Chapter 89: "The Sound of Music" starts filming

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During the time that Alex was building DreamWorks, Roman Holiday was its first film and got off to a good start. In the next year or so, Alex shot one or two more small-budget films.

These two movies were just made to run in with the company's employees and integrate resources. The director is not him, but a friend invited by Morris. I didn't make much money after the release, but I can't say that I lost money.

Through the filming of these two films, Alex learned more about film production. He has finally gone from a new film player to a qualified junior director. That's what Morris had to say about him.

Alex also thinks he has a lot of confidence that even if Morris is not around, he can direct a good movie on his own. It's just a matter of making more mistakes and spending more time and money.

That's what Morris taught him, and the director is the organizer and the leader. You only need to grasp three elements to be considered a qualified director, these three elements are, script commentary, camera, and actors.

Morris believes that Alex's skills in scripts have passed the passing level, and the director's first task is how to choose and process the script. After reading Alex's script and storyboards, he decided that even a seasoned Hollywood director might not be able to do this.

As for the camera, it's Alex's big short leg. However, after Morris's guidance, he already knew how to make a shooting plan, determine the shooting method, arrange the shooting time, and so on.

There is also the actor, which Alex thinks is not very difficult. Just tell the actor what you want to see. For Alex, who has a complete memory, it's like talking to the picture.

But Morris didn't think so, and he made Alex need to hone for a while. Because the actor is the most complex thing among these three factors, people are living, thinking and ** things. The interpersonal relationships that directors have to deal with every day are very complex, and if they are not careful, they will let the actors out of their control, especially those who are talented, and it is the most difficult to master.

In September 1954, half a year after the Oscars were awarded, DreamWorks' $8oo investment in "The Sound of Music" finally began filming.

The film was filmed in Austria, specifically in the city and suburbs of Salzburg. This is also the real place where the story was born. This place is also the hometown of the famous musician Mozart and the famous conductor Karajan.

The exterior locations include the Mirabelar Palace and Gardens, the Rose Hill, the Sars Castle, the Monastery of the Nuns, the Cemetery of St. Peter's, the Palazzo LΓ©opersko, the Fort Froenburg Palace, the Winter Mountain, the Pavilion, the Anifo Palace, the Hohenwifen Castle, the Foscher, St. Gilles, St. Wolfgang, the Church of the Moon Lake, and many more

It can be said that all the local landscapes are photographed, showing the customs and customs like a picture scroll.

Filming is not based on storyline exhibitions, but is divided into different scenes, and the clips of the same scene are filmed as much as possible. Sometimes it is also necessary to take into account the reality of the situation, and the ending may be filmed first and then other clips.

Before starting filming, Alex strewnly copied Morris's directing skills, and he is now sure that his experience and ability in directing is definitely no worse than Morris's. He even met Morris, after all, he has the experience and insight of the times.

Alex originally decided to shoot the location first, that is, at the beginning of the field in Salzburg, Maria forgot about the mountain scenery and indulged in singing. and scenes such as Mary sitting on the grass and singing while taking the children on a picnic on the mountain. However, when Alex saw the radiant Hepburn, he knew they were in trouble.

Hepburn is too thin and beautiful, and it is difficult to hide her unique temperament. Looking at it from the camera, it's like seeing Princess Anne. This didn't fit the script, and it made Alex very difficult.

A long time ago, Alex suggested that Hepburn eat more and gain weight, which would be more in line with his image of Maria. But for more than a year, Hepburn is still so thin, and he doesn't look a little fat at all.

Looking at Hepburn, who had already dyed his hair dark gold, Alex felt a little headache, and he said, "Hey, it would be nice if you gained a few more pounds." It looks too skinny now, not like the Mary I wanted. ”

Hepburn blushed when he heard this, and whispered: "I also want to eat fat, but I can't get fat no matter how I eat." ”

Alex was simply by Hepburn's words, he had never seen a woman who had never eaten fat. I was thinking about what to do and what I could do to remedy it.

Pike and the others looked at the two of them with a smile on their faces, showing no sign of going up to help.

In the end, it was Morris who said, "So be it, I think it's nice that Sister Mary is pretty." ”

Kim's Hepburn? That's it. The original Maria is not ugly, but does not have the thrilling beauty of Hepburn, and I hope that people can accept a beautiful Maria.

After Alex looked at it for a while, he suddenly felt that there might be something wrong with the type. The makeup artist obviously did not get rid of the influence of Hepburn's last role, and still gave her a very trendy look. How can this be done, Mary came out of the monastery, and those grandmothers will not let her stay like this.

"The pot lid is fake, and it wants to be golden." Alex said to the staff next to him.

Alex is young, but everyone present knows that he is the boss and the director. They didn't dare to disobey Alex, so they found a golden pot lid from the prop box.

"Put it on and give it a try!" Alex said to Hepburn.

Hepburn, with the help of a makeup artist, brought this fake, and it was very miraculous that her whole temperament changed a lot. was originally a princess-like girl, but suddenly she became a tomboy-like woman. The shape of this pot lid makes others can't help but laugh when they see it, but they feel that it is very suitable for the role of a nun played by Hepburn.

"Hmm!"

Alex circled around Hepburn, staring at her and thinking.

Everyone else also focused their eyes on Hepburn's type, with a surprised expression.

Alex let out another voice: "Hmm! ”

This made Hepburn's heart tremble when she heard it, and she asked worriedly: "Why do you have strange eyes?" ”

"It's decided!" Alex suddenly slapped his palms and said, "The makeup artist cut Hepburn's freshly cut like this!" We don't wear fakes! ”

Hepburn was almost so frightened by his words that she was about to run away, but she put her hands on her head and said, "Wait, wait! If the head is cut off, it will take months to grow. ”

Pike and the others were also surprised, they didn't expect Alex to be so ruthless and want to cut off Hepburn's beautiful head.

Bergman also covered his mouth and looked at them in amazement. She originally thought that Hepburn would be fine wearing a fake, but she didn't expect Alex to come for real.

The makeup artist was about to pick up the scissors to cut Hepburn's hair, when Alex suddenly stopped him: "Wait! Don't cut it yet. ”

Everyone was relieved to hear this, thinking that Alex had changed his mind. Hepburn also looked at him with tears in his eyes, almost crying.

"Let's finish filming the wedding scene first!" Alex decided to adjust the shooting sequence and shoot the finale first.

This puzzled Morris, and he asked, "Didn't we already decide what we were going to shoot today, why did we change it all of a sudden?" This increases staff workload and wastes time and money. ”

Pike somewhat understood Alex's intentions, and he also took the opportunity to say: "Actually, Hepburn looks pretty good when he wears a fake shot, so there's no need to cut it off!" β€œ

The others realized at this time that Alex still hadn't changed his mind, and still wanted to shoot the scene where Hepburn didn't cut off his head first, and then shoot the scene that was cut.

Alex had to explain: "Don't you think Hepburn feels a little weird wearing a fake? ”

As soon as he said this, everyone felt that there was something wrong. In fact, they also noticed it early on, otherwise they wouldn't have wanted to laugh when they saw Hepburn's type. Hepburn's face is already small, and if he puts a pot lid on his head, he will look big and small. When you watch it in reality, it may not be a big problem, but in the film, the audience will be easy to see this.

Originally, Alex was supposed to be like everyone else, he would only feel it when he saw the film, but he had the ability to memorize completely. When he compared the details of Hepburn's changes before and after in his mind, he came up with this problem before others.

Morris, Pike, Bergman and others are all experienced filmmakers, and after Alex's reminder, they reacted immediately. So they all agreed to Alex's approach, and Hepburn could only sacrifice a show.

There is also in the movie, Hepburn will definitely get his head wet when he has to face the wind, rain, and even go down to the lake. In the face of this situation, if you still wear a fake, there will definitely be a lot of accidents.

As for Alex to shoot the wedding scene first, it is because he thinks that if Hepburn still has a boy's shape at this time, it will destroy the beauty of the bride. Besides, in real cases, Mary would have kept her head long before having a wedding.

In addition, if the wedding is not filmed early, it will inevitably be held around December, when the temperature will drop very low. If Hepburn were wearing a thin bridal outfit, he would have frozen. Alex remembers that when the original version was filmed, Julie was almost unable to move because of this.

With all these reasons, he had to adjust the shooting sequence, which is something that directors often have to face.

After everyone reached a consensus, they immediately arranged the wedding scene and gathered a large number of extras.

The next day, they began filming the scene where Maria marries the colonel. When Hepburn, dressed in a white bridal outfit, appeared, everyone's eyes lit up, and they seemed to see Princess Anne in "Roman Holiday" coming.

Especially Pike, when he saw Hepburn coming in this dress, his heart beat violently, and he almost suffocated. The feeling at this moment is the same as Hepburn really marrying him.

Entering the church before the bride are the children acting as ring children and flower girls, who come in and stand on the aisle. It was then that the bride Hepburn walked into the church, dressed in a long white dress and two children holding their wedding dresses behind her.

Hepburn approached Pike, glanced at him, walked up to the bishop, and read the wedding vows. With the bishop's blessing, the two exchanged wedding rings and helped each other put them on, followed by a long, affectionate kiss.

These scenes are not in the movie, but Alex still filmed the entire wedding process. On the one hand, he wanted to give Parker and Hepburn the opportunity to create a zΓ o and create good memories. On the other hand, he plans to put this part of the shooting scene into an extended version of the movie.

Alex looked at the two happy people at the wedding, and there was an indescribable joy in his heart, he sincerely hoped that Pike and Hepburn would come together.