Hollywood Director 1992

The crew restarted filming, and this time Joaquin performed well, getting it in one take.

"See? You still need to be strict with actors," Sofia said smugly.

Link said, "The movie just started filming, and everyone hasn't gotten into their roles yet. It's understandable to be a little slow. We as directors shouldn't rush either. Be patient with the actors, help them immerse themselves in the roles, and they will perform better, adding highlights to the movie. This is also a good thing. If you're too strict, and the director and actors lack effective communication, there will be more difficulties in subsequent filming."

"But isn't that troublesome? This drama has many characters, and the plot is hundreds of times more complicated than 'The Witch'. Explaining everything one by one, going through each scene, filming like this will waste a lot of time. Maybe we won't finish filming in half a year."

"It's okay. They are new actors, and we are new directors. Filming a little slower can be considered practice, accumulating experience. Besides, not all actors are like Joaquin, who has many ideas when acting. More actors just do what the director says during filming, or keep it to themselves and perform with emotions. Compared to these two situations, I prefer actors like Joaquin," Link said slowly.

Sofia looked at his profile with a smile, "Do you know what I like most about you?"

"What?"

"I like your personality the most. Gentle, steady, with a calm and balanced mindset, not impatient or restless. When I'm with you, I also become very calm and at ease, as if no difficulty can defeat us. This feeling is great."

Sofia quietly took his hand, and the look in her eyes almost melted him.

Link smiled softly and ruffled her hair. The crew continued filming.

In the bathroom, the faucet of the toilet started to drip. Todd was shaving in front of the mirror with a razor, and accidentally cut his neck, leaving a bloody mark.

Todd then picked up small scissors and inserted them into his nose, preparing to trim his nose hair.

The water from the faucet slowly approached him, about to flow to his feet.

Danger gradually approached.

While Todd was trimming his nose hair, he also plugged the radio plug into the socket.

The water flowed to his feet.

The drama crew used 'reverse shooting' for this scene. Reverse shooting is filming by running the camera in the opposite direction, while keeping the operation forward during projection.

During the projection, after the water flows out, it will go back into the faucet, which seems very magical.

The significance of shooting these scenes is to create suspense, letting the audience guess how Death will kill Todd, and whether it is the same as everyone thinks.

When performing, actors also need to be more relaxed, creating a surprising state.

But Joaquin didn't seem to understand this scene very well. His performance was not smooth enough, and his movements were relatively stiff.

Link had to stop filming, summon him out, tell him how to think and how to film, the benefits of filming like this, and even personally demonstrated a whole set of actions to him.

After Joaquin watched his performance, he stood in front of the camera again to film. This time it went very smoothly, and he completed the entire set of performances after only two takes.

"Cut! Passed!"

"Take a 15-minute break. Next, we will film the scene where Todd is strangled to death. Todd, get ready. The props team should check the props, and the lighting and makeup should be prepared. Let's try to finish filming before 24:00," Link shouted with a megaphone.

"Understood, Director!"

More than fifty crew members responded to him from all directions on the set.

"Being a director is not easy."

Ben Affleck sat on the sofa on the set, holding a coffee in his hand and sighing.

"Why do you say that?"

Joaquin glanced at him while putting on makeup.

"Being a director not only means knowing how to film, but also knowing how to act, how to guide others to act, and how to manage the crew. The larger the crew, the more people need to be managed. Being this busy every day, it's difficult for the average person to persevere."

Ben Affleck stared at Link's position, seeing him chatting with the staff in various departments of the crew, and asking about the preparation of each department.

Taking care of every detail, he is the busiest person in the crew.

"Not necessarily. Every director has a different style, and the content of their work is also different. Link is an all-round director, who is responsible for more work in the crew, and he is also more diligent, so he does more things. However, there are very few directors of this type in the industry. Most of them only use their mouths and don't do anything, leaving the specific work to the crew members."

"That kind of director is not good. They don't understand how to do the work in other positions. How can they judge whether others are doing well or not? If I want to do it, I'll be a director like Link, who knows everything, supports the entire crew by himself, and can even film a movie by himself. It's really amazing."

"You'll be exhausted like that," Joaquin curled his lips.

"It doesn't matter if I'm exhausted to death in order to make a good movie," Ben Affleck said indifferently.

"Ben, why did you come today?"

Link came over to check on Joaquin's makeup, but saw Ben Affleck was also here.

Ben Affleck plays Bill Seedham, the male fourth in the play.

This role was originally intended to be played by Matt LeBlanc.

Matt had to film "Friends" and didn't have time.

The crew had to reconsider Ben Affleck.

Link was initially skeptical about whether Affleck could play this role well.

Bill Seedham is tall, simple, and has low IQ and EQ, the American version of a 'big fool'.

Ben is relatively dull, but not stupid.

During the fourth round of auditions, Link gave him half a day to try to play a fool.

Ben Affleck said he was willing to give it a try.

After Ben left Guesswork Pictures, he ran to the barber shop and got a silly haircut. A section of his eyebrows was also shaved off. He grinned foolishly, and seemed like he would drool in the next second.

Standing on the street, some people thought he was a fool.

The performance was not bad.

Ben also got this role because of it.

"Hehe, I came over to take a look first, to find the feeling of filming, and strive to get into the role as soon as possible, so as not to hold everyone back," Ben Affleck grinned foolishly.

Link always felt a bit of a sense of disharmony when he saw him. The Ben Affleck in his memory was the handsome officer in "Pearl Harbor" and the super-rich Bruce Wayne in "Batman v Superman".

Now he has become a silly person.

Very eye-catching.

"Ben, Bill's persona is simple and unadorned, with a simple mind, not a real fool. You should pay attention to grasping the scale when you perform, don't overdo it."

"I understand. I have a neighbor like that. I've been learning how he speaks during this time. I'm confident that I can play this role well," Ben Affleck said with a smile.

Link nodded.

After Joaquin finished his makeup, the crew continued filming.

When Todd was collecting the clothes drying on the fishing line by the bathtub, the water from the toilet faucet flowed to his feet.

Todd wasn't wearing shoes, and his feet slipped. He fell into the bathtub, and his neck was tightly entangled by the fishing line. He struggled non-stop, but unfortunately the bathtub was covered with shower gel, and his feet were slippery, so he couldn't stand up at all.

He struggled to pick up the small scissors on the sink to cut the fishing line, but unfortunately it was too far away.

In the struggle, his face slowly turned red, then cyan, and his eyeballs were congested, turning blood red. Finally, he was strangled to death by the fishing line.

This scene was more difficult to perform, and it was very strenuous to perform. Joaquin performed it three times in a row, but it didn't meet his requirements.

Link had to personally go down and demonstrate, and guide Joaquin on how to perform.

Under his guidance, Joaquin performed it more than a dozen times before he was able to perform the state of 'Todd' being strangled to death.

In the end, Joaquin was exhausted, and the other members of the crew were also exhausted.

Only Link was still full of energy.

Ben Affleck realized that if he really wanted to make a movie like Link, he would need to start with fitness, otherwise he would really be exhausted to death.