“action。 ”

As a road movie, of course, it is impossible to lack driving scenes on the highway, and the LMS crew began to focus on shooting driving scenes after filming those exterior scenes with grandfathers in the past few days. And those interior scenes such as motels and hospitals have been filmed before, and grandpa can be said to be dead, but now he is back to shoot road scenes, and making movies is so wonderful.

Six people sat in the bus and talked, the bus was advancing, there were front seats, side seats, rear seats, and inside the car......

How are these filmed, maybe the actors are sitting in a fake car in front of the blue screen and the green screen, acting as if they are really driving, and then the driving scenery is synthesized through guò post-production special effects. This is the magic weapon of sitcoms and ultra-low-budget film and television, and there is no need for exquisite TV series, let alone movies with incredible casts.

For LMS, trailers and racks are the key to success. In the on-set work photos taken by Fernando in the crew's camera car, it is now like this:

On the deserted road, the yellow-and-white Volkswagen bus is towed by a small trailer with a large pile of camera equipment on the rear platform of the trailer, and the microphone pole is suspended high, and the caterpillar-like gun microphone is wrapped in the windshield bus, and Maurer and the others are standing there with seat belts in place to operate the camera.

On the left side of the bus, there is also a small camera frame, which is called "hostess-tray" on the set, which attaches another camera to the side of the bus, and can be repeatedly assembled and disassembled and applied to any camera position on the body. The film crew will have to change it to the right side of the bus and shoot more useful footage.

The leading actors sat in the car, and Hanks, who was in charge of driving, put his hands on the steering wheel and acted as driving.

Director Ye Wei will not be photographed, because he is sitting in the camera car next to him, wearing a communication headset, watching the performances of the actors in the monitor, and giving orders at any time. The cast of his left little arm had been removed, and he was in good condition, but it would take time to recover from the previous state where he could burst the sandbag.

Around him, art director Donald Burt, scene reporter Lynne and several others were also watching, doing their jobs.

This is part of the LMS driving footage, and there are a lot of them that are actually driving, with the camera car next to it or shooting from a distance.

"Cut, this one is fine, but Alan, I want your expression to be a little bigger. ”

Even though there has been a thorough dress rehearsal before, there will still be cases of ng. Ye Wei said into the microphone head of the headphones, the sound was transmitted through the guò radio, and it was transmitted to the headphones of Maurer and others on the opposite side and the inside of the bus, and I saw that the expressions of the leading actors on the monitor were relaxed, and Alan Arkin made an OK gesture.

Soon, with Maurer's nearby "action", a new one began to shoot again.

In fact, Ah Jin's ng times are very few, the old guy is too good at acting, and the role of "grandpa" is not difficult for him, just relying on his true colors to perform is very good, more like he has been acting for so many years, and finally ushered in a role that suits him most suitably.

Even if he is gone, it will not be difficult to solve, Ye Wei usually simply says his requirements, and Ah Jin will understand what he wants, and the next one will be adjusted.

But it was not without disagreement, the night before Grandpa's death, in the scene between Grandpa and Oliver in room 13 of the motel, Ye Wei and Ah Jin almost quarreled.

That scene is that after Grandpa and Oliver practiced the competition dance, Oliver should go to bed, Grandpa settled her and was about to leave, Oliver called him back four times, revealing his anxiety about losing the beauty pageant tomorrow and becoming a loser, crying, Grandpa has been encouraging her, and finally Oliver fell asleep peacefully, and Grandpa left.

The next day, Grandpa never woke up.

Ye Wei thinks that this is a farewell scene, every time grandpa turns around and goes back, there must be obvious emotional changes that the audience can intuitively feel, increasing again and again, and there are some coaxing actions to create the warm and sincere side of the vulgar and unruly grandfather, he loves his granddaughter so much.

And Ah Jin thinks that this is a normal scene, because in Grandpa's opinion, tomorrow he will wake up as usual, he will see Oliver participating in the beauty pageant, there is no sense of parting, he is still the old hippie with a big grin, he turned around and went back four times, he is not impatient, but he also does not have many feelings, emotionally it is a whole, and it is usually warm.

In fact, this difference stems from the difference in perception angles, the director's perspective and the actor's perspective.

Ye Wei agreed with Ah Jin partly, usually, grandpa didn't have a particularly big feeling. He doesn't want to explode emotionally, but ordinary doesn't mean that there can't be emotional level changes.

"Trust me, young man, I've been a grandfather for many years. ”

"I know, Alan, but I really think it's better to be a little bit layered. ”

This happens on every set, and even first-time actors will have their own understanding of the character. Ye Wei doesn't know that director A Jin is an old actor, and more trust is likely to be more surprises, but this scene is too important, and he can't give up his opinion.

"Sometimes we just need to make the story happen and leave it to the audience. At that time, the two had come to the side, and Ah Jin's words were a bit instructive, and rookie directors often had to express themselves too much, controlling the characters and the audience's emotional direction, which was not bad, but he hoped to get his grandfather's control rights.

"It's grandpa's little play, he's an old bastard in the front, he's in the back, and we've got to make him cute. That's why I want levels, an old bastard becomes a cute old bastard, and I won't build the details of your performance, but I want levels!"

Ye Wei continued to persuade that although the director is the king, there are times when he can't move. "Why don't we shoot two versions and make a comparison choice when editing?"

"Young man, don't do this with my old thing. Ah Jinhe's old face smiled, how could it not be clear that as long as the director's version is played, the actor's version will become garbage on the floor of the editing room. "This scene is not so complicated, this family usually has a lot of problems, grandpa is not the first time to comfort Oliver, he is not very serious. ”

"He's not very serious, but he's very tender, look at this Ellen, 'He's combing Oliver's hair,' ......"

"Don't come, we all know that the script can be changed at any time, and the lines I said today aren't all written in the script, right?"

"You know what? It's true that Grandpa hasn't comforted Oliver for the first time, but Oliver doesn't usually cry at every turn, and here she cries! ”

"Children cry at every turn. ”

"Oliver is not, because she was raised with strict requirements from Richard, and Richard would say, 'Only losers cry,' and she didn't like to cry. Here she is actually a loser, and it is also the last time that the grandfather this mentor preached, 'the real losers are those who have never tried', and then the mentor dies, and the protagonist must rely on himself. ”

"Young man, you're really an academic. ”

"Yes, I'm academic, that's how I understand it. ”

"Oliver may not cry, I don't know, but young man, I know her emotions are very simple, if you want to say the script, just look at this,' he scratched her armpits, and she couldn't help laughing, 'The kid didn't think about it that much, and neither did Grandpa, just an ordinary conversation. ”

"Oliver's simplicity is not the same as grandpa's simplicity, Oliver is innocent and simple that has not been tarnished by society, and grandpa is simple and different from seeing through the world too much. ”

The more the old and the young talked, the more excited they became, and their arguments could be heard throughout the motel set, from one scene to the whole story, from one character to a group of characters. Wouldn't it be okay to call and ask the screenwriter Michael Arndt? Don't laugh, no one cares what the screenwriter thinks, he is in charge of the creation long ago.

There will only be one winner in this conflict, and it is time for others to do something, but they must have authority, Donald Burt has it, he prefers Ah Jin, because it fits his grandfather's overall style, and the assistant director Jennifer Anderson has, she is also inclined to Ah Jin, persuading Ye Wei: "Director, Alan knows what he is playing, so leave it to him?"

Ah Jin is too respectable, and although everyone agrees that Viy is a prodigy, he is still more willing to believe the old man when there is a disagreement.

Hanks and Roberts, who also came to reconcile, laughed and persuaded Ye Wei to "calm down", which is actually equivalent to saying don't fight, Ah Jin has enough qualifications to be disobedient, this is the right of an actor.

Ye Wei really sulked at this, Ah Jin can indeed be disobedient, and it is not necessarily bad to hand it over to him, but ......

However, at this moment, Ah Jin, who was supported by almost everyone, smiled and sighed, "You are the director, and you are in charge of your movie, just follow the plan you said." Everyone was a little surprised, but it was just a little bit, Ah Jin is not a person who relies on the old and sells the old. Then the old man said, "You'd better not make me look like a fool." ”

"It's just going to be a cute old bastard grandpa!" Ye Wei breathed a sigh of relief in surprise, it's great, it's great to be able to get the effect he wants!

He was very grateful in his heart, Ah Jin's insistence on his opinion would not hurt anything, but the old man finally chose to give in, trust and fulfill the young man, and at the same time, there was a little more pressure, no matter how confident he was, he could not guarantee that his plan would really be more touching in the end, and the answer would only be known when it was released.

The following filming Ah Jin acted very well, and this matter was successfully resolved.

It was already a few days ago, much earlier than Emma came to make a cameo, and it undoubtedly enhanced Ye Wei's authority a lot, and everyone didn't know the answer, but at least it could be handed over to the director now.

And after filming all the scenes of driving with grandpa today, Alan Akin's role is finished, and he is bidding farewell to the crew. At the end of the evening, the crew held a simple farewell party for Ah Jin at a circus in the wilderness by the roadside.

In the summer, it will not get dark until late in Toronto, when the sky is still bright, and the food supply in the circus with crowds of vehicles, the online staff, supervisors and idlers gather around the food table, each holding a little food, laughing and laughing, looking at Ah Jin with reluctance, this is the kind of good actor who is always willing to eat lunch with him.

"Alan, you are one of the best actors I have ever worked with, your appearance is unbelievably good, and it has taught me a lot, thank you. ”

At this moment, Ye Wei did not deliberately maintain his authority as a director, and he didn't need it at this stage of filming, raised the mineral water in his hand, looked around at everyone, and smiled sincerely: "This old man, he is one of my mentors." I believe his rendition will rock to the audience, and that's what he does. ”

Everyone smiled and nodded, seeing Viy's modest and respectful side, some of them only had a greater affection.

"I have to say, little ghost. Ah Jin also held up the mineral water, and the signature cold face was laughing, calling him a little ghost in public in the crew for the first time, "Your director's table is also unbelievable enough, do you remember the previous disagreement between us? A rookie director who doesn't want to express himself can only make a script, you are not, you can make a movie." ”

"Thank you!" Ye Wei went to hug Ah Jin, this old man's joining opened the door to dreams, this old man's support, this old man's teachings, thank you!

"Keep working hard to make this film right, that's what I and everyone expects from you. Ah Jin patted the young man on the shoulder, "Go for it." ”

"It's not just this movie, I'm going to always try to make a good movie. Ye Wei said, suddenly felt that Ah Jin's plan was actually really good, when you made up your mind, the most ordinary tone already told your greatest strength.

Everyone is reluctant to let Ah Jin, but the movie crew is like this, some people will leave first, and some people will come.

Arndt's arrival was just a visit, and purely as a screenwriter, he was certainly not Doris Day, and was even classified as a miscellaneous person on the set. However, the LMS crew was not so mean, and he was still courteous, mainly because King Ye Wei gave him a smile, not only did he not blackface the screenwriter, but also let Arndt follow him, and introduced him a lot when he was free.

Happy, curious, can't believe it, and dreams come true, this is Arndt's feeling, he is like many screenwriters, he was a rookie on the set at the beginning, basically didn't understand those equipment and equipment, and many times wanted to express his opinion, but he was already reminded by producer Peter Heller not to point fingers, just watch.

So when the excitement passed, the biggest feeling he had when he stayed on the set was boredom, writing scripts and making movies were completely different things, and he could finally understand why many screenwriters stayed on the set for a day and said, "I'll never come again." ”

So after two lunches on the LMS set, Arndt left.

The time gradually came to late May, and Meryl Streep arrived on the set.