[The moonlight is as clear as water, and the willow leaves make a boat. I travel thousands of miles, and the floating clouds fall into my sleeves. - Drunken alone on a moonlit night]
A good film director must control the progress of the entire movie. He must truly control the progress of the movie, rather than letting the actors control the progress of the movie.
In any crew, if the status of the actors is higher than that of the director, then it is absolutely impossible to shoot a classic movie in this situation. The director must control the progress of his own film and suppress anything in his crew.
An actor, only then will he become a true classic. Of course, a classic does not mean that it can only be shown at the box office. Although most movies with high box office will become classics, no matter how they go,
In fact, at this time, those films that do not have high box office numbers do not necessarily mean they are not classics.
For example, "Apocalypse Now" directed by Coppola, if we measure this movie by its box office, then in this case, this movie is indeed a box office failure. Compared with the investment in this movie
, it is indeed a failed movie, but no matter how it is, from an artistic point of view, Apocalypse Now is definitely a classic movie at this time.
Of course, if there is any shortcoming of this movie, it would be that it is too long, to the point where it makes people feel depressed.
Moreover, in terms of artistry, it is also a bit highbrow, and not everyone can understand the meaning of this movie.
This is also a fundamental reason why Coppola failed. If the average audience does not have the patience to watch this movie, then the box office of this movie can be imagined. Moreover, if they say that they can’t watch it
Finally, if the result is even more incomprehensible, then at this time, it would be strange that this movie can be considered a success at the box office. But in the history of movies, no one can deny the success of the movie Apocalypse Now.
This is a good example of a director controlling a movie. As for a negative example, for example, "Looking for a Gun" in Chinese Movies, this is a work of Director Lu, but although the director is Lao Lu, the result is really interesting to see.
People who have watched this movie are actually very clear in their hearts. The real artistic style of this movie is starring Jiang Wen. Jiang Wen is a drama tyrant. Everyone in the industry knows this.
When he was a director, he was also very domineering, and everyone in this circle knew that.
And this guy somehow produced a movie: The Devils Are Coming. Let’s not talk about the artistry, but as far as the box office is concerned, by the way, The Devils Are Coming was directly banned from being shown in China. In this regard, I have to say that it is Jiang’s film.
Wen Zai is a sad director.
It is said that this guy directly took the film to participate in a film exhibition abroad when he did not get approval. Of course, this is an aboveboard reason. In fact, the real reason is that the film does not have a firm stand on the theme and ideology.
There is no distinction between evil and evil.
Anyway, it’s just that he had a bad attitude. As a result, Jiang Wen dared to directly participate in the exhibition without approval. Although he won the award, it was banned from being released in China.
And it’s not just that this guy is banned from being released in the country, but also that on this issue, he himself was also banned from directing movies for five years. Although there is no prohibition document, this point is
China is nothing. In China, there is a kind of self-consciousness. Anyway, the leader has no official message. How do you understand it? You can figure it out yourself. If what you think is different from what the leader means, then you are in trouble.
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Therefore, although the leadership did not formally prohibit Jiang Wen from directing movies, it turned out that this guy really did not dare to violate the taboo and honestly did not direct a movie for five years.
But at this time, this guy didn't just stay at home doing nothing, but participated in a movie like Lao Lu's Gun Hunt.
After all, it means that Jiang Wen is a restless person when it comes to a problem like this. Searching for a Gun is starring Jiang Wen and directed by Lao Lu, but everyone can actually tell who the real director is at a glance.
, this is Jiang Wen's directorial style. It can be said that Jiang Wen, the lead actor, has the final say on how the entire movie is shot, and Lao Lu is just an assistant director who helps.
The boss didn’t let me direct, but it’s not wrong for me to play the leading role. Therefore, in fact, Huaxia’s “Looking for a Gun” is very clear about this issue. It is to use the original version to control the entire movie, and to supersede the director’s
A model. Having said that, if you work with a drama tycoon like Jiang Wen, if you are not a top-level director, you will definitely be ignored by Jiang Wen. Lao Lu is not enough in front of Jiang Wen, at least not when he was filming "The Hunting Gun"
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In the movie Fast and Furious, in terms of status in the entertainment industry, Rob Cohen is considered the most powerful. Even the leading actor Ye Ming, at this time, just relies on his reputation in the entertainment industry.
It's not as famous as Rob Cohen.
In the crew, Rob Cohen can be said to be famous and qualified. The entertainment industry is a place that pays attention to qualifications, especially in Hollywood. Generally speaking, under similar conditions, actors at this time
When you see your seniors, you should show proper respect.
For example, when it comes to box office, whether it is Arnold Schwarzenegger or Stallone, there is no problem in beating Parker at the box office. But if these two superstars meet Parker, they must be very polite.
to express your respect.
This has nothing to do with box office, it is a matter of status and qualifications. Gregory Peck is worthy of everyone's respect, whether you are a superstar or not.
How long can a sign hang on a stormy street? How many old songs can I remember? But Parker is a symbol of the times. Although he won the Oscar for To Kill a Mockingbird, he is truly eternal.
Classic, it’s still that one, and Roman Holiday shot by Audrey Hepburn.
Roman Holiday is a timeless Hollywood classic.
At least in the Fast and Furious crew, Rob Cohen's qualifications are considered very old and a senior. Even Vin Diesel, Michelle Jordana and others must admit this. Therefore, it is true that
It's because Rob Cohen has such qualifications that he was able to control this movie.
If Ye Ming, who has a plug-in, does not compete with Rob Cohen for the right to dominate this movie, then no one can compete with Ye Ming for the right to dominate this matter. The movie has officially started filming, and the leading actors
With all the supporting roles taken care of, it was natural to start filming at this point.
At the press conference, in fact, no one was optimistic about this movie at this time.
Of course, Universal was quite kind at this time. The media invited a lot of special envoys. Many of these media came because of the crew's face. In fact, a large part of them came because of the face of Universal.
It's on. For example, it's in the New York Times. It's because of Universal Pictures' reputation.
Of course, as an old rival of the New York Times, the New York Post came here for Ye Ming's sake. After all, the New York Post always reports news from Ye Ming's standpoint. The entire American media is very clear that the New York Post
Post almost wears a pair of pants when drinking Huihui Film and Television.
The New York Post's video news comprehensively suppressed the New York Times. If it were not for the help of Brilliant Film and Television at this time, it would be impossible. And Hollywood Film and Television Weekly would naturally come.
Anyway, more than a hundred people came. This scale is not something that any movie can have. If it were not a top-level production in Hollywood, it would be basically impossible to have a press conference of this scale.
Not to mention Fast and Furious, which is considered a big production at most, but there is still a certain gap between it and a top-notch production.
Ye Ming does play a certain role in this issue of qualifications. Among the more than 100 media, more than 30 are from China, including Mango Channel, Lychee Channel, Entertainment Weekly, etc. They are all here. Hong Kong City
Weekly Weekly, Ming Pao, Apple Daily, Wireless, Asia Television, Phoenix TV, etc. are also on the list. On the Baodao side, TV stations such as Dongsen Zhongtian, several newspapers such as the Times, Entertainment Weekly and other professional
There are also a lot of entertainment magazines.
This fully reflects a problem, that is, at this time, China is not short of money. In fact, the media on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places are not short of money. Especially on such an issue, facing the United States
These censorious media, the Chinese media, fully express what it means to be rich and powerful.
As time went by, Chinese media came one after another, occupying almost half of the press conference. No wonder some reporters at the scene exclaimed, is it the Chinese media that occupied the press conference? Anyway, this
By that time, some American media had fully realized Ye Ming's powerful influence in China.
This is definitely Hollywood superstar-level treatment. Even the press conferences of superstars in the 20-million-dollar salary club cannot have so many Chinese media paying attention. And Ye Ming watched it from the background.
Looking at the scene on the monitor, it was a bit crowded, but not chaotic at all. It was orderly. No matter how you say it, at a time like this, the professionalism that Universal Pictures broke out is still quite good.
There was no chaos at all for such a large scene. There were already plans for where the media, regardless of their status, would go. There were also dedicated guides.
Even Ye Ming had to admit a problem, that is, professionals are professionals. If the people from Huihuang.com were to do it, even though it would be orderly, at least chaos would not occur.
But how to do such a light and heavy task is simply impossible. Without the experience of countless large-scale press conferences, it is impossible to do such a light and heavy task. Therefore, Ye Ming
I also know that professional things are actually better to be taught to professionals.
Even director Rob Cohen was very surprised by so many media outlets. It’s not that the movies he shot have never attracted attention, but never before has a movie attracted so much attention. Now there are a hundred people on the scene.
There are many media, and they have the best trends.
Therefore, when it comes to such a question, he himself feels a little unbelievable. One of his movies is not considered a top-notch production. As a director in Hollywood, that is to say, he is an average director among directors. If it is said that
If you insist on being on the higher side, that's acceptable.
But there is still a certain gap between his position as a director and that of those top directors. Regarding this point, at this time, Ye Ming was actually very clear in his heart.
But now there are indeed so many media coming, even though Robert Cohen himself is very clear that almost half of them are Chinese media, and the Chinese media naturally come to fight for Ye Ming's face, Ye Ming
It is my first step to star in a Chinese film, and with such a title, it is quite attractive.
Therefore, it is not surprising that so many Chinese media are here at this time.
But Rob Cohen is still very proud. Although these Chinese media came here because of Ye Ming's face, after all, they are saying that in such a matter, he is the director of this movie.
I guess he is the real protagonist. Although the focus of the report was on Ye Ming's starring role, as the director of this movie, no media can ignore me.
If there is this point, it is basically the same. Therefore, at this time, Rob Cohen actually felt very proud, proud that he could direct this movie. In fact, at the beginning, Rob Cohen was very proud of himself.
I still had some hesitations about directing this movie.
After all, it is about Universal’s last road movie, which was shot very well. Therefore, if a similar road movie is made again at this time, then on such a problem, it definitely means that there is a feeling
When it comes to the urge to hit the wall, if it is successful, it is okay to say that, if this is Universal's second recent road movie, it is really a failure, then at this time, Rob Cohen himself is also very clear that his directing career in Hollywood will not be successful.
It's probably over.
Therefore, in fact, from Rob Cohen's point of view, if he took over the filming of this movie now, he would actually be taking a very big risk.
It must be the kind of risk that must be successful. If it doesn't succeed, in the future, well, actually, if it doesn't succeed, then Rob Cohen basically has no idea in Hollywood that he will be like this in the future.