Exploiting Hollywood 1980

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"Why hasn't filming started on your 'Terminator' yet?" After cutting "Breakdance," Ronald came to play with Jim Cameron and Gal Heard over the weekend.

Originally thought that their movie had already started shooting, or at least the preliminary scenography work had already begun, but who knew that the two were still stuck at home, and the preparations were progressing very slowly.

"Its implementation Wassinger has already filmed 'Conan the Destroyer', and we have also found a heroine named Linda Hamilton. She looks weak and a little strong, which is very suitable for the heroine Sarah." Cameron is full of confidence.

"It's just that there's something wrong with the funds on Orion's side, and the startup needs to be delayed a little bit." Gale interjected.

"What's going on?" Ronald looked at Gale. "Orion is your distributor, right? Aren't they the strong side? I thought there was something wrong with that small producer, Heimdall."

"They were forced to add more than 10 million to Coppola's 'Cotton Club,' which squeezed the production funds of other films. Except for us, I heard that all Orion productions were affected."

"Oh!" Ronald calculated, the total investment of the "Cotton Club" was almost 60 million, and it was a little difficult to recover the investment from the footage he saw.

"Huh," Ronald's thoughts changed, the direct opponent of "Break Dance", "Hot Street Kid" was also invested by Orion, so wouldn't it be very beneficial to him.

"Then when will you be able to switch on?" Ronald put away his smile. It's not a virtue to be happy when friends are in trouble.

"About March, I'm still worrying about the lack of funds, and many scenes can't be filmed." Cameron was a little frustrated.

"No? Don't you cut a lot of scenes in this movie?" Ronald remembered that Cameron originally wanted to shoot a lot of scenes. Because of the cost, he once helped him cut out as much as possible according to the content of the dream. Lots of sequels. "

"It's just hard to shoot, I wanted to shoot the road chases, I wanted to shoot Armageddon when human warriors and Terminators fight in flames, and finally I wanted to go to the interstate in the desert and shoot Sarah alone and in her belly The shot of the child on the road. It's not complete."

Cameron seemed to have no one to talk about the troubles of filmmaking for a long time. He took out a thick stack of split-shot drafts and complained to Ronald.

Ronald has listened to a lot of Cameron's remarks, and the three big scenes he wants to shoot are indeed very important parts. The road chase is halfway through the movie and needs a big scene to lift the audience's lethargic spirits.

The big battle is the final climax. It must be very thrilling and exciting. In the end, the protagonist defeats a powerful enemy in order to make the audience feel the same.

And the last desert trip is the aftertaste. The audience went through a decisive battle, and the human warrior who returned in the future of the male protagonist perished with the robot killer Terminator. The boy the heroine is carrying is the leader of the future resistance army.

At this time, although the audience got the good ending that the future leader was not eliminated, the hero sacrificed for this and needed a little comfort to ease the audience's emotions from the stimulation and bring them a glimmer of hope.

Cameron's apocalyptic film is a serious drama with a medium investment. It is different from the "Night of the Comet", which he filmed at a low cost.

But the main drama needs a big scene, and it costs a lot of money. Cameron is a stunt expert himself, he can't be unaware of the cost here, just unwilling? Who doesn't want a perfect debut. Woolen cloth?

Ronald thought for a while, and drew it on a piece of white paper, "I think your money may only be enough to shoot one of the scenes, it's better to keep this car chase scene. The big bang is always better to shoot, The scene is awesome and not expensive.

But this fight in the fire is too expensive. Why don't you change it into a shopping mall chase. Anyway, I recommend that you put the lights in the Sherman Pine department store well, and you can use it directly after a little modification.

There is no need for extra lights, so you can shoot faster and save more money. Then the two of them entered the factory and fought in the factory without setting fires. It could be very violent, but it would save a lot of money.

In the final road scene, I don’t think there is a way to create a cumulonimbus cloud for you with a heavy rainstorm coming. It’s better for you to pay more attention to the weather forecast. When there is a heavy thunderstorm, just shoot it. "

Cameron took Ronald's painting and looked at the chase inside the mall. Finally, the pros and cons hit the factory, and the Terminator was lured into the punch and crushed to death by the machine. He shook his head involuntarily, "It seems that you are Roger Coleman's direct disciple. There are so many ways to save money. Let's do it like this. I also understand that there is no way to ask for more for the first movie."

After solving the financial problem, the two of them rode a motorcycle, Cameron took Gail, and a group of three went to the suburbs to play for a day.

On Monday, Ronald threw himself into the cut of "Dragon Power."

As Minahan guessed, Ronald took "Dragon Power" far more than "breakdance." After a few days of rest, he plunged into the editing room arranged by producer Weintraub and began to live in it every day.

It took Ronald a week to get acquainted with all the shots first and to master the rhythm of the whole film. Then you have a plan, and then slowly cut down the scissors.

Ronald was editing that day, and Weintraub came.

Seeing that he was cutting the scene where Mr. Miyagi was drunk, and Daniel discovered that Miyagi joined the 442 Infantry Regiment when he was young, and the tragic experience of his wife and unborn child both died because of dystocia.

After Daniel got drunk in Miyagi, he discovered that the box contained various medals of honor that Miyagi had received.

"Why don't you give the medal a frontal shot?" Weintraub asked strangely when he saw that Ronald only left the shot with the medal covered and let him flash away in front of the audience.

"Because I called Mr. Daniel Inoue, a Japanese-American Senator from Hawaii, and his assistant told me that although Japanese-Americans have suffered heavy losses, in history, no one has received the Congress's highest honor.

The only yellow-skinned soldier to receive the Army's highest honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor, was Captain Francis Wei, a Chinese-American who died on the Pacific battlefield. "

"So I'm just hinting, this blue ribbon. The Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star and Purple Heart below were all obtained by Senator Inoue, and I'm borrowing a character story so that it doesn't seem contrary to the facts."

Weintraub glanced at him, "This is a movie, these little places don't matter, right?"

Ronald smiled, "It doesn't matter, but I know, I'll try not to make mistakes."

What he didn't tell Weintraub was that Ronald hoped that the "Longwei Kid" could be passed down. He hopes that thirty years from now, there will still be people talking about the film.

Most of the handed down films are in fact very sophisticated, and the logic of the characters is also as reasonable as possible. Although his "Longwei Kid" may not be passed down, Ronald also wants to get as close to a great movie as possible.

"You're an ambitious young man, Ronald," Weintraub seemed to see what he was thinking, "Just follow your ideas. The film scorer I'm looking for has already arrived. When are you going to see him? one side?"

"Just here? That's right," said Ronald, standing up. "I can see him now."

Ronald likes this kind of composer who intervenes in the post-production of the film in advance, so that he can communicate some of his ideas with him in advance. After the editing is completed, it is much easier to mix the sound.

Bill Conti is an Italian-born composer who once composed the theme music for Stallone's "Rocky", but has not continued to collaborate with Stallone since then. This time, after receiving an invitation from Weintraub, he immediately came to negotiate.

"I need a kind of ancient, oriental, melodious music, an ancient style, which reminds people of Dongying and China." After Ronald and Conti exchanged greetings, let him take a look at the beginning. Cut the film, get a first impression, and then make a good composition.

"I propose to use the pan flute," said Conti after thinking about it. "This musical instrument commonly used by the Indians has a natural melodious and ancient charm."

Ronald thought for a while and completely agreed with the other party's idea. Indeed, the American people are also not familiar with the music of Eastern Ying and China. The pan flute, an ancient musical instrument, can bring an ancient feeling and achieve its own effect.

The two had negotiated and decided, Ronald asked, what kind of music should be added to those paragraphs, and Conti recorded them one by one.

"Why do I feel like you already have a soundtrack in your head, but you just need me to write it out." Conti is a little strange, such an a la carte method of writing soundtracks is rare, and many film directors also I don't know how to communicate with the soundtrack, but I only briefly talk about the style of music that I need.

"Haha, I'm very interested in the effect of music in movies. I used to study with Walter Murkey and know a little bit of skills, so I thought about the topics I needed in advance, and then communicated with you."

Conti nodded. Indeed, this approach will allow the soundtrack to be targeted, and everyone will have a good foundation for communication, and there will be no embarrassment that the director says no when the delivery is over.

"You really want to be short of an episode." Bill Conti calculated the requirements at hand. The last vocal episode, which brought the atmosphere of the audience, has not yet been finalized. "Whose song are you going to use?"

Conti knew that such episodes were usually filled with published singles by singers.

"I don't have a clue yet. Do you have any recommendations? I need a counterattack from the weak, and a song that finally completes the heroic feat."

"Since that is said, I suggest you look for Joe Esposito. He has a song that was originally prepared for 'Rocky III', but Stallone didn't like it and chose another one." Conti remembered the past A singer who worked with, "Of course, if you don't mind."

"I don't mind, if he wants to, invite him to talk?" Ronald didn't have any insight, Stallone didn't like it, he couldn't use it? No such thing, or to see if the song is suitable for the atmosphere of the movie.

"Okay, I'll call him." Bill Conti agreed. "Anyway, your movies, like the younger version of 'Rocky', are..."

"No, my story is a heroic epic, a story about an ordinary person who is guided by a master and tries his best to defeat his opponent. Unlike Rocky, he was originally a gangster boxer who collected protection fees for the underworld. He only made money to make money. Resuming boxing is a completely different theme from my movie."

Ronald hates people telling his story like Stallone's "Rocky".

To be honest, although Stallone won the Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for this "Rocky", judging from his two screenwriting experiences with him, this Italian doesn't know much about screenwriting.

He used to send the script of "Rocky" to major studios for several years before, but it was repeatedly rejected. In the final product, I don't know how much he wrote himself, and how much was found for him by United Art. It was handwritten.

But what Stallone is good at is using the script to set off his "brilliant image". In order to highlight himself, he does not hesitate to destroy the overall structure of the script.

This "big star" who only cares about his own image! Ronald shook his head, he would not be similar to his script story.