Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 854

Two Broadway actors, both very much want to switch to film, but they don't want to make TV series.

This is a very interesting consensus within the actor industry.Generally speaking, the screen of a TV is very small. The average size of a TV in an American family is far from 20 inches.

Therefore, in order to ensure the audience's understanding of the plot, the TV station will not miss the details of the performance because the TV is too small to see the actors' expressions clearly.So when we talk, we always use close-ups to express it.

This is very different from the movie screen.Even the smallest 1.85:1 ordinary cinema screen is enough to accommodate the close-ups of the upper bodies of the two protagonists, while allowing the audience to see the expressions on their faces clearly.

Therefore, the performance of TV actors is relatively stylized, and when the actors make facial expressions, they don't have to worry about the posture of other parts of the body and the interaction with the opponent actors.

A lot of TV actors, like Bruce Willis and Sybill Shepard, do dialogue scenes with doubles.If the two of them have conflicts (in fact, there are quite a few conflicts), then they don't have to meet each other during filming.

But movies can’t do it. In the over-the-shoulder shots of the dialogue, it is inevitable to shoot part of the actor’s opponent in the shot.So in general, the actors have to stand behind the camera and play against the actor who is mainly filming.

Therefore, film actors need to have body posture training, hone their body and line response after hearing the other party's lines, stimulate each other, and better enter the state.

This set of methods is closer to that of stage actors.The main difference between the two is that the film can be reshot many times to find the best shot, while the stage performance only has one chance.Movies can have different scenes, but the audience of drama can only watch the whole scene from a fixed angle.

In contrast, stage actors have higher requirements for acting skills and lines, and lower requirements for appearance and body posture.

Alec Baldwin, and Kevin Spacey, two actors, would certainly prefer to go into the film business where the transition is easier.

The next day, Joel Silver and director John McTiernan returned to Los Angeles with the villain agreement they had harvested. They were going to start scouting in Hollywood and find a suitable building for shooting.

Ronald stayed in New York, and he will stay here for a few more days.

In the middle of Staten Island, the house used for filming "The Godfather", the interior decoration and furniture, has been reconstructed as the interior scene when the movie was filmed.

The current external courtyard is surrounded by a fence, and preparations for new decoration are about to begin.

"Ronald, the Huaguo style you mentioned...is...called..."

Helping him with his errands was the agent Richard.After working with Ronald for so many years, Richard's income has also increased with Ronald's income growth, and now he has spent most of his time doing various career and personal services for Ronald .

"Garden!" Ronald pronounced in Chinese, "It probably means landscape garden."

"Yes, Yuan Lin" Richard sent an awkward Chinese, Lin has no corresponding word in English, so he had to use the first half of Linda to remind himself, but the sound of Yuan is most native English speakers. Not good.

"I've searched all over the east and west coasts for designers, but none of them know. They can't even understand the meaning of your style. Are they the ones who trim the plants neatly like the Palace of Versailles in the country of Hair? If that's the case, this courtyard Definitely not big enough…”

"No, the garden doesn't need to be very big. It's a small style in the southeast of Huaguo. Let's put it this way, within a 10-minute walk of this small courtyard, you can build the scenery of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter."

Ronald thought that when he was filming Spielberg's "Son of the Sun" in Jiading, the garden he visited by the way was very beautiful.

"This..." Richard was sweating when he heard it, and it seemed a bit difficult to build the spring, summer, autumn and winter within walking distance.The setting of the movie may not be able to be completed, at least in the snow in winter, large-scale equipment is required to blow soap bubbles to pretend.

"Forget it, you don't have to worry about it for the time being. I'll look for my contacts in Huaguo to see if they have a suitable designer there."

Ronald didn't know how to explain to these old beauties who had never seen Jiangnan gardens. For this kind of thing, experts should be invited to build one, so that they can appreciate the ingenuity of Huaguo culture. , The neat style of plants is not in line with my own mind.

And it is impossible for him to buy such a large piece of land suitable for Versailles.

"What else do I have in New York?" Ronald asked Richard, who was more and more like his assistant now.

For Richard, this is actually a responsibility outside the scope of work. It is only because Richard is very dedicated and has a good relationship with Ronald that he helped him solve the troublesome things.

However, as Ronald's affairs became more and more busy, this way of pulling him for free was not suitable.Ronald considered himself looking for another competent assistant.

"You have an appointment with Tom Cruise to visit the set of his new movie 'Cocktail'. The female lead is also your friend Elizabeth Shue."

"Okay, how many days are they filming in New York?"

"Just a week, some landmark exteriors, and some basketball court scenes. By the weekend, I will go to Jamaica to shoot the beach, and the other scenes will go to Canada."

"Then the day after tomorrow." Ronald set a good time. This Disney's Touchstone Films invested in the production of a movie, and the pursuit of star effect.One of the hottest male stars now, Tom Cruise wants to try romance movies, and Elizabeth Sue is also a female star who became popular because of "The Nanny Adventures".

After the two revealed their intention to participate in the role, they immediately squeezed out the original hero and heroine, and planned to take advantage of the popularity of stars to make another movie that sold well at the box office.

Since Ronald rejected Tom Cruise's "Rain Man" script, he is not interested in directing this "Cocktail" because the script of this movie is too nonsense.

Brian, a college student played by Cruise, works as a bartender in a New York bar to earn tuition.After falling out with his master Doug because of a woman, he dropped out of school and went to Jamaica to work as a beach bartender alone.

Two years later, he met rich girl Jordan Mooney, played by Elizabeth Shue.The love that ignites between the two.At the same time, Master Doug, who is in Jamaica, makes a bet with Brian to see who can get a rich old woman.Jordan saw Brian with the old woman and returned to New York sadly.

Back to New York, Brian, who continued to pursue Jordan, found that Jordan's family was the richest man.Jordan's father, forbidding him to come in and see his daughter.After a struggle, he finally met Jordan, and when her father threatened to cut off his daughter's inheritance, Brian and Jordan agreed not to have her father's financial support.

With the help of Uncle Brian, the two opened their own bar in New York, and the business was so successful that they wanted to open a chain store.

For this kind of plot, Ronald felt that the whole character and story could not stand up.How can there be a bartender who didn't go to college and finally married a rich girl?Now young people in America most want to work in financial companies on Wall Street, which require a degree from a prestigious school.

And relying on fancy bartending to succeed in New York, the probability is similar to that of ordinary people winning the Powerball lottery.So I declined the idea of ​​working with the two leading actors again.

On the other hand, because Tom Cruise, and Elizabeth Sue, both because of the hit of the last movie, their salary has been rising.

Cruise's pay, according to Nisita, is close to the $500 million top stars make.Elizabeth Sue, Richard also heard some rumors, close to the female star's top salary of 100 million US dollars.

This has high requirements for the box office, so Ronald also declined the invitation of Touchstone's boss Michael Eisner, and did not invest in the film as a producer.

However, the friendship between the few people is good, and Ronald agreed to visit the set as a promotional tidbit.

After meeting with Aunt Karen to enjoy the family fun, Ronald went to the streets of Manhattan, New York the next day to watch the filming of "Cocktail".

The film's director, Roger Donaldson, is an Australian-born, New Zealand-born director.He was able to get Touchstone's $2000 million big production this year because his last movie "Spirit of the Spy" sold a good box office of $3500 million.

That "Spirit of the Spy" starred Kevin Costner and actress Sean Young.The plot of the "hand-to-hand" battle between the two on the back seat of a luxury car was voted as the top five erotic drama between Mickey Rock and Kim Basinger in "Love You for Nine and a Half Weeks".

"Hi, Tom, Elizabeth", under the flashlight of the photographer who specializes in shooting extras, Ronald stepped forward, hugged and greeted the two leading actors.

"This is director Roger Donaldson, this is..."

"Hahaha, Ronald Lee needs no introduction. Although I am a New Zealander, I know your reputation."

Director Donaldson was very polite. Anyway, today is mainly a few outdoor scenes, and the filming is not troublesome, so there is nothing annoying about Ronald's visit.

"What scene are you filming today?" Ronald spent 10 minutes before and after, and was about to leave when the photographer had enough material.Movie shooting is very short of time, and it does not hinder the director's dictatorship on the set, which is the etiquette of any colleague.

"Today there is a helicopter aerial filming scene. The producer thought of many ways before applying for 10 minutes of shooting time. New York has very strict management of helicopters." Director Donaldson said.

"Oh, can I take a look at it?" With that said, Ronald became interested. In the movie he dreamed of, there were many aerial shots.Aerial photography on a helicopter, I have never touched it before, but it is a means to complete the picture in the dream.

"Of course, please stay behind the camera. When the helicopter landed, the wind was very strong..." Director Donaldson explained a few words, and then went to contact the helicopter regardless of Ronald.

"Ronald", a beautiful woman stabbed Ronald's shoulder from behind.

"Rachel! Why are you here?" Ronald recognized that the person greeting him was Rachel Ward, an Australian female star who had a relationship with him.

Ward came up and hugged Ronald, then pointed to an older actor on set who was playing Tom Cruise's character Brian's mentor, Doug.

"That's it?" Ronald looked at the old-looking Australian actor. Isn't this the leading actor in Ward's movie at the Tokyo Film Festival?

"My husband, Brian Brown," Ward said with a smile.

"Aha..."

Ronald was about to say hello to Mr. Brown when director Donaldson began to clear the scene with a loudspeaker.

"Attention all, the helicopter is coming soon, everyone get ready, we only have two shooting time, all attention."

Seeing this, Ronald took a few steps back and looked at the sky with Rachel Ward.

The weather today is sunny with good visibility.After a while, a helicopter slowly arrived from the sea in Lower Manhattan.

The closer it is, the louder the noise.When it was time to land, the cameras and recording microphones started working to capture the landing.

The loud sound of the engine, and the whirling propeller, giving the illusion of being reversed, are very powerful.In terms of deterrence against people alone, helicopters are actually stronger than fighter jets.

Ronald couldn't help thinking that the actress in his own movie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and her father, Vic Morrow, were beheaded to death by helicopter propellers on the set. Onade couldn't help but took two steps back.

"Cut!" Director Donaldson stopped shooting after the helicopter came to a complete stop.This one is reserved by the helicopter company, and it is not counted in the two times.

At the director's urging, Tom Cruise and Elizabeth Shue boarded the helicopter before filming the takeoff.

Throughout the whole process, the director said that Action is not counted, and it depends on the judgment of the helicopter pilot.Because this kind of big machine, like the locomotive, is shot at one time and needs a long time to recover.

The venue in Manhattan, New York, has complicated airflow, and it can only be counted if the pilot says it can take off.

There is a little problem with this one. When taking off, the helicopter shakes a little.On the camera monitor at the scene, Director Donaldson watched for a long time, and then discussed with the director of photography whether to reshoot.

"How is it?" Elizabeth Su and Tom Cruise also got off the helicopter and surrounded them to ask about the situation.

"One more..." Director Donaldson announced, "Everyone is ready for another one, let's hurry up, maybe we can shoot a third one, hurry up!"

"Oh, oh", Elizabeth Su immediately started walking towards the helicopter.

The helicopter had just stopped, the propeller had stopped, but the tail rotor had not stopped.

For civil helicopters, the tail rotor rotates very quietly, with almost no noise.

This helicopter model for aerial photography, the tail rotor is also very close to the ground.This shape has no advantages except for its good looks. If it is a professional driver, the tail rotor will be regarded as a restricted area.No one is allowed to approach until it comes to a complete stop.

"Oh, Shxt!" Tom Cruise, in addition to getting a propeller aircraft license, is also taking a helicopter license.He turned pale when he found out.Elizabeth Sue failed to spot the vertical tail rotor, which was still spinning at high speed. If she continued to move forward, it would cause another helicopter accident, the second decapitation accident in the history of filming.

Tom Cruise hesitated for a moment, whether to call Elizabeth or run over to pull her.

I saw that Ronald had rushed over quickly.Cruise followed suit.

Ronald, who had been thinking about Vic Morrow's beheading accident, discovered that the tail rotor was still spinning before all the staff.He rushed behind Elizabeth, shouting "Elizabeth!"

Elizabeth Sue was taken aback, and turned her head while walking forward, in order to save filming time.

Ronald had no choice but to use a sliding shovel, and then his legs caught Elizabeth Su's legs, and a standard wrestling action put her down.Then he put his hands together, acting as a buffer for Su who fell to the ground, and then hugged her tightly.

"Papa..." Elizabeth Su, who was thrown in a mess, hit Ronald's, "

what are you doing?Greet me with karate? "As she spoke, she also performed a karate move that she learned from "Longwei Boy".

Ronald stood up slowly, and the two of them were only a few steps away from the tail rotor.

"Look over there," Tom Cruise who came over pointed to the tail rotor of the helicopter.

"Oh, my God...oh, my God..." Elizabeth Su's face turned pale immediately, and she screamed loudly in fright.

"It's okay, it's okay," Ronald quickly put her in his arms and patted her on the back gently.

"Damn it, who is in charge of the helicopter?" Director Donaldson realized the danger, so angry that he rushed towards the assistant in charge of the helicopter, and kicked his ass hard several times.

"Elizabeth, are you okay? We have 5 minutes..."

The rental time of the helicopter is precious. Although Donaldson is unreasonable, the situation has to continue to shoot.

"Your karate is very good, I plan to shoot some of this scene in the future." Donaldson saw the last movement of Elizabeth Su's gesture, and his eyes lit up.

"Oh, that's what I learned when Ronald and I were filming Longwei Boy..." Elizabeth turned her head to look at Ronald, her eyes were full of gratitude and frightened reply.

"Damn it, these helicopter pilots are veterans, right? They don't pay attention to safe production at all." Ronald and Elizabeth nodded and looked at the helicopter pilot.

The driver wore sunglasses and chewed gum carelessly.These guys, with their special licenses to fly helicopters in Manhattan, are doing a terrible job of safety.

"If I take aerial photography in the future, I have to be more careful."

(End of this chapter)