On July 8th, the crew of "Earth-shattering".

Jerry Towne and Monica rushed to the hotel rented by the crew, which had been on for a week at this time.

"Uncle Hai" Bruckheimer personally went to the airport to pick them up, and then arranged a room for them.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or deliberately, the bright-eyed Uncle Hai arranged their room at the corner of the fourth floor, with the door open, easy to enter and exit, even if the sound is loud, it will not affect others.

When he opened the door, Jerry found that there was a hole inside, the luxury suite was spacious and comfortable, and Monica's room opposite was an ordinary single room.

Compared to Jerry's luxury suite, this studio is small and has shabby facilities, and it's obvious that most of the cast and crew live in this room.

After helping them settle down, Bruckheimer didn't stay long, glanced at Monica's room, patted Jerry on the shoulder with a smile, and said in a low voice: "This is a room specially prepared for the two of you, and the crew is full of talkers, so I will arrange two rooms for you."

Don't have too much fun at night, be a little restrained, our film is a group drama, there are a lot of supporting roles, and all of them are men, so ...... You know. Okay, take a break, eat together at noon, and then we'll go to the set. "Just leave.

Jerry escorted him to the door, waited for him to walk away, pushed open Monica's door, picked up her suitcase, and dragged her into his room, blatantly cohabiting with her.

Since Bruckheimer has already arranged it like this, Jerry feels that there is no need to cover it up, not to mention that Monica's room is not in good condition, Jerry would rather live in it by himself than let his woman suffer a little grievance.

Monica was very pleased with what he did, and after closing the door, rewarded him with a sweet kiss.

Unexpectedly, this wet kiss instantly detonated each other's passion.

The suitcase collapsed behind the door and pressed against the door, and the clothes flew into the air and fell to the floor.

After a while, the two met frankly, picked up Monica, Jerry lifted his foot to open the bathroom door, hugged Monica coiled around him like a koala, walked into the bathroom, and closed the door automatically with a toe lift.

The heat is filled, the water is rattling, and there is an even louder noise: "pop, pop, pop......"

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Arrived an hour late for lunch.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Bruckheimer drove to the set with the charming Monica and the energetic Jerry.

In "Shocking", several important shootout scenes, prisoner escorts and plane hijacking scenes were filmed in the field with a wide field of view, while other scenes were completed in the studio.

Since Nicolas Cage is the biggest actor in the crew, all scenes are filmed according to his role and schedule.

In other words, except for the roles played by Jerry and Monica, who are relatively independent, the entire crew follows Cage, changing filming locations according to the progress of his scenes and plot development.

This is the biggest difference between commercial action films and art drama films.

The main story line of commercial blockbusters is relatively simple, and the plot is generally simple, without so many twists and turns of dark lines and complicated character relationships.

The character with the most close-ups at the beginning of the film is basically the main character, and the audience can roughly understand what the movie is about within ten minutes.

The protagonist is clear and the story is clear.

This is an essential element of a commercial film.

The rest is the hot and exciting gunfights and fights, the highly visually impactful chase scenes, the combination of parkour, drag racing, air combat, naval battles and special effects, as well as the gorgeous and dazzling explosion scenes, the pursuit of visual impact and strong sensory stimulation, there are countless similar scenes, and these scenes roughly occupy about 70% of the film's time, filling the plot gap, and the remaining 30% of the time is the space for the actors to show their acting skills.

Successful commercial films are basically like this.

If a certain commercial film is mixed with too much inner analysis and emotional entanglement, which seriously squeezes the scenes and time of the hot scenes, then it can basically be concluded that the film has failed.

The director who directs this kind of film tries to mix art and business together, and the result is nondescript, the story is heavy, the relationship between the characters is complicated, and the plot is cumbersome and lengthy, so that the audience is drowsy.

As a result, the production cost of commercial blockbusters is quite high, and industry insiders call it a "popcorn movie piled up with money", and the audience calls it a "money-burning movie".

The fact is also that most of the money in commercial movies is burned, even if it is all counterfeit or mass-printed commemorative coins.

Compared to commercial films, art films are very different.

The story structure of the vast majority of art films is complex and rigorous, the plot is obscure, and the ending ends in tragedy or open-ended ending, in which there are many characters, complex relationships, and interpretations of the ups and downs and joys and sorrows of the world in the division and combination.

The main line is unclear, and the dark line is also called a pit, which continues from the beginning to the end, alternating between light and dark, and it is difficult for people who do not have enough patience and artistic appreciation to understand it at one time, and they often need to watch it repeatedly in order to clearly understand the connotation of the story and the director's true intention to shoot the film.

At the same time, art films basically rely on the acting skills of the actors to support the whole film.

Scenes such as fights, explosions and special effects are only filmed because of the needs of the plot, and do not deliberately pursue visual and sensory stimulation, so it occupies a very small proportion of the film, which is just reversed from commercial films, 70% of the scenes need to be performed by actors, and the rest is filled with hot scenes.

Therefore, really good actors are keen to participate in art films and have little interest in commercial films.

However, with the rapid rise of the instant network, the rapid increase in the speed of entertainment transmission, and the high pressure and fast-paced work and life in the city, the viewing market for commercial films is getting bigger and bigger, and correspondingly, the market for art films is shrinking day by day.

Starring in commercial films can allow actors to get more generous remuneration returns, and the short shooting time and fast earning speed greatly stimulate the utilitarian heart of the actors, so they rush to plunge into commercial films and cannot extricate themselves.

Until Shaohua passed away, quietly entered middle age, earned enough money, and returned to art films to fight, "profit" was already there, and he couldn't go home empty-handed after acting for half a lifetime, so "fame" became a new target to pursue.

Fame and fortune are the never-ending goals of actors.

By extension, everyone in the world is like this, and people always have to pursue a little bit of a lifetime, don't they?

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Jerry Towne has made two consecutive art films, involving male and female relationships and character entanglements.

In terms of relationships, half a year has passed, and he and Gwyneth are still entangled.

Because the crew of "L.A. Confidential" filmed at night, the time of the meeting was staggered, which caused Gwyneth and him to meet a significant decrease, and the once hot intimate relationship with each other also ushered in a rare buffer period, providing both parties with time for rational thinking.

In recent times, although Jerry and Gwyneth have not seen each other much, every time they meet, they go straight to the point, and the collision is more violent than before, and the two who have calmed down seem to be more enthusiastic about physical satisfaction than emotional communication.

If it doesn't involve feelings, Jerry certainly doesn't mind communicating with her intimately, there is a certain emotional foundation, and they are attracted to each other, so why not?

The conflict between the characters, it goes without saying, it is naturally a dispute between Jerry and Russell.

Russell, who was born at the grassroots, looks down on the children of wealthy families in his bones, but Jerry is one of them, and Jerry is generous, humble and righteous, and is deeply loved by the behind-the-scenes team and actors of the crew.

Jerry himself didn't provoke Russell, but he didn't know which of Russell's tendons was in the wrong vein, but he couldn't get along with him, no matter how he looked at him, he couldn't bear it at first, until he suddenly made trouble in the second half of the shooting, so the hidden contradiction was suddenly intensified and evolved into a frontal conflict.

Jerry also got into a fight with Russell for this, Russell injured the left corner of his mouth and the arch of his eyebrows, and he kicked and broke Russell's two ribs.

Later, Russell was admitted to the hospital, and his thoughts were uneasy, and he found a lawyer to take Jerry to court, but he inadvertently touched the bottom line of the rules of the producer Warner Bros. and director Curtis, and was severely warned by the director and the production company, so that Russell was disgraced and embarrassed.

Although Jerry was the victorious side in the conflict, it was not his intention, and he was physically and mentally exhausted and needed time to adjust.

The crew of "Earthbreaking" is undoubtedly a good place for him to recuperate physically and mentally.

The filming task is not heavy, and the scenes are relatively simple, almost no difficult acting skills are required, as long as the performance is above the standard line, and the actions are handsome and cool enough, which is not difficult for him.

In addition, his role is not heavy, and if he focuses on filming, it can be completed within a month.

The fly in the ointment is that Jerry is not big enough now, and the director and crew will not adjust the shooting plan for him, so the idea of centralized shooting will not be realized, and shooting with the crew is his current real situation.

And this is the direct reason why Jerry stayed on the crew of "Los Angeles" for two months.

If there are not enough coffee seats, the director will not give special care.

On the contrary, the director must adjust the shooting plan according to the schedule of big-name actors, such as Kevin Spacey, who almost only goes to the crew once in two or three days, and shoots five or six scenes in a row each time, and his filming time is all added up, and the filming is completed in less than 20 days.

And the reason why Spacey waited until he finished with Jerry and left the crew was completely out of friendship, helping Jerry stand on the stage, deliberately delaying the finishing time, and he didn't end his performance until Jerry finished filming.

Jerry was so grateful for this friendship that he offered to write a script for Spacey on the night of his parting, and asked him to come over for filming when it was ready.

Jerry didn't enjoy the special treatment of actor Cage in the crew of "Shocking", but he was accompanied by Monica Bellucci day and night, which alone was enough to make him enjoy the filming process of this film physically and mentally, empty his mind, and adjust his body and mind to the best state.

………… (To be continued)