Chapter 657

"Everyone, be quiet."

In the conference room of Stanton studio, Murphy stands at the front end of the long conference table and claps his hand. The people who talked about it in the conference room immediately quieted down.

One by one, Murphy's eyes swept over the faces on both sides of the conference table. On the left were the directors of backstage departments such as Philip Raschel, Michelle Williams, Helena espora, David Robbie, Josh Griffith and Gail gado. On the right were actors such as James Franco, Margaret Robbie, Henry caville and Jonah hill, And there's bill Rossi, the agent from CAA, who provides packing service.

These people form the basic framework of Murphy's new project production and shooting team.

"Last week, 20th Century Fox officially approved the budget for the project" dark city. " Murphy didn't talk nonsense either. At the beginning of the meeting, he immediately got to the main topic, "the production budget of the film is 200 million US dollars, and the publicity cost is 130 million US dollars. 20th century fox will raise money through pre-sale, advertising and financing means. American AIA will provide a third-party guarantee for the completion of the project. At present, the first 40 million US dollars of start-up fund of the project has been approved by 20th century fox To the guarantor's account. "

The rest of us are basically listening. If you have any questions, you can talk to Murphy later.

The advance work of the project "dark city" started after the Oscar ceremony. Other aspects need to be prepared after the establishment of the production team. However, as for the salary of everyone present, CAA has completed the negotiation with 20th century fox, and Murphy, the key member of the team, has signed a contract with 20th Century Fox again.

In terms of salary, Murphy is still the highest in the whole crew. Now with the Oscar for best director, the basic salary of 20 million US dollars and 25% of the total income share of the film, even if the actors are included, it is also the top salary in Hollywood.

In terms of actors, the highest paid actor is James Franco's 12 million US dollars, while Henry Carvel's leading actor's film pay is not high. Besides "city of chaos", he does not have any works that can win.

In general, the proportion of the total production cost of the crew of "dark city" will not exceed 35% of the industry average, which is Murphy's bottom line. Otherwise, it will affect the expenses of film shooting and production.

"Philip, the style of photography is similar to" city of chaos ", but to be more realistic on the basis of darkness, I'm still asking Carla Firth to communicate with 20th century fox. If possible, let 20th Century Fox invest another 20 million to 30 million US dollars, so that we can realize more than 60% of the lens IMAX. You have to have a sense of responsibility I'm ready for it

At the meeting, Murphy simply explained the most basic work problems. Seeing that Philip Raschel nodded, he said to Michelle Williams, "Misha, you continue to be a casting director. I want a large number of actors suitable for playing gangsters, and a group of beautiful models. You know my standard."

"I understand." Michelle Williams wrote it down.

Murphy turned to Helena espora and said, "Helen, I need to shoot all the scenes in the film. After the script is finished, you go to New York to investigate and design the preliminary plan."

Helena espora asked, "does New York City Hall agree to shoot?"

"Basically no problem." Murphy looked at Gail gado. "Gail has passed the ditch. Now there are not many people who occupy Wall Street. The heat of the incident has basically dissipated."

"David!" Murphy emphatically exhorted, "be ready for skilled and sufficient hard light distribution facilities."

"No problem." David Robbie nodded.

Murphy saw Josh Griffith, who had not been involved in "Diego Ross" for family reasons before, and said, "study the clip of classical gunfight in Michael Mann's" stealing the line of fire. "

"Realistic gunfight?" Josh Griffith thought for a moment and said, "I see."

Then Murphy turned to the cast line and said, "Henry, you're a little fat now."

Henry Carville grinned sheepishly. "I've had a lot of barbecues lately."

"The crew will hire professional fitness and fighting coaches for you." Murphy said directly, "by the end of July at the latest, get back to the figure you were when you were last shot."

"I'll do it." Henry Carville's pledge.

Then, Murphy said to Margot Robbie, "the script has been given to you. The psychological changes of the characters should be well expressed. This is what you should focus on."

Margot Robbie smiles. "I have no problem."

Then, Murphy's eyes fell on James Franco, "in some ways, this film is a bit similar to the type of duel in" stealing the line of fire ". Your villain is directly related to the final effect of the film. If you have time, you can see Alex in" hair orange ", eh Some of the personality traits of rock star Sid withers can also be used for referenceJames Franco was not polite to Murphy either. He said, "if you have any questions, I'll talk to you."

"Another point, I emphasize." Murphy said to everyone, "even if 20th century foxtone can't invest a lot more in IMAX shooting, I will use IMAX cameras to shoot all the action scenes in this film. You have to make preparations."

In the current plan, Murphy plans to use IMAX to shoot four sets of main action series scenes in the film, as well as many static dramatic moments, so that even if there is no 3D effect, the audience's visual system can definitely get the most high-end enjoyment.

After explaining this, Murphy said, "the film will be co produced by Carla Firth and Gail from fox, and Gail will be responsible for the daily affairs of the crew."

Murphy looked at the opposite bill rosis. "Bill, you've seen the script and character setting. For those roles that don't have suitable actors, you can draw up a suitable list and give it to Gail and Misha."

He also told Gail gado and Michelle Williams, "you are responsible for the audition."

Towards the end of the meeting, Murphy thought of another thing: "the special effects part of the film will be in the charge of Vita studio."

It's a long established thing, and since he took Vita studio, the two sides have been in touch.

The special effects of "city of darkness" are different from "city of chaos". Murphy has more ideas about this film, so he is not going to use green screen shooting, but to shoot live scenes as much as possible. Some difficult car chasing and explosion scenes also need to be shot by reducing the scale of the model.

There is no doubt that industrial light magic and vita studio are the best two choices, but the former is more expensive, and Murphy plans to use the latter.

At the end of the preparatory meeting, Murphy finally said, "the crew will make formal preparations from now on."

Now it's mid March, and the film will be released in early May next year. There is not much time to waste.

"We have five months of preparation time, three months of shooting time and four months of post production time." Murphy stressed, "by the middle of April next year at the latest, all the production of this film must be completed!"

"Is there any question now?" Murphy asked a, see people didn't say, said, "today is here, any questions timely communicate with me."

With the official project of "dark city", a series of preparatory work has been carried out.

Although twentieth century fox has provided $40 million in advance start-up funds to the third-party guarantee company, this part of the money is much more, little less. For such a huge film, it will soon see the bottom. Murphy always keeps in touch with Carla Firth, urging twentieth century fox to raise the remaining funds as soon as possible, and try to make the best of it Through his plan to shoot with IMAX cameras.

Murphy said that 3D technology will not be used in films with dark colors like this. IMAX is more favorable for films.

On the third day after the project preparation meeting, 20th Century Fox brought a series of advertisers involved in the film, including manufacturers such as Mercedes Benz and HP, as well as Internet companies such as twitter, who may become sponsors of the film.

Specifically, we have to wait for the negotiation between Fox and them in the 20th century.

In addition, overseas pre-sale of the film has also started. Distributors from many regions, including Europe and Latin America, have also sent relevant negotiators to Los Angeles to prepare for pre-sale negotiations with 20th century fox.

These are important sources of funding for films. Even companies like 20th century fox, with a total investment of more than 300 million US dollars, will make them breathless. If the film fails, it may even lead to the rupture of the whole funding chain.

Murphy also cooperated with 20th century fox to meet these people. Although these overseas manufacturers are basically from small markets that 20th century fox can't touch, they are not fools. They don't have enough guarantee or recognition, and they won't easily come up with a lot of real money.

The insurance company's guarantee and 20th Century Fox's reputation are on the one hand, and the appeal that Murphy has built up through years of hard work is on the other hand.

Through advertising sponsorship and pre-sale funds, 20th Century Fox plans to solve the financial pressure of 40 million to 50 million US dollars. The rest, apart from its own contribution, is to finance for financial institutions. Hollywood has a mature operation mechanism, and Murphy doesn't have to worry about it.

In addition, he also reached an agreement with 20th century fox that he would bring at least 50 million dollars into the group. That is to say, Stanton studio would occupy a quarter of the production cost of the film and enjoy the same proportion of the revenue share.