" Li Menglong said helplessly: "Although I don't need to act, I just have some snacks during the filming. They are all actors!"

"I know, Lee Menglong's products must be high-quality, and I don't know who shouted such a catchy slogan!" Kim Taeyeon said speechlessly, and at the same time, her cold hand directly inserted into Lee Soonkyu's neck, which made Lee Soonkyu sober up in an instant. .

"They are just stating a fact, although I don't care very much!" Li Menglong continued: "But I don't plan to smash the sign on two music videos for the first time, so the relationship between the crew and the crew needs to be clarified!"

"The world is big, but the director is the biggest!" Lee Soon Kyu said with disgust: "Don't take advantage of me by filming, otherwise I will sue you for molestation!"

The conversation between the two made the staff at the front of the bus laugh. The music video itself does not require many people, just a few cameras, lighting staff and stylist assistants. Of course, we also hired some temporary ones locally. Actors, Li Menglong doesn’t need to worry about these.

Leaving the two girls in the beauty salon to dress up beautifully, Li Menglong took a group of people to a few designated locations for field inspections. The weather was good and the hardware was OK. There was no need to question the director's ability. Let's watch it now. The two heroines played well.

Li Shunkyu flipped through the script in her hand. She felt that her outlook on life had been refreshed. Why should a music video be so complicated and require a performance? Could it be that she, Li Shunkyu, is relying on a music video to compete for some award?

"That's right, they even condescended to take a picture of the two of us!" Kim Taeyeon said with her lips pursed.

"He dares not to film!" Lee Soon Kyu said arrogantly, and then fell asleep again. As for the script, we will discuss it on the spot.

They arrived by plane at around 5 o'clock, but they didn't all get together until after 10 o'clock in the morning. I have to say that putting on makeup for female celebrities is really scary, especially if they have to redo their hairstyle. Condition.

However, the effect was still very obvious. Li Menglong felt a little surprised when he looked at it. These girls were rarely seen by him, and they were even more beautiful than on the stage!

"Stop looking and get to work quickly! If you want to watch it, you can watch it when you get home!" Li Shunkyu took the initiative and said cheekily. Of course, he couldn't stop his proud look. A woman should be happy with herself.

Li Menglong listened to the advice and took the initiative to tell the two of them about the camera angle and the intention of shooting. However, the core point was to shoot as beautiful as possible, which both of them happened to be good at.

"But isn't this the same place? The two of us filming together?" Kim Taeyeon asked.

"Did I say you didn't read the script?" Li Menglong replied without bothering to explain: "The key is to shoot two styles in one place! Hurry up and move!"

Once he enters the crew, Li Menglong's authority will be guaranteed. There is no doubt about this. The girls understand this truth and maintain it very well, so everything goes smoothly after entering the working state.

The blue sea, blue sky, grassland and mountains, this scenery alone is so beautiful that people are speechless. Coupled with the two people Kim Taeyeon and Lee Soon Kyu appearing in the middle of the shot, they add a touch of beauty to this beautiful scenery.

"Perfect, let's do another group, Kim Taeyeon can run a little more relaxed!" Li Menglong also kept adjusting: "Lee Soonkyu just stand there and don't move around. Although it's a virtual scene, can you have a professional attitude as a background!"

If there weren't so many people, Lee Soon Kyu would have jumped up. Did these two people gang up to bully her? In Kim Taeyeon's MV, why does she stand at a distance and act like she's carrying her back? The sun is also very strong, and I will sweat even if I stand here.

Besides, due to the focus of the lens, her back in the lens is probably not noticeable unless you look carefully. Is it useful? Bullies don't bully like this, do they?

Fortunately, Kim Taeyeon also came to serve as a human background when she was filming. During the filming, Lee Soon Kyu felt that Lee Mong Ryong had a lot of ideas, but it was too late to ask.

Although the two MVs did not require many shots, it was still a bit difficult to shoot them in one day and one night, so the time was very tight. I didn’t have a good meal at noon. I made a fool of myself with milk and bread before continuing to shoot the location.

There are various scenes of driving, making wishes, and playing at the beach in the outdoor scenes, but these are not coherent. Fortunately, the outdoor scenes have been filmed. As for the need to burn the lights at night, this time it is an indoor scene.

At this time, Li Soonkyu finally understood some of Li Menglong's thoughts. I have to say that this guy's brain is really abnormal and he can think of any idea.

So far, the two's MVs for each other are basically shot in the same place from different angles, but if you look carefully, you can find that they are acting as each other's backgrounds, and the place where the two intersect again is this small shop. .

"Kim Taeyeon pay attention to her expression and be fierce. This boss doesn't treat you well, so you resign voluntarily, you know!" Li Menglong added the plot before and after to help them integrate better.

Li Menglong became serious, and Kim Taeyeon couldn't stop joking, so her face was tight, and she kept losing her temper at the extra who was specially found, and even impromptuly threw the apron in her hand at the other person. on the face.

It’s just that for the first time in this scene, Lee Soon-kyu does not appear, because Lee Soon-kyu will also appear independently in this store next time. When editing, Lee Menglong will use light and dark effects to imply that the two of them work in the same store, one on the day shift and the other on the day shift. night shift.

Kim Taeyeon resigned due to the harshness of her boss, and Lee Soon Kyu left because he wanted to pursue his first love. The plots of the two finally had some overlap, and the entire story line finally emerged in their minds.

The story is not unusual and even a bit cliché. Kim Taeyeon and Lee Soon Kyu work in the same store at the same time, but they have never met due to time constraints. However, it is such a coincidence that the two always appear casually. In each other's lives, they appear as backgrounds and passers-by.

Just from this gimmick, you can see Li Menglong’s good intentions, and of course you can also see his sneaky tricks. After all, the workload of the original two MVs was actually compressed into one by him, but the effect is very good. OK

Especially with the biggest suspense, they have always appeared in each other's lives. When will the two people, one looking for first love and the other letting themselves go, realize each other's existence? Even Lee Soon Kyu and Lee Sun Kyu are curious about this.

The plot of the MV is actually a bit fragmented, but Li Menglong used camera language very well to connect the two people's lives together. At the end of the MV, Li Menglong had already selected the ending shot.

On the road around the sea in Jeju Island, Kim Taeyeon drove a small sports car against the setting sun with the blue sea on the side. She raised her arms and smiled heartily. The last shot showed her back against the sun, which was a bit dazzling.

Lee Soon Kyu, on the other hand, also drove the car after early morning, but it was accompanied by the early morning light, enjoying the quiet air around him and smiling clearly at the rising sun.

The final freeze-frame scene is wonderful. The scenes of the two people are actually the same: the road is divided into two, with dusk on one side and morning light on the other. Kim Taeyeon is shouting against the sunset, Lee Soon-gyu is smiling along the rising sun, and then the two are in different directions. drove over at the same time but at the same place.

As if they could see each other, they turned their heads at the same time, and then stretched out their hands. At the moment when they were about to take pictures of each other, the picture was frozen...

To be honest, these people who followed me to shoot the MV felt that Li Menglong went too far. A MV really does not need to be so complicated. This simply raises the overall production level of the MV. If not for time, it can even be expanded into a micro-movie. .

What a great idea. Two parallel strangers work in the same store and don't know each other, but they always appear in each other's lives.

If we can help each other inadvertently, and finally realize something like that at the end of the music video, or we never know each other's existence like at the end of the MV, as long as the story of the two people is filled in more exciting, this is the structure of the movie!

"Actually, there are still some scenes that need to be reshot, but this involves the sales plan this time. Anyway, I admire you for being right! Are the two little idols going to treat the director to dinner?" Li Menglong teased.