Chapter 832： thoughts and feelings

The competition for schedules is like this, some people are happy and some people are sad.

But for Lyman, the Iron Man thing was temporarily put aside, and he had to be busy with the later stages of "District 9".

Oh, and the two projects in the Marvel TV space also took a lot of thought.

Another day.

The company's in-house writing team added some staff, and then Lehman and Kevin Feige were there.

The two of them came, naturally, to determine the direction of the adaptation. Although Daredevil's copyright has been withdrawn, how to structure it, whether to learn from the movie or to reshape it, these are all questions.

"Okay, let's get started."

Lyman waved and told his assistant to close the door.

"Let's talk about "Roaring Squadron" first, have you read the comics?"

"Look."

"Look."

The tool people nodded in succession. After receiving the task of screenwriting, who hasn't done some preparation.

Gathering background information is a good habit for adaptation.

"If you have any ideas, tell me."

"The theme of the drama is based on action and war. Aside from the big background, from the setting, it gives me the feeling of a special team recruited from all over Destruction and other tasks. Unlike "Band of Brothers", it has fewer characters and more concentrated scenes, and the description of the war is not comprehensive."

Lehman nodded and looked at the talent, "What's your name?"

"Uh, boss, my name is Domitri Klaus." Tool Man No. 1 hid the joy of being named and tried to remain calm.

He is Mann Media, which was recruited by the company at the end of last year. He usually only has a basic salary. During the creation period, he will be paid according to the completion of the episode and the level of the script. If the ratings of the episode are good, he will give him a bonus. The script for the second season of Stranger Things, the income is not high or low, but the ability is there.

When the company was about to release a new drama, he was immediately thrown in by his boss, Runier Geese, to be in charge...

"Then first set the lead writer of "Roaring Squadron", Klaus, you will lead the team in this project. In my opinion, the theme of the drama must be an action-oriented war scene, you can learn more from the type of special agents or other shooting scenes. inspiration......"

Under the envy of the tool people, Klaus listened carefully.

"The character part, the setting of the manga is very good, I hope to keep it."

"8 main characters?"

"The number of people can be changed, or it can be simplified, and it is easier to create a three-dimensional shape. What I value is the setting of skin color, from all over the world, from all races, it is very tricky. Among them, Captain Nick Fury's words, the main image is based on Samuel. A portrait of El Jackson."

"In this case, the division of labor can be reasonably divided, and each team member must have their own characteristics and be shaped differently."

Lehman was surprised, he had a good brain hole, and after a few thoughts, he could keep up.

"Klaus, speak carefully." Lyman encouraged.

"I think the captain should have a strong view of the overall situation and be able to make temporary decisions; there can also be those who are good at blasting, good at tracking and anti-tracking, strong in reconnaissance, good at hot weapons, snipers, good at close combat, and powerful cold weapons, come again. A signal trooper, a cipher genius, who can decipher intercepted telegrams... In this way, a more comprehensive team configuration behind enemy lines is available."

"Okay, let me just mention one point. The Asian in the character is portrayed as the king of close-up kung fu and cold weapons, and you can look at the rest as you see fit."

"Is there a limit to the length of the script?" Klaus asked.

"This script is mainly to enrich the image of the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in "Iron Man". The length will definitely not be long, but the length of a season ranges from 12 episodes to more than 20 episodes. Let's see the audience's response when the time comes. Yes, it will be expanded, no, the season will end after one season, and the standard is set to maintain an average audience rating of more than 3."

"Okay, boss."

Lehman continued: "Well, let's discuss "Hell's Kitchen" now, everyone, let's determine the idea first. In the script, ideas and creativity are very important."

"I have seen the movie Daredevil, Ben Affleck played it well, but the red robe is too colorful, and the setting is not a blind man, the other 4 senses are very strong, and the force is all his own hardship He is trained to have a firm will and a heart to uphold justice and not back down. I think he can rely on Nolan's Batman, both of which have similar temperaments and are determined to become the destroyer of the darkness in the region."

"But Daredevil was criticized by the audience for being too weak. It doesn't look like a superhero at all. Don't you strengthen the force setting?" Someone gave a different opinion.

"A person who uses the law to protect the weak during the day and uses his fists to achieve justice at night. I think the character itself is quite dramatic, and the lack of it is to dig well, so that the audience can feel a sense of substitution."

"Whether it's a movie or a comic, the villain is Jin Bing. I think he could have more space to portray him a little more, which can also contrast Daredevil and make the story more vivid. For example, although he is Hell's Kitchen The biggest gang leader, but has formulated a set of underground rules, and will take the initiative to deal with violators.

Do you know the largest drug dealer organization in Mexico, those people will manage the slums for the government, similar to the feeling of the dark king, I want to express such a point of view. "

"The main line and conflict are there, but will the audience be satisfied?"

"No, on the contrary, today's audience likes non-mainstream villains very much, that is, the kind who don't just do evil for the sake of evil. In the past, the protagonist was defeated by the protagonist simply to establish a villain. If I think this is a good way, I will give Jin Bing more room for performance.”

Lyman agreed, "What's your name?"

Tool Man No. 2, who was talking eloquently, was also a little excited, and seized the opportunity, "Boss, my name is Faris Choate."

"Well, you come to write "Hell's Kitchen". I hope both of them can be released this year, any problems?"

"no."

Kevin Feige, who was beside him, twitched the corners of his mouth, forcing himself not to speak.

This brain hole, it feels really good.

Kim and? A boss-level villain with humility? Seems like a lot of fun!

As for "Roaring Squadron", he didn't feel as big as "Hell's Kitchen". The routine is quite common, that is, the color and race. Other dramas may not have it, but others can find templates.

"Well, don't worry about other aspects first, polish the script first, and tell the story so that the audience can see it, don't make some embarrassing and **** dramas, and the characters' IQs must be online."

After saying this, Lyman and Kevin left.

The two chief writers who were named quickly acted, and each pulled up the team.

And while Lehman was looking for a director and controlling the quality of the script, a new week passed, the king of leeks, and the masterpiece of harvesting feelings was launched on time.

According to the propaganda slogan of a later company, it would be "We all owe a movie ticket to Indiana Jones".

Why do you say that?

Brother, it's been 19 years, do you know how I came here?

Video tapes are sold, TV stations are always rebroadcasting, and there are too many channels to broadcast the first three "Raiders of the Lost Ark" movies. How much energy and sentimental market has been accumulated in the middle.

Coupled with the original team, although they are old, they can recall the good memories of watching the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series at that time.

People are like this, always recalling the past and rarely looking to the future.

Not to mention, many passers-by who do not enter the cinema have come to support "Crystal Skull", which is quite strong in terms of appeal.

The movie theaters these days are like dry wood caught in a raging fire, out of control.

With "Prince Caspian", which had just been screened for 4 days, and "Iron Man" with some fighting power, it premiered in the United States last Thursday, and it won $25.04 million on the day of the premiere (this is a working day) , directly smashed 101 million box office in three days on weekends, successfully topped the weekly list, and squeezed the **** without sitting on the hot Disney masterpiece.

The number of opening venues in 4,260 theaters also makes the film the third-largest film in history, after "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" (4,362) and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (4,284). In addition to the identity of the old movie, the scale of the first venue in Hollywood history has not run away.

However, as soon as the film was shown, it was met with mixed praise. If the quality control was better, it might really be able to dominate the 2008 summer vacation. However, it is true that the main creators are all old, and it will not bring much freshness to the younger generation of audiences. Old audiences They are very top.

In terms of word of mouth, the overall score given by 38 media is 67, the Rotten Tomatoes rating is 76%, and the IMDB 7.7. Strictly speaking, this score is quite good for an adventure action theme, but there is too much hype and expectations are too high. high.

Let’s just put it this way, some of the audience jumped into the arena with caution, and when the lights dimmed, they began to cheer up. When the Paramount and Lucasfilm logos appeared, they began to burst into tears. Then reality and memory fought, and some of them left the movie theater unsatisfied. If they wanted to brag about something, it could only be caused by their inner emotions.

Before that, Paramount had made the title of the most anticipated movie in 2008. How many media cheered and how many drafts helped the audience recall the past, although it was not a miss, but the vision of making a lot of money was still hit. Drift.

It was shown for 5 days, with a cumulative box office of 150 million, and an average of 30 million in a single day, far lower than the publisher's expectation of 40 million on the first week.

Such a combination, even the first 5 days of "Iron Man" did not exceed the total, which is really unreasonable.

Of course, Spielberg has something to say.

What team did you Lehman bring, and what did I bring?

A group of veterans have to have similar styles, minimize innovation, and self-compress the shooting space. Compared with a charismatic Tony Stark, there is nothing but a reason for it.

When the purpose of entertaining the whole people becomes simple and direct no one will accuse you of being superficial and ridiculous.

What the audience abhorred was the ** mentality of "not wanting to give up the depth of thought" and "taking care of the commercial market", and neither of them would be flattered by throwing watermelons and picking up sesame seeds.

Lehman knows this very well, so he shoots with depth, never has too many expectations for the market, always keeps production costs low, and is comfortable with shooting, but if he decides to go for entertainment, he will also Can safely use a lively and concise narrative to describe a qualified commercial film, making the audience feel more comfortable and satisfied with the time during the watching process.

And what aspect of "Crystal Skull" has been criticized?

"It's like a piece of cake", "the key ingredients are missing"... Many viewers didn't respond that way, and they couldn't find the fun of watching this series before.

Actually, the movie has not changed, the quality is there, even better than the box office market of the first three films, but the audience has changed, grown up, matured, and no longer has that kind of attraction and sense of substitution for the so-called adventure.

The young man rides a white horse, but when he is older, does he still have that galloping heart? Many people gave the answer.