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After the Saturn Awards, the promotional trailer for "Sleepy Hollow" caused quite a stir.

On the one hand, this is riding on the popularity of the Saturn Awards.

On the other hand, it's also because the trailer for "Sleepy Hollow" is really good.

Although it cannot be said that the most beautiful scenes are in the trailer, Charlotte edited it in a dark and weird style, with the terrifying and domineering Headless Horseman...

"This is a perfect movie for Halloween!"

After watching the playback of the trailer recorded by her father, Emily couldn't help but sigh.

At the Saturn Awards ceremony last night, the little girl was still regretting that "Happy Death Day" did not win the award for Best Horror Movie. But when she got home, she discovered that the TV trailer for "Sleepy Hollow" had been released. .

Fortunately, his father always liked to record videos at any time while watching TV, so Emily did not miss watching the trailer.

"However, generally this kind of TV trailer will not be played only once, so there is no need to worry..."

Emily thought to herself. She thinks this trailer is very good, dark, mysterious, weird, scary...

Well, these are the styles Emily prefers. However, what concerned the little girl more at this time was the woman wearing a light blue dress that appeared in the trailer——

"Is this the strange ghost lady from "The Turn"?"

The image of Alexis at that time left a deep impression on Emily, and she even secretly cursed her out of fear. But this time, the other party's image has changed drastically——

"Although it is still very mysterious, that scary woman can actually give people a gentle feeling like a mother..."

Emily suddenly felt that this world was a little unreal.

In fact, the little girl didn't know that the scenes related to Alexis in "Sleepy Hollow" were actually reshot afterwards.

No way, during the official filming, so many people were watching. If Charlotte let Charlize and Alexis switch directly, it would really be a big transformation.

And if possible, Charlotte didn't want to reveal the secret about the spell.

——So, she chose to let Alexis appear again during the reshoots.

After adjusting with the Evil God's Disguise Technique, no one could tell that Alexis's appearance was actually very similar to Charlize's.

The reshoots went smoothly, but when the reshoots ended and Alexis left, and Charlotte told everyone that she was the technical master of Spectre Studio, both Lao Qiang and Addison Young were a little confused. .

"So, are you saying that the beautiful woman who could be a star just now is actually a programmer? Are all the talent scouts in Los Angeles blind?"

Well, Emily is not the only one who feels that the world is unreal because of Alexis...

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In short, with the help of the Saturn Award, the promotion work of "Sleepy Hollow" is in full swing, and even the marginal character of Alexis has attracted a lot of attention.

This pleased the two producers, Jodie Foster and Andrew Kevin Walker.

In contrast, Charlotte is much more depressed. After all, although he is also a producer, Mr. Director’s work is more in the post-production aspect——

Although he doesn't work overtime every day like 996, his job is not like the other two. He only needs to give orders every day.

"However, it should be no problem for us to make it in time for Halloween!"

While drinking strong and bitter coffee, Charlotte was calculating the progress of post-production.

"The only troublesome thing is the two sets of special effects that were finally subcontracted to Industrial Light \u0026 Magic..."

——In the end, the two sets of special effects that were not suitable for shooting with magic rendering were handed over to the famous Industrial Light and Magic Company to complete.

As a famous computer special effects company that has produced "Star Wars", Industrial Light and Magic's technical level is still guaranteed. However, their charges are also very "guaranteed"——

"They should not delay the progress,

But the cost is..."

The old gun beside him also sighed. At this time, he somewhat agreed with Charlotte's idea——

Indeed, if you often shoot special effects movies, having a special effects studio is a good choice.

In fact, although it looks like a leather bag company, Specter Studio can also be regarded as a special effects studio.

However, the work of the studio is entirely supported by the special technology developed by Charlotte and Alexis, and lacks manpower. So when you encounter a picture that cannot be processed by special technology, you have to subcontract.

Of course, this is Lao Qiang’s understanding.

But even though Charlotte knew that what he was using was magic rendering and not computer special effects at all, he still felt that it was necessary to add some employees to the studio who could do normal work.

In particular, Charlotte has recently been thinking about a special plan...

"In short, let's forget about the future and finish the post-production of "Sleepy Hollow" as soon as possible!"

Charlotte was determined.

After all, this movie is related to whether he can truly be promoted to a first-line commercial film director...

In fact, it is rare for ordinary commercial film directors to be promoted to the front line with just three films. This is certainly a matter of qualifications, but more importantly, directors cannot guarantee that each of their films will make a profit.

Like stars, directors will also lose value after filming failed works.

What's more, unlike actors who focus on performance, directors must be responsible for the success or failure of the film, even the kind of director who has most of his power blocked by the producer.

In other words, the success or failure of a movie actually has a greater impact on the director.

The explosive box office success of two low-budget horror films, "The Turn" and "Happy Death Day," has made Charlotte a moneymaker in the eyes of many investors.

In this case, if he can also successfully control the big-budget "Sleepy Hollow" and achieve good box office, then he can completely establish an undefeated reputation in the minds of the common investors in Hollywood. Golden body.

——Confidence, although often illusory, is the most powerful weapon once you master it.

This is true for war, it is true for stocks, and it is true for movies.

For a successful commercial film director, what exactly supports his status?

Talent?

It's possible.

But on the other hand, don’t those directors of artistic films have talent?

Woody Allen is known as one of the rare cultural figures in Hollywood. He is definitely talented for being able to reflect cultural feelings in his movies.

But if it is a commercial blockbuster, few film producers would choose him to be the director.

Filmmakers would rather choose commercial film directors who are often criticized by critics, such as Spielberg or even Michael Bay.

What truly supports the status of a commercial film director is his past box office results and the confidence investors have in him because of these results.

And "Sleepy Hollow" is a key step for Charlotte to establish investors' confidence in him.

but--

"Why did Paramount want to put the premiere of Sleepy Hollow in the UK?"

Looking at the message from Andrew Kevin Walker, Charlotte fell into deep thought.

PS1: The "Halloween" series, also known as "Moonlight Panic", is a horror film series with many sequels. If you are interested, you can check it out. PS2: In fact, everyone says that Bombshell is the artist. After all, "art is explosion"!