Chapter 425: How to Change the Industry System
Actually, the matter of interns is not really related to the Beijing Film Academy. The school doesn’t have that much face and connections.
This matter was mainly contacted by Minister Tian. He saw that the batch of talents cultivated by "Lord of the Rings" was good and they had become the backbone of the Chinese film and television industry, so he came up with this plan.
In general, the plan is divided into two parts. The first part is to send some young directors to study in Hollywood.
But when we say he is a young director, he is actually in his thirties, so he is not considered young. But for the director industry, it is indeed just getting started.
The second is to cultivate talents in similar industries and learn Hollywood's advanced shooting methods.
But to be honest, many talents in the industry later discovered that these people who had been gilded on the "Lord of the Rings" crew did not bring much improvement to the crew.
The reason is very simple. The small studio model of Chinese-language films is destined to attach great importance to the director's personal ability and has little to do with one or two high-quality crew members.
As for the Hollywood industrialization model, Chinese film crews cannot learn from it.
Even the Chinese staff who participated in the filming of "Lord of the Rings" are just a screw in the Hollywood assembly line. If this screw is missing, there are others that can make up for it.
In other words, it can be replaced, because there are many people with the same or even higher quality who can make up for it.
When these talents who have finished filming "The Lord of the Rings" join the Chinese-language crew, they will find that they are very unfit for the working model of the Chinese-language crew.
Hollywood is very systematic and industrialized. What work you do every day and who is assigned to you are clearly arranged and explained very clearly.
But looking at the Chinese crew, they filmed wherever the director wanted.
The assistant directors and executive directors below the director also don’t understand their work clearly. Today you may be asked to do stage management, tomorrow you may be asked to do lighting, and the day after tomorrow you may be asked to run props.
If you accidentally offend a big shot in the crew, it's not impossible for you to be asked to do chores and pick up trash.
In short, it is just a grassroots team and unprofessional.
This is true for all the crews of Guoshi, not to mention the crews of other Chinese-speaking directors.
Therefore, this situation requires the entire industry to change the existing model of the industry. Otherwise, relying solely on the hundreds of people who have studied will not have any effect.
As a former insider, little Gilbert certainly understood this very well, but when Minister Tian proposed this plan, he did not explain it clearly to Minister Tian.
If it doesn't work now, it's better to let them try it. When they find that it doesn't work, they will naturally give up.
And this is not a waste. At least it will allow people in the Chinese film and television industry to open their eyes to the world and become more knowledgeable, so that they will not turn a deaf ear and not understand how advanced the world's advanced film industry is.
The subjects of this study and internship are not only film and television industry practitioners, but also students from the three major art universities of Nortel, China Theater and Shanghai Theater, with a total of more than twenty places.
Including the quota of those practitioners, there are only fifty people. Compared with the nearly a thousand people planned for "The Mystery of the Spell", this number of people is nothing, and it will not delay the filming work.
So Gilbert Jr. and Disney Warner agreed to the matter together, but he asked for an inspection at the Shanghai Film Festival.
Little Gilbert wanted to select some people who were capable, willing to learn, and had a good attitude, and not just show off.
Little Gilbert knew clearly that if he didn't interfere in the selection process, the people who would come up would probably be those who came through the back door and were stuffed with money to gild the talent.
Don't doubt it, Hollywood does this kind of thing a lot. For example, in the selection of extras, which the director doesn't pay much attention to, there is a lot of room for manipulation.
But since he was here to study, little Gilbert still hoped to pick something he could learn from, rather than just mess around with.
Minister Tian agreed immediately. He had been in politics for so many years and he knew the people in his circle best, but sometimes it was hard for him to be too lenient.
As long as little Gilbert can take action, no matter how evil those people are, they can't influence a world-class director.
This matter was decided happily, just waiting for little Gilbert to come to Shanghai.
While China was fiercely fighting for the so-called study quota, little Gilbert was not idle in North America either. He attended the premiere of "The Immortals" to support Jennifer Connelly.
"Thank you for coming..." Jennifer Connelly held Little Gilbert's arm without letting go, showing her close relationship with Little Gilbert to the people around her.
"I have to come to the stage for the movie you star in." Little Gilbert said with a smile: "How about it? Are you confident?"
Jennifer Connelly nodded: "Of course, you have come to stand up for me, I must be confident."
Gilbert Jr. said: "Jim Carrey has been the hottest comedy star in Hollywood in the past two years and has strong box office appeal.
As long as it performs normally, there will definitely be no worries about selling at the box office. "
"Definitely," Jennifer Connelly pulled Little Gilbert: "I will introduce you to the introducer. This is Tom Shadyac, who is also the director of the film."
A director with long hair, glasses, and the decadent temperament of an artist shook hands with little Gilbert: "Hello, little Director Gilbert."
"Hello, hello, I wish your movie will be a hit at the box office." "Thank you..."
Tom Shadyac and Jim Carrey collaborated. Before this film, the two had collaborated on "Planet".
The two chatted for a while, and Jennifer Connelly pulled little Gilbert to a black actor: "This is Morgan Freeman, an old actor."
When Morgan Freeman faced Gilbert Jr., a much younger director, he didn't deliberately try to please him. He simply shook hands with Gilbert Jr. and greeted him.
Little Gilbert said: "Mr. Freeman, I have always liked your performance. It is very impressive. I hope that one day we can collaborate on a movie."
Working with a great director is a dream for any actor, and Morgan Freeman is no exception.
"If necessary, little Gilbert, you can directly contact me and the agent. There will be no obstacles to our cooperation." Morgan Freeman said.
Morgan Freeman is a contract actor with International Artists Management, Michael Ovitz's company.
It is said that Michael Ovitz and Gilbert Jr. have always been at odds with each other and have a competitive relationship, but this does not restrict their actors from working with Gilbert Jr.
Whoever limits who is sick? If little Gilbert becomes the next Orlando Bloom or Keira Knightley, wouldn't Michael Ovitz regret it to death...
The film's male lead, Jim Carrey, Jr. Gilbert has long been seen. Jim Carrey has been seeking transformation in recent years. Directors with diverse styles like Gilbert Jr. are exactly the ones he likes to please.
But unless there are certain specific roles, little Gilbert will not consider Jim Carrey. His image has long been fixed, just like Da Tengzi.
Unless you can resolutely transform like Mr. Fan Wei and give up your achievements and status in the field of comedy, it is impossible.
And even so, the transformation may not be 100% successful.
Jim Carrey is reluctant to let go of his achievements in comedy movies, and at the same time he wants to seek transformation. It is never that easy.
After watching the movie at the premiere theater, Gilbert Jr. had an interaction with the creators and gave the movie high praise: "Jin is really a talented actor. In terms of subject matter, in fact, this movie The movie is very average.
But the charm of King is that because of him, such an ordinary movie adds infinite charm and makes people laugh.
Of course, Jennifer's performance is also good, mainly beautiful. "
The last sentence will make everyone smile. We all know the relationship between Jennifer Connelly and little Gilbert, so it is not surprising that little Gilbert praises her.
Little Gilbert finally said: "I think the film will have good results in the summer season. It is completely worth going to the cinema to watch this movie."
This is indeed the case, although "Fake God" is different from the popular science fiction action movies in the summer.
However, relying on Jim Carrey's strong box office appeal, the film grossed US$67.953 million in the first week, successfully winning the box office championship this week.
The critical film also received quite good reviews from audiences. Although it was reviled by critics, the audience liked it very much.
Jennifer Connelly, who starred in this film, performed quite well in the film. She was originally the dream girl of countless people.
After starring in this movie, Jennifer Connelly's beauty has conquered many people, and her name has been in the newspapers this summer.
Little Gilbert also arranged some news for Jennifer Connelly, such as going shopping with him and being photographed by reporters, or showing off her impressive figure on the beach when going to Miami for promotion.
This is a bit similar to the Weibo buying list in the previous life. Any street photo can be trending, and then find a group of trolls to brag about it and attract onlookers.
It's a pity that "The Impostor" only dominated for a week, and the good times did not last long. Soon, Disney released Pixar Animation Studio's latest work "Finding Nemo", which was released at the end of May.
In its first week of release, the film grossed US$70.251 million at the box office, successfully winning the box office championship that week.
"Fake God" finished second at the box office with US$40.526 million. However, the North American box office at least exceeded 100 million, so profitability is not a problem.
In third place is "Pirates of the Caribbean", which has been in theaters for five weeks, with a box office of US$15.372 million this week, and a cumulative box office of US$233 million in North America.
Ranked fourth is "X-Men 2", which has been in theaters for four weeks, with a box office of US$12.694 million this week, and a cumulative box office of US$193 million in North America.
The rest are irrelevant and not serious competitors.
On the weekend after "Finding Nemo", which is June 6th, "Fast and Furious 2" produced by Melon Studios and distributed by Warner Disney was officially released.
The film also prepared a grand premiere for this, but little Gilbert had no time to attend.
A few days before the premiere of "Fast and Furious 2", Little Gilbert took Scarlett, several staff members, and Johnny Depp to fly to Shanghai on his private plane.
Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley didn't go with them, they were still traveling around the world to promote "Pirates of the Caribbean"!
(End of chapter)