Chapter 23

There are some things that people in the game may not be able to see more clearly than people outside.

Back home, Murphy carefully considered the words of Kara Firth, which is really reasonable. If he gambles all his money on the shooting and production of a movie, if he fails, he will inevitably face a very painful situation.

After his release from prison, Murphy's hard life has left him with a lingering fear. Now that he has just got rid of the poverty line, he doesn't want to return to that state.

Murphy does have some confidence in himself, but also knows that there is no possibility of failure.

It's true that he has analyzed a lot of films. He has also been a student of the film academy, and he has paid a lot of money to study. He has just participated in the production of a documentary film, so he has some experience. But shooting a film and these are two different things. If he has analyzed a successful film in the future, he will be able to produce it successfully?

As long as people with slightly normal brains know, there is no equal sign between the two.

As a rational enough person, Murphy knows that in order to leave a way for himself, the investment must be limited to 300000 dollars.

No one can guarantee that bill will have a chance to turn over after his failure.

From the beginning to the end, Murphy's mind is very clear. His more insight than others is a favorable condition, but there is no guarantee that he will succeed.

Everyone wants to succeed, especially in a competitive place like Hollywood.

However, Hollywood should not have too many cases of Waterloo caused by ambition and vanity, some of which make the company lose money to close down, some of which make the director, producer or CEO of a large studio retire from the second tier or even lose their jobs, and some of which make a generation of superstars walk on the road and go further and further

In the film industry of all countries and regions in the world, the number of street movies far exceeds the number of successful ones. How many of them are the dreams of genius? Where are these geniuses buried?

Compared with the almost zero cost investment of other art forms, film, a latecomer, has never shown sympathy for its followers, and the film industry is also recognized as a high-risk industry.

The whole film industry is influenced by some irrational rules. No one can be sure of the secret of making a successful film. Many times, some directors claim to make a big sale, but the result is bleak.

In addition, Murphy has seen numerous analyses of successful or failed movies on the Internet. Many people think that by summing up these, they can do better or even avoid failure. But there is a fact that they ignore. These summaries are typical analysis behind the scenes, and whether they are correct or not can never be verified.

The competition in Hollywood is extremely fierce. As far as Murphy's own situation is concerned, once he plans to hit the streets, the consequences will be quite cruel.

It's natural that no one wants to do such a thing, but when it comes to it, they can only admit it.

Murphy certainly doesn't want to be one of them.

It's better to be an actor after meeting Carla Firth. It's not difficult to find an adult actor with some acting skills and low price. After all, this is Los Angeles, where Hollywood is located.

Scenes are even better. More than 90% of the plots take place in one house, which can be solved by leasing. The other few small scenes are very common, which can be found with little time and money.

There is also behind the scenes production, which is far more cumbersome than looking for actors and scenes.

This is an ordinary modern play. Can the actors bring their own clothes? If it doesn't work, you can also buy some cheap goods.

He can be a photographer himself, as well as a deputy director, art director and field record. In this way, he can save enough salary, but he still has to be a prop engineer, lighting engineer, makeup artist and so on. Without them, the shooting will be more difficult.

Especially the lighting engineer, which is directly related to the quality of the shooting lens.

Makeup artist and prop artist are also very important. The former is responsible for the actor's make-up. In principle, actors without make-up can't shoot on the camera. High resolution photography has unlimited opportunities to magnify a tiny defect. The latter also has a lot of work, especially in the assumption that there will be a lot of bloody scenes, which need props.

Murphy doesn't have the money for CG.

Thinking of this, Murphy found that he was really nervous about the $300000 that he had been able to afford before. He had to consider saving money when he made the advance plan.

It's true that there are many professionals in this field in Hollywood, and they must not be satisfied. But the poor ones are also the ones who need money most. If they can't even pay the basic expenses, Murphy doesn't have to expect others to work for him.

This is a very realistic society. If someone else has paid for his work, he, as an employer, has to pay a certain amount of money instead of an illusory ideal and commitment.

"Ideals and promises?"

Murphy could not help patting her forehead, thinking of where to hire enough professional and cheap staff.

Many colleges related to film and television production have been set up in Greater Los Angeles. After graduation, most of the students start from the most basic work, and even many of them can only work as interns in the advertising crew. Those who can enter the film crew are often lucky.Take out your notebook, Murphy wrote "intern" on it, which should reduce some of the behind the scenes professional expenses.

In addition, he also needs to recruit a person to co-ordinate the chores of the crew. No matter how small the crew is, there will be a lot of chores and trivia, which need to be taken care of by a special person.

For this position, you can also find an intern or someone with low salary requirements.

For a whole day, Murphy has been thinking about this. No one dares to guarantee the success of a film. However, adequate preparation can undoubtedly reduce the possibility of failure.

Shooting a movie is not something you want to shoot immediately. Even if you invest in such a small project, you need to do a lot of work.

In the next two days, Murphy not only recorded all the items in his mind, but also wrote a more than ten page plan. Although there were still many places to revise, it was too late.

After finishing all this initially, Murphy made a backup on the computer, and began to prepare the script. Among the many elements of a Hollywood film, the script is relatively ignored, but it is also the basis of a film production.

And with the script, we can better make the shooting plan.

What Murphy first wrote is the outline of the script. All the contents of the film can be summarized in a simple sentence: how precocious little Lori is addicted to pedophilia!