As the director of the movie X-Men, Nolan watched the people in his crew busy, and couldn't tell what it was like.

Levy, as a filmmaker, came to the crew today: the purpose of his coming here is to reconcile the contradictions in the crew. The contradiction has been adjusted very easily, and Levy has done him another favor in making a movie. However, seeing that the actors in his film crew immediately surrounded Levy and asked questions after Levy came, this made Nolan feel a little uncomfortable: No matter what, he is the director of the movie, why do they all ask the producer questions?

Of course, Nolan actually knew very well in his heart that there was no need for him to be hostile to Levy: it was Levy who promoted him, and in order to give himself enough power, he rarely even came to the crew, and he called him here this time. Having met such a producer, it can be said that he is fortunate to be a rookie director, and it is too late to be grateful to Levy, there is no need and no reason to hate him.

It's just that, as a big director who wants to be Hitchcock, seeing that others admire another actor so much in front of him, he also wants to know why this is. Watching the actors gather around Levy, he also stood in the crowd, wanting to hear what they were talking about.

"Actually, acting skills are more about your own tempering, rather than the guidance of others, you are all very good actors, and you can fully understand the truth......"

It turned out that he was talking about acting...... Nolan somewhat understood: indeed, he was not very good at acting coaching. And Levy, who seems to be a big connoisseur in this area? It's just that he directs acting, is there any difference?

"Scarlett, you're doing good - but you have to be careful, I say you're good at acting, and it's for your age. Your performance is very good, and the shot of tilting your head to show a confused look can be said to be acting beyond your age - but do you like this scene too much? A good actor can't live on one camera for the rest of his life. You should dig deeper into your talents. Rather than staying at the level that it's already good. ”

Levy's words made Scarlett. Johnson bowed his head slightly in embarrassment. And outside the crowd, Nolan was also thinking to himself: he had also seen Scarlett's performance characteristics, indeed. Scarlett tilted her face. Bow your head slightly. When standing still with confused eyes, it can constitute a very good picture, the sorrow of a young girl. It can be expressed almost without acting. However, Nolan also ignored that she did perform more like this, and speaking of which, she seemed to rely too much on this action?

I ignored this.

"Harry, I don't think I need anything more about your acting skills, your acting skills are amazing, you just need a better chance...... Believe me, it's not a compliment. I can't do much about your performances, your acting skills are very mature. You just need to think a little more, and when you're performing, add more of your own thinking and your own ideas. Your skin color represents more of your own lifestyle and culture, and letting that culture show through your acting skills is what you need to improve. ”

Levy continued to speak to Halle Berry, which also reminded Nolan of something: Levy was right, black actors are different from white people, and most of the lines and movements he designed for them are routined movements used to perform for white people. What kind of movements are more in line with black habits? I didn't think about this myself. Does Halle Berry need more space to play on his own to be able to play better? This is also self-evident.

"Hugh, your acting is a bit hard, Wolverine's temper is short-tempered, it doesn't mean that he only frowns, your performance doesn't reflect his inner world, you have to study it again. Michael, your acting is not evil enough, you are Magneto, and you have just finished your devastated days in the concentration camp, and you should behave more distorted at that time. Famick, you need to bring out another side of Jean Gray once in a while, and play it a little bit more multifaceted, which will do the role more good......"

Levy was still talking to the actors, but Nolan was no longer listening. He is already very convinced, indeed, people are different, and some directors are good at digging out the acting skills of actors, which he has to be convinced.

Much of what Levy notices is just a small aspect. These small and unspoken details, Nolan is difficult to notice: he prefers to shoot the film with grandeur, and he wants to show the dramatic and profound side of the film, these details are often ignored by him.

And this is what Levy noticed-it seems that he is indeed behind him in this regard.

"Christopher!" While he was still stunned, Levy had already stopped him. The actors left at Levy's motion, giving the two of them space to talk.

In the discussion between the producer and the director, there is no need for other actors to go up and interject.

"Christopher, I've already read the script, and I've read all the parts of the movie that have already been filmed. You've done a great job, more than I could have imagined. I really didn't expect that you would be able to shoot such a blockbuster with ease for the first time directing, which is amazing. ”

Levy's praise brought back some confidence for Nolan: he is not as good as others in mining actors' acting skills, but he is also good at it. The suspense set-up, plot twists, editing skills, these aspects of the film, he has confidence in himself.

His idol has always been Hitchcock, and these are naturally what he is good at. The ups and downs of a story are the basic qualities of a commercial film director. Especially with the help of his younger brother, he has this confidence even more. He can write a script that suits him, as long as he has a good script and enough power, where can he worry about making a bad movie?

Of course, we also have to thank the producer for delegating power - a producer like Levy is also hard to find.

"You've done a great job, and when it's time to edit, I think I can also give you more power to do it - after all, without good editing, the plot of the movie is much weaker. It's just that in terms of the tension of the script, you need to design it again. Have you changed the draft of that councilor's speech? ”

The power given by Levy made Nolan even happier, but after the praise, Levy inevitably said a few questions: he didn't pay much attention to the design of the characters' lines in the movie, and he didn't design any features in the large speeches, which was indeed changed by Bob.

"Yes, it has changed. Bob found a speech from McCarthy, but not about mutants, but about the expulsion of the Red Forces from Congress...... A slight change can be used, and McCarthy's policy and policy against mutants can be said to be a perfect match. ”

McCarthyism was all the rage in the United States, and Hollywood suffered from it. As an Englishman, Nolan didn't care much about this, and didn't think of referring to McCarthyism to shape the conflict in the first place, but after Bob reminded him, he immediately realized how ingenious the idea was—literature should be based on reality, and what could be more real than such a reality?

The difference between himself and his brother's ability to tell stories of ups and downs, and Levi's and Bob's ability to depict details.

"That's good, I'm very happy with the rest of the movie, I don't have anything to add, you did a great job. I only have one thing to say, the X-Men can be considered a soft sci-fi work, not just a comic book. Shoot it better, it can be more meaningful. ”

Levy's words made Nolan nod: It depends on the director what the movie looks like, and Nolan, as the director of the film, can indeed make the movie better.

Now is not Kubrick's era, compared to the past, the golden age of science fiction can be said to have passed. Asimov, Clark, Heinlein and other giants were in power, it was the late 40s and 60s of the crazy space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, and mankind's desire for space exploration reached its peak, and the atmosphere of the golden age of science fiction was born in this environment.

It was that golden age that gave birth to countless science fiction novels, but after those days passed, science fiction also entered a period of decline. Novels began to compromise with sales, and more and more works became operas dressed in science fiction, and even operas were not even operas, they were simply writing a story, and then putting on a science fiction coat, and selling special effects was considered a science fiction movie.

Those movies are all scum! Nolan never thought that those level movies were science fiction. There are very few science fiction works that can really be considered good by him. He believes that the movies he shoots can completely surpass them!

This X-Men will be very different in his own hands, with his own shooting level, and with Levy's great help, there is no reason why he should not succeed. He was in charge of the pacing and storytelling, and Levy was in charge of filling in the details and crafting it – there was no reason why the film shouldn't be a success.

Perhaps, there is one more question that can stop the success of the film?

"Don't worry, I know all of this." He also made a guarantee to Levy's instructions, "And, I have one more good news for you: Do you remember the Disney team you hired?" And they succeeded. We've made a breakthrough in facial expression capture technology, and in this movie, it's ready to go! ”

How quickly did a technological breakthrough be made? This news, but no matter how good it is, there is no such thing. After hanging up the phone, Levy was also surprised, in his memory, this technique should have been first used in the filming of The Lord of the Rings, when playing Gollum, but who knows, this technology actually came out a year early!

"The question now is, is this technology put into use? You know, it's going to cost up......"

"That's not a problem, use it now! Come with me to the technical department now and we'll ask together! ”

Levy's words made Nolan laugh again: Sure enough, as long as the movie can be made well, it seems that he is not a problem.

Well, there's really no problem! (To be continued......)