Made in Hollywood

A tall agent sneaked into the dilapidated factory building and kicked open the door of an office. Just before the gangsters in the office could react, he rushed forward and swiftly put a few guys on the ground. .

This man moves agilely like a leopard, and moves fiercely like a hungry wolf. He does not have any muddling or fancy in his shots. Every punch and kick hits the vitals of the person, throat, face, back of the head The most vulnerable part of the body such as the heart.

"Jimmy, you did a great job!"

The action scene was filmed for two days, and Duke simply edited it. After watching it, he said to the action director who accompanied him in the drawing room, "It has the effect that I imagined..."

Hearing what he said, Jimmy Carter couldn't help asking, "Do I need to reshoot?"

"No." Duke shook his head and patted him on the shoulder again. "Enough for this movie, keep working hard."

In these two days, both Liam Neeson and his two stunt doubles showed excellent conditions. Duke simply revised the shooting plan and took the lead in shooting various action scenes in the film. During the process, most of the time was taken by Jimmy Carter, and Duke was only in charge of reviewing and making timely comments.

¤∑, the director is the coordinator of a crew, mobilizing and playing the role of everyone in the crew is also a basic job of the director.

Shooting action scenes has never been an easy task. Moreover, Liam Neeson is over fifty years old, bumps and bumps are inevitable, and he even sprained his ankle in a chase scene. Fortunately, the injury is minor, and it will not affect the subsequent shooting too much.

The filming of the action scene lasted for half a month before it came to an end. There are also some action shots that need to be taken on location in Paris.

After entering December, Duke began to shoot some literary dramas. Strictly speaking, the rest of the shots are not many. This is more like a one-man show by Liam Neeson.

"I don't know who you are..."

The set is arranged into a room, and Liam Neeson is holding a Nokia mobile phone and performing a one-man show. He kept his expression as calm as possible, but the anger in his eyes was burning in the seemingly plain words. Hidden a father’s endless anger at the kidnapping of his daughter, "I don’t know what you want. If you want a ransom, I can tell you. I have no money."

He stood up slowly. Give the final warning, a sleeping lion seems to be able to choose someone at any time, "But I also have some special methods that I have learned in my long career. This is the nightmare of people like you. If you let my daughter go, then this matter will end here, and I will not find you. I will not pursue you."

When the lion finally showed his fangs, "If you don't let go. I will find you and kill you!"

"Cut! This one is over." Duke said to Liam Neeson, "Good job!"

The action scenes in this film that are so exciting that you can’t breathe are the key, but the strong father’s love is also essential. Without the affectionate support of father and daughter, everything the actor does in the rage will not Get any support from the audience, because it is no different from a brutal mob.

However, when the family is threatened and his daughter may disappear completely at any time, a father who loves his daughter has a basis for everything he has done in order to find his daughter. These things can also help him to get rid of scum. , Highlighting the justice of this rescue operation.

Don't underestimate this justice. Although this may not be recognized by many Americans in reality, it is an important factor in attracting audiences in the film.

In a film, some elements can be changed at will, but some cannot.

The time has come to December, and the awards season has kicked off. Duke is busy shooting new movies, and his public relations team is not idle all the time. Except for Ruduke attending some parties after shooting, Pani? Kelly also often acts alone. With sufficient financial support and decades of experience, this veteran public relations manager frequents the Beverly Hills and Hollywood areas.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences does have various restrictions on public relations, but what about it? The bottom line of this fame and fortune game has been pulled down continuously, especially since the Weinstein brothers launched the Jinyuan offensive, the taste of Oscar public relations has long changed.

In the early 1990s, the Oscar public relations cost for a film was only a few hundred thousand dollars, and generally rarely exceeded 500,000 dollars.

now what?

After entering the new century, don’t throw three to five million dollars in this fame and fortune game. Don’t even think about the nominations for several key awards. Without a tens of millions of dollars in funding budget, the most important awards are destined to pass by. .

According to the academy, public relations is the embodiment of the will to freely compete. In this highly commercialized society, what is the capital that supports the greatest competition? It is undoubtedly money.

Duke knows very well that with his future production plans, he will be farther and farther away from the Oscar, which is constantly niche. "The Return of the King", which gathers the advantages of the trilogy, is the best opportunity, even the only opportunity.

Therefore, he is not stingy with money at all.

What's more, compared to the director's dividends from the trilogy, this investment is really nothing.

The public relations department of Pani Kellys and Warner Bros., the first guarantee is nomination, and nomination is the most basic ticket.

"From the analysis of the response of the films that have been released and the public relations efforts of various distribution companies, we mainly have these few competitors."

In the living room of the eye-shaped villa, Pani Kelly talked about the PR and award-winning dynamics during this period, “Sophia Coppola’s main goal is to nominate. There has never been an example of a woman winning the best director in Hollywood. It shouldn't be here."

"Sophia can be put aside." Duke and Sofia have always been in close contact, and of course he knows this.

"In this case, there are two main competitors left." Penny Kellys continued, "One is Clint Eastwood. His "Mystic River" is very in line with the academy's appetite, but the film is Warner Brothers invested in production and distribution. Without the support of the producer and distributor, he has little hope of winning."

Which of Duke or Crete Eastwood is more important to Warner, there is no choice at all.

"According to our team's analysis, your biggest competitor should be Peter Will."

Hearing Penny Kellys' words, Duke asked, "Is it "Furious Sea Fighting"?"

"It's "Furious Sea Fighting" released in November!"

Ivanka sat next to Duke without making a sound. At this time, she asked curiously, "I remember that the box office and word-of-mouth of this film are average. Can it become our competitor?"

"Evie, you didn't notice another thing." Pani Kellys explained, "The publisher of "Furious Sea" is Miramax, and Harvey Weinstein is already working **** this film. For the award, the production cost of the film is as high as 110 million U.S. dollars, and the box office in North America is only 60 million U.S. dollars. If there is no Oscar blessing, this film will definitely lose money."

"Miramax, Harvey Weinstein..."

Duke whispered and laughed, "It's impossible for them to succeed every time, and there have been many cases where Miramax has failed in recent years."

"Yes." Penny Kelly agreed with Duke's point of view. "The popularity of Miramax at the Oscars in recent years has been completely suppressed by DreamWorks."

As Duke said before, no one can guarantee the ownership of the heaviest little golden men, not even the Weinstein brothers.

When other big companies such as DreamWorks, which started from "American Beauty" and "Gladiator", increase their investment in Oscars, the Weinstein brothers will also fail.

The Weinstein brothers are very strong at the Oscars, but they are not invincible. After spending so many years in Hollywood, Duke actually sees very clearly why the Weinstein brothers always win at the Oscars, and of course there are Jewish The most important thing is that they are more willing to invest in the Oscars and awards season.

This society sometimes has fairness. For example, without investing the corresponding resources, in most cases, it is impossible to get enough returns.

"We have an advantage over "Furious Sea", but we must pay attention to them."

As a veteran public relations player in Hollywood, Penny Kelly knows that nothing can happen until the last minute. "The Raging Sea also has its own advantages. Their release time is closer to the awards season, and their professional reputation is also good. , And their box office is far lower than ours."

Speaking of box office, Penny Kellys showed a somewhat helpless expression. After "Titanic", high box office has become an obstacle to winning Oscars for many times.

The college advertises popular art, but how many people in the United States will believe their advertise? On the contrary, the more popular the film, the more they will be rejected.

"We have a great advantage, but we can't take it lightly." Penny Kelly is still very cautious.

Duke also agreed with her point of view. Although the college does not have cramps like Grammys, they often choose niche movies.

Public relations and publicity work cannot be relaxed at all.

However, while promoting yourself, you must also pay attention to your competitors. Duke thought for a while and asked, "Is Peter Will the director of "Trumen's World"?"

Hearing Duke’s prompt, Penny Kelly’s eyes lit up, "It’s him."

"It is said that the academy has always disliked the movie with strong ridicule. Penny, we can remind the conservatives of the academy again at the critical moment of voting that Peter Weir once directed a movie like "Trumen's World" Movie. (To be continued..)

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