Chapter 32 The sacrifice is great
After the disagreement was resolved, filming continued.
The old director James is an old man and quite experienced in terms of human sophistication, and he knows that although he has persuaded Jerry Donn, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not have a little emotion when filming emotional scenes, after all, Jerry is too young and has a lot of instability.
So James Sr. readjusted the shooting order of the four major scenes.
First of all, the scene of Maguire and Dorothy's first solo date was filmed, and the two emotional action scenes were moved to the back, and the finale scene remained unchanged and was placed at the end of the shooting plan.
The dating scene seems simple, but the actual shooting is not easy, it needs to change multiple scenes, the set designer has a lot of tasks, there are many extras involved in the performance, and a professional band needs to be hired to cooperate with the shooting.
As a result, the scene took at least three days to film, and now it's just a scene where Jerry asks Gwynnie out of his home.
In this play, there are a lot of close-ups of Gwyneth, and the background music is not added until post-production, which requires Gwynnie to perform in front of a non-musical camera, and the time has come to test her acting skills.
Although Jerry also appears in the camera, he just acts as a background and uses his body and facial expressions to match the performance, which is not difficult for him.
Gwyneth's performance did not disappoint Jerry, he went over it again, and then kept another one, and it only took half an hour to shoot the scene with Jerry on a date and going out.
At the same time as this scene, there were also scenes with Cooper Martin Jr. and several supporting actors, so the crew was very busy, but Jerry, Mila and Gwyneth finished filming today's scene, and the three quietly left the set together to go out to dinner together.
It turns out that although Jerry and James Sr. did not win the dispute, it was very rewarding.
Mila and Gwyneth were so moved by his feat of standing up for women that they quickly became good friends, with the two women holding Jerry's arm and accompanying him to dinner.
After leaving the restaurant, Jerry asks Hansen, the driver, to take Gwyneth back to the set, and then he calls the two female photographers and gaffers who have made an appointment and he will send a car to pick them up, as Hansen is already on his way to the set.
That's right, although Jerry verbally agreed to old James, he had his own plans in private, and he was ready to shoot the emotional action scene between himself and Mira independently.
Jerry has always been a little selfish in treating his own women, taking the shooting initiative in his own hands, and then sending it to old James after editing, which is the safest way.
In fact, Jerry is not opposed to his woman taking on films with intimate scenes, but he must grasp the scale and try not to accept R-rated feature films, as for films above R-level, the scale is too large and must be resolutely eliminated.
In this regard, as Jerry said, as an actor, he has his own professional ethics, and if his girlfriend is also an actor, then he can't be too harsh, as long as she can stick to her own bottom line of principles.
The reason why actors engaged in screen performances have entered this industry, in addition to satisfying their own material needs and vanity, more actors regard it as their own career, hoping to leave their youth on the screen forever.
Life is short for more than 100 years, and after a hundred years, who can remember it in the dust of history that has passed?
In addition to the great inventors who promoted the development process of human society and the thinkers, politicians, and military strategists who changed the world pattern, only actors and artists can leave their names and works in the long river of history.
Therefore, the entertainment industry has been sought after since its birth because it is closest to ordinary people and can achieve what most people want to do in their lifetime but can't.
The geese have left a voice, and the people have left a name.
This is not a slogan, but a mantra that applies to all times, and as long as there are humans on earth, it will never go out of style.
For young people, it is too far away, but for those who have passed away and entered middle and old age, it is the biggest insight in life.
Throughout the annals of history, there is no one in a million people who have truly achieved the goal of leaving a name for the people, and the only thing left for the vast majority of people is regret, silently submerged in the dust of history.
This may be the only insight in Jerry Towne's short life of more than thirty years in his previous life.
So he relived his life, and he resolutely chose to engage in the profession of his previous life.
Jerry made the choice to pursue the actor industry and wanted to be more successful at any cost, his woman is also an actor, with the same dreams and pursuits, so Jerry will not ask too much of his woman, the good thing is not only the actor's performance, but also the beautiful looks or enviable figure.
Imprinting one's best side in the long river of history in one's lifetime is the lifelong pursuit of practitioners in all fields of art.
So Jerry is not lying when he says that he is not so narrow-minded and not so possessive.
Cherish when the fate arises, let go when the fate ends, this is the open-mindedness and bearing that an old drama bone has cultivated after many years of ups and downs in this industry.
…………
The next day, before the crew got to work, Jerry took Mila into Director James Sr.'s office.
The screen was the result of Jerry and Mira's busy hours last night.
Jerry can actually direct and shoot by himself, because he has in his mind the memories of all the positions of the film crew.
This is the wealth accumulated in the crew for more than ten years in the previous life, but Jerry is now penniless, and he must make a trade-off, and he can't take care of it.
The scale of the picture on the screen is very large, which fully meets the requirements of old James, and is definitely on the R-level shooting standard line.
However, after watching this ten-minute explicit performance, Director James Sr. squeezed his narrow eyebrows together, stared straight at Jerry, and didn't speak for a long time.
Jerry was suddenly anxious, grinned, and said, "What kind of expression do you have? Okay, don't look at me so badly, let me tell old James, don't beat my idea, I'm the real Superman, don't believe you asked Mira?"
Mira, who was standing beside him, suddenly turned crimson when she heard this, and moved to hide behind Jerry, pinching the soft flesh of his waist while looking at the man who tossed him to death last night, and he loved him to the core.
Mira's performance naturally couldn't escape the eyes of old James, but his eyes still fell on Jerry, and retorted: "Bastard boy, my son is twenty-six years old this year, and my daughter is as old as Mira, saying that I beat your idea? I solemnly tell you, you think too much!"
As he spoke, old James grinned, pointed to the paused picture on the screen, and quipped: "This scale is big enough, the shooting plan I drew is not so big, Jerry, you really made a lot of money." Hehehe!"
Jerry scratched his head and said with a smile: "It was really not easy to shoot this image, I reshot it four times before and after, and finally chose this set of shots that I was more satisfied with." It's good if you're satisfied, I'm a man, as long as the film can be successful, it doesn't matter if you sacrifice a little hue. ”
Old James pursed his lips disdainfully, turned his head to look at the screen, reverted back and watched it again from the beginning, and complained while watching: "Tsk, the battle is very intense!" Mira's shouts are not small, her expression is also very realistic, her cheeks are flushed, the redness spreads to her neck, her eyes are blurred, and her performance is in place, it is no exaggeration to say that this is the best performance since Mila participated in the filming. ”
After a pause, old James glanced at Jerry, and then complained: "But, why does Mira only have a blurry back on the screen, and can only roughly see the curves of her body, where is the clear back shot?"
And here, shouting loudly enough, but why is only the upper back exposed in front of the camera, and the other parts are tightly covered? Are you an R-rated scale? I can rate a public-level film with a little bit of means when I watch the film classification review. ”
Jerry couldn't help but argue: "Old James, you can't talk about it with a clear conscience." I did exactly what you asked me to do, and looking at these images, I really didn't wear anything, what a sacrifice.
As for the scene of Mira and me hugging each other, I don't blame her, I can only say that I am too strong, too tall and mighty, Mila is completely covered by me like a kitten in my arms, what you see now is still I deliberately exposed my arms, otherwise you can't see anything. ”
Old James was speechless for a while, looking at the playback screen without saying a word.
Indeed, Jerry sacrificed a lot, with a clear back shot, and when he hugged Mira, he could still see the texture of the muscles on his thighs, and even the thigh muscles contracted violently, and the clarity was quite high.
Afterwards, Jerry is lying on the bed, and you can see a close-up of him naked, his left leg slightly arched to block the vital point, his wheat-colored skin is overflowing with beads of sweat, and his strong muscles are very visually impactful, which makes people feel angry and bloody.
This scale is really not small, and old James has to admit that Jerry is really open!
However, this set of shots makes old James feel a little weird, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a passion play, but a bit like Jerry's personal photo album.
After watching it three times, old James had a clear position in his mind.
On the whole, this scene has the picture effect I want, the scene is hot, and the visual impact effect is remarkable, even if I am an old man, I can't help but marvel, the two actors are impeccable, the performance is very realistic, even the most discerning film critics can't find fault in this performance, as if the two people in the film really did it.
However, from the perspective of the director of the film, James Sr. felt that Mila's presence in this scene was a little weak, and it was completely covered by Jerry's proud physical talent.
However, there are many praises, such as: the image of Mira in her pajamas is beautiful and stunning, the graceful curves that loom in the blurred back shot are seductive, and the back exposed to the camera has delicate and smooth skin, which is also very beautiful and fascinating.
"Ten minutes of footage is enough for post-editing. Old James pondered silently.
Jerry waited a little anxiously and asked, "Can it be used?" If not, I'll go back and shoot again in the evening!"
"Do you still want to show off your muscles in front of me?" Old James rolled his eyes and waved his hand: "That's it, over it." Mira's scenes were all filmed, and after filming in the afternoon, the crew held a small party in the hotel lobby to see Mira off. ”
"Okay!" Jerry hugged Mira's fragrant shoulder and laughed, "It's not over so sooner, it makes me nervous for a long time." Hahaha......"
………… (To be continued)