Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1255 Terminator 2 filming completed

"How come we lost? The idea of ​​this madman in Iraq is really interesting. Hmph!"

During Operation Desert Storm, CUU was the only television station to broadcast live footage transmitted via satellite 24 hours a day. All the men in America seemed to have turned into international geopolitical analysts, discussing strategies based on CUU news. Let them earn enough ratings.

According to CUU TV’s own disclosure, their viewership share increased by 50% during the Gulf War and they gained nearly 1000 million new subscribers.

This also gave them a taste of the sweetness, and they began to include a large amount of news from around the world in the 24-hour live news broadcast.

Because Operation Desert Storm ended so quickly, CUU was still a bit unfinished, so it also played some videos of the speeches of the madman, the leader of Iraq, on domestic TV stations. That madman claimed that he, not America, won the Gulf War.

Because America and its evil alliance were afraid of a decisive battle with elite troops on Iraqi soil, they stopped at the Kuwait border. Powerful Scud missiles, strong armored forces, and the support of the people across the country are their greatest weapons.

That night, all the amateur geopolitical analysts in the country were like Ronald, cursing Iraq. It was the lunatic who didn't have the guts to pretend. There are also many people who feel that the commander-in-chief, Old George, is a bit incompetent. They should take advantage of the situation to pursue him to Baghdad and capture him alive.

Ronald continued editing his "Other People's Money," a film whose editing needed to be taken slowly. Because all the plot driving factors are dialogue and the performances of several protagonists.

Basically, this is because the film is an adaptation of a Broadway play. Although Ronald adapted many parts into audio-visual language, the general structure has not changed.

Just like Kung Fu dishes in Chinese food, they need to be simmered slowly. Ronald now also advances the editing strictly according to the working time. If it is too fast, he will not be able to grasp the details that need to be precise. Dinner with his family after get off work every day, rest and family fun, actually gave Ronald a lot more understanding of the content of the movie. Cutting slowly is more efficient than staying in the editing room from morning to night.

By the first weekend of March, Ronald decided to relax his tired nerves. It just so happened that Cameron's "Terminator 2" was about to be filmed, so he went over to visit the team to see the last day of filming. This is completely different from "other people's money". The filming process of a movie that mainly focuses on special effects is just a good way to change your mind.

"This is awesome..." Ronald came to the San Fernando Valley on Saturday morning to see some early footage of "Terminator 2." Especially the chase scene between the big truck and the two motorcycles under the dam was really exciting.

The T-1000 played by Robert Patrick drove a truck to chase the motorcycle ridden by John Connor played by Edward Furlong. Later, Schwarzenegger drove a Harley motorcycle and quickly caught Connor in the T-1000. At the critical moment, he flew down from the embankment, grabbed John Connor, and put him on the back seat of his Harley motorcycle. Then use that cool one-handed loading action to shoot the truck driver T-1000 robot behind while running.

These shots are very rhythmic and the movements are clean and neat. After editing, they are indeed very exciting. It was a big scene that took two film crews five weeks to shoot.

"The young man grew up so fast. For the later shots, we had to dig a hole in the ground and let him stay in it so that he could be shorter than Linda Hamilton and maintain the consistency of the early shots. All his dialogues were also We need to re-dub." Director of photography Alan Greenberg also came to chat with Ronald, they are all old acquaintances.

"Am I handsome when riding a bike? Arnold has been practicing the one-handed loading trick for a long time..." Accompanying Ronald and the others, watching the samples in the back row, was Edward Furlong. He held a cigarette in one hand and narrowed one eye as he spoke.

This kind of naughty smile, coupled with a very thin face, I estimate that after the movie is released, it will attract the hearts of many girls. During the filming, Edward Furlong happened to draw a note. During the audition, Ronald saw that he was still a skinny, weak kid with no hair, but now he was a handsome and ruffian guy.

Today’s scene was shot in the same bar as the first one. It is a plot in which the Terminator robot played by Schwarzenegger travels back from the future naked and finds a bar to find suitable clothes, guns and transportation.

This is actually a deliberate coincidence. Many viewers still remember the Schwarzenegger-like plot in the first film. But there are also many people who have not watched the first part, or have forgotten it. So going to do this cool shot again.

The exact same lens cannot be reused from the first film. At that time, Schwarzenegger was still a bodybuilding champion. After entering the film industry, he no longer used those steroids and maintained the training volume. His whole body has shrunk a lot, and his muscles are not as developed as they were back then.

Therefore, reusing the footage from that time will cause confusion. Cameron also had to re-build the exact same scene as before, and then find Schwarzenegger to shoot it again.

Because this scene is Schwarzenegger's one-man show, the other actors have already filmed all the scenes. Edward Furlong now fantasizes about how Terminator 2 will be a hit and he will become a new teenage idol. Thinking of the good news, he put his legs on the back of the chair in front of him and blew out a smoke ring with his mouth while shaking.

"Ahem..." Ronald didn't like the behavior of this little ruffian. He coughed and stared at him, "You still have to participate in the film's promotion activities. In this case, you probably won't be reported in the newspapers. .”

"Ah..." Fulong was so frightened that he put his legs down with a shudder. Ronald is definitely capable of reducing his exposure.

"Where's Jim?" Ronald stood up.

"The director is with Linda."

Ronald nodded and walked out of the screening room, preparing to go to the filming site.

"Hmph!" When Edward Furlong saw Ronald leaving, he crossed his legs again and smoked his cigarette loudly.

……

"Jim? Jim?" Ronald arrived in the lounge and couldn't find Jim Cameron. After calling a few times, I suddenly heard a loud slamming of the door. Then Cameron came out of the room behind the lounge.

"It's a really difficult movie." Ronald saw Cameron's messy hair and beard that hadn't been taken care of for many days. It's so miserable for the eldest brother. His wife is also an actress. They both work on projects at the same time, and it feels like there is no one to take care of them.

"Who says it's not? Ahem..." Cameron's face turned a little pale. Ronald threw a bottle of Coke to him, "Is this the last scene tonight?"

"Yes, after shooting the scene where Arnold arrives, the filming part is over."

"Thank you for your hard work." Ronald knew that after filming, Cameron would have to plunge into the special effects production department. The work there is going on simultaneously, but the production of a large number of special effects requires no less hard work than shooting on location.

The filming of special effects movies is really miserable. If it weren't for Cameron's body trained as a truck driver and his incomparable love for movies, most people would have died if they persisted.

"Creak..." The broken door rang again, and Linda Hamilton, who played the mother, also walked in. She was wearing a white long-sleeved top and jeans, which highlighted her figure.

"Are you coming to watch the last scene too?" Ronald greeted her, "Well... let's go over there." Halfway through, Ronald suddenly discovered that the long-sleeved top was made of cotton. , can highlight many details. Under the light, it can be seen that Linda Hamilton seems to be wearing very cool clothes.

"Huh? What did you say?" Linda Hamilton turned her head and asked Ronald with her other face.

"I said, should we go to the scene now?"

"Ah, okay..." Linda Hamilton and Cameron exchanged glances, then nodded to Ronald.

Ronald seemed to understand something and changed the subject, "What's wrong with your ears?"

"When Linda was filming a scene where she shoots in an elevator, her earbuds fell off, and her hearing in this ear was somewhat damaged." Cameron came over to answer.

"Then I'll go to the scene first, and you and Linda will take your time..."

The bar used for filming is just off the highway in the San Fernando Valley. All the details have been completely restored with props and scenery.

There were many movie fans at the scene, some of whom were fans of the previous Terminator movie, who came specially to watch the filming of the sequel. There are also some fans of Schwarzenegger, and some are also big and round bodybuilders. Standing outside the security line, just like boys and girls waiting for their idol, they eagerly waited for Schwarzenegger, hoping to get an autograph or take a photo with him.

Unexpectedly, these people still have such a side, Ronald smiled and agreed to help them pass the message. When Schwarzenegger is free, come and meet them.

"Action!"

Schwarzenegger was topless, wearing only a pair of underwear, and filmed scenes in a bar with many strong white men dressed as Death Knights.

Although it is a bit smaller, this body is still very intimidating. The actors looked at Schwarzenegger with a look of fear in their eyes. This is a sincere human reaction to seeing a muscular man, and it exactly matches the emotions of the characters in the movie. Schwarzenegger still uses that robot-like simple language to speak dialogue. This was also a trick he used to hide his Austrian accent. Unexpectedly, it became a special symbol of the classic character.

Now that Schwarzenegger is much more fluent in English, for the sake of consistency, he still speaks in the same way he did seven years ago.

Of course, there were still people looking at Schwarzenegger in different ways. A young woman, looking at the topless Schwarzenegger, clearly has the kind of reaction a woman has to a strong and majestic male individual in her eyes.

However, things are still a little different now than before. When The Terminator was filmed in the early 1980s, women at that time liked muscular men like Schwarzenegger and Stallone. Today’s female viewers look at handsome men much more wildly than muscular men.

However, the woman present looked appreciative. It seems that Schwarzenegger does not rely entirely on muscles. His facial lines actually have a sense of ancient Greek sculpture.

"What are you doing?"

The woman walked past the security line, walked directly into the camera, and then asked about Schwarzenegger.

"Cut...Cut...Cut!" Cameron was furious, running over from behind the camera in the corner, "Who are you?"

"Ah? I saw the lights were still on in the bar. Come in and drink." The woman was startled.

"I'm a stripper..." Schwarzenegger said a cold joke.

"Hehehe..." Everyone laughed and revealed the matter.

Cameron also burst into laughter. He was still too nervous and immediately arranged for a second filming.

"Ma'am, please come with me. We were filming, and you just broke in and ruined one of our shoots."

"I didn't mean it, and you didn't set up a cordon..."

"Do you see those people over there?" Ronald pointed to the Schwarzenegger fans who were still waiting outside.

"I didn't see it, I came in from another way. No one of you was on guard..."

"Forget it, if you want to drink, please go over there, there are a few bars over there."

"That's where I came from. Something happened over there. Someone attacked the police..."

Send away the strange woman who broke into the scene. Ronald gently moved back behind the filming security line. Schwarzenegger's speechless, robot-killer way of speaking is already very practiced. Soon, the last shot was taken. Cameron happily announced that filming was over.

"Ouch!" The staff shouted louder than the average crew packing. Many staff began to distribute white T-shirts one by one with the words "Terminator 3, don't look for me!"

"What's going on?" Ronald ran to talk to Cameron, who was ignored.

"They say I'm too perfectionistic."

"Uh..." Ronald touched his chin. This guy oppressed all the staff on site. Ronald pulled Cameron towards the door. It seemed that these people couldn't invite him to the party.

"Then what happened just now? Why are there not enough security officers to control the scene?" This kind of on-site shooting is a bit abnormal. For a large production like Carloco, there should generally not be such incomplete closure of the scene.

"Mario Casal was very nervous. The budget of 80 million was still not enough. He didn't want to shoot this scene." Cameron replied softly.

"Then what did you tell him?" Ronald thought, so it turns out that Mario Casal, the founder of Carloco Pictures, was frightened by Cameron's continuous overspending on filming. But it doesn't matter, if he doesn't want to vote, he can take care of himself. It’s just that after spending so much money, Mario Casal will definitely grit his teeth and fight to the end. I think it was just a personal complaint against Cameron.

"I say, only an ignorant producer would want to delete this scene."

"Pfft..." Ronald couldn't help laughing. This is a kind of internal complaint from the director to the producer.

"Hi, hi, big guy?"

Ronald and Cameron were chatting, and the Schwarzenegger fans outside couldn't help it. They shouted and waved their arms at Ronald.

"Ah, those are Arnold's fans. Is he still there? Can you sign autographs and take photos with them?" Ronald thought of these muscular men.

"I'm coming," Schwarzenegger said excitedly. He was saying goodbye to several beauties on the set, "Hasta la vista, baby!" He also used the Spanish lines of the Terminator in the play.

"Hi, hello!" Schwarzenegger came over and chatted enthusiastically with the fans.

Ronald also found it funny. Schwarzenegger was now very proud. The salary is more than 15 million, and it is a role that he is good at. It is estimated that his salary will increase after the movie is released.

The Terminator robot only has more than 700 words of dialogue in the movie, with an average of more than 20,000 dollars per word. The sentence I just said, Hasta la vista, baby, would cost him more than 80,000 yuan.

"Arnold, can I take some pictures of you?" A movie fan who was a little smaller than a fitness enthusiast, holding a Sony home camera in his hand, shouted to Schwarzenegger.

"Jim?" Schwarzenegger also wanted to seek the director's opinion.

Cameron waved his hand and the filming was completed. He was no longer interested in being a tyrant on the set.

"Thank you, thank you..." The fan got the permission and started shooting with the camera...

"Woo... Wu..." A siren sounded in the distance, as if a police car was driving here.

"The public security in Los Angeles is really bad now... let's break up as soon as possible." Ronald quickly called the first assistant director to drive them away.

It's near Hanson Dam, Los Angeles' flood control dam. There are many slums, black people, Latinos, and new Korean immigrants. It is usually a troubled area after the city center.

Everyone quickly packed up their equipment and put it on the bus. The big party they had booked was waiting for them in the upscale area of ​​Sunset Boulevard.

"Hua Hua Hua..."

Ronald also got into the car and went home. Dan, the bodyguard, was still looking out the window from time to time. There were red and blue police lights flashing in the distance, and there was also the faint sound of helicopter propellers.

"Some areas in Los Angeles are really scary. I don't even dare to come at night." Even the driver, Little Bud, who is black, felt that this place was really uneasy.

(End of this chapter)