Chapter 82: The Murder Seminar
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In Murphy's memory, the former director only took less than a week to complete the preparations, and more than two weeks to complete the shooting, he didn't know how the other party did it, and Lionsgate also played an important role behind it, after all, this is also a second-tier Hollywood company, and there is no doubt about its strength.
A leather bag company like Stanton Studios is not as good as Lionsgate in any way, and apart from Bill Rosith, Murphy doesn't have much support, and more often than not, he can only rely on his own strength.
By the end of March, Murphy, with the collaboration of Bill Rossies, had basically completed all the positions on the crew, most of whom were from CAA, unlike the crew of more than ten people in "Hard Candy", the new project had nearly thirty people behind the scenes, not counting the interns introduced by Paul Wilson.
Paul Wilson brought in three classmates, and even if he was a graduate of the USC Film School, there were not many opportunities to actually participate in the formal production of feature films.
In addition, Murphy's lawyer, Robert, will continue to serve as legal counsel to the crew.
With the arrival of the personnel, the preparatory meeting was also officially held in the Stanton Studio, and he, the director, had to communicate and discuss with the main creative staff on the creation to ensure that there was a unified artistic vision to guide the preparatory work, and also made a directorial exposition to all the staff, with the aim of unifying the creative ideas.
After the meeting, Murphy kept the few actors who had been identified behind to discuss some things about the script.
He has been revising the script, but he is still not satisfied with some things, and he wants to hear what the actors think.
In the studio's second-floor study, Paul Wilson temporarily served as a waiter, pouring coffee for everyone, Murphy sat behind the desk, James Franco and Seth Rogan, who had recently walked closer, sat on the couch opposite, Bill Rosis stood under the shelves for cameras and other equipment, and Carey Mulligan moved a chair and sat next to the water dispenser on Murphy's left-hand side.
"Everyone has read the script." Murphy knocked lightly on the desk, attracted everyone's attention, and said, "There will be all kinds of traps in it, and these are also important parts of the film." ā
He pointed to his head and said, "I can only think of a limited amount of people, do you have a more novel way of killing?" ā
There is ambiguity in this statement, which makes others look at each other.
James Franco clasped his hands to his chest, and with a surprised expression, deliberately said, "You want to kill? Who are you going to kill? Hurry up and kill, I'll call the police now. ā
"Jim, it's not a joke." Murphy glared at him, "I'm serious, the traps in the movie kill people." ā
"I have!" Carey Mulligan held up his hand, "I thought of one. ā
Murphy nodded at her, "Say it, Kerry." ā
Carey Mulligan's eyes turned to James Franco, "You can design a chair that puts the victim ...... Like Jim, ah, I'm talking about Jim's character, tied to a chair. ā
The corners of James Franco's mouth quivered, and he felt as if something bad was about to happen.
"There's a combination lock on the chair," Carey Mulligan continued, "and if he can't open it within a certain amount of time, a knife pops out of the chair and ...... him"
She smiled at James Franco, "Castrate!" ā
Subconsciously clamping his legs, James Franco only felt that his lower body was cold, as if a knife really popped out, and he stood up unconsciously.
After he stood up, he found that everyone was staring at this side with strange eyes, opened his mouth, and barely squeezed out a smile, "I...... My legs were a little numb and I got up and walked. ā
Murphy turned his head and looked to the side, Kerry Mulligan had a serious look, but the smile in his eyes couldn't be hidden.
"Anything else?" He asked the others.
In order to hide his gaffe, James Franco took two steps back and forth, rolled his eyes, and suddenly said, "Murphy, don't you think Carrey's role is too little?" ā
It's as if he's thinking about Kerry Mulligan, "Her character is too easy to get through the test, and the way to find the key is to hurt others, not herself." ā
Murphy looked at James Franco and nodded slightly, what Rotten Lanlan said was not unreasonable.
He made a gesture to continue.
James Franco's head turned, and he quickly had an idea, "I think it's possible to set up a passage between Carrey's character and the key cacher, and the passage is filled with ......"
This character is going to survive, knives and the like definitely can't, he has read the script, and I have to say that Murphy is very partial, so many people have died, leaving the role of Carey Mulligan.
"Inside the passage," he said, "...... full of needles with needles on them, and Kerry had to get through them if he wanted to survive." ā
After listening to James Franco, Murphy picked up the pen and quickly jotted it down in his notebook, so that he didn't care if it was vindictive, as long as it was a substantial help to the script, he would use it.
Carey Mulligan stared at James Franco viciously for a moment, then peeked at Murphy and saw that he was taking a pen to take notes, swallowing the words he wanted to say back into his stomach, and wisely chose to remain silent.
What affects Murphy's perception of her, Carey Mulligan says nothing will be done.
"Can you tell me what I think?" Seth Rogan raised his hand.
Murphy smiled, "Seth, just say what you have in mind." ā
"I was in a chemistry class," Seth Rogan touched a scar on his hand, "and the dilute sulfuric acid accidentally splashed on my hand, and the burning pain I still remember vividly." ā
He organized his language a little, "I think it is possible to set up such a device, a person is locked to a deadly device, and the key that can save his life is placed in the sulfuric acid bottle in his hand, and if he wants to live, he has to put his hand into the sulfuric acid......"
Paul Wilson, James Franco, Bill Rosies, and Carey Mulligan all looked at this fat man, and no one expected that this good-looking guy would come up with such a perverted idea.
Seth Rogan lifted the new partner's eyes and showed an embarrassed smile, "I...... I'm just mentioning yƬ. ā
Murphy also took note of it.
Although the main attraction of the first part of this series is not on the Trap Kill Show, it is also a good way to attract audiences.
Later, this brainstorming discussion directly turned into a murder seminar, and even Bill Rothes said several perverted methods, such as hook hanging, chainsaw cutting, sharp needle puncture and other bad ideas, which jumped out of everyone's mouths one after another.
Many of them are valuable, and Murphy will adopt them appropriately and continue to revise the script.