Chapter 80, "Ghost Record" is ready
Facing the uninvited guest in front of him, York immediately walked up and said, "Hey, who are you? Why did you appear here?"
Alice glanced at York: "Who are you?"
"This is the movie club. I am the minister here York. Little sister. You should be a middle school student. Why did you get to UCLA?"
Since she is the minister, Alice would of course have to chat a few more words, shook hands with him friendly and said, "Since you can represent the community, that's easy. I now have a filming plan. Because the cost is not very high, I don't plan to recruit too professional actors. Are you interested in working with me?"
These words made everyone confused. York laughed and said, "You mean, you want to invest in asking us to make a movie!?"
This is really a joke, and David laughed a lot. Just imagine, in the UCLA movie club classroom, a seventh-grade girl who suddenly appeared wanted to ask everyone to make a movie... This situation was so caught off guard!
Alice shrugged, of course she knew that it was a bit troublesome to win the trust of these college dogs, but this trouble was nothing more than asking DreamWorks to recruit actors step by step.
"That's right, my name is Alice Wang, I live in Culver City. Our family recently co-founded a film company called DreamWorks with our neighbors. The registered address is on the south of Sunset Avenue. The company is a company. I personally am very interested in making movies, and I have some savings. Of course, I can't afford a large production of millions of dollars, but... So, are you interested in co-production with me?"
While speaking, Alice kept scanning the people in the classroom. The scale of this movie club is indeed good. There are more than a dozen members present. You should know that making movies is a costly event after all, even if there are DV machines in later generations, and now it is still relying on bulky video camcorders. Therefore, being able to see so many people in one breath can prove that UCLA's movie club is indeed very powerful.
"You mean, if we make a movie with you, there's a chance we'll actually be released!?"
York was immediately excited. Although he didn't know what the dream factory was, it was still a film company. What is the concept of a film company? It was a three-story university film club. It was absolutely high-end. At the very least, it could make the films filmed in theaters. This is something that most film clubs could never do!
In this way, the two sides hit it off immediately. For York and others, this was completely lucky. Although this girl could not fully represent the film company, she was at least considered the boss's daughter, right? Even from the lowest level, this is a great opportunity to truly meet people in the Hollywood industry, and only the idiots would let it go.
For Alice, asking these college dogs to help her make movies will save a lot of money. According to industry rules, both directors and actors are divided from the box office, but it is completely different if you hire these movie lovers.
Didn't you watch these guys' expressions that are so happy to go to heaven? In the eyes of the actors, it is the minimum thing to release the movie after filming, and even the lowest-level supporting actors will not be polite. But for them, the focus is just to make a wonderful movie, as for the benefits...
"I can only take out 20,000 yuan at most, so the box office results are really not sure. Maybe the attendance rate on the premiere day can't even reach 30%. So in terms of remuneration, how about we calculate it directly with a fixed amount?"
York pondered for a moment, "I need to discuss it with everyone."
During their discussion, Alice walked around the corridor casually, and of course she was not afraid that York and others would disagree. Sure enough, after a while, when York asked her to walk into the classroom, the whole house was full of smiles.
"Alice, everyone agrees with your proposal."
York said: "Twenty thousand yuan is not a decimal, it's enough for us to buy a professional camera of good quality. It's not easy for you to take out so much money. So, in terms of compensation..."
Undoubtedly, Alice is only thirteen years old and plays a decisive role. Even if her father has the ability to start a company with others, it is not her own money. Everyone puts her in her shoes. If she is willing to spend so much money on filming at this age, she is undoubtedly an enthusiast-level movie enthusiast.
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"First of all, it's a friendly show, there's no need to pay for it. You just need to pay the shooting cost. If it can be released...haha, then pay us 10,000 yuan each!"
Ten thousand yuan...
Seeing the people in the classroom looking satisfied, Alice couldn't help but feel that she was a bit too crap?
After all, if it works well, the box office of this movie will be over 100 million...
However, the reward was indeed proposed by them themselves and had nothing to do with them...
After all, for these people, the primary purpose of making movies is to have a hobby. If a movie costing $20,000 can really get a box office... 10,000 yuan is indeed a big money for them.
The confidentiality agreement was soon printed and signed. The twelve employees at the entire movie club immediately became Alice's temporary employees. As for the specific positions, we can discuss them again. Movies were originally made out of hobbies, and now everyone can get a high extra fee of 10,000 US dollars and the possibility of official release. This contract is really stress-free!
"Then I'll talk to you about the content of the movie now."
In this way, sitting on the best steel pipe chair in the classroom, Alice smiled and explained: "What we want to shoot is a supernatural thriller movie, the picture is directly made with the most primitive camera lens, that is, what we want is a documentary style."
This sentence made everyone look at each other. Supernatural movies sound cool, but what does the documentary style mean?
Sitting in the crowd, David spoke: "That is, are we shooting a pseudo-documentary?"
When Alice heard this question, her eyes lit up. She had heard the conversation between the guy and her companions long before she first entered the classroom, which could be said to have left a deep impression on her.
"Yes, it's just a fake documentary. It's really a shame that you can tell so hard."
Alice simply looked directly at David: "In essence, this is certainly a fictional story, but in terms of shooting techniques, we have to shape it into a selfie image. That is to say, the protagonist carries a camera to shoot his own life, and this life is the plot of the story... Of course, we also need to make reasonable edits."
Some of the college students suddenly realized and shouted loudly, while others frowned and pondered. It was still David. Before York, he asked: "The camera is very bulky. If the male and female actors carry the camera to photograph themselves, wouldn't it be too fake?"
Alice nodded, and couldn't help but admire David even more. What he said was indeed reasonable. After all, even "The Witch Blair", the founder of pseudo-documentary films, was at least 1999, and the DV was released. For today's 1984, the huge and bulky camera is indeed not suitable for so-called selfies, not to mention that it is still in the video tape stage.
"About this point, we can start from the plot itself and rationalize the protagonist's behavior of carrying a camera. When making a movie, what is the work of telling stories. If you can't even find this reason, then what movies will be made and what movie clubs will be formed? Are you right?"
In this way, this problem was easily solved, but a new problem also came, that is, Alice really had to modify the original movie script to rationalize the change of DV cameras to cameras. The most basic thing is that the male protagonist must be reasonably powerful, otherwise, in terms of the current camera weight, who would take it to play a home selfie?
"York, I think you're very suitable."
As a result, Alice pointed directly at York: "At over six feet tall, weighing more than one hundred and sixty pounds, and having muscles all over your arms, are you sure you are not playing football?"
The members burst into cheerful laughter, and York scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Actually, I was really a football member in high school, but after I went to college, I focused on the movie club. By the way, Alice, is the company your parents jointly run lacking? I will graduate in another year and want to try it."
Alice thought to herself, when did she say that her parents and Lawrence co-organized it? But that didn't matter. She shrugged and said, "Of course I welcome it. As long as you can really apply for a suitable position, we certainly don't mind your joining."
"Alice, when are you going to start shooting?"
At this time, David, who had been reading the contract carefully, spoke: "In addition, if possible, can I try directing?"
York tsk and frowned, "Director, even if you have worked in Industrial Light Magic for two years, you are still capable of special effects, right? Can the director be quite good? This is the movie Alice wants to make, if you mess it up..."
"You said Industrial Light Magic?"
When Alice heard this name, she felt even more urged to talk from ear to ear. She felt that this young man had a lot of ideas when she eavesdropped outside the house. Now it seems that it is really amazing.
"Your name is David, right? What is your full name?"
David shrugged and said with a relaxed look on his face: "David Finch, Denver, don't look at me, I'm twenty-two years old now."
Listening to the other party's steady speech speed, Alice blinked hard, feeling like she was choking.
Chapter completed!