IAIH :: Volume #9

#819: How possible

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After best original song nomination announcement, what then announced was the best movie dubbing in music nomination. 最佳原创歌曲提名公布之后,接下来公布的是最佳电影配乐提名。 «RMS Titanic» failed in the best original song nomination, Eric realized, if the Golden Globe Award appraisal committee must obey the wishes of certain people to suppress this movie really desirably, only in best movie dubbing in music, symbolically will possibly give a nomination. 《泰坦尼克号》在最佳原创歌曲提名上已经落空,艾瑞克意识到,如果金球奖评委会真的要顺从某些人的意愿刻意打压这部电影,很可能只会在最佳电影配乐上,象征性地给出一个提名。 However, after Mira Sorvino read five nomination movies one after another, Eric as before has not heard the «RMS Titanic» name. 不过,当米拉・索维诺陆续念出五部提名影片之后,艾瑞克依旧没有听到《泰坦尼克号》的名字。 The finger several on strikes in the glass gently several, the Eric corners of the mouth brings back, the anger smiles to mutter extremely: „Does not need to do such certainly.” 手指在玻璃几上轻轻敲打几下,艾瑞克嘴角勾起,怒极而笑地喃喃道:“没必要做的这么绝吧。” Some interest is wanings, Eric gives Virginia bosom Kevin suddenly, puts out a hand with a blank new year's card, lowers the head to fill in the card. 突然间有些意兴阑珊,艾瑞克将怀里的凯文交给维吉尼娅,伸手拿过一张空白的贺年卡,低头填写卡片。 In the living room, the sound in television is continuing as before, the women realized that Eric at this time mood somewhat agitated, carefully is maintaining peaceful, does not disturb him. 客厅里,电视机中的声音依旧在继续,女人们都意识到艾瑞克此时心情有些烦躁,小心地保持着安静,不去打扰他。 In the television, the NBC directors and two honored guests continue to announce the long nomination list, often said several joke active atmosphere. 电视机里,nb的主持人和两位嘉宾继续公布着长长的提名名单,不时说几句俏皮话活跃气氛。 The nomination accident that two should be easiest to attain fails, Eric thought that the Golden Globe Award appraisal committee this time very possible is a nomination did not plan to «RMS Titanic», has not held anything to anticipate again, grasped the pencil to trace the colored body English in the new year's card patiently, attempt is making itself recently the somewhat agitated mood tranquil. 两个本应该最容易拿到的提名意外落空,艾瑞克觉得金球奖评委会这次很可能是一个提名都不打算给《泰坦尼克号》了,没有再抱什么期待,握着铅笔耐心地在贺年卡上描着花体英文,试图让自己最近一直有些烦躁的心情平静下来。 After best foreign language film nomination announcement, the director inserted funny dialog carries on one to tease to the nomination movie, Mira Sorvino put out a list once more, was reading to the microphone: „Then, obtains the movie of Golden Globe Award best screenwriter nomination to have, Tom Stoke Parde, Mark Norman, «Shakespeare in Love» \; Terrence Malick, «Red Alert» \; Ethan Cohen and Joel Cohen, «Ice Blood Violent» \; Occupies «Elegant demeanor that Suddie, Glistens» as well as...... James Cameron, «RMS Titanic».” 最佳外语片提名公布后,主持人插科打诨地对提名影片进行了一番调侃,米拉・索维诺再次拿出一份名单,对着话筒念到:“接下来,获得金球奖最佳编剧提名的影片有,汤姆・斯托帕德、马克・诺曼,《莎翁情史》\;泰伦斯・马力克,《红色警戒》\;伊桑・科恩、乔尔・科恩,《冰血暴》\;占・萨迪、《闪亮的风采》以及……詹姆斯・卡梅隆,《泰坦尼克号》。” Feels the stop that in the television Mira Sorvino makes intentionally, Eric had gained ground. 感觉到电视机中米拉・索维诺故意做出的停顿,艾瑞克就已经抬起头来。 Hears the «RMS Titanic» name, not far away small girl said immediately excitedly: „Eric, we attained to nominate.” 听到《泰坦尼克号》的名字,不远处的小妮子立刻兴奋道:“艾瑞克,我们拿到提名了呢。” The Eric slight bow, in the expression is having the doubts, intention that not too clear Golden Globe Award such makes, two nominations were only the accident, the Golden Globe Award appraisal committee are affected a moment ago, «RMS Titanic» did then as before hopefully win the best picture and other core award of the nominations? 艾瑞克微微点头,表情中却带着疑惑,不太明白金球奖这么做的意图,难道刚才两个提名只是意外,金球奖评委会并没有受到影响,《泰坦尼克号》接下来依旧有希望获得最佳影片等核心奖项的提名？ In the heart has some anticipations, Eric to listen to the complete field nomination release conference peacefully, the anticipation that raises quietly actually quickly fails. 心中带着些许期待,艾瑞克安静地听完整场提名发布会,悄然升起的期待却很快落空。 Then, he does not have to hear any phrase about «RMS Titanic» again. «RMS Titanic» halts in a slightly awkward best screenwriter nomination finally merely, other aspects have achieved nothing. 接下来,他没有再听到任何一个关于《泰坦尼克号》的字眼。《泰坦尼克号》最终仅仅止步于一个略显尴尬的最佳编剧提名,其他方面一无所获。 Under normal conditions, Oscar and in the Golden Globe Award this at least surface vigorously maintains own credibility the movie award item, relatively is fair in the nomination stage, if were in the past, the «RMS Titanic» quality was placed there, even if Golden Globe Award wanted to suppress under the influences of certain people desirably, needs to think over risk of credibility loss, therefore brought. 通常情况下,奥斯卡和金球奖这样至少表面上极力维持自身公信力的电影奖项,在提名阶段还是相对公平的,如果是往年,《泰坦尼克号》本身的质量摆在那里,即使金球奖在某些人的影响下想要刻意打压,也需要掂量一下因此带来的公信力损失的风险。 However, Eric watches the nomination release conference, understands approximately that this year's situation and past had greatly are very different. 不过,艾瑞克看完提名发布会,大致也明白过来,今年的情况与以往有很大不同。 According to regularly view, this year absolutely will be a Oscar bumper year, moreover can be the super bumper year. 按照惯常的说法,今年绝对将是一个奥斯卡大年,而且可以算是超级大年。 Only can look from the Golden Globe Award nomination list, «Elegant demeanor these four movies that « Shakespeare in Love» and «Red Alert» and «Ice Blood Violent» and Glistens » are nominated to be over five on average, the performance is exceptionally strong, other such as «Sweetheart Mister» and «Book Grandmaster» and «Madame Beslon» and other movie also quite bright eyes. 仅从金球奖提名名单上就可以看得出来,《莎翁情史》、《红色警戒》、《冰血暴》、《闪亮的风采》这四部影片平均获得提名超过五个,表现异常强势,其他诸如《甜心先生》、《性书大师》、《贝隆夫人》等影片也相当亮眼。 In this situation, the Golden Globe Award appraisal committee can be said as ‚secure’, these many outstanding movies arrange at front, even if «RMS Titanic» attains the nomination, the Golden Globe Award appraisal committee does not think this kind of pure commercial big piece to be able under the outstanding heroes observe the situation attain the award item, since «RMS Titanic» simply does not have to hope to attain the award item, does not give it to nominate at this time, will not exist will lose the credibility in the future the risk. 此种情况下,金球奖评委会可以说是‘有恃无恐’,这么多优秀影片排在前面,即使《泰坦尼克号》拿到提名,金球奖的各位评委也不觉得这样一部纯商业大片可以在群雄环视下拿到奖项,既然《泰坦尼克号》根本没有希望拿到奖项,那么,此时不给它提名,也就不存在未来损失公信力的风险。 Even, Eric also realizes this best screenwriter trick, if «RMS Titanic» attains the best original song and best movie dubbing in music nomination, by the movie in the strength that this dubbing in music shows, can struggle with other movies high under. These two nominations fail, only gives the best screenwriter nomination that does not get the advantage merely, this person of wishes let «RMS Titanic» obviously 100% return empty-handed, does not give the hope that the movie breaks through tiny bit. 甚至,艾瑞克也意识到这个最佳编剧其中的猫腻,如果《泰坦尼克号》拿到最佳原创歌曲和最佳电影配乐提名,以影片在这配乐方面展现出来的实力,还是可以与其他影片一争高下的。这两项提名落空,仅仅只给出一个丝毫不占优势的最佳编剧提名,这明显是有人想要让《泰坦尼克号》100空手而归,不给电影一丝一毫突围的希望。 „Eric......” “艾瑞克……” Notes the Eric quiet hour somewhat to be as if long, his Virginia has called one gently. 注意到艾瑞克的沉默时间似乎有些长,他身旁的维吉尼娅轻轻唤了一声。 „I am all right,” Eric recovers, looks at the woman kind look, smiled, suddenly also thought aloud slightly said in a low voice: „I am engaging in introspection, Hollywood was Film Studio, too many.” “我没事,”艾瑞克回过神来,看着女人关切的眼神,笑了笑,稍微顿了下,突然又自言自语似的低声道:“我只是在反省,好莱坞的电影公司,是不是太多了。” Virginia the firmness that does not note in the Eric look to flash through, asked: „How many do you think appropriate?” 维吉尼娅没有注意到艾瑞克眼神中闪过的坚决,问道:“那你觉得多少合适啊？” „Four big, or three big,” Eric shrugs slightly: „Are less, or is one of us, is always not thinking others' bowl breaks to pieces, was quite eaten to select by oneself.” “四大,或者三大,”艾瑞克微微耸肩:“少一些,或者都是自家人,就不会总想着别人的碗碎掉,好让自己多吃点了。” Virginia also feels certain strong mood in Eric expression at this time, has smiled, said: „That, is how possible.” 维吉尼娅此时也感受到艾瑞克语气里的某些强烈的情绪,笑了下,还是道:“那,怎么可能啊。” Will say anything, the glass several on cell phones vibrate, Eric looked at the number, is Los Angeles Katzenberg hits. 正要说什么,玻璃几上的手机震动起来,艾瑞克看了看号码,是洛杉矶的卡森伯格打来的。 Eric takes up the cell phone, has hinted toward the women, sets out saying: „I answer a telephone.” 艾瑞克拿起手机,朝女人们示意了下,起身说道:“我去接个电话。” Eric and Katzenberg, in telephone discussed when influence that the Golden Globe Award nomination probably brings, Los Angeles Beverly Hills Manor, in a mansion, just watched the television direct transmission Michael the Eisner mood is actually very happy. 艾瑞克与卡森伯格在电话里讨论金球奖提名可能带来的影响时,洛杉矶比弗利山庄,一栋豪宅里,刚刚看完电视直播的迈克尔・艾斯纳心情却很是愉快。 Hollywood similarly is a commercial trade, market like battlefield, competitions between several big Film Studio, although is insufficient to produce life and death stirs up row of resistances, but among all parties, actually is also the natural old enemy, can when the competitor places near the cliff pushes up opposite party, all people will not be lenient. 好莱坞同样是一个商业行当,商场如战场,几大电影公司之间的竞争,虽然不至于产生你死我活的激列对抗,但各方之间,却也是天然的宿敌,能在竞争对手身处悬崖边时推上对方一把,所有人都不会手软。 This time operates the «RMS Titanic» Golden Globe Award nomination the matter, Michael Eisner has participated similarly, but he will again actually not violate for several years ago such mistake, no longer believes any loose temporary alliance, but hides in promotes secretly in secret. Others participate, everybody has a tacit understanding, nobody participates, Michael Eisner does not matter, promoter but who, behind this time attacks on own initiative, actually really many. 这次操作《泰坦尼克号》金球奖提名的事情,迈克尔・艾斯纳同样有所参与,但他却不会再犯几年前那样的错误,不再相信什么松散的临时联盟,而是藏在幕后暗中推动。别人参与进来,大家心照不宣,没有人参与,迈克尔・艾斯纳也无所谓,不过,这次背后主动出击的推手,却着实不少。 Although for these years, on with the relations of Eric had relaxed outwardly, but he absolutely will not actually forget that in the past was expelled the Disney's past events, along with recent Firefly strength of step by step, Michael Eisner thought that if had not been forced to leave Disney in the past, at present all these status and glory of Firefly in Hollywood industry, possibly is his. 虽然这几年,明面上与艾瑞克的关系有所缓和,但他却绝对不会忘记当年被逐出迪斯尼的往事,随着最近几年萤火虫的一步步壮大,迈克尔・艾斯纳更是觉得,如果当年自己没有被迫离开迪斯尼,目前萤火虫在好莱坞业内的这一切地位和荣耀,可能都是他的。 After all, in the two years, development of Universal in Film Industry service can say is next to Firefly, this summer the files, the Universal Box Office total amount even also appeared counter- ultra, he thought that this enough has proven own strength. 毕竟,这两年,环球在电影业务上的发展可以说仅次于萤火虫,今年暑期档,环球的票房总额甚至还出现了反超,他觉得这已经足够证明自己的实力。 However, Michael Eisner had also realized the development of Universal Pictures entered to a bottleneck stage. 不过,迈克尔・艾斯纳也意识到了环球影业的发展已经进入到一个瓶颈阶段。 In recent years, along with the rapid expansion of global film market, Hollywood increasingly realizes the powerful advantage and rich profit of big manufacture special effect movie in global release, but, entire Hollywood, has enough strength to manufacture over three special effect big pieces besides Firefly every year the inside story, other six big, if no Firefly digit domain special effect technical support, only if drastically reduces the request to movie special effect quality, otherwise is impossible to complete these. 最近几年,随着全球电影市场的迅速扩张,好莱坞逐渐意识到大制作特效电影在全球发行方面的强大优势和丰厚利润,但是,整个好莱坞,除了萤火虫每年拥有足够实力制作三部以上特效大片的底蕴外,另外六大,如果没有萤火虫旗下数字领域特效技术支持,除非大幅降低对影片特效质量的要求,否则根本就不可能完成这些。 Warner or Universal and Paramount, use all resources, every year also can only manufacture one to two principal special effect probably ‚heavy case bomb’ movie, limiting condition and fund too in a big way have not been connected, mainly CG Special Effects technology. 无论是华纳还是环球、派拉蒙,倾尽所有资源,每年大概也只能制作一到两部主打特效的‘重磅炸弹’影片,这其中的限制条件与资金没有太大关联,主要还是g特效技术。 The digital domain develops today, except for Los Angeles this, but also has set up two subsidiary companies in Florida and Australia, chief staff scale already over 00 people . Moreover, talented person next, so long as is willing to spend the high price, the special effect master of most top can also dig. 数字领域发展到今天,除了洛杉矶本部,还在佛罗里达州和澳大利亚设立了两家子公司,总员工规模已经超过00人,而且,人才方面还是其次,只要肯花大价钱,最顶级的特效师也能够挖过来。 But the number domain compares in other Hollywood special effect work rooms, biggest superiority actually technical accumulation in CG Special Effects aspect, Eric Williams was in the lead in other colleague several years in the past, the great writer puts into the research and development of computer CG Special Effects technology, at this time, the digital domain in the special effect software and large-scale render farm scale in exaggeration technology even hardware, the main point is before other colleagues two to three years, meanwhile disparity, has not actually won over a popular actor from another company by offering higher pay with the big investment can pull closer. 但数字领域相比于好莱坞其他特效工作室,最大的优势却是在g特效方面的技术积累,艾瑞克・威廉姆斯当年领先于其他同行几年时间,大手笔投入计算机g特效技术的研发,此时,数字领域在特效软件、渲染技术甚至硬件方面的大型渲染农场规模,都要领先于其他同行两到三年时间,这其间的差距,却已经不是挖角和大投入能够拉近的。 Even if in the heart resists and Firefly cooperates, but Universal when manufacturing «The Mummy 2», has to give the digital domain the massive very difficult special effect scene, several other big Film Studio have the more or less dependence to the digital domain. Also this dependence, instead has provided the opportunity of more technical research and development and accumulation for the digital domain, urging it industry in the colleague remote to abandon. 哪怕心中非常抗拒与萤火虫合作,但环球在制作《木乃伊2》时,还是不得不将大量高难度特效镜头交给数字领域,其他几大电影公司对数字领域也都有着或多或少的依赖。也正是这种依赖,反而为数字领域提供了更多技术研发和积累的机会,促使其将业内同行更远地抛开。 At this time, several other big Film Studio had discovered actually may be called the brutal fact: If Firefly cuts off the external cooperation of figure domain, without a doubt, they will be very then difficult to remake to make special effect in the next few years sufficiently with the film that Firefly contends with. 此时,另外几家大电影公司其实都发现了一个堪称残酷的事实:如果萤火虫断绝数字领域的对外合作,那么,毫无疑问,未来几年内,他们将很难再制作出特效方面足以与萤火虫相抗衡的电影作品。 Surpasses 20 billion USD Firefly Group regarding the year turnover, even if «RMS Titanic» owes completely, in the economic aspect, will not have any substantive influence to this company merely. But a lot are not the simple money can measure. 对于年营业额超过200亿美元的萤火虫集团来说,哪怕《泰坦尼克号》完全亏掉,仅仅在经济方面,并不会对这家公司产生什么实质性的影响。但很多事情都不是简单的金钱能够度量的。 The total investment of «RMS Titanic» manufacture and release achieves 2.6 500 million USD, may be called unprecedented in the Hollywood movie history, the movie project of so huge scale, once is defeated, to Firefly Group up and down the confidence attack in filmmaking is actually unquantifiable. 《泰坦尼克号》制作和发行的总投资达到2.65亿美元,在好莱坞电影史上堪称史无前例,如此庞大规模的电影项目,一旦失败,对萤火虫集团上下在电影制作方面的信心打击却是难以估量的。 Michael Eisner anticipated that is this result. 迈克尔・艾斯纳期待的,便是这种结果。 Although Eric has the absolute domination to Firefly, but he is eventually impossible completely to disregard the wishes of other management and shareholders acts willfully, such will only make Firefly Group fall into the turbulence. When the «RMS Titanic» like this super big project bitter experience failure, the Firefly shareholder and management inevitably to the filmmaking and release strategy recent reconsider, but the result of this reconsideration surely will be the future a long time, Firefly will tend to be conservative in filmmaking. 虽然艾瑞克对萤火虫有着绝对的控制权,但他终究不可能完全无视管理层和其他股东的意愿一意孤行,那样只会让萤火虫集团陷入动荡。当《泰坦尼克号》这样的超级大项目遭遇失败,萤火虫股东和高管不可避免地将对最近几年的电影制作和发行策略进行反思,而这种反思的结果必定是未来很长一段时间内,萤火虫在电影制作方面将趋于保守。 At the Firefly digit domain 00 people of staff scales, simultaneously supports four to the manufactures of six special effect movies sufficiently, once the Firefly filmmaking scale tends to be conservative because of the Box Office failure of «RMS Titanic», the digital domain must depend upon to accept the exterior order to guarantee that more than 2000 staff are insufficient the safe to do, then, at least over the next several years, Firefly will cut off the possibility of figure domain external cooperation not to exist, the pace of development of Firefly Film Industry service will slow down, has given other Film Studio enough time, will pursue the Firefly footsteps in the filmmaking and special effect technology accumulation, will wait for Firefly Group from «RMS Titanic». In the failure restores, perhaps, everybody's starting line will differ will again not be far. 以萤火虫旗下数字领域00人的员工规模,足以同时支撑四到六部特效影片的制作,一旦萤火虫电影制作规模因为《泰坦尼克号》的票房失败而趋于保守,数字领域就必须依靠接受外部订单才可以保证旗下2000多名员工不至于无事可做,那么,至少在未来几年内,萤火虫断绝数字领域对外合作的可能性也就不存在,萤火虫电影业务的发展步伐放缓,也就给了其他电影公司足够的时间,在电影制作和特效技术积累方面追赶萤火虫的脚步,等萤火虫集团从《泰坦尼克号》的。失败中恢复过来,或许,大家的起跑线相差就不会再那么远了。 Has pushed Firefly on Golden Globe Award in secret, Michael Eisner did not plan the matter that continues to make anything to add something superfluous and ruin the effect, now the almost entire profession in singing fades «RMS Titanic», even including Firefly Group, did not report to this non- movie too in a big way expected that the failure of «RMS Titanic» was almost inevitable, he started to consider the development plan of next year Universal at this time. 在金球奖上暗中推了萤火虫一把,迈克尔・艾斯纳并不打算继续做什么画蛇添足的事情,现在几乎整个行业都在唱衰《泰坦尼克号》,甚至连萤火虫集团内部,都对这不影片不报太大期望,《泰坦尼克号》的失败几乎已经无可避免,他此时已经开始考虑起明年环球的发展计划。 The «The Mummy 3» manufacture difficulties are somewhat big, the first two continual successes, cause largely to rise to the salary of movie lead from the producer, immediately starts the manufacture, trades the corner/horn compression budget, will be the enhancement budget invitation former staff, Universal will take very big risk, therefore, Michael Eisner decided scorpion King Da movie that will start the «The Mummy» series grows, this was long before, he saw when this project the inspiration. 《木乃伊3》的制作难度有些大,前两部的连续成功,导致从制片人到电影主角的片酬都大幅上涨,立刻开启制作,无论是换角压缩预算,还是提高预算邀请原班人马,环球都将承担非常大的风险,所以,迈克尔・艾斯纳决定启动《木乃伊》系列衍生出来的蝎子王大电影,这是很早以前,他看到这个项目时就产生的灵感。 Is combing various mentalities in mind, unknowingly already close to ten o'clock, Michael Eisner wife Jane Breckenridge starts to urge the husband to rest, Michael Eisner two years ago after heart four heavy bridging surgeries that is shocking but not dangerous, good that although restores, but the heart not good person also most abstains from stay up late, this aspect Jane looks to his husband is very tight. 梳理着脑海中的各种思路,不知不觉就已经临近十点钟,迈克尔・艾斯纳的妻子简・布雷肯里奇开始催促丈夫休息,迈克尔・艾斯纳两年前有惊无险的心脏四重搭桥手术后,虽然恢复的不错,但心脏不好的人也最忌讳熬夜,这方面简对自己丈夫看的很紧。 Michael Eisner hears wife's urging, sets out to walk toward the bedroom from the living room sofa, is calculating at heart actually, tomorrow will make George Lucas will have the supper together, chats matter that Universal Pictures and Industrial Light & Magic will cooperate. 迈克尔・艾斯纳听到妻子的催促,从客厅沙发起身朝卧室走去,心里却盘算着,明天约乔治・卢卡斯一起吃晚餐,聊聊环球影业与工业光魔合作的事情。 Although has the great support of Microsoft, Michael Eisner actually does not favor secure Berlin Film Industry that Spielberg several people cooperate, Universal therefore is also competing for peaceful Berlin Film Industry movie distribution rights is not too positive, but, Michael Eisner actually very much regards as important the Industrial Light & Magic prospects for development, although this special effect company cast off by the digital domain is a little far, but as the established special effect giant, Industrial Light & Magic also finally possibly pursues the figure domain same industry company, Michael Eisner is very clear, only then Industrial Light & Magic develops, keeps pace with the digital domain, everybody can avoid having a stranglehold by Firefly suddenly.( To be continued.) 虽然有着微软的大力支持,迈克尔・艾斯纳却并不看好斯皮尔伯格几人合作的安柏林影业,环球也因此在争夺安柏林影业电影发行权方面并不是太积极,不过,迈克尔・艾斯纳却很看重工业光魔的发展前景,虽然这家特效公司被数字领域甩开的有点远,但作为老牌特效巨头,工业光魔也是最后可能追赶数字领域的同行业公司,迈克尔・艾斯纳很清楚,只有工业光魔发展起来,与数字领域并驾齐驱,大家才能够避免被萤火虫突然卡脖子。(未完待续。)
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