The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 93 He's Serious

No matter how noisy the outside media is, the three leading directors of the new generation started their respective journeys with the mentality of "I have the advantage".

"The Silence of the Lambs" was launched in a low-key manner under such a background.

This film is in another time and space. It is not an ordinary classic, but a classic that is awesome enough to be recorded in history.

Look at the 5 Oscars it won: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and none of them were technical.

In other words, this film does not rely on any tricks, such as visual effects, costumes, etc., but relies entirely on the three core elements of film art: script, director and actors to win.

And to show these awesome things, the preparatory work in the early stage is far from comparable to "Peking Holiday" or "Genius Gunner".

Therefore, this requires a long preparation period.

The first is script polishing.

The original work is adapted from the novel of the same name, and many wonderful dialogues are copied word for word from the original novel.

There is no novel of the same name in time and space at present, but Wang Wei has not only registered the script in China, but also registered it with the Screenwriters Guild in Hollywood and applied for protection.

Otherwise, similar scripts and ideas will pop up at any time - never underestimate the filmmakers of this time and space!
And this is only the first version of the script, because there is no halo of memory, and Wang Wei can only remember the classic clips and classic lines, which inevitably requires the company's screenwriter team to make lengthy revisions and supplements.

Another issue is the size of the film.

The classification of this movie is destined to be restricted, but restricted does not mean that you can shoot whatever you want. Some scenes that are too outrageous, the classification committee has the right to ask the producer to modify or delete them.

In particular, Dunhuang currently has little influence in the grading committee. If you don't put in the work first, if you get stuck in the grading review and don't let it go, it will be numb.

Fortunately, one of the successes of this film in terms of horror is that it does not create an extremely tense and dangerous atmosphere for the audience by showing violent and bloody scenes positively.

Except for a few sporadic scenes showing corpses, the film puts violence and blood on the screen, and through the character's reaction shots, panoramic shots, etc., the audience's imagination fills this gap.

This is undoubtedly a more sophisticated "scare" method.

It just takes a lot of detail to carve out.

Therefore, this time Wang Wei put forward higher requirements for the props group——

The deep underground cell where the man-eating maniac is held must be artificially set up;

A corpse, a knife, even a chrysalis and other props, all have to subtly guide the actors into the play...

This request almost caused the props team to bang their heads against the wall—according to the director's brain-struggling props and set requirements, there may not be a few hairs left after filming this movie.

And there is the most important actor.

Wang Wei wasn't worried about Shen Zhenyi—it was useless to worry. After she decided to join Wang Wei's new film, she joined director Chen Deyue's crew. It took at least a month to film the supporting role of the young queen.

Wang Wei can only spend more time discussing with Ouyang Ke, the "villain old actor".

He met Ouyang Ke during the audition of the crew of "Shooting the Condors".

He auditioned for the role of "Western Poison". In fact, there was nothing to criticize in terms of acting skills, but his appearance characteristics, compared with another mixed-race old drama player, were more Westernized, and then he was rejected by Tang Yigong.

However, in "The Silence of the Lambs", this is not a problem at all. Wang Wei didn't even change his name in the play, just "Hannibal".

It's very simple, he is the villain!

——It was a practice formed during the Cold War. It is fundamental for China Entertainment and Hollywood to blackmail each other in movies.

For details, you can refer to Hollywood's villainy against Maozi for decades, even after the disintegration.

So there are a lot of Western religious metaphors in the movie, which is normal in the eyes of Pharaoh and the others—"Hannibal", the man-eating maniac, is from the West, and he understands everything.

Back to the topic, Ouyang Ke's acting skills are obvious to all, but Wang Wei needs him to show his strength to a higher level.

After all, the original book is obviously a movie with a female law enforcement officer as the protagonist, but it is considered by many people to be a leading actor, mainly because Hopkins contributed a superb performance in it.

Wang Wei dare not say that Ouyang Ke can perform better than Hopkins, but there should be hope for him to perform at the same level.

Because the two have quite a lot in common.

For example, all of them have the experience of acting in stage plays, they all have strong lines skills, and they are all very fascinated by the role of "Hannibal"...

So without Wang Weiduo's words, Ouyang Ke devoted a lot of effort to this role, striving to become a blockbuster.

For example, the role of "Hannibal" is a psychologist. He pays out of his own pocket and invites a psychologist to train him, designing the behavior habits and facial expressions of an abnormal psychologist.

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The stricter the requirements, the slower the progress.

According to preliminary estimates, the preparation time for "The Silence of the Lambs" may have gone to the rhythm of half a year.

"This is actually the normal progress of making a movie!"

Zhou Lin, Xu Daoxing and other main creators of the crew have no complaints about this.

"The shooting speed of your previous films was too exaggerated. It took only half a year from the preparation to the release of "Peking Holiday" and "Genius Gunner", which is beyond the imagination of ordinary directors." They said to Wang Wei said so.

Wang Wei spread his hands: "There is also a factor of subject matter. These two films are light comedies and youth films. The preliminary preparations are not very demanding, and it is reasonable to hurry up."

""The Silence of the Lambs" can't be done like this, slowing down the progress and crafting carefully is the best choice!"

"……you're right."

Lao Zhou and Lao Xu looked at each other, and they thought at the same time——

How dare you say that you don't have the intention of competing for the prize?
It can be seen from the preliminary preparations that this guy is picky, this time he is serious.

This attitude is of course very good, but this subject matter is worthy of an award...

They still say that - dare not think!

Lao Wang has a different view on this.

Oh, it's not about rushing for prizes.

——Only when the mind is out of whack can one expect a thriller to win an award.

He has a different view on "slowing down the progress".

"Theoretically, Wang Wei's works are the signature of Dunhuang--until Dunhuang develops to the height of the top five, only if your movies continue to be successful, Dunhuang's basic market can be stable--so, it seems to be quite slow. OK!"

"But..." Lao Wang made a turning point, "Aren't we not strong enough now? Time doesn't wait for us. From this perspective, it's better for Wang Wei to hurry up when making films."

Anyway, as long as the basic quality is guaranteed and the movie is released earlier, the funds can be recovered earlier, and then the investment can be continued earlier... It grows like a snowball.

"Unless, you bring out a few more directors who can carry the box office to help you share the pressure, so that you can slowly polish the high-quality goods."

This is the real intention of Lao Wang!
——Because "My Sassy Girl" is coming out soon.

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(End of this chapter)