The choir in the church stopped collectively, and continued to stand there at the assistant director's signal, watching Kang Jianfei walk towards the young male protagonist of the film...
Kang Jianfei shrugged at the young actor Cindy Frieda with some depression, then called Guan Zhilin over and said, "Tell this brat to focus on his acting and stop forgetting his lines all the time!"
Guan Zhilin smiled at Kang Jianfei, sat next to the little boy and said, "Cindy, what were you thinking about just now?"
The child opened his mouth and yawned: "I have been shooting all day today, I want to sleep."
"Can you hold on for a little longer?" Guan Zhilin smiled like the big sister next door, "When the movie is finished, I will take you to a delicious restaurant."
"Okay." The little boy said listlessly.
Next to Kang Jianfei, Cindy Frieda's mother was yelling at Kang Jianfei: "You vampire, Cindy has been working for eight hours today, and he is still a nine-year-old child!"
Kang Jianfei didn't understand what she was saying at all, but he knew what she meant without having to understand, and said: "Madam, I have promised to pay you eighteen thousand US dollars. Your son is just a kid who has shot a few children's clothing ads.
I’ve paid the newcomers enough overtime pay.”
Before the interpreter could speak, Cindy Frieda's mother yelled: "Shet, my son needs sleep!"
After listening to the translation, Kang Jianfei sighed: "Okay, your son needs to sleep, but I think you need US dollars more. I will increase your salary to 25,000, okay?"
"No, at least 30,000!" the little boy's mother said, holding up three fingers.
Kang Jianfei said: "It's settled, this is the final price, don't raise the price any more!"
After taking care of the child's death, Kang Jianfei asked the staff to come in with a basin of cold water, and asked Cindy Frieda to wash her face with cold water. After she regained consciousness, she began to continue filming.
Movie shooting in Hollywood requires weekends, just like office workers. This past weekend, Kang Jianfei once again spent a lot of money in order to "persuade" a bunch of Americans on the crew to work overtime.
The camera was set up for filming again. The choir continued to sing under the leadership of the conductor, while Cindy and Gaia, who played the role of the old man shoveling snow, began to speak dialogue.
Kang Jianfei can get by with some minor scenes, but the details that illustrate American themes such as love and family must be refined.
The reason why the first part of "Home Alone" was able to earn more than 280 million at the North American box office and more than 470 million at the global box office was because it couldn't just be that a kid set up a trap in his house to kill two stupid thieves.
Simple.
The most successful part of "Home Alone 1" lies in its discussion of family and affection, as well as its real concern for children. These are not only in line with the mainstream concepts of Americans, but are also common around the world. "Home Alone"
The subsequent films were much inferior in this regard, so the box office was far inferior to the first film.
It can be said that "Home Alone 1" is a masterpiece, while the subsequent sequels can only be regarded as good comedies and excellent children's movies.
This is also the reason why Kang Jianfei came to the United States to film "Home Alone" instead of directly adapting it into a Hong Kong version. The original film is a film with a very strict structure and a very perfect rhythm. Adapting it will only make it nondescript and will not affect American audiences.
There will definitely be barriers when watching heartwarming Hong Kong movies, and the box office will be greatly reduced.
The church scene currently being filmed is the most critical part of the entire movie and the one that most impresses the audience. Kang Jianfei, who was rushing to shoot quickly, took two full days to shoot. The previous scenes only took three days in total.
time.
Once the church scene was finished, the progress of the subsequent scenes picked up quickly.
Regardless of whether it is the United States or Hong Kong, when shooting comedy, the details need to be worked out slowly. For example, in those scenes where the stupid thief is disgraced by the mechanism, if it were another director, it would take ten days and a half to figure out how to set up the mechanism and figure out the laugh points.
Kang Jianfei, on the other hand, had already made up his mind and directly directed the scene to be arranged according to plan, and it was all done in half an hour. The whole scene only took half a day to shoot, and a lot of time was wasted on makeup.
The second director team headed by Tang Shuxuan also quickly returned with the team, and then the two directors teamed up to shoot the last family scene.
From the start of the movie to the completion of the movie, Kang Jianfei only spent seven and a half days filming "Home Alone."
After returning to Hollywood, Kang Jianfei rented the space of a second-rate film company for post-production. He directly followed the memory and scene scripts, and with the help of Tang Shuxuan and two scene reporters, it took only six hours to edit the film.
Tang Shuxuan was shocked with such speed.
The film's soundtrack relied on Kang Jianfei's scattered memories, and with Lu Guanting's help, it had been recorded in Hong Kong. Although some details are different from the original film, the general feeling is not much different.
Only Kang Jianfei, a genius like Kang Jianfei, could record the soundtrack before the filming of the movie started. Not only the long soundtrack, but also the small sound effects. Others would not be able to imitate it, because they would not be able to master the movie like Kang Jianfei.
Before I even started filming, I already had the complete film in my mind.
By the time Kang Jianfei finished the film's soundtrack and subtitles, it only took 11 days in total, which also included the time spent by the crew traveling back and forth between California and Massachusetts.
As for the dialogue dubbing, of course Kang Jianfei will not be too full to dub it again. Maybe "Home Alone" can win an Oscar. Dialogue is also a part of the performance. If you use dubbing instead of the original sound, you will not be eligible to be in the show.
Oscar winner.
For example, "Farewell My Concubine" failed to compete for the Oscar. Many Chinese people believed that the Oscar had a shady secret. In fact, "Farewell My Concubine" was disqualified from winning the award just because it concealed the dubbing.
On the night when the film was finished, Tang Shuxuan watched "Home Alone" over and over again. Except for some small flaws in the details, everything else was perfect, including the shots she led the team to shoot, and the shots shot by Kang Jianfei.
The editing of the shots is also very natural and smooth.
There are also many fast food movies in Hong Kong that are produced by directors within a few days, but those movies never have the profound connotation of "Home Alone".
"A movie with such a clear theme and smooth rhythm has a chance to win an Oscar. It only took 11 days to make it!" When Tang Shuxuan watched it for the fifth time, it was already past four in the morning, and she felt like her mind was in a state of confusion.
It's messy, and I feel like there's something wrong with my understanding of the world.
When Kang Jianfei took the film and went to see Alan Ryder again, it was only December 2, and "The Voice of China" hadn't even started airing in Hong Kong yet.
This time Kang Jianfei did not meet little Alan Ryder, but a director of the circulation department named Henry Chelsea received him.
"Hello, Mr. Kang, the promotion of "The Royal Sisters 2" has started. I think it will get good box office this time." Henry Chelsea held Kang Jianfei's hand, because the previous movie "The Royal Sisters" had a big impact.
Yes, he was quite polite to Kang Jianfei. If it were another Hong Kong director, he might not be so easy to talk to.
Kang Jianfei patted the large stacks of film reels he brought and said with a smile, "Mr. Chelsea, are you interested in watching this film again?"
Henry Chelsea shrugged and said, "Well, it just so happens that I have some time today."
Henry Chelsea took Kang Jianfei to a projection room and asked the projectionist while he was preparing: "What type of movie is this?"
Kang Jianfei laughed and said: "A warm comedy."
"Oh," Henry Chelsea laughed, "I thought it was a kung fu movie or an urban action movie."
"You'll know just by looking at it," Kang Jianfei said confidently.
Indeed, you can tell just by watching it. Henry Chelsea only saw half of it and knew that this was a very good film with great potential. Later, the theme of family love became more and more obvious, and Henry Chelsea was finally moved.
As a film distributor, he naturally knows what elements are needed to make a blockbuster movie. If the movie "Home Alone" is run properly, it will definitely cause a sensation.
After watching the movie, Henry Chelsea sighed and said, "Mr. Kang, why didn't you come out with this movie earlier?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Because I just finished filming."
Henry Chelsea said regretfully: "You should have finished filming earlier. This movie is very suitable for Christmas screening. But now it is December 2nd, and Christmas is still more than 20 days away. The major theaters have scheduled films
The plans have already been made, and I don’t even have time to help you distribute them.”
Kang Jianfei said: "I can't help it. I said hello to your boss before the filming started, but unfortunately he asked me to see a psychiatrist."
Henry Chelsea was pacing back and forth, suddenly stopped and asked: "Mr. Kang, how about leaving this movie until next Christmas? I will definitely get the best schedule for you."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "But I'm waiting for the money to be used urgently."
Henry Chelsea said: "Then there is nothing I can do."
Kang Jianfei said: "The theater chain's film schedule is not static. There is definitely room to deal with various situations. It is absolutely possible to free up some screens for "Home Alone."
Henry Chelsea explained: "Mr. Kang, that would be such a disadvantage. If it is released again next Christmas, I can guarantee that I will get more than 1,000 screens for you. "Home Alone" is completely worth this number. But not this year.
, even if some screens can be moved to release it, it will definitely not exceed 300 yuan, and the box office will be greatly reduced."
Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "It will be released a few days before Christmas. If the box office response is good, we can add additional screens. It will show its power in the two days of Christmas."
Henry Chelsea said with a wry smile: "Of course it is possible, but it will be difficult for the distributor and theaters to do it."
Kang Jianfei tapped Erlang's leg and said: "All difficulties are not difficulties in the face of US dollars. I believe those theater operators are happy to earn more box office."
Henry Chelsea pondered for a moment, then suddenly walked out of the screening room and shouted to his assistant: "Landa, call Robert from AMC Theaters, Jin from Cinemark Theaters, Mr. Keith from MTI Theaters... just
Said that I have a good movie in hand and will hold a screening meeting this afternoon, so they must come!" (To be continued.) q
