After officially signing the contract with the crew, Martin didn't care about anything else and immediately devoted himself to the preliminary preparations.

Compared to any of the roles he had previously played, Benjamin Button's styling work was too much troublesome.

ILM sent a special effects team of dozens of people to Paramount Studios.

Martin's work in the first half of the group was all about modeling with the special effects team.

Mainly with his face.

In the special effects room, Eric of Industrial Light & Magic's project supervisor leads Martin to a piece of equipment and sits down and says to the operator, "Ready to begin." ”

The face-shaped platform automatically turned around and stopped in front of Martin.

Eric confessed, "Martin, you go forward, chin on the bracket, eyes look straight at the camera, we need to model the smile of old age." ”

Martin nodded, "No problem." ”

This is different from live performance, Martin is also the first time, and he is not comfortable at first, and the motion capture camera does not shoot very well.

He is very self-regulating, and decisively says: "I'll adjust for a few minutes." ”

Eric and his team have done special effects capture modeling for many films, and it is normal for actors who are used to traditional performances to have difficulty adapting to special effects capture performances for a while.

The modeling work is very delicate and cannot be rushed.

Not everyone is as talented as Andy Serkis.

Martin stood up, walked back and forth a few times, and asked Eric again: "When shooting, can you omit a lot of makeup?" ”

"It saves you more than half of your time, you don't have to put on silicone that isn't very breathable every day, and you don't have to wear a hood on your head." Eric suddenly brought a hat over: "Wear this then, hair and other effects, we will generate it through post-production special effects." ”

Martin looked at the color of his hat, his face was as green as his hat, and asked, "I remember using a blue screen?" ”

Eric said, "If the main actor's eyes are blue......"

"I'm not blue." Martin pointed to his pupils, "I'm dark brown." ”

Eric doesn't bother with celebrities in such trivial matters, and after a closer look, he found that Martin's eyes were indeed dark brown, and said, "There is no difference between green and blue." ”

Martin said, "Blue. ”

Eric nodded: "Okay, I'll have people prepare, wear a blue hat when shooting." ”

Martin gave him a thumbs up: "Wise decision." ”

Although Eric couldn't figure it out, he sensed Martin's kindness and immediately smiled back.

Martin relaxed, sat back down in front of the camera, and this time quickly found his groove, making various expressions such as joy and sorrow under Eric's reminder.

The expressions captured by the lens are automatically generated by ILM's professional software.

When it came time to shoot the actual shot, Martin's face was put into the special effects model.

Compared with live filming with three or four hours of makeup every day and various restrictions, digital technology saves time and effort for both the crew and the actors.

There will only be fewer and fewer directors like Nolan who insist on real shooting.

In the afternoon, Martin put on the blue hat prepared by the crew and tried the shooting effect.

At the end of the day, Eric accompanied Martin out of the special effects room, and said as he walked: "This week, the main thing is to sample and model your expressions, and next week's focus is on words and deeds." ”

Martin replied: "No problem, I've done a lot of preparation during this time. ”

Eric accompanied him out of the studio: "We had plenty of time to finish before we started shooting. ”

Martin said: "The first time I really got into special effects shooting, you corrected me if I didn't do it well enough. ”

Eric smiled and replied, "You adjusted quickly today, just keep in shape for the afternoon." ”

The two left Benjamin's studio, Martin joined Bruce, and after a little waiting, Thomas came out with Coca-Cola and Brioni's representatives in Los Angeles.

A few people went to a nearby café and chatted briefly.

Coca-Cola will still sponsor the big-investment film starring the leader of the Coke God Cult.

Brioni will sponsor the costumes of several of the main male characters.

The savings and commercial revenue saved by the crew can add up to millions of dollars.

David Fincher chose Martin, acting and auditions are just the basics, and the commercial considerations behind them are the key.

Except for a very small number of people with a hole in their heads, which director doesn't want his movie to sell at a good price.

Sending the two business representatives away, Martin and Thomas got on the Escalade from Bruce.

Thomas answered the phone, hung up and said to Martin: "Elizabeth Olsen's agent, who also belongs to the WMA, called and wanted me to do me a favor, Elizabeth Olsen is preparing to audition for a role in Benjamin's crew, Caroline, the daughter of the heroine Daisy, Caroline as a teenager." ”

Martin remembers this role, there are not many scenes, and it is slightly stronger than the extras, and it is estimated that there are no 20 lines in total, maybe after the post-editing, it will be a background board with a face.

He thought for a moment and said, "If it's not too troublesome, just help." ”

Thomas nodded: "I see." ”

This little thing, there is no need for Martin to speak, his agent said a word, and it was easy to bring actors with a few small roles into the group.

Martin is Thomas's biggest hole card and support.

Thomas immediately dialed the phone, and when it was time to get off the bus in Century City, he basically got the matter done.

Martin shook his head secretly, as if he hadn't seen Elizabeth Olsen in a while.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but be angry with Nicholson and Leonardo with a toothache.

Kicking these two bastards' asses at the time, the kick was light, and each of them should be stuffed with a large two-kick in the back!

Martin pondered how to get them on a dirt plane.

Bruce suddenly said, "Let's go from West Hollywood?" ”

"Yes." Martin answered first, and then asked, "Detour?" Lao Bu, what do you want to do? ”

Bruce turned around and said simply, "Kim's video DVD went on sale yesterday, and there's a Sacred Valley store in West Hollywood that specializes in selling these kinds of films, so let's stop by and take a look." ”

Martin came interested: "Go, must go!" He shouted: "Lao Bu, do you want me to communicate with Jenna and ask her to apply for an AVN Best Newcomer Award for you next year?" ”

Bruce disagreed: "I don't even show my face." ”

"It doesn't matter if you show your face or not." Martin laughed: "Just show the bird!" ”

Bruce raised his middle finger and gave it to the bastard in the back seat.

Martin took the middle finger and paid him: "Lao Bu, you don't want to think about it, you don't win an award, worthy of Hart and Ivan?" Can you live up to Sophia's careful teaching? ”

The first sentence Bruce still felt normal, but as soon as the second sentence came out, his nose was crooked, and he emphasized: "This has nothing to do with Sophia!" It doesn't matter at all! ”

When Martin saw him reply, he was willing to let it go easily: "It's not directly related, but there is an indirect relationship, right?" Think about it......"

"Shut up!" Bruce simply threatened: "If you keep talking, I'll drive to hit the light pole." ”

Martin was honest and immediately closed his mouth, but he was planning in his heart that he would definitely ask Jenna about AVN when he turned around.

Escalade arrives in West Hollywood and stops near the Spike Theater, where the AVN Awards is held, across the street from a cassette rental shop.

At this moment, a large poster was hung above the store, with the words "The hacker video is officially on sale" on it, and the accompanying picture does not use any part of Kim Kardashian, but people know that it is Kim Kardashian when they look at the poster.

The DVDs and videotapes released by Jenna's company claimed to be from the so-called hackers and had nothing to do with Kardashian.

There was a long queue in front of the store, and hundreds of people were waiting to buy it, including some entertainment bloggers, who wore special T-shirts with words like "Kim I love you" to attract attention.

These people with active brains have already realized the passwords and tricks of traffic from the Kardashian hacker.

Martin watched for a while, and as the time for work arrived, people joined the queue one after another.

The fact that there is a queue outside indicates that the store has reached its limit.

Bruce silently counted them and said, "It seems to sell very well." ”

Martin said casually: "Blonde is rich, don't you want a share from her?" ”

"Just divide it." Bruce thought of using the most prominent part of the gold for several years, and rarely had a conscience: "Think of it as a breakup fee." ”

Martin sent Lao Bu a good person card: "I didn't expect you to be a good person." ”

Bruce's next sentence reveals the essence: "Anyway, Kim is Kohler's own sister, and we will see each other often in the future." ”

Martin nodded and said very seriously: "It turns out that I was wrong, Lao Bu, you are the one who is scheming." ”

Bruce didn't bother to deal with this rotten guy anymore, so he started the car and drove off the main road, leaving West Hollywood.

…………

Century City, WMA headquarters.

Thomas stepped out of the elevator and before he could get to the office, he saw Elizabeth Olsen and her agent, Martha, come to the office door.

Martha greeted her and said, "Thank you, my friend, for helping us a lot. Benjamin's crew just called and asked Liz to directly participate in the makeup audition, and as long as Liz's acting skills are not a problem, there is a good chance of getting the role. ”

She landed a hand behind her and beckoned.

Elizabeth immediately took a few steps forward and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lane. ”

"You're welcome, and you don't have to thank me." Thomas, a well-established agent, knows where he comes from, and says, "These are the things Martin asked me to do. ”

Martha continued, "I'll thank Martin in person." ”

Elizabeth looked surprised and whispered to herself, "It turns out that Martin always remembered me." ”

She returned disappointed that night, thinking that Martin would ask her out again, as he often did to Louise's house, but Martin called her a few times, but did not ask her out to meet.

Unexpectedly, Martin has been secretly paying attention to her.

Martha vaguely heard something, but didn't hear it clearly, and asked, "Liz?" ”

Elizabeth smiled sweetly: "I've known Martin for many years, and Martin saved me." ”

(End of chapter)