Legendary Hollywood Director

On May 28, Daredevil quietly launched.

But for Mann Media at the moment, there is no need for Lyman to worry too much about the start of such a TV series, he just needs to set the tone.

These days, in addition to occasionally paying attention to the situation of "Iron Man", sometimes watching the preparation progress of "Roaring Squadron", and controlling the script, the most busy is the later stage of "The Ninth District".

Although from the beginning of shooting, there was a dedicated team in the digital field, and even most of the troublesome work was outsourced to other small special effects studios, but it took more than three months to complete more than 500 special effects shots, which was far from the final result. Almost.

In the office area of ​​the digital realm.

Lehman repeatedly watched the processed images and was satisfied, nodding frequently.

At least it didn't catch the plastic smell of the previous life. After all, you get what you pay for. The alien prawns look full of texture, and even the texture of the skin is clearly reflected, and there is no inexplicable sense of alienation when blended with the scene. , it feels real when you look at it, as if such an isolated ninth district once existed.

And with Serkis joining in, the smart prawn's agility is not much worse than Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings", motion capture + rendering, the work results are very good.

Then there are the majestic spaceship landing shots, prawn mechas, and alien weapons that all have the characteristics of racial temperament. Coupled with hot battles, poor and dark residential areas, and what humans call "friendly contact", the special effects team took great care to complete it. The finished product gave Lyman a thumbs up.

Anyway, under the leadership of Scott Ross, a technology giant and management talent, the development of the digital field has not fallen behind, which also makes Lehmann gratified.

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Monday, June 2.

Lyman woke up and patted Eva.

"Hmm~"

"Don't be noisy, take it easy."

"The sun's on the butt."

He is helpless, why do you like to press my arm when you sleep?

"It's all your fault, I was so tired last night."

Laiman quit, why did he feel wronged, "Who was it? I was going to take a bath and sleep, but you..."

Eva ignored her and left the comfortable big bed with difficulty, but she began to change the subject, saying that the director, Catherine Hardwick, had chatted with the company.

Eva asked about the worst thing that happened recently, at least for Firefly.

"Twilight" sold well, bringing huge profits to Firefly and Lionsgate. The director of the crew, Katherine Hardwicke, also made profits from this, and was valued by other companies in the industry, and the invitations continued.

However, she is also smart, knowing that there are no projects that are more beneficial than continuing to work on the "Twilight" series. She didn't plan to leave at first, and took over the adaptation of the second part.

But just the day before yesterday, he suddenly changed his mind and asked to renegotiate the salary.

According to her own meaning, she played a great role in "Twilight", and what she received did not match what she paid.

To sum up, in fact, one sentence, ah, but also a salary increase.

Because Firefly has already given her a part of the increase, the second part offered a basic salary of 6.5 million, and only after the script was completed, the crew signed the project and signed the contract, but it turned out to be dissatisfied.

The reason? It comes from a report that a market agency in the industry disclosed about the earnings of "Twilight".

Katherine Hardwick originally thought that "Twilight" brought Firefly a profit of 50 million to 60 million, and felt that she had earned a lot, but suddenly there was such a survey report one day telling her that "Twilight" was the least It brought 360 million US dollars to Firefly, and it was still net profit, so it was immediately unbalanced.

She would think, I made so much money for you, just give me this?

After all, what she shared from "Twilight", including bonuses, was less than 6 million, and she was immediately dissatisfied.

Are 50 million and 360 million a comparable order of magnitude? No, so she regretted it, and felt that if the second film received another basic salary of 6.5 million, even if it sold again, the salary of 70 to 8 million would not be enough to match the profit she brought to Firefly.

Furthermore, the script has not yet been set, the two parties have not officially signed a contract, and the crew does not know when to start the film.

The agent persuaded her, but she ignored it and felt good about herself.

It just so happened that Eva was always paying attention to the series of projects she personally participated in. Seeing that Catherine’s work status was not right, the two chatted once. Catherine complained about how she was, how the fireflies were…

Eva didn't persuade anything. In essence, when she was an actress, she was also seeking a higher value from the management, and she understood it, so she deliberately avoided it.

At this time, Lehman did not hide how Firefly dealt with it. "The talk has collapsed, and the director may be replaced."

"I think the style of Katherine Hardwick's shooting is quite appropriate..."

"It's appropriate, but Hollywood has no shortage of directors, and there is no shortage of directors who are underappreciated. An adaptation project is not an original work, and there is no need to bind it.

And she asked for too much, and she also asked to split the account. Originally, the budget of the second planned movie would be raised because of the actors' salary increase and the main creative team. "

——In a previous life, this man was also dissatisfied with his salary and had a falling out with Lionsgate. In the end, after the project he took over failed, he watched the second part of "Twilight" being a big hit, and expressed to reporters sourly that he was willing to return, but No one cares.

Speaking of which, Hollywood's ratings of directors and actors are actually quite fair. If you can hold up your work, someone will offer you a high salary. On the contrary, if you fail, you will naturally have to accept the consequences of lower treatment after failure.

The original must be greater than the adaptation. There are also reasons for the calculation of the theme. For example, those who can direct big plays are more popular than those who direct low-cost, small-scale films.

As for the Twilight series? It is not a particularly difficult directing work in itself. There are a lot of tools to choose from. I used to value her cheap, easy-to-use, and similar style. As a result, I am not satisfied that the second film has risen to 6.5 million, and the third film has to rise again. to how much? Ten million?

If she is Nolan, Wen Ziren, Zha Dao, etc. with more outstanding abilities, give it, after all, excellent talents are rare, but a person who made Mary Su Hong has never proved himself and will not prove himself in the future. Ordinary directors, this price is too unworthy.

What happens when cheap tools aren't cheap anymore? Of course it's better to replace it.

"Don't worry~www.readwn.com~ This series will not be bad, I will look for another one when the time comes."

Eva nodded and said nothing.

For the production industry, she is also a newcomer, and she has only been brought in. She needs to learn a lot. She will understand in the future that cost control is the most necessary means for every qualified producer, without hesitation and pity. , only suitable and most suitable.

But the latter, "Twilight" series or forget.

After a simple breakfast, Ryman went to the company and went straight to Joseph's office.

As June is approaching, Blue Butterfly Pictures has already laid the groundwork for the promotion of "The Incredible Hulk" according to the plan.

The biggest gimmick to the outside world is naturally the Marvel brand. After all, "Iron Man" is still hanging in the box office market at this time. Although the harvest is getting less and less, it has left a lot of memories in the hearts of the audience, and its word of mouth is in a lot of commercial movies. Not bad.

More than 700,000 people on imdb gave it a score of 7.9, which is better than 90% of action sci-fi movies, and even further, it is even enough for excellent works with more depth (above 8).