Movie Master

After watching Donald leave, Lance leaned back slightly on the back of the chair, unhurriedly took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket, peeled off the wrapper, put it in his mouth, and chewed slowly.

In the eyes of outsiders, Lance is no different than before, as if he just experienced a chat between friends, and now he is resting his dry throat. But in fact, the muscles wrapped in the suit are slowly relaxing, and the tense nerves from the beginning to the end have only now gained room to breathe.

From before the meeting to every detail of the interview, Lance has carefully designed every detail, because he knows better than anyone that the difficulty of filming City of God is far beyond imagination, and this is still Chaos Pictures After the establishment of the first work, the difficulty has risen even more linearly. Therefore, almost no one would be willing to take this muddy water. But the problem is that without Donald, there would be no follow-up. Donald is the most important link for the smooth success of City of God, even more important than the script, than the director, and than the investment cost.

Even Lance, who was as confident as he was, couldn't help breaking into a cold sweat before the dust settled.

Lance sat quietly and peacefully on the spot, chewing the chocolate carefully, the faint bitterness hopped on the tip of his tongue, followed by a burst of sweetness like a flower bud blooming, completely opening up all the taste buds. Picking up the coffee, he took a sip, the bitter and sweet liquid slid down his throat, and the indescribable sense of happiness made all the emotions settle down.

Out of the corner of his vision, he caught a figure approaching. Lance raised his eyebrows, and then saw Percy with a nervous face. Percy had been sitting in another corner of the coffee shop just now, waiting for the development of the matter with trepidation. After seeing Donald leave, he came over, impatient to know the result.

Lance calmly drank the last sip of coffee, then threw the chocolate wrapping paper on the plate, then stood up, patted Percy on the shoulder, Let's go, head to Burbank. Visiting two old friends.

Percy looked at the back of Lance leaving in a daze, so did it mean success or failure?

Thinking carefully about the stretch between Lance's brows just now, there was a faint hint of clarity, and the smile on the corner of Percy's mouth bloomed. He knew that Lance would definitely be able to win!

Percy took a quick step and trotted all the way to catch up with Lance, So, how did you convince Donald just now? Did you show him the script? Or did you tell him our budget? See Donald's expression was always indifferent, I thought he had no interest at all...

Percy... drive, Burbank.

Okay. But I'm serious. I'm sweating watching from the sidelines. Sometimes I feel that things will be done right away, but sometimes I feel that things are going to be bad... Accompanied by the sound of the engine, Per Xi Xu's rambling voice also went away.

Burbank, located twelve miles north of Los Angeles, is known as the Media Capital of the World because famous entertainment companies such as Warner Brothers, NBC Television, Viacom Group, and Disney have established branches here; at the same time, The number and quality of the studios here have surpassed Universal Studios, and it is currently the largest photography base in Hollywood. Countless movies and TV series have been shot and produced here.

Lance is no stranger to Burbank. Even though he used New York as his base in his last life, when he returned to Burbank again, all the familiar scenes still came, as if he had never left. Percy had already inquired about the studio where the crew of the TV series Firefly was located in advance, so the two of them drove directly to the shooting location.

After Lance got out of the car, he patted the roof of the car, and Percy started the engine again and walked away.

A formal production team will be composed of the director team, production team, production team, photography team, art team, and recording team, and each team will have a detailed division of labor, even down to the position responsible for ordering food every day. There is a special person in charge, one radish and one pit. For a giant work like Titanic, there are even as many as 400 crew members. The subdivision and specialization of work is also one of the important signs of the maturity of the Hollywood film industry.

However, this only refers to the regular crew. For independent films, they do not have enough funds to support such a large crew, nor do they need so many positions to maintain the daily work of the entire crew. The configuration will be relatively simple, and even some An independent film director has multiple roles, and is nicknamed a one-person crew.

City of God will be a minimalist crew, and the staffing will not be too complicated, but there is one position that is indispensable - drama manager, because City of God is too special.

The so-called drama manager is actually the chief dispatcher, who is in charge of the daily affairs of the crew. The drama manager will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of the shooting scene. The work is very cumbersome. In short, all the chores before and after the shooting are their job responsibilities. From arranging the division of labor and cooperation of various professional groups, arranging the daily shooting schedule, to maintaining order on the scene and arranging daily meals, all are the responsibility of the drama director.

It is no exaggeration to say that the quality of the production work will determine the smooth operation of the entire crew. An error in any link may cause a chain reaction. Perhaps their work is not the most professional, but no one can underestimate the degree of difficulty. The ability to control and manage the overall situation, the ability to deal with emergencies, and the ability to communicate with different departments and different personalities... These are all necessary spare elements. In Hollywood, truly outstanding and top-notch directors are rare and absolutely in demand.

The general independent film crew does not need the position of drama manager because of the small number of staff and few chores. It is enough for the director or producer to be in charge. But City of God is very special. During the filming in Rio de Janeiro, no one knows what unexpected situations will arise, and there will be at least one hundred extras in the film, which also means that although this is an independent film, But the cast is huge. Therefore, Lance needs a professional drama manager.

Lance came to Burbank looking for an old friend.

Walking to the entrance of the Firefly studio, Lance calmly smiled at the security guards next to him, nodded to express his friendliness, and then walked straight forward.

Generally speaking, unless it is a top Hollywood star, their face is their pass, otherwise they need a work permit or a pass to enter and exit every crew. At this time, Lance has no work permit or pass, and he is obviously not a big star, but the security guards hesitated for a moment, seeing Lance's unhurried pace, they didn't make a sound to stop Lance, but He showed a friendly smile and welcomed him.

Lance entered the crew without any hindrance, grabbed a staff member at random, asked the location of the second photography team, adjusted the direction and continued on. But before he took a few steps, he saw a man walking towards him dejectedly, his tall and thin figure was slightly thin, and the white round neck T-shirt seemed to be torn, which made him look even more embarrassed.

Albert? Lance called out with some uncertainty, and the other party raised his head in response, revealing that baby face with thick eyebrows and big eyes. The detailed facial features are not like Westerners, but more like Asians People, just more three-dimensional. This is the old friend Lance wants to talk about today, Albert-Allen (Albert-Allen).

Albert obviously did not expect such a situation, he was stunned for a moment, and then raised the end of the voice in disbelief, Lancelot-Strello? After his eyes confirmed it, his jaw was exaggerated He opened his mouth, as if he was really about to dislocate, and walked up quickly, his brisk footsteps seemed to have thrown all the frustration and embarrassment into the sky, Jesus Christ! It's really you, Lancelot! How long has it been since we met? I remember meeting you once in 1997 and never again, God!

Wow, your memory is really good, in 1997, at San Francisco International Airport. Lance spread his arms and gave Albert a big hug.

Lance and Albert met at the University of Southern California, when Lance was not so interested in movies, and Albert was a film student. After the two met by accident, it was Albert who led Lance to have a deep understanding of the magical movie world, and really let Lance indulge in this wonderful country, and it was gone forever. It's a pity that Lance went to London later, and due to the limitation of communication methods, the two gradually lost contact.

Although the two haven't seen each other for many years, Albert didn't admit it at all, and bumped into Lance's shoulder directly, Now you are a big shot, I saw your name in the news of 'Ocean's Eleven' last time , I almost squirted the food out of my mouth.” The uninterrupted ridicule did not make people feel uncomfortable, on the contrary, you can clearly feel Albert’s enthusiasm and friendliness, and even Lance is relaxed Many, So, did you come all the way to Burbank to participate in some event?

Lance showed a smile, I came here specially to find you. Albert showed a puzzled look on his face, I'm planning to build a brand new crew now, I have a difficult job, and I really can't find anyone Willing to take over, so come to find old friends, see if you can use the yellowing friendship to pull you into the thief boat. I heard that you have an important position in 'Firefly', but... finally decided to come and try Try, I wonder if you would like to join?

Albert's face was full of astonishment, his exaggerated expression gradually subsided, and he looked at Lance seriously and seriously, What position?

stage manager.