Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 376 The most important thing about special effects is realism
"Bo, John, that's it. The difference between me and those Hollywood producers is that I'm only interested in making movies, not golf, tennis, fishing, look at my body , It’s not like playing tennis, hahaha.”

Minahan sent an old couple and a young wife out of the office and saw Ronald coming out of the elevator.

"Hi, Ronald, let me introduce you. This is Bo Derek. This is her husband, John. This is Ronald."

"Bo, long time no see." Ronald greeted the sexy actress and her husband 30 years her senior, watched them out of the office, and said, "Minahan, do you have time for a chat?"

"I'm negotiating with their husband and wife to invest in a new movie directed by John and starring Bo. Guess what the name is? It's called 'Bolero', ahahahaha..."

Ronald knew immediately that Bo Derek played a girl in the previous blockbuster movie "Perfect" and played "Bolero" when he slept with the male lead.This is a well-known stalk, and it is directly used as the title of the new film, which is considered to be her own popularity.

"I have something to ask you, Minahan. My new film has changed to a domestic distributor, and we need to re-sign an overseas distribution agreement. From New World to Atlantic, other terms remain the same."

Ronald saw Minahan's secretary take out a large box for him, as if he was about to go out, so he quickly put forward his intention.

"I agree in principle, Ronald. I have never doubted your directorial ability and aesthetics. I have to catch a plane soon. Brooke Shields is filming in the Negev desert in Israel. I have to watch it... What do you have? Talk to Yoram if you ask."

Speaking of which, Minahan took the box from the secretary and started to leave.

"But the new contract needs your signature." Ronald tried to ask Minahan to wait.

"Let Yoram sign, he can imitate my signature, it doesn't matter, our brothers are one family. I won't tell you more, I have to catch a plane, Bo and John wasted a lot of my time."

Minahan patted Ronald on the shoulder and walked into the elevator, "Don't forget, when I come back, you can go to Cannes with me and help me pick some good movies. Goodbye!"

"Yoram, this is my new contract. It's the same as the original one, except that the publisher has changed from New World to Atlantic." Ronald had no choice but to talk to Minahan's cousin Yoram.

"Ronald, what's the matter? Don't you like New World? Minahan used to be the assistant of Mr. Roger Coleman, the boss of New World. He is a very easy-going person. Why did you change the publisher?" Yoram More carefully, I picked up the contract and looked at it.

"Didn't you read the paper? Coleman sold New World to three lawyers, and their new CEO had a problem with my 'Night of the Comet,' so I found a distribution company that appreciated and respected my creativity."

Ronald thought to himself, the news of these two brothers was closed enough.I'm afraid it's not that you two don't play golf or tennis, but that other Hollywood producers don't care about these two Israeli brother producers.They didn't even know about the news that the new world was sold and that Remy became the CEO.

"Oh, okay. We are busy with the sequel of the Ninja movie, and the sequel of the Chuck Bronson Raptors movie." Yoram signed the contract with Minahan's name and handed it to Rona De, "My accountant will write you a check."

Ronald thanked Yoram. Although these two brothers are not very accepted by the mainstream of Hollywood, the efficiency of filming is indeed very high. The speed of several films from preparation to filming is super fast. Maybe it is really like what they said. People only care about movies, not the false names on the Vanity Fair.

After deciding on one important matter, Ronald began to worry about another matter.

Nicolas Cage, already confirmed off "Night of the Comet," was cast alongside Sean Penn in his new film "Call to Love," before joining Alan Parker in his ambitious follow-up to "Fame." Make "bird man".

The schedule of his "Night of the Comet" was pushed back by the Atlantic Ocean, but Cage was very lucky to connect two films later, and Alan Parker is famous for his slow work and careful work.If you have to wait for him, I'm afraid you won't be free until the second half of the year.

Ronald and Cage's manager, Limato, discussed the possibility of a crossover between "Night of the Comet" and "Call to Love."Rejected flatly by Limato.From Cage's point of view, he just received a film contract from a major studio, and what he needed was to cooperate with the director and devote himself wholeheartedly.

Ronald also thought about finding the actor in his dream, but he didn't perform very well in his dream, so it wasn't necessary for him to act.Secondly, the actor has obvious Latino features.

Ronald felt that it would be better to find a mainstream white actor, which would gain greater recognition from the audience.

He went to Nisita's office and made his request, "Among CAA's contracted actors, please find a typical American actor with a cheap price and a handsome appearance. It is best to have certain acting skills and have acted in theater movies."

"Oh, this is an impossible triangle, Ronald." Nisita looked at the basic requirements written by Ronald, "It's not cheap if you look handsome and have acting skills. It's cheap and good-looking, but you don't have acting skills. Yes If the acting skills are cheap, then the appearance is mediocre."

"I also made a request. If you see who is suitable, you can lower the requirements in terms of appearance. After all, this is a low-cost film, and I pay attention to the fast shooting. If the acting skills are not good, the progress of the filming will go wrong."

"Okay, I'll put the word out, Ronald Lee needs a lead actor."

Nisita wrote down Ronald's specific requirements, then wrote a memo, pressed the intercom to call the secretary, sent it to the meeting room, and posted it on the big whiteboard on the wall, so that other managers in the company would have suitable candidates. Nisita will be notified.

"This is my list of roles. You can also help me to look at it. If the contracted actors of CAA are interested, they will be selected first." Ronald handed over a form of supporting roles, which included the name of the role, the introduction, and the role of the role. At the bottom were several copies of the script that Nisita gave to the actors for viewing.

"No problem, leave it to me." Nisita raised her hand to open the drawer, and handed an envelope to Ronald.

"This is a performance ticket sent by singer Michael Jackson. He said thank you for the breakdancing professionals you introduced. He has practiced a new dance program. At the 25th anniversary party of Motown Records, he will be the first jump."

"March 25th", Ronald looked at the date written on the envelope, opened the envelope and shook it, and two admission tickets and a handwritten note fell out:

"Dear Ronald, thank you for the inspiration, the way you dance with crazy legs is very inspiring. Hope you can come to the show, MJ."

"Is he very popular now?" Ronald asked.

"It's not bad. The radio station is promoting his new song. Motown Records has many famous singers, and Diana Ross will also go."

Ronald left CAA and drove to the residence of Cameron and Gail. The next step was to revise the script to see if there was a way to reduce the budget and still produce the original effect.

Jim was painting a model, and there was a small full-body metal model on the table, which he shaped and placed on the table.

"This is the Terminator?" Ronald picked up the model and looked at it. The two red eyes on the metal head looked very evil.

"Yes, this is modified according to what I dreamed of in Italy." Cameron showed Ronald a sketch.There will be several models of the Terminator, some for panoramas, some for medium shots, a hand, and a head for close-ups.

"Jim, I asked you to ask, is it possible to use some method to make the audience feel the catastrophe without showing the comet hitting the earth?" Ronald watched Cameron put down the model, and asked a few questions. A question that God keeps thinking about.

"In this way, if you want to express the impact of a comet on the earth, it is actually difficult to fully find out this feeling." Cameron took a piece of paper, drew an exploding mushroom cloud, and then drew a circle around the periphery.

"The point of this devastating explosion to make the audience feel real is to let the shock wave be felt by the audience." Cameron pointed to the circle and talked eloquently.

"Some flames, thick smoke, and debris are not difficult to achieve, but this shock wave is difficult to simulate with the method of model special effects. The air is quickly pushed out by the airflow, blowing over buildings and human bodies, and destroying it in an instant. I feel this That’s what makes the explosion feel real.”

"How much will it cost?" Ronald felt that it was tricky, and he couldn't use a cheap method to simulate it, so he had to pay real money.

Cameron shrugged, "I also did an experiment recently to understand the truth. It is difficult to reproduce this shock wave with a miniature model, and those miniature houses are too light to show how the reinforced concrete is destroyed by the shock wave." A sense of reality."

"So what do you do? I remember there was a big explosion in the Terminator."

"The only thing I don't want to do is shoot shock waves. Small explosions don't need the feeling of shock waves. I want to replace the large explosion on the truck with a small model, and then shoot the parts of the truck that blow up and fall from the sky, so that the audience can feel the power of the explosion through editing. ’” Cameron chuckled.

"But the comet hit the earth, it can't be like this, it only blows up a car, the power is too small, the audience won't believe it."

"Or you can change the way you express it. Comets don't have to hit the earth to kill people. They can emit death rays and kill people." Cameron also felt that there was no good way.

"Hmm..." Ronald was also thinking about this solution. In fact, there was no big bang in the dream, but after the comet came, everyone turned into red ashes the next day.Only those who took refuge in basements or metal-clad rooms survived.

If the cost is small, the money has to be used in the most critical places. If such an explosion is not done well, the audience might as well not do it after watching the show.

"No explosion, use death light. Will the audience not be satisfied with this?"

"In fact, if the explosion can't make the audience feel real, then it's better to use death light, at least they can accept this logic." Cameron said.

"How should the death light behave?" Ronald muttered to himself.

"You might as well look at my storyboard." Cameron handed over a drawing, on which were a few lines outlining lightning, and next to it was a vortex, in which a naked man walked out.

"Lightning?"

"Yes, strong light illuminates the background rhythmically, so that the audience will feel a strong light change, which is also a visual experience."

"How is this kind of lightning usually photographed?" Ronald asked.

"I haven't researched this. Generally, electricians are in charge. You can ask someone."

(End of this chapter)