Made in Hollywood

At this exhibition, the crew also released the second commercial after the Super Bowl. Unlike the first commercial, Transformers has more opportunities to show up.

A yellow Camaro sports car flew by on the highway, and the Optimus Prime behind rumbling forward, "attacked" a huge minesweeper—the Decepticon.

Optimus Prime collided with the attack. The effect was like sparks hitting the earth. The two of them spun off the viaduct. The fists the size of an Optimus Prime car hit the attacking jaw. Suddenly, the attacking face turned into a Group of dazzling swirling fragments.

The trailer ends here, the audience at the scene only feels that the crew is really inhuman!

Hundreds of spectators gathered in front of the "Transformers" exhibition area and asked the crew to continue to broadcast. Some reporters who feared the world would also hide in the crowd to fan the flames. If the organizer had not sent a large number of security personnel, it would be difficult to say that the exhibition area would Will not be dismantled by eager fans.

"Why can a short thirty-second advertisement produce this effect?"

In a cafe on the second floor of the exhibition where you can see the "Transformers" exhibition area, Irene Lauder is sitting at the coffee table, azure-blue eyes through the glass curtain wall, watching what is happening below.

"The hard-working crew and special effects▼, staff, and extremely powerful computer equipment."

Putting down the coffee cup in his hand, Duke didn't look down at all, and said, "You know, dear, in a scene where multiple Transformers appear, it takes 38 hours to make a single frame."

Irene retracted her gaze and smiled, "So, you made a very believable deformation effect."

"But..." Her tone changed suddenly, "I heard that many Transformers fans are very dissatisfied with Optimus Prime's lips?"

Duke shrugged slightly, and his friend sat across from him. I’m not a reporter, and I don’t need to talk about those empty-headed things. He said directly, “I’m the director and I make my own decision, even if others say that the house should be painted white. But I think it’s suitable for green, so what? kind?"

Having said that, he himself laughed.

"It's true, oh, I haven't congratulated you yet." Irene Lauder changed the subject and held up a coffee cup to Duke. "Congratulations, after many years, you have again won the Oscar nomination for best director."

Although he didn't care too much, Duke said. "Thank you."

The two drank hot coffee, Irene Lauder asked curiously, "Can this year's Oscars be held on time?"

Duke shook his head. "Who knows."

This is February 2008. The Hollywood screenwriters strike has lasted for more than a month. The previous Golden Globe Awards ceremony has been cancelled. If the negotiations between the Producers League and the Editors Association break down again, the Oscars ceremony in March will face The danger of suspension.

"I've read it in the newspaper. Negotiations have been going on for a long time, why can't we reach an agreement?"

Tilt his head slightly. Irene looked at Duke and asked, "I remember that at the end of last year the Producers League and the Directors Guild only discussed a new agreement in less than a week."

"No one wants to separate their own interests, and..." Duke told another fact, "The screenwriter is not an actor and a director."

In fact, it was not only the screenwriters' association that had expired, but the directors' association and the two actors' unions, but the Producers Union soon agreed to the conditions put forward by these associations. The two parties have signed a new agreement.

The conditions required by the Screenwriters Association are similar to those of other unions, but the Producers Union just refuses to give in easily.

This also reflects the position of screenwriters in Hollywood from the side.

Among the several basic elements that constitute this industrial assembly line, screenwriters and scripts are undoubtedly in a relatively low position. Although the general strike in 1988 improved their situation, they did not produce fundamental changes.

In Hollywood. The most popular screenplay is never an original type, but is adapted from other popular works. A certain screenwriter takes out an original screenplay. From actor to director, from producer to agency company and film company, it will The situation of shining eyes and impatient use only exists in fantasy.

Especially in commercial movies, the role of the script is often greatly weakened. For example, the best work of Boom Bay, "Break into the Dead Island", the script of this film was removed from the hands of the screenwriter and was lost The changes made by Ray Bruckheimer and Michael Bay are totally different, and even have a huge difference from the version written by the screenwriter...

The biggest difference between the Screenwriters Guild and the Producers Alliance is the profit sharing from the Internet.

In this regard, the Producers Union and Directors Guild reached an agreement as early as the end of last year.

"You can use two words to describe this agreement-breakthrough and substantive progress." Duke said to Irene Lauder, "The agreement provides the director and the filming team to the director without any concessions. It’s a big profit cake."

The Producers League and Directors Guild only talked for six days, which is in sharp contrast to the Screenwriter Guild.

The directors’ guild’s interests are mainly in three aspects. It is confirmed that the directors’ guild has the right to approve and approve the network screening and promotion of drama programs; for online paid download programs, the director and production team can get twice the income from before; for advertising sponsorship Streaming media programs and other TV and movie programs shown on the Internet have agreed on the director and producer’s profit percentage.

Duke had long anticipated that the screenwriters' strike might end up with scenes that no one wanted to see. He had already prepared for this. The script for "Transformers" was prepared as early as the first half of last year, and there is no need for it later. The screenwriter got involved, and even he took into account the possible participation of the actors in the strike. When the screenwriter strike took shape, he ended filming and moved to post-production.

When preparing to leave, Duke said again, "Even if the world stops moving, my work must continue."

Although the Oscar awards ceremony is facing the possibility of suspension, after the Oscar nominees lunch, the degree of attention to various important nominations has not diminished. Among them, Heath Ledger’s nomination for Best Supporting Actor has received particular attention from the media and the public. More than the four most important awards.

The death of an actor is undoubtedly the best public relations. From traditional media to the online public, voices calling for the academy to award Heath Ledger continue to appear, gradually forming a huge trend.

If it is placed on other people, this situation may trigger the rebellious psychology of the main members of the college, but if it is placed on a dead person, these are no longer problems.

Hollywood, like the entire society, is extremely tolerant towards people who have passed away, and Hollywood also needs to use such an image to promote the glamorous side of the industry.

With the enthusiasm of nine Oscar nominations, the scale of "The Dark Knight" in theaters has expanded again, from less than 100 to nearly 800. Many fans have been affected and chose to enter the theater to watch.

However, this can only bring short-term enthusiasm in the theaters, and will not bring radicalization at the box office, and Duke and Warner Bros. will not let "The Dark Knight" continue to stay in theaters and consume all the enthusiasm of movie fans. A week after the Oscar nominees luncheon was held, the film was officially dropped from North America.

After nearly ten months of screenings, "The Dark Knight" received a total of US$591.21 million from North America. In the end, it did not surpass "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" and "Titanic", ranking third in the North American box office chart. Bit.

At the same time, the film also basically ended its screening trip in overseas markets. It appeared in theaters in more than 150 countries and regions before and after, and it earned a total of US$601.87 million in overseas box office.

So far, "The Dark Knight" bid farewell to global theaters, with a global box office total of 1.2111.08 million US dollars.

In Duke's career, this film is second only to "The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", and is his second highest grossing film.

In the global box office list, "The Dark Knight" ranked fourth after "Titanic", "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers".

The film's subject matter type and some heavy themes caused the film's overseas box office to be relatively weak, and the overseas weakness directly affected the film's final total box office.

However, the status of "The Dark Knight" in North America is quite prominent. After imdb let go of comments and ratings, this film still ranks first in the top250 ranking with a score of 9.4.

The film has just been released from North America, and Warner Bros. took advantage of this heat to launch a DVD package.

The disc has a large collection of exclusive tidbits and abridged clips from the theater version, as well as many secrets behind the screen. In addition, there is a very precious tidbit that allows fans to appreciate the shapes of Batman and the Joker from a 360-degree angle, and also shows the details of the two characters with an enlarged lens, while not forgetting the vast original work. Comics fans, the characters of comics are presented in short films.

Only two days after the disc was released, the Blu-ray version set a record for Blu-ray disc sales and became the best-selling movie in the history of Blu-ray.

In the first week of its launch, the DVDs of "The Dark Knight" sold more than $132.5 million in sales in North America alone, with global sales estimated to be as high as $250 million.

Today, when DVD sales are relatively weak, this is already a very impressive result.

Before the Oscars ceremony in March, the North American sales of DVDs officially exceeded 200 million U.S. dollars, and the global sales approached 350 million U.S. dollars.

Even if you don't count other peripherals, only DVDs can bring huge profits.

According to the sharing agreement signed between Duke and Warner Bros., he has the right to draw 8% of DVD sales.

However, these can be temporarily put in the back of his mind. Duke will participate in the Oscars ceremony again after a few years. (To be continued...)

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