Chapter 1,403 The control of the crew

[The moonlight is as clear as water, and the willow leaves make a boat. It travels thousands of miles, and the floating clouds fall into my sleeves. --Drunk alone on a moonlit night】

A good film director must control the progress of the entire movie. He must truly control the progress of the movie, rather than letting the actors control the progress of the movie.

In any crew, if the status of actors is higher than that of directors, then it is absolutely impossible to shoot a classic movie under such circumstances. The director must control the progress of his movie and suppress every actor in his crew. Only then will the real man-card god come out as a classic. Of course, a classic does not mean that it can only be shown at the box office, although most of them Movies with high box office will become classics, but no matter how you say it, in fact, at this time, those movies that do not have high box office do not necessarily mean that they are not classics.

For example, "Apocalypse Now" directed by Coppola, if we measure this movie by box office, then in this case, this movie is indeed a box office failure. Compared with the investment in this movie , it is indeed a failed movie, but no matter what, from an artistic point of view, Apocalypse Now is definitely a classic movie at this time.

Of course, if there is any shortcoming of this movie, it would be that it is too long, to the point where it makes people feel depressed.

Moreover, in terms of artistry, it is also a bit highbrow, and not everyone can understand the meaning of this movie.

This is also a fundamental reason why Coppola failed. If the average audience does not have the patience to watch this movie, then the box office of this movie can be imagined. Moreover, if it is said that not only can't it be finished, but the result is even more incomprehensible, then it is strange that at this time, this movie can be considered a success at the box office. But no one in the history of film can deny the success of the movie Apocalypse Now. This is a great example of a director taking control of a film. As a negative example, for example, "Looking for a Gun" in Huaxia Movies is a work by Director Lu. However, although the director is Lao Lu, the result is that people who have actually watched this movie actually feel very It is clear that the real artistic style of this film is starring Jiang Wen. Jiang Wen is a domineering actor. Everyone in the circle knows this. When he was a director, he was also very domineering. Everyone in the circle knows this.

And this guy somehow produced a movie: The Devils Are Coming. Let’s not talk about the artistry, but as far as the box office is concerned, by the way, The Devils Are Coming was directly banned from being shown in China. In this regard, it must be said that it is Jiang’s film. Wen Zai is a sad director.

It is said that this guy took the film directly to participate in a film exhibition abroad when he did not get approval. Of course, this is an honest reason. In fact, the real reason is that this movie does not have a firm stance on the theme and does not distinguish between good and evil.

Anyway, it’s just that the attitude is not correct. As a result, Jiang Wen dared to directly participate in the exhibition without approval. Although he won the award, it was banned from being released in China.

And it’s not just that this guy is banned from being released in the country, but also that on this issue, he himself was also banned from directing movies for five years. Although there is no prohibition document, this point is China is nothing. In China, there is a kind of self-certification. Anyway, the leadership has not given any formal information. How do you understand it? You can figure it out for yourself. If what you are thinking is different from what the leader means, then you are in for bad luck.

Therefore, although the leadership did not formally prohibit Jiang Wen from directing movies, it turned out that this guy really did not dare to violate the taboo and honestly did not direct a movie for five years.

But at this time, this guy didn't just stay at home doing nothing, but participated in a movie like Lao Lu's Gun Hunt.

After all, Jiang Wen is considered a restless person when it comes to an issue like this. "Looking for the Gun" stars Jiang Wen and is directed by Lao Lu. But who is the real director? In fact, everyone can tell at a glance. This is Jiang Wen's directorial style. You can tell how the whole movie was shot. It was Jiang Wen, the lead actor, who had the final say, and Lao Lu was just the assistant director who helped out.

The boss won't let me direct, but it's not wrong for me to play the leading role. Therefore, in fact, Huaxia's "Looking for Guns" is very clear. On such a problem, it is a model of controlling the entire movie by relying on the original, and setting aside the director. Having said that, if you are working with a drama tycoon like Jiang Wen, if you are not a top-level director, you will definitely be ignored by Jiang Wen. Lao Lu is not enough in front of Jiang Wen, at least not when he was filming Seeking Gun.

In the movie Fast and Furious, in terms of status in the entertainment industry, Rob Cohen is considered the most powerful. Even the leading actor Ye Ming, at this time, just relies on his reputation in the entertainment industry. It's not as famous as Rob Cohen.

In the crew, it can be said that Rob Cohen has to be famous and have seniority. The entertainment industry is a place where qualifications are important, and this is especially true in Hollywood. Generally speaking, under similar conditions, when actors see their seniors, they should show appropriate respect.

For example, when it comes to box office, whether it is Arnold Schwarzenegger or Stallone, there is no problem in crushing Parker at the box office. But if these two superstars meet Parker, they must be very polite. To express your respect.

This has nothing to do with box office, it is a matter of status and qualifications. Gregory Peck is worthy of everyone's respect, whether you are a superstar or not.

How long can a sign hang on a windy street? How many old songs can I remember? But Pike is a symbol of the times. Although he won the Oscar for To Kill a Mockingbird, the real timeless classic is still that film, Roman Holiday, filmed by Audrey Hepburn.

Roman Holiday is a timeless Hollywood classic.

At least among the Fast and Furious crew, Rob Cohen's qualifications are very old and he can be considered a senior. Even Vin Diesel, Michelle Jordana and others must admit this. Therefore, it is precisely because Rob Cohen has such qualifications that he can control this movie.

If Ye Ming, who has a cheat, doesn't compete with Rob Cohen for the right to dominate this movie, then in a matter like this, no one can compete with Ye Ming for the right to dominate. The movie has officially started shooting, and the leading and supporting roles have been decided. It is natural to start shooting at this time.

At the press conference, in fact, at this time, no one was optimistic about this movie.

Of course, Universal was quite kind at this time, and the media invited a lot of special envoys. Many of these media came because of the crew's face. In fact, a large part of them came because of the face of Universal. Up. For example, the New York Times is based on the reputation of Universal Movies.

Of course, as an old rival of the New York Times, the New York Post comes here for Ye Ming's sake. After all, the New York Post always reports news from Ye Ming's standpoint. The entire American media is very clear that the New York Post Post almost wears a pair of pants when drinking brilliant movies.

The New York Post's video news comprehensively suppressed the New York Times. If it were at this time without the help of Huihuang Film and Television, it would be impossible. There is also Hollywood Film and Television Weekly, which will naturally not fail to come.

Anyway, more than a hundred people came, and this scale is not found in any movie. If it were not a top-level production in Hollywood, it would be basically impossible to have a press conference of this scale. Not to mention Fast and Furious, which is considered a big production at most, but there is still a certain gap between it and a top-notch production.

Ye Ming does play a certain role in this qualification issue. Because among the more than 100 media, more than 30 are from China, including Mango Channel, Lychee Channel, Entertainment Weekly, etc. Hong Kong Weekly, Ming Pao, Apple Daily, Wireless, Asia Television, Phoenix TV, etc. are also listed. On the Baodao side, TV stations such as Dongsen Zhongtian, several newspapers such as The Times, and professional entertainment magazines such as Entertainment Weekly also come in large numbers.

This fully reflects a problem, that is, at this time, China is not short of money. In fact, the media on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places are not short of money. Especially on such an issue, facing the United States These censorious media, the Chinese media fully express what it means to be rich and wealthy.

As time went by, Chinese media came one after another, accounting for almost half of the press conference. No wonder some reporters at the scene exclaimed, was it the Chinese media that occupied the press conference? Anyway, at this time, some American media have fully realized Ye Ming's strong influence in China.

This is definitely Hollywood superstar-level treatment. Even the press conferences of superstars in the 20 million salary club cannot have so many Chinese media paying attention. And Ye Ming looked at the scene on the monitor backstage. It was a little crowded, but not chaotic at all. It was orderly. No matter how it was, at a time like this, Universal Pictures' professionalism burst out. The spirit of the event was quite strong. There was no chaos at such a large scene. The media of all statuses had already prepared plans for wherever they went. There are also dedicated guides.

Even Ye Ming had to admit a problem, that is, professionals are professionals. If the people from Huihuang.com were to do it, it would be orderly, but at least chaos would not occur. But it is simply impossible to do such a light-weighted thing. Without the experience of countless large-scale press conferences, it is impossible to do such a light-weighted thing. Therefore, Ye Ming also knows that it is better to teach professional people to do professional things.

Even the director Rob Cohen was very surprised by so many media. It is not that the movies he shot have not attracted attention, but there has never been a movie that attracted so much attention. Now there are a hundred people on the scene. There are many media, and they have the best trends.

Therefore, when it comes to such a question, he himself feels a little unbelievable. One of his movies is not considered a top-notch production. As a director in Hollywood, that is to say, he is an average director among directors. If it is said that If you insist on being on the higher side, that's acceptable.

But there is still a certain gap between his position as a director and that of those top directors. Regarding this point, at this time, Ye Ming was actually very clear in his heart.

But now there are indeed so many media coming, although Rob Cohen himself is very clear that almost half of them are Chinese media, and the Chinese media naturally comes to fight for Ye Ming's face, Ye Ming It's my first step to star in a Chinese movie. With a title like this, it's quite attractive.

Therefore, it is not surprising that so many Chinese media came at this time.

But Rob Cohen is still very proud. Although these Chinese media came here because of Ye Ming's face, after all, they mean that in such a matter, he is the director of this movie. I guess he is the real protagonist. Although the focus of the report was on Ye Ming's starring role, as the director of this film, no media could ignore it.

If that's the case, it's basically the same thing. Therefore, at this time, Rob Cohen actually felt very proud, proud that he could direct this movie. In fact, at the beginning, Rob Cohen still had some hesitation about whether to direct this movie.

After all, it is the last road movie produced by Universal, which was shot very well. Therefore, if a similar road movie is made again at this time, then in terms of such a problem, it definitely means that there is a feeling When it comes to the urge to hit the wall, if it is successful, it is okay to say that, if this is Universal's second recent road movie, it is really a failure, then at this time, Rob Cohen himself is also very clear that his directing career in Hollywood, It's probably over.

Therefore, in fact, from Rob Cohen's point of view, if he took over the filming of this movie now, he would actually be taking a very big risk.

It must be the kind of risk to succeed. If it doesn't succeed, in the future, well, in fact, if it doesn't succeed, then Rob Cohen basically has nothing to say in Hollywood like this in the future. (To be continued)