Chatty Hollywood

The attempted or delayed protest by the Dominicans was just one of the many mishaps the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" encountered during filming.

And it's Charlotte's job as a producer, not a director, to pre-empt it.

In fact, the job of a producer is no easier than that of a director.

The only difference is that the director focuses more on the movie itself, while the producer has to take care of everything.

No way, in Hollywood, which implements a producer-centered system, the chief producer is the leader of the crew.

Unless the leading actor or director in the crew is also a member of the investors and also has the title of producer, the chief producer will have great power.

And having power also means taking corresponding responsibilities.

Although the producer has only one ultimate responsibility, which is to ensure that the movie is profitable.

——As long as a film project can make a profit quickly after its release, no matter how well the producer performs during the filming and production of the film, he can be said to be successful.

But the premise is that the movie must make a profit.

——If the movie loses money, no matter how many excuses the producer gives and how many scapegoats he finds, he, as the first person in charge, cannot escape.

And what might affect the movie's profitability?

the answer is--

Everything from the project to the release of a movie, and even a period of time after the release.

For a movie, danger is everywhere in this world!

This also means that the producer, especially the chief producer, must be responsible for everything that happens during the production of the film.

Of course, this is an exaggeration.

In fact, in Hollywood, where the film industry is relatively mature and each position has clear powers and responsibilities, the chief producer is basically not required to take part in general affairs.

At least this is true in some large-scale commercial productions with large investments and sufficient human resources.

Various behind-the-scenes staff such as showrunners, executive producers, directors, screenwriters, etc. will solve most routine problems.

Most of the time, the chief producer only needs to prepare money, build a crew, and then regularly review the film's progress and cost expenditures.

However, this assumes that the crew does not encounter any problems that no one else can solve.

Once you encounter that kind of big trouble, whether it is within the crew or outside the crew, especially various accidents, you need the powerful chief producer to handle it.

This includes, but is not limited to, resolving excessive conflicts among the big names in the crew, deciding whether to invest more or kill the director when costs are overrun, renting some special filming locations, such as the National Museum of the United States...

Protests like the one Charlotte quelled, which could seriously delay the crew's filming time or even lead to dangerous incidents, are naturally one of them.

——In short, among Hollywood crews, "finding the producer if you have difficulties" is also an unwritten rule.

——This is actually the same as in ordinary companies, problems that cannot be solved by the lower levels are reported to the boss, and are eventually summarized to the boss.

The producer is the boss of the crew!

certainly,

Whether the boss can solve the problem, and after he solves the problem, will he feel that his subordinates are not capable enough and will bother himself with everything because he decides to fire people? This is another matter.

In short, as a successful Hollywood producer, you not only have to control the director and the entire crew, but also withstand various pressures and dictates from investors. You also have to deal with various external difficulties and enemies with ill intentions.

——This is not an easy job.

This is especially true when the director is also the producer, especially the chief producer.

Those pure directors who are full of artistic cells cannot do this at all.

And some on-set tyrants with too grumpy tempers don't have this patience.

Only those who are successful enough, authoritative, shrewd and patient, can think in an almost schizophrenic way, thinking from two completely opposite standpoints: the producer who invests money and the director who spends money. Only those who solve the problem can really do a good job of wearing two hats.

——Like Spielberg, like Charlotte.

And even super directors like them often need many assistant producers to help handle production work because they have too many things to focus on.

For example, Kathleen Kennedy, a well-known female producer in Hollywood, started her career as a production assistant for Spielberg.

In this regard, Charlotte mainly relies on his ghosts.

——Like Alexis, who can fly across the Atlantic Ocean quickly.

This is his unique skill that no other director can learn.

At the same time, because Charlotte established Spectre Studio very early, his movies were basically shot by Spectre Studio.

This saved him a lot of time when selecting crew members, especially the majority of behind-the-scenes staff.

——These people are all employees of Spectre Studio, and there will basically be no problems such as inappropriate schedules.

In fact, because Charlotte shoots one movie a year, his crew is almost always on hand.

Some people have even been following Charlotte around to make movies since they entered the industry, and have never worked under a director other than him.

Therefore, Charlotte's crew is very skillful in working together, and many small things can be solved without his personal intervention.

And now, it is this crew who is following him in the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

- It certainly made Charlotte's job a lot easier.

But even so, when encountering emergencies like today, it still has to be resolved by Charlotte herself...

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Anyway, after that, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew didn't have any trouble filming in the Dominican Republic.

Of course, it would not be smooth sailing.

After all, Dominicans, like many people in tropical and subtropical areas, are not that active in work.

Perhaps it is because the natural environment is too friendly, food and other resources are abundant, and the pressure to survive has been low since ancient times. People in these areas generally lack the concept of hard work.

This is true in Africa, it is true in South America, and Dominica is no exception.

This makes the crew always feel like they are on vacation while working when they hire local people to work.

In this regard, even if Charlotte can use magic, it can't change anything.

Fortunately, with careful planning, this low work efficiency did not greatly affect the filming progress of the crew.

Considering that "Pirates of the Caribbean" is now a trilogy of continuous shooting, the shooting time will be relatively long. In order to prevent the crew members' nerves from being tense to an unbearable level, Charlotte also deliberately relaxed.

——Especially when filming in Rosarito, Mexico some time ago, because the huge water tank where "Titanic" was filmed was charged by the day, the crew naturally had to race against time.

So it makes sense to relax a little now, especially since it's almost Christmas 2000.

After all, work can only last if there is tension and relaxation!

Charlotte also took the opportunity to pick up Charlize and prepare to spend a Christmas in the tropics with her wife...

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