Chapter 2359

Langley hall and Katherine Kennedy are the top figures in Hollywood pyramid. They have far-reaching influence in many aspects, such as contacts, power, prestige, status and so on. If they really hit each other hard, it's Mars hitting the earth. Maybe one of them won't win in the end, and it's the biggest possibility that both sides will lose. For the "grand theft one" crew, It could develop into a devastating disaster.

Check and balance. That's the point.

While the "grand theft one" crew is still working in Maldives, Langley and Katherine have a fight in London. They come and go, and no one is easy to start. There are three talks before and after, and two telephone conferences. The tense atmosphere and sparking confrontation make the two sides fall into a deadlock.

No one can know the specific content of the conversation, but from the results, the two sides made concessions and reached a consensus.

The script really needs to be modified. Some scenes, dialogues and parts of the characters, especially the scenes of the fighting scenes, need to be deleted to improve the rhythm as much as possible, so as to ensure that the narrative rhythm of the film can be light and sharp without affecting the main line and reduce the burden of the film.

Director, can't change, this is also the core of the argument between Langley and Catherine.

Langley formally refused Tony Gilroy's "help" in a serious manner and temporarily joined the second director, which may be a devastating blow to the crew, and Garris's personal style and creative ideas may also be damaged; But Catherine's attitude is also very firm. She thinks that Garris absolutely needs help. Rhythm control and fighting scenes are the key to commercial films, and the crew needs to improve the rhythm of the film.

The final conclusion is that Tony Gilroy is still far away from the crew for the time being, but Tony can hold a meeting with Garris as a consultant to discuss and give some opinions; And Langley will also have a meeting with Garris to ensure that Garris can accept more possibilities in the scheduling of fight scenes.

As for rhythm control, that's the post editing thing.

In the end, stay the same, which is the bottom line of Langley, but also the bottom line of Garris, refused to leave any tail for the potential sequel. The sequel problem is only one aspect. The real reason is the significance of the ending to the rebels, which is an indispensable part.

Back and forth, the two sides finally reached a consensus.

Immediately after that, Christopher McQuarrie appeared in London.

Why Christopher Macaulay?

As a director, Christopher directed the fifth and sixth films of "Detective Jack" and "mission impossible". His directing ability has not been widely recognized yet, and he is more known as Tom Cruise's regular partner; But as a screenwriter, Christopher is a famous Tinker in Hollywood.

"Very suspect" is his famous work. Although a series of commercial films after that have been mediocre, "Detective Jack", "deadly companion" and "giant catcher Jack" and other works have suffered a tragic defeat, Christopher's refinement and control of lines are well-known in Hollywood.

Hollywood script writing is a very interesting thing. Only when the content of writing exceeds 30%, can it have the right of final signature; But in fact, a screenwriter who is not on the list of screenwriters but participates in the creation of a script may be a long list. It's really normal for a script to go through multiple screenwriters.

It should also be noted that before and after the crew officially starts up, there may be a situation:

The producers are not very satisfied with the details of the script. They may modify the lines and dialogues, or modify a few scenes. They hope to partially modify the content of the script without breaking their bones and muscles. Then, the "Tinker" will appear, which is considered a small-scale technical work——

It doesn't need a lot of tedious work, but it needs patience and careful adjustment. Some screenwriters may lack talent, a little delicate touch and inspiration for the story frame and main line setting. Creating a complete script may be a disaster; But detail control has its own unique skills, which may be the basis of lines, the setting of scenes, the character, and so on.

For example, Christopher Macaulay.

In fact, the work of "partially revising the script" is not honorable, because the writers with real talent and ability disdain to do such "non creative physical work"; But this kind of "physical work" has an irreplaceable advantage: simple, convenient and high income.

It may take three months to six months to create a script framework, and the average salary is about one million dollars; For a complete script, the cycle is relatively long, from three months to several years, but there is no limit to the salary, which is three million dollars or more.

But for "tinkers", they can get a salary of 300000 to 500000 US dollars in a week or a month. The salary for modifying a sentence or 29% of the content is relatively fixed, and they can get rich returns in a short time. This is also considered to be the most profitable job in Hollywood.

It's like a "body worker" standing on the street, making quick money.

Having said that, there are not many writers who are really qualified for this job in Hollywood.

Back to Christopher Macaulay.

After Langley and Katherine reached an agreement, Christopher appeared in London "immediately", as if he had been ready for a long time.

This also means that Katherine has been prepared for a long time. The bargaining is just paralyzing Langley. In the end, she successfully completed her goal: to revise the script. Although the contract stipulates that Langley has the right to decide the script, Catherine always has a way to make Langley nod.

At the producer level, Catherine is the more experienced one. As for lanli, he still relies on his own mentality to form a confrontation with his aura. Looking back at the original contest between "crazy love" and Harvey Weinstein in Park City, it is still the fearlessness of the ignorant in the final analysis.

Langley even surmises that Christopher has already started revising the script in London, because Catherine is sure to let Langley agree; So, modifying the ending and adding a second director, these things may be just smoke bombs, which have become Catherine's bargaining chips.

The power struggle at the top of the Hollywood pyramid is definitely not that simple. By comparison, Thomas tour's small means in the "Star Trek" crew are much simpler. The main reason is that he does not consider the overall situation at a higher level, and the rhythm is still led by Langley.

In any case, the shooting of "grand theft one" is in full swing, but the crew has changed, which has led to twists and turns in the follow-up shooting.

It took Christopher only two weeks to complete the script revision. After Catherine and Langley watched it one after another, it was officially approved——

It's true that the story has been simplified a lot, and all the characters have become relatively simple. Even the parts of lenley and felicity have been partially affected.

Among the crew, Garris held meetings with Tony and Christopher, and then with Langley and other editors.

Although Garris is very dissatisfied with the singleness of the characters, which destroys the fullness of the story, it is unrealistic for commercial films to spend a lot of pen and ink to shape the characters. More often, even if they spend a lot of pen and ink, they are still unsatisfactory, on the contrary, they become a burden to the narrative rhythm of the film; In the end, Garris chose to compromise.

More precisely, even if Garris does not compromise, he will not be able to change the decision made by Catherine and Langley.

However, all this did not affect the shooting work of "grand theft one". The inner part of the crew could feel the undercurrent surging, but there was nothing they could do about the resolutions at the framework level. They had to wait and see the changes, continue to stick to their posts, occasionally exchange a look and whisper for a moment during the break. That was all.

After all the negotiations and changes, the staff are watching each other, not sure how things will develop. Who knows what the result of the immortal fight will be?

However, lanli seemed to have nothing happened, and calmly put himself into daily work, which made the staff a little more stable; Then when Garris returned to the crew, he didn't show too many different emotions. It seemed that all his thoughts were in his heart. The shooting work was still going on in an orderly way, and the turmoil and chaos of the crew gradually settled down.

With the gradual advance of time, "grand theft one" has returned to the normal track. The brief chaos does not seem to be able to create more waves, but for the crew, this is a good thing.

Nevertheless, the changes in the script have brought about a chain reaction. The follow-up shooting work has increased a lot, and the shooting progress has been pushed back a little.

The crew was busy until the middle of May when "grand theft one" officially announced the completion of the project. It took four and a half months to complete the project, nearly three weeks later than expected, disrupting many plans; But lanli knew that it was still not over.

Judging from Katherine's previous attitude and opinions, there may be twists and turns in the process of post editing. If the first cut version is not satisfactory, then the subsequent remake and remake are also possible——

It is very common for top-notch commercial films to make up and remake. However, the specific situation is also very complicated. There are both positive and negative aspects, which can not be generalized. But in the final analysis, the opinions of the producer and the director conflict. The balance between business and art is not so simple.

But for the moment, the cast has finished, and the work of the actors has come to a stage.

Since 2015, Langley has been working hard all the time. His figure has appeared all over the world and kept coming in and out on various occasions. Now he can finally take a breath - the work is still not over, because the Cannes Film Festival is coming, but for Langley, going to the blue coast is equivalent to a vacation.