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Any director will look for a theme that suits him at all costs, instead of waiting for a suitable project to be delivered. For a long time, Murphy can be said to be "nowhere to find nowhere to break through iron shoes", but fortunately, sometimes there are Good luck with no effort to come!

Just like the injured Quentin Tarantino and "Inglourious Basterds", Murphy is really lucky sometimes.

But luck is only one aspect, if you want to be successful, you have to make corresponding efforts.

So far, almost all the scripts of Murphy's films have been written by him, or at least deeply involved.

The reason why he writes scripts for all the films he directs, or actively participates in script writing, is not to become the dictator of a film, but for purely technical reasons. In Murphy’s production style and mode, the script is already Directed part.

The script is not a book, not a novel, but a guide, an instruction for use.

In this filming, whenever Murphy arrives at the shooting site, he will have clear plans and ideas for the scenes he will shoot every day. If this is an action scene, everyone must know what will happen before the start of the work, so He often creates a "storyboard" because the technicians and all crew members must be familiar with the requirements for them.

If you are filming other scenes, Murphy does not like to use "storyboard", especially those scenes that require actors to have explosive performance, because this will restrain their hands and feet, and rigidly follow his artwork to do it, which can never be realistic. Colorful and comparable...

It's like asking a costume master to make a piece of clothing, and then looking for the person who wears it.

Obviously, we should do the opposite: find this person, measure his size, then invite someone to cut it, and at the end, we have to see if there is room for improvement...

Therefore, during Murphy's preparation and shooting this time, he let the actors go to rehearsal, and even did not intervene at all at the beginning. Those actors who have enough understanding will naturally choose the right position.

After so many years of work accumulation, Murphy can clearly know what to do better as long as he observes the situation in place.

Except for the necessary guidance, Murphy will never show the actors what they should do. Those people are much better than him in performance. A smart director will not be stupid to guide the actors' specific performances. That is completely. Put the cart before the horse.

Many directors tend to over-direct their actors, and actors are also addicted to it, because they like to be over-directed, they like to have endless discussions about characters; they like to do purely rational exploration of the whole process of shaping characters .

Under normal circumstances, they are so dizzy that they lose their spontaneity or talent.

Many people always think that every director is James Cameron on the set, and will always squeeze the actors. The actual situation is just the opposite. Most directors work like Murphy. As long as the actors are in good condition, basically Will create conditions for the actors so that they can play to their fullest.

This book is also part of the director's work.

From the beginning of the filming, Murphy knew which method was suitable for the protagonists and would not easily interrupt their good working conditions, which was useless.

On the contrary, it should be convenient for them to work...

Every director has his own style and his own working habits. This habit has its advantages and disadvantages. The most typical one is Spielberg. This super director can indeed shoot any subject, but any subject. It is not difficult to find that they are all made in a mold as long as they are carefully distinguished.

Therefore, if you want the film to maintain its own style without becoming a stereotyped product, then every film from photography to storyboarding to scene design to editing style must make something fresh, otherwise A good director makes a movie every year, and it won’t take long for the audience to be bored.

Spielberg is also typical in this regard.

Just as "Deadpool" added humor and quick editing, "Disappearing Lovers" merged with suspense and horror, and "Man of Steel" gave a heavy theme to superheroes, Murphy in "Inglourious Basterds" in addition to black humor and transmission into the bones In addition to his shamelessness, he also used a lot of brains in the shooting and design of each scene.

When Murphy shoots some special scenes, he tries to use a single lens, or do so as much as possible, as long as it is not necessary, he does not switch, and never shoot the same scene from different angles.

This can prevent actors from doing the same thing over and over again, they can maintain their freshness and spontaneity, and they can try many different things. They may perform the same scene in a different way each time without worrying about whether this will match. Other lenses.

As far as directing is concerned, this kind of noir film that incorporates black humor into the entire theme, plot and scene of the film without highlighting the jokes is a very demanding and strict genre.

If you pull out a shot alone, it is difficult to find a suitable laugh, but when placed in the theme of "Inglourious Basterds" and the background environment, these hidden black humours will become a joke that audiences love to hear.

From the beginning of the preliminary preparations, Murphy knew very well that "Shameless Bastard" is not "Man of Steel", and the final film should not hinder the audience's deserved laughter, nor should it take the audience's attention from what they should have laughed. Transfer out of the place.

If he moved too many cameras and edited too fast, he would risk killing the laughter, and it would be difficult to make a wonderful noir film about World War II.

The final effect of "Shameless Bastard" is to be dark, simple and clear.

What Murphy wants is actually a detailed, concise, and slightly dark picture. He wants to see everything when he works. He wants to see the actors do what they should do. He doesn't want to damage the timing, because the timing is right for this. This film is very important.

His last film was a very serious noir film, so there is always an urge to shoot, and there is an urge to try something, enjoy the fun of the camera, and enjoy the fun of moving.

But this is not "Man of Steel". During the filming of "Shameless Bastard", Murphy had to suppress this impulse.

In addition, Murphy must try to avoid many mistakes in all his work.

The first thing to avoid is not to do anything that will not help "Shameless Bastard".

This often happens. During the shooting, Murphy suddenly jumped out of an idea that he thought was smart, or wanted to try something, but this idea was not suitable for "Shameless Bastard", so he had to put it away immediately .

Of course, this does not mean rigid stubbornness, on the contrary, rigid stubbornness is also wrong.

In Murphy’s cognition, the film "Shameless Bastard" is like a plant. Once the seeds are planted, it begins to grow. If you want to see it grow, he must grow at the same speed and must take into account all kinds of To change, you must also open your mind to accept the opinions of others.

As a director, it is absolutely different from a screenwriter. When a screenwriter writes, he stays alone in the room and thinks that he can control everything he writes. It is quite another matter for the director to bring the script to the set. The director must have control. , Need the help of other people and the whole team to achieve the goal.

Any director must understand, accept, and value this, and they must use the resources they have to work.

For the director, firmness is a quality, but uncompromising is definitely a mistake.

The second is that the director has a lot of power on the set, and it is likely to swell, thinking that he knows everything about the film, but this is a joke.

Many directors think that the audience will like a certain character. As a result, they are not interested in him at all. Instead, they like characters that the director hardly cares about. The director thinks that they will laugh at a certain moment. As a result, they never find it funny to the director. Something laughs...

This situation, as long as people who watch movies from time to time know it, is really too common.

But because of this, the work of the director is so magical, so fascinating, and so fun. If Murphy thought he knew everything about movies, he would have stopped making movies.

Murphy likes this job. This job can not only bring him financial income, but also produce spiritual enjoyment. He is willing to do this job. This is not only what he is good at, but also where he is interested. This film will be deeply immersed in it.

Even when encountering difficulties, the process of overcoming those difficulties can lead to a kind of spiritual joy.

For example, when shooting scenes of many high-ranking officials watching movies in a movie theater, Murphy used 35MM film because of the consideration of awarding season awards. Tones are no longer as convenient as digital lenses. In order to reduce the trouble of post-production, consider, In many places, scene shooting and on-site dimming are used.

The scenes in the movie theater are dark and depressing, and it is natural to encounter many difficulties when shooting in low-light environments. Murphy has made sufficient preparations and a lot of experiments for this.

Low-light shooting often requires constant experimentation to find the most suitable way to achieve the desired effect.

Therefore, the time required for the shooting process is generally longer, and pre-shooting preparations are also necessary. Murphy leads the crew to arrive at the scene at least two hours in advance every day to prepare the shooting equipment and arrange the lighting. At the same time, he thinks about the composition in his heart and uses the lens to express The picture he wanted.

This traditional shooting method using film is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it is necessary to impact the awards season and get better results.

For two films with similar situations, the college will choose film or digital, and the answer is very obvious.

Although film shooting can bring some troubles, the shooting is always within a controllable range. When shooting entered the later stage, Murphy encountered a real big problem with film.