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Chapter 3353 Screenwriter
Chapter 3353 Screenwriter
After receiving Zhang Tan's suggestions for revision, Xiao Bai immediately gathered his friends to revise the work overnight. Even Liu Liu was brought in for a brainstorming session, and Robin was ordered to serve tea and water and keep the scene quiet.
Within two days, Xiaobai delivered the revised script to her father's desk.
"Hehe, old man, take another look. If it's well-written, give it a compliment; if it's not so well-written, offer some suggestions."
Zhang Tan smiled as he took the notebook and began to carefully peruse it.
This time, Xiaobai has streamlined the descriptions of daily battlefield life, highlighting the section about delivering messages across the icy river and adding descriptions of dangerous situations such as snow blocking the road and ice cracking.
In the modern section, she adopted the old man's suggestion and added a detail: in the memorial hall, a modern little girl wearing a red scarf (she drew a small circle with a pencil next to her notebook and labeled it "Happy Baby?") gently brushed her fingertips across the glass of the display case, and her clear eyes were reflected in the glass. In the depths of her eyes, it seemed as if the tender yet resolute face of Xiaodong in the yellowed photograph in the display case was reflected.
"very good!"
Zhang Tan closed the notebook and praised it generously.
"The rhythm is much stronger, and the key emotional points are more prominent. This connecting detail is a brilliant addition."
Xiao Bai felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders and couldn't help but chuckle twice, saying, "It's all thanks to the old man's good suggestions."
Zhang sighed, "Xiao Bai is the most insightful; he understands things immediately."
Xiao Bai was overjoyed: "Then I'll accept your praise."
"We have to accept it, after all, I'm stating the facts."
……
The two flattered each other, both were very happy, and provided excellent emotional value.
Soon, Xiaobai straightened her face again, trying her best to maintain the director's seriousness, and said, "Then... when do we start using that AI?"
Zhang Tan said, "Don't rush. We need to do a few things before we start using AI."
He opened a newly created folder and named it "AI Production Project of 'One Generation Fighting Three Generations'".
“First, we need to translate the script into a language that AI can understand,” Zhang Tan explained.
"This is not a simple copy and paste; AI needs very specific and clear instructions. For example, it cannot just write about a battlefield with heavy snowfall, but must describe winter, the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, where dense coniferous forests are covered with thick snow, the sky is leaden gray, and goose feather snowflakes fall silently. A team wearing thin cotton clothes and carrying simple weapons trudges through knee-deep snow, their breath instantly turning into frost."
Xiao Bai was stunned: "Does it have to be written in such detail?"
Zhang Tan said, "That's right. The instructions need to be understandable to the AI. The clearer the instructions, the closer the result will be to your expectations. Don't think that the preliminary work is tedious. Do more now so that you will have fewer changes later."
Xiao Bai nodded, agreeing with the old man's statement.
She picked up her pen and quickly wrote: "Yes! Yes! It has to be written in great detail, like drawing a picture!"
Zhang Tan said, "That's right, it's like describing the picture you want to an invisible painter. Second, character design. Although AI can generate images, we need to give them anchor points. Don't you all want to act? Then we need to provide your image data."
"What is image data?" Xiaobai asked, humbly seeking clarification.
"Simply put, it's clear photos of your faces, preferably from multiple angles, including front and side views. Also, what clothes you want the character to wear, what hairstyle they want, and what signature movements or facial expressions they want. The AI will learn these features and then generate animated characters based on you."
Xiao Bai's eyes lit up: "So, you mean, AI can turn Liu Liu into a boy named Xiao Dong, and Xiao Nian into a girl named Xiao Hua?"
"In principle, it's possible, but you need to provide a sufficiently clear description and corresponding image reference. For example, if you want Xiaodong to be based on Liuliu, but also to be a boy, you need to emphasize in the description that it is based on Shen Liuliu's facial features, but adjusted to a male teenager, with a thin figure, a firm look, wearing an ill-fitting khaki military uniform, and a worn-out cotton hat. At the same time, show the AI photos of Liuliu from different angles."
"Understood!"
Xiao Bai felt like she had opened the door to a new world, rubbing her little hands excitedly: "What's the third thing?"
"Thirdly, is the storyboard and pacing."
Zhang Tan brought up a software interface on his computer, which had a grid-like structure similar to a storyboard.
“AI can generate continuous footage, but how to switch shots, the pace, where to get close-ups, and where to get wide shots—these are all directorial considerations that we need to plan in advance. We can describe each shot in words, or even draw simple sketches…”
Xiaobai listened intently, and these concepts gave her a clearer and more awe-inspiring understanding of the work of a director.
It turns out that it's not as simple as just holding a megaphone and shouting "Start" and "Pass".
Zhang Tan summarized: "So, our workflow is roughly as follows: revise the final script - break down the script into detailed scene descriptions and character settings - draw or describe the storyboard - collect image reference data - input these instructions into the AI tool - generate preliminary animation - we review and provide suggestions for modification - AI makes adjustments - final compositing, adding voice-over, music and subtitles."
Xiaobai counted on her fingers; there were quite a few steps, but each one seemed to have a clear objective.
“Alright! Let’s get started right away! I’ll go get everyone! Let’s divide the tasks so we can get started faster. Here’s what I’ve got in mind, Chengcheng is meticulous, so she’ll be in charge of writing the script into detailed scene descriptions; Xiaomi is good at drawing, so she’ll be in charge of drawing storyboard sketches and character designs based on the descriptions; Liuliu, Dudu, and Xi’er will be in charge of taking photos of everyone, collecting everyone’s images, and defining the characteristics of the characters; I’ll be the director, overseeing the whole process and checking whether each step aligns with the core of the story.”
Zhang Tan praised, "No problem. The most important thing is you. You are the director, so you need to be clear about every step."
Xiao Bai straightened her little chest, feeling the burden on her shoulders grow heavier, but her eyes shone even brighter: "I understand! That means I need to be fully prepared!"
Zhang Tan nodded and said, "Once you've revised the script, I'll invite the technical staff from Little Red Horse Film and Television Company over to set up a conference room in the academy specifically for you. How about we set up the conference room on the third floor of Building 2?"
Xiao Bai nodded and said okay.
Immediately, she rushed out of the study, and soon the core creators of Little Red Horse Academy were summoned to Xiao Zhang's house again.
Xiao Bai stood in front and repeated the "three-step method for AI movie making" that he had heard from the old man.
Everyone was stunned, especially when they heard that AI could generate animated versions of themselves based on photos; their mouths dropped open.
Liuliu was the first to realize that her dream of playing Xiaodong could come true!
"Really? AI can turn me into Xiaodong too? I want someone handsome! With bright, piercing eyes!"
"Then turn your eyes into light bulbs, so they'll be bright and piercing," Xiaobai teased.
"Xiaobai, do you really want Liuliu to play Xiaodong?" Dudu asked.
"Hey, Dudu, what do you mean?" Liuliu was very dissatisfied, feeling betrayed by her sworn sisters. They were sworn sisters, how could they not want her to do well?
Dudu smiled at her and said, "Liuliu, I'm not targeting you. I'm just expressing my opinion on this matter. I think your image is not suitable for Xiaodong."
Xi'er nodded in agreement: "Liu Liu, your face is too round, you look very rich and have never suffered. Xiao Dong is not like that."
Liu Liu asked irritably, "If I don't act, who else can?"
Xi'er said, "Let Shi Baobao perform."
"Shi Baobao?!"
Several voices rang out in unison: Liuliu, Xiaobai, and Dudu.
The three exchanged glances and then looked at Xi'er.
Liuliu said, "Shi Baobao is not good-looking, but Xiaodong is very handsome."
Dudu said, "Shi Baobao looks like a young master."
Xiaobai didn't say it, but she and Liuliu thought the same thing.
Xi'er said, "Shi Baobao is very handsome. All the children like him. AI can make him look more like Xiaodong."
Xiaomi thought about it carefully, nodded, and agreed with Xier's suggestion.
"Chengcheng?" Liuliu looked at Chengcheng, hoping that Chengcheng would also reject Shi Baobao.
But Chengcheng nodded and said it was okay.