After Yi Feiyang and Paramount representatives negotiated the sharing contract, all the subsequent review and classification before the film was released were left to the people at Paramount.
After all, the theater chain is theirs, and whatever classification it can be assigned will determine how much popularity and box office they can earn. In this regard, the emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is not. Paramount should be more concerned than Fantasy Pictures.
It is said that in the United States, there is a very strict film classification system. When a film is ready to be released, it will be sent for review. The place for review belongs to the "Censorship Division" of the American Film Institute.
In fact, at the beginning of the 20th century, there were no standards for censorship in the United States, and it was purely a "wild path." At that time, U.S. officials believed that movies were purely commercial and were not protected by the "free speech" of the Constitution. Therefore,
, the movies of that era were subject to censorship by local government departments, and the federal government ignored these matters. Each state and city government issued regulations to censor movies, and all kinds of wild mule, wild horse, and wild bastard movies appeared, with rampant violence and pornography.
At the limit, one can imagine the chaos in the film market...
In 1952, the Federal Supreme Court held that movies should also enjoy the right of "freedom of speech". Therefore, local governments lost their legal basis for censoring movies. However, the Supreme Court still retained the censorship of "obscene" content in movies.
Rights. This censorship power based on moral requirements has made American movies more strict on pornography and more lenient on other content such as violence.
After the US government's film censorship system disappeared, in the face of social criticism of film content, film censorship mainly became a self-regulatory behavior within the film industry. It was not until 1968 that the American Motion Picture Association began to develop a film rating system to censor films.
Clearly standardized. To date, this film rating system has been in place for nearly 40 years.
This time, the three dramas "Buried Alive", "Cruise of Terror" and "Ghost Chronicles" filmed by Yi Feiyang's Dream Pictures were assigned different levels according to the American Film Institute's "Film Classification Review Requirements".
"Buried Alive" and "Cruise of Terror" are both rated PG-13: special educational level, recommended for children after 13 years old.
The content of "The Grudge" has been tampered with by Yi Feiyang and the new "Ghost Story" is disguised as "Ghost Story". It is rated R: Restricted. It is recommended to be watched by people aged 17 or above.
Originally, "Ghost" was scheduled to be rated NC-17 based on its super-horror content, which means those under 17 years old (including those under 17 years old) are prohibited from watching. However, Paramount is an old member of the Film Association and has great influence.
With the back door open, the Film Censors Association has given them a clear path.
In fact, "backdoor review" is very common in the American film review process.
You know, the Motion Picture Association of America is a non-governmental organization with ambiguous relations with the government. Its main members include: Warner, Universal, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, etc. These large film companies control 95% of the United States.
The film business. The parent companies or groups of these film companies own more than 90% of all media in the United States. Therefore, the American Film Association’s rating system often causes losses to independent producers other than major film companies.
.In other words, independently produced films are easily harmed by the rating system. An unsatisfactory rating can cause independent films to lose their money, and the monopoly of large companies can go unchallenged.
Of course, independent films do not need to participate in ratings, because ratings are voluntary. However, if they do not participate in ratings, they can only be shown in a few theaters. Surveys show that more than 80% of theaters have formed an alliance with the American Film Institute
, comply with the rating system and reject unrated movies. The reason is simple. The main income of the theater system depends on major movie companies.
In the United States, someone once compared the film lenses of independent producers with those of large companies. It was found that almost identical lenses, if produced by independent producers, were classified as NC-17, while if they were produced by large companies, they were classified as NC-17.
Rated R.
However, there is one film that is an exception, and that is "Lust, Caution" filmed by the previous Chinese director Li Yin.
The producer of Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" is the president of "Focus" Film Company. This company was founded in 2004 and has very little experience. Therefore, could the NC-17 rating be some kind of warning to this "junior"?
, we have no way of guessing. However, Focus Films is affiliated with Universal Pictures, and Universal is an important member of the Motion Picture Association of America. Will the rating system target its own people?
After "Lust, Caution" was rated, the producer quickly expressed its acceptance of the result and did not even ask for revisions and re-rating. This is a bit strange. The trick in it should be said to be "clear": Who makes Li Yin not a blond and blue-eyed American?
Dude, but a Chinese with black hair and black eyes!
Compared with the great Chinese director Li Jian in his previous life, Yi Feiyang was lucky enough to serve as producer and director for three films respectively. At least that film "The Ghost Story" was classified as R-rated for Paramount's sake.
Rather than the cheating NC-17.
Of course, this is also because although Yi Feiyang is Chinese, he is still not popular enough. Although he created "Blair Witch" which exceeded 200 million yuan, he is a "second-rate trafficker". The movies he has actually shot have not yet shown his skills, so he has not yet
He is taken seriously by the American film industry, so he himself will not be regarded as a "threat" to American films.
Today, the review and classification of the three films from Fantasy Pictures have been completed quickly with the "interference" of Paramount.
All is ready except for the opportunity.
Just waiting for it to be released on time for Halloween.
Fantasy Pictures is working hard and is committed to the project.
After all, this is the first shot of the company's establishment. If it can get off to a good start, that would be great.
What's more, it's a three-shot combo. If it can hit the bull's-eye, it will be a big success, so how can the people from Fantasy Pictures not be excited?!
In contrast, Paramount, which arranges theatrical distribution, takes this very lightly, even indifferently.
In fact, Paramount, as a big boss in the film industry, simply looks down on this big bullshit film company owned by Yi Feiyang, and will not focus all its theaters on "Buried Alive", "Terror Cruise", and "Ghost".
"Real Records" on three short films.
Paramount only allocated one-tenth of its total theater circuit to schedule these three movies, and the rest was given to "Moonlight: The Movie" with more investment and more awesome directors. Overall, I feel that it can make a fortune.
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"Moonlight" is a well-known series of Halloween horror films. It has a fixed audience, low investment risk, and Dimension Pictures is relatively well-known. It is definitely a wise choice to support this film.
In other words, Yi Feiyang accidentally became "brothers in the same discipline" with Dimension Pictures, competing together for Paramount Cinema's film schedule.
However, from the very beginning, Fantasy Pictures started from a lower base. Each of its three dramas only had one-tenth of the share; while Dimension's "Moonlight" accounted for seven-tenths.
Although Paramount gave Fantasy Pictures a small number of films to schedule in theaters, it was enough for Yi Feiyang.
Gold will always shine.
Whether it's a mule or a horse, it must be pulled out for a ride!
Yi Feiyang is confident in the three movies he has filmed. He believes that as soon as his movie is released, it will definitely change the minds of Paramount executives. Unless, those people are a group of fools who don't want to make money...
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The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
It has to be said that Yi Feiyang overestimated the potential of his three dramas, or in other words, the reputation and box office of these three dramas in his previous life too much affected his judgment on the effects after they were released.
November 1, 1998.
Western Halloween.
That night, demons were dancing wildly on the big screen, and ghosts were roaring.
Basically, all the small film companies are gathered in this "Ghost Cry Wolf" schedule. Zombies, werewolves, vampires, and cold-faced killers wearing white masks all jump out and perform their murderous stunts on the screen.
The intestines were opened and the stomach was broken, and blood flew everywhere...
"Moonlight 7", "Scream 2", and "Scream 4", these movies with a fixed audience group have attracted young people to flock to them.
And the sequel of "Blair Witch", which Yi Feiyang once produced, has been released, and it has attracted many young audiences with its unquenched sense of mystery and horror.
In comparison, Yi Feiyang's three dramas were miserable.
The attendance rate of "Terror Cruise" and "Buried Alive" was less than 20%!
In other words, in a movie hall with 100 seats, only about 20 people chose to watch these two movies.
The movie's slow pace, lack of bloodshed, and lack of visual impact are the biggest criticisms from the audience.
"Damn it, it's Halloween tonight, and we're actually allowed to watch such a boring movie!"
"We want blood, we want violence, we want blood and flesh! We don't want this shit to be buried alive, and the cruise ship story keeps repeating!"
"Are you mistaken? Is this also a horror movie? How come I wasn't shocked at all after watching it? Although I have only watched the beginning, I can confirm that this is definitely a bad movie!"
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"That China Yi is really hopeless. I thought he was so awesome, but he actually made such a bad movie!"
"Ha, a second-rate dealer is a second-rate dealer! Look, what bullshit Dream Pictures' work is, it's simply rubbish!"
"Chinese people are not suitable for making movies in the first place. The Chinese Yi is just a nouveau riche. Look now, his true colors have been revealed!"
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It can be said that many teenagers who have been fed their appetite by blood find it difficult to accept Yi Feiyang's "Buried Alive" and "Terror Cruise" during the Halloween period, thinking that such dramas are too boring and monotonous.
After the premiere, as directors, Rabbit Bill and Fat Jack, the brothers and sisters couldn't help crying.
What a bully!
It was my first time filming, and yet I was scolded so miserably!
Woohoo!
In contrast, "Ghost Story", directed by Yi Feiyang himself and incorporating the content of "The Grudge", received unexpected results when it premiered.
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