China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

After arriving in Los Angeles, Lu Pingan immediately entered the post-production room to watch the production of "Batman".

After Lu Pingan temporarily left the crew on July 25, the remaining scenes of "Batman" were all handled by Nolan.

At that time, the main story had been filmed, and Nolan actually had not much to tie up.

The filming of the movie was completed on August 2, and the completion rate is just 100%, but there is no super reward.

There is only one "ten years of experience in car stunts and maintenance".

Pretend skills from Batman.

It's a bit tasteless for people like Lu Ping'an who don't like cars very much.

The filming of the film has been completed and the post-production process has been going on for more than a month now.

Nolan got involved because he was best able to follow the Ping An Road mentality.

After all, the movie belongs to him. With him here, it can save time, effort and peace of mind.

And this is like a dose of chicken blood, allowing Nolan to jump to today.

"How far is it going?"

After arriving in the editing room, Lu Pingan directly asked Nolan who was holding a chicken coop.

Nolan's face was haggard, but his eyes were indeed bright.

"Lu, you're back. How was the movie?"

"It's okay, it broke a record."

"Wow, congratulations!"

"I'm kidding, what about you, how's the situation going?"

"its not bad, right."

Speaking of this, Nolan frowned.

It turns out that Nolan had countless options in his mind as to how the entire movie should be told.

Lu Pingping expressed his understanding.

This is a problem that all original directors face.

It’s not like cheating like Lu Ping’an.

Editing is copying homework, accurate to microseconds.

It's not easy to make an original movie. It's not easy to sort out a movie that lasts more than two hours. It's a long task to integrate all the ideas in your mind and finally form a movie.

Even after the movie comes out, you may not be satisfied.

This is based on the premise that the director has editing rights.

If you don't have editing rights, it's even more complicated. Maybe the director will make a "director's cut" and fans will argue with each other.

It also took Nolan a long time to complete the post-production of "Batman 1" in the original time and space.

Now that the movie is not directed by him first-hand, it will naturally be more difficult to participate in the post-production process.

So this is the time for Lu Ping'an to shine.

After clicking the operation, Lu Pingan pointed at the screen and said, "Look, this is much better."

"Then what should we do here?"

"That's okay."

Kaka is another operation.

Nolan once again experienced the power of the Asian rattlesnake, and it was a later version of the rattlesnake.

"Lu, you really surprised me. I don't even know what to say."

"Christopher, you have said this to me at least fifty times when we were on the set."

"Really, have I said it so many times? Why do I remember that it was only 30 times at most?"

"It's rounding up."

The two laughed and continued to discuss the later stage.

An hour later, with a clearer direction, Nolan took over.

Lu Pingping went out and talked with Wattsberg and others.

Summit’s performance in the first half of the year was very impressive.

"Insidious" has a global box office of more than 100 million, and "Dead Silence" has a global box office of 32 million, including 21 million in North America.

James Wan has successfully completed the task.

Time has come to the second half of the year, and the summit is about to start again.

The plan was agreed upon before.

"Happy Death Day 2" can be shot while the iron is hot.

The second part didn't do particularly well at the box office either.

9 million US dollars won more than 60 million box office.

It made money, but the follow-up to the third film was gone.

Lu Ping An has no intention of making this series bigger.

So I might as well finish filming earlier, bring it to an end, collect funds early, and go back to investing more in theaters and real estate in the Mainland.

Of course, if it were to be filmed, he would definitely not do it himself, and the film would only be released after "Chainsaw 2".

The script of "Chainsaw 2" has been written by Lu Ping'an a long time ago, and now the discussion is about who will be the director.

Lu Pingan directly recommended James Wan.

The original version of "Chainsaw 2" was not directed by James Wan, but Lu Ping'an had no intention of looking for a director from the original version.

With James Wan here, who can stand up to him?

Wattsberg and others are naturally a little worried about this, but fortunately the director's weight in Hollywood is not that important.

After most of the script and sub-shots have been decided, the director doesn't have much room to let himself go. Plus Lu Ping'an will be the producer, so he can rest assured.

After deciding on the director, Wattsberg mentioned another little thing.

"There is an actor who I have a connection with and would like to recommend myself. Lu, would you like to take a look?"

Hollywood is also about relationships.

Famous projects are about to be launched, which is also when various relationships are active.

That's the case with "Chainsaw 2".

Although this movie is just a horror movie, because the previous movie was particularly successful and had an excellent reputation, it will naturally attract the attention of some celebrities.

Lu Ping'an actually didn't have much interest in this.

"Chainsaw" doesn't really need celebrities.

The actor gets little bonus from the role, which also drives up the cost.

It doesn't do much good to either side.

But what Wattsberg handed over this time was an old acquaintance: Robert Downey Jr.

Lu Ping'an remembered it as soon as he saw it.

Indeed, at this period, he had just given up drugs and started to restart his career. He was looking for film crews and offered roles at reduced wages.

It wasn't until Marvel started casting that he officially reached his peak, and that time was at least two years away from now.

So judging from his current situation of seeking a role in a horror film, life may not be easy for him.

But Lu Ping'an still had no interest.

I have no interest in chatting.

So Lu Pingan declined: "Let's talk about it in "District 9"."

Wattsberg didn't have any problem with it. He also knew that "Chainsaw 2" didn't need such a star.

Then came the next project: District 9.

Wattsberg and others were amazed by the creativity of the film's script.

They believe that if this movie is made well, it will most likely become a top-level work in the history of science fiction movies.

Still discerning.

The specific shooting time has also been roughly determined, and we will wait for the box office return of "Chainsaw 2".

Of course, if "Chainsaw 2" hits the market, that's another story.

Lu Ping'an agreed, not because of money, but because of time.

There are so many projects that I can’t even fit them all together.

The time traveler's worries about happiness belong to yes.

Finally, there is "Insidious 2" and two co-production projects.

"Insidious 2" is the same as "Death 2". We will wait until "Chainsaw 2" to find a director to start filming.

There is no need to talk too much about "Pacific Rim". Most of the shares are from Ping An. Summit can provide assistance to a shell and enter the international market.

"Wonderful Night" is currently very popular with film producers.

Twentieth Century Fox is currently offering $13 million for the rights to adapt the film.

Wattsberg meant the same thing as Lu Ping An. Even if he wanted to shoot a North American movie, he would have to remake it himself, and he would have to earn the money himself.

This kind of comedy, with an old American background, would not be bad at the box office.

Of course, he also made it clear that the mainland version would never do well in North America, as cultural protection and cultural barriers were too serious.

Lu Ping'an also knows this.

Kung fu movies can still be released in North America in their original version and achieve good results, while other movies are second-tier, such as science fiction, police crime, etc., and those with strong cultural regionalization, such as Chinese horror movies and "Amazing Night". It’s really difficult for a movie with a lot of Chinese elements to achieve success in North America.

Not to mention North America, it is not easy to achieve good results even outside the mainland.

At present, "Wonderful Night" is about to be released in Hong Kong, with a box office of about 20 million, and a box office of NT$75 million in Bay Area, equivalent to about 15 million yuan.

It looks good, but it is also somewhat blessed by Lu Ping An’s own fame.

It has been released in South Korea for almost a week, with less than 300,000 moviegoers, which is actually okay, but slightly worse than expected.

It will be released in other places one after another, but I think this time the film producers will most likely only be able to make some hard-earned money.

Therefore, it is actually obvious how to arrange the future of the "Wonderful Night" IP.

"Wonderful Night" has now completed its task of satisfying the domestic public.

The next step is to let everyone see how big the output effect is.

It will be released in North America next month. Before the box office results are released, anything is possible.

If it really doesn't work at the box office, the mainland trilogy won't be discontinued.

Then one film will be shot for the Mainland version, and another one for the American version, staggering the time a little longer to avoid being said that the Mainland version is the "Li Gui".

And more Chinese culture should be added to it.

This is at least better than the rare sight of Chinese culture in the original part one.

In this way, the output effect will be much worse, but at least he is doing it, and he will not delay making money.

This kind of remake of a series is the first time in the entire history of film.

I think the domestic people will be very satisfied.

But this still couldn't erase Lu Pingan's inner helplessness.

The field of cultural export is really weak!

I really want to travel back to 2050 to see if Western people would be excited to see Chinese blockbusters at that time.

. . . . . .

After talking about several movies, the last one was "Brokeback Mountain".

Regarding this film, Lu Pingan only valued one thing from the capital level, and that was the need to recruit one of the six major Hollywood companies to join the project.

Without them, it would be hard to win an Oscar.

Wattsberg, a native, understands this truth better than Lu Pingping.

So he had already started operating.

In the end, Paramount joined the team and invested in "Chainsaw 2", "Death Day 2" and "Brokeback Mountain" respectively.

Paramount is now negotiating to acquire DreamWorks, and Summit is also on its acquisition list, but compared to DreamWorks, Summit is naturally lower.

In fact, Paramount currently does not have a clear direction, and its investment in movies is the same as that of an independent film, so that Paramount is the company least good at developing series of movies among the six major companies.

Therefore, investing in "Brokeback Mountain" is, to a certain extent, a bonus for Paramount.

The subject matter of this movie is relatively sensitive in today's America.

Most people in the market are not optimistic about the box office prospects.

Everyone is more optimistic about the awards, but not many.

In addition, if the director is Lu Pingan, a Chinese, then there will be even less.

So Wattsberg used two movies to get the investment for "Brokeback Mountain."

If a future movie reaches the Olympics, Paramount will play a role in some aspects.

This is very good, the original "Brokeback Mountain" was also invested by Paramount.

Lu Ping'an is a little more confident about winning the Olympics.

It’s very difficult for non-white people to win Oscars for feature films.

The Original Time and Space Li An is the first non-white person to win the Oscar for Best Director.

From the perspective of future generations, Lu Pingan does not necessarily have to win an Oscar.

But this is not the hereafter after all.

Before 2008, the prize abroad was fragrance!

And it wouldn't be the case if the domestic prizes were more valuable.

With Paramount on board, Brokeback Mountain's road to Oscars has a solid foundation.

The next step is to follow the original process.

Again, whether he can win the prize or not, Lu Ping'an is very calm.

Anyway, he is already doing it, so he won’t regret it if he can’t get it.

The external rhetoric will be the same as that of Li An from the original time and space: I want to make a film that no one will watch to calm the soul.

You see, the artistic atmosphere suddenly came up.

After the matter was settled, Lu Pingan stayed in Los Angeles for another two days to watch the post-production process, and then set off for the Canadian "Brokeback Mountain" crew.

. . . . . . .

A week later, in the Canadian Rockies, near the Kananaskis region of Banff National Park.

Lu Pingan was wearing a down jacket and a cowboy hat. He took a sip of coffee made by his assistant Tina and watched the two protagonists not far away continue to adjust.

What is the biggest difference between the directing process of literary drama films and commercial films?

The differences between the two types of movies will not be discussed here.

There are too many definitions of this in textbooks.

Here we only discuss the differences between Lu Ping'an, as a director, when shooting two kinds of movies.

Now, for Lu Ping'an, at least in the current movie, he probably has his own answer.

Choose the scene well, set up the camera at the right time, such as when the weather is right, and let the actors enter the scene. There is no need to consider various artificial lights and costumes.

In movies there are only people and scenes.

Among them, people are the most critical.

So just adjust the person's state to the scene to be photographed.

In theory, training actors is the most difficult thing.

But Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger are no ordinary people.

Lu Pingan sat on the pony, put down his coffee, and continued to put back the hot water bottle to warm his hands.

It is very comfortable under the Rocky Mountains with the current temperature of only 5 or 6 degrees Celsius.

He looked at the time and saw that the resting place was almost there, and then said: "Jack, how do you feel now?"

Jake Gyllenhaal nodded when he heard this: "Director, I'm ready."

"Then let's get started."

With an order, the crew automatically started working, and the shooting of Jack's single scene began.

After a while, Lu Ping'an shouted "Ka".

Jack immediately looked at Lu Pingping.

I found that Lu Pingan was not smiling.

Lu Pingan asked: "What do you think of this one?"

Jack immediately replied: "I think it can be adjusted a bit. There is something I didn't do well. Director, please do another one."

"Then one more."

After another.

Lu Pingan found that the restoration degree of this lens in Goldfinger was higher than the previous one, but only 85%.

So he continued with a deadpan expression: "How do you feel now?"

Jack still didn't smile when he saw that the road was safe.

So I continued to answer: "You can try again."

Lu Ping'an: "Then try again."

Another end.

Lu Pingan finally had a smile on his face.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Guarantee, Jack, you can do better, right?"

Jack nodded: "Yes!"

"Okay, then continue."

Five minutes later, two more ended.

This lens finally got a high score of 99%.

Lu Pingan stood up, handed the thermos bottle to Tina, and praised Jack: "Yes, that's how it feels. Keep it, Heath, it's your turn. Jack has set an example for you. You won't fall behind." Bar?"

Heath Ledger: "Of course!"

Then the shooting continues.

Throughout the whole process, Lu Pingping just sat there and watched the actors perform to perfection.

What is in place.

Naturally, it’s almost as good as the original film.

Compared with previous commercial films.

It couldn't be simpler.

The premise is that the actors must cooperate.

If it were to be replaced by someone who has no acting skills and has no in-depth understanding of the character, it will definitely not work.

Or those who have a bad temper or don't obey orders.

Now the two protagonists have very strong attitudes and personal abilities, and their understanding of the characters has become very deep after half a year of accumulation.

That's what good actors are like.

Will know how to blend into the drama.

He can grasp the character accurately.

You will talk to the characters like lovers, then get to know each other, love each other deeply, and then become each other.

The director's task is to create an environment for actors, provide conditions, be tolerant, guide actors and characters to get to know each other and fall in love, and then create a story with another character, giving them unlimited possibilities.

Now, the actors are extremely good actors.

The director is also a good director.

With Goldfinger, he knew exactly what effect he wanted.

So it’s easy to boot.

This turned "Brokeback Mountain", which Lu Ping'an thought was a hell-level difficulty, into an easy chopping of melons and vegetables.

It has been more than a week since filming started, and Lu Pingping can even ride horses, go skiing in distant places, and occasionally have a barbecue after filming.

No wonder Li An of The Original Spacetime also said that filming "Brokeback Mountain" was the most relaxing time in his career. (End of chapter)