Seven Hundred and Fifty-Five - Finally Here

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Since the beginning of January, the awards season has completely become the theme of Hollywood. With the holding of major award ceremonies, this year's popular Oscar films will naturally be born.

In this period when the media industry as a whole is in a state of flux, the only person who can grab a place in various awards previews and analysis of popular film awards is probably someone who is hiding in Warner Studios and has never been interviewed by the media. of Wayne.

"Nami called me from New Zealand and asked me about the diamond bra."

Taking advantage of the break, Nina and her assistant Lily opened the door of the editing room with seven or eight cups of coffee in their hands. After distributing coffee to the members, she sat next to Wayne, shrugged and said casually:

"Nami asked me to tell you, if you buy that set of diamond underwear, it is not for her. Then she will definitely take little Fendi and run back to Australia for a three or two-month vacation."

"This stupid woman."

Smiling and shaking his head, Wayne looked at each other and the editor Julia beside him. Several people, including Gilmore, all laughed playfully.

"Hey, boss." Gilmore put down the coffee cup in his hand and joked loudly with an exaggerated expression: "Between your cute daughter and that set of sparkling underwear, how would you choose?

eon, if it were me, I would never let a woman get her wish easily. My daughter would be taken on vacation for a few months at most, but that one-of-a-kind diamond underwear is really gone if it’s gone, isn’t it? "

"That's right, Wayne."

Julia, who was getting stronger and stronger, reached out and hugged one of Wayne's arms. Under the gaze of everyone, she said in the same exaggerated tone: "Dear junior, I am completely different from those female celebrities. I am not greedy at all. As long as you lend me that set of diamond underwear for a week, I will consider going on a date with you tonight, okay?"

Boom~

In the rest room of the entire editing room, everyone was laughing. Even Nina, who had always been stern in front of outsiders, was constantly raising her eyebrows at her boss.

"Man, I'd like to remind you very kindly." Luke Simmons spread his hands, made a coy look, and said to Wayne amidst the laughter of everyone: "Wayne, this may be your case. This is the only opportunity in my life to date Julia, and if I were you, I would definitely seize it."

Amid everyone's teasing, Wayne tilted his head and lit a cigarette. In front of everyone's eyes, he held out his hands with the cigarette in his mouth, then raised his middle fingers on both hands, and looked back and forth to several people. Shake.

“f**koff!”

"Are you sure you won't think about it again? Wayne."

Julia, who had dark skin and was roughly the same height and thickness, looked at Wayne with a sad expression.

"No, Julia." Shaking his head without hesitation, Wayne suddenly pointed at Luke Simmons and said in a seductive tone: "However, I can give up this precious opportunity to Luke. Gram, if you can get Luke done tonight, I can lend you that set of diamond underwear for a week."

Luke Simmons blinked, his expression was extremely stiff and he slowly turned his head, just in time to meet Julia's eyes. When he noticed that the editor, who looked like a black aunt, had a heart-beating light in his eyes, he almost spit out all the coffee in his mouth.

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"Hey, hey, hey, Julia, no, no, no..." Everyone looked at Luke Simmons in a funny way, stammering and trying to explain something. "You know, I am definitely not your favorite. Julia, listen to me, you must not be impulsive. Forcing a man to date you is a violation of the law..."

"You little bi**h..."

Gilmore saw something was wrong and held Julia's arm firmly. Luke Simmons turned around, opened the door and rushed out without any hesitation.

At least he knew very well that if the combat power was really calculated based on body size, no one in this room could stand alone against Julia. This black bitch had gained a lot of weight in the past two years. In an emergency, it is more important to escape first.

"Okay, joke time is over."

Raising his wrist to glance at the time, Wayne put away the smile on his face and clapped his hands to everyone. "OK, there is still a lot of work waiting for us, come on, let's get moving."

Julia, who was mainly responsible for editing, followed the crew for observation early in the morning. Not only did she sit in the filming room with Wayne every night, but she also started making an editing plan before the filming was completed.

Therefore, when the editing work of "Wonder Woman" officially started, it took just over half a month for her to complete the first rough cut strictly according to the plan.

And when Wayne walked into the editing room again, they officially started the second round of fine editing. Compared with the large amount of preparation work done in advance during the first rough cut, starting from this cut is the beginning of the real tedious and headache-inducing process.

Relatively speaking, their work progress is not fast, and at best they can just keep up with the plan. There are many reasons for this, but the most important factor is Wayne's volatility.

Sometimes after a hard day's work, when he was about to get off work at night, he would suddenly have a whim and overturn the results of the whole day's work. Then he would lead Julia, Gilmore and others to ignore the labor law and start working overtime, according to the new regulations. Overturn ideas and start over.

Of course, in Wayne's crew, workers other than the core team members behind the scenes are always happy, at least they never have the opportunity to participate in such unreasonable overtime.

Just like what he said to Julia and others, he never asked a few people to work overtime with him, but there is not a fool among the core team members. With such a good opportunity, 99% of the behind-the-scenes staff in the circle, Even if they can't get it, they certainly don't want to miss this rare learning opportunity.

After looking through Hollywood several times, how many behind-the-scenes workers would have the opportunity to participate in the post-production work of a project with a production cost of 200 million US dollars? It can be said that such precious learning opportunities were very rare no matter in that era.

"The rhythm is off, Julia."

Looking at the footage that had just been spliced ​​together, Wayne frowned slightly. He immediately looked at Gilmore and said unceremoniously: "Turn off that damn music, turn it off now!"

"What's the matter, boss?"

Gilmore turned off the music and looked at him in surprise.

Even Julia, who had been in charge of editing, looked at him with a questioning look in her eyes. At least in the scene where Wonder Woman rushed out of the battlefield, she felt that there was no problem, and everything was spliced ​​according to the other party's ideas.

"The rhythm is wrong. Please be quiet for five minutes and let me think about it."

With that said, Wayne took a few steps back and sat on his chair. He grabbed the cigarettes on the table, lit one, and looked outside along the window, his eyes gradually narrowed.

The two of them had cooperated with him not once or twice. Seeing him entering this state, the two of them looked at each other and shrugged helplessly at the same time. Members of the core team all know that once the crew leader lights up his cigarette and squints his eyes, it means that his mind is thinking very fast.

The clip they were editing just now was not complicated at all. It was Diana Prince reaching out into the battlefield, untying her hair under the gaze of the surrounding soldiers, taking off her normal coat, transforming into Wonder Woman and walking into the center of the war-torn battlefield. .

It seems like a very simple shot, but it has a lot to express. This scene is also responsible for arousing the excitement of movie fans, especially when paired with low background music.

According to common sense, there is nothing wrong with Julia's handling methods, but Wayne himself seems to always feel that something is wrong, or the rhythm is wrong.

Rhythm is something that is formed at the subconscious level of the editor. The most commonly used and common method for a senior editor to find the rhythm of the picture is to lay a piece of music underneath, and then cut in matching footage based on this.

Just like the music Gilmore turned off just now, this music itself is the soundtrack used in editing this scene in "Wonder Woman".

Movies are a kind of listening enjoyment, especially modern commercial blockbusters. Whether it is science fiction, suspense, or action movies, if you want to bring the audience into the mood, make the audience empathize, and stimulate the so-called "refreshing" mood of the audience, all of them are indispensable. Turn on the music guide.

The same is true when editing action shots. The most common approach for editors in charge of editing is to let the rhythm and layering of the music itself become the dominant rhythm of picture editing.

This is a commonly used rhythm method for editing action scenes or important scenes, but it is not the only way.

"Julia, like Diana Pliss transformed into Wonder Woman, entered the raging battlefield. Such a panoramic view should not last more than a second."

Before he finished smoking a cigarette, Wayne sat up from his chair, looked at the editor Julia and said. Discussions like this have been going on since we started editing, and this time is no exception.

"You mean..." Nodding thoughtfully, Julia looked at the man in front of her and murmured: "The panoramic view of Diana Pryce entering the battlefield needs to leave more space for the audience. Long viewing time? Right?"

"That's right!"

While thinking, Wayne told Julia his new request again. "A special panorama like this contains enough information, and the range of performance that can be reflected is also large enough, so don't worry about the damn background music for now, let's lengthen this entrance scene. I remember this material , I shot long enough.”

Julia nodded. "Okay, leave it to me."

The reason for such changes is not actually that Wayne was overturning the editing rules or the rhythm of action scenes. But now that he is sitting in the editing room and presiding over the post-production work, his perspective on the problem has quietly changed.

One of the big selling points of this film, and arguably the biggest selling point, is how Angelina Jolie looks in full gear.

So no matter what his requirements for editing were, they always revolved around how to show "how beautiful Angelina Jolie is" at 360 degrees.

There is no doubt that through the cooperation between makeup artists, cameramen, and lighting engineers, Wonder Woman who finally appears on the big screen is far more stunning than ordinary people imagine. This is the magic of movies.

Looking at Julia who was busy at work, Wayne stood behind him with his arms folded in front of his chest, and was instantly lost in memories.

He still remembers clearly that no matter which media in the East or West, whenever they select the sexiest and hottest women in the world, Angelina Jolie's name will basically appear on the list. He even remembered that several authoritative Western media rated Angelina Jolie as the sexiest woman in existence.

One thing that is easy to overlook here is that when the media were selecting the sexiest women in the world, Angelina Jolie was actually past the peak of her beauty.

And where was her appearance and figure at its peak? Yes, it was from the mid-to-late 1990s to more than 2,000 years ago, but her undisciplined private life and rebellious character were the main factors that occupied this period of peak appearance.

Then came the "Prodigal Son" that fans around the world loved to see. At that time, Angelina Jolie began to engage in charity and frantically started to adopt children. This also resulted in her illegitimate marriage with Pitt being easily forgiven by the public.

In the first two years, when Angelina Jolie was frequently exposed to the news of adopting children, the attitude of the public and the media was actually the same, viewing it with suspicion. After all, this is a bad woman who broke up "Rachel's" family. Who knows if she wants to use charity to clear her name?

But as time goes by, people gradually accept her change. At least compared to those charities that only stay in words, Angelina Jolie is really helping the weak.

It is against this background that she is still one of the representatives of the adjective sexy and beautiful in most people's minds.

Now that Angelina Jolie has met Wayne early, at least one thing is very good, that is, her chaotic private life and rebellious character are all put away because of her desire for fame and fortune. Not only that, she also patiently shaped her body, and finally had the external conditions that amazed everyone.

What Wayne wants to do is to do his best to show this sexy image at its peak to fans around the world in this film.

Under this premise, even if some normal editing rules are violated, it is only a minor problem. After all, in addition to the popularity of DC, the biggest selling point of this film after its official release is Wonder Woman herself.

"Wayne, is this okay?"

"Okay, no problem, you did a great job."

Before leaving get off work, Julia woke up the stunned Wayne. After he nodded with satisfaction, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. No matter how hard it is, at least I can get home from get off work on time today.

Hearing his words, even Gilmore on the side breathed a sigh of relief. In order to finish the work here quickly and then start the "Superman" that was already waiting for Wayne, they were all very tired during this time.

"Boss."

Just as several people were packing their things and getting ready to get off work on time, Nina opened the door and walked in, reporting in a low voice. "George Lucas just called to ask you to have dinner. He has already sent a car to pick you up at the studio."

Wayne and Nina looked at each other subconsciously. The eyes of both of them revealed the same emotion. After waiting for so many days, what was supposed to come finally came.