The first to be crushed (2)
“I’m a starting writer, but since it aired at the same time as writer Kim Sang-hee, I must have felt a lot of pressure.”
“It’s not another broadcasting station, only the time zone is the same, but the date is different?”
“I don’t think that was what the writers thought. I guess I kept comparing myself. Even though the PD said it was enough, I kept revising the script, revising, revising, and revising the script again and again.”
“…”
“I’m sorry to say this, but PD is also a good-tempered friend. Since the writer kept doing things he told me not to do, he said something out of heat, and after that, the conflict got worse. A situation that is not strange no matter when it explodes continues all the time…”
“This time it exploded and went into a dive, so this is it. Chief.”
“Yes, that is the situation.”
Jang Seung-won scratched his head and said like a complaint.
“Geez, PD is a gentleman. You’re good at managing your writer’s mentality. Especially if you are a starting writer.”
“That’s what I mean. These days, with all the producers and writers, he knows that he didn’t have a rookie period. I am.”
“There is one new actor right here who seems to have never existed during his rookie days.”
“hahahahaha, come to think of it, actor Jeong Seo-hoon is still a rookie, but he doesn’t look like a rookie at all.”
“I thought that too while watching Illy Girl. is that a real rookie? I do.”
The reason why the helpless laughter is taken out by changing the boring topic is because of the avoidance mentality of wanting to avert one’s eyes from the present bleak situation.
But you can’t turn your back on a problem forever.
‘If you run away because of a large credit card bill, then you’re stalking the collection company.’
“Isn’t it impossible to make a living by adding other writers?”
“I know. But who would want to go in instead to tinker with another author’s work? You never know what will happen later.”
“Well, it would be a headache if the original author of the submarine appeared later and filed a lawsuit.”
“I tried to organize it into another work, but then I have to do it all over again from casting. There is no time. Even if we start filming right now, we’ll barely make it to the airing on March 1st…”
It is impossible to continue the work or to continue the organization.
“What is a PD?”
“I just complained that I was sorry or that it was because I couldn’t manage my temper properly, but what’s the use of blaming the producer and the writer now? The priority is to fill the hole in time.”
“That comes first. This is so…”
Jang Seung-won was also embarrassed.
It’s not our business, so it’s not our job, so the other person is the drama director.
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No matter how good the work and script are, it is said that it is an era in which the production team will fight against the broadcasting station, but in the end, it is a place where people live and it is in a narrow ecosystem.
Even if you make an obvious refusal, try to be as polite as possible and not offend.
“If I were serious, would I come to the producers of the drama and say these things? There is no way to fill the hole in the formation. But you can’t suddenly bring in National Geographic and play it at that time.”
“Viewers who were looking forward to the 9 o’clock drama on weekdays must be excited.”
“How can you not?”
“Because this is not a matter for me to decide alone…”
“The script is already out to the end. Isn’t it just a matter of coordinating the shooting schedule? Who decides that other than PD Jean?”
As the drama director said, Jang Seung-won had the right to decide.
From the standpoint of the writer, it doesn’t matter whether or not they go once or twice a week, and the actors just have to follow the hardened schedule.
“I heard that the first thing to be pulverized when production is decided is the schedule.”
To Jang Seung-won’s sigh, Jeong Seo-hun also added a word.
“On a battlefield, the first thing that comes into play when a war breaks out is the operational plan.”
“Everyone is the same wherever they live. The submerged writer is now over. I wouldn’t be able to put my feet on this floor in the future, what were you thinking?”
“Are there many people like that?”
“Actually, not a lot.”
Jang Seung-won shrugged.
“When I work on this floor, I see all kinds of people. An actor who comes to act drunk, an actor who suffers from a side script and cannot be contacted, so when he visits him, he drinks soju and cries, saying that he is not writing, an actor who is proud of why he put his scene on like this if he went through a hard time and put on a good performance. , Well, there are all sorts of villains.”
The director said something as if he had been waiting.
“So, didn’t the Guardian God of Balance assign actor Jeong Seo-hoon to PD-nim to balance the balance? A rookie actor asking for 30 billion won in production costs is a legend I have never heard of.”
“Chief, no matter how nice you say, it won’t affect the filming schedule.”
“Oh, why? save me one more time No, save our CV station. ah! If it is played twice a week, I will be responsible for it…”
“Are you responsible?”
“Paju Studio LED virtual production, 16,000 pyeong outdoor open set, will be available at any time as a top priority.”
Jeong Seo-hoon saw Jang Seung-won’s eyes flash open.
I didn’t know what deal the director was offering, but judging from the PD’s reaction, it seems that he offered a pretty great price in return.
“Chief, is that true?”
“Ah, sure. Could I possibly blow a bluff in this situation? I have also received permission from the head of department. If only PD Jang is okay, Paju Studio will be PD Jang from now on.”
“I do as I please, really?”
“However much! Do whatever you want!”
“All right. Then, from March 1st, we will air twice a week.”
Jeong Seo-hun was a little surprised inwardly.
Can I make a decision on the spot?
‘What the hell is Paju Studio?’
LED virtual production, it looks like a filming facility when you look at it saying that it is 16,000 pyeong.
‘Is something like that helpful for historical dramas?’
“Can I start writing today?”
“Oh, of course. Jean P.D. can be booked with priority at any time. No matter what anyone says, say my name, no, the name of the general manager.”
“Then I will trust only the director and run from now on. Did you know that if Paju Virtual Production is not used in time, the twice-weekly airing schedule will be distorted?”
“Ah, of course it is.”
“I was confident about airing twice a week because the Paju studio can stretch the shooting schedule. Do not forget it.”
“I will never forget. Thank you. Thank you. I lived thanks to PD Jang.”
The director and producer said they liked it while holding hands like children.
Excited, the director even hummed and left the screening room, and only then did Jung Seo-hoon ask.
“PD-nim, what is Paju Studio?”
“Oh, is that it? It opened this year, but you can think of it like a Hollywood movie studio. It was built at a cost of 300 billion won.”
Jang Seung-won turned on the tablet and showed various photo materials, excited like a child showing off a new expensive toy.
“This is the main LED wall, and this wall is 30 meters in diameter and over 8 meters high. Since these are all LED walls, you can use as many outdoor backgrounds as you need indoors.”
“Ah, then I can easily shoot indoors looking down at a background like the Hanyang City Wall.”
“Exactly. There are almost no background restrictions. You don’t have to travel far to get a few background shots.”
“But if it was our drama, I think they would have done this in advance, but I guess that wasn’t the case?”
Jang Seung-won was embarrassed and scratched his cheek with his finger.
“Actually, it’s not like we didn’t talk about it at the beginning of production, but it was.”
“You said it was black?”
A total of 80 billion large-scale historical dramas said they would use a studio, but they refused?
Isn’t that something to be astonished about?
“CV Group is producing a blockbuster historical drama film this time in order to compete against its competitors, but it seems that it has already given priority to it. In addition to that, there were not one or two works that lined up first to write virtual productions, so we were pushed back.”
“It must be difficult to take away from the company.”
“Because now it becomes a cause. It’s not that we’re small, and we’re going to run the schedule once or twice a week, but we have to do this. You’ll get some swearing though.”
He said he was being criticized, but his expression didn’t matter. Rather, it seems to be enjoying it.
“If it’s insulting to take something good from a competitor and eat it, you should enjoy it. It’s not a bad thing, it’s taking it proudly.”
“Then the shooting schedule and movement will change drastically.”
“Of course it changes. You can save even more time from now on. Scenes with limited camera angles can be filmed here. You don’t have to struggle here and there because you’re building a set.”
“PD-nim, you look really happy.”
“I really wanted to use it for shooting virtual productions. I don’t think I would be happier than this if someone gave me a Rolls-Royce Phantom for free.”
Jang Seung-won was excited and took out the shooting schedule and started calculating.
“Let’s see. I’ve finished filming up to episode 3 and there are still more than two months left… If you save at least 10 episodes before the airing start date and enter the show… It’s tight, but it’ll be enough.”
***
The filming team for the lower drama entered the Paju studio.
I parked my car in the parking lot and entered the LED production facility, carrying only important filming equipment such as cameras.
Some of the first-time actors were amazed at the sight of a huge cylindrical LED wall covering all sides tall and tall.
“Hey, it’s really cool to see it with your own eyes.”
“right? My mouth fell open when I first saw it too. I thought this could only happen in Hollywood.”
“The broadcasting station really pushes our dramas properly. I heard you got priority for this facility.”
“It’s an 80 billion drama, so of course we have to do this much.”
Those who did not know the truth whispered with their hearts wide open, and Jang Seung-won winked meaningfully at Jeong Seo-hoon.
Jeong Seo-hoon walked slowly along the LED wall that repeatedly reproduced historical drama backgrounds.
The micro LED wall, which cost an astronomical amount of money, realistically implemented a lively background, but it was still far from the real thing.
“Acting in the air in front of the chroma key, it’s not as easy as I thought to capture the emotions. How awkward is it to do shadow boxing alone while looking at a background or a monster that is not in front of you?”
“It will definitely help you catch your emotions.”
“Because it is.”
The chatter of the cast members who come in and out of my ears doesn’t really touch me.
‘How great would this be?’
If so, compared to the scenery the camera lens shows you, it would be like fireflies in front of a full moon.
The camera lens, which has advanced to the next level, now decorates the exact background as if it were tailored to the scene, and drags himself and his partner into it.
The sense of liveliness felt and experienced in it is more than real, to the point of forgetting the ‘outside’ for a while.
‘What will happen if I act in front of this.’
Will the new landscape provided by the lens become clearer, or will the LED wall be meaninglessly swallowed up by the landscape?
From the other side, we can see Han Seo-hee concentrating hard on the script.
Han Seo-hee is the most sensitively affected by the power of the lens among actors Cha Do-jin, Yoo Jung-ah, and Chae Ji-hyun, whom she has worked with so far.
‘When I act with my brother, strangely, PD-nim, things like the camera don’t come into my eyes at all. It’s like being alone with my brother in another world, so I can concentrate well.’
You will soon be able to see how Han Seo-hee, who is sensitive to the power of the lens, will feel and how the other actors will feel.
***
‘Teacher, something is strange when you match up with that friend. Feeling like the camera is out of sight? Feeling like I’m just getting sucked into the role? It’s hard to explain, but somehow it’s different. I don’t believe in the concept of an aura, but that friend definitely has that vibe.’
Lee Min-soo quietly recalled that Cha Do-jin was making a fuss.
In part, he too was affirming. Because I was already tired of it when I was filming Illy Girl.
When acting with Jeong Seo-hoon, I am less aware of the camera than usual. The production team surrounding them doesn’t come in well.
Lee Min-soo thought it was because Jeong Seo-hoon’s unique atmosphere drew attention.
When you stand in front of the camera, the eyes change and the person itself changes, that amazing immersion that takes away your concentration.
‘Still, there’s something different from an outdoor set.’
Calmly look around at the scenery created by the huge augmented screen surrounding the surroundings.
There is no vividness that pierces the lungs like in a real forest, but instead there is an overwhelming feeling that holds the sight firmly.
Instead of entering the forest, it feels like watching a huge movie called the forest.
A large army in hunting attire is standing in front of you with five men.
Since the landscape of the forest created by the LED wall is on the side of the large group, from Lee Min-soo’s point of view, they do not mix together and seem to be playing separately.
In the camera located on the right, it will be seen that Jwa Uijeong and Daegun are having a snowball fight side by side against a forest background.
“Standby, cue.”
After the PD’s autograph fell, Lee Min-soo took a slow step and attempted to possess the left chair.
‘Well?’
At that moment, Min-soo Lee’s eyebrows furrowed after becoming the left legislator.
As if seeing a hallucination, the scenery in front of my eyes is distorting.
The LED wall, which had been separated from the side of the group to the back, spreads to the floor and begins to encroach on the surroundings.
‘Could it be an LED wall up to the floor?’
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No way. I didn’t hear that.
However, in front of my eyes, the plywood floor on which the large army was stepping was turning into a rough mountain foot. Just as the hidden LED finally reveals itself.
The Jwauijeong gazed at the great army clearly with the corners of its eyes drooping.
Fragments of water droplets bouncing off the huge waterfall fall on the shoulders of the great army.
– How is the great prince enjoying hunting so much when the whole country is in ruins?
-I came to see the snares set up to catch some rabbits. Hunting, it doesn’t matter. Left Uijeong Grand Master.
The calm voice of Daegun suddenly gave Lee Min-soo goosebumps.
Do you just like smoke? It’s not like that.
Pieces of the sound of the waterfall, which should not have been mixed in the original, were mixed with the voice of the large army as if they had come to a real mountain.
That was just a scenery, and the sound of dripping water wouldn’t have been covered.
-You said you came to see the rabbit snare, so why are you carrying those bows and arrows?
– You mean this? If I encounter a tiger in this rugged mountain, I am ready to shoot it. Just like this.
As if mockingly, the large army held a bow, aimed at the left chair, and tung, pulled and released the empty string.
Jwa Ui-jeong was hanging on an empty string, and her eyes were caught by the hallucination of the shadow of an arrow being shot.
The deepened focal edge lets you feel the cool breeze of the majestic old forest.
-The overlord? Even though it’s an empty bow, how can you mock a small person like that…
Jwa Ui-jeong, who was calmly venting her suppressed anger and moving her steps, suddenly felt a rock hit her feet.
He looked down involuntarily at the impossibility of the sensation.
The moment he saw that his right foot was stuck in the gap formed by pressing the rock into the soil, he groaned involuntarily.
“Cut! NG!”
Oh, you paid NG.
Lee Min-soo, who was in despair at the ridiculous mistake, saw that the LED video that had been decorating the floor disappeared in an instant.
The small rock on which my right foot was hanging did not seem to have been there from the beginning, and instead, only a flat plywood was stepped on.
I was staring down at my shoes in a daze, when Jang Seung-won asked cautiously.
“Me, teacher? Do you have any discomfort in your right foot? Shall I change the shoe accessory?”
Lee Min-soo, who slowly raised his head, shook his head with an absurd laugh.
“No. I must have looked at something for a while.”