Chapter 22: Bad Movie?
Not only the employees of the company, but Kate's three leading actors were also a little surprised after watching the finished film. Before they saw it, they always thought they were making a "normal" horror movie. Although there is no witch in the script, maybe post-production will add it.
But the film they just watched told them that there was no witch's back in this movie called The Witch!
They know that this is a company that only makes low-budget B-grade films, and unlimited savings on investment amount are what they do best. But no matter how much you save, is it really good that a witch's work has no witches at all? Won't the audience smash everything in their hands while shouting "bad movie" after watching it?
But at the same time, they found themselves feeling creepy after watching the movie. Even if it is themselves in the movie screen, those dizzying shots and the natural switching of all shots make them seem to think that something really happened.
It's incredible! Kate couldn't hide the shock on her face after glancing at each other.
Obviously it acts like a bad movie in all aspects, why do they feel that the movie is terrible?
A horror movie that scares the people who watch it, what reason is there to say that it is a bad movie?
Maybe it can be sold for a good price?
The actors were messy, the staff was messy, and the people in the screening room were all messed up except for Leila.
Even the most experienced Louise didn't know what her little boss had come up with. Let's talk about bad movies, it really scared everyone in the screening room. But if it's a good movie, she's pretty sure that those shaky shots and a witch movie without witches will attract a lot of scolding.
"What do you think, Demi?" Layla smiled only slightly at the way Louise looked at her, and turned to the blonde secretary sitting next to her.
Demi's right hand was resting on her towering chest, which was violently undulating, and her lips were slightly open with orange lipstick, looking overly frightened.
"Miss Moran, this is terrible!
"Poof. Leila was amused. A few actors were sitting in the rows in front of her, and she even asked such a question.
But it can't be denied that her performance made her happy, which shows that the effect she wanted to achieve was really achieved!
The sound of their voices made the people in the screening room think that the director was behind them, and all kinds of questions poured over her.
"Director, are you really making a movie based on recent events?"
"Why did you know about the disappearance in advance? Could it be that there is some inside information?"
"Boss ......"
"Alright. Leila stood up and clapped her hands, quieting the crowd. "How do you feel after reading it?"
The staff hesitated.
"I don't know, I kind of want to throw up. Why do those shots have to be shaky?"
"I gotta say I was scared, it's a horrible movie. But what the hell am I afraid of? The damn witch doesn't even appear on a single frame!"
Your words made Leila happy: "Okay, I'll ask you another way." Were you scared when you watched the movie?"
"Of course, it's horrible. ”
"It's terrifying, I even think there's an off-camera witch who could come out of the screen at any moment!"
"Oh my God, what a terrible experience, I wish I hadn't dared to watch horror movies for a long time!"
Leila shrugged, "So what are you worried about?"
Yes, everyone reacted, if even those of them who knew that the movie was made were scared, would the audience who thought it would be true wouldn't be scared? As long as the audience was scared, wouldn't their movie be a success?
"Louise stayed, and the others dispersed. Leila walked up to the three leading actors and shook hands with them one by one: "When the screening is over, I will wrap you with a big red envelope." You guys did a great job. ”
Bradley whistled, "That's great, I didn't expect me to be on the big screen one day." ”
Not only him, Kate and others originally thought that it would not be screened in cinemas. According to the previous example of Immortal Bird, unless it is a particularly good movie, it will be screened in theaters, and it is generally sold directly on DVD.
"Don't worry, you're going to be an instant hit. Lyra left this and went back to the office with Louise. She knew that the three wouldn't believe her if she didn't look back, but it didn't matter, the facts would prove everything, wouldn't they?
"Leila, regarding distribution, we have only found a dozen theaters that are willing to cooperate for the time being. You know that our company's reputation is not as good as it is every year, and they are also worried that they will not make money. ”
Louise sighed. The company's distribution department was also built by Reynolds, and in its heyday, the immortal bird would have two films a year that could be screened on a small scale. It's just that then the boss became obsessed with Las Vegas, and another annoying Cooper went black when he saw them come out, and the result was that he was branded as a bad movie before it was screened, and he could only make money on DVDs, videotapes, and limited television.
The cinema chain is not a charity association, and it will not know that it will not make money and is willing to sign a screening contract. You know, they can make money by showing more popular movies that people want to watch, rather than wasting screens on empty movie halls.
"Try to find it. Especially in a good location, you have to take it down at any cost. Find as many as you can before the release. ”
Louise was taken aback: "Are you serious?"
Leila raised an eyebrow at her, "Do you think I'm joking?"
"It's not like ......," Louise smiled wryly. It doesn't look like a joke, but what it says looks like a joke!
As a cinema chain for screening films, there are generally three ways: fixed sharing, stage sharing and agreed guarantee. The share is well understood, and the contract stipulates how much profit will be distributed according to the ratio, and this proportion will generally change with the time of playing.
It is also very simple to divide according to the stage, such as how to divide the box office when it reaches 100 million, how to divide it when it reaches 200 million, in short, everyone makes money, and no one suffers.
The agreed guarantee is generally that the film that is not favored by the theater will be signed, and if it does not reach a box office, it will be made up by the distributor. Basically, that's the way that rich people or people who are very confident in their films but don't get the favor of others.
For Leila, as long as she can get enough screens, she can spend more. When the word of mouth goes out in the future, are you afraid that there will be no theaters waving US dollars and taking the initiative to ask for the release?
But Louise didn't have her confidence, only knowing that if the box office didn't do well, their losses would be much higher than the cost of the movies they made. And she really didn't feel the need for that movie to be screened, and it was obviously more advantageous and safe to distribute the DVD tapes directly, wasn't it?
The stubbornness of the little boss can only be explained as the obsession of a novice director. After all, for a director, there is nothing more attractive than being able to show it on the big screen.