Chapter 53: The second part of the filming ends
Although he knew that Leila was thinking about him, he just couldn't get used to seeing her always look so calm and breezy as if she didn't care about anything. The only time I could see her change her expression was during the filming, when she was so focused that she would be blinded by a meteorite falling on her head.
"Is it that fun to be a director?" Roy thought, and couldn't help but ask.
Leila glanced at him, "Interesting, very interesting, of course. Isn't it very interesting that I have created a world in which I am a god, and I can control everything between life and death, and I can also let millions of people walk into the theater and see the world I want to depict after it is released?"
"Will it? I won't. "Roy looked at how busy she was filming and felt like she was in trouble. You have to ask her the director what she wants to wear in costumes, and she has to ask her the director what color the props are, and even where to put a needle and how to put it.
Before he had acted in a movie, he thought that actors or directors were some great characters, but it wasn't until he experienced it that he realized that it was actually like that. He didn't have a longer nose and a mouth than others, but he was busier than when he used to be on the streets.
Leila thought that she knew that she was playing the piano to the cow, and waved her hand at him: "Hurry up and do things after eating, do you want me to deduct your salary?"
"Stingy!" Roy reached out and snatched another apple from her, before turning away.
In her previous life, SAW took 18 days to shoot, but Leila had less experience and was too perfectionist, so it took 25 days to complete all the shooting tasks.
In the filming of the whole movie, what impressed her the most was not Roy's talent, not Fassbinder's acting skills, not Charlize's seriousness, but Tobin's jigsaw......
When Tobin appears in front of the camera, even if it is just a blank face, it will plunge the entire crew into a strange atmosphere. In her previous life, when she watched the chainsaw horror, she thought that Tobin had brought the jigsaw to life, and now that she has seen his footage, she can deeply understand this.
"Everybody's worked hard. "Lyra still had to say a few words before the celebration after the shooting. "This is my second film, and a lot of people here have been working with me since the beginning. I gotta say you're all amazing!"
"You're also the best director!"
"That's right!"
Applause and whistles mingled with the heckling that resounded throughout the filming location.
Leila laughed, "A lot of people are waiting for a bad movie on my second movie, but they don't know what kind of monster we've created!
Her words made the applause even more enthusiastic.
If anyone had doubted this, by the time Tobin's jigsaw appeared on the studio, all doubts had already dissipated. The movie hadn't been cut yet, but just seeing Tobin alone convinced them that it must be a great movie.
Even if there is only one person in the whole movie talking to the camera, they think it will be a terrible movie. Not to mention the terrifying traps and rules of the game.
The crew members all looked at the front of the venue with enthusiastic eyes, the girl who had not yet reached the age of nineteen. Yes, they believe that under her direction they have created a monster, a monster that can become a classic of horror films in film history!
After the witch is over, Leila charters the bar for the crew and cast to relax for a night, and as it is, she plans to make this a tradition of immortal birds. Wouldn't it be fun to get everyone drunk every time you finish a movie?
Of course, she herself, just like last time, has already started editing the film while everyone is drinking and laughing in the bar.
There is no doubt about the importance of editing to a film, and a good editor has as much influence on the film as the director and actors. Fortunately, Laila's films are now relatively simple and small, and when she makes big or more complex films in the future, she plans to hire a real editor to help her work.
Looking at the familiar scenes, Leila's heart was on fire. Every frame looks like a sparkling gem in her eyes, and it is her heart's work. Excerpting the part from so much material and putting it into the movie is the happiest and most difficult choice for her.
Editing, soundtrack, post-production, etc., it is the end of February when the finished product is completed. At this time, the witch Blair had already been released one after another, and finally the global box office was fixed at 320 million US dollars.
Since the distribution was issued by the Immortal Bird Corporation itself, this part saved Leila a lot of expenses. Excluding the publicity and the share distributed to the theater chain and all kinds of expenses, the witch will probably bring about 200 million revenue to the company.
If it is handed over to another distributor for distribution, then 30% of the box office will be withdrawn, which is why Leila inherited this poor B-grade bad movie production company without thinking about it, knowing that Immortal Bird has its own distribution department. She didn't want her money to end up in someone else's pocket.
Louise approached her to discuss the release date of SAW, and Layla still preferred the Halloween schedule. The Witch's Halloween screening brought her good fortune, and she hopes that good fortune will continue to help SAW create a box office that is true to its true meaning.
But it's not yet March, and there is still more than half a year until Halloween, and it would be a pity for Lyra to waste this time in vain. So she made a decision that shocked everyone, and that was to go ahead with her third film.
The second part has not been released yet, so I went to shoot the third part...... How rich does it take to come up with this? And it's said to be a movie that costs more than 10 million. As soon as Louise heard the news, she was shocked, like many middle and senior managers.
She was tempted to tell Leila that that wasn't the right way to run a small company like theirs. It is the safest way to sell the movie first, and then continue making it after recovering the money. And if the second part doesn't succeed, can't you also let the third part change a style?
But when she thought of the Moran family standing behind Leila, and the profits that the witch brought to the company, she could only hold back her stomach if she wanted to persuade her. People really don't lack money, so don't they just shoot whatever they want? Not to mention making a movie that will not be released for the time being, even if you make 10 or 100 films, it will only be a matter of one sentence to keep them at home and watch them for yourself.
It wasn't that Leila didn't see that Louise was about to say something, but she just smiled and comforted her before leaving. Because her mother needed her.
Yes, Milan Fashion Week has already started and she is heading to Italy!