Chapter 136 Peripheral Products
After getting out of the Audi, Ryan and George switched to an electric car on the set and drove towards Studio 24 of Universal Studios, where the Jurassic Park crew was after all the props were shipped back to Los Angeles from Hawaii. rebooted.
The electric car turned a few corners, and soon arrived at the huge studio area. From a long distance, Ryan could see a lot of people gathered in front of the twenty-fourth studio, and it seemed that they were... Watch the fun.
what happened? Ryan was a little curious, to know that the audience's interest in the old beauty was no worse than that of the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Could it be an accident from the crew?
As the distance shortened, Ryan finally saw what was going on, and the corners of his mouth shook.
On the wide road in front of the studio, the crew temporarily erected many obstacles with wood and plastic. The computer and digital experts from Industrial Light \u0026 Magic were squatting with their hands in front of their chests, imitating the movements of the chicken dragon in the book, jumping up and down. Running, it should be looking for inspiration for making cg pictures.
Although their demeanor is extremely serious, in Ryan's opinion, these guys' actions are a bit funny, not only not like a chicken dragon, but like an ostrich fleeing in a hurry.
Of course, he knows very well that it is with the serious and responsible attitude of these people that Jurassic Park will be a huge success.
After saying hello to the staff at the entrance of the studio, Ryan walked in, only to feel that the light was dim, as if night had suddenly come, he could see the flickering lights and the fan creating the strong wind, obviously in the tense shooting. .
A huge model Tyrannosaurus Rex, assisted by several cranes, is chasing a Ford Convertible on the 'Running' with Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum also on board screaming nonstop.
Ah~
The crew paused after a horrified scream from Nicole Kidman's Dr. Allie Settler.
Originally, Ryan thought that the frantic chasing of the Tyrannosaurus Rex was completed on Kauai, but Spielberg moved it to the studio.
Sarah, give it to me.
Ryan greeted several acquaintances and came to Nicole's female assistant. I took the water and the towel and walked towards the Australian girl.
Nicole, you look so bad. Ryan handed over the towel.
Really? Honey, I was just chased by a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Nicole wiped the water droplets and mud spots off her face,
Pulling him towards the rest area, School is over?
Of course, I didn't skip class. Ryan rolled his eyes angrily, wondering if I was so unreliable?
It's just that the two of them sat down and didn't say a few words, and a man and a woman came over. It was Steven Spielberg and Katherine Kennedy.
Hi. Stephen. And Kate. Nice to meet you. He stood up and greeted.
Ryan, how do you feel? Spielberg asked, pointing to the giant Tyrannosaurus rex model.
It's great, if it weren't for the lack of vitality, I would have thought it came from Bai Ji. The model of the Tyrannosaurus Rex was really realistic.
After being modified with computer CG in the later stage, it will become a real Tyrannosaurus rex. It was Katherine Kennedy who spoke.
Ryan, we set up a huge filming area on set, you can go around with Kate, I should get busy. Spielberg made an apologetic gesture and walked towards the camera, obviously to start shooting again. .
Okay. Ryan waved to Nicole and left.
After leaving Studio No. 24, Ryan followed Katherine Kennedy to Studio No. 16 across the road. The famous female producer told him about the shooting situation while walking. .
Ryan kept nodding his head though. But another aspect came to mind. Katherine Kennedy was the most successful female producer in Hollywood history, and even Annie Hurd could only bow down in front of her.
He remembered very well that before the rebirth, the other party was the second highest grossing producer in Hollywood history - Spielberg first - and then George Lucas appointed her to Lucasfilm Co-Chairman and his successors.
The process of her rise is also inspiring. Started as a camera assistant and later became Spielberg's secretary, and has since embarked on the road to success.
Like Ryan, she also has a shell film company to her name, which accounted for a $5 million investment in Jurassic Park, which also pushed the film's budget to $70 million.
Entering the No. 16 studio, the first thing that came to mind was the huge skeleton fossil of Tyrannosaurus Rex. Ryan stood at the door and looked over, and it was hard to tell the truth from the fake.
Kate, this... wouldn't it be? he had to ask.
Of course not, we can't afford to rent such precious fossils, which are made of latex and plaster by Industrial Light and Magic. Katherine Kennedy walked in first.
This studio is mainly arranged as an exhibition hall in the movie. It is probably not going to be filmed for the time being. There are also many plastic dinosaur models nearby. Along the way, Ryan has seen Velociraptor, a miniature version of Brachiosaurus. , as well as the triceratops lying on their sides and so on.
Although these models are extremely realistic, the fakes are fakes, and the appearance lacks vitality, so that people can distinguish the real from the fake at a glance. It is absolutely not enough to use the models when shooting, and the computer CG modification in the later stage is necessary.
For movies, the CG era is gradually opening, but more models are used in Jurassic Park.
Walking into the arranged computer control center, Ryan looked at a computer brand logo that was not too conspicuous on the monitor and couldn't help laughing. For Hollywood, embedded advertising has long been a part of film culture, but The vast majority of filmmakers will control the degree of it and will not turn it into a movie embedded in an advertisement.
The advertising aspect is contacted by Universal Pictures. Kathryn Kennedy explained with a smile, Ford off-road vehicles, computers, burgers, canned cream, etc., can recover about 25 million US dollars. And thank you, Ryan.
Thank me? Ryan shrugged indifferently.
Yeah, everyone knows that your work will sell well, not to mention this is the hugely influential Jurassic Park.
Well... I believe that after the movie is released, these advertisers will laugh crookedly. Ryan said proudly.
As long as this movie can maintain the level of the previous life, big sales are inevitable, and there is almost no need to worry about the era of online marriage: Great God, Divorce Read the full text.
Then they went to a studio-built Jurassic Park product retail store—the one in the movie—filled with everything from keychains emblazoned with dinosaurs and Jurassic Park logos. , lunch boxes, water glasses and cultural shirts, as large as cribs, bicycles and more. There are hundreds of them.
Of course, there will definitely be a close-up shot of this in the movie, which is purely to promote the peripheral products.
We've invested a lot of money and have signed agreements with nearly a hundred companies to manufacture and sell more than a thousand products, including three video games, a toy line...
Speaking of which, Kathleen Kennedy took out a book from one side and handed it over, This is the re-revised hardcover version of Jurassic Park after negotiating with the Alien publisher. There will be many more movies in it. illustration.
Take the book. Ryan flipped roughly. It is indeed much more refined than the previous version, and then I looked at the pricing at the back, which is twice the original version...
The film's revenue is not only at the box office, its peripheral products can be sold far beyond the box office profits. And with the release of the film, it is bound to further drive the sales of novels, especially in areas outside the English-speaking area.
You must know that the publication of the hardcover novel in other languages is currently under negotiation, and Japanese, Korean, German, traditional Chinese and other versions will be listed together with the film.
Looking at the full shelves, Ryan's eyes kept flashing green bills, and any of his plans could not be realized without money.
The development of Hollywood movies has long passed the era of making profits from box office and video tapes alone, and diversified operations. Relying on non-theatrical channels to make money will be an inevitable trend in the future.
To put it another way, after entering the new century, commercial movies have become more than just movies, and have gradually become a tool for subsequent marketing.
Ryan still remembers a previous life George Lucas said before the release of Star Wars Episodes. It's hard to make money from distribution alone for this movie, but we'll make it back in the toy market.
As Kathleen Kennedy turned around and listened to her description again, Jurassic Park has almost achieved the current extreme in terms of making money. As long as the movie does not appear in Waterloo, in the next few years, these investors will Can wait to count the money.
Ryan likes banknotes the most. In this country of capital, money can bring more things than he imagined in his previous life.
Ryan, here, this is a gift from me on behalf of the crew. Before walking out of the studio, Katherine Kennedy mysteriously handed over a box.
Oh? There are still gifts to take? Great, it seems I should come a few more times. Ryan took it. Can I see it now?
Of course. The female producer made an indulgent gesture.
When he opened the box, what appeared in front of Ryan was very familiar. It was a translucent orange ellipsoid, which was also wrapped with a mosquito-like insect. This is exactly what Ryan painted according to the lens in the previous life movie. The amber that came out.
This is Amber? Ryan thought it shouldn't be true.
Ryan, if you bury it in the ground, in a few hundred thousand years, it may turn into amber. Katherine Kennedy joked, We actually made it, this is not those cheap souvenirs, this is industry Light Magic is made of natural resin, specially prepared for you, the original author.
original author? Ryan's face has long been practiced, he put away the box, and said with a smile, Thank you!
Returning to Studio 24, Ryan sat quietly on the side, waiting for the crew to go home with Nicole after work, and occasionally stood behind Spielberg to see what was captured on camera. lens.
However, he is like a puppet in the shape of a person, and he will not express his opinion. Even though he has participated in the production of many movies in his life, he is still a layman in terms of filming and directing.
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