There are some things that people in the game may not see more clearly than people on the outside.

Back home, Murphy carefully considered Carla Firth's words, which did make perfect sense, and if he gambled all his money on the production of a movie, he would inevitably face a painful situation if he failed.

The hardships of life since his release from prison had already left Murphy in his heart, and now that he had just escaped the poverty line, he didn't want to go back to that state.

Murphy does have some confidence in himself, but he also knows that it is not impossible to fail.

It is true that he has analyzed many films, he has also been a student of film school, and he is also very serious about self-paid study, and he has just participated in the production of a documentary, so he has some experience, but shooting movies is not the same thing, and if he has analyzed the successful films in the future, he will definitely be able to successfully produce this film?

As long as anyone with a slightly normal head knows that there is no equivalence between the two.

As a sane man, Murphy knew that in order to leave a way out for himself, the amount of money invested was bound to be limited to $300,000.

No one can guarantee that there will be luck like the Bill Road incident in the future, and the remaining tens of thousands of dollars can give him a chance to turn around after defeat.

From beginning to end, Murphy was very clear-headed, and his knowledge more than others was an advantage, but there was no guarantee that he would succeed.

Everyone wants to succeed, especially in a place as competitive as Hollywood.

But Hollywood doesn't have too many cases of movie Waterloo because of ambition and vanity, and some companies lose money and go bankrupt; There are those who let directors, producers or CEOs of large studios take a back seat or even lose their jobs; There are also ...... that have made a generation of superstars go on the road and go further and further

In the film industry in all countries and regions around the world, the number of blockbuster films far exceeds the number of successful ones, and how many of them are the dreams of geniuses? Where did these geniuses then go?

Compared to the near-zero cost of other art forms, the latecomer of cinema has never shown sympathy for its followers, and the film industry is also recognized as a high-risk industry.

The entire film industry is dominated by irrational rules, no one can be sure of the secret to making a successful film, and many times some directors declare that they want to make a blockbuster, only to end up dismal.

Also, Murphy used to see countless analyses of successful or failed movies on the Internet, and many people think that by summarizing these, they can do better or even avoid failure, but there is a fact they ignore, these summaries are typical afterthought-style analysis, and whether they are correct or not can never be verified.

Hollywood is extremely competitive, and in Murphy's own situation now, once he plans to hit the streets, the consequences must be quite cruel.

Naturally, no one wants to do this kind of thing, but when it is done, it can only be admitted.

Murphy certainly didn't want to be a part of it.

From the day after meeting Kara Firth, he completely abandoned his previous job to concentrate on preparing his film project.

Filming a film must be regarded as a serious project, even if it is a street stall selling things, it will not be a casual success, let alone the unpredictable industry of film.

The original studio, after Murphy replaced it with a desk that was good for typing and writing, had become his project planning office.

To plan a project, you must determine the content of the project.

Coming to this world, Murphy ate a year in prison, plus injured a director, no one in Hollywood wants to use him, and he had to be busy for his livelihood and start-up funds for more than two months, but more than a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and it is now August 2000, but he has achieved nothing except causing a lot of trouble.

After going through so many things and encountering so many difficulties, Murphy also knew that the script that had been submitted to Hollywood was very unlikely to be launched, so he basically gave up on this idea and turned all his energy to the new project that was about to start.

He only has about $300,000 to invest, which limits the scale and content of the film, and the film that requires frequent scene changes, a large number of actors, a lot of equipment, and cumbersome behind-the-scenes work does not meet the requirements.

Those relatively successful small productions were Murphy's first choice.

In an instant, the names of countless films appeared in Murphy's mind, the ** type success of "Blair the Witch" in the past few years, and "Chainsaw" in the future.

Films like "Blair the Witch" are completely out of Murphy's consideration, and now it's only a few years since "Blair the Witch" was released? Even if such a film is made, he may not be able to sell it, as for another viral marketing, not to mention whether the audience who has experienced it will buy it, where does the large amount of money come from?

Many people always think that "Blair the Witch" easily won hundreds of millions of dollars at the North American box office, but they have never paid attention to it, and its publicity and marketing expenses in North America alone exceeded 20 million US dollars!

If there were $20 million, would Murphy still consider a film like "Blair the Witch"?

Another way is to give the film to a large company for distribution, let the big company pay for the distribution and publicity and other expenses, and then participate in the share as a director......

If the executives of Hollywood's major distribution companies were in kindergarten, there was a real possibility.

One of the prerequisites for the viral marketing plan for "Blair the Witch" and several other typical low-budget films to be implemented is that the film's producer completely sold the rights to the distribution company!

Shaking his head, Murphy threw these low-level boring thoughts out the window and thought about Saw Horror.

This is also a typical example of winning a high box office at a small cost, and it will be a classic masterpiece of plasma horror films in the future, relatively speaking, it does not require many scenes and actors.

But after thinking about it for a few minutes, Murphy gave up on "Saw", and he didn't overestimate himself, knowing that he didn't have the ability to shoot such a film for 300,000 dollars.

vetoed many films successively, and in the end, Murphy still found that what he had thought of before might be the most suitable.

In terms of actors, there are only two main actors, although the underage female characters in them are more demanding, but Murphy has thought of an alternative, which can relax the requirements for acting skills and make a fuss about the appearance and bloody scale of the characters.

In terms of actors, it is better, and it should not be difficult to find an adult actor with some acting skills and a cheap price, after all, this is Los Angeles, where Hollywood is located.

The scenes are even better, more than 90% of the plots take place in a single house, which can be solved by renting, and the few other small scenes are very ordinary and can be found with very little time and money.

There are also behind-the-scenes productions, which are far more tedious than finding actors and scenes.

This is an ordinary modern drama, can the costumes be brought by the actors? If you really can't do it, you can also buy some bargains.

He can be the cinematographer himself, as well as assistant director, art director, and scene reporter, which can save enough salary, but the positions of prop master, lighting artist, makeup artist, etc., are still necessary, and without them, the shooting will be much more difficult.

Especially for gaffers, this is directly related to the quality of the shots.

Makeup artists and prop masters are also very important, the former is responsible for the makeup of the actors, and actors without makeup can't shoot on camera in principle, and high-resolution cameras will infinitely magnify a trivial defect; The latter also has a lot of work, especially when it is envisioned that there will be a lot of bloody scenes, which need to be assisted by props.

Murphy doesn't have the money to use CG to embellish it.

Thinking of this, Murphy found that he had previously felt that the $300,000 he had been a little generous was really tight, and he had to think about saving money when planning ahead.

It is true that there are many professionals in this area in Hollywood, and they must be a little unsatisfactory, but the people who are poor are also the ones who need money to eat the most, and if they can't even pay the basic expenses, Murphy doesn't have to expect others to work for him.

This is a very realistic society, and when others pay for their labor, he, as an employer, must give a certain remuneration, rather than illusory ideals and promises.

"Ideals and commitments?"

Murphy slapped himself on the head and thought of where he could hire someone who was professional enough and cheap.

There are many colleges in the greater Los Angeles area that have opened majors related to film and television production, and most of the students in them start from the most basic jobs after graduation, and even many can only work as interns in advertising crews, and those who can enter film crews are often lucky.

Pulling out his notebook, Murphy wrote "intern" on it, which should reduce some of the behind-the-scenes career expenses.

In addition, he also needs to recruit a person to coordinate the chores of the crew, no matter how small the crew is, there will be a lot of chores and trivial chores, and someone needs to be in charge.

This position can also be found as an intern or someone who does not require a high salary.

For a whole day, Murphy thought about this, and no one dared to guarantee that a film would be successful, but adequate preparation would undoubtedly reduce the likelihood of failure.

Filming is not something that you can shoot immediately if you want to, and even investing in such a small project requires a lot of work.

Over the next two days, Murphy not only wrote down all the items in his mind, but also wrote a plan of more than ten pages, although there were still many things to revise, but there was no time for it.

With this done and a backup on the computer, Murphy began to prepare the script, which is relatively unappreciated among the many elements of a Hollywood film, but it is also the basis for a film's production.

And with the script, you can better formulate the storyboard and shooting plan.

Murphy first wrote the outline of the script, and all the content of this film can be simply summarized in one sentence - how the precocious little Lori drowned and fell in love. Strange uncle of childishness!