Just as The Lord of the Rings was an unprecedented success, bringing a whole new world to everyone, Sid's tireless and solid work was finally time to reap.

On December 21, just two days after the word-of-mouth release of "The Lord of the Rings", Sid's new film "Begin Again, the song changes lives" first had a small-scale test screening in New York.

Because the time is approaching the end of the year, all the publicity and release methods of this film are made in accordance with the awards season genre film.

And the location of the film's premiere was placed in the legendary New York Radio Music City!

Located in the Rockefeller Center on Sixth Avenue in Mandasson, this is a famous art hall dedicated to a variety of art performances. Since its inauguration in 1932, it has been a mecca for North Americans, with only the best entertainers and superstars from around the world making it possible to make a splash on the Music City stage.

In terms of films, more than 700 films have premiered since its opening in 1933, including the original version of King Kong, Elizabeth Taylor's award-winning Pony of Jade in 1944, and a series of legendary films such as "White Christmas," "Breakfast at Tiffany," and "The Lion King."

With 6,200 fuchsia velvet seats, Radio Music City is the largest indoor theater in the world. And as recently as 1999, another $70 million was invested to renovate it.

Sid's "Begin Again, the Song Changes Your Life" was premiered here.

"How's it going? Are you nervous?" Jeremy Renner looked at Sid with a nervous expression.

"Hehe, Jeremy, you still ask me, look at the sweat on your face. Sid said with a smile.

"Huh, do I look terrible?" Jeremy hurriedly ran to look in the mirror.

At this moment, Lindsay and Amy Adams ran in from outside, and as soon as Amy saw Jeremy's appearance in the mirror, she couldn't help but smile and complain: "Jeremy, do you know that you look like a sissy now?"

Benedict and James McAvoy, who were next to him, immediately burst out laughing.

Lindsay, on the other hand, said to Sid excitedly: "Brother Sid, Amy and I just went to the front desk to take a peek, and the whole theater was full of people." ”

"Wow, are there really so many people here?" Jeremy was even more unsettled when he heard it.

"And we saw a lot of people, and I saw Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese alone. Lindsay was a little nervous, but her little face was full of excited smiles.

"OMG!"

"Calm down, Jeremy. Sid rolled his eyes, then stood up and said to everyone, "OK, guys, it's almost time, it's time for us to play." ”

The 6,200-seated, three-story Radio Music City was packed, and even though it was the time of the Lord of the Rings, there were still countless New Yorkers who couldn't bear to be in the mood.

It's just because in the early promotion of "Begin Again", Fire Lion Pictures only focused on one sentence, "This is a movie made by Sid specifically for New York." ”

Whether it was the previous New York charity concert or Sid's reputation as a director, many people were very interested in it.

And after everyone sat down, the premiere of the movie also began quickly.

The story of "Begin Again" begins with the encounter between the hero and heroine, under the extremely concise black screen and white letters, under the influence of her friend Steve, the heroine Greta is reluctant to perform on stage in a New York speakeasy.

"It's dedicated to all the lonely people in the city. After this short introduction, the heroine, Greta, begins to pluck the strings of the guitar.

The simple and simple guitar and cappella singing can even be regarded as a bit of a simple feeling, and every time I listen to a few words, the audience has their own conversations and self-care. After all, this is New York.

Under the orange light, the brown-haired Greta looks lonely and thin, and the gossip from the audience makes the whole scene vivid.

And the song soon came to an end, but unconsciously, a raunchy middle-aged uncle appeared in the audience, and his appearance of listening attentively was completely different from everyone else.

He is the actor of this film, Dan!

When the center of the camera completely shifts from Greta to him, a slightly harsh background music suddenly sounds, and the names of the male and female protagonists "Amy Adams" and "Jeremy Renner" appear on the big screen.

The screen goes black and turns, and under the subtitles of "Earlier in the Day", the time changes to early morning, and under the screeching alarm clock, the male protagonist Dan struggles to get out of bed, he lives in an apartment in New York's Chinatown.

The morning sun was dull and warm, and when he smoked on the balcony of the hallway, the street below was officially New York's morning rush hour, and the noise of traffic and the sound of sirens from the shadows in the distance made the audience in the theater smile knowingly.

Isn't this kind of hectic scene revealing vivid scenes the real New York!

Sid and Lance used a light ochre base color palette in the daytime scene this time, making the whole picture look both solid and warm.

Like all New Yorkers have mixed feelings about New York.

But Dan, who had half shaved his beard, ran back halfway through and went back to sleep.

During this period, the background music of rock music has not stopped, and when Dan does different things, in different environments, the volume of the music and the speed of rock music are completely different, and all this is the result of Sid's deliberate use of relaxed background music to subtly convey the wonderful world of the movie to all audiences.

But Dan's procrastination and laziness will eventually come to an end, and this time it was a text message on his phone that interrupted him.

After reading it, Dan didn't say a word, and went out directly. It was a large yellow envelope full of them in his hand.

When the screen turns again, Dan is already driving his old-fashioned car on the road, and the rock music in the background is pulled up, and the name of the movie, "Begin Again, Songs Change Lives", appears!

The movie has officially begun!

The camera cuts between Dan driving through the streets of New York, and Dan pulls out a yellow envelope and pulls out a stack of CDs.

It turns out that he is a music producer, and these are song demos of unknown new singers sent to him from all over the country. These newcomers are men and women, singing rock and pop, but none of them can satisfy Dan, and not only that, but he immediately throws the garbage out of the car window.