Due to time constraints, Yin Lian was not too picky. After a simple resume screening, line audition, and a few script-related questions, the role was decided.
A twenty-minute short film had to be produced within five days. According to Earth's standards, this time might not even be enough to shoot a commercial. However, for Xia Guo, since the shooting of various amateur drama short films is very common, it is almost considered a national activity. In addition, various professional or amateur competitions emerge in endlessly throughout the year, so everyone has different requirements for this level of shooting. It’s no wonder.
After all the candidates were selected, Yin Lian signed a contract with them and then gave each person a copy of the script. In the remaining hours of the morning, the four actors took turns to "try on makeup" with Yin Lian, while the remaining three began to take notes, think about the characters and memorize lines.
Fortunately, the cultural and entertainment industries in this world are really developing very well, and the entertainment industry is also very complete. Although the actors signed by Yin Lian are all low-level actors, their professionalism is pretty good and their acting skills are basically online. And it may be that they accept more jobs on weekdays. Although the quality is average, the work efficiency is quite good.
After getting the script, they quickly read it. Generally, this kind of work is not done very carefully by everyone. Speed and efficiency are the key points. After all, the salary is not much, which is basically equivalent to two or three times the daily salary of a Chinese walk-on.
Everyone is practicing, the people doing the filming and the people performing, so they all accommodate each other and try to get the same thing.
However, having said that, the employer's attitude and expectations towards the work can basically be seen from the employee's work attitude. If the creator is attentive, the actor will know that his requirements for acting skills will be relatively high, and he will naturally cheer up. On the contrary, if the creator's attitude is perfunctory, the actors will also muddle along.
...at least most of them are.
No matter which industry there are always some outliers.
There are always some actors who always maintain a high degree of enthusiasm for performance. No matter what kind of work it is, they will give 200% enthusiasm to complete and perform it. Such people are worthy of admiration no matter where they are, and they will always succeed.
But even in Xia Kingdom, not everyone is such an actor. Most people are just ordinary people. Although they have different personalities, they are all ordinary and will not rashly give 200% of themselves to any temporary job.
Usually this is the case.
But when the four of them saw Yin Lian's script, their attitudes became more serious.
They finally understood what Yin Lian's previous question meant.
When Yin Lian selects actors, she selects characters who have relatively in-depth insights and feelings about the questions she asks, and whose attitudes are consistent with the corresponding characters she writes. In essence, few people in Xia Guo would choose actors according to her standards. After all, in this era, acting has become a skill, and true acting is considered disdainful.
But that doesn’t mean it’s bad to choose actors who have similar experiences or traits to the characters. It can only be said that the cost-effectiveness of this method is too low, and it is not suitable for many types of films. Most directors will prefer to compare other conditions.
However, Yin Lian's script has a special and universal theme, and she was originally prepared to make too many demands on the actors' abilities - in fact, at the current price, there wasn't much room for her to be picky. So there is no problem in choosing this method.
Facts have proved that the benefits of such selection go far beyond the natural fit between actors and roles. At least when they read the script, all four of them had the idea that I can play this role and I can perform it well.
It’s not just a performance, but also an expression of one’s own life.
After reading the script, several actors remained silent.
Yin Lian asked the man who was scheduled to play the father to try on the makeup.
Although Yin Lian's short film does not have high requirements for the shell, according to her teacher, even if it is the same body, due to the different facial features and body shape, different actors will have different performance effects. Sometimes it is the same as the shell. The way everyone expresses is related to muscle habits, but sometimes it is because of other mysterious reasons that are simply unclear.
Moreover, not everyone is best suited to their natural appearance.
For example, a well-known actor in Xia Kingdom is particularly suitable for the authorized image No. 57219. The media even called this image his exclusive image. Over the years, he has used this image to perform countless classic roles. Although he will also use other images, this image is the most expressive under his control.
In contrast, his own facial features are very limited in expressiveness, which is said to be due to his natural appearance.
Yin Lian tried out several images for the actor, letting him try out various expressions and movements, before finally settling on the one he liked.
During this process, the actor suddenly spoke and asked: "Miss Yin, do you plan to use your work this time to participate in the June Dream Competition?"
Yin Lian was not surprised that he could guess this and said, "You know?"
The father's actor said: "Because during this period, many entertainment websites accept jobs posted by contestants in several large-scale competitions. At present, Miss Yin, your script is most in line with the theme of this year's June Dream release, so That’s what I guessed.”
Then he said: "I think Miss Yin's script... is very promising."
Yin Lian smiled and replied, "I think so too."
The other party said: "Because the script is very good, I suggest you make the entire filming process more formal. Although this will be a little troublesome, sometimes the benefits to the filming outweigh the disadvantages of strengthening everyone's communication."
Yin Lian was a little confused and asked: "What do you mean? Let me first say that I am very pressed for time now and I really don't have the intention to do too much publicity or marketing."
The other party was stunned for a moment and said: "Of course that's not what I'm talking about. And since it's an entry, there's no benefit from too much exposure before. I mean, shooting discussion meetings and the like."
Yin Lian was stunned for a moment: "Photography discussion meeting?"
After the makeup trial was over, Yin Lian contacted her tutor and asked him: "Teacher, do you know about the shooting discussion meeting?"
The instructor came back after a while: "This is a relatively formal thing. You probably don't need it yet. Why do you suddenly ask about this?"
Yin Lian explained the situation.
After hearing this, the instructor suddenly laughed and said, "The actor took the initiative to mention this to you? This is quite surprising. This is a procedure that must be gone through for commercial works, and it is a more formal communication between the creative team. At the meeting, The director will formally state the expressive intention of the entire work to all participants, and then communicate with each person in turn to arrange all the work they have completed during the filming process, including both substantive and expressive intentions. In addition In addition, we will also have pre-shooting discussions with each actor to determine their positioning and interpretation of their roles."
"The shooting discussion meeting is divided into a pre-meeting, an ongoing meeting and a summary meeting. The main purpose is to allow every staff member to truly participate in the creation. It is actually of limited use for private works like the one you are currently working on, but if it is a real For large-scale commercial works, well-planned shooting discussion meetings will maximize the efficiency of the entire shooting process and maximize the abilities of each participant, which is very beneficial to the shooting.”
What the instructor said could be said to have greatly subverted Yin Lian's previous understanding, so she was a little surprised. She said: "I have always felt that film and television works are ultimately the work of the director... If everyone had a finger on it, wouldn't it lead to too much chaos?"
The instructor was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Is the director-centered system a thing of hundreds of years ago? You are so young, why are your ideas so backward? And participating in the creation does not mean dictating. Rather, if the actors are performing during the performance, They have no idea what kind of role they are going to play, so how do they know what level of ability they want to display in this filming? In the early days of film and television development, many actors could not get a complete script at all, so they It is just a certain prop in the hands of the director. If the director uses it well, the effect will be good. If it is not used well, the effect will not be good. But to truly unleash 200% of the power of the entire crew, it is impossible for the director alone to do so. . That relies too much on the director, and it also limits the ability of others."
Finally, she said: "If the actors ask for a filming discussion meeting, I suggest you agree. This shows that they have great expectations for the script and the film... In a film and television work, every living unit involved is very important." Importantly, it represents the power of different ideas.”
After Yin Lian hung up the communication, she was thoughtful.
When he went to meet the four actors later, Yin Lian asked them what they meant and asked who wanted to participate in the filming discussion meeting. As a result, all four people responded in the affirmative.
The meeting lasted for almost two hours. To be honest, it wasted a lot of time and disrupted Yin Lian's arrangements, but it was very rewarding. At the end of the meeting, the four of them basically clarified their character settings and sorted out many important or irrelevant details, including some things that Yin Lian had not paid attention to before.
The four actors all had great ideas for their roles, and even gave a lot of information that Yin Lian could not find before. Although Yin Lian consulted a lot of relevant information before writing this script, to be honest, some changes in the times cannot be understood purely through information inquiry. All she could find was second-hand information provided by others, and the information was very complicated, most of which It wasn't the content she needed, and some of it was contradictory. It took her a lot of time to sort it out.
However, through the materials actually provided by the actors, some of the lack of basic details in the script were gradually fleshed out, forming a richer image in Yin Lian's mind, and gradually, it became connected with the actors in front of her. Together.
The father is a busy man with a busy job. Although he wants to spend more time with his children, he has to compromise. He is a relatively rough man. Although he wants to provide better conditions for his children, he lacks the delicacy to understand the real needs of his children. The mother is a person who loves her children very much, but is inexperienced. She always tries to take care of her children, but often gives up halfway due to lack of ability. She also superstitiously believes in some online sayings that letting nanny robots provide emotional education to children is not conducive to their growth. , and this essence stems from the incompatibility of love and jealousy.
Two children, the elder brother hates the nanny robot and treats her coldly as a form of non-violent resistance to his parents, but the younger sister relies heavily on the robot and uses it as her emotional sustenance.
But this story is, after all, a story about love and family affection.
All the mistakes that come from love, I hope it is just a long detour, and believe that it can always lead to the end of happiness. Yin Lian felt that this sentence was very suitable for his childhood experience, so he modified it and added it to the script.
