Hollywood legendary director

Regardless of how complicated Lionsgate’s thoughts are, the established trajectory is still moving forward.

At night, in the study of Rust Manor.

Lyman was sitting at his desk thinking about the direction of the script.

As he replied to Perlman, since the company has been in business for so long and has initially established a firm foothold in the overseas market, it seems that the distribution system should be lowered and implemented, and the upstream and downstream sedimentary reserves should be opened up with suitable films. It should not be too late.

When the movie was released, it won the favor of overseas channel dealers, and found that there are many benefits to cooperate with Firefly, which also found a convenient way for the expansion of the power of publicity in the future.

However, although the plan is like this, it is really troublesome to practice, just as there are many restrictions on the creative direction he wants to think about now.

Because this is a new pioneering action, it is no different than Blue Butterfly, which has been operating in North America for several years, and has deeper connections with advertisers, radio stations, media, and theater operators. Overseas, it is still "black eyes". It’s a disadvantage, and because of the regional cultural barriers, some themes are naturally flawed and have to be abandoned——

Although Hollywood has always been a treasure trove of leading the trend of movies, but not everything is effective.

In this way, counting the cards in your hand, there are actually very few cards you can play.

First of all, high-investment special effects masterpieces are not good. Even if it is the least culturally isolated, audiences all over the world can be satisfied visually. Distributors also like this kind of money invested most. They think the studio is very confident, but No or no, the delivery capacity is not enough for the time being;

Secondly, comedy is not good. Regardless of the country’s comedy, most of the local box office is bigger than the overseas box office. This is the most typical theme that is not popular for export...

Ever since, Lehman thought about the same points as possible in the domestic and foreign markets, and had to consider budget issues, and gradually locked two scripts.

One is the high-scoring work "The Lost Lovers" centering on the marriage of both sexes; the second is the high-scoring work "Tuner" that focuses on suspense crimes.

The advantages of these two films are strong storytelling, long-term operation, and the core of the story is the audience can understand, coupled with the low cost of shooting, it does not require too much resources to play a high interest rate ratio , It is suitable for the overseas channels of Blue Butterfly Pictures.

As we said earlier, there are two screening modes in the cinema market at this time:

One is a big opening and closing. I can’t wait to consume all the film’s potential in one or two weeks. The high investment, high share, and high intensity short-term operation. The advantage is that the box office momentum is quickly accumulated. , And then adjust quickly according to market feedback, and the theater also likes to give support to such movies with the most screens, because this kind of movie is also very fast after the peak period, which is also very convenient for the theater's operating system;

The second is that the theater resources that are generally required by the intensity are also generally long-term operation. The advantage is that the initial investment cost is low, the risk is relatively small, and it is easy to follow the audience’s word of mouth. The disadvantage is that the story and the quality of the film are very high. And because of the long cycle, the theaters are also willing to maintain a certain screening scale on the screen based on their own needs.

Speaking of this, it is indispensable to mention that the theater’s participation in the account split depends on the cycle + quota model, that is, in the previous few weeks, the producer and the theater party basically opened at 9:1, 8:2, and 7:3. The film side is generally the big head, and then slowly transitions to 2:8 open, 1:9 theater line is the big head, and the middle is supplemented by the algorithm of the fixed ticket data whichever is higher (in Hollywood, the studio is strong and the theater line often It is the side that has been cut, such as Disney’s amazing split ratio: 70% of North America, um, it’s the reunion 4).

In other words, if the long-term box office can maintain a certain box office trend, the theaters will also like it very much, provided that after so long, there is still a certain number of audiences to support it.

To put it more generally, the short-period is the "rich" gameplay, which requires a lot of their own strength, and the long-period is the "poor" game. The dark horses in the box office each year are basically based on the long-period, with word of mouth, and often This is the reason for some independent studios.

These two routines can’t be said to say who has more room to make money. It’s just a matter of efficiency, but this is nothing, so the main decision is to see how the studio thinks about the prospects of the film. , And then make arrangements, and Lehman wants to make up for the shortcomings of insufficient overseas promotion resources by relying on the advantages of the long cycle, and slowly expand the share, and naturally get involved.

After deciding on two projects for future development, Lehmann began to think about the issue of the shooting team.

He himself decided to make "Tuner" because he has not really made a film with such a strong suspense atmosphere in these years. It is very fresh. This is very important for him. Try different The subject matter has always been challenging for him.

As for "The Lost Lover", the director’s first choice was naturally David Fincher. This is his masterpiece. The film is also full of David Fincher’s usual gloom, melancholy, and sad tone. The arrangement of lighting and the use of photography techniques create such a low atmosphere. If the personal style is not enough, the story may become a bloody marriage drama, rather than a heavy taste, creepy, and known as a must for lovers. The classics I watched-I am willing to walk closer to the marriage hall after watching this movie, which shows that I have been prepared to be accompanied by my pillow.

Even the director's philosophy of this product is very lopsided: "I don't think that movies only play the role of pleasing the audience and entertaining the public. My interest is in scar movies."

But what’s more troublesome is that Lyman has no relationship with David Fincher, but as one of Hollywood’s most famous scar directors, although he does not lack money, he does not lack various scripts. In his hands, but he certainly does not lack the ability to appreciate good stories.

In other words, as long as he takes a fancy to "The Lost Lover", the two sides will have a bridge of understanding.

Time was tight. On the next day, the script outline of "The Lost Lovers" was handed over to the screenwriting department for filling and finishing. Lehman also dialed Johnson's phone and asked him to find someone to talk to David Finn through the CAA network The agent who was able to talk to Qi side by side tapped to find out David's own schedule.

After ordering this, let Johnson continue to pay attention to any progress, remember to contact him, and then he took the outline of "Tuner" and threw it to Ryan, let him watch more suspenseful works, the taste should be sufficient.

But soon, after "Avatar" was completed, the schedule and theater arrangements quickly squeezed...