Chapter 76： Grounding gas

In Hollywood, success is not only an experience, but also a mode of continuous operation.

The success of "Human Removal Project" also allowed many preliminary preparations to be continued in "Reaper Is Coming".

For example, the crew still chose Warner Studios as their resident.

However, the scale of the two films is very different. On the basis of the previous small studio, the crew of "Reaper is Coming" rented another large studio.

In addition, the crew is still in the office building in the studio, renting a small half-story building as an office space.

Publicly disclosed 15 million U.S. dollars, and the actual budget of 20 million U.S. dollars, also made Ronan no longer stretched as he did when he made the "Human Removal Project."

"In the initial written work, Glenn and I did almost the same."

In the office, James Wong glanced at his good friends and said to Ronan: "Most of the people on the shooting team have also had the previous cooperation experience. The running-in process will not be as difficult as the last one. If the problem is too big, I plan to move to the shooting stage in April."

Ronan nodded slightly: "I am asking people to make a release plan based on your shooting plan."

The materials for this project have been transferred to Embassy Pictures, and Garcia is leading people to develop a detailed publicity and distribution plan.

James-Huang said: "If the funds are sufficient, I will be able to finish the filming no later than July." He asked again, "Is the release schedule confirmed?"

"The publisher provided two schedules to choose from." Ronan said simply: "One is Halloween, which is a little nervous. The other is in December, "Screaming and Screaming" was a huge success in December."

He said directly: "I prefer December. The post-production of this film is more complicated, and there are still many special effects to be completed."

"I also think December is better." James Huang said.

Ronan urged: "James, it can be solved by shooting, don't drag it to post-production."

James-Huang said: "I understand." He thought about it, and then said: "Special effects team, I recommend the digital field. They charge lower fees. I have cooperated with them in "X Files"."

Ronan did not agree or veto: "I will talk to the digital field."

In this era, there are so many special effects companies in Hollywood. Many medium and large studios have independent special effects companies or special effects departments. Even Pixar studios are engaged in the special effects business of live-action movies.

There are many special effects companies to choose from.

Ronan turned to ask: "Glen, there will be no major changes in the script, right?"

"No." Glenn Morgan is the kind of introvert and silent person.

Ronan emphasized: "James, you have proven to be an excellent horror film director. I will not interfere with the normal filming of the crew, but I must explain in advance that this film must be exciting and the story must be simple. Clear!"

To be honest, he was worried that after James Huang had the success of the "Human Removal Project", he would, like many directors, over-expand and add too many mysterious and mysterious things in the next filming.

Directors like 　　 are very common in Hollywood, and they have messed up too many movie projects, and some even caused the production company to go bankrupt.

James Huang smiled: "Don't worry, this must be a simple story." He thought about it a little, and then said: "Even the tricky death hunting plots are often seen in daily life. Ways of using water, electricity, driving, crossing the road, boiling water, details of pouring wine, and even the habit of placing rags, etc.

The silent Glenn Morgan added: "Our philosophy is that any omission in the details of life can cause death."

Ronan endorsed this idea: "Putting the horror of death in the daily life of the general public will definitely have a very good scary effect, making people scary in their daily lives."

In this film, James Wong and Glenn Morgan’s pursuit of death is a concept, but the actual implementation is very grounded.

James-Huang added: "We often see people in the TV news who have experienced tornadoes, floods, and collapsed buildings who survived a catastrophe, even unharmed; but there are also people who drown in a shallow ditch whose water level is less than their knees. By the side. The contrast between the tenacity and fragility of life is the inspiration for "Reaper Is Coming"."

Ronan smiled and said: "James, in fact, I very much agree with what you said. The biggest horror comes from the unknown." He changed his voice: "But when we shoot and make horror films, we must also consider the actual market and audience. In fact, "Reaper is Coming" must be an R-rated film, and the death scenes show the scale of an R-rated film as much as possible."

"I understand." James Huang said without hesitation.

The success of the "Human Removal Project" has made him more clearly aware of the importance of meeting market needs.

Just such an unreliable idea, coupled with a newly handwritten script like Ronan Anderson, and the supporting role hidden in the protagonist scene produced by later editing, in his eyes is a standard street work, who Knowing that not only was it successful, but also a great success...

Although James Huang moved to the United States when he was a teenager, he still has the humility of the Easterners. The success of the "Human Removal Project" made him understand one thing deeply. In the aspect of grasping the market, he is better than Ronan- Anderson is too far behind.

If he can shun Ronan Anderson's 20th street in directing shooting, then Ronan Anderson can also shun him 20th street in the market.

In the office, Ronan and James Wong are basically discussing. Glenn Morgan rarely speaks.

The two talked about the specific preparations for the meeting. When talking about the actors, Ronan asked: "What do you think of the actors?"

James Wong doesn't have much say in the choice of actors for the main roles, but he just made suggestions as a director: "The main actors are high school students. On the basis of ensuring basic acting skills, look as good as possible."

He suddenly thought of a key question: "The main actors won't find Arabs anymore?"

After all, the funding for the film comes from Arabs.

"No." Ronan shook his head directly: "There will be no ethnic restrictions this time."

But he thought about it, and said: "Among the main actors other than the leading actors and actresses, I will use minority actors appropriately."

There have been surveys before, and the proportion of African Americans and Latinos in theater audiences has been steadily increasing.

Especially black life is expensive. In the future, these three words alone may be worth tens of millions of dollars at the box office.

Movies are being affected by changes in the social situation after all.

As Ronan really intervened in the work of the crew, the preparations for "Reaper Is Coming" suddenly accelerated, and in just a few days, many important positions were recruited.

The actual investment in this project is several times that of the "Human Removal Project", and the crew is much larger than that.

In addition to the producer, Ronan once again served as the production manager. Because the financial aspect involved the capital conversion of the two projects, Mary was still in charge, like the other associate producers, assistant producers, location managers, The production team members such as location searchers, production coordinators and technical consultants are all resolved through external recruitment. UU reading www.uukａnshu.com

Hollywood is the most mature film factory in the world. As long as the funds are in place, talents in all fields are not a problem.

This is a place where there is never a shortage of film talents.

Ronan's early-stage management policy of Shahai Entertainment is no different from mainstream Hollywood film companies, and is basically an external employment system.

In the future, when the company's projects increase, even an outside producer will be hired to take full charge of the work of a crew.

While completing these job recruitments, Ronan also set up the special effects team. After three days of negotiations with the digital field, he outsourced the shooting special effects and post-production special effects to the company founded by James Cameron for $1.5 million. Movie special effects studio.

Although the digital field participated in the special effects production of "Titanic", the situation is not very good. James Cameron himself is not a high-yield director. The digital field cannot rely on the king of the world. The general business competition is fierce and even the industry leader Including Industrial Light and Magic, the average profit rate of the film special effects industry is not even 5%.

In addition to a large special effects team of the same level in the leading industry, the digital field also has seven or eight small teams. The fees for these small teams are only the average level in the industry.

From the beginning of the preparatory stage, the special effects team must fully enter the crew, and will not exit until the end of the post-production.

In terms of post-production, Ronan is also advancing at the same time. With a price of 180,000 US dollars, Shirley Walker's soundtrack team has been secured. This team includes composition, arrangement, arrangement, recording, equipment, equipment, copyright and editing, etc. Up to 12 people in total.

This can be regarded as a lower-paid soundtrack team in the industry.

An extremely important editor for post-production, Ronan’s first choice is still Jessica Felton.