Nowadays, Nyasaland Star City has become a holy place in the hearts of global filmmakers. Compared with Star City, Hollywood is just a shoddy small workshop without any competitiveness.
Universal is the largest film company in Star City, and the recently released "Nyasalam" was produced by Universal Films.
"Greta, Greta, I found a great book. If it can be filmed, it will be popular all over the world-" Steele broke into Garbo's dressing room. He and Garbo came to Star City together, but they did not get the Universal Film Award.
Because of the company's favor, he could only serve as Jiabao's agent while looking for opportunities.
Film production in Star City is very mature. Directors have a Directors Guild, actors have a Screen Actors Guild, and screenwriters also have a union. Each screenwriter can submit his or her script to the Screenwriters Guild for the director to choose. If the script is lucky enough to be chosen by the director,
, then you will reach the sky in one step.
"Steele, call me Garbo—and, can you knock on the door first—" Garbo was doing her own makeup, she didn't have a makeup artist yet.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I should have knocked first -" Steele returned to the door and knocked twice symbolically, with a look of disgust on his face.
"Come in, Mr. Steele--" Garbo was serious. Although he was not famous, he was very impressive.
"I found a good script in the Screenwriters Guild. As long as it can be filmed, it will be popular all over the world-" Although Steele has not been in southern Africa for a long time, he has become accustomed to the way southern Africans talk, and he always speaks.
The whole world, as if they are the masters of the world.
"What script?" Garbo was putting on lipstick in front of the mirror. Such a small tube of lipstick costs one rand. It's really heartbreaking, and it looks good. Think about how many women there are in the world. This money is really good.
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"A story about Brad's office confronting foreign agents. Although the screenwriter did not say it clearly, everyone knows that the foreign country here refers to the British Military Intelligence Agency. The name of the script is "L.A. Story". The scene is grand, the structure is rigorous, and the lines are great.
Call it wonderful—" Steele was as excited as if he had discovered a treasure.
Garbo frowned when he heard "the scene was grand."
"It's indeed a good script, but Steele, do you have the money to make it?" Garbo pointed to the core of the problem.
There are many good scripts in the Screenwriters Guild, and everyone can choose from them, but in addition to the cost of purchasing the script, you also need to have money to make the movie.
In Star City, it is easy for rich people to make movies. They go to the Screenwriters Guild to buy a script, and then go to the Directors Guild to select a suitable director. The director will then leave all the rest to the director and wait for the final result to be accepted.
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This is the basic process, but whether a movie can be sold depends on the level of the movie. Star City has decided to hold a film festival in November every year. By then, countless directors will bring their works to participate in the film festival. I hope
Spotted by theater companies.
There are two large theater chain companies in southern Africa, one of which is Star City International Cinemas, where Universal Pictures is located, and the other is Los Angeles Film Company.
"We have no money. We came to Nyasaland and have spent all my money - didn't you just shoot an advertisement for Nyasaland Cars? Have you paid your salary? If it doesn't work, we can go to Elizabeth.
Buy the script first, a good script is hard to find -" Steele was so excited that he would not miss this opportunity even if he wanted to sell it.
Elizabeth was Garbo's friend, the first car girl of Washington Auto. The combination of beautiful cars and beautiful women is always popular. Nyasaland Automobile chose Garbo for this reason.
Compared with Garbo, Elizabeth's stardom was smooth sailing. After filming a series of commercials for Washington Auto, Elizabeth joined the crew of the famous director Bruce Electra and was filming a new movie in Whale Bay.
It is said that it is another commercial blockbuster, and Bruce Electra is the director of "Nyaasaland".
"The money for the commercial has not yet arrived, and I won't buy a script for you when it arrives. Aren't you the director yourself? Why don't you write the script yourself?" Garbo still doesn't know much about the process of making a movie. If the script is so good,
If I write about it, Hollywood directors will stop making such bad movies as "The Confession of a Horse Racing Information Agent", "The White Husband of an Indian Woman", etc.
Star City not only has a mature screenwriters union, but is also aggressively purchasing the film adaptation rights of popular novels. Los Angeles Film Company bought the film adaptation rights of many famous novels such as "La Traviata" and "Gone with the Wind". Garbo now wears makeup,
Just to participate in the interview for the role of "La Traviata".
Although Garbo signed a contract with Universal Pictures, that did not prevent Garbo from participating in interviews with Los Angeles Films.
Anyway, both film companies are owned by Nyasaland Company, so if the meat is rotten, it will be left in the pot.
"I actually wrote one and sent it to the Writers Guild -" Steele worked hard and tried everything possible.
"You wrote one?" Garbo was surprised. She had never seen Steele write a script.
Steele nodded in confirmation, but the expression on his face was not very confident.
"Then why don't you film it yourself?" Garbo suspected that buying a script even though he already had one was going to break his head.
"Screenwriting is just one of my jobs." Steele said forcefully. It wasn't that he didn't want to film, but he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to sell the film.
As the saying goes, there are specialties in the art industry. Steele is a good director, but not a good screenwriter. Steele is self-aware of this.
"Listen to me Steele -" Garbo looked serious, turned around to face Steele, and looked directly into Steele's eyes: "——Elizabeth recommends you to work on the crew directed by Electra, why don't you
Seize this opportunity? The legendary career of the Marquis of Nyasaland also started from the Cape Town Police Department. When we came to Nyasaland, we agreed to start from scratch."
"Elizabeth recommended me to work as a stage manager on the set directed by Electra. I'm not even a stage manager. To put it bluntly, I'm just a handyman. What can I learn?" Steele didn't want to waste time in Whale Bay.
In a film crew, the stage manager is a very important job. He is the person in charge of daily affairs in the film production process. The work of the entire crew requires the coordination of the stage manager. He is the big housekeeper of the film crew.
"We have just arrived in Nyasaland and we don't know many people. Why do you want to be the stage director of the crew directed by Electra? I'll give you an executive director. Are you qualified?" Garbo said with a sincere attitude.
In Garbo's opinion, Steele's role as Garbo's agent was a waste of time.
Steele said nothing and looked lonely. He now regretted that he should not have come to Nyasaland Star City.
Later, Steele drove Garbo to the interview in a rental car.
Watching Garbo walk into the Los Angeles Film Company, Steele went to buy two steamed buns and ate them back in the car while listening to the radio.
"——The British delegation arrived in Pretoria yesterday afternoon. The total number of the British delegation is 615. Compared with the last Paris Olympics, the size of the delegation has doubled. It seems that London is very interested in the Commonwealth Games.
The enthusiasm far exceeds that of the Olympic Games, but among the 615 people, there are only 297 athletes, which is less than half of the total number of delegations. William, what do you think of this issue?"
The voice of anchor Tom came from the radio. Tom and William are the most famous hosts of the Voice of Southern Africa. They will broadcast the entire Commonwealth Games live.
"Isn't this a characteristic of our British Empire? If there is one person working, there are at least three people directing it - hahahaha -" William said unscrupulously, laughing together with Tom at the end.
Steele kept a deadpan tone and showed no concern for the Commonwealth Games.
Steele and Garbo have not yet acquired Southern African citizenship.
"——The floods in Victoria are receding. The streets are in a mess and property has been severely damaged. The Victoria state government is pursuing the responsibilities of those responsible. This is a natural disaster and it is also a man-made disaster. Prosecutor Conrad said in an interview with us yesterday,
Someone has to be responsible for this—"
Steele continued, equally uninterested in Victoria's flooding.
"——The newly established Rhodesian Film Company is preparing a new crew with the purpose of filming the famous "The Count of Monte Cristo". The Americans once filmed "The Count of Monte Cristo", but that was already 20 years ago.
Now, the Rhodesian Film Company has invested 1.5 million rand in the filming of "The Count of Monte Cristo", an unprecedented amount of money, and is now recruiting qualified photographers, lighting, art, makeup, props, and assistant directors from all over the world - "
Steele opened his mouth wide and didn't even know that the meat bun in his hand fell to his body.
Hollywood did make "The Count of Monte Cristo" in 1907, a black and white silent film.
After "Nya Asaland", movies entered the color era, black and white silent films have been eliminated, and "The Count of Monte Cristo" will also be remade.
Rhodesian Film Company, just by looking at its name, you can tell the relationship between this company and the Rhodes family. In terms of culture and sports, the Rhodes family has always been generous, as "The Count of Monte Cristo" is proof.
"I must seize this opportunity!" Steele shouted, slapping the steering wheel, taking out a pen and notebook, carefully writing down the phone number of Rhodesia Film Company, and decided to call him soon to inquire about the situation.
At this time, Garbo walked out of Los Angeles Film Company in high spirits.
Steele opened the door and went up to him, ready to tell Garbo his decision.
"Steele, hurry up and congratulate me. I got the opportunity for the next round of interviews. The director wanted me to play Margaret. It's Margaret!" Garbo laughed without any image, opening his arms and thinking
Hug Steele and brake on the spot.
"What happened to you? Did you go to the trash can to snatch food from wild dogs?" Garbo looked disgusted.
Wild dog?
There are no wild dogs in Nyasaland.
Steele's face was full of grief and anger. He wouldn't be so dismissive of others. Fortunately, I have good news, and I wanted to tell you as soon as possible.
