Hollywood Director 1992

"Final Destination" was filmed with great attention to detail. The total length of the film reel after shooting was 6,225 meters, which was reduced to just over 1,600 meters after the initial rough cut.

To increase his involvement, Link decided to edit all the footage himself.

The second rough cut took 12 days. He sometimes worked until midnight, spending all his time in the studio editing, except for eating and sleeping.

After completing the rough cut, he called in other editors and production assistants to look for continuity errors.

The third fine cut took three days.

The initial editing work for "Final Destination" was completed.

Next was post-production, including digitization, sound effects, sound effects processing, visual effects rendering, and the score and theme song, etc.

Several parts of this film required computer-generated effects, including the plane explosion and the Grim Reaper's shadow. The current CGI technology was not mature enough, making it more troublesome to produce, and would probably take a few more weeks.

The production department estimated that it would take four to five weeks to complete the post-production work.

"Finally done, I can finally rest," Link said, stretching comfortably in his office, his bones cracking.

"You really should rest. Look at the state of you now, what's the difference between you and a homeless man on the street?"

Liu Xiaoli teased him, pointing to his overgrown hair and messy clothes.

"Really? What homeless man has such a beautiful assistant by his side?"

Link prepared to hug Liu Xiaoli to reward her for her hard work these days, but retracted his hand halfway.

"What's wrong? Did you suddenly have a pang of conscience and decide not to be a rogue?"

Liu Xiaoli's eyes held a hint of disappointment.

"No, I haven't showered today, I smell, and I don't want to stink you out."

"As if anyone would dislike you."

Liu Xiaoli took the initiative to snuggle into his arms, blushing as she hugged his waist.

Link looked at her fair and pretty face, her shy and charming eyes, and the tenderness and intellectuality that radiated from her bones. He couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her cherry lips, holding the woman tightly in his arms.

Link spent the night at Liu Xiaoli's apartment.

The moon was beautiful that night, and the Chang'e in the moon was indeed naturally charming.

Not too fat, not too thin, a height of 1.71 meters, a weight of 58 kilograms, lighter than Monica and Jennifer, but easier to become addicted to than the others.

She was more traditional and more reserved than Western women, and even having had a child, she couldn't let go.

Sleeping with her felt like doing something immoral, a little sinful, and a little exciting.

"Link, you should go to work."

Before dawn, Liu Xiaoli nudged his shoulder.

"Work?"

Link opened his eyes and looked at his watch. It was only a little after five in the morning.

"What work is there to do at this hour?"

"Can you go to the company first? I haven't told Qianqian about our relationship. It wouldn't be good for her to see you at home in the morning."

"Don't worry, Qianqian calls me godfather and has already accepted our relationship in her heart. It's okay for her to see me."

"I'm still a little worried. Qianqian is five years old and starting to understand things. Our kind of relationship will affect her mental health. How about I talk to her about it first, and next time you can stay over, I promise I won't let you leave early."

Liu Xiaoli shook his arm.

"Okay!"

Link didn't want to make things difficult for Liu Xiaoli, nor did he want to affect Qianqian's growth, so he yawned and put on his clothes.

"Link, am I very troublesome?"

Liu Xiaoli hugged his shoulder, her body pressed against his back, her voice apologetic.

Link raised her chin and kissed her red lips.

"Never. You are my woman and the closest person I have in this world. Sister Xiaoli, let me take care of you and Qianqian. From now on, the three of us are a family."

Liu Xiaoli looked up at his eyes and nodded, biting her lower lip.

That nod cost them another half an hour.

Link tiptoed out of the apartment a little after six o'clock to avoid waking up little Qianqian.

After returning to the company, Link didn't rest. He went to the film production studio and actively participated in the post-production of "Final Destination."

He tried to participate in every aspect of the production, both to learn from the experience and to increase his involvement.

At the same time, he could also use his experience to provide some suggestions to the post-production team, such as the selection of several background music tracks.

The original film's background music used several songs by country music legend John Denver, but since he was still alive and had not died in a plane crash, they couldn't use them.

Link suggested using Buddy Holly's songs. He was a famous American rock and roll singer and one of the earliest teen idols in rock and roll history. He died in a plane crash in 1958 at the age of 22. His representative works such as "That'll Be the Day," "Peggy Sue," and "Oh, Boy" sounded good.

However, James Horner, the composer for the film's score, suggested using a short excerpt of John Denver's songs as background music after watching the film, as his songs were more suitable here.

Link did not object.

James Horner was 40 years old this year and had been scoring many Hollywood films since the early 1980s. He was one of the most talented composers in Hollywood, with representative works such as "Braveheart," "Titanic," and "Avatar" in the future.

However, Link remembered that this guy also seemed to have died in a plane crash.

He hoped that after watching "Final Destination," he would develop a fear of flying and fly less often in the future, perhaps escaping disaster.

After "Final Destination" wrapped, many media outlets reported on the event. In addition to publicizing the completion of Link's third film, they also reported some scandalous news.

Including reports that Link bullied young actors on set, causing them to seek counseling from a psychologist after filming.

There were also rumors about Link and Sophia, Angelina Jolie, and others, saying that Link was picking up girls while filming, treating the set as a love nest, and was a womanizing director, while also implying that Link was not a professional director and that his new film might be terrible.

Among these news reports, one news item was reported by many media outlets.

The news was that Link had said during an interview on TNT when promoting "Paranormal Activity" last year that he would no longer use hype to promote his next film.

And for Link's previous two films, some media outlets said that all three of his previous films were big hits due to hype.

Now that Link has promised not to use hype to promote the film, many people are looking forward to whether this film can continue to be a big hit.

After seeing this news, Link found Jon Gordon, who was in charge of film publicity, and asked the publicity department to arrange some articles to promote this news. All the articles were divided into two categories: one believed that his film would be a complete failure without hype marketing, and the other believed that Link's first two films were big hits, and the third should be about the same and would not lose money.

Now that the media has taken the initiative to report on this matter, Guess Pictures will save a lot of money in publicity.

As for whether this counts as a foul.

Of course not.

The news was initiated by the media, and he just took the opportunity to ride the wave and give the film some advance buzz, which doesn't count as hype.