"The black pepper steak tastes good, but it's a little more expensive. Ryan couldn't help but whine as he ate the black pepper steak on his plate.

Sofia Coppola took a small bite of her own vegetable salad while glancing at the black pepper steak on Ryan's plate, and said, "It's already the cheapest steak, unless you want to taste the cheaper beef." ”

U.S. beef can be divided into eight grades, of which commercial grade is already the cheapest one that can be bought, and the next three grades are mostly used to make processed foods.

"There's nothing wrong with cheaper steaks either. ”

Ryan put a small piece of steak into his mouth and said very seriously, "I'd rather choose a cheaper steak than the crew's expenses." ”

Not to mention that he has really eaten cheap beef, and even used it for food processing, it doesn't seem to be much different from the taste of the top beef in his memory, anyway, it is the same taste.

In my previous life, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, it was not that I couldn't buy top-quality beef, but the price was too expensive, and it was far less affordable than buying more ordinary beef.

It's the memory in his mind, growing up on the farm, naturally there will be no shortage of top-quality beef.

Of course, for Ryan now, he misses the taste of shabu-shabu more than steak.

Back to the topic, the morning shooting was not very smooth, it can only be said that it was reluctant.

"Saw" is a plasma horror movie, and a lot of the plot needs makeup artists to do it.

But in the current situation, it seems that the makeup artist hired with a high salary is a little worse than his requirements.

Fortunately, he is still dedicated, otherwise Ryan would rather pay a liquidated damages and change a makeup artist.

As any director, it is inevitable that he will encounter some difficulties when shooting a new theme film for the first time, and Ryan is naturally the same.

The crew finished their meal, the makeup artist finally finished his work, and the actors were in place again.

However, instead of going directly to the meal, he waited on the sidelines and could not rest until the end of this shot.

Ryan glanced at the actor lying on the ground as a background cloth, nodded with satisfaction, the effect was obviously much better than just now, and when the crew was ready, the official shooting began again.

The next filming went very smoothly, the only fly in the ointment, Nicolas Cage's acting skills, completely abused Edward Norton, or the two were not comparable.

In this regard, even if Ryan was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but feel a little regretful that there was no desirable scene of competing with each other.

I have to admit one thing, even Edward Norton, who was famous in his previous life, may still be crushed by Nicolas Cage.

If nothing else, next year's release of "Leaving Las Vegas", a small-budget film, will make Nicolas Cage the winner of the Oscar award.

In the face of Edward Norton's unfamiliar acting skills, Ryan did not shout to stop, anyway, the selling point of the whole film is plasma, fear, suspense, and thriller, not any acting skills.

The actors in "Chainsaw" in their previous lives had the same bad acting skills at home, and the film had to be a big hit at the box office.

For a plasma horror film, there is no need to worry too much about acting, and it is not an art film.

"Restrain yourself a little, after all, you're only a newcomer in front of you. Ryan reminded slightly.

"Okay, no problem. Nicolas Cage nodded in understanding.

As a newcomer, it is inevitable that there will be various problems when acting for the first time.

Edward Norton was inevitably a little embarrassed, but fortunately, he knew what level of his acting skills was, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

New crew, new actors, everything needs to be slowly run-in.

But as I said just now, "Chainsaw" is just a low-budget horror film, and the acting skills or something can be passed.

At this rate, the entire film could be shot in less than fifteen days.

Don't think that a film can be shot for a few months, or even a year or so, it is a commercial film with a big investment.

Whether it is a Hong Kong film that is known for its speed, or Hollywood, or the other side of the Pacific, small-budget films have always been based on speed.

There is no way, the investment in the film cannot be delayed.

To put it bluntly, the crew has no money.

After filming the shots in the basement, the crew did not immediately change to another venue, but only changed some props, continued to shoot several supporting roles, and took advantage of the fact that it was not yet completely dark, and shot as many shots as possible.

As for the evening, there is also the night play.

In May, the temperature in Los Angeles is already very warm, and the maximum temperature during the day has reached about 20 degrees.

Even at night, there are more than 10 degrees Celsius, but the inside of the warehouse is dark and damp, and it still makes people feel a little cold.

"Chainsaw" is another summer drama, including the male and female leads, all the actors can only wear single clothes, and there is no central air conditioning in the temporary studio, and the actors will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable after a long time.

In desperation, Ryan could only move some scenes to daytime shooting.

This is not for the sake of the actors, he is afraid that several leading actors will get sick and catch a cold because of this, which will delay the filming progress.

Just like many big-name movie stars use stand-ins, even if they are not afraid of injury and are willing to complete dangerous actions themselves, the directors, producers, and insurance companies on the side will not agree.

It wasn't until 10 midnight that everyone had a simple supper before they could rest for a few hours.

Early the next morning, I had to start shooting again.

Hollywood crews have overtime pay for overtime, unlike Hong Kong films, what is overtime pay?

I've never heard of it.

Even when Ryan was filming in his previous life, there was rarely overtime pay, in general, it was just a sentence, love to do it or not, and some people wanted to come anyway.

I have to sigh with emotion, the cost of employing Hollywood crews is really high.

The actor can go back to rest immediately, but Ryan needs to stay and look at the footage shot today from beginning to end, whether there are any shortcomings, and whether there is a need to make up the shot.

Don't underestimate these details, every successful director will not be careless in any detail.

Otherwise, after the filming of the film is over, it will be found that the problem needs to be reshot, not to mention how much money it costs, it is a big problem to communicate with the actors.

After all, "Saw Horror" is only a low-budget film, and once the filming is over, the actors will have new jobs, and even go directly to the next crew, so it is very troublesome to reshoot.

What's more, because of the reshooting of a few shots, the lion opened his mouth.

"Hey, Ryan it's late, you can wait until tomorrow to see. Monica Bellucci walked over with a steaming cup of coffee.

Ryan took the coffee and said thank you, looked at Monica Bellucci, who was very charming in front of him, and asked, "You are the one who really deserves to rest." ”

There was no shot of Monica Bellucci in the whole day's shooting plan, but she stayed in the crew, either watching the two male protagonists play against each other, or sitting alone in the corner, holding the script in her hand and reading words.

"I want to experience the filming atmosphere of the crew more so that I don't make mistakes tomorrow. Monica Bellucci has nothing to hide about it.

She is not like Ryan, who was in charge of a film with a box office of more than 100 million at a young age, nor is she like Sofia Coppola, who is from an extraordinary background and has an Aung family background and can do whatever she wants.

She's just a model who is about to turn 30, and it takes a lot of hard work to get a foothold in Hollywood.

At the moment, this film is her only capital in Hollywood, not to mention that Helen has talked to her that "Saw" will not be just a film, and Ryan is likely to make it a horror series.

So as the jigsaw disciple who starred in the first film, she is likely to continue to participate in the next film.

So she needs to work harder and not allow herself to relax.

"Then you need a better rest. ”

"I don't want to see you come tomorrow with a dark circle under your eyes. ”

Ryan stood up, stretched, and sent Monica Bellucci away, back in front of the camera, and watched it carefully.

"I thought you'd go back with her in a moment. Looking at Ryan, who was going and returning, Sofia Coppola had a hint of strangeness in her eyes.

Ryan spread his hands helplessly, saying that he didn't have any thoughts about Monica Bellucci.

Although it is common for directors and actresses to get together, at least until now, he has not had the idea of doing so.