Chapter 076: Super Bowl Night
Entrusted John Lasseter with a message to Jobs, Eric put the Pixar affair aside. In Jobs' current situation, Eric believes that the chance of the other party agreeing to his offer is more than 90 percent.
Even if the other party clings to Pixar and doesn't let go, will Silicon Valley lack technicians in 3D animation?
On January 21, it was officially completed, and the originally planned three-week filming time was actually completed in just over two weeks, and Eric's reputation as a 'fast gunman' in the hearts of the crew members became even more entrenched.
Moreover, in the past few days, Eric has also stayed up late to edit the 59-second Super Bowl trailer, and on the morning of the movie, Jeffrey went to New York again with the trailer.
Even with his energetic young body as his backing, Eric felt deeply tired after more than two weeks of intense work. There was no finale dinner, no touching parting scenes, everyone lived in Los Angeles, and after finishing their work, they packed up their things and went their separate ways.
It just so happens that tomorrow is the annual Super Bowl Sunday, and even Eric, who has no feeling for the Super Bowl at all, can feel the fanatical anticipation of most of the crew for this day. Photographer Nikel Frank and a few other members of the team, despite the exhaustion of so many days, flew straight to the airport and flew to Miami after Eric shouted that it was finished.
If you're not an American, it's hard to appreciate the American craze for the Super Bowl.
I don't know if it was that year, Lamar Hunter, the founder of the American Football League, saw his daughter playing Super Ball, and it happened that he was about to name the finals of the two football leagues, so he had the inspiration to name the finals Super Bowl. In fact, the Super Ball is pronounced the same as the Super Bowl in English, and someone is lazy.
After decades of development, the Super Bowl has become a big carnival for all Americans. The live TV broadcast of the Super Bowl also became the most-watched program. That's why Eric insisted on putting a trailer on the Super Bowl.
I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up it was already the next afternoon, Eric stretched hard, felt the crackling of bones all over his body, and then dressed and washed, and walked downstairs in good spirits.
A petite figure was busy in the living room, the coffee table in front of the sofa was full of food, and the TV had been replaced with a new one. Seeing Eric appear, the girl picked up her T-shirt and went straight to Eric.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing, in broad daylight. Eric smiled and dodged Drew's attack.
"Dirty head, stinky man!" Drew pouted, continuing to rip off Eric's T-shirt and put a bright red jersey on top of him.
"What does that mean?" said Eric, tugging at his uncomfortable T-shirt, which was one size smaller.
"Super Bowl night, I announce that you're now a fan of the San Francisco 49ers. ”
Eric asked weakly, "Can I say no?"
"No!" the girl said, ignoring Eric, and turned to get busy.
Eric shrugged his shoulders indifferently, picked up a bucket of fried chicken wings and a few bottles of juice, turned and went upstairs to the study, leaving the girl to toss around in the living room.
It wasn't until hours later that Eric was pulled back into the living room by Drew again.
This year's Finals is the Cincinnati Bengals vs. the San Francisco 49ers. If Eric was twenty years younger in his bones, he might still be interested in this kind of game full of fierce collisions, but unfortunately he has an uncle's soul in his skin, and he is an Oriental, and he has not been exposed to North American football culture since he was a child, so he really can't raise much interest, and the reason why he has been sitting patiently in the living room is to wait for the moment when the trailer is played.
Finally, at the end of the second quarter of the game, after the Chevrolet commercial, the screen flashed, and the carefully edited five-second Firefly title logo appeared on the TV screen.
At this time, more than 100 million viewers in North America were waiting in front of the TV, and when they saw the fireflies marking out the words firefly-film, most people's first reaction was that this picture was beautiful, and at the same time, a question arose, what kind of advertisement is this firefly movie?
There has never been a movie trailer on the previous Super Bowl live broadcast, so 99% of the audience has no association with this aspect.
The five-second opening moment flashes by, and in the close-up, the glamorous blonde gently opens her red lips: "are-you-ready?" , No one answered, and in the roar of the engine, which was deliberately amplified several times, the silver Lamborghini with hard lines left the strings.
"Cool!" In front of the TV, many people's hearts seem to resonate briefly at the moment when the engine sounds. At the same time, people think they understand that this is a sports car advertisement.
However, they soon realized that they were all wrong, and the reason why Eric edited this scene was to use the sound of Lamborghini's engine to draw the audience's attention to the TV screen. Next, the song sounded, and the camera cut began.
Although it is only a short period of more than 50 seconds, Eric spent a lot of effort in editing this trailer, and the shot is also divided into four parts: Edward and Vivien's acquaintance, getting along, getting to know each other, and parting from each other.
The acquaintance on the Avenue of Stars, the getting along in the hotel, the acquaintance of the long-term love, and the separation of the disparity.
Although there are no lines in the middle of the forty-odd seconds, most of the audience in front of the TV can see that this is a love story, and moreover, it is a love story between a prince and Cinderella. Of course, Eric will not be stupid enough to say a qiē clearly, and many shots give people a sense of plausibility, as if to say: If you want to know, go to the cinema.
The 59-second ad finally came to an end, the song fell, and the final scene appeared, Julia's tone was determined and expectant: "I want a fairy tale!"
When the camera ends, the picture turns black, and Julia's last sentence also leaves a huge suspense for all viewers: will she get a fairy tale?
Finally, a line of text appeared on the TV: Director Eric Williams' new work, which will be released in North America on February 10, so stay tuned!
In front of thousands of televisions, people briefly lost interest in the upcoming commercials and competitions, and discussions began one after another.
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"The guy who can come up with a movie trailer in the Super Bowl is a genius, isn't the Super Bowl ad expensive?. ”
"It's definitely expensive, this ad is almost a minute, and you can't get it for more than a million dollars. ”
"It's so extravagant, it's enough to make a new movie. But I think the trailer is very interesting, maybe I can check it out after it is released. ”
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"The heroine is so beautiful. ”
"I prefer Al Pacino, I heard that he is coming back, it turns out to be this movie, and I have watched the series five or six times. ”
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"Eric Williams, he's got a new film?"
"yes, it's too fast, I don't know who this wonder boy is going to harm this time, couple?"
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"Mom, I know those words, let's go see Kevin again tomorrow, okay?"
"No, baby, you must be wrong. ”
"Mom lied, you taught me those two words. ”
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"I've heard this song, Roy Orbison's record a long time ago. ”
"Really, do you want this record back?"
"I guess I can't find it, the record was still bought by your grandfather, who knows where to put it. ”
"That's a shame, but when the movie is released, there will definitely be an original soundtrack, just buy a box when the time comes. ”
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"Cole, let's go see this movie on Valentine's Day, shall we?"
"That...... Margaret, didn't we say we're going to see Tom Hanks?"
"But I think this movie is more interesting......"
"Well, listen to you. ”
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"Hey, that girl said she wanted a fairy tale, do you think she can make it?"
"My dear, this is a movie on Love's Day, and the ending must be a great success. ”
"But I think that many shots hint that the hero and heroine will be separated, and many directors like to use a more tragic ending to seduce the audience's tears. ”
"Okay, don't think about it, we'll have a look at it then. ”
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