Chapter 64 - Stan Winston

Speaking of special effects, the most advanced special effects company is probably Industrial Light & Magic. This digital special effects company founded by George Lucas once created the fantasy world of "Star Wars" and produced classic masterpieces such as "Jurassic Park" and "Ghostbusters". If handed over to them, Laila believes that it should be able to get quite good results.

However, things did not go as smoothly as she had imagined. It was not that Industrial Light and Magic looked down on their "small business" but that they had already arranged many jobs.

Since the great success of "Jurassic Park" in 1993, film special effects have been loved by many film directors and production companies. Various jobs are sent to Industrial Light and Magic. If Laila queues up, it is estimated that time will not be available until the second half of next year. 

She obviously can't wait that long. First, Phoenix is ​​too small to withstand the investment of large sums of money and has never been able to get a return; second, she has many plans, and it is impossible to waste time here. So I can only find other companies for help.

But what else can be considered?

While Laila was thinking about it, Louise called: "Laila, about the release time of "Saw", do we slightly change it?"

Laila was taken aback: "Is there any problem with Halloween?"

"It's like this. Last year, our "The Blaire Witch" achieved good results on Halloween. This year, according to the news I got, several horror movies have been concentrated at that time. So I wonder if we advance or back some time."

"Is there anything like this?" Laila frowned.

She knew that after "The Blaire Witch", many people would look at the Halloween time, but she didn't expect that there were already a few. Although the works of those people are not necessarily wonderful and good movies, even worse, it will affect the box office of the "Saw". Because they saw a trash horror movie and were disappointed with other films of the same type in the same period, how much less money should they make?

If you can change the schedule, Laila didn't want to do it either. The previous life "saw" was an instant hit on Halloween. She was already taking a risk to make it in advance. What if she changes the schedule again? What other impact will it cause?

She made the "saw" in advance not to let it be buried by time but to let it leave a deep stroke in the history of film with a more brilliant light in advance.

"Why don't we postpone it for a few days. By then, the enthusiasm for those movies has dissipated, and it will not have a huge impact on our release."

"Postponed" Laila subconsciously tapped the desk with the pen she was holding. Halloween is October 31st. If it is postponed for a few days,

And many more!

She suddenly remembered an important thing.

In 1997, something shocking in the world was about to happen in film history! The behemoth that earned the tears of countless people worldwide and won $1.8 billion global box offices set sail in 1997!

What date is it?

Laila squeezed her forehead and found that she couldn't remember it anymore, probably because she didn't know this before. The only thing she knew was that in her original country, it was only shown in China, 1998.

"Louis, do you know when the film directed by James Cameron will be released?"

Louise knows: "It is said that it should be released in April or May, but director Cameron has not produced the final film yet. A friend of mine at Fox said that he was very dissatisfied with the director. I'm even more worried that this film, which has almost invested $200 million, will make the company ruined."

Yes! This is it! Laila remembered. In her previous life, she had read a report saying that because Fox lacked confidence in the Titanic, They eventually sold the North American screening rights to Paramount for a "cheap" of $65 million.

And Paramount used the $65 million in exchange for $600 million US dollars in the box office in North America!

It is a pity for Laila. If she was born again two years earlier, she might have created a large enough distribution channel and sufficient funds to obtain the distribution rights of the Titanic that no one is optimistic about. Right now, she has enough funds, but her distribution department is still tiny and inconspicuous. If you don't have something you can do, you won't be able to get the trust of the theater owner.

Neither James Cameron nor the Fox and Paramount investors will allow small companies such as Phoenix to get the distribution rights. After all, they need an excellent distribution company to earn profit from the film of $200 million Investment. There is no factor to reassure them, even if it has ever released a movie that won the box office like Blair the Witch.

After thinking for a while, Laila said, "Louise, help me keep an eye on the release and screening of the Titanic, and tell me as soon as I get the news."

"Okay." Louise didn't know why she cared so much about the movie "Titanic" that the outside world has almost marked it as losing money.

Don't spend more money to make blockbuster movies. Are there few movies in film history that have significant investments and low returns? And the most important thing is that it is not the same type as their movies, a love disaster movie, a horror movie, and the audience should not be the same.

Although she had regrets in her heart, she did not ask. A good employee knows how to listen to the boss to do things, especially the boss is competent and thoughtful. If she could figure out Laila's thoughts, Phoenix would not have been struggling to maintain them.

Hanging up the phone, Laila's mind was still thinking about the shipwreck scene in the "Titanic" movie.

In the face of death, the people on board behaved differently, showing the terrifying side of human nature. The scream of the enormous ship was interrupted into two parts. However, the scene was like a human tragedy; the audience still felt the picture's impact. The effect is directly printed on the mind through the screen, with special effects like it actually happening.

Huh, special effects!

Laila sat up straight like an electric shock.

That's right! Why didn't she think of it just now? The special effects used by the "Titanic" are also quite powerful!

Their movie should be nearing the end, and they shouldn't take up other jobs until the end of the film.

And the special effects company, 'Digital domain', co-founded by James Cameron and the famous Hollywood special effects master Stan Winston, is inferior to Industrial Light & Magic in terms of technology or creativity.

When it comes to Stan Winston, many people may not know how powerful he is, but when it comes to the shape of the scissor's hands in "Edward Scissorhands" and the image of dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park," I believe everyone will understand. Yes, it was all created by Stan Winston.

There are also monsters in the alien(Movie), weapons, equipment of the predator, etc. It is not too much to say that he is a shining star in the history of Hollywood movies.