Chapter 1,185 The tone of the movie

The city is prosperous, the autumn leaves are withered and sad all over the place, the years are like a dream, and the black hair condenses into a wisp of autumn frost. How many talents have risen with great fanfare in Hollywood, and how many have sunk into obscurity in Hollywood.

If you want to avoid being eliminated, don't interfere with investors' family affairs. This is the most basic requirement for a director, otherwise you will be wiped out without even a scum left.

Alex obviously understood this very well, so in such a situation, he just did his job as a director and didn't say a word else.

Elizabeth browsed through it and found no omissions. She signed directly, which was regarded as approval of the crew's expenses in the previous stage. Alex finally breathed a long sigh of relief, at least the next investment will not be huge. problem.

Backing away and stopping aside, it was obvious that Alex had other things to ask Elizabeth about, but now that it was Emmerich's time to report, this was also the rule, finish what should be done first, and leave the rest. You can do other things after the next one, and the reporting work is obviously a matter of life and death for the crew. Alex came a little later this time and was supposed to be behind Emmerich.

But because Elizabeth suddenly asked him first, he entered a dilemma. Therefore, in such a situation, this kind of thing happened that he came late but reported first. But Alex still had to abide by the rules. After finishing his work, he naturally followed Emmerich to report.

Emmerich took the document and said: "This time I went to Duluth and shot several exterior scenes. These exterior scenes actually play a very important part in the film. The next few In the current stage of the plan, there are some indoor shootings.”

James looked at the file and then said: "I know there are some outdoor scenes. The protagonist comes to New York to save his son. These should be some of the more important outdoor scenes, right?"

Emmerich nodded and said, "Yes, but Dennis, the lead actor, accidentally sprained his foot while riding a horse and needs at least two weeks of recovery time. Otherwise, Dennis will go to Duluth with our crew this time." Now, we are filming the scenes of Jack, the son, and the remaining scenes of Dennis. The crew will not take him out on location until he has completely recovered."

Accidental injuries are the least likely thing for actors to encounter. In fact, they are also the last thing the crew wants to encounter, because once such a thing happens, it will waste a lot of time.

Even if James is not a real expert, in a situation like this, it is clear that there are some problems with the actor. Now is not the time to pursue speed, otherwise the defenders of the Screen Actors Guild will jump out and accuse James of exploitation. Actor or something.

Therefore, James said regretfully: "Really, does this affect the scheduled plan?"

This is actually what James cares about. If it affects the scheduled plan, then he must find a way to solve it.

At this time, Emmerich said with great certainty: "Well, no, our shots are all separate, especially the shots between father and son. They are basically performed separately. Therefore, filming the son The scenes of Dennis, the father, don’t need to appear, and the scenes of Dennis, the father, don’t use Jack, the son. We shot one first, and then we’ll talk about Dennis, and there’s no problem at all.”

Although the director has his own plan, if he encounters an unexpected situation, then for such a problem, no matter what it is, he must have a plan to deal with it. This is a city. There is a condition that a director must meet.

And Dennis, the unlucky guy, sprained his ankle. This was a temporary and unexpected condition.

Therefore, at this time, Emmerich had no choice but to activate a backup plan, and first complete the filming of a character like the son played by Jack. Of course, this filming does not affect the progress, it is just a matter of revising the sequence of the plan. That’s it. After James heard this, he nodded and said, "That's fine. Ye, what do you think about this matter? Do the actors like Jack perform well?"

Ye Ming is a person who has experienced these things personally and is an actor himself. Therefore, he obviously has the final say on such an issue. The director naturally protects his own actors and reports good news but not bad news. However, Ye Ming may not necessarily I have this idea.

Therefore, if you want to learn about such a problem directly through Ye Ming, then you will obviously get some inside information on such a good problem.

Emmerich was quite nervous at this time. The filming of the crew was going relatively smoothly, but it didn't mean that there were no problems at all. Especially the actors' performances were not very satisfactory to Emmerich, but Emmerich Richie was very confident that if he stepped up his training, then Jack, Dick and Amy Rosen would be able to complete the next filming work brilliantly.

Of course, in a situation like this, the first thing to do is to ensure that James is willing to give newcomers like Jack a little time. All they need is a little time.

Now it all depends on what Ye Ming says. If Ye Ming tells the truth, there may be a replacement. Even though filming has started, James, the prodigal son, may not feel sorry for that little money.

Fortunately, Ye Ming said with a smile: "This is pretty good. As far as a newcomer is concerned, I acted with Jack Dick and others. These two people are very talented and can understand the director's intention in a very short time." As time goes by, I understand that, yes, he is one of the more talented young actors in Hollywood."

James nodded with satisfaction and said, "If that's the case, it's fine. In fact, I will be under a lot of pressure when using new people.

No matter what the issue is, I don’t want the crew to be delayed in filming because of the actors. Director Emmerich, I hope that if something really happens, you will report it to us in time. I will report what happened and I will handle it promptly. "

As an executor, James cares about this movie very much. He does not allow any mistakes to be made in this movie, and will directly crush them if they happen.

Rich, willful, or in other words, cheating. James' words put a lot of pressure on Emmerich. The greater the responsibility, the greater the pressure. Not every princess can handle the pressure of 120 million.

Therefore, at this time, Emmerich thought for a while and said: "Mr. James, I will do my best."

James seemed not to be very satisfied with this answer, and then he glanced at Ye Ming and said, "Ye, what do you think about this matter?"

Hollywood has Hollywood rules, which cannot be broken casually. Therefore, Ye Ming is not willing to get involved. After all, it is run by James. Therefore, Ye Ming shrugged his shoulders and said: "We have a saying in China: Don't use people with suspicion, don't use people with suspicion, and do great things. That is to say, don't use people you doubt, don't doubt people you use, this is how to do great things. People who do things.”

Although he didn't say anything else, these words were a great comfort to Emmerich. Ye Ming, this guy, is quite interesting. If Ye Ming directly said something bad at this time, If he makes some side remarks, or tries to trick James, or say a few bad words, then the pressure on Emmerich will be even greater at this time.

But Ye Ming didn't do it like this. This was indeed interesting.

James nodded and said nothing else.

At this moment, Elizabeth was not very good at giving James face. Although it seemed that James had not made any arrangements, she glanced at Alex and said, "Do you have anything else to say?"

At this time, Alex said calmly: "I think our movie should have a certain tone. The screenwriter chose several tones based on the script and analyzed the pros and cons. Now please Miss Elizabeth, please decide which tone is better.

Originally, the director and screenwriter could decide this matter, but this time, it is quite special, so Miss Elizabeth needs to set the tone. "

Elizabeth was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't quite understand: "Tone, what do you mean? Is the tone of a movie important?"

At this time, Alex explained patiently: "This is of course very important. For example, Titanic, although it is a disaster movie and a tragedy, the tone is loyalty, love, and family affection. , loyalty to responsibility, and even loyalty to humanity like a gentleman who puts women and children in the position of being rescued. This is actually an important factor in why Titanic is called a classic. .

There is also the responsibility of the Terminator and the perseverance of Forrest Gump. These are the tone. The tone of a movie is the backbone. Whether the movie is a tragedy, comedy, or science fiction, the tone can fully convey the central idea. Express it.

These are the three tones chosen by the screenwriter. I hope Miss Elizabeth can take a look. "

At this time, Alex sent another document, and Elizabeth took a look at it. There were three keynotes set by the screenwriter. One was tragedy, and the reason for the war between machines and humans was itself a tragedy.

Tragedy is largely a common theme of science fiction movies, such as some disaster movies. Many of these science fiction movies use tragedy as the theme. This choice is better accepted by the audience and has a larger audience, but it is relatively dull. , which will not bring more surprises to the audience. This is the safest way.

The other one is responsibility, the responsibility of robots to protect the rights of robots, the responsibility of robots to protect people, and the responsibility of people themselves.

Responsibility is a topic that can attract audiences. For example, Titanic used a topic like responsibility. However, if responsibility is not expressed clearly, the audience will not be able to see the tone clearly, thus losing the audience.

Another one is to satirize the government. I am the representative of the American people, the robots represent the American government, and people rebel against the government. This will be the mainstream of movies in the future, but now it is a bit ahead of its time. It’s hard to say whether the audience will accept it or not.

After all, western movies like those in the past are indeed not very popular now.

Of course, it is easy to offend the government and get blacklisted. In short, these three tones all have advantages and disadvantages. Elizabeth pondered for a moment and said, "How do you and the screenwriter agree?"

Business means having business acumen. Even though Elizabeth has a silly side, when it comes to business matters, her mind is still quite clear. She may not know much about movies, but she can entertain people who know how to help. Just work by yourself, that's enough.

Elizabeth understands very well that the tone of a movie is actually quite important. She cannot act arbitrarily. She must listen to the opinions of the director and screenwriter.

Alex's eyes lit up. In fact, what he was most afraid of was that Elizabeth's impulsiveness directly set the tone of the movie. By then, it would not be so easy to shoot the entire movie well.

At this time, Alex thought for a while and said: "Responsibility, this is a relatively popular approach. It is quite good to be steady and steady. Responsibility has become the keynote of this movie."

With an investment of 100 million, Alex couldn't be humane enough to choose a tone such as confronting the government. That would be a bit sensational. Therefore, both he and the screenwriter believed that this person was a very important character.

If we develop in this direction, no matter what the problem is, there will actually be a relatively perfect result.

But it is impossible for even Murdoch James to understand Elizabeth's thoughts, let alone Alex.

Therefore, in such a situation, Elizabeth's eyes suddenly lit up and she said: "Responsibility, yes, but since it is a science fiction film, it must have the flavor of a science fiction film, with robots, people, and struggle. This is interesting. In addition, To set a tone, a thriller tone, see [Texas Chainsaw Man] for this horror tone. Okay, those are the two tones, you can figure out the rest by yourself, right?"

Thriller, a science fiction film, has a main theme of horror. Although it is just one of the main themes, in a situation like this, no matter how it is said, this main theme did catch Alex off guard. .

Even Emmerich felt deeply sad for Alex after hearing this tone. Combining responsibility and horror is quite a test. If he doesn't do it well, At this time, the impact will be quite large. (To be continued)