Chatty Hollywood

"This is a really bad script!"

Lao Qiang took a cursory look and came to his own conclusion. He looked at Charlotte in surprise, as if wondering why he was interested in such rubbish stories.

"The story is really not that great!"

Charlotte nodded, her tone unhurried.

Historically, the movie "Blair Witch" became famous largely due to viral marketing on the Internet.

The audience at that time was still too young and easily believed that this shabby fake documentary was a real event just because of some fake rumors on the Internet.

And people's level of concern about real events is completely different from that of simple movies.

At this point, the marketing method of "Blair Witch" is similar to that of Charlotte and others who are currently using a series of cases in Vials Valley to hype "Fatal Turn".

——Of course, the popularity of the Internet in North America now is far less than it was in 1999.

In 1994, less than a year after the "Information Superhighway" project was launched, it was really too much to think about Internet viral marketing.

And if you exclude this, "Blair Witch" is nothing more than a poorly shot mockumentary.

Therefore, when Charlotte took over the script from the freshman named Daniel Myrick at the University of Southern California, her initial idea was to say a few polite words and then throw away the script as soon as the other person left. Into the trash can.

——After all, even if I give you a computer, I’m afraid you won’t be able to do much if you are left before the first year of the Christian era.

There was no electricity at that time.

However, the next moment, Charlotte, a newbie in magic, stopped Director Charlotte——

"Maybe we can take the opportunity to try it!"

In fact, since "Fatal Turn" was released, Charlotte has been having a strange feeling - the speed of his training seems to have become faster.

This is not an illusion or some psychological factor. Alexis is the best example——

In the past, even though there was a contract, it still took some effort for Charlotte to influence Alexis.

But now, as long as he wants, he can temporarily block Alexis from Charlize's consciousness at any time.

——Well, this is mainly used for some specific moments. After all, everyone needs privacy.

However, this does prove that Charlotte's mana has indeed been greatly improved. He felt that this might not just be the result of swallowing the remaining power of Wei Changhui.

"Is it because of directing "Fatal Turn" that you gained the power of fear in the hearts of the audience?"

In the magic system that Charlotte mastered, power largely came from the human heart, so he couldn't help but make this speculation.

But there are still big holes in this speculation——

For ghosts that use people's fear as energy, it is normal for them to be strengthened by fear.

But Charlotte is human.

People do not need and cannot gain mana from other people's fear, otherwise Hitler would have become the real devil...

This conflicting speculation troubled Charlotte. From the perspective of a magic enthusiast, how could he not be interested in something that could increase the speed of cultivation?

"Maybe it will take another movie to find out why."

In desperation, he came up with the idea of ​​​​practicing to gain true knowledge.

However, it's not easy. Under normal circumstances, it takes eight to ten months to complete the production of a new movie.

Charlotte didn't want to wait that long.

“Maybe we can try this pseudo-documentary mode!”

That's how he ended up leaving behind the Blair Witch script.

This kind of pseudo-documentary movie,

The biggest advantages are low shooting cost and fast shooting speed. Many of them were even shot directly with home cameras.

"If we use this model, we might be able to shoot a mini-horror film during the preparation of "Happy Death Day."

Charlotte thought to herself.

But before he could express his thoughts, Lao Qiang clearly raised his objection.

"Charlotte, I don't know why you are interested in this script, but if you don't have to, I think it's best not to film this script yourself!"

——The other party also deliberately emphasized the word "personally".

This forced Charlotte to pay attention.

"Why?"

"Because you are now a rising star in the directing world."

Lao Qiang's tone was a little dazed,

"Your career at this time cannot withstand failure, or even questioning."

At this point, he paused and said,

“Do you remember what Roger Ebert said?”

"this……"

The famous film critic Roger Ebert, who was nicknamed "Thumb Man" by Charlize, released his review of "The Turn" on the fourth day after its release, which is later than the reviews of many film critics. .

In the comments, the famously conservative old man used a very interested tone to praise the new application of persistence of vision technology in "Fatal Turn", while also admitting that even without this gimmick, "Fatal Turn" ” will still be a good horror movie.

However, the old man's tone became harsh towards the film's director, Charlotte Booth——

"Mr. Booth did a good job this time and deserves a thumbs up. But I want to remind him that apart from that interesting little trick, he did not show any amazing talent and ability in film directing this time. "Fatal" There are certain problems with the story rhythm of "The Bend"."

"If he wants to be a publicity master, there is no doubt that he is on the road to success; but if he wants to go further on the road of director, then he should put down these gimmicks and be real next time Right, let’s get down to business and shoot a movie.”

"I look forward to it!"

"Is this old man afraid that I will go astray?"

When I saw this movie review, Charlotte had made such a joke with Lao Qiang. The two laughed loudly at that time.

But at this moment, when this movie review was mentioned again, Lao Qiang's face became serious.

"The old man Albert's words may just be the habitual alarmism of film critics, but they also represent an old-school view in Hollywood - that is, a successful movie does not allow its director to sit back and relax, especially if the success also contains hidden dangers. There’s a lot of marketing involved.”

"yes!"

Charlotte nodded. He somewhat understood what Lao Qiang meant.

"The old man must have seen that we used the Vials Valley series of cases to hype up the movie - and most people in the industry should have seen it - so he issued such a stern warning. And Lao Qiang, you I think he’s right, I should focus more on movies, right?”

"I didn't think you weren't focused on the movie."

Lao Qiang shook his head. He tugged at his red beard in distress, organized his words, and then continued:

"I just think that the script of "Blair Witch" is so bad that it is not suitable for a director like you who has a lot of room for improvement. It is more suitable for, well, as a Lego building block in the hands of those producers. Let them combine as they please.”

"Director or producer?"

Charlotte muttered.

He already fully understood what Lao Qiang meant.

Indeed, many famous directors often serve as producers of their own films. But this does not mean that the functions of the two are very similar - producers often have to consider issues from the commercial perspective of cost and profit, and use more unscrupulous methods.

Directors, on the other hand, are much more introverted. This is more often an internal and inner work. The most important thing for a good director is to make a good movie.

——Do you want to be a profitable producer or a great director?

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Lao Qiang's words did have such an implicit meaning.

This made Charlotte think.

He has no clear idea in his mind whether he prefers to be a director or a producer. But for the movie "Blair Witch", he is not without tendencies——

Although online marketing is now impossible, Charlotte still has a way to hype "Blair Witch." However, did he really want to make the film himself?

If he doesn't consider making money or using it to experiment with magic, then he really refuses in his heart.

——Otherwise, he wouldn’t have thought of throwing the script directly into the trash can.

Charlotte doesn’t like the mockumentary film format. He doesn't like it either before or after time travel.

In his opinion, this kind of film that constantly tortures the audience's visual nerves through poor-quality shaking pictures can be called a movie, but it can never be called art, and sometimes it is not even a story.

Of course, this could just be his bias.

After all, when he watched "Saving Private Ryan" before traveling back in time, he also saw the pseudo-documentary sequence imitated by Spielberg. The shaking was also severe, but he felt no discomfort.

It can only be said that he doesn't like this kind of pseudo-documentary movie.

"Forget it, let's shelve the "Blair Witch" script for now!"

Charlotte shrugged and agreed with Lao Qiang.

"We should focus on the script of "Happy Death Day" now!"

"OK!"

Lao Qiang looked pleased.

But before they could continue their previous work, a phone call disturbed the tranquility in the studio again.

"Westwood?"

Charlotte picked up the phone,

"What's matter?"

The anxious voice of Mr. Producer came from the other side of the phone.

"Charlotte, something happened to Jodie Foster!!!"