Chapter 501 (1/2)

This editing is led by Liang Kun and assisted by an editor called by MacDonald. Liang Kun offered to participate in the whole production process of the film for the first time.

He wanted to learn knowledge. After chatting with Nolan and Spielberg, Liang Kun knew that if he wanted to make a better film, he must have enough control. He has to check all aspects. If there is a problem in one link, the film quality may decline.

The first is the initial shear. Liang Kun wants to splice the shooting materials in the order of scripts and edit them into a version without visual effects, narration and music. He followed the shot. The job is very simple.

He cut a wonderful story at the beginning, which was admired by the editor and McDonald. Like the previous film, Liang Kun's useless clips are still few. Because he has a clear picture in his mind as a reference, he won't shoot off balance and useless plots.

The second is the formal editing. This step is for the director to finish cutting and modify the unsatisfactory parts of the initial cutting. The work of the picture is completed here.

Then there is color matching, an important link. There is a routine in the color matching of Hollywood films. The dark part is dark blue, the middle tone is cyan, and the bright tone is magenta, and then the bright part and the middle tone are yellow and green through the secondary node.

This can correct the white balance of the bright part, improve the orange saturation, enhance the contrast with the blue-green tone of the dark part, and so on. In short, enhance the overall contrast of the film. Most Hollywood assembly line assignments are almost transferred out in this way, and the audience looks comfortable.

If the color matching is not done well, no amount of money spent on special effects can be saved.

The color matching of Shushan biography is disaster level. It was directly released on DVD overseas, but it was not on the cinema. People who say ”an insurmountable masterpiece” and ”seriously underestimated” have never seen a film at all? When this thing was released, its reputation was not polarized. Everyone said it was bad.

Liang Kun and the editor discussed that they came according to the Hollywood routine. He was surprised to find that systematic training was also helpful in color matching. If the adjustment is not good, the system will make him uncomfortable.

With assistance, it means that Liang Kun can open and hang, make better movies, and even form his own style.

Many directors have their own favorite colors, such as David Finch, the original director of the lost lover, likes black and yellow, and likes to emphasize the atmosphere with colors. It's a little deliberate, but it does make the audience feel better.

”Pacific Rim” director Gilmore del Toro has a high accomplishment in film tone. His whole tone is full of a sense of future, and even a dense sense of Steampunk, rendering the doomsday atmosphere of the film. The sequel of the film changed the director of waste wood, directly destroyed this good IP and hurt the big sweet back pot.

Hero replaces the color change of the film submission with different clothes colors, and presents the appearance of three stories in red, white and blue. The use of rich to pouring colors has won a lot of praise abroad. It's a pity that Lao Mou Zi went crazy later and shot everything like five Fuwa.

Liang Kun made adjustments in some details. The memory of Jack was in black and white, only the coat was red. In this tone, Jack looks a little black. His white friend's face is very white, symbolizing his blackening.

When Teresa first appeared, the tone was also dark, symbolizing Zoe's inner closure and social disorder. When she finally appeared outdoors, the light shone on her, making her blonde hair brighter and her eyes bluer, indicating a new life.

McDonald called Spielberg after watching Liang Kun's performance. ”Steven, I think he can direct the lost lover well. He is also a genius in editing and color matching. He is very talented in all aspects.”

Spielberg smiled, ”I see. What do you think of the box office prospect of this film?”

”Certainly not worse than the last one. He is better than the last one in all aspects. I have never seen a young man who has made such rapid progress.” McDonald sighed.

”I'll talk to him tomorrow. Thank you.”

The next day, Liang Kun went to Spielberg's house for dinner and was deeply welcomed by his children.

Sawyer and Sasha went to the set of escape from the secret room and had a meal at Liang Kun's house. They were not polite to Liang Kun and suggested that he show his hands in the kitchen. Liang Kun met their requirements.

In order to cater to Spielberg's and his wife's tastes, Liang Kun cooked Cantonese, Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken and two vegetarian dishes.

Sawyer helped in the kitchen and said with a smile, ”Liang, you didn't choose a good time to shoot. You started shooting during the world cup and finished shooting the world cup. Didn't you watch the football game?”

”It doesn't matter. I support the Chinese national team. I ended the world cup as early as the Asian qualifier. I didn't miss anything,” Liang Kun replied.

To be exact, it was the group stage of the Asian qualifier that was unfortunately out. The performance of the Chinese men's football team is so stable that it only played abnormally in 2002.

At dinner, they talked about the movie ”lost lover”.

Spielberg smiled, ”Laurie praised you countless times. You really surprised us. When she was a producer, she was very serious, but she said you were more strict with actors.”

”They are talented young actors. If they are more strict, they can perform better. The key lies in the actors themselves,” Liang Kun said with a smile.

”Are you praising yourself? Everyone says you are the best actor in the crew. I'm looking forward to the release of this film and I'm willing to work with you on the lost lover. Do you have a plan for that film?”