Chapter 168: Preview Screening (2)
The Moran family is a well-known media tycoon, and it is too easy to promote a movie or something through their channels. Didn't you see the movie-going craze that Lyra's first two films sparked? If there wasn't anyone from Moran Media Group behind the scenes, they wouldn't have believed it!
They release and release so many films every year, and only one or two of them can meet that level of satisfaction! So it's definitely a bargain to have a media outlet that's fun to work with.
Of course, even if they are mentally prepared for failure, they still have a lot to expect from the movie. If you can make money, who would be afraid of having more money?
After some greetings, dozens of relevant personnel sat in the small screening room of the new line company.
Leila sat next to Long Chen, so he could clearly see his clenched hands and slightly rapid breathing. I don't know if the tension is contagious, but even she can't help but start to feel the air around her suffocate.
She has seen the finished product, and she thinks that it should be improved compared to the original in her memory. avoided some flaws in the original version, and allowed her to integrate some of the shooting and expression techniques that were only available in later generations, and also added some of her understanding.
She is looking forward to what these people will be like after watching the movie.
"Let's get started. ”
The screening was chosen in a small screening room for the New Line films, so it was a senior executive of the New Line who gave the order. He gave the order, and the movie finally began.
The storyline of the rush hour is actually very simple, there is nothing to ponder about the human nature and the complex and tortuous relationship. It is the story of the daughter of an ambassador to a foreign country who was kidnapped, and then did not trust the American police officers and asked a friend to rescue her.
This is a kung fu comedy, as long as you can do kung fu beautifully, and make the audience laugh out loud after watching it, it will be considered a success. To put it simply, it's a popcorn movie that's perfect for dating and casual viewing, and it's perfect for the whole family to enjoy.
Leila didn't plan to shoot any "depth" after receiving the script, what she cared about was not the evaluation of the film critics, but whether the audience felt cool and cool after watching it.
But this does not mean that the movie is easy to make, indeed, this movie has no special effects, and Chen Long almost used his kung fu to support the whole drama. But anyone who makes movies knows that the audience's taste is very difficult to predict, many times they feel that movies that can make a lot of money are not favored by the audience at all, and many times they feel that films that have no explosive points have won incredible profits.
Just look at the witch Blair, film critics did not praise it well, but that did not prevent it from winning the world's box office record of 300 million at a low cost. And for investors, taking a bunch of trophies is not as good as getting tens of millions of box office dividends to make them happier.
Soon, the film shown on the small screen has finished the early stage, and the character played by Chen Long finally meets his black partner. Long Chen, who could understand English but acted as if he couldn't understand it, made the people in the small screening room let out a chuckle, and even Tucker couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder and laugh backwards. In his words, even he didn't know it would be so much fun.
Then Chen Long used the crowd to slip away from Tucker in order to go to the ambassador's side, and you chased after me between the two, setting off a wave of craze for the film.
Chen Long's movements are amazing, it is hard to imagine that a person's body can be so light and smooth, and a series of movements that challenge the limit attract a few exclamations and not many applause.
This is a small screening room with only a few dozen people, and all the people sitting here are relevant people with status, which can make these people who believe in their identity can't help but applaud, and it is conceivable that fans will only have a higher reaction than this after seeing it.
The most interesting part of this section is on the bus, when Chen Long landed on the open second-floor bus, the elderly tourists wearing neat sightseer hats applauded and exclaimed, and many people ran to take photos with him. And he also made a few cute gestures to the camera in a funny way, in exchange for another chuckle in the small screening room.
Up until this point, Leila was satisfied with everyone's reaction. She knew it was impossible to expect these people to react too exaggerated and excited, and that as long as they showed a little funny, they would get a double response when it came to the actual screening.
In editing this paragraph, she used some techniques that were only available in later generations. The collision of the two different techniques is more interesting because of the tension of the chase and the softness of the relaxed moment on the bus. It's like the Japanese people add a little salt when eating watermelon, just to make the salt bring out the sweetness of the watermelon.
After reading this paragraph, Long Chen felt that he had made a very correct decision this time, and it was great to invite Leila to be the director!
The connection between the shots is smooth and wonderful, as if each frame is conveying what the content wants to express. The intense and impactful sense of crisp editing was something he had never seen before, but he had to admit that he loved the movie. Even if he didn't finish it, he thought that this movie would be the most solid foundation he laid in Hollywood!
The hour-and-a-half-hour film passed quickly, and everyone applauded when the cast at the end appeared on the screen.
"It's amazing, Director Moran!" The senior management of the new line smiled and congratulated Leila: "I am honored to witness another good film come out. ”
Leila smiled slightly, "Thanks for the compliment." I also think that I did a good job this time, which is inseparable from the cooperation of the leading actors. Long Chen and Tucker taught me a lot of things that I had never been exposed to before. ”
"Haha, you're too modest. It's going to be a classic kung fu movie, and I think maybe the kung fu movie craze will flourish again after this movie is released!"
"Definitely. Layla smiled as she spoke to the men, and an idea ignited in her heart that made her slightly excited.
Chen Long also came to her side at this time: "Thank you very much, Leila, I think this is the best movie I made in the United States. I really hope that we will have the opportunity to work together in the future. ”
Leila smiled and shook his hand: "I also think we have a good chemistry between us, and it would be nice to work together again in the future." Having said that, she couldn't help but complain in her heart, he didn't make many movies in Hollywood, of course, it's the best one!
But she's not flattering, their collaboration is really enjoyable, and she learns a lot of things that kung fu movies should pay attention to.