Don't call me Master, call me Director

Recalling the Shinji whom he met at the banquet, Aoko really couldn't associate that kid with the word "Mr."

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Qingzi shaved his cheeks, "I just think that kid should be very proud right now."

The Fate/Zero movie trailer is very popular with fans. This can be seen from the fact that after watching the first public trailer, the current message boards are basically filled with anticipation.

"Of course, this is the work of Shinji Matou. Now he must be reading our reviews calmly, and making the post-production of the film with confidence, and dedicating the best film to us."

Youzhu concluded with full expectation.

However, the reality is...

"?? Mud????! What the hell is going on with this movie!"

In the post-editing room, Second Master Shen let out a helpless lament.

After enjoying a short and relaxing New Year's holiday, Shinji came to Tsuburaya Company in Tokyo for the post-production of his second film.

The post-production room in Fuyuki City has already started construction, but some equipment needs to be customized, so there is no way to put it into use now.

Shen Er estimated that he would be able to use his own post-production studio after his next film.

However, not being able to use his own production studio is not the reason for Shen Er's irritability. What Shen Er is really worried about is how Fate/Zero should edit.

It stands to reason that with the reference of previous dramas and the editing experience of FSN, Shen Er should not have troubles about what to do in the later stage.

However, the fact is that Shen Er really felt helpless about the later stage of Fate/Zero.

The question Shen Er pondered was very simple, how long should Fate/Zero be cut for.

To be more precise, what Shinji is struggling with is whether Fate/Zero should be cut into one movie or two movies. [-], [-]"[-] [-]

This is why the second half of the plot screen does not appear in the trailer that has been released so far, because Shen Er has not yet decided whether to cut it into the movie.

Before the project started, Shen Er's earliest plan was to cut it into two films directly, but after in-depth research on the film market and shooting materials, Shen Er hesitated again.

Throughout the entire history of film development, no matter before or after Shen Er's time travel, most of the films that were split into two screenings were thrown off the street.

Even if there are no hits on the street, the movie's reputation is not very good.

Not only is one movie split into two, but it is also the case with those movies that are over-prepared for sequels.

Even if the last movie was a success, the next movie will still be bad.

The most typical example of this is the second and third parts of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Of course, calling a film that nearly broke $10 billion worldwide (3 million worldwide) would be a failure.

But the collapse of word-of-mouth and the worse box office results than the second part of the third part are real.

The same goes for the top and bottom of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the top and bottom of The Hunger Games 3...etc.

This is why Hollywood studios have gone through a round of trial and error and then never make any movies again.

Shinji believes that with Fate/Zero's wonderful script and his own cross-generational filmmaking philosophy, even if it is divided into two films, there will be no problem at the box office.

But in this way, the word-of-mouth of the Fate series is likely to be bad.

It is not impossible to have a bad reputation, but scolding is absolutely inevitable.

And this is what Shen Er has been trying to avoid. This is his second movie, and it is also the second movie of the movie model he wants to promote. Even if he makes less money and earns a little less, he must build a good reputation.

Analyzing the reasons why the audience might scold their mothers, Shen Er felt that this had a lot to do with the entertainment method of movies.

Unlike TV dramas, audiences have to buy tickets to watch movies.

From the audience's point of view, when I buy a ticket to enter the cinema, I naturally want to see a complete story.

I spent money and you left half of the story for me, what does that mean?

More importantly, audiences don't want to spend hours on their own just to watch a trailer for the next movie.

Don't look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe has always been ridiculed as a series, but every Marvel movie is trying to tell a complete story of its own, paving the way for future movies.

The only exception is "Avengers 2", and then the reputation of this movie collapsed.

There can be suspense in the sequel, but the story must be complete.

This is the truest reaction of movie fans that Shen Er has learned through various channels.

In the end, Shen Er decided to give up the plan of two movies first, and cut and watch one movie first.

After several weeks of trying, Shinji finally completed the first cut of Fate/Zero—the 5-hour version—while retaining the main plot.

Although this version looks very long, considering that the initial cut of most movies is basically around four hours, Shen Er felt that if he worked harder, he might be able to get a good result.

So in the next few weeks, Er Ye had to repeatedly watch a large amount of lens material every day, just to shorten the duration of the movie to a reasonable range.

Sometimes Shinji would even go back and look for the shots he had already cut, just to see if he could replace the used shots to shorten the duration.

After all, a shot that looks bad will become a stroke of genius after careful editing.

Movie editing is not a simple arrangement and combination, it requires lens logic and various switching techniques.

In this matter, Shen Er couldn't use magic to help, so he could only polish it slowly with patience.

The core of Shen Er's editing is very clear. This is a typical special effects blockbuster. Even if the ending of the story is not good, even if the plot is a bit dark, the audience must enjoy watching it.

After countless repeated editing, Shen Er finally shortened the 5-hour initial cut version to 3 hours, 18 minutes and 27 seconds.

This is not counting the ending credits and some pure special effects cutscenes. All together, the length of this Fate/Zero film will be about 3 hours and 30 minutes.

This is not enough. The length of the feature film that Shen Er planned for himself should be within 3 hours. If it is longer, even if the theater has no objection, the audience's bladder will also have objections.

So Shen Er could only make persistent efforts.

He first cut off those dispensable shots, then the shots that repeatedly explained the suspicion ineffectively, then the redundant and meaningless shots, and then the shots that have nothing to do with the main line.

During this period, Shinji subtracted a lot of his favorite shots, so he had to convince himself with the reason that "it will be included in the extended version in the future".

By the end of February, the editing of the film was basically completed, and after untold hardships, Erye Shen finally cut out a version with a feature length of 3 hours and 02 minutes.

At this stage, Shen Er's work has finally become a little easier.

At this time, he is more involved in supervising and reviewing the production of computer special effects, the post-dubbing of actors, the production of sound effects and soundtracks... etc., all of which are gatekeeping tasks.

It is also interesting to say that whether it is FSN or FZ, the first language of the film is Japanese, but most of the dubbing in the English version is performed by the actors themselves.

After all, the actors of the two movies are either heroic spirits who rely on the Holy Grail to speak the world's major languages ​​fluently, or magicians who have studied magic for many years and have already mastered English.

On the contrary, British people like Kenneth need to find someone to help them with Japanese dubbing.

The only exception is Shiro, whose construction site English can embarrass the British out of three rooms and one living room on the ground.

Just after Shen Er relaxed a little at work, Miss Cloris, who had disappeared for a long time, returned to Er Ye's vision.

"Did you do it on purpose?"

In Tsuburaya's post-production room, Shen Er asked twitchingly.

"Intentionally what? It's just that after the Oscar nominations were announced, my work in North America ended. So here's your... film production progress."

Having said that, looking at Shinji, Cloris sighed a long time.

"Originally I wanted to get you a Golden Globe or an Oscar nomination. It's a pity that you turned it down directly."

Chapter 65 The advantage is in me!

"Oscar? How much box office is that thing worth?"

Shen Er asked in disdain.

"It's still worth a lot at the box office... at least in North America."

Cloris' tone was somewhat unconfident.

Shen Er calmly shrugged his shoulders: "But it doesn't mean anything to FSN, and it's not an Olympic movie that will be released on a large scale after the Oscars. And the old men in the academy don't look down on me."

Cloris shook her head: "It's up to people. Maybe they can win a few technology awards?"

Shen Er retorted: "Don't even think about it. I'm already too busy to learn from Gu Dazi and act separately. I don't have time to rush for awards."

"Who is Gudazi? Your ex-girlfriend?"

Shen Er didn't answer this question, but continued: "Besides, even if Times Group does public relations, they won't give me the award because of the face of European gentlemen."

Because of the lack of Hollywood's influence in dominating the global film market, the influence of the Oscars in this world is simply not comparable to the awards of the three major European film festivals.

In order to reflect the fairness and influence of the Oscars, the Academy even awarded a large number of awards to European films.

To use a saying in the industry, "Chinese movies do not lack an Oscar, but the Oscar needs to prove itself by giving it this award."

Erye Shen, who doesn't even look up to the three major film festivals, even less likes second-rate awards like Oscars.

Cloris felt that it was a pity. As an American, she certainly hoped that Oscar's influence would increase.

In the case of being inferior to the three major film festivals in terms of art, Cloris felt that Oscar might be able to take a commercial approach to overtaking on corners.

"You're dreaming." Shen Er twitched his fingers and laughed at Cloris's innocence, "The old men in the academy have long worshiped the European maze, and they dream of getting the approval of the European masters, even if they sell their asses. "

"Go, be less talkative."

Cloris scolded in disgust.

But she couldn't help laughing when she thought of the way those old men raised their buttocks.

"Okay, that's the end of the Oscar matter." Cloris brought the topic back to normal, "I have already communicated with the directors of the group's distribution department and publicity department before I came. During the movie promotion period, the group's media resources will be inclined to FZ."

This is good news, Shinji nodded.

"I read the European and American feedback data you sent me before, and the current publicity effect is very good, much better than I expected."

Cloris praised: "After all, it's your publicity strategy."

"It's just that the existing propaganda methods are too primitive." Shen Er shrugged his shoulders easily twice.

At present, film companies basically invite film critics to comment on a film, and then advertise through various channels.

The content of the promotion is also very simple, except for the star lineup and the movie plot, the rest is only that the movie has won a few awards.

Shen Er is different. Having seen how commercial movies should be promoted, he has produced countless promotional plans, ranging from surfing the screen to interacting with movie fans.

Er Ye even prepared a lot of alternatives and improvement plans, which will be adjusted in a timely manner according to the feedback.

"About publicity, Fate/Zero, aren't you going to arrange a screening for film critics and media?"

"For the media, it's fine to arrange it until the premiere. It's fine for the film critics, but invite someone to come over and scold me, am I cheap?" Shen Er complained with squinting eyes.

"If you are willing to spend money, there should be some film critics who are willing to say good things, right?"

"That little guy is useless at all. Besides, if it's really that tricky, I might as well just use suggestion magic to hypnotize me, and I don't even need to spend money."

Shen Er waved his hand casually: "Just ignore them."

"It's up to you, anyway, your movie is up to you."

Cloris shook her head helplessly, now that Shen Er is in full swing, unless his movie hits the street, he will have the absolute say in movie promotion.

"Okay, I'm going to Fuyuki City to find Heroic actors to shoot promotional materials. Hey, it's really too much trouble for Heroic actors to count Fuyuki City, and I have to go to Fuyuki City to record the program interview. I really don't know those actors When can I go directly to the United States."

Speaking of this, Cloris deliberately glanced at Shinji.

In the end, Shinji put on the earphones silently, and confirmed the sound effects of the movie, as if he didn't hear what Cloris said.

"You guy..."

Cloris clenched her fist tightly, trying to restrain her urge to hit someone.

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After Cloris left, Shinji continued his own post-production.

Although most of Fate/Zero's shots are shot on location, there are still a small number of shots that require computer special effects.

Fortunately, there are not many shots in this part, and the requirements for special effects are not too high, so Tsuburaya's equipment can handle it.

In addition to special effects, Shen Er also needs to add and edit various sound effects with the sound effects artist. In addition, he also pays attention to the soundtrack created by the soundtrack artist to ensure that all the sounds appearing in the movie perfectly meet the standards in his mind.

At the same time, Time Group and Bandai released the second official trailer edited by Shinji himself.

This trailer still follows the style of big scenes and big productions, and after Shinji confirms that a movie is done, the second half of the screen is added to the trailer.

"Wang Lai admits. Wang Lai allows. Wang Lai carries the whole world on his back."

Gilgamesh's rhetoric in the face of the black mud infestation satisfied many Shining female fans.