After the wine ended, Ning Hao returned to the boys' dormitory to find the script of "Big Diamond" and handed it downstairs to Zhang Ran. He originally wanted Zhang Ran to take it back and read it slowly. After reading it, he would tell himself where to ask the script.

But he didn't expect that Zhang Ran would flip the script twice, wave with his right hand, and say "Follow me", and he immediately followed. When he was in the crew, Zhang Ran often asked people from the director team to talk about the script, and he was already used to it.

Zhang Ran’s dormitory is quite messy, with paper everywhere on the floor, on the table, and on the bed. Ning Hao bent down and picked up a few pictures to read. There were scripts and storylines. He was even more determined in his mind. This person is not only talented, but also worked very hard. No wonder he could make such a good movie!

Zhang Ran didn't feel embarrassed. It was normal for the male teacher to have a mess in his dormitory. He reached out and pointed at the corner of the wall: "There is a drink there, take what you drink yourself. I'm more messy here, you can sit there. I'll read your script first, and let's talk after reading it!"

"It's okay, I'll look at the storyboard you drew." Ning Hao knew that Zhang Ran was straightforward, so he didn't be polite to him. He took a bottle of Coke and drank it while watching the storyboard Zhang Ran drew.

Zhang Ran’s storyboard is very serious and his painting skills are also very good. Ning Hao is a background in art, but his painting skills are much worse than Zhang Ran. Zhang Ran’s storyboard is relatively scattered, one picture in the east and the other picture in the west. Ning Hao can’t tell what the story is telling, it seems to be a story about an airplane.

What shocked Ning Hao was that some of them had drawn more than ten different storyboard lenses with obviously the same content. Of course, these lenses are extremely outstanding and relatively ordinary. However, it is really amazing to be able to design more than ten different ways of storyboard lenses for a scene!

At the same time, Zhang Ran was also reading Ning Hao's script. Ning Hao's script is called "Big Diamond", which is actually the story of "Crazy Stone", but the whole story is not very mature, the rhythm is not well grasped, and it seems very scattered.

After reading the script soon, Zhang Ran put it on the table and looked at Ning Hao and said, "Do you know? If you send this script to a film company in Hollywood, you will not be able to pass the first level!"

Ning Hao's face turned pale. He was quite confident in his story, but he didn't expect to get such an evaluation: "Teacher Zhang. Is it really that bad? What's the problem?"

"Do you know what the first level of Hollywood script review is? It's several times! Someone is responsible for calculating dramatic events in the script. Only scripts with 45-60 scenes are expected to pass to avoid the movie being too dull and long. You have more than 70 scenes, which is relatively long. There must be problems with the rhythm! In fact, your story itself is written quite well and very interesting, but as a commercial movie, your structural problem is very serious!"

"structure?"

"Hollywood commercial films are basically three-act structures, generally following a suspense every ten minutes or so. The beginning of the story is usually the beginning of a story. A movie is calculated in 120 minutes, so the structure is 3:6:3. The narrative rhythm of most popular Hollywood movies will not be much different from that of this model. Your structure is too big at both ends. You have to streamline both ends and add the content in the middle.

The three-paragraph structure is easy to understand. What we want to talk about below may be a bit complicated. When and when should the Hollywood movie script appear during writing, it is fixed. This thing is called the plot node. At the end of the first act, there must be a plot node. It must be tightly weaved into the story and turn the story in the other direction; at the end of the second act, there must also be a plot node to introduce the story into the ending. There are about fifteen such plot nodes..."

Zhang Ran was telling the story, citing extensively, involving photography, composition, performance, and even a large number of new technologies, which opened Ning Hao's eyes.

It was the first time Ning Hao had come into contact with this Hollywood analysis script method, and he was quite shocked. He carefully recalled several Hollywood movies he had made, and it seemed that all met this rule.

After Zhang Ran finished talking about these plot points, Ning Hao seemed a little unsatisfied and raised his own question: "But my "Big Diamond" has multiple clues and intersecting narratives. Can I also analyze it according to this?"

"Of course, any story begins, develops, and ends again. As a screenwriter, you should strengthen the rhythm of the story. Otherwise, it is easy to get out of control. This technique is sometimes called surreal skills in Hollywood, which can bring a strong impact to the film. This is why group dramas have strong shock power. In fact, your script actually has plot points, but the plot points appearing at the wrong time, so the rhythm is not good."

"There are too many characters in the script, and the relationship between people is too difficult to sort out." Ning Hao shook his head, looking helpless. He wanted to write a story like "Two Big Smoke Bowls", but the rhythm was far from Gerich.

"Don't worry about the relationship between the characters first. This is really difficult to deal with. Let's find out the plot point of "Big Diamond". As long as the framework is right, the movie will not go astray. First, it is the connection point between the first and second acts. This plot point is to prepare for a diamond exhibition." Zhang Ran picked up a piece of white paper, wrote it on the paper, and put it on the ground.

"The connection point between the second and third acts, as soon as this plot point comes out, the story begins to end. In "The Big Diamond", this plot point is Bao Shihong catching the thief!"

"Suppose your script has 100 minutes, and there is a plot point called the midpoint at the 50th minute. This point is very important, either the protagonist reaches a peak on the surface or slides to the lowest point. The midpoint of the script is when Bao Shihong discovers that the diamond has been stolen, and the story begins to take a sharp turn..."

Ning Hao was stunned. Zhang Ran analyzed the plot points of his script at all with ease, just as if he had read the script countless times, and was so familiar with the plots that he could no longer be familiar with.

But I obviously gave him the script. It was his first time watching it today. How could he be so familiar with the entire script?

This is the legendary genius, it's really amazing!

Zhang Ran explained seriously, not paying attention to Ning Hao's admiring eyes next to him. He is too familiar with "Crazy Stone" and has done script analysis before. He has just read the script again. It doesn't take much effort to find these plot points.

Soon, Zhang Ran found out the fifteen plot points of "Big Diamond" and arranged them neatly on the ground.

"Suppose the film "Big Diamond" is 100 minutes long, and the first plot point is the first minute!" Zhang Ran picked up a red microphone and marked it on the first white paper.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Ran marked the time of the second plot point on the second plot point, then the third plot point and the fourth plot point...

Zhang Ran marked the time of the fifteen plot points, handed the script of "Big Diamond" into Ning Hao's hand, pointed to the fifteen white papers on the ground, and said, "Now take apart your script and put the content of the script in the corresponding position according to the plot points."

Without hesitation, Ning Hao directly took apart his script, placed the content of the first plot point on the first white paper marked by Zhang Ran, and then placed the content of the second plot point on the second white paper.

When the third plot point was played, Ning Hao began to think about it, and when the fourth plot point was played, he started sweating on his head. After the fifth plot point was in the corresponding position, he stared blankly for several seconds, and suddenly screamed excitedly: "I understand, I understand, I know where the problem is, I understand!"

"What is the ghost in the middle of the night? Is it still possible to let people sleep?" I don't know which family was woken up by Ning Hao, and let out an angry roar.

Zhang Ran looked at the time. It was only twelve o'clock and it was still early. He lowered his voice and said, "Speak quietly, don't affect other people's rest!"

Ning Hao smiled embarrassedly: "Teacher Zhang, I'm so excited! What you said opened a window for me, allowing me to see a world I've never seen before. Where is the problem and what's going on, it's clear at a glance. It's really great! I'd better if I could listen to your class?"

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "You want to come to our class to listen to the class. You're here, I'm going to take the performance class."

Ning Hao was stunned. Zhang Ran spoke so well that he forgot that Zhang Ran was a teacher in the Performance Department and sighed: "The school is really inexplicable. You have such a high directorial level, but you are asked to teach the Performance Department!"

Zhang Ran smiled and nodded: "The school is indeed inexplicable. You are obviously very talented in directors, but you have entered the photography department! Okay, don't talk about these useless things! Continue to divide your scripts!"

Ning Hao nodded, picked up the script in his hand, continued to distribute it to the ground, and soon finished breaking down the manuscript in his hand, and all the contents were placed in front of him.

At this moment, comparing the content of the manuscript with Zhang Ran's marking, the problem is very clear. Ning Hao's script Zhang Ran has plot points listed in the plot points, but most of the time is wrong. For example, the fourth plot point is about two minutes, but Ning Hao's script has five scenes, which cannot be completed within two minutes, at least three or four minutes. In this way, it will inevitably slow down the pace of the entire movie!

Zhang Ran said: "Ning Hao, now you can sort out the script's events according to this standard time, delete what should be deleted, and increase what should be increased."

After an hour of struggle and choice, Ning Hao took away thirteen scenes, and the number of scenes in the entire script became 60. The overall rhythm seemed to be fine, but the story became scattered again. Ning Hao stared at the manuscript on the ground, frowning: "Many places cannot be connected, and there are too many places that need to be modified in the script!"

Zhang Ran smiled and comforted: "Do you know how long does it take for a Hollywood script to start filming on average from the first draft to the start of filming? It takes five years! This process is called planning infernal planning, and all scripts that can be filmed come out of purgatory. Don't be impatient, polish them slowly!" (~^~)
Chapter completed!