Chapter 70: Eve of the fire union

"You are one of the most talented young directors I have ever seen."
Sitting at a table, Roger Albert looked at Duke on the opposite side, like a knowledgeable and experienced teacher teaching talented but incapable students, "You are capturing the picture, the logic of the film Editing and the use of lens technology are unique..."
He said earnestly, "You shouldn't waste these on vulgar commercial films. Go to the independent film circle. Only there can you honed your extraordinary film skills."
"Art?" Duke showed a puzzled expression.
"Only there, you can get artistic affirmation." Roger Albert said, "you can become a top director."
"Mr. Albert, you are an authority in film critics. I am young and have experienced few things. I believe you will not lie to me."
Speaking of this, Duke thought for a moment before he spoke again, "Couldn't directors who only shoot commercial films or popular films be able to reach the pinnacle of the movie world?"
"Popular?" Roger Albert shook his head directly, "The masses means vulgarity, and art has always been in the hands of a few people! Duke, your desire for destruction now completely exceeds the pursuit of art. This is a wrong path. ..."
≡, then, he put on a somewhat distressed expression, "I admire you very much, Kenneth, and several other film critics. They also admire your talent. You are young, talented and enterprising. Heart, if you can correct the steps that you just took wrong in time..."
Appreciation of film critics? Duke had the urge to roll his eyes, but he endured it, film critics or something, he really didn't care.
Besides, can't shooting popular movies really become the world's top film director? It seems that James Cameron has never made a literary film, but no one can shake his position in the film industry.
With his own mature concept, Duke will never change his plan just by listening to the long talks of film critics, even if this person is called Roger Albert.
"That... Mr. Albert."
This was totally a philosophical disagreement. Duke did not hold back in the end, "As far as I know, George Lucas passed..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Roger Albert, "Lucas? Has he ever won an Oscar for best director?"
The face of this famous film critic is not very good-looking. Duke accidentally touched his painful foot. More than ten years ago, he also abused "Star Wars" as a member of the doomed movie. That slap in the face of the fan, even if I think about it now, my heart will still aching.
"I think Oscars don't mean everything, right?" Duke tried to calm down his tone.
"Courage to Death Island" is about to be released, and it is no good to be deadlocked with these top film critics. Although he doesn't care about their voices, these guys still have some influence.
The two people's philosophy towards the movie can be described as a world of difference. Roger Albert said a few more words, seeing Duke's prevarication, and simply walked away.
"Oscar does not mean everything..."
Suddenly a monotonous nasal voice came from the rear side, Sophia walked over, pulled a chair away, and sat directly next to Duke, jokingly, "Director Rosenberg's confidence is completely overwhelmed."
"Everyone wants to take the Oscar." Duke shrugged and said nonchalantly, "but there is no need to take it too seriously."
Regardless of what other directors do, Duke will not specifically shoot movies for awards just because he wants to be the best director.
"Why don't you go upstairs for an interview?"
Arguing on this topic, there will be no results in a day, Sophia simply changed the topic, "Media reporters have a good response to the film."
"The focus of publicity now is Lee." Duke spread his hands and said, "Besides, I am a director, not a star that needs exposure."
Sean Connery’s incident is still fermenting. As his ex-wife joins the accusation ranks, more and more black history has been dug up by the media. Under Warner’s PR planning, the media keeps comparing Christopher Lee to him. By the way, even the role of John Mason and "Break into Death Island" have been repeatedly mentioned by the media, and the effect of the publicity has fully met expectations.
In addition to the routine publicity projects, the pre-publicity of "Break into Death Island" was also carried out mainly around the legendary experience of Christopher Lee. After the film was released, new publicity spots would be the main focus.
This is the most basic claim strategy of the film, and the propaganda party will never throw out the cards all at once.
The main public relations of the party is Warner. Duke is completely a companion. He only needs to show a smile when he should laugh, and when he should say something, he is not an aloof and stereotyped person. He understands that this is just the best in Hollywood. Normal interpersonal communication.
Of course, all the relationships with these film critics who are sucking blood in the film industry are all false. The most important thing is the checks and expensive gifts sent by Warner Bros.
According to Robin Grand, Warner’s budget was $250,000 for Roger Albert alone.
Even if the other party has newspaper columns and film reviews, this is still a tempting number.
The public relations party lasted until very late before it came to an end. When Duke walked out of the hotel, he felt his face was about to laugh.
The night was getting deeper, and the top-level meeting room of the Fox Building in Century City was brightly lit. Several Fox executives including Townsend Roseman, the caa management team headed by Martin Bob, and Tom Cruise and Brad ·The main creative staff, including Pete, are all sitting around the long conference table.
"I got the feedback statistics from the audience survey of the "Brave to Death Island" preview." Martin Bob hung up the call he had just received and said slowly.
For Hollywood giants, there are not too many secrets in this circle, and the results of the screening are generally not within the confidentiality of major companies.
Martin Bob didn't mean to sell off, and said directly, "Warner collected a total of 456 questionnaires, of which a and a+ score questionnaires were as high as 415, and there were only 17 comments below c!"
Everyone’s expressions were not very good. Townsend Rothman’s brows even wrinkled slightly. This is simply a test run of "Life and Death". According to the box office conversion rate of "Life and Death", "Brave Crush" "Death Island" may create amazing North American box office results.
For a moment, Townsend Rothman had the idea to postpone the release date of "Interview with the Vampire", but then gave up. "Interview with the Vampire" was launched on the first weekend of May in the promotion. Coupled with the intensive publicity of post-production, 20th Century Fox has invested nearly five million US dollars in publicity expenses alone. If the film is rashly changed the release date, a considerable part of these funds will be lost, not only the pre-publicity work of the film It will become useless, and the contract signed with the theater will also be invalidated, which means that there is still a liquidated damages.
Besides, "Interview with the Vampire" has also held a trial screening some time ago, and the reputation of the trial screening is no worse than that of "Courage to Death Island". The only disadvantage lies in the type of film.
"Townsend, the other party lacks first-line stars in publicity." Martin Bob looks confident on the surface, as if "Interview with the Vampire" will be as good as caa's past packaging projects. He looked at sitting Cruise next to him, "Don't forget, we have Tom."
Tom Cruise has habitually raised his chin. He does have the proud capital. Nowadays, the top star of this era has an unparalleled box office appeal in the Internet information age. Since "High Aspirations", he can be called a movie Outstanding guarantee.
No matter how you look at it, "Interview with the Vampire" is not inferior to "Break into Death Island", it has also steadily stabilized. According to Hollywood's past experience, the gap between the movies released during the same period is not too big, and the reaction is in the box office There is often a large number difference above.
The Fox executives discussed a few words, and then finalized the final plan. "Interview with the Vampire" keeps the original release date unchanged, and at the same time increases publicity. Tom Cruise has recently had some scandals or lace. In short, it must attract the attention of the public and the media.
How can we better promote the film? Not only the 20th Century Fox, but also Duke and Warner Bros. are facing this problem. Just like "Interview with the Vampire", "Brave to Death Island" will also face the rescheduling. A huge loss, and every weekend in the summer file, there are commercial masterpieces released. None of them are easy to pinch. If the film is withdrawn from the summer file, the preliminary publicity work will be abolished.
Fortunately, the commercial for "Courage to Death Island" once appeared in the Super Bowl, which left a deep impression on the North American public and to some extent made up for the gap in the appeal of actors.
Before the arrival of May, "Brave to Death Island" and "Interview with the Vampire" appeared intensively in major media. The media and film critics who participated in the preview of the two films waved their flags and shouted and started the final key Propaganda bombing.
Although "Brave Death Island" is obviously more suitable for the popcorn atmosphere of the summer file, Duke will not take it lightly. This era is when Tom Cruise is all the way up, and Brad Pitt is also accumulating popularity. , Kirsten Dunst is also a well-known child star, coupled with the reader base of the original novel, "Interview with the Vampire" is definitely a strong opponent.
But he is not afraid. If he retreats because of fear of competition, he might as well quit this cruel circle earlier. Which top director did not rush out in the siege of a work?
As the first weekend of May gets closer, Warner’s preparations for the film’s premiere are gradually being prepared. The film’s premiere is finally arranged on the entertainment plaza on Alcatraz Island. In terms of the attractiveness of the venue, "Brave to Death Island" won the "Interview with the Vampire".
However, the film ultimately depends on its own quality and commercial performance, which will have to wait for specific feedback after the premiere.
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