China Film’s music library is quite large and basically covers most of the tracks commonly used in movies. If there are any missing ones, you can get authorization from Yangma and China Music Group.
The former has the largest music library in Asia, and the latter has copyrights for various classic light music and symphonies.
They all have the prefix "国", so it's easy for my family to get things done.
In 2005, when copyright protection was still zero, China Film Group stole the soundtrack of an underground band in a literary film called "Journey". Unexpectedly, the original author took action and sued the "Journey" crew and the entire China Film Group.
Already.
This kind of copyright lawsuit is quite difficult to fight. The plaintiff is an unknown band and the defendant is a large group. Unexpectedly, the lawsuit was won.
This matter made China Film learn from the experience and began to pay attention to the copyright of the soundtrack. Not only the soundtrack, but other copyrights were also busy. In addition, China Film had long been involved in lawsuits with the eight major Hollywood studios over the introduction of the film.
Later, it was basically Beijing Pizza Hut who was in the court of litigation, and in turn became the copyright defender.
In 2009, China Film produced a theme film called "Tiananmen", which restored the real documentary of the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China and re-did it with special effects.
Sure enough, the restored color film is naturally better than the black and white one, and the various main theme films are not so different, they are all used as a cliché.
China Film used the reason that "special effects production is re-creation", and in the lawsuit, God will kill God if he blocks it, and Buddha will kill Buddha if he blocks Buddha.
Fang Yi gradually understood the importance of finding a backer - how China Film and Television, the leading private film and television company, did it. For a big-budget film like "Tangshan Earthquake" that has a high probability of not being able to recover its cost, it must boldly give up its share.
, a company based in Hong Kong, China Film with the prefix "Guo", and other private enterprises.
The more investors there are, the more people will share the profits, but there will also be more people who will help.
When it was the turn of "If You Are the One 2", it was a film that had already recouped its costs through product placement before it was even made. The chance of making money was 100%. China Film and Television chose to go it alone and not let anyone else invest a penny.
What should Fang Yi do: "Love Letter" is a collaboration with China Film and Swish Fox, and he is not sure whether it will be popular.
If the next one is a youth film, you can consider going it alone. The next one will be a youth film. By then, you will already have a brand, so he will undoubtedly excel.
——Just do it. After the filming of "Steel Piano" was completed, Fang Yi and Liu Tianxian returned to the capital. At this time, there were only a few parts of the "Love Letter" movie left. Sometimes the assistant director led the filming, and Fang Yi
Yi ran to do interviews to promote his movie.
Films like "Youth Movies" that were made in the same year and can be released that year need to be promoted early; on the contrary, special effects blockbusters like "Avatar" need to be completed for who knows how many years ("Avatar 2" was ten years later than expected)
), the production company will not spend a lot of money on promotion before getting the final film.
Fang Yi first told Mr. San on the phone: "The soundtrack should reflect the times, but don't be too old-fashioned."
The third master said: "Your old-fashionedness and my old-fashionedness may not be the same thing - I suggest that China Film will help you screen them first, and you take the time to listen to them one by one to see if there are any suitable ones. You can make your own judgment.
."
"Or, if you find something you like, let China Film Group buy it for you. Of course, the money must be counted as investment."
Later, I went to the China Film Group in person to explain the general progress of the film to Mr. San.
"Now that the filming is basically completed, there is still a little bit of contemporary plot left, because the female lead is Liu Yifei, and she needs to show some acting skills. I think it will take a while. I am not worried about me, I am worried about her."
"There is nothing else, some product placement? Some transitional clips? I asked an assistant director to bring a new person to help shoot these shots."
The Third Master pinched his brows and stopped talking.
The producer of China Film Group often didn't see anyone when he came to the place, but he did things in an honest way. Not only did he find a place where it snowed heavily for Fang Yi, but he also reported the general plot of the entire movie to Mr. San.
The third master still couldn't help but said: "I know, you have shot a lot of material. You must control your desire for expression. Since you are making a youth film, don't do too many things about the previous generation - those things are now
Some of them are shot by others," the third master said, blushing a little, because he knew that directors hated being directed by others, so he poured tea for Fang Yi with his stubby fingers, which made him appear to be lowering his posture.
He then said, "I personally feel that if you can make a series like a youth film, you can reach a larger audience and be more influential than a purely critical film."
"Jia Zhangke has been making movies for seventeen years, but most people may have never seen any of his movies. If the movie is too sad, we all agree, but if you don't spend money to see it, you definitely don't want to do that."
The third master looked at Fang Yi expectantly.
Good guy, this is scary.
Sometimes young directors tend to make films that satirize current affairs and are full of passion. We need such directors, but they are not mainstream.
Because the movie itself is still entertainment-oriented.
Fang Yi was secretly happy in his heart, but didn't show it on his face, "I know that these places must be highlighted as much as possible. It's just an adjustment - just like there is class distinction in "Titanic", but the theme is not to discuss that matter.
, but in terms of depth, because of those backgrounds, the movie is deeper than ordinary love."
"I previously stayed on director Jiang Wen's crew for two months and saw his shooting style. I hope I can learn from him."
The third master joked, "You mean, there is something wrong with Jiang Wen? I'm going to file a complaint against Jiang Wen." He pretended to stand up and danced.
Fang Yi took the teapot and poured it for Third Master again, repaying the sentiment of pouring tea just now. "I apologize, I have something to blame on you."
These words made Mr. San very happy. He felt that he was not a person who was obsessed with shooting darkness. The most difficult thing about making art is not the courage to crush everything, but the perseverance to crawl forward.
Although the former is also worthy of praise.
After that, Fang Yi took the time to go to the studio and cooperate with the assistant director in filming. The new guy led by the assistant director was Guo Fan. After the movie "The Adventures of Li Xianji" was animated, this guy had nothing to do, so he went to Fang Yi's place.
Come and start.
Guo Fan is not young, he has been working as a handyman for six or seven years, and he is very experienced in people. In a few days, he coaxed the entire crew to like him.
He himself was quite proud of it. Fang Yi said, "Building a good relationship with the main characters on the crew is the first step in becoming a director, so that you can direct them like an arm."
"I read in a book that directing is the art of compromise and the art of human relationships."
On the set, Fang Yi chatted with Guo Fan when he was free. In the contemporary part of the plot, the protagonist's expenses were sponsored by the manufacturer, and the camera would deliberately stay half a second to shoot the logo - this kind of thing does not require any skills.
Fang Yi was too lazy to do it.
In this grassroots team that he has set up by himself, everyone must make progress and have room to grow, and he cannot micromanage the overall situation by himself.
While we were chatting, a business car came to the set. Guo Fan thought he had invited some big names to make guest appearances, because a reporter, lighting engineer, cameraman, etc. got out of the car.
We have a big shot coming to our crew? Where are they?
Guo Fan not only thought in his mind, he also said it with his mouth.
However, he saw Fang Yi clapped his hands, stood up from his chair, and said to him, "Excuse me. There is an interview with China Film Weekly."
