Simon also began to focus on the later stage of the film.
Next year's Sundance Film Festival will start on January 16, and from November 14, it will leave just two months for Lola Run.
During the filming process, Simon got along very well with most of the crew members, and also agreed to cooperate again when he had the opportunity. However, in order to save money, Simon disbanded the crew immediately after the shooting.
In the following days, Catherine and Janet are the only ones who stay with Simon to assist him in the later stage. Simon is only temporarily employed behind the scenes for other needs.
Although it's so economical, in fact, Simon was responsible for a lot of work in the original budget, such as photographer, editor, sounder and so on.
Janet calculated that the budget of $650000 might not even be able to use $600000 in the end.
Simon, however, has not been so extravagant.
If a film wants to be successful, good production is the one hand, and the later publicity is also important.
Simon didn't want to launch "Lola Run" without other film companies, which is not realistic for him now. However, the extra tens of thousands of dollars will certainly be of great use in the future publicity process.
Since editing had already started in the production process, Simon only took two weeks to complete the rough cutting of the film lens. In December, Simon began to be busy with the soundtrack of "Lola Run" while continuing with the fine cutting.
The music style of "Lola Run" is mainly fast-paced electronic music. Although Simon can complete the composition, the specific music recording needs professional bands to complete. Wma also represents a very large group of musicians, and Simon has not encountered much obstacles in this regard.
So busy, time unknowingly came to the end of the year.
Montana, outside Simon's villa.
Today is December 23.
Catherine stops her car by the side of the road and comes to the door of the villa. She is about to ring the doorbell, but the door just opens. Simon and another slightly fat man in his early thirties appear at the door in a low voice.
Nodding to Simon, Catherine said to the man, "good afternoon, John. I didn't expect you to be here today."
A man named John, carrying a briefcase, nodded with a smile and said, "yes, Ms. Bigelow, I'm going to leave. And tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Happy holidays. "
Catherine also said, "you too. Happy holidays."
So Katherine and Simon take the man to the side of the road to see him drive away, and then they enter the villa together.
Last month, all the inserted animations in "Lola Run" were completed, and there were no other problems. Simon was not satisfied with the 2D animation effect of the title "Lola Run" formed by the crowd at the beginning, and planned to use 3D technology to redo it.
A man named John, carrying a briefcase, nodded with a smile and said, "yes, Ms. Bigelow, I'm going to leave. And tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Happy holidays. "
Catherine also said, "you too. Happy holidays."
So Katherine and Simon take the man to the side of the road to see him drive away, and then they enter the villa together.
Last month, all the inserted animations in "Lola Run" were completed, and there were no other problems. Simon was not satisfied with the 2D animation effect of the title "Lola Run" formed by the crowd at the beginning, and planned to use 3D technology to redo it.
In this era, there are not many companies producing 3D animation.
After some inquiry, Simon finally contacted a 3D animation studio in San Francisco, which is also famous, named Pixar. The man who just left is John lassett, vice president of Pixar.
Pixar was originally the animation department of Lucas pictures. George Lucas was involved in the divorce and had to sell his assets. It happened that Steve Jobs, who founded next computer after leaving apple, was very interested in Pixar, so he bought the company at the beginning of this year.
Jobs had hoped that Pixar's animation technology could promote the sales of next's graphics computers, but the reality was not satisfactory. In order to maintain Pixar's operation, the studio had to accept orders for animation advertisements.
Simon and Pixar agreed on a 10 second 3D Title production plan at the beginning of this month. John lassett has just delivered the finished product himself.
Walking into the living room, Katherine saw a pile of materials and drawings scattered on the coffee table. She naturally went forward to clean up and said, "I'm going back to San Francisco later, too. What about you?"
Simon sat on the armrest of the sofa and enjoyed the busy women. He said with a smile, "why don't you take me home? Any introduction will do."
Catherine gave Simon a white look and said, "Jennie wanted to take you back to Australia the other day. Why don't you go?"
"I'm afraid of flying."
"I'm flying this time, but I didn't get a ticket last time."
"Oh, it seems, suddenly I don't feel very afraid."
Katherine listened to Simon's rascal tone, raised her papers and patted them on his knee before she continued to sort them out. However, hesitating for a moment, the woman still whispered: "you, do you really want to go back with me?"
Simon felt Catherine's tone serious, her face flushed slightly. He shook his head and said, "no, I'm not ready."
Christmas is a time for western families to get together. Simon knows that he is far from home with Catherine. It's too abrupt to do so.Imagining that Simon might be alone tomorrow night, Catherine had softened her heart. Hearing his refusal, the woman breathed a sigh of relief, but also had a light loss.
Looking away from the little man next to her, Katherine put the sorted papers on the tea table and said, "well, I may not come back until after the new year."
"I see," Simon nodded and solemnly exhorted, "and don't pay attention to the conversation on the plane."
Katherine glared at Simon, but with a smile on her lips: "you think everyone else is such a rascal as you."
Janet went back to Australia a few days ago to see Katherine off. It seems that Los Angeles is suddenly empty.
I've been doing audio editing recently, but I didn't work the next day.
Most of them had a rest, and they were still in the studio, which was a little too bleak.
After a busy morning, I dressed up the villa inside and outside like other homes, even the roof was decorated with colored lights, and I bought a Christmas tree.
But also received a few calls, invited him to spend Christmas together, all declined one by one.
In the afternoon, I drove to the market again to buy. I also took time to visit the motel where I stayed when I first arrived in Los Angeles, and brought a box of pumpkin pie to the old Spanish.
The old man's children are all married. He just spent the festival with his wife. He was very pleased to see him coming. He claimed that he was looking forward to his movie. He also opened the box of pumpkin pie and tasted it on the spot, praising it again and again.
So he joked that pumpkin pie was left on Halloween.
Looking at the old man's suspicious face, he quickly changed his tongue.
Speaking of all, the two extra large pumpkins at Halloween were not wasted. They were sent to be processed into pumpkin pie and distributed to the crew.
This box was bought in the store, of course.
It's fresh.
Stayed in the motel for more than an hour, chatted with the old man, played guitar, and then went home.
Until dark.
But just prepared a very simple dinner, a person, do not like to waste.
After watching TV for a while, I simply hid in the piano room, sat down beside the Steinway piano that Janet had sent me, and pondered over the last soundtrack of Lola Run.
In fact, all the soundtracks have been finished. I'm very satisfied. I don't plan to revise them.
Just passing the time.
Ding Ding Dong, Ding Ding Dong.
At one moment, I suddenly thought of the idea of Brian's party that night.
That movie.
An old bandit keeps his "career" cautiously and guards his few brothers carefully. Occasionally, he dreams of retiring, getting old and moving to a humble Pacific island country to see algae that shine only once a year.
All of a sudden, I met a woman with heart.
But it's holding on.
Insist.
I am alone, but not lonely.
How can you not be lonely?
Ding Ding Dong, Ding Ding Dong.
Ten o'clock, finally decided to rest, but suddenly the doorbell rang.
Ding Dong, Ding Dong.
It should be an illusion.
The bell still rings.
Yeah.
The hallucination shouldn't last that long.
So he left the piano room.
Open the door.
Janet Johnston was standing outside the door, wearing an open navel T-shirt, hot pants, fluffy blonde hair, a red face, two straight white legs and pink flat shoes.
It's like a Barbie.
Looking at him in a daze, she habitually flashed a few long eyelashes, eyes bright staring at him, dumb voice: "little boy, are you just thinking, who will knock on your door at this time, is your girlfriend?"
He shook his head, a smile on the corner of his mouth, said: "no, it's too risky to think like this. If it's a man, it's bad."
She started laughing, too.
Then.
She raised her arm and said, "come on, give me a hug."
Without further hesitation, Simon stepped forward and picked up the woman's light body.
Get cold.
So some pity, pretending to reprimand: "it's winter, dress like this, play performance art?"
Janet pasted on the man, feeling warm, but not to be outdone: "stupid, Australia is summer."
Just as he said that, a wallet slapped down from Janet's hot pants pocket. Simon looked down. His passport and air ticket came out of the wallet, but he ignored them and went to her bedroom with the woman in his arms.
He wrapped Janet in the quilt, picked some clothes from her wardrobe, handed them over, and ran to boil the water.
After some busy, Janet changed her clothes, holding hot cocoa, still sitting on the bed, very satisfied.
Simon sat down by the bed, looked at the woman and asked, "Why are you here at this time?""I'm afraid you're too miserable. Look at me."
Simon laughed and said, "I've always been on my own. It doesn't matter. But it's you. When Christmas comes out, your parents will be sad. "
Janet listened to Simon's understatement that she had been alone all the time. Her heart tightened inexplicably. She reached over and touched his cheek and said, "I've seen mom. As for the old man, he won't be sad. What's more, there are a lot of people with them. It doesn't matter if I'm short of one. "
Simon turned his face and pricked Janet's palm with stubble. "You have a big family," he said
Janet drew back her hand and said, "yes, two brothers, two brothers. I'm the only girl in the family. Therefore, if you bully me in the future, you will be beaten badly. "
Simon said with a smile, "well, it's not sure who beats who."
Janet gave him a white look, finished the hot cocoa, handed Simon the empty cup and said, "I heard the piano at the door. Are you playing?"
Simon put the cup aside and nodded.
Janet suddenly got excited again and raised her hand to Simon: "hold me. I suddenly want to hear you play."
Simon saw that the woman had already thrown herself into her arms and reached for her, but said, "I'm not changing my clothes. Can I go by myself?"
Janet entangled Simon: "it's troublesome to wear shoes. Hurry up."
Simon had to pick up Janet again, go to the piano room, put her on the bench and sit down by himself.
Sitting at the piano, Janet tinkled skillfully, then stopped and said, "you come."
"What do you want to hear?"
"I don't know. Play whatever you like."
Simon looked at Janet, who was leaning on her side with a certain girlish air. He thought about it and said, "sing, I'll play, you sing."
"Well."
Simon pressed the key and tapped out the beginning of the passage.
Janet distinguishes for a moment, then laughs, reaches out a finger and runs to "make trouble". Ding, Ding, Dong, Dong, once in a while, it's completely the same as the note on the tune.
Then, a slightly dumb female voice began to sing with a special charm.
*When I was a little girl, I asked my mother.
*What will happen in the future?
*Will I be beautiful? Will I become rich?
*Mom said.
*Let it be.
*It's hard to know what's going on in the world.
*When I have grown up, I have a lover.
*So I asked him.
*What will happen in the future?
*Is there a rainbow every day?
*Said the lover.
*Let it be.
*It's hard to know what's going on in the world.
*...
The faint singing accompanied by the piano sound floats in the villa, driving away the loneliness of hiding in every corner on Christmas Eve.