Chapter XVI Opening
At this time, more than half a month has passed since the filming of "Little Sunshine Beauty" started, and most of the shots in the car have been filmed. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info because of the single scene, although there are many shots and more trivial, but it is really filmed very quickly.
In his previous life, he was mainly the owner of the company, the on-site producer, and more of a logistics and assistant director.
Now that I have gone into battle myself, I realize that there are many practical experiences that are not in the book knowledge. For example, how to shoot moving shots, how to advance the medium shot, and how to move close-ups. Because in order to conform to human visual habits, it is necessary to use a specific speed and method to control the movement of the lens, otherwise it will be like a chaotic string, only noise remains.
To put it simply, although things in creation seem mysterious, as long as you are willing to learn and practice, you can still grow quickly after mastering the rules and know-how.
Although "Little Sunshine Beauty" is a small crew, most of the time there are only six actors, but when the affairs of each department are smashed towards Sid, he still can't help but feel a little dizzy.
The yellow paint on the Volkswagen station wagon has been knocked off and needs to be repainted. The prop master and the set designer are arguing with each other because of the assignment of tasks. Things like that, almost every few days, annoyed Sid.
Although Sid is the owner and director of the company, when it comes to the specific situation, anything can happen. And Sid still has to solve it one by one, fortunately, with Henry, an experienced co-producer, the general logistics, sundries, personnel disputes and other trivial matters, finally Sid does not have to care.
Otherwise, he will definitely be like James Cameron, turning into a dynamite barrel on the set.
In addition to the director's own work, directing the actors' performances is also one of the important jobs of the director. Among them, Mr. Ian and Lindsay, one is an old drama bone, and the other is a little genius, and their grasp of performance is very natural and in place. Lindsay's performance even made Old Man Ian admire again and again, and jokingly asked Sid where he found such a little genius.
And Jeremy and Amy Adams have indeed made a lot of progress after the training of "Ghost Record" and several short films, especially Jeremy, who is the protagonist in several plays, playing a frustrated man in his thirties, and his previous trick experience is similar. This makes his performance miraculous.
But Amy Adams' performance was not so good.
"Cut!" Sid cried out, pinching his brows, "Amy, you're so disappointed in your husband, his business is failing, and he's putting the family's lives in jeopardy!
"I'm sorry, Sid. Amy Adams apologized aggrievedly, knowing that she wasn't doing as well as she should.
After all, Amy Adams, who is only in her early twenties, is far from the skills she had when she became an Oscar model worker "many years later". It's really hard to get her to play a housewife across ages.
This is Sid's miscalculation, think about the original time and space, Amy in 2002's "Cat and Mouse Game", just starred in a vase. And now it's only 98 years, and it is difficult to imagine how difficult it is to bring her so much time forward to perform the role of the acting school.
Sid, on the other hand, is a very logical person, and he can describe in great detail the desired effect, the emotions behind it, and so on. But sometimes, the feelings of actors cannot be so simple to mobilize.
In addition to rational analysis, emotional motivation is also needed.
After looking at the two of them, Old Man Ian took Heatra aside and said, "Sid, I don't think this is going to work, why don't you let me talk to Amy?"
Sid was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Okay, I actually forgot that you are still an acting teacher of Shakespeare's plays, old man." ”
Immediately Old Man Ian pulled Amy aside, and after a whisper, her skills improved by leaps and bounds...... It's no wonder! The progress of acting skills is not so simple!
Sid recalls that in fact, Jeremy and Amy are both hard-working actors, and it's hard to say that they are talented, but they are very willing to work hard, and in the process of hard work, they can also use their brains to effectively summarize the lessons learned. and continued to grow, and finally reached the level of playing against his eldest cousin in "American Hustle", or even playing the leading role in "Spy".
So after the guidance of Mr. Ian, although Amy can't say that she has improved by leaps and bounds, after trying a few more tricks, she can finally perform the angry housewife's rush very accurately.
Everyone saw it in their eyes and was shocked in their hearts. Afterwards, Sid asked Old Man Ian what his secret was. Old man Ian smiled mysteriously: "I told Amy that when I was performing, I thought that the other party was the director, and how much resentment you had, you used it when you slammed the door." ”
But anyway, in the performance of actors, with Old Man Ian, a national treasure, Sid really saved most of his thoughts.
Not only that, after seeing the effect of the master's guidance to Amy, everyone also asked the old man for advice, and the old man was also responsive and tireless.
Even Zach and Commander Gao said that the opportunity to learn from Old Man Ian alone was worth the ticket price. As for Jeremy and Amy and others, it is very obvious that they are concentrating on learning and growing from the old man under the instruction of Sid.
By the third week, all the scenes inside the car had been filmed, and all that was left was to string together the shots from the outside of the car and the shots from the fixed scenes.
Back to the fixed scene, starting with the restaurant at the beginning, then the garage, the gas station, and then the hotel in the middle. After filming all the way, although it was not smooth sailing, there was no wind and waves. It's a process of growing up in constant bumps.
On this day, after everyone finished filming the scenes of the two hotels, everyone sat around, eating takeout for dinner, and having a heated discussion on the TV. Sid came in from outside and asked in surprise, "What's wrong today? ”
Everyone stared at him with strange expressions, and Sid touched his face: "What's wrong? I'm still just as handsome." ”
"Go, go!" the crowd booed in disdain.
Jeremy said, "You're really crazy, Sid." Today is March 23rd. ”
"So?" Sid tilted his head, confused.
"It's Oscar today! Brother Sid really made a movie, and he made a stupid one. Lindsay said speechlessly, covering her forehead.
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Yes, when Sid and his party were working hard to shoot "Little Sunshine Beauty". It's time for Hollywood to be the Oscars again!
Although everyone in the crew comes from all over the world, they all have a deep fascination with the Oscars.
There are star-chasing.
"Wow, you see, even Madonna is here this year. ”
"I know this, I heard that she is going to be the guest of honor. ”
There are also nymphomaniacs.
"Wow, look, it's Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. ”
"These two boys are so handsome. ”
There are also dismissive.
"Hmph, handsome, it's just a big guy and a tall and thin man. "It's Lindsay!
"Uh, Lindsay, you don't chase stars?" asked Sid in surprise.
"Hmph, I'm not interested in that kind of child's stuff. "Lindsay.
"Eh, isn't that Leonardo?" Sid shouted, pretending.
"Where, where, is Leon really here?" said Lindsay, who hurriedly searched for the TV.
"I don't know if that Leon is here or not, but our Leon is very angry. Amy Adams pointed to Sid, who was stinking.
"So I'm not as good as the imposter I've never seen before. Sid said with a stinking face.
"Where is it, Brother Sid is the most handsome. Lindsay immediately turned around and said with a sweet smile.
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Although the Oscars of '98 lacked the young Leonardo DiCaprio, the Los Angeles Shrine Theater was still the same star.
From Robin Williams, the king of comedy, to Ruth Ofune-Kate Winslet, from the original 007 Sean Connelly to the youthful and pretty Cameron Diaz. Also, don't forget the king of action, Schwarzenegger, who made a special trip to help his mentor James Cameron.
In addition, Sid also saw an unexpected character, the sweet and charming Drew Barrymore, although he knew that her childhood was as dark as Lindsay's "future", but this sweet girl with a little baby fat was still cute Sid with a nosebleed.
In 98, the Oscars actually had only one theme, and that was "Titanic"! The audience knows, the stars know, and the Oscar organizing committee knows.
It has been three months since the release of "Titanic" at the end of last year, and the big ship of box office growth has been riding the wind and waves all the way. Sid's assessment of "Ghost Shadow" during filming has been fulfilled a few months later.
The No. 1 grossing film in the history of cinema has been born! Now the only question is, how far can "Titanic" go after breaking a billion dollars?
So when the host Billy appeared at the Oscars on a model of a big boat, everyone couldn't help but laugh knowingly.
"It seems that this year's "Titanic" is a certainty. Jeremy said as he peeked at Sid, remembering his accurate evaluation of the ship last year when everyone was shouting and beating.
But at this time, the Oscars had already opened, after the host Billy sang and danced a song and dance. Finally entered the official awards, and the first one to come up was Best Supporting Actress, the best supporting actor of the last year, black star Cuba Godin Jr. took the stage to present the awards.