In just a few days, Ryan experienced that the feeling was different from the last shooting, and it could even be said that it was completely different.

If the last time I filmed "Blair the Witch" was very relaxed, it didn't feel like a crew at all.

Then the current filming of "Chainsaw" is a regular crew, even if it is an independent film, compared with the crew on the other side of the Pacific in the previous life, there is something different.

It is inevitable that there will be various problems, and it may take some time to fully adapt to it.

Despite some difficulties, Ryan remained confident.

As for the difficulties encountered, they are almost always handed over to Sophia to deal with.

Compared with Ryan, who is full of confidence, Sofia Coppola is tired, and many things such as crew coordination, rental props, actor communication, etc., almost all fall on her alone.

It's just that such a day will take at least a week, which makes her regret why she came to apply in the first place.

Fortunately, Ryan's filming plan is not very long, at most it will take about half a month for the crew to end filming, and her father has a huge network in Hollywood, so many things are not very difficult to deal with.

As the filming of some scenes ended, the crew began to switch locations and shoot some interior shots, the address of which was naturally Ryan's rented single-family apartment, or perhaps a homicide scene.

"Well, this is it. ”

A second-hand Ford sedan slowly stopped, followed by several minivans that began to slow down and stopped in front of an apartment building.

"Everyone hurry up and get out of the car and set up the lights first. ”

"Hurry up and don't miss lunchtime. Ryan got out of the used Ford and yelled at the crew who had just gotten out of the car.

Looking at the creepy apartment in front of her, Sofia Coppola couldn't help but shudder, always feeling a little eerie, and when she thought of a certain guy who had pulled her over to clean up the room, or left her alone, she suddenly scolded "bastard".

However, she didn't say anything, her face was calm, and she directed the crew members to carry the equipment down from the car.

Helen looked at the apartment in front of her and frowned, "Ryan, I really don't know how to describe you!"

"It's crazy to rent a homicide and live in it. ”

Ryan didn't feel anything, his expression was very natural, and he said, "Don't you think it's very suitable for making a horror movie!"

"Perhaps. Helen has to admit that Ryan has always been gifted with promotional acumen.

"You'd better be careful, though, if the owner knows you're shooting a horror movie here, it will even be a selling point that will be hyped up in the media. ”

Speaking of this, Helen glanced at him and said, "It is likely that a court summons will be received." ”

The single-family apartment in front of me was originally a homicide scene, coupled with more than one suicide and rumors that he had been cursed by a witch.

If you add a horror movie and countless media reports, it will definitely become a famous murder house in Los Angeles or North America.

"It doesn't matter, it's a big deal to buy it. ”

Ryan doesn't care about this, he just spends money to buy an apartment, and "Chainsaw" will be a horror series, and it can be used as a filming location in the future.

"Very good idea. ”

In this regard, Helen subconsciously took a step back, as if she wanted to stay away from the apartment in front of her, she had no intention of entering a murder scene.

Scarlett Johansson, who had just arrived, looked at the apartment in front of her with an incredulous look and asked curiously, "Did it really have a homicide?"

For Scarlett Johansson Jr., who is not yet ten years old, a homicide scene is full of curiosity.

Without waiting for Ryan to answer, Helen immediately showed a stern look and said, "Don't tell Scarlett about these things." ”

After saying that, Helen pulled little Scarlett Johansson into her arms and whispered, "Honey, maybe I should suggest Ryan to get you a governess right away." ”

According to Hollywood rules, the crew must hire a tutor for the underage actors to ensure that there is enough time to study.

It's just that Scarlett Johansson Jr. is still young, and the class is not intense, and second, the filming time is not very long, only a few days at most, so she didn't invite a tutor to come over.

Of course, Scarlett Johansson's mother's relationship with Helen is also an important factor.

Tutor?

Little Scarlett Johansson's face couldn't help but change, as if she had heard something terrible, and shook her head again and again: "Helen, you said you don't need to hire a governess. ”

Finally away from school, she didn't want to hire a tutor, that wasn't the life she wanted.

"I mean, if you're obedient, you don't need to hire a tutor. ”

Helen reached out and stroked little Scarlett Johansson's hair and continued, "So honey, you should know what I mean. ”

"All right, Helen. Scarlett Johansson Jr. muttered, her face visibly revealing a hint of concealment.

Obviously the governess is a little more scary than curiosity.

Ryan ignored the two of them, instead beckoning the rest of the crew into the apartment.

The single-family apartment in front of him has always retained its original appearance, although Ryan has lived for a while, he has not changed anything, and he will not change too much in the next shooting, trying to keep an original murder scene.

The reason for this is very simple, it is nothing more than the publicity before the release of the film.

To put it simply, this apartment is the home of Lawrence, one of the film's main characters, and is inhabited by his wife Alison and young daughter, so the main layout of the apartment does not need to be changed much.

As the equipment was moved one by one, Ryan asked the gaffer to start the set-up, and when lunch was over, he immediately started shooting.

As for lunch!

Sophia has long contacted a clean and cheap fast food restaurant, which will deliver three meals a day, as well as evening snacks, desserts and so on.

While the lighting engineer and set designer were preparing, Ryan came to the study and calculated the next shooting plan and some things after the filming ended.

In fact, the crew's shooting plan is not very urgent, with the advent of the North American summer season, a number of commercial blockbusters have been released one after another, from this year's North American box office champion "Forrest Gump" to the global hit "The Lion King", as well as "True Lies", "Stone Paradise", "Speed of Life and Death" and so on.

It can be said that most of the top ten films at the North American box office this year are from the summer season, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there are blockbusters.

Therefore, even if the filming of "Chainsaw" ends, it will take a while before it can be released.

With the investment cost of "Saw Horror" and Ryan's fame, it is difficult to join the summer competition.

What's more, at this time, the screens owned by North American cinema companies have long been carved up by a number of commercial blockbusters.

Even if it can be released in the summer, there won't be too many screen openings.

In fact, the best time for North American horror movies to be released is around Christmas, but unfortunately now that Christmas is still more than half a year, Ryan can't wait so long.

But "Chainsaw" is a small-budget horror film, and most of its audience is young people who pursue thrills.

The main consumers of the summer file are mainly young people, and if it can be released at the end of the summer file, it will be very beneficial to the box office of the film.

In the previous life, "Saw Horror" was released at the end of October, and the schedule can only be said to be ordinary.

If the schedule in March, April and early May is the spring file, it is a very deserted schedule.

Then the first Monday in September, from the autumn block to the beginning of November, is also a deserted schedule, and most of the films released are limited investment, of which thrillers and horror films occupy a large part.

According to Ryan's plan, "Chainsaw" is best released at the end of August, so that it can not only avoid the fierce competition in the summer file, but also occupy some of the summer file viewing tide, and the main release time of the film is in the deserted autumn file, and there will be few blockbuster releases.

It's just that his idea is very good, and whether it can be realized depends on how to negotiate with the publishing company.

Even at the end of the summer season, it's not so easy to squeeze in.