You don't understand the happiness of the director

It's now March, and before the Oscars, the main actors of "Escape Room" are finally in place.

Although it seems that only Casey Affleck is slightly famous now, the time progress bar has been pushed back more than ten years, and they are basically all famous actors. This lineup will definitely attract movie lovers who like archeology and add more to the movie. Clicks and exposure make the long-tail effect last longer.

Wang Quan is very satisfied with this lineup. The key is that it is cheap, and the total cost is less than one million.

And through "future surveys" of actors, he also discovered "The Big Bang Theory" and "Game of Thrones," two hit series.

TV dramas are an area that Wang Quan usually pays less attention to, but now it seems that many TV dramas in the future will be well-produced and the investment will be no worse than movies. Even many great directors he admires have also devoted themselves to TV dramas and put their artistic lives in this One area is extended.

Wang Quan had not thought about whether he wanted to make a TV series, but it would definitely be a good thing for the company, so he pulled Boss Tao and asked, "Actually, our company can also make TV series, right?"

"Of course, companies like Lionsgate and Bad Robot have TV series businesses," Dorothy said.

In her opinion, the company's short-term goal is Bad Robot, its long-term goal is Lionsgate Pictures, and its ultimate goal is DreamWorks. Its dream is to be on an equal footing with the Big Six, so she often compares Bad Robot and Lionsgate.

She added, "It's just that we are still short of manpower, less than ten people in total. We especially lack reliable directors and producers. Of course, the most important thing is the lack of money."

Wang Quan nodded, "But now we can lay out the copyright first."

"We don't have much money~" Thinking of the price of the Twilight series, Dorothy had a headache.

Wang Quan thought about it, forget it, he should handle the copyright issue himself, so he wouldn't have to use Long Tiandou's money.

In order to make himself more generous, Wang Quan contacted his agent Lafite and planned to write a comedy script, which is the kind of script that can make money, but only a small profit. Now that Wang Quan has been nominated for an Oscar, he has also become an Oscar judge, and his net worth is steep. Increase, you can bid a higher price.

The Oscars are finally here. Although Wang Quan was also a nominee, he stayed away from the whole process. He and the company did not waste a penny or a minute on this matter.

The biggest benefit to Wang Quan from being nominated is that he will automatically become an Oscar judge and enjoy lifetime voting rights. However, this will start from the next term. In the next term, he will be a judge in the screenwriting department, and he will have the right to judge the best adapted screenplay, best screenplay, and best screenplay. Voting rights for original screenplay and best picture awards.

The biggest favorite for the Best Original Screenplay award is the 2004 movie "Crash". Because "Crash" premiered in Maple Leaf Country, it did not meet the selection criteria for the 2005 Oscars. It did not win the 06 award until it was released on a small scale in Los Angeles last year. Tickets for the 2019 Oscars.

After that, it made a counterattack and became the second favorite at this year's Oscars, second only to Li Yi's "Brokeback Mountain".

"Will you attend the Oscars tomorrow night?" Wang Quan asked Boss Tao.

She shook her head, "I have an appointment, and I've attended it with Lao Si twice before. It's not interesting. When I went there, I sat in the back. I'm not in the same area as your nominees. When did your movie get nominated for Best Picture?" I will definitely dress up and go to receive the award, but this time you can go by yourself, Director Si and Director Lang are so familiar with you, they will take care of you."

"Dating again, I'm jealous~" Wang Quan sighed. Although there was a Ma Ling dangling in front of him in the company, he really didn't dare to touch him again. Office romance is not terrible, but it is more embarrassing for the boss and his employees to get together. .

"Okay, can you leave now?" Wang Quan asked again.

"You go first. I'm going to make a complete budget today to see how much money I need to spend."

The Hollywood film industry process generally has five stages, namely:

1. Development stage (the whole process from story idea to movie script).

2. Pre-production stage (selection of actors, location selection, production schedule).

3. Shooting stage.

4. Post-production stage (special effects, soundtrack, editing).

5. The issuance stage includes two parts: publicity and distribution.

Because this is the first time for the company to test water issuance, it is a process of building a network from scratch. The cost of this part is unknown and may far exceed the norm, so now we can only budget for the first four stages.

As a producer, Dorothy needs to consider all areas where money is spent, and this crew has far more actors and staff than "Basement", and many new types of jobs will emerge as a result. expenses.

Such as stunt actors, stunt coordinators, special effects equipment rental, etc.

Although Gadot has some skills, he must hire a stunt double to complete dangerous actions. The original movie may not be necessary, but Wang Quan added several thrilling scenes for the viewing experience.

This does not mean that actors are superior to stuntmen, but if the leading actor is injured, the loss to the crew will be too great, and a small business cannot afford such a big risk.

Of course, the greater the cost, the more cautious you will be. Failure to comply with Hollywood rules will result in being rejected by the insurance company, which will cause a series of troubles.

The crew of "Escape Room" is still a small crew. In the end, Dorothy listed the script, production department, director team, cast, travel, studio, costumes, makeup and hair, electrical equipment, scenery, special effects, photography, sound, There are 22 major items including transportation, location, music, editing, post-production special effects, image output, property, insurance, and general administration. (Note 1)

Broken down, there are almost more than 80 small projects, which may involve no less than a hundred staff members, and of course they are basically all hired from outside.

One of the largest single expenses is King Power's producer, director, and screenwriter fees, totaling $880,000.

The final budget was set at 6 million (excluding publicity and distribution). The main reason was that Hussein borne the cost of setting up the scenery, which should have been the largest expenditure. If included, the cost is estimated to exceed 10 million. , and when promoting, you can consider whether to promote less or more.

Dorothy shook her numb wrist. This time I will do it by myself. I will have to recruit a few more employees to share the burden for the next movie.

At this time, her cell phone rang. When she saw the name on the caller ID, she answered the call with a smile, "Hey, baby~"

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The 78th Academy Awards ceremony was held on the evening of March 5th, US time.

China time is the morning of March 6, which is a weekend.

In Beijing, at the home of Wang Quan's cousin Mayo, his wife Xu Yi gave important instructions. No one in the house was allowed to go out today. They all watched the TV broadcast of the Six Princesses' Oscar broadcast.

In previous years, the Six Princesses would also broadcast the Oscars, but this year was different.

Xu Yi is a section chief of the film bureau, and the film bureau is responsible for the operation and daily management of the Six Princesses. She received the news early that this year's Oscar broadcast is different from previous years. In previous years, it was usually held on the second day of the Oscar broadcast. There was a 24-hour interval between broadcasts.

But this year it’s only an hour apart!

Xu Yi heard that there will be such big changes this year, mainly because there are Li Jian and Wang Quan on the shortlist, and Zhang Ziyi is the award presenter, and the Chinese account for a large proportion.

Although Wang Quan's shortlisted awards are far less important than Li Bian's, he is young and promising, and his name has often been heard from the leaders of the bureau recently.

Xu Yi put her arms around her husband's shoulders, "Our Quan'er has given Lao Mei some face this time!"

Mayo sighed, "But I have made an appointment with Lao Tan to go fishing in Miyun~"

Daughter Mei Xi patted her father's other shoulder, "Li Yuchun came to Beijing today, and my classmates all went to pick him up. I didn't make it. If you still want to go fishing, just watch TV. But if it's my brother-in-law If I can win an Oscar, I will be able to boast in the class from now on!"

Middle school students are the age when they love to compare and chase stars.

Mayo glanced at his wife, "Chief Xu, do you have any inside information? Can Quan'er win the prize this time?"

"Who do you think I am, Xiaobu Shi? How could I know such a thing? But Quan'er is from China. I guess foreigners won't give him the award so easily." Xu Yi was actually not optimistic about it.

Mayo, "It's better to go fishing and watch the replay at night."

Xu Yi was angry, "Is he your brother or mine? Is there anything wrong with supporting my brother?"

Mei Xi echoed the family leader, "That's right, I don't even look at Li Yuchun."

Mayo said in his heart, I don't support my brother enough. Sina News has already said hello, and the headlines have been prepared for Quan'er. As long as he wins the award, the page will definitely be higher than Li Bian, but you also said, Isn’t there little hope? It’s better to go fishing. You don’t understand the joy of fishing.

At the same time, the girls' dormitory building of the Chinese Drama Theater.

There are three classes in the 02-level undergraduate performance department of China National Opera: 1 drama class, 2 musical theater classes, and 3 film and television performance classes.

As a graduating class, there was a graduation drama to be arranged, so everyone was relatively crowded. Bai Baihe from Class 1 came back from outside and hurriedly said, "Has it started, has it started!"

Jenny Guo glanced at her and said, "Baixue, are you in the wrong dormitory?" This is the dormitory of Class 3.

Bai Baihe, "Oh, the TV in our dormitory is silent. Let's squeeze in with you. Tangtang, don't be in a daze. Move your butt and make room."

Bai Jing, who was sitting opposite, lamented, "This time the Oscars are really lively. Among the three Chinese, I don't know who will have the last laugh."

Xu Baihui: "Anyway, I know that Senior Sister Ziyi, who is the presenter, will definitely have the last laugh."

Bai Baihe, "I think Director Li Ying will probably win the award, but it's hard to say for the rest."

When mentioning the remaining one, although the name was not mentioned, all the five girls in the room looked solemn, and there were also people in the dormitories of the girls from Level 03 and Level 04 who were paying attention to the upcoming Oscars... (Note 2)

(Note 1: I checked the Hollywood movie budget table format and found that there are probably more than 30 to 40 major items. Taking into account that the small crew has made some mergers and reductions, if there are any omissions or errors, you are welcome to raise them.

Note 2: It may not be these people who were in the same dormitory at that time, just to put the most famous ones together, don’t take it seriously~)