Make a Hollywood story happen in China

时间：2007-08-22 08:27:38

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Chinanews, Xi'an, Aug 21 – In Mission Impossible 3, the shooting place for Tom Cruise to make his stunt1 performance was moved to Shanghai and Xitang, an ancient Chinese town in Zhejiang. Since then, more and more Hollywood directors have opted2 to shoot their films in China. Films like Painted Veil, Children of Huangshi, and Dead or Alive, were all made in China. In addition, King of Kung-Fu began its shooting in Dunhuang and the shooting team has travelled to many places around China. Mummy 3 and Terminator 4 are going to be made in China… It seems that more and more Hollywood film directors eye on China for their production, Huashang News reported.

 

Why is China so popular among Hollywood directors? This reporter was recently told that the shooting fad3 was not pushed by the beautiful Chinese sceneries, but because making films in China saved money.

 

When making Star Wars Episode 3, George Lukas, the film director, once said that he wanted to do the shooting in China because he liked the Oriental scenery in China. In addition, Roger Spottiswode, who had once made the film Tomorrow Never Dies, again wanted to make his latest film, Children of Huangshi, in Gansu and Shanghai.

 

At first, the production team of Mission Impossible 3 intended to make the film in Japan. However, when Hong Kong film director Wu Yusen suggested to them to come to China, they took the advice and came to China to have a look. The travel was not disappointing at all. The producing team were amazed by the fast development taking place in China and they finally changed their mind. In making Kill Bill, the production team travelled to many countries in the world, including Japan, Mexico, and the United States. However, most of the shootings were done in Beijing. In making Kill Bill, Chinese film director Zhang Jinzhan was one of the main assistant directors of the film. Hong Kong film director Yuan Heping became the martial4 arts director of the film. It is said that the production team decided5 to make their film in China at Yuan's suggestion.

 

“It is a lot cheaper to make films in China than in Hollywood,” said a person at Miramax Films, investing party to Kill Bill. The film involved a total investment of 60 million US dollars. However, its box office value reached 330 million US dollars. A 60-million-US dollar film might be regarded as a small film in the United States. In China, however, with the money, it can make a blockbuster. For Painted Veil, its total investment was less than 30 million US dollars. With such a small investment, the production team was able to invite entertainment celebrities6 like Edward Norton, Naomi Watts7, and Huang Qiusheng to star in the film. The costs for cosmetics8 and extras were really low, which reduced the whole production costs.

 
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1 stunt otxwC     
n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长
参考例句：
  • Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
  • Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。
2 opted 9ec34da056d6601471a0808ebc89b126     
v.选择，挑选( opt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
  • After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。
3 fad phyzL     
n.时尚；一时流行的狂热；一时的爱好
参考例句：
  • His interest in photography is only a passing fad.他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了。
  • A hot business opportunity is based on a long-term trend not a short-lived fad.一个热门的商机指的是长期的趋势而非一时的流行。
4 martial bBbx7     
adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的
参考例句：
  • The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
  • The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。
5 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
6 celebrities d38f03cca59ea1056c17b4467ee0b769     
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
参考例句：
  • He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
  • a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
7 watts c70bc928c4d08ffb18fc491f215d238a     
（电力计量单位）瓦，瓦特( watt的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • My lamp uses 60 watts; my toaster uses 600 watts. 我的灯用60瓦，我的烤面包器用600瓦。
  • My lamp uses 40 watts. 我的灯40瓦。
8 cosmetics 5v8zdX     
n.化妆品
参考例句：
  • We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
  • Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

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