The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 93 He is serious

No matter how noisy the external media is, the three leading new generation directors all started their respective journeys with the mentality of "I have the advantage".

It was against this background that the project of "Silence of the Lambs" was launched in a low-key manner.

In another time and space, this film is not an ordinary classic, but a classic that is awesome enough to go down in history.

Look at the 5 Oscars it won: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, none of which were technical awards.

In other words, this movie does not rely on any tricks, such as visual effects, costumes, etc., but relies entirely on the three core elements of film art: script, director and actors.

And to express these awesome things, the preliminary preparation work is far from comparable to "Peking Holiday" or "Genius Gunman".

Therefore, this requires a long preparation period.

The first thing is to polish the script.

The original work is adapted from the novel of the same name, and many of the wonderful dialogues are copied word for word from the original novel.

This is undoubtedly a more advanced "scare" method.

——As a practice formed during the Cold War, China Entertainment and Hollywood slandering each other in movies are all baseless.

"But..." Lao Wang made a change, "Aren't we not strong enough now? Time waits for us. From this point of view, it is better for Wang Wei to rush to film."

It just requires a lot of detail to be carved out.

And the most important thing is the actors.

Back to the topic, Ouyang Ke's acting skills are obvious to all, but Wang Wei needs him to show his strength to a higher level.

Wang Wei spread his hands and said, "There may also be a factor in the subject matter. These two films are light comedies and youth films. The preliminary preparations are not demanding, so it makes sense to go faster."

It's very simple, he is the villain!

According to preliminary estimates, the preparation time for "The Silence of the Lambs" may have taken half a year.

The rating of this movie is destined to be restricted, but restricted rating does not mean that you can shoot however you want. For some scenes that are too outrageous, the rating committee has the right to ask the producer to modify or delete them.

For example, both have experience in stage plays, both have strong script skills, and both are very fascinated by the character "Hannibal"...

Of course this attitude is good, but this subject matter is for prizes...

Therefore, this time Wang Wei put forward higher requirements for the prop team——

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He met Ouyang Ke during an audition for the crew of "The Condor Shooting".

So needless to say Wang Weiduo, Ouyang Ke devoted a lot of effort to this role and strived to be a blockbuster.

The cell deep underground where the cannibal maniac is imprisoned needs to be artificially set up;

In particular, Dunhuang currently has little influence in the classification committee. If we don’t put in the effort ahead of time, it will be in trouble if it is stuck in the classification review.

Wang Wei dare not say that Ouyang Ke can perform better than Hopkins, but there should be hope for a performance of the same level.

For details, please refer to the fact that at that time, Hollywood had been targeting Maozi as a villain for decades, even after it was disbanded.

"……you're right."

Because the two people have quite a lot of similarities.

Lao Wang has a different view on this.

Oh, I'm not talking about winning a prize.

They still say the same thing - don’t dare to think!

Except for a few sporadic scenes showing corpses, the film places violence and gore outside the scenes, allowing the audience's imagination to fill in the gaps through character reaction shots, panoramic shots, etc.

He auditioned for the role of "Western Poison", and there was nothing to criticize about his acting skills. However, his appearance was more Western-oriented than that of another mixed-race veteran actor, and he was rejected by Tang Yigong.

Do you dare to say that you don’t have any intention of winning the prize?

It can be seen from this guy's fastidious preparations that he is serious this time.

There is no novel of the same name in the current time and space, but Wang Wei not only registered the script in China, but also registered it with the Screenwriters Guild in Hollywood and applied for protection.

——You have to have a crazy brain to expect a thriller to win an award.

Lao Zhou and Lao Xu looked at each other and thought of the same thing——

If the requirements are strict, the progress will be slow.

Therefore, there are many Western religious metaphors in the movie, which are normal in the eyes of Lao Wang and others - "Hannibal", the cannibal maniac, comes from the West, and they all understand it.

Wang Wei could only spend more time discussing with Ouyang Ke, the "veteran villain".

"This is actually the normal progress of making a movie!"

For example, the character "Hannibal" is a psychologist. He spent his own money to hire a psychologist to train him and design the behavioral habits, expressions, etc. of a perverted psychologist.

"Theoretically, Wang Wei's works are the signature of Dunhuang - before Dunhuang develops to the level of the top five, only if your movies continue to be successful can Dunhuang's basic market be stable - so it seems that it is better to slow down.

OK!"

"We can't do this with "Silence of the Lambs". Slowing down the progress and crafting it carefully is the best choice!"

Otherwise, if the guarantee is not complete, similar scripts and ideas will pop up - never underestimate the filmmakers of this time and space!

And this is only the first version of the script. Because there is no memory halo, Wang Wei only remembers the classic fragments and lines, which inevitably requires lengthy revisions and additions by the company's screenwriting team.

Another issue is the scale of the film.

"Your previous movie shooting speed was really exaggerated. It only took more than half a year from preparation to release of "Holiday in Peking" and "The Genius", which ordinary directors would not even dare to think about." They said to Wang

Wei Ru is the way.

After all, the original work is obviously a movie with a female law enforcer as the protagonist, but many people consider it to be a male-led movie, mainly because Hopkins contributed a superb performance in it.

This request almost made the props team bang their heads against the wall - according to the director's mind-numbing props and setting requirements, it is estimated that not even a few hairs will be left after filming this movie.

He has a different view on "slowing down progress".

The cast and crew, including Zhou Lin and Xu Daoxing, had no complaints about this at all.

Fortunately, one of the successes of this film in horror is that it does not create an extremely tense and dangerous atmosphere for the audience by showing violent and bloody scenes head-on.

A corpse, a knife, even an insect chrysalis and other props must subtly guide the actors into the play...

Wang Wei is not worried about Shen Zhenyi - there is no point in worrying. After she confirmed to join Wang Wei's new film, she joined the crew directed by Chen Deyue. Filming the supporting role of the young queen will take at least a month.

However, in "The Silence of the Lambs", this is not a problem at all. Wang Wei didn't even change his name in the play, just called "Hannibal".

Anyway, as long as we ensure the basic quality and release it earlier, we can recover the funds earlier, and then we can continue to invest earlier...it will grow like a snowball.

"Unless you bring in a few more directors who can handle the box office to help you share the pressure, so that you can slowly polish the masterpiece."

This is Lao Wang’s true intention!

——Because "My Sassy Girl" is about to be released.

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(End of chapter)