[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 213

"I am waiting for a brave knight to rescue me."

When Eve said this, her face was full of anticipation and shyness, as if there was really a strong knight in front of her.

At first glance, many people will think that this princess has read too many fairy tales, which leads to being dazzled by the romantic stories in it.

In fact, after contacting her actual situation, I know that Fiona expects the prince and the knight to get true love to lift her curse. She is not a pure money worshiper, nor is she a delicate princess.

She is very brave, kind, and tenacious in her heart, otherwise she would not have discovered the radiant heart under Shrek's monster appearance.

Eve in front of the microphone had already begun to let go of herself, holding a mineral water bottle in her right hand as a flower, and said in surprise: "Wait, Mr. Knight, this is our first meeting, shouldn't it be a very romantic time? "

While speaking, she also acted out, throwing the bottle aside, holding her forehead with her hands back, with a puzzled look on her face, which looked artificial, and it really coincided with Princess Fiona's state!

The patient with severe fairy tale disease was dragged away by the bewildered Shrek before he could finish his pretense.

"Wait, what are you doing? You're supposed to pick me up and jump out the window on top of your steed."

Princess Fiona has planned and waited for this day for a long time, and that is what a prince and princess should do in her mind, not such a rude and panicked escape.

In order to show the state of escape, Eve trotted on the spot, so that there would be a slight tremor in the voice so that she would not stand still in place.

While running, he also spoke lines, looking like a nympho, and the necessary sense of form is indispensable.

In dealing with the role of Princess Fiona, the film adopts the mode of suppressing first and then promoting. It first portrays her as a terminal patient of princess disease, and it is completely unpleasant when she appears on the stage.

The appearance is different from the traditional princess, she looks older, not as delicate as the traditional princess.

The audience may not have a good first impression of her. They think that there is something wrong with this princess. What time is it? They are still thinking about romance and ritual.

What Eve is doing is to make this kind of hypocrisy a little bit cute. People may resent and complain about her, but it will not be to the point of hating or even leaving the movie theater.

She really stopped and trotted in place according to the description in the script. Her voice sometimes rose, sometimes she was happy, and sometimes she was disgusted. She perfectly combined movements, expressions, and breath!

After dubbing this time, Eve finally stopped. Taking advantage of the discussion and discussion between the two directors outside the studio glass, she complained to herself: "If I record this passage several times, I will Even if the training task is completed."

Her chest rose and fell with the sound of breathing. When she was running just now, she just put her hands on her chest to cover the clothes, invisibly reaching a consensus with the self-cultivation of princesses and ladies.

Usually when exercising, she would choose a sports bra. Today, she thought it was just for dubbing, but she didn't expect to have to cooperate with the movements.

This small detail is in place, and Vicky Jansen decided to put this detail in the film production. Fiona is still a princess after all, and she should pay attention to running around in a long dress.

There are two important areas in the recording studio. One is the soundproof room where Eve is located. There are only microphones, lines stands, chairs and other things in it.The other one was the console, where Andrew, Vicky, and the managers were listening to the result of Eve's dubbing just now.

"What do you think?" Andrew Adamson was originally a special effects worker, and this "Shrek" was his first time directing a movie, so he was a little uncertain.

The same goes for Vicky Jensen over there, both new directors. She has served as the screenwriter of "Chicken Run" and the art director of another film.

"I think her expressiveness is not bad, and her voice is very suitable for Fiona, but I'm not sure if this is her best voice state. Or let her change several performance forms, and we choose the best one from them? "

"That's a good idea. Let me go and talk to her."

"Then I'll text Ted right now so that he can come down and talk to Eve's agent about the contract."

The two of them have a clear division of labor. As the director, he only needs to confirm that Eve is suitable for this role. The specific treatment and when to record are left to the producer.

Vicky lowered her head to edit the text message, while Andrew turned on the microphone of the console, and said to Eve in the soundproof glass room: "Miss Campbell, your performance was very good just now, can you change the dubbing in two ways?" ? We want to choose the one that fits best.”

Obviously they can see each other, but communication can only be done with electronic devices.

Eve didn't feel that she could pass it once. She made an OK gesture to the outside of the glass, and then started dubbing again. She didn't feel tortured, but felt like she was showing her skills.

This is a demonstration of one's acting ability, and it is also a self-test to see how many different expressions the same lines can have.

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While Eve was immersed in the world of dubbing, Keanu was sitting on a chair next to the console and silently watching and listening to his girlfriend's performance.

She is so devoted and serious, and she is like showing off her skills after being assigned, but she can feel the inner world of the character, which sounds a bit contradictory.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a worrying hairline gently pushed open the wooden door outside the studio and walked in. Vicky introduced Robert and Evan, "This is Ted Elliott, he is our One of the screenwriters and producers of the Shrek project, I want to talk to you about Eve's salary and contract issues."

Although Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Goffin, and Spielberg are the Big Three of DreamWorks, they will not devote too much effort to an ordinary animated film. It's other people who do the work.

Ted Elliott and Jeffrey are old friends, and they have worked together since Disney's animated film "Aladdin".

He shook hands with Evan and Robert, pointed outside and said, "Why don't we go out and talk, so as not to affect Miss Campbell's recording inside."

"It's a good proposal."

"Let's go."

Eve, who was immersed in the performance, didn't realize that there were only two directors and her boyfriend left outside. She dubbed on her own, controlling the small world of several square meters in her own hands.

Although Ted has never heard of Eve's dubbing, he believes in the judgment of Andrew and Vicky, not to mention that Princess Fiona's dubbing is not difficult.

The reason why Eve was chosen was not because of how touching her voice was, but because she felt that her image would be in contrast to Princess Fiona. At the same time, her popularity and audience reputation were very good. She was a top player in the second tier, and she might even break into the first tier. .

An actor of Chinese descent is very suitable for a princess who knows Chinese Kung Fu.And under normal circumstances, Eve gives people the impression that she is a down-to-earth but mysterious beauty actress. Who would have thought that the role she played would become a green monster?

This contrast in roles will bring a brand-new experience to the audience and help the promotion of the film.

"I am very grateful to Miss Campbell for coming to the recording studio to audition on the weekend. I think you all understand the conditions of the film? The salary is paid according to the standard of first-line stars, 1000 million US dollars. Miss Campbell can find time to give us the first version of the recording work so the animators can get to work."

"In addition to the first version of the recording, the rest of the time may also trouble her to enter the recording studio for the second and third version of the recording. If you are in Los Angeles, you can come to us. If you are filming in other cities, then we will Trying to get a local studio to service Miss Campbell, no need to return to Los Angeles."

The animation may be modified during the production process. If the animators want to change the script, the character's mouth shape will definitely change accordingly, and the voice actors will need to give another voice.

1000 million US dollars is not so easy to get, it needs to go into the recording studio repeatedly and many times to work.

Evan didn't think there was any problem with this. CAA has many big names who have signed dubbing contracts, almost everyone is like this.

Even Tom Hanks is the same. When the top actor dubbed "Toy Story", he went to Pixar's recording studio many times. Of course, his salary was 1500 million US dollars that year.

Evan Stoff asked earnestly: "Aside from the condition of recording, what other conditions do we need?"

"Help us with publicity, including but not limited to appearing on TV shows, attending premieres, being interviewed by newspapers and magazines, etc., and we will even make one of the posters the one where actors and characters are juxtaposed. In addition, there will be One clause, if there is a sequel to Shrek, Eve will reprise her role as Fiona for the same pay.”

Robert frowned. Usually, the pay for the first film will be relatively low, and the sequel will usher in a stage of pay increase.

The other party actually wanted to use this method to limit Eve's remuneration for the second film. The two films won a total of 2000 million US dollars, which seems to be a very good deal.

However, Robert didn't want this kind of result. If the second animated movie can be filmed, it will definitely make a lot of money, making more money than superhero movies.

The profit from the box office channel may only account for one-third of the total profit.

Selling DVDs and Blu-ray discs is a huge amount of income. The biggest income is actually broadcast fees, on-demand fees, and peripheral products.

"It is impossible to keep the pay for the second part unchanged. If we keep the pay of 1000 million US dollars, we will ask for an increase in the box office share." Evan Stoff easily let go of the pay.

He would rather reduce the simple salary and increase the dividend ratio.

On the one hand, it can reduce the cost pressure of the producers, and on the other hand, actors and agencies can also increase their actual income.

In fact, Ted's method is very simple, that is, to use "Shrek" to help Eve carry coffee.She herself can't get the $1000 million salary, and DreamWorks raised her salary in this way, which is equivalent to giving her the salary of the second part in advance.

The standard for a first-line actress is to get a salary of tens of millions. If this is the case, they can help Eve cross into the first-line field.

It’s just that this method is undoubtedly counterproductive. If one’s own popularity and resources are not up to the first-line standard, it’s useless to force it up, and it will eventually slip to a normal level.

Evan Stoff's goal is to make Eve a superstar, how could he be so short-sighted!