Chapter 198: Value for Money

"Matt and I have known each other since we were very young. ”

In the actor's makeshift lounge, Ben Affleck says to Ronan: "Strictly speaking, we are actually distant uncles and nephews. ”

Ronan was a little surprised: "I always thought you were good brothers. ”

Leonardo DiCaprio with Tobey Maguire, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, two of Hollywood's most famous pairs of good friends.

Ben Affleck laughs and says, "Actually, we're brothers. ”

Ronan knew that Lao Mei was not as particular as the other side of the Pacific, and said: "You are also a good story in Hollywood." ”

Ben Affleck doesn't drag like the characters he plays, and as an actor who has risen from the bottom, he knows very well who he can't offend and who needs to be befriended.

Ronan was classified by him as having to be friended.

"I was very happy to receive your invitation last time. Ben Affleck is a good talker: "But this shoot conflicted with my schedule, and I took on Michael Bay's 'Pearl Harbor.'" ”

Ronan asked, "Filming has started on Pearl Harbor?"

Ben Affleck said: "I'm filming in Hawaii and I have a week off and happened to come over to see Matt. ”

"I remembered. Ronan seemed to have just thought: "Watching the news some time ago, Michael Bay directly blew up a retired warship while filming?"

Ben-Affleck seemed to think of something terrible: "yes, that's crazy! ”

Ronan is also quite speechless, Michael Bay is really an explosion maniac, and he doesn't seem to be able to make a film without an explosion.

I remember in a previous life someone said that this is a man who was born when a meteorite hit the earth.

There are as many people as there are people who hate exploding shells, as many people like explosive shells.

It's hard to imagine that Christopher Nolan in his previous life, a big commercial director whose style line is diametrically opposed to Exploding Bay, is a fan of Michael Bay.

Here's what Nolan's royal photographer Valley Pfister said.

According to him, Christopher Nolan can see something very special in Michael Bay's exploding film.

A first-line commercial director like Michael Bay, no matter how hard professional film critics scold, definitely has its merits, and there are more than one point.

A make-up trailer opened, and Jennifer Garner got out of the car and came to the makeshift lounge area to greet Ronan first: "Good afternoon, Mr. Anderson. ”

"Good afternoon. Ronan nodded to her.

Ben Affleck's eyes immediately turned to Jennifer Garner.

George Clint also came over and offered to introduce the two: "Ben, this is Jennifer Garner. Jane, this is Ben Affleck. ”

Seeing that George Clint had introduced the two, Ronan didn't say much.

Ben Affleck shook hands with Jennifer Garner and said hello, and after the two exchanged pleasantries, they chatted for a while.

Soon, Matt Damon also returned to the temporary rest place after filming this scene, and the three of them got together and chatted passionately.

Ronan beckoned George Clint to go to director Paul Greengrass's side.

"Paul, you're doing a great job. Ronan has seen the footage that has been shot, "Your grasp of the characters and the plot goes far beyond the special effects spectacle of the film, which is even better than I imagined." ”

The selling point of the "Spy Shadow" trilogy has never been a special effect.

Paul Greengrass said: "I just tried to make the character as tough and rugged as possible. ”

Ronan appropriately encouraged: "Very well done. ”

This will be a thriller movie with brains and feelings, and it will be a subversion of traditional spy movies and even action movies.

In fact, one of the important reasons for the success of the two sequels after Paul Greengrass took over is that they continue the unique style of the first work, including the delicate polishing of the characters and the excellent handling of the details.

Filming restarted, Ronan volunteered to step aside, and the crew continued filming under the leadership of Paul Greengrass.

Matt Damon re-entered the set, and Jennifer Garner, who had no scenes for the time being, stayed with Ben Affleck in the makeshift rest area, still chatting hotly.

"Won't these two look at each other again?" George Clint said next to Ronan: "That's too messy, Jennifer Garner has a fiancΓ© and came to the crew some time ago to visit the class, and it is said that she will get married in October this year." ”

Ronan isn't surprised: "Hollywood has always been chaotic. He took the initiative to change the topic and asked, "Has there been no advertiser in contact with the crew?"

George Clint replied, "We approached Mini and wanted to bring in Mini's advertising sponsorship in the form of the heroine's car, but Mini turned it down. ”

Ronan frowned and said, "I remember BMW bought the mini, right?"

In the previous life, it was said that this was another iconic small car after the Volkswagen Beetle and Audi TT.

"They don't think our film is famous enough. George Clint shook his head and said, "The Brits I came into contact with were very arrogant, as if the British cars were amazing. ”

There was disdain in his words: "The British can't even keep their own car brands, and I really don't know where their arrogance comes from." ”

Ronan said calmly: "It will be fine in the future, when we really make a name for ourselves in Shahai Entertainment production, there will be countless brands rushing to cooperate with us." ”

Advertising sponsorship is an important source of income for Hollywood commercial films, but the income in this area is heavily polarized, and first-line blockbusters often have more than a dozen, dozens or even hundreds of sponsors, and it is very difficult for small productions to find a sponsor.

Think of "Transformers" in the previous life, which was an ad for Autobots vs. Decepticons.

Advertising sponsorship costs alone can account for a quarter or more of the cost of producing "Transformers".

The wider the financing channels for a blockbuster, the less financial pressure and risk the producer will take.

In this regard, Shahai Entertainment still has a very long way to go.

At present, several blockbuster films produced by Shahai Entertainment are all horror films, and horror films are notoriously difficult to attract commercial sponsorship.

The murderer raises a certain brand of fire axe high, and then chops off the heroine's head with an axe......

The effect of this advertisement is sour when you think about it.

The filming in Paris is coming to an end, and Ronan will not only watch the filming every day, but also carefully examine the footage shot by Paul Greengrass.

As he saw more and more shots, Ronan had more confidence in Paul Greengrass.

Maybe it's the experience of a failure, and knowing that the opportunity is rare, Paul Greengrass really worked hard.

A middle-aged director who is nearly fifty years old, and the enthusiasm for his work that erupted during the filming process also made Ronan sure that every dollar paid for the director's salary was worth it.

In addition to dealing with filming-related work during the day, Paul Greengrass also took out his evening time to rent a temporary studio in the hotel where the crew was staying for preliminary editing of the filmed footage.

When the two parties signed the director's contract, it was clearly stipulated that Paul Greengrass's directing work would provide Ronan, the producer, with one or two final cuts of the film.

Ronan was later involved in the initial editing of Paul Greengrass, and before leaving Paris, he carefully watched and studied all the preliminary editing of Paul Greengrass.

From it, you can faintly see what the future film will look like.

Even though it was a rough preliminary edit, the scene composed of some shots still made Ronan nod his head again and again.

For example, Byrne's counter-attack on Conklin.

This is the climax of the whole film, which was cleverly designed by Paul Greengrass into two chapters.

In the first cut version, the first half is when the CIA agent rushes up the spiral staircase with a submachine gun in hand, and Byrne jumps from the roof of the building with a pistol and uses the corpse as a cover, shooting the killer who is rushing up the stairs in mid-air.

During the lens transition, he relied on the corpse as a buffer to the ground, so that his life would not be in danger.

Of course, this came at the cost of Bourne himself suffering multiple injuries all over his body.

This realistic tactic is obviously completely different from the cool style of 007 and Tom.

The second half of the cut is more compact, set in an alley outside the building, and Conklin's boss Albert's killer is loaded and ready to take place.

Paul Greengrass's footage keeps showing Bourne stumbling out of the alley, which makes people think that Bourne may be in danger of his life.

As the camera turned, it was Conklin, who stumbled, walked out, and was then shot three times by the gunman who had been waiting for a long time.

This kind of relaxed narrative can greatly mobilize the audience's participation.

Ronan thinks it will work well in the future.

The director of the first part of "Spy Shadow" was not Paul Greengrass, but Ronan roughly determined his judgment through filming and these preliminary edits, and Paul Greengrass was more suitable for the series.

As long as this series is successful, it will inevitably change the landscape of Hollywood action movies.

Not only spy action movies, but also sci-fi action movies and the like, will also change.

James Bond, like Daniel Craig in the back, was obviously influenced by "Spy".

After the filming of the crew in Paris ended, they rushed to Switzerland to continue filming the location scenes, and Ronan did not follow the crew again, and the daily work of the crew was handled by George Clint, which was reassuring enough.

The rest, such as the financial supervision of the Indians and the third-party guarantee, did not bother either, after all, the crew was following the plan and regulations.

Ronan rushed to Germany and met Tony Koch in Berlin.

Probably the last time Ronan was introduced to the project "Resident Evil", Tony Koch was also a little interested in finding a film project, and he wanted to introduce Ronan to a film project.

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