[US Entertainment] Hollywood reverses life

After filming of "Juno" was completed, Joy and the crew who were about to part ways had a potluck together.

It was sort of a "celebration party".

Although the people present didn't know if the movie could be sold, when it could be sold, when it would be released, or like those many independent films that were piled up in the film company, there would no longer be a big one. day.

Joey is not good at drinking, but he still drank very happily with Rebecca and the others. During the period, Rebecca suddenly said: "Joy, you know. My idol is Tom Cruise. You said that I might meet him one day. Do you have a chance to film with him?"

Joey brushed aside Rebecca's hair hanging from her forehead with her hand, revealing her sharp little face, "If someone asks me, I might not be able to tell, but if it's you, I definitely will."

In fact, 12 years from now, you'll be in Mission: Impossible 5 with Tom Cruise as the leading lady.

Rebecca was very happy, she drank the wine glass, "Joy, you also have an actor you like, who is it?"

Joey shook his head and smiled wryly: "We are so coincidental, to be honest, I also like Tom Cruise."

"What," Rebecca said excitedly, "did you also fall in love with him because of Lester in "Interview with the Vampire"? Or Ethan in "Mission: Impossible", or earlier in "Top Gun"? "

In fact, it's not. Her favorite is the silver-haired, talkative and humane killer in "Murder with a Borrowing Knife".If anyone says that Tom Cruise has no acting skills, she will move out of this movie.

However, "Borrowing a Knife" will not be released until 04, so Joey said another one, "I like him in "Mr. Sweetheart", the one who encountered ridicule, disdain, and dismissal but still maintained hope that he could bite the bullet and resist all difficulties. A determined man, I hope I can also have such an attitude towards life. This is the most suave and inspirational of all his films. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for this film, and this is also the closest he is to an Oscar. Once, it's a pity."

Rebecca said in surprise: "Wow, I didn't expect you to like the romantic comedy he acted in. Although it is also an inspirational movie, Tom Cruise's romance movies are not too many. In recent years, there is only one with Pei. Nellope's Vanilla Sky."

Joey recalled those films and said with emotion: "It's better to say that I like the roles he plays in a relaxed and suave way. I don't like those serious roles or commercial film roles. But I always have a different kind of him. The name, guess what it is?"

"Is...?" Rebecca guessed, "Beautiful Soup? It seems that many people call him that."

Joey suddenly couldn't help laughing first, Rebecca looked at her strangely, Joey smiled and said: "You know, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, these glamorous men in Hollywood, has brought back the confidence of countless short men all over the world. That's why I call him short and handsome..."

Rebecca also laughed out loud, "God, I don't know how Tom Cruise will feel when he finds out, but he should already be used to being hacked on the issue of height, haha."

Short and handsome, in fact, it was Renee who started it. She and Renee have been shouting for more than ten years...

Renee's original words were, "Among Asians, Tom Cruise's height can still be counted, but among Europeans and Americans, tsk... then I won't mention it."

The so-called celebration banquet ended amid the laughter of a group of people, and then Joey returned to Los Angeles, in his villa in the Santa Monica Valley.

She began to retreat to edit the film, because the editing work is not very complicated. With the material and Premiere editing software, it can basically be cut according to the image in Joey's mind and the general situation of the script.However, she specially prepared six macpro "trash cans", which are equipped with d700 graphics card hosts.

During the period, the editor she hired also came to Joy to report every day, providing some technical support behind the scenes.

The greatest director in the world today may be able to name a dozen, but the greatest film editors may not be many, and Joey, who is a better editor, can't afford to hire them.

"Juno" is a literary comedy, which requires great attention to details, such as how the rhythm of the joke is, how long does it take for the character to react to the scene; and sometimes there is a stalk that doesn't work, we have to change a line to finish it. Baggage; "Juno" sometimes jokes about the baggage during the plot, and the question becomes "how funny can this joke be before it becomes a sloth?"

And in view of the excellent performances of Rebecca and Joyce, there is no trouble at all about how to cut them so that they can still be read because the materials are too bad, but the materials are so excellent, which one should be used?

Joey usually browses all the materials on the day of shooting, pulls down some available materials to the timeline, and starts to build the plot linearly backwards.Like many professional editors, she looks at the material from the back to the front, because in most cases the director will make some adjustments after each shot, and the good material is often in the second half of the shooting.

After a month of retreat and editing, "Juno" has completed its prototype.

Afterwards, other production processes such as dubbing, soundtrack, subtitles, and special effects transitions, etc., will be handed over to the production studio she found before, and they will continue to complete.

After another month or so, the first edition of "Juno" has been completed.Joey made serious comparisons and proposed revisions, and finally finalized the final version of "Juno".

After finishing the final version, she began figuring out how to sell the film.

First of all, the first thing that any independent filmmaker thinks of is the Sundance Film Festival and other independent film festivals held all over the United States.

But Joey had taken "Harvard Life" to participate in many such film festivals before he came here, so this remake cannot be submitted according to the regulations.Secondly, Joy's reputation in the independent film industry has long been bad. She doesn't think that those independent film festivals will give her any favors, and it is even more unlikely that there will be any situation where she returns home. Most people hear her It is estimated that none of the names will enter that exhibition hall.

So in this case, the only way out for Joy is to go to major film companies, mainly independent film companies. Commercial film companies will definitely not like her low-cost production of movies that are not well-known and famous. In Hollywood, except for the six major film companies ( Paramount, Warner, Universal, Sony, Disney, 20th Century Fox) are all called independent film companies.

Independent film companies also have their own preferences. For example, Lionsgate likes thrillers and horror movies (Saw, etc.), Summit Entertainment likes big productions (Lord of the Rings), and Weinstein Pictures only wants to win awards.

While Joy was still thinking about which film company to try, Jack Hansen called her.

"Hey, Joey, I hear your Juno is done? What, do you have a direction now?"

While looking at the printed materials of various film companies in his hand, Joey said, "No, I didn't tell the truth at all. I don't plan to go to the independent film festival. I want to go directly to the distribution department of the film company to try."

"Yes, that's exactly what I want. Do you still remember what was said in the contract that we must be involved when you negotiate distribution with the film company, and the way of buying and selling must be led and agreed by us? Oh, right! The column for the producer is Write my name on it~" Jack talked about their overlord clause relentlessly.

Joey looked at the ceiling and said angrily, "Yes, I remember, so?"

Jack Hansen rubbed his hands, "Tomorrow you take the dvd with me and go to some film companies to have a look. I will contact a few for you. They also have the intention to buy the subject of your film. But everything will have to be tomorrow. They have to watch the finished film."

"Thank you so much, I'll have the dvd ready, how about we meet tomorrow on Sunset Avenue?"

"Well, I thought so too, so that's it, hang up first."

After hanging up the phone, Joey began to prepare for burning the DVD.

If this matter can get Hansen's help, it should have a better start. After all, Hansen also has some contacts in Hollywood. Since he is the nominal producer, the success of this movie will also benefit him a lot. Yes, he will definitely try his best to help "Juno" to be released successfully.

But this movie Joey is destined to not make much money, most of the money will be taken by Jack Hansen and Tom Cruise, and the rest will probably have to pay off the house loan mortgage, and then she will become a beggar again ……Why.

I only hope that "Juno" can be a success in one fell swoop, so that she will not be short of investment for her next film, and she will not be as embarrassed to borrow money as she is now.

And the success of "Juno" has another meaning, that is, her desire to reverse her life is not empty talk.

The pursuit of dreams in this life may really come true.