NOVEL NEXT Exploiting Hollywood 1980.
Chapter 88
Chapter 88 July Stove
In the blink of an eye, several days of filming took place.After Ronald finished his cameo, he just wandered around the crew every day, as long as he kept an eye on Gene and kept him from getting mad.
The Screen Actors Union in New York also sent observers to the crew to supervise and get off work on time every day.Ronald just needs to commute to and from get off work on time from nine to six.Ronald was very satisfied with the regular work and rest, and resumed the habit of eating breakfast while watching ABC TV's "Good Morning America" every morning.
Producer David, gave Ronald an actor's minimum wage, $785 a week.He is an actor in name, but the main job that David explained is still to stare at Gene and his mother.
In fact, Gene and his mother will not do anything wrong for the sake of a lot of dollars in the future.So what about Ronald himself actually working?In fact, it is to observe Alan's every move and learn secretly.Of course, if you want to ask Allen why he took such a shot, then don't even think about it.
Director Allen is still a little dissatisfied with him, and the relationship is not good enough to teach him as selflessly as the directors in the new world.
Filming continued.The brigade moved to the dance rehearsal room and began filming the scenes of the girls in the dance department.
"Cough, cough cough..." Joanna played the dance teacher, and she also had a part in the scene today, "What kind of poisonous gas are you releasing?"
The director of photography Michael Seresin directed the lighting assistant to add incense powder on several charcoal stoves, ignited them and fanned them with his hands, so that the incense powder floated all over the room.
"This is the traditional lighting method of our English studio. The director said that a warm and mysterious light atmosphere is needed. The specific gravity of the face powder is the same as that of air, which can float in the air for a long time, and the light has a unique effect."
"Cough, cough, can't you use the powder? I think it's bad for my health."
"If not, you need to use multiple lights to achieve the same effect, and every time you switch the camera angle, you need to re-light. This kind of face powder is a traditional method, just one light is enough, and the light is very evenly distributed and can be moved arbitrarily camera without having to relight."
Ronald was also covering his nose with a handkerchief, listening to the DP explaining to the actors.Lighting is indeed the most time-consuming part of indoor shooting. If you need to re-light every time you move the camera, you can shoot four shots in a day.
"Sneeze." Someone sneezed. The smell of this powder was too strong, and Ronald was tempted to sneeze because of him.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for the actors to get used to the smell, and the discomfort caused by it has improved a lot.
Today's play has a lot of dance moves. After the lighting is done, it's time for the choreographer to come on stage.
The choreographer choreographed a ballet movement for each actor, and then asked them to jump out one by one according to the path of the camera movement.
"One, two, three... let's go... Antonia on... one, two, three, Lucy is you..."
Because the powder needs to float evenly in the room, the electric fan that would blow the powder away was withdrawn from the room and placed in the corridor.Actors are only allowed out to get some air between takes.
After two rehearsals, the dancers were sweating profusely, so they hurriedly escaped from the room and turned on electric fans to cool down.
Ronald also hurried out to help scoop ice cubes into the ice pack.Today's temperature is very high, coupled with the fact that the four burning charcoal stoves are constantly steaming incense powder, it is extremely easy to suffer from heat stroke and dehydration in the room.
These actors who are mainly high school students have no agents or assistants, and Ronald helps them a little when he is free.
"It's really hot." Gene picked up the ice pack that Ronald had packed and put it on his body. He was wearing shorts and a short-sleeved top today, which was considered the best way to dissipate heat.
"Yeah, people in the clothing department are still forcing us to wear thick wool tights for autumn and winter." Several girls sweated and soaked the dance clothes, which was a bit unsightly.They took out towels and were vigorously wiping the sweat off the back of their necks.
The make-up held a powder and a brush, and hurried forward to touch up their makeup.Sweat has melted part of the makeup, and I have to retouch it every time I take a line.
The hair stylist also rushed forward to re-fix their hairstyles. Sweat scattered some people's fixed hair. The high temperature is really the enemy of shooting.
The costumer also came up to check the sweat-soaked clothing, and for those protagonists who were seriously soaked, they would be asked to change into spare clothing.
In order to save time, people from multiple departments surrounded the protagonists and helped them get everything done like an octopus.
Antonia is the absolute protagonist, and her sweat has melted a lot of makeup, and the makeup artist is rushing to repair the scene.
The plot of "Fame" is set in autumn, so all the costumes are aligned like autumn.In the summer, wearing thick wool tights in a closed room is a kind of torture.
Ronald could only pass some more ice water to Antonia and the others, and prepare ice cubes to cool down.Fortunately, in order to become famous for making movies, these girls have good endurance.
Another ice pack was packed, and Ronald put the long ice pack on Antonia's neck.
"Ah..." Antonia felt so comfortable that she wanted to cry out, and turned her head to thank Ronald.
Ronald continued to pack ice packs, and put them on the rest of the girls.
"Get ready to shoot," the first assistant director urged, and the girls reluctantly put down the ice packs and walked into the oven.
After the rehearsal is completed, it is time to shoot. Allen has changed his previous style of striving for perfection. There are no very detailed requirements here. As long as the director of photography nods and there is no problem with the picture, it will be passed.It seems that he also can't stand the indoor temperature like a stove.
After shooting comes scheduling.The director and the director of photography plan together the camera movement and actor movement for the next shot.The lighting team plans the lighting according to the director's requirements. If there is a situation where the lighting will be photographed by the camera, it will have to discuss with the director again.
Scheduling, lighting, rehearsal, shooting, cycle after cycle, the crew moved slowly in the hot weather according to plan.
During the lighting interval, the dancers did not have the strength to dance and entertain themselves as they did a few days ago.Ronald found the producer David and asked for more ice cubes to ensure that no one in the crew suffered from heat stroke.
Directors and actors can also take turns to rest.Worst of all were the operators operating the cameras.Help push and pull the camera when shooting.When the director and actors went out to cool down, they were still adding fragrance powder to the charcoal stove indoors to maintain the concentration of fragrance powder in the room.
Most of these operators were recruited by director Allen from England, and have worked with the director of photography and director for a long time.This time I spent money to move them here from overseas, also to reduce friction and start filming immediately.
Their old relationship as directors received a lot of subsidies, which annoyed the Americans who were also camera operators.Also suffering in the heat with no rest time and no additional subsidies.
One of the American operators secretly took a glass bottle during his lunch break and put some powder in it.
"You asked Gene to stand on the corner of the table and pretend to be focused on watching Hillary dance, understand?" After the last conflict, Alan Parker didn't dare to ask Gene directly. Nader conveyed.
"You're going to stand on tiptoe here, do an arabesque, and then go back to Leroy's side and walk around him with closer than normal interpersonal space. Confused him, are you seducing him, I got a little closer by accident. After I walked around him, I looked into his eyes and made a follow-me look."
Alan Parker went on to speak to Antonia.In the afternoon, the scene where Hillary seduces Leroy was filmed.The carpenter came in during lunch time and built a door for the men's locker room inside the dance rehearsal hall.
The door is very fake and can be opened and closed. Of course, there is nothing inside the door, so the two actors can only open the door and close the door after entering.The camera shoots it from the outside, it just looks like a room.
Gene, who plays Leroy, stands at a table outside the door, waiting for Antonia's Hilary to come and seduce him.His task in this scene is relatively simple. He was puzzled at first, and then after receiving Hillary's signal, he froze for half a second, made an expression of sudden understanding, followed Hillary into the men's locker room, and closed the door.
"Okay, let's rehearse."
"No, no, no, you have to get closer, to a distance that makes both parties nervous. Understand?" Alan Parker looked directly at Antonia and had to get closer to Gene.
"No, no, you're too close this time. This is the distance for a thief to steal. If it's not far or close, it just happens that the two sides are a little embarrassed, understand?"
"Ten minutes of rest." Alan Parker saw that Antonia, who was usually very perceptive, couldn't understand what an awkward distance was this time. He thought she was too tired, so he called for a 10-minute break.
Ronald still put the ice pack on Antonia's neck, "What's wrong with you, Antonia? You are always the first to understand the scenes that the director talks about."
Antonia tilted her neck to feel the coolness of the ice pack: "Jean, he is...well, you know what I mean. So I can't feel his reaction. Acting is actually a reaction. If the other party doesn't give a reaction, it will be very difficult for me." Go on."
"Have you acted before?" Ronald felt that what Antonia said made sense.
"Yes, I did a supporting role on 'Grease' two years ago, right behind Travolta and Olivia Newton-John," said Antonia, laughing, "so I have a union Card."
"The temperature is really terrible, why don't you cooperate with me and help me find a sense of distance. I don't want to take many more shots." Antonia saw that the makeup and hairstyle had been done and left. Said something in a low voice.
"Well, it's really comfortable to finish shooting early." Ronald felt that the girl might faint if he continued to shoot in the high temperature room, so he took a step forward and approached Antonia, "This way you will feel that I Has your privacy been violated?"
"Well, it doesn't seem close enough." Antonia stretched out her hand to feel the distance between the two.
"How about this?" Ronald took another half step forward.
"It seems to be a little closer." Antonia's body was still more than an elbow away from him.
"How about this?" Ronald took another half step forward.
"Okay, okay..." Antonia took half a step back, the smell of a man on Ronald's body rushed into her forehead, making her face a little hot, but fortunately, it was very hot, and her face was red. "I found the feeling."
Ronald also felt a little abrupt just now, picked up the towel and handed it to Antonia, motioning for her to wipe the sweat off her neck, "It's really too hot."
"Cut! Very good, this is a print." Allen was very satisfied with the subsequent shooting.
(End of this chapter)
In the blink of an eye, several days of filming took place.After Ronald finished his cameo, he just wandered around the crew every day, as long as he kept an eye on Gene and kept him from getting mad.
The Screen Actors Union in New York also sent observers to the crew to supervise and get off work on time every day.Ronald just needs to commute to and from get off work on time from nine to six.Ronald was very satisfied with the regular work and rest, and resumed the habit of eating breakfast while watching ABC TV's "Good Morning America" every morning.
Producer David, gave Ronald an actor's minimum wage, $785 a week.He is an actor in name, but the main job that David explained is still to stare at Gene and his mother.
In fact, Gene and his mother will not do anything wrong for the sake of a lot of dollars in the future.So what about Ronald himself actually working?In fact, it is to observe Alan's every move and learn secretly.Of course, if you want to ask Allen why he took such a shot, then don't even think about it.
Director Allen is still a little dissatisfied with him, and the relationship is not good enough to teach him as selflessly as the directors in the new world.
Filming continued.The brigade moved to the dance rehearsal room and began filming the scenes of the girls in the dance department.
"Cough, cough cough..." Joanna played the dance teacher, and she also had a part in the scene today, "What kind of poisonous gas are you releasing?"
The director of photography Michael Seresin directed the lighting assistant to add incense powder on several charcoal stoves, ignited them and fanned them with his hands, so that the incense powder floated all over the room.
"This is the traditional lighting method of our English studio. The director said that a warm and mysterious light atmosphere is needed. The specific gravity of the face powder is the same as that of air, which can float in the air for a long time, and the light has a unique effect."
"Cough, cough, can't you use the powder? I think it's bad for my health."
"If not, you need to use multiple lights to achieve the same effect, and every time you switch the camera angle, you need to re-light. This kind of face powder is a traditional method, just one light is enough, and the light is very evenly distributed and can be moved arbitrarily camera without having to relight."
Ronald was also covering his nose with a handkerchief, listening to the DP explaining to the actors.Lighting is indeed the most time-consuming part of indoor shooting. If you need to re-light every time you move the camera, you can shoot four shots in a day.
"Sneeze." Someone sneezed. The smell of this powder was too strong, and Ronald was tempted to sneeze because of him.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for the actors to get used to the smell, and the discomfort caused by it has improved a lot.
Today's play has a lot of dance moves. After the lighting is done, it's time for the choreographer to come on stage.
The choreographer choreographed a ballet movement for each actor, and then asked them to jump out one by one according to the path of the camera movement.
"One, two, three... let's go... Antonia on... one, two, three, Lucy is you..."
Because the powder needs to float evenly in the room, the electric fan that would blow the powder away was withdrawn from the room and placed in the corridor.Actors are only allowed out to get some air between takes.
After two rehearsals, the dancers were sweating profusely, so they hurriedly escaped from the room and turned on electric fans to cool down.
Ronald also hurried out to help scoop ice cubes into the ice pack.Today's temperature is very high, coupled with the fact that the four burning charcoal stoves are constantly steaming incense powder, it is extremely easy to suffer from heat stroke and dehydration in the room.
These actors who are mainly high school students have no agents or assistants, and Ronald helps them a little when he is free.
"It's really hot." Gene picked up the ice pack that Ronald had packed and put it on his body. He was wearing shorts and a short-sleeved top today, which was considered the best way to dissipate heat.
"Yeah, people in the clothing department are still forcing us to wear thick wool tights for autumn and winter." Several girls sweated and soaked the dance clothes, which was a bit unsightly.They took out towels and were vigorously wiping the sweat off the back of their necks.
The make-up held a powder and a brush, and hurried forward to touch up their makeup.Sweat has melted part of the makeup, and I have to retouch it every time I take a line.
The hair stylist also rushed forward to re-fix their hairstyles. Sweat scattered some people's fixed hair. The high temperature is really the enemy of shooting.
The costumer also came up to check the sweat-soaked clothing, and for those protagonists who were seriously soaked, they would be asked to change into spare clothing.
In order to save time, people from multiple departments surrounded the protagonists and helped them get everything done like an octopus.
Antonia is the absolute protagonist, and her sweat has melted a lot of makeup, and the makeup artist is rushing to repair the scene.
The plot of "Fame" is set in autumn, so all the costumes are aligned like autumn.In the summer, wearing thick wool tights in a closed room is a kind of torture.
Ronald could only pass some more ice water to Antonia and the others, and prepare ice cubes to cool down.Fortunately, in order to become famous for making movies, these girls have good endurance.
Another ice pack was packed, and Ronald put the long ice pack on Antonia's neck.
"Ah..." Antonia felt so comfortable that she wanted to cry out, and turned her head to thank Ronald.
Ronald continued to pack ice packs, and put them on the rest of the girls.
"Get ready to shoot," the first assistant director urged, and the girls reluctantly put down the ice packs and walked into the oven.
After the rehearsal is completed, it is time to shoot. Allen has changed his previous style of striving for perfection. There are no very detailed requirements here. As long as the director of photography nods and there is no problem with the picture, it will be passed.It seems that he also can't stand the indoor temperature like a stove.
After shooting comes scheduling.The director and the director of photography plan together the camera movement and actor movement for the next shot.The lighting team plans the lighting according to the director's requirements. If there is a situation where the lighting will be photographed by the camera, it will have to discuss with the director again.
Scheduling, lighting, rehearsal, shooting, cycle after cycle, the crew moved slowly in the hot weather according to plan.
During the lighting interval, the dancers did not have the strength to dance and entertain themselves as they did a few days ago.Ronald found the producer David and asked for more ice cubes to ensure that no one in the crew suffered from heat stroke.
Directors and actors can also take turns to rest.Worst of all were the operators operating the cameras.Help push and pull the camera when shooting.When the director and actors went out to cool down, they were still adding fragrance powder to the charcoal stove indoors to maintain the concentration of fragrance powder in the room.
Most of these operators were recruited by director Allen from England, and have worked with the director of photography and director for a long time.This time I spent money to move them here from overseas, also to reduce friction and start filming immediately.
Their old relationship as directors received a lot of subsidies, which annoyed the Americans who were also camera operators.Also suffering in the heat with no rest time and no additional subsidies.
One of the American operators secretly took a glass bottle during his lunch break and put some powder in it.
"You asked Gene to stand on the corner of the table and pretend to be focused on watching Hillary dance, understand?" After the last conflict, Alan Parker didn't dare to ask Gene directly. Nader conveyed.
"You're going to stand on tiptoe here, do an arabesque, and then go back to Leroy's side and walk around him with closer than normal interpersonal space. Confused him, are you seducing him, I got a little closer by accident. After I walked around him, I looked into his eyes and made a follow-me look."
Alan Parker went on to speak to Antonia.In the afternoon, the scene where Hillary seduces Leroy was filmed.The carpenter came in during lunch time and built a door for the men's locker room inside the dance rehearsal hall.
The door is very fake and can be opened and closed. Of course, there is nothing inside the door, so the two actors can only open the door and close the door after entering.The camera shoots it from the outside, it just looks like a room.
Gene, who plays Leroy, stands at a table outside the door, waiting for Antonia's Hilary to come and seduce him.His task in this scene is relatively simple. He was puzzled at first, and then after receiving Hillary's signal, he froze for half a second, made an expression of sudden understanding, followed Hillary into the men's locker room, and closed the door.
"Okay, let's rehearse."
"No, no, no, you have to get closer, to a distance that makes both parties nervous. Understand?" Alan Parker looked directly at Antonia and had to get closer to Gene.
"No, no, you're too close this time. This is the distance for a thief to steal. If it's not far or close, it just happens that the two sides are a little embarrassed, understand?"
"Ten minutes of rest." Alan Parker saw that Antonia, who was usually very perceptive, couldn't understand what an awkward distance was this time. He thought she was too tired, so he called for a 10-minute break.
Ronald still put the ice pack on Antonia's neck, "What's wrong with you, Antonia? You are always the first to understand the scenes that the director talks about."
Antonia tilted her neck to feel the coolness of the ice pack: "Jean, he is...well, you know what I mean. So I can't feel his reaction. Acting is actually a reaction. If the other party doesn't give a reaction, it will be very difficult for me." Go on."
"Have you acted before?" Ronald felt that what Antonia said made sense.
"Yes, I did a supporting role on 'Grease' two years ago, right behind Travolta and Olivia Newton-John," said Antonia, laughing, "so I have a union Card."
"The temperature is really terrible, why don't you cooperate with me and help me find a sense of distance. I don't want to take many more shots." Antonia saw that the makeup and hairstyle had been done and left. Said something in a low voice.
"Well, it's really comfortable to finish shooting early." Ronald felt that the girl might faint if he continued to shoot in the high temperature room, so he took a step forward and approached Antonia, "This way you will feel that I Has your privacy been violated?"
"Well, it doesn't seem close enough." Antonia stretched out her hand to feel the distance between the two.
"How about this?" Ronald took another half step forward.
"It seems to be a little closer." Antonia's body was still more than an elbow away from him.
"How about this?" Ronald took another half step forward.
"Okay, okay..." Antonia took half a step back, the smell of a man on Ronald's body rushed into her forehead, making her face a little hot, but fortunately, it was very hot, and her face was red. "I found the feeling."
Ronald also felt a little abrupt just now, picked up the towel and handed it to Antonia, motioning for her to wipe the sweat off her neck, "It's really too hot."
"Cut! Very good, this is a print." Allen was very satisfied with the subsequent shooting.
(End of this chapter)
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