The Best Entertainment Era

The preliminary plan was feasible, and everyone discussed it. Compared with professionals with more experience in the embassy film industry, Ronan undoubtedly lacked in specific details and implementation.

Such discussions are also conducive to Ronan's accumulation of experience.

During the discussion, some plans were also confirmed.

Garcia himself served as the director of the film's distribution, with Robert and David Villa as his deputies, and he recruited elite personnel from the distribution and publicity departments to participate.

Thomas, Terry, and others continued to develop release plans for Death Comes.

The initial start-up funds for these two projects are temporarily provided by the parent company Relativity Entertainment in the form of loans.

To be precise, all the distribution funds of Death Comes will pass through the books of Relativity Entertainment, and then provided to Embassy Pictures in the form of corporate loans.

The loan accrues interest, which is deducted from the film's upfront gross.

This is to accumulate experience for the next two films.

There are a few points to pay attention to. Ronan said calmly: We must do a good job of keeping secrets. The post-screening publicity plan focuses on the film's main creator as the absolute protagonist. The company hastened to establish an Internet publicity department and communicate with theater companies. Invite them to try it.

Garcia nodded slightly: I will make relevant plans.

Ronan looked at Robert: You go to meet the main creators of the crew in person, sign a contract with them, and at the same time go to the east coast to collect some legends about witches, especially the ones that are popular among the people.

He added: I will communicate with Jessica Felton to get the re-editing of the film done.

This is undoubtedly an adventure. Any film investment is actually an adventure.

If the company wants to develop, it is inevitable to take risks, especially now that Hollywood resources are almost monopolized by the six major companies.

Ronan knows very well that only those bloody, rough and rule-breaking movies can make the company truly powerful.

Movies are an investment with huge risks, and it is even more dangerous to win with a small fortune.

He needs more money, Relativity needs money, Sand Sea Entertainment and Embassy Pictures need money.

Only with sufficient funds can it be possible to avoid becoming a vassal of the six major companies and a plaything of capital.

If The Blair Witch is successful, it will bring huge cash flow.

In the biological chain of Hollywood, the survival of small and medium-sized companies is very dependent on taking risks, because most of the really big companies don’t even have the courage to take too many risks, not because they have no capital, but because they don’t need it.

This is the inevitable conservative psychology of oligarchs. If you already know that something can sell well, why change it? But companies like Relativity, Artisan, Miramax, and October have to take risks if they want to make huge profits.

Therefore, most of the movies that cost millions or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce and yet have a huge box office come from small and medium-sized film companies.

Even if some seem to belong to the Big Six companies, they are actually issued by the Big Six agents or buyouts.

Ronan made a phone call, and Jessica Felton was quickly back in the film room.

What happened? Ronan pointed to the stain on her chest.

I remember that when I left, Jessica Felton's tight shirt was very clean.

Jessica Felton looked down, but sadly couldn't see her feet, and said, I bought a cup of coffee, bumped into someone, sprinkled it, it's okay.

Hot coffee? Ronan asked curiously.

Jessica Felton nodded: Yes.

Ronan had the urge to ask if he scalded those two balls, but he endured it. What if this technical madman who doesn't care about hygiene at all takes off his shirt here? Isn't it clear?

Aren't you busy these days? Ronan turned to the topic: Can you start working?

Jessica Felton frowned: Isn't it for me to edit this DV video?

This kind of thing is not difficult to guess at all.

Ronan spread his hands and said, It's an official film anyway. It's better than studying alone at home, right?

As long as there is a film that can be edited, everything else is easy to talk about. Jessica Felton only thought for a few seconds before agreeing: I can take this job, but I have no money.

Ronan asked: Didn't you pay you a salary in advance after you signed the contract with the crew of Death Comes?

It costs money to do research and practice, the film is very expensive! Jessica Felton said directly: The same weekly salary as Death Comes.

Ronan shook his head: This is just for you to edit and modify, not for you to start from scratch, it's too expensive. He countered: 2000 US dollars a week.

Jessica Felton held out her hand: Okay, you pay me $6,000 in advance.

Ronan patted her hand: Deal.

Jessica Felton shook off her painful hand: I want a salary, why are you clapping my hand!

Wait to sign the contract. Ronan said directly: I will pay you half of the fee in advance after signing the contract.

Jessica Felton glanced at the slightly red hands and said, I rely on my hands for food, what if I break them?

Ronan coughed and said, Let's talk about editing.

Speaking of work, Jessica Felton immediately got serious and asked, How do you want to cut this film.

In the interview with the residents of the small town in the previous paragraph, some unnecessary narration of the protagonist was cut out, making these look more like pure interviews.

After watching the film just now, Ronan remembers it clearly: The camera shakes too much, and all the shots that have nothing to do with the main story are cut. In addition, the use of camera transitions creates a horror atmosphere as much as possible.

There is no witch in this film from beginning to end, and it can also scare people.

Jessica Felton asked: You want it to be more of a horror movie?

No, no... Ronan raised his fingers and shook, The first principle of re-editing this film is to make the film look like a real DV record, like a DV filmed by an explorer himself. Now this film has too many loopholes, the camera can see the busy road through the sparse woods, would a witch live in this kind of place?

Jessica Felton is a fierce and capable editor who immediately understood Ronan's intentions: You want to use psychological, auditory and visual cues to lure the audience into thinking that this is actually happening. event, right?

Ronan gave her a thumbs up: Smart, as expected of the editor I like.

It's difficult. Jessica Felton shook her head: This film is too poorly shot. There are obvious signs of fraud in both the character explanation and the many clues in the film. The film shows the inner anxiety of the characters under heavy load. And the crashes are also contrived and unnatural, and it is impossible to achieve your purpose by relying on editing.

She flicks a stain on her shirt: The audience isn't all dumb.

Ronan nodded: You're right, of course we can't just rely on editing, I have other preparations.

Well, I won't ask any more questions. Jessica Felton did not continue the discussion: When will it start?

Ronan thought for a while: I'll contact the post editing room tomorrow... Well, next week, it will start from next Monday. Remember to go to Shahai Entertainment tomorrow afternoon to find me to sign the contract.

Jessica Felton took out her mobile phone to check the time, and waved her hand: I see, I have nothing else to do and I'm leaving first.

Ronan first sent her out of the embassy film industry, then talked to Garcia about work, and then left the embassy film industry.

In fact, what Jessica Felton said is very reasonable. Even though the film was shot in the way of a real DV record from the beginning, the content presented is obviously a bit eager for success and hysterical.

If it weren't for the corresponding publicity methods, as well as a variety of subconscious hypnosis and deception on the audience's consciousness that the film is a real image, it would be impossible to achieve success.

This kind of success can only be regarded as an outlier in Hollywood. The tricks of playing to one’s liking plus opportunism are doomed to be used only for a limited number of times. abuse.

Therefore, we must push the main creators to the forefront at that time.