It is not impossible to squeeze into the top 12 from the 28th place.
But it is difficult, very difficult to rank 28 among the top 3.
He Tianran followed the troops into the academy's theater building with an almost pensive look on his face.
Hong Kong City Film Academy has many small theaters. It used to be a large warehouse, but was later divided into rooms with cement walls.
As soon as you enter the door, you will see a large room of more than 250 square meters, which is also the largest rehearsal hall in the theater building. There are a bunch of scenery blocks neatly stacked in the corner of the room.
The so-called scenery block is actually a set of basic tools for drama stage scenery and stage design. The various backgrounds seen in the theater include some large props such as wardrobes, door walls, cars and even tanks. It is made of building blocks and then covered with corresponding background cloth.
The first thing students in the acting department learn when they enroll is to use scenery blocks to create backgrounds, because the way they submit their homework and take exams is all in the form of skits, and each skit must be set up.
The remaining small theaters that are separated range from sixty to seventy square meters. They are usually mainly used for rehearsals and classes by students in the performance department. Since scenes of life-like dramas are staged here every day, students generally The theater building is jokingly called the "house of drunkenness, dreams and death".
Twenty-eight directing department candidates were led to the largest rehearsal hall, and then they were told to wait for now.
Soon after, a group of candidates from the photography department also arrived here one after another. Their number was similar to that of the directing department. After all, these two majors have always been inseparable.
A group of people, Monk Zhang Er, couldn't figure it out. Generally speaking, the professional examinations of respective departments are separate.
Just as I was thinking about it, there was another sound of footsteps outside the rehearsal hall door. Listening to the formation, there should be a lot of people coming this time.
Sure enough, people from the performance department also arrived. Since the school's performance department plans to recruit 60 people this year, there are also the most people entering the fourth exam. Looking at it at a glance, there are about 150 people.
When it comes to the final exam, these candidates from the acting department can be said to be the best of the best. The directing department and the photography department are notorious for being more wolf than meat. Among the fifty or so people, there are only two girls, and their talents are not mentioned. , the appearance is really not that good, so when they saw the beauties from the acting department, there was a burst of youthful commotion in the crowd, and one or two eyes were opened.
Fortunately, dozens of examiners and teaching assistants followed the team. The moment they entered the rehearsal hall, the group of candidates fell silent.
An older, artistic-looking female teacher came out and faced everyone.
"This year's film school art exam is different from previous years. Because the fourth exam of the directing department, the acting department, and the third exam of the photography department collided with each other, the school leaders decided to add a joint exam. Everyone is asked to combine their respective majors. Within twenty-four hours, we jointly completed a short film of more than 90 seconds and less than 300 seconds."
As soon as the news was announced, everyone present let out a big or small exclamation!
Short film shooting? Twenty-four hours of extreme creation?
So far, the film school has never had any exam precedent of asking a group of high school candidates to shoot a short film. This kind of question is usually aimed at those who are taking the postgraduate entrance examination.
For undergraduate students, the fourth test usually involves film analysis and sketches.
After all, a bunch of young guys, what do you expect them to shoot?
Therefore, this kind of exam really shows your kung fu.
"Relevant photographic equipment, props and costumes have been prepared in the rehearsal hall next door. Of course, the teachers' suggestion is that you discuss it here first. After all, students in the directing department also need time for creation and communication."
The female teacher couldn't help laughing when she looked at the candidates who were calm on the surface, but in fact were in a mess inside. She looked at her watch and continued:
"It is now ten o'clock in the morning. At this time tomorrow, students from the directing department and photography department will gather in the movie theater. Students from the acting department will come back here. Okay, after everyone is divided into groups, each group will have a person in charge of invigilating the exam. Seniors and seniors, if you don’t understand anything, just ask them directly, let’s get started!”
Following the teacher's order, a group of candidates completely exploded.
"What should I do? I don't look good on camera without makeup!"
"What machine will I use later? I can only use a SLR. I have never used a camera. I probably don't know how to turn it on..."
"Wow, it's so hard. What are we going to film? My brain is all turned into mush. Man, since it's a joint exam, can we co-direct? Then the chief director will be yours and the executive director will be mine, okay?"
For a time, the sounds of exchanges, complaints, shouts and other sounds were intertwined together. He Tianran also stood there in a daze, but the more he encountered this kind of situation, the more calm he should be.
He slowly withdrew from the crowd, found a secluded corner to sit down, took out his headphones from his bag, put them on, and played a song to himself.
Turning the rosary in his hand, he was like a bystander, silently observing the situation.
Each candidate has a number plate on their clothes, which is their ranking in the three examinations. The acting department is blue, the photography department is orange, and the directing department is red.
The higher the number of units ranked, the more people tend to gather around them, because everyone knows that this number, at this moment, represents their respective professional strength.
Candidates like He Tianran, who are at the bottom of professional rankings, need to take the initiative to find people to cooperate, and no one may even pay attention to them.
A familiar look was cast towards the boy, and He Tianran's eyes met in mid-air.
That is Wen Liang who is labeled as the number one performer.
The tall girl looked at him in the crowd, and then glanced coldly.
He Tianran smiled bitterly and touched his nose. He had lied to her once. It would be strange if she could treat him well.
Actually, it can’t be called a lie, right?
It's just that I didn't say everything.
However, if I was shameless and asked for warmth, maybe things would turn around?
You know, Wen Liang, who is number one in the acting department, has already added a lot of points to the film just by standing in front of the camera.
Her heart was beating faster than her actions. From the corner of her eye, Wen Liang saw the boy walking towards her with a few steps left. When she was about to speak, she immediately walked towards Li Wang who was not far away, as if on purpose.
He Tianran paused and watched Li Wang and Wen Liang greet each other familiarly. The boy talked about his creative ideas for shooting. When the girl nodded seriously, an inexplicable sense of loss came to her heart.
If, it's just normal.
But why am I standing in the examination room of the film school...
Even though he knew that she was not that 'her', Ke He Tianran's heart still throbbed twice.
He took a few deep breaths and continued to observe what was happening in the rehearsal hall.
In addition to ranking first, everyone will also give priority to finding people they know personally to work with.
People like Wen Liang and Li Wang who came from the same training class knew each other, and it was easy to communicate with each other. They knew the basics and knew their respective abilities and advantages, so they had a tacit understanding when working together.
The four words "people are divided into groups" are really the most suitable footnotes for the situation in front of us.
Seeing that some people have formed their own "small crew", Li Wang's group even includes the first place in the photography department and the top three in the acting department. It is truly a "devil team" worthy of the name.
It is increasingly difficult for me to obtain a good ranking.
What he wants is not just as simple as squeezing into the top 12 and getting an admission spot.
If you lose this time, your life will really be a complete failure.
He Tianran pressed his temples and became restless.
"Hey, buddy, is that the Xingyue Bodhi you are holding in your hand?"
At this time, a voice full of Beijing flavor sounded in his ears.
He Tianran turned his head and saw a boy with phoenix eyes who was about the same height as him, with his hands in his pockets and wearing a black plush hat, asking him.
A second later, the other party bent down and looked carefully at the Xingyue Bodhi in He Tianran's hand. Around his neck, a mountain ghost money tied with a red rope swayed slightly in the air.
He Tianran looked at the other party's number plate——
Orange, No. 15.
Looking at the handed bracelet, the Photography Department No. 15 was stunned and raised his head.
"Hello, my name is He Tianran, and I am at the bottom of the director department."
When the boy wearing a black velvet hat heard this, he laughed and said:
"Hello, Cai Jueming, majoring in photography. My friends all like to call me Mr. Cai. As for this thing..." He tugged at his number plate, tore it up casually, and threw it on the ground.
"Hey, I just took the test blindly."
