Chapter 60 Review Meeting
Chapter 60 Review Meeting
"A few days ago, the head of the movie channel called me and told me that the peak viewership of our film "Buried" on the movie channel reached 1.63%.
This is a very good number, which is enough to show that our film is loved by the general public and has achieved very good results!"
In the spacious classroom, Wang Hao began to summarize their achievements in the previous stage, which brought smiles to everyone's faces.
However, before the smiles on everyone's faces disappeared, Wang Hao changed the subject, briefly mentioned the film's performance, and moved on to talk about another matter.
"However, we can also find that many problems also occurred during the filming and production of Buried Alive."
"Regarding this point, I will first do a self-examination."
Wang Hao stood straight and looked at the people in front of him.
“As a director of a film, I am the main person in charge on the set and I have a share of responsibility for all problems.
Moreover, as a newcomer, there were bound to be things I didn’t do well or things I didn’t notice during the filming process.
There is no need for you to be shy about this, and you can speak freely later."
Since the director and the leader had spoken, and everyone present was young, they naturally had no reservations.
Soon, Li Zhendao, a graduate student who was in charge of counting problems on the set, was the first to stand up.
As a graduate student in the directing department, his research direction was the history of film production development, and the arguments that Wang Hao used to invite him happened to be related to his research direction, so the senior did not hesitate for long and quickly accepted Wang Hao's invitation.
At this moment he stood up, opened the notebook in front of him, and started speaking bluntly.
"Director Wang just reported on the very good results of our last film, Buried Alive, and everyone was very happy.
However, excellent results do not mean that there were no problems during the filming and production process.
On the contrary, according to our group's statistics, various problems, big and small, occurred during the entire film production process.
Some of these problems are common to the entire Chinese film and television production industry, so much so that our crew followed the old ways and did not think there was anything wrong with it.
Other problems were caused by the crew being too young, inexperienced, and careless.
Our team has recorded all these issues one by one, and we will review and discuss them with everyone, actively correct them, and strive to make our next film production smoother and more successful."
Everyone in the classroom sat upright, their ears pricked up, and a nervous look appeared on their faces.
"First, let's talk about the simpler and easier to correct parts of the problem."
Senior Li turned his gaze to Wang Hao.
"Director Wang, the first problem with the filming and production of Buried Alive is that your crew's organizational structure is not perfect."
Although Wang Hao knew that this senior would definitely start with him, he didn't expect that the first question he asked would be this.
"that……"
Just as he was about to raise his hand to speak, Senior Li said:
"Of course I know how you want to explain it. It's nothing more than that the crew's budget is too little and the crew is too small. There is not enough money and no need to fully staff every department.
But this is not an excuse for you not to do a good job of the crew structure. After all, when you first approached me, you said that you wanted to improve the domestic film industrialization process. Since this is your goal, then no matter how difficult it is, you have to work hard in that direction!"
Having said that, Wang Hao could only nod in agreement.
When the other members of the crew saw that even the director was criticized, they immediately realized that this review was not just a formality.
“Okay, we just talked about the organizational structure of the crew, and during this filming process, the most lacking and most important thing is coordination.
In order to save costs, this position was taken up concurrently by the assistant director Zhang Yang in "Buried".
But it is clear that Zhang Yang was not competent in coordinating the film, judging by the chaotic situation on the set. "
Zhang Yang saw that the criticism was directed at him and his face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, but he still listened carefully.
"What is a coordinator? It is the bearing and lubricant of a crew, and is equivalent to the office director of a unit.
He reports to the director, but is not the director himself. Instead, he is the steward of a crew and is responsible for discussing with the leaders and arranging the shooting plan for the entire drama.
What to shoot every day must be arranged by the coordinator and coordinated with every department.
Whether the art department can complete the scene smoothly, whether the actors are in place, whether the production department has contacted the venue, and communicate with the director on how many days to shoot, what to shoot first and what to shoot later, etc.
This is a very important role in the crew.
However, in today's Chinese crew, most of us do not pay enough attention to this position.
Generally, this position is now often held concurrently by the assistant director, producer, executive director or supervisor.
Of course, it’s not just about coordination. The above positions are often a mess in the crew, with people taking on multiple roles at random, and there is no clear and fixed division of labor at all.”
When Wang Hao heard this, he nodded subconsciously.
Indeed, in the era when state-owned film studios were in decline and private film production companies were in their infancy, the problem of unclear division of labor and one person holding multiple positions was indeed very serious.
Even if a director has an idea, attracts investment, and brings in a group of people, a makeshift film team can be established.
Specific division of labor? There is no such thing. The main point is to work hard and do it quickly.
Although this has trained many versatile people, a chaotic crew is inevitably born.
Only some famous directors have their own team of experts who are used to using their hands, and thus can there be a clear division of labor within the team.
As for the company?
Most general agents and production companies only sign actors, stars and directors. Except for TV companies, few film companies will sign behind-the-scenes staff.
After all, a film and television company has limited production capacity, and they only produce a few films each year. It is not cost-effective to employ a bunch of behind-the-scenes staff and pay them salaries.
Moreover, compared to taking a low fixed salary, behind-the-scenes staff would rather visit more crews and get more pay.
This has actually become the norm in the Chinese film industry today, and it is not something that can be solved by a single individual or a single film company.
(End of this chapter)