China Entertainment: The happiness of being a director is as simple as that

After arriving in Los Angeles, Lu Pingan immediately entered the post-production room to watch the production of "Batman".

After Lu Pingan temporarily left the crew on July 7, the remaining few scenes of "Batman" were all done by Nolan.

At that time, the main story had already been filmed, and Nolan actually didn't have much to clean up.

The filming of the film was completed on August 8nd, and the completion rate was just 2%, but there was no super reward.

There is only one "ten years of car stunt and maintenance experience".

Dress-up skills from Batman.

It's a bit tasteless for someone like Lu Pingan who doesn't like cars very much.

The filming is finished, and now the post-production has been going on for more than a month.

Nolan got involved because he was the one who could best keep up with Road Safety's train of thought.

After all, the movie is his. With him, it can save time, effort and peace of mind.

And this is like a dose of chicken blood, which brought Nolan back to today.

"Which step have we reached?"

After arriving in the editing room, Lu Pingan directly asked Nolan who was holding a chicken coop.

Nolan looked haggard, but his eyes were indeed bright.

"Lu, you're back, how was the movie?"

"It's okay, it's a record."

"Wow, congratulations!"

"Small, what about you, how are you doing?"

"its not bad, right."

Speaking of this, Nolan frowned.

It turned out that Nolan had countless choices in his mind about how the whole movie should be told.

Lu Pingan expressed his understanding.

This is a problem faced by all original directors.

It's not like Lu Ping'an's cheating.

Editing is copying homework, accurate to microseconds.

It is not easy to do original movies. It is not easy to straighten out a two-hour movie. It is a long task to integrate all the ideas in the mind and finally form a movie.

Even the movie is not necessarily satisfied after it comes out.

This is on the premise that the director owns the editing rights.

If there is no editing rights, it will be more complicated. Maybe the director will release a "director's cut version", and then fans will argue with each other.

It also took a long time for Nolan in the original time and space to finish the later stage of "Batman 1".

Now that the movie is not directed by him first-hand, it will naturally be more difficult to participate in the later stage.

So this is the time for Lu Pingan to play.

After clicking, Lu Pingan pointed to the screen and said, "Look, isn't it much better this way?"

"Then what should we do here?"

"It can be done like this."

Ka Ka is another operation.

Nolan once again experienced the power of the Asian rattlesnake, and it was a later version of the rattlesnake.

"Lu, you really surprised me, I don't even know what to say."

"Christopher, you have said this to me no less than fifty times when you were on the set."

"Really, have I said it so many times? How can I remember that there are only 30 times at most?"

"Round up to five"

The two smiled and continued to discuss the later stage.

An hour later, Nolan, who had a clearer direction, continued to take over.

Lu Pingan went out and talked with Wattsberg and others.

Peak's performance in the first half of the year was very impressive.

"Latent" has a global box office of more than 3200 million, and "Dead Silence" has a global box office of 2100 million, including [-] million in North America.

Wen Ziren has successfully completed the task.

The time has come to the second half of the year, and the summit will start again.

The plan was also agreed before.

"Happy Death Day 2" can be shot while the iron is hot.

The box office of the second part was not particularly good.

900 million US dollars won more than 6000 million box office.

It made money, but the follow-up third part was gone.

Lu Pingan didn't intend to make this series bigger.

So I decided to finish the filming earlier, draw a full stop, collect funds earlier, and invest more in theaters and real estate in the Mainland.

Of course, if he wants to shoot, he will definitely not shoot it himself, and this movie will only be released after "Chain Saw 2".

Lu Pingan had finished writing the script of "Chain Saw 2" a long time ago, and now the discussion is about who will be the director.

Lu Pingan directly recommended Wen Ziren.

The original version of "Chain Saw 2" was not directed by Wen Ziren, but Lu Pingan did not have the idea of ​​finding the original director.

With Wen Ziren around, who can stand up to him.

Wattsberg and the others are naturally a little worried about this, but fortunately, directors don't hold that much weight in Hollywood.

After the script and most of the shots have been finalized, the director doesn't have much room to let himself go. In addition, Lu Ping'an will be the producer, so you can rest assured.

After deciding on the director, Wattsberg talked about another trifle.

"There is an actor who asked for his relationship and wanted to recommend himself. Lu, would you like to see it?"

Hollywood is also about relationships.

Well-known projects are about to start, and it is also the time when various relationships are active.

That's the case with Chainsaw 2.

Although this movie is just a horror movie, but because the previous one was particularly successful and its reputation was excellent, it will naturally attract some star ideas.

Lu Pingan didn't actually have much interest in this.

"Chainsaw" doesn't really need celebrities.

Actors don't get much bonus from the role, and it will push up the cost.

Not much benefit to either side.

But this time Wattsberg handed it over to an old acquaintance: Robert Downey Jr.

Lu Pingan immediately remembered it.

Indeed, during this period, he had just quit drugs, started to restart his career, looked for crews everywhere, and asked for roles at lower pay.

It wasn't until Marvel started casting that he officially reached the peak, and at that time, there were at least two years before now.

So judging from his current situation of seeking a role in a horror film, life is really not easy.

But Lu Pingan still had no interest.

Not even interested in chatting.

So Lu Pingan politely declined: "Let's talk about "Ninth District"."

Wattsberg has no objection either, and he also knows that "Chainsaw 2" doesn't need such a star.

Then came the next project: District [-].

Wattsberg and others were amazed by the script creativity of this movie.

They think that if this movie is made well, there is a high probability that it will become a top-level work in the history of science fiction movies.

Still have vision.

The specific shooting time has also been roughly set, and we will wait for "Chain Saw 2" to return to the box office.

Of course, if "Chain Saw 2" hits the street, that's another story.

Lu Pingan agreed, not because of money, but because of time.

There are too many projects, and I can't squeeze them all.

The troubles of the traverser's happiness belong to yes.

Finally, there are "Latent 2" and two co-production projects.

"Latent 2" is the same as "Death Day 2", wait until "Chain Saw 2" before finding a director to start filming.

"Pacific Rim" doesn't need to talk a lot, most of the share is Lu Ping'an's, and the summit will give a shell to help and enter the international market.

"Wonderful Night" is currently very popular with filmmakers.

Twentieth Century Fox is currently bidding $1300 million to buy the adaptation rights.

What Watzberg meant was the same as that of Lu Pingan, even if he wanted to make a North American film, he would remake it himself, and he had to earn his own money.

If this kind of comedy is replaced with an old American background, the box office will not be bad.

Of course, he also said unabashedly that the mainland version will definitely not perform well in North America, and the cultural protection and cultural barriers are too serious.

Lu Pingan also knew this.

Kung fu movies can still be released in North America in their original versions and achieve good results. The rest of the movies are at the next level, such as science fiction, police crimes, etc., which are extremely culturally regional, such as Chinese-style horror movies, "Wonderful Night" and other pure films. It is really difficult for a film with Chinese elements to achieve success in North America.

Not to mention North America, it is not easy to achieve good results even in regions outside the mainland.

At present, "Wonderful Night" is about to be screened in Xiangjiang, with a box office of about 2000 million, and a box office of 7500 million NT dollars in Bay Bay, equivalent to about 1500 million RMB.

It looks good, but it is somewhat blessed by Lu Pingan's own reputation.

It has been released in South Korea for almost a week, and the number of viewers is less than 30. In fact, it is not bad, but it is slightly worse than expected.

The rest of the places have begun to show it one after another, but I think that this time the film studio will probably only be able to earn some hard money.

So it is already obvious how to arrange the future of the IP of "Wonderful Night".

"Wonderful Night" has now completed the task of satisfying the domestic public.

The next step is to let everyone see how big the output effect is.

It will be released in North America next month, and anything is possible before the box office results come out.

If you really want the box office, you can't stop the mainland trilogy.

Then one will be made for the Mainland version, and another for the US version, and the time will be staggered a little longer, so as not to be said that the Mainland version is "Li Gui".

And more Chinese culture should be added to it.

This is at least better than the rare Chinese culture seen in the first part of the original version.

In this way, the output effect will be much worse, but at least he is doing it, and it will not delay making money.

And this kind of remake of a series of films is also considered the first time in the entire film history.

The domestic people think they will be very satisfied.

It's just that this still can't erase the helplessness in Lu Ping'an's heart.

The field of cultural output is really weak!

I really want to go back to 2050 and see if Western people are excited when they see Chinese blockbusters.
. . . . . .

After talking about several films, the last one is "Brokeback Mountain".

For this film, Lu Pingan only valued one thing in terms of capital, and that was to recruit one of the six big Hollywood.

Without them, Oscar is not easy to rush.

Watzberg, a native, understands this truth better than Lu Pingan.

So he has already started to operate.

In the end, Paramount joined and invested in "Chain Saw 2", "Die Day 2" and "Brokeback Mountain".

Paramount is now negotiating to acquire DreamWorks, and Summit is also a member of its acquisition list, but compared to DreamWorks, Summit is naturally behind.

In fact, the current Paramount does not have a clear direction, and its investment in films is the same as that of an independent film, so that Paramount is the least good at developing series of films among the six major companies.

So investing in "Brokeback Mountain" seems to Paramount to be an addition to a certain extent.

The subject matter of this movie is relatively sensitive in today's old America.

Regarding the box office prospects, most people in the market are not very optimistic.

Everyone is more optimistic about the awards, but not many.

In addition, if the director is Lu Pingan, a Chinese, then there are not many.

So Wattsberg used two movies to catch the investment of "Brokeback Mountain".

If the future movie hits the Olympics, Paramount will play a role in some aspects.

That's great, the original Brokeback Mountain was also invested in by Paramount.

Lu Ping'an's confidence in the Olympics has grown a bit.

It is very difficult for non-white people to win an Oscar for a novel.

Li An, the original time and space, is the first non-white person to win the Oscar for Best Director.

From the perspective of future generations, Lu Pingan does not necessarily have to win an Oscar.

But now is not after all.

Before 08, the award abroad was fragrance!
And as long as the domestic rewards have a higher gold content, this is not the case.

With Paramount on board, Brokeback Mountain's road to Oscar has a solid foundation.

The next step is to follow the original process.

Still the same sentence, whether he can win an award, Lu Ping'an's mind is very calm.

Anyway, he is already doing it, and he doesn't regret not getting it.

The external rhetoric will be the same as Li An in the original time and space: I want to make a film that no one will watch to calm my soul.

You see, the artistic atmosphere came up all at once.

After the matter was settled, Lu Pingan stayed in Los Angeles for another two days and then set off for the production team of "Brokeback Mountain" in Canada.

. . . . . . .

A week later, in the Canadian Rockies, in the Kananaskis region near Banff National Park.

Wearing a down jacket and a cowboy hat, Lu Pingan took a sip of the coffee made by his assistant Tina, and watched the two protagonists continue to adjust their status not far away.

What is the biggest difference between a literary drama film and a commercial film in the process of directing?
The differences between the two types of films are not discussed here.

There are too many definitions of this aspect in textbooks.

Here we only discuss the difference between Lu Pingan, the director, when shooting the two films.

Now, for Lu Pingan, at least in the current movie, he probably has his own answer.

Choose a good scene, set up the camera at the right time, such as when the weather is right, and let the actors enter the stage, without having to consider various artificial lights and costumes.

There are only people in the movie, and there are scenes.

Among them, people are the most critical.

So it is enough to adjust the state of the person and the scene to be shot to be consistent.

In theory, training actors is the hardest.

But Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger are not ordinary people.

Lu Pingan sat on the ponytail, put down the coffee, and continued to bring back the hot water bag to warm his hands.

Under the Rocky Mountains where the current temperature is only five or six degrees, it is very comfortable.

He glanced at the time, it was almost time to rest, and then he said, "Jack, how do you feel now?"

Jake Gyllenhaal nodded upon hearing this: "Director, I'm ready."

"Then let's get started."

With an order, the crew started working automatically, and the shooting of the single shot about Jack started.

After a while, Lu Pingan yelled click.

Jack looked at Lu Pingan for the first time.

I found that Lu Pingan didn't smile.

Lu Pingan asked, "What do you think of this one?"

Jack immediately replied: "I think it can be adjusted. There are some places that are not done well. Director, let's make another one."

"Then one more."

Another post.

Lu Pingan found that the restoration rate of this lens in Golden Finger was higher than that of the previous one, but only 85%.

So he continued to ask blankly, "How do you feel now?"

Jack still didn't smile when he saw Lu Pingan.

So continue to answer: "You can try again."

Lu Pingan: "Then try again."

Another end.

Lu Pingan finally had a smile on his face.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"One word, Jack, you can do better, can't you?"

Jack nodded: "Yes!"

"Okay, then continue."

After 5 minutes, another two ended.

This shot finally got a high score of 99%.

Lu Pingan stood up, handed the thermos bottle to Tina, and praised Jack: "Yes, that's how it feels, hold on, Heath, it's your turn, Jack has set an example for you, you won't fall behind, right Bar?"

Heath Ledger: "Of course!"

Then filming continued.

During the whole process, Lu Pingan just sat there and watched the actors perform well.

What is in place.

Naturally, it is almost the same as the original film.

Compared with the commercial films that have been filmed before.

It couldn't be easier.

The premise is that the actors have to cooperate.

If you change to someone who has no acting skills and has no in-depth understanding of the role, then it will definitely not work.

Or those who have a bad temper, and those who don't obey orders are also fine.

But now the two protagonists have strong attitudes and personal abilities, and their understanding of the roles has become very deep after half a year of precipitation.

That's what good actors are.

Know how to integrate into the play.

Will hold the role accurately.

I will talk to the characters like a lover, then understand each other, love each other deeply, and then become each other.

The task of the director is to create an environment for the actors, provide conditions, give tolerance, guide the actors and characters to get acquainted and love each other, and then create a story with another character, so that they have infinite possibilities.

Now, actors are terrific actors.

The director is also a good director.

With Golden Finger, he knew exactly what effect he wanted.

So it's simple to boot.

This made "Brokeback Mountain", which Lu Pingan originally thought was a hell-level difficulty, become an easy way to cut melons and vegetables.

It has been more than a week since the filming started, and Lu Pingan can even ride a horse, go skiing in the distance, and have a barbecue occasionally.

No wonder Li An also said that shooting "Brokeback Mountain" was the most relaxing time in his career. (end of this chapter)