Chapter 476 [After this village, there is no such shop]
Liang Kun went to Spielberg's villa the next morning and sent the script and plan for "Escape Room".
This time he did not estimate the amount, but just said what the shooting required. Because he did not understand the prices in the United States, he was not responsible for preparing props, and the estimated amount was definitely not accurate. Several secret rooms must be built, and the specific details must be decided by professionals.
Paramount Pictures is rich and might give the movie more budget, so Liang Kun doesn't have to be polite, as the quality of the movies made will be higher.
Liang Kun and Spieburg's family were already familiar with each other. At noon, they proposed to cook and put out a table of Chinese food. Sasha and Kate Capsha, who wanted to learn Chinese food, looked in the kitchen for a while and were amazed.
Spieburg asked: "How is it? Do you think you can learn it?"
Kate shook his head and sighed: "It's impossible. If his cooking method is taken with a camera, it will be posted online. Many people will probably think that special effects are added or fast forwarded."
While having a meal, Sasha asked curiously: "Liang, how did you practice this? Are you not afraid of cutting your hands so quickly?"
"I have practiced for many years before I have the current knife skills. It is impossible to cut my hands with muscle memory. If I slow down and cook, I will not be so good, and I will feel awkward."
There are similarities between cooking Chinese food and playing with computers using keyboards to quickly type. There is nothing else, but it is skillful.
Keyboard warriors must be typing blindly. If they are asked to look at the keyboard, they will be very awkward and slow down.
This dinner party not only talked about new scripts and movies, but also about music.
Liang Kun gave Sawyer his own EP record as a gift, and before the record was released, the Speeburg family had heard it. They all thought the two songs were very good, and Liang Kun's violin performance was equally wonderful.
Liang Kun did not leave immediately after the meal. Spieburg's child suggested that he play for a while before leaving. There were high-end piano and violin at home. He played several songs, and his piano skills were better than Sasha's piano teacher.
He played the theme song "He's a Pirate" on the violin, and the song "Rock House Jail" from "Brave the Deadly Island", which received warm applause.
His level of musical instruments is not top-notch, but his B-level skills are also professional. He can hold concerts and perform at a famous music school, perform two sessions at random, and there is no pressure to compete for a successful teacher. People who are stronger than him are the top musicians in the world, and there are not many.
Liang Kun's "singing skills" are A-level, and he has never reached S-level. He knows how powerful A-level is. After several years in the music industry, he has never seen a male singer who is more powerful than him. If he compares with Sun Nan and Liu Huan, he is confident that he will win because he is more angry.
After playing music together for a while, Sasha also became a fan of Liang. She was born in 1990 and is much younger than Liang Kun, otherwise she would have wanted to find Liang Kun as a boyfriend. She thinks that having a boyfriend like Liang Kun will definitely make many people envious.
Spipberg sighed inwardly that his children were not as good as Liang Kun, and the gap was too big.
"What are your plans for the next step? The movie project is launched and it takes time to prepare for the preliminary preparations and will not start filming immediately." Spieburg asked.
"I thought of studying in other people's crew. I've called Christopher Nolan and he allowed me to watch the crew of "Deadly Magic". Liang Kun planned to play the role of the assistant director without paying his salary.
"Nolan is indeed a very promising director and has great ideas in narrative. You go and have a look. I think you two can definitely get to know each other. Among the young new directors, you are the ones I like to be the ones who are the ones who like to open their brains.
Liang Kun knows better than Spieburg what height Nolan will reach in the future. He will become one of the most famous commercial film directors in the world and will definitely be ranked in the top ten in Hollywood in 2019. Because he is young and still filming, his status in the future will be higher.
Currently, Liang Kun’s “film and TV drama directing” skill is 38% in C-level, and he has been promoted very slowly. Before filming “The Disappearing Love”, he must be upgraded to B-level.
Therefore, he did not consider returning to China during this period. Returning to China is a vacation and it is impossible to make any progress. If he wants to become a top director in Hollywood, he must work hard at the beginning.
Now there is such a crew suitable for him to study. After passing this village, there is no such store, so he doesn't want to miss it. On January 16, "The Deadly Magic" started filming in Los Angeles.
When it comes to Nolan, the first thing people think of is "Memory Fragments", "Dark Knight", and "Inception". "Deadly Magic" is an easily overlooked work, and the location is a bit awkward.
In fact, this movie, adapted from well-known science fiction, played a transitional role in Nolan's work sequence. It is the end of Nolan's Narrative 1.0 and the beginning of 2.0.
As early as late 2001, the publishers of Nolan's first two movies bought the copyright of "The Deadly Magic". Nolan was busy with the post-production of "Insomnia", so he asked his younger brother Jonathan Nolan to adapt the script of "The Deadly Magic".
The movie is adapted significantly. In this, the story begins with the descendants of Boden receiving an autobiography written by his magician ancestors, and then leads to Boden and Angel. However, neither Boden nor Angel tells the truth, and readers can only get the final truth by pieced together between falsehoods. In the movie, the plot of the descendants is completely cut off. The final ending is even more exaggerated than the movie. Angel becomes a ghost and revenges Borden.
Nolan's younger brother Jonathan is also a talented person. His adaptation script is very exciting and avoids too many elements.
The dramatic changes and visual difficulties have led to a long development cycle of "The Deadly Magic" and it was not started until January this year.
In order to replicate the texture of London in the late 19th century, the film's art director Nathan Crowley searched for more than 70 locations in Los Angeles and finally identified four locations as the sets of the film's magic: The Los Angeles Theatre, The Palace Theatre, The Belasco, and the Tower Theater with a history of nearly a century.
This movie was filmed in Los Angeles. Liang Kun only needs to ask Li Renjie to drive him to the shooting location and pick him up in the evening. He followed the crew without a salary and could only endure it. The crew had already confirmed the main creator, and unless he met Nolan a few months ago, he could become a regular second deputy director.
It is impossible for Liang Kun to star in the movie or play an important role, not only because he is a Chinese. The crew specially invited professional magicians to conduct magic special training for the two male protagonists. Nolan also personally checked the information of many magic masters. Before they met, the role had already been decided.
Teresa Palmo really wanted to go to the crew to gain a better understanding and wanted to steal Li Renjie's job to be an assistant to Liang Kun, which made Li Renjie very embarrassed, but fortunately Liang Kun refused.
"No, if you want to make progress, go out to participate in a training class to learn performances. You can't learn anything when you go to the crew. And I'll take you there, what will others think when they see you?"
"Then I won't go." Teresa is the one who listens to Liang Kun's words the most, afraid that he will not care about her when he gets angry.
If she went there, she would not help but chat with Liang Kun, which would also affect his knowledge.
Liang Kun was very serious and focused when studying. Teresa had seen it, and she would never be able to do this. If she interrupted Liang Kun's thoughts, the other party might be angry.
On February 1, Liang Kun started construction on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year and went to the crew early to meet Nolan.
"Hello, Mr. Nolan, thank you for giving me this opportunity to watch the shooting."
"Hello, Liang, you can call me Chris." The two shook hands.
The name Christopher is too long. It is called Chiris for simplicity. Many European and American names have abbreviation.
Many people recognize Liang Kun. He has been frequently on the news recently and is known as a Chinese genius and is also a recognized all-rounder.
Nolan smiled and said, "I watched "Happy Death Day" and yours, all of them are very exciting."
"I still have a big gap between you and I, your movie is really exciting. I lack experience while filming, so I came to learn from you." Liang Kun smiled and played with Nolan for a wave of commercial hype.
"You are too modest. The news said that you only took 20 days to film "Happy Death Day". Director Spielberg also praised you for your unlimited potential. He is so optimistic about you, you will definitely be more and more successful." Nolan praised.
"The person he is most optimistic about is you, ha."
The two started chatting, and they felt a bit sympathetic.
In Nolan's opinion, Liang Kun is the same type of person, with a very rich imagination, and he has made many tricks in making movies and writing books. He admires the big reversal in "The Lost Love". In addition, Liang Kun is younger than when he first directed a feature film.
Liang Kun admires Nolan even more because he is good at filming because he is good at filming and has moisture. His ability to do things well is directly related to the assistance of the system and strong spiritual attributes.
Nolan is really a brain-opener and has developed his strength through hard work. Although many people think he is overrated because he has never won the best Oscars and Golden Ball, his talent is unquestionable.
"Happy Death Day" was filmed for 20 days. Nolan's "Memory Fragments" was filmed in 1998, and the filming time was only 25 days. That year, Nolan was only 28 years old. In terms of artistic standards, this film has reached its peak, but in terms of structural innovation, it has indeed reached its peak.
There are many classic movies that play with structure in film history. "Vulgar" is a "circular narrative", "Two Big Smoke Guns" is a "multi-thread narrative", but the narrative structure of "Memory Fragments" is difficult to summarize in accurate words.
Nolan was very interested in Liang Kun's and asked, "Have you ever thought about adapting "The Lost Love" into a movie?"
"Of course, and I plan to direct this movie myself in the future. I don't have the confidence to shoot it well now, so I came to you to study."
"Can you just watch the shooting?"
"I used to learn when I was an actor. When you are busy with your work, you don't have to worry about me. I will understand how much you can learn by myself." Liang Kun said with a smile.
If he asked Nolan a lot of questions, it would definitely cause annoying and would affect the shooting work...
Chapter completed!