The Director of Music Department

After talking for a while, Xu Binbin asked: "So in the whole "Titanic", do you have a favorite character? Or in other words, which character do you think you are most satisfied with?"

Wang Yifan was happy when he heard it.

To be honest, in his previous life, as an audience member, he can remember the role of the "Titanic" only the male and female protagonists and some of the main roles.

But in this life, he is the director of this movie.

It can be said that I have an extremely deep understanding of every character in this movie.

Making a movie is not a treat for dinner.

Even with the previous version as a reference.

But when you go to shoot, you will find that many things are not so easy to reproduce.

Every character, the director, and even many times, they know more than the actors.

For example, this character, his background, occupation, his personality, etc.

These need to be shaped by directors and screenwriters.

In the process of shaping, adjustments must be made at the same time.

Therefore, over time, he not only understood these characters, but also arranged a lot of details for each character, but he didn't know how much the audience understood. This is a small game that the director likes to play.

The charm of the director lies here.

Why do so many literary film directors want to shoot something that the audience doesn't understand?

In fact, there are also such psychological factors.

That is, I think I have given enough details, but you still don’t understand?

Sure enough, I don't understand art!

Of course, this is not the case for Wang Yifan.

But for each role, perhaps in the eyes of many viewers, they will not pay too much attention to other roles except for the leading actor and actress and the main supporting role.

But for the screenwriter, for the director, especially for the director, he cannot do that.

Because although the movie is built around the main characters of the male and female protagonists, the supporting roles are equally important if the plot is to develop and be complete.

For example, Mrs. Molly, this role is important, but she is not that important. After all, there are not many plots involving Mrs. Molly.

But it is important to say that it is equally important, because the appearance of Mrs. Molly can help Jack to enter the upper class smoothly, but it is logical and self-consistent without being embarrassed.

A low-level person suddenly appeared in the first-class dining room of the "upper society" and didn't make a fool of himself. How could it be possible?

Therefore, at this time, Mrs. Molly's role became prominent.

But other than that, it seems that this role has no other purpose.

But this cannot be the case with the director, because the movie is not a TV series, and any role or shot in the movie cannot be irrelevant.

Introducing a role, then of course we must squeeze out the value of this role to the movie as much as possible.

Therefore, only those attributes of Mrs. Molly are available.

Let this character become a member of the group portrait of "Titanic".

Don't underestimate this, because the portrayal of group portraits is actually the most difficult part of the movie.

Because either you don't want to portray group portraits, everyone is a tool person, or if you want to portray group portraits, then the characters that appear must be useful, at least, three-dimensional.

For example, Mrs. Molly, such as the designer of "Titanic", such as the captain, such as the chief mate, such as the crew, such as the performers.

Each of these people will highlight some of their characteristics, and the meaning of the group portrait is to make everyone feel alive.

They are not symbols, but flesh and blood, people who make people feel real.

Although most of these people were fabricated, it remains to be determined whether there were any of these people on the Jenny ship.

But as a director, you must make people feel that these people are real.

"There are no extra characters in "Titanic". Each character has its own characteristics."

Wang Yifan said.

"For example, the designer and engineer of the Jenny, Thomas Andrew! I don't know what kind of person is this role in history. After all, it's been too long to be refined!" Wang Yifan thought for a while and said.

"Thomas Andrew?" Xu Binbin was a little surprised and Wang Yifan would suddenly mention this person.

Thomas Andrew, as the designer and chief engineer of Big Ship, is actually not a very important role in the movie. Of course, it is mainly from the perspective of the scene.

"The Jenny has an unsinkable reputation. For this reason, the ship merchant Els always talks about it, but Thomas Andrew has always maintained rigor. He often said: "The Jenny still has many shortcomings that need to be improved. ""

"I also noticed this detail. When the shipwreck, he and Ruth met and nodded slightly to say hello, and then went to death calmly. This shot made the character's image three-dimensional all at once. You need to know As the builder of the world-renowned cruise ship Jenny, he was always prepared for danger and did not take it lightly. Until the end, when the cruise ship sank, Thomas still tried to make the final calculations, and he sank into the sea with Jenny as an engineer. He has a rigorous, and negotiated with the upper class, but he has a commendable reality. He was not the creator of this disaster, but he sank to the bottom of the sea with the ship with deep self-blame."

"He shouldn't take full responsibility for this shipwreck!" Xu Binbin said with a sigh.

Wang Yifan nodded.

"The Jenny crashing into the iceberg incident was never the responsibility of one or two people!" Wang Yifan shook his head again.

"What else? For example, performers, such as chief mates, such as crew members who shot suicide?" Xu Binbin came out one spot after another.

Wang Yifan smiled and said: "Can I say that I like every character? I am a director, but also a screenwriter. My identity needs to be beyond the film. Therefore, I really can’t say which character I like the most, because Even if it is Els and Carl, a character that makes many audiences disgusted, but their importance is also self-evident.

After all, in the face of disaster, there will be all kinds of people!

In fact, any character is indispensable. For many characters, I have actually designed some small details. These small details are actually not discovered by many people when watching movies! And these small details can be regarded as a gift for the audience. "

Xu Binbin's eyes lit up and asked, "Can you tell me something?"

Wang Yifan smiled and said: "Remember the last lifeboat that led the only lifeboat to come back to save people?"

Xu Binbin nodded and said, "Of course!"

"Then have you noticed a character that hasn't appeared before? The deputy of that lifeboat! He avoided hitting the corpse while rowing on the way back to save people. His respect for life reflects his excellent crew. In the face of a dead silence, he didn't perfuse, shouting vigorously, searching for signs of life, and it was his due diligence that Ruth could be rescued."

Wang Yifan said with a smile.

Xu Binbin was startled for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Well, don't you tell me that I really haven't noticed it, because all the attention was on Ruth at the time..."