"Hey, do you know that the Crying Game and this relationship are questionable? Yes, you don't know how you got so many nominations? Okay..."
Ronald kept calling his friends in the industry at home. Everyone was baffled as to why the Oscars suddenly began to favor movies with British backgrounds.
The current Commander-in-Chief, the current British Prime Minister Major, and the old Commander-in-Chief Ronald and Lady Margaret do not have the kind of personal relationship that transcends leaders. Back then, Hollywood did not flatter such people. Why has it suddenly changed now?
Where is the wind direction?
"Hey, do you know about the crying game and how ridiculous this situation is?" Ronald made more than twenty phone calls and had to drink a can of Coke to moisten his throat. "What, you know...ahem..."
Suddenly the person on the phone said that he knew about these two movies, which made Ronald, who was overjoyed, choked, "Sonny, how do you know? How do they do marketing?"
"What are you talking about, Ronald? Your family came to my place for vacation, and I showed you a Crying Game?" The person on the phone was Sonny Bono, the former Palm Springs mayor.
Long, I am baffled as to why Ronald starts forgetting things at such a young age.
"Oh yeah? Which one is it? Why don't I remember it at all?"
Ronald put down the phone and tried to think about it, but he really couldn't remember anything.
"Isn't it the movie that premiered in Palm Springs? The two of us slept in the cinema from beginning to end..." Diane remembered it, and also gave him a lot of facial masks, bath salts, and skin care products, and soaked in Palm Springs.
A good match for hot springs.
"Shxt...is that one?" Ronald finally had some impression. Is this the movie that he felt was stupid? He went to a premiere in a place where there were not many moviegoers, and even gave away a lot of money.
Gifts and vouchers…wait for it…”
Ronald suddenly remembered. Before going to bed in the movie theater, he still felt a bit like he was working as a publicist for prize money?
Thinking back to what the new president of the college, Robert Remy, said about "elderly people," my thoughts suddenly opened up.
"Fuck, this is a Weinstein movie, right? This guy is worse than me..."
Ronald immediately understood that this was an upgraded version of his public relations formula from last year. Last year, if he sent videos to the judges, he would have more opportunities to watch the films he sent for awards.
But this year, this year everyone has learned this trick. If they all send video tapes, it means that no video tapes are given. Those elderly judges got so many video tapes at once, which is almost the same as in previous years. No one has a special impression.
Deep.
But going to their favorite vacation spot for a screening is completely different. With a pile of video tapes at home, how can they be as impressive as reliving old dreams on vacation and watching a movie in a cinema?
"Ang, I remember you said to me that you saw a movie when you were on vacation in Hawaii. Do you still remember which one it was? I wonder? Okay, thank you, it's okay. I just want to ask you, this
The movie has won many Oscar nominations... A wedding banquet? A wedding banquet is probably impossible. The Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and the three major European film festivals rarely award the same movie..."
"Go and check whether these two films were directed by Weinstein's Miramax, and how they managed distribution and financing, who were the main guarantor banks, and who were the domestic distributors?
…”
After Ronald finished his instructions, he poured himself a cup of coffee and drank it slowly.
This Weinstein is indeed very powerful. He is a genius when it comes to exploiting loopholes. Last year, most of the producers followed suit and increased investment in the videotape offensive he launched last year. Only he understood the logic and changed his appearance.
After a while, we held a screening at the resort of the elderly judges and conducted public relations in person.
In terms of the cost of doing this, it will definitely be much more expensive than express delivery of video tapes, but the effect is definitely really good.
"This man is truly a genius and understands the needs of the elderly so well..."
Richard next to him was also surprised. He had just learned from a friend that both films were produced by Weinstein. However, due to financing reasons, he gave away all the creative positions and only retained the
The position of a producer and company in the opening credits.
In other words, if the movie is a box office success, he will not get the highest priority share of the rights, but if the movie wins, it is inevitable that he will go on stage to accept the award.
"Yeah, so many people voted for his movie..." Ronald, Richard, and Michael Gray had another small meeting and chatted for a long time. He wanted to thoroughly understand this method and have a clear understanding of the Oscar judges.
What is the extent of the impact.
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"Oh, Ronald, I haven't seen you for a long time..."
Realizing that he still knew too little about these elderly judges, Ronald went to Beverly Hills and made an appointment with the star he had worked with many times, Gregory Peck.
After Parker finished filming the Sino-US co-production "Hey, Frank", he retired from theater movies. His body could no longer support such high-intensity film shooting, and he could only take part in TV movies and TV series to survive.
.
Parker himself was very satisfied with being able to end his screen career with a movie like "Hi, Frank" that reflected veterans. Although the Oscars did not give him any recognition, at several screenings he attended
, many veterans and elderly people said a lot of thanks to him, which made him once again feel the powerful resonance that the character brought to the audience.
Coupled with the cooperation with Teacher Zhao, most of the time the two did not say any lines that they understood each other, and relied on expressions and body language to communicate and take over the scenes. This kind of performance also made him feel satisfied.
So he still had a good impression of Ronald, but after filming, he returned to his usual loneliness. This time Ronald came to visit when he had nothing to do, which made him very happy.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I recently made a TV movie in which Veronica and I's daughter Celia also plays my daughter, and my on-screen wife is Lauren
Bacall, the last time we played a couple was thirty years ago. Hahaha, have you watched it on the TV station? I am really satisfied with my performance."
This movie called "Portrait" tells the story of him and Lauren Bacall, a pair of elderly people living in a nursing home, who went home and asked their daughter to draw two portraits. The daughter found out that they were going to sell the old house.
She was very sad to lose the house of her childhood memories. In the end, she found that her parents were very satisfied with her portrait, and the family deepened their relationship with this tender story.
If it had been a few decades earlier, it would have been another theatrical movie with a great box office. Now this kind of subject matter can only be filmed and shown on TV stations.
"I'm sorry. I've been busy with a lot of things recently. The Oscar nomination has disrupted all my plans. I haven't watched TV for the past two days..."
Ronald was a little annoyed that he didn't have a capable assistant team. He didn't know this kind of thing, which seemed a bit rude.
"Ha, don't apologize, Ronald. I also know very well that this is not the Hollywood of the past. Don't talk about you, my own children and friends. I also recorded it on video tape and sent it to them. The TV station only
Play it again, No, this is the one for you..." As he said that, Gregory Peck asked his wife Veronica to find a box of video tapes.
"Hey, what's happening now? Good acting skills and good stars have to be searched hard to find their movies and TV performances. All they can see are..." Ronald took the video tape and said,
I am also a little bit emotional. I want to find a copy of the Golden Age, but it actually takes a lot of effort.
Moreover, most of the current video tapes are not ripped from the original copies to save trouble. What is even more annoying is that in order to allow small TVs to see larger close-ups, many video tapes are cut off from the left and right sides and then simulated lenses.
A widescreen movie video produced by swiping left and right.
Many times, the director's ingenuity in editing is completely destroyed by this dubbing technology. The most typical example is the 2.39:1 anamorphic widescreen of "Lawrence of Arabia". The video tape is simply unwatchable.
"Stop talking about those unhappy things, why did you come to see me today?" Gregory Pike and Ronald had a pleasant chat, but his wife came over to remind him very wisely, and Peck also slapped his thigh to express his gratitude.
I already felt better after nagging a lot, so it was Ronald's turn to speak.
"Actually, I came here with a request. I met a company that specializes in going to resorts and high-end retirement apartments to do special screenings, so I wanted to ask, what does Mr. Parker think of this kind of thing?"
Ronald took out the special screening done by Miramax and told Pike again, wanting to know what the other party really thought. Do they really like this kind of thing?
"Oh, very cheap action, very cheap..." Gregory Peck expressed his strong opinion as soon as he heard it. He had just made a movie about a retirement apartment, so of course he knew how to go there to attract elderly stars.
What's going on with compassion.
"Oh, I don't mean to condemn him. In fact, I quite admire him for coming up with this trick. I want to know if those celebrities really like to do this, or if we can have a better way to bring out the latest happenings in Hollywood.
bring them to you."
Ronald quickly explained that he did not want to condemn this kind of behavior. If you are willing to watch a special screening, then many studios will definitely do this in the future, and I will definitely bring a copy to show it specifically to the elderly stars.
"Actually, you don't have to say good things for them. I've seen this kind of bad trick before..." Gregory Peck was the president of the Academy in the 1970s and also reformed the Oscar judging system. Of course he knew that some
People do this kind of behavior to please the elderly judges in order to win awards.
But in fact, elderly judges also like and hate this kind of thing. They really want to have the opportunity to participate in the latest movies after retirement. Even if they just make comments and be reported anonymously by reporters. But they
I hate this kind of utilitarian behavior. After this year's award season, it was forgotten by people, and no one will remember it until the same time next year.
"Let me ask you, do you know what you worry about most as a star?" Gregory Peck was still very satisfied with Ronald's arrival, so he thought of teaching him something.
"Eh? Forgotten by the audience?" Ronald thought for a long time and squeezed out a sentence.
"Almost, to be more precise, we are afraid that we are no longer relevant...no longer relevant to Hollywood, to the studios, and to the glamorous film industry. There is no news about you in the newspapers, and no one invited you to the premiere.
No one will interview you until your best friend wins an honorary award, or dies, or until your own funeral..."
Ronald probably understood the core demands of these old judges. In fact, they still need to find things related to today's Hollywood and reappear in front of the audience and the media. Although they don't like excessive media coverage, it really only happens once a year.
They also feel uncomfortable with the opportunity to be noticed.
While listening to Gregory Peck talk about some past events, he was thinking, where can these old celebrities have any news worthy of hype?
Suddenly, Ronald thought of what director Akira Kurosawa had entrusted to him. Big stars and directors have some masterpieces. Every time they are recognized by movie fans, most of them will call them by the names of their characters in classic movies.
"Speaking of which, Roman Holiday between you and Ms. Audrey Hepburn, although the TV station often screens it, I feel that there are big problems. Many edits have been reprocessed, and there are also some old screening scratches..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Isn't it? The best screening of Roman Holiday that I have seen in recent years was in the cinema on the Bund, although the sound was dubbed in Chinese
, but the copy that respects the original editing on the big screen still reminds me of a lot of past events. Alas, Audrey also passed away, and her collections and jewelry were also put up for auction..."
At this point, Gregory Peck had another physical problem due to sadness and kept coughing, so Ronald had to leave first.
Audrey Hepburn unfortunately passed away at her home in Switzerland last month due to a sudden illness. This incident was such a blow to Gregory Peck that he even recorded a eulogy and played it at Hepburn's funeral.
Nader accidentally brought up the past and apologized to Parker's wife.
"It doesn't matter. In fact, Gregory knew that Audrey had no time last autumn. Unfortunately, he was not in good health and was unable to see her for the last time. Even some of the jewelry that Gregory originally gave to Audrey were also used.
His family put it up for auction..." Parker's wife told the reason why Parker felt sad. He felt bad that such personal items were put up for auction.
"I will think of something. The auction house and I have a good relationship now."
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"Marty, what's the best technique to use to recreate classic movies from the past?"
After returning home, Ronald also wanted to understand the ultimate public relations technique for judges. He first called one of the two most famous old film collectors in Hollywood, Martin Scorsese.
"Oh, Ronald, you asked the right person. First of all, you need a conversion technology that uses envelope trimming technology. On a 4:3 TV set, add black strips on the top and bottom sides, so as to ensure the director's original editing.
Not to be misrepresented…”
Scorsese said one of the most important things is that you cannot use anamorphic technology to stretch the 1.83 or 2.39 aspect ratio of old movies into a 4:3 TV format. You must have black bars on the top and bottom of the TV.
, although the visible range is smaller, this can restore the original appearance of the movie.
Real movie fans will buy expensive large-screen TVs and don't care about the two black bars at the top and bottom.
"Also, video tapes are actually not a very good carrier. If possible, they should be distributed using LaserDiscs. No matter how many times you watch them, those nasty white strips will not appear after degaussing..."
"What you said makes sense..." Ronald understood that playing the video tape multiple times will cause irreversible wear and tear. The most typical example is the "Instinct" video tape, which has undergone several large-scale replacements.
The footage taken at a specific time has been worn away due to repeated playback, leaving only snowflakes.
"In addition, LaserDisc can also include some scenes that have not been edited, or interviews with directors and actors, etc., which is much more convenient than video tapes..."
"I said, Marty, can you please participate in these films that Mr. Kurosawa Akira gave me and become the producer of the latest remastered video tapes and laser discs? I really need your understanding of the old films.
Those studies have made these video tapes the best they can be, and they are most recognized by movie fans. I think there is no one more suitable for this job than you..."
"Damn it, you're so right. I've always been jealous. You know, Mr. Kurosawa didn't look for me. Instead, he looked for you..."
"Hahaha, I'm going to interview you about your views on Kurosawa's film. It's included as a bonus at the back of the deluxe edition, along with Francis (Coppola), George (Lucas), Steven (Scott)
(Pielberg), I will interview them all. You can choose which one you like best first..."
"I want to pick whatever you choose, and you have to interview me for every movie..."
Finally, Ronald decided on the ultimate public relations campaign for those elderly directors and stars, which was to re-release their classic movies. What could be better than the best version and the best remake to stay in the hearts of movie fans forever?
, what is more attractive to them?
"Michelle, please help me check which video tape and laser disc publishing companies on the market use envelope trimming and conversion technology. Let's get in touch, and it's best to acquire them."
Ronald found Michel Cannold and asked him to conduct a market survey for himself. It would be best for such a classic film publisher to be in his own hands.
"It's easy to check. The cost of envelope trimming letterbox technology is several times higher than ordinary conversion. Only a few large studios and independent video tape departments on the market will use this format for some classic movies...
"Michelle Cannold responded to Ronald that same day.
Independent video production companies rarely use this technology. Generally speaking, they use ordinary full-screen deformation (simple and crude stretching into 4:3), or panning and scanning (intercepting important parts of the movie screen, and converting the film beyond 4:3).
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"There is only one independent video production company that actually uses envelope trimming, called The Criterion Collection, which is now a division of Voyager, a publishing and educational multimedia company."
"I asked my lawyer to contact them. I want to buy this company..."