I make a thriller, it's God chasing and feeding

Chapter 17 [A ghost with human nature, is it still scary?]

The post-production of a film needs to complete the rough sorting of the materials, and then the fine cutting of each material, the selection of sound effects and line dubbing, the addition of special effects, character processing... these steps.

In short, it can be completed in one or two months.
These are mostly emotional drama films,

There is no need to spend a lot of time on special effects, and it will test the director's directing ability and the actors' acting skills. Most of the energy in the later stage is on editing and dubbing.

Of course, there are also films such as horror films, science fiction films, action films, etc., which take half a year to a year in post-production.

In addition to editing these films, the director spends more time on sound effects and special effects.

For example, after green screen shooting, replace the background,
Modify the image of the actor in the film frame by frame to make the image more in line with the character,

Invite voice actors to do the post-dubbing...the post-processing of these aspects.

And like the old corpse in the mountain shot by Lu Zhengyi, although it is also a horror movie type, it is not so troublesome.

The post-production was completed in just one month.

Because of the pursuit of the greatest degree of reality, the processing of special effects is omitted.

As for the lines, he also tried his best to let the actors use live radio, and did not invite other voice actors to handle it.

In this way, the post-processing direction is only editing and adding background music.

The time has been greatly shortened.

"Actually, I feel that Chu Renmei is so frenzied that she can even kill Xiaoqiang, so the last paragraph seems a bit abrupt."

"That's right, such a dark female ghost has killed so many people."

"In the end, I went to Teacher Fa Mao, left a sentence of 'you really love her', and then withdrew."

"I really don't know how to evaluate this kind of drama that is moved by true love."

"If she was so easily moved, wouldn't Xiao Ming have a deep relationship with his girlfriend before? I didn't see her let him go."

……

northern suburbs,

Lu Zhengyi's home,

In the pitch-black auditorium, the screen in front of me had finished playing the film and entered a state of stop.

On the small sofa that can only accommodate one person, Zhang Yu touched the beard growing on his chin, and evaluated the cut piece.

Regarding this paragraph, he has complained once before.

But later, Lu Zhengyi found a real ghost to shoot, and he temporarily let go of this point.

But now that the finished film came out, he still proposed it again.

Not good, just not good.

In the previous film era, this plot is still attractive.

But what an era it is now.

Too bloody, too common.

As a horror film, the depressing atmosphere that made people mad was instantly overwhelmed.

Next to him, Lu Zhengyi was sitting on another single sofa, showing hesitation, "It's not like letting go."

"Chu Renmei relies on hallucinations to kill people, but Fa Mao is not afraid of the hallucinations she created at all."

"Even if his girlfriend turned into Chu Renmei's appearance, he still firmly believed in his memory and hugged her tightly. Chu Renmei felt that there was nothing he could do, so she withdrew temporarily. This was not letting the two of them go."

Zhang Yu shook his head, "You can interpret it this way if you want."

"But what if the audience doesn't interpret it that way."

"Right, when Chu Renmei spoke, it was as if she still had human nature. She left a sentence of 'you really love her', which can also be interpreted as that she was moved by the true love between the two of them."

As he said that, he paused, "Chu Renmei's behavior at the beginning gave people a feeling of inhumanity. Anyway, if she drank the water with resentment, she would definitely die."

"But from the time she uttered that sentence, she has become human. In the hearts of the audience, the impression has changed, and she no longer looks like a ghost."

Even after Zhang Yu finished speaking, he used Chu Renmei who was sitting silently in the corner of the projection hall as an example.

"Like Teacher Chu."

"She was in my heart from the beginning, as scary as she wanted."

"Kill if you want to kill, and scare people if you want to. The appearance of not being bound by laws and morals has no humanity at all. To her, killing someone is like drinking a glass of water. There is no psychological burden."

"But what about now? After a month, in my impression, she no longer has the slightest bit of spookiness."

"What's the reason? Because the way she begged you for mercy that night directly covered any previous impressions. She is afraid just like a human being. And the object of her fear is you, my friend. "

He emphasized this point, "Ghosts without humanity can make people feel scared."

"And ghosts who obey the law and morals like humans can only scare people for a short time at best."

Obviously, Zhang Yu insisted on changing the ending.

He really wasn't afraid of Chu Renmei anymore, he even dared to point fingers at her in front of her.

Lu Zhengyi looked at Xu Feng next to him, "What do you think?"

Xu Feng scratched his head, but he didn't show any face to his old classmate, "I think Director Zhang is quite reasonable."

"At least, when Teacher Chu Renmei was with me, it was the moment when she suddenly screamed in the car, which brought me a sense of fear."

"In the back, there's basically nothing left."

He laughed, "Please, Brother Zhengyi, you have already caught evil spirits with your bare hands."

"It should be her who should be afraid, not me."

Lu Zhengyi actually felt in his heart that the ending should be changed.

After all, times have changed.

But he still has his concerns.

"But with such a change, can it pass the trial?"

Lu Zhengyi expressed his thoughts bluntly, "This kind of ending, even if it was filmed by my father, may not be able to survive."

"It's a problem."

Zhang Yu was stunned for a while, but forgot to review this matter.

But soon, he suggested again, "But it's said to be an open ending, and we haven't strictly defined whether the ghost wins the man or the man wins the ghost."

"It's all up to the audience to interpret."

"Another important thing about horror films is to give the audience enough time to imagine."

Xu Feng nodded, "Indeed, self-impairment is the most deadly."

"Isn't there a classic comedy before, which was abruptly interpreted by the audience as a thriller."

"I also followed the trend and made a series of videos about thinking carefully and terribly."

After hesitating for a while, Lu Zhengyi finalized the result, "Well, let's prepare two versions."

"When the time comes, let Old Lu's staff and staff, which one can pass the trial."

"He is a big director, and he has a good grasp of the scale in this regard."

He didn't doubt whether his film could scare his father.

With Chu Renmei's personal performance, the height of this movie is no longer comparable to the original.

And some of the hidden details are even worse for some great directors, great photographers, and special effects artists.

Because when they think about it carefully, they will find that some shots and pictures cannot be completed through special effects and photography skills.

So……

How did this film come about?
The promise is ready to come out, but no one dares to think about it, and no one will think about it.

(End of this chapter)