Chapter 1251

Alabama, a small town of Canadia on the southwest Mississippi border.

Whether it's the financial turmoil in Asia, or the beginning of a strong Thanksgiving atmosphere, it has nothing to do with the "Blair the witch" crew.

All people are doing their own small projects without distractions.

The film started shooting on November 3, two weeks later, and the progress is much faster than planned. The witch expedition team came to the small town of Canadia for an interview, and the relaxed period just after entering the dense forest has been completed.

This is the result of the continuous improvement of the crew from top to bottom.

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In the first part of the interview, there are only four or five materials planned to be used. In order to find the best materials, not only the actors invited by the crew, but also all the behind the scenes, as well as the townspeople who actively participated in the shooting in the small town of Canadia, all recorded. Besides the fixed script, the crew also provided all kinds of free play space, and finally collected more than 60 materials .

Paul Greengrass also spent three days studying Alabama accent for his guest role.

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Of the more than 60 pieces of material, there are many "interviews" that are really eye-catching.

A kind-hearted local old lady, introduced by her young grandchildren, took part in the shooting. After the simple preparation of the materials given by the crew, the old lady told the story with a natural affinity. Everyone who heard the live recording almost believed it, so that after shooting for more than five minutes, many people reflected what they were doing.

Later, I learned that the 80 year old lady had been helping several children to take care of their grandchildren since 20 years ago. One of her favorite things to do to pass the time was to tell the children all kinds of strange local legends, most of which were scattered by the old people themselves. The "story telling old Jenna" has a small reputation in this large area.

Because the old man spoke so well, the crew paid for the extra recording for nearly half an hour.

Paul Greengrass recently racked his brains for the material he would definitely use. He almost suffered from selection difficulty.

The prelude was finished, and then the crucial and painful second half of the shooting was finished. So that, on the afternoon of November 13, Jerry brookheimer, the nominal executive producer, came to visit the crew and brought gifts intended to comfort the crew members, which were immediately confiscated by Paul Greengrass.

Members of the cast, mainly the five key young people, need only confusion, loneliness, anxiety, fear There must be no comfort.

Jerry brookheimer, of course, has no objection.

He doesn't get any reward for this project, which is regarded as voluntary labor, but if he can do it well, he, as a nominal executive producer, will certainly gain a reputation.

There is also experience.

Even if it's impossible for a fake documentary film to become the mainstream, it's just a ghost record. It's doomed that people will continue to try this theme. Brookheimer also plans to make some similar projects. If the witch Blair can succeed this time, the experience and reputation he has gained can make his next many things work better.

In order to stimulate the emotions of the five actors, although the crew had plenty of time, the shooting was not finished until dark.

Just yesterday, the play of stepping into the witch curse array had been finished, and the last day was very comfortable. From today on, each of the five young people will have a tent to rest alone, and the crew will accompany them all the way in the woods. They will not go to the hotels in the town.

Jerry brookheimer and his Hollywood playwright, Tony Gilroy, patiently accompanied the crew all afternoon.

Although Jerry brookheimer is known as the executive producer of "the witch Blair", he did make great efforts in the preparation process of the project, but the focus of his work during this period is also the blockbuster project "public enemy" led by danielis and listed in MGM and participated by CBS pictures of Westinghouse.

Tony Gilroy, a former screenwriter of the original spy series, was appointed by Simon to revise the subsequent script of public enemy. This time, apart from visiting, I also discussed with Paul Greengrass, the director of "public enemy of the whole people".

It wasn't until after dinner that they were able to communicate with Paul Greengrass, Lena Kane, Annika setel, Oliver wood and others.

The crew used it in a big tent for the meeting.

People gathered around the simple desk. After a series of topics, Paul Greengrass showed Jerry brookheimer a stack of shot sketches and said, "I have some new ideas about the end recently. Jerry, the overall style of Blair the witch tends to be realistic. The last shot, about the naked witch floating in the air, is too weird It is also too mysterious, which will affect the overall style of the film and make it abrupt. I still think it's better to keep realistic. Witches just need to step on the ground and dance around the fire or pray. "Jerry brookheimer took over the painting, flipped through the pages and asked, "have you discussed it with Simon?"

"Not yet," Paul Greengrass shook his head. "Simon is very interested in the original. He recently sent a painting of the flying witch as a reference, but..."

Paul Greengrass didn't go on, but Jerry brookheimer understood.

Hollywood is a long-term structure. People with the right to speak decide everything. Paul Greengrass is just a newcomer who just broke into Hollywood. How dare he change the idea of big boss?

Jerry brookheimer quickly looks at Lena Kane. The girl's identity is different: "Lena, what do you mean?"

Lena said: "I still agree with Simon's suggestion. I should be bold. It is because most of the films are very realistic, and the final weird fantasy can bring a stronger impact to the audience. "

Jerry brookheimerton knew that.

There are differences.

After a little thought, Jerry brookheimer said, "in that case, it's better to try both ideas and let Simon decide."

With that, Jerry brookheimer looks around, Lena Kane is noncommittal, and Paul Greengrass nods slightly. Suddenly I understand that Paul Greengrass is asking for his support. Further analysis shows that this little girl with two waiters is obviously Simon's woman. She is unconsciously in charge of the play group, so that Paul Greengrass has no choice but to ask for help.

After fully understanding, Jerry brookheimer suddenly felt that it was better not to offend women. He thought about it for a moment, motioned to the painting in front of him, and said, "or, compromise again, the witch will fall and the fire will float. This is weird enough and not so mysterious at the same time. All in all, based on my years of experience, as long as there are good ideas and the budget allows, any idea is worth trying. "

Well, it's changed to mild mud.

Paul Greengrass grins bitterly and turns to look at Lena. Lena tilts her head slightly to think, but it's Annika next to Lena. After listening to Brooke's words, she quickly draws with a pen on a piece of draft paper. A moment later, one page of the shot is finished, and she holds it up to show you: "I suddenly feel that this is really good. The witch worships the ghost fire. By the way, at that time, the fire will come." Maybe you can try blue or something. "

Brookheimer nodded with a smile: "yes, dare to try."

"Well, that's it. Try it all," Lena said. Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she had to compromise. She also knew that her name was wrong and she couldn't really take all the power of the project. She let go and asked, "by the way, Jerry, have you found the substitute for Rachel that Simon said last time?"

Brookheimer said, "Linda Vargas has taken this. You can call her tomorrow."

Linda Vargas?

The men at the scene immediately knew.

Lena left her mouth in a small way without any trace, playful guy.

Simon was wronged this time.

It was originally handed over to Jerry brookheimer, who was in Los Angeles. After all, it's impossible for everyone to be separated when shooting here. Then brookheimer took the initiative to figure out someone's mind, and transferred it to Linda WAGGS, Simon's director of the Royal casting. After all, the Hollywood men Well, men with normal sexual orientation are very interested.

After that, he talked about "Blair the witch" in detail, and then turned to "public enemy of the whole people".

Lina continues to listen in, and Annika also rubs Lina's relationship and listens in.

Jerry brookheimer, an old Hollywood producer, is a little bit more progressive and can gain experience from various exchanges. This is something that two young girls are in urgent need of.

So we talked until 11 o'clock in the night, and then we finally dispersed.

Jerry brookheimer, Paul Greengrass and others finally left the tent and saw the two girls walk hand in hand to a saloon car. They looked at Greengrass with men's gossip and asked, "are Lina and Annie stuck together?"

Paul Greengrass nodded.

However, although brookheimer was very interested, he didn't say much.

During this time, Paul Greengrass had to admit that a certain girl could not be provoked by him. He had strong personal ability and strong desire for control. Although he was just a group agent, he tried to restrain himself as much as possible, because of another identity, everyone had to obey her.

Just like that RV, it's also the only one of the crew. A big man specially provides it for his little lover, which doesn't take up the budget of the crew.

In fact, Lina Kane doesn't do too much special work in the crew. She eats like everyone else. She doesn't get paid and she works hard every day.

The only exception is this RV.

Smart people understand that this is a tool for Lina to show her identity. Otherwise, it's not easy for the crew to be obedient to a 23-year-old girl.That's what Lina's smart about.

After all, the RV, together with two Wai family attendants, who dares not recognize it.

As for a girl's lace tendency, naturally we should not see it.

Paul Greengrass thinks that it is also a way to avoid suspicion. After all, it is better for a beautiful girl to stay in the wild with a group of men and women and take the initiative to find a woman than to work with a man.

I have to say that Paul Greengrass is also a smart man.

That's exactly what Lina thinks.

As for lace and the like, she is not interested, so she even drives out Rachel McAdams, who is close to her. Besides, Annika invites her friend to live with her. Lina only feels that she suffers from all kinds of losses. Apart from their similar personalities, Annika's biggest characteristic is that she is very good at driving both real and fake cars.

Even in the last two weeks, it has been true for several times.

Yeah.

The word "Bei" should be added.

Again last night.

When she woke up in the morning, she found that Annika was still clinging to her body. Lena scratched her dirty and angry friend until she almost laughed.

After morning exercise and returning to the RV, Annika is already browsing through the daily newspaper delivered from the city.

Mixing in Hollywood, you can not care about current affairs and politics, but if you want to mix well, "variety show" and "Hollywood Reporter" are compulsory. Lena wants to mix better. Therefore, in addition to these two newspapers, people also prepare mainstream newspapers such as "New York Times" and "Los Angeles Times".

Today is November 14.

Friday.

What Lina is most concerned about is the North American box office data in the past box office week. Seeing that Annika is already browsing a copy of Hollywood Reporter, she takes breakfast from the waitress and asks, "how much?"

Annika did not sell off, saying: "the next week's decline of 43%, some deep ah, the local 200 million is certainly hopeless. Oh, "ghost record" broke 200 million. Last week, the box office was 6.28 million US dollars, totaling 203.26 million, 200 million. Our "witch Blair" only needs half of "ghost record."

"You're not ambitious, are you?"

"I want to be ambitious, but I'm not Simon westero."

"Blair the witch was Simon's idea."

"Yes, but I don't have the tacit understanding of negative distance communication between you and Simon. It's hard to say."

Lina just sat down at the table, took the coffee to her mouth, smelled the words almost spewed out, turned her head slowly, and then glared at the opposite Annika: "I'll let you have a taste of negative distance tonight."

Annika was not afraid and gave a wink.

Lina retreated, snatched the Hollywood Reporter from her hands and watched it quickly.

Probably because of the strong box office in the first week, after the widely debated "evocation 3: Blood month" set a record of more than 60 million US dollars at the box office, the box office of the horror film fell 43% in the next week, and the revenue fell directly from 63.97 million US dollars in the first week to 36.46 million US dollars. However, in just two weeks, the horror film broke through 100 million dollars, reaching a total of 100.43 million dollars.

According to the ladder sharing rule, under the high proportion of the first two weeks, the box office broke through 100 million, and the total budget for production and publicity of 75 million US dollars was basically recovered, followed by profits.

Therefore, even if there is no hope of breaking 200 million, evocation 3 will win a complete victory.

In sharp contrast to "evocation 3", Sony's $100 million sci-fi blockbuster "Star River team", a blockbuster, tried to escape the fierce competition of Thanksgiving, but was crushed by "evocation 3" and failed to win the box office title for a week.

In the first week of large-scale painting, Star River team's box office revenue was only $25.41 million.

It's not 10 years ago. The first week is more than 20 million, and the long-term development can break through 100 million. What's more, there will be a lot of rolling. If "Star River team" starts like this, the domestic box office may only be 40 million to 50 million US dollars. Even if the global cumulative box office can exceed 100 million US dollars, considering the high cost of Sony, the loss is a foregone conclusion.

Lena thought of CBS pictures, which is backed by Westinghouse, she talked about last night.

Probably, is it getting closer to Sony's exit from Hollywood?

In addition to the box office of the three films worth mentioning in the past week, today, November 14, Thanksgiving officially opened.

There are three commercial films with more than 2000 screens, including Fox's alien series alien 4, MGM's Robert zemigis sci-fi blockbuster beyond time and space contact, and Denise Entertainment's new world film's wedding singer.

Lena is worried that in the face of three new films "evocation 3", the box office will drop again. At the same time, she also thinks that there is something wrong with the stalls of danielis entertainment.That man should bring Titanic, the Christmas file, to the Thanksgiving file and replace it with wedding singer. At least it's a $200 million investment. It's too bad to be in the Christmas file, the week before flash 2.

Can't you really give up on yourself?