With the end of the crew's filming, Ryan became a little worried, and it was not easy to cut out more than 90 minutes of footage from more than 200 minutes of footage.

Of course, there is also a good side, the material shot by many Hollywood films is about 1,000 minutes, and even the material of some art films may be doubled again.

In comparison, Ryan only shot more than 200 minutes of footage, which is really nothing.

At the same time, there is a downside, the whole film was shot with a portable camera, and even if it was kept as stable as possible, it was still inevitable that there would be some shaking, plus some scenes that would have been shaky.

You don't have to watch him to know that watching the whole film will inevitably make people feel dizzy.

Next, I want to cut out more than 90 minutes of film from these more than 200 minutes of material, and I want to ensure that the audience will not feel too dizzy after watching it, but it is a technical job.

Fortunately, Ryan didn't have to worry for long, and Helen introduced a cutter.

"Chris Paul, who worked as an assistant cutter for Star Wars, has also served as the lead cutter for several niche films. ”

Niche films!

"Except for Star Wars, the rest of the films are directly released videotapes!" Ryan suddenly understood what she meant by the niche films.

There are a lot of small distribution companies in Hollywood, and they don't have real distribution channels at all.

Films purchased by these distribution companies from all over the world are generally re-cut and distributed directly to offline videotapes, and will not be released in cinemas.

Some unknown cutters specialize in cutting this kind of film.

Don't look at the small income from each film, but you can't stand the large number of films, scattered together, it is definitely not a small number.

"You're right. ”

Helen calmly wrote down her address and phone number, and said, "However, his cutting skills are not bad, and his weekly salary is only eight hundred dollars." ”

"If you think you can, you might as well go to this address to find him. ”

The weekly salary of 800 dollars cannot be said to be cheap, nor can it be said to be too expensive, at most so-so.

"Okay!"

Ryan took the address and phone number and asked, "I need to know the name of the film he cut." ”

A good cutter is not necessarily suitable for all types of films, some are more commercial, some are more artistic, and some are more fearful, so you need to watch the films he cut first.

"No problem. ”

Helen skillfully named several films, none of which he was familiar with.

Ryan wrote it down, said goodbye to Helen and left, and found a Pepsicard chain rental store to rent a few of the films Helen said.

As for the release of the film, neither of them talked about it.

Helen was naturally responsible for this.

At a Pepsicard chain rental store, Ryan struggled to find two of the films.

There are still two films that are not at all, and there are a few films left, and the clerk finally told him that it seems to be rented out, and it took more than an hour to ink.

To be honest, he was very speechless about the service attitude of the Pescard chain rental store, the clerk was almost dispensable, and the film needed to be found by himself, and he urged him several times before he told him that he didn't have a bad attitude.

As for computer queries and humanized services, to hell with it.

"It's no wonder that the Pepsicard chain of rental stores eventually goes bankrupt and goes out of business. ”

Ryan pouted and drove home.

Even without the emergence of network leasing and the birth of video websites, I am afraid that such a rental chain store will eventually be eliminated by the market.

The service is not in place, the search for the film is cumbersome, and it is strange if it is not eliminated.

Back at home, Ryan watched both films, carefully studying every shot, and didn't even bother with dinner.

The two films, one British and the other French, are secondary cuts, but the rhythm is not bad, and a closer look reveals that the cutter corrected several mistakes.

"The cut is not bad, you can see it. "Ryan is basically satisfied, especially in terms of price.

Many small-budget films do not have a special cutter, and most of the time the director himself acts as the cutter, so it is inevitable that there will be some small mistakes.

As a result, Hollywood distribution companies can only hire people to cut twice.

The reason for the success of "Blair the Witch" in the previous life is that publicity can occupy the main part, and in the rest of the part, the cutter is absolutely indispensable.

Otherwise, a dizzying film, no matter how perfect the publicity plan is, it will still be difficult to achieve a good box office.

Early the next morning, Ryan took a taxi to downtown Los Angeles and drove into a slum.

The slums of the United States are not comparable to the rural areas on the other side of the Pacific, where the law and order is horrific and crimes such as robbery, theft, and marijuana trafficking are almost everywhere.

Locals rarely come over unless they have to.

Fortunately, in general, during the day, it is safe, provided that you don't go to a remote alley, otherwise you will ask for trouble.

After a short time, the car stopped under an old apartment building, and Ryan carefully checked the address before cautiously getting out of the car.

The old apartment building in front of me has no security measures and no cameras, as if you can enter and exit casually.

Ryan didn't stop long, and according to the address given by Helen, he walked to the farthest apartment on the third floor and gently puffed out the door.

"Is Mr. Chris Paul at home, please!"

"I was introduced by Ryan Gosling, Miss Helen. ”

The apartment in front of me does not seem to be very soundproofed, and you can hear the sound of footsteps coming from inside.

After about ten seconds, the door was pulled open from the inside, revealing a slightly scruffy middle-aged black man.

"You're the one Helen introduced you on the phone!" the middle-aged black man asked in a hoarse voice.

"Yes, Miss Helen is my agent. ”

Ryan looked at the middle-aged black man in front of him, and said with a slightly hesitant expression: "You are Mr. Chris Paul!"

Unexpectedly, the cutter introduced by Helen turned out to be a black man.

Now is not the United States after 911, there is no black lives matter, and the status of black people in Hollywood is similar to that of Asians and Latinos.

At the same time, Ryan also has some original feelings, no wonder a skilled cutter, who once held the position of assistant cutter for "Star Wars", will live in the slums, specializing in secondary editing some niche films.

In Hollywood, white people are allowed to make mistakes, and at most, there will be new opportunities for a while.

But if you are a black person, it will be completely different, and if you make a mistake, then it will mean being marginalized by Hollywood.

"If that's right, I'm Chris Paul. ”

Chris Paul invited Ryan in and said, "Since you were introduced by Helen, you don't need to be so polite, you can sit casually." ”

"And call me Paul. ”

Ryan looked at the small apartment in front of him, barely tidy, but almost half of the space was occupied by various large and small instruments.

It's more of a small cutting room than an apartment, and it can be difficult to find a suitable place to sit.

In the end, Ryan could only sit down carefully on a dilapidated chair, for fear that the chair under him would fall apart if he was not careful.

"Helen has already told me about you, eight hundred dollars a week, and this price is no matter how many days it is cut. ”

Chris Paul was very straightforward and said, "Of course if you rent a regular cutting room, I can make it cheaper." ”

"Mr. Paul, I think you misunderstood, this is only a film shot with a hand-held camera, and a regular cutting room is too luxurious for it, and it is better to charge eight hundred dollars a week. ”

Renting a regular cutting room is expensive, and Ryan naturally won't spend that unjust money, and the equipment in front of him can completely cut a film shot with a portable camera.

"Portable camera!"

Chris Paul looked at Ryan with some surprise, he really wanted to ask, is anyone still shooting with a hand-held camera now?

"Well, I'll need to go through all the shots of the film before I can talk to you about how to cut it. ”

"I also take the liberty of asking, whether this film will be released directly on videotape, or will it be screened according to the regular film!"

As for the large-scale release, he didn't even think about it.

A film shot with a portable camera is almost a luxury to be released on a large scale in theaters.

"In terms of distribution, Helen has been contacted and should choose to screen it. Ryan replied half-truthfully.

"It turned out to be the publishing company that Helen contacted, so it would be fine. ”

Chris Paul had a look on his face, and with Helen's parents' connections, it wasn't too difficult to find a small distribution company.

The next thing is very simple, the two of them drove to Star Agency together and signed a contract for film cutting.