Chapter 672: The Flying Dutchman
“...... So, when you shoot, you must let your imagination go!"
After giving the actors a lecture, Sherlock showed the art designers the monsters for the crew of the Flying Dutchman, and then announced that filming had begun.
At this time, the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" had left Rozarito, Mexico, and came to Dominica.
This is an island nation in the Caribbean, and the crew will shoot some of the exterior locations of the second part here.
And the crew of the "Flying Dutchman" has also officially appeared.
That's why Charlotte uses her own dream connection method.
Of course, there is a small problem -
Who will play Octopus Head Captain David Jones?
Originally, Charlotte's "Pirates of the Caribbean" was only ready to shoot the first part, and there was no cast for the second and third parts at all.
And after Disney later approved his trilogy continuous shooting plan, Philip Bierman, under the command of Charlotte, urgently searched for a follow-up actor.
Fortunately, most of the actors in the pirate trilogy actually appeared in all three films, so it was not troublesome to find.
However, when looking for the big boss of the second and third parts, Captain Octopus Head, David Jones, they ran into trouble-
Several suitable target schedules are full, and as the shooting progresses, Captain Octopus Head is about to appear.
So, Charlotte simply made a decision -
"I'm here to make a cameo appearance as David Jones!"
Jenny didn't expect that Mr. Director would make a cameo appearance as the villain boss and play against herself.
While we know that many directors have a penchant for cameos or living props in their films – like Alfred Hitchcock and Francis Coppola – Jenny herself has never encountered one.
Therefore, Jenny, who realizes that the actor is a very professional worker, is not optimistic about Mr. Director's cameo trip.
However, when she secretly told Phoenix Rayton about her opinions, the other party laughed.
"Jenny, don't you know? Our director was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor – you don't have to worry about his acting skills at all. ”
"What!?"
Jenny was taken aback.
The young girl felt that she was indeed lonely.
However, she was still not convinced,
"But even if his acting skills are good, the role of David Jones is still very difficult to play, right? Especially when acting in motion capture - we have been exploring this for a long time, and we haven't found any tricks!"
"Well...... this"
Phoenix didn't answer at the time.
Today, when I saw Mr. Director first telling them in different ways, and then showing everyone the various monster images designed by the artists, Jenny realized that Mr. Director was starting to guide them in his own way.
"But can imagination alone solve our previous problems?"
Jenny still couldn't believe it.
However, when it came time to actually shoot, Jenny found that the shoot went surprisingly smoothly-
With a little imagination, Jenny could imagine the actors in front of her in motion-capture tights and full of capture points as the monster crew of the "Flying Dutchman".
This made Jenny's performance a lot more natural all of a sudden.
And looking at the appearance of other people, it seems that the state is also a lot better.
The imagination of the entire crew seemed to be completely unified at this moment, which couldn't help but surprise Jenny.
"It seems that Mr. Director's method is really useful!"
Thinking so, Jenny also had some expectations for Captain Octopus Jones, who made a cameo appearance as Mr. Director......
However, Jenny soon found that her expectations were still not enough-
"What a strong aura!"
When Mr. Director, who played David Jones, appeared, Jenny felt that the atmosphere of the whole shooting scene changed directly-
Originally, everyone was just performing the characters they played, but now, under the powerful boss aura of Mr. Director, everyone is simply the characters they play.
Like Jenny herself, she felt like she was now truly Elizabeth Swan, shivering in front of Octopus Head Captain David Jones.
She even felt like she could see the octopus tentacles on the other man's chin, which were waving autonomously, as if they had a will of their own.
“......”
Jenny couldn't help but shudder.
“Cut!”
At this time, the cameraman, who temporarily took over the shooting progress from Mr. Director, called a pause, and Mr. Director returned to his position and began to check the results of the shooting.
"How's that? I'm not wrong, right?"
Phoenix Reighton, who was on the side, whispered beside Jenny,
"Since Mr. Director is so good at directing actors' performances, his performance level will not be too bad!"
Jenny nodded.
And Johnny Depp on the other side also came over-
"I knew he was doing great acting, but what I didn't expect was that he would be able to direct us to shoot motion capture footage like that. ”
"Maybe Mr. Director has researched and prepared a technical reserve plan, but he is just waiting for the artists to complete the design of the monster image. ”
Jenny said thoughtfully.
As she spoke, she looked at Depp and Phoenix,
"Speaking of which, the relationship between the two of you seems to be much better lately, huh?"
"We!?"
Both Depp and Phoenix were stunned, and after that, Depp was the first to react,
"I used to be with Rui...... No, Phoenix was just not familiar enough. ”
He shook his body and smiled like a Jack Sparrow,
"Now, we have experienced a shipwreck together, and we are familiar with a lot, and the relationship is naturally closer!"
"Really?"
Jenny looked at the two men in front of her with a little suspicion - she didn't have any "Brokeback Mountain" imagination.
- That movie hasn't been filmed yet!
Jenny just felt that the two men must have something to hide from her.
After all, it can be seen from the title -
Depp originally wanted to call Phoenix Reighton's surname, but later changed it directly to the other party's name - calling him by his first name or even a nickname, isn't it just a sign of a good relationship?
Of course, Jenny is neither Sherlock Holmes nor Agatha Christie's "old cat" Miss Marple.
- She doesn't get to the bottom of these things.
And going through something together does deepen the relationship between people.
In fact, because of that shipwreck, Jenny and Phoenix's relationship with Depp has also improved a lot.
- Otherwise, she wouldn't dare to secretly talk to Phoenix about Mr. Director in private.
It's just that, in comparison, the relationship between the two men is more close.
"Didn't you say that people of the same sex are exclusive?"
Jenny thought to herself, confused.
However, Jenny could also see that even if she continued the topic, she should not be able to ask anything.
"What do you think Mr. Director and Mr. Cinematographer are muttering there?"
She began to change the subject,
"I always felt like they weren't looking at what they just shot!"