hollywood draw

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Jimmy knocked on the door of Wayne's apartment. When Jimmy opened the door, she found that Wayne had lost a little in the past two months compared to before leaving.

He let Jimmy sit on the sofa, took him a bottle of water, and then sat opposite him and spoke:

"Jimmy, I need to rent a post-working place now, mainly to have a editing room with professional editors. What does it matter to you in this regard? If there is no cheap and good place, I can only take the film to school to edit. In that case, I can only do it myself. Without professional editors, I am not sure if I have enough abilities."

Jimmy thought about it and replied:

"I want me to go back and contact me. Don't think about it from a big company. If possible, I'll contact you to see if I can rent a professional place."

"Okay, as soon as possible, I don't have much time, so it's best to find it within a few days. There are still a lot of things waiting for us. After the film is finished, if I can't catch up with the St. Denis Film Festival in January, I'm afraid I'll go to the film company to show it one by one."

Wayne is quite anxious. He doesn't shoot many shots, just editing and simple soundtracks, and even the opening and ending of the movie are not within his consideration.

His earliest plan was to complete the production as soon as possible and then attend the St. Denis Film Festival. It was definitely too late to register for the competition unit, so it would not be difficult to rent a cinema for screening.

"You want to attend the St. Dennis Film Festival? Well, it seems that you have already made plans. Although there are film viewers from distribution companies at the festival, I have not invited a few big companies to do so. You know, I am just a small agent who has just left the mail room and has a group of new people."

Jimmy looked at him with some embarrassment, but he didn't expect that he had the idea to go to the St. Denis Film Festival to show it, and then invite film viewers or movie buyers from distribution companies. But this tests the agent's connections. He is just a small agent, but he does not have the ability to directly break into the offices of several giant film companies.

"Don't worry, Jimmy. I can invite a few people. As long as someone is willing to go to the cinema to watch, I have confidence that there will always be someone who is willing to publish his.

Or do you think I will make a bunch of shit, and I will definitely fail? Even if no one buys it this time, I still have plans afterwards.”

He persuaded Jimmy in a relaxed tone that he really had confidence in his film, and the source of confidence was the popularity and box office of the film in his previous life.

"After? Wayne, I want to sincerely remind you that you have no future, and you only have this opportunity to prove yourself. Although I don't know where you brought the investment, if you mess it up, it's absolutely impossible for anyone to invest in you again."

"Jimmy, are you so sure I will fail?"

Wayne saw Jimmy reminding him seriously, and his expression seemed to be constipated.

"Wayne, reality tells me, and it is also reminding me that a director of your age cannot succeed. I think that being able to tell a smooth story after the movie is completed is a relatively great achievement for a novice like you."

Jimmy looked at Wayne who was suddenly confident, and his expression became even more entangled. He still couldn't help but express his true thoughts.

"But Wayne, I will help you find a post-production studio as soon as possible, and I hope you can catch up with the film festival."

Jimmy finished speaking and said goodbye politely.

Wayne didn't care about his attitude at all, and it was too normal for his performance. He was pursuing the first movie and sent it to the theater. For Jimmy, he was obviously a bit overestimated.

The next afternoon, just when he and Luke were discussing their post-production work, they received a call from Jimmy, who helped Wayne find a place to do post-production, the post-production editing room of Castle Pictures.

He and Luke hurried downstairs and drove into the car to Burbank Street. When they arrived, they found that it was just a two-story building, and Jimmy was waiting for him at the door.

"Wayne, go in and have a look. There are the equipment and editors you need here, but it is charged per day. Your funds are enough, right?"

Jimmy greeted him and took the two of them in.

"Don't worry, it took less than 800,000 yuan to complete the shooting, and I saved a lot of expenses. The shooting has been smooth until the late stage, and the rest is enough for the rest."

Jimmy heard this and said that there was no problem. She walked to the second floor and knocked on the door, took them into the manager's office. She introduced Wayne on the cooking sofa:

"Wayne, this is Brown Jennings, the manager of this studio. This is Wayne, my client, who wants to rent your post-production studio and edit a movie."

Wayne greeted each other, then went straight to the point, and with Jimmy's help, he signed a lease contract directly.

"Mr. Jennings, I'll come to work tomorrow. Is the editor okay?"

Wayne signed the contract and asked the other party politely.

Brown looked at the young and overly young director and replied:

"No problem, I will introduce you to you tomorrow. Julia is the best editor here, and she will not let you down."

The two shook hands and said goodbye politely to each other. After leaving the building, they asked Jimmy:

"Is this the late studio of Castle Pictures? I thought it would be big if I was with the film company."

"Wayne, Castle Pictures will be considered a medium-sized film company. I think there are too many companies like them in Hollywood. Which building do you expect such a small company to be in?"

"Okay, I'll go back with Luke first and take out the film from the bank, bye."

He and Luke agreed to come to work early tomorrow morning, and the sooner the better.

Wayne shot the material for 900 minutes. Although the shooting was based on the pictures in his head, the workload was really considerable to edit these into a film about 90 minutes.

In the post-production editing room, the whole work was mainly composed of Wayne Luke and editor Julia. Julia is a middle-aged woman with a good personality and has a good understanding of Wayne's intentions.

The specific editing is handled by Julia, and Wayne only makes his own requests to him, and the effect that the film needs to be retained.

"Wayne, I'm finally confirming the main line with you. If there is no problem, I'll start to do it."

Julia waited for him to finish the video request and confirmed it with him again.

"No problem, let's do it."

Any film has its main line, and his main line is very clear. The protagonist Terry uses the method of elimination to slowly find the murderer who killed him and grows slowly in the process.

The requirement for Julia is to try to keep the large-scale shots of Tylie being stabbed to death again and again. This is also the only change in Wayne's entire film. He needs these to make gimmicks and increase the attractiveness of the picture.

In this matter, Wayne completely stood on the stance of young audiences. Only when a beautiful blonde beauty is constantly being stabbed to death by roughness will it arouse the curiosity and desire for protection of young people, which can stick to the audience to watch.

The editing progress on the first day was not fast, and even if it was roughly cut for the first time, he was very cautious. This was related to the effect of the final film. Different splicings would appear different stories, or even two completely different stories.

Julia was working attentively. Wayne discussed with Luke from time to time behind her, and then told Julia that every time he cut a clip, he would watch it, and he wanted to make sure that the shots he wanted to stay were left in this rough cut.

According to his idea, the end of the film must be as close to the original film in his mind as much as possible. This is his first film, so he must do whatever he wants to do, and he cannot be lucky.

"Luke, I think Tylie is killed for the first time. We must try to take the initiative as soon as possible. The closer we get to the beginning, the better. We will explain the reason to the story to the audience, and use the beauty and bloody scenes as the opening to attract people to watch."

He talked to Luke about his thoughts on the film and wanted to hear if Luke had any suggestions. Since entering the editing room, Luke hardly spoke, just watched quietly.

Looking at Julia who was working, Luke considered Wayne's words. His main job here was to help. He had made plans before coming, and watched more and studied more. This is the meaning of his participation in this film.

This is also the first time Luke has participated in post-production. He had no experience at all, so he thought about it for a while before saying:

"You are right. If I were an audience, I would have the desire to watch it and want to see why Tylie encountered these. My opinion is to speed up the pace of the film a little and use compact storylines to create a tense atmosphere.

Also, the first shot of Jasmine being killed, I hope that the one shot from top to bottom can make people quickly browse the panoramic content, making the audience feel nervous at first sight, and at the same time, they can also confirm the film, which is tense and exciting, and some funny festivals."

He considered Luke's suggestion, and basically Luke and his production philosophy were still on the same channel.

"Julia, the lens here has been replaced, and the lens taken with the pan mirror behind it."

He pointed to the place where Terry woke up. The panning camera could gradually narrow the scenery and create a sense of oppression and curiosity in the film. He couldn't wait to let people know what happened afterwards.

"Ok, the replacement is over, how about it?"

"No problem, you can continue, Luke, remember, you need to make a sound here to produce better results."

Most of the time, Wayne discusses camera splicing with Luke, and will not interrupt Julia's work. Wayne can see that although this editor looks like a middle-aged aunt, he has no skills, and this is considered a great fortune.

"Wayne, I don't quite understand. Have you learned editing? Obviously you know a lot about this."

After the first day of work, Julia asked him while packing the cut film.

"I just listened to a few classes. You want me to cut movies by myself. I don't have that ability."

I have indeed attended these classes. After he took enough credits, he has learned everything about film and television production.