[US Entertainment] Superstar

"I have a manager friend named Norman, and he has an old actor who is acting as a performance director. I will ask to see if there is time and schedule there." Evan Stoff recalled earnestly.

I have already become a big star, and if I go to an acting teacher, it is easy to be caught by the media for cynicism, so confidentiality is very important.

Keanu asked curiously, "How is this acting director?"

He needs a truly capable guide, otherwise it will be difficult to make radical changes in a short period of time.

"I don't know if you've heard of his name. His name is Sandy Kominsky. He was once popular in the 60s. Now he can only rely on his previous fame to teach actors who are new to Hollywood to make a living. He used to be Jay Sika Lange and Diane Keaton's acting teachers, do you think the level is high?"

Some people are like this. As an actor, I have some opportunities, but after guiding others, it is like a miracle.

Jessica Lange won the Best Actress Oscar twice for "Tootsie" and "Indulgence of the Heart", while Diane Keaton won the Best Actress Award for "Annie Hall". Both of them are famous Acting school!

Keanu nodded immediately when he heard the words. This kind of performance guidance is more than enough for him, and he doesn't expect to win the Oscar winner directly, as long as he doesn't hold back the movie or Eve.

After watching "The Girl Who Moved Soul", this idea has been lingering in his mind.Apart from the amateur male lead, I, an actor who has acted in movies for more than ten years, may be the weakest link in the movie, how can I say this!

"By the way, there is one more thing. The organizer of the Saturn Awards is asking me about your itinerary. Would you like to attend their awards ceremony on January 1?"

Evan Stoff asked not if he had the time, but if he would.As long as Keanu is willing, he can ask for leave from the crew at any time, and there is no such thing as lack of time.

For the sake of ratings and influence, each award ceremony will call the nominated actors and crew in advance, and try their best to invite them to participate in the award presentation.The top event in the music industry like the Grammy even quietly hints that singers will get prizes if they attend.

There are many awards during the awards season, and the Saturn Awards also want more celebrities to appear, so that the attention and ratings will be high. Otherwise, if 20 awards are awarded in one night, and 10 awards are received by others, who would want to watch it? This kind of awards ceremony?

However, compared with other awards, the Saturn Award has its own advantages, that is, almost none of its nominated films overlap with Oscars, and most of them are commercial films!

Actors in commercial films are usually free during awards season. They have no public relations tasks, and most of them are enjoying life and Christmas vacation.

"The Matrix" is the film with the most nominations for the Saturn Awards, and of course the leading actor will be strongly invited to appear.If everyone in the best actor nomination list can really be invited, maybe Starlight can be comparable to the Golden Globes and Oscars.

Most of the stars attending the Oscars are literary and artistic film actors, and the truly popular commercial film actors will not easily set foot unless they are presenting awards.

Keanu thought for a while and replied, "I'll get back to you later. Eve has also been nominated. I'll see if she is willing to attend with me."

When the Saturn Awards were presented, the filming of "Almost Famous" had already started, and he would be able to go with Eve in the name of a partner at that time, otherwise it would be too boring to attend the awards ceremony alone.

For ordinary actors, winning the Saturn Award may increase the attention and status of the industry.At Keanu's level, unless he wins the Golden Globe and Oscar, there will not be much promotion. After all, he has reached the top of the actor.

Evan Stoff found that Keanu really likes to show off now, even attending the awards ceremony, he wanted to show off his affection, "You should discuss it with her, anyway, don't rush to reply."

"Thank you for coming." Keanu stood up and shook hands with his manager and bumped his shoulders. "If you have Sandy's schedule, please help me arrange it as soon as possible. I'm afraid there won't be enough time."

Keanu, who is so aggressive, seems to have returned to his early 20s.

Evan patted him on the back: "Don't worry, I won't forget. Call you now to arrange a performance guide."

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In the apartment, Betty, a dream girl played by Eve, began to wander around her aunt's room curiously. The luxurious living room, kitchen and even the oil paintings in the corridor made her stop and stay.

The camera has been following Eve's footsteps, capturing this young girl who is curious about everything. This is a small long shot.

Ever since David Lynch discovered Eve's potential, he began to explore it interestingly, or squeeze it.His requirements for Eve's acting skills have become very high. If it weren't for the high cost of the film, the requirements for Eve would have been even higher.

This is actually a pretty good opportunity for Eve to improve. The Oscar-nominated director for the best director helps to dig out details on the set and find emotional resonance. It is estimated that few actors can have this kind of treatment.

She turned a blind eye to the camera next to her, as if it didn't exist at all, and she would never glance over there.Walking into the bedroom along the previously rehearsed route, the headboard of the bed is extremely ornately carved, and there is even a vertical version at the end of the bed. Eve has a knowing smile on her face, and this room will temporarily belong to her in the following time !

But when she noticed the dirty clothes on the ground, she frowned first, then bent down to take a closer look, then straightened up, shrugged and walked towards the bathroom.Eve's movements are coherent and natural, and quite in line with the character's logical thinking. Normal people have similar reactions when encountering such things.

Betty thought it was the clothes left by her aunt on the ground, so she didn't pay too much attention to it.

When she came to the bathroom, the entire 30s-style room layout was presented in front of the camera. Eve walked to the sink, approached the mirror hanging above, and kept changing angles to appreciate the mirror, indulging in her youthful beauty.

Suddenly, she realized that something was wrong, the smile on her face disappeared immediately, her eyes were full of vigilance and she looked at the shower curtain in the shower room, her muscles tensed.There was a dark shadow behind the shower curtain, and there were drops of water on the ground. It seemed that someone was hiding behind it.

Eve suddenly opened the shower curtain, only to see a sexy black-haired lady appearing in front of her eyes.

Laura Haring, who played Rita, looked panic-stricken, with drops of water dripping from her hair. Her key parts were actually covered with tape, and at the same time covered with body parts, which looked extremely glamorous in front of the camera lens.

The staff of the film crew have long been familiar with the strangeness, and there is no clearing at all, but the effect is similar to that of clearing the scene. The bathroom is so small that only two actresses and the camera can exist.

"Feel sorry!"

Eve quickly turned her head, then pulled the shower curtain over, and continued to apologize, "I'm sorry, my aunt didn't mention to me that there are still people here, I'm very sorry."

Who knew that at this time David Lynch suddenly shouted: "Cut!"

Eve originally wanted to say the next line, but she could only stop, and handed the bath towel to Laura behind the shower curtain, letting her wrap herself up and come out.

After all, it's winter, even if the temperature in Los Angeles is more than ten degrees, it's still a bit cold if you don't dry off the water droplets on your body after showering.For the drama of the movie and for the sake of beauty, Laura can only wrap the bath towel tightly to prevent herself from catching a cold.

"Is there something wrong?" Eve walked to the monitor and humbly asked for advice. She felt that the performance was smooth this time, and there shouldn't be any problems.

David Lynch didn't answer, but leaned his head to the small monitor to check the replay, and after watching it several times in a row, he looked up and said, "Both of you are in great performance and condition, but the problem lies in the bathroom. on the wall tile. This wall tile is somewhat reflective, and the camera can be seen."

He didn't pay attention to this kind of detail before, and mainly focused on the acting skills of the two actresses. Now that there is nothing wrong with the acting skills, he only pays attention to the side.

Even a small monitor can see the reflection of the camera. If it is placed on a TV screen or a big screen in a movie theater, it will definitely be clearly visible, and it will be a hit!

How could David Lynch, who has always been picky, tolerate such low-level mistakes?

He took off the earphones above his neck, and then called the cameraman and lighting engineer to solve the problem together in the bathroom.

Laura wrapped her hair in a towel and stepped out wearing a white bathrobe. She jokingly said, "I thought it was my problem, and I was taken aback. Maybe after I get home from work today, I won't want to take a bath anymore." gone."

"Do you know what I was thinking when I was filming this scene?" Eve spread her hands and asked herself: "I filmed a movie called "Death Comes" before, and one of the characters was in such a scene. Something happened inside."

"Really?" Laura's expression changed. She had only heard the name of the movie, but had never seen it. "Then I must go and see it when I pass by Blockbuster tonight."

Eve smirked and said, "Then you have to pray that we finish filming this scene today, otherwise I'm not sure you can insist on finishing this scene after watching the movie."

"It sounds more and more interesting, so I have to go and see it." Laura has a carefree personality, but she is full of curiosity about the movie.

While the two were talking, David Lynch and the cameraman finally solved the problem of the reflection of the wall tiles, that is to cover them with water droplets condensed by water vapor!Just like after taking a bath, no matter how smooth the wall tiles are, they will be full of water mist and small water droplets. In fact, this is more in line with the plot.

Before Laura was inside, it was completely symbolic to turn on the shower head and then turn it off, but now it is necessary to let the hot water of the shower head flow happily for a while before shooting.

Originally, the prop master was already thinking about whether to change the wall tiles, or whether to spray some other paint on it to cover it up, but it was easily resolved in this way, and the crew that had stopped working continued to work.

No one other than the director knows exactly what the pilot will turn out to be, and so far it looks like the scenes being filmed are pretty sporadic.

Everyone, including the actors, can only choose to trust the director, and trust the director's ability and judgment.

The film crew did not stop filming until [-] pm. Eve changed out of Betty's outfit in the movie, and then sat in front of the makeup mirror to do simple makeup.

She has a date with Keanu later, and she is too lazy to go home and come back. It is much closer to go directly to the Griffith Observatory from here.

Eve has passed by this observatory many times, and has looked at it from a distance, but has not had the opportunity to take a look at it officially.

After Mandy drove her to the parking lot, Keanu was already waiting on the side of the road.

He was wearing a peaked cap, which no one could recognize under the cover of night.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Eve naturally took Keanu's hand, and asked with concern, "There was a traffic jam when I came up, I didn't expect so many tourists to watch the night view at night."

"It's not been 5 minutes since we arrived, did your filming go well today?" Keanu held Eve's palm with his hand and passed on the temperature of his palm.

Among the figures advancing in twos and threes, the two of them leaning together was not abrupt.Next to the parking area happens to be one of the filming locations of La La Land. Unfortunately, the movie will not be shot until more than ten years ago, so this popular check-in location is basically only people who drive by.

Eve nodded: "It's going well, and the filming is almost finished. By the way, when you called in the afternoon, you said you were in class. What class are you in?"

She was really confused. At Keanu's age, she shouldn't be taking any culture classes, yoga classes, or aerobics classes.

"Evan helped me find an acting director. He is really good. I benefited a lot from one class in the afternoon." Keanu danced and said excitedly: "At first, I felt that there was a barrier between me and acting. I clearly felt that I was acting. But Sandy told me that this is not normal, just let me show the reality of that moment."

"Sounds interesting, what did he say?" Eve didn't feel that her acting skills had reached the peak, and she would still listen to the guidance of a famous teacher if given the chance.

"I have forgotten the specifics. It probably means that human beings cry, laugh, fear and get angry. These things are equally important emotional experiences. He said that we don't need to perform comedy, nor do we need to perform tragedy or evidence. We perform It’s the truth.” Keanu really learned something, “There is a joke in the script, we don’t need to act out this joke, we just need to act out the reality, if we need to laugh, it will happen naturally, instead of embarrassing ourselves there Telling jokes."

Eve was a little confused, and she tried to conclude: "You mean, we are not performing, but presenting?"

"That's right! The audience will respond to the real moment we presented, whether it's crying or laughing, it's all because of the truth."

It sounds like this performance director should belong to the experiential school, using emotional reference and emotional memory to feel the story and make a true expression.

The experiential acting method is not suitable for everyone. This kind of immersive acting is more common in literary films.If you don't shoot, it's useless to speak well. Now Eve is looking forward to the scene with Keanu after New Year's Day, to see how her boyfriend's acting skills compare with the rumors.

The two stopped and walked, and unknowingly came to the small square of the observatory. The astronomer monument stood high in the middle, and the white planetarium opposite was brightly lit and full of people.

"I've always seen it in movies before, but I didn't expect it to be so beautiful when I got close." Eve sighed softly, and she concentrated on recording the beautiful scenery with her eyes.

Keanu and the two wandered aimlessly, standing by the railing overlooking the high-rise buildings in the city and the randomly distributed low-rise buildings around them. Under the darkness of night, the whole city looked like a galaxy falling into the world.

The sky is full of stars, and the ground is full of lights. Eve leans on Keanu's shoulder and enjoys the rare peace.However, the wind on the top of the mountain was a bit strong, causing her short hair to fly everywhere, no matter how she arranged it, it would not help.

Keanu looked at her in a hurry, reached out and stroked a strand of hair standing on top of her head, and suggested, "Why don't we go to the planetarium to have a look."

"Sounds like a good idea, let's go."

Eve dragged Keanu and walked towards the gate of the planetarium. She immediately saw the huge astrophysical experiment device in the middle - the Foucault pendulum.

Neither of them is particularly good at academics. Fortunately, there was a professional introduction next to them, and it was only then that they realized that this was a device for demonstrating the rotation of the earth.

Visiting planetariums and museums will make people feel illiterate and uneducated. The development history of various astronomical telescopes is presented in the exhibition hall one by one, and the corridor connecting the universe illustrates the evolution process from the big bang to today.

What interests Eve the most is the hanging model of the nine planets. At this time, Pluto has not been removed from the list by astronomers, and it is still displayed as a planet in the solar system, but it will become the eight planets in a few years. planet.

These models look very delicate, especially the ring of halo around Saturn makes it a beauty.

When Keanu saw the model, he remembered the business. He pointed to Saturn and said, "Are you planning to go to the Saturn Awards ceremony on January 1? Maybe you can get back a trophy like this."

"I should go, but after I go, there is not much possibility of winning an award." Eve could see clearly that "Death is Coming" is not a major heroine role, and she can win the Saturn Award for Best Actress Even being nominated is considered an upset, and winning an award would be an upset.

She asked back, "Then will you go?"

"I'll go if you go, how about we walk the red carpet together?" Keanu asked cautiously, "It's fine if you don't hold hands, you hold me."

In fact, he just wanted to stand with Eve in a fair and fair manner. It's a bit embarrassing that the two of them haven't even had a photo together after being in love for so long.Taking the opportunity of the red carpet, let the reporters take some double photos of themselves and Eve, which can also be comforting.

"Of course, you are very happy to invite me to be your companion on the red carpet." Eve doesn't have the mood to deliberately hide it now, she just goes with the flow, the sneaky feeling is too uncomfortable.

At the beginning, she wanted to share her joy with Keanu at the end of the premiere of Soul-shifting Girl, but she could only restrain her movements. If she made it public, she could pounce on it logically.

Now Eve has very few stars, but thanks to the nomination of the Saturn Award for the heroine of "Death Comes" and the praise of the female supporting role of "The Girl Who Moved the Soul", everyone has a very good impression of her. She is a beautiful girl with acting skills, yes Potential future star.

Even after the relationship is announced, the label of acting skills will not be torn off, but will become a bonus item.

The two don't have many romantic love words, but only various small details of tacit understanding.