2358 Checks and balances
Renly Hall and Kathleen Kennedy are both at the top of the Hollywood pyramid. In terms of connections, power, prestige, status, etc., both parties have far-reaching influence. If there is a head-to-head confrontation, then it will be Mars. If it hits the earth, no one will win in the end, and both parties will be injured. This may develop into a devastating disaster for the crew of "Rogue One".
Checks and balances, that’s the point.
While the crew of "Rogue One" was still working in the Maldives, Renly and Catherine started a wrestling match in London. There were many back-and-forths between the two parties, and no one took action easily. They had three interviews and two phone conferences, and the atmosphere was tense. A tense, sparkling confrontation leaves the two sides in a stalemate.
No one can know the specific content of the conversation, but judging from the results, both parties made concessions and reached a consensus..
The script does need to be modified. Some dialogue scenes and some character scenes, especially the battle scenes, should be deleted. The rhythm should be improved as much as possible to ensure that the narrative rhythm of the film can be lighter and sharper without affecting the main line. , reducing cumbersomeness for movies.
The director cannot be changed, which is also the core of the argument between Renly and Catherine..
Renly formally rejected Tony Gilroy's "help" in a serious manner and temporarily joined the second director. This may be a devastating blow to the crew, and Garris's personal style and creative ideas may also be damaged; but Catherine Her attitude is also very firm. She believes that Garris definitely needs help. Rhythm control and fighting scenes are the key to commercial films. The crew needs to improve the rhythm of the film..
The final conclusion is that Tony Gilroy will stay away from the crew for the time being, but Tony can meet with Garris to discuss and give some opinions as a consultant; Renly will also have a meeting with Garris to ensure that Garris can perform in the fight scenes Opening up to more possibilities in scheduling.
As for rhythm control, that is a matter of post-editing..
The ending remains the same. This is Renly's bottom line, and it is also Garris's bottom line. He refuses to leave any tail for the potential of a sequel. The problem with the sequel is only one aspect. The real reason is the meaning of the ending to the resistance. This is unacceptable. important missing part.
After going back and forth, the two sides finally reached a consensus.
Immediately afterwards, Christopher-McQuarrie appeared in London.
Why Christopher McQuarrie?？
As a director, Christopher directed the fifth and sixth installments of "Jack Reacher" and "Mission: Impossible". His directorial ability has not yet been widely recognized, and he is more known as a fixture of Tom Cruise. partners; but as a screenwriter, Christopher is a well-known "tinker" in Hollywood”.
“"The Usual Suspects" is his famous work. Although a series of commercial films after that have performed mediocrely, such as "Jack Reacher", "The Deadly Company" and "Jack the Giant Slayer", etc., but Christopher's The refinement and control of lines are well-known in Hollywood..
Writing Hollywood scripts is a very interesting thing. Only those who create more than 30% of the content can have the final right of authorship; but in fact, a screenwriter who is not on the screenwriter list but participates in the creation of the script may be a long-term author. It’s a long list. It’s normal for a script to go through multiple screenwriters..
It should also be noted here that a situation may occur before and after the crew officially starts filming.：
The producer is not satisfied with the details of the script. It may be to modify the lines and dialogues, or to modify a few scenes. Without breaking the bones, he hopes to partially modify the content of the script. Then, at this time, the "tinker" will be on the scene soon. This is considered a small-scale technical activity.——
It does not require a lot of tedious work, but requires patience and careful adjustment. Some screenwriters may lack talent, lack a little delicate touch and inspiration for the story framework and main line setting, and creating a complete script may be a disaster; but the details are controlled But he has his own unique skills, which may be his script skills, scene settings, character traits, etc..
For example, Christopher McQuarrie.
“The work of "partially revising the script" is actually not glorious, because screenwriters with real talent and ability disdain to do such "non-creative physical work"; but this kind of "manual work" has an irreplaceable advantage: simplicity, Convenient and high income.
Creating a script framework may take three months to half a year, and the average salary is around one million US dollars; while creating a complete script, the cycle is relatively long, ranging from three months to several years, but the salary is no Limit, three million dollars or more.
But as a "tinker", they can earn from 300,000 to 500,000 US dollars in as little as one week or as long as one month. The remuneration is relatively fixed for correcting one sentence or 29% of the content. Yes, you can get huge returns in a short time. This is also considered to be the most lucrative job in Hollywood..
Just like the "body workers" standing on the street, making quick money.
Having said that, there are actually not many screenwriters in Hollywood who are truly qualified for this job..
Back to Christopher Macaulay.
After Renly and Catherine reached an agreement, Christopher "immediately" appeared in London, as if he had been prepared and ready at any time..
This also means that Catherine has actually been prepared for a long time. Those bargains were just to paralyze Renly. In the end, she successfully completed her set goal: modifying the script. Although the contract stipulated that Renly had the decision-making power on the script, But Catherine always has a way of getting Renly to nod..
In terms of checks and balances at the producer level, Catherine is the more experienced party. As for Renly, he relies more on his own mentality and aura to form a confrontation - now looking back at the time when he was "crazy in love" with Harvey in Park City -The battle between Weinstein, in the final analysis, is that the ignorant are fearless.
Renly even secretly guessed that Christopher had already started revising the script in London because Catherine was sure that Renly would agree; then, modifying the ending and adding a second director might be just smoke bombs and become Catherine's Negotiation chips.
The power struggle at the top of the Hollywood pyramid is definitely not that simple. In comparison, Thomas Toole's small tricks on the "Interstellar" crew seem much simpler, mainly because he did not consider the overall situation and rhythm from a higher level. Or should he be taken away by Renly?.
No matter what, the filming of "Rogue One" was in full swing, but there were changes in the crew, which led to twists and turns in the subsequent filming..
It only took Christopher two weeks to complete the revision of the script. After Catherine and Renly reviewed it one after another, it was officially approved.——
The story has indeed been streamlined a lot, and all the characters have become relatively simplified. Even the scenes between Renly and Felicity have been partially affected..
Among the crew, Garris held meetings and discussions with Tony and Christopher, and then held many meetings with Renly and other editors..
Although Garris is very, very dissatisfied with the one-dimensional character line, which destroys the fullness of the story, it is unrealistic for commercial movies to spend a lot of pen and ink to shape the characters. More often, even if a lot of pen and ink is spent, it is still not enough. Instead, it became a burden to the film's narrative rhythm; in the end, Garris chose to compromise..
To be more precise, even if Gareth does not compromise, he cannot change the decision that Catherine and Renly made together.
However, all this did not affect the filming of "Rogue One". The undercurrent could be faintly felt within the crew, but they were unable to do anything about the resolutions at the framework level. They could only wait and see what happened and continue to stick to their own goals. post, occasionally exchanging glances during breaks, discussing in whispers for a moment, that's all.
After all the discussions and changes were over, the staff were looking at each other, not sure how things would develop. Who knows what the consequences of a fight between gods would be.？
But Renly acted as if nothing had happened, and went about his daily work calmly, which made the staff feel a little calmer. Then when Garris returned to the crew, he didn't show too many strange emotions. It seemed that all the thoughts were buried in the heart, the filming work was still going on in an orderly manner, and the commotion and chaos of the crew gradually settled down..
As time progresses, "Rogue One" is back on track. The brief chaos seems to have failed to create more waves, but for the crew, this is a good thing..
Despite this, the changes in the script still had a chain reaction. The subsequent filming work increased a lot, and the filming schedule was slightly pushed back..
The crew was busy until mid-May, when "Rogue One" was officially announced to be finished. It took four and a half months of work and was completed nearly three weeks later than expected, disrupting many plans; but Renly You know, things still don’t end here.
Judging from Catherine's previous attitudes and opinions, there may be twists and turns in the post-editing and production process. If the initial cut is unsatisfactory, subsequent reshoots and reshoots are also possible.——
Reshoots and reshoots are very common in top large-scale commercial movies, and the specific situation is also very complicated. There are positives and negatives, and it cannot be generalized. But in the final analysis, the opinions of the producer and the director conflict. Business and Art Controlling the balance is definitely not that simple.
But for now, the crew has finished filming, and the actors' work has come to an end for the time being..
2015For years, Renly has been working hard. He has appeared all over the world and has been in and out of various occasions. Now he can finally take a breath - the work is still not over, because the Cannes Film Festival is coming, but for Renly For us, going to the Côte d'Azur is like taking a vacation..
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