73 - Pulitzer Prize?
The hotel hall was filled with cups, and Wayne, led by Jeff Robinoff, shook hands and drank wine frequently.
If anyone in this hall knows the best movie critic, it must be Wayne in this era. He knows what kind of things these people are. Don’t look like they are all so tall, but they are actually lees lying on the film industry.
This is a public relations feast initiated by Warner Bros. Both Warner and these critics understand the rules. Since you have accepted the public relations of the production company, you must control the pencils in your hands and don’t write or draw in the newspaper.
Wayne understands that this is the best time for film critics to live in. When the Internet era comes, there will be more channels for film fans to obtain film information, and the influence of film critics will only stay in the older fan group, which will basically not affect the choice of popular movie fans.
"Wayne, this is a Pulitzer Prize winner and famous film critic Mr. Roger Albert." Jeff took him and walked to a middle-aged man wearing glasses and somewhat bald.
"Hello, Mr. Albert! I'm Wayne Greenberg." Wayne reached out and shook with him, then looked at the person next to him.
"Hello, I'm Kenneth Tulan." The other party stretched out his hand without waiting for Jeff's introduction.
"Hello!"
Roger Albert held a champagne glass and looked at the young director in front of him. "Director Greenberg!"
"You can call me Wayne! Mr. Albert."
"Well, Wayne. I've seen a lot of talented directors. You're the most special one, not because of your age, but because of your style of filming."
Roger Albert leaned against the table behind him, staring at the tall and handsome young director, with a preaching tone.
"As for these two films, you need to use the camera to advance the plot, the construction of the film framework, and the dark style of playing with human nature, all of which are particularly unique." His voice revealed a serious and a look of pity on his face.
"You shouldn't be overly pursuing large-scale bloody scenes. You should put your thoughts elsewhere in the film. You did a great job at the end of "Escape from the Deadly Town", but unfortunately, in the end, I failed to deeply explore the hearts of several major characters, and ended the whole story with bloody killings."
Amid Roger Albert's guidance, he did not notice that Wayne's face became increasingly ugly.
If there are no scenes that release emotions, we still have to deeply explore the character's heart? Then what is left in this video? A dark long-lasting movie that makes people drowsy and depresses.
What's the difference between these damn art films?
At this moment, Wayne felt that this critic either really hoped that he would do that in the future, increase the depth of the film, and strive to win the award earlier. Or he was not kind enough to dig a hole for him and wanted to trick him into it.
"If you do what I said, the film will be full of extraordinary artistic cultivation!"
As he finished speaking, Wayne no longer had the patience to argue with him, and the two of them were not on the same channel at all.
"Mr. Albert, I have not stabilized my shooting style yet. No one can guarantee what the future film will be like." Wayne was halfway through his speech while he was interrupted by the Pulitzer Prize winner.
"Trust me, Wayne! If you make a video like I said, you will definitely gain a lot of professional reputation."
Professional reputation? That's not the film critics have the final say!
Everyone in this circle knows that these famous special film critics are all separated from the market. When they are not publicly dependent on the production company, the film critics issued are all opposite to those of the popular movie fans.
Only in this way can they highlight their unique artistic cultivation. Although Wayne has always wanted to form his own film style, he has been working hard for it. But film art that is separated from the masses is still nothing.
These critics usually act like instructors, constantly guiding the public fans to choose movies. In this era, they can be arrogant for a few days.
When the Internet era arrives, popular movie fans will soon discover one thing: why can a group of critics with hundreds of people guide hundreds of millions of people across North America to choose a video?
Fans like commercial videos, but they oppose commercial videos. The sleepy art films that fans cannot watch are praised by them as elegant art.
To put it bluntly, in their eyes, what most people like must be vulgar, and only a few people who are innovative and unique can represent the great art of film!
There are six major companies in Hollywood now. Which one dares to make art films that are elegant in the eyes of film critics like them? Except for purposeful award-winning works, the rest are all commercial films aimed at the public.
Just like this time Warner invited Roger Albert and the others to come, no matter what the film "Escape from the Deadly Town" is made, they will praise it in tomorrow's newspaper column just because they received the so-called public relations fee.
So what are these things? They are just a means of making mouth-openers and using them for film promotion. This is a group of leeches lying in the film industry, sucking blood while promoting art.
In a sentence from the other side of the Pacific, it means that it is a bitch and a archway.
Wayne responded to the Pulitzer Prize winner's words and wanted to turn around and leave here. He was afraid that he would not be able to resist a few words of criticism for a while.
"Director Greenberg!" Kenneth Tulan, who had been standing next to watch, called him. "Let's go there and sit down and chat?"
"sure!"
Kenneth Tulan was observing just now, and when he saw Wayne's face slowly becoming ugly, he almost laughed out loud. His personality and film review style were different from Roger Albert, and sometimes his thoughts were even completely opposite.
But Roger Albert became famous earlier than him, and was a Pulitzer Prize winner, and his influence in North America was greater than him.
Another most important point is that Kenneth Tulan is also a native of Los Angeles Jewish! Naturally, he has a good impression of Wayne.
"Director Greenberg, don't give up on your own style. Even the most famous critics may not be right. You must know that our group has never produced famous directors, and you may not have the needs of you to understand movie fans!"
The other party's first words made Wayne stunned. He thought that all the critics were as enthusiastic as Roger Albert.
"Mr. Tulan, Roger Albert is right in fact. If he made a video like he said, it would be at least a little closer to the Oscar Little Golden Man!" Although he spoke very seriously, anyone could hear the joke.
"Don't worry, Wayne. Your production style is much simpler than those pure visual effects commercial films!" Kenneth Tulan picked up the wine glass and took a sip, leaned forward, and said in a low voice:
"You are too young, you must be patient, remember your ethnic group, and you will have what you should have!" After saying that, he raised his head and stared at his eyes. "Remember, be patient!"
Wayne understood what he meant. As a Jewish person, he knew how helpful this racial identity would have been to him.
In this Hollywood, all the executives, bosses, producers, and media practitioners have almost all close relationships with Jews. Even those Oscar judges and old men in the academy are powerful.
So as Kenneth Tulan said, he doesn't have to worry, even if he finally relies on his age, he can still be the little golden man.
"Thank you, Kenneth!" Wayne picked up the wine glass and touched him again. He could hear that this was a film critic who truly admired him.
Kenneth laughed at his name, knowing that he understood what he meant. "Wayne, your production style is very special. Although there were similar videos before, there were never a director like you.
As far as your two movies are concerned, the core of the story is to distort dark humanity, and then release the emotions of the audience through large-scale bloody pictures. You should know that many horror movies, thrillers are much more bloody than you do, and the scale is much larger, but they do not have that connotation.
I hope you can continue to make progress. This is a director type that has never appeared before. It can not only express ideas, but also attract the love of the public movie fans. It is very rare!"
Hearing this, Wayne instantly felt like a soulmate. Since he arrived here, he has been planning his career, and only this film critic has seen some intentionally or unintentionally.
Just as Kenneth said, he was not choosing films at will. He watched more black films in his previous life and had more choices, but those films that were in-depth and popular were made by many different directors.
He wants to take a different path, an alternative path in the Hollywood assembly line production factory.
This is a choice that has been carefully considered for many years, pure commercial movies. Can anyone ever fight James Cameron, the truck driver who drove the car?
The truck driver had George Lucas, who had created a wave of commercial films before, with Steven Spielberg, a commercial film all-rounder, and Michael Bay, who pressed the balls on the Transformers.
Gangster movies include Francis Coppola who cannot surpass them and Martin Scorsese, and it can be said that any director of Hollywood style has already had representative characters.
Wayne wants to take one path of his own, a path that no director has done in his previous life.
From the next film, he will use his own designed style to shock fans across North America and even the world.
Chapter completed!