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There was a frightened cry in the audition room, and the little girl with bright eyes and bright teeth shrunk into a ball, looking at the furry bear toy on the opposite table, looking frightened, "Mommy...... Mommy ......"

There was a gleam in her eyes, and large tears rolled down her face.

Murphy nodded slightly, looking up from behind the camera, "OK, Miss Collins, that's it." ”

The little girl was still standing there stunned, as if she had not gotten rid of the frightened state just now, and the middle-aged woman standing on the side hurriedly walked over and took her into her arms.

"Ms. Cologne." Murphy walked up to the two of them and lowered his voice slightly, "We'll keep you informed of Miss Collins' audition results in the next three days." ”

"Thank you." Jill Coren nodded politely and left the audition room with her daughter.

Murphy went back and turned off the camera, took out the tape inside, marked it, and gave it to Paul Wilson, who had been his assistant.

In the audition just now, the little girl's appearance is not bad, among the girls of the same age that Murphy has seen, she belongs to the more spiritual category, and the role itself is not too difficult to perform, and the role is limited.

In the bottom of his heart, Murphy has been listed as the first choice, but it still depends on the price.

Walking out of the audition room and just getting back to the living room, James Franco leaned over and said, "How's it going?" ”

Murphy knew what he was asking, and lowered his voice to warn, "Jim, this is no ordinary girl, don't do foolish things. ”

James Franco directly changed to Murphy's tone that night, "Am I that kind of person?" ”

Stretched out his finger and pointed at him, Murphy didn't bother to say anything more, James Franco has a weird personality, and many times his behavior is unpredictable, but he is not the kind of stupid fool.

Murphy went up to the second floor, and Carey Mulligan followed from behind, "James is playing bad ideas again, and it will affect the crew." ”

"It's fine." Murphy waved his hand casually, "Jim is a man who knows what is important. ”

Until now, he can't see that James Franco is a guy with a thief's heart and no guts.

In the days that followed, Murphy's main job was to audition, interviewing more than 50 actors, and finally finalizing all the actors in mid-April, and the little girl named Lily Collins also became a member of the cast list.

As for the passerby audience who needs it, Murphy doesn't plan to spend any more money on extras, the crew has so many behind-the-scenes personnel, and the cameo is enough.

And it's always been a Hollywood tradition for people behind the scenes to make cameos as backdrops.

After determining the list of actors, the crew has been formed and has entered the formal preparation stage.

Murphy became even busier, not just as a director, but also as a producer in charge of the overall situation, with every task in the pipeline being put in place and the final review being carried out.

This project is not much more complicated than the last one, Murphy knows that he is only making a small-budget film, and he must still be lacking in ability, and he has estimated enough difficulties that may be encountered, and unlike mature directors, he has made a more realistic plan.

In addition to the storyboard artwork, he also specially prepared a storyboard for each of the main actors, although the storyboard cannot be described as all-inclusive, but it is also detailed enough, mainly focusing on the shooting of handwritten personal shots.

In fact, many Hollywood directors also use storyboards, and the exhaustive process of a storyboard depends on two factors: the director's confidence and the complexity of the shot.

Some directors want a very precise storyboard for every shot, while others don't decide how to shoot until they're on set.

Only experience can tell a director what works for you, and Murphy is clearly still in the groping stage.

The various departments coordinated the time, and Murphy led the assistant director, cinematographer, lighting, props, art director and set designer to inspect the suitable shooting location.

This stage is mainly to meet the needs of the script and find practical solutions.

A good director and screenwriter will screen the script, screen out those scenes that are not suitable for filming, or those that are too expensive to shoot within the budget.

In the crew, there are special people to search for scenes, props, costumes, pictures, information, etc., and submit them to Murphy for review.

This was the hardest step in the preparation phase, and Murphy faced a lot of challenges, either too many options or too few options, and he needed to come up with a solution so that the crew could make the most suitable choice.

This is also the most stressful part of the preparation phase, and Murphy's daily work schedule is full.

In the whole film, there are only a handful of exterior shots, which are basically shot around Stanton Studios, which require residences, and from the point of view of cost savings, Murphy's first choice is also Stanton Studios.

With a few tweaks, Stanton Studios is a proper middle-class home.

In addition, Murphy, the main character of the film, was going to find a large old warehouse to shoot, and the rental cost of the studio was too high for him to afford, and in the list of five places submitted by Paul Wilson, he and the heads of various departments examined and combined various opinions to finally finalize a scrap steel warehouse outside Venice.

The warehouse had been abandoned for a while, looking rather dilapidated, and the rent was cheap enough to cost $10,000 a month; There's also enough space to build multiple scenes at the same time, and there's a small boom on the ceiling that used to transport steel, which, according to director of photography, Philip Raschel, could be used for overhead shots of some lenses.

Finalize the filming location, the crew immediately began to renovate and build the scene, even if it is such a small crew, the number of jù and information from various departments is still a large number of gathered here to the director Murphy, the number jù needs to be sorted, screened and approved, usually this is the responsibility of the assistant director, if the person is well chosen, he will be very attentive to the project, any problems will be marked or immediately recorded when the problem has not appeared.

Paul Wilson has no sense of responsibility, and he also has a certain ability, but unfortunately the experience is worse than him, Murphy can only work with Paul Wilson and sum up the experience in time.

Talent in this world needs a process of growth.

In addition, Murphy also has to coordinate the work of various departments, there is nothing wrong with a small crew, but there will be no less collisions and bumps in the work, and there will be contradictions and conflicts where there are people, at this time, it depends on the coordination and management ability of the director and the producer.

Film production is a collaborative project, and personnel management is the cornerstone of this project.