ak
01-04-2002, 06:25 PM
Having recently bought Empire film magazine, here in the U.K, I flicked through to see an interesting article, perhaps one of their most interesting articles in recent months.
The article is titled "Is the pre-determined release date ruining Hollywood"?
(The writing here is in my own words, with snippets from the article).
And, as the article addresses a definite "yes", I totally agree. It's not something i've thought about much before, but is very obvious.
The piece goes onto address such films as The Mummy Returns (Which had some god-awful effects) and Harry Potter (which also had a lot of dodgy effects - due to their deadlines).
It's true. The whole Hollywood system really is devoid of the integrity it certainly should have, and audiences should certainly see that these cheaply-put- together films certainly aren't worthy of our money, which then equals a success, only for the studio to want another sequel, which has an even shorter dead-line.
Heck, look at The Scorpion King - That's going to come around really quickly, and also looks dreadful.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the article though, is how it references Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, who are the kings at correct scheduling.
Minority Report finished principal photography a while ago, giving ILM a year or so to work on effects. The same with Attack Of The Clones, which finished even longer ago, and has had a great time advantage with the effects side.
Ian Freer (article writer) also comments on the popular use of digital editing machines, which can smack a film together without much blood, sweat or tears. There's isn't a great deal of physical involvement at that stage it seems, directors can mess about with a film when they seem fit. It's a far quicker method, which once again ties in with the pre-determined deadline.
Yet again, good old Spielberg still likes to cut his films using the traditional method, and it comes through in the great quality of his work.
I can only connect this with that broken toy you got for Christmas when you were younger. It was one of a million on a production line, and not the only one that was faulty. Manufacturers are trying their best to keep up with demands, yet make a botched-job, which is hopeless.
Please Hollywood, less Mummy Returns - more integrity, and as the article perfectly puts it - More common sense!!
[This message has been edited by ak (edited 01-04-2002).]
The article is titled "Is the pre-determined release date ruining Hollywood"?
(The writing here is in my own words, with snippets from the article).
And, as the article addresses a definite "yes", I totally agree. It's not something i've thought about much before, but is very obvious.
The piece goes onto address such films as The Mummy Returns (Which had some god-awful effects) and Harry Potter (which also had a lot of dodgy effects - due to their deadlines).
It's true. The whole Hollywood system really is devoid of the integrity it certainly should have, and audiences should certainly see that these cheaply-put- together films certainly aren't worthy of our money, which then equals a success, only for the studio to want another sequel, which has an even shorter dead-line.
Heck, look at The Scorpion King - That's going to come around really quickly, and also looks dreadful.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the article though, is how it references Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, who are the kings at correct scheduling.
Minority Report finished principal photography a while ago, giving ILM a year or so to work on effects. The same with Attack Of The Clones, which finished even longer ago, and has had a great time advantage with the effects side.
Ian Freer (article writer) also comments on the popular use of digital editing machines, which can smack a film together without much blood, sweat or tears. There's isn't a great deal of physical involvement at that stage it seems, directors can mess about with a film when they seem fit. It's a far quicker method, which once again ties in with the pre-determined deadline.
Yet again, good old Spielberg still likes to cut his films using the traditional method, and it comes through in the great quality of his work.
I can only connect this with that broken toy you got for Christmas when you were younger. It was one of a million on a production line, and not the only one that was faulty. Manufacturers are trying their best to keep up with demands, yet make a botched-job, which is hopeless.
Please Hollywood, less Mummy Returns - more integrity, and as the article perfectly puts it - More common sense!!
[This message has been edited by ak (edited 01-04-2002).]