~： Twenty One - Ratings & Trials

The North American film market has a strict classification system. According to the classification system of the American Film Institute, the classification and rating management committee under the association, which is also known as MPAA, is responsible for rating films.

This MPAA is not as fair and just as everyone thinks. Although its reviewers are anonymous, a normal person knows that MPAA seats are controlled by several giants.

He knew that the large-scale footage he kept was definitely not overkill, but if he was the one who sent the film rating, rather than some influential film company, maybe he would give an R-rated film.

PG--level: Children under 13 years old should watch this kind of film under parental guidance. Most grannies are embarrassed by this kind of film, but not terrified or disgusted.

R--Rated: Children under 17 are not allowed to watch this movie without adult supervision. Most of these videos contain moderate violence, some obscene pornographic images, occasional rude language, and some obscene dialogue. If children and children invite grandma to watch this kind of movie together, they are bound to be scolded and reprimanded.

These two kinds of films seem to be next to each other regardless of their ratings, but the audiences are very different. If they were actually cast as R-rated films with their feet, Wayne would cry to death.

After the dinner, he thought about this and returned to the apartment. Now his only way is to wait for the distribution company to buy or distribute the film, and use the distribution company's channels to cast MPAA to rate the film.

Early the next morning, Wayne invited his agent Jimmy, Naomi and Luke to bring the edited film together and returned to USC together. Professor Anderson had made an appointment with him to watch his new film together.

When he took Naomi to the school parking lot, Jimmy and Luke were already chatting and waiting for him.

"Luke, is the film okay?"

The first thing he cared about was the film that Luke carried. He made two copies in total, one was kept in Luke's place for projection, and the other was deposited in the bank.

"No problem, don't worry, there will never be any unexpected situations during the screening."

Luke was also very excited. He put a lot of effort into this film. It was the first public screening, even if there were only a few people in the audience.

He nodded with satisfaction and looked at Jimmy. Invite the agent to watch the finished film. Wayne is to give him confidence. In the follow-up, he needs to activate his own network to help Wayne to see film crews and film company buyers. If the quality of the film is very good, it is not ruled out that he will use it. caa relationship.

Jimmy greeted him and kept silent. He understood what Wayne meant, but the premise was that the quality of the film had to impress him first. Only when the quality can be guaranteed, can I report to the company and use the network of Hollywood's largest brokerage company.

So now, no matter how much he talks to Jimmy, it will be useless. After watching the film, everything will be decided.

After saying hello, he and Luke carried the film together, took Naomi and Jimmy, and walked directly to the small screening classroom that he had made an appointment with with Professor Anderson.

What he didn't expect was that not only Professor Anderson was waiting in the screening room, but also seven or eight Wayne's classmates. He ignored them and hugged the professor first.

"Teacher, I brought the film. I just finished post-production. You can take a look first. I'm going to take it to the Saint Denis Film Festival for screening after Christmas."

Professor Anderson looked at Wayne in front of him. He was obviously thinner. It seemed that he paid a lot to make this film. Patting his shoulder, he said in a proud tone:

"Of course, if you can finish him in such a short time, it means you did a good job. I was not going to invite my classmates to come to see, but when you called me, Adam and Joey were there with me, and they were on their own. Come here, do you mind?"

He didn't make the teacher embarrassed. Professor Anderson was not only his student, and Wayne didn't mind that others saw the film first. The purpose of his filming was for people to see.

"Of course there's no problem, teacher. Luke, you're going to the screening, no problem?"

Seeing that Luke nodded and went to the screening room at the back to prepare by himself, he sat down with Professor Anderson in the front row with confidence. These are simply too easy for Luke. When Luke was in school, this screening classroom had shown many experimental short films.

Naomi and Jimmy didn't speak for a while. Seeing that Wayne didn't introduce them, they didn't say hello to the professor. They sat in the front row together and waited for the screening to start.

As the lights dimmed, Adam, who was sitting in the middle, looked at everyone in the first row with an ugly expression. Wayne never looked at him since he entered the classroom. He was like a cloud of air, completely ignoring him. .

He greeted all the classmates who came to watch the movie here today. He was at Professor Anderson yesterday. When he asked the professor to help him change the short film, he heard the agreement between Wayne and the professor. When he went back, he told all the classmates about this. thing.

He and Wayne have been in conflict for more than three years, and they have never embarrassed each other once, so he thinks this is an opportunity. Dad Adam is an executive of the Hollywood giant Universal Pictures. He knows the difficulty of making a feature film. It is not a task they can complete now. Today will definitely be an opportunity to embarrass Wayne.

Wayne glanced back, he didn't pay attention to who was watching his movie, but saw Luke gesturing to him that he was ready. He also returned an ok gesture and let Luke start the show.

The old-fashioned projector clicked and the screen displayed a line of letters: Wayne Greenberg. And then the movie starts with the protagonist Terry waking up and entering the real story.

Wayne didn't pay much attention to the curtain. He knew too well what the film was like. He saw that the teacher was watching the movie seriously, and he was thinking about the follow-up plan.

Everyone was watching the film seriously, and no one spoke, including Jimmy and Naomi. Jimmy sat up straight three minutes from the beginning of the film and stared at the screen without blinking.

This film was much better than he had imagined, especially the first time Terry was stabbed to death with blood. He heard the students sitting in the back row, almost all startled and exclaimed.

Well, as a horror film, it's basically qualified here. As the story slowly develops, there are some icy jokes in it to soothe the audience's emotions. But every time Terry can't escape the fate of being brutally stabbed to death, it will pull the suspense again.

During the less than 100 minutes of the screening, except for the exclamations at the back, Jimmy hardly heard anyone chatting or speaking, which shows that the film can stick to the audience. He was also attracted by the plot of the movie, and followed the protagonist in the plot to find the answer.

Naomi has another feeling. From the first minute of the film, she hugged the director's arm. The first time she saw herself on the screen as the protagonist, she didn't expect Wayne to make her so beautiful.

When the film was halfway through, she couldn't help shedding tears. Naomi believed that as long as the film was released by a company willing to release it, she would definitely get rid of the situation where she couldn't accept the role, she hugged Wayne tightly. arm.

On all Hollywood theater screens, the director is far too bleak compared to the successful star actor.

However, the fact is just the opposite. Following the director is the universal value of film and television production. Throughout the more than 100 years since the film was made, the real film leader has always been the director.

Without directors such as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, and Francisco Coppola, it can be said that there would be no golden age of cinema today.

Naomi has been gambling, betting that if this young director really succeeds, she only needs to hold his arm tightly, believing that she can follow this ship and go further together.

As the movie ended, the male and female protagonists kissed together, because Wayne didn't make a short film before and after at all, and the curtain returned to black directly. With a click, the old-fashioned projector stopped working, and the lights in the classroom turned on.

Professor Anderson turned around, looked at the child who had always been self-disciplined and hard-working, and clapped his palm vigorously. Jimmy and Naomi also stood up to applaud him, and gradually, a few classmates in the back row clapped their hands with them.

The applause stopped, and Wayne stood in front, bowed slightly to everyone, and said thank you loudly. At this moment, he also felt a lot. Adam looked at Wayne in front of the screen and frowned deeply, this was definitely not the result he wanted.

Looking at the blond beauty, hugging Wayne's arm tightly, he recognized that she was the heroine in the movie. Damn, how could he get everything so easily. While no one was paying attention, Adam walked out of the classroom silently.

Adam walked out of the classroom in annoyance and kicked the oak tree by the side of the road hard. Katie had only been with him for a month, so he kicked Katie, and the promised heroine and the arrangement after graduation naturally disappeared. , Since he can't beat Wayne with his ex-girlfriend, then she has no meaning to existHollywood turns her face and doesn't recognize her disgusting when she puts on her pants. He did a very good job.

Looking at the actress next to Wayne, he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart. Why should all the good things belong to him, he kept saying the word starting with f, and drove out of the school in the car. Didn't he want to release his own feature film, it's never been easier to get it into theaters, and he'd know that Hollywood can never be a novice director's paradise.

Wayne didn't notice that someone left early. The work of the past few months made him not take Adam to heart at all. His vision now is much farther than when he was in school.

After the classmates finished congratulating him, several people came to Professor Anderson's office together.

"Teacher, what do you think?"

Together with everyone else, he looked at the professor eagerly.

"No problem, it's even better than I imagined. Wayne, you have completely shot the effect you expressed in the script. Although you can see that some of the techniques are still a little immature, it will definitely not affect the viewing experience.

I didn't expect you to do such a good job. The selling point of this film is clear and logical, making the audience have the urge to sit and stare at the screen. Among them, the growth of the protagonist, and the description of love, friendship and family affection are shallow and urgent, which completely sets off the final theme, which is very good.

Of course, I'm glad you didn't overuse your own style. Although there are some **** large-scale shots, you did a good job of not making this film a cult film. The moderate noir style is more suitable for this film, and overall it is a very good horror film. "

When everyone sitting on the sofa heard the professor's praise, they all laughed slowly. Even Jimmy, who had been silent, laughed along with him.

Jimmy knew that his chance had come.