As the plane flew over the sky, Levy and Bob beside him were talking about the writing and birth of a new script.

"I've been thinking a lot lately, we should start getting ready to make a movie." On the plane, Levy and Bob talked about their ideas, "Some time ago, we were doing TV dramas, and in the final analysis, it was because we needed to get a foothold in Hollywood. Now that we have a foothold, I naturally think about how to go further. I still want to make movies, and compared to TV dramas, movies are what we should be after, aren't they? ”

The TV series has been filming for half a year, and Levy has almost adapted to life in Hollywood. In the past six months, CSI's ratings have been stable, and a lot has been accumulated in terms of funds and reputation. Therefore, Levy is also thinking about the filming of the movie.

Although they now have a high income and good income from making TV series, TV series are not as good as movies after all. In terms of interests, the TV series with the highest ratings has a much worse income than the movie with the first box office.

The income of TV dramas is at most three times and four times the investment funds, and a TV series with an investment of 100 million yuan can earn three or four billion yuan in various peripheral incomes, so that the income is maximized. And if it is a movie, invest 100 million, if the production effect is good, then the income will be very amazing, for a movie with an investment of 100 million, the box office of three or four hundred million is quite normal, and there is nothing to be surprised about. According to the statistics of 95 years, the percentage of film box office in film revenue is only about 30% - and after the 21st century, this proportion has dropped to less than 10%.

The huge difference in income between the two is obvious. Not to mention that in addition to the income, the TV series is not as good as the movie in other aspects.

In terms of influence, movies can be screened globally, but it is difficult for TV series to have this kind of promotion. From an artistic point of view, in film shooting, the director can arrange the shots, sets, and plots according to the ideas he wants to express and what he needs, while the shooting of TV series usually has to accommodate the actors, time, and the appearance of the stars. What's more, the production of TV series basically has to be on the set every day for most of the year, and you can't do anything except the TV series, and the shooting cycle and investment are also bigger than the movie. Tired of work, earning little money, and having a bad reputation - this is why, TV drama workers work hard to drill into movies, and film practitioners, participating in TV dramas, are basically the nature of playing tickets.

"I've been thinking about it lately, half a year ago, we chose to invest in TV dramas in order to make a comeback. Now that the TV series is unexpectedly good, we have money in our hands, and the doors are open, and we shouldn't be honestly obsessed with TV series shooting. I don't even shoot a movie, I really can't be a real director, and I wonder if I should shoot a movie if I have the opportunity. ”

Levy and Bob were talking, and his words were also tentative.

He wondered, Bob, what they thought.

"I was thinking just now, if we really make a movie, I think we should be able to get an investment......" Bob agreed, although he did not directly refuse, but it can be seen that now that he is rich, he is indeed much more cautious, "It's just...... Nick, IMHO, to make a movie, we need a good script. If we don't have a good story, it's hard to make a movie. Nick, I know you've always been aggressive, but don't be in a hurry, being able to find a good script in two years is enough for us. Moreover, if we are filming electronic music, we also have the adaptation rights of two novels at hand, wouldn't that be better? ”

Two years...... Levy laughed, but didn't say much. What is revealed in Bob's words is not so much seriousness as conservatism.

Half a year ago, they had nothing. A group of people who don't have money do a desperate fight, they can choose to use all kinds of means, do things at any cost, the company half a year ago, anyway, is already poor to the home, whether it is a TV series or a movie, as long as there is a way out, they will do it, and now, they are already rich, but unfortunately, Levy is also very skeptical that his friends will agree to throw all the money to make movies. People whose income is precarious, gamble their lives to do a job that earns millions, and they are willing. For people with millions of incomes, it is difficult to take risks and invest again.

Levy also knew that this could happen, so he wanted to test his friends' attitudes before starting to make movies.

It took half a year for Levy to let his collaborators begin to understand their own lens language habits, understand what kind of shooting techniques they are used to using, and understand their narrative skills in writing scripts, which is very helpful for writing scripts, photography, and all aspects of preparation. The level of the director is influenced by the people around him, the level of the crew is high, the director is convenient to shoot, the crew does not cooperate, and no matter how good the director is, he can't play.

If your team does not support you, it will be difficult to shoot a movie well, and before making a movie, the most important thing is to persuade others to help you, and you must not compromise on this aspect.

George Lucas once said: Filmmaking is not a process of persistence, but a process of abandonment. During the filming process, all kinds of unexpected circumstances can change the filming process of the film. Some things are uncontrollable, such as the weather, such as funds, such as technical conditions, which can easily cause regrets, therefore, in Levy's view, if you want to maximize the retention of your film to the effect you want, then where you can fight for it, don't give up. The support of your friends is crucial.

The first thing he informed about the filming of the film was Alexander. Alexander raised his hands in agreement with this idea. Because Alexander knows very well how the income brought by movies will exceed that of TV series.

Enigma is a small company, and if a small company wants to become bigger, it still needs to think about making movies and not being nostalgic for TV series production. Large companies are different from small companies in this regard, Columbia, Fox, Disney, they will choose to produce TV series, because film investment is riskier than TV series, although it may make a lot of money, but it can also be a big loss. These large companies hold the TV network in their hands, they have the media, with the media as the backing, the entire industry chain is in their hands, the income is stronger than the TV drama production company, I don't know how much, they put the money into the production of the TV series, they have considerable benefits, and there is no risk, they naturally do it. And if a small company doesn't want to make its own movies and indulges in the success of TV dramas, it is not a big problem to work honestly all your life, but it is very difficult to make a lot of money. Even a gold medal TV producer like Brumsheimer has to consider investing in the film market and making movies to make money, just because the two have different returns.

Alexander was easily convinced, and Bob seemed to be a little lazy, but fortunately, Levy had already figured out how to convince him.

"Put those two novels aside for the time being, I don't really like the pure romance film of "The Notebook", I guess I can't shoot it well. And if "Fight Club" wants to be turned into a movie, it requires a lot of shooting skills, and I guess it's hard to shoot it well now. Levy didn't care to say that he didn't have enough confidence in filming Fight Club for his friends - if he hadn't seen the one Fincher filmed, it would have been difficult for him to shoot his own style with the shadow of that one in his memory, "I was thinking of another script, an idea to be exact. I need someone to write a script for me - do me a favor, it may not be a good one, but I can assure you that this script is definitely a good Oscar-winning screenplay! ”

Bob is rich now, and it's hard to impress him with money. Well, give him a name. TV series are indeed very profitable, but TV series screenwriters are far inferior to movie screenwriters in terms of fame. What could be more appealing to a playwright than an Oscar?

As he spoke, Levi also took out the script he had made during this time from his bag - the script was very thick and hastily bound together, not like it had been carefully prepared, but it could be seen that it had been prepared for a long time.

Writing a movie script is not a simple process. It is much more difficult than a TV drama script. When writing a script for a TV series, you only need to mark the demeanor and tone of the characters in simple words, anyway, it's just a TV series, the choked voice and tears on the face show that the characters are sad, who cares too much about the difference? It takes a week to shoot an episode, and there are too many requirements, and no matter how strong the screenwriters and actors are, they can't do it.

Movie scripts are different, and movie scripts need to be more detailed. No matter how sloppy it is, the movie script has to draw out the sub-shots and draw the scenery, for the movie, the same scene, close-up and long-range shots, overhead shots, are all very different, sometimes, they all show the director's intentions, the camera can speak, these can't be sloppy.

As a result, movie scripts often look more like comic strips than textual expressions, and because of the long time it took to create, and some of the scripts were altered and difficult to print, many times they were written in manuscripts rather than in print.

Maybe it was Levy's script that was well prepared and moved Bob, who sat up straight, took Levy's manuscript, and flipped it, "Nick, is this script original or adapted?" ”

"It's not an adaptation, it's a script I made myself. The name of the script is called "Eavesdropping Storm". ”

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PS: The box office revenue of movies accounted for 30% in 95 years, and less than 10% after the 21st century, which refers to action movies and superhero films with large investments.

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