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Chapter 1256 The selling point of the horror coat is warmth
The movie "The Sixth Sense" is also quite special to Li Yi.

First of all, this is a film with a suspenseful color, which is different from the previous "Warmth and Containing Light", which is dressed in suspense. In fact, it is an out-and-out love film. piece.

The classification of movies may not be so clear. You can say that it is a feature film, and there is nothing wrong with it.

But for the director's shooting method, there is a big difference.

The essence of "The Sixth Sense", or the most brilliant thing, is the big reversal at the end.

The most difficult part of this movie is how to create that kind of atmosphere. All kinds of foreshadowing need to be planted in front, but it will not make people guess it all at once. A huge contrast.

But at the same time, it won't make people feel abrupt, but it will give people a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

For this reason, this is a test of the director's skill. Although Li Yi has the original movie as a reference, it also requires a lot of work.

Studying how to arrange the shots will make people puzzled, but they can be watched. People have doubts, but they can't figure it out. This is a degree that he must grasp well.

The ultimate effect to be achieved is to make all the previous foreshadowings come to be taken for granted at the time of the final reversal.

It's not easy!
It took Li Yi a long time to make this script. Of course, Li Yi also tried and sent this script to Zhao Guangming, but there was no surprise in the result. Zhao Guangming just read it once and said directly, this A movie that clearly has A Piao, or it may be released at the beginning of the millennium, but at this stage, it is impossible to pass the review.

In this regard, Li Yi was not too surprised.

He was purely just a trial, and he planned to shoot this movie in Hollywood.

After filing the script, Li Yi made an appointment with James Dean.

As the helm of Dean Films, James Dean himself has read countless films. After reading the script Li Yi gave him, his eyes lit up immediately.

"Li, this is really a surprise!" James Dean said exaggeratedly.

The core of this story reflects one of the mainstream values ​​since the 80s-family, affection and communication.

For feature films like this, the biggest selling point, or in other words, the core that supports the audience to enter the theater to watch movies must be clear, because feature films need to make the audience as emotionally resonant as possible.

Obviously "The Sixth Sense" is definitely not a purely commercial film, but this film also has some characteristics of commercial films.

Although "The Sixth Sense" is written as a thriller and suspense theme, in essence, it should be classified into family ethics, which is definitely a good thing for this movie.

It's not that thrillers are bad, but to be honest, the audience for thrillers is actually relatively limited.

The selling point of "The Sixth Sense" has never been horror or supernatural, but family, affection, and the biggest social problem that has always existed, the problem of communication between different age groups.

The biggest difference from China is that Hollywood has cultivated the habit of parents taking their children to watch movies for many years.

For this kind of movie, don't look at the supernatural elements of the owner, but in fact, if this movie is produced by Dean Music, then the rating will definitely not be too harsh. After all, the movie itself does not have too much sensitivity. screen.

If it is in China, don’t look at the animated movies now, the box office of family carnival movies is quite good, but in fact, family audiences have never been the real mainstream audience in China, and the real mainstream audience has always been the young class.

But it's different here in North America. What's the best-selling movie?Family Movie!
Not only the box office, but also the peripherals!

Of course, for James Dean, there is another key issue, that is, the investment in this type of film is not too large, as long as there is no disaster, the profit is completely predictable!

What's more, the director is a big director like Li Yi. Although Li Yi has always been in the Chinese film circle, it doesn't mean that his films have no audience in North America.

In fact, the original "The Truman Show" still makes many fans unforgettable.

And Li Yi's later movies were also amazing. Although due to cultural reasons, many movies did not get high box office in Hollywood or North America, but their reputation was almost uniformly good.

And this is just the beginning of a collaboration, isn't it?

"This is a very North American story, Lee, I have to say, you are born for Hollywood!" James Dean said with a smile.

Of course, Li Yi just listened to these words.

No matter how good Hollywood is, for Li Yi, that's it. He is always a native of Hua, his roots, and the foundation of his career have always been in China.

It's okay to come here once in a while, if you really want him to take root here, that's the only thing you can do.

The two quickly chatted about this movie. First of all, the crew naturally didn't need to think too much. For Li Yi or Dean Films, this is a small matter, and this movie does not involve What special effects elements and the like, so the final key lies in the choice of actors.

When it comes to movies, the two protagonists of this movie, the little boy Cole and the psychiatrist, cannot be avoided.

It is not difficult to find a suitable actor for the role of a psychiatrist in Hollywood, but the difficulty lies in the role of the little boy Cole.

Unlike other children's movies, in this movie, Cole can be said to be a very special existence.

It is not easy to bring such a unique boy to life. After making movies for so many years, Li Yi also knows that animals and children are the two most uncontrollable existences in filming. It is difficult for you to tell them Clear what needs to be said, especially children, when they do poorly they can literally ruin a movie, and when they do well they can save a movie.

Even though Li Yi has worked with many child actors, in fact, in those movies, the roles of children are always relatively "normal"!
The things they need to show are often more life-like, even the shots of strange spirits, injuries, etc. are relatively common.

But in "The Sixth Sense", the role of Cole is difficult to control.

Another one, after all, Li Yi is not familiar with many actors in Hollywood, let alone child actors.

However, what Li Yi didn't expect was that James Dean laughed when he heard Li Yi's worry.

"Li, do you know Harris Kane?" James Dean suddenly asked a question that made Li Yi a little confused.

"Who? Sorry, I don't know this person. Who is he?" Of course Li Yi knew that James Dean would not ask such a question inexplicably, but he was still a little puzzled and curious.

"Hollywood's newest child actor, of course, I mention him because I think he might be the most suitable actor for this little Cole boy." James Dean said with a smile.

"Oh? What's the reason?" Li Yi frowned slightly, feeling a little puzzled.

"Because of his upbringing!" James Dean said.

"Harris Kane was once an orphan. Before she was adopted by her current adoptive mother, she lived in an orphanage!" James Dean said.

"It doesn't seem to explain anything, does it?" Li Yi shook his head and asked in doubt.

"Of course, it's certainly not enough to make me think he's suitable for the role of Cole. You know, when a little boy like him becomes famous, then there will be countless people actively digging out information about his past.

And according to the information found by the media, and the information he revealed in the interview after the event, since he was sensible, everyone in the orphanage except the old director thought he was a freak, and no one wanted to be with him. As friends, no one wants to play with him.

Because at that time, this child star who was called by Hollywood as the most talented child star in the new century, his personality was a bit withdrawn, and his behavior was a bit out of the way. Seeing that his peers were adopted one by one, but he was never cared for. To be honest, it is really not easy for such a child to become a famous child star in Hollywood. "

"When he was interviewed, he also revealed that he had fantasized more than once, would someone help him out of this predicament?"

"Until he met his current adoptive mother, under the careful teaching and care of his adoptive mother, he completed a gorgeous turn and became the most famous child star today." James Dean said.

Let Li Yi finally understand why James Dean said that this young actor named Harris Kane would be very suitable for the role of Cole.

Because to some extent, his experience can be said to be very similar to the story of the movie.

The same living in a world that is not understood, the same being considered a freak, and the same desire for someone to help him out of trouble.

The only difference is that in the movie, it was a psychiatrist who helped Cole out of the predicament, but in reality, it was his adoptive mother who helped Harris Kane out of the predicament.

Of course, although judging from his experience, he is indeed quite suitable, but the specific Li Yi must meet him in person.

"OK, this is really an interesting coincidence, well, James, put him on the first candidate list for the protagonist Cole!" Li Yi nodded and said.

"Of course, this is just my personal opinion. You are the director, so you have the final say!" James Dean said meaningfully.

This is what Li Yi needs.

Because this is Hollywood, which is completely different from the domestic environment.

Although they had cooperated earlier and Li Yi also got the greatest power including the final editing rights, he still needed James Dean to express his opinion.

Li Yi is actually quite domineering in this regard, or in other words, he doesn't like people pointing fingers at his movies.

So, some things have to be clear.

For James Dean, he didn't need to think too much about this movie at all, and he gave Li Yi the greatest authority because he knew that this was the basis for cooperation between them.

In fact, there are too many Hollywood film companies that want to cooperate with a famous director like Li Yi.

why?
Is it because there are no good directors in Hollywood?
of course not.

On the one hand, it's because Li Yi's reputation is big enough, even though he has rarely been in Hollywood these years, anyone can see the rise of the Chinese film market.

And Li Yi is the biggest winner in the Chinese film market, and what makes them even more amazed is that Li Yi has never missed a shot, which is terrible.

There is another crucial aspect, that is, the biggest difference between Li Yi's films and those big directors nowadays is that he never pursues any big productions. Looking at his past works, most of them are small cost, They are all small and big.

This is exaggerated.

For this reason, James Dean wanted to cooperate with Li Yi so much.

I want to reproduce Li Yi's miracle in the Huaguo film market.

Soon, the project "The Sixth Sense" was green-lighted by Dean Films under the personal leadership of James Dean.

The investment scale of this film is not large. Of course, it is impossible for it to be a low-cost film. After all, although Li Yi is not as well-known in Hollywood as those top directors, Li Yi's salary has never been low.

However, these are details.

Although the film will be dominated by Dean Films, the company behind Li Yi will also invest in the film, with both parties taking half of the share, and the final distribution will naturally be handed over to Dean Films.

As for the leading actor, after an agreement was finally made, Li Yi's old acquaintance, the Australian actor Rodgers, who collaborated with Li Yi in the filming of "Forward with Weights", was finally chosen.

Rogers has developed well in Hollywood these years. Although he has not become a top actor, he has successfully gained a foothold in Hollywood.

In fact, there were still several candidates, but Li Yi finally chose Rogers.

On the one hand, it is because Rogers is indeed quite suitable in all aspects, and on the other hand, it is also because Rogers is an acquaintance of Li Yi. Although we have not met much in the past few years, we still have some contacts occasionally.

Li Yi has always preferred to use cooked but not raw.

At the same time, Rogers also cherishes this opportunity very much. Although he has gained a firm foothold in Hollywood in the past few years, it is difficult to get any good resources.

For this reason, after being selected, he began to prepare for this role. He will play a role as a child psychologist, so he also needs to do some experience.

According to Li Yi's words, he at least needs to know and understand the work content and methods of a child psychologist.

Naturally, Rogers will not reject this. In fact, when it comes to professionalism, many big-name actors in Hollywood are hard to say in life, but many people are still very dedicated when it comes to treating movie roles.

(End of this chapter)