Vol 2 Chapter 492: Duke and the drama

The location scenes filmed by the crew in Paris are not too many, and the difficulty is not too large. The most difficult place is to close the road in Paris, an extremely prosperous and crowded city. No matter time and space are quite limited, Duke must direct the crew to use it. The fastest speed, quality and quantity to complete the planned scenes, fortunately Liam Nissen's condition is adjusted well, as long as he can maintain his condition, the shooting progress can be guaranteed.
On the temporarily closed viaduct, the traffic jam became a piece of traffic. The camera on the slide track kept retreating. Just in front of the camera, Liam Neeson moved his two long legs and chased him desperately. Actors over fifty have almost reached the limit of running speed.
"Cut!"
Behind the camera, Duke raised his head and shouted to stop, "Five minutes to rest, Ruili, make up for Liam."
The tall Liam Neeson leaned on a car and bent over to catch his breath. Even after systematic training, this long uphill run was still overwhelming.
Duke went over and asked him a few words and extended the break to fifteen minutes.
The role of Agent Bryant determines that it is impossible to use younger actors, a retired agent of high age, and to use close combat to kill a bunch of young and strong gangsters. ⊙, this is only Can happen in the movie.
The 15-minute rest time is already the limit. Although the actual filming is not on the viaduct near Charles de Gaulle Airport, the traffic here is not too busy, but the crew can't take up too much time.
Duke stood up and walked to the viaduct, and looked into the distance for a while. Looking at the blockade of the crew again, Tina Fei crossed the blockade and is walking quickly towards him.
"The plane has taken off." She walked to Duke and said. "Evie will call you after arriving in Australia."
"Yeah." Duke nodded.
Ivanka only stayed here for four days, and then went to Australia. It is now a period of rapid development of the company. It is still very far away from the company to the world, but it is closely linked to North America in Europe and the English-speaking five-friend zone. Entry is not difficult.
As for the company's listing, although Ivanka mentioned it several times after returning from New York. Duke dragged it down for various reasons. When a company has developed to a certain stage, it is a normal phenomenon to seek capital for expansion by listing and financing. Moreover, this company has only invested but not output for several years. Ivanka has the idea of ​​going public, which seems normal to him.
However, according to Duke's understanding. List this thing behind. There seems to be Donald Trump's shadow. He doesn't want the troublesome guy to reach into his cake.
Of course, going public is a necessary choice in the future. If you want to continue to expand immediately, Duke will undoubtedly need a huge amount of money. Duke does have some wealth, but most of it is not cash. And it is impossible for him to invest a large sum of money only on this project with uncertain future.
You can wait for the listing time, at least wait for Google to go public.
The short rest period soon ended. Tina Fei seems to have something else, Duke asked her to talk about it later, and the next shot will not take too long.
Liam Neeson, who had been breathing heavily, basically recovered. Although the last shot was taken four times, it took less than forty minutes before Duke called to pass.
The scene on the viaduct was completely over. The crew left a part of the crew here to finish it off. Duke took the members who participated in the filming and drove to a minority community in the city by car.
In the driving car, Tina Fei talked about something that hadn't been mentioned just now. "There is news from the Warner Distribution Department that their International Distribution Department has basically negotiated with the people on the other side."
Hearing her say this, Duke immediately showed interest.
"The other party agrees to your terms in principle, "Hurricane Rescue" can be released at the same time, and it is recommended that you take the film to the Shanghai Film Festival in early June next year."
Tina Fei opened the work log, took a look, and said, "The other party also has a condition that requires you to pass on the screening version of the film no later than mid-April. They need to..."
"Need a review?" Duke said.
"Right." Tina Fei nodded, "After reviewing, the film can be released there."
This is a normal situation. Let alone now, even in the past ten years or so, any film released in the theater market must be reviewed. In fact, all over the world, before a film is released, it will basically face This situation.
For example, in North America, although the mpaa rating system is not a mandatory requirement, which distribution company will not send a rating when it releases the film? If it is not rated, the theaters almost always refuse to show.
After thinking for a few minutes, Duke said to Tina Fei, "Promise them."
Regarding the issue of a certain big scissors, Duke is not worried. Although the films he made after entering Hollywood are very American, they have not touched the sensitive content of the opposite side, such as the South China Sea in "Brave Dead Island" The content became Iran and the Persian Gulf in his hands...
And in the future, no matter it is anyone's film, if you want to show it on the theater on the other side, you must go through this procedure.
Although the opposite review standards are always erratic, what can be reviewed today may not be able to be reviewed tomorrow, but for their domestic films, the quantitative standards for foreign films are relatively clear.
Speaking of a certain big scissors, Duke was once very helpless, but after staying in Hollywood, he also fully understood that no matter which country or region it is, it is impossible to completely indulge the free circulation of audio-visual products that actually have the function of propaganda and incitement.
Political correctness is a necessary choice for mainstream audio-visual products in any country. This big scissors does have many shortcomings, such as inconsistent standards and excessive arbitrariness, but it cannot simply throw some responsibilities on them.
For example, in his previous life, he has been in certain drama projects.
At that time, he had been in the crews of several dramas. In fact, it was clear that the popularity of dramas was not only due to the existence of the big scissors, but also inseparable from the market.
In addition to the mandatory requirements of Big Scissors, it is not difficult to find out with a little analysis that among the many types of TV dramas, the drama is the clearest type of drama, with a global model-clear confrontation between the good and evil camps, and the final victory of justice. The ending, the story of life and death...
Moreover, after the rapid development of the Internet, no one can deny that the age of the audience in front of the TV shows an older trend, gradually becoming dominated by those born in the 1950s and 1960s. These people who grew up in special ages tend to be more concerned about the drama There is a lot of enthusiasm, which has created a rigid demand in the market.
There is a certain market demand, so the drama is destined to have room for survival, especially for TV stations and production companies, the risk of the drama is small and the profit is large.
First, the drama is a politically correct TV drama, and there are a lot of "just needed"-all kinds of anniversaries must be broadcast; second, the drama is clearly typified, with a group of loyal target audiences like older audiences; and other Compared with the repertoire, the drama does not require stars, the investment is relatively small, and the replay rate is high, and the income is high. At the same time, dramas that are red, specialized and have local characteristics often receive government support and financial subsidies are considerable.
Although he did not really become famous in his previous life, Duke’s turning point once came from the drama crew. The pyrotechnician is a necessary position for the drama, and the existence of a large number of drama crews also provides opportunities for newcomers to emerge.
Perhaps the behind-the-scenes department is not very eye-catching, but from the cast members of the drama, it is not difficult to understand the opportunities that this kind of drama creates for the cast and crew.
Divine drama is a type of drama that requires very low requirements for cast members, especially actors-not beautiful, not tall, and temperamental. It may not be possible to perform other dramas, but generally speaking, there is no problem with acting.
In fact, many seemingly glamorous second- and third-tier idol artists may not have made a lot of money from oracles who have hardly heard their names.
Duke once heard from some producers that some second- and third-tier artists who specialize in idol dramas and life dramas may need to go around at home and provide living expenses; and the actors of the oracles, as long as they work hard, often There are endless dramas and can make a lot of income.
To put it in an exaggeration, in the film and television industry where opportunity is far more important than ability, the cast and crew of the oracles may be relatively close to the category of "getting something for nothing."
The popularity of certain types of movies and TV series is often caused by many reasons. It is impossible to simply attribute the problem to any one person or unit.
Just like Captain America pained Hitler and Quentin? Tastino to have a pot of high-level Nazis, both China and the United States have similar attitudes towards film and television dramas-political correctness must be encouraged and romantic imagination allowed .
Of course, appropriate imagination and additions will bring more entertainment to the entertainment repertoire. Everyone likes to hear and see it, but adding some vulgar elements, it can only be said that it should be complained.
In short, as a former industry insider, Duke generally knows where the bottom line of the big scissors lies, and he is a director who can make timely adjustments, and he is not a diehard like Christopher Nolan.
Upon arriving in the minority community, Duke took a few shots and ended his work day.
There are not many location scenes in Paris, but they are quite fragmented, and the shooting plan is adjusted according to the relevant situation in the city from time to time. In mid-January 2004, the crew finally ushered in the last scene.
All the difficult shots were basically shot in Burbank’s studio. For Liam Neeson, the most difficult thing here is undoubtedly the running scene, when he ran on a bridge over the Seine for the last time. At that time, Duke announced the end of filming.
This film only took two months to complete all the shots. Duke did not stay in Paris. He needed to return to Los Angeles to continue post-production. He also needed to go to various occasions to brush his presence during the sprint stage of the awards season .
Familiar with many judges, sometimes it is also very important, the first to bear the brunt is the upcoming Golden Globe Awards. (To be continued...)
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