Made in Hollywood

Standing on one side of the podium, Professor Scott Fonda pointed to the title on the screen and asked, "Have you all seen his latest film, Transformers?"

Some students are answering, some are nodding, and almost all of the dozens of people here have seen this movie.

"Tell me what you think." Scott Fonda pointed to the far right of the first row of seats, "It's good to start with you."

It was a black girl, she just stood up, Scott Fonda said again, "Don't use your professional knowledge, just speak from your inner feelings, that is, from the perspective of an ordinary audience."

The black girl hesitated, but said, "I think Andrew Garfield is handsome."

There was good laughter in the classroom.

Then more people stood up.

"I find it very enjoyable and very exciting."

"Ordinary, not my type."

"The visual effects are simply impeccable."

"Bad movies full of noise..."

These are Joseph's words, Carter glanced at him, stood up, and said loudly, "Transformers is almost two hours after watching, and it will not feel boring at all. Duke Rosenberg uses realistic 3D special effects. Taking the audience into another world, "Transformers" makes people believe that technological innovation will indeed change the look and feel of the film. Director Duke Rosenberg's ambition is as strong as imagination, this is not a simple film A simple film, it's like a gold mine that fans should dig deeper."

Everyone looked at Carter, which was clearly not his own opinion.

Carter also immediately gave an explanation, "This is a fan message that was forwarded more than one million times by the instant sharing website in June. I believe these people are more representative than our small group, thank you!"

Maintain your idols. Carter sat down again.

A film, a director, cannot win everyone's love, and there are still positives and negatives in the back. In the eyes of those who can be classified as academies, there are more criticisms than praises.

"Looks like a lot of people don't like Duke Rosenberg."

Scott Fonda pointed to the 'What makes Duke Rosenberg so unique' line of letters on the screen. "You can dislike him, but you can't deny his style and his success! In fact, he is the one you should emulate in Hollywood."

There was a buzzing discussion in the class, and Scott Fonda pressed his hands down and waited for the sound to dissipate before speaking. "I don't mean to ask you to follow his path. Duke Rosenberg's success cannot be replicated. What I want you to learn is Duke Rosenberg's attitude towards movies and his series of film skills.”

Those who had previously disparaged Transformers were silent, and they had been at USC Film School for several years. How could it be unclear what kind of impact Duke Rosenberg's films and the array of techniques he used had had on Hollywood.

Scott Fonda stood on one side of the podium, his voice loud enough, "You all know the fact that popular fans love him. Art movie fans disdain him, but it seems to me. Neither camp is being cautious. has evaluated his films."

He looked at his students and said aloud, "Nowadays, more and more movie fans and media applaud Duke Rosenberg, and even those who don't like him have to admit one fact: they love him. Either. Hate him, Duke is standing in Hollywood, in the highest place in Hollywood."

Hearing this, those students who didn't like Duke's style also felt a little dejected. No matter how critics criticized each other's films as having no soul and no artistic value, they could not stop the other party from becoming the hottest director in Hollywood.

This kind of thing also makes them confused and frustrated.

Pressing the remote control in his hand, Scott Fonda switched the slides, which were screenshots of several explosions, "Maybe some of you think there are countless people who shoot commercial films in Hollywood, but Duke Rosenberg is not. It's one of them. Then I want to remind you that those piles of hot action scenes, whether you like it or hate it, are Duke Rosenberg's most unique way of being. In Hollywood, people who can make commercial films The director said there are hundreds, but Duke Rosenberg is the only one!"

Students are looking at their mentor, wondering why he has such a high regard for a commercial film director.

"Any director has his merits, even if that person is Uwe Bauer!"

The name made many students laugh. Uwe Bauer is simply synonymous with bad movies. The production of "House of Death", "Vampire Lane" and "Dungeon Siege" were criticized and complained by countless people.

Scott Fonda continued, "In the film industry, Duke Rosenberg is definitely a pioneer, never afraid to try new ways to express his camera, his style is clear at a glance, his movement, composition and The editing is all explosive, dynamic and unique. Even if those numerous action scenes and complex elements will make our audition numb, his style is indeed unique. It may only take a few seconds to watch his films. , you realize 'Oh, this is a Duke Rosenberg movie'."

He raised his right index finger and shook it at the students, "There are not many directors in the world who can do this!"

"I don't know if it's clear to you, Duke Rosenberg's influence on the visual language of modern Hollywood cinematic lenses is extremely profound."

Scott Fonda pointed to a few screenshots on the projection screen, and asked one after another, "Duke-style action movies are known for their fast and sharp editing, compared to other directors, such as Paul who directed the Bourne Life series. Greengrass, what's so special about him? Serial car chases and big bangs are by no means original in Hollywood movies, why is Duke Rosenberg so successful? That movie fans and major Hollywood studios are attracted to him. Is it like a fuss?"

Hearing the tutor's question, a brown-haired boy in the front row raised his hand, but Professor Scott Fonda didn't want the students to answer, but gave the answer himself.

"I've had conversations with Jerry Brooksheimer, George Lucas, Charles Rowan, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, and they all agree."

Raising his voice again, Scott Fonda gave the answer he had summed up, "They all thought Duke Rosenberg knew what the movie market wanted and what audiences liked. He had a super strong instinct, There seems to be an innate knowledge of what it takes to make a movie that audiences love, and to bring those elements to the extreme."

Carter looked at his mentor and nodded unconsciously. When he went to watch a movie, he always thought that he had seen everything, and Duke's production would still surprise him.

"When I was twenty-eight years old, I attended the premiere of "Brave Island"," recalls Scott Fonda. "If I had to watch it before, I would have had a crush on Duke Rosenberg. I was really looking forward to this film, and after seeing it, I thought it was almost 11 points. This is his film, and he will always make the audience feel that this movie ticket is worth it.”

"He's a master at manipulating and combining elements of a film, sets, camera movements, color scheduling...he's all very good at it, and he's also a master at choosing the subject matter. The subject matter of the film allows him to play all his crazy ideas."

Hearing this, as an anti-Duke person, Joseph finally couldn't help it, and he raised his right hand.

"This classmate..." Scott Fonda asked him to stand up, "Tell me, what is your problem."

"Professor..." Joseph said succinctly and loudly, "Duke Rosenberg is just one of many traditional Hollywood directors!"

"Indeed."

First motioning him to sit down, Scott Fonda added, "In some ways, Duke Rosenberg has followed the usual Hollywood formulas, such as the pursuit of the largest possible scene and an assembly-line production model."

"But if you recall..." he said in a reminder, "Will the William Wheeler and Cecil DeMillie of early Hollywood, whom you admire, belong to this category too?"

Seeing many students nodding after thinking, Scott Fonda continued, "The biggest difference is that today's audience has lost interest in ancient Rome and epic themes in the Bible, and superheroes adapted from comics Movies are on the rise, in other words, Duke Rosenberg is already a leader in mainstream Hollywood movies!"

Scott Fonda compared Duke to William Wheeler, who made "The Golden Age", which made some students such as Joseph extremely dissatisfied, and even had the urge to flip the table if it was not their mentor standing in front.

Sweeping his eyes from the classroom, Scott Fonda, of course, saw the dissatisfaction of some students, and couldn't help but say, "Think about it carefully, from Ben Hur driving a carriage to Superman who lifts his feet to the sky, and then to those from the universe. The giant shape-shifting robot, for the audience, for Hollywood, does it really make a difference?"

Is there really a difference? Joseph was stunned for a while, and then he wanted to understand the meaning of these words. For a highly commercialized Hollywood, there is no difference at all...

These are all products that Hollywood uses to make a profit!

"In today's Hollywood, Duke Rosenberg is a very special one. More and more people are following him, but most people can't reach his level," Scott Fonda witnessed How Duke-style movies have swept the world in recent years, "It must be said that although many people do not admit it, the fact is that Duke Rosenberg's movies will become a benchmark that many people can only look up to."

Not only the USC Film School, but also more and more people studying Duke films in colleges and universities related to film and television production in the United States. (To be continued ~^~)