Chapter 760 ? Editing Room
Behind the large desk, Amy with twin ponytails was dressed in a white nurse uniform. She straddled the man instead of the client, panting and undressing the man. The action was very intense.
"Take a break."
After watching this passage, Linton stood up and stretched, and the assistant editor paused the film to turn on the lights.
"Aplus, the character played by Amy is a silly girl who just took off her braces. Is the sudden change a bit abrupt?" Linton asked.
"well enough……"
Song Ya narrowed her eyes to adapt to the light, "Anyway, all the women in the play can't resist the male lead's attraction, can they?"
"Haha, the story of a legendary liar! This lucky boy will be popular." Linton was in high spirits, pointing to Jared Leto on the screen, "We have used so many beautiful actresses to contrast the charm of his character."
"Well."
In the movie of the famous director Ridley Scott, don’t expect to borrow a seat for the intimate scene. Song Ya looked at the two people who were still entangled when they were still in the freeze frame, and said to the editor: “Perhaps we can put Amy and Leto on the bed. And the part that discusses the experience of abortion? That saves us another minute."
"Isn't that bad?"
The editor looked at Linton, "If Amy's character doesn't have an abortion, she won't be kicked out of her house by her conservative Christian parents to become a trainee nurse in Atlanta, and she won't meet the male protagonist..."
"She brought home the male protagonist, a fake doctor boyfriend, and her parents immediately forgave her, which is very logical and human." Linton said: "What's wrong with a nurse's daughter who has had an abortion and can marry a handsome young doctor?" Are you satisfied?"
"Um."
This plot was not deleted in the original movie, Song Ya thought about it, and nodded in agreement, "Then don't delete it."
The cat and mouse game has been filmed, and it was earlier than Mariah Carey's "Tears of Star Dreams". Ridley Scott quickly produced a director's cut version that lasted more than three hours. Song Ya, who came over, walked in with Yeremov, Linton, and Weibo Pictures, a subsidiary of the publisher Disney, without telling him, and began to wield the big scissors to exercise the final editing rights.
In addition, some places that need post-processing are also handed over to the special effects company, most of which are cutouts with no technical content and the removal of some buildings that do not conform to the characteristics of the times in the exterior scenes.
Ridley Scott is a director who especially likes to discuss grand issues and the dark side of society.
So too much personal reflection is often added to movies, and all Hollywood knows this well. Song Ya compared his director's cut version with the original version in his mind, and found that most of the plots he played freely were social discussions about why the male protagonist can succeed frequently, such as the big company disease of Pan Am Airlines, Pan Am High School. The management is arrogant and incompetent, the FBI is helpless against new types of fraud, and the low-educated FBI agents have outdated and old-fashioned thinking in handling cases. Snob, blah blah blah...
The overall tone of the film is unknowingly brought to a bit dark, and there are also many deep-seated social thoughts that can make viewers feel complicated.
But that's the biggest difference from the original.
I don’t know which director made the original version of Song Ya, but that person obviously understands the market better than Ridley Scott. The angle presented is much more sunny, and the viewing experience is more relaxed and comfortable. So much thinking about dry hair.
Why would everyone be fooled by the male lead? Because that was the case in the rapid development of the United States before the Vietnam War. People naturally trust each other, there are many job opportunities, and the society is thriving. Of course, there is no resistance to fraudulent methods.
People unconditionally respected and trusted pilots, and respected professions such as doctors and lawyers. It was not a snobbery, but a common tradition in society at that time.
Units such as Pan Am and hospitals were unprepared for high-IQ fraud, and there were as many management loopholes as a sieve. This is not stupid, or the same sentence, the people and companies in the United States at that time did not have so many twists and turns in their minds, and they would think of taking advantage of them. Those loopholes make money.
In the original way of expression, the male protagonist is more at home. In addition to bringing the audience the refreshing viewing experience of the legendary swindler, the simple atmosphere of the vibrant American society at that time is more nostalgic. This kind of nostalgia is special. It is popular with older American white men, and the Oscar judges are naturally included in it.
"By the way, after going to the Da Vinci color palette, the overall picture of the movie was brightened. Now this version always feels gray."
Regardless of whether the original version's restoration of that era is true or not, Song Ya knows that that kind of treatment is more pleasing to the audience and the Oscar judges. Perhaps the film critics will prefer Ridley Scott's version, but why should he compete with the box office and awards? Can't make it through? So... let's get back to the original film's success.
Apocalypse is still not cheating most of the time.
The editor looked at Linton again.
"What do you think?" Linton looked at Yeremov and the people from Bowei Films, and discussed in a low voice.
Song Ya knows that he has not gained enough respect in a place like the editing room. If he hadn't assumed half of the investment, and asked the old man Johnny Carson, the former celebrity, to bring Roy Disney to come here for a while, it is estimated that Most requests will be flouted or even ignored by the editor and Broadway Pictures.
"Well, we think we can."
Fortunately, Linton trusts himself a little bit now, especially after watching the finished film. This is a good sign, "Anyway, let's continue." After Song Ya waited silently for a few minutes, he ended the discussion and asked the assistant editor to turn on the light. close.
Just as the editor was making a mark to continue playing the material, the door of the room was pushed open, and Harvey Weinstein walked in with a blond stunner in his arms, followed by his brother Bob Weinstein alone with a briefcase between his arms. .
What a high-profile guy, Song Ya recognized two blonde actresses, one was Ashley Judd who had seen it many times, and the other seemed to be called Mira Sorvino? I heard that she just starred in Woody Allen's film Non-Strength Aphrodisiac, which will begin production in April, and Miramax will be in charge of distribution. When Ashley Judd noticed that there were a lot of people in the editing room, her complexion immediately became a little ugly, and her embraced body leaned slightly to the outside, while Mira Sorvino greedily looked at the editing room with curious and excited big eyes. everything in it.
Seeing him hugging left and right, Song Ya could only secretly envy his real name.
"Harvey."
Hollywood still abides by many old traditions. For example, unless there are previous contractual provisions, the editing room, especially after the scissors are handed over to the distribution company, generally shuts out the main creator and even the director of the film. To be honest, it was a bit taboo for a guest actress and an irrelevant rookie actress to come in directly, so Linton immediately frowned, and sternly called the other party's name to express his displeasure.
"It's okay, isn't APLUS also here?"
Harvey smiled and shook hands with Song Ya and others, "I have other things, just take a look and leave, Bob will stay here."
"All right."
The cat-and-mouse game project Miramax also had investment. Linton had to show face and knew what he wanted to see, so he said to the editor, "Cut back to the flight attendant part."
The editing room is not big, and Harvey sat behind Song Ya in the dark with the scent of fragrance, and whispered: "I heard that Ridley took a beautiful picture of you, don't be unhappy." It should be comforting Ashley Judd.
"Hi, is there anything I can do for you?"
Like the original version, Ashley Judd, who stole the role of Ellen Pompeo, started with a frontal close-up, and she raised her eyebrows coquettishly and asked her lines.
It is the first time that the male protagonist pretends to be an airliner pilot, and he won’t even open the spare chair in the cockpit. Airlines usually use that empty seat to pick up passengers for free. Just as the protagonist played by Leto is dealing with questions from the captain of the flight While groping quietly, Ashley Judd, who was wearing a beautiful stewardess uniform, came over, pressed his waist with both hands with a little affection, and moved away slightly, pulling out the chair from where he stood before.
"Excuse me, did you drop this necklace?" Leto, after getting over the discomfort of taking off, went over to tease her with the old routine.
"NO!" She denied loudly, but as soon as the camera turned, she shouted YES on the bed.
After finishing this intimate scene, the editor paused the film and turned on the lights again, and she didn't have any roles behind her.
"Women like beautiful boys like Leto, right?" Harvey whispered to Ashley Judd, "But young boys are nothing compared to real power."
Ashley Judd didn't respond.
"Are you satisfied?" Harvey asked again: "It hasn't been cut too much, has it?"
Ashley Judd hummed this time.
"That's good, the double-faced Monroe project you two are taking over..." Harvey got up with his arms around the two, greeted the other people in the room, and then went out and left.
"Then let's continue." Linton was not surprised, "Bob, do we need to start from the beginning?" He asked the remaining brother Harvey.
"OK."
Bob Weinstein is a middle-aged man who wears glasses and is somewhat rigid. Apart from being fat, his personality and style have almost nothing in common with his brother Harvey. "Then let's start from the beginning?"
"no problem."
Except for Harvey Weinstein's bottom line, that is, Ashley Judd and the bank teller who snatched the role of Charis are not cut too much. Weinstein Films, Bob's other requests were destined to be ignored in the end. The two took advantage of Yeremov's company and his attentiveness to restart the film review, and found an excuse to go out of the editing room to chat privately.
"Very good, I feel better after being changed by you like this."
Linton was full of confidence, "Then there is only one way in front of us now. It was released before 1996 and then won the Golden Globes and Oscars."
The Golden Globe Awards are generally held in mid-January, which is the weather vane for the Oscars in February or March. Awards-winning films must be publicly released in the first year. Now it is August, and with the time for post-production and soundtrack, the schedule is already very tight.
"OK, this is what we planned earlier." Song Ya nodded in agreement.
"You don't have to worry about the filing and publicity fees. I'll talk to Bowei. Everyone in the project must work together and go their own way. In order to catch up with time, the project may have a small overrun. "
Linton said: "There are also investors and the creator of the first version of the script, Johnny Carson, the male lead prototype Abagnell, and the male second prototype Joseph Shea to help run the publicity expenses, because they are all in the crew. Named as a consultant, we also need some money to pay off the restless screenwriters."
"How much is the overrun?" Song Ya asked.
"About three million, half of Hollywood Pictures and A+ Pictures." Linton replied.
"no problem."
Song Ya was very satisfied with Linton's work. It was completely acceptable for such a complicated project to only exceed three million in the end, and she readily agreed.
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