[US Entertainment] From web dramas to Oscars

Chapter 71

Just like what I said before, the movie "Buried Alive" does not mention the difficulty of the actors' acting skills. The rest, whether it is the shooting scene, shooting method, or post-production, are very simple.So, just two weeks after Fopper had finished filming "Buried Alive" and flew to Germany to discuss the preparation of "Perfume", the trailer of "Buried Alive" was everywhere, whether it was on showu or in the advertisements of physical media. It's all over.

As I said before, the total investment of a movie is generally composed of two parts: the actual shooting cost of the movie plus the promotional cost of the movie.The actual filming cost of the movie is often full of strong moisture.Generally speaking, the cost of a movie includes the production cost of the movie and the promotion cost of the movie.The promotional cost of the film needs to spend about one-third to half of the film production cost.That is to say, small productions will take up a larger proportion of publicity expenses, while large productions will take up a smaller proportion of publicity expenses.It's just that the publicity fee for a big production is higher than that of a small production.But "Buried Alive" is different.It may be one of the few films that cost less to make, or much less than to advertise.Moreover, this film is the first film between Europa Films and Goldfinger Studios.How to have a good start.As a result, the promotional cost of the movie "Buried Alive" reached the level of 1000 million US dollars.And how far can $1000 million be advertised?At least in major cities around the world, "Buried Alive" has a certain amount of news.Moreover, the trailer is also full of cinemas.

Paul is a movie buff, especially noir movies, he was simply fascinated by them in the old days, not only "Three Smoking Barrels", but even "Ocean's Eleven", which is not a pure noir movie, Paul has watched many times .

But that kind of pure noir film is a niche film after all, and Paul feels very sad about this.But this time Paul was very excited, because Luc Besson filmed a noir film.As a senior member of showu, he saw the promotional video of "Buried Alive" immediately.

The shooting of the promotional video is very simple.Fopper's name flashed across the screen at the beginning, indicating that his character's name was Ryan Conroy.Soon Ryan used a small flashlight to illuminate the scene where he found himself in a coffin.

The screen flickered, Ryan yelled for help like crazy, and the conversation with the 911 operator, the screen rotated and became smaller and smaller, accompanied by the sound of collapse, and finally drowned in the darkness.The whole trailer looks very eye-catching, coupled with Luc Besson's golden signature, it is very eye-catching.

"I can't wait to see this movie!" Paul wrote below the promo.And look at the comments, there are many movie enthusiasts who look like Paul.Some came for the name of Luc Besson.Some come for the gimmick of pure film noir.Of course, part of it was aimed at Fopper.

Don't think Fopper has no fans.After Oscar promotion.Fopper can now be regarded as a second-tier star in Hollywood.And under such circumstances, "Buried Alive" was released.

And no matter how busy Fopper is on that side, on this side "Buried Alive" is released, Fopper will return to the United States no matter what.In fact, the preparations for "Perfume" in Europe were not going well.Fopper became one of the producers.So I also have the right to choose the actors of the script of "Perfume".However, none of the main female characters in "Perfume" was found.I want to find it, but they don't have a schedule, and I came here by myself, but I haven't been selected yet. This is where "Perfume" is now in a dilemma.But of course, Buried Alive came out, and of course Fopper started promoting Buried Alive.

But the reality is that Luc Besson's reputation is much greater than Fopper's.Fopper's publicity only helped a little.

"Buried Alive" premiere.

There are many well-known media and well-known film critics gathered here.Because they all want to see how wonderful Luc Besson's film will be after six years of absence.

But the movie gave them a confusion at the beginning.Because after the logos of Goldfinger Film Studio and Europa Film Group had finished appearing, there was nothing on the big screen of the movie, it was pitch black.

'What exactly is going on? ' Everyone couldn't help but think in their hearts.

After a few more seconds, the sound of light panting finally came, but the screen was still dark, and as the sound got louder, the heavy, rapid and irregular panting sound became more and more intense. Loud, loud sounds and colorless pictures give people a great sense of mental oppression, because when there is no picture, people will subconsciously construct and describe in their minds.That is, as the saying goes, brain supplementation.

It was as if the sound of a switch sounded, and with the flickering of the dim yellow light of the small flashlight, the presence of people could finally be seen, but the effect of the flashlight seemed to be not very good, the screen flickered a few times and fell into darkness again...

After several attempts to turn it on and off, the small flashlight finally turned on. Under the long beam of light, the gagged man, Ryan Conroy played by Fopper, came into view.He writhed wildly, hammering the coffin and the flashlight in his hand flickered.

It seems that because of poor contact with the light of the flashlight or some other reason, the screen fell into darkness again.But the sound of turning on the switch sounded again, and soon the screen lit up again.

The man withdrew the cloth from his mouth, and the first sentence was: "Help!" His voice was so urgent and frightening!

"Help me! Who will save me! I just want to go back! I want to go home..." The man's voice became smaller and smaller, trembling more and more, his eyes even seemed to have tears, but of course, they still didn't appear after that .

At this time, the screen changed, and through some small things, it was explained who the hero is.Ryan Conroy, a very ordinary but somewhat unusual Chinese-American youth.why would you say so?Because he is just like everyone else, he is just a very ordinary worker.What was unusual at first was that he was working in Iraq.

At this time, the cloud of war between Iraq and the United States has only dissipated for more than a year, and even this year's Oscars dare not make a big splash to create black dresses to stimulate people's attention.So it can be seen that the war left a deep impression on the Americans at this time.

"He must have been hijacked by kidnappers..." Some people thought in their hearts.And that's the truth, Ryan, he's been kidnapped by Iraqi kidnappers now!And the current crisis situation has made the audience worry about Ryan's future.

The movie continued playing.Ryan took a small step to explore the space that closed him.Fortunately, he found a cell phone.The appearance of mobile phones represents the hope of survival!

But is this really the case?no!

The call reached 911, but the staff on the other side evaded responsibility and hung up the phone vaguely.The FBI was called, and the officials there kept asking why they didn't shoot Ryan and just locked him up.In the end, Ryan called the company, but the company asked Ryan to record first, and admitted that when he was fired this morning, not only Ryan, but even the audience felt desperate for his current situation .

But things are not just like that, in addition to the indifference of their own company, the responsibility of 911 and the incompetence of the FBI, there is another important role that has not appeared.That's right, the kidnappers!

The kidnappers show up.The brutal kidnapper is of course the biggest villain.They brutally asked Ryan to self-harm and threatened him with his family.Of course Ryan agreed.The attacks on myself one after another, but the attacks on the audience's hearts one after another.

At this time, the coffin buried in the ground, that is, the space where Ryan hid, gradually began to have sand flowing in.At this rate.It didn't take long for Ryan to be finished.

But things always have a turning point, hope appears.Because the audience heard the roar of the plane.

Moreover, the camera lens of the screen also turned to the direction of the US government.

"Has anyone been found?"

"Will someone come out?" The US government seems to be working hard for someone.

'Looks like Ryan is going to be saved! ' The audience thought so excitedly.

'wrong! 'Different from the point of view of ordinary audiences watching movies, those film critics saw it differently.The culprits and the dialogue between the US government and Ryan, it seems that things are not that simple.

But the fact is that some film critics imagined that Ryan's eyes still had no expression at this time.That indifferent despair made everyone's hearts sink.The phone called again, and at the same time, the camera gave a close-up of the phone with no battery.

Ryan picked up the phone, and there came the good news from rescue officials: He could be saved in just 3 minutes.This news brought Ryan unprecedented excitement.

"We're right above you, we can see the coffin." The official's voice came from the phone.Accompanied by a huge noise.

"Quick, quick!" Ryan could only keep yelling, "My cell phone is about to run out of battery. And the sand is almost creeping in."

"We saw the coffin!" The official said loudly, and just when everyone, including Ryan, thought they were saved, another voice suddenly came from the phone: "My God!"

"What's wrong?" Ryan yelled with all his might.

"... Ryan, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"What, what are you talking about." The whole scene was quiet, with only the slight sound of sand flowing, and the sound of working on the mobile phone was louder than the sound of Ryan's space now.Ryan seemed to have noticed something too, and his expression lost the last trace of vitality.

The blinking battery symbol stopped beating, and the phone flickered on.

"Okay, okay..." Ryan said flatly.

"I'm sorry, Ryan, I'm sorry!" With Ryan and the official speaking at the same time, and the sound of sand pouring in, the movie screen darkened.

Director: Luc Besson.

Starring: Fopper.

Production companies: Goldfinger Studios, Europa Films, MGM Films.

Producers: Fopper, Luc Besson.