Chapter 434

Any director will do whatever it takes to find a suitable theme, instead of waiting for the right project to come. All along, Murphy can be said to have "nowhere to find", but fortunately, sometimes there will be "no effort at all" luck!

Like the injured Quentin Tarantino and shameless bastard, Murphy is really lucky sometimes.

But good luck is only one aspect. If you want to succeed, you have to make corresponding efforts.

So far, almost all the scripts of Murphy's films have been written by him, or at least deeply involved in them.

The reason why he wrote scripts for all the films he directed, or actively participated in the writing of scripts, was not to become a dictator of a film, but for purely technical reasons. In Murphy's production style and mode, scripts are already a part of directing.

A play is not a book, not a novel, but a guide, an instruction.

In this shooting, whenever Murphy comes to the shooting scene, he will have a clear plan and idea for the scenes he shoots every day. If this is an action play, everyone must know what will happen before the work starts. Therefore, he often makes a "plot demonstration board" because it is necessary to make the technical personnel and all the crew familiar with the requirements for them.

If it's for other plays, Murphy doesn't like to use "plot board", especially those that need actors to have explosive performance, because it will tie hands and feet and rigidly follow his draft, which can never be comparable with the colorful reality

It's like asking a fashion master to make a dress, and then go to the person who wears it.

Obviously, we should do the opposite: find this person, measure his size, and then ask someone to cut it. And until the end, we have to see if there is room for improvement

Therefore, in the preparation period and shooting, Murphy let the actors rehearse, even at the beginning, they didn't intervene at all. Those actors with good understanding will naturally choose the right position.

After so many years of work accumulation, as long as Murphy observes the situation, he can clearly know how to do better.

In addition to the necessary guidance, Murphy never shows the actors what they should do. Those people are much better than him in performance. A smart director will not foolishly guide the actors in their specific performance. That is putting the cart before the horse.

Many directors tend to over direct their actors, and the actors are also addicted to it, because they like to be over directed, they like to discuss the role endlessly; they like to make a pure rational inquiry into the whole process of shaping the characters.

Usually, they are so dizzy that they lose their spontaneity or talent.

Many people always think that every director is James Cameron on the set and always squeezes the actors. In fact, on the contrary, most directors work like Murphy. As long as the actors don't have any problems, they will basically create conditions for the actors so that they can play their best.

It's also part of the director's job.

From the beginning of the shooting, Murphy knew which way was suitable for a group of leading actors. It was useless that they would not interrupt their good working condition easily.

Instead, they should be made easier to work

Every director has his own style and working habits. This habit has both advantages and disadvantages. The most typical one is Spielberg. This super director can shoot any subject matter, but it is not difficult to find that any subject matter is made in the same mold as long as it is carefully distinguished.

Therefore, if you want the film to maintain its own style and not become a model product, then every film, from photography to sub lens, scene design to editing style, must make something new. Otherwise, no matter how good the director is, if he makes a film every year, he will be bored by the audience in a short time.

Spielberg is also a typical example of this.

Just as death watch adds humor and quick editing, vanishing lover merges suspense and horror, and body of steel gives superheroes a heavy theme, in addition to the black humor and the shameless power transmitted to the bones, Murphy also uses a lot of brains in the shooting and design of each scene.

When Murphy shoots some special scenes, he tries to use a single lens, or do so as far as possible. As long as it is unnecessary, he does not switch, and never shoots the same scene from different angles.

In this way, actors can avoid doing the same thing over and over again, keep freshness and spontaneity, and try a lot of different things. They may perform the same scene in different ways every time, without worrying whether it will match other scenes.

As far as directing is concerned, this kind of black film, which integrates black humor into the whole theme, plot and scene of the film, but does not highlight jokes, is a highly demanding and strict type of film.

If you pull out a single lens, it's difficult to find a suitable laugh point, but put it in the theme and background of shameless bastard, these hidden black humor will become a favorite joke for the audience.From the beginning of preparation, Murphy knew very well that "shameless bastard" is not "body of steel". Nothing in the final film can hinder the audience's deserved laughter, and nothing can divert the audience's attention from the place where they should laugh.

If he moved too many cameras and edited too fast, he would risk killing laughter, and it would be difficult for him to make a wonderful black film about World War II.

The final effect of "asshole" is simple and clear.

What Murphy wants is actually a kind of detailed, concise and slightly dark picture. He wants to see everything when he works, and he wants to see the actors do what they should do. He doesn't want to damage the timing, because timing is very important to the film.

His last movie was a very serious black film, so there was always an impulse to shoot. His head came out to try something, enjoy the fun of the camera, and enjoy the fun of moving.

But it's not "body of steel." during the filming of "shameless bastard," Murphy had to suppress this impulse.

In addition, Murphy must try to avoid many mistakes in all her work.

The first thing to avoid is not doing anything that doesn't help shameless asshole.

This often happens. In the process of shooting, Murphy suddenly comes up with an idea that he thinks is very smart, or wants to try something, but this idea is not suitable for "shameless bastard", so he must put it away immediately.

Of course, this does not mean rigid obstinacy, on the contrary, rigid obstinacy is wrong.

In Murphy's cognition, the film "shameless bastard" is like a plant. Once it sows seeds, it begins to grow. If he wants to see it grow, he must grow at the same speed, take into account all kinds of changes, and open up to other people's views.

As a director, it's absolutely different from a screenwriter. When a screenwriter writes, he stays in the room alone and thinks he can control everything he writes. It's quite another matter for the director to come to the set with the script. The director should have the right of control and need the help of other people and the whole team to achieve his goal.

Any director must understand, accept and attach importance to this. They should use their own resources to work.

For the director, firmness is a quality, but not compromise is definitely a mistake.

The second is that the director has a lot of power on the set and is likely to expand, thinking that he knows everything about the film, but this is a joke.

Many directors think that the audience will like a certain character, but they are not interested in him at all. On the contrary, they like the characters that the director hardly cares about. The director thinks that they will laugh at a certain moment. As a result, they actually laugh at the things that the director never thought were funny

This kind of situation, as long as people who watch movies often know, is really too common.

But that's why directing is so magical, so fascinating and so fun. If Murphy thought he knew everything about movies, he would have stopped making movies.

Murphy likes this job. This job can not only bring him money, but also spiritual enjoyment. He is willing to do this job. This is not only what he is good at, but also what he is interested in. Every time he makes a film, he will be deeply immersed in it.

Even in the face of difficulties, the process of overcoming those difficulties can lead to a kind of spiritual pleasure.

For example, when shooting the scenes of many Nazi high-ranking officials in the cinema, due to the consideration of the award season, Murphy used 35mm film, which is no longer as convenient as digital lens in tone processing. In order to reduce the trouble of post production, in many places, setting and scene dimming are used.

The movie theater is dark and depressing. If you want to shoot in a low light environment, you will naturally encounter many problems. Murphy has made sufficient preparation and a lot of experiments for this.

Weak light shooting often needs to constantly try to find the most appropriate way to achieve the ideal effect.

Therefore, the shooting process usually takes a long time, and the preparation work before shooting is also necessary. Murphy leads the crew to arrive at the scene at least two hours in advance every day to prepare the shooting equipment and arrange the lighting. At the same time, he thinks about the composition in his mind, and uses the lens to express the painting he wants.

This traditional shooting method using film is extremely time-consuming and labor-consuming, but it is necessary to impact the award season and get better results.

For the two films with similar situation, the college will choose film or number, and the answer is very obvious.

Although film shooting will bring some trouble, it is always within the controllable range. In the later stage of shooting, Murphy encountered the real big problem of using film. (to be continued). )