Chapter 497: Sounds Hard
Early on Sunday morning, October 1, under the early morning sun, Ye Wei and Lily drove the Ford car in the rental hotel to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, which is less than half an hour's drive.
Twenty years ago, it was an area heavily polluted by chemical weapons and chemicals, but after years of treatment, it has become a wildlife home and a zero-pollution tourist area open to the public. You can drive to see wild plants and creatures, and it is deserted, with few tourists, which is really a good place for two people.
The atmosphere last night was wonderful, but nothing happened, he finally sent her back to her suite and went back to her room to sleep, how could he be called a jerk?
The moving car was not playing songs or listening to the radio, and the two laughed and talked about the songwriting of the Silent and Starless Band, and they were still in high spirits from last night to now.
"I have too many ideas. Ye Wei said while driving the car: "How many songs does an album have? 10 songs? I can't accommodate it! What is the name of the first album? It's called Silent and Starless? Album of the same name?" He turned his head to look at her.
"We'll decide later. Lily was also full of interest, but when she thought of something, she couldn't help but remind: "But, it's okay no matter what, you can't let the band delay you from making a movie." β
"How come?" Ye Wei laughed.
Lily is a little skeptical, she has been talking about music almost since they met, which is of course sweet and interesting, but his main job is not a singer after all, "Winter Bones" will start filming tomorrow, but I didn't listen to him. And she was a little surprised, he used his limited free time every night in half a month to almost finish making two songs, she knows the difficulty of this, will the song affect his mind to make a movie?
She said: "I think you know, I want you to do 'Winter's Bones' well, and you said that this opportunity is very important to you. So let's make the movie first, take your time with the band, we're just having fun anyway, don't ...... just to make me happy," she said, rolling her eyes and smiling, "just don't." β
"OK!" Ye Wei looked at her, looked back at the smooth road conditions of the vast highway in front of him, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this is a hobby, the so-called hobby is to do things after doing a good job, relax your body and mind, and in turn improve the efficiency of your business." There's a lot less time left for hobbies, but I'm not going to stop being obsessed with you. β
"You can handle it. Lily nodded with a smile, "Director, talk about the movie?"
changed the topic, Ye Wei also talked happily: "You know that the preparatory work is smooth, those who have no challenges, and the actors are also good." Jennifer Lawrence and Alicia Vikander, they did so well, the best thing was that they were willing to suffer, they were willing, not squeamish at all, great. β
"Am I squeamish?" asked Lily, teasingly.
"Haha!" Ye Wei couldn't help laughing, "A little bit." "Why don't you want to talk to her about W'sB? It's hard not to talk about Jennifer and Alicia, and then it's hard not to praise them, and to praise other girls for your girlfriend, it's stupid anyway.
"A little bit, I thought you'd say, 'No. Lily pointed her finger in disgust, "That's a little bit, you say a little bit, that's nothing." Genius, am I right?" he nodded earnestly: "Exactly. She laughed and said, "That's a little bit." β
The two of them laughed for a while, and after a long time, she said again: "It seems that they didn't disappoint you, I'm very happy, really." β
"This is not to say, many actors are very good in preparation for the training period, and they are also very good in rehearsals a few minutes before the start of filming, but ......" Ye Wei frowned and said with a bitter face: "When I shouted to start filming, it was real, and they were like they suddenly couldn't act." Because of the difference between rehearsal and shooting, especially the difference in mentality, the two girls are still very inexperienced in acting, and Lawrence is a 100% rookie, I am really afraid that she will be like Liz. β
"What's wrong with Liz?" Lily asked, feeling sullen at the sight of the man.
Ye Wei didn't talk to her about Liz's performance, and said simply: "Liz respects my authority too much, to the extent that she mechanically obeys instructions, which limits her play, and it is limited from the subconscious level." It's not bad to perform like this, but it's missing the flash of some actors. β
"Okay, for example. He thought about it for a moment and continued: "Sometimes when a shot is finished, the director doesn't shout CUT, he just wants the actors to improvise and get their flash. Like the classic shot at the end of The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman and... Catherine Rose's expression changes before and after, and in a few moments, the character's inner changes from euphoria to dazed are all performed. It was an unexpected bonus, the rehearsal ended with laughter, and the director Mike Nichols didn't shout CUT during the filming, and if the two actors didn't react, or laughed all the time, it wouldn't be there. Think about it, if "The Graduate" ends with two people laughing, how much difference is it? It's completely different, the end of the laughing is hopeful, the expressionless face is confused, and it is obvious that the expressionless face sublimates the story. β
Seeing her nodded, he said excitedly: "And like "Dr. Strangelove", Peter Sellers played three main roles, and it was also the ending scene, he played Dr. Strangelove telling those high-ranking officials about his plans for the future of mankind, and the more he talked, the more fanatical he became, Dr. Strangelove suddenly raised his hand and performed a Nazi salute! That was also improvisation, that Nazi salute was really... No offense, I mean it does a lot for the movie, it's impressive, and finally Cyrus gets up from his wheelchair, walks a few steps tremblingly, and shouts 'FΓΌhrer, I can go!', playing Dr. Strangelove as a madman to the extreme, and also showing a satire and warning about the rise of Nazism. That's what great actors do, and Kubrick knew that having Peter Sellers lead the front of the screen would make the film better, so he let Sellers lead it. β
"Sounds hard. "Lily doesn't really understand it, and she feels good about herself before acting, but he says that she can only perform in her true colors.
"Of course!" Ye Wei looked serious, "There are top-level requirements for the actor's performance, understanding, creativity, etc., and you must have that kind of dedication and self-confidence to release the flash in the depths of your thinking." Liz just can't do it yet, she's terrible at it. And "Winter's Bones", what worries me the most is not anything, is Lawrence's play. That girl is an acting genius, give her some time and she will be fine, but the first time she performs on camera, I want her to be a leader, which is not good. β
He shrugged, "That girl probably doesn't even know what 'Make-a-meal-of-it' is. β
"I know. Lily smiled, as the saying goes, overdoing things and making a big fuss.
"When I say to her, 'Eat it as a meal!' I need her to go overboard. Ye Wei explained, "The meaning is easy to understand, but it is difficult to do, and it is easy to cause the actor to lose control and balance of the whole performance. On the set of non-sequential shooting, whether Lawrence can play well or not is known only on the set. β
"Can you help her?" Lily asked with a wink. Ye Wei replied: "Yes, this is the director's business, I helped Liz, the effect is not very good, I will also help Lawrence, but she really wants to make it herself." β
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The two played like this all day, and the last time they took Duoduo to Disneyland, but that time was different now, and today's happiness cannot be compared.
In the morning, you can watch animals, take pictures and play in the wildlife sanctuary, lunch in a nearby town, and in the afternoon, go to the native botanical garden by Lake Mary to see the autumn flowers and plants. IN THE SMALL PAVILION BY THE LAKE, YE WEI PLAYED THE GUITAR AND SANG LILY, LILY HELD THE TAMBOURINE AND BEAT IT TO THE BEAT, LOOKING UP AND LAUGHING LIKE IT WAS TOO SWEET TO STAND IT.
Every moment together without sound and stars is the best memory!
A day is really short, as if they have been together for a while, the two of them are reluctant to go back to the hotel and then to the airport, and they are about to leave before the night falls. She departed for her flight back to Los Angeles at 19:11, while he took off for her flight back to Springfield at 19:46.
When Ye Wei returned to Springfield at 22:35, Lily had already returned home safely in Los Angeles, and he had been texting her on the way back to the hotel from the airport, and it was already half past eleven when he returned to the Hilton Garden Inn southeast of the city.
All the members of the W'sB crew stayed here, and the Garden Hotel was not expensive, and the rooms were different. In fact, he is the only one who counts the line online, and there are no other big names.
This time, for the independence of the film, and not to let anyone possibly suppress Jennifer's play, although many well-known actors and star actors want to play the main roles of Uncle Tears, police officers, etc., he all chooses unfamiliar faces that basically no one knows, and can use local actors to use local, which can better interpret the customs of the Ozark Mountains.
He has given the crew the best treatment, and he has done a good job of encouraging everyone desperately. For example, salary, according to industry standards, independent films, and new actors who are not famous, Jennifer can only get $3,000 a week, and $12,000 for a month and four weeks, and he gave her $5,000 a week and 20,000 yuan a month.
This is the first salary she has earned since acting for two years, and the 20,000 yuan has paid taxes, and it is almost enough to buy the latest autumn and winter fashion, and the trend will change in a few months.
It's not early, the sun rises here at around 7:10 in October, and the crew has to gather at 6 o'clock before that to go to the set, put on makeup, etc.
In the bright hotel lobby, Ye Wei was carrying a travel backpack and a guitar, humming a tune and walking to the elevator entrance, wanting to go back to the suite to rest. Suddenly, I saw a few passengers walking out of the elevator that was open in front of me, and Jennifer and Alicia walked out together, talking about something.
He frowned and strode over to them, "Hey, girls. β
They also saw him, and they were all stunned for a moment, and they quickly exchanged glances, and they all called out obediently: "Only." It was too polite to call the others, before he asked them to call him Wei in unison, and he happily said "We are friends".
"Where are you going?" Ye Wei looked at the two of them who were neatly dressed, and this question actually said: Still going to play!? Do you still have the spirit to act tomorrow? Isn't it "suggested" that you have to rest at 11 o'clock?
"We ......" Jennifer and Alicia naturally saw VIY's dissatisfaction, this, this......