Slow work produces fine work.
Several people were inexperienced, so Chen Minhao let Wang Ziqiu and Luo Jing grind out their rivalry bit by bit and buckle bit by bit. From time to time, Chen Minhao would come on stage in person to show them how to perform.
Afterwards, they spent a whole morning filming: Chen Minhao and Xia Ang looked on coldly when they saw the driver and passengers arguing, their expressions of watching the show when the driver and passengers were fighting each other, and their expressions of anger when the final violent impact sounded. regret.
As for the tragedy of the car accident, Chen Minhao used the ambulance on the speeding road and the sound of the ambulance "weiwu, weiwu~" to express it.
In the second paragraph, after the bus driver had a dispute with the passengers, the other passengers actively stepped forward to stop the scene. It was relatively simple, but it also took 2 days.
"Okay, all the scenes have been filmed. Everyone has worked hard recently." Chen Minhao took the lead in applauding.
Wang Ziqiu touched his double chin and said, "Let's have a wedding banquet. Let's go to the barbecue stall we went to last time."
Because the filming was completed and there were no classes on the weekend the next day, everyone let go and drank.
Before leaving, Zhang Xiaolong asked Chen Minhao after vomiting: "Do you need his help in editing?"
"No need, you guys have been working hard lately, I can just cut it myself."
"But your acting department probably doesn't have courses on editing software."
Chen Minhao smiled and said: "You don't need to spend time learning this. I can study the basic functions by myself in an hour or two."
Zhang Xiaolong glanced at Chen Minhao with resentment and thought: I was wrong. I forgot that he was able to get into the top school in Mizuki and Kyoto. Using a software should be a small case for him. When I work with people like this, I can't shine.
Chen Minhao didn't care what he was thinking and asked Chen Qiang to take him home. Chen Minhao sat in the back seat of the car and kept thinking about a question, how to edit.
There are more than 30 hours of footage shot so far, and of course most of it is useless. But he had to select about 3 minutes of footage from more than 30 hours of material to compose the work.
No matter how lifelike the performance is, how vivid and tortuous the plot is, what is finally presented to the audience must be in the form of an edited work. If the editing is messy, the audience will only be confused after watching it, and there will be no way to talk about the inner touch.
In the next two days, Chen Minhao was busy editing videos. He was so busy that he didn't have time to go to the library. He even asked Kang Hui to postpone an scheduled commercial.
Kang Hui expressed her understanding and support on the phone, but as a price, she successfully booked Chen Minhao's entire time after his final exam and before the filming of "Detective" started.
In this way, Chen Minhao eliminated all interference and devoted himself wholeheartedly to editing. Chen Minhao's editing direction was relatively clear. By comparing two different methods and their consequences, he touched people's hearts and strengthened everyone's awareness of social responsibility.
He wrote the script, and he was mainly responsible for filming, so it stands to reason that the editing work should be quite easy.
But Chen Minhao's perfectionist tendencies began to creep out again.
For example, if there are two shots in the same plot, which one should you choose? Chen Minhao is not sure which shot will touch the audience more, because it is different from doing math problems. There is no clear right or wrong. I can only separate myself again and again and become the audience watching it for the first time.
Chen Minhao's editing work is slowly advancing in tangles, but he occasionally deletes parts of the edit.
Chen Minhao didn't have many roles in this performance, and it wasn't particularly difficult, but because of the editing, his understanding of acting has reached a new stage. He feels that he is better at acting, or to be more precise, he knows the future. How to better cooperate with the director.
If performance is compared to the production of raw materials, then editing is the processed product.
Through this semester's small project, Chen Minhao's "upstream and downstream supply chain" was opened up. After Chen Minhao edited once, he had a deep understanding of what raw materials the director needed.
Chen Minhao likes to do things in one go. Chen Minhao started editing a simple three-minute video at 10 a.m. Except for eating, he sat in front of the computer, repeatedly looked at the materials, and compared them carefully.
The sun went down and the moon rose. Time passed by minute by minute. It was not until the sun was about to rise again that Chen Minhao completed his editing work. After he read it several times with satisfaction, he made sure there were no problems, saved it, and shut down.
Chen Minhao rubbed his temples and shook his head. He went to bed without taking off his clothes.
When he woke up, it was a little dark. He rubbed his chicken coop, picked up his phone from the bedside table, and checked the time.
5:30 p.m. Chen Minhao estimated that it was around 6 a.m. when he went to bed, and now at 5:30 p.m., he had slept for almost 12 hours.
After Chen Minhao simply washed up and watched the video several times, he first sent a copy to Director Zhao via email.
Then I sent another copy to three roommates and reminded them that this was just a first draft and not to be shown to anyone.
Director Zhao called after a while and said: "Xiao Chen, I watched the video you sent me. It's good. The content is very profound and has social educational significance. And your acting skills have improved, it's quite obvious!
When you see the driver and the passenger arguing, their expressions are spot on. Although they don’t speak or move, a few expressions can let the audience know what you are thinking. Yes, Xiao Chen, you have officially started acting.
By the way, I heard that you won the role of Shao Fei in "Detective", congratulations. But after watching your performance, I think you can challenge some complex villain roles in the future. "
Chen Minhao smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Zhao, for the tip."
Zhao Yao continued to smile and said: "I heard what you said last time. You are responsible for the script, director and editing. I feel that you have some talent. Are you interested in digging deeper into the direction of directing?"
"Not yet." Chen Minhao said honestly: "Although I think directing and editing are fun, my focus in recent years is still on acting and music."
A person's time and energy are limited, but his desires are infinite, so he must give up something and focus his time and energy in a limited direction to succeed.
Most people fail not because they don't have enough potential or don't work hard enough, but because they spread their potential in too many directions.
Chen Minhao saw a saying in his previous life called "The Curse of Good Ideas", which means that many people have good ideas or have a lot of potential for success. But when you want too much, they cancel each other out.
Chen Minhao plans to achieve his best in singing and acting before thinking about other things. In today's society, one skill is better than one that is not perfect.
(End of chapter)