Chapter 797 Arthur’s tears, the peak battle of the great director in the national server
The entire film "Joker" was basically shot on location.
But now this is the ultimate detail.
It can only be maintained within two hundred meters of Newark streets.
Because the investment for the entire movie is only 55 million US dollars.
It's like doing a dojo in a screw shell.
The filming in the past few days mainly focused on several long shots in the movie, which were mainly used to present the simple style of Gotham in the 1980s.
"Ka, this one passed!"
Filming in America is different from having a green light in China.
There are also many restrictions on the expropriation of this section of Newark's streets.
So Zhou Yutang planned to make a quick decision.
He has been in a state of high concentration, and the entire crew is like a bowstring tightened.
In the evening, when Zhou Yutang called several groups over for a meeting, Guo Fan and Lu Yang had long been accustomed to it.
Except for Wen Muye who was still working on "Genius Gunner" in the later stages, two of Jiangdong's three generals came to help.
In their words, come and learn from the Grand Governor.
After all, it is rare to have such an opportunity to do practical work on an external film. With them as assistant directors, Zhou Yutang saved a lot of trouble.
But the director of photography and the leader of the special effects team are both foreigners, and they are not used to Zhou Yutang's way of doing things.
"Doug, fill all the gaps in the building, no skyline or empty areas..."
"The color and contrast must give people a sense of oppression. The sense of oppression is very important. This city is like a monster, shrouding Arthur in it and devouring Arthur..."
Zhou Yutang explained with gestures in front of the computer screen.
Several special effects teams communicated and quickly came up with a feasible plan.
It is not far from the picture effect Zhou Yutang wants.
After making a few more detailed requests, Zhou Yutang nodded with satisfaction.
Doug's mercenary special effects team leader was full of curses.
Farke, such a rich man is still so curled up.
Damn it.
Two days ago it was Mister Miracle.
The Chinese food of dumplings and orange chicken is delicious. As Zhou Yutang gradually got into the rhythm of shooting, the work intensity increased, and he suffered a lot.
Now, privately, he is called a tyrant on the set.
"If you exceed the limit within the time limit, the bonus of the entire special effects team will be doubled."
Zhou Yutang tapped his finger on the table: "Are there any questions?"
"No problem, sir!"
……
Li Shuang is very experienced in doing things.
After receiving the notice of upgrading investment in promotional resources for "Donkey Des Shui", we immediately readjusted our strategy.
Take Zhou Yutang and start the hype.
Just because Governor Jiangdong is optimistic about this, it is enough for this reality-themed movie to gain extraordinary attention.
There are always people who don’t go to movies for the stars.
With word-of-mouth marketing in place and there are no strong films at the moment, the film scheduling rate of theaters will naturally increase accordingly.
The box office in the second week showed steady progress, and by the 10th, the total box office had reached 386 million.
If it hadn't been for the sniper attack by "Doctor Strange", an imported blockbuster planned by Marvel, and the re-release of the movie "The Founding of the Party" by China Film and Television, the box office might even have continued to surge upwards. .
The former grossed RMB 81.5 million on the first day, while the latter was a main theme mission and had its own venues booked by various agencies and units. It also steadily earned more than RMB 20 million.
However, even if this is the case, it can be regarded as a big mistake.
Zhang Cheng felt indescribable admiration at this time.
Zhou Yutang's vision was indeed enlightened.
This was an unexpected surprise, so Zhou Yutang decided to let it go.
After all, the subject matter of the movie is limited, and if the publicity resources and favors from the theaters are in place, the potential will only go so far.
The next stage is the rhythm of the national director's peak competition.
Li An's "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" has met the world's expectations. Pei Kang has placed a heavy bet on him, and China Film Group is concentrating resources to promote it.
Among the three major directors, Xiaogangpao, who has returned with a huge victory at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, is also making a huge splash.
At the same time, the Koto family's "Big Buddha" has also been officially announced for release in November.
This news was like a bombshell, causing the film and television industry to explode.
As a result of discussions within the industry, it was determined that this was making way for the sequel to "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".
This is true.
This is a professional judgment made after several internal analyzes and evaluations by Jiangdong.
In terms of film subject matter and market effect alone, "Big Buddha", which exposes real-life class themes, has no obvious advantages when placed in the Lunar New Year period where there are a lot of blockbuster movies.
Instead, it will be released in November, and there will be a wave of hype about the peak battle between national service directors. It may have miraculous effects.
Miss Liu attended the wedding of her friend Zhang Liangying at LaBadia Castle in Rome.
Wearing a purple bridesmaid dress, her makeup was light, but her natural beauty could not be concealed.
It stands to reason that getting married should be a happy event in itself, but Liu Yifei's best friend's experience was somewhat tortuous.
Before getting married, Zhang's mother disliked Feng Shaopo and even posted a short essay on Weibo to directly criticize him. Later, rumors spread on the Internet that Feng Shaopo was keeping a mistress.
Later, a settlement was reached, but Zhang's mother was not invited to the wedding.
The entertainment industry is so magical.
Liu Yifei was in Rome, and Zhou Yutang was beyond his reach.
Miss Liu, who said she wanted to calm down for a while, secretly told Ni Ni not to let Zhou Yutang smoke...
She is a kind girl at heart after all.
……
"Mark, do you have shoes with a larger size?"
"Mr. Miracle, we have customized more than 20 pairs of Arthur's shoes alone."
Taking advantage of the executive director's break in rearranging the scene, Zhou Yutang called the costume director over.
Mark Brugis grinned and said: "As long as you are satisfied, I think he can run in high heels without any problem."
This guy is a well-known costume designer in Hollywood.
He was also contracted to design all the costumes for the movie "Joker".
Including Arthur's clown costume.
Zhou Yutang's requirements are very strict, ensuring that every detail is in place, even including Arthur's clown shoes.
"I need Joaquin to wear a bigger shoe and have a more comical effect when he's running through the streets of Gotham... you know what I'm talking about."
"OK."
Faced with Zhou Yutang's request, the veteran understood it and immediately led Joaquin Phoenix to try again.
This clown performance is quite tricky and is more complicated than it looks.
The crew specially invited a real clown to teach on-site. The Phoenix boy trained for about three days, and he looked pretty good.
Huge brown leather clown shoes, blue socks, and a clown hood on his head.
Arthur held the sign and worked hard, trying to make others laugh.
But his life is like a joke.
He was standing on the street performing without disturbing anyone, but his sign was taken away by a gangster. He was chasing him while wearing huge clown shoes, which was ridiculous.
"CUT!"
Zhou Yutang, who was behind the monitor, quickly shouted: "One more."
All departments re-prepared, but less than half of the filming was stopped again.
"Director, what's wrong with my performance?"
Counting this, it had been five times in a row. Phoenix took off his hood and gasped for air. After losing weight, he had some minor physical problems, which became particularly obvious after several strenuous exercises.
"It doesn't feel right."
Zhou Yutang held his chin in his hand and played back the performance just now.
After a moment, he said thoughtfully: "I need a different Arthur from his normal state. Only when you are performing funny shows is the world that truly belongs to you. Relax and try to enjoy this feeling..."
"Relaxation?" Joaquin Phoenix murmured.
"At this time, Arthur should be relaxed inside."
"I think...I understand what you're talking about."
Joaquin Phoenix took a deep breath, put on makeup again, and continued the unfinished performance.
Arthur was completely immersed in his own world while performing his comical clown show.
It was like a song was playing in his heart, and even his movements had the charm of dance.
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Needless to say, he will find the right way to perform.
The gangsters took away Arthur's sign, chased him, and punched him wantonly in the alley.
Arthur curled up and lay on the ground in pain.
The clown's sign was smashed in front of his eyes, and Arthur tried his best to reach out and catch it.
Close at hand, yet out of reach.
Arthur turned over and touched the mechanism on the waist of his performance suit
Water began to gush from the gorgeous red flower on her chest.
It's like a clown's tears.
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"Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" was aimed at awards from the very beginning, and was finally released in November.
Li An attached great importance to this and held the premiere in Taipei first, and then transferred to the capital with starring Joe Alvin, Vin Diesel, Kristen Stewart and others.
In terms of China Film, La Pei Kang provided extraordinary courtesy, and Bona Yu Fatty, who participated in the investment, was also gearing up and preparing to do something big.
The main creators are always ready to talk, and no one loves Tianchao more than them.
It's a pity that no matter how hard he promoted it, Billy Lynn, the American hero, still failed to secure a piece of the Chinese vote bank.
It was released on Singles' Day, and the box office result on Sunday was only 25.39 million, which cannot be justified in any case.
At this time, the film schedule of "Donkey Gets Water" has been released, but it still has a stable revenue of over 10 million in a single day.
However, the Marvel blockbuster "Doctor Strange" is going on a rampage, with box office exceeding 300 million in its first week, making many domestic films unable to hold their heads up.
"Director Li's new 120-frame technology this time made me dizzy. Is this a box office hit?"
"I can only say, don't worry, trust Li An."
"This is normal. Li An's "Life of Pi" was also suppressed in the early stage, but later relied on the audience's reputation to complete the counterattack."
"The weekend is the key. Let's see if Li An can withstand the double impact of Xiaogangpao and Zhang Yimou."
Several great directors got into a fight with each other, which created a lot of topics.
Naturally, there is a lot of attention and discussion within and outside the industry.
This year’s Double Eleven is still a popular battle between cats and dogs.
The Alibaba Gala was held in Shenzhen. More than 600 Chinese and foreign media reporters from around the world participated in the coverage, and they also teamed up with Blueberry Channel to create a celebrity gala.
Breaking one billion in fifty-two seconds!
The whole-day transaction volume exceeded 120 billion!
It accounts for 70% of the sales of the entire Tianchao e-commerce platform.
One record after another was shattered, and the whole world was shocked!
Mr. Ma once again proved that he is the absolute king in the field of e-commerce.
But Brother Dong is not an ordinary person.
Earlier, Hot Chai wanted to compete with Teacher Ma, but ended up with a false shot.
The marketing strategy changed in time and there was no large-scale investment in advertising and media.
Instead, the marketing investment for this drama was converted into subsidies, leaving it to the merchants and consumers of the platform.
In the end, Jingdong’s sales accounted for more than 20% of the entire market, almost equally sharing the Double 11 basic market with Alibaba.
Especially for home appliances and 3C digital products, Jingdong has a solid reputation and has a lot of fans.
The second brother of the e-commerce platform is not as powerful as the eldest brother, but he is also quietly making a fortune.
……
"Why are the poor poor?"
"Because if they work hard..."
Thomas Wayne gave advice on television.
He said these words confidently, tilting his head back slightly and looking down slightly, showing contempt inadvertently.
"Great job, Brett!"
Zhou Yutang expressed his approval of Brett Cullen's acting skills.
Barton Blazer in the masterpiece "Soul Tank" has performed wonderfully in "Lost", "Under the Dome", and "Person of Interest", and even played in "The Dark Knight Rises" past members of Congress.
"Thank you for the compliment, sir."
Brett Cullen, dressed as a boss, shrugged his shoulders: "This Thomas Wayne setting is very interesting."
As Batman, I have always been a great philanthropist.
But there is a lot of controversy in this movie.
Looks more like an unscrupulous capitalist.
Moreover, it played a key role in the transformation of Arthur's character.
The filming of "Joker" went smoothly, and the Newark part of the scene was completed in more than ten days.
Then it was time to move to New York to continue filming.
Domestically, the box office of "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" still hasn't made a comeback.
In the first three days of the weekend, it only closed 79 million.
Although the Douban score is as high as 8.5, which beats other films released in the same period, it was not well received.
It even had a back-and-forth with "One Piece: The Golden City" which had little publicity.
This is obviously difficult to accept for Li An, who is ambitious and wants to bite a piece of meat in the Chinese film market.
But the market is so cruel.
International director Li An, who fired the first shot at the national director competition in November, was the first to be carried away.
Those who were previously optimistic about Li An's performance in the national costume director's peak competition, including La Pei Kang, were all speechless.
With the current box office depth of the Chinese film market, as long as the film content meets the standard and the marketing is in place, "Donkey Des Shui" can hit a box office of 400 million.
Li An's movie was a misfire, which only shows that today's audiences have their own aesthetics and perceptions and don't accept what he outputs in his movies.
When the market abandons a person, it doesn't even say hello.
After you sing, I will appear.
The premiere of Feng Xiaogang's "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" was held immediately.
The veteran leader Huayi has been making frequent moves recently. First, the main theme "Sky Hunter" was used as a promotional bomb, and then Huayi Movie Center opened.
It is known as a communication platform that integrates movie screenings, high-end catering, and private customized luxury services.
"Director Feng, what do you think about the box office failure of director Li An's new film in the same period? And director Zhang Yimou, "Big Buddha" will be released soon. Do you have confidence?"
"There will be no opponents in this schedule."
The little steel cannon continued to die without surprising words as usual.
However, Mr. Wang's tone was even crazier than him. He took the microphone and publicly stated, "Feng's comedy has always been a guaranteed box office success.
As long as the film schedule keeps up, "Pan Jinlian" has a high probability of a one-billion-dollar guarantee!
If it performs normally, it can steadily earn 1.5 billion. If there are surprises, maybe it can keep pace with "Chi Ling" and break the 2 billion mark in total..."
"Two billion?"
After hanging up the phone from Wanda Liu Xiaobing, Zhou Yutang's lips curled up with a cold arc.
It won't be long before Wanda is about to give the arrogant Little Steel Cannon and the domineering Mr. Wang another huge "surprise"...
(End of chapter)