As a small-budget independent film, although the cost of 10 million dollars is a little high, considering that it has two big stars, Hugo and Susan, and it was filmed in Louisiana, the cost suddenly seems intimate and lovely.

With the exception of Hugo and Susan, who are also the director, most of the other actors are newcomers, and they don't even have a single acting experience, for whom Hugo, who has been firmly in the top spot in Hollywood for the past two years, is obviously a strong attraction.

Not just anyone has the opportunity to see Hugo up close, unlike sitting in a movie theater and watching a movie, and seeing it up close, or even being a part of a rival play, can change their future career as an actor. Therefore, the crew was lively for a while, and when the drama came to inform that the first scene was about to start filming, it gradually quieted down.

Hugo sat in his chair and didn't say anything, just propped his chin with his right hand, as if thinking about something.

Joseph stood by for a while, seeing that Hugo did not command, so he stood a little farther away, but kept a reasonable distance, as was the case with "Schindler's List", he had to keep an eye on Hugo at all times, and at the same time not get too close.

At this time, Samora came over with coffee, and after walking in front of Hugo, he said hello, "Hey, Hugo, your coffee is here." ”

Hugo didn't look up, but raised his eyes slightly, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and said with a meaningful expression, "Enjoy the leisurely life of a cup of coffee." ”

Samora couldn't figure out whether Hugo's words were sarcastic or ridiculous, he subconsciously glanced back at Joseph, Joseph nodded his chin slightly, and Samora turned his head and handed the coffee to Hugo, but still hesitated and said, "Are you sure you want to add so much sugar?" ”

Hugo took the coffee, didn't answer, but lowered his head and took a sip, then smashed his mouth with satisfaction, and nodded vigorously, "Of course, of course." That's good, that's good! Then he lowered his head and took a big sip, which looked like he was drinking Coke, not coffee.

With a question mark on her head, Samora pointed in Joseph's direction, "I'm right there, you can call me if there's anything." Then he hesitantly walked up to Joseph and asked in a low voice, "Are you really okay?" ”

For the past month, Samora's heart has been pounding, and the fickle Hugo is completely like a stranger, as if possessed by the devil, so that Samora almost suspects Hugo of evil. Later, I heard Joseph say that this is because Hugo is studying the role and pushing himself too hard, so his mind sometimes can't distinguish between the character and the self, reality and the script, which leads to the loss of control.

Even so, Samora found it incredible. But it seems to be true, sometimes Hugo is like a tyrannical villain, occasionally like a thug, occasionally like a thug, and occasionally he is back to normal...... After reading the script of "Death Row Prisoner Walk", Samora finally vaguely understood.

At this time, Samora really understood why Joseph also needed to read the script of each of Hugo's works, and read it carefully and carefully. Because it is very likely that this is also part of Joseph's work.

But to understand it, every time she comes into contact with such a moody Hugo, Samora still feels creepy. One second Hugo was still smiling softly there, and the next second he showed that weird look, which really looked like he was watching a horror movie.

Joseph did not reply, but cast a helpless glance at Samora. Samora knew what this meant, so she shrugged her shoulders helplessly and whispered, "You know what? Hugo added five pieces of sugar and two glasses of milk today, which he had never added before, and he said that a cappuccino was not coffee at all. And...... He looked like he had never enjoyed coffee before. ”

Hugo has always drunk coffee with two packets of sugar without milk, and occasionally drinks black coffee when necessary, simply put, he doesn't like the type of coffee that is too sweet. But today is really weird.

Joseph also lowered his voice and explained, "Maybe he just wants to try ......" But after the words came out, Joseph himself didn't believe it, watching Hugo drink the whole cup of coffee in one go like a cow chewing a peony, Joseph's brows couldn't help but become entangled again, "He just wants to try it." "Joseph was convincing Samora, and he was convincing himself.

The first scene of "Death Row Walk" was filmed very quickly, and with no reporters paying attention, Tim gathered the crew and simply announced "Our work starts today", which was considered the opening ceremony.

The first scene is the scene where Susan appears on the stage, there is no acting component, just a picture of Susan walking through the neighborhood and returning home. Susan wasn't the focus of the image, the local extras were the focus, and Tim wanted to be a true representation of the community, with children playing and adults gossiping...... Do whatever you have to do, no need to pay attention to the camera, no special performance, just the most ordinary life, and then Susan walks through the crowd and returns home.

Since all the children had no acting experience, they always couldn't help but look at the camera, which was the first scene that made repeated mistakes, and as a result, it took nearly two hours to shoot this original picture of life. The filming of "Death Row Prisoner Walk" can be regarded as officially kicking off.

Hugo's first scene was soon filmed, and on the third day after the opening ceremony, the scene where Matthew and Sister Helen met for the first time in prison was filmed.

Tim planned to shoot in chronological order, because this would clearly show the psychological changes of Matthew and Sister Helen, and Hugo and Susan would also help to show the delicate and intricate process of inner changes during the performance.

Today's scene is the first meeting of two complete strangers, but it is full of tense mutual spying.

Matthew enlists the help of Sister Helen, one of his few hopes, who wants her to sympathize with him because of her religious beliefs, but fears that she will not be willing to forgive her because of her religious beliefs, so he not only wants to convince her that he is not killing anyone, but also to make her inclined. But on the other hand, Matthew did not want the nun to "invade" his heart, he was not a person of faith, and he did not want to show himself to a stranger.

Similarly, Sister Helen chooses to meet Matthew, but even at the last moment she is not sure if she is doing the right thing, and the faith in her heart tells her that the victim's family needs her comfort, and she cannot forgive the murderer's viciousness; But her faith also tells her that God is willing to forgive and redeem everyone, if the person confesses sincerely. She knew that Matthew was a sinner who had been abandoned by everyone, and even she was upset, but she knew that maybe she was Matthew's only support.

Therefore, the first encounter seems to be uneventful, but in fact, it is full of spying, attack and defense, and pushing and pulling. Although the love is not full, the inner struggle is presented between the eyebrows and the dialogue, which is a huge test for the two actors: a test of their understanding of the role, a test of their control of the role.

Although people always like to watch "outbursts", when the acting skills encounter a trigger point and release it heartily, such clips always make people want to watch it; But relatively speaking, this kind of scene without "crutches" and without borrowing points is a more profound test of the actors' psychological preparation and script understanding, because a little deviation often causes a huge impact on the flow of the story.

Before officially starting filming, Tim personally came up to talk about the play, not the drama, because Tim knew how important this scene was, and this was the first collision between the two actors since the start of filming, and the spark and tacit understanding between the two people were not enough, and they needed to run in, so filming was often more difficult.

"Susan, I hope you have to hesitate a little more and magnify that uncertainty." After Tim finished talking about the filming process of the whole scene, he began to explain to the two actors separately.

This scene will be filmed in three parts, close-up Susan, close-up Hugo, and medium shot as a whole, generally speaking, when close-up Susan, Hugo can sit opposite each other for the scene, you can hold the script, relax a little, and even let others come over to help Susan play is okay, but for the overall effect, Tim requires each shooting of two actors to follow the real performance, not a simple confrontation. Therefore, Tim's explanation is very detailed.

"I don't mind if you show a little fear and sympathy, but don't go too far, the main thing is that kind of uncertain apprehension." Tim says what he asks for and leaves it for Susan to savor. Then he turned to look at Hugo.

At this time, Hugo was chewing gum, his eyes were constantly wandering beside him, with an absent-minded look, Tim couldn't help frowning, such Hugo seemed very unprofessional, but Tim hesitated, still suppressed the doubts in his heart, and said, "Hugo, I hope you are arrogant, as if you are not begging the other party, but the other party takes the initiative to come and see you, you can control the whole situation in your hands, be arrogant and arrogant, this is acceptable." ”

Hugo didn't answer, but glanced at Tim with a simple look as if to say "I know", and then looked away again at the rest of the room, which made Tim stunned.

Tim was silent and thought about it, then looked deeply into Hugo's eyes, vaguely noticed something, and finally withdrew his gaze, and shouted to the crew, "Everyone is ready!" Then he walked quickly to the back of the monitor, and the reporter ran in with the clapperboard.

Hugo's first scene is about to start filming.