Movie Master

September is coming soon, and the busiest time of the year is about to begin. James was not polite, and directly talked about work, showing his professional ability, However, this year our distribution department has just started. Established, the cost of going to Venice is too high, and the return is not too high, so I think we should go to Toronto and look for more opportunities there.

We, James has taken over the role, seeing himself as a part of Chaos Films, which is a good start. Lance and Theo exchanged glances, a smile flashed in their eyes, and then they continued to look at James and listened carefully—they also needed to take a real look at James' professional business ability.

Before going to Toronto, I think we need to communicate and reach an agreement. James didn't miss the eye exchange between Lance and Theo, but he didn't panic, and said methodically. In fact, James also knows that this sudden lunch is obviously the biggest test for him.

On the surface, he appears to be calm and unhurried, advancing and retreating gracefully, but in fact, he still feels tremendous pressure in front of Lance. Maybe there are too many rumors in the circle, whether Lance is demonized or deified, all these create He created an assumption that he is omnipotent, especially the undefeated record of Chaos Film Industry so far, which adds an aura of confusion. James doesn't believe in winning all battles, but he knows that Lance's sense of smell and vision for reviewing films are absolutely second to none, so he can't take it lightly.

The distribution department is not only responsible for distribution, but also publicity and public relations. This also means that the academy PR during the award season is within the scope of the distribution department, so it is necessary to formulate corresponding plans every year. It is even more crucial for an independent company such as the industry.

This year, the distribution department of Chaos Films has just been established, and it must concentrate on one or two works. Being too greedy will only lead to nothing. That's why James said this.

So far this year, we have two works, 'Sin City' and 'Hard Candy'. James cheered up and stated the thoughts in his mind, For 'Sin City', if we If you want to push it, there should be hope for nominations in the impact technology department, such as best photography, best art direction, best visual effects, best makeup, etc., but I think our competitiveness is not strong, and we want to win awards It’s too difficult, and the Academy prefers works like ‘King Kong’. So, in order to avoid distracting our PR power, I think we should give up promoting ‘Sin City’ during awards season.”

Having said that, James seemed confident, but he was still a little nervous. After all, he and Lance had no direct dealings. Now he was in front of the film creators, directly refuting the prospect of the award season of the work, especially in The Sin. Under the premise that City has achieved excellent results, this is really not an easy task.

But Lance didn't have much expression on his face, he still listened intently.

James straightened his back unconsciously, he couldn't even taste the food in his mouth, but he had to maintain his normal eating movements to hide his nervousness, Of course, I haven't seen the 'fruit yet' Hard Candy, so I don't know the focus of this work. I speculate that Fruit Hard Candy should be an independent art work with a small format, and the focus should be locked on scripts, performances, etc., so I made judged above.

The subtext is that the specific situation needs to be re-examined and judged after watching Hard Fruit Candy.

The work Hard Candy was completely created by Lance based on his own creative inspiration. At the beginning of creation, Lance did not consider the award season at all. This kind of black film has never had a market among the academy judges. , so Lance doesn't have much expectation for awards season.

However, Lance still had no intention of speaking, but nodded his chin slightly, neither agreeing nor objecting, but merely indicating that James should continue talking.

James felt that his palms were a little slippery, but on the surface he remained calm, and continued with a smile, I read the playlist Ian gave me, and I must say, the works in it are exceptional. Quietly, James pursued I gave Lance a bit, but just clicked, However, 'Hustle and bustle' sold for a high price of 9 million at Sundance, which is the highest amount of Sundance this year. We have missed it In the case of Brokeback Mountain, Lee/Ann is a very sought-after director. This work will land in Venice. At present, there are rumors in the jury that this work is very good. Previously, Lee/Ann was rejected by Cannes, which led to the The work has attracted more attention, not to mention the quality of this work, but the promotion of this work will obviously be very difficult, and our competitiveness is not very attractive.

The implication is that giving up is a wise choice.

James looked carefully at Lance's expression, but he still didn't get any answer. He was already talking dry, and the other party was still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, and he couldn't even hear a single movement. James took a breath, calmed his mind, and then continued, There is currently no news about the work 'Capote', and we won't be able to see it until the Telluride Film Festival in the first week of September, so I don't have an accurate judgment on the work.

Bennett-Miller. Lance knew that this is the time for him to speak. Capote has not yet come out, but he is included in the film list, so he must give a Reasonable explanation - why he thinks it's a good book, I was introduced to by Joel and Ethan at a party earlier, and if you're interested, check out his debut novel, 'The Tour Guide' .In fact, Edward Norton recommended it to me.

It dawned on James, I would. But for now, I think 'The Squid and the Whale' is our best bet, it won the grand prize at Sundance, but no one was interested, it felt too small , The topic is too small, a bit like middle-class self-talk. This is Hollywood, Woody Allen's babbling is sought after by countless people, but other people's babbling is ignored.

Noah-Baumbach is a very interesting guy, he's also a New Yorker, a middle-class intellectual, and he's very close to Wes-Anderson. When New York went to promote Murder with a Borrowed Knife, he met Wes through Edward, and then met Noah.

James couldn't help showing a clear look. No wonder the Hollywood industry always believes that Lance is an artist of the New York school. From the lines, one can feel the inseparable bond between Lance and New York. Even Lance's penchant for work has a distinctly New Yorkist twist.

I think we can operate 'The Squid and the Whale' according to the standards of 'Sideways', mainly impacting nominations for script and performance awards, which is very in line with the company's current situation. James gave his final conclusion, Of course, we'll need to screen 'Hard Candy' in-house before we make a decision.

James' judgment is very accurate. In terms of the performance of the work, Brokeback Mountain is undoubtedly the jewel in the crown. This work has even become one of the biggest regrets of the Oscars in the next ten years, and it has truly changed the homosexual works in Hollywood. status, but to compete for this work, the strength of Chaos Films is still insufficient. More importantly, Brokeback Mountain needs to rely on strong public relations support if it wants to fight its way through the awards season. Focus Pictures will be a better choice, and Chaos Pictures will only bury the light of this work.

The Squid and the Whale is like this year's Sideways, but the latter is more West Coast, the former more East Coast. Without the blessing of Woody Allen's name, The Squid and the Whale has a less than stellar awards season outlook, but that still can't hide the fact that this is a very good work.

Historically, Crash won the 78th Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, but in Lance's view, The Squid and the Whale should be the winner of this department. This semi-autobiographical work created by Noah truly presents the impact of a broken middle-class family on children and parents themselves. Pain is an indelible shadow in growth. It is not only real and spicy, but also profound and sharp. So many excellent scripts, from lines to characters.

The Squid and the Whale won this year's Sundance award, which is enough to illustrate this; but no one bought its distribution rights, and you can also feel the style difference between the east and west coasts. It is indeed a match made in heaven for Chaos Films to take over the distribution and publicity matters.

Very well, let's decide like this. Lance nodded, and gave the answer neatly.

The tight strings in James' heart were slightly loosened, not only because his opinions and ideas were recognized by Lance, but more importantly, because he and Lance's picky vision echoed each other, which is undoubtedly the most important thing for future work. important. It couldn't have been better to get off to a great start today.

Suddenly, James began to look forward to Hard Candy, not because of the success of Lance's past four works-this is of course one of the important reasons, but more because of his picky vision for Lance. Out of curiosity, what kind of work is it that can make Lance decide to go back to work without any movement for half a year after the end of Sin City, and the investment is only a mere 900,000—— After adjusting for costs, the budget for Hard Candy was raised to $900,000, which made people even more curious!

However, I asked Ian before. It seems that the company plans to skip a grade in the future? Is this true? James once again raised a core question.