Chapter 225： Star wars

Shooting a short film is not to ask one person to do it, but to let the students understand every detail in the production and the importance of teamwork. Professor Gretel's requirement is that the students automatically form a team, and then have several teaching assistants. Act as a temporary mentor to familiarize students with Hollywood-style production as soon as possible.

Ryan, Darren, Reese, David, and Chen formed a temporary team and quickly recruited several extras. When shooting their short films, they took turns in different positions, from screenwriter to director, from lighting to editing. Wait, experience them one by one.

All equipment academies are provided, and when Ryan and the others complete the final editing, the time has come to the end of November.

"You should make up for our loss, Ryan."

After handing in the short film, several people gathered in the living room of Ryan's apartment dormitory, and David Moore was launching a condemnation.

"That's right! You said you are going to New York, we even booked the air tickets!" Reese Clement took the conversation, "It's OK to ask your girlfriend to be our heroine, and it turns out..."

"Nate is not my girlfriend." Ryan glanced at him obliquely, and raised Erlang's legs. "Don't forget that I paid for the ticket in advance. You haven't lost anything!"

"But you hurt our hearts." Darren Bousman muttered.

"Really, Darren, don't ask me to make you special ketchup next time."

This guy was shooting a horror short film, and the ketchup used in it was obtained by Ryan from the company.

"Okay, okay." Darren Bousman raised his hand and changed the subject. "The 508 course will start next year. I need to shoot an experimental film by then. I really want to make a horror feature film."

"Then you can sprinkle more tomato sauce?" Chen Jiazheng was flipping through the latest "Vanity Fair", then raised his head.

"Come on, Chen, the psychological horror theory you mentioned is not suitable for the North American market at all." Darren waved his hand casually.

Chen Jiazheng shrugged. Without saying anything, he has been in school for more than two months. Although many people look at him with tinted glasses, they get along very happily in this small team. These people have helped him a lot.

"You guys." Ryan shook his head casually, found his backpack, took out a stack of movie tickets from it, and distributed it to several people. "These are the premier movie tickets you want. Each person only has two tickets. . If someone doesn’t join in by then..."

Ryan showed them a big fist.

"Can we walk the red carpet?" The least reliable Reese made a whimsical suggestion.

"Even if I am going to walk on the red carpet. I have to wait until the day when the movie I directed is released." Darren Bousman put away the movie tickets. I snatched "Vanity Fair" from Chen Jiazheng, "I will be the cover character of "Vanity Fair" at that time!"

"It's not dark yet!" Chen Jiazheng snatched the magazine back and turned to Ryan's column. "Ryan. Are you writing the story of the Roman Empire in this issue?"

"Oh, what story?" David Moore leaned over curiously.

In the past few years, many of Ryan's stories have turned into excellent movies, which will naturally attract the attention of these future film professionals.

"A story about a gladiator." Darren has already read it. "It tells revenge, family, persistence, and responsibility. The typical Ryan style is always closely tied to mainstream values."

"So Ryan's work has always been very popular." David Moore is best at thinking among the four. "Don't forget, Ryan has never seen Roger Albert. The film critic has always admired him. Plus, this explains the problem."

"Okay, guys, don't watch it. This story will be made into a movie in a few years. Then I will invite you to watch it live." Ryan checked the time and reminded, "We have to hurry up. If you don’t, you can only sit at the back."

"Oh, George Lucas is rare to come to the academy." David Moore has stood up, "We can't miss it."

In the afternoon, George Lucas will come to the film school to have an exchange with students on the topic of producer and director.

Frankly speaking, Lucas's directorial level is only the bottom of the four major directors in the 1980s. The Star Wars series has been eaten for a lifetime, and the level of storytelling is not very good, but he is an extremely good producer. People, especially for film technology, he and James Cameron are always at the forefront.

Moreover, some of his predictive theories about the film industry are often realized, and his vision is really good.

"I'm not a computer expert, I'm just a person who tells stories attentively. Technology is only an indispensable part of telling stories. Anyone engaged in art will encounter technical limitations."

Although he has always been at the forefront of film technology, George Lucas’s opening remarks expounded the importance of story to film, even if he is not a good storyteller.

Compared with a purely theoretical single-person speech, Lucas pays more attention to communication with students. He only talked for ten minutes, and then gave the rest of the time to the students to ask questions.

Although Lucas's theory is not new to Ryan, he listens very carefully. Learning and absorbing the advantages of others for his own use is one of his strengths.

As he has always said, talent is very important, and hard work cannot be ignored.

An hour later, Lucas finished the course and walked out of the auditorium. Ryan called on Darren and said that he had other things to do, and walked to the office area of ​​the Film Academy.

A few veteran professors were given tickets for the premiere movie, and a sincere invitation was issued. It was not until they agreed that Ryan walked out with a smile.

These veteran professors are not just as simple as professors. They are all members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, several of them are even one of the core members, and the students they bring out are all over Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

Networks and connections are often woven bit by bit.

A wide-ranging hidden alliance will not do any harm to his future career. Now that the break with Disney is inevitable, Ryan will naturally want to draw up more alliances to put Michael Eisner's possible counterattack.

Of course, he and Disney still have common interests, and it is the wisest choice for both sides to maintain the current relationship.

"Hello, Professor Great." Entering the mentor's office, Ryan had just finished saying hello, and found another person, "Hi, George, you are here too."

"Ryan." Lucas beckoned casually, both of them were old friends.

"Sit down, Ryan."

After Ryan sat down, he quickly stated his intentions, and Mentor Great did not hesitate to respond.

"Ryan, why didn't you invite me?" Ryan just walked out of the office and found George Lucas following from behind, so he had to say, "Come on, George, this is Stephen's movie, don't you participate in the premiere? Projection?"

The two laughed and walked outside the academy as they talked. Ryan thought of what he had heard and asked, "It is said that the "Star Wars" series will be re-screened next year? So, are you going to officially start the prequel?"

"Yes it is."

George Lucas nodded, "Actually, I have completed the script for the prequel trilogy, and I will start it up by the end of next year at the latest."

"Is it Anakin? The Skywalker story?" Ryan asked tentatively.

"Yes, it's the story about Luke's parents, Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala." Lucas suddenly changed the subject, "Ryan, you are a recognized master of storytelling. , How about editing the script for me?"

Obviously, George Lucas has a clear understanding of his strengths and weaknesses.

"Come on, George, this is Star Wars, this is a work that belongs only to George Lucas."

The Star Wars series has become a kind of culture in the United States, and the story logic is all clouds.

"Okay." The old man suddenly laughed weirdly. "Ryan, I heard that you agreed to a role for Stephen again. How about playing a role in Star Wars?"

"Can you know the general plot?" Ryan asked.

"Let's go to the coffee shop and talk."

The two simply turned a corner and walked into the outdoor cafe of the Film Academy.

Asked for two cups of coffee, the two sat facing each other under the umbrella. George Lucas tried to use simple language to tell the general plot. In general, the main line of the story is the movie that Ryan has seen in the past life. It makes no difference.

"Obi-Wan? Kenobi, the master of Luke and Anakin, how about this role? In the first prequel, he was still a hairy boy."

Hearing what George Lucas said, Ryan laughed, "George, I am more interested in another character."

"Ki Gang? Jin?" Lucas asked suspiciously.

"No, no, no." Ryan shook his finger. "Anakin as an adult, Anakin? Skywalker."

This can be regarded as a dream in a previous life Especially at the end of "Attack of the Clones", which once made him envious.

"Damn it, it will only appear in the second part, and it will be in the new century." Lucas sighed and asked seriously, "Ryan, are you sure? Don't kid me!"

"Of course, George, have I joked with anyone in the movie?" Ryan shrugged and spread his hands, looking very sincere.

After Lucas nodded slowly, Ryan asked again, "George, does Padmé Amidala have suitable actors?"

"I'm looking for it. I need actresses between 15 and 18 years old. You should know that in this age group, actresses with the right looks and good acting skills are not very easy to find." Lucas is not. What anxious, after all, there is still some time before the movie starts.

"Can I recommend one?"

"Of course, everyone knows your vision in this regard."

"How about Nat?" Seeing the old man a little confused, Ryan explained, "My good friend, Natalie Portman." ()