Not only the employees of the company, but the three starring actors Cate and others were a little surprised after watching the finished film. Before they saw it, they always thought they were shooting a "normal" horror movie. Although the witch is not seen in the script, maybe it will be added in post-production.
But the film they just watched told them that in this movie called the Blaire witch, even the back of the witch did not appear!
They know that this is a company that only shoots low-cost B-level movies, and unlimited investment savings is what they do best. But no matter how much you save, is it really good for a witch's work to have no witches at all? After watching, won't the audience scream "bad movie" while smashing everything in their hands?
But at the same time, they found themselves feeling creepy after watching the movie. Even if it is themselves that appears in the movie, the dizzy shots and the natural switching of all the shots make them seem to think that things have really happened.
It's incredible! After the two with Cate glanced at each other, they couldn't hide the shock on their faces.
Obviously all aspects are acting like bad movies, why do they feel that the movie is terrible?
A horror movie that scares the viewers. What reason is there to say that it is a bad movie?
Maybe a good price?
The actors were messed up, the staff were messed up, and everyone in the projection room was messed up except for Laila.
Even the most experienced Louise doesn't know what his little boss has shot. Speaking of bad movies, it really scared everyone in the screening room. But if it was a good movie, she was pretty sure that those shaking shots and witch movies without witches would attract a lot of scolding.
"Demi, what do you think?" Laila only smiled slightly at the look Louise looked at her, then turned to ask the blond secretary sitting next to her.
Demi's right hand was placed on the violently undulating chest, her lips with orange lipstick opened slightly, and she looked overwhelmed.
"Miss Moran, this is terrible! Terrible! Are they really caught by the witch?"
"Puff." Laila was amused. Several actors were sitting in the rows in front of her, and she even asked such words.
But it cannot be denied that her performance makes her very happy, which shows that the effect she wants to achieve has really been achieved!
Their voices reminded the people in the screening room that the director was behind, so all kinds of questions flooded her.
"Director, are you really making a movie based on recent events?"
"Why did you know about the disappearance in advance? Is there any inside information?"
"Boss..."
"Alright." Laila stood up and filmed He clapped his hands and calmed everyone down. "How do you feel after reading it?" The
staff hesitated.
"I don't know, I feel nauseous. Why do those shots have to be shaky?"
"I have to say I was scared, it's a terrible movie. But what am I afraid of? The damn witch didn't even show up, On one frame!"
What they said made Laila happy "Well, let me ask you another way. Are you scared while watching the movie?"
"Of course, it's terrible.
" It's very scary. I even think that there is a witch who is out of the camera can get out of the screen at any time!"
"God, it's a terrible experience. I want me to dare not watch horror movies for a long time!"
Laila shrugged "Then what are you worried about?"
Yes! Everyone reacted. If even those people who knew that the movie was filmed were scared, would the audience who thought these were real things wouldn't be scared? As long as the audience is scared, won't their movie succeed?
"Louise stay, everyone else is gone." Laila walked to the three leading actors and shook hands with them one by one "When the screening is over, I will give you a big red envelope. Your performance is very good.
"Great " Bradley whistled "That's really great, I didn't expect that I would have a big screen one day."
Not just him, Cate and others thought they would not be showing in the cinema. According to Phoenix's previous example, unless it is a particularly outstanding movie, it will be shown in the theater, and it is usually sold directly on DVD.
"Don't worry, you will be an instant hit." Laila left these words and went back to the office with Louise. Without looking back, she knew that the three would not believe her, but it didn't matter, facts would prove everything, wouldn't they?
"Laila, regarding the release, we have only found a dozen theaters that are willing to cooperate for the time being. You know that our company's reputation is worse than a year, and they are also worried that they will not make money."
Louise sighed. The distribution department of the company was built by Reynolds. In its heyday, Phoenix will also have two movies that can be shown in a small area every year. But then the boss fell in love with Las Vegas, and another annoying Cooper was black when they saw their film. As a result, he was marked as a bad film before it was shown, and he could only make money on DVD, video tape and limited TV. .
The theater is not a charity club, so I don't know if I can't make money and I'm willing to sign a screening contract. You must know that they can show more popular movies and make money more people are willing to watch, instead of wasting the screen to empty movie halls.
"Try to find it. Especially in a good location, take it down at any cost. Find as many as you can find before the show."
Louise was surprised "Are you serious?"
Laila raised her eyebrows at her "Do you think I'm watching a joke?"
"Not like..." Louise smiled bitterly. It does not look like a joke, but what is said is like a joke!
As a movie theater, there are generally three methods: fixed division, stage division, and negotiated guarantee. Sharing is easy to understand. The contract stipulates the proportion of profits to be distributed. This proportion will generally change with the time of the broadcast.
Division by stage is also very simple, such as how to divide the box office to 100 million, how to divide it to 200 million, in short, everyone makes money, and no one suffers.
The negotiated guarantee is generally that films that are not favored by the court will be signed, and if they do not reach a box office, they will be filled by the distributor. Basically, it is the way that rich people or people who are particularly confident in their own films will choose, but are not favored by others.
For Laila, as long as you can get enough screens, spend more to spend more. When the word of mouth goes out in the future, are you afraid that there will be no theaters waving the dollar bills and asking for the show?
But Louise did not have her confidence, only knowing that if the box office is not good, their losses will be much higher than the cost of the movies they produced. And she really doesn't feel the need for the movie to be shown. It is obviously more advantageous and safe to distribute DVD video tapes directly, right?.
She can only explain her obsession with the little boss as a novice director's obsession. After all, for directors, there is nothing more attractive than being able to show on a big screen.