Chapter 142： Industry report

?The shooting time passed quickly, I was in a trance, and when I came back to my senses, a month passed. 35xs

Kate-Beckinsale's roles are all over and she has left the group, while the remaining crew members are on a flight to Paris, France.

On the plane, Eva Green sat next to Lehman, leaning her head on Lehman.

She can smell her scent in her breath.

Inexplicable two people will give birth to inexplicable dependence.

I vaguely remember that I said a lot of rejections, and I couldn't promise anything, but what about her.

Lyman put down the newspaper in his hand and looked down at her.

It doesn't look very smart at first glance, no wonder it's so stupid.

Hope that time will make her see clearly the essence of a man, or a man like him.

Silently, I had some thoughts, looked at the clouds, and hurriedly pressed them down.

He's never been a sentimental person, and he doesn't want to be hypocritical in a new life.

If you are together, you will be together, and if you are no longer together, you will be separated; love is love, if you don't love it, you don't love it; if you can't give it, you can't give it; why are there so many things to think about?

All things in the world will become complicated when you think too much.

"Are you tired?"

"Well." Eva Green said, getting closer and closer.

After finding a more comfortable position, this behavior was stopped.

Lyman continued to let her lean against him, while he read the newspaper seriously.

There is an article analyzing the report of the American film industry, which he finds very interesting.

As the pace of May is slowly approaching, it is the box office market competition in the summer vacation of the year.

2002 was a mixed year for major studios.

The good news is that last year's box office market increased by 760 million US dollars compared to the previous year. As of April 12 this year, the total box office performance has accumulated to 376.2 billion US dollars, setting a new record in the box office market during the same period. , which means that the film market still has the potential to grow;

Worryingly, this year's average movie ticket price has risen to $603, an increase of nearly 18 cents from last year, which means that audience attendance has dropped by about 3 percent, the first time in the past four years the number of moviegoers. There has been a decline, and with the rise of home entertainment such as televisions and DVDs, this trend is likely to continue.

Seeing this, Lyman couldn't help but nodded.

This media person is really insightful, and the market forecast is exactly the same. In later generations, with the rise of entertainment such as various electronic games, mobile phones, and online media, it has indeed shared a large number of people in the film market. The US film market has indeed declined, and more young people have not liked to go Movie theaters are watching movies. The direct consequence of this phenomenon is that Hollywood pays more and more attention to overseas markets such as Japan, South Korea, China/China, etc., and actively seeks cooperation in order to open up the situation.

This is driven by the general trend, and there is nothing to say.

Continue reading, the article also analyzes the development prospects of the film genre.

A comedy came out on top.

In the past two years, when comedies exploded, three of the top six box office hits were comedies.

The fact that these films can achieve good box office results, in addition to their excellent quality, also shows the fact that the audience needs to relax too much.

The main reason is the current social atmosphere, because the ongoing battle with Iraq has always been a major concern in the United States, and it is also the most reported content by all TV stations. Every day, receiving the signal of this kind of war, if you want to relax your mood, it is obviously a comedy. The film has become the first choice for people to enter the cinema.

The numbers on the box-office charts conform to this mentality, and at the same time show that comedies that make everyone laugh will always be welcomed by the market.

The second sequel movie is still the most secure production.

At the end of last year, "Entertainment Weekly" once selected the 10 most anticipated movies in 2003, and the two sequels of "The Matrix" ranked first. It's the Hollywood studio's favorite law of production, which is to keep developing sequels to hits.

Under this kind of thinking, this year's sequel movies are simply flooded, and there will be at least more than 20 in preliminary statistics. Among them, "X-Men 2", "Terminator 3" and "Jedi Men 2", "Fast and Furious 2", "Charlie's Angels 2" and other films rarely lose money.

This shows that for studios, sequel production can be described as a way to make money with the least risk and a clear return.

Three female themes prevail.

It seems that after entering the new century, an obvious trend in the American film industry is slowly emerging, that is, there are more and more female-themed films.

Works that only focus on the female audience market often do well. For example, "Hot Mom and Spice Girl" won a local box office of 1.1 billion US dollars. This was unimaginable before. You must know that there is no male in the entire film. The main characters are purely female themes.

The emergence of so many female films may, on the one hand, be a result of the growing recognition of feminist ideology in American society in recent years, and on the other hand, it may also be that the proportion of women in the total film audience is increasing.

Four comic-adapted film themes are on the rise.

Last year, "Spider-Man" broke through 100 million in three days, and the domestic box office miracle exceeded 400 million US dollars, which directly led to the upsurge of bringing superheroes in comics to the screen this year. This is a brand new market, and the prospects are yet to be considered.

The film "Bad Guy" in France is mainly filmed in the suburbs of Paris.

The reason why I chose to shoot in Paris is of course because most of the headquarters and network of Europa Films are also concentrated here. For the convenience and cost of shooting, this is also the best choice.

There is also the preferential tax rebate conditions that Europa Films obtained for the filming of the crew.

Just a few days ago, Ryan, carrying a large amount of information and contract documents, went to the government to apply for the approval of the tax refund amount together with the person in charge of Europa Films.

The project description, the list of the main creative team, the script, and the leading actors all need to be introduced and reviewed in detail before they are finally issued.

The French film industry has a lot of support. The total cost of filming is 100 million US dollars, and the tax rebate for filming alone has received nearly 7 million US dollars in support concessions.

However, the worse thing is that it is more exclusive, if it weren't for the fact that most of the behind-the-scenes team in "Bad Guy" are French, plus important positions such as director and producer, plus Europa Pictures has both sides Human feelings, the relevant government agencies are not expected to grant places.

This is also the reason why Australia, New Zealand and other countries have become popular locations for overseas filming. Although the review is almost cumbersome, they are not exclusive.

This money is not easily distributed in full. According to the news passed by Ryan, in terms of support policies, it will be delivered one after another until all the filming of the film is completed.

As the plane landed smoothly at Paris International Airport, the main creative team of "Bad Guy" also set foot on this land in Paris.

Most of the crew are French, and I don't know how many times I have come to Paris. Looking at the surrounding scenery, I don't think there is anything new.

Getting on the special car that Europa Pictures was responsible for picking up and dropping off, the group walked towards the shooting location.

The surrounding high-rise buildings gradually disappeared, and the bustling urban area was left behind. They came to the suburbs of Paris - the selected location is here, and the related outdoor setting work was also done by Europa. The film industry helped first.

At this time, the economic development of Paris has long since lost its former glory, and some infrastructures have not been perfected.

Just like now, the flat road has turned into a gravel dirt road with some potholes.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long. As the vehicles drove towards the studio invested and constructed by Europa Films, the road was restored to the cement road.

According to the driver, this road was built by their company for the purpose of traveling. It is conceivable that the Paris city government does not care about the development of the suburbs.

Thinking about it, the train station in the city center has been talking about refurbishment for several years, but the related work is still stagnant, and I don’t know what went wrong.

"What are you looking at?"

Eva Green asked curiously.

The voice broke Lehman's thoughts.

"Nothing. Eva, your home is in Paris."

"Well, just over there in the city it's quite far from here." Eva Green replied, and asked again, "What are you asking about?"

"nothing."

Without a word, the team arrived at the studio of Europa Pictures.

In addition to Ryan, several senior executives of Europa Films and Luc Besson came out to greet him.

"Long time no see, Lehmann." Luc Besson greeted first.

"I'll trouble you this time."

"You're welcome." Luc Besson waved his hand and led a group into the studio to visit.

Speaking of which, the studio was only completed in February of this year, and there are still parts of the decoration that have not been completed. However, the space is quite large. According to Luc Besson, the entire area has reached 2 acres.

In the past few years, Europa Pictures has developed very well. Not only does it make money from its own films, but it also makes a lot of money for co-distribution with Paramount-the two have almost in-depth cooperation, and Paramount is showing in the United States. The French distribution rights are also basically given to Europa Pictures.

This is how the business field is. You can bring me benefits, and you want me to spit out a piece of profit for sharing. What if there is no return?

Everything is for profit.

The same is true, they also invested in the second studio belonging to the company this year. If you have money, you have to spend it where it should be spent. It is the most stupid thing to store it in the bank and wait for the devaluation.

When they came to the built scene, everyone helped to remove all the equipment and props to be used from the car and put them away.

"There's a party tonight, do you have time?"

Luc Besson invited.

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