Chapter 61 Summary
Chapter 61 Summary
In today's Chinese film and television entertainment industry, the behind-the-scenes production staff of a movie can be divided into two categories.
One type is technical work, such as photography, lighting, martial arts, art, music, costumes and props, etc.
These people make their livings based on their skills and have professional barriers. Newcomers to the industry often need to pay homage to their masters. The traditional master-apprentice model, or "teaching, helping and guiding", is still implemented in the crew.
As for the other type, they can all be regarded as "staff members" of the crew.
Yes, that's right, including the coordinator, producer, executive director, assistant director, and production staff.
Although their positions vary and their powers vary, in the crew, or in the eyes of the director and investors, they can all be replaced at any time and are not that important.
This is not a lie.
In the era of wild development of the entertainment industry, although it is not formal enough, it also provides opportunities for many grassroots people.
Many crew members often have multiple duties, so after shooting a few movies, they may not have professional knowledge, but they can adapt to various positions in the crew.
“This versatility of the crew members isn’t necessarily a good thing!”
The graduate student said to everyone present with deep emotion:
“Being a generalist rather than a specialist often leads to the problem of being a jack of all trades and mastering none of them.
At the same time, when they reach a higher level in a crew, they will begin to look down on those jobs.
After all, in their opinion, they had also gone through that step and completed it just as well without any difficulty.
But the film production technology is moving forward.
As for the foreign film and television production crews we have come into contact with, a movie with an investment of 2 million US dollars, yes, I am talking about "Titanic", has thousands of employees involved in its production behind the scenes alone.
In addition, there are countless staff members associated with it.
At this time, the status of a qualified coordinator who can manage thousands of people will rise sharply, and it is not justified to just find someone to take on the role.
Therefore, each department in the crew must be clearly divided, the division of labor among personnel must be clear, and it must be complete.
After all, everything still needs people to implement it. If we want to complete the industrialization of the film industry, personnel must be the top priority. "
A graduate student is a graduate student. Li Zhendao's first question went directly from the point of coordinating the position to the issue of the division of labor and allocation of personnel in the entire crew.
"Senior is right!"
Wang Hao sat in his seat and could not help but nod his head in response:
“We must pay attention to the division of labor among crew departments and personnel.
When I was on the crew of "Buried Alive", I found that there were many newcomers in our crew. Because they worked with the old employees of Qingying Studio, they were influenced by them and had certain deviations in their understanding of their own work and positions.
This is unacceptable, and everyone must have the right attitude.
In addition, I would also like to ask the seniors to formulate a detailed personnel responsibility management system for each department and position of the crew, so that there will be a specific system to follow for future training and personnel management of newcomers. "
Senior Li nodded, and continued to communicate with other crew members present on the topic of "personnel" and "responsibilities", reporting all matters related to this aspect on the "Buried Alive" crew.
There are quite a few problems picked out, some of which may be caused by loose personnel management.
For example, the statistics, organization and storage of props, actors' makeup; the management of on-site personnel by stage management; and the lax logistics services.
The other part was caused by the staff's own lack of professional ability. In this regard, the professionals headed by Zhang Yang and Li Kui also listened humbly to the problems pointed out by the other party.
As for Wang Hao, he also put forward many relevant suggestions.
“Regarding special effects for movies, this will be our top priority in the future.
Brother is right. Zhang Yang and Li Kui, the departments that you two are in charge of will definitely be the two departments with the highest level of industrialization in the crew.
After all, both photography and visual effects are core departments of science fiction movies, and they are also supported by high-tech equipment and technologies.
As long as there is sufficient funding, our equipment can be synchronized with international standards, and the processes and specifications for using the equipment can also comply with international standards.
But the special effects of a movie are often more than just a simple accumulation of computer special effects and high technology.”
Wang Hao then gave an example.
"For example, in the movie Buried, the futuristic mobile phone used by the protagonist actually involves a category of special effects production, which is UI design."
"UI design?" Zhang Yang, who was in charge of special effects props, was stunned when he heard this.
Wang Hao nodded.
“Yes, UI, the full name is User Interface, which refers to all interactive human-computer operation interfaces.
Whenever we see a futuristic science fiction movie, UI special effects are indispensable, from small instruments to large ones like the cockpit of a spaceship.
From electronic display screens to floating translucent interfaces, from ports to voice control, touch screens, and even visual guidance, all of these fall into the category of UI special effects. "
After Wang Hao explained this, Zhang Yang immediately reacted, "You are talking about the content displayed on the mobile phone screen in the movie."
"And the content displayed on the devices at the protagonist's bedside in the ending easter egg." Wang Hao added.
“This thing is everywhere, but it is not very noticeable. Sometimes it appears for less than a second, and for the audience, it may just be a fleeting glimpse.
However, because of the information involved, the behind-the-scenes production team really needs to be adequately prepared, and they may even have to set up a separate production department.
And regarding this, as far as I know, no one in the whole of China has done it, and some people have never even heard of UI.
This means that your special effects team must research this technology from scratch."
Wang Hao said a lot of similar things at the meeting.
For people like Zhang Yang and Li Kui, such stringent requirements naturally make them feel very embarrassed and depressed.
After all, the entire Chinese film and television industry is still dominated by an atmosphere of just getting by.
When roughness and casualness become the norm, meticulousness and seriousness seem to become a mistake.
Everybody does it that way, they're all makeshift teams. Why are you being so rigorous and methodical? Who are you doing it for?
Anyway, society is developing, and people's demand for cultural entertainment is increasing year by year. As long as there is something to watch and they can have fun, they will not be so particular about the so-called quality.
So wouldn't it be nice to take advantage of this good time to make a little more money and gain a little more?
(End of this chapter)