Chapter 100: Jack and Taylor's First Encounter
Theolod walked into the set and was called over by Fincher. The props team had already set up the scene, they built half of the plane's cabin, Theorod, that is, Taylor's position, was the inside seat near the window, and the window was pasted with a green screen, which would be processed into a night scene later, and Norton, that is, Jack, was sitting next to him.
After the two of them were seated, Finch began to tell them about the scene, from the position of the cameraman's camera to several key points in the plot, and at the same time - he naturally knew that Theorod had a bad habit when filming - he also said in a consultative tone: "Gentlemen, the first time we remove the subtitles, try again, is it okay? Because I feel, Edward, Theo, you won't have a chance to use subtitles later." ”
"I feel that way, too. Norton nodded approvingly and turned to look at Theolod, "To be honest, I'm still looking forward to it, after all, I've never tried to play on the field before. ”
"Hey, it looks like you're all waiting for me to change my lines later?" their prepared stance made Theorod's eyes widen in exaggerated terms, and then sighed in annoyance, "How about this, I'm going to act according to what is written in the lines." ”
"Do you think I'll still believe that you'll honestly memorize the line words with all the lessons you've learned? Don't worry, you'll have a chance. Finch laughed meaningfully, "I can't give you that much time to delay the filming process, Theo, if this time doesn't work out, you'll just follow the script." ”
"Yes, sir. Theolod immediately nodded sternly as if he were facing a great enemy, and Norton, who was beside him, was amused by them, shrugging his shoulders and snickering.
"Don't just snicker and watch a good show, Jack, don't you think how Taylor plays has nothing to do with you?" Norton's schadenfreude caught Fincher's attention, so he turned his head to stare at him again, and warned, "The first scene between the two of you, don't let me down, and no matter how well you play this scene, I'll put it in the final tidbits, and if it comes out on DVD, it's not me who will be embarrassed." ”
"Yes, sir. Norton immediately followed Theorod's example and said with a straight look.
Seeing that the two people in front of him were almost identical with a serious face, Finch was also a little helpless, he suddenly didn't know what to say, so he had to stretch out the index and middle fingers of his right hand, pointed to his eyes, and then pointed at Theorod and Norton, posing "I'll keep an eye on you", and turned to find his photographer again.
After arranging the final matters, Finch looked at his watch, and seeing that time was running out, he immediately asked his assistant to clear the room. However, perhaps because this morning's filming was too smooth, the director has been mingling with everyone in a harmonious manner, so that these staff members have not been able to enter the state, and when the assistant clears the scene, their state is still a little casual, and even some female staff members are still chatting together, and their eyes have been glancing at Theorod and Norton, who are chatting hotly in the "cabin".
The assistant had to raise his voice and shout before the men began to act, but they still seemed to be a little distracted.
Sitting in the director's chair, Finch saw that he hadn't even cleared up the scene for a long time, and he also noticed where some people's attention had drifted to, and where else could there be? Except for pondering the opportunity of a new colleague to a nearby bar for dinner and drink after work, what could be more attractive than the image of two men with different charms sitting together?
However, Finch never thought of himself as a good-natured old director, and he was not in the mood to wait for these guys who were a little loose on the first day of work to start work slowly, so he directly threw the script in his hand to the ground with a crisp "pop".
"Shut the fuck up!" Finch stood up, raised his voice, and looked at the people on the set, being scolded by Finch so suddenly, the crew, who had not yet developed a tacit understanding with Finch, immediately fell silent, and they looked at the director who was still smiling in the morning and now turned his face instantly, not knowing how to react.
"I said before that the shooting time was at 14:30, right? You look down at the decoration on your wrist and see what point it points to, huh? Do you want me to make it mandatory for you to wear a watch to work? We're not here to see the show, we're not here to see the actors, we're here to film. Finch gradually sat back in his chair and reached for the script that his assistant had picked up, "Is it quiet? ”
Finch's sudden foul language startled Norton and Theolod, who had barely heard any swear words from him since they had known him. He had to give it his all later, and he didn't want to run into the muzzle of the gun, so Norton and Theorod exchanged glances, but Norton noticed that Theorod didn't seem to care.
Ms. Windsor, who touched up Norton's makeup, noticed the silence between the two, so she smiled slightly: "Don't worry too much, as long as you work with David a few times, you will find that this sentence is just a mantra of his, David doesn't like his crew too noisy, he thinks it will interrupt his train of thought." ”
So...... "shut the fuck up" is just a mantra? Judging by that tone...... It doesn't seem like a catchphrase either.
In short, the staff who had only known Finch for a long time couldn't figure out if their director was really angry, so they put away their hearts and sped up for the sake of safety, and finally let the afternoon scenes start filming on time.
In the script, Jack meets the heroine Mara because of the support group, which allows him to completely vent his stress and thus save him from insomnia. But Mara, who also participates in mutual aid clubs with him, gets upset with him, and after he "shares" those club activities with her, his insomnia turns into narcolepsy.
He would miss his flight because he overslept, his mind began to become in a trance, as a car company review insurance officer, he needed to fly all over the country for business trips, but he would always be in a trance and not know which flight he fell asleep on, and on which flight he woke up, his boring and boring life suddenly became muddy again.
It was in this state that Jack met the friend who changed his life, Taylor, a soap merchant who used the same briefcase as him.
At that time, Jack suddenly woke up on the plane - because of a nightmare of a plane crash - and he had not yet recovered from his tired mental state, and he heard the sound of a man babbling in his ears. The voice is like a bottle of aged wine, with a charming magnetism hidden in the hoarseness, not obvious, but it makes people indulge unconsciously, companion
His voice was neither loud nor small, just enough for Jack to hear clearly, but without disturbing the passengers in the front and rear seats, and, Jack noticing, his accent was a Texan accent that was not often seen around him.
As we all know, this typical Southern accent is a symbol of vulgarity and vulgarity for most Americans, and many people are forced to change their accent in the United States, where there is too much hidden discrimination. However, Jack found that there was a hint of charm in this Texas accent that he didn't know what he was fascinated by.
Changed your accent yourself?
Theorod's treatment made Norton slightly stunned, and after thinking about it, he was relieved again. That's right, whether for Jack or for the unsuspecting audience, Taylor, who appeared for the first time, is a vivid and individual "person", not a personality. Moreover, and Theorod had discussed it with him, different personalities of the same person would have different names, genders, hobbies, memories, knowledge, and so on, so it was not surprising that Jack's second personality was a texan-speaking villain.
Theolod's original Texan accent was one of the elements that attracted Finch, and of course Finch kept this treatment, so Taylor, who had the same accent as Jack in the previous setting, became a Texan at this time.
Jack followed the voice and looked at the people around him, he had no memory of when he boarded the plane, when he fell asleep, and naturally he couldn't remember who the passenger next to him was. It wasn't until now that he realized that he was sitting next to a man who looked quite attractive, and it was the first time in Jack's life that he had seen a man look so good in a large area of leopard print.
Yes, it's the kind of leopard print element that often haunts those street girls who only haunt the streets at night. At this moment, this man is wearing an exaggerated and eye-hurting leopard print suit, which is a dark burgundy shirt, and the buttons of the shirt are also loosely buttoned and not all buttoned, vaguely, from the angle of Jack (camera), Jack can still see the other party's looming abs.
Anyone knows that leopard print, a symbol of sexiness and wildness, can become extremely difficult to control when used on a large scale, and can easily make users look unusually cheesy and disgusting. But for some reason—just as Jack was somehow attracted to the other side's Texas accent—the leopard-print suit paired with his blond hair tied into a ponytail was unexpectedly suitable.
Although it would be a little weird to be on a plane and still wearing a pair of sunglasses at night, Jack also had to admit that this brown sunglasses made him look more mysterious and at the same time, it also added a touch of trendiness, and it was perfect when paired with the leopard-print suit that would immediately drop in price when worn on others.
At this time, the other party was lifting his legs, letting the worn-out leather Martin boots that he had worn for an unknown period of time step on the back of the chair in front of him, and the black jeans on his body were still torn, and his movements just showed his white knees. A common safety manual on an airplane was in his hand, and the man slowly read out the warning in his characteristic tone, with a hint of a smile in his words.
"If your seat is next to the exit row...... A safety exit at 30,000 feet, how ironic. As he read it, he burst out laughing, as if he was reading not a safety manual, but a book of jokes written by a famous artist.
Although Norton had been prepared for Theorod's free play, he didn't expect the other party to change his lines at the beginning, so it was normal for him to hesitate and pause for a second or two. Finch, who shouted "cut", also said that he understood Norton's distraction, and he didn't say much, just told both of them to pay high attention.
That's right, free play requires a high level of concentration and the actors' full commitment and involvement in the play, so that there can be a quick response. Theolod's opening effort made Norton gradually excited, and he had been expecting a hearty performance to break free from all inhibitions, but he didn't expect this opportunity to come so soon.
As the shooting continues, Theolod says that sentence again, and Norton reacts very quickly this time.
"If you're worried...... Maybe you should find a flight attendant to change seats. Jack said he took the other person's reaction as a manifestation of airplane phobia.
The man didn't speak, he put the safety manual in his hand on his upturned thigh, took off his sunglasses, hung them casually on his neckline, tilted his head slightly, and looked at Jack. Jack could finally see the strange eyes under the other party's glasses, in the soft light of the cabin, those eyes showed a strange green, frivolous and keen gaze made that special green a little more elusive and dangerous, but the corners of his mouth, but with the most typical and common, polite smile.
"Who are you with?" he said, the smile on the corner of his mouth became a little ambiguous again, and with his lazy accent, there was a hint of bad temperament, "Don't be funny, sir, no one can be 100% sure that they can take on the obligation written on it, help with the evacuation, and when the time comes, who the cares about this human word." ”
The man looked at Jack with a look in his eyes, making him look more like a dangerous and wild cheetah, but Jack was obsessed with this gaze.
The person sitting next to him was Taylor, not Theorod.
Norton suddenly had such an illusion.