Birth of an actor

Truman Burbank has reached the age to get married. The director of "The Truman Show", that is, the designer and master of the entire Taoyuan Island, Christo, arranged for Truman a blonde beauty, Meilu, but when it was supposed to be Chumen During the occasional love event between Men and Meilu, Truman became interested in a strange girl. This girl's real name is Sylvia, and her identity is an extra on Taoyuan Island.

Truman fell in love with Sylvia at first sight, but before he could strike up a conversation with her at the event, he was entangled by Meilu. In the evening dance, Truman was happily dancing with Meilu and her friend Ma Long , but accidentally saw Sylvia's figure again, Truman was very happy, while he was dealing with Meilu, he happily peeked at his sweetheart.

This scene should have been easy for William, after all, he has even filmed more complex emotional processing, but in this scene that should have passed easily, William's emotions have a little error-occasional In a few shots, William seems slightly worried rather than completely happy.

In fact, the director Peter Weir is not the one who asks to retake it again and again. In his opinion, this scene is not particularly important to the whole film. William’s emotions have already achieved 90.00%, and the other [-]% do It doesn’t matter if it’s not enough, a movie is so long, and the shooting period often lasts for several months. It’s normal for actors to be a little slack occasionally. Until the filming was qualified, although Peter Weir didn't show anything, he was actually very satisfied with William's behavior in his heart. The actor has strict requirements on himself, and it only brings benefits to the film, isn't it?

However, as a director, Peter Weir couldn't be indifferent to the psychological state of the leading actor. After another NG of William, Peter Weir originally planned to shoot other people's scenes for the rest of the day and let William rest for half a day. Relax, let's continue shooting tomorrow. Unexpectedly, before he had time to tell everyone about this decision, the assistant director ran over and said, "Will is ready."

"Ready to continue filming?" Peter Weir asked, frowning.

"Yes."

"Didn't you persuade him not to push himself too hard?"

"I think Will is really ready this time, Peter, he looks very different." The assistant director half guessed and half joked: "All this happened after he answered a phone call , maybe it's a call from your girlfriend? You must know that encouragement between lovers is the most effective."

"Okay, then let's try again." Peter Will finally nodded and said: "If it doesn't work this time, Will must go to rest, this scene can be shot at any time, we can't just because of this scene Just ruin the fantastic form he's been in."

……

At the retro-style tent-style dance party, under the lively crowd and cheerful jazz music, a handsome young man in a white suit and a blonde woman in a green skirt dance to the music. No matter how crowded or lively the dance floor is, they are all The focus of the crowd.

'The scene was perfect, the atmosphere was great, William and the actress who played Melo danced perfectly, but there was something wrong. Peter Weir stared at the camera screen, looked at it for a long time in distress, and suddenly realized: "Wait, I know what's wrong-everyone is watching Will too engrossed!" '

Although in "The World of Truman", Truman is the center of the entire Taoyuan Island, but what the script requires is that everyone on Taoyuan Island tricks Truman into acting for him, instead of staring at Truman and being fascinated by him, But—Peter Weir thought, 'Look at those people on and off the dance floor now, can they take their eyes off William Bradley? '

'Forget it. 'Peter Weir thought,'as long as people's eyes follow Truman all the time, it looks like they are watching him and observing him. As for whether they are really acting or being fascinated by Truman fans, these details don't matter. I care about it. '

When William first joined the crew, some staff joked: "If any TV station can convince Will to make a "William Show" similar to "The Truman Show" and follow up and shoot 24 hours a day, it will definitely be able to do so. To become the hottest reality show in the United States, maybe the ratings can reach as many as the fictional hundreds of millions of viewers in the movie."

The static William Bradley is already like a portrait carefully drawn by God, or a sculpture carefully carved. When he moves in front of the camera, the charm is even more indescribable. I have never seen it in person. People who perform William Bradley absolutely cannot understand this feeling. If some people thought that the charm of William Bradley in the movie was only achieved by the directors with filters and individual shooting angles, now they I also know that I was wrong before.

Not to mention the feeling of wearing the pure white suit on William Bradley, making him look like the most pleasing young man in Hollywood's golden age song and dance movies, just the polite invitation to dance His movements, his free steps and his graceful smile have girls fighting over him for a place next to him, not to mention those drowning green eyes and the shape of his lips - ha, look at that guy The girl can't help the surprise expression and affectionate eyes, which girl can refuse?

'When William Bradley decided to dance to get a girl, he could do it all. ’ Everyone was thinking: ‘Look at the look in Laura Linney’s eyes, the way she laughs and pulls Will in circles, that’s definitely willingness and not acting.There's also Natasha McElhone's jealous look when Will looks at her, and Natasha's shy smile, which is completely true. '

Laura Linney plays Truman's wife Melo, while Natascha McElhone plays Truman's first love, Sylvia.

Although Truman's body is still dancing skillfully with Meilu, his eyes and all his mind are on Sylvia, the girl he fell in love with at first sight. Sylvia obviously also found Truman—to be honest , Men and women on this dance floor, who is not paying attention to Truman?

Truman's eyes lingered on Sylvia, his dancing steps became lighter and lighter, and his smile became more and more charming. He wanted to show his best side in front of the girl he fell in love with at first sight, and he did. Like the most beautiful peacock in the zoo, even the few strands of messy hair on his forehead were tinged with hormones.

Of course Sylvia couldn't resist such a Truman, her eyes were also full of lingering friendship, and her cheeks were more flushed than drunk - this is Natasha McElhone's best performance A natural scene that Peter Weir would bet was not the result of acting.

As for Meilu, when she finally noticed Truman's absent-mindedness and followed his gaze towards Sylvia, the smile on her face disappeared immediately, and her eyes became angry and jealous.

Sylvia is just an extra, and Meilu is the wife chosen by the director of "The Truman Show" Christophe to marry Truman and spend his whole life together, so the program team will never allow Sylvia Stepping in to snatch away Meilu's role, two men in black suits quickly appeared, half pushing and half fighting to drive Sylvia off the dance floor.

Truman, who had been secretly watching Sylvia, of course also noticed this strange scene. He gradually slowed down his dance steps, stared at the direction where Sylvia and the two men in black were leaving, and frowned slightly. When he got up, there was a puzzled and worried look in his eyes, as if he would stop dancing and chase after him at any time.

The crowd around began to gather towards Truman, and intentionally blocked his sight. Meilu supported Truman's shoulder and made a sudden circle. Sylvia had disappeared from the dance floor.

William continued to dance with Melu. When Melu looked at him with a bright smile, Truman returned a polite smile, but his eyes showed a sense of loss.

……

"It's great! This scene is so well done! It's natural, engaging, and completed in one go!" Peter Weir excitedly waved the rolled-up script in his hand, and several lines of laughter appeared on his forehead: " There is no need to reshoot this scene, we have advanced the schedule again, now everyone go to rest, wait for the sun to set in an hour, and then we will continue."

'I used to resent Andrew Nickell for choosing Will instead of Jim Carrey, but now it seems that his decision couldn't be more correct.It is indeed the person who can write the story of "The Truman Show". 'Peter Weir thought with emotion: "Of course Jim Carrey is also very good, and his audition is also full of praise, but his performance is still a bit unable to get rid of the shackles of a comedian, and his expressions and body movements sometimes seem too much. Exaggerated, you can't help but think of him in "The Mask" or other comedy movies.'

"Although the role of Truman needs to be optimistic, humorous and cheerful, even the most humorous plots do not take the funny route. After all, Truman is still a character with a tragic fate. "The Truman Show" is not a pure comedy movie. What I want is the kind of tragic color under the appearance of comedy. In this regard, Will's sense of propriety is very good, with a touch of cold humor and complete optimism, which can make people laugh without making people laugh. I find it particularly exaggerated and funny, and the scenes where he fights against fate have a kind of Hamlet's sadness.Brilliant, wonderful! "

The bustling crowd on the dance floor began to disperse after Peter Will finished speaking. The scene of the dance was gone. Immediately, the staff came to tear down the tent. William loosened his tie and responded to the greetings from all around him. go outside.

Danny Bourne greeted him with water and a towel, and William thanked him.

"It's sunny now, do you want to go for a walk in town Will? Or rest on the spot?" Danny Byrne asked.

The "spot" that Danny Bourne refers to is a car, but it's not an ordinary sedan, nor is it the nanny van that most actors have that uses an SUV as a makeshift break room on set, but a real car. Mobile RV——When filming TV dramas in Universal Studios studios with ABC, CBS and other TV drama production departments, the big-name actors are provided with toilets, sofa-style seats and small bars, and medium-sized RVs with a living area of ​​about 20 square meters are also available. Not the same kind of thing.

The total length is 20 meters, the height is 4.25 meters (5.5 meters when raised), double-storey, with a living space of 102 square meters, including two bedrooms, one large and one small, a reception room, a dressing room, a recording studio, and a A full granite bathroom with a bath, a well-equipped kitchen, and an exclusive minimalist home style customized by a well-known designer. The side of the body adjacent to the kitchen can be opened to serve as an awning, plus an open-air kitchen and folding chairs. It is no problem to hold a barbecue party anytime and anywhere during the trip.

The interior decoration is first-class, and the exterior security facilities must of course keep up. The security system is also customized by the largest security company in the United States. The interior bedrooms and reception rooms are all equipped with fingerprint scanners. If a stranger breaks in when the owner is away, The security system will automatically call 911 with the geographic coordinates of the RV.

This is the mobile home that William spent about 300 million US dollars customizing for himself at Anderson, the most famous custom car manufacturer in Hollywood. "Dog", he even thought about keeping a Dalmatian as a companion when he lived alone, and named it Smudge, but the life of an actor is not as good as that of an ordinary office worker, who can go home every day anyway With pets as companions, actors are often filming around the world for months and months and cannot go home. William doesn’t want to leave the dog in foster care when he goes out, and he doesn’t want to hire a stranger to live at home to help him take care of the dog, so the dog owner The plan can only be given up temporarily - at least until there is another permanent resident in the family, he is not going to think about it.

So when the RV manufacturer completed the delivery of the order and mentioned that Stallone and Will Smith both named their RVs, William thought it was very interesting, so he gave the name "spot" to these two people covered in silver. Grey, in fact, a super-large custom RV without a speckle, and decided that as long as I was filming in the United States, I would go there with the speckle-in fact, when filming, sometimes living in a RV is more comfortable than living in a hotel, especially When filming in a remote town or even in the wild, the hotel booked by the crew was far away and the conditions were poor. After filming on the set for fifteen or six hours, I rushed back to the hotel to rest after the end (sometimes bad luck encountered The bed in the next room was shaking, and I couldn't even guarantee the few hours of sleep.), it's better to drive the RV directly to live near the studio, and be more carefree.

The town of Seaside is small, with only a few hundred permanent residents, and only one hotel in the town. Of course, such a small number of rooms is not enough, so the crew allocated the rooms in the town to the director, assistant director and several leading actors. We, the other staff live together in two other nearby towns, the bus goes back and forth every day, and William directly gives up the room to others, parks the spot by the sea, and falls asleep with the sound of the sea hitting the beach every day. Such fun is there.

"I'll go to the beach for a walk." William replied to Danny Byrne's proposal.

"Want me to accompany you?"

William tilted his head towards the beach, and took the lead to walk. Danny Byrne followed closely behind him, observing the expression on William's face from time to time, and finally couldn't help asking: "Will, you only took pictures this afternoon. One shot gave me a shot that didn’t feel right no matter how you looked for it before, and the expression looked so relaxed, did the phone call really have such a magical power?"

After all, Danny Bourne had also been in contact with the other party on the crew of "Gait Shot" for several months, and he was impressed with Jude Law's voice again, and he heard it immediately when he answered the phone.However, Jude Law and Will are not very good friends. What good things can he tell Will to refresh the other's mental outlook?Danny Byrne couldn't figure it out.

"You know I've been a little bit on my nerves these days, don't you, Danny?"

"I can see that, Will."

"That phone call solved the biggest worry that has been bothering me recently. I feel more relaxed than ever. The pressure and burden are gone. I can express myself more freely in front of the camera, isn't it?"

"Really? This is really a great thing. Let's order a super-large Hawaiian pizza to celebrate?" Danny Byrne rubbed his belly. It was almost dinner time. He felt very hungry, and although the town There are not many restaurants, but the only pizza shop owner is an Italian immigrant. The recipe of the base and sauce is different from other places. The famous store of the team.

"Buy ten large and medium pizzas each, and send some to others." William waved at Danny Byrne: "Go and order, I will take a walk by myself."

Danny Bourne happily agreed, turned around and ran towards the delicious pizza shop. After he left, William faced the sea with a little bit of sunset light, and the smile he had been hanging on gradually faded.

The content of that phone call was actually not as light as what William just said.However, it’s not a bad thing—maybe everything starts with that night in Sydney.