At this exhibition, the crew also released the second commercial after the Super Bowl. Unlike the first commercial, Transformers have more opportunities to show their faces. ￡∝,

A yellow Camaro sports car flew past on the highway, and Optimus Prime behind it rumbled forward, rushing a huge minesweeper, Decepticon to the side.

Optimus Prime collided with the attack, the effect was like Mars hitting the earth. The two of them fell down the viaduct while spinning. Optimus Prime's car-sized fist slammed heavily on the attack's chin. Suddenly, the attacking face turned into a dazzling and spiral fragment.

As the trailer ended, the audience at the scene only felt that the crew was really inhumane!

Hundreds of viewers gathered in front of the "Transformers" exhibition area and asked the crew to continue playing. Some reporters who were afraid of the world were also hiding in the crowd to fan the flames. If the organizer had not sent a large number of security personnel to come over, it would be hard to say whether the exhibition area would have been demolished by eager fans.

"Why can advertisements create such an effect in just thirty seconds?"

In a cafe on the second floor of the exhibition, Irene Lauder was sitting at the coffee table, her blue eyes were watching everything happening below through the glass curtain wall.

"Hard-working crew and special effects staff, as well as computer equipment that are extremely powerful."

Putting down the coffee cup in his hand, Duke didn't look at the bottom and said, "Dear, in multiple scenes where Transformers appeared, it took 38 hours to create a single frame of pictures."

Erin withdrew her gaze and smiled, "So, you have made very credible deformation effects."

"But..." Her tone suddenly changed, "I heard that many Transformers fans were very dissatisfied with Optimus Prime's growing lips?"

Duke shrugged slightly, sitting opposite him was his friend. He was not a reporter, and he didn't need to talk about those stupid things. He said directly, "I am the director, I make my own decisions, even if others say that the house should be painted white. But I think it is suitable for green, so what?"

Speaking of this, he laughed himself.

"It's true, oh, I haven't congratulated you yet." Erin Lauder changed the subject and raised his coffee cup to Duke. "Congratulations on getting the Oscar nomination for Best Director again after many years."

Although he didn't care too much, Duke said. "Thank you."

The two of them took a sip of hot coffee, and Erin Lauder asked curiously, "Can this year's Oscars be held on time?"

Duke shook his head, "Who knows."

This was February 2008. The Hollywood screenwriter strike has lasted for more than a month. The previous Golden Globes ceremony has been cancelled. If the negotiations between the Producers League and the Editors Association break down again, the Academy Awards ceremony in March will be in danger of shutdown.

"I've read it in the newspaper. The negotiations have been going on for a long time, why can't an agreement be reached?"

Erin looked at Duke and asked, "I remember the late last year when the producers and the Directors Association signed a new agreement in less than a week."

"No one wants to divide his own interests, and..." Duke said another fact, "The screenwriter is not an actor or a director."

In fact, it was not only the Screenwriter Association, but also the Directors Association and two Actors Unions, but the Producers Alliance quickly agreed to the conditions proposed by these associations. The two parties have signed a new agreement.

The requirements required by the Screenwriters Association are similar to those of other trade unions, but the Producers Alliance just refuses to make concessions easily.

This also indirectly reflects the screenwriter's status in Hollywood.

Among the major basic elements that constitute this industrial assembly line, the screenwriters and scripts are undoubtedly in a relatively low position. Although the 1988 general strike improved their situation, they did not cause any fundamental changes.

In Hollywood, the most popular scripts are never original, but adapted from other popular works. The situation where a certain screenwriter takes out an original script, from actors to directors, from producers to agency and film companies, his eyes shine and can't wait to be used, only exists in fantasy.

Especially for commercial movies, the role of scripts is often greatly weakened, such as the former Best Work of Bingbeck, "Break into the Deadly Island". After the script of this film left the screenwriter's hand, it was changed beyond recognition by Don Simpson, Jerry Brookheimer and Michael Bay, and even was a huge difference from the version written by the screenwriter...

The biggest disagreement between the Screenwriters Association and the Producers Alliance is the profit sharing from the Internet.

In this regard, the Producers League and the Directors Association reached an agreement as early as the end of last year.

"The agreement can be described in two words as a breakthrough and substantial progress." Duke said to Erin Lauder. "The agreement has given the director and filming a big profit cake without any concessions."

The Producers League and Directors Association only talked for six days, which was in sharp contrast to the Screenwriters Association.

The benefits obtained by the Directors Association are mainly three aspects: confirming that the Directors Guild has the right to approve the TV series screened and promoted online; for online paid downloads, the director and production team can obtain twice the profit commission from it; for advertising-sponsored streaming programs and other TV and film programs screened online, the profit commission percentage of the director and producer is agreed.

Duke had long anticipated that the screenwriter's strike would likely end up with a scene that no one would want to see, and he had prepared for it in advance. The script of "Transformers" was completed as early as the first half of last year, and the screenwriter did not need to participate in the later part. He even considered the possibility of actors participating in the strike. When the screenwriter's strike had just formed a scale, the filming ended and turned to post-production.

As he was about to leave, Duke said again, "Even if the world stops working, my work must continue."

Although the Oscars are facing a shutdown, the major nominations received nominations after the luncheon of the Oscar nominees have received no less attention. Among them, Heath Ledger's nomination for the best supporting actor has received particularly attention from the media and the public, even surpassing the four most important awards.

The death of an actor is undoubtedly the best public relations. From traditional media to the Internet, the voices of calling on the academy to award awards Heath Ledger continue to appear, and gradually formed a huge trend.

If it is placed on others, this situation may trigger the rebellious mentality of the main members of the academy, but if it is placed on a dead person, these are no longer a problem.

Like the entire society, Hollywood is extremely tolerant of deceased people, and Hollywood also needs to use this image to promote the glamorous side of the industry.

With the help of the craze brought about by nine Oscar nominations, the screening scale of "The Dark Knight" in theaters has expanded again, from less than 100 to nearly 800. Many movie fans have also been affected and chose to enter the theater to watch.

However, this can only bring a brief momentum in theaters, not a box office radical, and Duke and Warner Bros. will not let The Dark Knight continue to stay in theaters to consume all the enthusiasm of fans. A week after the Oscar Nominee Lunch was held, the film was officially removed from North America.

After nearly ten months of screening, "The Dark Knight" earned a total of $591.21 million from North America, and ultimately did not exceed "The Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King" and "Titanic", ranking third in the North American box office list.

At the same time, the film basically ended its screening journey in the overseas market. It appeared in theaters in more than 150 countries and regions, winning a total of US$619.87 million in overseas box offices.

At this point, "The Dark Knight" bid farewell to the global theater chain, with a total global box office of US$1.211.08 million.

In Duke's career, the film was second only to "The Lord of the Rings 2: The Twin Towers" and "The Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King", and was his second highest-grossing film at the box office.

On the global box office list, "The Dark Knight" ranked fourth after "Titanic", "The Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King" and "The Lord of the Rings 2: The Twin Towers".

The theme type and some heavy themes of the film have caused the film's relatively weak overseas box office, and the overseas weakness directly affected the final total box office of the film.

However, "The Dark Knight" has a very prominent position in North America. After IDB released comments and ratings, the film still ranked first in the top 250 ranking with 9.4 points.

The video has just been removed from North America, and Warner Bros. takes advantage of this and launches a DVD suit.

The disc contains a large number of exclusive behind-the-scenes and deleted clips in the theater version, as well as many secrets behind the screen. In addition, there is an extremely precious behind-the-scenes, allowing fans to appreciate the shapes of Batman and Joker from a 360-degree all-round perspective, and also uses magnified shots to show the details of the two characters. At the same time, the majority of original comic fans present the characters of the comic characters in a short film.

Just two days after the disc was released, the Blu-ray version set a record of sales of Blu-ray discs, becoming the best-selling movie in Blu-ray history.

In the first week of its launch, the DVD of "Dark Knight" sold more than $132.5 million in North America alone, with a rough estimate of $250 million in global sales.

Today, when DVD sales have begun to become weak, this is already a very impressive result.

Before the Academy Awards ceremony in March, DVD's North American sales officially exceeded US$200 million, and global sales were close to US$350 million.

Even if it is not included in other peripherals, just DVDs can bring huge profits.

According to the share agreement signed by Duke and Warner Bros., he has the power to draw eight percent of DVD sales.

However, these can be put behind your mind for the time being. Duke will attend the Oscars again after a few years. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!