The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 91 The Director Can't Be a Tool Man
The film schedule density of North American theaters is very high, more than a dozen new movies can be released every week, and hundreds of movies will be screened in North American theaters at the same time.

Therefore, if it is not a film produced by a major factory, it can only be shown on a small scale in North American theaters, ranging from single-digit theaters to dozens of theaters. If your attendance data is impressive, the distribution company Only the theaters and theaters will consider expanding the number of theaters, and foreign films must obey the rules of the game.

If Chen Jingxing didn't sell the copyright at the time, Huanshi.com contacted small distributors in North America to jointly distribute it. In fact, it would not be impossible, but basically it will be screened in Chinese theaters in Chinese-inhabited areas. It would be good if there are more than 10 theaters.

"Fatal Identity" was able to open in 725 theaters, which shows that Columbia has worked hard. The 2500 theaters of "Hero" that year is still a record that foreign films cannot break. In fact, even local Hollywood films, There are not many who can open in 2500 theaters, and basically only big productions can get this treatment.

Nowadays, as the Hollywood film industry seeks defeat alone and crushes the world, it is difficult for North American audiences to develop a desire for foreign films. Although more foreign films have entered North American theaters, it is difficult to resemble the Chinese films of the past. It has entered the mainstream attention on a large scale.

Chen Jingxing exchanged some information about the film's release with Edward Birch, and returned to the hotel with five other directors. Hearing that "Fatal Identity" will be released in North America, everyone expressed their congratulations.

After congratulating Xiao Yang, he asked, "When is the premiere? Let's all go see it together?"

Chen Jingxing hesitated for a moment but said straightforwardly: "Okay, it just so happens that Columbia said it would give me a dozen premiere movie tickets."

Ning Hao thought for a while and made a decision: "That ticket is enough, shall we go to the premiere then?"

Although Ning Hao's tone was soliciting, no one present would be foolish enough to say that he would not go. This "Youth Director Exchange Class" is also a good opportunity for everyone to get to know each other and expand their network. Everyone has a big studio behind them to support and recommend Only those who can sit in this car have a bright future. Who would offend someone so blindly?

Although Chen Jingxing just didn't care, the reason why he hesitated was because he still felt that it was not appropriate for him to take the initiative to invite him to participate in the premiere. If he was someone outside the film circle, he would have no problem doing so, but the directors who came with him were all directors. He has more seniority than him, and taking the initiative to invite others to watch the premiere of his film in the United States always feels like showing off in front of his colleagues.

According to the scheduled itinerary, the "study class" went to Columbia to observe the so-called film industry process the next day.

Columbia Pictures is very open-minded, without any concealment. They showed them the complete industrial process of the new film project "Hotel Transylvania 2", and a special person was responsible for explaining it. The production process and industrial details of the "Man in Clothes" series, although the six people more or less know some Hollywood film production processes, the "industrialization" displayed by Columbia is still somewhat beyond their expectations, and it is really industrialization in the literal sense.

For example, the simplest screenwriting team. The screenwriting team of "Men in Black 3" has [-] people. Some people are responsible for the world environment and social ecological design, and even write details such as advertisements in these environments. Everyone even uses the same screenwriter. software.

The format of the script is standardized, with a unified font, format, and line spacing, how much dialogue is said by each character, and how many times each scene is used.

It is so accurate that when the producer gets a "standard script", he has a 90% concept of the movie in his heart.For example, the script is 12-90 pages in hand, in fact, it completely matches the movie's duration of 120-[-] minutes.

It's so outrageous that the producer doesn't need to read the script. He only needs to look at a few sets of data extracted from the script to directly feel the story rhythm and structure of the movie.

Even in addition to screenwriting software, even photographers, equipment engineers, and scene management have their own software.

In addition, before shooting, we will make a shot plan and even have a detailed shot list, and then make a shot preview with rough CG according to the shot list. At this time, the budget can be determined more accurately. Through In the pre-shot preview, the speed and movement of the camera and the position of the actors have also been determined.

Then it is to realize the lens shooting plan of "encapsulation into a box".

When Lu Yang asked how much the shot plan could achieve, the Colombian staff replied proudly: "Through the system management of the shot list and the dynamic preview of the shot, more than 90% of the shot plans can be highly restored. realization."

Ning Hao, Chen Jingxing and the others looked at each other, and they all had a thought in their hearts: this f*cking should send the producer over to exchange and study, since the director had chosen the wrong student to come over to study.

No, you made the right choice!

Fortunately, the director was sent to study.

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Chen Jingxing and other six people drove towards the premiere theater of "Fatal Identity" in a car. Chen Sicheng looked at the billboards outside the window and said with a little envy: "It seems that Columbia has also made great efforts to promote it. Several billboards in a row are movie poster."

Xiao Yang said with a smile: "You can also join Hollywood. The director of Columbia seems to have learned about our achievements and knew that your movie is currently being screened in China. Didn't he invite you to join? He said he could pay you for the filming." Some low-budget films for Asians."

Chen Sicheng sneered: "I can easily get much more investment than he can give in China, and the production cost can also be recovered by the domestic market. Why come here as a tool maker, they think we are Koreans ?”

Guo Fan also said with emotion: "I think the director here is more appropriate to be called a lens plan realizer. Here, he will either become a great director after becoming famous, or make an independent film, or devote himself to a literary film. Otherwise, he can only be a tool person, even editing. have no rights."

Ning Hao also laughed and said: "Isn't the domestic film bureau organizing young directors to come to Hollywood to study and call it the 'Westernization Movement' in the film industry? The 'Westernization Movement' also talks about sublation, so there is no need to copy everything. Let's study critically. We can try the advantages when we go back, and push them, so we don’t have to absorb the disadvantages.”

Others, including Chen Jingxing, echoed that sentiment.

We are all smart people, so we naturally know that the industrialization of the film industry is the general trend, and we also know the power of industrial films, but we are all directors after all, with our butts here, we cannot kill ourselves.

It can only be said that there are trade-offs and sublations. It is good to use the division of labor software for screenwriters and even field workers. It can still be industrialized below the self, but not above the self.

The young directors in Huaguo grew up watching the films of the fifth and sixth generation directors. The authorship is deeply imprinted in their film creation DNA, which makes them give up or suppress their authorship for the film industry. It is very difficult.

(End of this chapter)