New York enters December with colder weather, shorter days, and longer nights

When the sun sinks in the west and climbs over the mountains, the sky here is often covered with thick clouds, which look like it is going to snow.

Even though the night view of New York is very beautiful, the city has a wide variety of lights.

But looking up at the sky, the sky is not very bright, but a deep black, as if this is hiding in the depths of the seabed, the black is bottomless, and the black makes people a little frightened.

This is the December night sky in New York.

It was at this time that the crew of "Joker" ushered in the final day, and they only needed to shoot a scene of Arthur walking in a car on the street in the dark night.

On this afternoon, the sky in New York was overcast and the wind was howling.

On Hamlet Avenue in Manhattan, two hundred meters from front to back, here the "Joker" crew is about to shoot the set.

Because the last few days have been night plays, the crew adjusted their working hours, starting at 4 p.m. and working until 12 p.m.

Robert. De Niro still came to the set early, just like before.

He didn't want to learn from Worcesterwood and change careers to become a director, he just wanted to watch "Joker" come to life.

Because of the cold weather and his age, he put on a heavy cotton suit and a windproof hat that only showed his eyes.

However, the winter in New York was too cold, and when he came to the set, he still shrunk into a ball, although he put on a lot of heat stickers and held a warm bag, he still couldn't bear it.

Next to De Niro, there stood a small old man who was bent over and curled up in a down coat, this little old man had a small nose and a small mouth and a small face, but a pair of eyes were very powerful, he was the famous Martin. Scorsese.

Old Martin came over this time, naturally to visit the class.

He and De Niro have been good friends for decades, and he is thinking about a gang movie that intends to invite De Niro and Al Pacino to star together.

At this time, I heard De Niro say that this was the finale scene, and the on-set filming of "Joker" was about to end.

Old Martin frowned with some regret when he heard this, "I have always watched news related to "Joker", I thought that this movie was not completed so quickly, but I didn't expect it to be completed so quickly, and it was completed in more than three months." ”

"It's Christmas soon, and it's just the right time."

De Niro felt that "Joker" had been in production long enough, and that it was the right time for the cast to go home and spend Christmas with their families.

Old Martin smiled, then looked at the policemen in charge of order on both sides of the street, and said in a low voice: "I thought I could come over to watch the wonderful filming of the "Joker" crew, but I didn't expect it to be the final scene, this kind of scene should be boring." ”

Hollywood has no password, and even though "Joker" was filmed in New York, some things on the set quickly spread to Los Angeles.

Phoenix's abnormal weight loss and crazy god-like performance have spread in Los Angeles.

Many people think that "Joker" has the hope of standing out in the Oscar review the following year.

In such a situation, many entertainment stars have come to visit the class recently, and most of these people are just coming to join in the fun and rub the heat.

However, there are also a small number of people who want to learn and communicate.

Martin Lao is a representative of this kind, and he feels that Lee Shengyao is not an assembly line director of superhero films, but a traditional and powerful director who can communicate.

When he heard that it was about to be finished and that he would shoot the last scene tonight, he was somewhat disappointed.

When De Niro heard this, he was puzzled and asked, "Old man, why do you say that?" ”

"Oh, have you forgotten the Hollywood tradition?"

Martin Sr. went on to explain: "At least a few months have passed since the crew prepared and filmed on the set.

The cast workers have been busy for several months, and their spirits have been highly tense for a long time, and when it is almost finished, it is often a period of physical and mental fatigue.

And people are inert, lucky, and know that it is the last scene, and it is inevitably much lazy.

Hollywood tradition, generally speaking, the final scene of a crew is a relatively simple and unimportant scene.

If it is an important scene, the actors and workers are prone to mistakes in such a state.

Not to mention the finale, there are a lot of things that need to be sorted out, and it is more chaotic at this time, the smart crew, and the final finale scene are relatively simple. ”

Martin Sr. is telling the truth, and in order to avoid unnecessary losses, experienced directors in Hollywood will pay attention to this when rehearsing.

De Niro quickly understood what Martin Sr. meant.

Martin Sr. isn't a fool, and De Niro knows the rest of Hollywood's crew thinks so.

However, the last set of scenes in "Joker" is obviously not unimportant, very simple plays.

This scene is that the male protagonist Arthur is taken away in a police car, and there are a lot of clowns on both sides of the street, these people are holding torches and wearing clown masks, setting off the street like hell, this scene is very important.

It's definitely impossible to fool the past so easily.

"Old man, maybe the finale scenes arranged by other crews are very simple, but this scene is very important, and all of us need to be very serious and focused in order to complete this scene well."

When Old Martin heard this, he was surprised and said: "Li doesn't seem to be a rookie director, how can he rehearse like this, arranging important performance tasks for actors at this time is obviously not a good choice." ”

De Niro immediately defended Li Shengyao, "He must have his reasons, it can't be arranged arbitrarily." ”

He then left, asking why such an important scene had been scheduled for the end.

This matter is not a secret in the crew, many people know the reason, De Niro soon knew the specific reason, he proudly returned to the old Martin, and then said slowly: "I already know the real reason." ”

"Because of what?"

"It's for the December night sky of New York, and according to Lee, only in December, the night sky of New York is dark enough and cold enough to perfectly adapt to the season in the movie, so as to meet the environmental requirements of the movie."

When Martin Sr. heard this, his eyes widened, and after he came back to his senses, he gave a thumbs up, "If this is really the reason, then Li is a very important, traditional, quality-oriented director, and such a director is worthy of admiration." ”

Old Martin then raised his head, looked at the sky, and then said slowly: "The night sky in New York in winter is indeed extraordinary, I used to shoot movies in New York, and I especially photographed the night sky in New York in winter. ”

He then looked at the field workers who were busy, "In such a scene, for the field workers, the actors are very demanding, at this time, most people are thinking about taking a vacation, can Li suppress them?" ”

Generally speaking, excellent crews shoot on set, which are relatively quiet and very orderly, and there will be no abrupt sounds, making it easier for the actors to get into the state.

Now Lee Shengyao has not come to the crew of "Joker", and the actors have not come.

However, the workers obviously knew that if the shooting was good, it would be finished tonight, and many people were very excited, and some people were chatting while working, talking about where they should go on vacation after being busy with "Joker".

These people are not supervised, and the voices of communication are quite loud.

Old Martin saw it in his eyes, but he didn't mean to sing, he felt that it was difficult to manage, after all, the mentality of the workers at this time was indeed more impetuous.

When De Niro heard this, he laughed a few times and didn't say anything.

He has been in the crew of "Joker" for so long, so he naturally knows Li Shengyao's management ability, these field workers are active now, and when they start working for a while, they will be very quiet and focused.

It was almost half-past three. Li Shengyao has never come to the set, his arrival is like a switch, there was still a bit of noise on the set before, but with Li Shengyao entering, it was much quieter all of a sudden.

Whether it is from the mainland or a beautiful country, the field workers are all the same person, and they have a completely different mental outlook.

Martin Sr. was introduced by De Niro, and he and Lee Shengyao exchanged a few words of praise, and then he stepped aside, and he began to observe Lee Shengyao's behavior.

I saw that Li Shengyao didn't say much, and immediately put into work, moving around, checking the work of the gaffer, checking the scenographer's task, checking the angle of the camera, the amplitude of the swing, and the rails and rocker arms laid on the ground.

All the equipment related to the shooting, Li Shengyao will check.

He was like a silencer, and everywhere he went, the sound around him was much quieter.

Old Martin saw it in his eyes and couldn't help but praise: "It's great, Li is a very good director, he doesn't need to say anything, he can easily suppress these field workers."

I know it's not easy, and it shows that in the past shoots, he has shown enough talent to be admired by everyone. ”

Soon after, the actors came one after another, and there will be a lot of extras in this scene, there are more than 300 people, these people come over, and the crew looks much more lively.

Even if the assistant director keeps shouting, these extras will still burst out with a lot of noise.

However, on the whole, the crew of "Joker" is still very orderly, in a state that looks lively, but is actually very regular and orderly.

Therefore, Li Shengyao guided the actors to move in the position, he still paid great attention to details as before, and said all his requirements very clearly, whether it was Phoenix or the group actors, they were very clear about Li Shengyao's thoughts, and everyone understood it, so they followed the performance seriously.

After the rehearsal, Lee Shengyao did not hesitate and immediately announced the official shooting.

Although there were many actors in this last scene, there were no delays in the whole, and the big guys worked hard and completed the filming of this scene very smoothly.

Overall, it was shot three times, which was very efficient.

Less than twelve o'clock, at eleven o'clock, Li Shengyao took over the horn, and then announced that the crew of "Joker" was finished.

The actors hugged each other, and Li Shengyao, with a few assistant directors, began to pack up the equipment, sort out the shooting data, and make a summary of objects.

When someone comes to celebrate, Lee Shengyao will stop and then communicate cordially with people.

Old Martin stood next to him, taking in everything about Lee Shengyao.

He said of De Niro: "Lee is humble, responsible, focused, he is a very traditional director, which is really rare considering his age.

The vast majority of today's young directors no longer have such a sense of responsibility, they push everything to the assistant director, the producer, and they are like a robot, which sounds like they are more efficient, but in fact they are lazy.

Li is different, I believe that although he is young, he is an old-school director like us, and he will definitely have higher honors in the future.

I understand why you attach so much importance to "Joker", even if this film is not commercial, it will definitely win the three major film festivals in Europe, or the Oscars. ”

(End of chapter)