The plane landed.

This is the city of Rosarrido in the north of Mexico.

As early as four months ago, the crew bought a 160,000-square-kilometer area here and built a complete film shooting site.

A large artificial lake has been opened up in the filming site, and the famous "Titanic" is moored on the lake.

Even if you are mentally prepared, when you see this huge ship, with the scenery of the pier in the early 20th century, it still makes people marvel and have a sense of dislocation of time and space.

"James, you're doing a great job!"

Don sighed, heartily admiring.

Cameron's face was vicissitudes, and he was quite emotional, "The film investment is indeed very large, but I haven't wasted every penny of the crew." ”

Come on, this guy is still complaining that Don En robbed him of his director's position.

Don shook his head with a smile, "Can you board the boat and have a look?"

Cameron guided Donn to board the ship, and the exclamations and respectful eyes around him made him quite complacent, "The carpets, tables and chairs, layout, and style here are all made according to the standards of a hundred years ago, and many props are flown in from England. ”

Don nodded.

Really, it's not for nothing that the film investment is so large.

"This ship is so beautiful!" Kate Winslet snorted, "Donne, I read the script that it will destroy this ship in the end, is it true?"

Don smiled, "Of course not, that's an animation special effect." ”

"Then I'm relieved. ”

Leonardo Ricaprio immediately noticed something strange from Kate's words, and lowered his voice: "Hey, have you eased up with Done?"

The two get along very well, and they are already good friends who talk about everything, and a smile and smugness flashed on Kate's face, "Of course, it's caught!"

"How did you do that?" Leonardo was surprised, he was smart enough not to believe that Don would be as easy-going as he seemed.

Kate didn't hide it at all, and whispered, "I went to his room last night. ”

"Overnight?"

"Hmm. ”

"No wonder!" Leonardo suddenly realized, grinning and teasing, "Donn...... How is he?"

Kate's fair face showed a rare flush, and she pursed her lips, "Very strong!"

"Wow!"

Leonardo laughed.

"Don't talk nonsense to others, Don will be unhappy. Kate remains cautious.

"I'm measured. ”

Leonardo waved his hand nonchalantly.

……

After visiting the big ship, everyone went to the hotel to arrange the room, and the shooting was scheduled to start in the afternoon.

As a director, Donn naturally got the best room, and he found Grant Hill and whispered, "Arrange Kate's room next door to me." ”

This is Hollywood, and Grant certainly understands Donn's implications, and is not surprised, "Don't affect the shooting." ”

Don En smiled: "Don't worry, I'm measured." ”

At this time, the door of the room was slammed open, and James Cameron broke in angrily as if he was fighting.

"Hey, Jamie, what are you going to do?"

Grant immediately stood up with a stern warning on his face.

"What am I going to do?" Cameron angrily threw a document in his hand down on the couch, "I'm going to ask, what is he going to do?"

Grant Hill raised his eyebrows, looked at Donn with a calm face, picked up the file from the sofa, and found that it was the storyboard script for the movie.

The script was written by Cameron and painted by himself, beautifully detailed, like a work of art.

It's just that......

On this beautiful painting, there are many red crosses and forks that make a big scene.

"Donn, is this something you modified?" Grant understood the reason for Cameron's outburst.

Don En said solemnly: "That's right, this is the result of staying up for five nights in a row. ”

Grant's tone was heavy, "Donn, I think you need an explanation. ”

Cameron gritted his teeth and said: "You are a director, I respect your work, but you are also just a director, you have no right to change the script!"

This is Hollywood, and the Hollywood rules prevail.

The director is just a tool for the producer to turn his ideas into on-screen images on film.

This is also the reason why many big directors will also serve as producers.

Tang En also investigated the sunglasses system, and in terms of the ability of directors and producers, editing, screenwriting, post-production, casting and other skills are all divided under the producer's name, which shows the power of the producer.

In fact, after the 90s, Hollywood gradually moved towards the formalization of commercial films, and Hollywood films have been completely reduced to the core system of producers, and any director, even if he is a super famous director, will not get the editing rights.

Therefore, big directors like Spielberg and Cameron, once they make a film, they must also serve as producers, just to control the final editing rights.

However, Don had nothing to fear.

Grant Hill, who backs him, is the official spokesperson, while Cameron has long since fallen out of favor.

If it weren't for the fact that Don still had a trace of regret for Cameron, he would have even teamed up with Grant to completely empty Cameron.

The most important point is that Donn's modification is in the interests of Fox Films, satisfying the relaxed mind of the whole crew, but it will not shake the beauty of the movie.

"It's simple, because in my opinion, the presence of those lenses is meaningless, and it not only wastes a lot of our shooting time, but also consumes a lot of our shooting budget. ”

Don looked calm, made a downward gesture to Cameron, and gestured to the couch next to him.

He is not without purpose.

The finished film of a film requires at least dozens or even hundreds of hours of footage, which are appropriately cut and modified to complete the final editing.

A movie lasts two or three hours, and a lot of material is left, of course, wasted.

However, in order to have more options in the post-production of the film, producers and directors often shoot a large amount of material at any cost to ensure that the post-editing has enough material to choose from to avoid reshooting.

Especially Cameron, this guy claims that the movie has to be shot three times!

The first pass is to write the script, the second is the process of directing the play, and the third is the final edit.

It's impossible to know what the movie will end up being like, including Cameron himself!

But Don is different, he is a movie lover, and he has watched "Titanic" at least seven or eight times! For the final film, he has already had a template in his mind.

In that case, why did those discarded useless shots be filmed?

Time-consuming, labor-intensive, and costly!

Cameron was furious, "Your explanation can't move me!"

"James, do you think we'll be able to catch up with next year's summer if we follow this storyboard?" Donn stared at Cameron with burning eyes, "In my shooting plan, we're going to shoot all the scenes by the end of the year, and then do three or four months of post-production, and then release it in mid-May next year." ”

"This can't be!" Cameron denied at a glance, "With the current progress, two and a half months will definitely not be able to finish filming!"

Don smiled, "So, you need to revise this storyboard script." ”

Grant understood Donn's intentions, in the final analysis, he was still responsible for Fox Films, and hesitated: "Donn, even if it is to catch up with the schedule, it can't affect the quality of the movie." ”

"Of course!" Don was full of confidence, flipping through the storyboard script, "Look at this scene, the actor and the supporting actor will scuffle together because of Ruth, which is ridiculous! Not to mention each other's identities, the positioning of the film alone has been seriously affected." We're shooting beautiful romance, not martial arts action! Leonardo isn't Bruce Lee!"

Cameron was silent, and Grant Hill nodded, "Well, that makes sense." ”

Don turned another page casually, "This scene is the ugliness unleashed by human beings on the verge of life and death when disaster strikes, and it is too cruel to grab the ship space with the old and young women and children." ”

Cameron immediately said: "This is human nature! There are self-sacrificing gentlemen in front, and there should be villains who are humble and surviving here." Human nature is complex, and if it is only one-way, the philosophy of film is too shallow. ”

Don shook his head, "It's not that you don't shoot, you have to pass it off, shoot it simply!" "Titanic" is a big disaster, which will make all fans feel cold in their hearts, we can no longer stab them with this bloody fact, we need a fairytale of beautiful humanity to alleviate the psychological trauma brought by the disaster to fans." ”

Grant's eyes lit up, "That's right, Jamie, at the end of the day, this is still a Hollywood commercial blockbuster, and we can't be too harsh on its artistry." ”

Cameron sighed and fell silent again.

Don turned another page, his brow slightly sunken.

This shot is a historical fact from that year.

When the "Titanic" sank, a large ship "California" happened to pass by, but it was just ...... The large ship chose to turn off the telegraph......

Cameron glanced at it and shook his head, "Okay, little one, you convinced me, this set of shots is indeed too cold, let's scrap it." ”

Donn smiled, "James, thank you for the recognition. ”

Cameron smiled wryly.

He agreed with some of Donne's statements, but a trace of doubt rose in his heart, if all this was modified and realized according to Donn's ideas, then this movie would ...... Or is it still his movie?

It's a pity that his ideas don't matter anymore, he is nominally the first producer of the crew, but in fact, Grant Hill has taken over the reins.

Grant rubbed his brows and said a little painfully, "Don, your idea is very good, I agree with it." It's just that...... You've cut out two-thirds of this storyboard......! I mean, what if you don't have enough material in post-production?"

Don pointed to his head and said confidently, "Grant, can you trust me?" ”

Grant sighed: "Okay, your approach will save the crew a lot of money, and we can make up the filming later." ”

Donn smiled, "Thank you for your support, Grant. ”

……

"Do you think he can do it?"

Leaving Donn's room, Grant asked Cameron quietly.

Cameron shook his head, "I don't know. ”

But then he let out a long sigh and said with emotion, "But I know, Don...... He's a genius!"

If Don heard this scene, he would definitely laugh off his big teeth!

"James, are you complimenting me, or are you complimenting yourself?"

Ha ha!