Chapter 1772

It's not easy to choose the right project from a huge mountain of scripts, but the actual operation process is even more difficult than imagined - to be exact, the things that need to be considered in selecting potential projects for film production companies are obviously different from personal situations.

If it's lanli who selects his own works, his personal orientation is the only criterion. Apart from the award season and box office, he can only choose his favorite works. "Crazy love", "detached", "drunken folk songs" and other works are like this. The box office explosion of "tomorrow's edge" and "gravity" can also be said to be unexpected.

But now it's for Sisyphus pictures:

If you choose Oscar series works, the tie between Sisyphus pictures and Sony classics will be deeper and deeper, and you have to face the encirclement and suppression of Weinstein pictures. Even if you leave these aside, does Sisyphus pictures have the ability to join the college's public relations game? After all, its opponents are all old-fashioned and careless, Even the works that won the nomination in the last generation may also be eliminated due to the operation of the supplementary files.

If you choose a box office work, then the investment cost will be the key issue. With Sisyphus film's current ability, investing in a $100 million work is the limit, not the problem of capital flow, but the problem of subsequent risk taking. Even if Langley can ensure that the script and CASS are on the right path, there are thousands of possibilities for the shooting process of a work to go in the wrong direction, which is not the part he can guarantee.

If you choose works from the art department, it is obvious that the ratio of investment to income will become a big problem for Sisyphus film. They can't expect the Sundance Film Festival to accept all works, nor can they expect the streaming media platform which has no shadow for the time being. It will be very difficult for Sisyphus film to operate in the early stage.

In fact, the core reason is that ambition and ability can not match.

When Brad Pitt, George Clooney and others set up a film production company, they basically started around their own works, one or two of which they starred or directed, and then sought cooperation. No matter what kind of works and styles they had, they didn't have to worry. With their own fame and resources, Channels can be found for subsequent distribution and publicity.

It's the same with the production of "pop drummer" and "Night Walker".

But now Sisyphus film needs to go further, so things become tricky. There are more and more things to consider, measure and plan.

However, in the end, Lanley found a relatively simple way to temporarily select those works with "potential", and then carry out the second and third rounds of screening to select the works suitable for Sisyphus film's production at the present stage, the award season, streaming media and so on. Even Sundance is not included in the scope of consideration, It is purely from the standpoint of Sisyphus pictures.

In the final analysis, Sisyphus was founded to produce excellent works, which is the original intention.

No wonder everyone says that Vanity Fair is easy to lose.

Rao Shi Lan Li has gone through numerous storms, but it's hard to avoid losing sight when he really stands at the top of the pyramid. His ambition is gradually expanding unconsciously, and he forgets his original purpose unconsciously. His mind is full of things like "interests, awards, success, ticket houses, honor, fame, popularity, pursuit of brilliance", and then he loses himself in this way.

At the beginning of reading the script, Lan Li also had some irrepressible impetuousness, because he thought too much, he worried too much, and lost the original intention of appreciating the script; But when he went to Berlin, he was immersed in the atmosphere of the film festival. Although the cooperation was not frank, lanli gradually sobered down.

It's a pity and a surprise.

After calming down, the action of screening script is gradually clear, and the speed and efficiency of listing are also significantly improved. This is the list in Andre's hand.

Undoubtedly, it's the easiest way to select the works of the Oscar department. It's not because Langley has fixed his goal on the Oscar, but because the works that won the Oscar nomination and even the award in the last life are always more impressive, so it's hard to avoid paying more attention when browsing the scripts.

But even the Oscar series can be divided into two kinds: one is "the king's speech" and "the artist", which are specially designed for the Oscar, as are many biographical films; One is works whose artistic value orientation is more suitable for the mainstream thought, such as equal rights for minority groups, including women and race, etc., such as justice and inspirational life.

In addition, besides these two types, there is another type that can not be regarded as a type, that is, the type of unintentionally inserting willows and willows into the shade, "detached", "drunken folk", "crazy love", "burst drummer" and so on. They are not typical college style, but they won praise unexpectedly after being released, and then under the effective operation of college public relations, All the way to the awards season.

However, the reason why it is "not a type" is that such works are available but not available. It is very difficult for them to find a stable rule or template. They can not be mass produced, and even more can not be produced in assembly line. This also makes the major film companies reluctant to take risks.

For Sisyphus pictures, works other than the third type are opportunities.

Whether it's the first or the second, most of the scripts have been controlled by mainstream film production companies. In addition to the six major Hollywood companies, Weinstein pictures, Lion Gate pictures, roadside scenery pictures and so on have formed their own mature production system, and they are bound to mass produce some types of works every year for the sake of Oscars, These screenplay projects can't escape the scope of biography, equal rights, inspirational and so on. Occasionally, the attempts to take the lead are limited.

But the third type of script, like "drunken ballad" and "pop drummer", is more or less handled by major brands, but it still lacks the courage to put into production. Now it has become an opportunity for Sisyphus film.

In addition to "Carol" and "Brooklyn" mentioned by Langley and Rooney, he also selected eight works.

"Nocturnal animal", directed by Tom Ford, starring Jack Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams, is nominated for best supporting actor.

"Border killer", directed by Dennis Villeneuve, starring Emily Bronte and nominated for three Oscars.

"Manchester by the sea," starring Kathy Affleck, won six Oscar nominations and best actor.

"Focus," directed by Tom McCarthy, has six Academy Awards nominations and won best picture.

"Room," starring brie Larson, was nominated for four Oscars and won best actress.

"Big short", directed by Adam McKay, starring Christian bell, Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling, and nominated for five Oscars.

"The hunter of the wilderness", directed by Alessandro Gonzalez inarito, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has 12 Oscar nominations and won best director and best actor.

"45th anniversary", directed by Andrew Haigh and nominated for best actress.

The above eight works all have one thing in common: they are not typical academic works, but they are also in line with the overall trend of the college's value orientation. Relying on excellent word-of-mouth and strong public relations, they finally won a place in the Academy Awards ceremony and made a way out of the award season.

Plus "Carol" and "Brooklyn", there are ten works before and after.

Sisyphus pictures should not be greedy. They only need to produce two to three of them, up to four, which will be enough to make them gain a foothold quickly in the next two years. Apart from the little golden men, at least they can establish their own reputation, just like lanli, and win a place in the industry with excellent and high-quality brand image.

In fact, among the ten projects, there was a little surprise.

"Big short" is paramount's project, which is adapted from Michael Lewis's non fiction works. After his previous works "weakness" and "penalty into gold" were adapted into movies, they both entered the Oscar nomination stage. It can be said that it is a hot award season project, which can be seen from the strong cast——

According to the track of the last life, Brad Pitt was the producer of this work, and his production company plan B participated in the production; But at present, paramount is still not approved to shoot, and even came to the hands of Sisyphus pictures, which is quite interesting.

Langley's confusion is answered by Andy: Paramount thinks that this work is too risky, revealing the truth of the 2008 US subprime financial crisis in a playful and ironic way, which may hurt the pride of Wall Street and eventually lead to the tragic defeat of the work, so they refuse to let go and ask the director Adam Mackay to agree to shoot the sequel of "ace announcer", I'm willing to turn on the green light.

Adam Mackay, who was born as a comedian, is trying to complete the transformation through "big short", but now he is forced to return to the routine again by paramount. To be honest, he is not very happy; What's more, the previous work of "ace announcer" is ten years ago, and now it sounds like a bad idea to restart the sequel——

Paramount, like Universal Pictures, has been at a low ebb in recent years, and the shackles of the capital chain have formed a vicious circle, which has led to their market share declining all the way. They have no choice but to dig out more possibilities from their previous works.

Now, Adam Mackay and paramount are in a stalemate. At the same time, the "big short" project has begun to change hands among other film companies, and no company has come forward to take over.

In addition, the emergence of "focus" and "wild Hunter" is also a surprise.