Chapter 184: Revitalization
[Synopsis, what you want to find must be found, so I won't talk about it. 】
"How do you shoot that?"
Donald was puzzled.
In any case, he has been in Hollywood for 20 years, but he has witnessed the peak of Columbia Pictures.
Hollywood shoots like this, although this is industrial, but it is also the perfect shooting step that Hollywood has witnessed for so many years.
Otherwise, why is everyone using it?
Because it's easy to use.
Now Zhang Hong wants to refresh himself?
He's really interested.
"Simple. Zhang Hong asked, "Tell me about Alex Mercer's family background." ”
It's a strange name.
As soon as Zhang Hong saw this name, he always felt that this guy would wear a hooded vest, and then his arm would turn into a sharp blade and stab himself to death.
Fortunately, he is a middle-aged man, and he is not at all like that Brother A.
"He's an actor with a bit of acting, Zhang, what do you ask him to do?"
What else do you need to know about the actor's family background to make a movie?
Donald didn't understand where the logic was.
But he still said honestly, "Mercer is a good actor, otherwise we wouldn't have chosen him as the starring actor." Of course, he is only a small celebrity among the TV actors, so we don't need to pay much to find him, and of course there are no problems with schedule conflicts or anything like that. ”
"As for family...... Donald recalled, "he had a son, but he lived with his ex-wife, and now he seemed to live in a Wisconsin town by himself." ”
Isn't this quite similar to the background of the protagonist in the movie?
Except that it is not a "retired soldier king".
Zhang Hongmo rubbed his chin, "Then has he enlisted in the army before?"
Donald shrugged, "If the Boy Scouts count." ”
All right...... Zhang Hong smacked his lips, "I'll talk to him when I shoot tomorrow." ”
Donald has no opinion.
Now that you're the boss, you say how to shoot, then shoot how you want.
............
The next day, as soon as he arrived on the set in the morning, Zhang Hong called Alex aside.
Finding a chair and sitting down, Zhang Hong handed him a bottle of water, "Alex, can I call you that?"
"Absolutely. ”
Alex was flattered.
What is the purpose of the director talking to him so kindly?
If you think about it, there are only two possibilities.
Either he plays badly, and he plans to give up on himself.
Either he plays it well, and he plans to promote himself!
After thinking about it, Alex feels that he is polite, self-motivated, studies hard, and has been very engaged in acting lately.
It's impossible to think about it and be dissatisfied with yourself.
And Hollywood directors have a lot of power in their hands, if they were really dissatisfied with themselves, they would have started spraying a long time ago, and they wouldn't be able to wait for today!
Well, there's only one answer!
This oriental director recognizes his attitude and acting skills, and plans to promote himself!
Sure enough, I saw Zhang Hong with a gentle smile on his face, and then he spoke:
"Alex, what do you think of the crew?"
Alex chuckled inwardly.
What is the ......
He'd heard it before.
It was a certain popular TV series, and he played a supporting role in it.
At that time, the TV series was already in its third season.
His character was loved by the audience, and his fame grew day by day.
Until that day......
That day, the director and the screenwriter chatted with him, and then he finished.
The character he played dies in that episode.
That day, when they talked to themselves, the first thing they said was......
"Alex, what do you think of the crew?"
Alex had a bitter expression.
He sighed and put down the water glass, "Director, am I going to finish it?" or do you want to change the leading role? ”
Zhang Hong was stunned for a moment before he said: "Nonsense! Why should I still star in your acting so well? Even if I promised Mr. Donald, I wouldn't agree." ”
The main thing is that it is cheap and easy to use.
This is a carefully selected selection by Columbia Pictures.
Alex is one of those players who takes off with a good work.
It's cheap and easy to use now, of course, you have to use it to death!
If he becomes popular in a few years, he will not be able to get the salary of 20 million dollars.
It's like now, and it costs less than a million dollars.
"Then director, you are ......"
"I just wanted to talk to you. ”
Zhang Hong smiled, then unscrewed the cap of the bottle and took a sip of water, looking up to the sky and sighing: "I heard Donald say that you have to take leave tomorrow?"
"yes, tomorrow is the open day of my son's school, I ...... Gotta go. Alex grumbled, "Damn! I never thought I'd go to my son's school open day! I used to see him every week, but now ......"
The corners of Zhang Hong's left mouth turned up, revealing a "smile of the same style as the god of war", "Then go, there is nothing more important than family affection." ”
He patted Alex on the shoulder, "What would you do if your son was bullied or even threatened with his life?"
Alex's eyes widened, he gritted his teeth, and said, "I'll slaughter that bastard!"
"Remember the feeling. Zhang Hong smiled, "After that, follow this, you just treat Donna as your son." ”
Donna is the actor who plays his daughter.
"Experiential?" Alex asked rhetorically, "I've read Stanislavsky's book, and I don't really agree with him. ”
Zhang Hong: "......"
Hey?
Isn't it okay for me to try and try all kinds of methods in China?
The corners of his mouth turned downward, revealing a "Batman-like expression", "Listen to me, the way you play it now can't make you go further."
Alex, your acting skills are excellent, but ...... I can't see the deep feelings inside the characters.
In fact, even if it is a popcorn movie, there is a lot of room to play, and the protagonist of our drama is not a flat character, think about it.
Do you remember some of the little habits you have in your daily life? ”
Zhang Hong patted him on the shoulder again, then got up to leave.
"Experiential ......"
Alex was thoughtful.
A day later, Alex, who returned from leave, showed excellent acting skills!
No, in terms of acting skills alone, he is actually not much better than in the past.
But from Zhang Hong to Alex, to the photographer and the rest of the crew, there is a feeling that it is difficult to explain.
They always felt Alex...... It's more natural to play in the movie.
Alex added a lot of habitual small movements, such as sniffing, such as touching his wrist when talking, and other subconscious habitual actions.
It seems that the protagonist is a living person, not just a character written by the screenwriter.
Looking at Alex, who had just been shot again, Donald muttered, "Is it really so silky? Or is it magical oriental magic?"
It's actually quite simple.
Alex understands the problem of changing the way of acting that Zhang Hong said, and he has also learned it.
But in the past, he gained good popularity and reputation with his own way of acting, so he felt that he was on the right path.
And most TV series directors can't see his problem.
It's the big-name directors who see the problem, and they are not obliged to point you out.
Maybe the big-name film directors who will guide him can't reach him.
So it's a very simple layer of window paper, but I didn't let him break it.
Zhang Hong just helped him break this layer of window paper.
After this shot is finished, the next scene will be turned to the location, which is something that has been said in advance.
Zhang Hong smiled and clapped his hands, and after everyone's attention came, he said, "Okay, everyone pack up and prepare to leave tomorrow." Just leave a few people in the crew here to guard. ”
The field manager came to him and asked, "Director, does that need to be maintained every day?"
"No, the next time you use it here, it's time for the end, as long as you don't let people in, this prop room will be placed. ”
With that, he turned and left to pack his things.
Everyone on the set looked at each other.
After a while, Donald slapped his head, "I understand!"
Zhang: This is for the sake of truth! Because in the movie, he was going to go out to find a vaccine, so he didn't go home for many days, so he didn't let you clean up your room! So that when you come back to shoot that scene, everything in this scene can truly reflect the appearance of a house that you haven't lived in for many days! It must be like this!"
And you can also save the cost of setting up the scene by the prop master!
It's a win-win-win-
It's really the right time to find Zhang Hong to make a movie this time!
Hearing him say this, everyone in the crew also believed it.
After all, there is a successful precedent of Alex here, who dares to say that there is no reason for the director to arrange it like this?
No one dares to question it!
As a result, the set began to get busy in an orderly manner.
Everyone has to go back and get ready, and then we leave tomorrow for the location shooting.
............
The time of filming is like being a chapter of 404, disappearing quickly.
In a blink of an eye, the movie ushered in the finale.