Chapter 27: The Puzzle

Three days have passed in a blink of an eye, and on the 8th of January, all the crew members of "Maguire" returned, and the film continued to shoot.

On the first day of resuming filming, Jerry took the lead in filming several of his one-man shows.

The holiday has just ended, and more than a dozen main actors in the crew have not yet adjusted their state.

Therefore, Jerry, as the male lead and the investor of this film, needs to show his acting skills and professionalism at this time, and give everyone an example to stimulate the competitive spirit of the actors, so that they can enter the state as soon as possible and ensure that the quality of the film does not decline.

The first scene of the film is that after Jerry Maguire returned from visiting his injured athlete Raymond from the hospital, the words of Raymond's son Jesse Jerry always lingered in Maguire's ears, causing Maguire to have a bad conscience and lie on the bed tossing and turning all night.

This scene is completely Jerry's one-man show.

For the official shooting, four cameras were set up around the makeshift bathroom, leaving no dead corners up, down, left and right.

In front of the camera, in the hot bathroom, Jerry stood naked under the shower, the mist pouring down from head to foot.

First, a long-range full-body shot shows the outline of Jerry's slender body, then the camera zooms in to create a close-up of Jerry's upper body, perfectly recording Jerry's strong muscles and layered lean physique, and finally a close-up of his depressed and tangled face under the mist.

The whole scene doesn't require acting performances, it is completely a true color photo, which provides Jerry with a platform to show off his figure.

There is no need to reshoot this time in the bathroom, because the four cameras have already recorded all the front and back of Jerry Donn, and the material is enough for post-editing.

This is only the first act of the whole scene, and it is also the first full/naked appearance of Jerry Downe since the two lifetimes.

Director James Sr. asked for such a shooting, and Jerry was not hypocritical, and readily agreed, because shooting and post-production are completely different things.

In post-editing, Jerry's lower body was cut out and would not appear in the finished film, presenting the audience with a hazy long-range full-body shot and a close-up of the upper body, as well as a melancholy close-up of his face.

The crew transitioned and continued to shoot the second act.

The first shot at the beginning of filming is that Jerry shows off his muscles around a bath towel, and the next shot is the key moment to test his acting skills.

Jerry Donn really didn't disappoint old James, I saw Maguire lying on the bed tossing and turning around the bath towel, sometimes sitting up, brushing his hair, sometimes lying on the bed with his head up, looking at the ceiling with confused eyes, and clearly showing his inner uneasiness, entanglement and struggle through body movements and eyes.

Then he got up and sat in front of the computer, his fingers on the keyboard did not fall for a long time, his face showed hesitation and concern, but the uneasiness and entanglement of conscience, as well as the disobedience and numbness of his current work, prompted him to feel that he had to do something, and the deep sense of justice in his heart drove him to put his fingers on the keyboard and slowly type out his views, opinions and perceptions of brokerage work.

The slender fingers tapped the keyboard faster and faster, the more he wrote, the smoother he wrote, the more in-depth the disclosure of the sports agent's working methods, the stronger his sense of justice and responsibility, after writing the testimonial, Jerry cheered for himself emotionally and waved his fist excitedly.

This is the end of the scene.

The plot behind is that Maguire went out in the rain to make more than 100 copies, and all colleagues in the company had one copy, which caused a huge sensation.

“Cut!”

"Great performance, Jerry, you didn't disappoint everyone!"

As old James got up and shouted to stop, it was still over and over again, and more than a dozen actors watching from the sidelines applauded and congratulated, and all kinds of praise were thrown to Jerry Donn without hesitation.

And so it is.

Jerry shows Maguire's inner entanglements and struggles, his insensitivity and many concerns about work, as well as his own sense of disobedience and justice.

In the monitor playback screen, several main creators can clearly see that Jerry Towne shows a wonderful interpretation with a great sense of picture, layering and appeal through unobtrusive body language and facial expression changes, making the image of the protagonist Jerry Maguire more and more full.

The superb acting skills, combined with Jerry's previous big show of figure and muscles, perfectly outlined the three-dimensional image of Maguire, which is impressive.

This scene is actually Jerry Towne showing his solo show in an all-round way, and this is also a special treatment only Hollywood superstars.

However, this play is written and acted by Jerry himself, and he is an investor, and Jerry has always been very good to himself.

Jerry gave the whole crew a good start, and Director James Sr. decided to speed up the filming schedule.

In response to a large number of scenes of the protagonist Jerry Maguire, the heroine Dorothy and the black rugby player Rod, James Sr. divided the crew into three shooting teams, and filmed the scenes of the three leading actors at the same time.

After shooting in groups, Jerry continued to work with James Sr. and continued to shoot his remaining one-man shows.

At the end of the day, Jerry filmed nine scenes in a row, and did not leave the set until 12 o'clock in the morning and returned to the hotel rented by the crew to rest.

……

The moment he opened the door and walked into the room, Jerry's eyes widened and his head suddenly widened.

Monica and Mira sat at the head of the bed and the other at the end of the bed, with the props and puzzles bought by the crew in the middle, and the two were wearing thin silk pajamas and playing puzzles face to face.

This puzzle prop was originally prepared for little Jonathan Lipnicki, and now that little Jonathan's scene has been filmed, the puzzle is stored in the props group, but unexpectedly, they took it.

The third watch didn't sleep in the middle of the night, and the two beauties sat on a bed playing puzzles, this picture jumped into view, Jerry's brain suddenly couldn't react, and he crashed on the spot.

"Coming back?"

Seeing Jerry standing at the door with a dull expression, Monica greeted him with a smile, then got up and got out of bed, and said as she walked, "Mira came to look for you at night, and you were still on the set, so I entertained her for you." Now that my mission is complete, I won't disturb your rest, go to bed early, and work tomorrow. ”

As she spoke, Monica walked up to Jerry and whispered in Jerry's ear, "I live across the street, and the key is in the drawer where you put your computer." ”

The smell was fragrant, Jerry was hot, and by the time he reacted, Monica was back in her room.

Jerry looked at the closed door opposite, touched the bridge of his nose, turned around and closed the door, took off his coat casually, lay on the head of the bed and hugged Mira's shoulders, and said: "I happened to meet her a few days ago, and it was not easy to come all the way to Hollywood to find opportunities, and it was fate to meet, so I asked her to live in the apartment and entrusted Brian to help her find a crew, I believe it won't be long before she will go to filming." ”

There was no joy or anger on Mira's pretty face, as if she had long been accustomed to this kind of thing.

Pressed against Jerry's chest, Mira whispered: "She just told me that a director in France sent her an invitation, and she was going to France. ”

"Huh, the art film "Extraordinary Apartment"?" Jerry said stunned, frowning, his face a little gloomy.

Mira looked up at him, "You know, ...... you say?"

"Just because I knew that she had a movie offer, I wanted to find a chance for her to audition in Hollywood. Jerry interjected, and then sighed: "Alas, it's true that movies were invented in France, but what are the art films they shoot, to put it mildly, they are called literary films, and to put it mildly, they are a group of romantics holding high the banner of art and crowning the Tang Emperor as hooligans."

French films have long been thrown out of Hollywood for tens of thousands of miles, how much can Monica's going to France help her acting career?"

Mira looked at Jerry with wide eyes and a moment before hesitating, "You won't...... Do you like her? Yes, Monica is so beautiful, and she's at the best age of a woman, even I can't help but be attracted to her. ”

Jerry did not deny her statement, but did not answer positively, "In the entertainment industry, no matter which country it is, women who are too beautiful often do not have good results in terms of career or relationship.

I don't have as strong possessiveness as you think, but I always adhere to a bottom line, that is, I am willing to do my best to help some people I admire, and I will not treat her badly for a woman who is willing to follow me, and it is too fake to live and die together... It's a fairy tale, and all I can do is to do my best to help them realize their dreams and do my best to provide them with a superior material life. ”

After a pause, Jerry got up and took off his clothes, and continued: "This is the end of a conversation like this, the future is too far away, and every step of the present is the key, it's too late to sleep." With that, he picked up his pajamas and went into the bathroom.

………… (To be continued)