Nanaya had his own set of standards for commercial style a long time ago, but he really had no idea whether Shiki could achieve it.
As a close friend, I have also watched Shiki's movies.
But if it wasn't for Shiki's sake, he would definitely fall asleep.
The tempo of Shiki Matsuno' movies is too slow, and some parts of them have a strong literary flavor.
As early as the beginning of the project, Nanaya had already instructed the main tone Shiki Matsuno of the HF line.
But now, Nanaya couldn't help but emphasize it again to this guy, asking Shiki not to forget this.
Because humans are always animals who say no with their mouths but are very honest with their bodies.
There were so many art films shot in the previous Four Seasons that the styles of these films have been deeply integrated into the style of Four Seasons filming.
Nanaya doesn't want Shiki Matsuno to make HF into a TV series with a literary and artistic style like the previous movies.
The reason is very simple. Even if the cost of HF is much lower than that of FZ, it is still a project with a cost of tens of millions. This number alone determines that HF can never become a niche product.
Moreover, HF's profit model is to attract [See Moon] users to upgrade to paid users and web drama peripherals.
As a result, the capital recovery rate will be very slow, and if the drama is not attractive enough, the loss will be very high.
Why does "Song of Killing and Fuck" have so many exciting scenes? Isn't it because they hope to rely on these scenes to attract traffic? Otherwise, it would be even more troublesome if so much investment goes to waste.
The return on investment of TV series is slower than that of movies. If they cannot make a good start from the beginning, do they have to wait several years like "A Chinese Odyssey" before being overturned?
To put it bluntly, Nanaya just hopes that more people will watch the show and increase the traffic of the series, so that it will be easier to sell peripheral products.
"I see." Shiki replied, crossing his legs, "Don't keep repeating the same thing countless times. As a director, don't you think it's tacky to always talk about money?"
"Get lost! As a director, you're a scoundrel if you don't talk about money!" Nanaya shouted angrily, "This is your first time trying a big production project. You finally got out of the art circle. Do you want to go back?"
Shiki Matsuno said casually, "Forget it. I'd better go back to my own circle in the future. Although it's exciting to direct a big project, this model is really not suitable for me."
"Anyway, thank you for your help."
Nanaya knew that this was all he could do to persuade her, and could only hope that with Ori's supervision, Shiki would be able to restrain himself a little.
But looking at the bright side, at least the Shiki Matsuno movies handle the emotional aspects very delicately.
In any case, the love scenes in the HF line should be much better than those in Nanaya's own UBW.
You should know that the most criticized part of the UBW shot by Nanaya is the emotional scenes between Rin and Shirou.
Many viewers said: "I didn't see any sparks of love between these two people, but it was more like the affection between comrades-in-arms. How did they get together in the end?"
"As for Saber...Artoria is my wife, how dare he, Shirou Emiya, touch her?!"
The audience is indeed a very realistic creature.
Shiki Matsuno patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, I won't use all black tones."
Visual perception is the most intuitive feeling that the camera image brings to the audience.
Therefore, in film and television dramas, the warmth and coolness of tones represent the protagonist and the tone of the story.
For example, Nolan likes to use cold colors, and the themes of his stories are usually very heavy.
This time, whether it is FZ or HF, the main color of the movie is definitely black, but it is a colorful black.
Although the story will always have a tragic tone, it should also not make the audience feel hopeless after watching it.
This requires continuous efforts from each role.
Let various comedians make the atmosphere more relaxed, such as the emperor.
Or the ending could be a little brighter and healthier, for example, the HF line could use "Return of Spring" instead of "Sakura's Dream".
These are very effective measures to prevent the audience from becoming too depressed after watching the film.
The Bad End is never the most painful thing, but the lack of hope is.
Starting from the second day after the short meeting, Nanaya began to finish the battle scene at the dock.
The battle between Lancelot, played by Orlando Bloom, and Saber was the final action scene shot over seven nights.
Because according to Nanaya's scenario, this battle will destroy the entire container area at the dock.
Then, on the next day's Fuyuki City morning news, there would be a piece of news about the pier being hit by a typhoon.
After all, no matter how powerful the gas pipeline is, it is impossible to blow the container into a dough stick.
Although this scene is extremely destructive, it was not difficult for Erque Studio, which had already shot several films.
The only slightly tricky part was that in order to create the jump-screen effect for the IMAX version, it was necessary to anticipate the scenes outside the editing screen.
However, in terms of shooting techniques, Nanaya did not use any tricks. He basically used high-speed slow motion to highlight the speed and show the speed of the servants.
Shooting action scenes is a relatively simple job for Nanaya, because he will change from an on-site dispatcher to a reviewer, and the executors will be the action team led by Mr. Li Tongchen.
However, although he gave the dominant power to the old man, Nanaya did not just ignore everything.
The action scenes in the movie have a unified style and must follow his ideas. This is Nanaya's bottom line as a director.
Not only the action scenes, but also some humorous dialogues, Nanaya also needs other people to help him deal with them - the two new followers of Urobuchi are here to do this.
It has been said before that although comedy films can easily gain high box office with low cost, they are very regional.
Many things with cultural characteristics will only make people laugh when they see them, while others will just feel confused.
Nanaya understands the sense of humor in China. He may be able to handle the sense of humor in Japan, but he really can't handle the sense of humor in Europe and the United States.
For example, various sexual jokes in European and American humor appear very frequently even in PG-13 movies.
Nanaya might laugh when seeing these, but it would be better if he were not asked to write the lines.
There is no omniscient and omnipotent director in this world. Nanaya knows what he is good at and what he is not good at. He wants to do his best in what he is good at and leave the things he is not good at to people who are good at it.
In the presentation of action shots, in order to ensure continuity and to be different from UBW, Nanaya will adopt a more direct and unmodified shooting technique.
Although there won't be too many blood-spattering scenes in FZ due to its level, the fights between servants will be more direct and unadorned.
For example, let Changjiang kick his boss away.
Bang!
There was a huge impact sound and a cloud of dust rose from the ground.
Saber, played by Lily, was kicked in the stomach by Lancelot and flew out, stopping only after crashing into two containers.
The scene looks scary, but everything was done under the arrangement of the crew.
Lily flew backwards because of the pull of the wire, and the containers she broke were all container models made of very thin resin.
Moreover, the model had already been cut, and Lily's body would break if it was touched lightly.
"Stop!"
Although the old man can speak English, he is more accustomed to shouting stop rather than cut.
Fortunately, everyone has gotten used to it and knows that hearing him shout this means stop.
Nanaya, who was sitting behind the monitor, checked the footage and confirmed that there was no problem. He said to everyone, "That's enough. Let's stop here today."
All the scenes at the dock have been filmed, of course, only the dock battle scene has been filmed.
Director Ken who is hiding in the dark and pretending to be cool, the marshal who is peeping with a crystal ball, and the old cunning bastard who is hiding in the dark and shooting cold guns, which Nanaya himself will perform, will be re-shot later because the scene they are in is not here.
"Yeah————!"
Everyone on the set cheered. It was still 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and it was always a good thing to have an early holiday.
Nanaya patted the director's tube to signal everyone to be quiet, and said to everyone present: "Everyone should rest early today, and those who will leave with me to the White Sands Missile Test Base tomorrow, remember the assembly time, and don't be late."
The crew members answered in twos and threes, then they said goodbye to the director as quickly as possible and left the crew.
For Americans who have a rich nightlife, starting their nightlife early is better than anything else.
Not to mention the four drunkards led by Shiki Matsuno, who were loudly discussing which bar to go to later.
But it seems that the sun hasn't set yet?
Forget it, never mind.
"These guys."
Nanaya shook his head helplessly. He had long known that this group of people were used to being lazy, so he was not too surprised by their performance.
Just when Nanaya was about to leave the studio, someone called him.
"Brother-in-law."
"Elle? What do you want from me?"
Elle nodded slightly: "Which crew should I go to tomorrow?"
These words reminded Nanaya, and he slapped his forehead.
"Oh, I had forgotten about you. Follow Urobuchi, I'll see which crew he's in..."
Nanaya was just about to look for some paper for grouping, but Elle stopped him.
"I want to follow you, brother-in-law, is that okay?"
"I? "
"No?"
Elle just looked at Nanaya silently, with a pitiful look like a kitten about to be abandoned by its owner.
[Who did this girl learn this from? ]
"Um... okay."
Nanaya covered his face and agreed to the other party's request.
"Thank you, brother-in-law!"
Elle immediately smiled happily.
"We're going to a desert, so you'd better be prepared."
"Don't worry, it's okay."
"Really? What are you doing there as a girl?"
Elle just smiled in response to Nanaya's question, but she still secretly held the list tightly in her arms.
[I didn't expect that the female boss would go there too. We must not let her succeed! ]
So, after seven nights of confusion, the number of fellow members heading to the desert set increased by one.