Screenwriter Mystery

After learning that the film would be able to hit theaters, the director of "Smart: Ghost Recording" deliberately modified the ending.

The horror atmosphere was added, which made the film perform gratifying at the box office in the subsequent theaters, and laid the foundation for the subsequent shooting of the sequel.

But, even so, just from the plot of the movie.

In fact, the first part of "Smart: Ghost Recording" has no strong connection with the subsequent series.

Instead, starting from the second, each sequel is closely related.

Now, as the photographer of "Smart: Ghost Recording" in this world, Zhao Yuan will naturally not follow the path of the original director.

In the script design, he first made modifications to the ending, and chose the theatrical version as the end of the movie.

At the same time, in the plot of the movie, some details were added to pave the way for the next sequel.

This modification, although making the filming time longer, increased from the original seven days to half a month.

However, it greatly enriches the background of the script. Although these backgrounds will not be too conspicuous in the first film, with the appearance of the sequel, the content of the entire script will become natural, not as blunt as the sequels of some movies. .

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"Is there a problem, Director?"

"Smart: Ghost Recording" filming site.

Hearing Zhao Yuan's call card, the two couple actors showed puzzled expressions on their faces.

They looked at each other, looked at Zhao Yuan who was standing behind the DV camera, and asked nervously.

As a couple who have been struggling in Hollywood for many years, but have not improved, they have no confidence to fight against the director. The entire filming process is exactly what Zhao Yuan said and they acted like this.

"I feel that the conversation you had just now was a little unnatural."

Meeting the eyes of the two actors, Zhao Yuan expressed his inner thoughts.

"unnatural?"

Hearing Zhao Yuan's words, the two looked at each other, and the actor who played the hero in the movie said, "However, we have already followed the script's lines and got it right, and there is no problem."

Zhao Yuan is now a well-known screenwriter and director in Hollywood.

The two actors were naturally very excited to be able to participate in his filming. For this reason, they corrected "Smart: Ghost Recording" several times, and tried their best not to cause any problems during the official shooting.

"Perhaps, this is your biggest problem."

Hearing the actor's answer, Zhao Yuan's expression suddenly changed a bit.

"The filming of this film is in a 'pseudo-documentary' style. The reason why I chose you as the leading actors is to see the relationship between your couples that naturally does not require performance. Only natural and unmodified shots can convince to the greatest extent. The audience watching the movie, what they see is the daily life of a normal couple, not a movie..."

"It's also my fault. You shouldn't have written the script so clearly. In fact, many plots are completely free for you to play."

The filming of the original "Smart: Ghost Recording" did not have a complete script from start to finish.

Such a movie, for professionals, may not even be a movie.

However, from the perspective of a 'documentary', it is undoubtedly the correct way to shoot.

After all, what kind of camera sense a documentary needs, the more natural it is, the more realistic it can be.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yuan directly revised the script, cutting out large sections of lines in the original script, allowing the two leading actors to play as freely as possible, and present the life in the DV camera.

At the same time, he also changed the lens and lighting of the DV camera. Instead of facing the actor as before, he deliberately shifted it slightly, giving people a feeling of inadvertent recording.

Through these changes, the shooting changes of "Smart: Ghost Recording" are smoother.

After not sticking to the scripted lines, the performance of the two actors in front of the camera became more and more natural, as if they were just recording daily life through DV cameras, rather than filming a movie.

Of course, as a movie.

Although in the name of a 'pseudo-documentary', Zhao Yuan can't really use it to shoot daily life.

Therefore, in these daily shots, he also occasionally interspersed with some scary scenes, or the shadows flashing on the TV screen, or the shaking lights, these are common scenes in life.

"Director, because of your previous filming, I'm a little scared when I look in the mirror now."

These scenes, for Zhao Yuan, may not feel anything.

However, from the perspective of the two actors, it is somewhat scary.

In particular, in order to pursue the sense of reality, many horror plots added by Zhao Yuan were not notified in advance, and often appeared on the scene suddenly after discussing with the prop designer of the movie.

"In this way, the real horror can be photographed, isn't it?"

Hearing the actor's complaint, Zhao Yuan smiled and comforted.

In the past few days, the shooting of "Smart: Ghost Recording" has come to an end, and it will take about two or three days to complete the shooting.

Of course, the completion of filming does not mean the end.

Although "Smart: Ghost Recording" is a "pseudo-documentary", it also needs editing.

Especially in the shooting of some horror scenes, in order to achieve the effect, more or less staff are involved in it.

These shots will be edited in post to make the whole movie look like a home video as much as possible.

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"Although, it's not the first time I heard you say this, but Ellen, I still have to say something..."

"You're just a pervert!"

On the phone, I once again learned that Zhao Yuan's new movie "Smart: Ghost Recording" has ended.

Wen Ziren couldn't help but utter foul language and said speechlessly.

"A film in the form of a 'pseudo-documentary' was originally shot at this speed. In fact, half a month has been much longer than I originally expected."

If Zhao Yuan remembers correctly~www.wuxiaspot.com~ the original version of "Smart: Ghost Record" took seven days to complete the shooting.

Even, during the filming, the neighbors did not know the process of their filming.

"In half a month, you know that it took me about 18 days to shoot the fastest "Chainsaw". If you count the preparations, it will take about a month."

"It took you only half a month to complete a movie, but you still think it's too long."

Wen Ziren's current record for the fastest filming is "The Chainsaw", and he has never filmed a film so quickly since then.

It is precisely because of this that he was amazed at Zhao Yuan's rapid shooting.

"Well, let's not talk about that, in short, you must notify me when the new movie is released!"

"In fact, the editing of the film has been completed, so I believe it will not be long before you can see it in theaters."

Wen Ziren: "..."