Chapter 364: Fulfilling the Duties of Producer(2/2)
Ronald nodded, this director is still reliable.
"Your acting is not exaggerated enough. You need to exaggerate a little more. Don't be afraid of going too far. Just be afraid that you are not enough."
"no……"
Ronald frowned, what kind of thing would be captured in this way?
He opened his mouth, but held it back and did not let the questioning voice slip out of his throat. He could not deny the director's authority on the set, otherwise he would not be able to get the actors to cooperate on the set in the future.
Even though he knew that the filming was terrible and the new one ended, Ronald had to pretend to be good and applaud with everyone.
"Very good, I want this exaggerated effect, Jin, and the next performance will be more exaggerated."
Kim Cattrall agreed and silently rolled her eyes at Ronald as she walked over.
"What did you think about it? Why do you pursue this kind of exaggerated performance effect?" Ronald found a break and chatted alone with Michael Gottlieb in the trailer.
The other person was older than himself, so Ronald tried his best to use a tone of discussion and consultation so as not to hurt the other person's self-esteem.
"You must think I'm fooling you, right?" Michael Gottlieb explained with a smile.
"This script is originally a weird story. Even teenagers, who would still believe in a story like a child about a wooden model turning into a real person at night?
This requires a method, which is to act like a comic, like the Wizard of Oz. If the young audience accepts this exaggerated acting method, they will not find the plot to be overwhelming and start to really get involved in the plot."
"It seems that you have your own considerations." Ronald nodded. As long as the other party is not blindly guiding, it is fine, but he doesn't know whether the effect will be as he thought.
Watching the on-site filming, he always felt like watching Minahan Golan filming "Sahara". Not all live-action movies made in a comic style will be accepted by the audience.
"However, if you direct like this, the film critics will scold you." Ronald didn't know how the audience would react. Film critics would definitely say bad things. This kind of acting is more suitable for cartoons than live-action movies.
"I can't control so much, as long as there is a box office." Michael Gottlieb is very clear-headed. Getting the box office first is the first priority.
"The director has his own ideas, please cooperate with his guidance." In the hotel room, Ronald couldn't help but tell Kim Cattrall, asking her not to act on her own just because the shooting was unconventional.
Acting without trying hard.
Cattrall has gotten better and better through exercise. He has a thirty-year-old body with no fat on his waist and abdomen.
"I will cherish the opportunity." Kim Cattrall made up her mind, no matter what, first grab all the frontal close-ups.
"Do you think he is really sure, or is he just random?" Ronald asked.
"I don't know, but Michael Gottlieb says the same thing every time." Cattrall assumed a yoga pose, hugged Ronald tightly, and kissed Ronald.
"Okay..." Ronald stroked Cattrall's playful blond hair again and motioned for her to turn her back.
"Nisita will keep an eye on me here for a few more days. If you have any problems, just tell him. He is experienced and knows how to deal with it. Director Michael Gottlieb is not my person. Even if you have any problems, you can
Don't confront him head-on.
"Michael Gottlieb has his own idea, but it's different from the usual teen romantic comedy approach. Why don't you go to Philadelphia and see for yourself." Ronald returned to Los Angeles and met with Fox's executive producers.
Joseph Farrow talked with him about his work inspecting the Philadelphia crew.
He is the nominal producer of the movie, and he is responsible for ensuring that the movie is on time and within budget. Ronald left his most capable person, Niceta, there for a period of time, plus what he saw with his own eyes.
Gottlieb did a good job in this regard. He is also a director who pays close attention to artistic details. He has a good balance between schedule, performance, budget, etc.
In terms of overall artistic grasp, Ronald is not a real producer like Spielberg after all, and has the final responsibility for art and box office. In addition, Gottlieb is Joseph Farrow's man, so he can only do
remind.
In fact, Joseph Farrow didn't want to be responsible. For him, this project was more like a tool for power and profit sharing.
"Relax, is it professional? Is it on schedule? Is the cost overrun? If these three answers are good, then there is no need for us to intervene. In the current movie market, not every movie is as super as Top Gun.
A hit.
Come, have a drink. Has the box office of Top Gun exceeded 100 million?" Joseph Farrow poured Ronald a glass of whiskey and the two drank.
"In fact, it is close to 120 million, and the thirteenth week is not over yet."
"It looks like this one will be moved to next year."
"I hope so." Ronald also wanted his movie to be like Spielberg's "E.T.", which was screened from 1986 to 1987 and was still at the box office.
"Have another drink, don't worry, Gottlieb has his thoughts."
"Maybe I'm worrying too much, cheers."
Ronald drank the 12-year-old wine. "Exerting air" means that no one is responsible for the quality of the movie. To do well at the box office, you have to be very lucky.
"I have studied all your movies, and I found one thing in common, that is, they all have a best-selling song on the charts. This year, the interludes of two of your movies have ranked No. 1 on the charts. So I have to learn from it, too.
This time I found a band and made a tailor-made theme song."
Joseph Farrow pulled out a picture of a band and handed it to Ronald.
"Isn't this?" Ronald had seen the band before.
"Yes, Starship. Their lead singer, Grace Slick, a forty-seven-year-old woman, is clamoring to leave the band, and it happens to be cheap."
"Well, is this really good?" Ronald thought to himself.
A youth romance film with a female singer who is nearly fifty years old singing?
With this mess at Fox, it seems that no one takes this project seriously.
Ronald felt that he had done his best. If the studio executives had such a take-advantage attitude, what else could he do?
That's it, right? I took the check paid after the project started to subsidize the depletion of my living expenses checking account due to the lack of dividends from selling stocks.
Just go and work on your own projects.
------Digression-----
Chapter completed!