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In Hollywood, success isn't just experience, it's a pattern that works on a continuum.

The success of Human Purge Project also allowed many preparatory matters to be continued in Death Comes.

For example, the crew still chose Warner Studios as their location.

However, the scale of the two films is very different. On the basis of the previous small studio, the crew of Death is Coming rented a large studio.

In addition, the crew rented a small half floor in the office building in the studio as an office location.

The public disclosure of 15 million U.S. dollars and the actual budget of 20 million U.S. dollars also made Ronan no longer as stretched as he was when he was making the Human Purge Project.

In the initial paperwork, Glenn and I did pretty much the same.

In the office, James Huang glanced at his good friend, and said to Ronan: Most of the filming team has also had the experience of cooperating last time, and the running-in process will not be as difficult as the last one. If there are too many problems, I plan to switch to the shooting stage in April.

Ronan nodded slightly: I'm asking someone to make a release plan based on your shooting plan.

The information of this project has been transferred to the embassy film industry, and Garcia is leading people to formulate a detailed publicity and distribution plan.

James Huang said again: If the funds are sufficient, I will be able to complete the filming no later than July. He asked again: Is the release date confirmed?

The issuer has provided two schedules to choose from. Ronan said simply: One is Halloween, which is a little nervous. The other is December. Scream once achieved great success in December.

He said directly: I prefer December. The post-production of this film is more complicated, and there are still many special effects to be completed.

I also think December is better. James Huang said.

Ronan warned: James, if it can be solved through shooting, don't delay it to post-production.

James Huang said: I understand. He thought for a while, and then said: The special effects team, I recommend the digital field, their fees are lower, and I have cooperated with them in X-Files.

Ronan did not agree or veto: I will talk to the digital field.

In this era, there are so many special effects companies in Hollywood. Many medium and large studios have independent special effects companies or special effects departments. Even Pixar Studios is engaged in the special effects business of live-action movies.

There are many special effects companies to choose from.

Ronan turned to ask, Glenn, there won't be any major changes to the script, will it?

No. Glenn Morgan belonged to the kind of introverted and silent person.

Ronan emphasized: James, you have proven to be an excellent director of horror films. I will not interfere with the normal shooting of the crew, but one thing I must explain in advance is that while this film is exciting, the story must be simple. Understand!

To be honest, he was worried that after the success of The Purge, James Huang would, like many directors, overexpand and add too many mysterious things in the next filming.

Such directors are common in Hollywood and have screwed up too many film projects, some even bankrupting the studios.

James Huang smiled: Don't worry, this must be a simple story. He thought for a while, and then said: Even those plots full of skillful death hunts are often seen in daily life. Ways of using water, electricity, driving, crossing the road, boiling water, the details of pouring wine, and even the habit of placing rags, etc.”

A silent Glenn Morgan added: Our philosophy is that any small detail in life can kill someone.

Ronan endorsed this idea: Put the horror of death in the daily life of ordinary people,

The scary effect is sure to be good enough to make people creepy in everyday life.

In this film, the death hunt used by James Huang and Glenn Morgan is a concept, but the specific implementation method is very down-to-earth.

James-Huang added: We often see on TV news that people have survived tornadoes, floods, and collapsed buildings, and even survived uninjured; Aside. The contrast between the tenacity and fragility of life is the source of inspiration for Death Comes.

Ronan smiled and said: James, I actually agree with what you said, the greatest horror comes from the unknown. He changed his voice: But when we shoot and produce horror films, we must also consider the actual market and audience. Given the circumstances, Reaper must be an R-rated movie, and the death scene should show the scale of an R-rated movie as much as possible.

I understand. James Huang said without hesitation.

The success of the Human Clearance Plan has made him more aware of the importance of meeting market demand.

Just such an unreliable idea, coupled with the script written by a novice like Ronan Anderson, and the supporting role in the post-editing editing, it is a standard hit work in his eyes, who Knowing that not only was it successful, but it was a huge success...

Although James Huang moved to the United States when he was a teenager, he still has the humility of an oriental person. The success of Human Purge Project made him deeply understand one thing. In terms of grasping the market, he is better than Ronan- Anderson is way too far away.

If he can beat Ronan Anderson by 20 blocks in directing and filming, then Ronan Anderson can also beat him by 20 blocks in controlling the market.

In the office, Ronan and James Huang were basically discussing, and Glenn Morgan seldom spoke.

The two talked about the specific preparation work, and when they talked about actors, Ronan asked, What do you think about actors?

James Huang did not have much say in the selection of actors for the main roles, but only offered suggestions as a director: The main actors are all high school students. On the basis of ensuring basic acting skills, the appearance should be as good as possible.

He suddenly thought of a key question: Will the main actors find Arabs again?

After all, the film was financed by Arabs.

No. Ronan shook his head directly: This time there will be no ethnic restrictions.

But after thinking about it, he still said: Among the main actors other than the male and female protagonists, I will appropriately use ethnic minority actors.

According to previous surveys, the proportion of African Americans and Latinos in theater audiences has been steadily increasing.

Especially Black Lives Matter, these three words alone may be worth tens of millions of dollars at the box office in the future.

After all, movies are affected by changes in the social situation.

As Ronan really got involved in the work of the crew, the preparations for Death is Coming suddenly accelerated, and in just a few days, the recruitment of many important positions was completed.

The actual investment in this project is several times that of the Human Purge Project, and the crew is much larger than that.

In addition to the producer, Ronan once again served as the production manager. Because the financial aspect involves the fund conversion of the two projects, Mary is still in charge, like the rest of the associate producer, assistant producer, location manager, Members of the production team, such as location scouts, production coordinators, and technical consultants, were all recruited from outside.

Hollywood is the most mature film factory in the world. As long as the funds are in place, talents in all aspects are not a problem.

This is a place where there is never a shortage of film talent.

Ronan's management policy in the early stage of Shahai Entertainment is no different from that of mainstream Hollywood film companies, and they are basically hired outside.

In the future, when the company's projects increase, it will even hire an external producer to take full charge of the work of a crew.

While completing the recruitment of these positions, Ronan also secured the special effects and special effects team. After three days of negotiations with the digital field, he outsourced the shooting and post-production special effects to the company founded by James Cameron for $1.5 million. Film special effects studio.

Although the digital field participated in the special effects production of Titanic, the situation is not very good. James Cameron himself is not a prolific director, and the digital field cannot rely on the king of the world. Including Industrial Light and Magic, the average profit margin of the film special effects industry can't even reach 5%.

In addition to a leading large-scale special effects team of the same level in the industry, there are seven or eight small teams under the digital field, and the charges of these small teams are only the average level in the industry.

From the pre-preparatory stage, the special effects and special effects team will fully enter the crew, and will not exit until the end of the post-production.

In terms of post-production, Ronan is also advancing at the same time. With an offer of 180,000 US dollars, he has settled Shirley Walker's soundtrack team. This team includes composition, arrangement, arrangement, recording, equipment, equipment, copyright and editing, etc. Total up to 12 people.

This can be regarded as the soundtrack team with a lower fee in the industry.

The editor who is extremely important to post-production, Ronan's first choice is still Jessica Felton.