Made in Hollywood

The third-party guarantee system is an important part of ensuring the normal operation of Hollywood. Actors and other types of work will also use this system to protect their rights.

In order to protect their rights, celebrity actors do not foolishly trust the producer. They will advocate third-party payment or third-party guarantee to prevent the producer from being unable to pay and delaying payment of their performance for various reasons.

When the celebrity agent negotiates with the producer, investor, or unstable financial institution, it can be required to obtain a third-party guarantee for the full salary of the actor before the start of the actor's work.

In this way, by providing a guarantee to increase the reliability of the producer’s payment, the producer can deposit the full salary of the actors in the bank, and then use the deposit basis as a guarantee to provide better protection for the actors. With such a guarantee, the actor can naturally perform his work wholeheartedly.

However, setting up a payment account guaranteed by a third party in this way will increase the cost of the producer. If it is not for the actors to take the initiative, the eager producer will not use this method to express their sincerity.

Also, even if there are various guarantee systems, there are endless examples of Hollywood filmmakers.

This is actually a game process. Who can get the initiative depends entirely on the supply and demand of the market. Stars like Leonardo or Tom Cruise will take the initiative when facing most of the crew. Status, and put forward many only unexpected conditions.

For example, the crew is prohibited from using people they hate.

Yes, you are not mistaken. Many big Hollywood stars have such clauses in their contracts!

Hollywood stars will include such a request as a "right of recognition" in the contract. For example, they will negotiate a "reasonable recognition"-meaning that they can do the promotion of the performance film, but how to do it. With their prior consent, if they encounter someone they hate to host or participate in the follow-up promotion activities, they can refuse to participate in the activity.

For example, if they encounter a talk show hosted by a host they hate, they can use this clause to claim not to participate in the recording of the show.

In the same way, this kind of recognition and decision-making power can be used for the publication of scripts, stills, stand-in actors... as long as there are enough seats, all of these can be discussed.

Hollywood has never been a place of goodness and simplicity. Here is a battlefield without gunsmoke.

Here, countless actors fought openly and secretly in order to win a place, and the contest of signatures is also one of them.

And unlike the American Screenwriters Guild agreement, the actors' union agreement does not specify the signatures of actors in films. Therefore, smart actors and their agents will strive for the best position that actors can get on ‘TOP.BILLING’ for themselves, in terms of location, size, format, and production companies.

They took the trouble to agree on various complicated terms for this, such as requiring the actor’s name to appear first in the ‘non-separate subtitle’, and the number of signatures appearing in the same scene should not exceed two.

This rule looks weird, but to put it simply-I want the most prominent position. I want the front row order, I want the audience to be able to see my name at a glance-especially those A and Super A stars, their names sometimes appear before the title page of the movie.

There is also a more hypocritical statement about the right of authorship-wherever a director appears, the actor must have the same size, same position, and same font as the director's name.

Of course, this also depends on the director's position. Directors like Duke, Spielberg or James Cameron are not stupid enough to make such hypocritical demands.

This is an extremely complex industry. Simply acting your own role and making your own movies can stand out. That is just wishful thinking, including actors who want to get what they deserve. You must fight for it with all your strength.

Although no one in this industry is irreplaceable, the appeal of star actors is not a bubble.

The term "equal placement" may not have been heard by ordinary people. Even in Hollywood, it is only used by some celebrity actors who have a certain status.

After the filming is completed, the producer may produce some paid advertisements or audios to promote the film, which will use the portrait photos or names of some influential movie stars as a means of publicity. Such publicity is mutually beneficial to the film and the stars. , Then the big-name movie stars who participated in the filming of the film will of course not let this opportunity pass. They will propose equal access rights during the negotiation-the producer should add their portrait photos of the same size to the portraits or photos of other actors. Any advertisement.

Anyway, local producers that are good can not leave them behind, after all, they also have a certain value. It is also based on the star actor's status that the producer had to consider such a right agreement in the contract with the other party.

No matter it is any video, an advertisement or audio, it is such a big place, it is impossible to put too many people.

Out of consideration for maximizing benefits. The producer side definitely wants to put the most topical movie star as a selling point, so he will rack his brains to tactfully refuse the actor's request.

For example, when the producer promises to sign an actor in a paid advertisement, it will exclude some areas according to the usual practice. These areas may include public notice board advertisements, other outdoor advertisements, and print advertisements smaller than the prescribed size. In many cases, the scope of exclusion is too broad. It makes the producer provide a signature for the actors meaningless.

However, the star actors and their agents will not be bothered by this. They in turn agreed with the producers that if other actors are signed in the "exclusive advertisement", he should also be signed, but only mentions the reputation. People’s congratulations or nomination advertisements are reasonably excluded.

Decades ago, the producers occupied an absolute dominant position in Hollywood, such as sofa auditions and various compulsive transactions are not uncommon, but after these years of development in Hollywood, compulsive transactions are not without, but more The less come, situations such as sofa auditions have become rarer, and it is less likely that they will happen to big-name celebrities forcibly.

Today’s trades are all yours and my wish. In the past, the situation where there was a passionate show that would allow big-name celebrities to undress and audition, basically don’t even think about it. Remove the extremely chaotic ** movie circle, and want to make it in mainstream production Star actors take off their clothes, and the producers have to pay a high price.

There will always be **** scenes or **** scenes of this kind in Hollywood movies. For this special scene before, during and after the shooting, the industry now has corresponding contract clauses to protect the producers and star actors. interest.

The actors’ union has an agreement on this, requiring these actors or substitutes to sign a'Nudity Abstention Declaration' before performing these scenes. This declaration is not just a pre-declaration by an actor about his voluntary performance in **** and **** scenes. , Must also include a description of the degree of **** or physical contact, to ensure that in the subsequent shooting process in accordance with the agreement reached by the two parties, shooting within the scope of the actors' acceptance.

If the actor repents after signing the declaration and allows them to withdraw their declaration, the producer will directly assign a substitute. Without the consent of the actor, even the substitute cannot be used casually.

**Or due to the particularity of **** scenes, in order to avoid being used by others and spreading to adversely affect the actors, the actors’ union has also imposed strict regulations on the filming procedures of these scenes, except for the main actors and staff. In addition, the scene must not be disclosed to any parties.

It is forbidden for anyone to take photos of these scenes without the actor’s prior written permission. Sometimes, in order to prevent producers from using **** or **** scenes in other places, experienced celebrity actors will use prohibition during negotiations. The terms dispel the wishful thinking that producers may have, so that they are not allowed to use these clips outside of the feature film. Even if it is used in the feature film, it is necessary to allow the actors themselves to have the right to review the appearance of the film during the sample film.

Becoming a big-name celebrity actor is no longer as simple as a Hollywood actor, they are completely separate members.

When shooting on location, first-line actors usually have a dedicated premium caravan. They will require the car to be of the same level as other actors of the same level and enjoy the best treatment in terms of size and equipment. The necessary facilities in the caravan include private bathrooms, Stereo, TV, Internet, fax machine, VCR, refrigerator, oven, bed or sofa, heating and air conditioning.

Some celebrities require certain food and beverages to be stored in the refrigerator, or other special requirements, and within the jurisdiction of the production company, the celebrity actors will also require a high-end dressing room equipped with the above-mentioned first-class customized facilities.

Hollywood's big-name stars have more power in the crew than outsiders can imagine.

Before shooting, they will watch the script, especially to confirm the role they are playing. Some actors will insist that they have the right to confirm the actual changes in their roles during negotiations. After all, the changes in roles may affect many aspects of the actors, even some The actor simply asked for the right to confirm the current script.

In addition to the need for script confirmation, some female stars and high-level actors will also require confirmation of makeup and clothing to ensure that they can appear in front of the audience in the most perfect posture.

These are the most normal powers of star actors in Hollywood.

After all, in Hollywood, some of the more top actors have the right to directly decide the actors and directors to cooperate!

This right belongs to the waywardness of Super A actors. When they meet people who don't want to cooperate, they directly refuse. The producers generally don't do otherwise, because they themselves represent a huge market appeal.

It is also based on this that the forthcoming "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will lead to dystocia. (To be continued.)

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