If it is a newly established crew, they should start with the simple ones and then gradually shoot the more difficult scenes. This process is called running-in.
But for Gilbert's team, apart from the actors needing to get used to the crew, they almost don't need any extra time to get into the right state quickly.
The crew moved to Shanghai for filming and was surrounded by enthusiastic fans.
In recent years, there are many Hollywood movies shot in China, such as the Xitang Water Town in "Mission Impossible 3", Mount Everest in "2012", and the Terracotta Warriors in "The Mummy 3".
James Cameron also came to Zhangjiajie to draw inspiration when he was preparing to shoot "Avatar", and it was also the source of inspiration for his creation of the floating mountains on the planet Pandora.
Of course, the most famous story may be the story of the "Lord of the Rings" crew shooting on a large scale in mainland China at the beginning of the century.
However, even though so many Hollywood crews come to China to shoot, the lively Chinese people still can’t get enough.
Especially the crew of Little Gilbert, they are definitely familiar old friends to the Chinese people. Many people want to see this world-class director, but fortunately they are not as crazy as fans.
The crew finished filming the exterior scenes in Shanghai in about three days, but the timing seemed just right, as Beijing Film Academy invited Honorary President Gilbert Jr. to give a speech to the new students who were starting school this year.
Gilbert discussed it with producer Charles Roven and the partner China Film Group, and the event instantly became an event where "Inception" came to the Beijing Film Academy campus.
The trip was short, lasting only one day.
The school attached great importance to this event and quickly prepared a welcome ceremony and banners. At the same time, it notified everyone that all students in the directing department must participate in the event and must not be absent.
However, the reality was surprising. Students from the Directing Department were indeed present. Even students who had graduated several years ago would come to use their connections to participate in the event.
Even students from the Central Academy of Drama next door were tempted and planned to sneak in.
What is even more unexpected is that not only students from the Directing Department, but also students from the Acting Department, Photography Department and other majors came to take part in the event, and the number of people was not small.
Zhou Chi, who was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy last year to study directing, was very unhappy. Originally, his seat could have been closer to the front, but because several big stars from the acting department came back to participate in the event, his seat was instantly moved to the back.
"Really? This is an event for the directing department, not the acting department. Why are these two people coming back?"
Pan Jiayou, who was also admitted to the directing department last year, said: "You don't understand, these actors need opportunities more than us.
What if you get noticed, develop in Hollywood, and become successful?
Everyone wants to be the next Shu Chang, and those few are just dreaming of such an opportunity.”
Zhou Chi said disdainfully: "Don't you think Hollywood can lack this kind of person? Didn't Shu Chang also fail to develop and return?"
As he was talking, Zhou Chi thought of someone, that person was Guo Fan, who was also their senior brother and was now working in Hollywood.
It is said that after graduating from Beijing Film Academy, he was selected to study in Hollywood. The incident of forging the student list caused a sensation and almost caused a diplomatic disaster.
Guo Fan was one of the five cleanest people in that incident. After returning, he directed two movies and achieved good box office and reputation.
Logically speaking, Guo Fan's life path is basically the same as that of other domestic film directors, but he is just a little too young.
Perhaps because he felt that he was not capable enough, Guo Fan went to Hollywood again to study. This time, it was even more special, as he studied directly with Gilbert Jr. and now directed a Hollywood movie himself.
It can be said that Guo Fan’s experience is what young directors at Beijing Film Academy and even the entire Chinese-language film industry want to replicate, but it is very difficult to do so.
To this day, the biggest question everyone is wondering is what qualities in Guo Fan impressed the Hollywood director Gilbert Jr. Otherwise, why would he look at him differently?
Unfortunately, if the person involved doesn’t say anything, others will have no way of knowing.
From Shanghai to Beijing, Gilbert was warmly welcomed by the leaders of Beijing Film Academy. After the greetings, Gilbert and his group entered the auditorium. As soon as he entered the auditorium, Gilbert was shocked: "So many people?"
The school leader who was accompanying them explained, “Hearing that you were coming, not only students from the directing department, but also students from the acting department came.
Not only that, many students who had graduated and produced works have returned.”
"You're really honoring me as the honorary president," Gilbert Jr. smiled and waved, then walked up to the podium to greet the students amid warm applause.
"Hello, students. I am your principal, Gilbert Landrini Jr."
As soon as he finished speaking, the students burst into warm applause again.
Little Gilbert continued, “I was supposed to give a speech for the freshmen, but I didn’t expect so many people to come today, and none of them look like freshmen.
But it doesn’t matter, everyone can come and listen.”
Such an important event naturally requires a host. Little Gilbert recalled his fate with the Beijing Film Academy and talked about his evaluation of excellent Chinese-language films.
Of course, today students in the directing department are more concerned about how Guo Fan is developing in Hollywood, and Gilbert Jr. also gave an answer to this question.
"I was attracted to Guo Fan because of his attentiveness and open-mindedness. During our work, he was always learning and improving, and he had a unique perspective and vision."
Gilbert Jr. said: “In fact, the project that was recently given to him is a testament to his ability, and I think he can handle it.
The fact is not beyond my expectation. If nothing unexpected happens, you should be able to see the movie directed by him next year."
In addition, when talking about how Chinese-language films can progress, Gilbert Jr. also said a few more words.
“I think it’s not that there are no good creators in Chinese-language films, but the system is unable to cultivate enough talents. Simply put, there is a lack of highly educated people.
In fact, the film industry has developed to the point where it has become a concentration of high-tech and cutting-edge technologies. The previous creative concept oriented towards artistic creation will soon no longer be applicable.
Therefore, talents who understand technology and creativity will be needed for future industry development, which is one of the reasons why I think Nortel needs to improve its talent training methods. "
This is almost like saying that although you guys did well in the art exams, your academic performance is too poor, so go back and study hard before trying again!
Although the words are harsh, they are true.
The students below had different expressions, some were confused, some suddenly realized, and some frowned.
Little Gilbert didn't feel any burden when he said this, as he was not from the Chinese film industry and didn't need to give any face.
It's a pity that now is not the era of pigeons, otherwise he would open a Weibo account to make sharp comments on these pigeons, and then have a chat with their fans.
Although doing so would somewhat damage his reputation as a director.
As soon as the event ended, a few familiar-looking Beijing Film Academy students sitting in the front row, who seemed to have debuted as stars, surrounded little Gilbert.
They all asked for autographs and took photos, and had a great time.
By the time the students at the back came up, the signing and photo session had already ended.
This made Zhou Chi very angry. He originally had the chance to get a photo with little Gilbert, but now it was snatched away from him.
But to be honest, maybe these seniors who are celebrities will get better results in group photos than Zhou Chi himself, because celebrities need popularity. (End of this chapter)
But for Gilbert's team, apart from the actors needing to get used to the crew, they almost don't need any extra time to get into the right state quickly.
The crew moved to Shanghai for filming and was surrounded by enthusiastic fans.
In recent years, there are many Hollywood movies shot in China, such as the Xitang Water Town in "Mission Impossible 3", Mount Everest in "2012", and the Terracotta Warriors in "The Mummy 3".
James Cameron also came to Zhangjiajie to draw inspiration when he was preparing to shoot "Avatar", and it was also the source of inspiration for his creation of the floating mountains on the planet Pandora.
Of course, the most famous story may be the story of the "Lord of the Rings" crew shooting on a large scale in mainland China at the beginning of the century.
However, even though so many Hollywood crews come to China to shoot, the lively Chinese people still can’t get enough.
Especially the crew of Little Gilbert, they are definitely familiar old friends to the Chinese people. Many people want to see this world-class director, but fortunately they are not as crazy as fans.
The crew finished filming the exterior scenes in Shanghai in about three days, but the timing seemed just right, as Beijing Film Academy invited Honorary President Gilbert Jr. to give a speech to the new students who were starting school this year.
Gilbert discussed it with producer Charles Roven and the partner China Film Group, and the event instantly became an event where "Inception" came to the Beijing Film Academy campus.
The trip was short, lasting only one day.
The school attached great importance to this event and quickly prepared a welcome ceremony and banners. At the same time, it notified everyone that all students in the directing department must participate in the event and must not be absent.
However, the reality was surprising. Students from the Directing Department were indeed present. Even students who had graduated several years ago would come to use their connections to participate in the event.
Even students from the Central Academy of Drama next door were tempted and planned to sneak in.
What is even more unexpected is that not only students from the Directing Department, but also students from the Acting Department, Photography Department and other majors came to take part in the event, and the number of people was not small.
Zhou Chi, who was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy last year to study directing, was very unhappy. Originally, his seat could have been closer to the front, but because several big stars from the acting department came back to participate in the event, his seat was instantly moved to the back.
"Really? This is an event for the directing department, not the acting department. Why are these two people coming back?"
Pan Jiayou, who was also admitted to the directing department last year, said: "You don't understand, these actors need opportunities more than us.
What if you get noticed, develop in Hollywood, and become successful?
Everyone wants to be the next Shu Chang, and those few are just dreaming of such an opportunity.”
Zhou Chi said disdainfully: "Don't you think Hollywood can lack this kind of person? Didn't Shu Chang also fail to develop and return?"
As he was talking, Zhou Chi thought of someone, that person was Guo Fan, who was also their senior brother and was now working in Hollywood.
It is said that after graduating from Beijing Film Academy, he was selected to study in Hollywood. The incident of forging the student list caused a sensation and almost caused a diplomatic disaster.
Guo Fan was one of the five cleanest people in that incident. After returning, he directed two movies and achieved good box office and reputation.
Logically speaking, Guo Fan's life path is basically the same as that of other domestic film directors, but he is just a little too young.
Perhaps because he felt that he was not capable enough, Guo Fan went to Hollywood again to study. This time, it was even more special, as he studied directly with Gilbert Jr. and now directed a Hollywood movie himself.
It can be said that Guo Fan’s experience is what young directors at Beijing Film Academy and even the entire Chinese-language film industry want to replicate, but it is very difficult to do so.
To this day, the biggest question everyone is wondering is what qualities in Guo Fan impressed the Hollywood director Gilbert Jr. Otherwise, why would he look at him differently?
Unfortunately, if the person involved doesn’t say anything, others will have no way of knowing.
From Shanghai to Beijing, Gilbert was warmly welcomed by the leaders of Beijing Film Academy. After the greetings, Gilbert and his group entered the auditorium. As soon as he entered the auditorium, Gilbert was shocked: "So many people?"
The school leader who was accompanying them explained, “Hearing that you were coming, not only students from the directing department, but also students from the acting department came.
Not only that, many students who had graduated and produced works have returned.”
"You're really honoring me as the honorary president," Gilbert Jr. smiled and waved, then walked up to the podium to greet the students amid warm applause.
"Hello, students. I am your principal, Gilbert Landrini Jr."
As soon as he finished speaking, the students burst into warm applause again.
Little Gilbert continued, “I was supposed to give a speech for the freshmen, but I didn’t expect so many people to come today, and none of them look like freshmen.
But it doesn’t matter, everyone can come and listen.”
Such an important event naturally requires a host. Little Gilbert recalled his fate with the Beijing Film Academy and talked about his evaluation of excellent Chinese-language films.
Of course, today students in the directing department are more concerned about how Guo Fan is developing in Hollywood, and Gilbert Jr. also gave an answer to this question.
"I was attracted to Guo Fan because of his attentiveness and open-mindedness. During our work, he was always learning and improving, and he had a unique perspective and vision."
Gilbert Jr. said: “In fact, the project that was recently given to him is a testament to his ability, and I think he can handle it.
The fact is not beyond my expectation. If nothing unexpected happens, you should be able to see the movie directed by him next year."
In addition, when talking about how Chinese-language films can progress, Gilbert Jr. also said a few more words.
“I think it’s not that there are no good creators in Chinese-language films, but the system is unable to cultivate enough talents. Simply put, there is a lack of highly educated people.
In fact, the film industry has developed to the point where it has become a concentration of high-tech and cutting-edge technologies. The previous creative concept oriented towards artistic creation will soon no longer be applicable.
Therefore, talents who understand technology and creativity will be needed for future industry development, which is one of the reasons why I think Nortel needs to improve its talent training methods. "
This is almost like saying that although you guys did well in the art exams, your academic performance is too poor, so go back and study hard before trying again!
Although the words are harsh, they are true.
The students below had different expressions, some were confused, some suddenly realized, and some frowned.
Little Gilbert didn't feel any burden when he said this, as he was not from the Chinese film industry and didn't need to give any face.
It's a pity that now is not the era of pigeons, otherwise he would open a Weibo account to make sharp comments on these pigeons, and then have a chat with their fans.
Although doing so would somewhat damage his reputation as a director.
As soon as the event ended, a few familiar-looking Beijing Film Academy students sitting in the front row, who seemed to have debuted as stars, surrounded little Gilbert.
They all asked for autographs and took photos, and had a great time.
By the time the students at the back came up, the signing and photo session had already ended.
This made Zhou Chi very angry. He originally had the chance to get a photo with little Gilbert, but now it was snatched away from him.
But to be honest, maybe these seniors who are celebrities will get better results in group photos than Zhou Chi himself, because celebrities need popularity. (End of this chapter)
