For the next half a month, Ryan has been familiarizing himself with his surroundings and reading various books related to filming, and his schedule is very full.

During this period, Helen called once, saying that a small crew was recruiting extras and asked him to act as a background cloth.

Ryan refused without thinking about it, this kind of work obviously can't understand the filming process of the crew.

Similar to "Forrest Gump", the opportunity to work in such a big crew is naturally not something that can be encountered casually, so you can only wait for the opportunity slowly.

Fortunately, the money in the credit card can last for a few days, and it is really not too late to use it as a background cloth and a corpse.

However, in the next few days, Helen became unheard of at all.

In this regard, Ryan was not much disappointed, after all, the matter in the crew of "Forrest Gump" has become a laughing stock for many people, and he is also famous.

As a person with a good reputation and not a good reputation, it is obvious that there will be no crew to hire easily.

This is a normal thing.

"It seems that we have to find a bank. Ryan thought about it and decided that instead of wasting time as a backdrop, it would be better to go straight to the bank and bring a sum of money first.

Of course, the amount of money will not be too much, and it will only be about tens of thousands of dollars.

But before that, he first had to write a script, a film that could be shot for tens of thousands of dollars, with simple content, straightforward plot, few personnel, and the lower the cost, the better.

At the same time, it should also have enough promotional selling points, preferably successful cases that have appeared in previous lives.

He had all sorts of success stories in mind, and he could pick one out of them.

Thinking of this, Ryan immediately found a pen and paper and began to think about it slowly.

In his previous life, he had watched many films, but now that such a long time has passed, he now needs to recall little by little, and some details are impossible to remember clearly, so he can only fill in them slowly according to his memory.

In addition, there are inevitably differences in time, and the plot must conform to the current time period.

In addition, although he shot a lot of films on the other side of the Pacific in his previous life, he is now in Hollywood, and many places are different from the other side of the Pacific, and there are inevitably differences in experience.

It must be remembered that on the other side of the Pacific is traditional Oriental culture, and Hollywood is Great Americanism.

In this way, there will not be many films to choose from, or even a handful.

Literary films can basically be excluded, no matter in his past or present life, he has never shot literary films, nor does he have that artistic cell.

There is no need to think about online videos, there is no soil for online videos to survive now.

Commercial films are the genre he was good at in his previous life, but unfortunately there is no money, and without millions of dollars of investment, he doesn't have to think about making commercial films.

There are also horror films, in Hollywood or the entire North American market, there are often small-budget horror films, which are small and big, and there is no difficulty in shooting, but it is difficult in terms of money.

Even the most low-cost horror films require an investment of more than $100,000, far beyond his budget.

According to Ryan's plan, it is best to keep the cost of the film between $30,000 and $40,000, and if it is more, the bank may not lend him money.

There is also American comedy, which, like horror films, is also a typical example of small and broad.

But let's not talk about the cost.

Asking someone who grew up on the other side of the Pacific to make an American comedy film is a disaster.

"Shooting a film at a cost of $30,000 to $40,000 obviously can't have too many shots, preferably one shot to the end, and not too many backdrops. ”

"If you are an actor, it is best to be a college student who has just graduated, so that you can save a lot of salary. ”

Ryan's thinking became clearer and clearer, the ballpoint pen in his hand moved quickly, and for a whole afternoon, he was thinking about the direction of the plot, the selection of actors, shots, and so on.

The plot of this film is very simple, the actors don't need any acting skills, and even the title is very simple, it's called "Blair the Witch".

A documentary, or to be precise, a pseudo-documentary with horror overtones.

This is one of the most classic marketing success stories in Hollywood in the 90s, and it can even be removed.

The plot of the film itself is very simple, and the quality is not much different from the experimental short film he made, and there is nothing to praise.

All the highlights are in the marketing and promotion.

However, Ryan was a little worried about not being able to find a suitable publishing company.

Even if a distribution company finally agrees to release it, the price of wanting to buy out the rights to the film will not be too much.

Yes, it is a buyout, and it is a one-time buyout of all the copyrights of the film.

Divide into!

He couldn't imagine that it would be a good result for a distribution company to buy it out at a good price.

Of course, some generous distribution companies and other films are selling well, and they may be able to give a big red envelope.

"It seems that in addition to the script, there is also a publicity plan. ”

Ryan couldn't help but sigh, forcing a director to write a promotional plan, which was unbelievable.

It's "Blair the Witch", the highlight of this film is in the publicity and marketing, the content has no selling point, if you want to sell at a suitable price, you must have a wonderful publicity plan.

"You must be cautious when choosing a distribution company, and it is best to choose a reputable one. ”

Ryan thought about the names of Hollywood distribution companies that he could remember, but he couldn't figure out which distribution company had a more reliable reputation.

What is the virtue of a Hollywood distribution company, he knows very well that once the price cannot be negotiated, he will immediately turn his face, and even stab you in the back, leaving you with no money.

In my previous life, I didn't know how many film companies and directors on the other side of the Pacific were pitted by Hollywood distribution companies without tears.

Lao Mouzi is a typical example of this.

In the next few days, Ryan first took the script to the Editors Association for the record, which was considered an insurance.

The rest of the time, in addition to sorting out a detailed character characteristics and outline, is put on the publicity planning plan.

In the previous life, the distribution and publicity of "Blair the Witch" mainly relied on the Internet as the carrier, and traditional media such as newspapers and television stations were only an auxiliary.

However, at present, the scale of the Internet is far from meeting the requirements, so it can only rely on traditional media newspapers and television stations as the main body of propaganda.

To put it bluntly, there is no lower limit of hype, which makes it difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake content of the film, and it has become a hot topic in North America at the moment.

As for the truth coming out in the future, what will be the reaction of the media and fans who have been fooled, it is no longer in his scope of consideration, and it is a big deal not to sign the director's name, anyway, he doesn't want to bear this infamy.

The issuing company will not care about these things, as long as it can make money, or simply register an offshore company to issue.

It can make money without damaging the reputation of the issuing company.