Few people believe that a little bit of simulation of the movement of a live-action movie camera will bring any benefits to animated films.
But Ronald is well aware of the appeal of this technique to viewers who are seeing it for the first time. This shooting method can actually be very crude. When he was filming "Break Dance", he used a very crude method to shoot it.
come out.
Although if you look closely, you can actually see the photographer, this shot is still very popular with the audience. It can give people a sense of dizziness. When they experience the ups and downs of emotions and are about to reach the climax, it can make the audience
There is a feeling of release.
However, this kind of shooting method has been shot in live-action movies before. Children have rarely seen animated cartoons. In addition, parents will also have a sense of novelty when they see similar scenes in cartoons.
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Those audiences who applauded for ten minutes at the internal screening of the New York Film Festival were not hired. America actually does not have a tradition of applauding for a long time. This was completely spontaneous by the audience and was a very good signal.
Ronald is more confident than the people at Disney.
Ronald, who stayed in New York, also attended the premiere of a movie. That was "City Slickers" with Helen Slater.
The movie is directed and starred by Billy Crystal. Although it imitates John Wayne's movie "The Cowboys" in form, it is completely invisible to the audience because the drama is changed into a comedy.
Helen played an urban literary young woman in it, and her appearance was very good. However, her role was relatively small, and some of the emotional scenes she filmed were cut out by director Christo due to time constraints.
"Hey, it's a pity. I thought my performance had improved and I might be able to compete for this year's awards..."
When Helen returned home, she began to sigh. All movie actors, especially female stars, have an instinctive comparison mentality with regard to their screen time and the number of close-ups.
"My dear, this is the director's choice, because it has to meet the length requirements of the theater release. In fact, your performance is really good, much better than the previous comedies you performed..."
What Ronald said to Helen was not a lie. Her acting in the previous films "Ruthless People" and "Happy Together" were always a bit artificial.
But in this play, she was much more relaxed, and the audience didn't feel like they were watching a rehearsal for a stage play. The character was also very close to the image of an artistic young woman in the audience's mind, and no faults could be found.
Of course, acting is a contradiction of finding dramatic conflict in similarities, and Helen's acting skills are only similar, not impressive enough to be memorable.
However, women still have to be coaxed, and Ronald knew that in addition to having less scenes, he did not appear side by side with her at the premiere, which was also an important reason for Helen's unhappiness.
"Will you be free tomorrow?"
"Where to go?" Helen cheered up and did not let these small problems affect her emotions. She now does a lot of drama practice and teaches amateur actors in the actors' troupe, and her mentality is much better than before.
This may also be the reason for the improvement of her acting skills. Teaching the principles of acting to others is actually a process of self-examination of improvement. At least when you let others relax, you will also become more relaxed.
"I have made an appointment with someone to discuss cooperation. You can go with me..."
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"Yeah, this is where Michael Jackson recorded?"
The next day, Helen, wearing a black top and a red scarf, appeared with Ronald at the recording studio of Sony Records in Columbia.
"Ha, this is not it. MJ has a dedicated recording studio. Our president has stipulated that MJ has unlimited priority. This is for recording some second- and third-tier singers, and everyone must take turns to use it." The speaker was a black man from Columbia Records.
Veteran jazz producer.
"Oh, this is great, I didn't expect to be able to record here..." Helen has been trained in jazz piano and vocals since she was a child, and she even had a development path as a singer before making movies.
"What does it smell like?" Helen entered the recording studio and smelled a strange smell, which was very strong.
"Damn it, those little bastards are here again... Sorry, a new black rapper was recording here before. They don't understand any rules and made this place a mess. They're all from Chicago.
You know, low-level singers, if you have a street background, you are not afraid of anything. I apologize to you, we should go over there to meet your band..."
The producer closed the door and ordered the ventilation fan to be turned on. He personally accompanied Ronald and Helen to another conference room, where there were already six gray-haired black musicians waiting. It turned out that they were all famous jazz musicians from New York.
The singer accompanies the song. It's just that black people nowadays prefer rap. It's been a long time since they've received such a message from a rich man who spends a lot of money and wants to record a record with a beautiful woman. Everyone is very excited and wants to catch the fat sheep and make a small fortune.
"He came like a shadow into my room, and his eyes like the sea made me find myself..." Helen went up and played and sang a song of her own composition and lyrics, "Touch lightly and leave."
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The six musicians looked at each other in surprise, and then joined in the improvisational accompaniment one by one, making it very emotional.
After the song ended, Ronald touched his nose, as if the lyrics were sung to himself, and then he started to applaud, and the six musicians stood up and took off their hats to pay tribute to Helen.
"We originally thought you were here for fun, but we didn't expect you were good enough to record immediately. It's been a long time since we heard a white person singing improvised jazz..."
"Really?" Helen was happiest when professionals praised her professional abilities.
"Yes, and you can record one song to the end, unlike those young black people who can only record some sentences separately. Their interpretation skills are not good. The last white girl who can sing a song from beginning to end is, ahem, a female singer.
, or Karen Carpenter..."
"Hahaha……"
Seeing that Helen was happy, Ronald encouraged them to try recording a song to see the effect. Then he went to talk to the producer just now about the main purpose of the trip. He wanted to cooperate with Columbia Records to produce a soundtrack for a classic British movie.
album.
In white middle-class families, many people are still interested in light music, and they will listen to it at parties and dinners to create an atmosphere. The soundtracks of famous passages in old movies are very suitable for this kind of music.
As a film producer, there are many opportunities for cooperation. Now that Ronald has a better relationship with Sony, he wants to put future soundtrack albums on Sony Columbia for distribution, such as the just-successful "Dances with Wolves".
"Silence of the Lambs," and "Other People's Money" to name a few.
While Ronald was chatting with the producer, the door of the conference room suddenly opened, and a loving Italian man walked in.
"Director Li, I am your fan. You chose Columbia as your long-term partner for the original soundtrack. That is really the wisest choice..."
"This is President Motura..." The producer stood up and introduced Ronald.
"Hello..." Ronald knew that this was the American he trusted most after Sony acquired Columbia Records. Last year, he replaced Yetnikov, the great hero of the merger, as the CEO of the record company.
"I'm sorry, I've been busy with MJ's new album recently, and I didn't come to say hello to you just now. Fortunately, you haven't left yet and can give me a chance to pay tribute to you... Your Dirty Dancing album created a miracle.
, I sold MJ back then, hahaha..." The CEO's words are very charming, which makes people put down their guard and create a sense of intimacy.
Nowadays, movies and music, through the medium of video tapes, tend to work closely together and even merge. What a movie brings is not only video tapes, but also TV replays, and the salaries of stars who appear in it. The recording industry also likes this kind of without too much
It is a high-cost work. Although it has to be shared with the movie, the production cost is also low, and the profit is still considerable. Motula cannot underestimate this financial source.
"Mr. Motula..."
"Call me Tommy..." Motura was very satisfied with the content of the contract and came over personally to express his closeness to Ronald. The two talked about the current trends in cooperation between Hollywood and the record industry.
"We will have more cooperation like this in the future. Columbia Records' previous cooperation with Hollywood was very annoying due to packaging business. This kind of direct cooperation is more suitable."
"Are you also worried about CAA's packaging business?" Ronald understood something.
"Ovitz is a very ambitious agent. He has stretched his hands a bit too far recently and has attracted many clients from the recording industry... We also have to deal with him..."
Motura told Ronald that Ovitz's expansion in the music industry was far smoother than the attacks he received in the advertising industry.
This year he signed an agent contract with an important music producer, David Geffen of Geffen Records. This producer with a wide range of interests sold the Geffen Records label he founded to Panasonic MCA.
Now he has also signed his agency contract with Ovitz.
Ovitz's biggest gain as a singer was rock star Madonna. This was his first time catching a big fish in the music industry.
"The director actually loves and hates Ovitz's packaging system. He loves it because it is convenient and has a high project success rate. He hates it because it deprives him of some freedom in creation and casting..."
"It's all the same, they like to use packaging to create monopolies..."
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It was not convenient to go too deep into this topic, so Motula asked again:
"Have arrangements been made for Miss Slater's recording?"
"We're trying to record. I asked the guys who accompanied Bing Crosby to come in..."
"very good……"
Everyone was walking and chatting. When they arrived at the recording studio, Helen just finished the trial recording. Motula personally picked up the headphones and listened for a while, "Very good, great... Miss Slater's voice is very distinctive. You might as well consider a career in the record industry."
develop……"
Helen made a gesture of thanks very obediently, which made Motula's eyes light up. This beauty's singing was very average, and she didn't have any potential to become famous. However, her temperament was first-class, and she was completely different from the beauties in the record industry. At first glance, she could tell
Raised in a good family.
When he saw Helen giving Ronald a sweet kiss, he immediately looked understanding and had a high opinion of Ronald. He didn't know how Hollywood did it. In the record industry, it was able to produce female singers.
Talent makes good producers.
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"Is Ovitz making big moves now?" In the evening, Ronald and Richard were talking on the confidential line, "I heard that he signed two big names in the music industry..."
"Yes, although Madonna really wants to make movies, her value in music is much higher. David Geffen's company sold for 800 million. He signed the contract mainly to save trouble. His interest gradually shifted to modern art collection
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"This guy..." Ronald thought of the eight paintings he had tricked him into buying, and then left them in the basement to collect dust.
Richard thought he was talking about Ovitz, "He has opened up many new fronts. In addition to the record industry, he also broke into the corner of ProServ, the largest agency in the sports world, and brought in the famous college basketball coach Tubby Smith.
It was dug up.
The industry in which ProServ has the strongest power is tennis, where big consumer goods companies like to be endorsers. Ovitz wants to enter the sports agent business.
"If he doesn't fight with us and opens up a new front, we can get along peacefully." Ronald thought to himself, maybe after losing the battle for Coca-Cola advertising, Ovitz switched to an easier job.
Has the industry developed?
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"This is best..."
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"George..."
After making the call, Ronald saw little Doug and little George, the eldest son of the commander-in-chief, waiting for him in the living room for a few minutes. "You should have informed me immediately, Helen." Isn't it a little bit to let the commander-in-chief's son wait for him?
Too much?
"Haha, Ronald, don't be like this, I don't want to disturb you..."
Little George happily came up and hugged Ronald, "Your business is getting bigger and bigger. The company has acquired such a large film library asset. As a shareholder, you should wait..."
"It's our business..." Ronald corrected with a smile, "This is our company's third quarter operating report, take a look at it."
As he spoke, he handed over a report, which was the operating status of the anonymous limited liability company registered in Delaware.
Looking at the large-scale purchases worth tens of millions of dollars, George Jr. was very happy. This kind of company business is the favorite of children from political families like his. It has strong monopoly and good security. There is no risk of leaking information and there are no business risks.
.Especially for things like film libraries, which can generate cash flow every year through TV broadcast licensing and video tape business, it is simply a better investment than oil.
After all, the film library will not be at risk of losing money due to the rise and fall of oil prices. If some movies in the library are chosen to be remade, there will still be licensing fees, and they are assets that can be passed down to family members.
There are also some classic British films in the film library, including the copyrights of some of the films Hitchcock shot while he was in Britain. You must know that the legacy Hitchcock left for his only daughter was the copyright of eight films.
"I hope you are satisfied with the company's operations, Mr. Shareholder." Ronald motioned to little George to watch until the end.
"I'm very satisfied..." George didn't really know how to read operating reports, but the dividend check in the last envelope made him very satisfied!
"My father will be running for re-election next year. I hope you can shoot a campaign advertisement for him..." After putting the envelope into his coat pocket, little George thought of something again and said.
"Then it depends on who Ms. Barbara will give the campaign business to..." Ronald knew that George Jr. wanted another chance to show his face. In the past year, he has appeared in Texas baseball team games.
It seems that the TV broadcast has agreed to always give him a close-up shot.