Made in Hollywood

What is Duke Rosenberg's production company like as a compelling and popular director and producer?

Sitting in the reception lounge of the Duke's studio, Gao Fangfang couldn't help but think of this question. She had just passed the jet lag, so she couldn't wait to contact Warner Bros., and then had this visit and interview.

Although he is from the national TV station on the other side, Gao Fangfang is a smart person. Knowing that this is the United States, his identity and the TV station behind him are not easy to use. Even though the waiting time is a bit long, he is still full of patience and curiosity.

After all, she was going to visit Duke's studio and interview Duke Rosenberg, the world's top director.

This famous Hollywood director has the qualifications and capital to let any media and reporters wait, even though Gao Fangfang is very clear that Warner Greater China is promoting this interview more to use the power of his own TV station to publicize and promote Star Wars: The Force Awakens, already in post-production.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door of the lounge, and then a tall brown-haired woman pushed the door and walked in, with a smile on her face, she offered her hand and said, Hello, Miss Gao, I am Duke's assistant. Tina Fey.

Although the other party claimed to be just an assistant, Gao Fangfang immediately stood up and shook her hand firmly, Hello, Tina, may I call you that?

Gao Fangfang once studied in Los Angeles, otherwise he would not have been able to get this interview assignment, and he also knows Hollywood, and he has done enough homework before coming here. If he really treats this tall and beautiful woman as an assistant , then there must be something wrong with her head.

She knew the position of this woman named Tina Fey in Duke Rosenberg's entire group. It can be said that Duke Rosenberg's great achievements directly made his assistant a top Hollywood figure.

Tina Fei slightly opened the distance between the two parties, Next, I will show Miss Gao a tour of the Duke's studio.

Although Duke Studios has long been acquired by Time Warner. But it still retains all traces of Duke, and many important measures are often handed over to Duke for decision-making.

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Gao Fangfang said something politely, followed Tina Fei, and walked out of the lounge with his cameraman.

She knew very well that a director of Duke Rosenberg's level. How could it be possible to act as a tour guide for a reporter? Being able to send Tina Fei over here has already shown sincerity and importance.

And Gao Fangfang also knows that the North American and global release date of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is less than half a year away, and director Duke Rosenberg must seize every minute of the post-production work of the busy film.

A film like Star Wars: The Force Awakens must be full of a lot of special effects shots, and at the narrative level, there will be a lot of detail work to do.

When passing by an open office. Gao Fangfang saw Duke Rosenberg, the director was discussing work with several people, and seemed quite busy.

Gao Fangfang deliberately took a few extra glances. She didn't feel any tension from Duke Rosenberg. He was with his current partner Charles Rowan. Explaining something to some people.

Duke Rosenberg is a compelling and popular director and producer. What kind of production company did he start?

With the progress of the visit and the cameraman's shooting, Gao Fangfang got a general impression.

Many similar Hollywood production companies are located in single-family villas or office buildings near the studio, but Duke Studio is not. It was housed in an indescribably lonely building near Burbank, a few blocks from the Warner Building.

Perhaps this was done to facilitate contact with Warner Bros. Maybe it was the young Duke Rosenberg who was already fond of jokes and pranks - the building had National Typewriter Company written on the outside wall, a fictitious company that never existed.

Walking inside this film company, Gao Fangfang can see things related to Duke Rosenberg everywhere on the walls of the long corridor. The pins are filled with various posters, including an old American football game flyer with a picture of Duke Rosenberg printed on it.

It was a game in high school at Duke.

Tina Fey, who accompanied her, explained a few words in a timely manner, In this game, Duke sent the first 60-yard touchdown in the history of Mountain Middle School. This is also the most memorable event in Duke High School. one.

Gao Fangfang knew that Duke Rosenberg had an American football team, so he couldn't help asking, Is he proficient in American football?

Hearing this, Tina Fei couldn't help shrugging her shoulders, The amateur level is not bad, compared with professional players...

She couldn't help shaking her head.

Seeing Tina Fei shaking her head, Gao Fangfang also understood, stopped asking questions, and continued to look at the posters in the corridor.

Hanging in the corridor leading to the meeting room are Keanu Reeves' autographed Speed posters, Nicolas Cage's autographed Dark Island posters, Tom Hanks' autographed Saving Private Ryan posters En poster, Chicago poster signed by Naomi Watts, Matrix poster signed by Charlize Theron, 100,000 Urgent poster signed by Gerard Butler, and signed by Viggo Mortensen The Lord of the Rings trilogy poster for...

It is simply a collection of Duke Rosenberg's works.

Walking through the long corridor, Gao Fangfang followed Tina Fei into the newly renovated review hall, which is specially responsible for reviewing delivered scripts. In the center of the review hall hangs a huge enlarged poster , it was the famous Marvel movie character Natasha Normanoff hand-painted by a child on the homework book, and next to it was written in immature handwriting: I love Natasha, she is beautiful and intelligent.

Tina Fey explained again, The artist of this painting is Duke's goddaughter Suri Crews.

Gao Fangfang nodded. This little girl named Suri Cruise is obviously the daughter of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

I want to ask a question.

Obviously, Gao Fangfang was not very interested in this painting, but instead fixed his eyes on the employees who were reading the script in the review hall, How should a typical Hollywood company like Duke Studios review a script? Or, a certain When a project arrives at a film and television company, how should its review process be more appropriate and efficient so that good scripts will not be missed?

This is an extremely cumbersome question to answer. It is impossible for Tina Fei to explain in too much detail. After thinking about it, she gave some very general answers.

The strict control of the editorial department must be motivated by the consideration of reducing the company's investment risk, Tina Fei said simply, They have worked hard to evaluate and approve the script from the perspective and mentality of the audience, including the subject matter. The choice of the script, the quality of the lines, the quality of the picture, the novelty of the story, etc. are considered in all aspects. The editorial department must be more professional, more attentive and more responsible than the employees of other departments in the company.”

Tina Fey answered here. As a senior person in this industry, she knows very well that even if she does what she just said and implements such strict methods and systems, can she really select excellent scripts and projects? Still very difficult.

People in the stage of soliciting scripts, although they want to leave a better story that can be developed, but in fact, the results after the primary selection are basically dead.

Most projects in Hollywood are seldom evolved from scripts that are actually solicited. The possibility of this kind of delivered script becoming a movie is very low.

Afterwards, Tina Fey led Gao Fangfang into the exhibition hall of Duke's studio. The shelves in the hall were full of souvenirs and models related to Duke's previous films and TV works.

No matter where Gao Fangfang's eyes fell, she could see one or two interesting trinkets, and other surprises kept popping up during the visit. For example, she found a slap on a beeswax hair removal machine. The big and small Neo logo, and the note next to it also says that it was used by Keanu Reeves when he starred in Dark Empire.

The scale of the Duke's studio is not very large. Gao Fangfang simply calculated that there are about a hundred people, but what made her most curious is that the company employs a group of full-time handicraftsmen. Their work is not only to use machines to print interesting The theme T-shirts can also be used to make various props through 3D printing or handmade.

Tina Fey told her that this can help them get what they want quickly in the creative stage, and use this to decide whether the idea is feasible.

To further illustrate his point, Tina Fey went to the cabinet and pulled out two rope guns used in Batman. One was printed at the company and cost only $3. model, made various adjustments to it, and finally made a second one out of resin and metal, the actual prop used in the film, which cost about $800.

Gao Fangfang discovered that there are many editing rooms here, as well as a 60-seat small theater with the most advanced technology.

Although it is used less frequently here now.

Looking at the empty theater, Tina Fey couldn't help thinking of the time when she was busy, and said, Duke attaches great importance to constantly correcting problems during the production process, which reflects his enthusiasm for making movies since childhood, using All available resources to achieve results.

Following Tina Fey around the Duke's studio, Gao Fangfang and the photographer returned to the original reception lounge, where an assistant delivered coffee and black tea in a timely manner.

After the assistant left, Tina Fey looked at her watch and said, Wait a minute, the work in Duke's hands should be almost finished, I'll go over and have a look.

Gao Fangfang immediately gathered all his energy to prepare for this interview.

(to be continued ~^~)

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