Ronald stepped onto the editing machine and started the film.
There was a rumble of film rolling, and an image appeared on the frosted glass, a close-up view of the old-fashioned Principal Toga.
"If the main criminal comes forward, I can let the others go..."
Good girl Kate Lambeau took the initiative to take responsibility.
"Kate Lambo, I will punish you by staying in school today." Principal Toga announced the punishment.
"And me, I'm also the main culprit." The rebellious girl Liv Randall said standing on the table.
"Who are you?" Principal Toga asked fiercely
Liv held out her hand "Liv Randall, rock...roll"
"Get lost? Okay, you and Kate will stay in school together."
"This is going to cut to the shot I took later here," Ronald thought.
The scene shifted to Liv and Kate comforting each other.
With a panning shot, the two walked into the grassland in the sunset and walked into the distance. The setting sun dyed their hair a golden color.
"It's very good? There are no problems with the camera, and there are no distortions. There are no problems with the actors' expressions, emotions, and the use of light. It's simply perfect."
Ronald looked confused. What's the problem? He stood still for half a minute, then rewound the film and looked at it again.
The principal talks...punishes the students...and then cuts to that perfect, poetic shot.
Still didn't see anything.
Ronald turned around and looked at director Allen with his eyes.
But Joe Dante stopped Allen who was about to give an answer, looked at Ronald and said slowly:
"Ronald, it's best for you to think about this reason yourself. If others tell you, you won't get truly profound knowledge. If you can see it for yourself, then you are really talented and can be a successful business owner." director."
After saying that, Qiao grabbed the smiling director Allen and went out for lunch with the editor.
"Remember, look at it from the audience's perspective." Joe added before going out.
Is this a test? ...Okay, accept it yourself!
Ronald saw this as a challenge for himself. I am very talented in directing... I guess.
Stand in front of the editing machine and rewind and play again.
And then again, and again…
Tried many times, still nothing!
The more anxious he became, the less he could think of anything. Ronald paced slowly in the room. Thinking about what Joe Dante said before going out, "You only have true directorial talent if you can see it yourself."
calm!
From his tone, it seems that this is not a technical problem, but a problem of artistic talent?
Ronald began to think, reason, and analyze.
But this shot is obviously very beautiful. As the sun sets, the two good friends walk forward hand in hand, with a golden light reflecting on the edge of their hair. It seems that it was only taken by people with extremely high artistic taste.
There can't be a problem here.
Wait a minute, what did Joe say before going out?
"From the audience's point of view? So it can't be seen from the director's point of view?" Ronald said to himself and continued to circle in the editing room.
The audience’s perspective?
The audience just wants to see the plot, the beautiful actresses, and the beautiful pictures.
Are there any issues with these?
Ronald emptied the film again and looked at it again.
Both actresses are very photogenic, and the lighting in the picture is just right. In performance? There's nothing wrong with the performance, at least Ronald himself can't tell.
Still didn’t see anything!
"call……"
Ronald was a little anxious and broke into a sweat.
I quickly went to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and splashed cold water on my face to cool down.
There's still plenty of time. Ronald calmed down temporarily and continued to think.
Don't start analyzing from what they said, but what they did. What was the process of Joe discovering the problem?
"There was no problem when director Alan saw it. Joe found the problem when he went up. What's the difference?" Ronald began to think.
"I cut this shot here and drew a mark." Ronald began to restore everything he had done.
Then Alan came up, he rewinded to the beginning of my shot, and then started replaying it. He stepped on the stop pedal. At this time, Alan was still very satisfied, and said that my choice of editing points was okay.
Then Joe came up, and he also rewinded the tape. Ronald closed his eyes and gestured to Joe's movements.
Hey, it seems that Joe rewinds longer, and he watches the previous shots together.
Ronald hurried forward, trying to restore Joe's rewind time according to his memory.
Can not remember……
However, editor Larry finally stopped the film at a close-up of the old-fashioned principal, which shows that problems can be seen from here on.
The editor also said that it wasn’t me who cheated, so it was an editing problem?
Editing issue...
Originally, what Qiao was talking about was the issue of editing!
After turning around and returning to the starting point, Ronald still didn't see the problem.
Ronald poured another cup of black tea from the thermos cup, trying to calm down.
Qiao is not a god. He said he has talent, but can't he? It doesn’t necessarily mean you don’t have talent.
Besides, even if you don't have talent, you won't starve to death. You can still live a good life by working as a photographer and taking wedding photos for others.
Aunt Karen is a waitress in a restaurant and supports herself and her cousin. Who can say that she is not successful?
Speaking of Aunt Karen, by the way, what did she say to me on the phone and last time?
"When there is no direction, you should rely on your own intuition to find the direction. Don't start thinking to solve the problem before your intuition points out the direction."
“Trust God’s guidance for you.”
When you have no direction, trust your intuition.
Ronald reflected on his experience since joining the cast of "Rock of Ages."
Discovering that the bass player was unwilling to cooperate, he persuaded Roger Coleman to give him the right to shoot, and chose to use Demi Moore as the model to advertise in newspapers...
It can be said that every successful decision is based on the direction given by intuition. Rather than analyzing, thinking, and reasoning beforehand. In the words of many religious believers in America, it can also be said to be "God's guidance."
Of course, after determining the direction, the final solution to the problem requires rational analysis, extensive thinking, and continuous efforts.
But that first weak inspiration, God's guidance, or the feeling of a reborn person, seems to be something that can be felt intuitively without thinking.
Also, after making a decision based on intuition, your body will become extremely excited and your thinking will be very smooth, as if your physical and mental strength have doubled.
So what was my instinct this time?
Yes, the intuition is...
The shots I took are fine!
So there's something wrong with the footage taken by someone else?
Ronald stood on the editing machine and simply rewound an extra section of film.
The scene that appeared on the frosted glass this time was of group performers dancing disco on the playground. The dance was very amateurish and a bit entertaining.
There is also the good girl Kate, who tries to chat up the handsome boy Tom but is ignored. This script is quite silly. How could Tom, a handsome guy, not understand that a beautiful woman is flirting with him?
It is worthy of being produced by the company of the master of exploitation films. The story is casual and the non-main actors are amateurs. The audience is not here to see this anyway. They have already expected these silly and unrealistic plots.
When the audience buys the tickets, they know that it is not a serious drama, so they don't care about the plot and performances. Anyway, the main audience is young people, who come to see beauties and rock music.
The picture continues to move forward, showing the principal, detention and punishment, and then the sisters under the sunset that I took.
Beautiful pictures, so many shots are the best ones I took. The story of this movie is not worthy of this shot...
Wait, the story isn’t worthy of the camera?
"I see!"
Ronald yelled happily.
He really understood that he had made this shot too poetic.
"Rock of Ages" was originally an exploitation film. The villains made a lot of noise, the beautiful women danced and sang, and some jokes were added, and everyone laughed and it was done.
A warm and touching scene is suddenly inserted here, which is very unexpected.
The audience's emotions were aroused, and they looked forward to the follow-up story, but what followed returned to a very bloody plot.
For example, it is like the TV series "The Enmity of the Rich Family" that I have been watching at home these days. If a line from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" were suddenly inserted into the daily conversation between a wealthy young man and a beautiful woman, and then cut back to the daily quarrel between the wealthy family.
Audiences will only find that section of Shakespeare to be weird, rather than appreciate its aesthetic value.
At this time, Allen and Joe heard the sound and pushed the door open. "What do you understand, Ronald?"
"This scene doesn't match the... well, the tone of the movie. The tone doesn't match."
Qiao nodded, "Yes, it seems you really understand that if a certain shot is taken too well, it may have a bad impact on the whole. You are indeed talented."
“Always remember, the whole is greater than the parts.” Joe Dante concluded.
"What should I do? I remembered this place, so I took a photo."
Ronald raised his head and asked Joe, in a bad mood, as if he had spent countless efforts writing a beautiful love letter, but the girl held it in front of her best friend and made fun of his spelling mistakes one by one.
"Don't worry, Ronald," Joe Dante laughed.
"The advantage of low-cost exploitation films is that the audience is not picky. They already know that it is an exploitation film and have no intention of watching it for authenticity or artistry."
"In the middle of the movie, it is allowed to insert some dance, explosions, and funny scenes. The audience is already expecting to see a hodgepodge. It's okay to add a poetic shot."
"Besides, we can't get funding for reshoots," director Allen winked at him.
Ronald took a long breath, as long as he could keep it, it didn't matter if it was sudden.
When it was released to the public, I could point out to my friends that this part was shot by me... which felt pretty cool. After all, it is my screen debut, and it has subtitles. Ronald thought happily.
After passing Joe Dante's test and coming up with the correct answer, he felt very relaxed. Only then did Ronald feel that his stomach was already very hungry.
He went to McDonald's and ordered a double Big Mac meal, extra large fries and Coke, and a chocolate ice cream sundae, and had a wonderful meal.
It seems that after being guided by intuition, I will be particularly hungry.
