©深响原创· Author|吕玥, the picture of the “Hollywood Past” stills
In the eyes of domestic moviegoers, Hollywood blockbusters have always been synonymous with quality movies, and Oscar has always been the top glory. Even though the current movie like “Where” has created records in the country and won nearly 5 billion box office, we are still delighted that it can enter the Oscars primaries.
At the same time, because of national self-confidence and cultural self-confidence, we have been asking such questions: Why can’t China shoot Hollywood blockbusters? There are so many investors in China, several generations of well-known directors, and countless good actors. Why can’t we have a second Hollywood?
The answer usually given by practitioners is that “the American film industry is mature enough”, but in fact many people are not sure where it matures, and it is not clear how the mature model of Hollywood is formed today.
What is the nature and the whole picture of Hollywood? Who made the myth of Hollywood?
Edward writer Edward Eystein (Edward Jay Epstein’s book “Making a blockbuster: money, power, and the secrets of Hollywood” answers all of the above questions. The book consists of six chapters, a comprehensive and in-depth description of the transformation of the American film industry’s business model over the past 100 years, a film from a “point” to the final production process, and the logic behind the operation of the Hollywood model.
Through this book, you may have a new perspective on the art of film, and perhaps you can also feel the similarities between the Chinese film industry and its similarities. Many domestic users want to be the “next Disney” content