[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 190 Restrictions on Love Movies

Both Eve and Patrick's reshoots were done for free, and it's not good to be too preoccupied.

If the film crew was asked for salary because of a one-shot shooting, it might cause a big drop in Cameron's impression.

As long as he is a little biased in the post-editing, maybe all his early filming will be wasted, and it may not be possible to be cut into a real supporting role.

Of course, this is nothing but the worst-case scenario, and Eve won't allow that to happen.

Cameron Crowe thanked these volunteers: "Thank you for coming today. I thought I would shoot all morning, but I didn't expect it to go so smoothly."

"This seems to be the only time I passed the camera." Patrick scratched the back of his head and laughed sincerely. He thought it was because his studies in the actor training class had achieved results.

"It's our honor to be able to participate in the last filming of the film. I can't believe that the filming of this film is really over." Eve pointed to her long hair and said, "When I received your call, I was Think, can I lose my hair again?"

She has only grown her hair back for a few days, and she will definitely have to do it again if she shoots the rest of the scene.

"Then you can rest assured now." Cameron said humorously, "Let's have lunch together at noon. There is a staff restaurant at the film and television production center."

The rest readily agreed, but Eve showed a regretful look: "I made an appointment at noon to talk about a new project, so I can't join you. I hope the food here can satisfy you."

"What a pity, hope you get this project."

They are more open-minded and don't care too much.

Eve handed some of the Polaroid photos to Patrick, "You can keep these photos as souvenirs, I found myself repeating them. When we meet again next time, I think you will far surpass me."

"I just want a few photos as evidence, otherwise my friends would not believe that I have filmed with you, they all think I am lying."

As if he had found a treasure, Patrick carefully put these Polaroid photos away.

"When you go back, you must seal them in plastic, otherwise they will change color and become unclear."

"Yeah, I'll keep them well." Patrick joked, "When you become a big star in the future, I'll post these photos, and someone will definitely pay attention."

"Then please pray for me, I hope I can become a superstar as soon as possible." Eve held her small bag and waved goodbye to the crew here one by one.

Sitting in her own car, she suddenly felt that the bright sunshine and spring breeze were actually more suitable for a convertible sports car. She really wanted to feel the feeling of the wind blowing her hair.

I drove to a coffee shop that served lunch, where the agent Robert and Evan had already ordered a cup of coffee. After they discussed it today, they would discuss it with Lynn Harris, the production supervisor of New Line Films.

"Did you wait long?"

"It didn't take long, we just came here for a while. How is your filming going this morning?" Robert asked with concern, he was curious about what to make up for "Almost Famous".

Eve sat across from the two of them, took out the photos in the bag, showed them a little, and said, "I just wanted to take them. In fact, I didn't show up at all. I only sometimes got into the mirror when I took the photos."

Since there was no problem, Evan turned his attention to the meeting in the afternoon: "It's good that the filming is over, let's talk about business. I have finished watching "Lianlian Notebook" in the past few days, and it is indeed a very sweet one." , very tortuous and touching story.”

"Of course, this is a story that can make people feel true love." Eve counted with her fingers: "Now the audience is less and less able to accept the tragic ending. It just so happens that our story has a perfect ending. The structure is also very good. Simple, present-past-present, clear at a glance, will not make readers and viewers feel overwhelmed."

"Yeah, this story is actually more shocking. It is rich in emotional expression, not introverted, and has the unique youthful vitality of young people, daring to love and hate."

"We all agree that this is definitely a film adaptation that could be written by any screenwriter with a little ability. And it has its own influence. It can be on the New York Times bestseller list for a whole year. Time, there must be many girls who have watched this."

"Very well, I'm afraid that you think this is not suitable for adaptation."

The three of Eve reached a consensus on this point. The story is a good story, but how it works and the business prospects are very difficult.

"In it, Ellie is 17 years old. She is a rich lady in the city. She went to the country on vacation and met Adam. If the film can't be shot in time, age will be a problem, and the attitude of New Line Pictures will also become a problem. puzzle."

"New Line has bought the adaptation rights for so long, and if it hasn't been filmed, there must be a reason. We have to figure it out."

"There are too few female-themed movies now, and the risk is a bit high. This time we are mainly discussing the feasibility of this project, and there is no need to worry about how to adapt and shoot."

How to make a movie is the director's business. She has only one requirement, and that is to be faithful to the original work.

Loyalty to the original does not mean that every detail must be restored, and every sentence and every scene does not need to be 100% restored. It means that the film must continue the core of the film, and the film actors must conform to the character characteristics in it.

Several key characters in the film must be carefully grasped to complement the experiences of these characters and characters. This experience must have a certain degree of rationality.If you want to say what he should say, do what he should do, you can't OCC!

Exaggerated magical changes cannot be carried out to weaken the connection between the movie and the movie so that only the names are the same, and everything else is different.

Robert sighed: "In fact, romantic love movies are becoming less and less popular now, and Hollywood film studios have already reduced the production of this type of movies. It is really difficult for an actress to become famous!"

Romance movies have always been dominated by female stars, and I don't know how many female stars have become popular.

However, the influence of this genre of movies is getting weaker and weaker, starting to weaken in terms of box office and DVD sales.

When it comes to classic love movies, most movie lovers can name a lot of names, but most of them are actually works of the 80s or 90s of the 21th century. There are not many romantic movies in the [-]st century. Impressive ones are even rarer.

I don’t know if it’s because the attractiveness of actresses has become less, or if everyone is tired of this kind of movie. In the next ten or 20 years, there will be only a handful of movies that can rely on the personal charm of actors, and the box office will also fall into a bottleneck. , It is difficult for the world to break through [-] million.

It can be said that the golden age of love movies has passed, and Eve is standing at the end of this era, trying to grasp a trace of the aftertaste with both hands.

Her upcoming movie "Legal Blonde" is actually more like a comedy inspirational movie, in which the love element is only used as an embellishment, and the proportion is not high.

In fact, pure love movies basically do not exist, and almost all other elements are mixed and matched.

Just like "Titanic", although it tells a romantic love story, it is actually a disaster movie.

As a love movie, you must first choose the right actors, and then the right content, which can resonate with the audience and allow them to experience various emotions.

With the development of science and technology, more and more action movies, fantasy, sci-fi, and fantasy movies have begun to dominate the box office charts. The audience for love movies has not expanded, but has gradually shrunk.

Evan thinks that Eve is very suitable for acting in a love movie, not only because of her beautiful appearance, but also because she has a special appeal.

When she laughs in the movie, the audience can feel her happiness and joy; when she cries, the audience can feel the sadness, sadness, and frustration.

This unique appeal will become a charm, which is the condition that any superstar must have.

As long as she stands in front of the camera, she will be the most dazzling actor in the crowd and will not be taken away from the attention.

"There were a lot of romantic movies released last year, but only the two movies starring Julia Roberts performed well at the box office, and almost none of the other movies of the same type made it to the top."

Even if they want to shoot a love story, the first choice of the studio is this big-mouthed beauty. She was so popular in the 90s and is the best spokesperson for romantic love movies.

Even though Julia Roberts is not the most beautiful one, she is the most relatable and popular with the audience, and she is also one of the few actresses in this era who can match the box office of top male actors.

Last year, the film "Runaway Bride", which she collaborated with Richard Gere after "Pretty Woman", had a box office hit of 1.5 million US dollars in the United States, ranking ninth in the annual list.

Another movie, "Notting Hill" starring Hugh Grant, won a box office of 1.15 million U.S. dollars in North America, and a box office of 2.47 million U.S. dollars overseas.

In the box office rankings in 1999, only Julia Roberts was the most beautiful actress.

The third-ranked love movie is "My Fair Lady", which is adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play "The Flower Girl", and also incorporates the plots of the movies "My Fair Lady" and "Leadership". The actor, who happened to be a dark horse at the box office, won a box office of 6000 million U.S. dollars in North America.

It is also a dark horse, "Death Comes" has more than 7000 million US dollars in North America, and it is not yet ranked in the top five in the box office of horror movies.

Comparing horizontally and vertically, it can be found that romantic love movies are indeed not as good as before. If it is not supported by Julia Roberts, it is almost impossible to watch.

This year, Julia chose to transform and star in "Never Compromise", aiming to hit the Oscar queen.

Adding enough comedy elements to romantic movies is the panacea for box office. "Legal Blonde" is such an approach, so Paramount invited Eve to star in it.

Cruel as it is, male audiences are less and less interested in watching romantic movies, and if they add a comedy element to it, they'll laugh their heads off and are willing to pay for the laughs.

"Lianlian Notebook" is closer to the two types of love and drama. Fortunately, the investment is not too high, otherwise it will definitely be more troublesome.

Restricted by the general environment, in fact, no one knows how high the box office of love movies can be.