Who would have thought that the little boss would be so well prepared for the first creative meeting?

Donald-Graham-Burt, a middle-aged white art director, didn't expect it, and was a little embarrassed.

The reason why Donald is sitting here stems from Wang Ying's connection, he and Wang Ying have been old friends and partners for many years, his debut is "The Joy Luck Club", and later collaborated on "The End of the World", "World Center" and "It's All Daisy's Fault". After filming Daisy at the beginning of the year, he was unemployed until he joined "Little Sunshine Beauty".

(In Another World, Donald later became a longtime partner of David Fincher and won the Oscar for Best Art Direction for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" in 2008.) ）

Heather-Loeffler, a white female set designer in the prime of life, didn't expect it either, with surprise on her chubby face.

The reason why she is in the conference room is because of James Shams, she is a newcomer who has just entered the industry for a few years, her debut was the 2001 independent film "The Jimmy Show" (1.5 million cost, 703 box office), and then worked on 6 films in a few years, the most famous is "Love to New Jersey", and one of the investors of the unreleased "The Thumb Sucker" is Ted Hopper's production company "this-is-that-productions" , back and forth, she has this joining.

(Another world, Heather was later nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Designer for 2014's American Hustle.) ）

Tony-Bonaventura, a white prop master who has entered middle and old age, did not expect that this was the first time that he had been in the industry for so many years.

Since Bonaventu worked as a field worker for 1990's "Dark Angel", he has been in the industry for more than 20 years, working for nearly 40 film and television works, all genres, good and bad, including the bad legend "The Love of a Rich Girl", and his personal masterpiece "Extraordinary Suspects".

His joining is the result of Peter Heller, and the prop master of "Jordan's Heirs" is him, when Heller proposed this candidate, Ye Wei felt that there was a kind of fate in it when he saw "The Love of a Rich Girl", so he nodded in agreement.

However, Bonaventu is a big-name prop master who does not worry about work, and the production cost of "A Fairy Wife" that is waiting for next summer to be released is 85 million, and just a few days after he agreed to join, the "Good Night, Good Luck" project written, directed and starring George Clooney also approached him.

Because of his friendship with Heller and the credibility of the industry, he did not withdraw his verbal promise, but chose the controversial "Little Sunshine Beauty".

(In another world, Tony Bonaventura joined Good Night, Good Luck and went to the pinnacle of his career.) ）

It's satisfying that the three of them form a strong lineup full of talent and experience, and there is also an important person in the art team who has not yet decided on the art designer, because it is necessary to determine the art style that the director wants, and then find the right art designer to carry out and lead the design work.

The art director is the person who leads the art team, the film crew, the costumes, and the makeup, and at the beginning of the art meeting, Donald is of course responsible for taking out his own concept sketch, and he also brought it, but in front of Ye Wei, it is really a little too little to see.

Heather and Bonaventu are okay, they don't need to do much concept art at this stage, but their script analysis is very sloppy.

So on the one hand, the three of them couldn't help but admire Ye Wei's seriousness and professionalism, and on the other hand, how embarrassed they were to be taught a lesson by a young newcomer......

The conference room was quiet, and Heller was worried in his heart, is this a dismount for the old fritters? It is a good thing to be well prepared, but if you don't tell everyone in advance what you want to prepare, this lacks tactfulness, unless it is a deliberate dismount.

It's not impossible to do this, but the viy he knows is not a director with this harsh and strict style, has it really changed?

They were looking at Ye Wei's concept map, Ye Wei was also looking at their preparation materials, looking at these simple sketches, the young face smiled, and praised everyone: "Brothers, the work is very good, it is very suitable, they give me a lot of reference space." ”

Hearing him say this, everyone couldn't help but laugh, and the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly relaxed, this movie prodigy is really a smart person who is easy to get along with.

Hele laughed in his heart, a prodigy is a prodigy!

Regardless of whether this is a disadvantage, everyone is indeed a little unprepared, and Viy's huge preparation magnifies this, but he is not domineering, not blaming, not triumphant, but helps everyone to get around, not focusing on the amount of preparation, but focusing on the completion of their concept map.

In the first meeting, the concept map of each department is simple and rough is the professional behavior, if it comes up with a highly rendered painting, it is not good, are you the director or the director is the director? Only the director is the person who decides the final picture and effect of the film, their job is to come up with the concept, participate in the deliberation and execute the director's decision.

VIY's seemingly nonsense "it fits" is actually a statement of his attitude - no one in the room is wrong, which encourages morale and popularity.

Even the lower horse has reached, look at this big stack of texts, who would dare to despise this young king?

If you want to say that the three of them had such thoughts before, "no matter how talented you are, you are a child", "this job is not difficult", there must be something, and now it can't be said that it is completely gone, but they know that this kind of mentality will only make themselves messed up and make a fool of themselves!

At this stage, Viy has done a job that is not inferior to that of adult directors, but also very good.

Whether it is scene illustrations, prop sketches, or keyframes, the exquisite painting work alone is amazing, and the concept of the expression Xiàn also makes them suddenly understand the effect that the director wants. Ye Wei's age and qualifications are not a stumbling block to the production, just a dazzling light.

Maurer, who watched the storyboards of several scenes, also secretly praised, so he was really happy to be a photographer of VIY, with such a detailed storyboard, his grandmother could carry the camera when she came.

"Weige, will you wear warm colors?" asked Heller as he looked at the picture, helping to get the conversation aside.

"Yes, absolutely warm tones. Ye Wei nodded, and then saw a sketch of a Volkswagen bus drawn by Donald, the script was only written as a "Volkswagen brand bus", and what model and appearance were all places that could be created.

There is a premise, the car must be a Volkswagen bus, any other station wagon, RV, ...... Any car of any brand will not work.

Because the Volkswagen bus was an important element of the hippie movement in the 60s of the last century, the whole hippie culture, in that era, a few hippies drove a small Volkswagen bus around, which is a portrait of history. In this story, the Volkswagen bus is a symbol of the status of the soul, and the family of a middle-class family becomes a hippie, and finally breaks the shackles of the mainstream society's definition of success and failure, and runs towards freedom.

In addition, Grandpa has obviously always been a hippie, and from that era, the family's old bus is also his, and it is the fate of hippies to leave home in a public bus and finally die of drugs.

The hippie spirit is also a big part of road movies, starting with Bonnie and Clyde.

As for the model and color of this bus, in fact, it is also destined to be chosen by the story: first, it must be a classic model from the 60s, second, it is just enough to seat six people, and third, it is as pale yellow as the sun, and all yellow is not conducive to the visual senses, so only the classic yellow and white are available.

Although these are reasonable decisions, Ye Wei still has to say it to be sure, raised the sketch of the bus, and said: "Change to a smaller model with a smaller tail, so that it will be difficult to put grandpa's body; yellow-white, of course, it should be old, a little dented, and the interior of the car should also be done, highlighting the era and grandpa's background setting, this is a very uncommonly used dusty car; and whether there is graffiti on the outside of the body, make a version for me to see, if there is graffiti, it should be simplified, don't draw the whole car." ”

The crowd nodded, and both Donald and Bonaventura took notes.

......

The meeting lasted an afternoon, and in the end it can be said that a successful result was achieved, many aspects beyond the scope of the first meeting, everyone clearly understood Ye Wei's intentions, and the next step can be started, in Toronto, to improve the manpower needed by various departments, to survey the scene, to the props warehouse and market to find props and make props......

In terms of production, we must continue to build a crew and determine the actors.

The work can be done quickly or slowly, and the filming of the film is already scheduled for April-June next year, and there is still plenty of time to prepare.

One of the key points in the amount of preparatory work for each department depends on how much budget the department gets, and nothing can be done without money. And this time, the production team gave the art team a considerable amount of budget, because Ye Wei paid great attention to the art table of the film, so the art team was not idle.

Anyone with a work ethic and a desire to make a difference will be happy about it, and Donald is undoubtedly not a mixed eater, but full of energy.

The reason why the filming period is not in the summer vacation, but is scheduled from April to June, and it costs a lot of money to ask the young actors to teach the teachers, and the time is delayed, because it is expected to be released at the end of next year, which is the undecided plan A; plan B is to wait for the Sundance Film Festival in 2006 after the filming is done next year, and then the film festivals throughout the year, and then it will be released in the autumn and winter of 2006.

Plan B is a normal distribution strategy for low-budget independent films, such as "Napoleon" was filmed in the summer of 2003, premiered at Sundance in January 2004, and landed in theaters in June.

But "Little Sunshine Beauty" is not a normal independent film, in the fall of 2006, Ye Wei was 18 years old, and he lost the publicity point of underage, as far as this project is concerned, the younger Ye Wei is when it is released, the more favorable the publicity, and the more legendary the film. And who knows if two years have passed, and there is still anyone who remembers this prodigy, or a former prodigy?

That's why the DreamWorks distribution department was in such a hurry and formulated a plan A from the start of filming to the release of half a year.

The plan is always the plan, and the actual situation depends on the publicity effect along the way, if it does not reach the expected node at that time, and cannot enter the publicity period before the release, then it can only go to plan B, or the new plan C.

On this issue, whether there is a superstar joining has a huge impact, and if there is one, the publicity is easy to heat up, and the prodigy + superstar can make the topic explode.

As for whether or not to hit the awards season? Everyone knows that if you have any crazy dreams, let's wait for the finished film to come out and see the quality.

After the meeting, Ye Wei took a car back to Scarborough Dubow's house, it was already evening, he thought that it was time for him to buy a car, he had to run around at work, it was really inconvenient to have no car, fortunately, the American driver's license can be exchanged for a Canadian driver's license, just apply for it.

The afterglow of the setting sun reflected the sky red, and as soon as Nina in the front yard saw him, she immediately walked over, as if waiting for him, the expression on her face was completely different from usual, with an apologetic smile, and a little gentleness?

What's wrong with her? Ye Weizhen was a little puzzled, he had no opinion on her, it was normal to greet and talk, but the last time she talked to him, ...... No, she didn't say anything that day, oh it seems like the day I watched the first episode of "Unfabulous", yes, it's been more than half a month.

"Yunik. Nina walked up, pulled the hair from her forehead, her eyes were soft, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you." She said with a silly smile, as if embarrassed and ashamed: "I only found out today, haha, I'm such a stupid person, haha......"

"You know?" Ye Wei sighed, and was finally recognized, so it was okay to save her eyes again.

"Well, I just found out that you were ......" Nina's face burned red and she tapped her head, "I should have seen that I had done so many stupid things to you, I was so stupid...... Actually, you can sue me in the first place, I won't mind, really, we can be good friends. ”

Ye Wei shrugged his shoulders slightly and said with a smile: "I didn't want to hide it from you on purpose, Mihaela said that you may not be able to keep secrets, and this may disturb your normal life, just let me not say it, I respect them." Nina, I've always appreciated your kindness, that's not stupid, so we're okay?"

"Of course!" Nina exclaimed happily, reaching for a squeeze of his thick arm, "I've always wanted to have a gay friend." ”

“...... What!?" Ye Wei was stunned for a moment, the muscles in his whole body became tense all of a sudden, and he pointed at himself, "Homosexuality?

"yes......" This reaction was wrong, Nina's smile froze, and her eyes turned to the side, as if asking someone else, "Isn't it?"

"Of course not!" Ye Wei loudly stated her sexual orientation, watching her pretty face change, it was really ridiculous: "I am 100% heterosexual!

"Yunic, you don't have to be afraid to come out, and I won't talk nonsense to others, I really won't mind......"

"Stop, I'm very, very serious about telling you, I'm not going to joke or lie about this, there's only one case I'm gay: I'm a girl!"

"Are you a girl?"

"No !!"

Nina looked bitter with a look of "this doesn't make sense", followed Gu You who walked towards the main house, and said, "But, someone saw that you were playing close to Damian Rush in the eleventh grade, and his behavior was still very intimate, and he was gay, you know?"

There will always be so many rumors in the school, she is not a person who is keen on gossip, but she can still hear some rumors, recently there is a genius in the school, a genius who reads well, and there is a case about homosexuality, about Yunik, she inquired about it, and thought she understood, but he said no?

Ye Wei glanced at her and said funny: "You just said that you always wanted to have a gay friend, so are you gay? I am the same, I am just friends with Damien, he is good, he has a lot of artistic talent, I like this friend, that's it." Have you ever heard rumors stop at the wise, don't be stupid. ”

Nina took a deep breath, bit her lip hatefully, slowed down, and watched him walk into the room...... I'm not stupid! She suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly followed, asking, "Wait, what is the secret you just said? What secret? Say, what secret!"

"I am your long-lost brother. Ye Wei replied casually.

"No way, oh my God!" Nina cried out angrily, this guy's "humor" is really infuriating, "I only have one brother, sue me...... Ahh

"No, just kidding, okay, I'll tell you, I'll say it again, I'm a movie star. ”

Nina is really about to be, what is this guy talking nonsense, is it nerves to watch that "unfabulous"?

"If you're a movie star, I'm still a superhero!"

"Which one?"

"Superwoman...... Oh my God, what a nerd!"

......

North American box office for a week

September 24-30, 2004 -

Movies - Ranking - Number of Weeks - Number of Theaters/Change - Average - Box Office of the Week - Total Box Office

"Paranormal Puzzle" - 1st place - 1st week - 3104 - 8,462 - 26,264,790 - 26,264,790

"Heroes" - 10th - Week 5 - 1713 - 1,709 - 2,927,677 - 49,914,618

Napoleon the Great - 11th - Week 16 - 1024 - 2,256 - 2,309,664 - 36,222,995

"The Wedding Date is Coming" - 115th - 19th week - 11 (-67) - 501 - 5,511 - 38,567,660

This week, the North American film market only has the weakest weekly box office total of 91.77 million in the year, and the weekly champions are all average, while "Napoleon the Big Man" continues to sprint in the second week after its large-scale release, and the box office of 40 million is no problem, with a return rate of more than 100 times, which is greater than the effect of "The Wedding is Coming".

The media said that it was inexplicably popular, but young people liked it, what can be done. The previous film review saliva between VIY and Roger Albert was turned out, and from the perspective of box office and popularity, this time Ye Wei beat Albert, and the film review written by the Hess for "The Wedding is Coming" was also turned out, which became a beautiful conversation.

In the beautiful conversation, the Hess couple are the protagonists, and Ye Wei, who is no longer simply sunny, exposed and declining in popularity, is a supporting role, or even a villain.

are all prodigies (although there are ordinary gods and super gods), they are all small-budget films, and they all suddenly became famous, a pair of indifferent golden boys and girls, and a depraved bad boy.

"The Wedding is Coming" was officially drawn offline after this week, and the North American box office was fixed at 38,567,660, after all, it failed to break into the 40 million box office club, and the gap of 1.44 million was like an insurmountable gap. Dreams come true?

Nina screamed angrily, this guy's "humor" is really infuriating, "I only have one brother, sue me...... Ahh

"No, just kidding, okay, I'll tell you, I'll say it again, I'm a movie star. ”

Nina is really about to be, what is this guy talking nonsense, is it nerves to watch that "unfabulous"?

"If you're a movie star, I'm still a superhero!"

"Which one?"

"Superwoman...... Oh my God, what a nerd!"

......

North American box office for a week

September 24-30, 2004 -

Movies - Ranking - Number of Weeks - Number of Theaters/Change - Average - Box Office of the Week - Total Box Office

"Paranormal Puzzle" - 1st place - 1st week - 3104 - 8,462 - 26,264,790 - 26,264,790

"Heroes" - 10th - Week 5 - 1713 - 1,709 - 2,927,677 - 49,914,618

Napoleon the Great - 11th - Week 16 - 1024 - 2,256 - 2,309,664 - 36,222,995

"The Wedding Date is Coming" - 115th - 19th week - 11 (-67) - 501 - 5,511 - 38,567,660

This week, the North American film market only has the weakest weekly box office total of 91.77 million in the year, and the weekly champions are all average, while "Napoleon the Big Man" continues to sprint in the second week after its large-scale release, and the box office of 40 million is no problem, with a return rate of more than 100 times, which is greater than the effect of "The Wedding is Coming".

The media said that it was inexplicably popular, but young people liked it, what can be done. The previous film review saliva between VIY and Roger Albert was turned out, and from the perspective of box office and popularity, this time Ye Wei beat Albert, and the film review written by the Hess for "The Wedding is Coming" was also turned out, which became a beautiful conversation.

In the beautiful conversation, the Hess couple are the protagonists, and Ye Wei, who is no longer simply sunny, exposed and declining in popularity, is a supporting role, or even a villain.

are all prodigies (although there are ordinary gods and super gods), they are all small-budget films, and they all suddenly became famous, a pair of indifferent golden boys and girls, and a depraved bad boy.

"The Wedding is Coming" was officially drawn offline after this week, and the North American box office was fixed at 38,567,660, after all, it failed to break into the 40 million box office club, and the gap of 1.44 million was like an insurmountable gap. Dreams come true?