Chapter 448: Thousands of Lights, but Not One Is Lit for Me

Under the night.

Qi Mu followed Sun Li along the cement road, passed the flowerbed, and came to a two-story small station.

The side of the station ticket office was decorated with a lively atmosphere. Every five meters, there was a pot of small pine trees. There were benches between each pot of pine trees.

Along the way, many actors walked in the opposite direction, talking and laughing, as if they had just finished shooting a crowded scene.

Go forward along this road, walk to the end, turn a corner and come to the platform next to the track.

On the left, the street lamps emit soft warm light, giving the yellow trees on the roadside a soft glow.

Turn right along the wall of the station and you will see the crew.

On the left is the track with a small red train parked on it. On the right is the station, and the pine trees at the door are also dotted with lights.

Peng Xiuwen, who plays the professor, is sitting on a bench next to the pine tree.

"Hello, Mr. Peng."

"You are... Mr. Qi, right?"

"Do you know me?" Qi Mu was a little excited.

"I heard from Director Chen." Peng Xiuwen smiled.

"I heard that the next scene is about people. I won't bother you for now. You should prepare well. I'll go over and say hello to Director Chen."

"Okay." Peng Xiuwen nodded to him and sat back in his chair.

Qi Mu looked at the movements of the people around him.

The photographer was adjusting the position of the camera, and the lighting engineer was adjusting the lights. It seemed that the crew had just finished shooting a shot, and the staff were preparing for the next shot.

Qi Mu looked carefully for a while before seeing Director Chen standing in front of the monitor in the distance.

He walked over quickly, "Director Chen, I'm here."

Chen Xiao looked up and smiled, "Good evening, Teacher Qi."

"Hello, Director Chen, you are busy, I will just watch from the side, I won't disturb you."

Chen Xiao nodded, "Well, sorry, I am adjusting the lights for the next shot, I can't take care of you for the time being."

"You are busy." Qi Mu chose a place not far behind him, where he could hear his instructions but was not in the way, and sat down honestly.

Sun Li, as a casting director, had nothing to do for the time being, so he sat down next to him.

Thinking that Qi Mu was also a junior in the company, he kindly explained:

"We just finished filming the scene where the puppy fell out of the luggage rack and walked back and forth in confusion among the pedestrians. Now we are filming the puppy meeting the professor, who is his future owner. We have just used close-up shots to film the puppy's reaction. Next, we will use a low-angle subjective lens to imitate the puppy's perspective to film the professor."

Qi Mu said gratefully: "I see, thank you Director Sun."

Although he is not a student majoring in film and television photography and production, he has also heard of subjective lenses.

This lens starts from the perspective of the character and shows what the character sees. It allows the audience to experience the character's feelings in an immersive way and is usually used to render emotions.

It is obvious that the next shot is to let the audience bring the dog into the scene of meeting the owner for the first time.

In front of the two, Chen Xiao sat down and stared at the monitor.

He looked up and said to Peng Xiuwen who was sitting next to him: "Teacher Peng, please come over and move to the position so that I can see the effect of the picture."

"No problem." Peng Xiuwen stood up, shook off his coat, patted the folds on his body, stood in the designated position, and walked forward slowly when he heard Chen Xiao's "start".

The monitor in front of Chen Xiao showed the picture taken by the lens placed on the ground at the same height as the puppy's eyes.

In the soft light of light yellow, a figure walked over, and his suede shoes were getting closer and closer.

The camera moved up, and the professor's face appeared in the camera. Due to the lighting of the lighting technician, his face showed a warmer yellow.

Chen Xiao touched his chin and said to the lighting technician: "Behind the professor, from left to right, hit a cold backlight on the silver iron sheet of the train."

"Lighting assistant, move the warm-toned street light 15 centimeters to this side, to the upper left of the professor's head."

"Okay." The lighting technician and the assistant immediately moved.

Ten minutes later, the two beams of light were adjusted, and the positioning was tried again. At the same time, the lens and the camera were all in place, ready to start shooting.

The assistant director shouted: "Everyone is ready."

The surroundings quickly became quiet.

Qi Mu quickly moved his chair forward, got behind Chen Xiao, and stared at the monitor with bated breath.

The voices of the field manager, the focus person, the recording assistant, and others sounded one after another.

The clapperboard fell.

Chen Xiao's voice came from the left front, "Action."

...

In the monitor screen.

A person walked slowly, and the camera moved up, showing a kind middle-aged man. He was on the phone, he said a few words to the phone, and slowly squatted down, "Hey, little guy, are you lost?"

Qi Mu's heart warmed when he saw this scene.

Before he could react to the reason, he heard Chen Xiao shout: "One more shot!"

Qi Mu raised his hand to cover his forehead.

This shot was only thirteen or fourteen seconds.

The senior's lines were also very simple, why did it arouse his emotions?

But it made his mood change slightly, and he was a little moved.

Why?

Just when he was about to turn his head to ask Sun Li, he heard the assistant director shout: "Silence."

Qi Mu took a deep breath and stared at the monitor.

The shooting is about to start and he can't talk, so he just watches it himself!

Dead brain, turn it quickly, turn it hard!

"One shot, seven shots, two times." The sound of the clapperboard sounded.

"Action!"

In the monitor screen diagonally in front.

The ground was illuminated by warm yellow street lamps, with some bright and some dark, and the professor walked slowly.

But this scene did not make him feel at ease.

On the right side of the train, the cold light added a touch of loneliness to the whole composition. It instantly gave people a feeling - there are thousands of lights, but not a single one is lit for me.

The visitor stood still and the camera moved up.

This time, the eye-catching light appeared on the left, a warm-toned street lamp.

The picture became obviously warmer.

The kind-looking professor smiled at the camera and said to the other end of the phone: "Well, I love you too, bye."

He squatted slowly, "Hey, little guy, are you lost?"

...

Chen Xiao in front of the left shouted: "Okay, pass!"

Qi Mu suddenly realized.

This perspective is the perspective of the puppy.

Director Chen used subjective perspective, with changing lights and tones.

Let the scene change from an overall warm color mixed with a touch of cold light to an overall warm color with a warmer light.

Provide a hint to the audience - the dog went from loneliness to seeing a warm person.

Among the thousands of lights, one family stopped for me, so I felt warm all over.

Qi Mu nodded in admiration.

But immediately a wave of curiosity surged in his heart, and he turned his head to ask Sun Li: "Director Sun, the colors that dogs can see are different from humans. Will they be so moved when they see it?"

"?" Sun Li was stunned by his question, "Why do dogs...watch movies?"

Qi Mu waved his hands awkwardly, "I'm not talking about the puppy watching this scene. I heard from Director Fang that some clips in the movie will adjust the color and adjust the picture to the color in the puppy's eyes."

"Oh~ This shot is not adjusted. Each shot has a specific purpose. This shot is to let the audience bring the puppy into the experience of the warmth of meeting the professor."