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On May 1, 2009, "The Wolf of Wall Street" officially started filming, but for publicity purposes, before the filming began, the crew also held a short press conference in the empty field in front of the warehouse set. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Inevitably, Murphy became the focus of a siege by media reporters.

After Carla Fez, who served as the producer, briefly introduced the basic situation of the film, the question session began, and various questions from media reporters were thrown at Murphy.

The reporter from the Wall Street Journal was the first to stand up and asked loudly, "Murphy, can you know why you chose a film related to Wall Street for your new film?" Or is it such a notorious figure as Jordan Belfort? ”

"Because I loved the story so much, in 2007, I got the rights to adapt Jordan Belfort's autobiography, The Wolf of Wall Street."

This kind of question still doesn't bother Murphy, he thought about it for a while, and said, "I also collected a lot of first-hand source material related to Jordan Belfort. The reason why I did this was because I had come across a book or story that I was very interested in before. I think the Jordan Belfort story is a cautionary tale. ”

Some of the words, Murphy also said deliberately, paused slightly, and then said, "Another point is the global financial crisis around 2008. Many of Wall Street's culprits are hateful, but greed, as an eternal virtue, is rooted in the hearts of all people in the United States and the world. On the topic of greed, it is impossible to point fingers at a specific historical period, a stage of civilization, or even a certain number of people at some point in the past, which is the most basic characteristic of existence. In today's era of drastic changes in the world, human beings seem to be omnipotent, but unfortunately human beings themselves and human hearts have not evolved much. ”

"Director Stanton," another reporter asked, "will you reflect a real Wall Street?" ”

Murphy shrugged, "I can only say as much as possible, after all, the movie is artistically processed on the basis of the original story. ”

Murphy then answered a few more routine questions and returned to the studio, ready to start shooting.

In front of the two cameras that had been set up, there was a set set up as a large office, and when Murphy came in, he first walked around the set, and then went to Philip Raschel to see the test shooting of the cameras, and also picked up the light meter to look at the lighting on the set.

"David!" He beckoned to the lighting crew, and when David Robbie came over, he said, "The light is too hard, softer." ”

David Robbie nodded and went back to rearrange.

Soon, Robert Downey Jr. and a group of extras came to the big office after putting on makeup, Robert Downey Jr. looked quite handsome in a suit and leather shoes, like a successful person.

Murphy put down his light meter, walked over, and asked, "Downey, how's the preparation?" ”

"Good!" Robert Downey Jr. was full of confidence, "Excellent! Just wait and see. ”

"You don't play this character as Tony Stark." Murphy said again.

During the early rehearsals, Robert Downey Jr. unconsciously brought Jordan Belfort into Tony Stark many times, and the two characters have certain commonalities, but there are essential differences.

As the departments got ready, Murphy finally told Robert Downey Jr. to "show a confidence that radiates from the bones, with body language, expressions, gestures, and intonation." ”

Robert Downey Jr. nodded vigorously.

In addition to worrying that Robert Downey Jr. will bring in too many traits that belong to Iron Man Tony Stark, Murphy is still very comfortable with him.

Robert Downey Jr. sits in front of a backdrop made up of a group of extras before Murphy announces the start of filming.

The main camera lens follows the paved slide rail, giving the office a panoramic shot, then switching to a close-up, and the focus of the camera changes to Robert Downey Jr., who is making a call.

This is also the reason why Murphy confessed at the end.

The crew has done a full investigation before, and in a speech, the audience's memory of what the protagonist said may not exceed 30% except for the beginning and end, but the expressions, gestures, and intonation of the protagonist "acted" by the audience will be especially remembered.

In telephone communication, even if the other party can't see you, you must maintain your passion, gestures and expressions are all used, which will naturally reflect in your language and give the other party a sense of trust.

"You sent a postcard to my company a few weeks ago, and you want to inquire about stocks with very broad prospects but little risk, do you remember?"

With the lessons learned during rehearsals, Robert Downey Jr. used a confident expression and ample body movements to show the confidence that the character needs now, "I just saw a stock, and this is the best one I've seen in half a year. It's a high-end tech company right in the Midwest. Approval is imminent, and this is a new generation of radar detectors that will be widely used in both military and civilian applications. Your profit is that you only need to invest $6,000 and you will reap the ...... 6！ Ten thousand! Beauty! Gold! ”

Murphy looked at Robert Downey Jr. on the monitor screen, his face was a little dark.

Robert Downey Jr. himself is not white, and now in the footage he shoots, he looks far darker than himself, which does not meet the requirements of Murphy and the film.

“cut！” Murphy immediately called out to stop the crew, and then said directly, "There's a problem with the lighting!" ”

He raised his voice and shouted, "David, the light is still hard!" Softer! ”

As a director, you have to consider the tone of the skin according to the actual situation.

If the actor's skin tone is darker during the shooting, a large area of soft light must be applied to the actor's face, because the dark skin absorbs light. A hard light source will produce a very hard highlight, and it is easy to appear dead black.

In this world of face-seeing, it can undoubtedly be a challenge to shoot dark-skinned characters, and the actor's skin tone problem can be solved through makeup, and the skin exposure can also be well controlled during live shooting, so that the actor can look whiter in the shot.

When it comes to the color of the skin, in addition to the actor's own skin color, it is also necessary to consider the image of the character, he may be pale, or vibrant, or tortured, or optimistic and healthy, or as well-dressed as Jordan Belfort in "The Wolf of Wall Street".

The fairer complexion is meant to fit the overall image of Jordan Belfort.

After the lighting was adjusted, filming resumed, and now Robert Downey Jr. was full of passion, and it was the best time to shoot these speech scenes, so immediately after this one, Murphy led the crew to the other side of the set that was set up as the interior of Stratton Oakman.

More extras joined the filming, and Robert Downey Jr. continued his frantic speech.

"See these little boxes? They call it a telephone, and I want to tell you a secret about the telephone. They won't dial themselves, and without you, they're a useless piece of plastic, like the M-16 without a well-trained Marine Corps. ”

Standing on the high platform at the front of the company, Robert Downey Jr. faced hundreds of extras, including the crew, holding the microphone and yelling hoarsely, "Something like the phone depends on each and every one of you, my well-trained Stratton, my uncompromising killers, my soldiers, until your customers buy our stock or die, you will never hang up the phone!" ”

Three cameras were filmed at the same time, one always shooting the panorama, one for Robert Downey Jr. in the speech, and the other mainly for Jonah Hill, who was equally passionate below.

These people don't act like normal people.

Robert Downey Jr.'s brilliant play led to the scene, and after only one shot, Murphy was approved, and then it was the venue, the actors, and then another rogue speech scene by Jordan Belfort.

The lines of these speeches were not written at random, but were the result of the collective labor of many screenwriters in combination with the social reality of the United States.

A speech that is blown out of the way will only make people feel fake, this speech is always related to the audience, lack of money leads to being evicted by the landlord, lack of money leads to being looked down upon by the girlfriend, lack of money leads to ...... These are the most common problems that society usually faces.

Jordan Belfort's solutions naturally bring out the best in their employees.

Except for a little problem with the lighting, everything else went exceptionally well today, especially Robert Downey Jr., who was in incredible shape.

Perhaps, this character, like Tony Stark, can give full play to Robert Downey Jr.'s eloquence.

As Murphy said, a character makes an actor, but a role also needs the right actor to shine.

"In this world, it is disgraceful to be poor, I have been rich and poor, I choose to be rich every time, because at least when I have money, even if I face difficulties, I still sit in the back seat of a luxury car, wearing a $2,000 suit and a $14,000 gold watch!"

Seeing that Robert Downey Jr. was in excellent form, Murphy simply handed over the filming to Philip Raschel, and he also stood among the extras, acting as an employee of Jordan Belfort, he stood below and watched, and Robert Downey Jr.'s speech was even more impactful.

"If someone thinks I'm superficial or materialistic, go to McDonald's and get a job, because that's where you belong. Before you leave this room full of winners, I want you to take a good look at the person next to you, because in the near future, when you drive a tattered Santana and stop at a red light intersection, that person will be driving a brand new Porsche, and next to you will be a big-breasted wife, and next to you, a disgusting old cow who hasn't washed her hair for three days and wears a sleeveless shirt......" (To be continued. )