The Best Director

",,! Margaret, I need them! I said I need them! Without them, I feel nothing...!"

In the dimly lit editing room, the same voice sounded every time it was edited. Even though this is the fourth collaboration between the two, the bargaining between the director and the editor will never stop. Wearing black-rimmed glasses, Margaret focused on the computer screen, controlled the mouse with one hand, and pressed keys on the keyboard with the other, completely ignoring Wang Yang who was shouting next to her.

Hearing a leisurely sigh beside her, Margaret shrugged and said, "Jan, although you just won an Oscar, I don't agree with that." Both of them immediately smiled, and she continued to laugh. : "I have edited movies for you for several years, I fully understand what you want, this is the best effect." Wang Yang frowned and shook his head, said: "No, not this time, I need more Be more subtle."

The length of the theatrical version of "t-2e" is set at about 10 minutes, which is just right for the whole story. There can be no delay in such a gambling film that even speaks lines quickly, so that the audience can maintain high interest from the beginning to the end, and have the feeling of "jumping and jumping with excitement", which is Wang Yang's goal Pursuit, this is not a special effects blockbuster, so the excitement is not given to the audience visually, but psychologically subtle.

It is very important not to let the mind feel tired and irritated. The story of the movie does not focus much on the subplots in the original work. Family members and classmates have almost no role in the scene. Emotionally, it only portrays the team's loyal friendship and Jeff- The horse is affected and changed, this is not the point, the point is the main story learning card counting, sweeping Las Vegas, etc., as well as the cat and mouse game between the crowd and the detective.

And the structure of the movie is two-line, one is to follow Jeff Ma and the team's perspective to move forward in a straight line; the other is the reverse narration of the female detective, etc., and the time of the two lines is slowly and nervously merged together. .

For example, the female detective in the cut now appears on the scene. In the story timeline, this should happen when Jeff Ma has perfectly integrated into the team, which has brought about a qualitative change in the team and won a lot of money from the casinos, so the casinos hired Beverly came to investigate. But in the movie, after this debut scene, Jeff Ma and others left Boston and took a plane to Las Vegas to start the first battle of the new team.

"I'll cut this part!" Wang Yang pulled up a chair and sat down. Margaret moved away helplessly. Wang Yang controlled the mouse and looked at the screen, and said seriously: "Maggie, look at me first. The effect of cutting!" He has long discovered that in terms of creating atmosphere, his Chinese identity and his love for research on oriental culture have given him more feeling for the use of camera scenes.

Even if Margaret was a woman, he felt that she seemed too straightforward, lacking a little bit of... the kind of silence that is experienced with heart is better than sound.

The mouse made a "ding-ding" sound, and the keyboard also made a "da-da" sound. The order of the shots on the computer screen was rearranged, and after a while, I pressed play.

Amidst the low and crisp hún sound of footsteps, the camera focused on several people walking in the corridor. In the screen, only their stomachs could be seen, one was wearing a beige detective-style coat, with nets on both hands, and two Security guard in a black suit.

The camera quickly scanned the faces of the two security guards, and then switched to the panoramic view behind them, only to see the woman's light brown curls trembling as she walked. The camera cut to the handle of the door, and the security guard opened the door of the office. The burly and bald security supervisor was sitting at the desk. He looked at the door with a happy expression on his face, and quickly got up to greet him: "Sister Kyle, Nice to see you! With your help, it will be much easier for us to catch those thieves..."

The scene switched to the back again, and the rolling woman walked into the room, and the next shot was aimed at the hands they held together, and then slowly rose, and the woman's face appeared, and it was the woman with the mask hanging on her face. Rachel with a faint smile. On the other hand, the head of security looked relieved that he was having a headache but the problem would be solved immediately, and praised: "Sister Kyle, I've heard your name for a long time..."

"Is what I want ready?" Beverly Kyle was completely uninterested in his compliment and interrupted him. The security supervisor smiled and said without hesitation: "It's all ready, just put it there." He turned around and came to the desk, pointed to a large stack of documents on it, and said: "The funds for all the blackjack tables in the casino in the last six months The leaks are all in there."

Beverly Kyle sat down in the chair by the table, flipping through the stack of documents expressionlessly, the camera scanned the close-ups of the security supervisor's face, the pendulum clock on the room wall, etc., as well as the flipping of the pages Gently beep.

It has been quite a while since Tongda’s camera showed, Beverly, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: “This group of people always show up on weekends, which means that they have regular jobs or a habit; but in recent months, they Suddenly, it will appear every few days, Monday, Tuesday...these months are summer vacation." She put down the document in her hand and said, "This means that they are probably teachers or students."

The picture on the computer screen was fixed on the surprised and disbelieving look of the security supervisor. Margaret put on her black-rimmed glasses and said thoughtfully, "Yang, I don't think this is concise enough." Knock on the door, and then come in to shake hands, that is indeed concise, but there is no atmosphere." Margaret said her opinion: "You pursue the atmosphere you mentioned everywhere, don't you procrastinate like this? Don't forget that you said Don't drag."

"No, this is procrastination! It's less than two minutes here." Wang Yang shook his head, looked at the screen and continued to click the mouse. Margaret frowned and said: "I'm talking about the overall style." Wang Yang turned his head to look at this serious middle-aged woman, and said seriously: "Margaret, I know the overall style, but trust me! If you don't have these Camera effects, Rachel isn't going to be cool at all. But she needs to be awesome, and then she says 'they're students,' so the team can look awesome."

"You know the audience will also have enough expectations for the next plot, how did those people do all this? Of course they know that Jeff Ma must be very good, they know it before they walk into the movie theater, What is needed now is to stimulate their nerves! If these lenses are taken away, I don’t think it will be effective.” Wang Yang raised his eyebrows strangely as he spoke, and said, “Aunt Maggie, how could you love me without knowing it? These tricks? I love the atmosphere!"

Marigot looked innocent, and said: "I know! But this time...it's too fast, the lines are fast and the camera is switched quickly, and it's very oppressive, and the audience will be out of breath." Wang Yang smiled when he heard the words, and said: " It's a great honor to get the evaluation of too fast, but I don't agree with all of them, I think you have seen too little of the senses of young audiences, and now is an era where everything is fast."

"And we are not fast everywhere, don't we have a lot of slow motion?" He tapped the keyboard a few times, adjusted the frame rate of the next shot, and said with a smile: "If the fast place is not faster, then When the slow motion is cool, how do the audience feel? The strongest abandoned young master of the Zhou royal family, the martial arts general, kills the gods and seals the throne at night, seeks the demon, proud of the world, and the ninth heaven. It's much worse, because it's just a chance to give them a breather, but cool. The front is also delicate and professional, try it!"

"Okay." Marigot, who knew his temper well, accepted it, because what he said made sense, but the final result would really depend on the cinema, she reminded: "Yan, this is a dangerous style!"

"Yes, I know, try it! They may breathe a sigh of relief after watching this movie, feel a little tired, and think a lot... But what we have to do is keep them interested and focused throughout the movie. I will feel very excited and drenched when I am in bed!" Wang Yang waved his fist, the ideal effect made him feel a little excited, and said with a smile: "So we need to find those spots and arrange them properly, just like riding a roller coaster. You are tired after playing, but very exciting while playing."

Marigot nodded silently. The previously edited "When Happiness Comes to Men" and "Juno" both have a warm and tender style with a slow rhythm, but this one is completely different. She smiled and said, "Maybe I'm just getting old." .”

"No, you just haven't changed your attitude, but I know you really understand what I want, let's do it well!" Wang Yang turned to look at her and said sincerely: "I don't want to see it It's a non-distinctive, flat soap commercial film." Marigold adjusted her glasses, well, do this dangerous style! She nodded seriously, "Okay!"

The ensuing clip of Jeff Ma entering the casino for the first time is very critical. He joined the team, completed the training, and passed the test. All the anticipation accumulated before is for this moment of entering the casino for the first time.

With the experience of "The Hangover" last time, Wang Yang knows how to express Las Vegas and the difference between it and Stoneton. At the beginning of the shooting, the lighting, color and other plans were drawn up. Although it is snowing in winter, Shidun can feel very warm. It is a very clean and clear place full of campus atmosphere, just like "Juno"; However, the daytime scenes in Las Vegas are very brightly lit, and the colors at night are a bit blurry.

The temperament of the scene is completely opposite. There are sexy girls, luxurious suites and expensive cars, crazy gamblers who gamble with red eyes, etc... After Jeff Ma just stepped into the Caesars Palace Hotel Casino , In addition to seeing the accomplices, there are also crazy gamblers and loud curses. The purpose of these shots is to bring out their power and the difference from gamblers. Of course, they also play the role of gamblers.

This time, there was no direct dialogue line in the whole test, but there were gestures and code words, and the operation mode of the entire card counting team. If you want the audience to see clearly and feel cool, it is natural to cut it very cleverly.

"If you want to win money, it is very important to find a suitable gaming table!" When Jeff Ma stepped into the casino and looked around, he flashed back to Amanda's missionary standing in front of the blackboard in the classroom. She wrote quickly with chalk. Then, he said in a quick voice: "First, find a table with fewer people. The fewer people there are, the more times you will play in a box, and the actual profit will be closer to expectations; second, find a player with fewer cards, They don't have hard rules! Different players are different!"

The tinkling sound of the slot machine brought the scene back to the casino. Jeff Ma walked casually, looking around, and saw that Amanda and others were already seated...

"Marigot! The slow motion and fast motion on the gaming table, we have to match perfectly! This part is very critical! We get it done!"

"I know, Jan, you don't need to yell at me, I know."

Time passed day by day, and new progress was made in the Iraq War. After the Allied Forces increased their forces and divided them, and then relied on their comprehensive advantages in air supremacy, they successively captured Basra and other important cities and strategic locations, and completed the war against Baghdad. The encirclement, the battle suddenly became one-sided. On April 8, without waiting for its allies, the U.S. military could not wait to push Baghdad directly from the north and south. The bombing caused the capital to lose power, water and communications. The U.S. military successfully captured the Rashid military airport in the southeast of Baghdad.

On April 9th, US tanks headed towards Baghdad. The tragic street fighting did not take place. The US military occupied Saddam City, a large slum where Shiite Muslims gathered. The local people really welcomed the US troops; In the center of Baghdad, there was little resistance either. That night, the army pulled down the bronze statue of Saddam Hussein in the "Happy Square" in the city center, and Baghdad citizens swarmed up and stepped on the broken bronze statue. On the 21st day after the start of the war, the Allied forces declared: "Totally occupy Baghdad!"

The people of the war faction in the United States are also overjoyed. Although the war has made some mistakes, it will end perfectly! In the April issue, the United States stated that "Saddam's regime has not fallen, and more intense battles are yet to come." Only when Saddam's hometown of Tikrit is captured, the war will be considered over.

Friday, April 11, was originally the release date of Saw, but it was postponed to April 31 this year due to the war. That night, Wang Yang asked Wen Ziren and Ray Warner, who were in Los Angeles, to go out to the bar for a drink together. In the casual bar with leisurely music and a quiet environment, the three of them sat around a round table, laughing and talking while drinking beer.

Since trying acupuncture, Ray Warner's headaches have become less and less severe, and the nerves in that area have become quieter. Now he can sleep peacefully without taking acupuncture. But this painful experience made him unforgettable after graduation, and his fear of death also made him cherish life very much. He was naturally very excited when talking about this war, and Australia also sent troops to participate in this joint military operation.

"It's a good sudden war, how many people died!" Ray Warner held the wine glass and slammed the table heavily, his face flushed with excitement, and Wen Ziren next to him snorted softly: "George Bush should really be killed!" Catch it and play chainsaw."

"The key is that the situation after the war can't be dealt with..." Wang Yang took a sip of beer. The smooth progress of the war recently made some netizens ridicule him on his blog. He shrugged and said, "Anyway, it's good that it's over! Open every day TV is war, drinking and talking is war! Time to end."

It didn't take long for the U.S. military to capture Tikrit, and the Allied forces officially announced on April 15: "The main military action in the Iraq War has ended, and the coalition forces have taken control of the entire Iraqi territory." The main body of the war lasted for 27 days, 128 U.S. troops died, and the war cost about 100 million U.S. dollars. The mood of the people slowly returned to the old laughter.

Not many people criticized Miraculous Yang, because he did not say that he would lose the war, but that he would fight for a month. Then... the movie fans all chose not to like it, and his analysis and prediction of the wartime was very precise. But it should be too pessimistic after the war. The Iraqi people are celebrating the downfall of Saddam Hussein.

For Wang Yang, the end of the military operations in the Iraq War means that a dark cloud has finally disappeared, and the impact on his life and work is gradually decreasing. Days passed and nights passed, and he spent almost every day in the editing room, sometimes following up on the production of "Prison Break" and other work, as well as the final preparations for "The Devil Wears Prada". Jessica has also devoted herself to her work during this time, studying the characters of the script, matching the styling of the crew, costume design and other departmental preparations.

When the time came to the 28th, although the calendar said Monday, Wang Yang and Jessica gave themselves a holiday, because this day was her 22nd birthday. The two did not have a birthday party, nor did they invite friends like last year. The war just ended is not suitable for a big party; and they want to enjoy the sweet world of two on this special day. This morning, Wang Yang and Jessica came to Santa Monica, walked hand in hand on the beach for a while, bought some food and soda, and drove their medium-sized leisure yacht from the pier to the endless blue sea. There are more than 10,000 large yachts in the United States, which is not a rare thing, and there is no difficulty in driving, a steering wheel and a communication system, etc., both of them can netbsp; because the weather is very good, their plan is to spend the whole day Spend on the vast sea, and then go back the next day after watching the sunrise on the sea.

The starry night sky is very quiet, and the white yacht with lights is parked on the blue sea. After a day of fun and fun, watching the sunset, this night, Wang Yang and Jessica are lying on the 1ù of the yacht On the sky deck, covered with a warm blanket, under the breeze blowing, the two talked sweetly and watched the bright starry sky above.

"That one! I like that one, the bright one on the left." Jessica leaned on his shoulder, raised her left hand and pointed, Wang Yang looked at the bright or dim stars, and suddenly smiled: "There is a star on the left. Big movie! Do you mean the Big Dipper?" Jessica's smiling face 1ù showed a trace of doubt, and asked: "Is that the Big Dipper?" Wang Yang let out an oh, he really didn't know which one she was referring to, and said with a smile: " Maybe it is, we will know when we miss the voyage. Then which star do you think has aliens?"

"I don't know..." Jessica turned her head to look at the vast starry sky, pointed and smiled again: "That one! It seems to have some blue light, so beautiful..." Wang Yang still didn't know what she meant Which one is it, and said with a smile: "It's not beautiful enough for you." Jessica smiled and said: "Really?" Wang Yang said: "Really." How long, but still feel infinitely sweet and fun.

After chatting for a while, the two parted with some panting. Wang Yang hugged her tightly, looked into her eyes full of affection, and said in a gentle voice: "Jessica, happy birthday! Make a wish! Jessica's heart was filled with happiness, she nodded slightly and said, "Well! I'm going to make a wish!" She closed her two big eyes, folded her hands and prayed silently: "Lord! I'm really, really happy , I hope the people I love continue to be happy and healthy..."

Watching her close her eyes and make a wish, Wang Yang glanced at the quiet night sky, saw that she was full of piety and hadn't finished her wish, suddenly came up with an idea, and shouted anxiously: "Oh my god, meteor! Don't open your eyes, Hurry up and make a wish, this is a wish with double insurance!" Seeing her eyebrows and eyelashes move, he shouted in a serious tone: "! It will definitely come true!"

"I want to get married!" Hearing another shooting star, Jessica couldn't help being pleasantly surprised and a little anxious, and quickly said in her heart that besides the regular wishes, the one she longed for the most and the one she had made since last year : "I want to get married! I want to be Jan's wife!"

Seeing that she seemed to have fulfilled her wish, Wang Yang opened her eyes with a flick of her eyelashes. Looking at the night sky above, Wang Yang said in surprise: "Wow - the shooting star just now was so bright! I heard that the brighter it is, the more powerful it is. Now your The wish will definitely come true!" Jessica didn't have any doubts, seeing shooting stars at sea is not unusual, she had a happy and expectant smile on her face, and whispered: "Oh God, that's good..."

"That's not right." Wang Yang looked at her eyes that were shining like stars, and felt something wrong in his heart. If her wish didn't come true, wouldn't she be even more disappointed? He smiled and asked, "What wish did you make on such a good opportunity just now?" Jessica raised the corner of her mouth without answering, patted his ng mouth, and said, "How can you say what you want?" Wang Yang Leaning close to her ear, he lowered his voice and said, "Tell me! Just tell me quietly, it's okay, the Lord and Meteor won't mind."

"No!" Jessica smiled and turned her head away. This wish cannot be said no matter what, but she believes that it will come true. Even if there is no shooting star or birthday wish, she can't say it! Feeling a pinch in the ear, and then heard a ghostly voice: "Jessie, tell me—" She smiled unmoved: "Jan, I won't say it! I'm waiting for it to happen!"

"How about this? I'll also tell you my birthday wish for this year..."

"I won't listen! I won't say it even if you say it, no!"