Hollywood Drawing

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Jimmy knocked on the door of Wayne's apartment. When he opened the door, Jimmy found that Wayne had lost a small amount of weight in the past two months compared with before departure.

He made Jimmy sit down on the sofa, got him a bottle of water, and then sat across from him and said:

"Jimmy, I now need to rent a post office space, mainly to have an editing room for professional editors. Do you have anything to do with this? If there is no cheap and good place, I can only take the film to school Edited. In that case, I would have to do it myself. Without a professional editor, I’m not sure if I’m capable enough.”

Jimmy thought for a moment and then answered:

"You need me to go back and contact you. Forget about big companies. If possible, I will contact you to see if I can rent a professional place."

"Okay, as soon as possible. I don't have much time. It's best to find it within a few days. There are still a lot of things waiting for us. The post-production of the film is completed. If we can't make it in time for the Saint-Denis Film Festival in January, I'm afraid I'll have to I went to look for movie companies to show it one by one."

Wayne was more eager. He didn't shoot many scenes, just editing and simple music. He didn't even consider the opening or ending of the film.

His earliest plan was to complete the production as soon as possible and then go to the Saint-Denis Film Festival. It’s definitely too late to sign up for the competition, but it’s not difficult to rent a theater to show it.

"You want to go to the Saint-Denis Film Festival? Well, it seems that you have made plans for a long time. Although there are viewers from the distribution company at the film festival, I can't invite many people from big companies because of my connections. You know , I’m just a young agent who just left the mailroom with a group of new people.”

Jimmy looked at him with some embarrassment, but he didn't expect that this was his idea, to show it at the Saint-Denis Film Festival, and then invite moviegoers or film buyers from the distribution company. But this is a test of the agent's connections. He is just a small agent and does not have the ability to directly break into the offices of several giant film companies.

"Don't worry, Jimmy. I can invite as many as I can. As long as people are willing to go into the theater to watch it, I'm confident that there will always be someone willing to release it.

Or do you think I'm going to produce a bunch of shit and I'm going to definitely fail? Even if no one buys it this time, I still have plans in the future. "

He persuaded Jimmy in a relaxed tone that he did have confidence in his film. The source of his confidence was the popularity and box office of the film in his previous life.

"After? Wayne, I want to sincerely remind you that you have no future. You only have this one chance to prove yourself. Although I don't know where you got the investment from, but if you mess up, there will never be anyone else." Invest in you.”

"Jimmy, are you so sure I will fail?"

When Wayne saw Jimmy reminding him seriously, his expression looked like he was constipated.

"Wayne, reality tells me and reminds me that it is impossible for a director of your age to succeed. I think that being able to tell a smooth story after the film is finished is considered relatively big for a novice like you. achieved."

Jimmy looked at the suddenly confident Wayne, his expression became more complicated, but he couldn't help but tell his true thoughts.

"But Wayne, I will help you find a post-production studio as soon as possible. I hope you can make it in time for the film festival."

After Jimmy finished speaking, he politely left.

Wayne didn't care about his attitude at all. His performance was too normal. What he pursues is to send his first movie to theaters. For Jimmy, this is obviously a bit overestimating his capabilities.

The next afternoon, just as he and Luke were discussing post-production work, he received a call from Jimmy. He helped Wayne find a place to do post-production work, the post-production editing room of Castle Film Company.

He and Luke hurried downstairs, got in the car and headed straight to Burbank Avenue. When he arrived, he found that it was just a two-story building, and Jimmy was waiting for him at the door.

"Wayne, let's go and have a look. There are the equipment and editors you need here, but they are charged on a daily basis. Do you still have enough funds?"

Jimmy greeted him and led the two of them inside.

"Don't worry, the shooting cost less than RMB 800,000, and I saved a lot of money. The shooting and post-production went smoothly, and the rest is completely sufficient for post-production."

After hearing this, Jimmy said it was no problem, walked to the second floor, knocked on the door, and took them into the manager's office. On the cooking couch, I introduced Wayne:

"Wayne, this is Brown Jennings, the manager of this studio. This is Wayne, my client. He wants to rent your post-production studio here to edit a film."

Wayne and he greeted each other, then went straight to the point, and with Jimmy's help, signed the lease contract directly.

"Mr. Jennings, I will come over to work tomorrow. Is the editor okay?"

After Wayne signed the contract, he asked the other party politely.

Brown looked at the young and excessive director and replied:

"No problem, I'll introduce you to her tomorrow. Julia is the best editor here. She won't let you down."

The two shook hands and said goodbye to each other politely. After leaving the small building, I asked Jimmy:

"Is this the post-production studio of Castle Film Company? I thought it would be huge if it was together with a film company."

"Wayne, Castle Pictures will be considered a medium-sized film company. There are too many companies like them in Hollywood. In which building do you expect such a small company to be located?"

"Okay, I'm going back with Luke first. I need to take out the film from the bank. Bye."

He and Luke agreed to come to work early tomorrow morning, and the sooner it could be completed, the better.

Wayne shot a total of nine hundred minutes of material. Although the shooting was based on the images in his head, it was really a lot of work to edit it into a film of about ninety minutes.

In the post-production editing room, the entire work was mainly composed of Wayne Luke and editor Julia. Julia is a middle-aged woman with a good personality and a good understanding of Wayne's intentions.

The specific editing was handled by Julia, and Wayne only asked him for his own requirements and the effects that the film needed to preserve.

"Wayne, I'm finalizing the main line with you. If there's no problem, I'll start."

Julia waited for him to finish talking about the film requirements, and then confirmed it with him again.

"No problem, let's do it."

Any film has a main line, and the main line of his movie is very clear. The protagonist Terry slowly finds her murderer through elimination, and slowly grows up in the process.

Julia's request was to try to preserve the large-scale shots of Terry being stabbed to death again and again. This is also the only thing Wayne changed in the whole film. He needed these for stunts and to increase the appeal of the picture.

In this matter, Wayne completely stood from the perspective of the young audience. Only a beautiful blond beauty who is repeatedly stabbed to death will arouse the curiosity and protectiveness of young people, which can stick to the audience. Read on.

The editing progress on the first day was not very fast. Even in the first rough cut, he was very cautious. This is related to the final effect of the film. Different splicing will lead to different stories, or even two completely opposite stories.

Julia was concentrating on her work, and Wayne behind her would discuss a few words with Luke from time to time, and then tell Julia. After each clip is cut, he has to watch it again. He wants to make sure that all the scenes he wants to keep are kept in this rough cut.

According to his idea, the final film must be as close to the original film in his mind as possible. This is his first film, so he must be as safe as possible and cannot take any chances.

"Luke, I think the first time Terry is killed, the premise must be as far back as possible, as close to the beginning as possible. Directly explain the origin of the story to the audience, and use beautiful women and bloody scenes as the opening to attract people to watch."

He talked to Luke about his thoughts on the film and wanted to hear if Luke had any suggestions. Since entering the editing room, Luke has hardly spoken and just watched quietly.

Looking at Julia at work, Luke considered Wayne's words. His main job here was to help. He had made plans before coming, to watch more and learn more. This was the meaning of his participation in this film.

This was also Luke's first time participating in post-production. He had little experience. He thought about it for a while before saying:

"You are right. If I were a viewer, I would have the desire to continue watching after seeing this, and want to see why Terry encountered this. My opinion is to speed up the film's pace slightly and use compact storylines to create tension. atmosphere.

Also, for the shot where Jasmine is killed for the first time, I hope to use the one shot from top to bottom. The moving picture from top to bottom will allow people to quickly browse the panoramic content, making the audience feel tense at the first glance. I can also confirm that this movie is exciting and has some funny elements. "

He considered Luke's suggestion. Basically, Luke and his production concept were still on the same channel.

"Julia, the lens here has been changed, using the panning lens at the back."

He pointed to the place where Terry woke up and panned the camera to make the scenery gradually shrink, giving the film a sense of oppression and curiosity. He couldn't wait to let people know what happened after that.

"Okay, the replacement is done, how about it?"

"No problem, go ahead, Luke, remember, some dubbing is needed here to produce better effects."

Most of the time, Wayne discussed shot splicing with Luke and would not interrupt Julia's work. Wayne could tell that although the editor looked like a middle-aged aunt, he had no technical skills. This was considered a stroke of luck.

"Wayne, I don't quite understand. Have you learned about editing? You obviously know a lot about it."

Julia asked him as she packed away the cut films after the first day of work.

"I just sat in on a few classes. You want me to edit the film myself. I don't have the ability."

He did attend these classes. After he earned enough credits, he learned everything about film and television production.