Los Angeles in the early morning is always filled with a dry and sunny atmosphere. After three months of winter without rain, the sprinkler had to be dispatched and circled along the city streets at dawn. The earthy after-rain smell refreshes the whole world.
Bradley Adams left the parking lot, accelerated his pace across Hollywood Boulevard, and trotted towards the building diagonally opposite. At this time, the east-west Hollywood Boulevard had been blocked, and the surrounding six blocks had to be detoured for a year. The once grandest Oscar ceremony is about to kick off, and the red carpet on the right is being fixed with live cameras, and the staff is going back and forth for the final inspection.
Bradley's footsteps paused for a moment, even though this is not his first Oscar, but the turbulent emotions are still inevitable—
This is the highest event of the American film industry.
Although Oscar is becoming more and more commercial and mediocre due to the relationship between the Academy's public relations in the awards season, no one can deny that this is the most influential awards ceremony in the world at present, and its commercial influence is comparable to that of the Olympic Games and the World Cup. In North America, only the Super Bowl can beat the Oscars.
After tonight, who will reach the summit for the first time and who will make a legend? The stories under the spotlight are wonderful, and the stories outside the spotlight are equally exciting.
That's why Bradley must appear at the Oscars every year. In addition to gossip and explosions, there are still many stories in this feast that can be slowly excavated. Those joys and sorrows, those bitterness and happiness, those are the truest and purest emotions of every ordinary person.
The footsteps only paused a little, and then Bradley walked quickly towards the press center again.
Although the sun has only just broken free from the shackles of sea level, the reporter center is already lively - the work of the reporters has started since last night:
Who will be at the dinner? Are you bringing a companion? Whose evening dress is off? Who modifies the dress temporarily in the middle of the night? Who else had an unexpected situation on the eve of the Oscars? Are college ceremonies on schedule? Or is the inside information leaked out? Is there any recent focus update for today's red carpet? Will those foreign language film nominees be present at the ceremony? Is there any behind-the-scenes news that is particularly noteworthy? Can the first-hand information be updated
and so on.
Today, the reporter center will become a news source. On the one hand, they need to inquire about each other's news. The reporters' colleagues know the most detailed situation. Let's see if we can outline a general blueprint. If it is Xiao Nian , in fact, the internal forecast has basically been formed; on the other hand, they need to write in advance, those awards that lack suspense, they can take the lead in writing the prototype of the draft, and call the agent to reserve an exclusive interview opportunity on Oscar night in advance, Make time for news coverage after the awards ceremony.
To put it simply, the reporter center is the gathering place of gossip and gossip. How to capture the accurate context from those rumors, and then seize the exclusive opportunity in advance, this will be an important moment for reporters to show their abilities.
Even top media like The New York Times must stand on the same starting line as their peers on Oscar day. Sometimes, their news is not as sensitive as TMZ or some gossip, so the on-site reporter must be sophisticated and wise, and accurately capture the key from the sea of information.
That's why The New York Times puts Bradley on the front lines every year.
"…now the odds are over for 'Birdman' and 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' is even behind 'Blitzkrieg'."
"Really? I always think it should be a showdown between 'Boyhood' and 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'."
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"Moore has basically no suspense. I asked ten judges, and the only one who agreed is Moore."
"I heard the same situation. Moore is ready to prepare for her acceptance speech. Everyone thinks it's too easy for her. But in fact, this year is not her best performance. The overall performance may only be better than Redmayne. ."
"But Redmayne also has a great chance. After all, those body language can be seen. For ordinary academy judges, they eat this set; otherwise, you look at the Screen Actors Guild. I heard the news, Redmay. Well, he was about to lose the union nomination, and he was the one who knocked out Carell, not Cooper."
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"This year's editing and film should not be linked. In terms of editing, Hall's film is too strong, and the other major competitors are basically not on the same level."
"But Fox Searchlight is very good. Now everyone says that editing is not important, and they are constantly praising the long shots of 'Birdman'. I have to admire this PR."
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"Hey, Bradley, good morning. How about you, any news on the screenplay awards?"
Along the way, the fragmented words continued to flow in my ears, some could be believed, some were skeptical. The workplace has already been blocked.
"I just came here, the news has not been updated, but I heard last night that the script may be unpopular, and the vote is very close." Bradley said with a smile -
When exchanging news, the key is to exchange. Every reporter knows this truth. Only by giving some news can they get feedback.
"Adapted or original?" The person who came was also an old acquaintance of Bradley, Eli Wallach of the "Seattle Post", a real "Renlyblow".
"Both," Bradley replied.
Eli also showed a meaningful expression, capturing clues from the short message, but instead of going deeper, he switched the subject, "By the way, you guessed it, this year's interview with 'US Weekly' In the team, who showed up?"
Bradley frowned slightly and cast a suspicious glance.
Eli didn't give a shit either and said a name, "Gavin Hunter".
Bradley was a little surprised, "Why is he here? In the past two years, hasn't he gradually changed topics and plans? I met him a few times in Burbank before."
This group of reporters in the industry knew nothing about the "hype door" back then, but Gavin Hunter and Cornell McGregor parted ways, and it was also clear among the reporters. Later, Gavin chose to retreat to the front line. , Although it did not cause any waves, the reporters who paid close attention to the news were still able to guess one or two, and it was inevitable that they would be a little embarrassed.
"Who knows." Eli shrugged, not knowing why.
Not too long ago, Gavin Hunter wrote a feature for Us Weekly, which was a PR campaign for Renly's awards season. Bradley had not read the article in detail but had heard about it. Thinking about it now , a faint connection can be captured, which made Bradley also smile.
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At the same time, Gavin’s actions are a little restrained. Interviewing frontline and office work are two completely different environments and two types of business. Even in the reporter circle, field reporters and office reporters are two different things. The usual communication circles are two different things. are slightly differentiated.
Now, returning to the scene after a long absence, Gavin is still not quite used to it - his eyes are occupied by unfamiliar faces, which reminds him of the situation when he just entered the industry; but at that time, he and Cornell walked side by side and were friendly to each other The competition, rushing forward with enthusiasm and energy, is now a different person.
"Hey, Gavin." Unfamiliar faces occupy most of the time, and when I occasionally see familiar faces, the joy is multiplied.
"Daisy!" Gavin's eyes brightened, and the person who came was Daisy Lucas, a reporter from "Vanity Fair", who had won countless attention when he wrote a film review for "Crazy Love", "You are still Did you come to the scene? Didn't you have been promoted to deputy editor when I saw you last time?"
Daisy shrugged, "Who can say no to Renly Hall?" Then he winked at Gavin, as if to imply that Gavin was also here for Renly, which made Gavin laugh dumbly. But could not refute.
"Why, are you here specifically to witness the second letter of Renly?" Gavin teased half-truths.
Daisy didn't deny, "Purely in terms of strength, Renly is indeed the best this year. Next, we need to pray." But she didn't admit it, Daisy answered in her own way, "Listen to me. Have you got the latest news from last night?"
"Which one?" Gavin was puzzled.
"TMZ received a tip that Renly made a special trip to the airport to pick up the plane. There seemed to be a mysterious visitor. Many people speculated that Renly was in love." Daisy broke the news and broke the news - compared to the "New York Times", " Gossip news from Vanity Fair and Us Weekly still dominated the pages, and they inevitably paid more attention.
"Renly?" Gavin shook his head in denial, with a smile on his face, "Take it as true, Renly is really in love, but he can't choose an occasion like Oscar to announce it, everyone else forgets it. , don't you know him? The protection of your private life is really strict. Have you forgotten? Three years after the release of 'Crazy Love', we learned that Renly and Felicity were actually on the set. The friction sparked, but because Felicity had a stable relationship, Renly braked just in time and the two of them died without crossing the line."
This is internal information, which has not been disclosed to the public so far. It was mainly because after the casting of "Rogue One", some news came from the cast members who were once "crazy in love". Disney considered this to be a positive factor, and accepted Renly's opinion and chose Felicity. Ti as the heroine.
It is still a state of secrecy at present. If "Rogue One" enters the promotion period, I don't know whether Disney will add to the flames - it depends on Renly's attitude.
Daisy couldn't deny it, and curled her lips, "I know it's ridiculous, but every time I hear similar news, I can't help but pay attention. He deserves a good woman."
"You mean you?" Gavin groaned.
"Haha, please don't pop my soap bubbles, dreaming, this is a woman's right." Daisy laughed happily.