This director only makes bad movies.

Chapter 299

In the venue arranged by George, Xu Nan began to explain the main points to the actors.

"Butler, this movie of ours is a copycat movie. You should be able to tell from the name that this is a movie dedicated to "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta"."

Butler, who played the leading role Leonidas, nodded respectfully.

Xu Nan is now considered a famous director, and everyone knows the tone of his movies.

But for Butler, an amateur who has only acted in side roles, it is still a rare opportunity to play the leading role. He must seize it and not make Xu Nan, the person who controls his destiny, angry.

Xu Nan continued: "According to the information circulating on the Internet, "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" should be an orthodox, passionate, epic or historical movie. Our movie is different from "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta". Same, it belongs to the funny contrast category, you should have seen "The Age of the Hobbit" and "Atlantic Rim."

Butler nodded quickly. Since he was going to act in Xu Nan's movie, how could he not watch Xu Nan's previous work of yours.

Not only "The Age of the Hobbit" and "Atlantic Rim", he has even watched "Captain China", "Spiderman", and "A Picture of Rising the River on a Bright Day", more than once.

Where do you think this protagonist came from?

Needless to say, he was not very interested in this kind of movie at first, but watching it, he somehow felt a little moved.

""Three Thousand Warriors of Sparta" has a similar style. When you perform, you have to relax, be casual, and don't need to be so serious."

"Okay." Butler nodded.

After making sure that Butler understood, Xu Nan looked at Elisa, the contracted actor of Nanhai Film and Television, in which she played the queen of Spartan King Leonidas, a dissolute woman.

""Three Thousand Warriors of Sparta" is dominated by men. You are not the protagonist, but the role is equally important, so I hope you will put all your energy into it. Do you understand what I mean?"

Elisa was the main character in the last movie, but this movie only became a supporting role. He was worried that Elisa would be overwhelmed and cause her state to go out of order, so he reminded her specially.

The blond, choppy Eliza nodded: "I'll give it my all."

In fact, Xu Nan thought too much. Signing a contract with Nanhai Film and Television is tantamount to binding Xingtu and the company together. If Xu Nan gets angry and is hidden in the snow, Elisa can't bear the consequences at all.

So for this shoot, Eliza will definitely do her best.

Besides, Nanhai Film and Television will definitely continue to shoot Shanzhai Pengci films in the future, and she is not worried that she will lack opportunities at all.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with Eliza, Xu Nan looked at George again.

"George, Shanzhai Pengci seems to be easy to shoot, but in fact, there are many tricks in it. If you think that you can succeed only by touching porcelain, you are very wrong, and the final result will only be failure."

Xu Nan began to explain to George in detail the key points of shooting Shanzhai Pengci movies.

That's the trick he's learned from film to film

On the surface, Shanzhai Pingci is easy to shoot, you only need to shoot a crude one according to the genuine movie, but in fact, there are many tricks in it.

The easier it seems, the harder it is.

When the field of Shanzhai Pengci is blank, you don’t even need to take it seriously. You just need to choose a similar name and play a routine of Pengci to achieve great success.

But when the audience is familiar with this routine, they must constantly seek innovation and change, so that the audience can feel a little freshness in the old routine, so that they can continue to succeed.

Take Korean TV dramas as an example. At the beginning, when the three-piece suit came out, the audience cried and worried about the fate of the characters in the TV series.

But now you have a car accident, amnesia, and cancer three-piece set, the audience will only feel corny and speechless, and they don’t even watch it, just change the channel.

Shanzhai Pengci films are similar. The first time watching a similar movie, the audience’s requirements are very low, but the second and third times, Shanzhai Pengci movies must also have certain progress and changes in order to satisfy them.

The audience is relentless and demanding, and will give up at the slightest dissatisfaction.

George nodded again and again. This was personally taught by a recognized ghost director, and he had to listen carefully.

He knew why Xu Nan told him this, because Xu Nan said that he would be in charge of the next movie.

After the explanation was almost finished, Xu Nan started the official shooting.

The plot of "Three Thousand Warriors of Sparta" is almost the same as the original version. They both tell the story of the battle between the Spartans and the Persian army, but the details are completely different.

First of all, it is impossible for this movie to have the magnificent, brilliant and passionate battle scenes in the original movie. It would be too expensive, and Xu Nan couldn't make it.

It is also impossible for this movie to capture the epic and historical heaviness of "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta".

So I can only go in the direction of nonsensical and funny. This is also the best way to shoot Shanzhai Pengci. It can't let the audience enjoy a visual and emotional feast, but it's okay to make them laugh.

With the joint efforts of the crew, Xu Nan completed the filming in only six days, one day faster than scheduled.

After the filming ended, Xu Nan held a wrap-up banquet and invited the entire crew to dinner.

Then, contact the theater to determine the time to play the movie.

He has shot two knock-off movies in a row. This market has been opened up by him, and he has a relatively familiar relationship with the theater chain. The process of contacting the theater chain is very smooth.

There is no impenetrable wall in the entertainment industry. The news that "Three Thousand Warriors of Sparta" and "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" will be released at the same time quickly reached the ears of director Schneider.

After knowing the news, Schneider was very upset.

"Can this movie be rescheduled?" Schneider asked Paramount's vice president.

Paramount is one of the top film and television companies in the United States. "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" is the film that Paramount has invested the most in this year. It can be said that there is no room for loss. It is also the first time that Schneider has directed a large-scale production of this level. , he didn't want any surprises.

The vice president of Paramount shook his head: "Impossible, we have no right to change the release dates of other movies."

"But this movie is specially made to touch us, and the names are so similar, it will definitely steal a lot of box office." Schneider said with restraint of anger.

The vice president of Paramount smiled wryly: "Yes, I know, everyone in the United States knows, but we really can't help it."

"Schneider, copycat Pengci movies have become a trend. In fact, some people in the company plan to shoot Pengci copycat movies. You can't stop it, and no one can stop it."

He patted Schneider on the shoulder and tried to comfort him: "Relax, a knockoff tile won't affect anything, you just need to do a good job of publicity."

Schneider frowned.

(End of this chapter)