Movie Master

Lance and Austin came to the second floor again. At this time, the second floor was completely calm. Not only Angelina was gone, but Darius had also disappeared, as if nothing had happened just now.

Lance went into the cloakroom instead of choosing either room. One is that it is too conspicuous for two people to enter the room alone, and it is likely to be noticed by interested people; second, there may not be a free room, but it is easy to bump into different good things-this is Oscar night.

On the contrary, the cloakroom is a good place to talk about things.

Although there were people coming and going in the cloakroom, the party had already started for more than two hours at this time, and the cloakroom as a public place became a quiet place. The cloakroom on Oscar night is not a small space, but a large room that can accommodate 80 people for a dance party. The floor is covered with gorgeous patterned Turkish carpets, the coats are hung neatly on both sides, and in the center is a The retro dark brown long table, with a transparent rectangular glass box on the table, inside is the focus of tonight - the statuette trophy:

All the statuette winners will temporarily place their trophies here. On the one hand, it is used for storage, and they can join the carnival party lightly; Of course, this is also a kind of showing off and an incentive, just like a carrot in front of a mule.

Austin looked around in the cloakroom curiously, but was disappointed. He didn't see any projection equipment, nor any film, which made him a little confused. How would Lance show him Sin City? ? Is it possible to draw sketches on the spot?

Austin's eyes fell on Lance. Lance walked to the closet, found his coat, and pulled something out of the inner pocket. That's... a camera? Austin couldn't tell himself Exactly what it feels like, more is still at a loss - so is Lance going to show the stills?

Lance walked up to Austin with the camera, and pointed to the bench in front of him friendly, Why don't we sit down? This video is about three minutes long, I think you need to enjoy it. Lance said confidently The smile made Austin hesitate for a moment, or sat down, and then Lance sat down opposite him, I know, this is not the best way to show it, but it is also more believable than relying on my explanation .”

If it is the era of smart phones, Lance can use the mobile phone to play it, which is much more convenient; if it is the era of digital film, Lance can even directly play the entire movie on the smartphone. However, that will also affect the viewing quality of the movie, so a clip is the most suitable, and a digital camera is currently the most convenient, although the picture quality is far from satisfying Lance.

Austin was a little dazed. He didn't know much about these high-tech products, and it was far from the film reels he knew. Could it be a trailer? Austin secretly guessed.

However, Lance's subsequent words overturned Austin's thoughts, This is the first three minutes of the movie. I know that watching it this way will inevitably affect the effect, but at least it can intuitively show the feeling of this movie. Lance said as he said , I found the footage stored in the digital camera, and handed it to Austin, If you have any questions, please ask.

Austin paused for a moment, took the digital camera hesitantly, and kept looking at Lance, trying to read more information from his expression, but Lance just kept encouraging him to watch the video directly, and finally Austin could only look back, Just press the play button. Lance's voice came, and Austin pressed his thumb step by step.

It's actually black and white? Which city is this picture? This... is a cartoon, no, this is the picture style of a manga? The use of color, wow! This visual impact... Uh, what's wrong? What happened? The thoughts in Austin's mind kept churning, and in just three minutes, it never stopped. After the video was played, Austin subconsciously raised his head and looked at Lance, This is Is it over? What happened next?

Lance shrugged his shoulders, If you want, I will bring the finished film to meet you tomorrow, I hope the AMC review team will like it. Lance said confidently, The story behind it... Remember 'Pulp Fiction'? 'Sin City' took a similar approach, we had four stories and what you just saw was part of one of them.

'Pulp Fiction'. Austin murmured, as if he wanted to taste more content from this simple word.

So, how many theaters can AMC arrange for screenings? Lance's voice woke Austin from his thoughts, and Austin showed a friendly smile, Lance, you know that's not how things are talked about. Sly, and without any sarcasm, just honestly saying, Is this movie R-rated like 'Pulp Fiction'?

Austin, who seemed honest and honest, turned sharp and pointed when he returned to his professional work. The first counterattack directly pointed out the key point of the problem. Lance said with a smile, But I'm different from Quentin. I won't show a lot of plasma directly. Instead, I choose to use different colors to show plasma, maybe even white. Therefore, the visual impact remains It came down, but it wasn't as violent.

Austin nodded his chin slightly, So, it is indeed rated R.

Despite what Lance said, Austin was still unmoved. This made Lance laugh, and it turned out that such an honest person is more difficult to deal with, I think, the R rating is not the point. The movie presents an extreme stylization, people who like it will fall into a frenzy, and audiences who hate it will not even enter the cinema , so the R rating shouldn't be part of our concern. Shouldn't it?

Austin fell into deep thought, thought about it seriously, and had to admit that Lance's words made sense. But this also leads to another question, Then you should also know that it is very difficult for such a film with a distinctive style to achieve good box office results, right?

That's what people said when 'The Passion of the Christ' was released. Lance's counterattack made Austin open his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but Lance raised his hand to stop him, I know, 'The Passion of the Christ' It is a religious work, and the situation is very special, but what I want to say is not its final box office, but the film was also screened in 3,000 theaters during its opening weekend. I think, 'Sin City' must not be lower With that number, we're Disney's princess animation compared to 'The Passion of the Christ'.

Lance's humor did not make Austin smile. He still said with a serious face, Lance, I'm just the theater manager of the Los Angeles branch...

But also censoring films on the West Coast, Lance chimed in.

Austin paused, then nodded, Yes, I'm also in charge of film reviews on the West Coast. But the problem is that I don't have the right to make decisions. How many theaters 'Sin City' can get in AMC is not determined by I mean it.

I know. I don't want you to make a decision. Lance spread his hands and said relaxedly, I just want to say, from your point of view, how many theaters is AMC willing to release 'Sin City'? work.

I need to watch the finished film before I can make a decision. Austin is still tight-knit, but Lance is unwilling to step back, looking at Austin intently, with a smile that cannot be rejected, as if to say, You You can’t lie to me, I’m also an expert.” Austin thought of Diorama Films, and could only say, Two hundred rooms, at most.

When a movie is released in North America, the 3,000 venues are of course not the same cinema, but are divided among major cinemas. For example, Royal Entertainment has 700 theaters, AMC has 600 theaters, and so on. After adding up, there are 3,000 theaters.

Lance couldn't help laughing, Two hundred rooms? One thousand and eight hundred screens, plus twelve shows a day? Austin, who seemed honest and honest, finally showed his shrewd side in work, like a jackal, tiger and leopard, ruthless Viciously tore a piece of flesh from Chaos Shadow Industry.

The bottom line for Sin City is 2,000 theaters, but Lance hopes to win 2,500 or even 3,000 theaters. AMC is the second largest theater chain in North America, which also means that Lance must let AMC let go of 500, or even 600 theaters, so that there is hope. But Austin actually offered 200 rooms as soon as he opened his mouth, as if he cut off 90% of the price when he came up to bargain, which is really cruel.

Lance, I'm not joking. Austin scratched his head in embarrassment, and said honestly.

Lance didn't like this, and said with a smile, Austin, I'm not joking either. I think you're joking with me, thinking of me as a monkey in a circus.

There are many tricks in arranging theaters. The movie theaters in the suburbs of Fairbanks are also called one theaters, and the Captain's Theater on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles is also called one theaters. The quality of the same two hundred theaters will be the same. There is a big difference.

At the same time, a cinema is bound to have different scales due to different regions. There is only one screen in a theater chain, and there is only one movie a day. Twelve shows are arranged a day, which is also a one cinema. In fact, this is what China calls the screening rate.

Generally speaking, in order to maintain the diversity of films released in theaters, the United States will not be as dominant as China/China. Even for premiere works, the screen can only occupy 30% of the screen. For a medium-sized cinema, this is Three to four screens, the special case of summer vacation may be higher.

Lance's counterattack just now was obviously a protest against Austin's contempt. He asked for almost 80% or 90% of the filming rate, and it was full 24 hours a day. In this way, Lance expressed his dissatisfaction, and at the same time conveyed his needs, 700, Austin, I need 700 theaters, and at least 2,000 screens are guaranteed.