After learning that the movie could be released in theaters, the director of "Smart: Ghost Shadow" deliberately revised the ending.added a terrifying atmosphere, which made the movie perform well at the later theatrical box office, laying the foundation for the later filming of the sequel.It's just, even so, judging from the plot of the movie alone.In fact, the first part of "Smart: Ghost Shadow" does not have a strong connection with the subsequent series.On the contrary, from the second part, the plot of each sequel is closely related.Now, as the filmmaker of "Smart: Ghost Shadow" in this world, Zhao Yuan naturally will not follow the path of the original director.In the script design, he first made changes to the ending and chose the theatrical version as the end of the movie.At the same time, some details have been added to the plot of the movie to pave the way for the next sequel.This modification made the filming time of the movie longer, from the original seven days to half a month.However, it greatly enriches the background of the script, which is not too conspicuous in the first part, but with the appearance of the sequel later, it will make the whole content of the script natural, not as stiff as the sequels of some movies.......
"Is there anything wrong with it, director?"
”The filming scene of "Smart: Ghost Shadow".Hearing Zhao Yuan's shouting card, the two couple actors showed puzzled expressions on their faces.They glanced at each other, looked at Zhao Yuan standing behind the DV camera, and asked with some apprehension.As a couple who have been in Hollywood for many years, but have not improved, they do not have any confidence to confront the director, and the whole movie shooting process is completely what Zhao Yuan said they would do."
I feel that the conversation you just had was a little unnatural."
Met the eyes of the two actors, and Zhao Yuan said what he thought in his heart."
Unnatural?"
Hearing Zhao Yuan's words, the two looked at each other for a moment, and the actor who played the male protagonist in the movie spoke: "However, we have already corrected the lines of the script and there is no problem." ”Zhao Yuan is now a well-known screenwriter and director in Hollywood.The two actors were naturally extremely excited to participate in the film he filmed, so they got "Smart: Ghost Shadow" right several times, trying not to have any problems in the official shooting."
Perhaps, that's your biggest problem."
Hearing the actor's answer, Zhao Yuan's expression suddenly changed a little."
The shooting of this movie is a 'pseudo-documentary' style, I chose you as the starring role, that is, I fancy the relationship between your lovers who naturally do not need to perform, only natural and unmodified lenses can persuade the audience to the greatest extent that what they see is the daily life of a normal couple, not a movie ......"
"It's also my fault, the script shouldn't be written so clearly, in fact, many plots can be played freely."
The filming of the original "Smart: Ghost Shadow" did not have a complete script from beginning to end.Such a movie, for professionals, may not even be a movie.However, from the perspective of 'documentary', it is undoubtedly the right way to shoot.After all, what kind of lens sense does a documentary need, the more natural it is, the more it can show the truth.Thinking of this, Zhao Yuan directly revised the script, cutting out a large number of lines from the original script, allowing the two leading actors to play as freely as possible and present the appearance of life in the DV camera.At the same time, he also changed the lens and lighting of the DV camera, no longer facing the actors as before, but deliberately deviated a little, giving people the feeling of inadvertent recording.With these changes, the filming changes of "Smart: Ghost Shadow" have been smoother.After not sticking to the script's lines, the two actors behaved more and more naturally in front of the camera, as if they were really just documenting their daily life through DV cameras, rather than shooting movies.As a movie, of course.Although it is called a 'pseudo-documentary', it is impossible for Zhao Yuan to really use it to shoot daily life.Therefore, in these daily shots, he will also intersperse some terrifying scenes from time to time, or shadows flashing on the TV screen, or shaking lights, these scenes that are common in life."
Director, because of your previous shooting, I'm a little scared when I see the mirror now."
These scenes, for Zhao Yuan, may not have any feeling.However, from the perspective of the two actors, it is somewhat scary.In particular, in order to pursue realism, many of the horror plots added by Zhao Yuan were not notified in advance, and they often appeared on the scene suddenly after discussing with the prop designer of the movie."
That's how you can shoot a real sense of horror, isn't it?"
Hearing the actor's complaints, Zhao Yuan smiled and comforted.In the past few days, the filming of "Smart: Ghost Shadow" is nearing completion, and it will be completed in about two or three days.Of course, the completion of the filming of the film does not mean the end.Although "Smart: Ghost Shadow" is a 'pseudo-documentary', it also needs to be edited.Especially in the shooting of some horror scenes, in order to be able to achieve the effect, more or less staff are involved in it.These shots will be edited in post-production to make the whole movie look like a home video as much as possible.......
"Although, it's not the first time I've heard you say that, but Alan, I'm still going to say a ......"
"You're just a pervert!"
”On the phone, I once again learned that Zhao Yuan's new movie "Smart: Ghost Shadow" has been completed.Wen Ziren couldn't help but burst out foul and said speechlessly."
The 'pseudo-documentary' form of film was originally shot at this speed, but in fact, half a month has been much longer than I originally expected."
If Zhao Yuan is not mistaken, the original version of "Smart: Ghost Shadow" took seven days to complete the shooting.Even, during the filming, the neighbors did not know about the process of their filming."
Half a month, you know that it took about 18 days for me to shoot the fastest "Chainsaw", and if you count the preparations, it will also take a month.""
It only took you half a month to complete a movie, and it still feels too long."
Wen Ziren's current fastest film record is "Chainsaw", and he has not shot a movie so quickly since then.It is precisely because of this that he is amazed by Zhao Yuan's rapid shooting."
Okay, don't talk about that, in short, the new movie is released, you must notify me!""
In fact, the editing of the movie is already done, so I believe it won't be long before you can see it in theaters."
Wen Ziren: "......"