Great Artist

Evan-Bell looked at Paul-Haggis in front of him, and was a little stunned. It took about two seconds before he reacted. In fact, Paul-Haggis asked Evan-Bell to share the story just now, and then during the process of Evan-Bell telling the story, he put forward his own ideas and opinions. Of course, Evan-Bell would also refute, thinking that this detail The description should be emphasized, or it should be presented in a special way of expression. When the whole story is told, it is actually a complete script. Paul Haggis is using his special method to tell Evan Bell what he thinks about script writing.

Evan-Bell narrates, Paul-Haggis gives opinions, Evan-Bell refutes, two people argue, Evan-Bell generates new ideas and continues to tell the story... This is actually the creation process of the script. To be precise, it was Evan Bell in the process of writing the script. Paul Haggis was just a bystander, occasionally pointing out with the eyes of his mature screenwriter, and then giving Evan Bell, a novice screenwriter, more inspiration.

Brainstorming, inspiration collision, is such a process.

"Mr. Haggis, thank you." Evan Bell expressed his thoughts sincerely.

However, Paul-Haggis shook his head, "I'm just an audience, just an ordinary audience who happened to have written the script." After that, Paul-Haggis smiled, but this smile was a bit reluctant. In fact, Paul Haggis is an ordinary uncle, but he has a low and dark aura. When he is emotionally depressed, this feeling becomes clearer, but Evan Bell thinks of "millions of dollars". Dollar Baby" and "Crash" are two very different scripts, and I didn't expect screenwriter Paul Haggis to be such a person. "When the time comes" Mysterious Skin, I will definitely walk into the cinema when it is released. Of course, if your name is in the director's column, I think I can't wait to see the premiere. "

Hearing this, Evan Bell couldn't help laughing, "Mr. Haggis, you are making a big joke."

Paul-Haggis shook his head, restrained his smile, and said slightly solemnly, "Do you know what is the biggest difference between a director and a screenwriter? The screenwriter uses words to build the world, and the director uses pictures to build the world. Strictly speaking, the director and the screenwriter are both storytellers, but in different ways. Of course, the director has to take into account many more things, such as pictures,

Composition, color, light, angle, but in short, the director wants to embody the world constructed by the screenwriter with words, and he is also a storyteller. Therefore, it is not unusual that the director and the screenwriter are often the same person. "

Of this, Evan Bell certainly knows that Christopher Nolan is a typical representative, combining director and screenwriter. Of course, in Hollywood, self-directed and self-acted is by no means uncommon.

"When you told the story just now, the picture was very vivid. I think you already have a way to tell the story in your mind. So, what you have to do is very simple, use the camera to turn the sub-shot in your mind into a "Real picture." Paul Haggis had very limited knowledge of Evan-Bell. He didn't know that Evan-Bell had filmed the MV, and he was no stranger to the director's position: he also didn't know that Evan-Bell was in He has been immersed in architectural design for many years, and has a clear understanding of the composition of the picture: he does not know that Evan-Bell has spent ten years on Broadway, and he has enough knowledge about the stage scene, positioning and so on. But this does not affect Paul-Haggis' senses. Judging from the story-telling process of Evan-Bell just now, Paul-Haggis feels that Evan-Bell can become a brilliant screenwriter and a potential screenwriter. 's director.

Evan Yibel pursed his lips and subconsciously covered the ring finger of his right hand with his left hand.

Paul-Haggis' words were not simply words, nor did he just think about them at random. At least, this sentence dropped a seed in his mind.

"Hehe, who can say for sure about the future? Maybe I will actually appear in the director's position one day." Evan Yibel responded with a smile, but he did not plan to discuss it in depth. "So Haji Mr. Si, how about you? Do you have any other ideas for the career of screenwriting?"

Paul-Haggis glanced at Evan-Bell. Although today was the first time they met, the two of them chatted for more than an hour before and after. They were not familiar, but at least they were not unfamiliar. Said, "I had a car accident at the end of last year, and after that, I had an idea in my head. So, I finally gave in to my idea, and I turned the idea into a script."

Evan Bell raised his eyebrows slightly, he had already guessed the script.

"I came to Berlin this time, on the one hand to participate in the film festival, and on the other hand to find out if there is a suitable producer." When Paul Haggis said this, he was a little uncertain. Five years of silence has shattered his ambitions a lot. "Maybe, maybe I can put this script on the big screen, maybe."

Evan-Bell naturally received, "What's the story of this leftover? How about you tell me?" Evan-Bell's words made Paul-Haggis cast an inquiring look, Evan-Bell's words With a smile, he said, "...I am also a producer. …,

"Are you a producer?" Paul-Haggis's voice was a little high, and the questioning could not be more clear.

Evan Bell was not angry, but laughed. For a twenty-year-old producer, this is indeed a bit shocking. You must know that a producer must not only have a source of funds, but also have enough contacts and the ability to communicate in all aspects. Paul Haggis didn't know the scale of Eleven Studio's development today, and thought that Evan Bell was alone, so it was natural to be so surprised.

"The first film I made, "Fatal Identity", will be released this year. I am very confident, you can watch it when the time comes." Evan-Bell, the wife of the king, sold melons and started for "Fatal Identity" in advance. publicity.

Paul-Haggis found that he knew too little about the young man, which prevented him from making correct judgments. However, subconsciously, he is still willing to believe this young man, because of his performance in the past hour, he has no need to deceive himself.

But Paul-Haggis thought about it, why did he deceive himself? He came to Berlin originally to find the right producers to invest in his own films. He was all too familiar with the process of finding a producer, not just meeting with different producers, handing over his script, and waiting for the other party's final judgment. So, since it's the same process, why not have a conversation with Evan Bell. Even if Evan Bell is not a producer, he can be used as a simple exchange, just like Evan Bell told the story of "Mysterious Skin" just now.

"I named this script 'Crash,'. ,, Paul-Haggis did not continue to be polite, and directly told the story.

Evan Bell couldn't help but let out a happy smile. Tired as he expected, the script Paul Haggis wrote this time was indeed the "crash" that made him make a comeback and become famous all over the world!

The story of "Crash" itself is not complicated. It tells about a seemingly ordinary crash and several characters related to the incident. Then, they respectively told what happened to these main characters during the dozen or so hours before the crash. The essence of this script is that there is no fixed tone for each character, and everyone is constantly changing from righteousness to evil, from the injured to the perpetrator.

This is a film based on the relationship between people, with multiple simultaneous independent stories interspersed and told, based on the exercises between seemingly unrelated characters in each independent story, reflecting such as The racial issue lies in the emergence of a profound problem in the film.

"I've lived in Los Angeles for twenty-five years, and one night I walked out of my neighbor's video rental store to find me facing a black muzzle.

That night, when I got home, I replaced all the door locks. "After briefly telling the 'Crash' story, Paul-Haggis started to pull up bits and pieces, but Evan-Bell knew that was the inspiration for the 'Crash' script." Since then, I've been following The lives of everyone around me, I suddenly realized how one-sided our lives are, never caring about people or things that don't belong in our own life. "

Evan-Bell was silent because so was he. Exactly, that's how people are.

It's not about oneself hanging up high, people are used to paying close attention to the things around them, even if they are only two blocks away, if there is no direct or indirect connection, everyone will not pay attention.

"After the September 11 Incident, I actually started writing about "Crash," ~www.readwn.com~ but it has not been going very smoothly. "Paul-Haggis is saying the truth. Original screenplays and adapted screenplays are two completely different things, and their focus is also different. In a sense, original screenplays need not only inspiration, but also clear ideas. , otherwise even I don't know what I'm talking about, and how can someone appreciate the script to be written? "It was not until the car accident at the end of last year that the main line of this script suddenly became clear. "Crash, it was completed."

"What about the subject" crash, what is the subject of the discussion? "Evan-Bell asked along the way. Evan-Bell's definition of the theme of "Mysterious Skin" is growth, which is also the core idea of ​​the script.

"Fear." Paul Haggis' eyes were a little far-reaching, and he seemed to recall 9/11, perhaps recalling the incident of being robbed at the entrance of a video store. "Fear is everywhere in the United States, and the president is used to using fear to control it. The people, the media like to deal with the masses with fear.

My purpose in creating this film is to interrogate the relationship between people, to allow people to re-understand the distorted definition of fear, and to look at our world again with the heart. "Although Evan-Bell knew about the "Crash" for a long time, after listening to Paul-Haggis' description, he still sighed, "It's really a brilliant script! "

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