Chapter 82： I want to be a director (1/2)
Park City, Utah, a small mountain town known for alpine skiing has become very lively in recent days. The annual Sundance Film Festival attracts a large number of tourists. This town is now more attractive than Hollywood Attention, you can see the figures of directors, actors, production company staff, reporters and movie fans everywhere.
Many of them are already famous celebrities. From Quentin to Lentino's ”Pulp Fiction”, Bruce Willis and John Travata Salted Fish turned over, which also created Uma Thurman. In the beginning, participating in the performance of independent films has become a cool thing. Many stars have begun to join in without paying, hoping to bet on the good film and call for the second spring, or want to successfully transform and break through.
Of course, there are more unknown newcomers on the street. They brought their works to the exhibition, looking forward to opportunities and appreciation.
Yesterday evening, the 16th Sundance Film Festival has officially opened. This year the organizer Sundance Research Institute has similarly received countless films to participate. They finally selected 100 feature films and 50 short films to participate. The director of 50 short films is likely to win an investment and contract; and the 100 feature films are the focus of attention of all film companies. If you consider it from the perspective of commercial box office, it is likely to contain gold and scrap iron. The higher the probability, it depends on the vision and luck of picking the film.
In order to come to the Sundance Film Festival, Wang Yang suspended the editing work of ”When Happiness Comes to Knock on the Door.” Second, he enjoyed the atmosphere here, and now the air here is filled with the smell of an independent movie. What is an independent movie? Quentin and Lentino once said this: ”Independent movies are that the director will take out all his money, even the money he doesn't have, his parents, stolen, or debts for life, to make movies. Some of these movies are as good as they are, some are as bad as they can be. But this is their film, an independent film. ”
Sometimes it is because the director does not want to be influenced by investors and producers, just like one of the original intentions created by Sundance to ”fight Hollywood”; sometimes it is for his own movie dream to be able to enter Hollywood. But in any case, often outstanding independent directors will eventually find a balance between business and ego, becoming the hottest person in Hollywood. And good independent films can often create business miracles, so Sundance also has a commercial side. Film companies waved checks to buy movies, scripts, etc., and the flame film company's available funds this year are 10 million.
”Boss, the latest news, last night's opening movie” You Can Rely on Me ”, several companies have already bid.” Max Ronter put down his phone, carrying his briefcase, and Wang Yang walked outside the hotel while They said: ”Paramount, Miramax, New Line”, they are all interested, and now the copyright price has risen to more than 3 million, and its investors are all happy, the cost of this movie is only 1.2 million. ”
Wang Yang wore a grey yong, but walked out of the hotel and came outside. The wind near the evening still made him feel a little chill. He put his hands in his pockets and walked to the reserved taxi, looked at Max Rand , Asked: ”Do you think we should bid?” He did not have the information of the movie in his mind, but in the relevant information of the tenth Oscar (2001), he found the movie ”You can rely on me” There are two nominations, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay.
Max Randt replied: ”This film has a certain potential, the heroine's performance is quite good, and the old guy Martin-Scorsese is the producer, at least there is some guarantee.” He opened the taxi The door of the car said, ”But I think the highest price of that movie is 5 million. We will wait and see for a while. After 5 million? Let's go with it! Its story is too literary, the box office will not be so high. Go, but may be nominated for some association awards. ”
”Mark, your analysis this time ...” Wang Yang smiled with a thumbs up, stooped into a taxi, and said: ”Not only is the association nominated, Oscar nomination also has a great chance.”
On the other side, Mark Sloan also got into the car. He leaned on the back of the car and slammed the door shut. He looked at Wang Yang next to him and smiled, ”Oscar nomination? The company is missing this. But my Old pull, there is a good quiet I have n’t told you yet. He coughed, mysteriously and happily said: ”The company ’s public relations department has heard reliable information from him,” High School Musical will get an Oscar nomination ”
what? Oscar nominated! ? Wang Yang stunned slightly: ”Really ?,” he wowed with a smile and said with a smile: ”Is it the best film or the best director?” ”Max Rand shrugged.” It's just the best original song, and maybe several songs will be shortlisted at the same time. ”And the total number of candidates for this award is dozens. Wang Yang shrugged and said,” Canwei is better, isn't it? ”
At this time, the taxi started, and the street scene outside the window was constantly retreating. The place they were going to was the Red Rock Theater, where the film festival was held. Today the organizer arranged a dozen films for the premiere.
Just when Wang Yang wanted to ask Max Rand ”what movie is there today”, the taxi driver in front, a middle-aged white uncle, looked at the rear mirror and smiled: ”Hey, Magic Yang, and Mark? Hello, I actually wrote a script., He let go of the steering wheel with both hands, and quickly took out a thick stack of printing paper from above the instrument panel of the front of the car, a bound script, and smiled and handed it back to Wang Yang , Laughing: ”Look at it, this is it! Can you see if it can be made into a movie? ”
”Oh, let me see, you drive!” Wang Yang took the script and pointed to the unmanned steering wheel. The white uncle smiled and turned his hand back, looking at Wang Yang who was looking through the script in the rear-view mirror, introducing the story of the script: ”This is a horror script, the actor is a taxi driver, his The car is maddening. This story was driven by a car accident * ...... ”
The script was written in a rigorous format. Wang Yang read a few pages and listened to the white man ’s uncle saying a car accident and passengers were killed by ghosts. He could not help but frown with a smile. He is now sitting in a taxi Above!
”Oh!” Uncle driver suddenly seemed to remember something, and his hands left the steering wheel again, rummaging around the front of the car, saying: ”I also drew a few pages of split shots, where to put it ... ”” Oh, come out ... ”” When he saw that he wasn't looking at the road ahead, Max Lunt shouted anxiously, ”Man, pay attention, pay attention!”
Wang Yang couldn't help shouting, ”Don't really have a car accident!” Uncle Driver glanced up in front of him, and continued to rummage, while laughing: ”It's okay, I can open this road with my eyes closed Rest in the past, rest assured! Haha, found it! ”