Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 380 Roger Corman's Acting Skills
Roger Coleman is facing the direction of the camera, and the strong light from there hits his eyes, and he can hardly see anything.Fortunately, he has guest starred in many films before, and he knows how to deal with the daily life of this film shooting.

He cheered up, tried his best not to let himself sweat under the headlights, and introduced the special merchandise of the movie theater on the night of the comet to the actor who played the customer.He picked up the most expensive headdress and put it on his head, and introduced it to the other party.

"Look, our comet headgear is the cheapest here. This one is only nine yuan and fifty cents, this one is only eight yuan, and this one is seven and fifty cents. But if you blow this, the comet's tail can still move."

Roger Coleman asked the other party to blow the nine-five-dollar comet ball he wore on his head. Behind him was an advertisement, "Night of the Comet".The business of movie theaters is sluggish, so when the comet comes, they play movies all night. When the comet comes, the audience can come out to watch the sky.

Teenagers and girls like the discounted price of this all-night screening, and they come here to celebrate this rare celestial phenomenon once in 6000 million years with others.

"Cut!" Ronald yelled, and then quickly exchanged glances with the director of photography Arthur Alexander, "This one is very good, print, Roger, you are such a good actor."

"Bang!" A crew member popped champagne, poured some into everyone's disposable cups, and congratulated one of the investors, Roger Corman, on the successful shooting of the first shot of the film in a cameo.

"Oh yeah!" Cameron, Gail Hurd, and Coleman's longtime co-actor Mary Voronov shouted after waiting behind the camera for a long time, leading the entire film crew to Roger Coleman applauds.

"Hey, why are you here too?" Roger Coleman was wearing a dark red movie theater staff uniform, wearing glasses, and a headdress in the shape of a comet on his head. Two comets made of ribbons Tail, following the movement of his head. .

"Hi, Roger. This is your big day. Whether you can win the Best Actor statuette at the Oscars in the future depends on your cameo performance with Ronald today."

Mary Voronov was booing from the side. She actually didn't have a part in the show today, and she just came to observe the acting skills of her former boss.

"Roger, this is the most important role you have played since you have been in the movie. You can also talk to the heroine. It is not much better than your cameo role as a coin picker in a phone booth with Joe Dante last time." Came Long also started joking with Coleman.

"What do you think, Ronald, how is Mr. Coleman's acting skills?" Gail pretended to be a reporter and simulated interviewing Ronald.

"I think Roger is a very talented actor whose talents are being wasted year after year making low-budget exploitation films..."

"Hahaha, don't be stupid." The comet headdress on Roger Coleman's head trembled as he laughed.

"To be honest, Roger, it's perfect for you to play the boss of a movie theater." Ronald also laughed happily.Roger Corman does a really good job of playing a shrewd and stingy boss.

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"This one is also very good, remember to print it, and we will take another one." Ronald was very satisfied with Coleman's performance. not slow.

"You know what? I used to take an acting class with Jack Nicholson. He didn't get a chance to act in a big studio, and I gave him a lot of roles so he could pay the rent. He paid me back. I wrote several scripts, and I made them all into movies."

Roger Coleman sat on a chair to rest in a nearby chair while lighting between shots, talking with Ronald.

"Ooh, I didn't know you were in acting classes with Jack. What genre did you both learn?"

"The problem I want to solve in the acting class is actually to stimulate the acting talent of the actors. I don't have acting talent. What I can learn is to relax and be natural, so that I can perform convincing performances to the audience."

"Then why didn't Jack work for you after that?"

"That was after I finished 'Wild Gang' and 'Journey', both of which starred Peter Fonda. The film market response will be very good. They found Dennis Hope to be the director.

I found AIP at that time and asked for investment for them, but at the last moment, they asked Peter to accept the supervision of the producer. If the two-day sample is not satisfactory, the studio can replace the director and starring.

This condition pissed them off, and Jack Nicholson put them in touch with Columbia on the condition that he also play a role in the film.This is 'Easy Rider'. "

Ronald raised his eyebrows, "Easy Rider" was a super hit movie at the end of the 60s, which opened the new Hollywood era and the prelude to the era of independent production. I didn't expect it to be a movie that Roger Corman missed. .

In 5000, it earned more than [-] million at the box office. If Coleman ate this fat, maybe he would really rise to the top and become the ninth largest studio in Hollywood.

"Okay, director." The lighting team prepared the lighting for the next scene, and the shooting continued.

"Look at my mouth, go! Tour! The field!" Roger Coleman stood behind the counter, took out a large flashlight, and said to Regina played by the heroine Catherine Mary Stewart.

"Flashlight, patrol, immediately!"

"OK", Regina walked into the screen from the side, then bent down to take a potato chip from the counter in front of Coleman, "Let me help you consume the stock."

The camera zoomed out a little, and turned slightly to Regina's back as she walked past.

"Hey, hey, hey...be careful, lower the flashlight a little, be careful that the audience throws you with popcorn, and don't go to the screening room."

Roger Corman does a great job playing the stingy, humane boss.

"Cut! Um... this print."

Ronald is very pleased with the progress of the filming.The budget is very low, and if you need to shoot more than 100 million effects for 300 million yuan, one key is to save film.Ronald said to the actors that if there is any accident, they can act on the spot and don't stick to the lines in the script.

Catherine Mary Stuart, in her dark red uniform, came back from the end of the aisle. "How am I doing, Ronald?"

"Perfect. Ready for the next one."

Ronald did not lead everyone to applaud at the end of each shot like the last time he shot "Fast-paced Richmond High School".Instead, save time to the greatest extent and let the coolies of the photography team move the camera directly.

The performance of transitional scenes like this is not so tight.As long as Catherine Mary Stuart's performance is passable, praise is not spared.

"Okay, okay, I'll come." The next shot began, and Catherine Mary Stuart faced a Yatali arcade game machine and began to leave her initials "REG" on the high score record.

The camera begins with a close-up of Stuart's feet, capturing her plaid socks.Then move up, gradually to her face.

"Regina, No.3, REG...Wait, who is this DMK? Why is there a DMK inserted in the middle of my whole page of Regina? Does any of you know a guy named DMK?"

The heroine Regina is a master of arcade games. Taking advantage of the convenience of working in a movie theater, she puts her name on all the high score records.But today when she came to play, she found that No.6 was occupied by a person named DMK, which destroyed the formation and made her furious.

"Cut! Well... this one is also developed."

After confirming with the director of photography Arthur, Ronald called the pass.This one ends with a close-up shot of Catherine Mary Stuart's face, reflected off the video game console screen, in a way that many arcade-playing teens will relate to.

This scene will be placed shortly after the opening of the movie. Ronald needs such typical props and typical scenes to quickly portray the characters.He thought of the arcade scenes he had filmed in "Fast Pace", so he added this paragraph.

"So, director. Who is this DMK?" Catherine Mary Stuart stood aside and was quickly touched up by the makeup artist. She asked out of curiosity.

"No one, I just wrote it casually, just to portray Regina's personality. Pursue perfection, have strong abilities, and have a competitive heart."

"Well, I thought it had some special meaning, like those posters." Catherine Mary Stuart pointed to the posters on the wall and said to Ronald.

"Haha, those are the movie posters shot by Roger Coleman before, this one is 'Death Speed ​​2000', and there is Stallone in it. Mary Voronov also played a role in it."

"The atmosphere here is really good. Everyone is very helpful. I don't need to be urged by the director. I know what to do. Unlike my 'Apple' crew in Minahan, there was a scene where dancing took three days. I don’t know if I’m good or bad.”

Ronald smiled. The reason for the high shooting efficiency was thanks to the help of Roger Coleman. He introduced some experienced crew members who had filmed with him before, and they were all accustomed to Coleman's film shooting methods. That's "Quick! Quick! Quick!"

Soon, the indoor scene of the first day was coming to an end.Roger Corman's cameo was done, and he came to say goodbye to Ronald.

"Ronald, you're doing well. I've been watching you for a long time. You haven't forgotten the low-budget film shooting method I taught you."

"Of course, I still remember the secrets you told me. Whenever I have free time, I would sit on a chair and rest, hahaha."

"To be honest, many people are not so careful after receiving big investment from big studios. When Coppola was filming 'The Godfather 2', it took half a day to set up the lighting, and there was no mistake.

And I see that you didn't invite many extras, only twenty.You use close-ups and close-ups to give the audience the illusion of many people. "

"Haha, Roger, you should check out my filming schedule for tomorrow night. There are more than 100 extras, and they will fill up the streets outside."

"It doesn't count that way, you need it for shooting. You spend every penny on the movie screen, so that the audience can see it last. I think your budget of 120 million can fully beat other people's 300 million. use."

"Keep it going." Roger Coleman patted Ronald on the shoulder, "Good luck with the shoot too."

"thanks, I will."

(End of this chapter)