Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 345 The Jury Chairman, Lee An, Caught in a Dilemma
Five minutes is over.

Publishers from all over the world took off their 3D glasses, their expressions varying.

Although it's only a five-minute trailer, it builds up emotions layer by layer, from the initial slow pace to the shock of the Shenzhou spacecraft's appearance, and finally to the abrupt end of the terror brought by the rapid attack of satellite debris.

The 3D effects in the trailer completely surpass those of any previous 3D movies.

Only Cameron's Avatar trailer, released half a month ago, could rival it.

However, the reason why some distributors in certain countries showed regret is because their countries have very few 3D cinemas. For example, Vietnam currently does not have a single 3D cinema.

"Could he have actually succeeded?"

Harvey Weinstein took off his glasses, a look of disbelief on his face.

He came with the intention of watching a good show.
High-cost A-list productions have consistently been a key factor dragging down studios.
The Weinstein Company was nearly bankrupted by the financial crisis because they had staked too much money on Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.

Of all the elements involved in gravity, very few seem to be profitable.

This was Harvey's opinion before watching the trailer.

but now……

It seems like everything is uncertain!

Most importantly, he was able to see the potential in the "Gravity" trailer.
The dozens of publishers around the world around them could naturally see the potential of gravity.

After all, they don't understand the technology.

But when it comes to making money, they know it all too well!

In an instant, the employees of Summit Entertainment were surrounded by the publishers.

"Do you have any distribution partners in South Korea? NEW Entertainment, oh my god, are you looking down on CJ Entertainment? We distributed Whiplash for Bruce Willis, and the box office in South Korea almost surpassed the North American box office!"

"How much exclusive content have you prepared for IMAX? What, the entire movie will be in IMAX format!"

Could you elaborate on the distribution methods you plan to collaborate on?

Gu Bei looked at the employees who were surrounded and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, these distributors were not very clear about the relationship between Rose Pictures and Summit Entertainment, and still instinctively went to the distributor Summit Entertainment.

He can now have time to talk to a few tech gurus: "How's it going?"

"not bad!"

Cameron nodded reservedly.

But at this moment, alarm bells were already ringing in his mind.

As a director who pursues the ultimate technological experience, he doesn't want his Avatar to be surpassed by a young director just one year after its release.

Fortunately, the post-production work on Avatar is not yet complete.
He still has the opportunity to improve.

We must go back and ruthlessly exploit the employees of the special effects company.

"Bruce, the trailer is amazing! It's a shame we didn't get to see Crystal's performance this time. I wonder when we'll see the finished movie?"

Leonardo didn't hold back his praise, and even remembered the female lead, Liu Yifei, standing next to him.

Liu Yifei turned her head and smiled, then turned back.

She's having a great time chatting with three of Pixar's animation masters!

These three animation masters have covered almost all of Pixar's successful animated series to date, and each one is an animated film that she likes very much.

"Actually, quite a few shots have already been completed, but they cannot be shown to the public for the time being."

The clips Gu Bei showed were just early technical verification segments; in reality, he had much more to hide.

After all, China is likely to be the region with the most 3D movies in the future. Even if there is no 3D version in North America, a 3D version will be converted for China.

This is because, in addition to the original quota for imported films, there is also a special quota for imported 3D films.

Moreover, that period coincided with a time of rapid growth for the Chinese film market.
Therefore, major film studios are also motivated to create 3D versions of films specifically for China, in order to gain access to the Chinese film market.

It's safe to say that no one understands 3D movies better than him!

Seeing that they had finished talking,
John walked over and asked, "I think I see the problem you pointed out. Is it the lighting? You use very restrained lighting. Is it because of your realistic style?"

"Part of it is to be closer to reality, but the main reason is to avoid the cinema turning down the brightness, so I will use a gentler light."

Gu Bei pointed out John's problem.

The issue of reducing brightness in 3D movies has existed for a long time, but the problem is most prominent in mainland China due to the proliferation of 3D movies.

After all, 3D movies require higher brightness than regular movies.

In addition, 3D glasses have light filters, so the brightness needs to be increased by another level.
Ultimately, even high-end projectors still use a dual-lamp setup, which essentially doubles the energy consumption.
With these triple debuffs applied, cinemas will inevitably lower the brightness, making it virtually impossible for the cinema to achieve the creators' intended effect.

John nodded; this was something he hadn't expected.

Furthermore, since Pixar films are all animated, they contain a large number of highly saturated images.

This problem is probably even more serious than live-action movies. No wonder Pixar has been constantly 3Dizing old movies in the past two years, which has attracted a lot of criticism.

Gu Bei and John, along with others, were having a heated discussion about technology.
Cameron listened quietly from the side, occasionally offering his own advice.

He seemed to be the most nonchalant person there, but when it came to crucial questions, he was the one who remembered them the most clearly.

Moreover, the suggestions shared are all very practical and effective.

Gu Bei couldn't help but glance at Cameron a few more times, thinking to himself, "As expected of the god Cameron who pioneered the post-Avatar era, he really has his own unique insights."

Cameron is now just as shocked: "Why didn't I meet Bruce sooner? Bruce was able to come up with ways to film scenes that couldn't be shot due to technical difficulties before!"

Cameron only stayed in Venice for one day.
Then she left Venice with Leonardo.

Many people only learned from the news the following day that Leonardo and Cameron had made a trip to Venice, specifically for a trailer that was not open to the public.

And at this time,
Venice is also coming to an end.

All 25 films in the main competition have been screened, and all the scores in the festival publications have been released. La La Land still holds the top spot with a score of 3.9.

The second place went to Austrian director Jessica Hausner's Lourdes.
The third place went to Lebanon, directed by Jewish director Samuel Maoz.

The current situation,
Almost all the big directors failed.

The New Wave directors were completely trapped in their past glories.

Walter, who had two films nominated for Venice Film Festival awards, had two films that were rather unremarkable.

Giuseppe Tornatore, whose film was most anticipated by Italian film critics, delivered a devastating 3000 million euro production of Baglia, making it hard to believe that this was the same master who directed the Sicilian trilogy.

After going around in circles,
Everyone discovered the opening of La La Land.

It's already the most amazing film at this year's Venice Film Festival.

The day before the awards ceremony
The International Federation of Film Critics awarded the FIPRESCI Prize to Gu Bei's La La Land, just like the artist of last year.

After the results were announced, everyone's attention turned to the Palais des Festivals, where the jury members of this year's Venice Film Festival held their discussions.

They will announce all the awards for this year's Venice Film Festival today and notify all winners in advance to avoid any situations where no one claims their prize.

Of course, like Eric, the photographer for the artist last year,
They either didn't come to Venice at all or had already gone back early.

There's nothing that can be done then, since there are many places in the world that you can't get to Venice in a single day.

Cinema Palace.

"Now that the winners of the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and Best Actress have been decided, we can start discussing the Golden Lion Award next."

Li An smiled and wrote down the name.
Both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards went to Italian films.

The Best Actor award was given to the actor who directed the director's debut film.

After winning these awards, they were technically out of the running for the Golden Lion.

"I love La La Land!"

French actress Sandrine Bonnell was the first to stand up and unequivocally support La La Land, saying, "If La La Land can't win the Golden Lion or other major awards, then I think the winner of the Best Actress award should be changed."

She can be considered one of the victims of the inability to win both the Venice Film Festival's performance award and the grand prize at the same time.

Her performance with the Vargas was undoubtedly the best in Venice, but because the Vargas won the Golden Lion, she missed out on a Volpi Cup.

"Does anyone else have any ideas?"

Li An smiled and looked at the others.
This is also his style as the chairman of the jury.

Everyone, please feel free to speak your mind.

Then we decide on a result that everyone agrees on.

“I actually think Lebanon is better. La La Land’s techniques are very sophisticated, but the anti-war sentiments within Lebanon are what everyone needs right now!”

Liliana Cavani is nearly eighty years old. Having experienced World War II as a child, she has a particular fondness for anti-war films.

Subsequently, North American director Joe Dante and Indian producer Anurag Kashyap also agreed with Liliana's Lebanese option.

Only Russian director Sergei Bodrov supported La La Land.

Li An looked at the last member of the judging panel: "Luciano, what do you think?"

Joe Dante chuckled. "He'll definitely choose La La Land. After all, I think he's already memorized all the songs from La La Land."

Although Luciano is also a director,

But his primary identity is that of a singer-songwriter.

Ten years ago, Luciano made a semi-autobiographical film based on his own experiences, which immediately received critical acclaim. However, his second film, which was made without his personal experiences, was a complete flop.

Joe Dante never thought much of him, and Luciano was a supporter of the Italian Communist Party, so his tone wasn't very friendly.

"I support La La Land!"

Luciano was not provoked by Joe's sarcastic tone at all, but instead retorted firmly, "My ideas are different from yours."
I believe that La La Land's interpretation of dreams can inspire hope in everyone's heart to the greatest extent in this era.

Lebanon is also good, but its anti-war ideology is problematic. It won't just fail to provoke resentment, it might even inspire people to join the army.

After some discussion,
The three-on-three match ended in a tie.

All six people turned their gazes toward Li An.

Even if a judge is initially friendly, a typical jury chairperson would still choose to cast their vote firmly during a three-on-three stalemate.

However, this time their jury chairman was Lee An.

"Let's discuss the other awards first."

Lee An did not make up his mind. Instead, he began to avoid conflict and chose to start with other awards.

After a heated discussion

Two technical awards and a special jury prize have been decided.

In the end, only the Golden Lion and the Silver Lion for Best Director remained.

There are only two options on the table: La La Land and Lebanon.

Has anyone changed their mind now?

Li An looked at the tense crowd, his expression somewhat helpless.

The two films represent two completely different approaches.

La La Land tells a story about the choice between dreams and reality through the love story between the male and female protagonists.

Lebanon, on the other hand, tells the story of the brutality of war from the perspective of four Israeli tank crewmen.
This is not an easy choice!

No! No!

The various accents of English collided on the table, much like the different ideas of the six people.

Li An looked at the two slips of paper in his hand.
Then he raised his head:
"In that case..."

……

hotel.

"Here."

Gu Bei handed the FIPRESCI Prize certificate to Liu Yifei, "You got another one. You didn't get it at Cannes, but you got it twice at Venice."

Liu Yifei looked at the certificate curiously: "Doesn't this mean your chances of winning an award have increased again?"

"The number of award winners has increased, but the probability of winning the Golden Lion Award is not so certain."

Gu Bei nodded, then shook his head. "The odds of winning the FIPRESCI Prize are only slightly over fifty percent, about the same as flipping a coin."

"How could these be the same?"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Gu Bei.

Based on the probability of a coin toss, wouldn't that mean that out of the twenty-five films in the main competition, more than a dozen could win the Golden Lion?

"I don't care anyway, I already won the Golden Lion last year."

The main goal this year is still the Oscars. Venice is just a prelude to the awards season; we just need to gain some recognition.

Gu Bei said lightly.

"Jingle Bell!"

As soon as Gu Bei finished speaking,

The hotel's landline phone rang.

Gu Bei, who was just lying down, suddenly appeared and answered the phone.

"Um, is it me or the crew? I can't tell! Okay, thank you for your hard work!"

Having failed to elicit a response, Gu Bei hung up the phone.
Turn around,

Just then, I saw Liu Yifei with her arms crossed.
Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes lifted slightly, a faint smile appearing at the corners of her lips, as she posed the three soul-searching questions: "You don't care, do you? You already won it last year, right? You want to gain more fame, don't you?"

(End of this chapter)