Chapter 37: The Script

These are all filming plans that Fox Film Company has prepared to set up projects in the past, or will prepare to set up projects in the future.

Of course, most of these scripts will continue to eat dust, and it is impossible to have a chance to be on the big screen.

Looking at these scripts, Jonas realized that he had really thought too simple before.

First of all, many movies have different names when they are released before they are filmed and after they are launched. If you want to pick out a blockbuster movie based on its name, it can only be said that there are very few.

Secondly, even if you read the content of the script, because Jonas does not have a deep memory of the movies of the 80s, except for some famous films, he does not know the box office results of most of the films.

At such a time, it is also difficult for him to choose.

Then, the success of every movie is a comprehensive factor of many aspects, and it is unknown whether a movie, with a change of actors and directors, can achieve the original effect and achieve the original results.

Therefore, even if he acts as a reviewer, it is impossible for him to ensure the success of the film.

Film is a very complex industry, which requires the cooperation of people from all walks of life to succeed, and it is impossible for a layman to look at the script and want to succeed.

Closing the box again, Jonas didn't want to let these scripts affect the rhythm of his life. Now it's time to get ready for dinner.

After dinner, I have to exercise, and when I am done, I will pass the time with the script as if it were a novel.

It took two days for Jonas to pick out some scripts with impressive content according to the content introduction.

After getting these scripts, he changed his original plan, no longer acting as a reviewer for all films, but only picking out his favorite and impressive works, and then analyzing them in detail according to the key points of success.

He doesn't understand the review of the script, so he can only evaluate it in his own way.

The result is not the most important thing, the important thing is that in the process, he shows the ability to make people move.

Many times, a script that seems to be a big seller may fail because of shooting problems, actor problems, and director problems, and this is not the problem of the script reviewers.

But the most important thing is whether a script reviewer has his own opinions in the process and whether the ability he shows can meet the expectations of others.

"Jonas, why have you ignored me these days......"

Because the script neglected Theresa, the little beauty was a little unhappy, and when she saw him during the meal, she began to ask the teacher for her guilt.

Jonas handed her the script in his hand and said, "I took a part-time job and have been reading the script all these days. Work is more important, isn't it?"

"What part-time job?"

"In terms of script review, although you don't need to be very competent, you have to read all the scripts. And the script is not a novel, and there is not much pleasure in reading. ”

"Need my help?"

"Can you keep it a secret?"

"Of course. ”

"Then even if you are one, I can pay you a thousand Swiss francs a month for these two months. ”

The little beauty immediately became happy. "Jonas, you're awesome!"

Jonas himself didn't know and didn't have the money to take it, but it was absolutely cost-effective to make his chick happy with a thousand Swiss francs, not to be a burden, and to be a helper.

From a young age, Teresa's ability to appreciate art was actually far superior to that of the original Jonas.

Her joining also made Jonas a lot easier, and many scripts that she didn't want to read were stuffed into her.

Even if the scripts that have been selected for the first time are crude, they all have their sparkles, and all Jonas needs to do is find the sparkle in each script.

He also gave these jobs to Theresa, and he only studied three scripts himself.

The name of the first script was Robot Wars, and the content was stolen from a science fiction TV series from the sixties.

Anyone who sees such a script will think that it is purely trying to cheat money.

But Jonas saw some familiar passages and immediately thought of its other name, The Terminator.

The owner of this script is not James Cameron, but a woman named Jill Anne Hurd.

However, this did not affect Jonas's interest, and he decided to make some plot adaptations of this script based on the Terminator that he had seen in later generations.

First, he changed the name to Terminator, and secondly, improved some of the loopholes in the content.

This step is a movie that is very impressive to him, he still remembers the basic plot and content, and it is not difficult to change, but it takes some time.

In 2017, the famous film magazine "Film Weekly" ranked first with the highest number of votes when it selected one of the most collectible films of the 20th century.

Although this is a science fiction film that was shot in '84, computer special effects mainly rely on makeup and lens filtering. But in 2017, this movie is still more amazing than many movie special effects that use new technology.

I also remember that no film company was willing to invest at the beginning, and Cameron raised funds from various sources to raise millions of dollars, and finally finished filming this movie with less than 10 million.

The first one, because it was only released by a few small companies, the film was not a big hit, and the box office was only tens of millions of dollars.

But the second part grossed more than $500 million.

Reborn into this era and encountering this script again, Jonas certainly wanted to rely on this script to show his abilities.

He doesn't understand the standards of script review, so he can only do it in his own way.

After the content of the script was perfected, he wrote down his opinion.

A film that opens a new era, and if the film is presented perfectly, it will not be inferior to Lucas's "Star Wars".

Difficulty: 1 suitable actors, 2 personal heroism highlighted, 3 rhythm balance, 4 perfect special effects.

1, the actor of the Terminator recommended Schwarzenegger, an Austrian who had won the bodybuilding championship, and his image was in line with the toughness of the robot.

2, showing that heroism is the biggest highlight of the film, a tough, tenacious, and never admit defeat of the tough guy image of saving the world.

3. How to give warmth to the robot, so that the audience's feelings for the robot can be transformed into the emotional transmission between humans, and at the same time seek a balance between the emotions of humans and machines in the film.

4. Special effects, makeup, and shooting all need to be carefully studied, and a good director is the top priority of the whole film.

At this time, Jonas will not offer Cameron because it does not fit his identity. Today's Cameron is not a world-renowned director.

Although he knew that the film might only become a bad movie without Cameron, at the initial stage, he couldn't just say that Cameron was the only one to make the movie.

When the script is really established in the future, I will see if it can influence Fox's decision-making and let Cameron shoot it.

Of course he didn't know that this script was originally written by Cameron, and this Jill was actually his current girlfriend.

Finally, Jonas wrote down the investment budget: $10 million to $15 million.

Recommended rating: 5 stars.

This is not a huge investment, but Cameron can shoot it for eight million in his previous life, and if you still look for him, more than 10 million is enough.

At this time, he was not the tyrant when he was filming the Titanic, and he almost dragged Fox into bankruptcy.

The first movie is the best IP of the future, and the second is of course not bad, and it is also the originator of the time-traveling movie "Back to the Future".

The ownership of the script belongs to Columbia and director Robert Zemeckis, and it is stated in the script that if it is filmed, it must be directed by Robert Zemeckis.

It is also for this reason that major film companies are worried about a fledgling director, and even Columbia is worried. The script has been going from one studio to another for more than two years, and none of them are willing to invest.

Jonas was not familiar with this movie, but he had only seen it once, and knew that it was the box office champion of a certain year in the eighties, and it also set off a wave of movie travel fever.

So in terms of evaluation, Jonas only marked a few factors for the success of the film. Family warmth, novelty, drama, comedy.

In terms of pitching recommendations, Jonas gave his highest standard: a five-star recommendation.

The third film is one of Jonas's favorite films, "The Kid".

The film is a video he peeked at with his friends at the compound when he was a teenager.

At that time, he was thirteen or fourteen years old, his body was not yet mature, and there were often group fights in the compound, and he was often beaten when he was weak.

The main content of the film is that the main character, Daniel, lives with his mother, who moved from New Jersey to California because of her new job.

Daniel's mother has a perfect new job, but he's having a hard time. Because of his accent, it was difficult for him to integrate into his new life, especially his school life, and he was often bullied.

I like a blonde girl, but I don't even dare to pursue it.

At this time, Daniel meets Mr. Miyagi, an RB gardener, who protects the innocent Daniel and teaches him karate.

He tells Daniel that life is not supported by power and domineering, and that there is something deeper in the soul waiting to be explored.

In the course of Daniel's learning karate from the gardener, he learns something more important.

The film gave Jonas a great spiritual shock in his previous life, and was once regarded as a spiritual beacon in his teens.

And this movie also completely contains all the elements of a blockbuster movie: mother-son warmth, social phenomena, love between men and women, and fishing line counterattack.

This teen film with a "Rocky" flavor, the director is also the director of Rocky, and the focus of the movie is not on martial arts, but on the growth process of a teenager.

In Jonas's later understanding, the film was the most sensational film in the United States in '84, sparking a viewing boom among American teenagers.

Therefore, if you shoot this movie, you will definitely not lose money, and you will even make a lot of money.

Jonas also gave five stars to his assessment, noting four of the main factors.