"This is really shocking. I never thought it could be so realistic?" Ronald exclaimed as he looked at the screen that had just been lit.
In the 20th Century Fox screening room, Ronald and Cameron watched the test screening of "The Abyss" together. The audience's response was very good, especially the tsunami water wall hitting the shore, and another smart water use
The shots that simulated human faces caused waves of exclamations from them.
"But 140 minutes is really too long. I still suggest reducing it to 120 minutes, or at most 125 minutes. We can see the audience's feedback later..." The executive producer of 20th Century Fox continued to express his objection.
Ronald glanced at him sideways, ignored him, and continued to communicate with Cameron, "Is this all rendered through modeling? Why is the texture of the waves so realistic?"
"We have developed an algorithm to make the deformation of water more smooth and realistic, and engineers from Industrial Light and Magic have added some real water ripple textures to the surface of the model..."
The two discussed the technical details of special effects. Cameron spent a lot of energy to solve the problem of the combination of computer and real shooting. Computer-produced special effects can satisfy the imagination of filmmakers like never before, but he and
There is still a distance between the real-life images, and a large part of the work of special effects production is to perfectly integrate the two.
Kathryn Bigelow was nearby, watching the two men's discussion attentively. Cameron had little hope of getting the final cut, and the water wall scene might not make it into the final version.
Ronald's support gave him room to bargain. On the whole, science fiction and special effects-intensive spectacle movies would be wasted if they could only have a market for ordinary movies.
"Mr. Diller..." The person who came through the door was Fox boss Barry Diller, and the executive producer immediately bounced like a bullet. "I just got feedback from the test screening audience. Many people are...
The market ticks too many boxes…”
These little tricks for doing market research were used very smoothly by this executive producer. With appropriate question design and given options, it was easy to get the results he wanted. He ignored the generally high scores given by the audience and just did it.
The issue of duration sparked another discussion and put some pressure on the director in front of the boss.
"Stop talking...Gary..." Barry Diller raised his index finger to his mouth, ordering this fool to shut up.
"Ronald, we should set off. Mr. Rupert is waiting at home..."
"Ah?" Ronald raised his wrist and looked at his watch. He stood up and said to Cameron and Bigelow, "We will find time to discuss the technical details next time. Katherine, I will see your samples then.
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Bodyguard Dan got into the car in front, and Ronald and Barry Diller were chatting in the back seat of the luxury car.
"Is it okay for this movie to be 140 minutes long? People from the distribution department have told me several times that it is difficult for cinemas to schedule films, so I will increase some marketing budget..."
"No problem. The marketing consultant was Michael Gray. He came up with a gimmick to package the movie as the last collaborative movie between Cameron and Gale Heard before their husband and wife team broke up. The two still had a career after they broke up.
I've talked to them both about it, and I have no objections to it."
Ronald replied with a smile. Cameron and Gale have collaborated on films such as "Terminator" and "Alien 2", which are classic productions for science fiction fans and are very prestigious among a specific audience group.
The car drove to the famous old house "Fog Peak" in Beverly Hills. This is the mansion Rupert purchased from the descendants of MCA founder Jules Stein the year before last. It has more than 8,000 square feet.
area, and there is also a small private library inside.
This was once Katharine Hepburn's mansion, and the backyard overlooks all of Hollywood. Here at the front door, Ronald doesn't even feel like he's in Los Angeles. The mountain scenery has the feel of the German resort of Berchtesgaden, famous
The temperament of an eagle's nest.
Didi... Diane also arrived in Little Bud's car, and the two met here.
For the role, Diane returned to her original hair color, which was dark brown with a hint of red. She wore a red dress, a big bow on the belt, a dark blue coat on her upper body, and a sapphire and diamond gift from Ronald around her neck.
Necklace, the temperament is a little more mature than before, it is the most beautiful age.
When Ronald looked at her, he thought of the middle-aged version of Diane in his dream. She had a slightly shy temperament. When he was with her, she didn't have the picky feeling of a female star. She always looked like an ordinary person.
american girl.
Thinking about it, Ronald couldn't help but smile sweetly. Now there were no wrinkles in the corners of Diane's eyes. Ronald touched the small scars in the corners of her eyes with his hand. Maybe it was this imperfect detail that made her not have that kind of wrinkles.
The temperament of a traditional female star.
Ronald's hand gently held Diane's waist, and the two of them moved forward together.
Diane was a little shy when Ronald saw her, but she was very happy and cuddled up against Ronald. The two adjusted their pace, followed Barry Diller and his wife, and headed deeper.
"What an enviable couple this is..." Rupert's wife Anna also greeted them in front of the mansion. She turned out to be a reporter from the Daily Mirror and was gentle in speech. She stepped forward and grabbed Diane.
Have a chat.
"Mr. Rupert, it's nice to meet you. This is Diane..." After the introduction of the host and guest, the group walked towards the mansion. The decoration here does not have many features, but it is more spacious than before.
"I have always been a fan of your movies. As long as I have a choice on the flight, I like to pick the video tapes of your movies." Rupert used his Australian accent with earthy vowels to chat with Ronald enthusiastically.
Successful people are full of energy, and as long as they deliberately want to be friends with you, they can definitely make you feel like the most powerful person in the world.
"After I bought Fox, the movies you participated in directing and producing have the best box office and the highest return on investment. I hope you will consider cooperating with Fox for distribution in the future. If there are any good TV series, you can also consider releasing them on Fox
TV station broadcasts..."
"Ah, my cooperation with Fox is also very pleasant. I also have the idea of trying in TV series. Thank you very much Mr. Rupert..."
"I just want to know when you will make the sequel to Top Gun. My eldest daughter and two sons would like to see it." Mrs. Anna smiled and flattered her again to harmonize the atmosphere.
"My dear Anna, you should say that they like to watch Die Hard, and the rights to Top Gun are with Paramount..." Rupert had a rare moment of humor.
Everyone burst into laughter. Neither party directly pointed out the issue, but everyone knew that this was a shift in daily news reporting to reward Ronald. After Sony's efforts, the focus of American media reports began to shift from Australian barbarism.
People hacked into American media and turned to expose the extravagant life of Australian conman Scars.
Rupert's News Corporation has thus disappeared from the radar radar, quietly re-enjoying the privilege of media company bosses to be free from gossip and sensitive news.
As for Scars, who wanted to repeat the practice of cutting off investors' money in the Australian stock market on Wall Street, he was jointly suppressed by the world's most powerful financial media (New York) and the most powerful gossip media (London). Even how he was reimbursed indiscriminately
Everything about the meal expenses was dug up and made public.
His contract to acquire MGM was also dug out, and he only paid an advance payment. Subsequent payments faced more doubts. In particular, the Japanese reporting team in Queensland, Australia, sent back reports about the Australian resort.
documentary reports.
In the era of low interest rates on Wall Street a few years ago, many European and American middle-class people who went there for vacation saw their wealth shrink due to rising interest rates. The first thing many people cut back on was unnecessary travel expenses.
According to the previous trend, the new luxury resort built by Scars also faced the tragic situation of customer slump. Once the real interview video was shown on the TV media in the name of a travel program, Scars suddenly faced a huge crisis.
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"This house is so big." Diane was still thinking about it on the way back. Her father had instilled in her the acting skills and living standards of many stars in the golden age of Hollywood since she was a child. In this mansion surrounded by foggy mountains,
, as well as photos of Katharine Hepburn, Gary Cooper, John Wayne and others posing with the original owner, which are placed in the library.
The screening room in the basement also has a hand-cranked projector that could play silent black and white films when the first owner built it.
"The screening room built in my new home has the latest automatic projector. Then we can watch movies quietly without having to send someone to change the copies. The library's idea is good. I will discuss it with the designer and make a change.",
Ronald felt that he had learned a lot from visiting the celebrity mansions of the time, and he wanted to build some stylish facilities and modernize them accordingly.
"Well..." Diane burst into laughter when she heard Ronald talking about watching a movie, and looked at Ronald with a bright look on her face. Does this mean that Brother Ronnie inadvertently exposed his inner thoughts?
?
The next day, Diane came over again and wanted to go to Daydream to work with Ronald.
"Don't you still have to prepare for a role in the new film? Why are you so free?" Ronald looked at the bread and coffee bought from the Italian cafe downstairs in Diane's hand, and thought to himself why Diane was a little bit
Transitioned?
"I want to stay with you for a little longer..." Diane took off her sunglasses and handed him the breakfast.
"Huh?" Ronald made a satisfied sound. The Italian breakfast tasted very good, and the fragrant aroma made people appetite.
Of course, it was impossible for Diane to cook breakfast for her boyfriend or husband at home like the female celebrities in the 1930s. But in the last days of the 1980s, it was already possible for Diane to enjoy takeaway breakfasts brought by female celebrities.
Very rare.
Among Ronald's many female companions, Diane was the only one who remembered to get herself something delicious.
"Okay, let's watch the first cut of 'Look Who's Talking' together." Ronald slowly enjoyed Diane's breakfast and took her to the company's screening room.
"Are you moving very fast?" Ronald looked at Amy Heckerling's messy hair and two big dark circles under her eyes. It seemed that she had been working very hard for filming and editing recently.
"It's just two protagonists, a lot of indoor scenes, and Bruce Willis did the dubbing for a week. It's a simple movie." Heikelin said that this is nothing, compared with the TV series he has made in the past few years,
There isn't much difference.
"Let's get started," Ronald turned to his assistant Fatty Lecker and said, "Make Ms. Heckerling some espresso, double."
The subtitles and soundtrack of the movie have not yet been completed, but the main plot is already very smooth.
This movie has a very interesting perspective, telling the entire story from the perspective of a baby Mickey (voiced by Bruce Willis).
The heroine Molly and her boss Albert had an extramarital affair and had a child. She decided to give birth to the child and forced Albert to get married. Since no one could help, a kind and handsome taxi driver, James, always accompanied her and helped her get married.
The child changes his diaper. When the child was born, Albert said that he had not yet thought about becoming a father.
Molly turned to thinking about being a single mother. Finally, in the park, when her youngest son Mickey said the first word of his life, "da-da", Molly realized that her son had regarded the driver James as his father, and decided to
He gives himself a chance.
This plot was filmed very well. Amy Heckerling has a unique female perspective and filmed the children's story very warmly. Two adults who have lost confidence and hope in life learned to learn from the children's education.
Love, learn responsibility.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The most important thing is that Hollywood has never seen this kind of movie from the perspective of a baby before, allowing an actor to dub the inner monologue of a baby who cannot speak.
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This kind of monologue is very receptive to the audience. Many people have experience in raising children. What makes them uncomfortable is that they cannot communicate with their children and know what they want.
This kind of perspective is relaxed and pleasant, and there is a trick in the narrative. It can easily create a good chemical reaction between the male and female protagonists. If you can't film it, just let the baby tell it.
Moreover, the audience has become more tolerant of couples in which the woman is strong and the man is weak, and they no longer require the male protagonist in the movie to be stronger than the female protagonist.
Heckerling also took a trick here. Although James, played by John Travolta, does not have as good a job as Molly, who is a designer, James's income is not low, and he has a strong heart and is still a strong person psychologically.
Anyway, after the filming was completed, the staff of Daydream, who were in the audience, applauded vigorously. They also thought the movie was very heartwarming, touching, and interesting.
"It's very beautiful. That little baby is so cute..." Diane secretly said her thoughts in Ronald's ear. After the screening, she put on her big sunglasses again. Now she is more famous than before.
More often than not, sunglasses should never be left behind in public places.
"How is it? What do you think?" Heikelin drank cup after cup of coffee to refresh herself. The most important opinion came from Ronald.
"You need to control the duration to about 95 minutes. I think we can send the film to the Western Film Festival in advance and prepare to seize the schedule in the second half of the year. Not many viewers in the summer season have children, and the Christmas season is too crowded. Let's find a
On the break."
Ronald praised her, saying that the editing of Hecklin's movie was very comfortable. The rigorous training she had undergone over the past few years finally paid off. There was no obvious place in the movie that would make the audience feel uncomfortable.
"Great, I'll go back and tell my daughter Molly the good news..."
The heroine's name is actually the name of Heckerling's daughter.
"In addition, I will sign a supplementary agreement with you to give you bonuses in stages according to the box office performance. You can understand it as an agreement similar to profit sharing." Ronald took the initiative to give Heikelin a bonus.
He saw the potential of this movie and might be able to make a sequel... Now he will tie Heikelin up with agreements and benefits to get the priority for the sequel.