Chapter 18 While the Shooting is in Progress
After holding it for a week, little Cooper Martin couldn't hold it anymore and motioned to Gwyneth with an inquiring look.
Let her go and tell Director James Sr. to shoot Jerry Towne's scene in advance so that everyone can see the quality, otherwise all her vacation during this period will be wasted here.
Compared with Cooper Martin Jr., who has only participated in some small roles, Gwyneth, who is from an acting family, came forward to make suggestions to the director, which obviously has much more weight than him.
Born in 1972, Gwyneth Paltrow's father Blue Paltrow was a Hollywood filmmaker and her mother Bryce Dana was a famous Hollywood actor in the seventies.
Gwyneth starred in Captain Hawke at the age of eighteen, a film directed by her godfather, Steven Spielberg.
At the age of twenty, three years ago, Gwyneth starred in "Ruthless Earth", and then participated in four independent films.
In September this year, Gwyneth's "Seven Deadly Sins" was released.
Up to now, the global box office of the film has exceeded 200 million US dollars, in the film she plays a young and beautiful, gentle and considerate wife, the male protagonist is Brad Pitt, and now the entertainment reports are full of scandals between her and Brad Pitt, it is said that the two are in love because of the drama and are currently filming.
When she was invited to audition for Jerry Maguire, Gwyneth was working on a new film, Emma, an art film entirely about her, which Jerry remembered as Gwyneth's masterpiece.
The reason why Jerry Towne chose Gwyneth as the heroine was because he watched her performance in "The Seven Deadly Sins" and sent her an invitation to audition.
Half a month ago, Gwyneth had just finished filming the independent film "Emma", and after three rounds of auditions, she took over the film written and acted by Jerry.
In fact, when Gwyneth first received the audition invitation, after seeing the name of Jerry Towne, the newcomer starring, she was not interested in the film, and came to audition purely for the name of director James Brooks.
It was a phone call from Spielberg who finally prompted her to take on the film, and her godfather told her that director Billy Wilder, who had been retired for many years, agreed to play a role in the film.
The weight of Billy Wilder's films is naturally unknown to ordinary audiences, but actors in Hollywood circles know it.
When he heard the news, the whole entertainment industry was shocked, and everyone in the circle understood that old Wilder wanted to support a young man named Jerry Towne.
So Gwyneth was extra attentive to the next two rounds of auditions, winning from six candidates and becoming the heroine of the film.
To be honest, the actors who have worked with Gwyneth before are all popular movie stars, such as: Dennis Quaid, Nicole Kidman, Nick Noltier, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, etc., these actors who have played with her are all Hollywood stars, at least second-tier stars who are equal to her coffee position.
The play "Maguire" is the first time that Gwyneth has collaborated with a rookie star, and it is not difficult to see from the script that the film is completely centered on the male lead, and he wants to play for Jerry Towne, a rookie actor, as the biggest green leaf that sets off the red flower.
This is undoubtedly an incredible thing for Gwyneth, who has always let others be her foil.
But in the face of the Jewish leader in Hollywood entertainment industry, Wilder Sr., she is willing to be a green leaf, maybe in the near future, she will have unexpected gains.
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Gwyneth hesitated for half an hour, since she had long been mentally prepared to act as a foil for the green leaves, there was no need to conflict with Jerry Towne, so she was not enthusiastic about Cooper Martin's proposal Jr., and after thinking about it for a long time, she still stood in place.
Just when Cooper Martin Jr. instigated her to find old James again, the assistant director on the set suddenly stood up and said loudly: "The shooting plan is temporarily adjusted, and all departments change the scene to prepare for the second scene!"
After hearing the director's adjustment of the scenes, Cooper Martin Jr. and Gwyneth's leading and supporting roles knew that the second scene was the highlight of the film's opening and the plot turning point of the whole film.
Director James Sr. personally led the team to the hospital by car, because the filming of the second scene was carried out in the hospital ward.
The hospital has already been contacted, not far away, only ten minutes' drive from the set, and filming can start after a little preparation, because Jerry led the character actors to the hospital half an hour ago to prepare for makeup, and after receiving Jerry's call, he notified everyone to add a temporary scene.
Upon arrival at the hospital, the camera crew, recording crew, and gaffers quickly got to work, and the scene didn't require cumbersome sets, just a few props.
After the equipment was adjusted, the elder James asked for another adjustment, and then explained the plot of the second scene to the character actors and several extras on the hospital bed:
Jerry Maguire, a well-known agent of an international sports agency, has recently been in trouble for a long time, and the day before yesterday, his black boxer was arrested by the police on suspicion of a teenage girl.
Last night, another of his rugby players was knocked down during a game and fainted, and Jerry rushed to the hospital early in the morning to visit Steven Raymond, a rugby player who was in a coma with a serious injury.
"Photography, lighting, recording, OK!"
Three cameras are pointed at the bed, and the light is soft.
The clapperboard fell: "Second Act I, Eksh!"
Flowers were placed next to the hospital bed, and Raymond had just woken up from a coma with a plaster cast around his neck, and Raymond's wife and son, Jesse, looked at him worriedly.
The doctor waved his hand in front of his eyes and asked, "Do you remember your name?"
In camera No. 2, the camera focused on Raymond with a blank expression, and ......his wife whispered in his ear to remind him: "Steven Raymond." ”
Raymond: "Wait, I remember, my name is Steven Raymond, a member of the Chicago team, she's my wife, this is my son Jesse, he ......" The camera shifts, camera 1 is on Jerry standing at the door of the hospital room.
Close-up.
Jerry, who was wearing a dark blue suit and a striped blue tie, had a warm smile on his face after seeing Raymond wake up, his black and shiny hair was meticulously combed, his face was fair and smooth, his skin was firm, three shallow horizontal lines appeared on his forehead when he smiled, and there were several longitudinal folds at the corners of his eyes.
However, when the doctor and Raymond's wife and son all looked at Jerry, and Raymond recognized his wife and son, but looked at him for a long time and didn't recognize him, Jerry, who had firm skin and fair cheeks, smiled at the corners of his mouth and became reluctant and embarrassed, and a clearly visible circle of blush appeared on his cheeks, and the wrinkles on his forehead gradually deepened, and his big eyes shrank slightly, causing the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes to become more and more obvious.
"He's ...... I want to think about it...... My agent!"
Raymond finally remembered, the No. 2 camera turned to the hospital bed, Raymond looked at Jerry with no emotion, as if talking to himself: "I still have a ball game on the weekend, and the attendance rate is more than 65% to get the bonus, and I have to get the bonus." ”
The camera pans to Jerry, a second close-up.
Raymond's words embarrassed Jerry, his cheeks were red, the corners of his mouth curled up into a stiff smile, his body did not move, he did not dare to face the reproachful eyes of Raymond's wife and son, his eyes glanced at the flowers next to Raymond's hospital bed.
At this moment, the phone rang, and Jerry was relieved and said to Raymond and his wife, "Sorry, I'll answer the phone, and I'll come to see you later." ”
With that, Jerry took out his bulky phone with its own antenna on the lower flip cover, turned around and walked out of the hospital room, followed by Raymond's son Jesse.
The camera quickly followed and the shooting location was moved to the hospital corridor.
"Hi, I'm Jerry Maguire, what can I do for you?"
"Reporter, oh......" Jerry said impatiently, covering his forehead, "I repeat again, Tamor is a very good boxer, and his performance in the ring is obvious to all!"
"Criminal detention?
Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Jerry interrupted unceremoniously and sneered: "Does this have anything to do with me?
It's true that I'm an agent, but I can't control the private lives of my athletes, and finally warn you, if you dare to call again, I will sue you in court, I promise!"
"Mr. Maguire?" Raymond's eight-year-old son, Jesse, walked over.
"Yes?" Jerry grinned, trying to keep his expression as gentle as possible, and then turned to look at little Jesse with a smile on his face.
"My dad has had four concussions, so is there no one to stop him?"
Jerry smiled and waved his hand, "No no no! You can't stop your father even if you come in a chariot!" Even if five ...... comes" Stretching out five fingers, Jerry shook his fingers, "Five super transformers can't stop him! Are you right, Jesse?"
After saying that, Jerry put the phone into the leather case on his belt, pressed the button, and realized that Jesse didn't answer, and asked again, "Or right?"
Jerry looked up at the little boy casually, but saw Jesse's cowardly and helpless and hateful eyes, Jesse said angrily, "Fake!"
………… (To be continued)