In Hollywood, success is not just an experience, it's a model that can work continuously.

The success of "Human Removal Plan" has also allowed many preliminary preparations to be carried over on "The Grim Reaper".

For example, the crew still chose Warner Studios as the residency.

However, the scale of the two films is very different, and on the basis of the previous small studio, the crew of "Death is Coming" rented a large studio.

In addition, the crew also rented a small half-story building as an office space in the office building in the studio.

The disclosure of the $15 million to the public, but the actual budget of $20 million, also made Ronan no longer as stretched as he was when he made the "Human Eradication Plan".

"In the early days, Glenn and I did pretty much the same thing. ”

In the office, James Huang glanced at his good friend and said to Ronan: "Most of the people in the filming team have also had the experience of working together last time, and the run-in process will not be as difficult as the last one, if there are no big problems, I plan to move to the shooting stage in April." ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "I'm asking people to make a release plan based on your shooting plan." ”

The materials for this project have been transferred to Embassy Pictures, and Garcia is leading people to develop a detailed publicity and distribution plan.

James Wong added: "If I have the money, I will be able to shoot in July at the latest." He asked again, "Is the release schedule confirmed?"

"The publisher offers two schedules to choose from. Ronan said simply: "One is Halloween, a little nervous. The second is in December, and "Scream" was a huge success in December. ”

He said directly: "I tend to December because the post-production of this film is more complicated and there are still a lot of special effects to be completed. ”

"I also think December is better. James Wong said.

Ronan advised: "James, if you can solve it through filming, don't delay it until post-production." ”

James Wong said: "I understand. He thought for a moment and said, "The VFX team, I recommend the digital field, they charge less, and I've worked with them in The X-Files." ”

Ronan did not agree, nor did he veto: "I will talk to the digital field." ”

In this era, there are many special effects companies in Hollywood, many medium and large studios have independent special effects companies or special effects departments, and even Pixar Studios are engaged in live-action film special effects business.

There are many special effects companies to choose from.

Ronan turned to ask, "Glenn, there won't be any major changes to the script, will it?"

"No, it won't. "Glenn Morgan belongs to the category of introverted and silent people.

Ronan emphasized: "James, you have proven to be a great horror film director, I will not interfere with the normal shooting of the crew, but one thing I must make clear in advance, this film must be exciting at the same time, the story must be simple and clear!"

To be honest, he was worried that after the success of "Human Eradication Project", James Wong would over-inflate and add too many mysterious things in the subsequent film shooting, as many directors do.

Such directors are common in Hollywood, and have screwed up too many film projects, some of which have even caused production companies to go bankrupt.

James Wong smiled: "Don't worry, this must be a simple story. After a moment's thought, he added: "Even those skillful death-hunting plots will be the ways that are often seen in daily life, using water, electricity, driving, crossing the street, boiling water, the details of pouring wine, and even the habit of placing rags. ”

The silent Glenn Morgan added: "Our philosophy is that any omission in the details of life can kill you." ”

Ronan agrees with this philosophy: "If the horror of death is placed in the daily life of the general public, it must have a good frightening effect, and it can make people creepy in their daily lives." ”

In this film, the Grim Reaper Hunt used by James Wong and Glenn Morgan is a concept, but the specific way of implementation is very down-to-earth.

"We often see on TV news that people have survived tornadoes, floods, collapsed buildings without being injured or unharmed, but there are also people who have mysteriously drowned in shallow ditches where the water level is below their knees," Wong added. The contrast between the tenacity and fragility of life is the inspiration for "Here Comes the Grim Reaper". ”

Ronan smiled and said, "James, in fact, I very much agree with what you said, the greatest horror comes from the unknown. His voice changed: "But when we shoot and produce horror films, we must also take into account the actual situation of the market and the audience, "The Grim Reaper is Coming" must be an R-rated film, and the death scene shows the scale of R-rated films as much as possible. ”

"I understand. James Wong said without hesitation.

The success of the Human Removal Program has made him more aware of the importance of meeting market needs.

is such an unreliable idea, coupled with a script written by a novice like Ronan Anderson, and the supporting roles in the post-editing that faintly suppress the protagonist, in his eyes, it is a standard street work, who knows that it will not only succeed, but also be a great success......

Although James Huang moved to the United States when he was a teenager, he still has the humility of the Oriental, and the success of "Human Eradication Project" made him deeply understand one thing, he is much worse than Ronan Anderson in grasping the market.

If in directing and shooting, he can throw Ronan Anderson twenty streets, then in grasping the market, Ronan Anderson can also throw him twenty streets.

In the office, Ronan and James Huang are basically discussing, and Glenn Morgan rarely speaks.

The two talked about the specific preparations for the meeting, and when they talked about the actors, Ronan asked, "What do you think about the actors?"

James Wong didn't have much say in the choice of actors for the main roles, but made a suggestion as a director: "The main actors are all high school students, and on the basis of ensuring basic acting skills, the appearance should be as good as possible." ”

A key question suddenly came to his mind: "The main cast won't look for Arabs anymore, will they?"

After all, the filming was financed by Arabs.

"No, it won't. Ronan shook his head directly: "There will be no ethnic restrictions this time." ”

But he thought about it for a while, and still said: "Among the main actors other than the male and female protagonists, I will appropriately use minority actors." ”

According to previous surveys, the share of African-Americans and Latinos in theater audiences has been steadily increasing.

Especially Black Lives Matter, in the future, these three words alone may be worth tens of millions of dollars at the box office.

After all, movies are affected by changes in the social situation.

As Ronan really got involved in the crew's work, the preparation of "The Grim Reaper is Coming" suddenly accelerated, and in just a few days, the recruitment of many important positions was completed.

The actual investment in this project is several times that of "Human Eradication Project", and the crew is much larger.

In addition to the producer, Ronan once again served as the production manager, because the financial aspects involved the transfer of funds for the two projects, Mary was still in charge, like the rest of the production team members such as associate producers, assistant producers, location managers, location searchers, production coordinators and technical consultants, all of which were solved through external recruitment.

Hollywood is the most mature film factory in the world, and as long as the funds are in place, talent in all aspects is not a problem.

It's a place where there's never a shortage of filmmakers.

Ronan's business policy in the early stage of Shahai Entertainment is no different from mainstream Hollywood studios, and it is basically an external system.

In the future, when the company's projects increase, an external producer will even be fully responsible for the work of a crew.

At the same time as he was hiring for these positions, Ronan also secured a team of special effects effects, outsourcing the stunts and post-production effects to the film effects studio founded by James Cameron for $1.5 million after three days of negotiations with the digital field.

Although the digital field participated in the special effects production of "Titanic" throughout the process, the situation is not very good, James Cameron himself is not a prolific director, the digital field cannot rely on the king of the world, and the ordinary business is fiercely competitive, even the industry leader Industrial Light and Magic is calculated, and the average profit margin of the film special effects industry cannot even reach five percent.

In addition to a large VFX team that leads the industry at the same level, there are seven or eight small teams in the digital field, and these small teams charge only the average in the industry.

From the pre-production stage, the special effects team will fully enter the crew and will not exit until the end of post-production.

In terms of post-production, Ronan is also advancing at the same time, with a price of $180,000, he has secured Shirley Walker's soundtrack team, which includes composition, arrangement, arrangement, recording, equipment, equipment, copyright and editing, etc., a total of 12 people.

This is also a low-cost soundtrack team in the industry.

For an editor who is extremely important for post-production, Ronan's first choice is still Jessica Felton.