radicalducati Chapter 28 Lighting Director 1
Chapter 28 Lighting Director 1
"It's my turn now."
Huang Min replied with a smile.
"Let's not rush into signing the contract. Let's see how well 'The Terror Live' does at the box office after its release."
Zhou Nian wouldn't be swayed by Huang Min's words and impulsively sign with Huang Min's newly opened Dong Sheng Film Company.
Besides the difficulties that "The Terror Live" will face, the key point is that a company that doesn't even have an office can't provide him with any film and television resources, let alone endorsements. In the entertainment industry, there is a consensus among artists when signing with agencies: they sign with entertainment companies that have a large market value and abundant resources.
They might not get much in return, but having a powerful backer is always beneficial, and it's definitely more legitimate. Huang Min's Dongsheng Film Studio... really has nothing.
They don't even have an office space yet, which is worse than that of a typical startup.
However, he didn't speak too definitively. After all, the person was down on their luck now, and who knew what would happen in the future? It's perfectly normal for people in the entertainment industry to rise and fall.
She gave him one copy of the three-copy contract signed on the anniversary, and put the other two into her bag. If she wanted people to feel at ease during filming, she had to offer something that could move them.
Aligning interests is the most effective approach.
The matter is resolved.
Seeing Huang Min and Zhou Nian discussing how to perform the next scene, Su Qing walked to the side to look at the two work-suited cameras she had brought, and took out a piece of paper to start making a phone call.
Hello?
Upon hearing the call connect, Su Qing smiled and said, "I'm Su Qing, the producer of 'The Terror Live.' You can just call me Ms. Su. Here's the thing, our crew is short a few lighting technicians. I've looked at your resume and think you have a lot of experience in creating atmosphere. I was wondering if you'd be interested in participating in this project..."
Su Qing hadn't finished speaking.
Huang Min, who was giving instructions to the anniversary audience, called out, "Su Qing."
Su Qing turned her head slightly and saw Huang Min say seriously, "We can tell them that we are not only recruiting lighting technicians, but also any important supporting roles that come to us can be played by crew members. We need staff who can work with equipment and act without it. If you have good acting skills, you may also have the opportunity to move from behind the scenes to in front of the screen."
Su Qing was a little taken aback, but she quickly recovered and repeated it to the person on the phone.
I also exchanged a few words with Anniversary.
Huang Min picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Attention all departments, put down your work for now. We're having a short, impromptu meeting."
When more than fifty people gathered around.
Huang Min also overheard someone whispering to a nearby staff member, "It's probably because the lighting technician was poached." Huang Min smiled and looked at the staff member, who was in his thirties, and said, "That's right, that's indeed the reason."
talking.
Huang Min turned and looked around, saying, "To be honest, our production of 'The Terror Live' is indeed a makeshift team, so everyone has their own ideas. Yesterday, the lighting team was poached for a high price. It's been quite a difficult time, but thankfully it was resolved in time. I didn't call everyone here to say these useless things. I just want to say one thing... As you may have seen, the scenes these past two days have all focused on Teacher Zhou Nian. There isn't a single supporting role, let alone any extras. This is what I planned from the beginning. I didn't expect that before I could even say anything, the lighting team would be poached."
Huang Min paused for a moment, then continued, "What I want to tell everyone is that in my team, you are not only behind-the-scenes workers, but you also have to participate in the performance of this play. This means that each of you will have the opportunity to appear on screen. I don't believe that many of you have been in this industry for so many years without ever having the idea of going up and acting for yourself. You may not have had this opportunity before, but you will in the future. Whether you become famous or not depends entirely on yourselves."
After hearing Huang Min's words, Zhou Nian, who was standing to the side, looked shocked.
This guy... his ambition is way too big!
This was an attempt to assemble both its own filming crew and its own cast. However, Zhou Nian quickly realized that Huang Min had this plan on one hand, and on the other hand, he was also trying to inspire people.
After all, the sudden poaching of the lighting team cast a shadow over "The Terror Live," causing the hastily assembled crew to become restless, which is why they came up with this solution.
Note that this is indeed a good point.
Because those who work behind the scenes often have a desire to act themselves, especially young people in their twenties and thirties, who often have unrealistic fantasies about becoming an overnight sensation.
"Director Huang, are you really going to let us act in this?!"
After Huang Min finished speaking, a young man in charge of script supervision suddenly asked a question.
What do you think!?
Huang Min countered with a question, and before he could speak, he gave the answer directly: "There happens to be a scene where a bridge explodes. Everyone except the essential filming crew will play ordinary people in a cameo role."
"I will definitely perform well."
The young man said excitedly.
Zhou Nian knew that Huang Min's strategy of winning people's hearts was effective. The older behind-the-scenes staff might not be able to buy into his approach, but the younger staff certainly would.
It appeared in the movie.
An opportunity that many young people dream of.
It's estimated that it won't be so easy for Lin Wan to poach talent next time. The fees will increase by at least 50%, or even more, and even then, it's not certain that she can be poached. Even if the photographer wants to leave, his apprentice will hold him back. Even though he's no longer young, Zhou Nian knows very well what young people are like. They all dream of becoming stars; simply put, they want to be famous too much.
I didn't have the chance before, but now I do.
Working and earning money while making cameo appearances on "Horror Live Broadcast" is something many production crews have done, and there have even been cases of assistant directors and directors making cameo appearances, but they wouldn't say it outright. Huang Min, on the other hand, directly poured this kind of thing into the mouths of these behind-the-scenes workers like chicken blood.
After finishing a phone call with a lighting technician, Su Qing, who was standing not far away listening to Huang Min's entire explanation, smiled. This down-on-his-luck boss... already possessed the potential to be a boss.
It's good that they only talk about cameo appearances and screen time, but not about the extras' pay. This saves them some money. Su Qing took out a pen and marked the phone number she had just dialed. Then she dialed another number.
The film and television industry is currently in a slump, and many behind-the-scenes staff are switching careers.
This includes many lighting technicians.
So as long as you prepare the list and numbers of these lighting technicians who have switched careers in advance, and call them one by one, one or two out of ten will agree to give it a try. Because after switching careers, some people do well, while others do not. Among them are some, like Uncle Zheng, who can only drive for ride-hailing services, and some who have not even found a job.
I dialed several numbers in a row.
Su Qing didn't dial again.
We already have enough basic lighting technicians who agreed to give it a try. The only thing we lack now is a lighting director who can oversee the whole situation. Su Qing felt that the previous lighting director wasn't quite up to the task.
She wasn't in the film and television industry, but she had experience in corporate management. She knew that a qualified manager never waits for the boss to say what outcome is needed for a task, but rather provides the best possible solution directly to the boss.
He pulled a piece of paper out of his bag.
The above contains information and home addresses of top lighting designers in China.
Su Qing rejected some of them because these people were the go-to lighting technicians for top directors, and it was impossible to hire them. Even if the "Live Streaming" crew could afford the money, they still wouldn't come.
Having served as the lighting director for commercial blockbusters with production costs in the hundreds of millions, how could he possibly take on lighting work for projects with a total investment of only a few million?!
It would be very embarrassing.
"Did you really manage to seduce this woman?!"
After filming a scene, Zhou Nian noticed that Su Qing was holding a document and flipping through it. He asked Huang Min about it out of curiosity.
"Conquering with Personal Charisma"
While watching the replay, Huang Min corrected Zhou Nian's inappropriate wording.
"So you didn't completely win Lin Wan over, and instead let her slander you and cause you trouble?!"
On anniversary, he joked with a smile.
"..."
Huang Min was speechless for a moment.
He really wanted to say that he had only been here a short time!
But when I think about how Huang Min used to be, he was really a good person. He had a good personality and was easygoing. He was practically a nice guy. Even from a fellow man's perspective, Huang Min was a good person, which says a lot.
After thinking for a moment, Huang Min still replied, "Maybe it's too good. A man who is too good often doesn't end up well."
Anniversary celebrations brought a sudden, inexplicable jolt to my body.
He suddenly realized that Huang Min's words were actually quite philosophical: when something is good to a certain extent, it becomes its biggest drawback.