hollywood draw

Film production in the United States began in the eastern cities of New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Later, when the producers were looking for outdoor scenes, they discovered the warm sunshine and rich landforms of Southern California, which was very suitable for filming year-round movies.

At the same time, in order to avoid patent companies that produce films, some independent producers began to move to Hollywood and settled in Hollywood, a small town in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

Soon, many production companies gathered here. By around 1910, the production center of American films transferred from New York to Los Angeles, and Hollywood became synonymous with North American films.

At that time, Hollywood quickly concentrated more than 600 film and television studios in a short period of time, and in addition, the suburban agriculture was developed, and it produced vegetables, citrus fruits, milk, eggs, meat and other livestock products. The business and finance and insurance industries were concentrated in 29% of the employees in the urban area, and banks, savings and credit institutions, insurance companies, etc. were all over the city.

A small piece of Hollywood town is becoming more and more developed, so the movie is also transferred, and eventually the name of Hollywood is created and developed into a symbol of North American movies.

However, with the end of the era of large studios, major film companies in Hollywood have begun to escape from this place one after another. In particular, large film companies in Hollywood have gradually become part of the media group and become content producers of the media group. Now, the largest film companies that continue to stick to Hollywood are only Paramount.

It is not only Hollywood Film Company that escaped, but more importantly, the location of Hollywood Film Project. Since the 1990s, more and more Hollywood Film Project shooting locations have begun to be placed in overseas regions such as Australia and Canada. Major film companies have also opened their own studio studios overseas.

There are many reasons for the relocation of the Hollywood project shooting site, the most important of which is taxation. As we all know, although California is the base camp of Hollywood movies, the tax range in California is not low, and the discounts on movie taxation are even more inconspicuous.

In comparison, Australia, Canada, and even Germany will not only provide Hollywood crew with a large number of convenient shooting conditions, but will also give extremely high tax refunds.

The purpose of Hollywood Film Company's filming movies is to make profits, which is a pure commercial activity, so the migration of more and more project shooting locations has become an inevitable phenomenon.

In this context, not many major Hollywood film companies still have studios in Los Angeles, and they can even ensure normal operation. The only large studios with complete production mechanisms are left, Warner Bros.

To date, Warner Studios is still one of the most important departments of Warner Bros. The studio is located in Burbank and consists of two main and secondary factory areas connected together, one large and one small. The Warner Studios that people most often mention actually refer to the main factory area.

The main factory of Warner Studios covers an area of ​​about 110 acres (about 4,047 square meters per acre), with more than 30 studios and uncountable outdoor attractions. For example, the streets of New York that are commonly used in Hollywood movies, the streets of many more famous small towns in North America, major European street scenes, etc.

Although the era of big studios has come to an end for many years, major Hollywood film companies have all built their own shooting bases overseas. However, when it comes to the most advanced and complete studios in the world, we still have to mention these in the Juana studio. Even after the second decade of the 21st century, this phenomenon has not changed.

For example, the most famous studio in the studio is Studio 16, which is the highest studio in the world, no doubt about it. For projects such as Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" and the more famous "The Voice of the United States" later, as long as the scenes that require huge venues are basically shot here.

It's not just a studio, if you want to make a movie, but the requirements are not that harsh, almost all the work can be done here without having to go out of the studio at all.

Here are the world's top professional studios, film screening studios, editing departments and editing rooms, recording departments and recording studios, huge makeup departments, props departments, clothing departments and other professional departments.

The studio also has its own security team, with a huge studio catering department, fire brigade, and transportation fleet. If the props and clothing required for filming are short of, the film shops in the studio also receive customized services. If you are willing to pay a sufficient deposit, you can even borrow the props you need for filming from the Warner Bros. Museum in the studio.

No matter how the times change, Warner Bros. has been stubbornly maintaining its own production base. This may be the biggest difference between this company and other large film companies.

According to business thinking, this is a bit unreasonable because the cost of maintaining huge studios is not enough to watch compared to the profits they create. This is also the reason why other film companies have closed down and narrowed their own studios.

Regardless of whether it is because of the so-called tradition or stubbornness, Warner Bros. not only maintains this studio in Los Angeles, but also has a giant studio with a size similar size in Riverston, near London, England, and covers a much larger area than Hollywood.

The films produced by this studio near London are more famous, such as the entire series of Little Wizards, "Detective Sherlock Holmes", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", etc., all of which are from this studio.

However, as time goes by, Warner Bros. and other huge studios have become facilities similar to Disney theme parks, mainly used to receive tourists from all over the world. In other words, not only did Warner Bros. not only did not close these studios in the later period, but new ones were also being built around the world. Of course, in other words, it can also be called the Film and Television City.

The popularity of the Internet era has brought about the era of information explosion. More tourists are willing to enter iconic scenes in the movie and even experience the magical world in the movie for themselves.

However, it was only ten or twenty years later that Warner Studios are still still cold. However, during this period, the studios have become more lively again. The agents of major brokerage companies in Hollywood have taken their customers to jump up and down, constantly entering and leaving Warner Studios.

At the beginning, the audition for "The Lord of the Rings" was highly watched. Compared with other projects, "The Lord of the Rings" requires a large number of main actors and even more supporting roles. This caused a grand occasion where a large number of actors lined up after the audition began.

"My hair is fine? Damn, this inferior crown always stuck to my forehead."

Located in the dressing room of the Warner Studios studio, Cate Blanchett was dressed in snow-white clothes and sat in front of the mirror to carefully check his makeup. Especially his long golden hair was now permed into neat wavy curls.

Despite complaining, the smile on her face betrayed her true feelings. After bringing the Elf Crown to her head, she got up and turned around in the mirror. Then she turned her head and looked at her agent. "Wendies, is there no problem?"

"no problem."

The agent looked up and down, left and right and nodded with satisfaction. "Kate, you are the elf queen now, so beautiful that you can't breathe. It's this noble and unique temperament. Believe me, no man can resist it."

No one doesn't like to listen to good things, Cate Blanchett is the same, trying to maintain the expression on her face, checking her outfit in the mirror again.

That's right, she knows better than anyone else that she can't compare with those beautiful girls in Hollywood. Her figure is not hot enough, and she doesn't have the bulge of the front and back of the American girl. But she knows how to use her strengths, such as the unusual snow-white long legs and unique temperament.

"Luckily, I caught up and didn't miss this opportunity." Cate Blanchett whispered, sitting in the makeup chair waiting for the final audition.

The agent Wendys stood behind her, heard the feelings of her client and shrugged, "Ms. Nina Klein, since she is willing to show you Wayne Greenberg's manuscript, why are you unwilling to help? Say hello to Peter Jackson. Otherwise, we won't have to audition over and over again."

Cate Blanchett shook his head slightly and explained with a smile: "Being able to enter the last round of auditions smoothly means that Peter Jackson and the producer have given Wayne Greenberg face invisibly."

Speaking of this, she squinted her eyes, looked at her agent from the mirror, lowered her voice, and explained: "Who is Nina Kelaiyin? Will she show me the manuscripts drawn by Wayne for a few good words? I am not stupid. If the person behind her doesn't nod, do you think she will look at me directly?"

"What?!" The agent was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then remembered some rumors about Nina Klein in the circle.

No one doubts that this woman with a fair appearance, a fair figure, and a thick look will have some dirty stories with her clients. Wayne Greenberg looks at women's tastes, let alone this circle, even if she asks a movie fan on the street, she can summarize it.

But as time goes by, more and more eyes inevitably come to Nina. There are even rumors in the circle that this ordinary-looking female assistant is Wayne's brain and controls all of Wayne's wealth.

Rumors are destined to become more and more outrageous. There have been many gossip tabloids who have deeply analyzed Nina's status with Wayne. In fact, most people are more willing to believe that Nina's position with Wayne is more similar to Pat Kingsley and her positioning with Tom Cruise. The conclusion is that this woman is not easy to mess with, and ordinary people cannot afford to mess with.

"Don't worry about that woman. Does the reason she shows you the original manuscript of the Elf Queen means..." The agent shook his head vigorously, bent down to approach his client, and asked in a low voice: "Wayne Greenberg intends to give you this role."

“It’s hard to say.”

Cate Blanchett shrugged and said directly: "Even if he thinks I'm suitable for this role, I'm afraid I have to look at the final audition and makeup effect. Wendys, this is a big project with an investment of more than $300 million!"

I can only say that anyone who succeeds in Hollywood is definitely not a fool, and a clear mind is a necessary attribute.

In fact, Cate Blanchett knows more than anyone else. The reason why he can see the Elf Queen manuscript in advance is because when facing that man, he tried his best to please the other party, and there will be no other reason.

Even in the first few rounds of auditions, Peter Jackson, as the film director, and even the powerful producers, maintained vague respect for themselves because of their relationship with that man. They did not respect themselves, but the big boss behind them.

But she was not disappointed at all. She tried her best to please Wayne Greenberg, wasn’t it just these invisible care?

Another thing she saw was clearly. The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy claimed that the production cost was more than 300 million US dollars. For projects like this, which cost a sky-high production cost, there must be no errors in every link, let alone audition for the main actors.

"The Lord of the Rings" is not "Shapes' Love History". There is no comparison between the two in terms of production cost or influence.

As long as an actress who has entered Los Angeles, who will be willing to be in the field of niche art films? To put it nicely, it is to polish her acting skills with good intentions. To put it bluntly, there is no actress who does not want to overcome the so-called honing of acting skills and becomes the darling of Hollywood commercial films.

Although "Shapes' Love History" is about to enter the Oscar stage with great ambitions, Cate Blanchett is even more envious of her "best friend". In her opinion, the path Naomi Watts took is the most correct and suitable path for actresses.

You should become famous as early as possible. This sentence is so suitable to describe Hollywood actresses that it is so suitable. As we all know, the shelf life of European and American women’s surnames is much shorter than that of men. If you can’t become a “famous movie star” at the best age, it will be difficult to even play supporting roles in the movie when you are over 30 years old.

So what if you have an Oscar winner? So what if you have a weak prize? If you can win an award, you may not be a big star. Cate Blanchett thought clearly. Meryl Streep had outstanding acting skills, but when the film company chose the heroine, Naomi Watts must be far ahead of her.

"Trust me, Kate."

He raised his wrist and looked at the time, and the agent made his final advice. "You are the elf queen in reality. No man can reject you now, and Wayne Greenberg can't do it. Behave well and get this damn role, and you have a great advantage."

Nodding silently, Cate Blanchet let out a sigh of relief. Yes, his advantage is the greatest, and this must be made good. At this moment, the door of the dressing room was gently knocked, and an assistant notified Cate Blanchet to go to the audition room.

Finally, she looked at the agent and nodded slightly. With the help of the crew assistant, she walked out of the dressing room with her skirt and headed towards the audition room.

Facing the surprising gazes of a large number of actors along the way, Cate Blanchett seemed to have never seen them at all, especially in the eyes of some actresses, who released Chilolo's jealousy, and she left them all behind her. She did not believe that she could still lose to these unprepared opponents after she made such careful preparations.

"After today's audition, I'll inform Yinlia Wood's agent."

In the audition room, Wayne supported his chin with one hand, tilted his head to look at a resume on the table, and whispered: "John, start contract negotiations with Yinlia Wood's agent as soon as possible, and make every effort to lower his salary. The budget of "The Lord of the Rings" is not at all good. If you can't reach an agreement with his agent, immediately give up Yinlia Wood and start alternative actors."

"Okay, I understand."

John Gray, who was sitting next to Wayne, nodded and whispered: "Yinlia Wood has a great height advantage and performed well in the previous audition. I hope it's better not to make any mistakes."

For the actor who plays Frodo, being less than 1.7 meters tall has become an advantage at this time. As John Gray said, Wayne also took a fancy to Yinlia Wood's height advantage, which is infinitely close to the Hobbit in people's impression.

But this place is Hollywood after all, and no one is irreplaceable. Even if this actor performed well in "The Lord of the Rings" in his memory, it is still not the only choice.

"Come on."

Wayne looked at Peter Jackson and waved his hand, nodded to the director's assistant standing in front of the audition room door, signaling the audition to continue and notify the next actor to come in.

The door of the audition room opened, and in an instant, the staff in the room were stunned when they looked at the women who came in naturally. Even John Gray, who was sitting at the back, was stunned when he saw the woman's outfit.

Only Wayne smiled and looked at Kate Bulachett who was walking in incredible. Even the moment he saw this woman, he knew that the character belonged to the other party.

“Perfect and meticulously prepared, isn’t it?”

John Grey recovered from his senses, glanced at Wayne beside him, and whispered: "Boss, I suspect your drawing manuscript has been leaked. Ha, this outfit and makeup are nothing different from your original composition! Damn, even the hairstyle is so vivid..."

Peter Jackson shrugged, and saw that Wayne's face was not angry, and said with a hint of weirdness: "John, if I were you, I would definitely not know anything, but I have to say that it is indeed exactly the same as the manuscript. Damn, we seem to know too much and will not be silenced, right?"

"Shit."

With a smile and silence, Wayne was indeed not angry at all and was exposed. Instead, he stretched out a hand and gently knocked on the table twice, interrupting the audition command of the assistant director.

He tilted his head and looked at the effect in the camera again. He stood up directly, hugged his arms in front of his chest, approaching Cate Blanchett, who was at a loss, and circled around the Australian woman who was like an elf queen, and carefully observed it.

All the staff in the audition room watched Wayne's abnormal movements until he nodded with satisfaction with his chin holding one hand and walked back to the back of the camera.

"Okay, there's no need to continue this audition. Kate, go back and wait for the notification."

After sitting back to the table, he picked up the cigarette on the table, and his voice also spread throughout the audition room.

Hearing Wayne's orders, Peter Jackson looked at producer John Gray, and the other party also happened to see him. Both of them had a little understanding in their eyes.

Although this project was jointly invested by Warner Bros. and Greenberg Studio, John Gray was not stupid enough to raise objections. Even though he was responsible for the Warner Bros. producer, he just nodded silently and acknowledged the joke-like audition.

Peter Jackson looked at the actress in front and said, "Ms. Cate Blanchett, thank you for taking the time to participate in this audition. For specific news, the crew will notify your agent within three days after the audition."

"OK, thanks."

Trying to suppress the ecstasy in her heart, Cate Blanchett nodded politely to thank him, and finally glanced at the man sitting in the middle, turned around and left the audition room. The whole process was much smoother than she thought.

She raised her head proudly and walked towards the anxiously waiting agent. Under the other party's inquiring gaze, she raised her hand without any scruples and made a gesture of ok.

During the audition, several director assistants cast strange gazes at Wayne from time to time, and finally their gazes were very concealed.

The seemingly joking audition process is actually nothing wrong, especially for Wayne. First of all, there is no problem with Cate Blanchett's acting skills, and secondly, his personal image and temperament, which amazed everyone, so he chose to save time and ignore those routine processes.

Another important thing is that from the perspective of business, he prefers to sign with Cate Blanchett now. Others may underestimate "Shapes Love History", but he will not underestimate this film. The point is that fat man Harvey Weinstein, who has made great preparations this time.

In this way, when the filming of "The Lord of the Rings" starts, there is a high probability that an Oscar winner will join. Moreover, the current price of this Oscar winner is still very low.

Thinking of this, he looked at the producer and whispered. "Sign up with Cate Blanchett's agent as soon as possible, John, the salary principle remains unchanged."

"I see."

He opened his arms and stretched his waist vigorously. Wayne looked at the time with a cigarette in his mouth, thought for a while and said, "Peter, let everyone rest, we will continue after lunch."

“Ok.”

At this time, there were still many actors and agents waiting in the studio outside the audition, including some of them who were already famous, but everyone was patiently waiting for the staff to notify them.

In the small powder room not far from the audition room, the door was pushed open. A suited agent entered the room and then closed the door. "Liv, just received a notice from the crew assistant that our audition was pushed after lunch."

Frowning slightly, Liv Taylor turned to look at the agent. "It's not yet lunch break, right?"

"Who knows." The agent wiped the sweat from his face, and his voice was also full of helplessness. But then he put away all his dissatisfaction and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "I found out about something. Liv, our main competitor, is probably Charlize Theron! And I also saw Uma Thurman!"

"Shouldn't she run the "Matrix" promotion overseas?" Liv Taylor was a little stunned and asked in confusion, directly ignoring Uma Thurman.

"At least, I haven't seen her in the studio." The agent pricked up his ears and listened to the movement outside the door for two seconds, and lowered the voice more again. "This is our opportunity, no, it's your opportunity. Judging from the current situation, Charlize Theron shouldn't have arrived yet."

"You mean..." Liv Taylor asked thoughtfully as he looked at himself in the mirror.