The Best Director

Chapter 215 Space Cowboy

Through the glass window, I could see the splendor of New York City outside at night. Wang Yang squeezed his chin and looked at the pedestrians on the street in the distance, but his thoughts were not there. The crew shot the scene for a day, but the results were not very satisfactory. It was precisely because of Andrea's problem in the third stage that we had to shoot some shots of the second stage and other characters. How can we solve this problem? Woolen cloth?

Just thinking about the phone suddenly vibrating, Wang Yang took it out to look at the caller ID, it was an unfamiliar number, he answered the channel: "Hello." Hearing the voice over there, he suddenly laughed and said: " Yes, no interruption, Joss, nice to meet you!", the caller was Joss Whedon, Wang Yang had received a call from his agent Paul Amory before, and Joss Whedon wanted to work with him , Wang Yang naturally agreed to contact.

In June o, Joss Whedon was born in a family of screenwriters in New York. His father, Tom Whedon, and grandfather, John Whedon, were both well-known TV screenwriters, and his older brothers and younger brothers were also screenwriters. And he is one of the screenwriters of "Toy Story", as well as one of the screenwriters and directors of the popular TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel".

"Yang, it's like this. I saw your interview in the newspaper some time ago. You said that you want to shoot a sci-fi movie about spaceships." With a sigh, he continued: "I have a spaceship sci-fi story that is very suitable for you. I planned to make it into a TV series last year, but Fox canceled the order again. I don't know if you are interested in making it into a movie. possible? "

Wang Yang knew about it from Paul Amory's phone call, and he was very interested, nodded and said: "Oh, of course! I am very interested, what kind of story is that?", "... eLL, let me just talk about it briefly." Joss Whedon was naturally not surprised that he had to read it first before he thought about it, and then introduced: "The world is set in the future hundreds of years, At that time, human beings were able to carry out interstellar development and immigration, but no aliens were found. In the future, the United States and China will be the most powerful countries in the world. These two mainstream cultures of the East and the West are integrated to form The appearance of human society.", "The United States and [China] have started to form the Star Alliance and the Star Alliance to unify and lead all the regimes and countries in the known galaxy under the banner of [freedom] and a better life, but those on the edge of the galaxy Planets refuse to join the Covenant, and war breaks out."

Wang Yang listened silently, and couldn't help but think of the Iraq war that had just ended. Looking at this bustling New York, clean streets, busy but safe, well-dressed pedestrians, this is the city center and the center of the Star Alliance. Well, he asked a series of questions: "Is the Star Alliance sincere or for profit? Both? And those countries on the edge of the star, is it Iraq or Denmark? Are the people refusing to join the Star Alliance, or the government refusing to join the Star Alliance?" Join?", "Both, some people are purely for profit, and some people think they can lead better." Joss Whedon has already prepared for this, and replied: "It is not as advanced as the interstellar center, But life is good: the people also have different factions,

Some think it doesn't matter; some believe in the Star Alliance; there are also resolute opponents, the independents after the defeat. "

Wang Yang made a PK sound, walked towards the sand in the room and said, "The protagonist should be the Hu of the independent faction." In such a spaceship theme, if the protagonist is a soldier of the Star Alliance, the charm of the drama will be greatly explained .

"Oh yes, the war caused a lot of damage, and the Star Alliance won." Joss-Whedon continued to introduce: "The protagonist Mal is a soldier of the independent faction. After the defeat, he could have accepted the new position arranged by the Star Alliance, but he Rejected, he bought a spaceship and found a few partners, wandering, stealing, and robbing between galaxies, and one day their passenger service carried a pair of brother and sister... ", the younger sister of the brother and sister is the Star Alliance A child prodigy who was wanted secretly, participated in the secret research experiments of the Star Alliance, her arrival also ushered in major changes on the spaceship named "Tranquility".

Joss Whedon briefly talked about the background and stories of the world, and then said "1 Tranquility" in half-baked Chinese, explaining with a smile: "My wife and I lived in [China] for a while, full of charm, I think it will definitely be a country that affects the whole world in the future. I really like the culture of 〖China〗, such as Chinese characters, those costumes and handicraft buildings... I think it can shoot a new science fiction world, and the edge of Star Interstellar is like the west, you can shoot western cowboy style, and it has fusion [Chinese] Chinese culture, Kung Fu, Mandarin..."

"Hmm." Wang Yang became very interested when he heard it. He is currently not interested in the clean and stylish style of "Interstellar Mí voyage", but if it is a rough and vast space cowboy style, it also has a poetic [Chinese] cultural flavor... ...He could hear Joss Whedon saying that "Western Fusion [Chinese] culture" means moving the elements that fit the aesthetics of western cowboys to Jiangye, but what he thinks is whether it is possible to truly integrate the two?

In addition, this is an imaginative, advanced and wonderful sci-fi world. With the development of science and technology, what will become of western cowboys and Chinese culture? For example, kung fu... Interesting!

Wang Yang was thinking about this, and heard Joss Whedon over there laughing and said: "I think it suits you very well, you are like that world." Wang Yang laughed, leaning on the sand and said: "But I am not cowboy. Joss, so what is the theme of this story? ""The setting of the world background is one thing, and the content theme is another matter, and the latter is more important for a movie.

"I thought of this story because of Michael Shala's "Killer Angel" in the Civil War. Many people who lost the war were deeply hurt by it, and even their lives were ruined." Joss Whedon said calmly, frankly: "This story called "Firefly" is just an unfinished TV script, and many stories about the life of the crew of the Serenity in the universe. My thought was, you made it to the big screen? Or invest in the interest of making it into a TV series. ", Firefly? Wang Yang frowned slightly and vaguely remembered something... He shook his head and smiled. The people affected by the war are also one of the items he has been thinking about recently, but there are other aspects. Knowing that you can say no over the phone like this Clearly, Wang Yang said to the mobile phone: "Joss, let's go out to the coffee shop this Sunday night to discuss in detail, you" Well, okay, I am looking forward to this meeting" Joss-Whedon readily agreed.

After the call ended, Wang Yang threw away the mobile phone in his hand and muttered: "Firefly, Firefly!" Suddenly, some information flashed in his mind, "Originally last year, Joss Whedon had invested in the production of "Firefly". It became a TV series, and it aired on Fox in the fall: and now it doesn't, it seems that the butterfly effect has really changed a lot.

Wang Yang silently put down his phone, and the relevant information in his mind showed that the "Firefly", which did not know which world existed, had aired 4 episodes. Because of Fox TV's broadcast order hún1uan and other reasons, the ratings of this series were too low and it was cut in half. However, after the release of DVD, there are a large number of diehard fans of sci-fi movies, and even raised money to buy its copyright to continue filming.

This shows that there is a certain market for the space cowboy style, and the story of the script should be very interesting, but Joss Whedon just said that it is a TV series with dozens of episodes at any time. Each episode lasts for a few minutes, and it can slowly and carefully show the future world and tell interesting stories in life." This is also easier to get fans to follow.

If it’s a movie, it doesn’t matter how many episodes you plan. The first movie must be a big success. The length of the movie can only be 2-hours at most. You need to know the background of the story, show the details of the world, and shape the personalities of the characters. xìng, tell a complete story" and tell your own theme ideas... This is definitely not a simple and easy thing, especially when even the TV series have been cut in half.

Wang Yang browsed the information of "Firefly" and then "closed". He didn't watch what the old episode was like. He wanted to read the book first before talking about other things. "impression" and inspiration ideas, including how to tell this story "what to tell, how to integrate cowboys and Chinese culture in science fiction settings, scenery props, and camera images...

Although these tasks are team work, art directors, art designers, prop designers, costume designers, photographers, etc. need to participate in the discussion; but they reflect the requirements of the director, and the director decides where the spacecraft flies. And Joss Whedon is talking about annexation and integration, and the TV series will be like that" is not the "feeling" he got as soon as he heard the idea.

"Cowboys, guns, oriental artistic conception, Kung Fu?", Wang Yang couldn't help but smile when he thought about it, he was rough and masculine yet beautiful and natural, such a world is really fascinating, and some irrelevant freeze-frame images flashed in front of his eyes In any case, if he really shoots such a unique movie, the first thing he needs to do is to sort out his feelings and ideas. However, if he makes such a spaceship sci-fi, it is certain that the cost will be hundreds of millions, maybe two 100 million.

As for whether he can succeed in other aspects, he is already a multi-billionaire, and he has also won the Oscar for Best Director, the youngest. He doesn't feel that he needs to follow the rules and be cautious at all, he is just a young man! It has nothing to do with ability, whether it is success or failure, it is only meaningful and happy if you try bravely and work hard to pursue the movie you want. Who says you will fail?

When he came to the glass window, Wang Yang looked at the pedestrians on the street, and began to think about the question just now, how can Jessica play the third stage of Andrea well?

From the establishment of the project to the start of shooting, his requirements became higher and higher, which was not achieved in the Anne-Hathaway version. When it came to the design of the lens, there was no inner drama, and he was always confused. Andrea's attitude changed almost instantly, so naturally he couldn't play it.

But now Andrea is closer to the story and can better express the struggle of the characters, but Jessica is stumped.

"Why?" Wang Yang scratched his head, picked up his mobile phone and opened her big head to take a look at her, smiling brightly. In those performances that are not very serious, she will play very well and lively, but the style of the whole movie and other characters must be equally lively, so that she will not appear to be dissociated, such as "Sweetheart"; She is on the brink of danger.

He has known for a long time that the most suitable route for her is to play hardcore women. More martial arts, less literary drama and lines, the overall style is lively or expressionless, and the key shots show a specially designed look. A way of acting that allows her to play.

"Huohuohaha..." Wang Yang made a meaningless voice, and Andrea's problem still needs to be resolved.

At the beginning, he thought that it would be enough to make Jessica lively and confused, and finally suddenly rebel, but this idea disappeared after a few seconds: Then he wanted to bring a mountain of emotions into it and act naturally, but she didn't have any emotions No. When the director explains the tricks, it is up to the actors to experience and perform them. If the actors can't perform, "," the director will find a way!

The crux of the matter is, why is she unable to engage emotionally? She has worked very hard. Wang Yang looked at the photos on the screen of his mobile phone, and said with a soft smile, "She always laughs." , but if you add that she has never experienced these emotions at all...

"That's right!" Wang Yang rolled his eyes upwards, recalling his previous studies in Southern California, and then came up with an idea. He looked at the bright city that never sleeps outside the window with a face as heavy as water, and after thinking for a long time, he made up his mind and nodded.

Maybe it was a bad idea, but he was responsible for making the movie well: more than wanting to help her, make her happy, and fulfill her double insurance birthday wish. Although she refused to say what wish she had made that day on the yacht, he could almost guess that the wish should be to play this role well and to play this movie well!

Suddenly the mobile phone in his hand vibrated, and Wang Yang pressed it to see that it was Jessica's text message: "Are you in the room? How about my past night? I thought of a new way." The two don't live in the same room. In a room, the crew is the crew, and there is work to be done the next day. Wang Yang pressed the keyboard a few times, and replied: "No, I'm a little tired, the studio said, good night