Chapter 319

Since the beginning of March, fans who follow Robert Downey Jr. have found that a book has been recommended on his latest blog.

"I just came back to Los Angeles after my vacation. When I went to the bookstore on Sunset Avenue, I found a very interesting picture novel, which seems to be adapted from a certain character. It's a story about a magical girl. It's very interesting."

This is a blog written by Robert Downey, Jr. and also written by Murphy and 20th century fox.

In addition to the words on the blog, Robert Downey Jr. also published a picture of the cover of a picture novel, with a striking line of words - "magic Amy".

"Here it is. This bookstore has."

Two girls walked into a bookstore in downtown Los Angeles. The one with long black hair said to the girl with short blonde hair, "Daisy, here's the picture novel by little Robert Downey."

"Come on, let's look for it."

Daisy first entered the novel sales area of the bookstore, and soon found the picture novel on a bookshelf. She opened it and saw that it was really a story about a magic girl. "It seemed very good."

"Well, I've seen it. It's pretty good." The black haired girl nodded with approval. "I just don't know which character is adapted from. The archetype of Amy in the book must be a super genius."

A boy with glasses next to him was attracted by their words. He couldn't help coming up and asked, "excuse me, can you tell me what book you're talking about?"

"This one." Daisy picked up the book and shook it in front of him. "Amazing Amy."

"Thank you."

The glasses man nodded politely to the two girls. He took the same book and stood there for a while. Then he took it and went to the cashier.

Daisy looked at the cashier. "Let's go, too."

She's going to go back and have a look. If it's really good, she will recommend it in her blog and discussion group.

At the same time, quite a number of well-known bloggers in North America are recommending this picture novel called "magic Amy" on their blogs, and this novel has even been published in the supplement of the New York Times.

As a part of fox in the 20th century, a tweet program of Fox TV station also focuses on the recommendation of "amazing Amy".

When the program was broadcast, the host made a key recommendation.

"We often say that a person's appearance as an adult is often derived from her childhood. There is a girl who had an unusual childhood. The unusual thing is that she has a pair of writers' parents, who created a picture novel called "the magic Amy", and the prototype of the protagonist in the book is said to be their daughter Amy. "

"Although Amy and her parents choose to keep their personal data secret because they don't want to be affected by books, we can still see from the picture novels that the magical Amy is a gifted girl."

"Amy was an all-a student with excellent grades since she was a child. She began to study violin at the age of five and won the top three amateur competitions held by her state. She began to play volleyball at the age of ten and didn't give up until she entered Harvard University. When she graduated from University, Amy got a double master's degree in psychology and sociology and raised a dog..."

"Until she gets married, the amazing Amy is the winner of her life."

The female character in the book is very pleasing. After the promotion of the media, the Internet and some columns, the picture novel gradually opened up sales. Although it did not appear on the North American bestseller list, it also sold more than 100000 copies in more than one month, attracting many fans.

Some fans even set up their own blog for the amazing Amy.

Some people on the Internet summed up Amy's various advantages. The amazing Amy always handed in a beautiful report card. She was an amateur music master, and her violin skill was comparable to that of a professional player. When she was 16 years old, she won the State Youth Volleyball Championship. She was a top student graduated from Harvard University.

With the increase of sales figures of picture novels, some fans and other Internet users, under the guidance of some Internet public opinion, keep asking questions on the Internet - who is the mysterious archetypal character of Amy?

Quite a lot of people have called the publishing house, but the reply given by the publishing house of News Corporation is that it has signed a strict confidentiality agreement with the original author and can not disclose any information.

The more mysterious it is, the easier it is to attract curiosity and exploration.

I don't know when a blog suddenly appeared on the Internet, which attracted a lot of people's attention. From the appearance of the blog, there is only one purpose - where is the magic Amy?

Due to the lack of the support of the original work and the anti Hollywood emotion of the film, if the lost lover wants to get enough box office results when it is released, it must use more ways in terms of publicity.

In terms of publicity and marketing, Murphy and Kara Firth, together with the relevant departments of 20th century fox, have determined a complete plan as early as the beginning of the project. Now they are implementing it according to the plan, and the feedback from the market is also good.However, Murphy is mainly finishing the post production of "lost lover".

After finishing the editing of the first edition, he first took out the opening and ending pictures separately and reprocessed them. The first and last pictures are played by Amy Dunn by Charlize Theron.

And after processing, it will be a single frame.

Compared with the whole film, a single frame rarely attracts attention, but the first and last frames of the film can leave a deep impression on the audience. Murphy starts and ends with very similar pictures, which is of great significance and represents the development direction and theme of the whole story.

Murphy also added James Franco's post dubbing to the single frame at the beginning and end.

"When I think of my wife, I always think of her head. I imagine breaking her lovely head, combing her brain, trying to find the answer, the first answer to any marriage problem: what are you thinking? How do you feel? What have we done to each other? "

This monologue, which is easy to arouse the audience's suspicion and echoes the first half of the passage, is put at the beginning by Murphy.

I wake up beside her and look at the back of her head carefully, trying to figure out Amy's mind. For the first time, I didn't feel like I was staring at the dazzling sun any more. I finally caught up with my wife's madness, because I could feel that she was changing me again: I used to be a baby, but later I became a man of mixed good and bad, and now I am at least a leading role - in our endless marriage war, there are still people I'm waving the flag and shouting. I can accept that. Hell, by this time, I can't imagine my life without Amy. She's my match forever. "

After finishing the beginning and the end, Murphy and Jodie Griffith continue to polish the content of the positive film.

Before, Murphy shot enough material for editing. His usual shooting method is to ensure that there are enough shots to choose through the home shooting method. Generally, he shot a distant view as the main shot, and then shot close-up shot, reaction shot, cut in shot and cut out shot respectively.

Shooting is for editing. Of course, Murphy plans to use a typical editing method. In many scenes, the first shot is the long-range shot, giving them a guide, followed by a medium shot containing the main plot, and finally a close-up shot that separates individual actors or performances.

Sometimes, he will add a positioning lens, which is usually placed in front of the panoramic lens to explain the background of the plot to the audience.

Because of many times of cooperation, Jody Griffith can better understand Murphy's intention, and Murphy also gives him power, and he needs experienced Griffith to provide himself with some different editing ideas.

When it comes to fine cutting, Murphy gives Jodie Griffith more authority to deal with rough cutting materials instead of sticking to himself. The excellent and cooperative editor will organize the materials, look for highlights, and study whether breakthrough methods can be adopted to make the director spend less time.

However, Murphy will not only see the pictures cut by Jodie Griffith, but also have a fixed time to communicate with him in the morning and night. If the director is always busy and can't get through a phone call, it's difficult to cooperate. The editor needs to communicate with the director at the right time to get the director's feedback, ideas and encouragement on the editing results in a centralized way.

Murphy is also very direct in communication.

If an actor's performance fails to satisfy the director, the director may euphemistically say, "do it again with feeling", but if he says to the editor, "this scene lacks a sense of power." But it's enough to make them hurt. To say "cut these five frames of this paragraph and transfer them to XXX" can make the editor understand the essence of the director's idea better.

In addition, Murphy has never been stingy to share his ideas with Jodie Griffith.

In the positive communication between the editor and the director, if the director can share more nutrients about film shooting, narrative structure and flexible creation, it is not only meaningful to the editor himself, but also helpful to the editing work.

Compared with the shooting much faster than planned, the late editing of "lost lover" can only be described as tortoise speed. There is no doubt that editing is important for a film, and this film is especially critical. Due to sufficient time, Murphy does not want to rush.

From February to early May, the post production was drawing to a close, and Murphy accepted the invitation of 20th century fox to attend the premiere of the kingdom of heaven. (to be continued). ）For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.