The Best Director

In early February, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially announced the nomination list for the 72nd Academy Awards. The ethical drama "American Beauty" won 8 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. , the 34-year-old director Sam Mendes became a blockbuster. He has been directing stage plays before, and "American Beauty" is his debut work on the movie screen. His debut work was shot as a classic in film history and became the best movie. The hot candidate for the director can be described as a supernova, and for a while Sam Mendes became the object of media enthusiasm. (Reading novels)

In addition, "The Rules of the Cider House" and "The Insider" both received four nominations and are one of the protagonists chasing this year's Oscars.

In 1999, "Star Wars Episode 1", which swept movie theaters around the world and received more than 900 million US dollars in box office, only had a few technical nominations for the best sound and best visual effects. [Meidao Hands] At the Golden Raspberry Awards, which also announced the nomination list, it won 8 nominations for worst film, worst director, worst screenwriter, worst actor, and supporting actress, and won 8 nominations 's "Wild Wilderness" is comparable and has become a big hit.

In the nomination list of Razzie, there is the name "Will Smith". He won two nominations for Worst Actor and Worst Screen Partner. This is definitely a big blow, although Will's The popularity has not diminished, but for an actor, the Golden Raspberry nomination is a very ruthless denial and ridicule, even if it is not a shame.

Naturally, a lot of media made this worse: "Will Smith's performance is as bad as his vision."

This is not a good thing for "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", a biographical film that pays attention to acting skills, starring a raspberry worst actor, plus the director is an amazingly fast "magic director, Wang Yang ..., some media have already started a new round of bad news, predicting that "it will probably be a disaster, Will Smith will regret his choice again, and it is more likely that he will be reelected as the stinking golden raspberry. "

However, before Wang Yang wins the trophy for the worst director of the Golden Raspberry, he will first enter the Oscar hall. Because "High School Musical", which also created a box office miracle and set off an upsurge in 1999, was shortlisted for Oscars, and six songs in D, which won the annual champion of film soundtrack record sales, were shortlisted for the best original song, although not the best. Nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, but the success of "High School Musical" in terms of soundtrack is beyond doubt. The brisk and passionate melody is like a sunshine of youth, making people dance along.

With the success of "High School Musical", David Lawrence became the best soundtrack composer for youth campus movies, and his net worth increased greatly; of course, the success of "High School Musical" also benefited from his excellent soundtrack. The links are all complementary, the human being is an animal feeling the martial arts, the holy king creates the holy king, the king will kill the gods at night, the throne of the gods, the throne of the gods, the world, and the ninth heaven, the strongest abandoned young man, the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty, the king, the king of heaven, the gods, the seal of the gods, the throne of the gods, and the throne of the gods, the world of the ninth heaven The strongest abandoned young master of the Zhou royal family, the martial arts general, kills the gods and seals the throne at night, seeks the demon, proud of the world, and the ninth heaven. Things are used to starting from sight and hearing,

Movies are a perfect combination. Music enhances and sublimates the movie screen, makes up for the lack of simple screen, and makes the movie more three-dimensional and textured.

If you want to become a classic movie or a classic biographical movie, the soundtrack is extremely important, and "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is no exception. After completing the fine-cut version, Wang Yang contacted Jan Kezmelik by phone again and invited him to come to the United States for an interview. Jan, who was at home with free gifts, came to the United States from Poland on the third day.

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In the electronic recording studio, Jann Kezmelik, wearing round glasses and a beard, sat in front of the soundtrack equipment, watching the movie on the LCD screen with rapt attention; Wang Yang next to him was also watching, this It is a fine-cut version of 160 minutes, the content structure is basically finalized, and the rest is to delete some scenes [Meidao Hands]. Smooth and suitable for showing.

But in many cases, this version expresses more ideas and the story is more complete. Although there are only live recordings, and even the narration and supplements have not been completed, Jann Kezmelik is still very involved, because the soundtrack is in his mind, and he is fascinated by the story and the expressiveness of Will Smith and his son. The performance was deeply attracted. Seeing Chris Gardner crying bitterly in the toilet, a trace of inspiration flashed across his face, and he seemed to be unable to bear it. After a few buttons, the video was reversed again. [Meidao Hand Play] put his hands on the electronic piano, looked at the screen, and played softly and slowly.

Wang Yang smiled happily and listened quietly to Zhan En's playing. The sound of the piano was soft and sad, combined with the violent knock on the door, Will Smith's red eyes and tears welling up, the sound of "ding ding" seemed to hit his heart, making his heart a little bit Trembling, he couldn't help but praise in his heart: "It's great!" When Zhan En withdrew his hands and finished playing, Wang Yang applauded and laughed: "Mr. Kezmelik, it's great!"

"Young man, you made a good movie, and my inspiration hovers here." Jann-Kezmelik circled his head, with a gentle smile on his face, and said, "I can't wait to give it to you." The soundtrack is on." Wang Yang grinned, stretched out his hand to shake with Zhan En, and said excitedly: "Thank you, Mr. Kezmelik, with your joining, I believe that "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" will move many audiences. Crying, it's really exciting.,,

After confirming the cooperation relationship, the two immediately discussed the soundtrack style of "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door" [Meidao Hand Beat]. Although the recording and soundtrack work will not start immediately, it will take time for Jann and Kezmelik to feel the soundtrack. The holy king of Wudong Qiankun made the holy king, the king will kill the gods and seal the throne at night, seek the demon, proud of the world, the strongest abandoned young man, the royal family of Zhou, kill the gods and seal the throne at night, seek the magic, proud of the world, the strongest abandoned young man, the royal family of Zhou, the martial arts universe, general night God-killing God Seal Throne Begging the Devil, Aoshi Nine Heavens, the Strongest Abandoned Young Master of the Great Zhou Royal Clan God General, Killing God at Night .

After a collaboration between "High School Musical" and David Lawrence, Wang Yang not only gained a lot of knowledge about music and film soundtracks, but also learned how to express his ideas and requests to a composer. He looked at Zhan "Soft, soothing, serenade-like, I wanted music that was so natural, so natural that the audience wouldn't know it was there, but the music was always there for them," said En.

Zhan En understood what he meant, and answered with a smile: "You mean that there is no auditory impact, and light music is used whether you are happy or sad. , Wang Yang nodded, not sure: "Yes, I don't Do you know if my metaphor is right? It’s like the babbling of a child when he is trying to put him to sleep, or the babbling of the child himself? ,, Zhan En looked very interested, he thought for a while, and said: "I think there will be both of these, this is a kind of blunt music, just suitable for the essence of pursuing happiness..."

The two talked for a long time, exchanging ideas of directors and musicians, and initially agreed on a soft style. Of course, this is not static. At the stage when Chris Gardner was still living in an apartment, the overall music would be more cheerful and lively; when the father and son want to live in a motel, sleep in the toilet and squeeze into the church, the music is low and sad, and when there are some specific parts such as street chases, the music will become fast and tense.

"Zhan En, I'm very glad that you can join.,, everything is almost done, Wang Yang shook hands with Zhan En again, and said: "By the way, it will be my 20th birthday in two days. I would like to invite you to a private dinner, Jane. "Jen-Kazemelik nodded happily, and said with a smile: "Of course, young man, happy birthday." ,,

After confirming the joining of Jen-Kezmelik, Flame Movie announced the news immediately, but it didn't attract much attention. First of all, this kind of news has never been taken seriously. What fans care about is the cast. , content stories and other front-screen things, the behind-the-scenes personnel except for the director are all very low-profile: secondly, Jen himself is not well-known in Hollywood." He is well-known in Poland, but in Hollywood, this is his first The soundtrack works.

What attracts more attention from movie fans is the first trailer of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door". This one-minute trailer focuses on the conversation between Will Smith and his father and son on the rooftop. There are also some scenes that may be deleted in the official version, arranged in an orderly but not chaotic way. When fans see the warmth of Smith and his son, Will Smith crying in the toilet, and hear him say " You have a dream, so you have to defend it!” Everyone felt something was wrong, especially the media that had predicted before, they vaguely felt that they had been tricked by Wang Yang again, would this movie really be a bad movie?

Take a look at Will Smith's haggard and down-and-out look. [Meidao Hands] Look at his performance where he is no longer joking and handsome. You can't see much in the minute trailer, but you can see a lot. His brand-new screen appearance, The few shots that reveal the true feelings seem to strongly refute the nomination of Razzie Plum as the worst actor and the doubts of the media. Of course, the media didn’t turn their backs on this, it’s just the trailer, and the trailer is always good and bad, but it’s not just one bad movie after another, it depends on the released version. On this day, 20 years ago, Wang Yang was born in a hospital in San Francisco; years ago, before he was expelled from USC, he went to class happily every day, and worked part-time when he had no class, for scholarships and BU opportunities And work hard; now, everything is changing rapidly, and he also ushered in his 20th birthday.

As he gets more and more friends, more and more people will be invited to pray for his birthday celebration, unless it is a small gathering limited to family members and close friends; but the number 20 is quite special, so he simply found an entertainment room The company's services, arranged a large private birthday dinner, and invited family members, friends, and friends who had a good relationship with them. Natalie-Portman was also invited, but she did not want to go to Declined for newspaper reasons.

In the hall of the hotel where the dinner was held, the guests and guests were basically present. They met and chatted with each other in twos and threes. Many people who were old enough to drink were drinking with red wine glasses, and the soft piano music lingered in the hall. Wearing a black suit and tie, Wang Yang was busy walking around, greeting the guests who came, and Jessica was also splitting up the task of [Meidao hand playing].

"Jan, how's the movie editing going? I saw the trailer, hey, it's exciting!" Will Smith smiled. The Golden Raspberry nomination didn't seem to hit him, or he's pinning his hopes on " When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is up.

Wang Yang nodded with a smile and said, "Everything is going well. Next, you have to record, and then slowly edit." Originally, big-name stars could have the privilege to enter the editing room, and even edit their own shots by themselves, but who in his case? None of them have this privilege, and there are only directors and editors in the editing room. While talking with Will, Wang Yang suddenly saw Zachary in a black suit over there, and saw him talking with Erin-Irilin with a silly smile on his face, Wang Yang smiled and said: "Will, I'm going there Step aside." After that, he gritted his teeth secretly, walked over to Jiang Ye and said with a smile: "Hi, Zachary, Irene!" [Meidao Slaps]

Zachary and Irene turned to look at him, both smiled and wished, "Happy birthday, Jan!"

"Thank you! Irene, I have something to say to this guy, about men." Wang Yang smiled at Irene, then pulled Zachary with a suspicious face aside, hugged him with a smile, and said : "Dude, long time no see!" Zachary responded to his hug and said with a smile: "Yes, Jan, I have long wanted to ask you to go to a movie together."

"Oh, watching a movie——" Wang Yang smiled slightly, and suddenly punched Zachary in the stomach in a hugging posture. He said anxiously: "Oh my God! Yang, what are you doing? Why did you hit me?" Wang Yang maintained a smile, but gritted his teeth and said: "I just want to ask what are you doing? What are your wedding plans? How long do you plan to get engaged?" , How soon after marriage? Please! You killed me!"

Zachary still had an innocent expression, and said: "What's wrong? Why did it hurt you?" Wang Yang took a deep breath, and said slowly, "Because Jessica heard your plan, she Wanted to have one too, but my negligence didn't respond as soon as I heard it, she was very upset, I didn't expect her to care so much about this kind of "plan"; I want to make one with her now, but she always feels I'm just kidding her, and it's about the same—, man, what do you think I should do? "

"I can't help you with this." Zachary shook his head, and said his own opinion: "I think if you make a deal with her sincerely, she will be happy." Wang Yang rolled his eyes and said, "Zachary Here, it’s not that I don’t want to formulate it, it’s just that it binds you like a rope, reminds you, and makes you restless. You’ve only stabbed for three hundred days, and you’ve only stabbed for two hundred days.” “” He looked helpless , patted Zachary on the shoulder, and said: "Fuji, just treat it as a birthday present, don't make so many plans in the future, okay?" Zachary scratched his head and said, "I try my best, but it's not my idea. , it's Erin's—"

Erin's? Wang Yang frowned upon hearing this, could it be an idea that Jessica and Irene thought of together, and then they proposed it to their boyfriends respectively\

,""Jan, happy birthday." At this moment, Michael Pitt in a white suit came over. Wang Yang interrupted his train of thought, stepped forward to hug him, looked at him a few times, [Mei Dao Shou Da] did not have dark circles and haggard, his face was full of sunshine, sniffed him a few more times, and said with a smile: "Michael , there is no smell of cigarettes, it seems that you have strictly kept your promise." Michael Pete said with a faint smile: "Well, I almost quit, only smoked a few times in my dream." Wang Yang said with a smile: "That's already a foul son!"

Wang Yang laughed and chatted with his good friends for a while, and suddenly everyone in the auditorium burst into applause. It turned out that Jann Kezmelik came to the stage to play the piano music in person, and everyone danced with their partners to the soft piano music. . Seeing Zachary, Irene, Tom Welling and his girlfriend dancing, Wang Yang said with a smile, "Where is my partner? You? Not you." He glanced at Michael-Peter, then Go find Jessica.

Suddenly, Wang Yang saw a blonde girl in a purple evening dress in front of her rejecting a man's invitation to dance together with a smile. Wang Yang also nodded and smiled at her, and she raised the red wine glass in her hand to take a sip, smiled again [美道手打], then turned and walked away. Wang Yang watched her walking away, frowned, and murmured: "Rachel, she can drink now—"

"Ha!" A loud laugh sounded from behind, and [Meidao Slapped] was patted on his shoulder, and he couldn't help turning around to see the smiling Jessica standing behind, she said with a smile: "Yang, did I succeed?" Wang Yang laughed immediately: "No, you can't scare me!" He held her hand and said with a smile: "Come on, let's dance!"

※※PS: The list of the 72nd Oscars was originally announced on the 15th of May. In the article, it was a few days earlier. The 1999 Oscars were announced at the end of January. It’s not a big deal.