Hollywood Director 1992

While the crew was filming in New York, Link received a call from Liu Xiaoli, informing him that 'Paranormal Activity' had won the 'Best Horror Film' award at the 19th annual Saturn Awards the previous day.

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The Saturn Awards, established in 1972 and held annually, are film and television awards presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.

The purpose of the awards is to recognize and promote outstanding works of science fiction and horror in film and television, as well as groundbreaking and innovative achievements.

Both the nominations and the final results are deeply favored by movie fans and filmmakers.

The films nominated for the Saturn Awards are generally those that have had a significant impact and caused a sensation in that year.

Both 'Paranormal Activity' and 'Buried' caused a sensation last year.

They earned Link six nominations, including Best Horror Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor.

This year's biggest winner at the Saturn Awards was Francis Ford Coppola's 'Bram Stoker's Dracula,' which received eight nominations and ultimately won four awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Costume Design.

Link congratulated Coppola through Sofia.

In the morning, the crew continued filming the scenes of other characters' accidental deaths.

Among the seven survivors, Tod was the first to die, followed by Terry Jenny, the third female lead, then Valerie Lewton, the female teacher, Billy Hitchcock, and finally Carter.

After Terry Jenny's car accident, Alex was inspired by a television news report and realized that Tod and Jenny died first in his dream of the plane explosion, just like what's happening now.

According to this, Death's killings might also need to follow a set pattern.

The order of who dies first and who dies later is fixed; it won't be random.

When Alex discovered this secret, he prepared to disrupt Death's plan to save himself.

He told the remaining survivors about this, but they didn't believe him, leading to Ms. Lewton's accidental death.

Carter was originally supposed to be the fourth to die, but after Alex intervened, Billy Hitchcock was decapitated by a piece of metal thrown up by a train, dying ahead of schedule.

The female lead, Claire, was supposed to be the fifth, but the male lead appeared and saved her at the last moment.

They originally thought they had successfully disrupted Death's plan and survived.

However, when they returned to Paris, Carter was crushed by a falling sign.

Because these killings were quite ingenious, with complex designs, and Link had high demands for both the camera work and the actors, the filming progress was slow.

Link took the crew to film in New York, New Jersey, Toronto, Canada, and other locations for nearly two months to complete these scenes.

In early June, Link finally took the crew back to Los Angeles to film the opening plane crash and other fragmented scenes.

In June, the North American film market's summer blockbuster season arrived.

This year's summer lineup was packed with blockbusters, with Steven Spielberg's monster special effects film 'Jurassic Park' leading the way.

The film was released at the end of May and grossed $81.71 million in its opening week, setting a new North American record for premiere and opening week box office, and it grossed $200 million in three weeks, setting a new North American record for the fastest film to reach $200 million.

The film has grossed over $200 million overseas in two weeks of release.

Its current total box office is $413 million, and it is expected to gross over $800 million.

The second-ranked film is 'Indecent Proposal,' a romance starring Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Robert Redford.

This film was released on April 23 and has grossed $106 million in North America and over $200 million worldwide.

Third place goes to Sylvester Stallone's 'Cliffhanger,' released in mid-May. Affected by 'Jurassic Park,' its current North American box office is only over $72 million, while its production cost was $65 million.

There's also 'Heart and Souls,' starring Robert Downey Jr., released at the end of April, with a North American box office of $16.58 million and a global cumulative gross of $28.09 million.

'The Blair Witch Project' was released at the end of February and has now finished its run in North America, with a final box office of $158 million. Its overseas box office is currently $131 million, and it is still being shown in several regions.

Its global box office is expected to be around $300 million.

In addition to the films currently in theaters, there are also popular films such as 'Sleepless in Seattle,' 'Last Action Hero,' 'In the Line of Fire,' and 'Free Willy' being released during the summer season.

"'Jurassic Park' is amazing. In less than three weeks of release, it has grossed over $400 million worldwide, and its final box office will probably exceed $900 million."

"Universal Pictures is making a fortune this time, and Spielberg is also making a lot of money."

"The most impressive thing is the film's CGI technology, which realistically recreates the images of several dinosaurs, making them look real. This technology should be widely used in the future. It seems that we directors can't just make movies; we also need to learn how to use new technologies to make movies, or we will be eliminated from the film industry in a few years."

At a bar in Beverly Hills, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Robert Rodriguez, and the newly arrived Richard Linklater were chatting.

"Hi, everyone, good afternoon!"

Link arrived late, wearing a baseball cap, a loose shirt, and blue jeans.

Of the people present, Quentin and a few others were old acquaintances. He had met Richard Linklater at the last gathering. He is a good friend of Steven Soderbergh and even had a cameo in Steven's film 'Killing Zoe.'

"Link, why are you so late? We agreed to meet at five, and you're late again."

There is no mistake in the first release on the entire network!

Quentin complained.

"It's 4:58 now. I'm not only not late, but I'm actually two minutes early."

Link pointed to his watch.

"We're here to gather, drink, and chat. Isn't it good to arrive early?"

"My movie isn't finished yet. Where would I find the time to hang out? Is 'Pulp Fiction' finished?"

'Pulp Fiction' started filming before his movie and has been filming for more than three months.

"It's 90% complete, with just a little bit left. By the way, I'm still holding your scene. When will you have time to go to the set to film it?"

Quentin said with a mischievous smile.

"I don't have time for now. My movie still needs three weeks to film and two weeks to edit. I'll be free next month. Can I join the crew next month?"

"No, the movie is about to wrap up. Delaying it for a day will waste a lot of money. You have to take one or two days out of your schedule."

"Or you can replace me? Fine, I can take one day off this weekend. I hope you don't get stuck when filming."

Link smiled and drank and chatted with the others.

Due to the recent success of 'Jurassic Park,' the dinosaurs on the screen gave the audience and filmmakers a great shock, and the film has become a hot topic in the industry recently.

Some praised the film's high box office, saying it would set a new global box office record.

Some envied Universal Pictures and Spielberg for being able to make a lot of money through the film and related products.

Some marveled at the film's stunning use of CGI technology.

CGI, or Computer-Generated Imagery, is a technology that uses computer technology to generate images, creating realistic and believable virtual worlds that can be used in film, television, animation, games, and other fields.

Currently, CGI is still a new computer special effects technology, and it has become popular because of the success of 'Jurassic Park.'

Many films are preparing to use this technology, and Link will also use this technology in 'Final Destination' to improve the film's appeal. At the same time, this is also a good selling point for promotion.