Chapter 569 The way forward
From actor to producer, this is an important step and a different story.
Actors only need to perform roles.
Producers need to be linked to funding, management, planning, etc.
Furthermore, Anson has only been in Hollywood for two years and has a limited number of works. Now that he is taking a step further and challenging the position of producer, there will inevitably be more challenges before him and the situation will be more complicated.
Of course, Edgar could not miss the key that Anson noticed.
Edgar nodded, "That's true."
"But in fact, you have two choices."
"First, continue to insist on being an actor. Location. ”
“When film companies and producers select production projects, the first thing they look at is not the script, but the name surrounding the project. ”
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"So, screenwriters and producers often attach a list of actors when submitting projects, a list of actors suitable for each role."
"First choice, second choice, third choice."< br>
"Regardless of whether these actors will actually star in the role, just write some big names, Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Roberts; Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, You can write whatever you want, as long as you can explain why they are suitable for this script."
"This way, it will be easier to attract attention and show the creative ideas of the project more intuitively."
"Now, having your name on a project can also attract attention."
"You don't need to be a producer, the project will naturally be taken over by a producer."
"Second, you can become a producer and take on the responsibility of looking for investment and production companies, in addition to actors , to further open up the situation.”
“Of course, the premise is that you have enough confidence in this project and you believe that this project can be successful and it can become a project worth mentioning on your resume.”
Pause.
Edgar decided to be honest and express his thoughts openly.
“This is also one of the advantages of choosing small and medium-sized projects.”
“We can take advantage of the current situation to win more choices for us.”
“If we have been involved in large projects, we We are always in a passive state and have to look at the movie companies; but for large-scale projects, one 'Spider-Man' series is enough now, and we should open up more opportunities in other fields."
That's it.
Anson shrugged lightly, "I have no objection."
Edgar: ...That's it?
He just said so much, and finally Anson agreed in an understatement?
But if you think about it seriously, this is Anson, and this is why he admires Anson.
At least, he and Anson have reached an agreement again, which is good news.
Edgar laughed dumbly.
"This project, with a special script, is not originally a type that the film company likes; and the two directors and screenwriters have set a budget of up to 20 million US dollars..."
The words are enough here——
Writer-turned-director, and filming the first film of his career, actually asked for an investment of 20 million US dollars. Unless they are Aaron Sorkin, few producers or film companies are willing adventure.
Here, Anson had a question, "Why didn't they hand it over to other directors? Very few screenwriters would want to switch careers and become directors. After all, the script and the movie use completely different languages."
“Because they have spent seven years on this script.” Edgar gave an unexpected answer, which was very shocking. Anson understood immediately, "I understand. The script keeps traveling through different time and space, and leads to different results in different timelines, which means that the shooting scene may be very chaotic, and one scene cannot be connected with another scene. I got into chaos while filming the timeline.”
"Seven years. Wow, they must be the only directors who are aware of what they are doing at all times, at least that's what they believe."
Ed Jia spread his hands and said noncommittally, "Maybe you can convince them to give the script to other directors. I believe there are directors who can control it."
Anson's attention is on another thing, "They It took seven years to work on a script, what about their livelihood?"
This is divergent thinking.
Edgar still explained, "This is not the first work they have collaborated on. Do you know the horror movie 'Death Comes'? The first and second parts of the series are both their works, which brought them a good reputation." Income.”
Slightly unexpected.
But if you think about it carefully, both "Death is Coming" and "The Butterfly Effect" discuss fatalism. The latter goes one step further in philosophical thinking based on the former, and things make sense.
“Of course, I guess that for this reason, they put so much effort into this project that they fell into paranoia, so they insisted that they must be in charge of the steering wheel.”
“Actually, , for this reason, I am a little hesitant.”
Edgar did not just praise it just because it was a project he recommended.
Ansen looked over.
Edgar added, "If they are too paranoid and stubborn, they will inevitably think that their script is perfect and will not allow producers and actors to interfere. This is not a good thing for cooperation."
< br>"Otherwise, they are not unknowns and have written two scripts that performed well at the box office. How could this project have been delayed over the years and still not find a producer and film company willing to take over?"
"Maybe , all were driven away by them.”
Indeed, it is a possibility, and a slightly tricky one.
Anson did not jump to the conclusion in a hurry and gently raised his chin to think for a moment.
“Let’s meet with the two directors and screenwriters first and see if they are satisfied with me as an actor.”
Edgar disagreed, “What are they so picky about? ?”
Anson laughed directly, “Before the cooperation is confirmed, it is a two-way selection process. We can pick on them, and they can also reject us. After all, the script is theirs.”< br>
Edgar curled his lips, "I don't think they have any room for dissatisfaction. It's been seven years and there's still no project launched, and Hollywood has no shortage of scripts that haven't seen the light of day after twenty years of hard work."
This That's true.
In 2019, Ang Lee and Will Smith collaborated on the movie "Gemini Man". The script of this movie was written in the early 1990s, and it took nearly thirty years to come out, but it also Because the theme and plot cannot keep up with the times, the quality of the finished film is unsatisfactory.
Anson didn't care too much, "I know, we are beginning to have the right to speak now, but there is no need to be too anxious, everything is just the beginning. Not long ago, like them, I started to open up some opportunities in Hollywood. The advanced ones are all looking forward to taking a step further. It would be too early to be a big name now."
One sentence made Edgar stunned, and a smile crept onto his lips, "Generally. It is said that it is the agents who advise the actors not to be big names, but it is better for us, here it is the actors who advise the agents not to be big names.”
Edgar had no problem laughing at himself.
Seeing that Edgar understood it, Anson did not say anything more, "I like the direction of our current development. Just look at James. His agent focuses on selecting big names, big-name directors, and big-name actors. Through these cooperations, we build personal relationships and finally open up the situation.”
Different agents, different planning directions.
For now, Anson believes his partnership with Edgar has been on the right track.
(End of this chapter)