Chapter 104 (1/2)

Chapter 104

Chapter 104 - Director candidates

After Bringing Amy Pascal home, Eric took Jonathan Demme to a coffee shop nearby After they ordered two cups of coffee and so: ”Jonathan, first let's talk about your understanding of the script of 《The Others》”

Jonathan De his thoughts, and said: ”Compared to the filrotesquethe audience, 《The Others》 will undoubtedly create a new type of psychological thrillers/horror fils, and although the plot isn't corab the audience curiosity And finally, at the end, when the truth about the ghosts is revealed, that great plot reversal at the end of theEric, many people feel that your present success is due to the blessing of God But if they see the script you created, I believe that no one will think so, your talent is si”

At the end Jonathan couldn't help but give him a co fro he said: ”thanks for the co of the script is in place However, this is not enough for h I haven't had time to pay attention to the reply of the other two candidates, but I believe the other till be very interested in this e is, when compared to the two Wes Craven and William Friedkin those two ths?”

”Plasticity,” Jonathan replied without hesitation ”Eric, I'm more malleable than they are”

Eric looked at the ed man in front of him, as already more than 40 years old, and wondered, ”plasticity?”

Jonathan Dee is that I have never filmed a horror film, I have been in this business for almost twenty years, I believe my professional level as a director is OK, I can shoot the filical thriller you wrote in the script But if you handed this film to the other two fa their own shooting styles into the film, this may not be their intention, but habit is a very powerful force As a result, they are likely to turn 《The Others》 to other traditional horror filhtmare on Elm Street》, the film will have very scary effects, but that will inevitably weaken the sensation caused by the plot reversal at the end of the film”

After Jonathan finished, he saw that Eric expression was loosening, Quickly he took out a thick stack of paper he prepared from his backpack, but he didn't hand the file to Eric, he knew that if he did that, the other party h to read all that infores and handed them to Eric

”Eric, you see, This is so 《The Others》, and those are also some script shots I envisioned I think the fil the curiosity of the audience This can also cover the weak points in the plot, and not make the audience feel dull I think we should focus on building the atmosphere, by that I ical pressure, not sensory stimulation”

Eric looked down at Jonathan's list of shooting ideas, and care

fully looked at several sub lens design drafts, his fingers unconsciously started dru several times on the table

Jonathan Deht hand under the table tightly clenched into a fist

Compared to Eric, a director as blessed by God to have a sh, he has shown a strong interest in file he majored in veterinary, but he did not e the then-flourishi+ng work force as a veterinarian, he boldly choose to start at the bottom of the ladder as a handyman in Hollywood

It was until the age of thirty that he had the opportunity to participate in the production of some low-cost B movie, in 1977, Jonathan finally won the opportunity to direct a filh his first film won the attention and applaud of the critics, but the box office performance was a mess

To be exact, there was no box office at all, Jonathan in order to let more people enjoy his work, he had to pay from his own pocket to let his film be screened in a New York theater for free, but still only a handful of viewers showed up

The shock silenced Jonathan for three years, and in 1980, another work of Jonathan ards, that kinda iain But until now, all his works didn't have a coenerally only a few ot ten million dollar

In Hollywood, to be recognized as a director, without a good box officeEric personal experience, Jonathan found that, all the three films related to Eric have been able to sell at the box office, and that the biggest coround between them, is that Eric personally wrote the scripts

Although he wasn't clear why Eric Williams will send him an invitation to be the director of 《The Others》, but that didn't prevent Jonathan fro the opportunity

After receiving the invitation, Jonathan stayed up all night, reading the script ain, , the next day in thehis willingness to direct the film