Vincent is a professional killer, so he can't be too conspicuous; Max is a taxi driver, and he certainly can't be glamorous, although it is said that Max's appearance does not have a strict influence, but considering the tone of the whole movie, Lance believes that Max must not be exposed.

Especially considering Max's personality - hesitation, indecision, and lack of self-confidence, he did not dare to take the initiative to pursue the woman he liked, but could only hide in the corner and watch the other party with excitement, even if the other party took the initiative to give him his phone number, he did not dare to dial the phone; In the face of the oppression of the taxi company, he has always been silent, daring to be angry and not daring to speak, and is used to swallowing his anger; Knowing the streets and alleys of Los Angeles is like an event map, and even the traffic light changes are clearly understood, so you can clearly estimate the operation time of the point-to-point ......

So Max is more of a nerd or otaku type.

After careful consideration, Lance not only restrained all his aura and tried to keep his low profile, but also made changes to his styling. Originally, Lance just wore glasses, but later found that the overall effect was still not up to expectations, so Lance found Edgar Snow.

Edgar was introduced to Lance by Percy Brandley, only thirty years old this year, and he was born in special effects makeup - that is, to help actors make up as werewolves, vampires, zombies and other professions, of course, special effects makeup covers a wide range, the simplest special effects makeup is to put a fake beard, or a human/body/painting, which is a very advanced but increasingly unpopular profession. Later, Edgar became a stylist, especially for the period modeling, and he was just beginning to break into the field of independent films.

After carefully studying the character of Max, changing the hairstyle is a suggestion given by Edgar. Although Lance was still skeptical of Edgar, he was not suspicious of people and did not use suspicious people, and in the end, Lance cut his hair short, and the effect was surprisingly good.

Today, before Tom arrived, Lance had actually finished his make-up and wandered inside Paramount Pictures for more than an hour. Barely attracted much attention. The biggest feature of Lance's makeup is not to change his appearance, but to weaken Lance's sense of existence, as if disappearing into the sea of people will not cause people to look sideways.

"Yes, this is what Edgar designed." Lance followed Tom's words. Pushed Edgar out, "So, it's up to Edgar to work with you to design a look that fits Vincent." The ultimate goal is for you to wander the streets of the neighborhood. Don't hide it, if no one recognizes you within three hours, then you've succeeded. ”

Lance's words choked Tom, but when he thought about it, he couldn't refute it. Because in the movie, Tom needs to achieve such an effect; Moreover, this is also a www.biquge.info of pondering the style of the performance-Tom remembered Lance's almost disappearing sense of existence just now, even if Lance knocked over the coffee cup and deliberately attracted his attention, he didn't recognize Lance at the first time. That's the most impressive.

Although Tom had heard Wade mention the shocking audition before, Tom felt that Wade must have exaggerated, how could a person wear glasses and completely become another person? This is simply ridiculous! However, for the first time, Tom realized that it was possible.

"What about you?" Tom thought Lance would join in the styling discussion.

Lance shrugged his shoulders, the smile on his lips revealing a calm and unhurried control, and after getting rid of Max's role, he regained his original appearance. "I have other work to do, and I hope I can wait for your good news." With that, Lance patted Tom's arm and turned away.

Edgar nodded to Tom. Caught up with Lance, "Are you sure it's okay?" Edgar asked in a low voice. He's just a stylist with a lot of experience, and now he's going to be in charge of a top star like Tom Cruise, and he's a little unsure.

In fact, Lance arranged the scene just now, and it was deliberate. As Lance expected. Tom brought his team with him - even though Tom had signed and handed over the right to confirm, Lance would not be naïve enough to think that Tom would be a rag doll at their mercy, so in order for Tom to respect Edgar's opinion, Lance had to come up with evidence, which led to the clever design just now.

Lance gave Edgar a smile, "Believe that we are all in the same position, and for him, neither you nor I are worth mentioning." The words made Edgar chuckle, and looked at the deep eyes seriously, like the sun after the rain, the water-soaked pupils were dyed with a layer of translucent gold, and then Edgar nodded, "Don't worry, leave it to me." ”

Lance's footsteps didn't pause, he turned and left, and Edgar stayed where he was for a moment, adjusted his breathing, and walked back again.

Lance didn't stay, on the one hand, this is not his specialty, there is a specialization in the art industry, just like photography, lighting, etc., the same is true for modeling, you need to consult a lot of information, if necessary, and even analyze the influence of color and psychology, Lance doesn't think he can help too much; On the one hand, it is true that he has other jobs to do, and it is a vital job.

After leaving Paramount, Lance drove to Sunset Boulevard and saw Hayden Hunter standing on the side of the road from a distance, pedaling a black-and-white skateboard under his feet, wearing a pair of denim pants and a leopard-print long-sleeved hat T, completely dressed as an athletic teenager.

Lance pulled over the car, Hayden opened the door and threw the skateboard to the back seat first, and before the person could sit up, the voice came over blindly, "How can you say that you are also a director with a box office of 200 million now, are you sure you don't plan to change a car?" ”

Lance's current car is one of Ford's most sought-after cars, the Mustang Shelby GT500 from 1967, a retro roadster in bright red. However, this Reims is not a retro car refurbished in modern times, but a real original made in 1967, with the engine and some parts replaced, and the word "vintage" is truly taken to the extreme. This car Reims bought after the release of the "Two Smoking Guns" in 1998, I don't know how many cars it was, but it has now become a part of Reims's life.

"People who really know how to appreciate don't say that." Lance didn't look at Hayden either, let go of the handbrake, and drove the car back onto the road again. In fact, it's the retro cars that are really worth the money now, and the last time I visited Tom's house, Tom was full of praise for the car, "If you like new cars, Albert knows a car dealership, you can pick and choose." ”

Hayden was obviously not interested in the topic of cars, pouted, and looked left and right out of the window, "Didn't you say that you were going to talk about work today?" How, where are you going? ”

"Take a ride." Lance left Sunset Boulevard and drove towards the downtown area, "All the scenes in this movie were done at night, and 60% of the scenes were shot outside the studio, do you have any plans for the lighting?" "Coming out today, Lance is just to communicate with Hayden about the arrangement of photography and lighting, which is a crucial work for the tone of the whole film of "Killing with a Knife".

"Lights?" Hayden frowned slightly, "Don't you want to use the Night Scene Top Light?" ”

Because of the outdoor scenes of "borrowing a knife to kill", almost all of them are achieved in taxis, and there are some chase scenes, plus the tone of the movie is a crime drama. In the past ten years, it has been the mainstream trend for action films and crime films to use top light as the main light source for night scenes.

Generally speaking, it is necessary to avoid using top light to photograph people, because in this light, the top of the head, forehead and nose are very bright, and the rest of the body is completely in shadow, resulting in an abnormal and strange shape.

However, in the night scene, it is different, because of the light of the night, too bright will be distorted, too dark will be blurred, after the use of top light, the body and form of the character can be completely outlined with light, and the facial lines of the characters will be more angular, and then highlight the sense of confrontation between the characters. This is the most suitable for filming drag racing, fighting, and chasing scenes.

In fact, in Michael Mann's version of "Murder with a Knife", the night scene uses top lighting, which is also his most enthusiastic shooting technique, and then uses the change of camera perspective and the power of editing to achieve the purpose of setting off the tense atmosphere. Admittedly, this was the right way to shoot, but Lance always felt that this method lacked a bit of horror and the metaphor he hoped to achieve.

In the same way that Marc Ruffalo played Richard, Lance wanted to complete the metaphor of the script through the guò picture, and he wanted to use the combination of chiaroscuro and poetic slow motion to depict a cold violence that was bloody enough but detached enough.

Because most of the scenes in the "Murder with a Knife" scene are conversations between Vincent and Max, even if there are some fight scenes, Lance does not plan to shoot too bloody, and may not even appear directly in the picture. However, it is precisely in this calm and calm atmosphere that Lance wants to express the sense of oppression transmitted by the huge world, the psychological repressive effect caused by the ubiquitous but invisible cold violence.

This is a language hidden in the lens of the camera, there are no lines, no fights, no confrontations, just a shot, and the sense of psychological oppression is invisibly transmitted. But this plays a crucial role in the insinuation hidden in the background of the story of "Killing with a Knife".

So, Lance wanted to change the way he used the top light, but the problem was that this was not Lance's specialty, and he didn't know how to express it, so he chose to go for a ride in the city of Los Angeles with Hayden, trying to understand the change of light in the city. (To be continued.) )

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