Chapter 374 Risk
In the 80s, stars alone could support a play, but in the 90s, computer special effects were all the rage, changing this model, which gave birth to a new model, stars and special effects are the safest.
The fiasco of "Heavenly Dynasty", "Escape from Clone Island", "Poseidon", etc., has left film production companies at a loss, and there is no safe way to invest?
Warners were even more frightened, because their other blockbuster film "Superman Returns" in the summer, with an investment of a staggering 260 million, higher than "Titanic", it was the idea of special effects, which made them uneasy.
The Twenty Worlds Fox is also not restless, their "X-Men 3: The Last Stand", even the director has been kicked, and the new director has received an astonishing investment of 210 million, threatening to create a super special effects blockbuster, and special effects are the selling point.
Twentieth Century Fox also made a big joke this year, which is rare in film history, and their super blockbuster "Kingdom of Heaven" last year hit the box office and beer, and Mr. Scott, who has been in Hollywood for decades, also fell to the ground.
This year, based on the principle that chicken butt meat is also meat, they launched the director's cut version of "Heavenly Dynasty", which was well received, and its sales were actually higher than the box office.
The story is more complete than the previous versions, the characters are more comprehensive and realistic, and their actions are so real that it seems that love and hatred for Jerusalem are happening before our eyes. Splashes of blood, broken flagpoles, unfinished smoke, pure epic temperament, grand stories and war scenes, exquisite performances, perfect graphics and soundtracks, and lines containing infinite wisdom.
The director's cut version seems to let the audience understand the director and Bloom, and can be regarded as understanding what Scott said at the beginning: "If I cut it, it will be a different story." "The box office fiasco may just be a tragedy under the scissors of the producers.
It also restores confidence in Scott, who is still young, but is only affected by that damn greedy producer, and there is nothing wrong with "Heavenly Dynasty", it is the producer who is wrong, which has also sparked a debate in the industry about the producer-centric system.
However, this is only an academic debate in the critics, and the major giants have been watching from the sidelines, and none of them have participated in the debate, and the newspapers and television have been fighting, such as the major film schools have also been involved, they are inviting the major companies to participate, but no one responds, and the final result of the debate has also come, believing that the producer-centered system is the result of the film's commercial flattery, stifling the progress and development of film art, and so on, and the harm is considerable.
For film companies, making movies is to make money, only when they make money, can they make new movies, producer-centric system is to flatter business, that's right, this is exactly what they want, for this film critics and academics to coax, they disdain, how should I use the money in my hand, I have my own measure, can I use you outsiders to coax and care?
Even the New York Times pointed out that this controversy is meaningless, and the producer-centric system is the result of decades of practice, and the producer-centric system is a mechanism that concentrates the core control of the project in the hands of the producer, comprehensively runs through the marketing strategy and teamwork principle in the production process of the film, and maximizes the commercial value of the film through rigorous research and scientific production process.
In this model, the art director and the director of photography work together with the director to form the core of the artistic creation team. Executive Producers and Production Directors serve the producers and form the main management team. When the management lines of the two teams intersect, such a matrix structure is formed.
The main purpose of this structure is to find a balance between artistic creation and market demand, and to complete the production according to the budget and standards established by the two core teams, and to reduce the risk of excessive concentration of power.
"Heaven's Gate", "Future Water World" and "Cut Throat Island" are just lacking a strong producer, so they will let the director play freely, and in the end it will be out of control, and Europe is the prevalent director-centric system, and as a result, they plunged headlong into the quagmire of so-called art, and the movie is not even watched by Chinese people, let alone foreigners.
Nine out of ten directors are the masters who don't care about it, they just want to create the perfect work in their hearts, and only the producer will consider the problem from a commercial point of view and consider the boss's money bag.
Back then, James Cameron also didn't care about the life and death of the film company, how to play and tossed to death, was he really as confident as the legend later? If so, why would he cancel his share? He canceled the share because he was too high, killed people and birds, felt embarrassed, and couldn't live with people, so he canceled the share as compensation.
Fortunately, "Titanic" was a super hit, and it was so big that the film company was embarrassed not to reward him, and Cameron was reborn, in short, these arguments are meaningful, for film companies, producers, directors, can make money by making certificates, and you can play how you want, but if you dare not guarantee it, you will follow the rules and follow the most suitable model now.
Needless to say, even Mark plays like this, without the supervision of the producer, this director is a lawless monkey, they can poke the sky into a hole, and then let the film company pay.
Mark can be regarded as having seen the cruelty and ruthlessness of this industry, Wolfgang's status was still above him a few days ago, and a lot of companies piled up dramas for him to choose, and the A-level big productions that couldn't be filmed were endless, but now, once they returned to their original form, they became a declining god that no one cared about and couldn't avoid.
Even Warner's unpaid salary was ruthlessly deprived, not to mention divided, not a single point, the Times Warner Media, which has been singing praises and whitewashing for him, has turned the gun around and turned to criticize and blame Wolfgang, hoping to send him to the eighteenth layer of hell, Mark knows that Wolfgang's fall is bad enough, and it was a few days ago, and now it is completely finished, and it will not be released until ten years later.
Mark understands the ruthlessness and reality of this line, now he is very beautiful, once he fails, I am afraid that it is more beautiful at this time, and how unlucky it will be the next moment, Mark is a little melancholy, now he has a golden finger in his hand, which is invincible, but without a golden finger in the future, this day is impossible to live, fortunately, there are still ten years, enough for him to arrange calmly.
Now in the North Mi Film Market, with the huge pounce of "Poseidon", and a generation of god film "Iron Man" was also released for three weeks, after sweeping 260 million, the box office speed has slowed down, and 40 million people have watched this movie, which can also be understood as one-sixth of the people in Mi have watched this movie, and the top 12 box office in a week are only 110 million, there is no box office feast expected by the media, but there are more than 100 million, and it is barely guaranteed.
Next week, another super blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code" will be released, Ham Hanks and Ron Howard are a guarantee at the box office, as one of the opening blockbusters of Cannes, in the early critics screening, the rating is not very high, but in the cinema screening is a different story, they are very popular with this blockbuster, MM has also successfully operated to 4,000 and 50 theaters, 9,000 screens, this is the only one of the four blockbusters that have been screened in the first round of more than 4,000 theaters this year.
After the Ellison siblings returned from China, they took the lead in their publicity team, and went to Cannes, France, to promote their world premiere.
After the Cannes premiere, they will hold two premieres at the same time in North Milo City and New York, it is Mark and their bloody smashing, Hanks and Ron Howard are pleased, "The Da Vinci Code" film review is very average, if the safe way is to operate 3,000 theaters first, and then eat with beer, 4,000 theaters at once, this is a bit risky, if the box office is not good, the cost of publicity and distribution alone is a huge expense, like "Professional Secret Service 3" , its global box office has exceeded 300 million, but Paramount's profit is not as high as expected.
This is due to its sharing and publicity strategy with Liangtang, which has a variety of box office divisions, the most common is the three-point world, and the production company, distribution company, and theater company are divided into three parts of the world.
There are also some very strong blockbusters that are widely favored by all parties, and they will ask for more shares, such as "Pro Secret Service 3", Paramount has a strong demand for 75% of the box office in the first week, 60% in the second week, and it will return to normal in the third week, while the theaters can get 60% in the fourth week, and the 70% ...... in the fifth week.
They planned to concentrate on the explosion in the first three weeks, but who knew that it didn't work out, it was barely over 100 million in three weeks, and the beer of "Professional Secret Service 3" was good, and the long-term screening market was still good, which made Paramount lose a lot of money.
Now MM's Samsung International is taking an all-out strategy of pressing the world into three parts, Columbia Pictures and Columbia Samsung International Film Distribution Columbia, which is responsible for selling, distributing and promoting film products in North America and 70 countries and regions around the world.
Pegasus is the logo of Samsung Pictures, and the Colombian "trademark" of the goddess holding the torch often appears at the same time, and is called "Samsung Columbia", of course, Samsung Pictures refers to Tri-Star, which has nothing to do with Samsung in South Korea.
Tri-Star was originally a small film company, which emerged in the 70s of the 20th century, but did not become a big deal, and then cooperated with Columbia, and was acquired by Coca-Cola with Columbia, and later Soni bought Columbia and Samsung from Coca-Cola in 89 years to form Sooni Pictures.