Chapter 29: The Dark Horse of the Film Festival (3)
Amund glared at Shay, and finally walked into the theater in a huff.
Because there is no way, the film critic industry itself depends on fame to eat, and if the movie that Armond refuses to watch ends up becoming a hit at the film festival, it will definitely be a huge blow to his reputation.
It's just that film critics are an industry that is easy to offend people, and Armond's independent style of film criticism has made many enemies for him, although he is not worried about more enemies like Jude, but he can't afford to lose this person.
Armond has always advertised himself and never judged a movie by his likes and dislikes of the director's perception, and if he gave up watching a movie because of something as trivial as a verbal conflict with Jude, he would be slapping himself in the face.
"Congratulations on your success in annoying him!" Leet let go of Jude and said lukewarmly sarcastically.
Jude straightened his crumpled clothes and replied nonchalantly, "He must be the one who regrets it in the end." ”
"Unless you can really make him have nothing to say in this movie, or you just wait to experience the power of the 'poisonous tongue'!" Litt glanced at Jude a little speechlessly, then turned and walked towards the theater.
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The screening room, which can accommodate 100 people, ended up filling about half of the seats.
The first row was traditionally reserved for the film's main creative staff, because Litte refused to sit with Jude, and in the end Jude enjoyed the treatment of being in an exclusive row.
Armond's eyes were fixed on Jude's back, and he swore to Shay beside him, "If this movie doesn't live up to the level you say, I guarantee he'll die an ugly death!" ”
"I paid $500,000 for this movie, and if it sucks, you don't have to say he's going to die ugly." Shay tilted his head in a reminder.
As Armond was about to retort, the ceiling lights went out and a beam of light hit the screen.
The movie has officially begun.
There are no opening credits, and the scene directly on the screen is the scene of the male protagonist played by Mueller moving things to a pickup truck.
Amond's eyes widened, trying to find fault with the film from the beginning, but he was somewhat surprised to find that this film, which was said to have been made for only $20,000, was well done at the beginning, whether it was in terms of the lighting, angle selection or on-set sound recording, and did not have the rough feeling of ordinary small-budget independent films.
Where did this kid find so many powerful helpers?
Obviously, Armond didn't think it was Jude's fault, and couldn't help but look at Shay's face next to him.
As everyone knows, Shay has watched this movie more than ten times, and he should have been surprised, and there is no special expression change on his face at this moment.
Amund's attention turns to the screen again with confusion, when Tony, Maggie, and Petty are already on the scene, and the three are commenting on a painting that Mueller is about to carry in the car.
Although the camera only swept by, Armond still keenly grasped one detail - the painting in the hero's hand.
He immediately recognized that the style of the painting was somewhat similar to that of Picasso, and at first he was only skeptical, but Maggie, who played the role of an art professor in the film, also made a similar guess, and immediately confirmed Armond's judgment.
An unknown oil painting of Picasso, this detail is a bit interesting.
The corners of Amond's mouth curled slightly, as if he was proud that he had cracked the hidden clues in the film, but then he was stunned again, he was obviously ready to find fault, why was he brought in by the plot unconsciously?
The few film critics on the scene basically reacted similarly to Armond, but some ordinary viewers were not as meticulous as their observations, ignoring some clues hidden in the character conversations and shooting props, so they were not completely attracted by the plot.
Leet's mind was partly involved in what had just happened outside the theater, and he only felt that the beginning was a little bland, but the performances of several leading actors in the film made him feel like his eyes were bright.
It's hard to imagine that these actors, who have never officially acted, can do so well, and there is no trace of performance.
It's a pity that whether it is the actor or several other people, they are not young at a young age, and they have passed the best stage of actor development, otherwise Li Tezhen would really consider signing these people.
It wasn't until Kate came out that Leeter realized that he had come to a conclusion a little early.
Taking off the motorcycle helmet, a long brown hair pours out like a waterfall, and a beautiful and delicate face like a Barbie doll is displayed on the screen without dead ends under the close-up shot.
Everyone's eyes in the screening room lit up, and they didn't expect that there would be such a touching bright color in a movie that looked lackluster.
Armond now becomes more and more suspicious that the $20,000 shooting cost is a pretense, from the cinematographer to the current actor, how could Jude find so many excellent people to make this film without the support of New Line Company.
And Lee, who knew the beginning and end of Jude's cooperation with the new line company, did not have any doubts in this regard, but he still couldn't help but glance twice at the side where Jude was sitting.
Now he finally understands why Jude has been dragging his feet not signing a contract with Kate, this guy is definitely doing it on purpose.
Jude, who was sitting in the middle of the first row, didn't realize that he had become the object of many people's thoughts at this moment, he stared at the screen close at hand, and had to admit in his heart that as the perfect "vase" in the hearts of many filmmakers, whether everyone recognized Kate's acting skills or not, they couldn't ignore her beauty.
I don't know if she can see the news of this film at the film festival in the UK.
Thinking of this, Jude couldn't help but glance back in the direction where Armond was sitting, and he didn't know if the old guy would deliberately say the bad laugh of the movie, and it seemed a little unsafe to bet on his ability to abide by the work ethic.
When Armond saw Jude turn his head, he immediately turned his gaze to the screen, he didn't want Jude to notice what he had just done.
The two of them slandered each other as unreliable at the same time, and then they both turned their attention back to the movie.
Except for Loew, who arrived at the end, all the leading actors in the film have already appeared on the stage, and everyone sits around the fireplace in the living room, asking the actor why he suddenly resigned and left.
By the time the plot of the film progresses to this point, enough suspense has been stacked to attract everyone to continue watching, but what Amund is shocked at this moment is not the interlocking plot of the film, but the shooting method it uses.
He stared at the screen for five or six minutes before he finally made sure he hadn't looked away.
There is no switching between camera movements, which means that all the plots from the opening to the present are completed under one shot.
After realizing this, Armond's whole person was not calm.
As a veteran film critic, Armond is well aware of how difficult this kind of one-shot shooting is, which involves the coordination of the director, cinematographer, actors, and most of the crew, which is not something that ordinary people can do.
Crucially, Armond wasn't sure how long this one-shot approach would last, and if the whole film was like that, the result would be a bit unimaginable.
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