Although Sid had signed an employment contract with the Lohan family, when it was time to shoot officially, representatives from the Children's Association of America and the Screen Actors Guild came to walk around, signed and notarized the contract for the filming of the short film. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's just that this time I don't need to hire a tutor like "A Natural Couple", because during the filming of "Curfew", Lindsay happened to be on winter vacation at school and didn't have to go to school.

As for the salary, of course, it is included in Lindsay's annual salary and will not be paid separately.

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"Curfew" is a short film full of aura. As mentioned before, the story itself is very simple, the story of a suicide attempter who is suddenly forced to take care of his little niece who is a teenager.

Unlike "Black Hole", which is short and profound, and unlike "A Pistol with Six Bullets", which plays with plot reversal and dark humor. "Curfew" looks at the world through the eyes of a suicide attempted addict and, more importantly, the people who see it.

In order to show the uniqueness of this film, the lens of the film is as cold, psychedelic and a little absurd as the eyes of the protagonist. The whole short film is naturally the most important thing for lighting and color.

Sid had taken several dailies with Lance Arcord before the shoot to try out the kind of transparency he wanted. Although Lance Arcod has a masterpiece such as "Lost in Translation" in terms of "history", but now Lance (Arcod) is obviously still in the exploration stage in grasping this special lens.

The original "Curfew" was a short film shot in 2012, when digital cameras were already in the world, and many of the film's lens effects were achieved through color correction and dimming in post-production. But it is obviously impossible to be so convenient now, so Sid now has to grope with Lance (Arcord) and progress together.

After ruling out the technical issues, the focus of the film finally shifted to the actors.

"Curfew" actually has only two main characters, the protagonist's suicide addict - an older youth of 27 or 8 years old, and the heroine's little niece - 11 or 2 years old Lori.

The actor is naturally Sid's queen actor Jeremy Renner, after being honed in "Ghost Shadow", Jeremy gradually showed his high-quality acting potential.

Although he is still a little young in the grasp of subtle expressions and the use of body language.

But from a rookie who has never acted in a movie at all, to a full-fledged actor who is new to the set, Jeremy apparently followed Sid's advice, and during the time he was "hiding" in Sunset Villa, he did not waste time, but learned a lot of real kung fu from the acting teachers who came to teach him and Amy Adams.

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The ringing of the telephone in the darkness interrupts the protagonist Richie, and a bloody hand with a blade trembling picks up a crimson microphone. It's Richie's sister.,Sister Maggie, who hasn't been in touch for a long, long time.。 She begs, and even begs, on the phone that the protagonist is going to take care of her daughter Sophia temporarily.

This segment belongs to Jeremy's one-man show, and it is also the opening of the movie.

In the ringing of the phone, Jeremy picked up the telephone with a trembling face, his pale face and blood-soaked hands, he did look like an addict and a suicide desperate and weak, but the expressionless Jeremy combined with his wandering eyes gave this scene a cold and quiet style.

This sets the tone for the beginning of the film, which is neither so bloody nor so desperate, but under the full sense of color, a trace of coldness comes out.

"Cut!" Sid called out for a pause, and Lance Arcod couldn't help but look back at the "top boss" standing behind him, Sid pondered for a moment and nodded, "Good!" ”

"Lance, the quality of the picture is great. Sid patted Lance Arcord on the shoulder.

Then he turned to the actor: "GoodJob, Jeremy." Looks like you're not idle at home. Sid quipped.

"I'm stuck at home, there's nothing else to do anyway. Jeremy shrugged and laughed.

"Shifting locations, we'll go to the next location to shoot. Sid gave the order, and everyone began to act. There are actually only four main scenes in "Curfew", the old bathroom where the protagonist Rickey commits suicide, his sister's high-rise apartment, the exterior of Chinatown, and the bowling alley where the protagonist and his little niece Sophia stay. Three interiors and one exterior shot.

So Sid decided to prioritize shooting the more convenient interior scenes, and as for the part of the streets of Chinatown that didn't have many scenes, he would just make up for it later.

The next scene is the scene where Richie picks up his little niece Sophia downstairs in the apartment, and it is also the first appearance of Lindsay Jr.

"Brother Sid. Lindsay ran over while the crew and extras were still cleaning up the set.

She was wearing a dark blue tweed jacket, knitted hat and scarf for winter, and even her brilliant red hair was curled up and a dark brown wig. This makes Lindsay's whole person exude a quiet and precocious temperament, which is very different from her lively and cunning cute image in "A Natural Couple".

"What, nervous?" said Sid, laughing.

"Hmph, what are you kidding, I'm the one who has been the protagonist, it's just a short film, what's so difficult. Xiao Nizi said arrogantly with her cute little nose.

"Hehe, what's the matter, don't you dare to go to the bathroom alone and ask someone to accompany you?" Sid asked quippedly.

"Hu, nonsense. Lindsay was immediately teased by Sid's little blush, and said angrily, "No, I'm not going to ...... Hmph, I won't tell you. ”

Sid smiled and grabbed Xiao Nizi's little hand: "Okay, count me wrong, what's the matter?"

Lindsay puffed out her red face, "Contact lenses, my mother always helps me not put them on." ”

Sid then noticed that Lindsay's left eye was slightly red, apparently the result of not being able to wear it several times. "Come on, I'll put it on for you. ”

In order to maximize the image of the character, Lindsay's original cute green eyes are too beautiful, so she can only use brown contact lenses to solve the problem.

"Hello, Mr. Leon. Seeing Sid coming over to the actor's lounge, Lindsay's mother, Tina Lohan, greeted her with some restraint.

She didn't really believe that Sid was really a director, but when she saw a crew of dozens of people at the scene, everyone obeyed Sid's orders in awe.

The tight and solemn atmosphere of the shooting scene soon affected Tina Lohan as well, and when she faced Sid again, she unconsciously became nervous and restrained.

Sid looked at her and nodded noncommittally at her in greeting. Tina felt a little restless under Sid's slightly harsh gaze, and made an excuse to run away.

Then Sid washed his hands and took out a piece from the contact lens case that Lindsay handed over, "Let's wear my right eye first." Sid lifted Lindsay's chin, "Can you open your eyelids with your own hands, Lindsay?" ”

"Hmm. Lindsay obediently pulled out her right eye, and Sid gently put the contact lens on his fingertips, and then swiped it across Little Nizi's delicate face, close to her pupils. Looking at Lindsay's emerald green eyes, caressing her silky cheeks, and smelling her immature body fragrance, Sid unconsciously felt a forbidden temptation.

Lindsay's cheeks began to burn as well, and she took Sid's hand on her face and asked softly, "Are you alright?" ”

"Oh, right away, okay, it's all right. Sid immediately put the contact lens on Lindsay's pupil, then immediately let go of her face, and then replied with a little embarrassment, and then Sid quickly brought Lindsay the other eye and put the contact lens on it.

"Okay, let me see. Lindsay closed her eyes and opened them again. A pair of smart green eyes are replaced by calm and serene brown eyes, which gives Lindsay a cold and calm temperament that is in line with the theme of the movie.

"OK, no problem. Sid clapped his hands and stood up, "I have other things to do, let's go see how they are assembled first." Sid slipped away without looking back.

Lindsay blushed slightly, looked at Sid's back and muttered, "Big fool......"

"Well, Lindsay, what's wrong?" asked Tina, the old lady, who was back at this time, strangely.

"No, nothing. Lindsay quickly lowered her head and put on her knitted hat again, covering her hot little cheeks.

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"This list says where you can take me, and if you take me somewhere else, you're in big trouble. This money can only be spent on me, and if you spend it elsewhere, like Drugs, you're in big trouble. ”

Lindsay took out a note and handed it to Jeremy, then continued to him with a blank face, "You can't come into our house until half past ten, but if you don't get me home on time at half past ten, you'll be in big trouble." ”

"Well, that's good. Sid stood behind a camera fixed to the ground, watching Lindsay's first set of shots. The first shot is a camera lens instead of Jeremy's gaze, showing Lindsay's first appearance from a first-person perspective.

Although I knew that Lindsey was very talented, I didn't expect her skills to be so good, compared to hard-working actors like Jeremy and Amy Adams. Lindsay's performance is full of aura, as if natural, leaving no traces, and after changing to a cold and calm style in her dress, she also changed to a restrained and delicate performance style.

The transition of the whole performance was simply incredible, Sid just analyzed the script for Lindsay and made a few demonstrations, and she drew inferences from the situation throughout the scene to complete the transformation of the overall performance style.