"The environment is mainly white, with a swivel chair in the middle, and only sofas and electric lights all around. It should be modern and concise at the same time. Later, the camera will shoot from top to bottom, and the lighting should not be too strong," Mian said. To the lighting engineer, prop engineer, cameraman, on-set recorder, assistant director, etc. around her, Angela calmly stated her requirements, "Basically, that's all, is there any problem? Everyone?"
"If the electric lights in the studio are all on, if you want the light to not be too strong, you can only turn on one light, but the light will be slightly weaker, so you must add several reflectors around." The opening is the lighting engineer.
Just as the girl was about to answer, the assistant director beside her, Matthew Andro, who was slightly bald in his forties, had already said, "No problem in general, but you need to discuss the specific location with Mr. Allen. Pay attention to his camera angle."
"If the keynote is white, there is no black one for the long-sleeved sofa, can I use the single-seat one?" The next question was the props artist.
Angela didn't speak again this time, and Matthew immediately replied: "First, it's simplicity, then the sofa style. As long as Miss Angela approves it, it doesn't matter what kind of sofa!"
This time, no one spoke anymore. After the girl coughed lightly, she clapped her hands: "Okay, if there is no problem, then let's do it!"
The people dispersed quickly, busy with their work, Angela sighed lightly, and did not rush to put on makeup, but carefully observed what everyone was doing.
"Are you nervous?" Matthew suddenly asked beside him.
"No..." Although the girl said this, she couldn't help but chuckle when she saw the other person smiling, and then honestly admitted: "Well, I've never been so nervous."
"It's normal, after all, it's your first time in charge of the director. To be honest, I've worked as an assistant director for many music videos, and I've also worked as an assistant director for movies. There are many new directors who are completely inexperienced. Some people are better at handling situations than you, and some are better at speaking than you, but there are very few people who hide their tension under composure like you, and she is indeed a talented girl." Matthew said with a smile.
"But you saw it, didn't you?" Angela shrugged.
"That's because your behavior revealed a little bit." The other party smiled and shook his head. "Generally speaking, the director is only responsible for grasping the entire scene, and the specific scheduling is left to the assistant director, so just now you just need to tell them the scene in your mind, and you don't need to ask any questions, then It's all my business."
"Then why they..." The girl didn't understand.
"It's very simple, there are directors who do everything personally, but after I took the words, you still asked me to speak the second time, so I can see a little bit." Matthew spread his hands and said.
"Well, it seems that I haven't done enough homework." Angela sighed with a wry smile, but then cheered up: "But, it's okay, I think you'll help me, right, Matthew ?"
"Of course." The other party nodded. "I'm your assistant director."
"Thank you, then please help me watch them temporarily. I'm going to do my makeup, and I'm an actor and a director. It's not easy." The girl said with a smile, and then walked to the dressing room.
Although she encountered a small setback at the beginning, Angela was not discouraged. She firmly believed that she could do well. David told her that in order to become a director, two conditions must be met: one is to be able to communicate, and to be able to The scene you need is clearly expressed so that every staff member can understand it; the second is to understand what you want, and always ensure that you have a clear picture and scene in your head!
In this regard, Angela is not worried at all. For her who has worked hard on painting in the past and present, and can recall the complete MTV, the second rule is not a problem at all! And the first one, isn't there Matthew's help? As long as you give yourself time to study hard, there will be no problem!
In addition, the girl added another rule to herself: always be confident! Whether it is for others or for yourself! In any case, she is only 14 years old physically. Even though the staff that Disney has assigned for her are of high professional quality, she has no intention of watching a joke in her heart, so she came up with something convincing. Before, she had to tell them with this gesture, I can do it! This is an attempt and a test. You must know that Angela's goal is not just to shoot MTV!
"Are you all ready?" Angela, who sat on the swivel chair, looked towards the camera, her hair was straightened, a dark brown shoulderless t-shirt, pure white tight pants, and black high-heeled short leather Boots, make her look lively, playful and a little charming.
Matthew made an OK gesture to her, and the girl nodded and shouted, "The first scene, the first scene, start the trial shooting!"
With the sound of the clipboard, the music immediately started, and Angela took the chair and started to turn at a constant speed, lip-synching and making various movements at the same time. She should have stood up after the chair turned twice, but when After the chair stopped, the girl still sat and didn't move, frowning thinking about something, and then called: "Cut!"
Immediately, everyone stopped, Angela left the swivel chair and came behind the camera, and said to cameraman Alan, "Please show me the picture just now."
Allen still rewinded the picture on the monitor and played it out. The girl watched her performance in it intently. After watching it twice, she shook her head: "Sure enough!"
"What's the problem?" Matthew asked hurriedly beside him.
Angela glanced at him, still shook her head and didn't speak, she walked around in a small circle with her head lowered, and then said again: "Let's do it again, it's still a test shot!"
The staff did as she said. The previous shooting time was very short, and starting from the beginning had no effect, but after the chair turned twice, Angela stopped again.
"Slightly better, but still not good." The girl who came over and watched it twice on the monitor shook her head and said, "I have to think again."
She glanced at Matthew, who was hesitant to speak, and then pointed to the monitor: "You can take a look, Matthew, I think you should see the cause of the problem."
Having said that, the girl left the monitor and spun around again. She realized that she had made a mistake. In fact, she should have shot the extras first. The entire MTV is roughly divided into two equal parts, one is that the singer sings indoors, and the other is that people outside watch through the TV, and then resonate in the singing.
Angela's current problem is that she can't switch between director and actor. One second she was still thinking about the picture, explaining her intentions to the people around her, and the next second she was smiling at the camera and began to be enthusiastic The feeling of singing and dancing is undoubtedly very strange.
Of course, this is not a serious problem for Angela, who has been switching between different roles since she was a child. As long as she is given time, she can adjust quickly, but the key is that what she needs now is time. For these staff, she needs to shoot something to prove herself as soon as possible!
Therefore, she felt that she had made a mistake. If she first filmed the scenes of the extras, at least she didn't have to spend so much time switching roles, but she did her best as a director wholeheartedly.
"Or we can stop filming and shoot other scenes that don't require you to appear for the time being?" Matthew walked over at this time and whispered. After all, he has a wealth of experience and quickly saw the problem.
"That won't work. I just set up the set, and I have to shoot something." Angela shook her head indiscernibly, denying the other party's opinion.
"No, no, Angela, this kind of thing often happens. As long as the director feels dissatisfied, he can completely remove it and rebuild it for no reason." Matthew whispered, "You should understand that on the set, the director has absolute power. s right!"
"But the problem is, can a 14-year-old child who is in charge of the guide tube for the first time make good use of this absolute right?" The girl immediately asked back, looking at Matthew with bright eyes, "You dare to say that you have never had it in your heart. Don't you think so?"
Matthew scratched his head in embarrassment, and was speechless, Angela immediately patted his arm and smiled: "Okay, don't say this, trust me, I can do it well! So, please you help me!"
I followed the girl to the center of the venue, clapped my hands, and said loudly to all the staff: "Okay everyone, let's start again, the progress may be slow, but I hope everyone can maintain a high fighting spirit, I have confidence in myself. , you have no reason to be a little less energetic than me, unless you were too busy last night."
There was a chuckle all around.
"Well, okay, let's continue!" After speaking, Angela took a deep breath, sat back in the chair, and made an OK gesture to the camera. After the clipboard was tapped, the music played again.
Maybe it was because the call just now gave her a little vent. At this moment, her spirit was unexpectedly concentrated. After turning the chair twice with a smile, she stood up and followed the music to the mouth shape. In front of the camera, various movements were made smoothly, and the camera continued to shoot until Matthew shouted: "OK, very good!"
Angela immediately stopped, calmed her mind, and quickly came behind the monitor, rewinding it and watching it. On the screen, she got up and put one hand on the chair, walked while singing, and then came to the sofa, He suddenly sat down, his legs were crossed together, he blinked his eyes, naughty and charming, this series of movements was done in one go, and it was done perfectly.
"Very good! The scene is over!" After all, the girl couldn't hold back, she jumped up, and cried out excitedly and happily.
The surrounding staff also seemed to be whispering in relief, and then they didn't know who applauded first. It was sparse at first, and soon everyone applauded.
"Thank you! Thank you everyone!" The girl finally suppressed her excitement, nodded around, and then waved her hand vigorously, "This is just the beginning! Let's keep working hard!"