Hollywood Hunter

Rejecting Paul Greengrass' proposal to use a better camera, Simon explained, seeing the other party's still slightly disappointed expression, and then said: "Paul, the core shooting equipment and image quality cannot be changed, but, in such as You can give full play to some auxiliary equipment such as lighting. Unlike "Ghost Story", I will not limit the budget of "Blair Witch" too much. Of course, it is still within 3 million US dollars, because 3 million is a threshold , whether it’s on the side of the trade union or the psychology of the audience.”

Paul Greengrass raised some hopes again, and tentatively asked: "Simon, can I find a better photographer? I mean, even if the actors need to hold their own equipment because of the first-person shooting, a good photographer is still Can give good guidance.”

"No problem." Simon nodded readily this time, and added: "But don't forget, it's less than 3 million dollars."

"I promise."

At this time, girl A connected the irec that Paul Greengrass had just provided, and closed the automatic curtains in the study. The surrounding environment quickly darkened, and the projection screen on the east wall also slowly fell.

After doing this, Simon signaled that Girl A was operating a laptop in front of her, and a sample shot soon appeared on the screen.

Paul Greengrass filmed a lot of material, and under his guidance, Girl A only played a few key passages, mainly involving the framing of some important plots in the film.

After reading it, Simon was very satisfied.

Still compared to the original version, the team had to pay too much attention to the framing of the scene. Coupled with the resource support of Daenerys Entertainment, the details have been done to the greatest extent without omission.

Like the seasons.

The reason for choosing the southern states rather than the northern ones is to take into account the elements of the seasons.

If you choose to be in the north, although there is no shortage of evergreen coniferous forests, but once it snows during the next filming period, it will definitely be a disaster for the filming of this film.

As for California, it is very close to Los Angeles, and has a Mediterranean climate. The seasons are like spring, which seems to be the best, but it lacks the bleakness and silence that winter should have.

In this regard, several states in the south of the subtropical climate area are just right.

It will neither be too exuberant like Los Angeles, nor too withered like the north, and the extreme winter climate that may be encountered at any time.

If these are not considered, or if you make do with it to save trouble, the effect will definitely be unsatisfactory.

Having been immersed in the film and television industry for two lifetimes, Simon can deeply feel that the quality of a movie has nothing to do with the ability of the filmmaker, but has a lot to do with whether the filmmaker puts his heart into it. As long as the creators put in enough energy and do their best within their abilities, the quality of their works will not be too bad.

After watching the samples taken by irec, we discussed again, the curtains were drawn back, and the room was bright again.

Simon also opened a memo in his hand, and said to everyone: "Then, let's talk about some details of the plot."

The memo in his hand is some records that Simon made after reading the first draft of the script provided by the team of "The Blair Witch". For the audience, the effect is not clear enough, by the way, didn’t you say that you have collected a lot of information related to witches?”

Everyone nodded, and the young female screenwriter Annika Settle, who had light hair and delicate face, took out a thick folder from her satchel and wanted to hand it to Simon.

Simon waved his hand slightly to refuse, and said, "I don't need to look at it, what I mean is, you can use these materials to make a prop, for example, the name is "Witch Handbook". When a group of people see the ritual law in the forest, they can take it out on the spot , as a comparison, this one will give the audience a more real feeling."

In the new version of the script, several protagonists discover in the dense forest the witch's sacrificial formation made of stones, wood and dead bones, which becomes a turning point in the film.

In the setting, the function of this formation is to curse those who step into it, they will continue to encounter bad luck within three days, and eventually die.

The beginning of the story was originally an adventure made by five young men and women on the grounds of exploring witches. It was more of a playful nature, and they didn’t think they would really encounter any witches. Therefore, among the five people, two boys, and Catherine Mourning Playing the role of a carefree tomboy, they stepped into the formation together and took pictures to commemorate it.

The roles played by Amy Acker and Rachel McAdams did not step in, and it eventually brought different results.

Simon is the creator of the story, and the role of this suggestion is also obvious, and everyone will settle after a short discussion.

Immediately afterwards, Simon added: "Also, regarding death, Jessica, played by Mourning, was the first to die because she fell into the trap with wooden thorns set up by the hunter. In the interview with the residents, an old man reminded the explorers to pay attention to the traps left by the hunters in the early years, but such an important turning point requires the discovery of some practical props, such as rusty traps."

Obviously, no one will disagree with this point.

Simon didn't waste time, and continued quickly: "Finally, regarding the death, whether it is Jessica or the two boys who accidentally drowned in the vortex of the stream, there is no need to give too much description, because this is a pseudo-documentary, a normal People, when their companions are in danger, it is impossible to have too much mood to shoot images, isn’t it? Therefore, the details of this part in the script need to be cut.”

As the screenwriter, Annika Settle raised her hand slightly, and after getting a smile from Simon, she said: "West

Mr. Luo, I think the death process of the two boys can be omitted, but the picture of Jessica falling into the cash full of wooden thorns to die is very impactful, and I think it should be retained. "

Simon nodded: "Yes, but don't give too many close-ups."

Paul Greengrass also put forward his own opinion: "Perhaps Brigitte can be scared that the camera will fall the moment the camera is aimed at the pit, and then cut out. Everyone has restrained Jessica's body."

Jerry Bruckheimer also said at this time: "If the falling shaking shots are good, some of them should be cut in. I have seen some shots in Paul's filming. The shaking can arouse the emotions of the audience."

Paul Greengrass was also reminded: "Then take this shot a few more times, there must be good material."

Simon smiled and agreed: "Then remember to bring more irecs, anyway, Tinkber will provide them as many as you want."

Everyone laughed.

Simon quickly moved on to the next topic. This time, he glanced at Amy Acker and Rachel McAdams who had been obediently sitting in the corner as vases. In fact, they also understood that Lena brought the two girls here because of He showed his face in front of him so that he could be remembered: "There is also a small detail. Regarding the scene where Keira, who was finally selected, walks naked to the witches late at night, I think it is best to find a substitute."

When Lina heard this, she immediately said, "Simon, Rachel is fine, and it's just a vague back view, not showing at all."

Rachel McAdams, who was slightly mentioned by a big man, also nodded in agreement, and smiled shyly, pretending to be embarrassed, and bowed her head slightly.

However, everyone obviously wanted to go wrong.

Simon shook his head with a smile, and said, "I don't mean this, I mean..." Simon said, and directly pulled out a sketch of the scene from the folder in front of him: "It's probably like this."

Everyone looked at the past together.

The painter obviously has a lot of skills. Although the brush strokes are sloppy, everyone can still easily see that in the picture is the back of a naked woman shuttling through the night forest, walking towards a group of vaguely floating in the air around the fire Dancing witch.

This is actually a sub-shot made by Simon referring to a scene in "The Witch" starring Hollywood actress Anya Taylor-Joy in his memory. In that movie, the heroine played by Anya ended up going naked to the witch after all her family members died in this way, officially depraved.

In the new version of "The Blair Witch", Kayla played by Rachel McAdams, Simon gave the same ending, and has since disappeared completely. No one knows whether she became a member of the witches or was made a sacrifice by the witches .

In addition, the classic horror image of the witch floating in the air in that movie was also introduced by Simon into this brand new "The Blair Witch".

After tracking and filming Keira walking towards the witch, she did not dare to continue because of fear. The final Amy Acker played the last Brigitte. In the face of an inexplicable attack, the screams announced the end of the film, and even in the flashback report at the beginning, Brigitte was also not found.

Five people, all missing, no one alive, no dead body.

But at this moment, everyone looked at the lens sketch in Simon's hand and was a little puzzled.

What's wrong with this?

Finally, Bruckheimer probed: "Simon, you mean, you need a girl with, um, a better figure?"

After Jerry Bruckheimer said this, everyone looked at the draft shot again, and immediately discovered the crux of the matter. The woman in the picture... indeed, has a very straight man's feeling even with a few strokes. The perfect alluring funnel shape.

Could it be this?

Immediately, amid everyone's doubts, Simon said firmly: "Yes, I need a girl with a better figure." After he paused for a while, he explained: "We can't deny that this is a very weird but tempting girl." Even, in the future, many viewers will buy tickets for this scene and watch it repeatedly, and even buy the videotape later as a collection. There is nothing embarrassing about it. Blood and sex are the eternal themes in commercial films. This "Blair Witch" , we will not highlight these two aspects too much, but a small number of elements, such as Jessica's death and Keira's departure, I hope to do the best."

Now, everyone has nothing to say.

Rachel McAdams, who was sitting on the periphery, even felt a little inferior after hearing Simon's words. She really didn't have such a good figure, and even, frankly speaking, her figure was a bit straight, even if her waist was cinched, the key is, up and down It can't reach the alluring arc in the picture.

But, what is this? !

It has always been only actors who want to find substitutes, and the producers have tried a lot of tricks to persuade them to take off their clothes. Now, the actors themselves are willing, but they are rejected by the producers. She is still a young girl, don't you want to lose face?