Chapter 83 Little EmmaAs Jerry said, the time to boot up came quickly. Just when Chen An was about to fall into a disadvantage, he arrived. The original trouble was that the filming had to be divided into segments, and it had to be arranged according to the schedules of each actor. Fortunately, these actors do not have any other film contracts for the time being, so the filming can go more smoothly. Except for Greg, who has to record the show every week. "Little Miss Sunshine" is a road movie, and there are many driving scenes in it. In the early stages, some clips and a meal are used to reveal the identities and personalities of the characters in the story. But as Jerry said, most of the early parts of the film are relatively bland, although there are some comedy and tragedy mixed in. "Hey, good job. Greg did a good job and his speech was in good condition." Chen An watched the performance that had just ended. Greg, who played the father Richard, gave a passionate speech at the podium and performed well.
This was also the beginning of the filming, and Chen An was quite satisfied with the first performance. Gregor, with his hands on his hips, had just finished his performance and said with a smile: "Director, it seems that we are lucky to pass it on the first try." "Yes, this is a good start." Chen An nodded, then picked up the walkie-talkie to announce the end of this segment and prepare for the next segment. We started to clean up the scene and then continued with the next shoot. The protagonist is about to make his official appearance. Little carrot-head Emma put on a pair of large-framed glasses without prescription and stood in front of Chen An, "Director uncle, how am I dressed?" After saying that, she turned around in front of Chen An. When the costume designer changed her into the clothes for the drama, Emma was quite excited. It was the first time for her to wear such colorful clothes. Chen An tapped her head with his finger and said, "Don't call him uncle, call him brother. Your eyesight isn't working well at such a young age." He said helplessly. "But my mother asked me to call you uncle." Little carrot-head Emma looked up at Chen An seriously. The innocence of children is fully displayed. But Chen An didn't buy it: "This is on the set, I'm the director, so you have to listen to me and call me brother." As he said that, he grabbed the other's slightly chubby face and squeezed it. Although this carrot head will be quite funny when he grows up, he is still quite interesting now. "Okay, have you memorized the lines I asked you to remember?" Chen An squatted down and asked her. Little Emma raised her hand and nodded seriously: "Remember it, Director Uncle!" "Call brother!" Chen An, who was sitting on the chair, touched his forehead speechlessly. This kind of movie with children is really difficult to make. It is not difficult to shoot, but it is not easy to make the other party achieve the effect they want. Of course there should be children with good acting skills, but it is obvious that little Emma in front of us is not one of them. You can't say anything too harsh, after all, the other person is just a child.
"Should I change the lines and reduce her lines a bit?" Chen An thought silently, but then rejected the idea. Reducing some of the original lines would make the character less three-dimensional, and would not be able to better reflect the character's cuteness and innocence. After several failed shoots, sad little Emma, encouraged by her mother, walked back to Chen An. "Director uncle, I'm ready. This time it will definitely be successful." Little Emma clenched her fists and said in front of Chen An. Chen An looked at this little kid who was only as tall as he was when he was sitting, and who was cheering him up, and suddenly found it a little funny. "Little Emma, do you still remember how I felt when we first met and decided to choose you as the protagonist?" "Of course I remember, it was a very happy thing!" "Just think about how you felt at that time, and then act it out. And call me brother!" Although I still didn’t pass it in one try, it was much better than before and I finally passed it. After the performance, little Emma was extremely excited again. If she could have performed in this state, she would have passed it long ago. After that, the filming for the others went smoothly. I finished filming the appearances of several people two days ago, and then after that, I received a call from the show "Little Miss Sunshine". Let’s start the last shot directly. "Naomi, you guys should adjust your state first. Little Emma, tell me honestly if you have practiced the dance well?" Chen An said to the main actors before filming began. Naomi held the script in her hand, and so did everyone else: "Director, we'll just need to get ready in a while." "I've already practiced it!" Little Emma raised her hands to show that she was ready. Chen An squatted down and pinched her chubby face viciously, "You better not lie to me and practice well." There are still a lot of preparation stages before the extras arrive. This segment is also the absolute climax of the movie, directly detonating the original rhythm! Olive, the cute little heroine who was honest throughout the entire movie, performed a powerful dance taught by her grandfather, which "ignited" the whole audience! It will also make the image of the grandfather who passed away halfway more interesting and bring the hearts of the whole family together. A perfect ending to this not-so-pleasant trip. Although they are not very rich, have a depressed uncle, an autistic brother, and a paranoid father, they all love this little girl without a doubt. His father and mother quarreled because of insufficient money and had disputes about the way to travel, but they never thought of giving up Oliver's little dream. It is also an attack on this kind of children's election, just like the staff who barely made it to the venue and kindly helped with the registration said: "The people here are all crazy!" It wasn't a great journey, but it was so bad that everyone changed in the process. There is no doubt that this section is of utmost importance, and the filming is not as simple as Chen An thought. Originally, Chen An had thought about the possibility of what might happen, but he still underestimated the situation of a group of children gathering together. Not only is it difficult to control, but it's like a group of ducks, chirping all the time. "Chen, are you stumped?" Jerry walked behind Chen An and asked.
Chen An didn't say anything, just nodded. After a day of filming, there was almost no progress. Only a short conversation between Oliver and his mother was captured. Once the situation becomes multi-player, it becomes difficult to control, and Chen An really has a headache. Jerry sat down next to him and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the talented director would be stopped by a group of children in the end. But it was also because of me that the crew started too hastily." "It's okay, it just takes a little longer and can't keep up with expectations. I just don't want to go over budget." Chen An sighed. This might be the first time that his shooting has exceeded the budget. His identity as the Saint of the Money-Saving Faction could no longer be maintained. After sighing, Chen An stood up and said to Jerry, "I'll go back first. I'll make the storyboards more detailed tonight so that they will be easier to explain and communicate." Chen An’s previous storyboards and design drawings were roughly drawn, only slightly better than Jiang Wen’s stick figure, but he would have to put in some effort tonight. The painting was not good because Chen An didn't want to paint. Almost all the required scenes were in his mind, and he only needed to paint one specific scene at a time. Chen An felt that he had a lot of artistic talent in his life and was a pretty good painter. I just guess it’s a big project. Chen An took some painting props from the staff, brought them back to the hotel, found a table and started painting. The next day Jerry found a dedicated communications person. Thanks to the communication with the other party, the shooting progress went much more smoothly. The children who were usually uncontrollable were well behaved this time and no longer caused Chen An any worries. These children are all relatively small, some are even younger than little Emma, but they were all dealt with by each other. It turns out that professionals do professional things. Chen An also handed over his drawings to the crew behind the scenes. The initial single shots were fine, but they were not so good when it came to long shots or group shots. Most of the shots for this group of ordinary photographers had already been designed when they were in other crews, so asking them to shoot on their own would not give Chen An the effect he wanted. The communication is not ideal, so it is more direct to use scene composition. Apart from the lighting debugging and things that require Chen An's feeling on the scene, if you still don't understand anything else, you can go to the finance department, take your damn salary and get out as soon as possible! thanks for subscribing
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