Chapter 40 Special Programs
Filming began again, and a faint explosion was heard.
Ronan asked, "Robert, is there a company in Los Angeles that offers professional audiences?"
Robert's face was full of doubts: "Professional audience?"
"It's probably a variety show or song and dance program used for live broadcasting, and it needs the kind of audience with a strong sense of camera and good at expressing emotions. Ronan roughly said based on memory: "This kind of audience crying when they should cry and laughing when they should laugh can increase the appeal of the show." ”
"Can you do that?" said Mary, surprised.
Robert thought carefully for a while, and finally shook his head: "There should be no company specializing in similar business." ”
Ronan nodded lightly, this kind of audience is up with talent variety shows, and it is estimated that it will take a few years to appear.
"You want to do this kind of business?" Mary reminded, "and you can't touch the agency business. ”
Ronan smiled, "I know. "The laws and regulations here are perfect, and it is one thing to play a side game, and it is another thing to blatantly violate it. He said to Robert again: "When the film enters post-production, you go to find some fresh faces, preferably fans with a little acting experience, the number of people is not large, a dozen is enough." Look for each other, more than two in each group, and then I'll give you a plan and ask someone to train them for a few days, and I'll use it later. ”
"This one is easy to find. In Robert's eyes, this is not a difficult task: "A lot of community theaters have similar amateur performers. ”
Ronan nodded: "Be smart, have a strict mouth, and lack money." ”
Robert said, "I understand. ”
Now that the shooting has entered the middle and late stages, and the film has no particularly complicated processing links, Ronan also told James Huang that what can be achieved in the shooting should not be pushed to post-production.
You have to be ready for the release of the film.
This movie, saying everything, has to go into theaters, and then strive for more benefits on this basis.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Some troubles are better avoided as much as possible, the Arab really has money in his hands, and he is very short of money.
Compared to others, film distribution is quite uncertain, because the distribution company may not be able to take a fancy to the film.
To be honest, for such a small production, the initiative of distribution is not in your own hands at all.
Even, it is rare to have a distribution company to distribute this film on a large scale.
Shahai Entertainment does not have the ability to distribute, and the establishment of a distribution channel is not immediate, which requires the investment of time and money.
If you want to do Dashahai Entertainment, independent distribution is a necessary condition, at least you must have the ability to distribute independently in North America.
But that's to be done in the future, not now.
Ronan's most ideal plan is to find a suitable distributor after the filming and production of the film is completed, at least to achieve the distribution intention.
If it doesn't go well, you can only take the film to the independent film festival.
In that case, I'm afraid we will have to sell out the distribution rights.
In this era, most of the distribution is actually in the hands of the six major companies and their subsidiaries.
Some medium-sized distribution companies appear to be independent, but in fact they are all subsidiaries of the Big Six.
It is not easy to talk to the Big Six, the two sides are not in the same class at all, and if the difference is too great, the issuance conditions are a problem.
Unfortunately, the Internet and computer industries are still not developed and popularized enough.
The emergence of new media can effectively impact the monopoly of inherent forces.
Robert discussed the new plan with Ronan and left the nanny car first.
Ronan turned off the air conditioner and asked Mary, "What did I tell you last time, how did you ask?"
"What's the matter?" said Mary.
Ronan reminded: "San Fernando Valley. ”
Mary suddenly realized and said, "I didn't find it." None of my friends around me knew anyone in that industry. She shrugged her shoulders: "I can't figure it out, you better think of another way." ”
"Okay. Ronan knew that this kind of thing couldn't be forced.
Marilla opened the car door: "I'm leaving." ”
Ronan waved his hand, and after Mary got out of the car, he also got out of the nanny car, and the crew was still filming the shootout scene, and the table tennis was quite lively.
He stood by the car and looked around, it was all typical American-style independent houses, which can also be said to be small villas, and before the crew of "Human Removal Plan" came over, there were often crews who came to shoot, but they were all authentic romance professional crews.
Approaching noon, the crew temporarily stopped working to eat and rest, and the O'Neill neighborhood finally quieted down.
At dinner, James Wong and Ronan gathered at a table.
"As the filming progressed, I felt that there should be more to show about Killing Day. James Wong is a responsible director, and he said seriously: "If there is no Killing Day show, or a flash in the film, such an all-American crazy moment is not convincing enough." ”
Ronan took a sip of water and asked, "What about your opinion?"
It's a normal producer and director work exchange, not so much nonsense.
The interrogative sentence used by James Wong: "Add more action kill scenes?"
Ronan didn't answer immediately, which is the normal way to deal with it, but the action scenes are extremely expensive, which will hit the already limited budget and increase the length of the film.
For this type of film, it is best not to exceed 90 minutes except for the prologue.
James Huang opened his mouth and swallowed the words that came to his mouth again, what is the general situation of this crew, as a director, he can perceive that increasing the number of scenes also means increasing investment, and it seems that the budget of the crew is not very high......
Of course, the director can noisily ask for additional investment, but he and Shahai Entertainment not only cooperated this time, but also the more important "Death is Coming", and the relationship was too stiff to be beneficial.
Ronan frowned and thought for a while, then recalled the movies he had watched, and said slowly: "You see if this will work, the protagonist's family has a TV, and there is surveillance outside the house, and we broadcast the situation in the United States on the day of Killing Day through the TV screen, and then use the surveillance screen to broadcast the chaos of the neighborhood......"
Hearing this, James Huang pushed his glasses up hard: "yes! Why didn't I think of it? It's a good idea." ”
There were some things he didn't say, but he knew very well in his heart that this seemingly young producer had come up with a good way to save money and show the national background.
The clarity of TV playback does not need to be too clear, and it is enough to shoot a long shot of the same size, which does not cost much at all.
And it is more convincing to put it in the form of TV news broadcast in the film.
No wonder the Arab oil tycoons can pay for investment, and they are really a capable person.
"And, James, I had a question that I might have overlooked. Ronan added: "Appropriately increase the role of the black man rescued by the protagonist's family." ”
James Wong is not stupid and immediately understands: "For business?"
Ronan nodded slightly: "Yes." ”
After lunch, Ronan watched the shooting again and was about to return to Los Angeles, but before he got into the car, his mobile phone rang, and he took it out and took a look, the number from abroad.
Is it Carmen Kais?
Both of them are busy at work, and the contact is not close, only a few text messages a week, and there are few phone calls.
Ronan answered the phone, but it was an unfamiliar woman's voice.
"Is that you, Ronan?" the owner of the voice seemed to be quite old, "I'm Helen." ”
Ronan first said, "I'm Ronan. Then he thought of who the other person was, and said with a smile, "Hello, Aunt Helen." ”
"I've heard you've been in a lot of trouble in Los Angeles lately? Would you like to come to Germany to help me? I'm going to open a butcher shop in Berlin......"
Ronan answered, "I've solved the trouble. He said selectively about the current situation: "If I can't get along in Los Angeles, I will definitely go to Germany to join you." ”
The two chatted again about the old Anderson couple who would pass away, and then hung up.
Ronan specially saved this phone, Germany......
This Aunt Helen was a relative of Mrs. Anderson Sr., in the words of the other side of the Pacific, not yet out of five suits, but her nationality was German.
Similar situations are common in the United States, a country of immigrants.
The German plan that fooled Saleh before, the so-called Anderson family's relationship in Germany, actually refers to this Helen Koch.
However, she has nothing to do with the film industry, she is in the meat business.
To put it bluntly, he is a butcher shop owner.
Ronan returned to Los Angeles and spent a few days designing a plan that he handed over to Robert so that Robert could recruit and have plenty of time to prepare.