Chapter 411: Legal Review
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It didn't take much effort for Murphy to enter the studio, because the crew was filming, and he didn't go to look for Robert Downey Jr., who was hanging a motion cap, but just stood on the periphery and watched quietly.
There's clearly an action scene filmed here, where a redhead woman in a tight black uniform is constantly showing off her sexy figure in front of the camera, and then she is replaced by a shorter male double to complete a series of difficult combat moves.
"Black widow. Woman? Murphy only glanced at it and guessed the identity of the protagonist of this scene, after all, Scarlett Johansson's face is not unfamiliar at all, "There is a black widow in "Iron Man". Woman? ”
He was a little confused.
Footsteps rang out from the side, and Murphy turned his head to see Robert Downey Jr., who was hanging a motion cap, probably seeing him and walking over.
When he arrived, Murphy pointed to Scarlett Johansson in front of the camera, "She's playing the Black Widow. Woman? ”
"That's right, it's the black widow. Woman. "With Robert Downey Jr.'s personality, even if Murphy doesn't ask, he'll take the initiative to say a lot of things," said Agent Natasha Normanoff, who Marvel Pictures decided to add at the end of May. ”
He raised his hand and wanted to pat Murphy on the shoulder, but when he saw the dark blue motion capture suit he was wearing, he put it down again and continued, "Black widow. Women appear in this film, all because of you. ”
Murphy glanced at Robert Downey Jr. without asking for a specific reason, and even if he didn't ask, Robert Downey Jr. would have taken the initiative to say.
Sure enough, Robert Downey Jr. couldn't stop at all, "After the success of your Man of Steel, Gail's Wonder Woman was well received and became a recognized highlight of the film, and Marvel Pictures thought that this model could be used as a reference, so it looked for ......"
He gestured to Scarlett Johansson's side with his chin, "Get that New York girl to play Agent Natasha Normanoff." ”
Murphy retracted his gaze and turned to look at Robert Downey Jr., "How does it feel to play Tony Stark?" ”
"Tired, very tired!" Robert Downey Jr. let out a long sigh, "Needing to work out for two hours a day for this role is nothing short of torture. ”
"I'm not the worst." He gestured to Scarlett Johansson, who walked in front of the camera again, "Her role is improvised, and for this role, she has to spare four hours a day to work out and practice some combat routines, and she seems to have injured her arm." ”
In front of the camera lens, Scarlett Johansson does a roll-in-place motion at this point and then poses a sexy poss......
Regardless of the actress's reputation, during the time Murphy watched, she worked hard enough and was dedicated.
In the inherent concept, compared with those actresses who are good at acting skills in literary films, it seems that the vase in commercial films always easily gets the role done, and you can become famous without paying too much, but in many cases, this is not the case at all.
How long did Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore train for the vase roles of Thunderbolt Angels?
Orlando Bloom spent months training in bows and arrows and fitness for Legolas, and even strained his tendon at one point.
And former vases, such as Megan Fox, how much did it take to shoot Transformers? The taste of running thousands of feet in a high-altitude dress is also known only to the person concerned.
In this circle, the people who can become famous are all people with excellent luck, but behind the luck are efforts that others can't see.
In the same way, even if there are two stunt doubles, Scarlett Johansson wants to play Natasha Normanoff agent well, and she will not pay less than she starred in literary films, or even more.
After chatting with this verbose guy again, Robert Downey Jr. was called away by the staff to prepare for the next filming, and Murphy followed the crew to the other side of the studio, and when he passed, he walked by from a distance opposite Scarlett Johansson, who was about to remove her makeup, and both sides nodded slightly.
Although I didn't know each other before, the circle in Hollywood is so big, who doesn't know if there will be work intersections in the future.
However, Murphy's biggest feeling is that he can influence the trend of surprise superhero movies in an alternative way.
Filming restarted, standing far away on the periphery, Murphy watching and thinking, combined with some of the words he had just chatted with Robert Downey Jr., it was not difficult for him to see that Jon Favreau as a director had rather limited power.
After all, directors like Murphy are in the minority, and the initial shooting funds came entirely from himself, and he has the final say on how to shoot and how to do it, and when he actually directs a large company project, he already has considerable qualifications, and he will not be restricted everywhere like a rookie director.
Jon Favreau's restrictions on the set are not obvious, and only fellow directors like Murphy can empathize, for example, standing here and looking over, the legal counsel of the crew will take advantage of the filming break to question Jon Favreau.
In Murphy's crew, Robert would never do that.
Of course, no one can deny the importance of a good legal counsel for a Hollywood crew.
As Murphy mentioned before, large Hollywood companies have always been cautious, and in order to remove all factors that hinder the realization and recovery of the commercial value of the film, the caution of large companies is also reflected in the importance of the law as always.
No company wants to be involved in a lawsuit involving the rights of individuals or defamation of a film project, and no matter how expensive and cumbersome the process is, it is necessary to conduct rounds of legal review of the film content to minimize the risk of litigation.
In the case of a script, every element, whether it is a character, an event, a scene, or dialogue, is at least clear: what does this element show or describe? Is it a real person or fact? If it is true, are there any hidden dangers that could lead to legal disputes?
Aside from that, it's not hard for those who follow Hollywood to notice that there's one thing that often gets studios in trouble, and that's phone numbers.
Regarding the question of whether the phone number in the film coincides with the real number, in the past, the production company would take the trouble to test and verify, or simply open a new number, otherwise the actual owner would be annoyed, and the impact and losses caused to it would have to be born.
This is why nine out of ten phone numbers in today's Hollywood movies start with 555, and the numbers between 555-0100 and 555-0199 are specially reserved, which can be understood as special numbers for film and television.
In the case of films based on true stories, the film company will adapt, modify, add or delete some or all of the information provided by the story and any movie character archetypes, and in order to avoid trouble, sufficient legal safeguards must be introduced in this regard.
A smart lawyer will remind the studio that the prototype character of the film will be required to sign a 'waiver' stating that he will waive possible future litigation rights, and in return, they can receive a certain amount of compensation or licensing fees, and some popular characters can even participate in the share of the film's net profits.
In addition, newspapers and periodicals in reality are also places to pay attention to, Robert reminded Murphy, and it is not difficult for careful viewers to find that the newspapers that appeared in all of Murphy's past movies are very weird, there is no date and no specific events, the content is the same, there is a bust of a smiling lady, a man in a hat, this is a movie prop with no copyright or other problems.
Seeing Robert Downey Jr. on the set, Murphy came back to his senses and was engrossed in watching the filming of "Iron Man", Jon Favreau is a rookie director, yes, but every director has something to be learned, and others have something to learn from.
The large hangar of the Hughes Aircraft Factory, a converted studio, is arranged to resemble a cave, with three cameras cleverly set up in reserved photo booths at angles that do not affect each other, and the focus of the lens is on the emaciated man standing in front of the dilapidated workbench.
Murphy watched the performance of Robert Downey Jr., a Hollywood genius actor in the early nineties, whose experience is quite similar to Tony Stark, who is now playing, in a way.
Both are geniuses, both have experienced the trough of life, and finally chose to save themselves.
On the set, Robert Downey Jr. picked up the hammer and slammed it on the metal plate in front of him, his expression was solemn and his eyes were resolute, not only the terrorist in the setting, as if even if Satan came from hell, he couldn't stop him from saving himself.
The hammer struck the sheet metal one by one, and seemed to enter the world of Tony Stark completely, and Robert Downey Jr.'s hand waved extremely powerfully, and the loud percussion sound was heard in every corner of the studio......
Murphy stayed until Robert Downey Jr.'s shoot was over, and left the Hughes Aircraft Factory studio with him.
Robert Downey Jr. handed his sports car to his assistant and got into Murphy's SUV, and as the car drove out of Burbank, he suddenly said, "The person who framed me is almost clear." ”
Murphy didn't turn his head and asked, "Is there any evidence?" ”
"Nope." Robert Downey Jr. shook his head, "Didn't you say that this kind of thing doesn't need proof. ”
"Hmm......" Murphy nodded lightly and asked again, "What are you going to do?" ”
"Revenge, of course!" Robert Downey Jr. said subtly, "I'm going to make them pay as quickly as possible!" These two bastards! I want to give them a taste of what it's like to be abused! ”
He turned to look at Murphy, "You don't agree?" (To be continued.) )