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"Suggestion?" Murphy looked at Carla Faith. "What advice?"

When Carla Faith entered the industry, she often consulted Murphy’s advice on film work, but time has passed and she no longer needs it anymore, and is compared to Murphy, who only focuses on her own film career. , Carla Faith, sitting at the high-level position of Fox in the twentieth century, has a larger macroscopic pattern.

Murphy also admits that if he hadn't had the previous knowledge, he couldn't compare to Carla Faith at all.

The different positions of the two also created this situation.

Carla Faith knew that although Murphy was stubborn at times, most of the time, he could listen to other people's suggestions.

Besides, there is nothing to say about the friendship between the two.

Therefore, Kara Feith said directly, "Add an important black character."

Murphy frowned slightly.

Carla Fiss understood his thoughts and said, "Indeed, black actors are very troublesome. Take them seriously. They think it is discrimination, ignore them, and think it is discrimination, but..."

She shook her head and said, "Apart from the duo between the hero and the villain, aren't there other important roles? Finding one for black people will easily win over black audiences."

Murphy thought for a while, and Carla Faith made a lot of sense. Nowadays, the number of blacks is increasing and they have become an audience group that cannot be ignored in the film market. In the past, his reputation in this area was not very good. Many tabloids have hyped him. News that discriminates against black people, and past market surveys have also proved that the black audience who is willing to buy tickets to watch his films is far from the average.

But it is really annoying to find a black man to offer to the crew like an uncle, and to worry about getting emotional from time to time.

With his fingers tapping the table lightly, Murphy suddenly had an idea, "There is a role that is more suitable for black actors. The role is not heavy, but it is a real hero."

There are few shots of that character, and it is completely positive. It can be done in one day if the filming is done. It is enough to temporarily bring in a black actor to come as a guest. In this way, the other party only needs to stay in the crew for one day...

Carla Faith believed in Murphy's abilities, smiled, and said, "This is just a suggestion. You have the final say on how to do it."

Murphy nodded. He has never been a stubborn person who doesn't know how to adapt. The number of blacks in North America has also decided to make some appropriate changes.

Yes, with appropriate changes, Murphy will not follow Hollywood's stylized changes. He has to engage Chris Dann with a heavyweight decent black partner.

Although strictly speaking, the films he produced did not break away from Hollywood's industrial assembly line model, but compared with those popcorn films with serious homogeneity, they are still significantly different.

In fact, careful observation is not difficult to find that in the assembly line factory of Hollywood, the stylization of the crew setting is very prominent. For example, in commercial productions, there will usually be a male protagonist who can't die, a big chest and a thoughtless appearance. A tall female vase, one or two little **** children who can drag their legs, and a black man who always plays a role at critical moments but will not die...

The two talked about this topic. Murphy was about to leave. Carla Faith asked again, "Tomorrow there will be a promotional event around the movie. Will you participate?"

"Not going." Murphy waved his hand. "I have to fly to New Zealand at noon."

Before he left, Carla Faith urged, "Remember to set aside time for the San Diego Comic-Con in July."

Murphy nodded and left the restaurant.

At noon the next day, he took a flight from Los Angeles and flew to Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. As Gal Gadot was still in the Caribbean to help James Franco and Lily Collins greet the guests, he would not be able to come here two days later. Fei simply asked Bill Rossis to contact Richard Taylor of Weta Studio in advance to prepare to visit Weta Studio.

This is Murphy's original itinerary, but it is ahead of schedule.

Of course, I went to Weta Studios not only for visits. As the cost of filming is getting higher and higher, and the scale of special effects production is getting bigger and bigger, Murphy is no longer ready to cooperate with those small special effects studios, and instead seeks more reliable. And excellent special effects partners.

Weta Workshop is one of his considerations.

Of course, Murphy himself is also very interested in Weta Studio.

In Hollywood, there is a peculiar saying.

There is "only" one director in New Zealand, that is Peter Jackson, and "only" one film company in New Zealand, and that is Weta, both of which have established a movie kingdom.

Recall that in 2001, when audiences all over the world saw the fairyland-like home of the elves on the screen, it completely collapsed. The appearance of "Lord of the Rings" brought the movie dream to a new level.

As a result, Peter Jackson gained the nickname of "Special Effects King", and Weta Special Effects Studio rose from a small workshop in New Zealand to the world's best "Dream Factory", giving the former monopoly of Industrial Light and Magic The special effects company brought a powerful impact and made the "father of Star Wars" George Lucas depressed for a long time.

When people in the industry talk about special effects, Weta is definitely the only top company in this field.

According to the American media, the island nation of New Zealand has a unique type of insect. It is huge, with teeth and claws, and its name is Weta. A fat New Zealand man named Peter Jackson was scared to death by Weta since he was a child. When he had the opportunity to participate in the establishment of a special effects company, he ignored the previous suspicions and named the company after Weta.

Today, Weta Studios is undoubtedly extremely successful. When creating special effects for "Avatar", they have elevated the "performance capture" technology to the omnipotent state, so that Tim Burton is working for Disney When filming "Alice in Wonderland", Robert Zemikis, which also specializes in "performance capture" under Disney's studio, did not use it. The collaboration with Weta forced Disney to kill the killer this year and shut down Zemiki. Studio.

This well-known special effects company in the industry is extremely mysterious and low-key. Because the company is located in the "Middle-Earth", which is the capital of New Zealand, a small movie country, Wellington, they can stay away from the Hollywood spotlight and concentrate on being imaginative, especially enthusiastic. God's filmmakers realize their magnificent dreams.

As a "Lord of the Rings" movie fan, when Murphy drove a rented car through the streets of Wellington towards founder Richard Taylor, it was difficult for him to gradually expand from an apartment to a benchmark company in the world's film industry. Suppress the excitement in the heart.

The headquarters of Weta is located in a hidden corner called Miramar in the suburbs of Wellington. The company was founded in 1987 by Richard Taylor, his wife Tania Taylor and Peter Jackson, and has now developed into a special effects empire. With leading companies in the industry, it produces props, on-site special effects, special effects makeup, miniatures and weaponry for movies around the world.

Passing through the entrance of the Weta House, three giant statues were erected outside the gate to provide materials for selfies. Murphy saw the ordinary Weta headquarters building. After getting off the bus, the creative director and creator of Weta Studio Richard Taylor was waiting in front of the building.

"Hello, Director Stanton."

After seeing Murphy, Richard Taylor hurried up to greet him and stretched out his right hand, "I welcome you on behalf of the entire Weta Studio."

Murphy shook his stretched hand, "It is my honor to see the world's top special effects company with my own eyes."

Richard Taylor was very polite, and Murphy would not be rude.

The two exchanged a few words, Richard Taylor made a please gesture, "I will show you around the studio first."

Murphy laughed. "I can't wait."

While talking, Richard Taylor led the way, and Murphy followed him into the building. The various furnishings in the front hall of the building opened his eyes. Like him, fans of "Lord of the Rings" can be regarded as big Eye-opening, Ox monsters of various shapes, human armor, and the famous Gollum monster are all close at hand.

Richard Taylor is tall and looks very friendly. He enthusiastically gave various introductions to Murphy, such as the specific establishment of the studio, the areas in which various departments and small affiliates are responsible.

"The company is actually a complex combination," Richard Taylor explained. "You are now in the Weta studio opposite to Weta Digital. There is only one wall between the two companies. In the studio, we have A fairly comprehensive system, with multiple departments providing services for movies."

Accompanying Murphy into the specific workshop, he said, "My wife and I moved to Wellington in the late 1980s and set up a studio in the warehouse of our apartment to provide services for local companies. About five Years later, we were lucky enough to meet Peter Jackson. He was about to start making a second film, and we were also involved in the production. Since then we have continued to develop and continue to look like today. We are now a company with 11 different branches Organizations, such as publishing, marketing, and public art exhibitions, provide a variety of services."

Under Richard Taylor's introduction, Murphy learned more about this studio.

Weta Studios include Stone Street Studios, where "King Kong" was filmed; Park Road Post Production Company, a state-of-the-art post production agency; Portsmouth Rental Company, a rental company that provides production equipment; Pukeko Film Industry, a production company for multimedia platform entertainment; of course, Weta Studio, a studio focused on manufacturing.

Then, Richard Taylor accompanied Murphy into the special effects makeup workshop.

"Director Stanton..." He said straightforwardly, "As long as you need, Weta Studio can also provide you with the best service."