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- "Good afternoon, Fox Searchlight? I'm an independent producer, Yunique Gu. I recently produced a film called "The Exorcism Video". I'm looking for a distributor. It's a thriller, pseudo-documentary remake style of old films, and I'm looking for a distributor. It cost $60,000. Yes, in a Blair Witch way, but with a lot of differences OK, okay, bye."
In Santa Monica, the headquarters office of Weiduo Image and Dream Chaser Alliance, Ye Wei was making a call on his new work mobile phone. He had barely finished saying "goodbye" when the operator of the distribution department hung up. His attitude was from what he heard. The "mock documentary" began to change, and the tone of laughter was almost the same as that of Price and others.
I have contacted IPC before. Even if "Wedding Day is Coming" is IP's highest-grossing film this year, with a North American box office of 260,000, it is far higher than the 590,000 of the second-placed "Ultimate Adventure" and the third-placed "Metallica: Some Kind of" "Monster" has an overseas box office of 220,000, and after six months of overseas distribution, it now has an overseas box office of 320,000, with the total box office reaching 3B million.
Even so, IPC has no interest. There is no DVD distribution. Let¡¯s try two or three theaters for theater distribution, but the publicity fee is zero.
This is likely to result in a loss of money. The IP's worst release this year, "Into the Woods," Zhou received a total box office of B106 in the four largest theaters. Ten thousand is not enough, and the money from four copies cannot be earned.
Ye Wei doesn¡¯t think that ¡°Exorcism Video¡± can only get this kind of treatment. IPE and DreamWorks will regret it. There are hundreds of publishers waiting to know the treasure, although the capable ones can count them.
"Hello, Universal? I'm an independent producer, Yunique Gu, and I have a thriller film called "The Exorcism Video" that I'm looking for for distribution"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, I've asked our manager. Our company is not interested in buying mockumentaries right now. We suggest you participate in some film festivals first. If the film can win any awards, you can contact us again."
"Good afternoon, Warner Bros.? Hello, my name is Yunique Gu. I am an independent producer. I recently produced a film film"
When Ye Wei put down his phone after getting an "H", he smiled. A giant is a giant, and he doesn't even need to say a few words.
If in the 1970s and 1980s, you shouted "I have a movie to sell" in Hollywood, everyone would be very interested, because it was more expensive and difficult to make movies at that time, and the movie must be shot on 3NN film. Now ? You can make a movie with just a Mini P, and there are so many digital formats. The threshold for making a movie is no longer high. This can be seen by looking at the sharp increase in the number of films submitted to the Sundance Film Festival every year. So now people say "I have a movie here" For Sale" is hard to ignore, especially for a low-budget mockumentary.
Even if he emphasized that it was a film movie, the six major companies shook their heads.
Sundance Film Festival? The registration deadline for next year's session has already passed, and if you want to participate again, you have to wait for the 2UU session. AP (American Film Market) organized by IPTA (Independent Film and Television Alliance)? It will be over at the beginning of the month. Other film festivals and markets?
Ye Wei cannot come forward in person or use the name "Ye Wei". The only ones who will come forward will be Grande and Porter Kou. To sell fake documentaries based on their career achievements, it is really better to contact them by phone first as a newcomer. I can¡¯t believe that not a single publisher wants to take a look at it. There are not many old stubborns left.
Come on, come on, I hope it will be the next phone call. He continued to look at the list of publishers on his desk and continued to call the next one.
"Hey, Miramax? I'm independent producer Yunique Gu"
"Mr. Gu, fake documentaries are not within the scope of our business. Not now. You could have come to us 6 years ago. I wish you good luck."
"Hello, New Line Cinema? I'm"
"Sir, we are already on vacation. You can call us after the vacation, but you don't need to make a mockumentary."
"Let me tell you something interesting. An independent producer just called to promote his exorcism mockumentary, like "The Blair Witch Project." He asked about theater distribution."
In New York, after get off work hours, the spacious office of New Line Cinema's distribution department is still bustling. The North American box office of "The Lord of the Rings", which has only been released for less than a week, has exceeded 100 million US dollars. This time, the global box office has exceeded 1 billion US dollars. It can be said that there is no suspense. a brilliant year
"The Lord of the Rings" series has brought great success to New Line, making the company that has developed for more than 30 years have the style of a mainstream giant, and everyone in the company feels proud.
Now when I heard this, the whole office burst into laughter, and everyone was full of joy. Not only was it the upcoming holiday, this joke was enough to make them laugh for a whole year.
There are many smart people and many idiots in the film industry, and here is one.
Exorcism, mockumentary, are you kidding me?
"The Exorcist: Prequel" failed at the box office today (with a production fee of 860,000 and a North American box office of 181,000), the exorcist genre is simply worthless. This exploitation film was supposed to be a follow-up movie, trying to make a buck off of the success of "The Exorcist: Prequel", but it didn't follow the trend and it ended up dead in the hands. So stupid, like thisThis kind of following the trend and exploiting copycats should be the first to take action.
?What age is it? It¡¯s still a mockumentary. The success of "Blair Witch" is because the Internet was not developed at that time, so it could deceive the public. Who can it be deceived now?
"Poor unlucky producer.", "Did he say how much it cost? 60,000? He is probably going bankrupt.", "No one will pay attention to him."
"It sounds like he doesn't think so, and he also told me about market demand, 'How about you take a look first? Maybe it's a surprise like "Lord of the Rings"?"
"Hahaha", "I knew there was something funny"
"Mr. Gu, we have a suggestion for you. You can participate in film festivals or distribute it overseas. The North American market has been emptied by "Blair Witch"."
"We can watch the movie, but we are only interested in the CD release. Mr. Gu, this type of film cannot be shown in theaters. There is no second chance of miracles."
"Sir, I'm sorry, we have to start our vacation."
"Listen to your voice, you are not very old, are you? I will give you a personal advice, don't waste your time on this fake documentary, you will lose more. Young people should not always think about taking shortcuts and trying to copy success. Will make you successful, no one is a fool."
Newmarket, Dimension Pictures, IDP Mulan, Fine Line, Thinking Pictures
H,H,H,H,H,H
In this afternoon, Ye Wei was rejected by almost all the distributors active in the market. Except for the fact that it was already on holiday, no one answered the phone. Only 6 of the nearly 40 distributors who got through were willing to see what the movie was like: Lionsgate v), Rogue Films vtuv, Alliance (AI11ac), Fountainhead aIu, Zeitgeist ee).
Among them, Lionsgate is a mini-mainstream independent company, which just came into the limelight with "Saw"; Rogge is a subsidiary established by Universal this year, specializing in the production and distribution of low-cost action and horror films. This year it released "Shaun of the Dead" and "Shaun of the Dead" The other three are small publishers with mediocre strength.
Other companies refused directly without even an interview. For the same reasons, mockumentaries cannot work. Even "Blair Witch 2" is in the style of a feature film. No one believes that it can be done again, even if it is not a 30,000-yuan producer like "The Witches" Fees are charged. 4.8 billion global box office, even if it only earns 108,000 yuan, no one believes it.
Group psychology is sometimes really amazing. It can make people unable to see even with their eyes open. At first, one or two people say no, then three or fourthen a group mentality is formed, and they conclude that it is absolutely not possible until they are proven by the facts. Teach him a lessonØ
But fortunately, there are still people who see things without the influence of group psychology. It may also be because there are too few people calling and saying "I have a movie to sell". They have nothing to do and are waiting for the holidays, so they don't watch it. Bai doesn't look at it. The five companies have agreed on different times. Two companies will go to one before the holiday tomorrow, and Grande and Potko will go to one respectively.
Nowadays, the Christmas atmosphere can be seen everywhere, and the same is true for Ye Wei's family. There are various decorations inside and outside the house. When Duoduo has time, she goes to the backyard to take a look at the giant Christmas tree covered with decorations, for fear that it will slip away, and let Totu stay in Stand by.
Under the starry night, Duoduo and Toto went to inspect the Christmas tree again, and in the boys' room on the second floor of the house, Ye Wei was making a video call with Nina on the computer
They have already planned a trip to Europe for the two of them this holiday. After Christmas Day, Nina will come to Los Angeles to meet up and have fun for a day before setting off. It is a really exciting journey.
"It's great." Nina heard him say that the "exorcism video" successfully impressed the big shots, "Little Miss Sunlight" could be shot on film. She suddenly smiled happily and was happy for him. I am becoming more and more accepting of the fact that Unik is equal to VIYR, because really nothing has changed.
She was of course more concerned about "The Exorcism Video" and asked enthusiastically: "When will it be released?"
"Uh, yes" Ye Wei paused. Nina obviously didn't understand film distribution and didn't know what the problems were. She felt that after the film was filmed, wouldn't it be released next? It's normal to think so, since he is VIY and has never released a movie.
Looking at her expectant smiling face on the screen, he smiled and said: "Maybe it won't be that fast. The release needs a process."
Nina said in surprise: "Are you going to do some publicity? Yunik, I have thought about it these days" Her smile was a little shy, but also full of excitement, "Do I also want to be like a star? , being interviewed by the media, appearing on TV shows I don¡¯t know if I can do it well, I can¡¯t think of what to say.¡±
"Haha." Ye Wei laughed. Although he was very disappointed, he still said: "You know that because my identity must be kept secret, our relationship must be as low-key as possible. In addition, this is a pseudo-documentary, and it must be created both inside and outside the screen. It has a sense of reality, so there shouldn¡¯t be much publicity, and you don¡¯t have to deal with the media for the time being.¡±
"Oh." Nina nodded slightly, seeming relieved but also a little disappointed.
"You want to do publicity?" Ye Wei couldn't help but ask.
"I have some thoughts." Nina lowered her eyes even more shyly, as if she had done something bad, and then looked directly at the screen, her bright eyes filled with emotion, "I just want to say your studio is the best studio." Ye Wei said warmly: "There will be a chance." Nina asked enthusiastically: "Is there a time for it?"
Ye Wei raised his eyebrows. After all, he didn¡¯t say that he didn¡¯t even have a publisher for the time being. ¡°It hasn¡¯t been decided yet, but there will be one.¡±
Santa Monica, Headquarters of Fountainhead Film Company.
"Mr. Potko, I have to say, this is not a good start."
The "Exorcist Video" was being played in the small screening room. PB met with Porter's department manager, Robbie Vinton, whose middle-aged face showed impatience. Before Porter could say anything, he took the remote control and pressed it. Fast forward.
"Hey" Potko's face couldn't help but change color. He just watched it for less than two minutes and fast forwarded? So unprofessional. He hurriedly said: "Mr. Swinton, you can't fast forward
"Why not?" Swinton disagreed. He continued to fast forward and stop watching for one minute, and it came to the end in less than six minutes. He said with certainty: "You can know this kind of exploitation film after five minutes." Whether it¡¯s good or bad, basically just look at the beginning and the ending.¡±
Potko looked at the opponent with a self-righteous look on his face. Fortunately, it was him who came today. If it was VIY, he might have punched this guy. Pull and watch? Is this a movie? This person has never thought about watching it well, and has not looked at the story he wants to see with a fair and peaceful attitude. He is just looking for the fragments he wants. The difference between the two is too big.
"The ending won't work either. The audience likes more bloody scenes, so you guys can't do this." Swinton crossed his hands across his chest, looking like a big shot.
"No, normal audiences don't watch movies like this. When they are emotionally involved, as the story develops to the end, it is a very shocking ending." This is not the first time that Porter has been offended. It is impossible for producers to be unoffended when seeking distribution. I want to convince the other party to take a good look at it from the beginning.
"Haha." Swinton's laughter was a bit disdainful, and his expression seemed to be saying, "I've given you a lot of face by just watching for a few minutes. What else do you want to do, read them all? Who do you think you are, who do you think I am?" ? Historian? It¡¯s not just your movie, that¡¯s how I watch it.¡±
As he stood up, he said: "I'm sorry, I don't have much time. In fact, I was looking forward to this meeting, but it's a pity that your movie is so bad. The story itself is boring and the filming is very poor." , there are not enough commercial elements, and there is no exciting place. Isn¡¯t the protagonist a liar? Why does he exorcise demons in the middle?¡±
Now Potko really wanted to punch him in the donkey face. How could Cotton be a liar and be able to exorcise demons? This is not a problem at all. It has been clearly shown in the film. The reason why Cotton is a liar is not I believe that exorcism is based on the practices recorded in ancient family books. Is there a problem with this?
For a person who only read the outline of the script and then watched the video for a few minutes, there may be something wrong, not in the film, but in the person's brain.
"And that girl, she doesn't look scary, you should"
"Shut up." Potko finally couldn't help it. He couldn't change his temper even though he had been bad at it for so many years. He said to the stunned Swinton: "Sir, with the way you watch the film, you don't have any comment on it." Qualifications, do you know the name of the girl¡¯s character?¡±
Swinton¡¯s expression also changed. Watching Potko take out the PB from the projector and leave, he suddenly shouted: ¡°This lousy movie can¡¯t be successful. It¡¯s such a waste of my time.¡±
"The exorcism video" is being played in the small screening room at the headquarters of Allens Company.
Ken Wellman, the department head, watched patiently for nearly twenty minutes, and finally said his first words to Grande next to him since watching the movie: "No, the more I watch, the more inappropriate it becomes. The story unfolds too slowly, and the atmosphere It's pretty good when it comes out, but with this kind of editing and lensing, how can it be called a mockumentary? It's neither a mockumentary nor a feature film."
Grande frowned, Wei Ge had already prepared for this to happen, and explained what he would say: "This is the difference between it and "Blair Witch", and it is its own characteristics. The audience will not accept another "Blair Witch" movie. "Blair Witch", but that doesn't mean we won't accept mock documentaries"
"No, no, no, you haven't figured it out. We just want to see another "Blair Witch" movie." Ken Wellman shook his head and said seriously: "It doesn't mean a complete copy, but the same rhythm, structure, and style. Do what you need to do for secondary exploitation.¡±
"Ken, we are not exploiting you for the second time"
"No? That's what mockumentaries are like. That's what the audience wants to see. Why not? You can't change it. The second exploitation is better than the current one. You can re-edit a version, and then we can consider releasing it on DVD."
Grande was helpless and continued to say what Ye Wei said: "We should all adopt a new approach."Only by looking at everything in its light can we gain new things, right? It's not an exploitation of "Blair Witch," it's technically better than "Blair Witch," and we shot our own emotions"
"Hahaha." Ken Wellman couldn't help but laugh and shook his head: "What are you thinking about? What kind of technology is needed for a thriller mockumentary? Emotion? Do you think you are filming "The Silence of the Lambs"? All you need is the lens. It just needs to be shaky enough and scary enough.¡±
"It's very scary. It's not scary because of the technology and emotions. It's more scary. We want to say that this is a high-quality mockumentary. It shouldn't be viewed with the same perspective as "The Blair Witch Project""
"You can tell others these things, I'm sorry." Ken Wellman stood up and was not going to watch any more, "Maybe this is a good movie, but it's not what we want. We just want another " "Blair Witch." - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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