mousepad-d2 Chapter 265 The Radio Interview Comes 1 Shot
Chapter 265 The Radio Interview Comes 1 Shot
Xiao Kaien was making preparations before the live broadcast in the simple live broadcast room. Because of limited funds, fmwestwood had already stopped the very power-consuming medium wave and short wave signals, but it also lost a large number of users.Anyone who has studied radio knows that although the signal quality of AM radio is average, the transmission distance is very wide.For example, now fmwestwood can only cover the whole area of westwood and most of the city of Los Angeles, but once you leave Los Angeles and go to Burbank or Palm Beach, fmwestwood will either completely lose the signal or the listening effect will be very poor.
When fmwestwood originally had medium wave and short wave AM broadcasting, it could not only cover the entire city of Los Angeles very well, but even the surrounding areas of Los Angeles could listen to the program relatively clearly; even with the blessing of medium wave, Canada and Mexico could sometimes Listen to this station's program.
There are only two buildings in fmwestwood now. A five-story building is where the radio station's administrative building, production department and computer room are located; the other three-story building is the radio station's dormitory building.It's just that now, in addition to the hosts who live in the radio station, it will also be provided to some freelance artists who have no fixed residence and no fixed income.
Because there is no money, fmwestwood now only retains talk shows and music programs, while other radio stations generally have no funds to produce at least the standard news programs, let alone sports programs, concerts and radio dramas that are extremely expensive to produce.In order to save money, the entire radio station only has two large live broadcast rooms and one small live broadcast room. In addition, it also has an editing room and a recording studio, which can barely maintain the operation of the radio program.
Xiao Kaien's radio program is called "Talking Movies with Xiao". In order to welcome Jed, this program was moved to the best live Ralph studio.Accompanied by his assistant, Jed came to Ralph's live broadcast room. Looking at the dilapidated floors, Jed felt a little sad in his heart.
The reason why Ralph's live studio is the best is that apart from its size, it is also equipped with a director's room, and the director's room can also control another small live broadcast room.There is such an arrangement because in the past radio programs were two hours long, or even three hours long.When it comes to hourly news and half-hour traffic reports, the director needs to temporarily transfer the signal from the big live broadcast room to the small live broadcast room next door.In this way, the hosts on both sides know what each other needs to do, so that the program will not sound abrupt or rushed.
"Listeners and friends in Westwood District, welcome to continue listening to "Let’s Talk Movies with Xiao". I am Kane." When the time came, Jed and Kane had already put on their headphones and took their places. "Today I'm talking about movies with a big figure in Hollywood, also known as a representative of commercial films. He is the founder and chairman of the board of Sherman Entertainment Group - Mr. Jed Sherman. Let us thank Thank you, Mr. Erman, for taking the time to participate in the live broadcast of our radio program. If you have any questions, please ask them."
Because of the unfamiliar question, Jed and Xiao Kaien started the topic very plainly, but then Kane asked a question that made Jed's assistant and the head of the radio station very nervous. "Mr. Sherman, I like your films very much, especially the films you wrote or directed in the early days." Shawn said, "For example, you advocated women's freedom in "Thelma and Louise"; The praise of homosexuality in "Sky"; for example, your criticism of AIDS discrimination in "The Philadelphia Story"; not to mention that you wrote the greatest films in modern American film history, "Forrest Gump" and "The Shawshank Redemption ", especially "The Shawshank Redemption" directed by you yourself is still at the top of the list of major movies so far. But after "12 Monkeys", your style suddenly changed from art movies to commercial movies, and your movie style It is also becoming more and more big production and big scenes. What I want to ask is, what do you think the essence of film is? And what do you pursue in the film world?"
Xiao Kaien's question is probably a question that all film critics want to ask but are afraid to ask. When Jed was born as the screenwriter of the two controversial films "Thelma & Louise" and "Uninhibited Sky", many independent filmmakers asked Thought he would be one of his own.This feeling that he participated in the filming of "Schindler's List" and finally independently completed "The Shawshank Redemption", film critics lamented in their hearts, Spielberg's successor has finally been found, and the art film under the banner A banner bearer was finally born.
But to the surprise of film critics, Jed actually started to become a commercial filmmaker after filming the metaphor-filled science fiction film "12 Monkeys".And beyond the expectations of the film critics, Jade has been very successful whether he is the director or producer of commercial films. He has developed the original small Galaxy Film Company into one of the fifth largest Hollywood seven giants in the United States. The century-old Paramount and Fox are under pressure.Because Jade has changed from a screenwriter to a director and then to the most famous publisher and entertainment company in Hollywood, no one dares to ask this question directly.
Jed was not angry, thought for a while, and replied: "Art and business are always the biggest disputes in the film industry. The reason why European movies look down on American movies is because we are not artistic enough; the reason New York movies look down on Hollywood movies is also because we are not artistic enough. In fact, what is a movie, this proposition has too many answers in the minds of too many people. Some people say that movies are a kind of entertainment and should make people feel happy; some people think that movies should be art, carrying the best of human beings. Some people say that movies should be a tool of education, teaching people to transform into truth, goodness and beauty. In fact, when a large amount of capital pours into the movie industry and the movie industry becomes more and more mature, movies are essentially a commodity. Only this Only when the product sells well, the production company and distribution company can make the next product, and the directors, screenwriters, actors and other staff will have the next job or salary increase. It is undeniable that from the perspective of the producer and from the Watching a movie from the perspective of a director and a screenwriter are two different things. When I was just a director and a screenwriter, I hoped that I could make a movie that made everyone reflect on themselves; but when I was a producer, I hoped to do Make a movie that everyone buys tickets for. So when I'm a director and producer, I hope I can find a balance between the two places. However, I have a small company, and the employees in it have their Family and personal life need to be burdened. I have to make a lot of money, so you can see that my films are becoming more and more commercial. But at least I still adhere to the bottom line and principles. My films are commercial but not kitsch , so I don't feel that much guilt about myself."
Xiao Kaien nodded, and he had to admit that Jade's films were recognized as having the highest depth of thought among commercial films.In particular, many film critics have said that even in the most commercial films directed by Jade, there will always be one or two scenes that make people think deeply.Xiao Kaien continued to ask: "I found an interesting phenomenon. Most of the films released by Sherman Entertainment Group this year are small and medium-budget films, especially the production costs of the two films you directed are not as high as You directed half of a Harry Potter film last year. I wonder, what does that mean? Are you going back to art directing?"
"In fact, it means that our company has no money." Jed laughed at himself, "Although this is not the main reason, it is indeed one of the reasons, so I still appeal to the audience in the United States, and please give more support at the box office. In fact, I The main reason for directing small and medium-budget films this time is that the company has no such great financial pressure and short-term funds are limited, so I decided to use small and medium-budget films to practice my skills. It’s not that some film critics said that Jed Shell, who can make art films Has Mann died of a heart attack? I want them to see that as long as I'm still alive, I can make any kind of movie I want!"
Xiao Kai'en stopped entangled in this issue, and began to ask about the new film released by Sherman Entertainment Group and produced by United Artists - "V for Vendetta".He asked: "Mr. Sherman, this is the fourth time you have worked with the Wachowskis. What do you think of these two directors? At the same time, what do you think of the film "V for Vendetta"?" movie?"
"The Wachowskis are some of the most talented directors I've ever seen in Hollywood, and they're also very critical and sci-fi directors. From The Matrix to V for Vendetta, they've built us Is a very scary future. Of course, I can't reveal the movie details about "V for Vendetta", but if you have seen "The Matrix", you can imagine the tone and narrative style of this movie." Jed Replied, "We were shooting "The Matrix 3: Matrix Revolution" at the time. Because of my insistence, the script of this episode was actually changed a lot from the original script, so the Wachowskis were confused by me at the time. Very tired. But one day, Lana found me and threw me a script, saying that I had squeezed their siblings for so long and had to help them shoot another movie. My first reaction after reading that script was, Omg! I love this story so much! A political sci-fi movie full of metaphors and symbols! - yes, I said it is a political sci-fi movie. It is not satirizing any existing country or government, Or it satirizes all the politicians on our planet. I don't expect many people to understand this movie, but I believe that everyone who has watched this movie will think it is a great movie. In In my opinion, this movie will be another A Clockwork Orange!"
After talking about two hours of movies on Xiao Kai'en's program, Jed and his assistant left this humble little radio station.Although Jade did not acquire the radio station, Jade's personal participation gave the station a development opportunity.In the following time, this radio station has become the stronghold of leftist filmmakers in Los Angeles, and it is also a must-see propaganda position for various films.But what frustrates the film company is that no matter how much you spend in advertising, if the film is bad, the famous people on this station will still label the film "garbage" unceremoniously.
But this is a matter of the future. Jed is now riding his improved bulletproof car and heading towards Rose Manor surrounded by security guards.It's not that Jed made a fuss, it's just that the assassination of Sony has made some Japanese extremists extremely dissatisfied with him. It is said that there are Japanese assassins sneaking into the United States to harm Jed.But after this news was reported by the "Los Angeles Times", agents from CIA, FBI, and NSA all followed Jed for a while, lest an oversight would lead to a major scandal in the history of American national security.