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Chapter 98 Viper
Chapter 98 Viper
"It's really a good dance, which makes me very motivated to create." The film composer Michael Gore praised the enthusiasm of the dancers.
"Hot Stuff has a really good melody. You know what? Ronald, every time I write something, I need to listen to some classic pop songs. This Hot Stuff makes my creativity go wild. Maybe I It could have been nominated for an Oscar for this song."
"Shouldn't the song deserve a Grammy?" Ronald is a layman in the recording industry, and he only knows that the Grammy is the annual music industry award, just like the Oscars for the film industry.
"No, the Grammys only have an award for best soundtrack to a movie. This theme song I'm writing now is a song, and only the Oscars have an award for 'best original song'."
"So that's how it is." Ronald sat on a stool, watching Alan Parker directing the camera crew to move the camera in the distance.
The time has come to the third day of shooting on 46th Street, which is the last afternoon of the closed shooting that the producer applied for.
Two days ago, Ronald solved the accident caused by the driver beautifully, allowing Lucy and the three group dancers to have a frontal appearance in the final graduation performance.
Lucy was a blessing in disguise. Although her ankle was sprained, she will be the front row of the choir, singing a line of lyrics in the graduation performance, with a 1-second solo frontal scene.
The producers were also satisfied. Ronald used his little prestige in the ensemble to get the dancers to agree to his solution of losing money, adding drama, and driving the driver who caused the accident.This kept the crew from falling into the hell where the strike led to overdue shooting.
The only dissatisfaction seems to be director Alan Parker.Losing the driver who dared to make a surprise attack, the street dance scene can be said to have failed to satisfy his personal artistic wishes, and the confrontation scene between the dancer and the passer-by driver was missing.
In fact, this shot may be on the screen for less than a second.However, Director Allen is a tyrant on the set. Any crew member who disobeys him will be reprimanded by him until you do it again according to his wishes.
After so many days of filming, only this time Ronald did not allow him to realize his wish, and he did not trouble Ronald afterward.
Ronald felt that things would not pass so easily.Instead of thanking him for solving the accident two days ago, Alan Parker looked at him strangely.Ronald always felt that there was a gloomy side in this Briton's character, so he could avoid it or avoid it, and don't provoke the director again.
I am in this crew, just to accumulate qualifications and learn experience, there is no need to have a big conflict with the director, right?Speaking of which, "famous all over the world" not only gave him a stepping stone to join the screenwriting industry, but also allowed him to qualify for the actors' union. Ronald was really satisfied with this.
So Ronald stayed away, far behind the camera, discussing the theme song "Fame" with composer Michael Gore.
"What, don't you believe I'll be nominated?" Michael Gore looked at him absent-mindedly, thinking he didn't believe himself.
"Of course I do. I'm just a little surprised at your confidence. Why are you so sure? The film hasn't finished yet." Ronald was indeed a little surprised at Gore's full confidence.
"This can be regarded as the law of the industry." Gore's sister is a famous singer in the record industry, and he knows more about records and movies than Ronald.
"Best original song, best soundtrack, these two awards, not all films are eligible for selection. Generally, it falls on drama films, musicals and other films. The Grease theme song won it a few years ago Nominated. In fact, the quality of the song is very average."
"Ronald, you write the lyrics for my theme song. Let's work together again. My sister wrote the lyrics for Erin Cara's other solo. I think your lyrics are better than hers. Your lyrics There is a kind of poetry, we will collaborate on another song, and it will be good if we beat her."
Composer Michael Gore was educated by her older sister, and his older sister Leslie was more successful than him in business.
"Of course, do you already have the melody?" Ronald played back a section of the theme song from his mind. The fragment in the dream just happened to include the theme song before and after, so it would not be a problem to copy it down.
"It's been a while, I'll play it for you." Gore took Ronald and ran to the rehearsal room of Harlan High School next door, and talked to Ronald on the keyboard synthesizer to hear his opening melody.
"Beep, beep, beep...beep beep...beep beep, beep"
The sound from the synthesizer was a bit shrill.Like an art school student talking about his experience tearfully.
"Baby look at me.
tell me what did you see
You haven't seen the best of me yet.
I have more inside me,
Waiting for your relief.
I can hold the moon in my hand,
Don't you know who I am?
Remember my name!
He will be famous all over the world!
......"
Ronald took advantage of the situation and sang the lyrics.
"Whoa, you're such a genius, Ronald. How did you do it? Why can you sing the words in real time when you hear me play the melody for the first time? I've always heard that Bob Dylan can do it , making up lyrics while singing, but this is the first time I have seen a real person do this. You are amazing!"
"Um, I just feel that this song should be sung like this." Ronald couldn't explain his haste.
"No no, geniuses are different from ordinary people. The lyrics and music of some songs are written in ten minutes. I feel inspired, as if the melody is there. I was just inspired by you and the dancers. I dreamed This song is just copying its notes."
Gore played the melody of the whole piece.Ronald compared it. Gore's first draft was not complete in some places, but it was not much different from the original song in the dream.
Since Gore also had a sudden inspiration, Ronald simply wrote the lyrics of the entire song on paper, signed his name and date, and handed it to Gore.
Gore sang and talked, and also revised the unnatural transitions in the melody.He jotted down the melody on music paper, handed it to Ronald, and motioned for him to transcribe the words under the notes.The two signed at the end and wrote down the time to commemorate this happy cooperation
On the letterhead of the notation, Gore wrote:
"To my friend, Ronald Lee. In memory of our two collaborations in the movie 'Fame.' You are the most gifted lyricist I have ever seen." - Michael Gore.
"Oh, thank you, Michael, this evaluation is too high." Ronald took the music paper, carefully folded it in half, and put it in the notebook. "I have to keep it safe."
"Should you still have your beautiful lawyer sign it?" Gore asked.
"Yeah, I can't find an agent in the music industry to sign me." Ronald joked.
"Shall I introduce you to one?"
"No, my focus is still making movies. I don't know how much dividends these two songs can give me. Can I earn some money for my college graduation filming expenses in addition to legal fees?"
Ronald began to think of good things.Two songs may be able to receive thousands of dollars in dividends from the lyricists, and relieve themselves a little financial pressure.
"Um, this may not be able to get much money. There are not many cases of movie episodes entering the charts, I think you should look forward to the awards. Maybe you can get your first Oscar nomination. Nominations for episodes are shared by songwriters. Yes." Gore explained to Ronald.
"I'd rather be nominated for best original screenplay, so I could have a chance to make my own movie." Ronald and Gore began bragging to each other.
"Ah, Ronald, you are here, the producer and director are looking for you, you go to the shooting scene."
An assistant came up, saw Ronald, and hurried him to 46th Street, where the filming was taking place.
"No, why are you looking for me?" Ronald was very puzzled, he was already very low-key, why did he still come to him?
"The director and the producer had a quarrel because of Gene. I'll let you ask something." The assistant didn't know much about the details, but only knew that it was related to Gene's play.
……
"Impossible, Alan. The role of Leroy is the protagonist of the TV series 'Famous' that I ordered." Walking into the set, I heard producer David Da Silva yelling loudly.
It's kind of an anomaly, and it's rare to see producer David da Silva and director Alan Parker speaking in such a loud voice.In fact, David has been coaxing the director a little bit to satisfy his artistic pursuit.
"I don't understand this plot setting. What's the problem? Isn't the character Montgomery coming out of the closet?" Alan Parker narrowed his eyes and asked disdainfully.
"It's different, Alan, it's different. I invited you to participate in the TV series, but you refused. You promised me that you wouldn't spoil my business." David da Silva was very excited, Speech is fast.
"Leroy is the number one actor in the TV series, half of the ratings of teenage viewers depend on him. Suddenly changing his background today to a two-way plug who came out of the closet is killing the character of Leroy .I absolutely disagree."
"But by writing him as a heterosexual who is popular with girls, you are neutering the dramatic conflict of Leroy's character. This is my movie, and I have the final say."
"Today Alan Parker temporarily proposed to add a coming out scene", choreographer Luis Falco quietly walked up to Ronald and told him the reason for the conflict.
It turned out that the director and the producer had a conflict because of a scene added to Leroy played by Gene today.
Leroy took dance lessons, had to wear leotards, leggings, and was laughed at by his neighborhood kids in Harlem.Call him a sissy, a Fag, and a midnight cowboy.
In the end, Leroy had a fight with those boys, and said something under the camera. The two-way plug himself is also a human confession.
Ronald felt that this scene was a bit redundant. The character of Montgomery had already had a scene in which he came out in acting class and revealed his deepest secret-he was gay.It is said that this sensitive subject already has enough dramatic conflicts, so why should Gene also come in?
"Hey, Ronnie, you're here. Allen said you can understand his intentions in this scene." David Da Silva saw Ronald, "Isn't this scene redundant?"
"It's really a bit redundant," Ronald was about to answer.
Alan Parker preempted his opinion in a icy tone:
"Don't you want to fight for yourselves as equals, Ronald? You and Gene have always been 'good friends'. I added this scene just for you. You have to make him brave and stand up for him in the movie." Speak up for yourself."
Ronald felt that he was being watched by this poisonous snake. The cold, slippery British viper spit out the letter without warning, and wanted to bite his neck.
(End of this chapter)
"It's really a good dance, which makes me very motivated to create." The film composer Michael Gore praised the enthusiasm of the dancers.
"Hot Stuff has a really good melody. You know what? Ronald, every time I write something, I need to listen to some classic pop songs. This Hot Stuff makes my creativity go wild. Maybe I It could have been nominated for an Oscar for this song."
"Shouldn't the song deserve a Grammy?" Ronald is a layman in the recording industry, and he only knows that the Grammy is the annual music industry award, just like the Oscars for the film industry.
"No, the Grammys only have an award for best soundtrack to a movie. This theme song I'm writing now is a song, and only the Oscars have an award for 'best original song'."
"So that's how it is." Ronald sat on a stool, watching Alan Parker directing the camera crew to move the camera in the distance.
The time has come to the third day of shooting on 46th Street, which is the last afternoon of the closed shooting that the producer applied for.
Two days ago, Ronald solved the accident caused by the driver beautifully, allowing Lucy and the three group dancers to have a frontal appearance in the final graduation performance.
Lucy was a blessing in disguise. Although her ankle was sprained, she will be the front row of the choir, singing a line of lyrics in the graduation performance, with a 1-second solo frontal scene.
The producers were also satisfied. Ronald used his little prestige in the ensemble to get the dancers to agree to his solution of losing money, adding drama, and driving the driver who caused the accident.This kept the crew from falling into the hell where the strike led to overdue shooting.
The only dissatisfaction seems to be director Alan Parker.Losing the driver who dared to make a surprise attack, the street dance scene can be said to have failed to satisfy his personal artistic wishes, and the confrontation scene between the dancer and the passer-by driver was missing.
In fact, this shot may be on the screen for less than a second.However, Director Allen is a tyrant on the set. Any crew member who disobeys him will be reprimanded by him until you do it again according to his wishes.
After so many days of filming, only this time Ronald did not allow him to realize his wish, and he did not trouble Ronald afterward.
Ronald felt that things would not pass so easily.Instead of thanking him for solving the accident two days ago, Alan Parker looked at him strangely.Ronald always felt that there was a gloomy side in this Briton's character, so he could avoid it or avoid it, and don't provoke the director again.
I am in this crew, just to accumulate qualifications and learn experience, there is no need to have a big conflict with the director, right?Speaking of which, "famous all over the world" not only gave him a stepping stone to join the screenwriting industry, but also allowed him to qualify for the actors' union. Ronald was really satisfied with this.
So Ronald stayed away, far behind the camera, discussing the theme song "Fame" with composer Michael Gore.
"What, don't you believe I'll be nominated?" Michael Gore looked at him absent-mindedly, thinking he didn't believe himself.
"Of course I do. I'm just a little surprised at your confidence. Why are you so sure? The film hasn't finished yet." Ronald was indeed a little surprised at Gore's full confidence.
"This can be regarded as the law of the industry." Gore's sister is a famous singer in the record industry, and he knows more about records and movies than Ronald.
"Best original song, best soundtrack, these two awards, not all films are eligible for selection. Generally, it falls on drama films, musicals and other films. The Grease theme song won it a few years ago Nominated. In fact, the quality of the song is very average."
"Ronald, you write the lyrics for my theme song. Let's work together again. My sister wrote the lyrics for Erin Cara's other solo. I think your lyrics are better than hers. Your lyrics There is a kind of poetry, we will collaborate on another song, and it will be good if we beat her."
Composer Michael Gore was educated by her older sister, and his older sister Leslie was more successful than him in business.
"Of course, do you already have the melody?" Ronald played back a section of the theme song from his mind. The fragment in the dream just happened to include the theme song before and after, so it would not be a problem to copy it down.
"It's been a while, I'll play it for you." Gore took Ronald and ran to the rehearsal room of Harlan High School next door, and talked to Ronald on the keyboard synthesizer to hear his opening melody.
"Beep, beep, beep...beep beep...beep beep, beep"
The sound from the synthesizer was a bit shrill.Like an art school student talking about his experience tearfully.
"Baby look at me.
tell me what did you see
You haven't seen the best of me yet.
I have more inside me,
Waiting for your relief.
I can hold the moon in my hand,
Don't you know who I am?
Remember my name!
He will be famous all over the world!
......"
Ronald took advantage of the situation and sang the lyrics.
"Whoa, you're such a genius, Ronald. How did you do it? Why can you sing the words in real time when you hear me play the melody for the first time? I've always heard that Bob Dylan can do it , making up lyrics while singing, but this is the first time I have seen a real person do this. You are amazing!"
"Um, I just feel that this song should be sung like this." Ronald couldn't explain his haste.
"No no, geniuses are different from ordinary people. The lyrics and music of some songs are written in ten minutes. I feel inspired, as if the melody is there. I was just inspired by you and the dancers. I dreamed This song is just copying its notes."
Gore played the melody of the whole piece.Ronald compared it. Gore's first draft was not complete in some places, but it was not much different from the original song in the dream.
Since Gore also had a sudden inspiration, Ronald simply wrote the lyrics of the entire song on paper, signed his name and date, and handed it to Gore.
Gore sang and talked, and also revised the unnatural transitions in the melody.He jotted down the melody on music paper, handed it to Ronald, and motioned for him to transcribe the words under the notes.The two signed at the end and wrote down the time to commemorate this happy cooperation
On the letterhead of the notation, Gore wrote:
"To my friend, Ronald Lee. In memory of our two collaborations in the movie 'Fame.' You are the most gifted lyricist I have ever seen." - Michael Gore.
"Oh, thank you, Michael, this evaluation is too high." Ronald took the music paper, carefully folded it in half, and put it in the notebook. "I have to keep it safe."
"Should you still have your beautiful lawyer sign it?" Gore asked.
"Yeah, I can't find an agent in the music industry to sign me." Ronald joked.
"Shall I introduce you to one?"
"No, my focus is still making movies. I don't know how much dividends these two songs can give me. Can I earn some money for my college graduation filming expenses in addition to legal fees?"
Ronald began to think of good things.Two songs may be able to receive thousands of dollars in dividends from the lyricists, and relieve themselves a little financial pressure.
"Um, this may not be able to get much money. There are not many cases of movie episodes entering the charts, I think you should look forward to the awards. Maybe you can get your first Oscar nomination. Nominations for episodes are shared by songwriters. Yes." Gore explained to Ronald.
"I'd rather be nominated for best original screenplay, so I could have a chance to make my own movie." Ronald and Gore began bragging to each other.
"Ah, Ronald, you are here, the producer and director are looking for you, you go to the shooting scene."
An assistant came up, saw Ronald, and hurried him to 46th Street, where the filming was taking place.
"No, why are you looking for me?" Ronald was very puzzled, he was already very low-key, why did he still come to him?
"The director and the producer had a quarrel because of Gene. I'll let you ask something." The assistant didn't know much about the details, but only knew that it was related to Gene's play.
……
"Impossible, Alan. The role of Leroy is the protagonist of the TV series 'Famous' that I ordered." Walking into the set, I heard producer David Da Silva yelling loudly.
It's kind of an anomaly, and it's rare to see producer David da Silva and director Alan Parker speaking in such a loud voice.In fact, David has been coaxing the director a little bit to satisfy his artistic pursuit.
"I don't understand this plot setting. What's the problem? Isn't the character Montgomery coming out of the closet?" Alan Parker narrowed his eyes and asked disdainfully.
"It's different, Alan, it's different. I invited you to participate in the TV series, but you refused. You promised me that you wouldn't spoil my business." David da Silva was very excited, Speech is fast.
"Leroy is the number one actor in the TV series, half of the ratings of teenage viewers depend on him. Suddenly changing his background today to a two-way plug who came out of the closet is killing the character of Leroy .I absolutely disagree."
"But by writing him as a heterosexual who is popular with girls, you are neutering the dramatic conflict of Leroy's character. This is my movie, and I have the final say."
"Today Alan Parker temporarily proposed to add a coming out scene", choreographer Luis Falco quietly walked up to Ronald and told him the reason for the conflict.
It turned out that the director and the producer had a conflict because of a scene added to Leroy played by Gene today.
Leroy took dance lessons, had to wear leotards, leggings, and was laughed at by his neighborhood kids in Harlem.Call him a sissy, a Fag, and a midnight cowboy.
In the end, Leroy had a fight with those boys, and said something under the camera. The two-way plug himself is also a human confession.
Ronald felt that this scene was a bit redundant. The character of Montgomery had already had a scene in which he came out in acting class and revealed his deepest secret-he was gay.It is said that this sensitive subject already has enough dramatic conflicts, so why should Gene also come in?
"Hey, Ronnie, you're here. Allen said you can understand his intentions in this scene." David Da Silva saw Ronald, "Isn't this scene redundant?"
"It's really a bit redundant," Ronald was about to answer.
Alan Parker preempted his opinion in a icy tone:
"Don't you want to fight for yourselves as equals, Ronald? You and Gene have always been 'good friends'. I added this scene just for you. You have to make him brave and stand up for him in the movie." Speak up for yourself."
Ronald felt that he was being watched by this poisonous snake. The cold, slippery British viper spit out the letter without warning, and wanted to bite his neck.
(End of this chapter)
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