Chapter 602: Location Selection
The hazy drizzle is floating in the air, but it does not block the face of the sun. The golden halo travels freely between the thin rain strands, and the distance is lush and green. The green spreads out like a smoke, with bright red and yellow maple leaves looming among them.
Clean, thorough, rich and refreshing.
Things are a little subtle. October is coming to an end, but you can catch the tail of summer, feel the coolness of autumn, and capture the traces of winter. The three seasons are wonderfully intertwined, and you can watch the lush green surrounding the city. The forest of trees stood up, and I felt a little lost in a trance.
The scenery is like a watercolor painting.
While you are in Vancouver, your thoughts seem to be in Seattle not far behind you. A poetic and picturesque atmosphere that cannot be described in words makes the pace of life quietly slow down.
Wait, is that... Chinese?
Inadvertently, my eyes caught the square Chinese characters flashing by, and then I looked away. Then I saw the familiar Chinese characters passing by. Only then did I notice that in this city, this It's really normal.
For a moment, I was lost in thought, and the river of time rolled my thoughts back to the dreamland of my previous life.
The overlapping flow of time and space flows in the river where vehicles travel.
After investigation and selection, the filming location of "Butterfly Effect" was chosen in Vancouver.
The film production industry in Georgia is immature and in its early stages of development. Simply put -
Some people welcome film crews with open arms, some don't, and some don't at all. Don't know what happened.
It was chaos.
So.
The implementation of some formulated policies is very different between different departments; some policies that have been passed down through word of mouth are not implemented at all; some staff who are willing to help do not know how to operate.
Difficult. trouble.
That is the pioneering stage.
Small crews like "The Butterfly Effect" and small companies like New Line Cinema have no say, and do not have enough time and energy to promote the implementation of policies. Standing in Atlanta is like being left behind. It’s like going into the wilderness without bringing survival tools.
Inappropriate.
The situation is different from what I heard.
Later, Anson asked Darren Star, and then he learned some of the behind-the-scenes circumstances.
Everything comes from AMC TV station.
AMC is a cable TV station that is famous for playing classic old movies. Its copyrights mainly come from Paramount, Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox; since 1996, it has been preparing to get involved in the production of original movies and series. , and showed potential and received multiple Emmy Award nominations.
After the millennium, AMC was ready to further get rid of the copyright control of movie companies and fully develop its own original business, but they soon discovered that——
In Hollywood, there are constraints everywhere.
They must rent studios from other film companies, must use production teams from other film companies, and must constantly mediate between big companies.
This makes AMC think differently.
Maybe they can leave Los Angeles and open up a new world?
This idea is not too bold, because other film companies have also realized that the space in Los Angeles is limited, and they have successively explored other cities, such as New Orleans, Seattle, Philadelphia, Boston, etc.
But so far, these cities and their states have not given many concessions. The only exception is Pennsylvania, where Philadelphia is located, so "Rocky", "Philadelphia Story" and other movies were shot on location there.
AMC TV station needs a new world. After traveling to different states and negotiating with different state legislators, Georgia came into view.
AMC TV station and Lionsgate Pictures from Canada are preparing to build a new filming base in Atlanta. Georgia has shown active interest, but there are still many things to go through from concept to reality. test.
Currently, it is still in the early stages. AMC and Lionsgate are too weak. They need to attract giants like Disney to join.
Darren leaked the news to Anson: Warner Bros. was interested.
The success of "Spider-Man" allowed Warner Bros. to finally dig out the DC Comics copyrights locked in storage cabinets and prepare to restart the superhero series.
But the production costs of these movies are estimated to be high, and Warner Bros. does not intend to go all-in like Sony Columbia, so they need to control costs.
If a sound stage is built in Atlanta and it gets tax breaks from the state, Warner Bros. can develop Atlanta into a second film assembly line factory to explore superhero adaptations at a relatively controllable cost. possible.
However, it is just interest and rumors now.
The power of AMC and Lionsgate Films has not been able to really promote the policy. It is conceivable that the production environment in Atlanta is still in chaos.
This is what McGee and Eric experienced.
Have they never seen such a scene before? Two otakus who have been hiding in an apartment for seven years suddenly encounter this chaos. Faced with a bunch of messy things, they turn around and run away. In the end, they go round and round, Still came to Vancouver in the north.
Vancouver is part of Canada, but in fact, it is known as the "Hollywood of the North".
Since the early 1990s, Vancouver has welcomed the arrival of the Hollywood film industry with open arms. Starting with the filming of "The X-Files" in Vancouver, it has gradually become a favorite for film crews of all sizes.
In addition to tax advantages and low costs, Vancouver's diverse topography, modern urban appearance and surrounding natural environment provide abundant shooting locations for different film types, which is undoubtedly a major advantage.
So, a large part of the crews who come to Vancouver are willing to choose to shoot on location, which is somewhat similar to Philadelphia; but what AMC and Lionsgate are planning to do in Atlanta is to open a studio.
Here, there are still some small differences.
Not only "Butterfly Effect", Chris Evans also came to Vancouver to film "Super Perfect Points" last month. At that time, he half-jokingly said that he would come to visit——
So , Anson really came to visit the class.
The filming of "The Butterfly Effect" has not yet officially started. Anson arrived in Vancouver early and took advantage of the gap to visit the cast and cheer for his friends.
The vehicle slowly stops, and at a glance you can see the shooting area with notices and isolation tapes pulled up, clearly reminding pedestrians that filming is taking place here.
That’s not all.
Beyond the isolation zone, there is a figure wearing a security uniform patrolling back and forth to ensure that no curious children or blank-eyed passers-by break in.
However, standing outside the isolation zone, you can't see the scene inside the school at all. The outside looks like an ordinary middle school, so there are no crowds gathering around at this time, and it is even a little deserted.
Obviously, for Vancouver city residents, this is really not unusual at all. Like Los Angeles and New York, countless crews film here every year, so there is no need to make a fuss.
Anson walked forward and saw the security guard reaching out to stop him with a serious look on his face.
"Sorry, a movie is being filmed here, and no one else can enter or exit."
(End of this chapter)