Chapter 56: Hollywood Destroys the Art of Cinema

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According to Murphy's idea, when the chat content appears in the picture, it should be supplemented by the sound of keyboard tapping as a voice-over, and the rapid typing sound can show the urgency of both the male and female protagonists, and also render the atmosphere of urgency.

It can be said that the camera here complements the opening scene of abuse and killing, and it can also raise the question, will the new girl be killed or escape, or something else?

Doubts are the only way to attract people to watch.

For most of the day, Murphy and Griffith felt tired, Paul Wilson made coffee in time, and a few people left the workshop for a while, and sat down around a small table near the door.

This is the suburb of Burbank, and the studio is built on a small two-story building, with a small terrace outside the door, and you can sit on it and see a green landscape, which can relax your eyes after a long time of staring at the screen.

Even Murphy has to admire that the ability of the agent from CAA is really outstanding.

Although he was resting, the topic of several people never left the work, especially Murphy, who knew that he was not capable and kept asking Griffith some questions.

"Jodi, how can I stay sensitive to the editing?"

After drinking half a cup of coffee, Murphy asked seriously, "I have never understood how a good editor can maintain his state and control the rhythm of editing." ”

"Everybody's got a different approach," Griffith thought for a moment, and when he saw Murphy's insistence, he said slowly, "I can only say something about my personal experience, which may not be suitable for you." ”

Murphy nodded vigorously.

"I keep watching movies, I find time to watch a movie every day, including some very popular TV series or documentaries, and sometimes I try to shoot and produce something, of course, these are not necessarily the right methods, but I will find some novelty in between,"

Although he is not even a second-rate editor in the industry, Griffith has been in the industry for many years and has the experience that Murphy lacks the most, "There is also an advantage to this, the film is ultimately for the audience, so you need to know the audience's habits." ”

Hearing this, Murphy was thoughtful.

Griffith continued, "And then you have to look at how people in the industry make things, both North American and European, and you have to keep your eyes open. But I also go back to watch old films, I think there must be a balance, and to maintain the drill of the movie, to feel the characters, maybe some movies are not how important the editing is, it may be in the way of invisible editing, but the editor needs to pay attention to the appearance of those characters. ”

He picked up his cup and drank the rest of his coffee, and Paul Wilson quickly refilled it for him, and like Murphy, the intern was listening to Griffith's professional experience.

"The other thing is to observe life, usually take the subway or on the street, pay attention to how the people at the table next to you talk, some details are very important." Griffith held the coffee cup, felt the temperature of the coffee, and said, "The movie can't put these things aside, don't think that this is just the job of the director or screenwriter, the editor is also very important, like in the shot you shoot, Hayley said that girls can't drink drinks given by other men, and the next clip should be connected to the picture of her pouring drinks herself, these are all common-sense deposits, only if you feel that this thing has something to do with you, it will be recorded in your mind......"

Griffith's words were interrupted by the sound of heels falling to the ground from the other side of the stairs, and listening to the familiar rhythm, Murphy turned his head to look over there, a tall blonde woman had already come out of the stairs, she was wearing wide-brimmed sunglasses, a beige sun hat on her head, and her entire face with delicate makeup was hidden under the long brim of her hat to hide from the scorching sun that was still raging this season.

The fit of the professional suit, the heel that is higher than the sky, even if Murphy only sees this, he knows who is coming.

"You don't have a job, do you?" Carla Firth walked over to the small terrace and offered to say hello, "Hi, Jodi. Hi Murphy. ”

"How do you have time to come over?"

Back in Los Angeles, the two also talked on the phone, planning to have dinner together, but Carla Firth was too busy after her promotion, and in the end she had to be invalidated, Murphy looked at her with a little curiosity, but kept talking, and introduced Paul Wilson and several people.

"It's almost time." Jody Griffith glanced at her watch, "We're going in first." ”

He was the first to leave the terrace and enter the studio, followed by the three Paul Wilson.

"What time are you?" Kara Firth asked.

"Leave work at six." Murphy also glanced at the time, took a new cup, and poured her a cup of coffee, "If you are not in a hurry to leave, you can taste the coffee first, and we will have dinner together after work." ”

Carla Firth picked up the coffee cup and sniffed it, waving her hand at Murphy, "You go get busy first, I'll wait for you." ”

As soon as six o'clock in the afternoon arrived, Murphy punctually announced that the first day's work was over, and met up with Kara Fez, who was waiting outside, to go to a nearby Italian restaurant for dinner.

Sitting on the side of the window in the dining room, Carla Firth looked sarcastic, but actually asked with concern, "The capital chain is about to break, right?" ”

Swallowing the macaroni in his mouth, Murphy shrugged, "It's a pity to disappoint you, three hundred thousand dollars is enough to hold on until the completion of the post-production zuò." ”

Carla Firth looked up and looked at Murphy in surprise, "How did you do that?" ”

"Make a plan," Murphy said without thinking, "and stick to the plan, and every part of the work must match like screws on an assembly line." ”

"Assemblies?" Carla Firth raised an eyebrow, "I didn't expect you to grasp the essence of Hollywood so quickly." ”

"Huh?" Murphy didn't understand what she meant, "What essence?" ”

"Hollywood has ruined the art of cinema," says Carla Firth, "in the beginning cinema was still an art, and the public looked at filmmakers with the eyes of Picasso and Chopin." Later, when the industrial revolution arose, everything that could be commoditized was commoditized, and the Mona Lisa also came out of the printing press one by one, framed, and brought a lot of profits to the merchants. ”

"So, movies have also started to become a money-making business, and it's like an assembly line," Murphy took over her words, "Someone does professional market research to see what kind of movies the audience likes to pay for; There is a dedicated department that writes the script, or it is simply outsourced; Drama, lighting, and scenery each perform their duties; The sales are hard, and I beg my grandfather to tell my grandmother for the release; Actors also have to work hard, a crew is two or three wrist-size, and the rest are in charge of food plus a hundred dollars a day. ”

He changed into a weird tone, "What, you still want to have lines?" No problem, come to my room tonight to study ......."