novelraw Chapter 4 Shooting Graduation Projects
Chapter 4 Shooting Graduation Projects
"I told my junior brother that he wouldn't use it for commercial purposes," Liu Yifei explained.
"That won't do either!" Liu Xiaoli said sternly.
"I don't care, I've already promised my junior brother, and I can't be a person who goes back on their word." Liu Yifei also showed a little temper.
"Sigh." Liu Xiaoli sighed heavily. "It's not that I want to criticize you, I'm just doing this for your own good. You're too young, and you're often impulsive."
"I'm 19 this year, I'm an adult, and I know that," Liu Yifei said.
"Are you really going to act?" Liu Xiaoli asked.
"I'm going to act! I'm going to act!" Liu Yifei declared.
"My junior classmates helped me a lot when I was in school."
"At the recent script reading, I was praised by the director because of his help. I can't keep taking favors from him all the time."
"He needs actors now, so I have to help him out."
"Besides, his short film script is really interesting. Can't I just go and relax?"
"The Forbidden Kingdom will start filming soon, and then we'll have to film intensively again."
Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli stopped being stubborn and said, "Alright, since there's no commercial use involved, I agree."
"Really?" Liu Yifei exclaimed with delight.
"Mm." Liu Xiaoli nodded.
"Thank you, Mom! You're the best!" Liu Yifei hugged her again.
The following afternoon.
At the entrance of Beijing Film Academy.
Chen Zhou was waiting here.
This is the place he and Liu Yifei had arranged to meet.
He was originally on the same flight as Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli, and arrived at noon.
However, Liu Yifei had to go home for something, so the filming was scheduled for the afternoon.
At this moment, Chen Zhou carried a camera with him, something that the original owner of this body already had, after all, he was a directing student.
So Chen Zhou, who had transmigrated, naturally just looted the loot box and used it directly.
After a while.
A black minivan was parked on the side of the road.
Immediately afterwards, a girl got off the bus.
She wore a black knitted hat with the brim pulled down to her brow bone, and a mask that covered almost her entire face, revealing only her eyes.
The girl took small, quick steps and soon walked up to Chen Zhou. "Junior brother, it's me."
"I know," Chen Zhou said with a faint smile.
He wasn't surprised that Liu Yifei insisted on being fully armed.
After all, thanks to roles like Zhao Ling'er and Xiaolongnu, she's incredibly popular right now.
This approach can save a lot of trouble.
Without saying much, the two of them entered the Beijing Film Academy together.
Chen Zhou has already reported to the school, and can freely use empty classrooms, etc.
As for camera brackets and such, we can just borrow them from the school.
The school cafeteria was very quiet at this time.
Chen Zhou and Liu Yifei sat in the corner.
"Junior brother, what are we doing sitting here? Aren't we going to hurry up and take pictures?" Liu Yifei asked.
"I called a junior brother, let's wait for him," Chen Zhou said.
"Oh," Liu Yifei responded.
Not long after.
A young, inexperienced man ran up to Chen Zhou.
"Senior brother, you're really back."
The person who arrived was Zhu Yilong.
The original owner of this body used to have a good relationship with Zhu Yilong, to the point that he would come whenever she called.
"Thank you for your help," Chen Zhou said.
"Senior, you're too kind. It's only right. Besides, it's my honor that you asked me to participate in your graduation short film." Zhu Yilong was very happy.
As a performing arts student, he has always had a strong desire to perform in live-action films.
Even though this is just a graduation video.
Anyway, he absolutely loves acting!
"Is this your junior brother? He looks pretty good," Liu Yifei said.
"Senior brother, who is this...?" Zhu Yilong asked.
In broad daylight, Chen Zhou was accompanied by a fully armed girl, who looked like a big star, leaving Zhu Yilong completely bewildered.
"Liu Yifei is the female lead in my graduation short film," Chen Zhou informed him.
"Liu... Liu Yifei?" Zhu Yilong was shocked, but quickly regained his composure. "What a great name! It's the same as our school's big star, Liu Yifei. I almost thought that my senior had invited Liu Yifei herself here. It gave me quite a fright."
"Maybe I am Liu Yifei herself?" As she spoke, Liu Yifei took off her sunglasses and mask.
"..."
In that instant, Zhu Yilong froze completely.
He never expected that the female lead in Chen Zhou's graduation short film would actually be the big star Liu Yifei!
How did Chen Zhou manage to win her over?
To Zhu Yilong, this was nothing short of a fantasy, leaving him completely dumbfounded.
His senior brother... is awesome!!!
"Junior brother, you should know some friends at school, right? Find a few junior brothers and sisters to come over and act in the graduation short film. I'll treat them to dinner," Chen Zhou said.
"No problem. If they knew that Liu Yifei was also filming with us, they would fight tooth and nail to come." Zhu Yilong was very excited.
A while later.
Zhu Yilong successfully summoned his junior brothers and sisters.
They didn't know Chen Zhou, but when they saw Liu Yifei standing next to him, they all looked incredulous.
Some of them were already fans of Liu Yifei.
So such an opportunity was simply a dream come true for them.
Their eyes were glued to Liu Yifei, as if they were afraid of missing a single glance.
Afterwards, Chen Zhou explained the plot to everyone present.
The first five minutes are framed as a countdown to leaving school, capturing the last moments on campus.
The final three minutes are accompanied by Zhang Zhenyue's "Goodbye," ending with empty shots and fragments of memories.
Everything is ready.
Filming has officially begun!
The first set of shots is of "the last meal in the cafeteria".
First, Chen Zhou filmed Liu Yifei and several girls, who were her roommates, sitting at the dining table, joking and laughing.
What followed was a comparison of these shots.
The plot is that several girls have already left the school, leaving only Liu Yifei sitting alone in the cafeteria, highlighting the sense of separation caused by the change of people and things.
At this moment, Liu Yifei was holding a plate and sitting in her familiar window seat, with sweet and sour pork ribs, her favorite dish from her university days, in front of her.
Chen Zhou used close-up shots, with the camera slowly moving from the plate to the side of her face.
Liu Yifei poked at her rice, her eyes unconsciously glancing at the empty seats around her.
When she raised her hand to pick up a rib, she paused in mid-air, a hint of melancholy flashing across her lips, her eyes filled with reminiscence of the past.
"Cut! Passed." Chen Zhou looked at the footage, very satisfied.
Standing behind Chen Zhou, Zhu Yilong couldn't help but exclaim, "Senior brother, your close-up shots are truly amazing! The transition from the plate to the profile is so smooth, subtly conveying the poignant sense of loss and separation. Such powerful cinematic language!"
Next, the group went to the library.
The filming content is a scene of returning books in the library, recreating the subtle rituals before graduation.
And some scattered shots.
Liu Yifei carried a stack of old books to the lending desk and handed them out one by one.
Chen Zhou used a low-angle panning shot.
From Liu Yifei's fingertips as she handed the book over, across the returned stamps on the lending desk, and then back to a close-up of her stroking the spine of the book.
Sunlight streamed through the glass window, casting dappled shadows on the pages of the book.
"Okay! Passed!" Chen Zhou shouted.
Zhu Yilong praised again, "Senior brother's camerawork skills are truly impressive; he's a top student in the directing department. I'm impressed!"