"If there is a disagreement between the director and the producer when an actor auditions," Xiao Yao said, "first of all, of course, the producer and the director discuss and discuss, and try to reach an agreement as much as possible..."
"Mr. Xiao, I mean..." Chen jundao.
"I know," Xiao Yao waved his hand, "if the producer and the director can''t convince each other, and they really can''t reach an agreement, the actor should listen to the director!"
Xiao Yao didn''t plan to be the producer of the TV series, but because Yin Xi insisted later, Xiao Yao agreed to be the producer of the TV series, but he was only one of the producers. In the early preparatory work, Xiao Yao basically just understood the situation and did not take part in many of them personally. Yin Xi and several other producers jointly assigned him the task that he had to participate in the audition, which was not required by Xiao Yao himself. Therefore, he did not attach great importance to the final decision-making power and was ready to give it to the director completely.
"Really?" Chen Jun said happily.
Chen Jun also knows that what Xiao Yao is talking to him now is limited to the roles and actors who participated in the audition. He has no right to change the actors in the two roles of Xiao Yao and Yin Xi. Xiao Yao and Yin Xi will play one male and one female respectively, which was determined before Chen Jun was appointed as the director of the TV series. When the producer invited Chen Jun to be the director of the TV series, he made it clear to Chen Jun that if Chen Jun did not agree, the two sides would not sign a contract at all.
However, even without the right to decide one or two roles for a man and a woman, Chen Jun was overjoyed to hear Xiao Yao''s words.
The director power of TV drama project is generally less than that of film director. In determining the role of actors, film directors generally have a greater say than TV drama directors, but not every film director has the absolute right to decide this matter. Only some top movie directors can guarantee this right. It is rare for a TV drama project to give the final decision of most actors to the director.
"Of course!" Xiao Yao nodded and said, "your director is chosen by our producers. If we can choose you as a director, we believe in your ability, and naturally in your ability to choose actors. "
"Since it''s up to me to make the final decision, I don''t think it''s necessary to adjust the audition cast." Chen jundao, "I think the actors in this list are still good, suitable or not. We can wait until we see their performance in the audition to decide!"
"No, this list still needs to be adjusted." Xiao Yao shook his head.
"Why?" Chen Jun is puzzled.
"Because every project led by our company has some rigid rules for actors!" Xiao Yao said, "that is to say, although the final decision of which role to use and which actor is up to you, the actors for you to choose, in addition to the early screening of the casting studio, must also comply with these rigid rules! Some of the people on this list do not meet the requirements of our company. "
"Hard rules?" Chen Jun said strangely, "since there are some restrictions on audition actors, don''t the casting studio know? Why didn''t the casting studio select people according to those rules in the early screening stage to make the audition cast list? Why does casting studio give a list of people who don''t meet the requirements of your company? "
"It''s an oversight of mine!" Xiao Yao said, "this is an internal regulation of our company. It has not been made public. Originally, it was not intended to be made public. In the past, the company''s internal regulations were only raised with the actors themselves when they talked about the contract with the actors at the end of the audition, so they didn''t ask to be sent to the casting studio as candidates before. But after reading the list yesterday, I think there will be more people who do not meet the company''s internal regulations. I don''t want to waste too much time, so I want the casting studio to screen again according to the company''s internal rules and adjust the audition cast
"When talking about the contract, the problems that will be raised are generally either the treatment or the shooting requirements of kissing scenes or some special scenes." Chen Jun is very interested in the way, "I am very curious, you said those company rules in the end is what!"
"Since it''s asking the casting studio to adjust the audition cast, of course I''ll tell you." Xiao Yao said with a smile.
"First of all," Xiao Yao said with a finger, "actors are not allowed to make trouble during shooting. They must ensure that only our plays are made during shooting. This is written in the contract. Those who disagree would rather change actors. Of course, this is only for the main actors such as the leading role and the supporting role. The minor supporting role, the Dragon show, the guest show and the group play are not included. However, there are some supporting roles in the audition. Some of the candidate actors have previous convictions and some of them are fond of drama. "
"No drama?" Chen Jun was surprised and nodded.
It''s good for the director group to arrange the shooting plan, and he is also a director who is happy to see.
"Second," Xiao Yao pointed out, "whether it''s a film project or a TV project, it''s mainly for TV projects. Actors use the original sound, and they don''t find other dubbing actors in post production. When shooting, the simultaneous sound recording is adopted. If the recording effect is not good, the actor must make up the recording in the later stage. This also means that, don''t mention those digital Mr. and digital miss, even those actors who are willing to speak lines but have poor lines skills don''t want them. Similarly, only for the main actors, small roles are not in this range. There are some actors in this list. I haven''t heard her original voice in his films and TV works. All of them are dubbing. ""No voice actors?" Chen Jun was surprised again. But this time, instead of nodding, he frowned.
Relatively speaking, this is to make trouble for the director. No need for dubbing actors, all adopt simultaneous voice recording and the later supplementary recording of actors themselves, which means that it is impossible to help and improve the performance of actors through professional dubbing actors in the later stage. It not only puts forward higher requirements for actors, but also puts forward higher requirements for directors in shooting.
"Third," Xiao Yao stretched out his third finger, "no matter how famous the actors are, they don''t use doubles in normal Wenxi. In action drama, they are not allowed to use doubles except for dangerous actions involving the safety of the actors themselves or some professional stunts. The roles of this modern urban drama are ordinary people, and the biggest action drama is the scene of ordinary people fighting. There are no actors in some drag racing scenes, so there won''t be any doubles in this drama! "
"Don''t you need to be a double in Wenxi or wuxi? So strict? " Chen Jun was surprised and said, "according to you, most of the actors do not meet the requirements of your company. Especially for those star actors, how many of them don''t play, don''t use doubles, don''t use dubbing actors? "
"It''s a lot!" Xiao Yao nodded with a smile, "but now there are so many Chinese actors, there must be many who can meet these requirements. I believe we can still find actors who meet the requirements."
"Actually," Xiao Yao continued, "it''s just our requirements for actors. We also have internal requirements for behind the scenes work, but it has nothing to do with casting. I won''t say much about it!"
"No, tell me!" Chen Jun said curiously, "I''ve always known about the formation of the cast, and the staff behind the scenes have almost found it, but I haven''t heard of any internal regulations!"
"Well," said Xiao Yao, holding his fingers, "the shooting of TV series, including cameramen and shooting equipment, should be in accordance with the standards for making movies. Props and scenery, whether it''s a movie or a TV series project, must make every scene credible. There must be no typos in the later subtitles. The last one, including photography, props, clothing and all aspects of the post, that is, no gangster. This can not be absolutely eliminated, but once found, all relevant personnel must be punished! "
"What kind of company are you in?" Chen Jun said.
"A company with pursuit of conscience!" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "do you suddenly feel that our company is a clear stream in the industry?"
"Conscience, Qingliu?" Chen Jun said with a smile, "it''s very kind of you to say that!"
Xiao Yao smiles and doesn''t speak, but his expression doesn''t look embarrassed.
"But think about it Chen Jun thought about it and nodded, "OK! If that''s the reason, I agree to adjust the audition cast
In the audition cast list given by casting studio, there are also some star actors with considerable flow. Although these actors don''t know how to act at all, Chen Jun also knows that some people can''t do the three points mentioned by Xiao Yao.
In addition to the consideration of the TV drama project itself, there is no lack of consideration for themselves. After all, behind the flow of star actors, there is an influential entertainment company. The casting studio chooses those people to build a good relationship with those companies, so that other casting projects can get better actor resources in the future.
Chen Jun''s consideration is the same. He didn''t sign a contract with any company. He is an independent director. By cooperating with those traffic stars, he has a good relationship with the entertainment company behind him, which is also conducive to his future work.
However, as an independent director, Chen Jun not only needs resources and contacts, but also has artistic pursuit.
Xiao Yao said these requirements are aimed at the actors, but if they do, Chen Jun''s work will be more difficult. After all, with post dubbing, it''s certainly easier to shoot, and it''s certainly easier for a director to direct a stand in actor than a star actor. However, as a director with artistic pursuit, Chen Jun can not raise any objection to Xiao Yao''s demands.
From another point of view, since Xiao Yao''s company has put forward so many requirements for actors, it also shows that they are pursuing the quality of their works. If he can make excellent works, it will benefit him immensely.
"If it''s convenient for director Chen, I''d like you to go to the casting studio with me later." Xiao Yao said, "we don''t want to say who doesn''t have to come to the audition. We just want the casting studio to send a supplementary explanation to these candidates and add these three requirements. If they can''t do it, I believe they don''t want to go for nothing. "
"No problem!" Chen Jun said, "I''ll go with you!"
As the producer and producer of this project, Xiao Yao can talk to casting studio about it by himself. Let him know in advance, even if we respect him as a director. Now Xiao Yao invited him to go with him, and Chen Jun didn''t want to refuse.
"If I can, I hope that the actors of every TV series project I direct can meet the requirements you said," Chen Jun added. "In the past, I also wanted to put forward these requirements to the actors, but I''m just a director, not a producer. Now the industry environment...""Ah ~" said Chen Jun with a sigh, "if all the production units are like your company, the average level of our TV series is certainly not what it is now!"
"Even if the production unit is willing, the investors are not necessarily willing!" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "as you said, this is the big environment. However, we can not ask others, at least we can ask ourselves. I said that these are the internal regulations of our company, that is to say, as long as the project is led by our company, we will make these requirements for actors. If you want to shoot freely, you''d better cooperate with us in the future! "
"Good!" Chen Jun said with a smile, "in the future, your company will come to me for filming. I will definitely give priority to cooperating with you."
"Otherwise," Chen Jun suddenly said, "does your company sign a director contract? If you like me, I''ll sign a long-term contract with your company and make a film for your company. "
Chen Jun is an independent director, just relying on the reputation of the industry to work. Compared with those directors with company background, Chen Jun suffered losses in all aspects. He also wanted to find a film and television company to sign a contract. With the support of the company and a good team, it would be easier and more comfortable for him to receive work or make films. Over the years, it''s not that no film and television company has extended an olive branch to him, but either big companies don''t like him or he doesn''t like other companies. After chatting with Xiao Yao, he suddenly found that this young company seems to be a good choice.
"Are you serious?" Xiao Yao asked with a smile.
"Of course!" Chen Jun nodded seriously.
"Our company doesn''t sign actors and artists, but it does have directors, screenwriters and producers who are behind the scenes." Xiao Yao also put on a serious expression and said, "but to tell you the truth, our company signed these people, not casually. Although you are also a famous director in the industry, if you really want to sign a contract, you will not consider it until we have cooperated once at least. If the quality of this TV series is good and you are willing, we will seriously consider signing a contract with you. "
Now young people''s film and television company''s signing directors and screenwriters are basically new. Although they have momentum and ideas, they lack experience. At the company''s annual meeting at the end of last year, the company decided to sign some experienced directors. Now Chen Jun is a good choice in terms of age, experience and reputation of his past works.
However, signing a contract is not a trivial matter. Even if it seems suitable, Xiao Yao didn''t agree casually. Not only has their company never cooperated with Chen Jun before, but also several founders of the company, as actors, have never cooperated with Chen Jun before. Xiao Yao still wants to see the cooperation process of this project and the quality of the final work.
"It''s reasonable to work together first and see the wishes of both sides!" Chen Jun nodded.
"But I want to remind you a little bit." Xiao Yao added, "we can only manage ourselves, but not others. Therefore, those regulations of our company will be firmly implemented only in the projects led by us. Even if you become a contract director of our company, we can''t guarantee that every project you participate in is led by our company. Of course, if you are the director of our company, we will try our best to fight for your power in the project, but there is no guarantee that you can have absolute authority in every project. "
"Of course I understand that." Chen Jun said with a smile, "with a company like you to support me, I''m already satisfied."