Chatty Hollywood

? Even though she is the director and takes the lead in every movie she shoots, Charlotte still has to admit that what David Heyman said is actually correct.

In Hollywood, which implements a producer-centered system, it is indeed the producer who can determine the success or failure of a movie in many cases.

Of course, as a director, Charlotte's views are slightly different from David Heyman's.

He feels that what producers can decide is actually a lower limit for film quality.

What the director can decide is the upper limit of film quality.

——It is good to raise the upper limit, but the lower limit determines the basics of the movie and whether the future income of the movie is guaranteed.

Therefore, Hollywood production companies, which essentially want to make money, finally conservatively chose the producer-centered system.

This is actually an inevitable choice under the influence of capital.

Of course, the same producers, or chief producers, have different levels of power and influence on the film.

First of all, if most of the investment in the crew is not brought in by the producer, or comes from the company behind the producer, then the producer's right to speak will be greatly limited.

Especially when investors, or representatives of investors, are also on the set.

——This is the case between Mr. Westwood, who was on the set of "The Turn", and Charlotte's predecessor, director Alan McElroy.

Of course, this situation is quite extreme.

In most cases, in Hollywood crews, producers are absolute representatives of the employer.

But even so, how much influence a producer can have on a movie still depends on the degree of participation.

——Of course they hold the final editing rights and have a veto power.

However, it is easy to fail, but not so easy to succeed.

At this time, if the producer wants to participate in the production of the film to the greatest extent, he will usually focus on the position of screenwriter.

——Many producers, especially those who focus on one or two projects rather than working on multiple projects at the same time, often also work as screenwriters.

certainly,

They are not the kind of screenwriters who need to change the script seven or eight times if anyone says a word.

In fact, they are often the ones speaking and making demands...

The screenwriter, a position that is actually very low in the power ranking in the crew, can exert great power once combined with the producer——

Because if a producer is just a producer, then he can only know that he wants a successful and profitable movie, but the specific look of the movie still depends on the director.

This gives the director room to maneuver.

And when the producer and screenwriter are very clear about the direction of the movie's story and even have their own opinions, then they know what kind of movie they want.

In this case, the director is nothing more than an on-site shooting guide.

——David Heyman and Charlotte cited George Lucas and the "Star Wars" series as an example of exactly this situation.

Charlotte had no objection to this.

——However, he also knows that the combination of director and screenwriter can also produce the situation where one plus one is greater than two.

It can only be said that the position of screenwriter is a typical power amplifier among film crews.

However, David Heyman's "Harry Potter" crew actually does not fall into these two situations-

"David, you are right!"

Charlotte smiled and said,

"But don't forget Rowling!"

——Yes, J.K. Rowling, as the original author of the "Harry Potter" series, also serves as a screenwriter on the crew, which means that her power has also been amplified.

In addition, the style of the "Harry Potter" series is originally based on following the original works.

In this case, Charlotte feels that J.K. Rowling, the original author, is actually the core character of the "Harry Potter" series of movies.

——At least, that was the case after the first "Philosopher's Stone" filmed in Charlotte.

"Because the style of the Harry Potter series is to be as close to the original work as possible, Rowling's opinion is very important."

Charlotte explained,

"However, David, you are right. The director of this series is indeed not the decisive core figure - and apart from Rowling's plot, to a certain extent, whether the level and style of the special effects are consistent is more important than the director."

"I'm very relieved about this!"

David Heyman burst out laughing,

"With the protection of your Spectre studio, the special effects won't be a problem!"

"...You are really confident!"

Charlotte shrugged and stopped worrying about the problem.

"David, I can see that you admire David Yates very much, so you want him to succeed in directing the "Harry Potter" series. However, his qualifications are indeed a problem, so, I have a question suggestion--"

"What advice?"

“You could have Mike Newell as director first and David Yates as assistant director.”

Charlotte held out her fingers and said,

"On the one hand, this will make it easier for you to further understand and train David Yates' abilities, allowing him to learn from Mike Newell, while also helping Newell; on the other hand, it will also allow him to become familiar with the entire Harry Potter "series, when Mike Newell leaves, he can take over."

"This is indeed a good idea!"

David Heyman nodded,

"But are you so sure that Mike Newell will not continue directing?"

"Well..."

Charlotte shook her head;

"David, how about we make a bet?"

"……forget it!"

David Heyman thought for a long time and finally shook his head,

"Hollywood Rumors - "Anyone who bets with Charlotte Booth is a fool!" "——I have heard this sentence before."

"That's such a shame!"

Charlotte smiled.

This rumor has gradually spread in the past two years.

You know, just like Charlotte told Charlize and Alexis, as long as he makes a bet, he will definitely cheat.

And because of the magic, others can't find it.

——In this case, since he is bound to win every bet, no one dares to bet with him anymore.

In this regard, Charlotte was not disappointed at all.

After all, he is not a gambler. It's just that he has less opportunities to tease others, but it makes him a little disappointed with his bad personality...

*******

However, Charlotte's disappointment did not affect David Heyman.

After asking about the successor director, he asked Charlotte another question——

"Charlotte, in addition to looking for a successor director, the casting process for the fourth "Goblet of Fire" is also in progress. There are quite a few new characters joining this time. Do you want to take a look?"