Chapter 826： Alfonso: I can't engage in literature and art

"cut, who, you blocked the camera, be more natural."

set.

As Lyman called to stop, Thomas raised his head to turn off the camera, and the sound engineer put away the long microphone he was supporting.

At this time, the scenes filmed here are all urban scenes, including various signs prohibiting the entry of prawns in the title, and some scenes of people coming and going, so there are many group performances.

As we all know, when there are too many people, it will be troublesome, so shooting for three days one after another, which is relatively slow in terms of shooting speed.

After re-positioning, nothing went wrong this time, but it was noon.

"Let's rest, we will meet at 1 pm."

Since the filming continued in the afternoon, the crew did not need to pack up the filming equipment, so they each found a shady place to wait for lunch.

Food for the crew, as always, mashed potatoes, minced meat, pizza, burgers, bread, fried chicken, etc. are convenient and cheap.

rest area.

Lyman sat in the director's chair and did nothing special.

While eating, look at the shot plan in hand, or call up a previous shot to make some edit markers.

"Director, don't mind if I sit here."

"Sure, come and sit."

Lyman took out a folding chair and handed it to Edward Norton.

After two months of filming, getting along and discussing the script privately, although there are occasional differences in performance, the two are still relatively compatible.

In other words, Lyman has always had a good attitude towards actors with acting skills and ethics like Edward.

Edward pulled out his chair and sat next to Lehman. He could see that the director was in a good mood, and he also smiled and said, "The filming will be over soon, it seems like a blink of an eye."

"This is because there are relatively few shots in the "District 9" group scene, and it is easier to shoot." Lehmann explained solemnly.

"Maybe, I'm just feeling." Edward Norton continued: "I hope there is still a chance to work together, really."

"There will be opportunities, if there is a suitable role and you have a schedule."

"Then it's settled, my schedule has always been abundant."

After chatting and laughing for a while, Edward remembered something and asked, "By the way, how is your movie? "Iron Man."

"It seems that there are 280 million in the world and 130 million in North America. I don't pay much attention to this aspect."

Since returning to the crew to work hard to finish the rest of the scenes, Lyman has really left the box office results behind. Although Liam and Kevin will email him every night, and the next publicity methods, but Compared with these, he pays more attention to the development of movie peripherals and the operation of the licensing market, because it means that the entire distribution system is sinking, and the benefits are various.

However, the box office of "Iron Man" is definitely not bad, and the box office decline curve is very normal.

As of today, Hasbro has shipped more than 137,000 pieces of various figures and models, of which the price is moderately expensive (about 279 US dollars), and the number is about 52,000.

That is to say, after such a period of time, the peripheral income of almost 27.63 million US dollars has been harvested, and the depressed payment for goods has basically been paid out.

The market benefits are so good that Hasbro's factories around the world are also working overtime to manufacture a new batch of toy figures, which are always being replenished, while the promotion teams of Marvel Entertainment and Blue Butterfly Pictures continue to focus on communicating the brand. , do the same paragraph for the authorization of the joint name.

At present, the consumption of fans has not dissipated, and there is much room for exploration.

With the support of sales data and a group of brands negotiated, other manufacturers such as clothing, sports shoes, and electrical appliances even have active contacts.

This year, who hasn't got a head start and the ability to see the situation clearly.

You may not dare to bet in advance, but the "Iron Man" project is already on the cards, and if you don't catch up, you will definitely not be able to drink hot soup.

As a result, the number of brand cooperation has risen from a dozen to 42, and the estimated expansion of licensing income is more than 300 million (not net profit), involving daily necessities, toys, dolls, wall lamps, electrical appliances, key rings, snacks and beverages, etc. field.

Then there is the Internet, the official website of Marvel, the flagship store to be developed, and the cooperation with Amazon.

The latter is the largest e-commerce platform in the United States. Lehman had asked Joseph to plan the entry. Of course, he had already entered, but the business at that time was to sell comics, and now it has just added a series of Iron Man. Commodities, and discussing the purchase of an advertising space and exposure.

The pricing strategy above is almost the same as that of Hasbro, but there are more HOTTOYS handmade model choices and customized services, such as life-size, paint-colored wearable armor, the default price is more than 300,000, and the classic model is the cheapest , if you want to have other different changes, you will raise a part of the price according to the material and manufacturing difficulty.

As for whether the local tyrants will buy it, Lehman is not worried. He does not rely on this to make money. The main purpose is to gather fans, satisfy the hobbies of a small group of people, and make them support Marvel more.

After the break, the crew started to get busy again.

......

The daily temperature in Mexico in May is around 26 degrees, and if you stand for a long time, your body will be soaked with sweat.

And with such a temperature, it is natural to suffer more when wearing thick costumes to shoot.

"Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" set.

Every time a group of actors who are covered in makeup and who are completely unhuman, they have to cool down quickly to prevent flowers from getting caught.

The filming took almost two and a half months, and it's almost coming to an end.

While the actors were resting, Top and Alfonso also hid in the air-conditioned room.

"I feel that the roles are a bit rushed. If there is more foreshadowing, the duration will be uncontrollable."

Although Alfonso came in to help in the middle of filming, he could see clearly.

As for the top, although he is three years younger than Alfonso in age, he has not entered the industry for a short period of time. out of balance."

Seeing what his friend said, Alfonso didn't know how to persuade him. Maybe he was thinking too much. He always felt that this movie was comparable to "Van Helsing". There were many characters in the same camp, and the structure was very verbose. It didn't connect well.

But think about it, the first part is profitable, maybe fans and audiences like it.

"By the way, how is your "The Edge of Society"?"

"Now it's barely a return."

"Then do you have a shooting plan for the next project?"

"Not yet, I haven't come across a suitable theme or a good script."

Alfonso sighed, feeling a little confused.

The filming cost of "The Edge of Society" was 18 million yuan, the publicity budget of 10 million yuan and the public relations of the awards, with a total cost of 28 million yuan. As a result, in terms of box office, only 7.3 million US dollars were recorded in North America, mostly by selling regional distribution rights and DVDs.

After the Oscars, taking advantage of the popularity of another wave of releases, the box office is still not optimistic, and it only recorded more than 9.4 million in the account and then went down again.

Although he himself knows that it is unlikely to attract a lot of audiences, he can't even arouse a little wave, which is still a blow to his confidence.

—— Shoot the subject matter you want to shoot, how come there are so many difficulties and obstacles.

Does he feel sorry for Lehman's value, such trust, acting at will, and giving the best creative space and shooting environment, the result is worth it?

Putting it on him, he couldn't accept it himself, so for so many days, except for Oscar's meeting with Lyman, he was deliberately avoiding it, for fear of embarrassing the meeting, and he didn't know what to say.

——A lot of effort has been put into operation, the project profit is not high, but it should be worthy of the effort.

Therefore, he is very upset now. If he shoots what he wants to shoot, he can immediately find someone to write the script, but if he is depressed again, the "bridge" may be broken, and the cooperation with Firefly will change.

What Alfonso thought was, why should he make a commercial film next time, make some money for Lehman, and then pursue film art.

He is actually quite proud, and after so many years of hard work, he has a set of his own "rules" - he cannot be "begging" without value.

After a cool break, the two went out to continue filming with the crew.

Seeing that the scenes are completed little by little, Top is naturally happy, looking forward to what kind of market his "Monster Legion" will have, while Alfonso is constantly thinking about what to shoot in the next film, except for some profound topics, what should he talk about in order to be popular? Market welcome?

He hasn't had great inspiration yet.