Chapter 81: Low EQ and Commercial Films

"Oh, Roland, what are you doing standing here stupidly?"

Just as Roland was staring at the crew list in a daze, feeling that he was lucky to be able to hook up with Robert Zemeckis in the time loop, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.

Not only that, but when he turned his head to check, his right shoulder also sank, and a head poked out from the left side.

"I've been looking for you for a long time, and you thought you didn't come! You're not avoiding me, are you? ”

"Congratulations, "Home Alone" is a big hit, and your road to fame is much smoother than mine."

That's right, the first guy who was close to Roland after entering the group naturally had a relationship, but Charlie Cosmo, who gave Roland a great boost, when this little guy wearing a peaked cap found Roland, he pounced without hesitation, that kind of familiarity, even more sophisticated than James.

β€œOuch!” After seeing the other party's smiling face, Roland directly complained in a half-joking tone, and then raised his elbow in a friendly manner and clubbed the other party's chest very unceremoniously, "Charles, is it necessary for me to avoid you?" ”

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to join the crew of Terminator 2."

"If you don't join the crew, what will you do with the promotion of "Home Alone"?"

"You have a credit for the box office records! If it weren't for the fact that the shooting schedule was too full, I would have wanted to invite you to my house a long time ago......"

Roland is lying now and not blushing.

What does it mean to have a full shooting schedule?

He's been playing at home for almost a month, okay?!

But Charles didn't know that!

And after hearing Roland's excited words, Charles, who had already used filming as a means of making friends, had a smile on his face even more, "Don't talk about "Terminator 2", I didn't want to shoot ...... anyway"

"However, it's okay to be a guest at your house."

"I saw the entertainment news before, and it said that you were at home with your sister recently?"

"Oh, I envy you."

"The three Olsen sisters are so cute, they look so much more comfortable than the naughty ghost in my family......"

Yes, in this realm of a few babies in this family, Charles naturally has a younger sister.

However, even if he has a younger sister, compared with America's youngest daughter, the gap is still a bit big.

As the doctor sings in "Red Rose": 'What you can't get is always in turmoil'.

In this America, who raised his arms and shouted, it was possible to form a group to steal the baby, and the charm of the Olsen sisters was unstoppable.

And with the three Olsen sisters cutting into the topic, they can talk about more things.

However, before they could talk for a while, someone spotted the two of them who were fishing in the horns.

He crept behind them, then jumped out and slapped his hands Charles's shoulders.

When the sudden sound and the sudden touch appeared at the same time, the two people who were squatting there immediately shook their spirits.

Turning his head to see that Ben was still pouring bitter water on Roland there, Charles, who told how difficult his sister was, immediately rolled his eyes, looked at the girl behind him with angry eyes, and said helplessly: "Shit! Gwen! Are you trying to scare me to death? ”

"Oh, Charles, don't you forget, who scared me last time."

The words of complaint could not get the sympathy of the other party at all, not only that, but after seeing the helpless face of the familiar person, the girl turned her gaze ruthlessly, looked at Roland beside him, and smiled with surprise: "Roland Allen? It turned out to be you? ”

"I'm Gwyneth, and it's a pleasure to meet you."

"I've watched Home Alone, and you've done a great job."

The sudden unexpected sound really startled Roland.

While turning his head to look, he was still wondering in his heart which blind guy dared to provoke him and Charles - you know, this is Spielberg's crew!

After revealing their identities, no one from the outside world came to provoke them, how could there be insiders in the group, brain-dead to touch their moldy heads?

But when Roland saw the face of the troublemaker, the familiar figure directly made him swallow back the doubts in his heart.

Because the guy who can be so naughty in the crew is Spielberg's goddaughter, Gwyneth Paltrow.

And her appearance is indeed not a bad head, right?

"Hello, Gwen, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Although the pleasant chit-chat with Charles was interrupted by the other party, Roland did not care about these details.

Anyway, before the start of filming, it's all idle chatting with whom, and there is no problem at all if there is one more person or one less person.

However, after seeing Roland's slightly formulaic smile, Little Pepper, who came to greet her, squatted down on her own, and not only that, but she also looked at Roland's body with interest.

Just as Roland was puzzled by her rudeness, the unhurried voice came out of her mouth.

"Oh, Roland, I didn't expect you to be a little different from Kevin in the movie."

"You are cuter on the screen, and your current dress doesn't seem to have anything to do with cuteness."

"Could it be because you don't want to play a child? Want to grow up? ”

"But I think it's better for you to make a sequel!"

"Dad's side doesn't have any books for you, in that case, isn't it good to seize the opportunity in front of you?"

All right......

Roland, who wanted to deal with it with a smile, decided to retract the idea just now.

The appearance of small peppers is indeed touching the moldy head.

Roland thought that this little pepper who jumped forward and greeted him in a friendly manner was different from the child he saw through the screen in his previous life, but what he didn't expect was that the little pepper in this era did look quite smart, which fully met the conditions of "Playboy" for wanting to shoot secretly, and this emotional intelligence is not the same as the outside world said, it is zero after falling in love and suffering a blow.

As soon as he came up, he commented on other people's dressing styles, and directly let him seize the opportunity in front of him in an adult's tone, this kind of behavior is really bad.

If Anne Hathaway is the person who thinks all of America is pretending, then Pepper Gwyneth Paltrow is the person who thinks all of America is the person who thinks she is doing, you know, in the entertainment reports that Roland has seen before, Star magazine ranks her first among the twenty most hated celebrities.

Of course, the reason why people hate her is not because of what kind of water queen.

When the list appeared, it had been more than ten years since the incident of the water queen, and in this case, the reason why people still hated her was entirely because what she said in front of the public was so ugly.

Just like Emperor Jin Hui who said, 'Why don't you eat minced meat', Xiao Chili is the typical spoiled rich second generation.

Unlike the former host who publicly stated in the variety show that his monthly living expenses had to reach 700,000, Xiao Pepper's behavior is even more popular, taking photos and sending them to Moments, and taking her dog to make a private jet She doesn't do anything like that, what she wants to do is to publish a book directly to show off her wealth, not only that, but to publicly Diss her ex in front of the media, Diss Scarlett has big breasts, and she performs facial liposuction surgery on her three-month-old daughter, etc., etc., these are her feats......

It's no exaggeration to say that compared to the queen of water, the stupid things she did were what made others really annoying.

And Roland thought that after having the identity of his own person, this guy's attitude might be better, but he didn't think about it-

Forget it, don't bother with this guy with zero emotional intelligence.

In Roland's opinion, maybe only the guy who said 'Shaq did it too' could kill Pepper in terms of scaring people.

With the mentality of not being stupid, Roland chatted with the other party awkwardly, and then found a reason to learn and left the scene directly; Thinking that this kind of person can leave Batman Big Ben directly on the bus and decisively, Roland has no idea of continuing to contact her, and now he would rather make mistakes in front of Spielberg and be scolded by the other party, rather than bother to communicate with the kind of guy who can't speak, first, upset, second, he is afraid that he will not be able to control his fists.

What's more, there is no guy who mixes with Pepper who is not unlucky.

After Ben Affleck broke up with Pepper, he got into trouble with Jennifer Lopez and pounced all the way to the end; After Brad Pitt and Pepper divorced, they went through marriage, divorce, and remarriage, although the box office is still the same, but the awards are disconnected.

Because of this, for the sake of his own future, Roland naturally wants to stay away directly.

Of course, after throwing Pepper to Charles, the first meeting of the next crew members was quite pleasant.

Julia Roberts did what she said and brought a director's cut video of "Pretty Woman" to Roland, and not only that, but she also signed Roland's name very kindly.

And Dustin Hoffman's five-year-old son is a fan of Roland, and when Roland leans over, the little guy excitedly wants to take a picture with him; In the face of Max's request, Roland naturally would not refuse, and after posing for POS and greeting him with a smile, Dustin, who was responsible for pressing the shutter, laughed and recorded all this.

As for Robin Williams?

This guy who has a super good relationship with director Howard naturally couldn't disappoint Roland, and after writing the blessing 'May you go to the top' on the autograph book Roland carried with him, he also asked Dustin for the camera, raised his arms high, and looked up at the sky at an oblique angle of 45 degrees, leaving an eternal mark in front of the huge set board.

People who don't have brains can't mix for long.

And the guys who can get mixed up with them are basically human spirits.

Everyone (except Little Pepper) knows that Roland's current rise rate is very fast, if the next "Terminator 2" explodes, then even if there is no Spielberg relationship, they can sit at the same table to eat, chat and fart, and now, it is just to shorten this time infinitely.

In this case, to make it convenient for Roland is to make it convenient for yourself.

After all, no one dares to guarantee that they will not need him in the future.

In fact, as long as there is no contradiction between them, the act of forming a good relationship is very common everywhere.

Not to mention, they are people from the same camp!

And after going around in a circle, Roland touched Spielberg's side again.

After a brief hello, he picked up the schedule very quickly and looked at it.

Because his 'tough' deeds in the crew of "Home Alone" and "Terminator 2" have long been spread throughout the circle, from top to bottom, he doesn't feel that Roland's behavior has exceeded it, let alone that he is mischievous.

What happened to Robert Zemeckis' apprentice watching a director?

How could he not be able to understand after the teachings of Chris Columbus and James Cameron?

In this way, running with the crew with the schedule has become Roland's daily work.

…………

The narrative structure of "Captain Hook" is actually very simple, it belongs to old wine in new bottles, although the story is very subversive, but the sensational route is actually very young, but as a commercial film, Spielberg obviously knows what the audience wants to see, even if the script narrative is very protracted, there are too many descriptions in Peter Pan's midlife crisis, and it is not like Indiana Jones, which advances the plot in a way that breaks through, but the filming technique is no problem, plus the crew members are all bigwigs with rich shooting experience, So when the project moves forward, it's really fast.

What is assembly work?

Watching Spielberg shoot Robin and Dustin is assembly line work.

The front is on the set, and then the script is on the back, and the front scene is finished, and the back is directly on it.

And after the units are in place, the photographers and actors move, everyone knows what they should do, at most three directly, the kind of behavior that is not NG, not entangled, and not dead, is really a huge gap with James Cameron.

What to shoot a few more post-selections?

It's not like this at all!

Under full attention, one shot three times is actually the best state of the actor.

After all, people's energy is limited, and the passion for new things is also measured; If the director asks the actor to shoot the same scene repeatedly, unless there is a real problem with the actor's performance, otherwise, it will be very demoralizing to the actor.

Don't say anything about playing it several times, we can pick the perfect picture when the time comes.

There is no need to make commercial films.

"This is not to win awards, commercial films and such things, acting skills are enough above the level line."

"There's no need to make it like an epic, let the actors find their best state and give a crazy performance."

"If you really shoot slowly one by one, it will only make the production cost of the film continue to rise, and this kind of behavior is extremely unfavorable to the director, because you make this kind of commercial film to make money, as long as the selling point can be perfectly presented, and other things can remain normal, you don't need to dig too deep......

In the face of Spielberg's personal preaching of commercial film shooting theory, to be honest, Roland is actually a little confused......

Because, more than a month ago, when he was filming "Terminator 2", the truck driver was still emphasizing excellence with him.

"But...... Director, James has been reshooting, reshooting, reshooting......"

Taking advantage of the gap between the set of the crew, Roland, who had been watching from the sidelines, raised the question in his heart, "James said that he wanted to find the perfect picture, and he did the same, because of this, we didn't seem to be able to shoot much in a day." ”

"Really? Do you remember that when James was filming, he liked to reshoot those scenes? ”

To be honest, even if he had known for a long time that his apprentice was a walking 100,000 whys in the crew, but when Spielberg really came into contact, he found out that Roland's problems were really many!

However, compared with the naivety of those academic schools, the questions he asked were actually more interesting.

What lens use, role division, picture introduction and a series of problems are all supported by examples, and the kind of guy who comes out of the ivory tower, more often, Roland doesn't know what this technique is called, but he can't understand how the camera movement of various lenses is connected with the upper and lower shots, and when it comes to editing, he will derive such shooting and editing, whether the audience will look comfortable, and that kind of guided substitution, will it make the audience's nerves tense or soothed, In this case, is it possible for the audience to be mentally exhausted or bored......

The content that Roland asked is actually the practical application of the movie, and how to combine the story of the film with business, this kind of thing, that is Spielberg's housekeeping skills, or rather, this kind of psychological research is actually the foundation of the Jewish gang and Hollywood, because only by embracing business first can you win the favor of investors, and once investors are willing to invest in you, it will be much simpler whether to win awards or sell films.

So......

What Spielberg taught was actually the theory he had learned from Lucas.

Or rather, it was he who taught Robert Zemeckis and Chris Columbus, it was George Lucas who taught Ron Howard, and he communicated with Brian Palma, the guy who ate.

"Uh......" Under Spielberg's gaze, Roland thought for a few seconds, and then replied: "James's favorite reshoot scenes are actually some fight scenes, and he shoots more fight scenes than narrative shots......

"Of course...... Could it be that our plot footage is played well? ”

Spielberg scratched his head with a smile because of the stinky words, he didn't evaluate Roland's acting skills, but went straight to the point, saying: "Yes, the fight scenes have been reshot many times, this is the embodiment of the selling point......"

"The movie "Terminator 2" was originally an action thriller, and as long as it was played beautifully, it could press the audience to the seat."

"A lot of James's remakes are meant to strengthen the selling point of his films."

"You said it yourself, he won't reshoot his own narrative footage a lot."

"Why?"

"Because whether the actor has a play in his eyes or not, it doesn't matter at all, as long as the actor can fully show an emotion, then the narrative shot can pass, just like Arnold, ruthless, is his label, with sunglasses and a face, and Linda? Shanna Connor, as long as you show hatred for Arnold, motherly love for you, that's fine. As for you, I don't need to emphasize such things as mother's love and father's love, right? I've read his script, and if I'm not mistaken, at the end of the movie, James should ask you to cry, as long as you can show the reluctance and fascination with the T-800's departure, this scene will pass......"

"If the actor plays well, that is, he earns, if he plays badly, it is not too late to shout No good."

"The most important thing in making a commercial film is to highlight the selling point, just like the day you auditioned, the selling point of Peter Pan's son is innocence, if there is no this, it is really impossible to act, and as long as the selling point is determined, even if the actor's acting skills are not up to Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, or Sting Hoffman, it doesn't matter."

"As long as it's level, it's fine."

Okay......

Roland Fer.

Although he has always known that commercial films do not emphasize acting skills, and a guy like Dwayne Johnson who habitually shakes his eyebrows can also act in a good movie, but-he really doesn't know that these big directors also make commercial films like this.

However, it is normal to think about it.

It's like Robert Zemeckis's "Forrest Gump".

Even though this movie won six awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, but-

It's still the same as a dog that is powdered by the original book.

Because Robert Zemeckis made changes to the original book and chose to embrace business.

And in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, Hayden Christensen, who played with Natalie Portman, is recognized as one of the most chemical-free screen couples in history, and is Lucas's most failed casting, but even so, it does not detract from the greatness of "Star Wars", because their selling point is not this screen couple at all.

Grab the selling point, and then it in, as for the rest?

It's about the same, and you can pass the test in about 70 points.

Regarding this kind of experience taught by Spielberg, Roland instantly felt that the director could shoot a dog on the pedal seat.

But after a few moments, he reacted.

Even if you tie yourself, you can't shoot it, because the degree mastered by these great directors is something mysterious and mysterious.

Because only they know what pictures can be used, what pictures are good, and what pictures are the best......

And it's much harder to tell the difference than learning how to shoot!

'Maybe that's the difference between Ron Howard and Chris Columbus vs. Robert Zemeckis?' ’

The first two learned the basics, while the latter learned how to tell the difference. ’

'The basic plate is the foundation for embracing business, and only by distinguishing levels can we step into the door of art? ’

Although this conclusion made Roland sigh a little, he did not have a headache.

Because he understands what it means to act and direct.

Is it possible to be a director if you act well?

No......

It's not enough for you to play it yourself, you also have to know how to play other roles.

Otherwise, there will only be a situation where the guide is not good.

A director is like a chef, he has to mix all kinds of ingredients together to make a delicious meal, and how to find the taste of the public, it will test their kung fu and talent, the director who only tells the inner world may be a good director, but in the vast majority of cases, only those directors who can satisfy the public can stand at the top.

Art is actually a niche culture, but it can also be a popular spirit.

After experiencing what the teacher taught in his previous life, Roland, who ran three big directors, finally understood what he was missing.

Is it hard work?

No...... That's a craftsman.

What he lacks is actually a distinct mark of his own.

For George Lucas, the space opera represented by Star Wars is his distinctive mark; For James Cameron, the frenzied pursuit of technology and visuals is his distinctive mark; For Peter Jackson, the enchanting world of Middle-earth is his distinctive mark; As for Spielberg?

Perhapsβ€”

Childlike innocence is his distinctive mark, right?

He knows what the audience wants to see.

Because, those things are the dreams he once longed for.

And dreams are a bit out of reach for Roland......

Just as Roland was pondering what he liked something, Spielberg, who had already come to the monitor, suddenly called out to him, "Roland, come here, teach Charles how to play this scene!" ”

What?

Roland, whose thoughts were interrupted, looked up suddenly, and when he turned his gaze to Spielberg, the leisurely figure leaning on the director's chair made him stunned for a few seconds, and when he reacted, a kind of spontaneous joy suddenly emerged......

Okay......

It doesn't matter if you can't find a distinct mark for the time being.

It's okay to start with a craftsman!

He's only eleven years old, and he's going to struggle with what he's going to do!

Play the child first, and then talk about the rest!

Anyway, following these guys, he has countless examples to observe.

And when these amounts accumulate to a certain extent, experience alone can push everything!

If you can't be a lonely monk, you can practice a sweeping monk!

Because of this, when Roland, who came back to his senses, ran to Spielberg's side with a smile on his face, he picked up the script and became much more confident, "Director, this scene of baseball?" He didn't care about compliance at all, and asked directly.

"Hmm." Roland's situation, Spielberg has seen a lot.

Students, after seeing the gap between themselves and the teacher, there will be a gap more or less, and at this time, let them try it themselves, and they will know where the gap is.

And after being able to accurately position, it will not be like flies, tossing around.

What's more, this is Sony's money and not his own money, don't be afraid!

"See how you play baseball, and then tell Charles."

"Take the guide tube yourself, don't ask any questions, wait until you finish shooting."

Such a relaxed environment made the two leading actors who were resting and waiting on the side shake their heads......

Get......

The old tricks of the Jewish gang are back again!

Not to mention that Spielberg asked Roland to shoot, this kind of behavior is not compliant.

For the Jewish gang, they can shoot whoever they want!

You know, when Francis Coppola was not famous, he dared to let George Lucas, who studied behind his ass, shoot at will in the movies invested by Warner, and it was still on the set of Warner, and there were Warner people up and down!

At that time, they were all wild in the situation where they could be fired at any time, and now they ......

And no one can stop them.

What's more, the Jewish gang has always brought apprentices like this.

There's no better way to do that than to teach while burning money......

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