When the subtitles fell and the lights came on again, many people in the screening room felt like they were waking up from a dream.
After a brief silence, bursts of applause rang out in the screening hall. Because there were few people, the applause could not be considered enthusiastic, but it also seemed uniform.
Due to budget constraints and other factors, those who initially joined the crew were basically only behind-the-scenes personnel who had been involved in the low-budget independent film industry for many years.
As a film practitioner, you are naturally very concerned about the films you make. However, after watching a few of the movies I had participated in in the past, I gradually lost all expectations.
Although there were support from people like Brian De Palma, most of the crew did not originally think that a young man like Simon could make such an outstanding movie. The reason why many people came to participate in the preview this time is because several big names will also attend.
Unexpectedly, the result was far beyond expectations.
With the same cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars, compared to the B-level movies they participated in in the past that relied solely on selling meat and gimmicks, although "Lola Run" is also not a mainstream commercial movie, it is definitely a world of difference.
In fact, many people can't help but have a thought in their minds: This is a movie.
In the front row of the screening room, although I have been amazed by Simon's talent in film more than once, and I have seen the sample film of "Run Lola Run" more than once before, but at this time, thinking about the top-notch soundtrack in the film just now, David ·Gile was surprised again.
Director, screenwriter, photography, lighting, editing...
Now it’s the soundtrack again.
David Giller was only curious about what the kid sitting not far from him could do.
Beside David Giller, Brian De Palma was also feeling emotional.
A movie goes through too many steps from the creation of an idea to the final film. Any deviation in any of these may lead to the final result of the film being very different from the creator's vision.
Many viewers always criticize some bad movies for their blunt plots and lack of logic.
However, these bad movies will definitely have a very complete idea or script at the beginning. Otherwise, no film company will easily invest tens of millions of dollars.
A perfect script turns out to be an incomplete and bad movie, which involves the issue of the completion of a movie.
The degree of completion of a film not only includes whether a film fully displays the story content that the script wants to express, but also includes the quality of the film's special effects, editing, and soundtrack.
After watching the final film and comparing it with the scripts he had read in his memory, Brian De Palma realized that "Run Lola Run" is definitely a very complete movie.
If "Run Lola Run" was a commercial film, Brian De Palma is sure that this movie would definitely achieve excellent box office results.
However, although it is not a commercial film and the subject matter deviates from the mainstream, as long as they have watched the movie, most viewers will definitely give a very positive evaluation, even if they are not interested in the whole story at all.
This is the advantage of "Lola Run".
In the screening room.
After watching the video, everyone was left with a lot of thoughts.
However, if the person who was most shocked was definitely Fox Vice President Peter Sanders.
A few months ago, when he accidentally heard about the amazing results of Simon's sample photos, Peter Sanders was a little disapproving.
Even if he is more talented in photography, he is still just a young boy who has just entered Hollywood. Peter Sanders does not think that a young man like Simon can make a movie that is even barely watchable.
I heard that this guy is also doing a lot of work including editing and scoring.
This is even more unreliable.
What a mess.
It's just a pity that the investment is said to be 650,000 US dollars.
As the vice president of Fox, he could barely get this figure only when the business situation was better, including a lot of salary and bonuses.
Having been in the industry for decades, Peter Sanders understands that in the film industry, talent is important, but the most important thing is experience. Without the hard work of several films over ten years and eight years, it is simply impossible to make a film that is recognized by people.
Then, the eighty minutes just now completely overturned his previous understanding.
The initial disapproval turned into a deep shock.
Although his ability is not outstanding, to be able to reach his current position, Peter Sanders definitely does not lack the vision to judge the quality of a movie.
Like Brian De Palma, Peter Sanders also realized that "Lola Run" is definitely a very complete film.
Even if the audience for such a movie is limited, as long as it is run properly, it is absolutely easy to achieve commercial success.
It is human nature to pursue perfection.
A well-finished movie is like a piece of jade that has been carefully carved by an engraver. Compared with those crudely made finished products, even if consumers don't like the variety of jade, they obviously prefer the more delicate one.
Thinking about it in his mind, everyone stood up and started chatting enthusiastically with Simon Westeros. Peter Sanders also stepped forward, but with an absent-minded expression, he said: "Simon, I still have some things to answer. Office, let’s do this, at four-thirty, you can come over and let’s chat.”
Simon heard Peter Sanders' words, smiled and nodded, and politely sent him out of the screening room.
Afterwards, everyone chatted enthusiastically for a while, and everyone in the crew who participated in the test screening left one after another.
As the leading actors and actresses, Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves also specifically apologized to Simon. They both had new film appointments and would not be able to go to Sundance with him in the next few days.
Simon naturally understands that not to mention the Oscars, even those traditional old film festivals are far from being comparable to the current Sundance. What's more, the Sundance Film Festival does not have acting awards, so the stars of the participating films have little incentive to rush to Park City.
Everyone was sent away one after another, but David Giller and Brian De Palma unexpectedly stayed until the end this time.
Seeing that there were only two women left around Simon, David Giller did not shy away and said to Simon: "Sanders was just showing off just now. You must have felt it. This is the kind of person he is. So, don't wait any longer. Agree to his conditions immediately. If possible, it is best to wait until after Sundance. Actually, Simon, I think you should take "Run Lola Run" to participate in some more influential film festivals, such as Cannes, Berlin, and Venice. , these are much better than Sundance, and given the quality of your film, they will definitely accept it.”
"I understand, David," Simon nodded and added: "Actually, I have also thought about participating in the Cannes Film Festival. However, the film has just been completed recently, and I missed the registration for the recent Berlin Film Festival. The other two It’s too far. Moreover, I actually hope that "Lola Run" can focus on the domestic market in the United States."
David Giller nodded to express his understanding. He actually knew that Simon's reasons for giving up participating in overseas film festivals were not limited to these. Funding is also a very important factor.
Moreover, even if you rush to participate, with the quality of "Lola Run", there is definitely no problem in attracting attention, but because of the subject matter, the chance of winning is very slim, and the possibility of leaving empty-handed is even greater.
The few people chatted for a while, and then David Giller and Brian De Palma said goodbye and left.
Simon took back the copy of "Run Lola Run" and left the screening room with the two women.