Commissary boss 30,000 yuan to shoot love movie

Alarmed CCTV Movie Channel

Self-directed, self-directed and self-publishing composer

A fork stick microphone, female one stunned

He opened the canteen, and worked as a mechanic in Guangzhou for 10 years. He graduated from junior high school but has a director's dream.... Nearly, Yongchuan guy Li Chengjun spent 30,000 yuan on self-directed microfilm "Lovers" to instigate CCTV movie channel. They made a special trip from Chongqing to Chongqing for an interview with Li Chengjun for 4 days, and also provided assistance for the shooting of his next movie.

Adhere to the dream, the dream also illuminated Li Chengjun. "I will shoot an action movie in the next movie. I won't give up until I finish the film." Yesterday, Li Chengjun confidently told the Chongqing Evening News reporter.

Candidate Out of Film Director

Li Chengjun, 26, is from Chen Shizheng, Yongchuan District. He is directed by the grassroots and another is the owner of the Commissary.

Yesterday, a Chongqing Evening News reporter saw Li Chengjun in a commissary in a residential neighborhood next to the Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences in Yongchuan. He was black and thin and less than 1.6 meters tall and he was greeting guests.

Chongqing Evening News reporter saw that the canteen area was less than 18 square meters and was separated into two floors. The lower storey is a storefront and distribution place. On the upper floor, a place less than 5 square meters is Li Chengjun's bedroom and "post-production center." "The script of the film "Lovers" is that I am on this old computer, knocking out one by one." Li Chengjun said.

10 years ago, Li Chengjun, a junior high school graduate, went to Guangzhou to work as a lathe. In private, he is not the same as other workers. He is a literary youth.

"When people drink and chat, I'm fascinated by composing." Li Chengjun said that after saving money and buying a computer, half his spare time spent his time studying music software. "A lot of songs in Lovers is my computer." The software produced it."

In addition to composing, Li Chengjun is also interested in martial arts. “Normally, I would like to find a friend to practice Sanda and practice on my own.” After returning to Chongqing last year, Li Chengjun asked his friends to look around for the role of the crew. “I hope to show off a half-faced character and have had an addiction.” ."

"Not to mention, I mixed several TV dramas." Li Chengjun proudly stated that he had been an extras in TV dramas "Chongqing Beauty" and "Chuanjun Guerrilla". "The original role of the Sichuan Army Guerrillas" There were several lines, but they were later deleted and aired only with the words "Yes, open the door."

From run to cover writing script

"Actor is very addictive. I increasingly want to lead a show myself and play it myself." Li Chengjun said that since 2008, he began shooting short films. "I think we all started by shooting short videos." Li Chengjun Saying that later, he shot a movie called “Haunted House” that was also watched by Excited Network. “The website had 500 yuan to buy my short video. I didn’t do it. I’ve spent so much hard work before they Give this money."

Gradually, the idea of ​​shooting a full-length feature film was formed in Li Chengjun's mind. “At that time, I had used my working capital to open a small processing plant in partnership with a friend, but the factory’s business was not good.” Li Chengjun said that in 2011, he sold the factory and distributed 50,000 yuan, let him See the hope of making a movie.

I am a martial arts fan. My first movie must be an action movie! The dream is very full, but the reality is very skinny. "Action films are indispensable for martial arts. What if an actor is injured? The big scenes such as overturning and saving people are more difficult to support..." Helpless, Li Chengjun had to take motion picture ideas. Stranded and began to sit in front of the computer, trying hard to write a script for a low-cost art romance film.

Retiring for five months, in the second half of 2011, Li Chengjun completed the script creation. In December, the film was filmed.

Shooting a love movie with a fork stick

To make a movie, you must first have equipment. With a small amount of money in the purse, Li Chengjun, a high-end professional equipment, gave up for the first time. “It took about 5,000 yuan to buy a SLR camera that can shoot high-definition video, and then spent a few hundred dollars to buy a microphone to pick up. Even if the equipment is purchased,” said Li Chengjun. As for the stand of the microphone, he used his own home. Replaced by a plastic fork stick.

The second step is to find actors. The actor is naturally Li Chengjun. How about the heroine and the supporting actress? "I have to admit that I used a little trick." Li Chengjun said that he found an economic company, falsely claimed that he was a film school student in Beijing, to take graduation works, so "flicker" to the two actresses.

However, when the actor arrived on the first day of the shooting scene, he quit. “When the actress saw us, she would strike.” said Li Chengjun. When he lifted the SLR camera and asked her friend to use a plastic fork to hold up the microphone, the heroine was stunned and was about to leave. Say good to say, Li Chengjun barely left the heroine.

"On the second day and the third day, the heroine said several times to go. Until the fourth day, the heroine saw us use such a bad device, or in the eight movies, was moved by our determination. Finally willing to accompany me to make a complete movie." Li Chengjun said.

There was a scene in which the mother who took the lead actress was vomiting blood, but there was no false plasma at the scene. Several pharmacies ran away and could not find suitable alternatives. Later, he thought of an extreme solution—cut his fingers, squeezed out a small cup of blood, and quietly gave the actor blood plasma. "After the actor got the plasma, he asked me, this is a scorpion thing, so it's not like blood." After that, Li Chengjun laughed.

The crew is chilly but warm. "We have nothing, lack of venues, lack of props, or even unable to open a meal." Li Chengjun recalled that after he found a friend who opened a restaurant, the other party was impressed by his obsession, and promised the crew to eat for free in his restaurant.

Showing a box office less than 50 yuan

Hard to shoot more than 20 days, in January this year, Li Chengjun self-directed self-directed performance of the first art romance film, up to 90 minutes of "Lovers" finally killed. After that, he hid on the second floor of the canteen and spent 3 months in the later period. In April, "Lovers" were all completed. Then, Li Chengjun fell into the quest for distribution.

“The movie is about to be shown to the audience, but which one is willing to let me go?” said Li Chengjun. One day he accidentally saw in the newspaper that someone had played a short film at Poly Studios in the university town. So he took his own movie demo and found the cinema manager.

After seeing the film, the manager agreed to let Li Chengjun play a game in the open period. "This news made me ecstatic!" said Li Chengjun. After that, he began to distribute leaflets to schools near the cinema to promote his own films.

"I am ashamed. I would like to find a place to drill in." Li Chengjun recalled that when he took the leaflets to enter a certain college to do propaganda, he was expelled from the school gate by security guards as an advertisement. "One of them said that I am also the director of this film, thiophene, I am afraid that no film director will do this promotion, but also was driven away."

Li Chengjun said that because he did not obtain a public license, he could only make non-profit screenings at a price of 5 yuan per ticket. "Although, none of them are willing to read my movie. There are less than 10 people who buy tickets. Later, I did not receive any money, and I came to more than 10 people afterwards.” Li Chengjun said that this result gave him some hopelessness.

The Love Story Synopsis

The girl is dependent on the seriously ill mother and the family suffers. One day, the girl went to the hospital to help her mother get medicine. Because the time was too late, she hit a motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle was a young man. The girl sitting in the back seat found that the young man had a bulging purse.

The girl took the wallet and bought a lot of food for her mother with the stolen money. Unexpectedly, when she got home and was seen by her mother, the mother asked her to pay back the money. The girl found the boy apologized and told him that he just wanted to make her mother live better. The young man has been taking care of the mother and daughter since then and has helped the girl's mother come to an end.

As the relationship between the two became clearer, a sudden car accident took the young man's life.

National secondary actors

Teach him to act

"Is Li Chengjun you? I am a director of CCTV. I watched you make a movie. I wanted to do a show for you." In August this year, a phone call made him ecstatic and then he fell into doubt again. "I'm all I couldn't believe it. I thought it was a liar. I just believed in the sample I had before.

On September 20th, the CCTV movie channel “Movies for Schooling” column group came to Yongchuan. What makes Li Chengjun excited is that together with the national secondary actor Guo Qiucheng. "Mr. Guo taught me to play for 4 days." Li Chengjun said that CCTV director and Guo teacher spent the four days with him and he learned a lot.

Yesterday, Chongqing Evening News reporter contacted the column director Wang Yuke. “The young man's love for and obsession with the movie impressed us. We are willing to help such a young man with a movie dream.” Wang Xieke said that he knew that Li Chengjun wanted to shoot in Songhe Ancient Town. They specially visited Yongchuan Pine with Li Chengjun. Irrigation town, and help him to connect with the local government, I hope the other party to cooperate with the provision of shooting venues.

On October 18th, a documentary around Li Chengjun will be broadcast on CCTV's movie channel column, “Action to Send Film to School”.

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