Well, I think storytelling is a lot harder than it looks

Destinee 2022-03-21 09:02:20

Well, I think storytelling is a lot more difficult than it seems, whether it is in words or in

the pain of the former, when I failed to write a short story again, I experienced it vividly again, and the latter It was a profound experience when I tried to shoot a small commercial when I was in college

, and then I realized it again when I was tutoring a junior.

She said to me that my first shot was a person who was very anxious to open the door.
I said, wait. ,Stop for a moment,,,How can you open the door very anxiously?

She said, Then open the door and show an anxious expression.

I said, then you show me a look.,,It's not that I look down on you people
Acting skills (who knows if your expression is anxious or if you want to poop),,,,If you really want to express anxiety,.. Would it be clearer to add a scene where the person looks down at the watch?

The junior said, ah, you You're right, I'll say it in a good way

, but your video is only 15 seconds in total,,, you're making a sanitary napkin ad, do you really need this shot?,,, won't people misunderstand that it's a watch ad,,,

She said,,,Then why don't you worry?

I said,,,How do I know,,,


uh,,,The point of the above nonsense is,,,In fact, the story is told through the camera, except for the shameless method of using voiceover (He came to the door very anxiously that day),,, David Mami, who was quite difficult

, said in his director's homework that a good shot language should be like

Mengmeng composed of a series of incoherent clips, and the clip itself does not have any Contact, but it can call itself a system in your mind. For example, one shot is 2 people drilling holes in the wall, the second shot immediately cuts to 2 people standing in front of a wall with a hole, patting the dust on their bodies,,, Such lens language is very beautiful,, well, at least it's my personal preference , of

course not all directors make films like this,,, even,, literary film directors seem to be more arrogant and prefer long shots,,,


so whenever I meet I will be very happy when I have a similar pursuit of the film, I will like it very much,,, I will silently give it extra points in my heart,,,


This night watchman is like this,,,


but there is a problem with the language of dreams,,, although my dream can only be dreamed by myself, but even if others can dream it, I can't understand it, because the logic and Emotions are very personal,,, Anyway, I often explain the plot to the people around me when I watch it,,,

PS,,, The opening 5 minutes of WANTED is so handsome,,, Strongly recommended



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Night Watch quotes

  • [first lines]

    Narrator: Since the time immemorial, the knights who call themselves the Warriors of Light have been chasing witches and sorcerers who torture humans.

  • [last lines]

    Narrator: Thus the Great one appeared who chose Evil's side. And according to legend, he is the one destined to plunge the world into Darkness. But as long as there are those who believe in Light, hope is still here.