chapter 8
8 – Who the hell is coming?
“Wait, cut!”
Go Dong-bin, the cinematographer of ‘Welcome to Café Violet’, sent an NG sign.
Director Go Dong-bin, who is currently frowning, refuses to take a strict filming method that is called a poisonous species in the same industry.
If you don’t like the atmosphere of the scene or the acting skills of the actors, you shout infinite NG, and when this starts, the hell gate opens.
Just a moment.
At most, I shout hundreds of NGs for a one-minute scene, and if I do this, I have to spend most of my day.
Then, if you can’t really save a single cut and withdraw, the production cost will always be negative compared to the labor cost.
However, it was clear that this style was a good process for producing a high-quality drama.
Because Go Dong-bin, who has been dominating the field with his own iron rule, has been successful in most of the dramas he has been in charge of as cinematographer.
Working in the industry for a long time with such a naive style also meant that it had always been proven with results.
That’s why Studio Enmix also paid a lot of money to recruit him.
A meeting of the best script ever and an outstanding cinematographer.
As long as these two synergies were properly displayed, there was no need to see the results.
In fact, the staff and actors who knew what kind of person Ko Dong-bin was quickly adapted to his method, and Go Dong-bin has also continued filming smoothly without any complaints.
Just…….
“Cut.”
To be honest, I usually get NGs often, but not dozens of times in a row like today.
That too in one cut.
At most, there were five or six NGs, which was the 40th if you include the last time.
It was the 40th horse, but in terms of actual time, it was almost 6 hours.
And the cause of that NG was because of just one person.
“Ha… Mr. Soyoung, let’s look at me for a second.”
Go Dong-bin, who was worse than
, Sang Seol So-young, who was sitting blankly on the filming set.
“Are you in a bad mood today?”
“That… Probably not.”
“Then what is the reason? If there is something uncomfortable or not to your liking, feel free to tell me.”
Because it’s the first time. Young
Originally, Go Dong-bin doesn’t take this into consideration, but this time he spoke softly, being considerate of the other person as much as possible.
As the filming progressed towards the latter half, Ko Dong-bin was also a person who had seen with his own eyes the acting ability of a young actor right in front of his eyes.
The girl’s acting ability was so good from the beginning that it’s hard to think of it as his first work.
Even as she got used to filming, the girl became the character of ‘Winter’ itself.
By the way, this is the biggest compliment a cinematographer can give to an actor.
It also means that the girl is perfectly performing her role, just as water flows without making it awkward.
To be honest, from Ko Dong-bin’s point of view, I wondered where such a gemstone came out of nowhere.
That’s why he was able to understand the current situation generously.
Because even first-class actors who are known to the world often make mistakes when their condition or routine of the day is broken.
“For now, we will end today’s shooting here.”
“Yes?!”
Seol So-young’s eyes widen as if taken aback by the cinematographer’s sudden declaration of termination.
“Coach, if it’s because of me…… “
“No. Anyway, the day is already over, and the shooting progress is faster than I initially expected, so I have a little bit of time. Let’s take a break today and try again tomorrow.”
Seol So-yeong could only nod her head at the resolute decision of the cinematographer.
…… But.
For two days from this day, there was no progress in filming.
“Eunwoo! I was in real trouble!”
“Hmm? How urgent is it that you came here during school break time?”
And this news became so serious that Cho Yong-seok went directly to Seo Eun-woo’s school.
***
It was Friday evening, the second day since Seol So-young’s successive NGs hindered filming.
The main directors and producers in charge of producing ‘Welcome Cafe Violet’ put off work for a while and gathered in the conference room of the headquarters building for an emergency meeting.
“Me, PD. What do you think of my suggestions?”
Go Dong-bin said that while glaring at Na Young-jin, who is in charge of production.
“Are you talking about revising the script for the climax of episode 15?”
“That’s right. At this rate, we will not be able to finish filming within the period. Doesn’t PD-nim also know that?”
“After…… Director Go. Does it really seem impossible?”
“Then I will ask the other way around. What would viewers think if the heroine, who had hitherto performed her flawless performance, suddenly appeared on the screen like a third-rate? Even at the climax at the very end.”
Of course, the immersion will decrease, and the quality of the work will also decrease.
Originally, when expectations are high, disappointment is great.
‘Giseungjeon’ is perfect, but ‘Gyeol’ is strange, so you can only hear that it’s a yongdusami.
What…….
Even that would have been buried somehow because the story was so interesting, but it didn’t matter to Go Dong-bin who wanted perfection.
“Tsk. If there is a blockage while acting, it is harder for beginners to overcome than expected. In that case, letting them choose a different path would be of some help to the actor.”
…… You’re telling me to choose a different path?
Just.
At Dongbin Koh’s words, Na Youngjin was a bit surprised.
If it was his usual style, he would have overworked the actor until somehow a satisfactory result came out.
Presenting an option for her to become an actor like now means that it is impossible for Go Dong-bin, who is called a dog-jong.
Why is he behaving differently than usual?
Regarding this, Na Young-jin came up with two hypotheses.
One of her is Seol So-young, who is fascinated by her acting, and unexpectedly thinks of her quite highly.
…… Another is that she noticed that Seol So-young’s heart was broken.
I thought maybe it could be both.
First of all, in the case of the former, Na Young-jin also acknowledges it.
Until her current NG crisis occurred, Seol So-yeong among her staff members continued to show off her god-like acting skills, to the extent that she was called the goddess of knives.
She’s actually to the point where she can’t even remember if she had NG before that.
And the latter case can be seen as a bit unfortunate.
Innumerable NGs are a very difficult situation even for first-class actors.
I think I acted not badly, but in the filmed video, I see myself showing off my awkward acting skills.
There, they feel an unknown sense of alienation.
Also, in proportion to the increasing number of NGs, the voice of the cinematographer gets sharper and sharper, and the staff just let out a heavy sigh in a situation that doesn’t get better.
All of these negative factors combine to create a tremendous burden and stress for the actor, which eventually leads to a decline in acting ability.
Maybe this is Seol So-young’s current state… ….
She’s not even a first-class actress, she’s just a beginner among beginners with no field experience.
Of course, this is the first time you’ve experienced this kind of situation, so you probably don’t know how to deal with it or how to overcome it.
And the role she plays is the most important role in this drama, the heroine, Winter Station.
If you were a minor actor or extra, you might be able to compromise at least, but if you’re a female lead, as Go Dong-bin said earlier, compromise is impossible.
Because of these problems, Na Young-jin was worried when the casting of Seol So-young first came out.
Just.
Na Young-jin knew that even thinking about it now was futile.
So he decided to focus only on what to do next.
“Me, PD. Has there been any further contact from the story writers since then?”
Go Dong-bin asked.
Here, after that meant that the writer of the story had just expressed that he had no intention of changing the climax scene at all.
“Yes. His thoughts do not seem to change.”
“Huh, a writer who doesn’t even come to the scene is asking for something shameless without even knowing the situation. In the first place, PD-nim, this was not in the contract. I would have taken over as cinematographer on the condition that it would be okay to do things my own way.”
After his slightly excited words, Go Dong-bin let out a deep sigh.
There must have been some influence of her own that sent the NG sign like her knife to the cracks in her gemstone.
He wouldn’t have been so heated normally, but he felt somewhat guilty about this situation.
“Anyway, I, PD. If it’s like this, I can’t work together—”
Geeeing─
The moment Ko Dong-bin was about to speak again.
The cell phone placed in front of Na Young-jin vibrated violently as if it had received a text message.
“Excuse me for a second.”
Na Young-jin hurriedly checked his phone so as not to interfere with the meeting.
And after reading a text message from someone, my eyes widened in an instant.
“Everyone.”
Then he hurriedly opened his mouth.
“I think you should start preparing for the shoot early tomorrow.”
“…… You mean filming?”
Ko Dong-bin frowns as if he doesn’t understand Na Young-jin’s words.
“Of course, don’t you know that it would be a waste of time to continue filming as it is now?”
“Yes. I am well aware of that. However, I just received a text saying that I want to check directly on the spot why NGs keep appearing.”
Na Young-jin’s face looks rather troubled somewhere.
Everyone who saw it gave a puzzled reaction.
“Who the hell is coming?”
When Go Dong-bin asked as the representative, Na Young-jin smiled bitterly.
There was a lot of meaning in that smile.
Mostly in a positive sense.
“Perhaps someone who can break this situation.”