Hollywood Drawing

All the way Nina was helping Wayne to introduce the people he met in a low voice, and he didn't sit down to take a breath until he entered the lounge on the second floor.

The people who greeted him just now were from three or four theater chains, and almost all the theater chain companies that came to participate in the preview were relatively large groups.

Each theater chain is an important target in film distribution, because the quality of the film shown at home directly affects the company's income, and no film can be opened in more than 1,000 theaters at will.

These cinema companies also have a set of complex and standard rules for introducing films. Only through the review of their cinematographers will the screening scale be determined based on the quality of the films.

Wayne's situation is much better now. Compared with the start of the first film "Happy Death Day", his past achievements have affected the distribution strategies of Warner and various theater companies, and the large-scale opening is also It's a matter of course.

The specific number of this range depends on the quality of today's films, as well as the response of the various testers.

Because the film has been tested by Warners' film crews, they and Jeff Robinoff have given a very good response, so Warners invited many media and famous film critics in the lineup today.

As soon as she came in, the assistant Nina saw Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter and Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times.

Most importantly, Wayne didn't need Nina to identify him, he saw a chubby famous film critic, the Pulitzer Prize winner, Roger Albert of the Chicago Sun-Times.

He did the math in his own mind. Warner Bros. was just a few film critics in public relations, and the expenses they spent were at least six figures.

Before the film starts, he will not take the initiative to greet those film critics, he is just a small character, and they can come only because of the PR of Warner Bros.

At this time, the authoritative figure in the film critics, Roger Albert was already sitting in the middle of the cinema. He observed his surroundings, and took the initiative to greet the film critic on the right.

"Good evening, Kenneth."

Kenneth Turan was taken aback when he saw him, and then replied. "Good evening, Roger. I didn't expect you to be in Los Angeles too!"

"Of course, I'm very interested in this young director." Roger Albert smiled and pointed to Wayne who was sitting in the first row. "His previous film "Happy Death Day" I watched after the fact, a director with great ideas and potential, isn't it?"

Kenneth Turan also had a smile on his face. He pouted for a while, trying to resist the urge to roll his eyes. interested? Come on, you wouldn't have come all the way to Los Angeles if it wasn't for the six-figure PR from Warners!

In the first row of the theater, Wayne took his assistant and Halle Berry to the center of the creators, and Nina kept looking back.

"Boss, not far behind us are the two film selection experts of Emperor Cinemas, and to their left are the film selection experts of AMG, which are now the largest cinema companies in North America."

Following Nina's whisper, Wayne also looked back. There were a lot of people, and he didn't know who was who.

Immediately afterwards, the assistant continued: "Several investigators from Warner Bros. sat among the last fans. It seems that they will receive first-hand information."

Questionnaires are mixed among movie fans, which is a common practice in Hollywood studios. They can not only observe the audience's reaction for the first time, but also collect first-hand information.

"Don't worry about them, Nina. The movie is about to start, don't look around."

With the sound of Wayne's reminder, the lights in the cinema began to go out one by one, and a beam of light was cast from the rear projection room, hitting the front curtain.

The big screen slowly lit up, and the auditorium, which was noisy just now, slowly became quiet. The film only adds the title of Warner Bros. without any advertisements. After the title is a line of characters, Wayne Greenberg works!

"Well, the beginning of catching people." Todd McCarthy, who was sitting in the back, muttered softly, took out a pencil and opened the notebook in his hand. This is the habit of many film critics. Much more convenient.

The beginning of the bright color directly points out the theme, black boys and white girls. This kind of plot is the explosive point in this era, which will attract the curiosity of the audience and make them continue to watch.

"The language of the lens is well expressed. The seemingly warm tones reveal a pale background."

Todd-McCarthy briefly recorded in the notebook, yes, maybe among the film critics who came today, he is the only one who knows this director best because he has seen "Happy Death Day" before.

The dystopian film immediately attracted his interest. Todd McCarthy has carefully studied the film, and such a low-cost independent production has produced a lot of new ideas.

And just a few minutes after watching "Get Out", he knew that the film was also a dystopian thriller.

He can clearly feel that the young director has made great progress. Compared with the tender language of the first film, this one is much better.

As the story progressed, no voices could be heard in the theater anymore, and Todd McCarthy also focused on the story.

The film has been shown for more than half of the film without noticing it. The biggest feeling to him is that the director uses the language of the camera lens to make a story that should be bright and dark.

Especially from the time he entered the town to the present, whether it is the setting of suspense or the performance of the actors, even a veteran moviegoer like him is very interested in this story.

When the film gradually came to the end, Todd McCarthy was excited when he saw that the male protagonist was not hypnotized, but had cotton plugs in his ears.

The black male protagonist picked the cotton from the chair and stuffed it into his ear, thus killing the opponent. And what is the significance of picking cotton? Because picking cotton was the most representative job for black slaves. . .

And those deer are also a metaphor for black people. This young director's grasp of the details of the film is simply unparalleled.

Distorted film, this is Todd McCarthy's temporary definition of film when he sees it here. From most of the audience in the theater, being amused by the cold humor, to the accumulation of all the details in the last part, it will make people unconsciously get cold on their backs and even their scalps tingle.

Everyone was worried about this black guy, and when they saw him start to fight back, everyone had a hearty feeling of pleasure.

"He still pays too much attention to the **** scenes. Playing with the dark human nature has become the director's instinct. It may be that he is only excited."

Todd McCarthy shook his head regretfully when he saw the end of the film. He just saw Wayne Greenberg in the distance, a very young and refreshing man. I don’t know why he always likes to play with this. Dark and twisted style, he won't make movies?

This won't be Wayne Greenberg's last movie, nor will it be the last movie where he uses "the devil in society" as his main entry point. Todd has seen directors with similar styles, but No one has as much personal flair as Wayne and appeals to the masses.

No subtitles were added to the film, and the screen went dark immediately after the film was over, and the lights in the theater also turned on. Many viewers were still immersed in the film, until after half a minute, everyone realized that the film was over.

Not only the fans sitting in the back row, but also the large number of media reporters in the first half fell silent. Everyone looked at the director in the first row, as if something was brewing.

Suddenly, I don't know where it started, the applause sounded like a tsunami, and the sound even reached the door of the theater, especially the crowd of moviegoers behind, who were still clapping their hands and shouting hello!

The applause continued, and John walked over with his head lowered and gave him a thumbs up.

Originally, it was a common practice to applaud politely after watching the film. Wayne thought so too, but he didn't expect the applause to last so long.

The fans in the back row have already started to line up slowly to go out. The investigators from Warner Bros. are now at the entrance of the theater, taking back the questionnaires one by one from the discussing audience.

"When the film is officially released~www.wuxiamtl.com~ I will definitely call my friends and watch it again."

"Yeah, I've kept my eyes wide open too, I just don't dare to miss any details."

Listening to the talk from the audience who walked out one by one, Warner's surveyors were also constantly collecting feedback.

"A"

"A+"

"A+"

"A, this is a perfect horror thriller!"

"..."

The staff of Warner Bros. understands the target group of the film, and all these young people are invited today, but they are still taken aback by the overwhelming audience's word of mouth.

These extremely eye-catching audience ratings made the staff very excited. According to today's screening trend, the film has a very high possibility of a big box office hit.

Wayne was still staring at the audience behind him as he walked out slowly. The film critics invited by Warner Bros. had already left the theater first and went to the banquet hall of the hotel next to the theater, where there was also a reception.

The three main actors of the film have already gone to the second floor of the theater for interviews.

Just as Wayne watched the audience in a trance, John, the production manager of Warner Bros., hurried over.

"ohmygod! Wayne." John gave him a hard hug. "We have a good chance of success. Did you hear the applause from those people just now? Did you hear it?"

"Yes! John, yes, I heard it!" This hug interrupted Wayne's trance. It was the prolonged applause just now. He instantly felt that all the hard work was worth it.

"Oh, we have to hurry over. Jeff asked me to come and call you. He wants to introduce those people to you."

John patted his forehead and brought Wayne and the two women behind him to the banquet hall.