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In a mature film market, the countless audiences who read the films are becoming more and more critical, and it is becoming more and more difficult to break the audience's expectations. A little carelessness may fall into the same pattern, which is inevitably disappointing; Interpret a little newness in the old-fashioned, then you can stand out.

For Lu Qian, this "novelty" is already worth a thousand dollars, ensuring that the film will not fall into the water and make no sound.

However, choosing "unfriend" does not mean that Lu Qian will follow the steps step by step—

Change is also imperative.

Lu Qian hopes to create his own style of "unfriending", and also hopes to create a "unfriending" that is not only fresh but also of real high quality.

Based on Lu Qian's subjective standpoint and objective analysis, where is the problem of "unfriending"?

First, the script.

The first half of the movie is undoubtedly excellent. The suspense and horror are built step by step, firmly grasping the audience's attention and slowly going into the story. But in the second half, it falls into a rut. The main problems are reflected in two points:

First, the story in the second half is too cliché. In short, each of the six people in the private chat room has directly or indirectly participated in the "campus bullying" against Laura. Pull the executioner who ended his own life early, like "thirteen reasons".

One is that the ending part cannot be justified. The strange events created in the front are too outrageous, and there is no way to give a reasonable explanation with common sense, so they are all pushed to ghosts and gods without doing anything else, as if everything cannot be explained by science. There is no problem with the situation, no matter how outrageous it is.

In Lu Qian's view, there is no problem with the former.

The clichés return to the clichés, but the themes of "everyone is lying" and "do not do good for small things, do not do evil for small things" will never go out of style. "Unfriend" was released in 2014, and then in 2017. The episode "Thirteen Reasons Why" addressed the same school bullying theme and was a huge success.

Therefore, clichés are not the problem, but how to present them.

The latter is more problematic.

It's not that it's old-fashioned that thriller movies discuss ghosts and gods. There are countless classic thriller movies on related topics in history, just like "Carrie the Witch", even if half a century has passed, the giant hand turned out at the end of the movie. It's still shocking.

It means that the film did not give any foreshadowing and clues, so it was so unreasonable and confused to push it to ghosts and gods, which made the audience roll their eyes-the first 90 minutes have been talking about science and reasoning, and suddenly all of them are inexplicable in the last minute. overthrow?

This is not called reversal, but cheating.

When the movie is over, the terrible ending will seriously affect the movie's impression - in turn, a wonderful ending can add points to the movie.

Or, provide relevant foreshadowing in the first half of the story to create a relevant atmosphere, and the guidance of the mysterious atmosphere makes the audience psychologically prepared.

Or, if the ending can't be justified, don't give an answer, but keep a question mark mysteriously, give an open ending, let the audience yell and make the audience guess.

Lu Qian felt that the second option was very feasible, and it might even pave the way for the sequel.

Second, the director.

The most classic and simple scaring technique in thriller movies is "Jump-Scare".

That is, something suddenly pops out or flashes without warning, the sound suddenly becomes louder, explodes, collapses, etc., or someone slaps the shoulder behind, whispers suddenly in the ear, suddenly feels breathing in the neck, etc., etc. .

Classic, but at the same time low-end, lacking stamina.

"Unfriending" is like this. The director uses a lot of "jump scares". After one or two passes, it becomes vulgar and the effect of scaring can be achieved, but after the movie ends, nothing is left.

It can be said that the director is content with such effects and does not want to make progress.

But a truly brilliant director of a thriller movie should combine "jumping fright" with other frightening techniques to create a terrifying atmosphere. Wen Ziren, who is a director, is a very successful case.

It's not that jumping scares are given up, but the rational use of—

Sure enough, when "Unfriending" was filming the sequel, the director was changed, and the quality and reputation of the work also changed.

This is also the main part that Lu Qian hopes to make drastic changes to the entire film. Through lighting, scenery, editing and other film techniques to create a thrilling atmosphere, even if there is no "scaring" action, it can keep the audience at all times. Vigilant, all the hairs on his body stand up.

Now that he has made up his mind to make a feature film, Lu Qian hopes to do his best, at least to pursue perfection within his ability—

Perhaps, perfection does not exist, but if you have given up chasing perfection, then naturally you cannot achieve the best.

So from the preparation stage, every link should be as extreme as possible, run in little by little, and then see what height the final product can touch.

Lu Qian looked at Ji Xu who was reading the script of "Unfriending" in front of him, and was a little nervous.

Besieged by reporters and rescinded the contract with Streamer Films, that was a full two weeks ago.

In the past two weeks, Lu Qian locked himself in his home and retreated in darkness. Day and night were turned upside down, and he devoted himself to the re-creation of the script wholeheartedly.

In the first few days, the reporters found the address of Lu Qian's residence and waited all day and night at the door, hoping to block Lu Qian as soon as possible, but no one thought that the reporters were patient enough and Lu Qian was more patient. Like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, there was no movement at all.

The only movement was that Ji Xu went in and out to transport three meals a day and daily necessities to the door. Besides, he didn't even see a single strand of Lu Qian's hair.

The reporters even began to doubt themselves. Could it be that the information was wrong, and that they squatted in the wrong place?

But no matter what, in the end, the reporters were defeated—

After about five days, the hot spot gradually cooled down, and no one paid attention to the progress of this news. After all, the love gossip of new actresses and new idol singers still lacked traffic. In a blink of an eye, the name "Lu Qian" has been popularized by people. Forget it, and there is no need for reporters to stay there.

One after another, the reporters also withdrew.

What's even more amazing is that later, another reporter killed a carbine, not for the news, but just felt embarrassed and wanted to see what happened to Lu Qian, but he still fluttered in the air, or a finger. Not photographed.

The reporters also wondered, "That guy is a strange man."

As for Lu Qian, he was completely unaware of the movement and noise outside. He devoted himself to the script and regained his burning enthusiasm.

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