The geographical location of the United States is really unique.

As you can see from the map, there are not many deserts in a square area, there are many farmlands suitable for cultivation everywhere, and the most critical family population is only 300 million.

Take Yin Jun's filming as an example.

The most important thing in "The Shawshank Redemption" is the summer scene, but now it is the season of early spring, Yin Jun must find a place in the south so that the actors can wear summer clothes to shoot.

If he was transferred to China, Yin Jun would have to fly over many provinces to shoot in eastern Guangdong or Qiongdao.

But not now.

Because it just so happens that California is such a long and narrow state, and its south, Southern California, is close to the Gulf of Mexico, which is already a relatively hot place, which completely meets Yin Jun's needs.

As the center of Southern California, Los Angeles has winter temperatures of about 10-20 degrees, and now that it's February, you don't have to go further south to shoot during the day.

Los Angeles is the home of Hollywood, and although the crew filming here is no longer as grand as it used to be because of California taxes, it is not difficult to find a suitable abandoned warehouse and convert it into a prison to shoot "The Shawshank Redemption".

As early as before the Spring Festival, Yin Jun had already told Tang Shuxuan of his requirements, and asked the commissioners of Lianyi Film Company to form a team, led by Shi Shaoming, who rushed from Xiangjiang, to be responsible for the preliminary preparations.

This included the task of finding actors and remodeling the venue.

The place is easy to manage, and there are not many in the United States, but the place is large and the population is small, so many buildings will be thrown away once they are not suitable, or they will be abandoned directly after the company goes bankrupt, and no one will come to pick up the rags.

The crew found a warehouse similar to a prison in the suburbs of Los Angeles, 20 kilometers away, and after more than a month of transformation, it was made into the image of a prison in Yin Jun's hand-painting.

When Yin Jun came to the door of this "prison" with Zhou Runfa, a tall middle-aged black man, and a group of selected actors and production staff, he happened to see the workers making the final decorations.

The prison in the original work is a very old prison, so some traces of time must be added.

"In two or three days, the project will be all done. Shi Shaoming introduced, "Two kilometers away from here, there is a small resort hotel, I have already chartered it, enough for the crew." Including three meals a day during the shoot, they will be responsible. Even if we were filming, they would send it over on time. ”

"Good work, Brother Ming. Yin Jun smiled, led everyone inside, looked at the layout inside, compared it with the classic in his mind, and found that even if it was a little different, it was generally completely qualified.

Yin Jun is going to start filming his second movie, but he is in the United States, but he needs his own person to do the preliminary planning, and Shi Shaoming, who has always felt that he does not have a strong sense of existence, finally seized the opportunity and did not spend the Spring Festival with his family, so he came directly to the United States to prepare.

Whether it is from the preparation of the crew's equipment, or from the selection of the crew, as well as the construction of the most important "prison", he has done a very orderly and solid job.

Shi Shaoming also knew that Yin Jun's career was taking off, if he was someone who couldn't keep up with his rhythm, even if he Shi Shaoming, he would be able to retire in a leisurely position at most in the future.

But he hasn't reached the age of 35 this year, and with a strong sense of dedication, how can he tolerate retiring so early?

Therefore, this time the work of the American studio manager is another starting point for Shi Shaoming, and his desperate efforts are to get Yin Jun's praise, and now it seems that it is the first step to success.

"It's a bit hard for the prisoners living in such a prison. The tall, middle-aged black man, standing in the middle of the playground, looked around, exclaimed.

"The harder you work, the more you can appreciate the hardships, and the more you will know the value of freedom. Yin Jun smiled and said, "Isn't it? Mr. Freeman?"

"Just call me Morgan. The middle-aged black man smiled mildly, "After entering the crew, you are the biggest person in the group, and we all have to listen to you." ”

That's right.

This middle-aged black man is Morgan Freeman, who is known as a super old actor, and is also one of Yin Jun's most admired black actors, even better than Daniel Washington and Will Smith.

Even if Morgan Freeman has a loss in personal morality and is unclear with his step-granddaughter, this does not affect his achievements and ability in acting.

And he is also the most important supporting actor in the original version, Ellis who assisted the protagonist in escaping.

As long as he and Zhou Yanfa get together, then the rest of them, such as the prison warden, such as the captain of the prison guards, such as the cellmates, etc., will be easy to handle.

Of course, the prison warden Yin Jun still chose an old drama bone, named Sam Shapted, he is 39 years old this year, he has starred in a lot of movies, and the cold and blunt temperament on his face is just right for the role of the prison warden.

"In the next few days, we're going to be filming here. Yin Jun smiled and looked back at everyone, "I hope we have a pleasant cooperation." You give me a serious state, and I give you a classic performance experience! Believe me, many years from now, this will also be a commendable rendition experience for you!"

"Director, we'll do our best!"

"Don't worry, director, we believe in you!"

A group of American actors scrambled to express their enthusiasm.

Whether they are true or not, but at least because of Yin Jun's identity, they don't dare to underestimate Yin Jun when acting, this is already a successful start.

In the American film industry, looking down on blacks is one aspect, looking down on Latinas is also another, not to mention Chinese, who are simply the least valued.

But Yin Jun is different, he is a gold medal screenwriter himself, which is known to all Hollywood.

All movies and TV series written by Yin Jun can get good results, which is already an ironclad fact.

Working with such a screenwriter-turned-director means that you have a good chance of success at the box office or awards, so of course the actors and production staff will listen carefully to his direction.

Not to mention Yin Jun's other identity, he is the boss of Lianyi Film Company and Disney Company, most of the actors are selected from the affiliated brokerage companies of these two companies, and the production staff is the team of all their own families, do you say they dare to listen to Yin Jun?

Even Zhou Yunfa is the same.

heard that the actor was brought by Yin Jun from Xiangjiang, and he just won the Palme d'Or at last year's Cannes Film Festival, they have no reason to look down on Zhou Yunfa - the Bigg of the Cannes film industry is still very high, and it is not ordinary people who can get the best film there.

It's just that Zhou Yunfa wants to completely conquer this group of people, so that this group of American actors will take him as the center and cooperate with him to perform, and it depends on his performance status in the movie.

A boss can speak with money, but an actor can only speak with his own acting skills.

Why is Morgan Freeman so good in the future, isn't it because people have reached the point of being supernatural in supporting roles?

Such an actor, even if it is Tom Hanks or Spielberg, will respect him and give him the treatment he deserves.

If you, an actor, only say that you have a good father or a good teacher...... So, even if it can be popular for a while, how can it last long?

Yin Jun is also working with a Hollywood team for the first time, but he is not nervous, because of the movie "The Shawshank Redemption", he watched it several times, and every detail in it can be remembered clearly.

These details were redrawn by him in January, one by one, on the storyboard, collected into a book, and brought to the United States.

Of course, he didn't say that he relied on these details to impress Morgan Freeman, and he didn't have that blood, in fact, filming is Morgan Freeman's job, as long as you give enough money and he has the right schedule, then he will come.

Morgan Freeman is good, he is not picky in acting, if he can show his acting skills and make money, then he can.

It's just that Morgan Freeman saw the English script written by Yin Jun, as well as the storyboard and detailed description of his role, and he didn't feel that he had greater expectations for this play, and his preparations were much more serious

"Since you all have no problem, let's take a walk around here and see where you're going to stay for the next two months. Yin Jun smiled and said to the cast, "In an hour, we will gather back to the hotel, rest for the night, and then start the official shooting tomorrow." ”

"Yes. ”

The crowd dispersed as he was told.

The actors walked around in twos and threes, and the production staff purposefully chose the best camera positions, or checked the conditions needed for the shooting, and the places where special effects could be made.

Zhou Yunfa also followed his friend Morgan Freeman in the play to visit the cell where they filmed a lot of scenes.

Compared with last year's filming of "Prison, Prison", Zhou Yunfa gained about 20 pounds and looked slightly strong.

But this is not because Zhou Yanfa doesn't know moderation, but because there is a need for the plot.

The male protagonist he played was originally a banker with a happy life, and there was no reason why he looked thin as soon as he came out.

It is only after entering prison that the harsh environment and painful state of mind in prison will make him lose weight, which is reasonable.

So Yin Jun asked him to gain weight first, and then lose weight during filming, and Zhou Yunfa gained a lot of weight before the Spring Festival.

Thinking of the past and present lives, not to mention anything else, just say that in terms of dealing with acting, Zhou Yunfa has always been worthy of the title of model!