Chapter 121: Small Victory
Although the temperature is similar indoors to Los Angeles, Hamilton is at a high latitude, the weather is cold, and it sometimes snows in April. In addition, this drama is a period drama, and there are great restrictions on location, according to the planning of the crew, almost all the location scenes are produced by the green curtain in the early stage, which is lower than the cost of real filming. -- This is also a manifestation of the rapid development of the film industry in recent years, when the cost of special effects has dropped dramatically.
After starting to shoot the simple shot of Roger walking out of the office in the morning, according to the chronological order, the afternoon began to shoot the first encounter of Roger and Dai Rui, who had been rehearsed yesterday. Jenny did not go back to the hotel after attending the opening ceremony in the morning, but waited on the set to see Christopher's performance.
Jenny did not participate in the whole process of the makeup setting process of this film, because her makeup was the most difficult, and the five personalities had to have makeup photos, so busy that she didn't even see Christopher's makeup photos later, so she was still startled when she saw Christopher who finished makeup: The crew can be said to be meticulous in turning him in the direction of a middle-aged man, with the help of amazing special effects makeup, Christopher's hair is thinner, his cheeks have become plump and sagging, his forehead has a few more wrinkles, and there are many eye bags and nasolabial folds. His body is even more bloated, it can be clearly seen that he has a small belly, his arms are slightly thick, and even Hitomi Ren is wearing specially customized colored contact lenses, and his eyes are a lot cloudy. If he walked down the street like this, only one out of ten passers-by would recognize him as Christopher. Hanks.
Of course, if you look at it with the naked eye, it is still easy to find unnatural places, and if you have enough time, the prosthesis you wear on your body is not as good as the fat you really eat, but there is a certain age gap between Christopher and Roger, and you must wear special effects makeup on your face. In order to get on camera, Christopher had to go to the set three hours in advance to put on makeup, and the makeup removal time also needed to be about an hour, not counting the shooting time - from this point of view, his professionalism is not to be criticized, after all, his salary for starring in this film is only 2 million, even if it does not count the part of the funded game, it is only one-tenth of the normal salary.
After he put on his makeup and stood with Jenny, who was still young and beautiful, Roger and Sally's feelings came out, and the photographer on the set motioned for the two to take a few group photos for future promotion. Jenny walked up to Christopher and joined him in a festive V-shaped hand.
"Did you stay here to see me perform?" Christopher asked curiously, and he turned the page about yesterday again.
"I want to see how Roger works, and if it's too bad, it's too late to make a substitution." Jenny also said as if on business, and Christopher laughed hajly, "Do you just distrust my acting skills so much?" ”
"After all, you haven't won a real professional award yet." Jenny pointed pointedly.
"Roger will be a breakthrough." Christopher said firmly, "Of course, if you don't play it badly." ”
The two glanced at each other, and they could both feel each other's fighting spirit and confidence. Jenny was still a little unreceptive to Christopher, who was serious about his work, and she stepped aside, no longer bothering Christopher to cultivate her emotions, but instead chatted with producer Catherine about post-production.
Soon, as the set and the machine were in place, Christopher was also called to the sidelines, put on the doctor's robe, he walked back and forth in the set for a few steps, as if he was brewing emotions, and tried to rub his face several times, but realized that he had makeup on his face, and put it down halfway up, through the small screen on the monitor, Jenny could clearly see his deep breathing movements, as if he was going to spit Christopher out of his body, sucking Roger into his nose, with continuous coordinated movements, Christopher's eyes became more and more blank, his expression became more and more numb, his shoulders slumped, and his body language clearly expressed his emotions: this is a man who has been overwhelmed by the burdens of life, he has completely lost the spark of youth, although he may not be so old from the outside, but his mentality is rapidly aging.
When Christopher didn't wear makeup before, due to the limitations of his appearance, his performance was not so brilliant, but now after he wears old makeup, the effect is completely out. Roger's gentle tiredness was vividly played, and because of the strong contrast between his appearance and Christopher's, his acting skills were even more shown. What's more, Roger inherited Christopher's dazzling traits - just like playing a villain, some villains are bad and attractive, and some villains are very mediocre, the same is a middle-aged man who has lost the joy of life, Roger is more attractive than thousands of characters of the same type: it is not easy to say what is attractive, it should not be temperament, nor should it be appearance, it can only be said to be a mark written on a person's bones, a kind of talent.
It's a very simple long shot, with Roger coming back from his rounds around the ward, talking briefly to a few nurses on the way, then washing his hands, stripping, and walking out the door. There is no difficulty in terms of performance, and in David. At the behest of an expert like Finch, his royal camera crew was also very good at scheduling the shots - of course, this was also because of the good preparations, and the storyboard schematics were produced very early.
However, despite this, this shot was still shot five or six times repeatedly, and David finally shouted 'Good' with satisfaction, this is because the director will continue to find problems during filming, maybe he feels that the lens composition is more beautiful from another angle, maybe on a whim, he wants to delete or add some lines, this is a very normal shooting behavior, and it is common for a shot to be shot more than ten times, and the test here is the patience of the actors.
Christopher was very quiet on the set, almost didn't talk except for communicating with David, although he repeated reshoots, he didn't show a little negative emotion, which can be seen, which made David quite satisfied, and also made Catherine have a smile on her face: David is a famous director, but Christopher is also an actor, if the two sides are not convinced by each other and can't cooperate with each other, the whole movie may become a disaster. Now that Christopher is highly cooperative, David is more inspired and talented, which is certainly beneficial to the movie.
"I think Christopher has been grossly underestimated in the past." During a break on set, she and Jenny chatted, "I was amazed by his performance in the morning. In past films, both the audience and the director seem to be distracted by his appearance, but after playing ugly, his brilliance shines and his acting skills are intoxicating - maybe this film can really bring him a nomination. ”
Jenny can't help but admit this: Christopher's performance was indeed surprising, and even gave her a certain sense of crisis. In her several roles, at least Dai Rui has little room to explore, and in the afternoon scene, although Roger was intoxicated by Dai Rui, in terms of acting skills, her room for play is much smaller than Roger's.
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Maybe because it is a thriller, the atmosphere on the set is a little gloomy and alienated, although David does not spare his praise, but he does not mean to mingle with everyone, after the play, he went back to the trailer, and the meal was also picked up and sent to the trailer. Christopher also behaved very quietly, looking thoughtful during lunch, and had no intention of stepping forward to talk to Jenny, until the two of them arrived on the set and were ready to bury their seats, he turned his head and simply complimented Jenny, "You look beautiful, Dai Rui." ”
Although this is a bit of a flirtatious meaning, but Christopher's expression is gentle and sincere, Jenny does not feel offended, Christopher seems to have fully invested in the role of Roger, and has not withdrawn, his expression and tone tell of infatuation and love, although it is not amazing, but this kind of love is so pure and passionate, that Jenny can't say anything disappointing, just a shy smile, and in a trance, he really found some feelings of Dai Rui......
"Second Scene One, March 31, 2005 at 2:30 p.m., Action!"
With the words of the scene reporter, the studio quickly fell silent, the headlights scorched the air, making the studio warm as spring although there was no heating, and Roger, played by Christopher, squinted at the incandescent lights, as if he could not withstand the direct rays of the sun. He hurried through the extras, munching on a burger and aimlessly browsing the passers-by, while on the other side of the studio, dressed in a floral dress and a blonde shawl
'Dai Rui' greeted Roger, also casually looking left and right, and walked over with a pleasant chuckle, her complexion was fair, her steps were agile, and her temperament seemed pure and dusty in a lot of light, like a newborn, with curiosity and kindness to anything she saw.
Several staff members squatted, holding reflectors, and concentrated the light source at Dai Rui's feet, so that the sunlight on her side seemed to be brighter, and she seemed so beautiful in the spring light, so that Roger, who noticed her first, couldn't help but slow down, his eyes lingered on Dai Rui's face, the corners of his lips were tightened, his clenched hands and his body language couldn't help but lean forward slightly, all told the fact that he was deeply attracted to Dai Rui.
As for Dai Rui, she also noticed that someone was looking at her, her eyes inadvertently flowed to Roger's face, not only was she not frightened by Roger's obsession, but she happily showed a friendly smile to him, and the eyes of the two met like this.
Roger's chewing slowed down, the burger in his hand rubbed against his cheek, leaving traces of sauce, and Dai Rui was amused by his silly appearance, she pointed to the corner of her lips, and smiled mischievously at Roger-
“Cut! Nogood! David's voice brought Jenny back to her senses, and her heart sank: she couldn't see her performance, but judging from Christopher's performance, the director's 'NG' should have been directed at her - in her footage, Jenny almost never heard the director shout 'Nogood' to her.
Although it was only for a moment, Jenny swore that she saw a sense of pride in Roger's somewhat cloudy eyes, as if Christopher was showing her through Roger, Jenny glared at him, walked over to the director, and David was already preparing to tell them the play.
"You've gone a little too far," David put both of them in the water with the first sentence, which made Jenny feel a little better, "Jennifer, you've been doing well all along, but the last laugh was too affectionate, do you know what I mean?" Dai Rui suddenly became an adult woman, not without love. A girl who wants to feel. ”
Jenny couldn't help but admire David's eyesight: the fact is that although she had rehearsed many times before and was indeed immersed in the role just now, the moment she saw Christopher's funny performance, Jenny was really amused, and at that moment, her 'self' replaced the role of Dai Rui, and it was indeed Jenny who was laughing, not Dai Rui laughing. It's just that she didn't expect that such a short moment of drama was captured by David's sharp eyes.
"And you, Chris, you're too affectionate with Dai Rui's expression. Desire," David said solemnly, "before that, because of Dai Rui's innocence, this feeling was not obvious, but after Dai Rui smiled, your eye contact will make people want to say 'go find a room', and I feel that Roger is not just shocked and impressed by Dai Rui's beauty, but wants to pursue her, and this admiration is purposeful - of course, as the plot develops, Roger will have a □□ for Sally, in this scene, he simply admires Dai Rui's beauty, remember, His admiration and worship are not purposeful, it's like, I don't know, it's like you see the Niacaragua's waterfall, you think it's beautiful, you love it, but you don't want to sleep in the Niacaragua's waterfall, don't you think? ”
Christopher shook his head, and he gave Jenny a quick look, "I don't want to." ”
"Very good," David looked back and forth between the two of them, "you're all very good at acting, and the chemistry is very good, you just need to control it - let's do it again." ”
For David, he was just joking, Jenny was sure that he didn't have any hidden meaning, however, the speaker had no intention, the listener had a heart, David's words made her a little unnatural, and she also glanced at Christopher quickly, "No problem, David." ”
In the second Take of this scene, Dai Rui did not have to be distracted, but Christopher still didn't control Roger's expression, they reshot several times, Chris couldn't satisfy David, the atmosphere on the set obviously deteriorated, Christopher also felt this pressure, he proposed to rest for fifteen minutes, and then got into his trailer with a pensive face.
Although she had made up her mind to crush Christopher, now that she had really stepped on him, Jenny began to worry about the filming schedule again - at this pace, she might have to shoot this shot all the time in an afternoon, and she might not be able to shoot the whole film in 90 days.
However, Christopher is also a battle-hardened after all, unlike Ryan. After a fifteen-minute break, Gosling, who needed to be clicked, calmly returned to the set, and everyone began to take again—this time, he looked at Dai Rui with a pure expression, and with David's praise, the scene passed the shoot without any problems.
It may not be as easy as you think to suppress him...... Leaving Christopher to continue shooting some single shots, Jenny thought absentmindedly while preparing the styling and costumes for the next scene: this time, she may have met a strong enemy, Christopher seems to have been underestimated before, whether it is talent or understanding, it can be said that this time she is really playing against an actor who has an Oscar nomination or even the strength of the award, although she won a small victory today, but she must not be taken lightly, under David's sharp eyes, her slightest mistake will be found out, With one more mistake in the afternoon, Christopher might be able to find a comeback in what she thinks is a match.
Although I don't want to admit it, I ...... The corners of Jenny's lips still rose slightly—maybe not because of Christopher, maybe just because it was her first award-winning film—but it was undeniable that she felt the kind of feeling that the previous films hadn't brought her—the feeling of blood boiling, the burning fighting spirit, this competitive drama of chasing after me, seemed to arouse her emotions and put her in a low-grade fever......
The author has something to say: there is a double watch tonight!
Time doesn't have to ...... The first one is a bit stuck||