Chapter 2009 "I Love My Family"

"TV drama?" Mr. Zhang was a little confused, we are a film school, you made a TV drama as a graduation project, why does this sound awkward, right? Maybe the TV series on the imperial court made her reluctant to persuade Shen Long to change her plan. Now the school doesn't have much funds to provide senior graduates, and most of their graduation projects are just short films.

There is no possibility of these short films being released, so they can only be shown by the teachers and given a score, and then they are thrown into the warehouse for dust. If Shen Long's graduation project can really be broadcast on the court station, it will also be good for the school.

"What kind of TV series? Are you directing it yourself? How many episodes are you going to shoot? Where are you looking for funds? How can you ensure that the court TV can be broadcast?" Teacher Zhang asked a series of questions, and these must be clarified first!

"It must be directed by me. The theme is an urban comedy with some satirical elements. The specific number of episodes has not yet been determined. Let's try to write a script for 30 or 40 episodes first! I plan to apply for funds from Taiwan. If you give it to them, they will definitely be able to play it, they can’t do business at a loss, right?” Of course, Shen Long can also use his own money to shoot, but now there is no such thing as separation of production and broadcasting, spending money does not necessarily have copyright, and Shen Long can’t either Doing good deeds for nothing is not.

And the most important thing is that this violates the laws of industry development. Like "Journey to the West" and "Dream of Red Mansions", it is fine to use advertising to supplement part of the funds, but it is not appropriate to pay for it by yourself.

"Do you think this is okay? I will submit a proposal to Taili first. If Taili approves and allows me to shoot, then I will treat this as my graduation project. If Taili rejects it, then I will change it. A project, go back to school and make a movie, see if it works!" I'm not good at making movies.

"Since you've said that, go try it out, and I'll tell the other teachers in the school later." Teacher Zhang agreed, and then let him go to work. Of course, he didn't forget to remind him before he left. "By the way, when we start shooting a new TV series, we should give more consideration to our school's students!"

"No problem, the leading actors of this TV series are almost all confirmed, but there are many supporting roles, and they will definitely be taken care of!" Shen Long assured, patting his chest.

Coming out of the office, he took Zang Jinsheng and the others to have another drink. By the way, he revealed his plan to make a TV series and promised to give them a chance.

The next day, I found Wu Jing and told her about it. She was 100 percent willing, and immediately went to the imperial court with Shen Long. After the audition, the matter was settled, and then Shen Long stayed in the recording studio for a while. I recorded all the songs one by one and handed them over to Director Yang for review. Director Yang was also very satisfied, and even joked, "It's not bad, oops, I won't dare to cooperate with you in the next play, what's the matter with you?" It's all handled properly, and I'm getting lazy if it goes on like this."

"You are joking, but if you make another movie, I really can't be your assistant director!" Shen Long took the opportunity to express his idea of ​​making a TV series, "I have studied with you for so long, I I also want to try filming myself.”

"This is a good thing. With your ability, you are indeed qualified to make your own film! Do you have any ideas? Shall I help you talk to the leaders in the station?" Director Yang now looks at Shen Long as if he was looking at himself. Like his proud disciple, he wished that he could start his career as soon as possible and become more and more promising.

"I already have an idea. I have written the outline of the story, the setting of characters, and the scripts of the first few episodes. Please help me check it out." Shen Long took out a thick stack of manuscripts and handed them to Director Yang.

Director Yang took it and looked at it carefully for a long time, "This model is quite novel, but it does fit the current situation in the station, and the story is also good, reflecting some current problems.

Thought-provoking while laughing, it is a good work! "

With Director Yang's approval, Shen Long was relieved, and brought the plan to the leader of the stage, and said that he wanted to make a film, but the leader hesitated, "Xiao Feng, logically speaking, we are sure of your ability. It is trustworthy, but you also know that the budget of the station is tight, and you will shoot forty episodes as soon as you come up, and I can't find so much money!"

"Leader, my drama is different from "Journey to the West" and "Dream of Red Mansions". "Journey to the West" has to be filmed all over the country, and "Dream of Red Mansions" has to produce so many exquisite costumes and props, so naturally it costs more."

"My drama is a sitcom. Most of the filming takes place in a fixed location, so no travel expenses are required; and it's an urban drama, so you don't need to worry about the costumes of the actors, just let them bring their own..." From the shooting cost From the perspective of television, sitcoms should be the lowest-cost type of TV series.

Except for the actors' remuneration and filming costs, the rest of the costs are almost negligible, and it is not fashionable for actors in our country to get paid. "Friends" has a situation where the lead actor's salary is too high and the investors can't afford it.

Chaotingtai made a lot of sitcoms in the early 1990s, which was probably due to the low cost of shooting. Blockbusters such as "Journey to the West" and "Dream of Red Mansions" are good, but they are too expensive.

"Isn't that just a drama? It's filmed and the audience loves to watch it?" The leader has never been exposed to this art form.

"Actually, it's not the same. This model is very popular in the United States. Drama performances are more stage-oriented, while sitcoms are more life-like..." Shen Longbalabala talked about a lot of concepts of sitcoms, which gave the leaders a sense of A simple understanding, and then analyze it from a business perspective.

"This kind of drama has less investment and will not add too much financial pressure to the station; and because it is a modern urban comedy that is close to our lives, it can also use the method of placing advertisements to attract social funds and reduce the expenditure of the station. It is even possible to earn back the cost before the shooting even started."

"Advertisement placement? Xiaofeng, you have new terms one by one. Tell me, what's the matter?" As soon as he heard that it was popular in the United States, the leader became interested.

"For example, there is an electric fan in the first episode of my drama. It is a very important prop. The audience will definitely be impressed after watching it. At this time, I can talk to the manufacturer of the electric fan. You give me How much is it, I will replace the electric fan of the TV series with your factory, so that after the TV series is broadcast, your electric fan can be seen by audiences all over the country! In this way, someone will definitely be willing to pay for it!"

"Interesting, interesting, come, let me take a look at the script!" The leader took the script from Shen Long and took a look, only to see four words written on the cover - "I Love My Family".