With only five months to go until its scheduled release in December, Hurricane Rescue was undoubtedly very busy with post-production, editing the film and editing the dialogue in the show at the same time, composing, playing and recording the background music, designing and recording sound effects, producing and adding computer VFX, mixing all the audio elements into a master track called "stem", and then merging the main track and the film.

This series of work is said to be done before December, but in fact, it must be completed before October, so that there is enough time to start the distribution work.

Of course, not all of the post-production zuò of this series need Lin Yuquan's participation, he only participates in film editing and special effects production, and the rest only needs to make final decisions.

In terms of editing, Lin Yuquan invited Michael this time. Kahn, the audience will always only notice the actors, directors, and screenwriters on the screen and in front of the stage, but they will not notice that there are still assistant directors, assistant directors, editors, casting directors, art directors, art designers, costume designers, and set designers, who have worked silently to make the film shine.

For a film, any link and any person involved is an indispensable factor for the success of the film.

Michael. Kahn is such an obscure name, and you can only know how amazing he is when you list the films he edits, the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series, "Empire of the Sun", "Captain Hook", "Jurassic Park" series, "Saving Private Ryan", "Ghost Pony Pixies", "Artificial Intelligence", "Minority Report", "Shrek", "Impunity", "Tomb Raider", "War of the Worlds", "Happiness Terminal" That's right, he's pretty much Steven. Spielberg's royal editor, and won the 71st Academy Award for Best Editing for "Saving Private Ryan".

The ability of this master editor is unquestionable. His action scene editing in films such as "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Get Away with Justice", and "War of the Worlds" is exactly what Lin Yuquan wants. "Hurricane Rescue" has a lot of selling points. But the biggest selling point is definitely the action scenes he played with Schwarzenegger, Dwayne Johnson and others, how to edit the fights in them cool, shocking. Kahn is an excellent candidate.

Although Michael. Karn almost exclusively clips Steven. Spielberg's film works, but in the end it is not absolute, Lin Yuquan as a kung fu Lin who has set off a kung fu storm in the United States in recent years and is recognized as an all-round talented young director, "Hurricane Rescue" directed by him is the most watched action film of the year, for any filmmaker in Hollywood. He is an impeccable collaborator, and unless there are irresistible factors, I am afraid that no one will refuse the invitation of this kung fu forest. Karn had not hesitated to respond. And as soon as the post-production work of the editing started, he appeared in the editing room with Lin Yuquan.

The work of editing was not achieved overnight, and before editing, Lin Yuquan first worked with Michael. Kahn spent a day reading the footage from cover to cover before starting the editing, the first step was to connect the shots according to the storyboard script, the order of the shots, the characters' movements, dialogues, etc. The next step is to carry out meticulous editing and correction, so that the language, action, structure of the film, and the finalization of the characters, and finally the relevant factors of the film are comprehensively edited and adjusted as a whole.

"The camera cuts in this scene a little bit faster. I hope to present a more aggressive and oppressive fight, while expressing the story, fully arouse the audience's feelings" In the slightly dim editing room, Lin Yuquan pointed to the computer screen in front of him with a very serious expression and quickly looked at Michael beside him. Karn said.

With concerted efforts, the two have now cut out a first cut version, but there is no delay in the middle, and the two of them immediately began to cut again in the studio.

If according to the rules of today's Hollywood, this will definitely not work, in Hollywood, after the director cuts out a first cut with the help of the editor, he will first give the investor internal playback, so far, there is basically no more director business, and the investor will directly intervene in the editing according to the initial cut of the film, combined with the playback time after the release, whether the rhythm is compact and attractive, and let the editor cut out the version they want.

It can be said that in fact, in Hollywood, directors generally cannot have the final editing rights, and the final editing rights of the entire film are in the hands of investors and editors, which is why some films on the market are marked with director's cuts, indicating that this is not the final cut version when it is released, but the embodiment of the director's thoughts, such as Ridley. Scott's director's cut of "Heavenly Dynasty" was unanimously praised. In Hollywood, only a very small number of big-name directors or independent producer directors can make an exception to participate in the final cut, but such directors are very rare in real Hollywood blockbusters. Spielberg, George. Lucas, James. Cameron chatted with a few people.

Of course, as the boss of Summit Entertainment, Lin Yuquan obviously has such rights, but he didn't insist on participating in the final editing because he was the boss, but no one could do a better job than him in the editing of action scenes, which was also reflected in him and Michael. Kahn's editing work included soothing plot cuts entirely by Michael. Kahn did it, and in the action scenes, it was based on his opinion, and Michael. Karn assists in coordination. And such a division of labor, after seeing Lin Yuquan's ability, Michael. Karn naturally agreed with both hands.

"OK, understood." Michael. Karn nodded.

After more than a week of busyness, not including the opening and closing credits, a 121-minute film cut was completed.

Lin Yuquan and Michael. Kahn was one of the first viewers of the cut.

"Whew" Michael. Karn let out a long breath, his gaze fixed on the picture on the computer screen, and exclaimed, "Oh, Lin. It's one of the best fight scenes I've ever seen. You're the best on the planet in this regard. You have created the insurmountable pinnacle of an urban action movie, and in this world, the only one who can surpass you is always yourself. ”

"Hehe, thank you, it's not my fault, Gary. Director Cooper once said that the success of a movie is often determined by the editing. Without your brilliant editing, the film's fight scenes wouldn't have been able to achieve such cool results. Lin Yuquan chuckled.

"I just did what I had to do, and without you filming and directing, this film would be nothing." Michael. Kahn shook his head: "It's so exciting, I can't wait to see the full version with the soundtrack and VFX right now, and I bet all the action fans around the world are going crazy about this film." ”

"It's a fascinating scene, but until then, let's get on with the work, and then we'll do that. We first had to use the footage to edit a 3-minute teaser and a viral video to match the first wave of publicity for the film. Then edit a 2 minute and 30 second trailer for the theatrical version," Lin Yuquan continued.

According to the classification of trailers, it can be roughly divided into teasers, theatrical trailers, TV trailers, behind-the-scenes specials, film clips, viral videos, and musicvideo of movie theme songs.

The filming of the trailer is by no means a film cut after it is finished, it is a complete project in itself, and it needs to be budgeted separately, creatively engaged in alone, written the script alone, written the script alone, and made a huge work plan for it alone, including completing the accurate story version and soundtrack for it alone, like the upcoming "Transformers" has not even been filmed as a feature film, and the trailer has already been shot.

In Hollywood, usually the trailers of large-scale movies are made by a special company, but Lin Yuquan prefers to do it himself, which is not like the film's Olympic bid public relations, if it is something he is not good at, he will never force himself, but the trailer, he is confident that it will do better than the company that makes the trailer.

At the same time as the film editing, the computer special effects, original music and mixing work also began at the same time, a good movie to be successful, all aspects are essential, although the mixing work seems inconspicuous, but it can improve the quality of the sound, make it sound fuller, and at the same time eliminate many subtle noises when shooting the film, and so on as soon as the editing is completed, Lin Yuquan immediately put into the special effects guidance work.

When Lin Yuquan was busy, the lively summer file did not stop for a moment, not only in China, where commercial films were just emerging, but with the continuous rise of the film market and the increasing economic income of the people, the number of large-scale films around the world has become more and more, and the investment records of films have been refreshed again and again.

Compared with last year, this year's summer Hollywood blockbusters have undoubtedly changed a lot in terms of quantity and quality, "Spider-Man 3", "Shrek 3", "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Transformers", "Spy 3", a movie that has had a chance to win in previous years, plus other big productions, such as "Fantastic Four 2", "Ratatouille", "Die Hard 4", "Ocean's Thirteen", "Rush Hour 3", "The Simpsons", These films are all concentrated in the short 4 months of the summer file, which makes the competition extremely fierce.

Following "Spider-Man 3", "Shrek 3", and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World", the third film that broke 100 million at the box office in the first week of the first week, the fourth movie that broke 100 million at the North American box office in the first week appeared in the week of July 2-July 8, and the much-anticipated "Transformers" triggered a frenzy of 10,000 people as scheduled, with an investment of $150 million, the sci-fi masterpiece directed by Michael Bay, the pyrotechnic maniac, earned $67.6 million at the weekend box office in 4011 theaters. Ratatouille ousted the throne and ascended to the top.

However, this is not the opening week box office of "Transformers", unlike the usual films that land on Fridays, because Warner Bros. has advanced the premiere of its "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" from July 13 to July 11, Paramount DreamWorks has to advance the release date of "Transformers" from July 4 to the evening of July 2, and it will start landing on Monday night. In this way, you can get a better schedule. So as not to be prematurely influenced by the strong influence of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

And this scheduling strategy has been successful overall. "Transformers" broke the record of the highest single-day box office in the history of Tuesday and the highest single-day independent single day with a box office of 27.85 million and 29.07 million in one fell swoop, and finally won a super high 152.5 million first-week box office in one week.

Although the superficial portrayal of the characters' personalities has been criticized by the media, as a sci-fi blockbuster with visual effects as the biggest attraction, "Transformers" fully shows its strengths, "The shocking legendary visual effects and extravagant action scenes are absolutely superb", "The commonplace transformations correspond to the changed looks of the King Kongs and are extremely fresh", "CG technology has entered a new era since then", "More fierce than love, more exciting than sex!" ”…… Countless media have praised it, and "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter", which are usually quite technologically cultic, have given high scores of A-.

Good word-of-mouth has always been the most important factor influencing the box office of the film, and the direct result of this factor is the following week of July 9 to July 15. In the face of the fierce impact of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", with a box office decline of 49%, another $36 million was collected at the weekend box office, and the box office accumulated 220 million in two weeks, refreshing Michael Kirbe's personal best in one fell swoop, and if there is no accident, the film's North American box office will exceed 300 million just around the corner.

As for this week's box office tops, are there any doubts? "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," which was released in 4,285 theaters, reached the top with $77.41 million at the box office, and like "Transformers," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is not an ordinary Friday release. Released on Tuesday, it swept a total of $140 million in a week, becoming the fifth North American film to break 100 million at the box office in the first week of this summer.

However, what is worrying is that the film's word-of-mouth is polarizing. On the one hand, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" achieved a comprehensive media score of 71, and was praised by many media such as "New York Journal", "New York Daily News", "Village Voice", "Time", "USA Today", and "Rolling Stone", such as "accurately grasping the ominous love of the original novel, meticulously arranging the climactic action scenes in a gloomy atmosphere, and creating an entertainment masterpiece full of excitement", "The special effects, art direction, and costume design are all full of charm and luxury"......

But on the other hand, "Los Angeles Times", "New York Post", "Newsweek", "Wall Street Journal", and "San Francisco Chronicle" have all questioned that "the blind pursuit of speed and the epic tone tends to be brisk and superficial, presenting a negative impression of 'rushing to the end of the next game'", "slimming down to the shortest 138 minutes of the series for commercial purposes is tantamount to the biggest production failure", "I haven't seen commendable new magic and new gimmicks", which makes people feel as if they are back in the " Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at the time of its release.

Such a polarized and strict reputation is bound to lay a fatal hidden danger for the box office trend of the next film.

At the same time, "Transformers", which landed in the mainland on July 11, also set off a vigorous Autobot storm in China, not only with a box office of 97 million in a single week, but also topped the weekly box office list of the week of July 9-July 15 without any suspense, and refreshed the weekly box office history in the mainland in one fell swoop, the previous holder of this record was Lin Yuquan's "Red Cliff" in the 05 Chinese New Year file of 95.31 million, but now it is completely ended in the roar of Optimus Prime, Decepticon and other Autobots.

This is just the beginning, in the following week of July 16-July 22, under the attack of two new films, "Transformers" in the second week of release, the momentum decreased slightly by 17%, and then 83 million, while continuing to win the top of the box office, the cumulative box office in two weeks of release was 183 million, and in just two weeks, it exceeded the previous "Spider-Man 3" of 150 million, becoming the highest-grossing film except for "Titanic" so far, and according to the current situation, "Transformers" The box office exceeded 200 million almost naturally, and there is a great chance to catch up with the previous "Hero" 250 million, "Red Cliff" 267 million, "Full of Golden Armor" 291 million, as for the 313 million of "Painted Skin" and the 360 million of "Titanic", it depends on the box office trend of "Transformers" in the next two weeks.

For the summer file of the domestic summer, it is undoubtedly very hot, and the box office of three movies in a row has exceeded the 100 million yuan mark. At the same time, a new record was set. It also fully shows the popularity of the domestic film market. Throughout the past ten years, there are more and more movies with a box office of more than 100 million, and it is already a good phenomenon to have a movie break 100 million a year before 04, and since 04, the box office has broken 100 million movies to show a blowout, 04 years have "Kung Fu", "Ambush on All Sides", "No Thieves in the World", "Huo Yuanjia" four, 05 "Red Cliff" and "Wuji" two, 06 years have "Painted Skin", "The City is Full of Golden Armor", "Night Banquet", "Da Vinci Code", "King Kong" five, and this year there are three. You must know that this is only July, and the summer file has not yet ended, and the Chinese New Year file has not yet arrived.

But such results have nothing to do with domestic films and Chinese films, as in previous years, the summer file has once again become the world of Hollywood blockbusters, and even since the end of February, until now, no Chinese film has won the championship of the weekly box office rankings, and the last time to beat Hollywood blockbusters head-on to win the weekly box office championship was back in the week of February 12-February 18, that is, the week before the Spring Festival, "Disciple", which debuted one day earlier, beat the 15 million of "Wonderful Night at the Museum" with a box office of 22 million.

But then the following week. "Wonderful Night at the Museum" surpassed the 25 million of "Disciple" with a box office of 26 million, and then there was a long box office decline. "Night at the Museum" has won two consecutive titles, "The Queen Wears Prada", "Babel", "Time and Space Clues" has two consecutive hegemony, "Dragon Knight" has three consecutive hegemony, "Life and Death Sniper", "Spider-Man 3" has won four consecutive hegemony, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Soul Chariot", "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World" has won four consecutive hegemony, and "Transformers" has two consecutive hegemony - and it depends on the situation that it will continue to dominate, and on the 11th of next month, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" will be here again.

No one is not depressed, maybe fans only care about seeing good-looking movies, but I believe that everyone would prefer to see a wonderful Chinese movie come out of nowhere, and see it trample all Hollywood movies under their feet, rather than letting Hollywood movies fall into a no-man's land on Chinese soil as it is now.

I still remember that the same was true for last year's summer file, but then "Night Banquet" made a sudden effort in September, breaking the box office record of the annual premiere week in one fell swoop, and then Lin Yuquan's "Painted Skin" and Cheng Long's "Baby Plan" were released together, which overshadowed all the previous Hollywood blockbusters, and when it came to the Chinese New Year at the end of the year, Zhang Yi's "The City Full of Golden Armor" dominated the box office charts.

And now who else can stop the momentum of Hollywood movies, if it is Lin Yuquan and Zhang Yimou, they will definitely be able to, but Lin Yuquan's "Hurricane Rescue" seems to have just been completed and is in post-production, and Zhang Yi is the director of the Olympic Games, and it is expected that he will not see his new film until 09.

In addition to these two, who else can, it is possible for Feng Xiaogang to have two movies that break 100 million, but his "Assembly Number" seems to be completed at the end of the month, and the release will be at least until the end of the year, Chen Kaige, he does have a movie with a box office of more than 100 million, but after "Wuji", no one has too high confidence in his commercial films, Zhou Xingchi, his new movie "Yangtze River No. 7" will not start filming until next month!

If it is possible, Chen Kexin's "Casting Names" and Li Eucalyptus's "Lust Caution", the former invested 300 million yuan, bringing together Li Lianjie, Liu Dehua, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhou Xun Four superstars, the latter Oscar director Li Eucalyptus and Liang Chaowei's hand in hand is also expected, but "Lust Caution" has been clearly determined at the end of October, and "Casting Names" should also be the end of the year.

Such a shape is suddenly discouraged, is it really necessary to wait at least until the end of October to see the rise of Chinese films? No, maybe it won't be that long before there will be no blockbuster Hollywood movies released after the end of September, when "Iron Triangle" and "Brothers' Alliance of Life and Death" have a chance to beat Hollywood movies to the top.

But this is obviously not the result that everyone likes to see, and people would like to see the victory over Hollywood movies in the dialogue between the strong.

In fact, the three months during the period were not without eye-catching films, such as Chen Musheng's "The True Colors of Men", Jay Chou's "The Secret That Can't Be Said", Ye Weixin's "Fuse", Chen Yili's "Heaven's Mouth", Ning Hao's "Crazy Racing", and Jiang Wen's "The Sun Also Rises", but when they think that they are facing Hollywood blockbusters such as "Transformers" and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", it is difficult to raise people's confidence.

Is it really going to wait until the end of September, when there are no Hollywood blockbusters, many media and fans are sighing in their hearts, who else can stop these Hollywood blockbusters at this time?

At this moment, everyone is looking forward to a hero who can stand up. (To be continued......)

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