Chapter 310: The Best Choice

"Starting from the revelation of Natalie Portman, the truth of the world that we have gradually discovered over the years!"

Whether it is the traditional media or the Internet, Natalie Portman has briefly become the center of media focus, similar news emerges in an endless stream, not to mention the mainstream media that has received tangible evidence, and even the tabloids that were previously divided into two factions have united the front, intending to drown Natalie Portman with overwhelming saliva. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

It's true that Natalie Portman is Jewish, and there is some influence in her mother's family, but with the impetus of Twentieth Century Fox and CAA, and the tangible video evidence in Murphy's hands, she simply can't clear her name.

After all, she is an ordinary Jew after all, and the media has neither the obligation nor the mood to help her clear her name.

"Natalie Portman did not hesitate to seduce the lead actress in Murphy Stanton's new film in order to get the heroine of ...... new film"

There is also a lot of such news, Murphy is not only fighting back, but also publicity, and under the skillful guidance of people with good intentions, his new film "G" has also become the focus of media attention, like Natalie Portman.

The public is also curious about what kind of film this "G" can not only attract the dignified Queen Padmé Amidala, but also make her throw away all her shame and take the initiative to dedicate to Murphy Stanton......

Of course, there are also Jewish bigwigs in the circle who vaguely expressed their dissatisfaction with Murphy through the channels of CAA.

After venting a bad breath for himself and Gal Gadot, Murphy communicated with Bill Rothes and Carla Firth, and the media they contacted, the subsequent hype did not stay with Natalie Portman for long, and it was mainly about associating the scandal with the new film and generating curiosity.

Even so, Natalie Portman's reputation has taken a big hit.

"What should I do?"

Or in that suite, Natalie Portman is already six gods, "Martin, what should I do?" ”

"Don't show up, don't speak, don't respond." Martin Miller said lightly, "Wait for this matter to pass quietly." ”

Natalie Portman said anxiously, "So I haven't been able to take a job for a long time?" ”

Martin Miller nodded, "At least for half a year, don't appear in the public eye again." ”

"Then my career ......" her thick eyebrows twisted into an embarrassing figure, "our Oscar plan ......"

"It can only be delayed!" Martin Miller didn't hesitate, "A brief disappearance right now is the best option. ”

Natalie Portman is silent, as long as she can calm down, her mind is still relatively clear, not to mention the media now, even her fans have been lost on a large scale, almost all the blogs are abusive, and the comments written are extremely ugly, she doesn't even want to read them, and even wants to shut down the blog directly.

It's best to use time to dilute this matter. Natalie Portman knew this, stood up and let out a long breath, and said, "Martin, help me contact the school in Jerusalem, I'm going back to Israel to study." ”

"Very smart choice." Martin Miller complimented.

Natalie Portman squeezed out an ugly smile, so that she could not only avoid the center of right and wrong in Los Angeles and Hollywood, but also use this way to prove her importance of Jewish identity without a trace, so as to win back the favor of some bigwigs in the circle......

She walked over to the window and looked over into Century City, where the Death Star Mansion loomed.

"Murphy Stanton!" The name was squeezed out of her mouth.

After the press conference, Murphy stopped talking about the matter and left it entirely to Bill Rothes and Grace, the two agents, and returned to his job.

As the wind changed, Charlize Theron responded immediately, and her agent called and asked to sign a contract with the crew as soon as possible, so that Charlize Theron himself could join the crew as soon as possible and prepare for the role of Amy.

There was no press conference, no publicity hype, and no signing ceremony, and for the needs of later publicity, the two sides quietly signed an actor contract in Murphy's office.

"You're welcome to the crew."

Witnessed by representatives of the Screen Actors Guild and lawyers, the two parties signed a formal contract, and Murphy stood up and took the initiative to reach out, "I finally waited for the heroine I liked." ”

"It's been an honor to work with you, Murphy." Charlize Theron shook his hand hard, "I'm glad I was able to join a fantastic team. ”

The signing is officially completed, and the rest is the work of lawyers and agents, Charlize Theron showed a bright smile, "Can you show me around?" I also wanted to get to know the people in the crew earlier. ”

She knew that her previous hesitation would definitely leave some bad impressions on Murphy as a director, and Murphy was not just a puppet in charge of shooting shots like most Hollywood directors, but a director who was really powerful, and it was very necessary to have a good relationship with him.

Although she is an Oscar-winning actress, Charlize Theron is not dizzy, and the other party has the full support of Twentieth Century Fox, so she can't be regarded as an ordinary young director at all.

In the Hollywood crew, unless you can really bully the director, it's better to have a good relationship.

"Let's go." Murphy led the way and walked out of the office, waiting for Charlize Theron to follow, and said, "I'll show you the other lead actors, as well as my crew members." ”

After Charlize Theron signed an actor contract, all the main actors of the "Gone Girl" crew were confirmed.

took Charlize Theron around the set, and finally came to the actor's rehearsal place, met James Franco and Amanda Seyfried, who played Nick Dern's lover, and gave a brief introduction to both sides, and he accompanied Charlize Theron to watch the rehearsal.

Murphy pointed to the short hair Charlize Theron had had last seen and said, "You need to bring a wig for the shoot." ”

"No problem." Charlize Theron nodded at first, and then said with a little doubt, "Will there be trouble with the close-up?" ”

"In post-production, the special effects team will retouch all of your wigs." Murphy wasn't worried at all, "Digital technology will make you perfect. ”

Because of the needs of the plot and special editing, the appearance of the heroine Amy must please the audience, and now Charlize Theron has a short hair with a stiff style, so Murphy asked her to prepare a long wig, and almost all the wig lines in her shots in the future will be modified using post-production special effects technology, wig technology has not progressed much since the time of Shakespeare, and Murphy didn't think of any good methods in this movie, but fortunately, there is digital post-production technology.

After the James Franco and Amanda Seyfried rehearsals were over, Murphy handed over Charlize Theron to James Franco and went about his work.

The distractions of the outside world have been put aside by Murphy, and even the cooperation of "Saw 3" has been completely handed over to Bill Rosith, and the script outline for the first episode of "Game of Thrones" written by George Martin and the two screenwriters hired by Stanton Studios has also been temporarily pushed aside by him, all in order to concentrate on the preparation of "Gone Girl".

Murphy doesn't leave the crew to the assistant director or producer, and no successful director does, from props to set up to location selection, he needs to ask about everything, although he doesn't have to do the specific process, but he will definitely be responsible for the final review.

Also, some scenes of the script still need to be polished, this is not a pure romance film after all, since it has a strong suspense color, the fewer bugs the better.

No matter how hard a movie tries, it is impossible to completely eliminate bugs, but it is better to try not to have fatal bugs that affect logic.

For example, in the part where Amy is imprisoned by her rich ex-boyfriend, Murphy adds a little bit of dialogue, and the rich ex-boyfriend will tell Amy when she first enters the mansion that the surveillance system has just been activated, and there are no surveillance cameras in private environments such as bathrooms and bedrooms.

Some things can be explained through dialogue, so as to reduce the audience's confusion or doubt.

Murphy deliberated on many of the film's dialogues, bringing Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill together to find loopholes and areas for improvement, as well as listening to the suggestions of the leading actors who were starting rehearsals.

The dialogue of this film can be said to be very, very important.

Murphy is well aware that dialogue is the most obvious element of the film, because when the dialogue unfolds, the viewer's attention is focused on it, and the most fundamental role of dialogue is to move the plot forward and explain where the characters in the movie are going.

There's also a big problem with creating explanatory dialogue like this, which is that it's hard to write lines that the audience agrees with and is convinced—the core problem is that in the real world, two people who are in some kind of relationship don't explain to each other what they know together.

So a lot of times it's much more effective to send a message to an outsider in a film than to have a character retell what he already knows.

Every word of a finely polished character can reflect their own characteristics to the viewer, but Murphy also knows that movie dialogue is not the same as chatting: in real life, the conversation is rambling. So what he needs is not small talk in reality, but concise but not distorted dialogue.

At the end of the day, the quality of the dialogue is determined by the characters in the play, which is why it's so important to show the characters from the dialogue, and if the characters are well-polished, then what they say must be reasonable.

Due to the rich experience of previous preparations, after the turmoil caused by Natalie Portman, the crew's preparations went very smoothly, even exceeding the original plan, and by mid-December 2004, Murphy was ready to start filming. (To be continued.) )