novelraw Chapter 249 Brokeback Mountain
Chapter 249 Brokeback Mountain
Eve finished the first recording of "Shrek" in less than two weeks, and will re-record according to changes in film production. At that time, the recording was relatively sporadic.
It may be that the lines have been changed, or some plots have been added, and each time it takes at most a day or half a day.
After the recording, Eve did not go home to rest, but went to the city center by car.
Eternal Pictures rented a small office in an office building in the city center and shared a floor with some other small businesses. The scale is very small.
After having the location and employees, I finally applied for all the relevant licenses not long ago, and now I am slowly picking the right projects.
In fact, Eve is not too anxious. If there is a suitable project, she will make it, and if she has a valuable IP, she will accept it. Everything depends on the fate.
Anyway, the overall cost is not high, and it belongs to the situation of not opening for half a year, but only half a year after opening.
Carl Davis and Liz Carter have been relatively busy recently, and they haven't been exposed to many suitable projects. She didn't expect to be exposed to any good stories this time.
The Hollywood studios are eyeing various publishing companies, and once they have suitable books or books, they will accept them directly. Perhaps a story in a magazine or newspaper can inspire directors or screenwriters.
Just finished a work project, Eve wanted to take a look at the company before she left, otherwise she would not go to the company for several months.
Mandy asked while driving: "Miss Campbell, are you going to Sydney the day after tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I'm going to Sydney to see Keanu the day after tomorrow. After celebrating his birthday, I'm going to fly to Zurich to shoot "The Bourne Shadow". You don't need to go to Sydney with me. Let's meet up in Zurich."
In fact, Eve has been resting for a long time. It is only the end of August now, and she will not go to shoot until mid-to-late September. There are at least three weeks in between to immerse herself in the role.
Matt Damon has been exercising and training many times for this role, and he has put in a lot of hard work for it. The crew met a few days ago, and everyone got to know each other.
The Mary played by Eve doesn't have any action scenes. She only needs accent and physical training to ensure that she will not be hindered when filming some escape and running scenes.
These trainings can be done in Sydney, and she has already contacted the gym and personal trainer in Sydney.
Anyway, Keanu will always be filming here, and it was a good thing to spend two or three weeks with him in the past. It just so happens that there will be an Olympic Games in Sydney this year, so the two of them can watch the Olympic Games together while filming.
The relationship needs to be maintained by both parties. As an actor, the profession itself is traveling all over the world. It is very difficult to settle down. It is very important to be considerate of each other.
"During these few weeks, you will be responsible for the communication between Eternal Pictures and me. It will be considered a half-vacation, and the salary will be paid as usual."
Mandy was overjoyed. Eternal Pictures was only established recently, and there were not many things to do. It was just three weeks of paid vacation.
"Thank you Miss Campbell."
"There will be no holidays after going to Europe. Let's get along well with our daughter."
Eve actually wanted to find the kind of assistant who was carefree, so that there would be no distraction, but there was also a bad thing about that, which was that she had no scruples.
At least now caa is very clear about the information of Mandy's relatives, and if he does any bad things, he can find them immediately. If he has scruples, he will act more appropriately and speak more strictly.
After arriving at the office building, the two of them took the elevator to the 22nd floor. At the exit of the elevator, there were a bunch of signs with the names of six different companies written on them.
Eve actually came here once when signing the lease agreement, so she is very familiar with this place.
Eternal Pictures is a little inconspicuous here, even more grass-roots than a grass-roots team. There is only a place at the front desk and no one. There are four desks in the big office, but in fact there are only two employees in total.
There is also an office inside for Eve, but it has not been used at all. Perhaps the most frequently used ones are the safe and coffee machine in the office.
"good afternoon."
Carl and Liz looked down at the book, while the other kept searching the computer monitor screen. They turned their heads to look after hearing the sound of Eve coming in.
"Good afternoon, Miss Campbell!"
Eve was holding a tray in her hand, on which was the egg tart she bought along the way. She and Mandy had already tasted it, and now she handed it over to put on the desk as a snack for afternoon tea.
"I finished work early today, so I just wanted to drop by and have a look. I won't be in Los Angeles for the rest of the time. Have you come into contact with any good film projects?"
Carl showed a bitter expression, "I just got the latest issue of Barnes & Noble's best-seller ranking the day before yesterday, and I only read a few books. The ranking of some books is a little different from the New York Times best-seller ranking."
"I got in touch with the Hollywood Screenwriters Guild and the copyright registration department. I got a batch of script materials, but I haven't had time to read a few of them." Liz was also a little uncomfortable, and the workload was a bit heavy. kind.
Of course, the Hollywood Screenwriters Guild is willing to cooperate with various production companies, even a newly established independent production company like Eternal Pictures, anyway, try to sell as much as possible.
Sell as soon as it can be sold. Only top screenwriters and scripts will cause competition. Normal scripts are handed over to producers through contacts.
The number of newly produced scripts is more than hundreds of times the number of newly approved films, so the competition is very fierce, and the scripts that are finally cast are selected one in a thousand or one in a thousand.
What's more, most of the time, what the film company buys is only the priority to use the script for a certain period of time, not the script itself.
Maybe the producer will choose between several scripts, buy the priority right to use for five thousand dollars, and then choose the best and most suitable script among several scripts. million copyright transaction fees.
The remaining scripts have not been traded, so they can only return to the copyright trading market and continue to wait.Most screenwriters are unemployed, and only a small number of screenwriters have joined TV dramas or variety shows and can have a long-term job.
Year after year, the backlog of scripts is endless.
No matter how rich the film companies are, they dare not hoard too many script copyrights, and the input and output are not directly proportional.
Most of the time, everyone knows that this is a good script, but it is more problematic to shoot it. The script is only one aspect of the film project.
The plots of many movies are not particularly exciting, but there are other aspects that can make up for it.
Eve comforted the two employees and said, "I know it's difficult for you. Our company is not well-known and we don't have many connections. Tomorrow Mandy will take you to meet with CAA's script agent. I have already entrusted Robert to help you connect. CAA has some script agents here, and they actually have a lot of resources in their hands."
"If that's the case, that would be great!" Leeds had an excited look on his face. The screenwriters' union and the copyright department were completely panning for gold, 99% of which was sand.
However, the quality of script agents should be much higher. At least the agents have conducted multiple screenings and will not push the desert over.
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages in this way. The good rate of the script given by the script agent is higher, but the price will also be much higher.
And if the screenwriters' union slowly screens, the price will be lower, but it will be more time-consuming.
Eve doesn't want to put all her eggs in one basket. Both ways can be explored, whichever one can find a script with a good price and good quality is better.
After hearing what the boss said, Liz felt a lot more relaxed. She handed over a printed list, which was a list of the [-] movie scripts she had received before: "This is the script that was initially screened according to our requirements. There are The screenwriter's name and past resume, but I only had time to read the first few films, and the latter ones haven't been printed yet."
Doing this work consumes a lot of printing paper and ink, because not everyone likes to read the electronic version of the script on the computer. Anyway, these things have been filed, so there is no need to worry about being used directly.
If it is used directly, it will be accurate.
Eve didn't have any expectations, so she wasn't surprised when she saw the name of the script.
It may be because of the selected script type, there are no traces of science fiction films, fantasy blockbusters, or action movies in it, and they are basically suitable for independent studios.
What "Rush to Wall Street", "Invisible Love", "Love You 365 Days", "Chicago Lover", "Wanted Criminal Hunter", "A Hidden Life", "The Vanishing Emerald" and so on made her a little dazzled , I don't know what story to tell, and I don't know what I want to express.
At first glance, they all look familiar, but upon closer inspection, they are extremely strange.
Eve frowned and browsed gradually. There seemed to be no familiar movies in this sea. After reading the first page, she turned over to look at the back of the A4 paper.
As a result, the name of the movie number 51 made her pupils widen, it was actually "Brokeback Mountain"!
"The script of Brokeback Mountain appeared so early?" Eve was a little surprised. She remembered that the movie didn't appear until at least five or six years later, but she didn't expect it to be so early.
The script was written by Diana Ossana and her partner Larry McMurtley, and it was stated later that the price of the script together with the adaptation rights was 300 million US dollars.
Compared to other movie scripts, which cost hundreds of thousands at most, the price of "Brokeback Mountain" made Eve a little unacceptable.
too expensive!
First of all, Diana does not have any outstanding resume, but Larry has a richer background. He has worked as a screenwriter for many Western films and has cooperated with big names such as Paul Newman, Douglas, and Tommy Lee Jones.
Secondly, the information of "Brokeback Mountain" shows that the source of this script is actually a short story from "New Yorker" magazine. Even if the author has won the Pulitzer Prize, it is not worth the price.
Eve wrote down the name, and she said to Liz: "You should contact the two screenwriters to find out whether the price is a bluff or really intended."
"Brokeback Mountain?" Liz nodded and wrote down the name of the script. She didn't have any information in her mind, and she didn't know how the script got mixed in.
She hasn't seen this place yet, she doesn't know the subject and genre of the movie, and she is even wondering which mountain it is, and she has never heard of it!