Chapter 20: The Speed of Horror Shooting
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Before filming "Buried Alive", Chen Tian thought about what to do after filming, and before crossing over, Chen Tian thought about starting as an independent producer.
Shoot a film and go to the St. Denis Film Festival to get recognition from there and start your dream of directing.
However, it is already June, and this year's St. Denis Film Festival was held five months ago.
And the next one will not come until January next year, so if you want to wait until next year, you can't wait.
But for Chen Tian, who urgently needs to turn "Buried Alive" into cash, and needs to rely on "Buried Alive" to initially make his reputation, the waiting time of more than six months is too long.
If you can't wait until the next St. Denis Film Festival, it doesn't matter if you want to take "Buried Alive" to other festivals and spend some money on top of the qualification requirements.
However, the influence of other film festivals that he can attend is far from the St. Denis Film Festival, and even if he does, he may not be able to sell "Buried Alive" at a good price.
As for contacting theaters for release by themselves, this is really unrealistic in Hollywood, where the film industry has long been perfected.
Chen Tian's plan has become to personally take the sample film to major film companies after filming, so as to try to be recognized by a certain company.
But after all, there is one less platform like the St. Denis Film Festival to increase the popularity of himself and "Buried Alive", and in such a situation, even if he goes directly to the film company and gets recognition, then the offer will definitely be much lower than if he is actively quoted by the film company through the St. Denis Film Festival.
And at this moment, this report in hand is an excellent opportunity for Chen Tian to take advantage of it, and it is a complete pie in the sky.
Although "World News Weekly" is a garbage tabloid that should not bear the title of newspaper in the eyes of many regular newspapers, no one can deny its status in the eyes of the American people.
The sales of nearly one million copies per day is the best proof of this, otherwise no matter how high-end and regular it is, there is no sales bullshit.
"World News Weekly" is also very popular with many celebrities and even appeared in some Hollywood blockbusters, which is also a clear proof that this newspaper is deeply rooted in the hearts of ordinary people.
The best proof of the newspaper is the sales, then the self-proof of the movie is the real box office and word of mouth, and the box office and word of mouth come more from ordinary people.
Therefore, Chen Tian is ready to take advantage of this opportunity to operate well, and he believes that the day will not be too far away for those media to take the initiative to report.
Countless newspapers gave free publicity, plus the attention that Scarlett Johansson's upcoming film "Lost in Translation" brought about by BlackBerry and Zippo.
He can imagine that "Buried Alive" can not only be well-known in such a situation, but even be able to achieve popularity before it is released, so that it is not even worse than the effect brought by directly participating in the St. Denis Film Festival.
"What are you laughing at? Are you laughing at me? Scarlett looked at Chen Tian who was smiling and said dissatisfied.
"What?" Chen Tian's thoughts were pulled back by Scarlett's words.
Scarlett glared at Chen Tian viciously: "Are you laughing at me for being kidnapped by aliens? ”
"Ridicule? No, how could it be, I just thought about what I could do with this report. Chen Tian handed the newspaper to Wen Ziren, "Don't lose it, I still have a very important use." ”
"Very useful?" Wen Ziren took the newspaper and looked at Scarlett Johansson on the page, "Oh, why didn't I think that you wanted to use this newspaper to hype our movie?" ”
"Binggo, you got it right, but there's no reward for getting it right." Chen Tian snapped his fingers, "Ready to start." ”
"Justin, you haven't gotten my permission yet." Scarlett said, feigning dissatisfaction.
"Because he knows that you will agree." Wen Ziren put down the newspaper in his hand and looked at Scarlett Johansson, "So I don't need to ask you." ”
"Why would I agree?" Scarlett glanced at Chen Tian and muttered.
Chen Tian and Wen Ziren set up the equipment, while Scarlett herself put on makeup in front of the mirror: "Maybe I can consider transforming into a makeup artist in the future." ”
"Then don't forget to give me dividends, because without me, there would be no improvement in your makeup skills."
"Justin, you're embarrassed to say, you miser." Scarlett put down the makeup tools in her hand and glared at Chen Tian, at this time Scarlett Johansson had no trace of 18 years old on her face.
Soon the shooting began, as fast as the previous two days, and faster and faster.
Of course, this is inseparable from Scarlett's soaring acting skills because of her personal experience, which is why "Buried Alive" went smoothly and the filming speed was much faster.
It is rare to shoot a dozen shots to pass through, which not only saves shooting time, but also saves film.
At noon, I filmed the scene where Scarlett played the main role and called the police station, and after filming this scene, the high chao part of the whole film will be ushered in.
If it goes well, it will take two days at most for this "Buried Alive" to be officially completed, and even if you count the initial failure, it will only take seven or eight days before and after.
If you tell someone before you shoot it, you can make a good quality film in less than 10 days and at a cost of only $10,000.
Then you don't have to think about it, you can imagine that most people will show disbelief and then label you as a psychotic or not.
At noon, the three of them simply ate some McDonald's burgers and started filming again without even resting.
"It's just too fast." Wen Ziren sighed.
Chen Tian looked at the camera in the monitor, and the coffin where Scarlett was lying at this moment was uncovered.
The coffin was placed inside a custom-made tall and long coffin, with a gap between the large coffin and the small coffin for the camera.
This arrangement allows for better close-ups, which are the most critical parts of the film.
At this time, a close-up shot of the phone's battery running out of power appeared in the monitor, and under the flashing battery sign, Scarlett was already stuck in the sand at the moment, looking at the conversation on the screen, her eyes were full of despair.
"It's awesome." Wen Ziren looked at the monitor and Scarlett exclaimed, "She will definitely become a Hollywood superstar, an idol with acting skills." ”
However, the mobile phone battery did not end up as soon as expected, which required Scarlett to use her acting skills to hold on to the moment the battery ended, and then edit a close-up shot of about two seconds through post-editing.
Although it wasn't for long, it was very demanding for Scarlett, especially as the sand was still falling.
The sand almost completely submerged her face, and every breath she took was greatly affected.
Scarlett's eyes were full of despair, and Chen Tian behind the monitor opened his mouth: "I'MSORRY, I'MSORRY......"
Chen Tian's helpless apology reached Scarlett's ears in the coffin through the phone, and Scarlett's already desperate eyes suddenly lost their color, as if the whole person was instantly drained of her soul.
At this time, the flashing battery sign stopped beating, and the phone lit up suddenly, like a person before he died.
The screen went dark, and the entire coffin was once again plunged into darkness.