Chapter 55: Trailer
A month has passed, and it is the middle of July in the blink of an eye. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
During this period, Han Qiu has been busy with the post-production of Infernal Affairs, editing, soundtrack, and dialogue, all of which he has to personally handle.
At the beginning, the rough cut length of Infernal Affairs was 120 minutes, but Han Qiu directly denied it, and then continued to edit with the editor. It wasn't until the end that the finished piece of Infernal Affairs took shape.
It was 102 minutes long, which was one or two minutes longer than in the previous life. The extra few minutes are mostly on the list of crew members.
And those soundtracks, the people of Huanyu also helped him get it done. With Han Qiu's lyrics and tone, they don't have to be too easy to do.
In addition, Han Qiu also started to dub the dialogue of Infernal Affairs. Because the language of Infernal Affairs is Cantonese, and it is going to be released in the mainland, Han Qiu feels that it is better to make it Chinese.
If the Xiangjiang film is not released in the mainland, it does not need to be sent to radio and television for review. One country, two systems, one country, two systems. Hong Kong has its own set of film rules, which are different from those in the mainland.
And after the film came out, Xiangjiang quickly passed the review. The final classification is Level II.B. This level is not suitable for teenagers.
But it's just not appropriate, and if teenagers want to see it, no one will stop you. This level is just a reminder to parents, but this reminder is basically useless.
The only thing that is strict is grade III, a movie at this level, that is, teenagers are really not allowed to watch it, and movie theaters will not sell tickets to them. This kind of film is generally **** or too bloody and brutal.
Well, my stomach is upset after reading it, or it's also uncomfortable underneath.
And 80% of the first-class movies are cartoons, and they are the kind of cartoons that have positive views and make you laugh happily throughout the whole process. This is the only way to watch it for all ages.
Hong Kong films have a classification system, but the mainland does not. Therefore, after the review was completed on the Xiangjiang side, there was no movement on the mainland side.
But Han Qiu didn't care, and he didn't want to release it nationwide. Because even after the unified release, the mainland doesn't know how many theaters can be arranged. And especially in the era when police and gangster films were not favored.
So, let's try the water in Xiangjiang first.
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Han Qiu's finished film and promotional video were sent to the review together, and on the day the review was passed, the publicity of Huanyu was completely rolled out!
[Infernal Affairs is set for August 1st!]
[The four major actors co-starred in it, and I recommend it!]
[Police and bandit action blockbuster!Infernal Affairs is coming soon!]
Major newspapers and websites in Hong Kong have all appeared in Infernal Affairs.
It's only July 10th now, and for this low-key film, which didn't even have a press conference, countless Xiangjiang audiences have shown different interests.
"So fast? I remember it was only turned on a few months ago?"
"Summer file, look at the mood, take a look when you have time. But I'm ready to be baptized by bullets and special effects. The plot or something, don't ask for much. ”
"Hey, I hope there are some plots to watch. ”
"Stop fighting and killing, I'm tired of watching it. ”
"If you don't watch it, you won't watch it, I'm tired of watching police and gangster movies for a long time. It's better to watch some love movies to cultivate your sentiments. ”
"Hey, the actors are going to suffer a big loss this time. ”
"Forget it, I'll sell the actors a face and contribute to the box office. ”
In any case, most people are not very optimistic about Infernal Affairs. The downturn of Xiangjiang movies is not about fun, it is indeed not good, the movie is not good, the box office is not good, and the enthusiasm of the audience is not good.
The major media are also holding a wait-and-see attitude and quietly waiting for the tragedy of Infernal Affairs to come.
When the news came back to the mainland, mainland fans were even more disappointed.
"Infernal Affairs is not released nationwide?"
"Han Banxian, which play is this? Is this the rhythm of abandoning mainland fans?"
"Hey, I originally wanted to slap Han Banxian in the face, but I didn't expect him to even give us this opportunity. ”
"Grandma's, fight, I'll go to Xiangjiang to watch a movie in a few days! Since people don't come, I have to take the initiative to go. Remember, my face is for the actors, not for Han Banxian!"
"I was sad, so I had to sit back and wait for the online video to come out. ”
"Me too, buy melon seeds and sit and wait. ”
At the same time, a day later, the promotional video of Infernal Affairs was also released.
To the surprise of all audiences, in the trailer of Infernal Affairs, there are no special effects of gunfire, nor are there various plots, some are just a group of leading actors, plus Han Qiu's interview clips, only a few movie plots are occasionally interspersed in the middle, and there are some behind-the-scenes production clips.
"This is a movie that doesn't need to be recommended!" Silly Qiang sat in front of the camera and said seriously.
Liang Chaowei: "It's rare for us to work together this time. ”
Zeng Zhiwei: "There are too many good actors. ”
Han Qiu: "The four major actors, Liu Dehua, Liang Chaowei, Zeng Zhiwei, Huang Qiusheng." ”
"And the amazing photographer, Yuan Meng. ”
Silly Qiang: "It's too strong!"
Liu Dehua: "It feels like it's very happy!"
Liang Chaowei: "A rare big production in Hong Kong films!"
This is followed by several interludes of performances, each of which has some plot inserted into it.
This was followed by interviews with several actors, each of whom told some interesting anecdotes about the filming process.
Finally, Han Qiu made a summary!
"It's an epoch-making film, and I think that in the film, many people can find their own character, and they can find clips that match their own personality. ”
"In police movies, ordinary guns and bullets can only impact people's vision. But my bullets can hit your heart!"
"Good guys and bad guys, I'm sure you'll be able to feel something after watching this movie. ”
"This is a movie that you will regret for the rest of your life if you don't watch it!"
Boom!
Han Qiu's picture flashed, and the three big characters of Infernal Affairs suddenly appeared on the screen!
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As soon as the trailer came out, netizens were stunned, especially Han Qiu's last sentence, which was the first thing to say, and the audience was speechless.
"I'll make a joke for everyone, I didn't watch Infernal Affairs this year, and I regret it to death. ”
"Oh my God, it's the first time I've seen a director boast to this extent. Do you want to say it at the box office?
"It's over, it's over, I'm afraid I'm going to regret it for the rest of my life, haha. ”
"Han Banxian is very awesome, can a bullet hit my heart? I want to say that as long as the marksmanship is good, it is not difficult to hit people's hearts. ”
"Hehe, no matter how he Han Banxian counts, I still don't look at it. ”
"When will police movies be able to be combined with human nature? Are you sure Infernal Affairs is a police movie, not a patriotic education film?"
"Anyway, I still haven't figured out what the name Infernal Affairs means. It's a scary feeling. ”
"Upstairs, I didn't understand it, but these directors like to come up with strange names, maybe it's just a random three words to make up a name that sounds awesome. That's urine!"
"Hey, it's boring, it's like this for the police and bandits. ”
And in the midst of this unpromising discussion, time passed slowly, and soon it was the end of July.
On August 1st, more than one movie was released, Infernal Affairs. There were several other romance or comedy films of the same period.
These movies are very much in line with the recent taste of Xiangjiang, at least they will not lose money at the box office in the end. And one of the fantasy romance movies "Dream Love", which has a higher production cost than Infernal Affairs, is even more anticipated by many audiences.
Not to mention anything else, this movie alone also has an actor and a queen, and the special effects of others are even more gorgeous and gorgeous.
And it's still a 3D big production, and Infernal Affairs is just 2D.
Speaking of this, Han Qiu also thought about whether to make Infernal Affairs 3D, but after thinking about it, he still gave up. First of all, the cost of 3D is high. Secondly, for Infernal Affairs, special effects are really not much necessary.
Rather than letting the 3D visuals distract the audience, it is better to let the audience feel the charm behind Infernal Affairs in its original form.
Special effects are just in the service of the movie.
Plot is the foundation of a movie!
In the end, who is strong and who is weak, how can it be determined by special efficiency?
(All kinds of begging, friends!)