The movie ended, but Levy's wish to take a break did not come true. Bob basically finished the script, and watching a blockbuster movie also lifted the spirits of several partners, and they were all full of energy at this time, and they all returned to the company to discuss how to start the movie.

And when he arrived at the company, Levy immediately saw the script written by Bob. Sure enough, the script is almost finished, and Bob is still as delicate as ever, let him prepare the script, and he can do his best at any time.

Then the next step, of course, is to prepare.

"In terms of funding for the film, there is absolutely no problem, we can get as much money as you want."

As soon as he returned to the company, Alexander spoke. Anyway, he knew that Levy's film would not be a blockbuster, and the investment would definitely not be high, and Levy had always been very knowledgeable about things, so he was also very generous.

"That's good, although I know very well that you'll regret my overprice...... Michael, then you're going to have to get in trouble. This film is about the lives of wealthy people, so the sets, decorations, and costumes are ......."

"I'll take notice." Michael spoke too.

In the untouchable story, Philip, a white man, is a very wealthy man, and in the story, there are also some aspects of his taste in music and appreciation of works of art. With these things, it is natural that there is also a question of art. For a person who likes art, the decoration of the home is naturally not hastily set up, and these things are also a difficult point for movies.

In this regard, Levy also hopes that his company can make some progress. In the past, most of his movies were closer to reality, except for the angel love beautiful tones, the costumes and decorations of several other movies are good, and there are still relatively few links to art.

But. Levy knew that when he made movies in the future, he would probably use a lot of sci-fi scenes. How to design the costumes in these scenes can be better, this is also a matter of brains.

From now on, this should be on the agenda.

Movies are inseparable from fashion and art, these things may not be noticed by people, but they are indeed reflected everywhere and all the time, and the attention to these details is the key to success.

And after assigning them the task, the next thing is the choice of actors. In this regard. It was still Clark and Levy who were negotiating.

"There are two important actors in this movie. One was Liszt, a black nurse, and the other was Philip, a rich white man—of course, there were other people, such as Liszt's family, and the girl Philip liked. But after all, these people are all supporting roles, and it can even be said that they can pass by, which is not particularly important.

What really matters is the casting of these two actors.

"To the role of Liszt. What do you think? ”

There isn't much to say about this role, there aren't many outstanding black actors in Hollywood, and the question Levy asks can remind Clarke. There were only a few of them.

"Will. Smith? "Clark came up with a name." He should be able to, his strength is enough, no matter what aspect it is. ”

"No, he's too handsome." Levy shook his head. "This is not a youth idol drama, making someone too handsome is not good for our movie."

If it's a commercial blockbuster. Having Will Smith star, of course, is the best choice. His box office appeal and Denzel's. Washington is on par and has always been the darling of commercial blockbusters.

However, Levy's film is not a commercial blockbuster, just an ordinary feature film, a nursing, and there is no arrangement of emotional scenes, and Levy naturally will not use a public lover to play it. Being handsome is good a lot of the time, but it's not always appropriate.

And, even if Levy were to invite him, he wouldn't necessarily come: Will. Smith had certainly been interested in gaining all parties for a while, but for him, making money still outweighed fame. If you want him to act, then the salary will also be very high. Levy didn't want to spend too much money on this movie, and it was not appropriate to invite him.

"Well, Denzel. Washington. Clark also came up with another idea.

"No, he's too old." Levy shook his head, "And he's expensive too." ”

After the last collaboration, Levy and Washington have some friendship, and the two will definitely have to make a second movie in the future, so if he chooses, he may be able to take a pay cut.

It's just that his age is a little old, which also makes Levy feel a little bad. Moreover, Levy didn't want to persuade him to take a salary cut: after all, he would have to shoot the second part of the Three-Body Problem in the future, and now he will be persuaded to reduce his salary, so what about the next time he proposes a salary increase?

But if you don't choose them, there are not many people to choose from - although it is very taboo to talk about racial discrimination in Hollywood now, but there are indeed not many black actors who have become famous.

After all, black people are not the mainstream of society, and there are not many stories about them, so it is determined that there are not many famous actors in this group. In addition to these two box office superstars, there is also an old star, Morgan Freeman, and under these people, they lack a large second-tier cast like white actors.

Of course, in addition to these common names, there is also Jamie. Fox and others are also famous actors, but most of them are actors from comedy, and there are too many differences in performance styles.

"If they can't, then, I propose a person, little Cuba. How about Godin? ”

Clark was a little silent, but Michael gave a new name.

This name made Levy's eyes shine: compared to those two superstars, this person's age, salary, and image are all appropriate.

"This guy is good?" Clark also nodded, "Compared to those ones, it's more appropriate." ”

Little Cuba Godin is actually a comedian, but he has also acted in a lot of dramas. It's just that there are not many roles limited to black people, and he himself lacks enough handsomeness and righteousness, so although he has the ability, his reputation is not as good as those two people. But in this movie, he is more suitable than those people.

"So, I'll contact him." Clark immediately agreed to this role, "What about Philip? ”

"Who do you think is the best fit?" Levy asked rhetorically.

"Did I say? Dustin. Hoffman is the most suitable. Clark thought for a moment and said, "This character is older, so naturally older actors are needed." Nicholson is a little too neurotic, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are too temperamental, not like a physically and mentally exhausted disabled person, if you want to say the most suitable, it is of course Dustin Hoffman. ”

Unlike black actors, white actors, that's too much.

"But I don't think we're going to move him." Levy said, spreading his hands.

This fact made Clark slightly discouraged.

Indeed, Dustin. Hoffman can be said to be a truly successful actor, he has enough honor and status, but also enough money and power. As for what drama to play, he can choose by himself, without begging any director, such a disabled person, there is almost no action in the whole play, and all the scenes stay on the face of the role, he may not be willing to follow.

"Do you have the right person in mind?" Clark asked.

"What did I say...... Jeff. Bridges. ”

Clark thought for a moment, and the actor's name made him nod slightly.

Compare to Dustin. Hoffman and others, Jeff Bridges are of course much cheaper.

Compared with the four talented actors, Jeff. Bridges can be said to be the more unlucky kind. He has acted in dramas all his life, and he has not won too many awards when he is old. His salary is much lower, and he has acted in a lifetime, and his acting skills are also trustworthy.

It's just that there is a problem here, which is also more important.

"Jeff. Bridges seems to be taller than little Cuba. Godin is taller, right? Clark had a question in mind.

There were two of them, Philip, a white man, was a rich man, and Liszt, a black man, was a caretaker. The identities of such two people also determine that if the black person's body looks thinner than the white person when the movie is filmed, it will affect the perception somewhat.

Little Cuba. Godin is not very tall, Dustin. Hoffman was very short in height and cub Jr. Godin would have worked well together, if he had been replaced by Jeff. Bridges, he's smaller than Cuba. Godin is still tall, which is not good.

But Levy just smiled.

"Clark, have you forgotten? We photographed a disabled person. Levy shrugged and said, "A disabled person who spends most of his time paralyzed in a wheelchair. If we have good enough makeup and a reasonable camera setup, we can completely photograph his short helplessness and Liszt's tallness. In this movie, there will be no height comparison between two people at the same time. ”

The height of the actors has always been a problem that needs to be paid attention to when filming. Some actors are relatively short, and they are still in the second place, and they can't do what they want in places where they need to rely on their bodies to reflect their characters' personalities, which is the real big trouble.

However, there are times when different shooting angles can solve this problem very well. With some modest upward shooting, you can shoot the image quite tall. In some scenes that need to be compared, the scenes are very different depending on the angle of shooting.

In fact, this shooting technique is more common in news photos -- in order to show the gap between developed and backward countries, reporters like to shoot the buildings of developed countries upwards to show the extraordinary of developed countries.

This is not good for scenes where you need to compare the heights of the characters, but for this film, where one of the parties is paralyzed in a wheelchair, you can use this shooting method to your heart's content.

In other aspects, others can help him, but for the shooting problem, Levy will not let others go for a long time. Serious where it should be, this is what Levy pays the most attention to. (To be continued......)