The attempted or delayed protest by the Dominicans was just one of many accidents that befell the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" during filming.

And to put it to the forerunner is Charlotte's job as a producer, not a director.

In fact, the job of a producer is no easier than that of a director.

The difference is only that the director is more focused on the film itself, while the producer is in charge of everything.

No way, in Hollywood, which implements a producer-centered system, the chief producer is the leader of the crew.

Unless the leading actor or director in the crew is also a member of the investor and also has the name of producer, the chief producer is in power.

And to have power comes with responsibility.

Although the ultimate responsibility of a producer is only one, which is to ensure that the film is profitable.

- As long as a film project can be quickly profitable after its release, it can be said to be successful no matter how well the producer performs in the filming and production process of the film.

But this premise is also that the film must be profitable.

- If the movie loses, then no matter how many excuses the producer has and how many backstabbers he finds, he will not be able to run away as the first person in charge.

And what could affect the profitability of the film?

The answer is –

Everything about the film from the establishment of the project to the release, and even the period of time after the release.

For a movie, danger is everywhere in this world!

This means that producers, especially lead producers, must be held accountable for everything that happens during the filmmaking process.

Of course, this is an exaggeration.

In fact, in Hollywood, where the film industry is relatively mature and the rights and responsibilities of various positions are clear, the chief producer is basically not needed for general affairs.

At least that's true in some big commercial productions with big investments and plenty of human resources.

Drama management, executive producers, directors, screenwriters, and other behind-the-scenes staff will solve most of the usual problems.

Most of the time, the chief producer only needs to prepare the money, set up the crew, and then regularly review the progress and cost of the film.

However, this is based on the premise that the crew did not encounter any problems that no one else could solve.

Once you encounter that kind of big trouble, whether it is in the crew or outside the crew, especially all kinds of accidents, you need a powerful chief producer to deal with it.

This includes, but is not limited to, solving the excessive tearing among the big names in the crew, deciding to pull more investment or hacking the director when the cost is overrun, and renting some special filming venues, such as the National Museum of the United States......

Protests like Charlotte's quelling, which may lead to serious lengthening of the crew's filming time and even dangerous occurs, are naturally one of them.

- In short, in Hollywood crews, "it is difficult to find a producer" is also an unwritten rule.

——This is actually the same as in a general company, the problems that cannot be solved by the lower level are reported to the boss, and finally summarized to the boss.

The producer is the boss of the crew!

Of course, whether the boss can solve the problem, and after he solves the problem, will he think that his subordinates are incapable and trouble himself for everything, because he decides to fire people, this is another matter.

In short, as a successful Hollywood producer, you not only have to control the director and the entire crew, but also have to withstand all kinds of pressure and finger-pointing from investors, and you have to face all kinds of difficulties and ill-intentioned enemies externally.

- It's not an easy job.

And this is especially true when the director is also a producer, especially when he is also the chief producer.

Those pure directors who are full of artistic cells can't do this at all.

And some overly grumpy tyrants on the set don't have this patience either.

Only those who are successful enough in their own right, who have authority, who are at the same time shrewd and patient, who can think in an almost schizophrenic way, and who think in two diametrically opposed positions: the producer who invests and the director who spends the money, can really do a good job of doing two jobs.

- Like Spielberg, like Charlotte.

And even super directors like them, because there are so many things to focus on, often need a lot of assistant producers to help handle the production work.

Like Catherine Kennedy, a well-known female producer in Hollywood, she started as a production assistant for Spielberg.

Charlotte, on the other hand, relies mainly on his goblins in this regard.

- For example, Alexis, who can fly quickly across the Atlantic.

This is his unique trick, which other directors can't learn.

At the same time, because Charlotte formed the Ghost Party Studio very early, his movies were basically shot by the Ghost Party Studio.

This saved him a lot of time when choosing the crew members, especially the behind-the-scenes staff who accounted for the main body.

- These people are all employees of the Ghost Party Studio, and there are basically no problems such as inappropriate schedules.

In fact, because of Charlotte's one-a-year film shooting speed, his crew is almost always ready.

Some people have even been following Charlotte around making movies since they entered the industry, and they have never worked under a director other than him.

Therefore, Charlotte's crew is very skillful, and many small things can be solved without him personally asking.

And now, it is this crew who follows him to shoot "Pirates of the Caribbean".

- It really made Charlotte's job a lot easier.

But even so, in the event of an emergency like today, it is still up to Charlotte to solve it herself......

In any case, after that, the filming of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew in Dominica did not run into much trouble.

Of course, it is not easy to say that it was smooth sailing.

After all, Dominicans, like many people in tropical and subtropical regions, are not so motivated about work.

Perhaps because the natural environment is too friendly, food and other resources are abundant, and the pressure of survival has been low since ancient times, people in these areas generally lack the concept of hard work.

This is true in Africa, it is true in South America, and Dominica is no exception.

This makes the crew always have a feeling of working and vacationing while hiring locals to work.

In this regard, even if Charlotte can use spells, she can't change anything.

Fortunately, under careful coordination, this low work efficiency did not affect the filming progress of the crew too much.

And considering that "Pirates of the Caribbean" is now a trilogy continuous shooting, the filming time will be relatively long, in order not to keep the nerves of the crew members from being unbearable, Charlotte also deliberately relaxed.

- Especially, when filming in Rosarito, Mexico some time ago, because the huge sink where "Titanic" was filmed was billed on a daily basis, the crew naturally had to race against time.

So, it's reasonable to relax a little now, especially now that it's almost Christmas in 2000.

After all, there is tension and relaxation, and the work can last!

Charlotte also took the opportunity to pick up Charlize and prepare to spend Christmas with his wife in the tropics......