China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 360 Golden Globe Nomination

"Did you make the short film you signed up for?"

This video, which suddenly appeared on the show, quickly spread across the Internet. Marketing accounts and online media pushed it to the terminals of hundreds of millions of netizens with various shocking titles, and attracted countless people who were still not satisfied after watching the short video.

Finally, I came to Huanshi.com to watch this complete program.

The top management of Huanshi.com was naturally ecstatic about this. When Chen Jingxing suddenly raised questions at the recording site, the program team was actually confused because they didn't know that Fan Cunyan was a contestant who sneaked in to pretend to be fake. After all, he was shortlisted for the main competition.

The directors were all selected by DreamWorks.

Moreover, this kind of doubt about the contestants is basically the secret thought in the minds of the four director judges. Because they are directors themselves, they are naturally very sensitive to the director's shooting techniques and the two works that are very different from before and after.

Even the professional film appraisal group composed of film critics or fans at the scene just felt that the short film submitted before the third director appeared was somewhat irrelevant to the competition work he submitted later. Not only were the styles different,

And the level is indeed very different.

But even if there were suspicions about Fan Cunyan, they were quickly suppressed. There are so many directors whose works are so different in quality, it's really not surprising.

For ordinary viewers, they just think that the competition work shot by the contestant named Fan Cunyan is too bad, especially with "Fatal Identity" as a benchmark. Fan Cunyan's tribute did not even achieve the effect of Dongshi's imitation, but they

I didn’t have much impression of Fan Cunyan’s short film, and I thought it was unremarkable, so I was even less likely to think about it in this direction.

Therefore, when Chen Jingxing suddenly broke the silence and directly questioned, everyone in the audience was shocked. However, Guo Fan and others were shocked that Chen Jingxing broke out directly. Everyone else was just completely surprised.

But for the director and the directors backstage, their moods changed from shock to ecstasy as Chen Jingxing's questioning step by step revealed Fan Cunyan's flaws.

Of course, after the ecstasy, there is still anxiety, that is, will Chen Jingxing allow this segment to be broadcast?

After all, Chen Jingxing is not only a judge of this show, but also a major investor. No matter how bold the Huanshi.com program team is, they cannot really treat Chen Jingxing as an ordinary guest. They must ask for their opinions.

From depth of field, lens to light and shadow, transitions, and editing, it was like a small professional directing class. The competition works were dismantled and analyzed and commented based on reason. Chen Jingxing and three other people provided supplements.

In the middle of the recording of the program, the reason why Chen Jingxing couldn't bear with the director who was pretending to be fake and broke up with him directly was that besides being really angry, he also felt that everyone was a little too reserved and polite, and their comments were too reserved. After all, Guo Fan, Tian Xinye and Ning Weiqiang

They are not talkative people in private.

Immediately after the first episode was broadcast, many big companies came to ask for sponsorship or oral advertising, such as laundry detergent, Sichuan shell loquat ointment, and cosmetics, which caught Huanshi.com a little off guard.

Especially Tian Xinye, although his appearance is not very good, he is the only one among the four judges who has a professional background, and his director style is more literary, so he has become the main exporter.

"The Birth of a Director" is indeed completely different from previous idol talent shows. The contestants are indeed basically not public figures familiar to the audience, and they can even be said to be amateurs.

But when you are attracted by the video of Chen Jingxing going crazy and actually watch it, you will really get addicted to it.

After the first episode of the program was aired, Tian Xinye became popular along with Chen Jingxing’s questioning video.

The actor's performance is of course also a part of the quality of the work, and there are indeed many actors who participate in the short film who are familiar to the audience.

It’s not that no company is willing to pay, it’s just that no one is willing to pay a big price.

After all, the performance of an actor in a film and television work is absolutely crucial, and actors will also face the judges' comments and the audience's opinions.

The cost of pre-roll advertising, title sponsorship and word-of-mouth advertising that was soon negotiated totaled more than 200 million, which not only fully covered the cost of "The Director", but also allowed DreamWorks and Chen Jingxing to make a small profit.

Sure enough, after the first episode was aired intact, it created a lot of buzz and attracted widespread attention.

Being able to appear in front of tens of millions of people is very attractive in itself, not to mention that the judges are also the Four King Kongs of DreamWorks. Although Chen Jingxing and others are here to select directors, who says they won't select actors?

DreamWorks is really not the kind of film company that only big names use. From Lawrence Lu of "The Matrix" to Yin Fang, the leading actor of "The Walking Dead" and a step into a big ship like "Operation Red Sea", they all show that the carp leaping through the dragon's gate is feasible.

In addition to discussions among the audience and topics on the Internet, the immediate and practical impact of "The Birth of a Director" after the first episode was aired was that a large number of companies came forward to sponsor advertisements.

You must know that the funding for making short films for 35 directors alone exceeds 50 million, plus the judges' remuneration - Chen Jingxing doesn't care, after all, it is his company's project, but Guo Fan and the other three naturally have to be paid.

In addition to time and money, as well as other human and material costs, the total cost also exceeded 130 million.

Chen Jingxing originally thought that he would take on the role of the main output force, but he did not expect that Tian Xinye was the hidden dps.

But Chen Jingxing really doesn't care, and if you cut out one of the five directors' works in one program out of thin air, you can't hide it.

A short film competition between a group of unattractive directors who are unfamiliar to the audience will naturally give people a feeling that the program may be of high quality and rich in information, but not exciting enough and may be a bit boring.

And the most important thing is that this program is all-inclusive. It not only provides a panoramic display of the creation of video works, but also involves comments and questions on all aspects of the competition works.

Of course, the four King Kongs of DreamWorks are gradually becoming familiar to the audience. Not to mention Chen Jingxing and Tian Xinye who are in the limelight. Guo Fan has a landmark "Operation Mekong" for domestic theme movies. Ning Weiqiang, the oldest

There is also the most popular TV series this fall, "Person of Interest".

Only a certain brand of eye drops is willing to pay a considerable price to take the gamble. It may be because the content of the competition is a short film, so the audience's eyes may be sleepy.

"The Birth of a Director" attracted a lot of attention when it was first released on Fantasy World. However, two months later, when it was actually broadcast, not many viewers followed it immediately.

In a word, for most viewers, they are worried that this program may be too professional.

But many third- and fourth-tier actors or actors with smaller status are happy to come, and exposure is always scarce for them.

Even the four judges including Chen Jingxing would help the participating directors answer the audience’s questions about the entries. There was still a lot of excitement. Tian Xinye was like a quarrel with other scholars in the second half of this program. On the one hand, he was quarrelsome with the participating directors, and on the other

On the other hand, he also criticized those viewers who asked stupid questions or disagreed with him.

After all, "The Director" is an innovative program. There has been no such content before, and DreamWorks also refused to invite some well-known and controversial people to participate in the competition. Even though DreamWorks is very famous, advertisers did not respond very positively.

Being able to have directors such as Chen Jingxing and Guo Fan in the same studio and leave an impression on them is also a great temptation in itself.

It can be said that they are all masterpieces that have high scores and are very popular.

But for the first time, this program brings the behind-the-scenes aspects of a film and television drama that people are curious about to the front of the stage, displaying the preparation, filming, screening, evaluation and other processes of a video work most directly in front of the audience.

Regardless of whether this show is a big hit or not, with Huanshi.com’s strong promotion and the fame of DreamWorks and Chen Jingxing, there must be an audience.

After all, there is no star in the whole show, or the biggest star is Chen Jingxing, and the director selection is just a gimmick, but it really doesn't have strong ratings appeal, and there are no handsome men and beautiful women, no singing and dancing.

Naturally, it is impossible for a big-name actor to come to a show like this, act in a work by an unknown director, and then have to go on stage with the director to accept the criticism from the judges and the audience.

Even Chen Jingxing was speechless.

The audience may have gotten a hint from the program team, or perhaps the four judges' unabashedly frank and sharp comments enlivened the atmosphere. The questions and answers to the participating directors, contestants and actors were also filled with smoke, leaving the participating directors confused and embarrassed.

Unbearable.

It's not obscure or mysterious.

Tian Xinye's erudite, sharp and precise criticism also made many viewers re-recognize the director who made the phenomenal hit drama "Signal" and the science fiction romance movie "Mirage".

Therefore, in Chen Jingxing's view, "The Birth of a Director" is actually not only a director's competition program, but also contains elements of an actor competition program.

The elements of director competition and actor competition are all included in one go. Chen Jingxing thinks that as long as the rhythm is right and the interactive part is relaxed, there is no reason why this show should not be popular.

In the first episode of the show, both the judges and the audience were a little reserved and unable to let go, but after the third appearance of director Fan Cunyan, they seemed to be inspired by Chen Jingxing's performance. Guo Fan and other judges

, there was also an on-site film appraisal group, and the general audience was open to commenting and asking questions. The comments were sharp and the questions were bold.

Even actors.

Therefore, although most of the actors in "The Birth of a Director" are students from art schools, there are also well-known and famous actors.

DreamWorks accounted for 90 million of the cost. Originally, Chen Jingxing thought that it would be good if the advertising sponsorship expenses could cover half of the cost. Spending 40 million to accumulate director talents for DreamWorks would not be a loss. Unexpectedly, not only is there no loss now, but also

Earn.

However, the hot search for "Director" was soon overshadowed by another piece of news.

The list of nominations for the American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards has been released, and "Gravity" and "The Matrix" are both on the list.

"Gravity" received three nominations for Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Film Score!

"The Matrix" was nominated for Best Screenplay!

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