Chapter 267: Oscar nomination
"It's ......"
Inside the studio, Gal Gadot looked through stacks of sketches, "What is this?" ”
Although Murphy's painting is very, very average and looks unusually stiff, she can see that the protagonist in all the drawings is herself, and the question is why draw her as a strange-looking warrior? And it seems that she is still a female warrior of ancient Greece?
What is he going to do? With such doubts, Gal Gadot glanced at the other side, and Murphy pulled out a stack of drawings from his briefcase. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Dear ......"
There was no one else in the room now, and Murphy pushed the sketch in front of Gal Gadot, "Tomorrow is Valentine's Day." ”
Gal Gadot nodded, "Didn't you say you were going to give me a car?" ”
Originally, Murphy wanted to give Gal Gadot a Lamborghini or Porsche 911, such a car was too ostentatious and expensive in her opinion, and from the very beginning to the present, Gal Gadot has always opposed Murphy giving too expensive gifts.
"It's just a very ordinary Chevrolet." Murphy understands that Gal Gadot is such an independent personality and basically does not rely on others, and said, "This is our first Valentine's Day!" ”
Regardless, he really wanted Gal Gadot to stay in Los Angeles for a long time in the future, rather than returning to Israel to serve her country after finishing his studies.
It's a bit selfish, but even now, his so-called brainwashing work has not made any progress, and Gal Gadot grew up in Israel and was influenced by propaganda, and the concept is not so easy to change.
However, Murphy can also see that Gal Gadot is a very, very emotional person, and the two are unusually compatible, and the deep relationship may change her future choices.
Law is difficult to read, and Murphy only learned later that there are many restrictions on studying law in the United States, and Gal Gadot is only studying in the relevant preparatory department that can enter law school in the future, and wants to return to Israel after completing his studies, and he still has time in the future.
But he will not let this relax, and his overly aggressive strategy will only lead to a conflict between the two men about completely different perceptions of Israel and Jews, after all, Israel is not a good thing in the education he received as a child and the news he has watched.
Murphy's strategy for Gail Gadot, a native of Israel, is to change subtly, little by little, and use the long time to win this battle between personal emotions and the country.
Gal Gadot looked through the sketch he had just received, and it was modeled on Murphy, which was completely consistent with his own style, especially the costumes, which were all couples' outfits no matter how you looked at them.
"I wanted to commemorate our first Valentine's Day in a special way." There are some secrets in Murphy's heart that can't be said, "So, I specially designed this costume. ”
He stretched out his right hand to cover Gal Gadot's left hand and gently stroked the back of his hand that was as smooth as jade, "Let them be a testimony of our love." ”
"Hmm......" Gal Gadot nodded vigorously, put down Murphy's sketch, picked up his own, always felt that something was wrong, and frowned again, "But...... Why is it designed like this? ”
In the drawing, she wears a retro-style tight-fitting armor, with a typical ancient Greek combat style, the leaky shoulder cuirass is V-shaped and constantly shrinks to the waist, giving people the beauty of an inverted triangle of strength, and the thigh-baring skirt armor is full of rich details depicted and stacked......
In addition, he has a bronze round shield on his left arm, and his right hand is stretched behind his back, and he is drawing a long sword with an ancient shape.
Of course, this is Wonder Woman's costume, but Princess Diana in the comics of this era is still wearing a star-striped costume, and others will only think that this is the costume of an ancient Greek warrior.
Murphy certainly can't tell the truth, otherwise Gal Gadot would be able to accept it.
"My dear ......," he had already thought of a reason, "you grew up in a war-torn land, but you have never feared or flinched, you are my god of war!" Goddess of War! That's why I came up with this idea. ”
This was completely said to Gal Gadot's heart, she grabbed Murphy's hand on the back of her hand, put it on her face and rubbed it back and forth a few times, showing a happy smile, "That...... Just make it to order. ”
It's been dating for a while, and with these words, Gal Gadot thinks she sees very clearly, Murphy never treats her as a vase, let alone a vassal of a man, but as she thinks, he always thinks of her as a strong and independent woman.
Murphy stood up and reached out again to pull Gal Gadot up, "Let's go find Jack." ”
The actual owner of this studio is Jack Watson, a stylist with no qualifications and no glass, who has also had his own studio after working with Murphy on four consecutive release films, gaining considerable fame and funding.
Seeing Jack Watson, Murphy explained a few words to him, his painting skills are limited, and painting can only be a more intuitive reaction, which cannot be used as a design sketch at all, there are many details that need to be finalized, and the two also agreed to communicate in a timely manner.
Later, a crew member came over to take measurements of Murphy and Gal Gadot, and when they were done, they left Jack Watson's studio.
The two of them didn't stop at Beverly Hills, they went straight back to Santa Monica, and not long after they got home, someone from the sales company sent over a brand-new red Chevrolet sedan, which was one of Murphy's Valentine's Day gifts to Gal Gadot.
It's a very ordinary Chevrolet sedan, worth less than $20,000, and Gal Gadot's driver's license has been approved, making it easy to get in and out of Los Angeles if you have a car.
Public transportation in Los Angeles is not well developed, and it does not match the city's great reputation, and it is very inconvenient to not have a car.
The house had a two-car garage, with Murphy parking Chevrolet in the other and Gal Gadot going to the main building with a large bottle of champagne and a box of vegan pizza into the garage.
Then, the two never came out again for the night, and this brand-new Chevrolet sedan carried the burning flames of the two of them, and the full desire that could not be eliminated by the most intense movements and methods.
Because Murphy gave the post-production team a vacation, Valentine's Day hid at home with Gal Gadot, and the two had a crazy fascination with this kind of game that can linger at home as long as they are interested, regardless of time and place, and this house in the Santa Monica Valley area has left the mark of the two of them crazy in almost every corner.
In fact, Murphy has been thinking about whether to buy a house recently, the lease of this house is about to expire, and if the lease is renewed, Grace will have to negotiate with the landlord and the agency, due to the restrictions of the contract, he can't renovate the house according to his own ideas.
But he has a bit of a problem with the funds now, like a lot of the accounts of "Sin City" have not been paid yet, and a lot of the money he got before has been invested in the project of "Deadpool", and it won't take a few years, it seems that the real estate in the United States will plummet, right?
He doesn't remember it very well, but it should have an impact.
On top of that, Gal Gadot lives at the school most of the time and only comes over on weekends or holidays, and it's not very urgent right now.
After Valentine's Day, Murphy and Gal Gadot returned to their respective work and studies, especially Murphy, the post-production of "Deadpool" has reached a critical stage, the film will be released on the second weekend of April, he must ensure that all the work is completed on time, and set aside a certain amount of test screening time for Twentieth Century Fox.
Although the first cut has been completed a long time ago, Murphy still watches a lot of footage every day, and sometimes, editing a scene that looks terrible into a suitable clip can become a stroke of genius, of course, it is more about selecting and editing those very good performances, such as Donnie's material.
I have to say that Robert Downey Jr.'s performance is very good, his height is a hard injury, but it is too easy to solve the height of the actor during filming, and his performance in other aspects is simply perfect, there is no material that cannot be used, he gave Murphy a lot of options, so it becomes "which one is right to put in this?" Is this more funny, or should it be more sincere here? ”
However, these materials are not simply arranged and combined, and many times some clips are funny when viewed alone, but if you put them into context, they will feel a bit too much.
Murphy knew very well that "Deadpool" was supposed to be a typical popcorn movie, but at the same time, the character's most fascinating trait was his madness and indulging.
So, the editing is actually staying true to the character while not letting him deviate from the destination of the story.
After adding a lot of post-production effects, Murphy and Jody Griffith whitted down the two-and-a-half-hour-long first cut to about one hour and 55 minutes.
This is not enough, the length of the feature film planned by Murphy is only 1 hour, 35 minutes to 45 minutes.
This requires him and Jody Griffith to continue editing.
Murphy first cut out the dispensable shots, then the ineffective, then the redundant.
In the meantime, he may have to cut out some of his favorite shots - for the sake of the better, for the better.
By late February, the editing was almost complete, and Murphy's job was a bit easier, with more work on supervising and reviewing special effects production and additions, recording and dubbing, and soundtrack production.
Bill Rothes, who has been busy with the awards season, also returned to Murphy's field of vision after disappearing for a while, and came to the post-production room of the Fox Building to find him.
"The Academy announced the Oscar nominations, and the PR work was going underground, so I wasn't so busy."
Looking at Murphy, Bill Rothes let out a long sigh, "Originally, the company and I wanted to get you a Golden Globe or Oscar nomination. The current situation is a shame. (To be continued.) )