"Thank you, just put the chair here."

After thanking the crew, Hugh Laurie moved the prop chair a little more to make sure it had a better angle for the camera before stepping out of the set and looking at the set she had helped set up from afar. At the same time, he was a little tired, and looked up at the crew, this new crew was obviously a little new to him.

The crew obviously didn't do a very good job of preparation: here, except for a few specific scenes and some more important shooting props, everything else was not ready for the time being. It stands to reason that several people who are the leading actors should at least have their own RVs, which can be used for themselves to rest, change clothes, and memorize lines - this is the habit of the general crew. But now, it seems that only one person in the crew has an RV to provide. In this TV series, he is the only starring actor - in the script, the words say so, although Hugh Laurie himself can't tell from the script that he is the starring role.

It's really a humble crew, I'm afraid that this crew is not only filming a new drama, but also the first time to shoot a TV series. People with a little experience in filming TV series will not make the crew so simple. Not only is there a lack of things here, but there is also a shortage of manpower, and even the actors have to participate in the work themselves, which is also a bit embarrassing.

Hugh Laurie still has his own understanding of such a situation. He has acted in a lot of dramas, and he knows that most of them are new dramas that have started filming, and even newly established companies are facing some inevitable troubles.

But these troubles are nothing: although for others, the crew's money is spent on renting four cameras and a full set of supporting equipment, plus props that are fine enough to even reach $100,000 for autopsy, and they are unwilling to spend money to buy a good enough car for the main actor, and they may be too much to hire enough people to participate, but Hugh Laurie feels that the TV series has some pursuits, and is willing to spend money on these places, which is even more pleasant.

Such a situation is not unacceptable, and he did not come here for good filming conditions, but for the producer and script of this TV series. In fact, until now, he is very happy that he can have such an opportunity.

He and Levy actually only had a one-sided relationship - at the promotion meeting of the intellectual and emotional crew, Levy talked eloquently, and he was also one of the peripheral audiences. He also has his own role in that movie, but as a supporting role, he is destined to not attract as much attention as Ang Lee and others. But who knows, after talking with Ang Lee and others, Levy still found himself and praised his performance in the play.

If he didn't know the identity of the other party, he might not have taken it to heart. Even if he knew the identity of the other party, if it wasn't for the conversation between Levi and Ang Lee, he would have been a kind word. However, a person who had just talked to the director about the excellent cultural background in the film praised his performance in the blink of an eye, which still made Hugh Laurie a little flattered.

As an Englishman, he knows very well how hard it is to get out of the game in Hollywood. I don't know how many good British actors are taking the price of labor in Hollywood, doing the hardest work, and working hard here, just to get ahead. And he has not had any works to boast about in Hollywood, but he has been appreciated by film critics, which makes him happy - of course, maybe Levy is not a professional film critic, but the younger brother of a film critic, and he has extraordinary knowledge, he can be regarded as a film critic.

At least at that time, he always thought that Levy was a film critic - his whole family was film critics, and his father and brother could greatly influence the Oscar awards, so why not be a film critic for such a person?

It wasn't until a week ago that he found out why: this man not only had great insight, but also had great creative talent and ambition. After seeing CSI's script, Hugh Laurie didn't think long before deciding to attend the audition, and luckily, he was selected to star.

Of course, this is also related to this TV series, willing to give him the position of the protagonist - there are many opportunities to act in Hollywood, and the position of the protagonist is not so easy to get. As an Englishman, it is not easy to get a leading role. Now that the opportunity has come, he doesn't want it to slip away from him.

And, more importantly, the script itself is also very attractive. Hugh Laurie has seen enough crime dramas - Britain is the lair of Sherlock Holmes, and there are many British actors who haven't studied crime dramas carefully? However, he really didn't think that a crime drama could be filmed like this.

The evidence is there, but as an audience, there is no way to use the evidence because there is not enough scientific means. Science, after the introduction of this concept, the problem of the laws of detective novels, which has always been unsolvable during the filming of crime dramas, has been fundamentally solved. Very outstanding script! Almost at first sight, Hugh Laurie saw the clue. A TV series wants to shoot well, and the most important thing is a good script. The screenwriter is the soul core of the TV series, and with the screenwriting level of this TV series, it is impossible for this TV series to be bad.

Moreover, in this play, his performance part is also satisfying. In this play, he was entrusted with a very heavy task. He is the central character and soul of the whole play, on the one hand, he has to show the wisdom of a scientist and the courage of a scout, on the other hand, he also has to show a paternalistic tenderness and caring understanding for his subordinates. What is more heartwarming for an actor than the requirement that he be able to perform the many layers of emotion? Hugh Laurie has his own artistic pursuits, and he also wants to play this role well.

A good producer, plus a good script - well, plus the huge attraction of the starring position, these things, are enough for him to overcome all odds.

"Hugh, how are your lines prepared? If the preparation is almost complete, then, with Marg, we will finish filming this paragraph today anyway. ”

In front of him, he was greeted by Michael, the assistant to the producer. The entire crew is friends with the producers, like Jack, who was in charge of moving the set just now, is a good friend of the producers. And this Michael is the same, and his ability is good, he has always been busy before and after, taking care of all kinds of things. And the director who is also the producer Levy is more about assigning everyone's work and letting everyone do the work.

His approach is also interesting. Because the process of solving the case in this TV series is interspersed with three or four cases at the same time, all the actors need to do is prepare a short line every day. Because there are five or six people sharing the plot, although their daily shooting workload is very low, but after the shooting, together, the daily shooting progress is very fast, and this kind of shooting method is relatively rare for Hugh Laurie. Whether in England or in the United States, the filming of TV dramas, in general, should be scripted to the actors from Monday to Wednesday, let the actors memorize their lines, and then rehearse on Thursday and shoot on Friday? Why is the shooting method different here?

However, this is not a bad thing for myself. In this way, my workload is much smaller. Today's lines won't be used tomorrow, and you don't have to memorize the lines of an entire episode in one go, which is already much easier. There is nothing wrong with this kind of shooting method.

Why can't other dramas be filmed like this? After thinking about it for a while, Hugh Laurie also understood the reason. In most TV series, there are too many scenes around the protagonist, and it is impossible for the protagonist to play like this. Those TV series are not interspersed and edited, so you must pay attention to coherence. Moreover, in most TV dramas, it is difficult for every actor to be able to prepare lines, actions, and acting skills within one day, memorize lines in the morning, and shoot in the afternoon. However, in this TV series, the level of the actors is really high - for example, the heroine Margo Haegberg, who deserves to be nominated for an Emmy, is indeed very level. and in general TV dramas, those who always only know how to use their heads to express pride, spread their hands to express helplessness, oh to express disappointment, use sigh to express happiness, and exaggerated body language to express surprise and fear, this family is definitely a good actor.

And a TV series can gather so many good actors, such a good script, and excellent shooting techniques that seem simple, but there is almost no shortage of filming conditions, such a producer, who is also the director, how bad can this director be? These days, he has been directing and dispatching the entire crew, and his level is indeed surprising.

It's just that it would be nice if he was a little more lenient with the actors in the crew.

"Our crew, we don't have a lot of requirements. I only have three hopes for you: don't use drugs, drink less, and remember to ask me for leave when you have something, can you do it? ”

He remembered that on the first day he came, Levy said what he wanted. And obviously, Levy is very strict with him, he refuses to accept drunk actors, similarly, let alone skating or playing doping or something, even if it is a soft **, he is strictly forbidden, such a requirement makes the crew complain, but it also makes the filming process of the crew indeed much faster.

However, Hugh Laurie also thought carefully about this, he himself does not drink much alcohol, and he does not like to touch all kinds of drugs, so objectively speaking, he is not averse to this ban. On the contrary, he thinks that it is a pretty good thing to speed up the filming process.

A very capable, visionary, and ambitious director. Of course, he has a considerable art appreciation ability and a very good network background......

Perhaps, the biggest income I made here was not the $6,000 income from that episode, but something more. Knowing a big Hollywood director is definitely of great benefit to your future.

In comparison, there are not a few people in the same crew who think so, right? Moreover, the director is willing to promote himself and these actors, also in order to build his own network. I just don't know, how far can he go? This TV series, which is his starting point, can help him, how high can he fly?