The heroine's interview came to an end with Levy appointing the candidate.

Of course, after Levy designated Theron as the heroine, he didn't ask for anything more: he didn't know what Theron was thinking in his heart, he just wanted to find a heroine for the movie, and of course he didn't arrogantly put forward any non-specific ideas.

However, it would be a mistake to say that there was no request, and after the interview, Levy also talked to Theron, "Miss Theron, can you come with me?" I know of a place where there are a couple of great fashion designers who will be happy to make you a couple of outfits if they see a great model like you. ”

Costume designer? Theron didn't quite understand, but when he was pulled by Levie to the Mystery Company, Theron suddenly realized.

I just took myself to make props......

Of course, Levy didn't take her out shopping, but needed to have people make costumes and props according to Theron's size, prepare the required materials, and set the actors, he naturally had to bring them back and introduce them to Alexander, after all, Alexander was in charge of the props now.

Seeing Levy come back with the heroine, Alexander and Theron got to know each other, and then talked directly to Levy about the preparations for the movie.

"We'll talk about the costumes later, but now let's talk about the important things. I would like to ask, can we complete the pre-shooting of the film, mainly the indoor part of the shooting, in the United States? There are top prop masters, top set designers, lighting, art, all of which are the best, and all our props and sets are more real than doing them in Germany. ”

Levy also agreed with Alexander's suggestion. Although Germany is the place where the story takes place, but the time when the story takes place is 84 years - this time, it can be said to be a tribute to the novel "1984", Levy also retained the details - the gap between East Germany in 84 and 97 is quite large, even if you go to Germany, you need to use a lot of sets and props, in comparison, the production level of the set and props in Germany is much worse than that of the United States, rather than going there, the indoor part, it is better to stay in the United States.

In Levy's memory, the German version of "Eavesdropping Storm" had some problems in this regard. Where the movie uses cars, there is no way to spend money to find a car in '84, and you can only use a car model that only appeared in '88 or even '91, and some details, such as the straws used in meals, have to use straws bought in the supermarket directly because they don't have enough money to make props. These problems are actually not too big of a problem, but since you want to make the best movie, it is better to be more serious.

In terms of prop making, it goes without saying that the American side is better.

"But later, we still have to go to Germany." "The streets, the houses, the theaters, the bookstores, these exterior scenes had to be filmed in Berlin." I don't know how many people will be going by then, and you have to be ready for the ticket booking, the accommodation, the shooting. ”

"Don't worry, I can do it, and there is one more question, I have to ask you." "We have the actors, the shooting locations are scheduled to be in Berlin and the United States, and I will prepare all the equipment...... But can you tell me why you want me to use 1,500 rolls of film? ”

For Levy's other requests, Alexander felt understandable, but this one was a little strange. The shooting time of a roll of film is 4 minutes, and 1500 rolls of film is 6000 minutes.

Of course, it is difficult to succeed in film shooting at one time, basically the film consumption ratio is about 1:10, and 6000 minutes of film can also shoot 600 minutes of film. But even so, it's a bit much.

Of course, Levy's request was to shoot with three cameras, but not to mention how many cameras were turned on at the same time, even if it was used for the whole time, it would be able to shoot for 200 minutes.

Levy's vision was a 120-minute movie, but 200 minutes was too long.

"Just in case." Levy said, "I don't know about you, anyway, as far as I'm concerned, it's my first time making a movie, I still think it's better to be cautious." ”

Since I want to be a director, I want to shoot a good movie, and I have been preparing for so long, so it is natural to be fully prepared in all aspects. 1,500 rolls of film is twice as much as the normal amount of film needed, and since Levy is directing a feature film for the first time, he has to prepare more.

Preparedness is the best way to avoid trouble.

"I thought you couldn't find a good photographer and prepared some more film for this."

Alexander's sarcasm, Levy heard, but he didn't care: indeed, the photographer that Levi asked Alexander to find was not very famous. The photographer named Wally Pfister is still an unknown person, and he has been shooting low-budget horror movies all along, and as a photographer, he is quite unsatisfactory. In Alexander's opinion, since his company was going to make a film, it should also find a photographer such as John Tolle or Roger Deakins, and Alexander was also a little worried that Levy chose such an unknown person.

The cinematographer is basically the second most powerful person in a movie after the star, director, and producer. The whole set, if you are not satisfied with the shooting situation, you can ask to do it again, that is, the director, the starring and the cinematographer. He is of great significance, a good photographer can complete the director's shooting intentions, and in some movies, the photographer who shoots well enough can even make the originally bad movie very good, and the photographer uses people inappropriately, but it is a big problem.

Klevy is adamant about this.

"There's absolutely no problem with this photographer." But in this regard, Levy is very stubborn just like when he identified the heroine, "Have you seen his movies? His grasp of the contrast between light and dark is excellent, arguably the best I've ever seen. It's the right style for my films, better than Roger Deakins - trust me, he's fine with blockbuster films, and it's better to shoot a movie like Batman. ”

Of course, there is no problem with this man: the photographer who would later shoot the Batman trilogy, the master of the worker's light and dark contrast. With such a person in charge, Levy is relieved.

Alexander snorted coldly and didn't say anything more: the shooting of this movie was not particularly difficult, Levy was very self-aware, and the shooting of this movie was relatively simple and unpretentious, and it did not need a very good cameraman. Moreover, Levy must have his reasons, compared to the cinematography of the movie, he does not have the power to do everything, and in terms of soundtrack, Levy still agrees to find someone to do it.

"Leave the soundtrack to Hans Zimmer. He was also German and understood what I was asking for - the film, the transformation of German and Russian music, was also a note. ”

In this regard, Levy agreed with Alexander's suggestion: Hans Zimmer's company will have a lot of work to do next year, write a lot of soundtracks, and know what to do. Generally speaking, film scores account for about 8% of the total expenditure on films, which is 1.6 million, and Hans Zimmer will definitely try to write good tunes.

"The soundtrack is fine, you don't have to worry about the editing work in post, since Clark wants to do it himself, the company will spend money on the machine. The sound effect is not a problem, you can find a few music engineers, and the manpower in this area is also readily available, and it costs a little more, but the level is trustworthy. ”

The shooting of a movie is a process of multi-party collaboration, and everyone must work hard to make a good movie. Bob finished the script, Clark took care of the interviews, and Alexander was not left behind in terms of logistical preparation. Cinematography, soundtrack, sets, mixing, these aspects are all his tasks.

"Don't be in a hurry, I've said it, there's no hurry."

While the two were discussing, Theron sat on the sidelines and listened to their words: she never knew that there were so many things about filming. She's been in a movie before, but it's the first time she's seen everything from the cinematography, to the soundtrack, to the locations and props that fit the theme of the film — and of course, because this is her second film......

It's like a regular film...... Theron said to himself in his heart.

And just when Theron was surprised, another piece of news came.

"Nick, good news." Bob walked in through the door, "Kevin Spacey read our script and he wants to talk to you before deciding whether to star or not." ”

Want to talk to me?

Levy immediately figured out Spacey's thoughts: for big directors, it is natural for the director to choose the actors when acting, but for the big stars, when acting, they also want to choose the director. Levy's script won Spacey's favor, and now all he wants is to give Levi an audition.

Try it, who is afraid of whom? And I should have gone to see him, because there was something else. Levy's gaze circled Theron before he spoke.

"Miss Theron, are you interested in visiting a top actor with me tomorrow? This actor will be our main actor. ”

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