atypical hollywood life

"Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou,..." A series of six thanks were the first words Martin Scorsese uttered after he stepped onto the podium.

"Don't you really need to check the envelope?" This was the second sentence he uttered.

"Did I really win the award? I mean, I can't help myself when I get this award from the academy, and it's from my old friends, we've been friends for 37 years. ..." Old Martin stammered a little, and even spoke incoherently.

"Ah, Oscar is such a troublesome little goblin." Margaret whistled with emotion.

Whether they are familiar with old Martin or not, the people in the theater are all cheering at this moment, and there are quite a few whistlers like Margaret, most of them are the actors in the crew of "Infernal Affairs", but they It's a lot rougher than her, people get started directly, and it's uninterrupted, just like Josh Duhamel on the same crew as Luke, oh, yes, this one is still with her in "Transformers" There was a rivalry scene, although it was done through a computer, but later the crew found time to add another scene to make the ending more satisfactory.

Speaking of which, the film will be released in July this year, and there are only four more months left...

"But everybody loves a grinding goblin," Luke said, clapping his hands.

"Including you?" Margaret was a little curious. Luke never seemed to express his thoughts on Oscar.

"Including me. Of course I would like to have a statuette if possible, but the chances of this are too small. You know I'm not interested in those sad movies, and like you said, my The talent points are not in the right place, and it may be difficult to get Oscar's favor without relying on special roles." Luke said with a shrug.

He likes the profession of an actor and enjoys the fun of interpreting a complete role, but he has never loved it beyond his life. Maybe he will shift his interest to other things in the future, such as producers and directors?And as he himself said, his talent does not lie in this, it is enough for an actor in a commercial blockbuster, and he has slowly improved his acting skills over time, but compared to those Oscar winners, He really didn't think he had that kind of strength.

For example, Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio, although he is full of hostility towards this guy, but in terms of acting skills, he thinks that he can't do the other person's acting to the point where he can go crazy and even be neurotic.So when it comes to awards, he thinks very openly, but he can still look forward to the lifetime achievement award, right?

"...Thanks to Margaret Jane and Norman Brewster, they brought this movie to me..." Old Martin quickly read a lot of names on the award platform, and now he has read producer.

"Your appearance rate is a bit high today." Luke said with a smile in Margaret's ear.

Two of the most important awards thanked Marguerite, and even Milena Canionello, the costume designer of "Cleopatra" who won the best costume design, put the words of thanks on it. Margaret was mentioned.

This Italian lady, who has won the Oscar statuette for the third time, met Margaret many years ago because of Kubrick, and has a very good relationship with the Coppola family. In ", I could cooperate with this beauty who even the Italians are full of praise, but I didn't expect to be interrupted by Marguerite's sudden pregnancy.

However, this did not dampen Milena's enthusiasm for creation, not only because of professional ethics, Margaret also privately added a sum of money to buy those dresses that had been put into production, which made Carney Ms. Oneiro's inspiration broke out once again. Because of their nationality, the two even attracted Sofia Coppola, and planned to use the famous poison family as the theme to cooperate with HBO TV station to let the American people Experience the splendor (corruption and decadence) of Italy during the Renaissance.

Otherwise, it would be a pity that the posthumous work that Mario Puzo finally completed before his death would be buried in this way. You must know that it is the author who wrote the "Godfather" series. Marguerite has no doubt that his "Porgy Subfamily will be just as good.It's just that compared to the story line and structure of "The Godfather" and the background of the times, the story of the origin family of the mafia is really not suitable for making a movie, which requires too huge funds and too good directors and screenwriters. Obviously, it is too difficult and too out of date to make such a perfect combination in this era.

After all, the investment must consider the return. No one is willing to do such a thing as losing money, and Americans nowadays are not willing to go to the cinema for the heavy history of other countries, especially this kind of heavy work will change if you are not careful. It is a connotation film that discusses philosophy and the times, so it is better to let it start from scratch on the small screen.

At least those handsome men and beauties and various large-scale shots will attract a lot of viewers.

"Indeed, it is too difficult to change this subject matter into a movie, the story is too trivial, and the portraits of the characters are not easy to grasp, and it is interspersed with the culture and philosophy of the Renaissance, as well as those power struggles from within the Holy See. Unless you come up with a single character to bring his story to the big screen, even as a trilogy, it won't fit that much, and this is not the era of epic movies." Sofia Coppola Holding a glass of wine, he said.

Margaret told her about this before the filming of "Peerless Queen". Although most of her energy was occupied by the gorgeous queen at that time, she still took the time to read this novel , and even discussed the possibility of adapting it into a movie with his father.

"It's hard. People nowadays don't like to watch these slow-paced things, and you can't fit so much in one movie. "Queen Margot" has proved this point. Too many clues and content will lead to The separation of movies, TV series is the best way out." Francisco Coppola patted the novel on the table and sighed.

The success of "The Godfather" has the characteristics of the times, particularity and uniqueness, and he himself is not sure if it can still be as successful as it is now.

And his daughter, Sophia, obviously doesn't have the ability to turn decay into abandonment.He has seen all of his daughter's works, so of course he knows what level she is. No matter how much the media praises her for the face of the Coppola family, Sofia really does not have master-level director skills.Her works are more based on a good story, and the excavation of the characters is often not enough. If she meets a top actor, it may change, but not everyone is Marlon Brando, and not everyone is Marlon Brando. Everyone is Al Pacino, and not every director is as lucky as him, even if he shoots a movie that he doesn't like, he can be a god.To continue like this would only rely on the honing of time to improve her skills, and that was too long.

What's more, it's really not easy for a female director to get ahead in Hollywood, and his daughter's path is not easy.

"The TV dramas are also good. Works such as Band of Brothers, Prison, Rome, and The Sopranos have always had a high reputation, and cable channels are different from public channels. They need to pay." Shirley Lansing He smiled playfully.

Although she quit Paramount and spent most of her time on charity, this lady started a production company with her friend Jia Fei, and the CEO for so many years is not a fake Yes, her opinion is quite authoritative in this respect.

Judging from the current situation, independent film production companies are either following the road of independent production, or they are embracing the thighs of large studios, or they are working hard to transform and develop towards TV drama production. The living environment is really getting worse. It's tough.Similarly, movies have changed from masterpieces of art many years ago to money-making rubbish now. As long as they can make money and make money quickly, then some assembly line-like works will continue to be put on the big screen, but the audience The appetite has been cultivated by high-quality products, and those films produced without emotion are now more of a commercial and appear in movie theaters around the world, because most of them rely entirely on the box office to recover their money. Movies can’t even do it. The industries that can really make money are those offline products, such as various copyrights, toys, and peripheral products such as DVDs. The most important reason for getting tough, channel is king!

It is conceivable that the DVD industry is about to come to winter, because the rise of the Internet and various video sites allow people to enjoy a movie without leaving the house, which is undoubtedly a very huge blow,

On the contrary, the development of TV dramas is getting better and better, especially with the advancement of technology and the rise of cable TV stations, many well-produced TV dramas even earn more than movies, and this is the premise that they have no advertisements under.

That's right, Shirley Lansing is talking about a series of cable stations headed by HBO.

If she didn't predict wrongly, then in the future, maybe even Oscar queens and movie stars will rush to join this industry in person.After all, those Oscar directors have already set an example for them, look at Steven Spielberg, and then look at James Cameron, these two people have entered the TV drama industry as producers very early of.

And the most important thing is that TV dramas can give these directors the greatest respect and sufficient remuneration. Think about how much a movie is paid, and it is also subject to the control of the producer. Think about what TV dramas can give, Shirley felt that maybe those movie kings, movie queens, and big directors who had already achieved fame and were even about to become obsolete would definitely be tempted.

"Hey, ladies, what are you talking about?" Norman's signature bass came over.

"I'm talking about the production of "The Borgia Family", how are you talking with Warner?" Margaret handed him a glass of juice.

The dinner party of "Vanity Fair" is always a good place to discuss business. There are more film and television professionals here than at the Oscars. Selling yourself, similarly, these people at the top of the food chain will also discuss with each other about the next stage of work, looking for partners and projects that may work together. It can be said that there are definitely a lot of cooperation and verbal commitments reached this evening. It is even likely that the inspiration for the next year's top-grossing movie will be born here, so Norman, as a production company manager, certainly will not miss this occasion.

"Very good. They have expanded the area of ​​the pilot episode and booked the first season. The second season depends on the ratings after it airs." Norman took a big sip of juice for himself.

What he was talking about was "True Blood". This TV series had been in the shooting plan several years ago, but it never took off because of the large scale of the content shown.

After all, public broadcasters would not be willing to buy such large-scale TV dramas and cause all kinds of complaints to fly in disorder, so only cable TV stations are a good broadcasting platform.After spending a lot of effort on this, the actor was in trouble again. Anna Paquela, who was favored to play the heroine, was very hesitant about this. After all, this lady has always been a movie star, although her career in recent years It didn't improve much, but as a movie actor, she still felt that it was too cheap to act in a TV series, and after all, she still had an "X-Men" series in hand, even if there weren't many roles, but it was the main character in a big production.

Because of these various reasons, this TV series has been put on hold temporarily. Anyway, the preparation of the script and the work of the crew will take a long time, and the negotiation with the TV station is not something that can be completed immediately, and the copyright belongs to them. Boss, there is no need to worry about the authorization expiration.

Until last year, the third part of "X-Men", that is, the end chapter, was also over, and this lady finally recognized the real problems.Instead of relying on unreliable movies, it is better to go to TV dramas, at least this is a work of cable TV stations, it will not lose style, and if TV dramas can be made well, they can earn a lot more than movies, so in a long time With the intention of a girl like Ms. Pacquila who has no time to work, and the love of the wooden torch Lang, the long-delayed TV series "True Blood" finally completed the pilot episode and will soon be on the HBO broadcast platform.

And obviously, the high-level personnel of the TV station appreciate this very much, and it is very likely to continue to book it.

"As for "The Borgia Family", we just talked about an intention. Everything depends on the quality of the future pilot episodes. They will only pay if they are successful, otherwise you know." Norman made a challenge eyebrow expression.

Margaret always said that he was a copyright hoarder, but he felt that the other party was no worse than him.She can get the copyright of Mario Puzo's works. This is the real copyright hoarder, right?And the most important thing is that it was ten years ago, how crazy was Margaret who hadn't contacted Norman at that time?He really wondered how she did such a difficult thing, after all, she hadn't even opened a film company by herself at that time, everything was unknown.