novelraw Chapter 230 The Daily Life of a Producer
Chapter 230 The Daily Life of a Producer
Strictly speaking, in this performance, Eve actually has the dominant position, and people with more lines will always attract more attention.
Just like in life, you can't help but look at the person who is talking.
But Christian Bale has few lines, but he can still attract the rest of the room, which proves that his acting skills are really good.
An ordinary love movie actually made these two people act like a drama movie, which is a bit similar to Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood's "Bridges of Madison County".
Mark Johnson has already wandered too far at this time. As the person who once led "Rain Man" to win the Oscar for Best Picture, he is thinking about and evaluating the prospects of "The Notebook" in the awards season.
The overall story is very attractive, and the performance may not reach the height of "The Bridge of Madison County" in terms of splendor, because not only the performances of the youth group Eve and Bell, but also the performance of Noah and Ellie in a nursing home after they are old performance.
The tears of this story are actually more concentrated on the elderly group, which will weaken the performance time and difficulty of the two young actors, which is not a good thing for the Olympics.
Ellie suffers from Alzheimer's disease after she gets old, and doesn't remember her previous life at all.
And Noah voluntarily lives in a nursing home for her, and reads and tells stories to Ellie with a notebook every day, which is also the origin of the movie's name.
Sometimes Ellie would think of her lover after hearing the whole story, but soon she would continue to fall into a state of amnesia, but Noah was still impatient and told her the story over and over again.
Not only young actors must be searched carefully, but also the elderly group cannot be ignored.
The perspective of the film is developed from the elderly, the stories he tells are memories, and the memories are played by young actors.
The perspectives on both sides are constantly changing, and at the same time, it will also bring speculation to the audience.
Is this old man Noah or Hammond, who did Ellie choose in the end?
The answer didn't come until the final climax of the story. I didn't say it at all before, and deliberately avoided the name problem until the old heroine who lost her memory temporarily retrieved her memory and called out the name Noah. Audiences, readers They are the ones who feel at ease to go to Xiali.
Lynn said to his agent Tessa: "Let's formally discuss the salary, treatment and time issues at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. It's too late now."
"No problem. Miss Campbell and Bell's performance was wonderful just now, and I already had a premonition that this movie will be excellent." Tessa was very happy in her heart, and finally she was able to throw Bell into the crew, and the salary was easy to talk about.
Playing such an affectionate role as Noah, even if the pay is less, he has to agree. If this movie is released, Bell will definitely not have to worry about the film contract!
Tessa and Bell left the New Line Films building together, but the rest of them had no plans to leave work.
Eve said with a smile: "It seems that we have finally solved a big problem, and then we can solve the rest of the problems one by one."
"I think this actor is not bad, but in terms of salary, it doesn't need to be too high. How about $120 million? Compared with his last movie, it is an increase, but the increase is relatively limited."
"Yes, the specific negotiation is up to you." Eve said in agreement. At this stage, Bell still can't get a high salary, let alone enjoy the treatment of box office dividends.
The angle and position of the stand are different, and things are viewed differently.
Mark said seriously at this time: "I know an old actor, James Garner. He collaborated with Eastwood this year in "Space Cowboy" and returned to the big screen. -The Korean War, just enough to show the feeling of veterans."
"Sounds good. If possible, can we meet him?" Lynn Harris was about to be more cautious.
"Of course, auditions are definitely required."
At this time, Nick Cassavetes, who had been listening silently by the side, suddenly said: "If possible, can I recommend my mother Gena Rowlands? I think she is very suitable for the role of the elderly Ellie, just her Staying at home is a bit boring, after watching this movie some time ago, I want to act in it."
"It's an honor that Ms. Rowlands wants to be in the film and she's a perfect fit for the role."
Everyone here knows Nick's identity. Not only is he outstanding in talent, he is an all-rounder who can write, direct and act, but he is also a veritable second-generation star.
His father is a famous director of a generation, and his mother, Gina, is a well-known actor nominated for the Berlin Best Actress and two-time Oscar Queen, and they are still active on the big screen.
Casting two Oscar nominees to play older Noah and Ally is really good for the film's awards-season prospects.
Old dramas are of good quality and cheap, and the remuneration is not much, but it can help the crew to make a breakthrough in acting. At the same time, they are similar in age to the Oscar judges, so they may be able to absorb some nostalgia and compensation tickets.
Anyway, I'm looking for any old actor, so it's better to sell face to the director and producer.
"Now we still have one of the most important questions, that is where to shoot the film and when to start shooting." Mark Johnson has some headaches.
The story is set in an ordinary small town in North Carolina. If it is filmed there, it may not be easy to find actors and crew.
Lynn Harris glanced at Eve and asked, "Miss Campbell, the main constraints on our crew's distance from shooting are the script, your schedule, and the choice of shooting location. When are you free?"
The script is relatively easy to handle, and there is no difficulty in choosing a location for shooting. The director of location selection has already traveled to some big cities in the southern United States, and is mainly responsible for location selection in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida.
First of all, it must be based on the scouting of the locations mentioned in the script, and then you need to check the possible noise pollution and age issues in the background.
After all, "Lianlian Notebook" tells the story before and after World War II, and nothing modern can appear.
It is also necessary to ensure the transportation of materials and equipment, what the local weather conditions are, and the sunrise and sunset times must be recorded. At the same time, we must check whether we can apply for various permits required for shooting.
Eve sighed, her own schedule is really a huge problem.
"The movie I'm shooting now will be completed in less than half a month, and then I will go to record the animation dubbing of DreamWorks. In September, I will go to Zurich, Switzerland to start filming "Bourne Shadow" all over Europe. It should be December when it's over."
There is indeed no gap in her itinerary, "In December, I will go back to Hollywood for awards season public relations. I will first look at the finished film and evaluation of "Almost Famous". If it is still possible, I will give priority to public relations of this movie. If it doesn’t work, we need to publicize “Mulholland Drive.”
Mark Johnson's head is numb. It's only mid-July, but Eve doesn't have time for half a year. How can this filming be carried out?
"We can't wait until January next year at the latest, and we can't push it any further." Lin En instructed, "Let the agent pay attention, and don't take another January drama, otherwise, when will the crew be able to complete the shooting task."
"Yes, the shooting starts after the New Year's Day holiday. You can ask for leave to come back to attend the Golden Globes and Oscars. The shooting ends early so that you can catch up with the summer vacation."
Eve is good at doing good things, and she also feels that she has too many projects in her hands. Fortunately, Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Leonardo's "How to Get Away with Law" has not yet confirmed the shooting time, otherwise it would really not be possible to arrange time.
There are too many projects in hand, and every time I feel that time is tight, but I still want to continue when I encounter a suitable project.
She also agreed to film in January, but there was another problem before her, and that was the climate.
"The description in it is in summer. If we shoot in winter, the temperature will be very cold. So when choosing a shooting location, can we choose an environment closer to the south, so that at least the temperature will be slightly higher."
It's very common to shoot movies out of season, but if it's snowing outside, how can I wait for others to shoot the scene of wearing short-sleeved long skirt and sandals in summer?
"Let me see how Charleston is. There are many plantations and slave owners' manors over there, which are very suitable for filming. In winter, Charleston will not snow, so it won't suffer too much."
"I think the Charleston environment is very suitable for filming this movie." Nick recalled, "Charleston is a place where many rivers flow into the Atlantic Ocean. There are many swamps and wetlands. There are yachts everywhere along the river. The climate is very good. Wealthy people like to live or vacation here. The hero can row boats in the river, and the most important thing is that the leaves there are evergreen in winter, and they won’t be bare like New York.”
"If that's the case, I'll call the location director and ask him to focus on the conditions in Charleston."
Eve couldn't help shivering at the thought of wearing cool summer clothes for filming in winter.
But what can be done about it? Of course the crew wants to film now or in the fall, but I really can't get away.
The whole crew is waiting for me alone!
"I think since there is such a long preparation time, we must make the film perfect. You should be more responsible for the production, and the actors must be prepared."
"I will hire an accent coach to learn the accent of the wealthy people in the south. I will also learn how to play the piano, draw, French and Spanish, and etiquette. Bell will also learn how to be a carpenter, how to row a boat, and how to do carpentry. etc."
"This proposal is good. If you play the roles well, we will do the rest of the production and strive to create a love classic!" Mark Johnson said ambitiously. He has not released a good work for several years, and now is the time Standing on the Oscar front again.