Ace Hollywood

Many USC students hang around next to the School of Film and Television, hoping to meet Steven or Robert Zemeckis. The nine-member group of the awards committee will take a day off today to work on the final business of the short film competition. They need Watch all sixteen short films in the small screening hall of the Film and Television Academy. The staff will collect scores after each short film and calculate the average score statistically. The method adopted by the committee is not the usual negotiation, compromise and collective decision of film awards. It is a very straightforward scoring. These people include big directors, studio executives, well-known producers, Oscar winners for Best Cinematography, etc. They will rate each short film from their own perspective, work Staff will only do simple accumulation and averaging, which is the basis for the final award.

This is probably the cleanest award in Hollywood. First, it has no meaning for famous actors. Second, the big directors are usually weird, and you can hardly be sure that he will not dislike the use of tactics in this kind of student competition.

"Today's task is not easy," Steven whispered to Zemeckis, who walked side by side, "I hope these young people can surprise us."

"You mean Pete or Julia Roberts?"

Steven laughed. Indeed, it is difficult for these naive little directors to take the initiative from big stars. The short film is not so much the work of the director as it is the joke of the big stars.

There is no red tape. Steven and the others sat down in the screening room. The final version of the short films submitted to the federation this morning began to be screened one by one.

As Zemeckis said, it's really hard for them to see anything that shines.

"Brad gave more guidance than we thought," Zemeckis said softly, and they were now watching the work of the smart white kid - "Sgt. Glory."

Steven's seat was a few steps away from him, and Lucas sat next to him.

"The technique is much more sophisticated than the previous works, at least it's organized. It seems to have borrowed a lot from Steven's "Ryan". I don't know if he will like it."

At the end of the morning, they watched nine short films. Fortunately, they were all professionals, otherwise it would be enough to cause confusion.

The Academy of Film and Television provided a simple working lunch, after which they continued to work.

Until the last one, Jonson Zhu's "Silent Love".

"A short film of a topical idol." Lucas pays more attention to the Internet than others, and has more knowledge of Daniel's Internet popularity. "Let me see what story he made."

The cool-toned biochemistry laboratory descended from the pale fluorescent lights, and Matthew, who was focused and withdrawn, gradually appeared——

"Snapped"

"what happened?"

The first screen of "Silent Love" appeared, and the screen in the screening hall suddenly went black.

These important industry figures, to be honest, were a little curious about the first shot just now. It seems that Qiao Sen's photographer is very skilled, and the picture is full of texture and content.

The photographers of this batch of short films were all recommended by the federation, and none of them were successful.

The staff in the screening hall was obviously a little frightened, and came out to tell everyone that the equipment had a temporary malfunction, and it might take an hour to repair.

"Okay, let's take a break then." Steven spread his hands, this was a no-brainer accident, and for the rest of the short film to change the venue, some people were excited.

It is now less than 3:00 pm, and the awards ceremony will start at 7:00 pm. PwC's counting staff should have accumulated the scores of the previous short films, and it should not be too late.

During the time when the jury was resting, the media reporters and the big stars who participated in the show got the news that the judges were leaving.

In the end, the dust should have settled.

Although PricewaterhouseCoopers was also chosen, this is not an Oscar after all, and the necessity of secrecy is not so high.

So, before the judges returned to the screening room, the result spread.

Those who are eligible for the message have basically earned statistical points.

For example, Matt Damon and his agent Philip, who are already in their mansion preparing to attend the evening's event.

"Sunda Hull is first, Sergeant Honor is second, and your Haven House is fourth. It's better than I thought." Philip held a piece of paper in his hand. There are only the top six, and all the awards belong to the top six, and the rest can only sit.

"Is there "Silent Love"?"

"The expected result - no." Philip showed a happy expression, "I will contact the media and report this matter well, no matter how he performs in "Gladiator", the audience will not be so easy. Give him the praise of the acting school."

Matt Damon also laughed. The young Brooklyn man in the limelight has given him a sense of crisis, especially since he has recently received some information from industry insiders - Daniel's "Gladiator" in "Gladiator" The performance is extraordinary.

Johnny Depp, who lives in his Los Angeles home, also got the same result.

He is the star of the third short film "Spider" - you know, he can worry a lot, in addition to asking famous artists to help guide the editing - like Daniel, Depp also invited photographer friends and director friends Provide friendly guidance to the crew.

Won third place, behind Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt. He has no regrets. The important thing is that he didn't see that name on the list.

"Silent Love".

When he and Tracy talked about the list, he almost couldn't help but feel smug.

"Look, that's a kid who is about to fall over." This was what he thought in his heart.

Daniel's tentacles are still too short, such a leaked list will not reach him, so he is still trying on clothes, and several first-tier sponsors are now willing to provide him with some clothes, purely because the attention is high enough.

The jury members of the competition were not quite aware of the leak of the list, and after an hour and 20 minutes of rest outside, they sat down in the screening hall again.

Jonson's varied shots, Daniel's outstanding and multi-faceted performances, the wonderful performances of Jessica and Quigley, and the wonderful composition of the shots all made everyone's eyes shine.

Of course, this is not what Ferguson called "perfect work", but in this short film competition, it is really refreshing.

Whether it's shooting skills or editing ideas, including the sincere performance of new faces, it's a big surprise.

Especially the last scene of the short film is a work of genius.

"Waiting for more than an hour doesn't seem like a waste." Robert Zemeckis said with a smile as he wrote down the score on the paper.

His colleagues are also writing down their scores for "Silent Love".

The two accountants of PricewaterhouseCoopers got the data of the last film. After statistical calculation, they sealed the results in the award envelope. This cannot be faked, all the basic data will be retained, and the reputation of PricewaterhouseCoopers is not Accidents like this will be allowed.

The Staples Center is brightly lit at night.

Tonight's red carpet is no less than some big awards show.

Big-name directors, superstars, and heavyweight behind-the-scenes people stepped onto the red carpet one after another.

It's just that Daniel was asked by CAA to play with Quigley, which made Jessica a little angry. She was originally unhappy with Daniel's indifference.

Daniel would definitely not do this kind of thing with CAA. Although CAA put him on the temporary agent, CAA is still helping him with many things. Melissa herself is the CAA's Broker, the resources she mobilized undoubtedly belonged to CAA.

Smart people, you should at least maintain stability and calm with CAA at this moment.

Quigley got a new contract through Ferguson, which gave her a lot of leverage to open up her own Hollywood star. CAA is already negotiating a longer contract with her, so it is natural to give the newcomer a little exposure through Daniel. .

The crew of "Silent Love" is of course intimate in front of the camera. In fact, except for Jessica and Daniel, everyone else's relationship is indeed normal.

The awards ceremony was not as long as usual.

After the glittering red carpet segment, the host was Billy Crystal - a renown actor and talk show host who has hosted several Oscars.

You can see the glamour of the cast of the awards show.

As usual, Billy made fun of the directors and big stars who attended the meeting.

"Johnny Depp looked like he sucked a lot last night."

"Robert Zemeckis, where's your Forrest Gump? Did you leave him on an island?" Robert and Tom Hanks collaborated on "Desert Island" for the second time this year. The previous collaboration was Amazing "Forrest Gump".

It's enviable that Billy didn't even forget Daniel Sandler.

"Hey, Mr. Sandler, I can understand your picture is posted in my daughter's room, but why is my son posting it too?"

Daniel's muscles are targeted by some of his peers, and Christo Jr. may be one of them.

There is no live broadcast of the awards ceremony, so you don't have to force yourself to laugh at this time, so it is true that some people turn a deaf ear to this rather funny idea.

After a simple opening, the awards soon entered the formal process~www.novelmt.com~ This time, it was still Steven, Robert, and Lucas who presented the awards. They awarded the best short film, the second prize and the third prize respectively. other prizes.

Lucas was the first to come on stage and awarded the third prize, and the winners were the fourth to sixth.

"We watched all day today and were amazed by the wonderful creativity, amazing creativity and mastery of the shots from the directors, and I think we have reason to believe this: USC will continue to bring great quality to Hollywood. They will also achieve even more brilliant achievements." Lucas said a few words and tore the envelope.

"The third prize belongs to them: Mill Wheeler's Blue Beach, Sejm Renzi's Haven House, Hull Watson's Spider, congratulations."

Maybe when it comes to starring, everyone will be more familiar with Mark Wahlberg's "Blue Beach", Matt Damon's "Haven House" and Johnny's Depp's "Spider". Six to fourth.

Depp tried hard to control his expression. Although there was no camera, many people were looking at him. He had to congratulate Hull Watson, who was happy like a fool, with a decent smile. He was really like a fool.

But he was already roaring in his heart: why the fourth? Isn't it the third? What about the third? Who is the third?

(Everyone is very concerned about the heroine, so I will reply in a unified way. It is unrealistic to have a single heroine, but don’t expect me to write it as a bulldozer. The protagonist will follow the spirit of the contract, and if there is a certain relationship, he will not mess around. Then, then, Jie Sika is not a heroine, and Jessica in 2000 is really delicious. Is it really good to reveal this in advance? Dazed face)