Chapter 188: On Top of My Corpse (Fifteen Happy)
Unlike during the filming of "Fatal Bend" and "Happy Death Day", Charlotte paid special attention to the filming of the trailer this time.
For this reason, he deliberately set up a camera on the set to record the film.
Coming from later generations, he knew that although the film seemed insignificant, it was actually an important element in increasing DVD sales.
It's 1995, and although DVDs haven't been marketed yet, VCDs already have. What's more, there are more traditional videotapes
Pieces of flowers and the like already have a place to go.
In particular, Charlotte is still one of the main producers this time, and if she can enjoy the box office share, she must consider the issue of recovering costs.
As a medium-scale production, "Guillotine Valley" has a cost budget of $60 million, which is slightly less than the original world's production cost of $65 million, but it is not far off.
And to recover this large production cost, Charlotte needs to think of something.
Of course, for directors, the most important thing to consider is the box office of the movie.
Even if with the development of the times, the revenue of DVDs and other peripherals will gradually exceed the box office, but the box office is always the most direct measure of the success of a movie.
That doesn't mean, though, that Charlotte can't think of something else at the same time.
Moreover, even if it is a sauvenir, it is very good.
Charlotte heard that Kubrick, the great director who filmed "2001: A Space Odyssey", especially likes to collect the filming footage of the actors he has worked with.
Of course, considering Kubrick's cold and satirical film style, the films he likes may be said to be the black history of the actors, but
Who cares about the directors?
It's Charlotte herself, didn't she also leave the footage of Depp screaming in fright by the beetle before?
Of course, unlike Kubrick, who purely regarded special films as a collection, Charlotte's main purpose in shooting them was to sell them for money.
All filming behaviors that are not aimed at making money are hooligans!
In Hollywood, it's a secret industry standard.
Charlotte doesn't intend to go against industry standards.
In fact, even though she gradually liked the job of directing and made a little achievement, Charlotte still did not have a particularly big artistic pursuit.
He just wants to shoot more good stories, good stories that can be enjoyed by more people.
So much for.
Because he likes that many people discuss his work and loves the feel of his work.
Even though these works are largely from his original world.
But after all, being born into this world has passed through his hands, and he can still feel a certain sense of accomplishment from it.
"Even if I'm just a porter of film and television productions......"
Charlotte thought silently.
Of course, this is just his own thoughts. If the original directors of the works he "carried" saw the results of his "carrying", eighty percent would be dumbfounded
"Fatal Bend", not to mention the complete change of the cast, he even changed the movie from the beginning to the end from the rhythm to the scene, and also introduced a very weird second brush effect;
"Happy Death Day" has changed less, but the cast has also changed dramatically. Especially the serial killer, he was directly replaced by a woman, and he also gave a very interesting background story to Jodie Foster......
In contrast, "Guillotine Valley" is his most compliant movie with the original
Except for the heroine Christina Richie, who was replaced by Charlize because she was too young, the other actors are basically the lineup of Tim Burton's version.
And the script has basically not changed.
He basically just used his abilities and spells to make some tweaks.
However, it is absolutely impossible to say that he did not have any of his own personal goods in this movie.
Especially when it comes to scenes and shots about spells.
Don't forget, unlike other directors who can only rely on imagination, he is a professional in this area.
Take, for example, the Tree of Death that the Headless Horseman shuttles through the portal between the Yin and Yang worlds
In "Guillotine Valley" in his original world, although the tree is weird, it is more of a special effects rendering of the movie, and it is not even a tree in itself, it can only be said to be a prop.
And in Charlotte's version of "Guillotte Valley", the Tree of Death is a real demon tree
"Alexis, my remains are buried next to this tree!"
Pointing to the twisted and terrifying demon tree, Charlotte explained to the blonde girl beside her,
"It took me a lot of effort to get the whereabouts of your remains from the LAPD, and"
"And then you became a grave robber?"
The blonde girl interrupted Charlotte directly, and then smiled playfully,
"That's what Charlize said!"
"Sally, ......"
Charlotte shook her head, girl, is it so difficult to save some face for your boyfriend who has just been confirmed not long ago?
However, since the words have come to this, Charlotte has no intention of hiding it,
"Actually, I've been a grave robber more than once, haven't I, Rivan?"
When he said this, he was facing Johnny Depp's face.
"You're right!"
Depp, no, it's Rivan Phoenix, who occupies Depp's body, nodded with a wry smile.
Today is Sunday, and the crew is off.
Charlotte specially brought Alexis and Rivan, two ghosts, to the "Tree of Death" that had been processed by the props team, just because she had something to explain to them.
Of course, with Alexis, Charlize is naturally indispensable to her.
And Rivan Phoenix, with the help of Charlotte, temporarily borrowed Johnny Depp's body.
Although she hadn't used it for a while, with her strong body memory, Charlotte's drugged techniques were still so proficient......
"I stole Raven's body!"
In front of the two ghosts and her girlfriend, Charlotte directly confessed to the crime of going in for at least a few years if the police knew.
"Now, I am buried under the roots of the Tree of Death!"
“...... In other words, there are two bones buried under this tree that should be a prop?"
Alexis's face turned a little pale.
Her reaction made Charlotte laugh dumbly,
"Hey, Alexis, you're a ghost! What are you afraid of? Especially, there's one in there, and it's your own!"
"Even if you say so......"
Alexis shook his head with his shoulders curled,
"Well, it's a bit weird! But for some reason, I'm just scared of this tree, like you did when you exorcised ghosts at the crossroads. ”
"Was that the last time you exorcised a ghost?"
Charlotte touched her chin,
"Looks like you really want to "live", Alexis, that's why you're so sensitive to the gates of hell!"
"Hell Gate!?"
"That's right!"
Charlotte pointed to the twisted Tree of Death,
"Under this tree, I have indeed arranged a hell gate!"