Hollywood Hunter

Thursday, October 10.

On the third day of "Laura Run", the crew still resides in the apartment in the northwest corner of Montana.

The scene of Lola's family led the beginning of the three-story story, which was particularly important in the film. The crew arranged a full three days to shoot this part of the scene, and today is the last day.

The time is already over three o'clock in the afternoon.

In the bedroom of Lola, after being temporarily renovated, there were only less than 20 square meters in size. At this time, seven or eight people were crowded. Counting cameras, fill lights, reflectors and other equipment, the small room was Filled up, some people can only stay outside.

However, the atmosphere in the room seemed quite quiet.

This is actually the unified feeling of all the crew of the crew since the film started shooting.

From the first day of filming, everyone found out that Simon’s directing style is very different. He will not shout like some directors, nor will he explain to the staff in great detail what kind of results he wants. .

More often, Simon kept a quiet state, quietly looking at the surrounding scenery, quietly using the viewfinder to consider the lens to be shot, quietly holding the photometer to observe every corner... Then, give a simple command .

If it were just that, everyone might enjoy this relaxing shooting experience very much.

Relative to the numerous roars and criticisms that many crews have suffered, who doesn’t want a director who is quiet and somewhat neurotic.

However, after three days, most of the crew not only did not feel relaxed, but the pressure was increasing.

The young director of the crew is too harsh.

On the first day of shooting, the first shot, Simon spent more than two hours just on the light.

As a typical backlighting scene, it is understandable to spend more time on lighting.

However, this is not the big scene set in those high-budget movies, just a simple close-up shot, which took more than two hours to set up, which is too much anyway.

Moreover, due to Simon’s age, some of the crew members even began to wonder, does this young man understand filmmaking?Some people even think that Simon is just showing his authority through this repeated tossing.

Various doubts and dissatisfaction accumulated for three days. When Simon again adjusted the camera for a phone drop of less than one second for more than half an hour, the lighting engineer Josh Wickman finally broke out.

Josh Wakeman is thirty-three years old this year. He started working as an apprentice at the age of sixteen. He has been a lighting engineer in Hollywood for seventeen years.Although due to his ordinary qualifications and lack of opportunities, he has always been able to confuse the independent film studios, but in any case it can be regarded as an old qualification in this circle.

In all fairness, Josh Wickman can also feel some subtleties of Simon's adjustments most of the time, but he can hardly tolerate Simon's long and repeated deliberations.

This is too much torment.

At this time, Josh Wickman dropped the photometer that he had just held in his hand, and raised his voice. The young man who seemed puzzled by his expression said: "Simon, I think this set is already very good. You can't waste time anymore. ."

As Josh Wakeman suddenly broke out, everyone stopped their work and watched them together.

After listening to Josh Wickman, Simon took a look at the shooting schedule next to him and said, "I didn't waste time. The shooting schedule here is three days, and now there are only the last three shots left. It’s no problem to finish before work."

Hearing Simon say this, everyone was shocked.

With a little calculation in mind, everyone also found that although Simon seemed a bit too harsh in many details, the progress of the shooting was not pulled down at all.

The young man always seemed to know exactly what effect he wanted.

However, perhaps this kind of compact and unprecedented propulsion speed unconsciously puts a lot of pressure on the staff.

So, Joss Wickman heard Simon's explanation, but inexplicably became more angry, saying: "Anyway, you can't do this anymore. Or, you don't even know what you are doing, you little rookie ."

Aware of the dispute in the room, Ron McMillan and Sandra Bullock who had been staying in the outside room also quickly walked in.

Ron McMillan saw Josh Wickman more and more excited, and immediately said with a bit of reprimand: "Josh, what's going on?"

"What's going on?" Josh Wickman felt the question from Ron McMillan, but said loudly: "I'm fucking fed up," said that, and Josh Wickman was still arrogant. After taking a look at the reflectors that had been arranged around, he looked at Simon again and said, "Boy, do you think you are Martin Scorsese? I tell you, I don't do it anymore."

With that said, Josh Wickman lifted his foot again and kicked it on a reflector, turned around and walked out.

Ron McMillan saw the lighting engineer suddenly dismissed the pick and left, suddenly dumbfounded.

How does this work!

However, Ron McMillan just wanted to chase out, but Simon was caught.

Simon’s expression also sank at this moment, and he glanced around, saying, “Maybe I’m too strict with the shooting, but I’m not going to change this state next, so if you can’t adapt, just now You can leave."

Everyone is silent.

During these three days, Josh Wickman was indeed tossed a little harder before it broke out.Although others are also dissatisfied, they are far from the point of resignation and leaving.In Hollywood, behind-the-scenes staff are like actors, and in many cases they are also unemployed. It is also not easy to find a job.

Simon waited for a moment and said again: "Only this time, we can leave the contract very peacefully now. But in the next shooting, if anyone suddenly strikes again, the crew will pursue it."

After saying this, Simon glanced around, until everyone nodded as he should, he leaned over to pick up the reflector kicked by Josh Wickman on the ground, and said, "Okay, continue shooting."

The lighting engineer is gone, no one is lighting, how to shoot?

This doubt came to everyone's mind.

During the filming process, other work may be able to make a little guest appearance, but the requirements of the lighting technician for professional skills are very high.Although the assistant that the crew provided for Josh Wickman stayed, it was obviously impossible for the other party to do the job.

Simon ignored the thoughts of everyone, and ordered the young assistant lighting engineer to reorganize the lighting equipment.

Ron McMillan looked at the situation in front of him, and was helpless. He pulled Catherine who wanted to step forward to help, and said a few words to her.

Catherine heard Ron Macmillan's words and came to Simon, whispering to persuade: "Simon, will you come here today?"

"It's okay, Catherine, believe me," Simon made a reassuring look at the woman and pointed to the fill light next to her finger: "Could you turn it off for me first?"

Catherine nodded when she saw Simon's insistence, and began to help.

Ron McMillan watched the scene get busy again, so he had to leave the room and hurried to the next door. He picked up the phone and wanted to help the crew as soon as possible to contact a lighting engineer to save the scene.

It's just that Ron McMillan wasn't the producer of the big coffee after all. After a few phone calls, there was no result.

Hesitating for a moment, Ron McMillan still sighed and rushed to the scene to help.

So busy, the time for get off work is coming soon.

Although some time was wasted on the lens where the phone dropped, the following shots went very smoothly.

So, unconsciously, everyone suddenly realized that without a lighting engineer, the last few shots were all completed. The young director seems to be no worse than a professional lighting engineer in terms of lighting.

Although I do not know how effective.

but.

Think of Simon who is also a photographer himself, well, this seems to be barely able to explain the past.

The photographer must understand some lighting.

but.

A young man about twenty years old personally works as a film photographer, which is actually quite abnormal.

Some people can't help thinking, just now if he also picks up like Josh Wickman, will the young director take up his job as well?

This is impossible!

With all kinds of surprises and doubts, everyone came home from get off work.

As a producer, Ron McMillan was not at ease, and he also doubted whether the last few shots of today could be used.In fact, Ron McMillan was even a little worried about whether the shooting lens in the past three days could be used.

In any case, Simon is still too young.

Moreover, Ron McMillan always wanted to hire a professional photographer, but Simon insisted on being himself.

This is what worried Ron most.

So, after finishing work, Simon took Janet to check out tomorrow's shooting scene, but Ron McMillan called out Catherine who wanted to go together. The two took today's film and hurried to Fox Studios .

Because it was in the same period as "Butterfly Effect", Brian de Palma provided Simon with a convenience. The film shot by the "Rola Run" crew can be sent to the late center of Fox Studios and "Butterfly Effect". The film is printed together.

Of course, the printing costs still have to be paid.

But even so, the professional printing conditions of Fox Studios are not comparable to those of independent printing plants. The importance of original negatives for a film is needless to say. The more professional the printing environment, the more guaranteed the quality of the negatives.

Therefore, this is not a small relationship.

"I made the Fox late-stage center print a sample of the film taken two days ago yesterday, and I can see the result today," came to Fox Studios and Ron McMillan took the initiative to explain to Catherine and call her together The intention of coming, said: "If, Catherine, if the effect of the sample is not satisfactory, perhaps, the subsequent director should be done by you. This is an investment of 650,000 US dollars after all."

Catherine shook her head slightly and said, "Ron, you should have more confidence in Simon."

"I, of course, I am still very optimistic about Simon, if he can experience a few years," the plot behind the plot to rush the director is not too glorious after all, Ron McMillan has a little embarrassment in his expression, but still said: " However, he is still too young after all, and you have seen the situation these days."

Catherine smiled and said nothing more.

The two came to the late center. Ron McMillan was registering the film for the crew with the crew today. David Giller, Brian de Palma and others just walked with a smile Came in.

Seeing Ron and Catherine, several people came together to say hello.

Ron Ben was introduced to Simon by David Giller, and everyone knows Catherine.

So, after chatting a few words with each other, they learned that Ron and Catherine were going to see the sample shots taken by Simon two days ago. Both David and Brian became interested.

Brian de Palma said: "Exactly, we are going to see the samples taken in the past few days, let's go together. I am very much looking forward to Simon's film."

Ron and Catherine heard Brian de Palma say this and looked at each other involuntarily.

Simon, Simon, your shot must be normal.

otherwise.

That would be miserable.

Praying for a guy so secretly, David Giller gave a few words to the staff, and everyone went to the sample screening room in the late center together.

When I came to the screening room, there happened to be some people, but it was another Hollywood veteran actor Robert Redford and several other staff. A film that Robert Redford was producing was recently in the post-production period, so it was only Will appear here.

Talking to each other, Robert Redford was going to leave, listening to David Giller said a few words, and there was a sudden interest, said: "David, is that young man who interrupted the other five legs?"

David Giller nodded: "Of course, by the way, Simon also hopes that his film can participate in the Sundance Film Festival. So, you may be able to take a look together, how did the young people shoot."

"Of course," Robert Redford nodded suddenly, but still said: "However, I am more interested in how the little guy interrupted the other five legs of one person. One dozen five is very powerful. Was he the same as the old one? Like Bruce Lee, did you study Kung Fu?"

David Giller smiled: "Well, you can ask him in person at that time."

Hearing that Robert Redford also intended to stay, Ron and Catherine could not help but pray for Simon again.

With that in mind, the staff quickly delivered some samples.

Brian de Palma skipped the "Butterfly Effect" and directly instructed the staff to first show the sample of "Rola Run" shot by Simon.