Chapter 231: Repentance
How can I perform a role well? Immerse yourself in your true feelings! That's right, even if you put in the emotion, it may not be able to fully convey it to the audience, yes, the means are not the end, but that doesn't mean that the means are not important, is it possible to say that athletes should not exercise because they lose because of poor performance in the competition?
During the filming of "Dance of Death Row Inmates", Sean had already experienced the feeling of the unity of man and drama, so when the character of "The Believer", which can also cause his inner turmoil, came to him, he couldn't help but be moved.
Although I don't want to admit it very much, whether it's for the sake of face or I don't want to admit defeat in front of my father, it's not unacceptable if I try it in the movie. Moreover, according to the intuition after reading the full script, the box office of this independent film will definitely not be very good, but the word-of-mouth should be not bad, and it should not appear to be attacked by the Jewish shili group.
When Sean called and said that he could take it, the other party immediately said that filming would start in New York in three days, and he hoped that he would come in time. Sean was stunned for a few seconds, and it took him a while to reflect, these two guys should have colluded a long time ago, right? How could anyone have promised to start filming immediately, is it to save the scene by himself?
If it weren't for the fact that in the past two days, Sean still asked Frederick to inquire about some news, knowing that what they said was roughly true, otherwise it would be difficult to say what kind of gap would have stretched out in his heart.
So he still passed, and then he learned that Jacobson and Bean were also too worried, and said before that they had already pulled in investment last year, and the actors and everything had already been contacted, just waiting for filming to start. Just because of the slight delay of two weeks, the investors suddenly changed their minds, causing them to be in trouble again.
Although Bean also has a few good works, it is difficult for independent films to attract investment, and if it is this kind of theme, the production company will not invest, and the average investor will depend on luck. Now it's easy to raise enough budget of 1.3 million again, but because it has been delayed for too long, many of the actors have other things, so after hearing Sean's words when the two old guys were pouring bitter water in the café, they simply sent him an invitation with the idea of trying their luck.
Well, this is indeed difficult, so Sean didn't care about them in the end, not only took a salary of 50,000 yuan, but also took out 200,000 yuan as an investment, and gave them a budget of 1.5 million, which made the two old guys quite moved. Anyway, he has made some money now, and he is no longer the young man who came to Los Angeles with $2,000 to roam around, there is no shortage of 200,000, and he has never thought about earning back from this movie, and it doesn't matter if he makes some money.
"Ready, Act 112, Scene 44, Action!" As the clapperboard was laid, the camera began to move, and everyone held their breath and fell silent.
"A true genius originates from the land, the sun, the sea, and the earth, because he can understand it," the bare-headed young man said to the reporter in front of him with disdain, "and the Jews have no land." ”
"They have Israel." The reporter reminded him.
The young man was visibly stunned, then shook his head in denial: "They are not Jews. ”
"Of course they are." The reporter seemed intent on raising the bar with him.
"Look at those Israelis, they have formed a society for a long time, they don't need Judaism anymore, because they have land. The real Jews are wanderers. There are no roots and no appendages, so many things are not valued......" The young man said loudly, as angry as before, but this anger was faintly different from before.
This scene in the café is the first time that the entire theme is pointed out, according to the description of the script, before this, the male protagonist Danny was an out-and-out neo-Nazi party member. He beat up Jewish students, smashed Jewish cars on the street with his fox friends, made provocative remarks at parties, and so on.
But here, when he speaks of Israel, of the Jews who cannot make nails, but only trades, his anger is more like an angry one. This is what I said before, how deep the hatred is, how deep the love is, the hero's hatred for his own nation is more about seeing the shortcomings of this nation, but he is powerless to change and then has disgust - only in this nation can he know better what the problems of this nation are.
Of course, according to Sean's words in his previous life...... This guy is in the middle of the second period of secondary school, and his eyes are always in the eyes, and the fault is that shijie is not himself. However, the second secondary period will eventually pass, so the male protagonist eventually returns to his own nation and turns to dust along with the bomb in the church - I don't know what the archetype who committed suicide in life thinks, at least that's how the script ends.
Even so, some of the plots in the first half of the film are still fierce attacks on Jews, so not only is it difficult to attract investment, but no Jewish actors are willing to take on the film. The crew had to look for non-Jewish actors, Zuihou was sick and went to the doctor to find Sean, as for Jewish features, hooked nose and curly hair, makeup was enough, and the neo-Nazis were all bald.
So Sean said goodbye to his brown hair, to be honest, shaving his head is not so bad, although it is said that this will make people look old, but maybe because his temperament is more mature, so the change is not very big, the makeup artist works a little harder, and he looks not much different from ordinary young people.
Then, because he resonated with this emotion, Sean naturally performed with ease, and the only problem was that he had to struggle to break free from the character's emotions after each end of filming.
Even if he can understand the character's feelings, he has never thought of wanting him to turn back, at least not now, which is tantamount to admitting defeat. Well, Sean also admitted that if he didn't still have impressions and intuitions from his previous life, and still have a heart that would not look back after breaking through the south wall, otherwise, he would normally only work hard outside for a few years, and go back to inherit his father's career after his head was broken.
However, since he is not doing badly now, and will do better, what if Weishenme still has to admit defeat?
"Good!" With Bean's voice, the crew ended the filming of the café in the eyes of the surrounding customers.
With only so much budget and every single one needs to be carefully calculated, it is naturally impossible for the crew to take over the entire café and then get a bunch of extras. So those who come to the café to rest naturally have to look around, not to mention that the content of the shooting has quite strong discriminatory content.
But this is not difficult for Bean, he came up with a way to shoot the camera from an oblique angle, on the one hand, to avoid shooting those viewers in, and on the other hand, to highlight the emotions of the characters. It is their flexible means, coupled with Sean's excellent acting skills, that make the crew quite efficient.
"It's great to have you as the lead actor, Sean." Bean said this more than once.
Well, Sean, as an actor who has become famous, and has been rumored to be quite discerning in the circle, has also invested in works such as "My Grand Greek Wedding", which is still in theaters today, and can only get 50,000 yuan to star in this movie, and also invested 200,000 yuan in it, this kind of behavior is naturally very grateful.
Even though Sean always said that it didn't have to be like this, it did feel good.
"By the way, the field reporter told me that I don't have to go to the suburbs tomorrow?" After finishing today's shooting, Sean asked the director.
"Yes, we've finally been in touch with the choice of the heroine, tomorrow," Bean nodded repeatedly.
"That's great." Sean breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'd better come over at the usual time." ”
The crew spent most of the time filming in Queens and Brooklyn, and some of the filming locations were even in the suburbs, so accommodation was certainly inconvenient and safety was a problem, so Sean paid out of his own pocket to stay in a hotel in the more secure Haode area - he originally planned to go to Manhattan, but he forgot about the transportation problems.
In fact, traffic is a problem, and it's good that New York doesn't get stuck in traffic, and it is possible to get stuck in traffic for hours, especially during rush hour.
Because the place where I live is a little far from the crew's station, I got up early in the past few days and rushed over, and if I want to go to the suburbs, I may have to get up earlier, so I was relieved to know that I had found the heroine in emergency.
And the reason why I asked an actress for emergency is also interesting, or something that makes people laugh and cry, at the beginning, 90% of the actors have already been decided, including the heroine, and the difference is only the male lead. But after Sean agreed to star, the girl who played the heroine immediately withdrew, and said that she would never cooperate with Sean, there was no way, Jacobson and Bean could only give up on her.
As for Weishenme, just know her name - Shamo? Phoenix. That's right, the famous Rivan? Phoenix, as well as Quincy? Phoenix's sister, and Sean was called the next Raven? Phoenix, for a sister who adores her brother who died young, this must not be tolerated, even if that is not Sean's intention.
Fortunately, there are not many scenes of the heroine, and the crew can shoot other ones first, and then let people find actresses, so it took more than a week to find them.
"There's already a heroine, and I'll still shoot here tomorrow." On the way back, Sean said to Sanders, who was driving a rented car.
"No problem, I'll remind you." Sanders nodded.
It would be a lot of work to break free from the character's state, but it was a daily necessity, so it was tiring, and Sean needed plenty of rest because of it. Even if the alarm clock is set and the clock is set on time, everything is a grind, so Sanders needs to urge.
"By the way, I need to nominate to warn you, Sean......" Sanders said as he thought of something.
"I know, I know." Sean rolled his eyes, "When I was on the crew of "Dance of Death Row Prisoners" before, didn't I already agree? ”
"I'm just reminding you, don't you need me?" Sanders had a rare sense of humor.
Sean rolled his eyes again, he endured it last time, could he not help it this time? This guy is underestimating himself.
The next day, however, he repented.