Hollywood legendary director

"Crack! Heath Ledger, I need your eyes to be stronger, the feeling of accepting reality but still seeking a living, do you understand?"

Lehman stared at the footage from the director’s camera, then looked at Heath Ledger, who was serious on the side, and continued: “Imagine that even the Washington government abandons him, and he accepts it for the future of his daughter. The fate of being buried alive, but deep in my heart, the desire for survival of mankind still remains in the depths of the soul. It's almost what it means, do you understand?

The filming of the film "Buried Alive" went very smoothly, even beyond Lehman's imagination.In just 4 days, the filming schedule of the crew has been pushed by half.

Perhaps this is the benefit of the one-man show. The whole burden of shooting is concentrated on the lead actor Heath Ledger, and other auxiliary tasks have been streamlined to a minimum. The daily shooting progress depends entirely on the performance of the actor, as long as he does not make a mistake. , The scene picture of the effective lens is easy to complete.

After all, every time you shoot a scene, you don't need to change the scene or the props. Just wait for Heath Ledger to put on makeup and adjust the camera position.

Moreover, the starring Heath Ledger's performance skills are really good, and there are few problems. This is great news for the "Buried Alive" crew, which is short of funding.

Lehman calculated that if the shooting time exceeds 20 days, all the existing funds will be consumed, and there will be no money left for post-production. At that time, whether it is to start your own refund or Ryan's "pocket" "Money" will put him under greater pressure of failure.

It's a pity that Heath Ledger's state is out of shape and Lehman is not given this opportunity.

"I think he should be more desperate. Even his country has abandoned him. The gang of thugs also asked him to take a video of him trapped in the coffin to cause panic in public opinion. At this time, he must have the least desire to survive. Director."

Obviously, Heath Ledger has his own views on this scene.

Ryman didn't think there was anything wrong with the actor's own opinions. He pulled Heath Ledger, and said to the swapped camera, "You take a good look."

Knowing that he was about to die, his expression was desperate, his eyes were dull, and the characters' reactions and emotions were in place. There was no problem, he looked at Lehman in doubt.

"It's too depressing, and I'm separated from the scene." Lehman gestured with his hands, "Your performance is complete, you are even lower, it seems a bit isolated, you understand?"

"You have to raise it a little bit, not so low." His hand slid all the way from Heath Ledger's waist to his thigh, and then rose to the lower abdomen.

Heath Ledger understood but nodded subconsciously.

Seeing his expression, Lyman realized that he hadn't understood what he meant, so he pulled him and watched the camera replay again, "Look, is the whole picture a bit uncoordinated? You seem to be alone in that corner. Same, different from the surrounding painting style."

Heath Ledger finally understood a little bit. It was not that his emotions were not in place, but that the overall environment should not appear so low.The lighting is soft, and his presence makes this lens very abrupt, as if he shouldn't be there.

“You can’t just look at your own character’s emotions, but you have to understand the atmosphere of the whole scene. It’s right to take Paul’s fate now, but you’re looking at it from an outsider. You know what the Washington authorities think, and Paul doesn’t Knowing, he still feels that he didn’t agree to the mob’s request. His daughter will be going well. He even has a little illusion that the garrisoned troops around here will come to rescue him instead of the Washington authorities. You understand. Already? So the lighting is a bit soft, symbolizing that he still has illusions and the desire to survive deep in the human body."

"Director, I want to prepare." Heath Ledger started.Lehman's remarks helped him see the depths of the script, and his own brain has some new thinking. He needs time to sort out his emotional thinking.

"Okay, I'll give you half an hour."

Such a situation rarely appears in the "Buried Alive" crew, and even the camera and lighting are wrong. As an actor, Heath Ledger can still guarantee his performance, but this time, he needs to jump from Paul’s perspective. The background portrayed in the entire script, that is, the war in Afghanistan, must be combined to do better.

"Well, everyone rests for half an hour." Lehman said loudly.

"What's the matter, is my lighting wrong again?" The lighting engineer Dougridge asked a little unconfidently. After so many days of shooting, he was responsible for the most problems.

"Haha, no, it's not your problem, it's just a break."

After speaking, Lyman glanced at Dougridge again.In fact, the hired lighting engineer really has a big problem. The lighting arrangement required for the movie is by no means difficult. After all, there are few scenes and there is no need to change, but he always makes a little mistake. .To say it is sloppy, but he sticks to his post every day, so it can only be a problem with his ability.

You get what you pay for. Although his salary is the second highest, most of the people in the crew are novices, which is nothing to compare. The only advantage is that you can save money without complaining. He is really patient in doing things. Have to say.

"What's wrong?" After a while, Ryan came over.He knows very well that his old friend, when shooting, he can fight as much as he can, how can he suddenly think about taking a break.

"Let Heath Ledger find the feeling. His performance just now was too low and uncoordinated." Lehman glanced back and answered casually the reason for the break.

Ryan followed the instructions and took a look. After Heath Ledger put on his makeup, he sat there and closed his eyes, "Isn't he performing well? It's all so late, or else... .."

Lehman knew what Ryan meant, the whole crew was waiting, and it was getting late too, do you want to take a break and shoot tomorrow.

"Give him a chance, taking advantage of the emotional coherence, it should be fine to adjust."

Actors? Comprehension is also very important. Some actors can be thorough, and some actors, even if you break the game completely in front of him, he will not.

As for what kind of actor Heath Ledger has been performing well, it will soon be clear.

After half an hour passed, Heath Ledger stood up, nodded towards Lehman, and then went into the coffin.

Upon seeing this, Lehmann slapped his palm and said loudly: "All departments are in place, ready to start shooting."

"Action--" As the scene notes were once again finalized, the scene began again:

Heath Ledger was sitting halfway in the small and dim coffin, and the photographer began to adjust the lens.

Now the background of the whole play is that Paul called the US government for help, and even told the US government that terrorists threatened him and asked him to take a video of him being buried alive. However, the US side did not intend to rescue him, on the contrary. I asked him whether he would help shoot the video. After all, once such a video circulated, it would have a very negative impact on the credibility of the U.S. government and the strategic relations of international affairs. Therefore, if they lie full of lies, they will be the fastest He rescued Paul at a speed, told him not to shoot video, and promised to protect his family.

The situation of the kidnappers on the other side is even simpler. They are in their own national complex and want to kill Paul and get a death video to use them to make fun of the US military and government, and they understand that they are buried alive. This person in, did not get any help from the United States at all, because they did this for the first time. The deaths of many American citizens in the past did not bring them any other benefits, so they thought of using alive burial and said yes Asking for a ransom is not the idea of ​​killing someone to deceive Paul's trust, let him shoot a video, and finally send him to see God.

From the beginning to the end, these two forces did not care about the life and death of a small person like Paul, but used him as a bargaining chip, rolling back and forth on the sky.

As for Paul, he believed the nonsense of the US government and believed that his country would send rescue troops to rescue him, so he agreed not to make video.

It was not until after a long time that the oxygen in the coffin began to become thinner, and the more he felt that death was getting closer and closer to him, did he understand that he was abandoned, but there was still a hint of illusion in his heart... .

The whole movie uses a mobile phone and a few conversations to reveal the image of the entire high-level society in the United States. The male protagonist also slowly slips from the peak of hope to the valley of disappointment, without knowing that he has been tricked and deceived. He is really the most Subtle irony.

After thinking about this, the performance is just a matter of course.

In the camera, Heath Ledger was lying in the coffin decadently, his breathing was inaudible, only the beating chest still showed signs of his life.

As Lehman said, the mood can't be too low, all you need is to grasp the size.

There seemed to be light passing through his hollow eyes, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised for some reason.

I just want my daughter to be safe, and if I can, I hope I can hold on to the moment when the rescue force comes.

His gaze seemed to penetrate the coffin and looked into the distance. The various physical discomforts caused by the thin oxygen tortured him crazily, but his expression did not show too much pain, but a kind of relief. a feeling of.There was still a hint of hope in the desperate expression.

Lehman never shouted, nor did he shout, but just said loudly: "Come on!"

"Huh..." Heath Ledger slowly got up from the prop coffin, and the big rock in his heart also fell to the ground.

This time he brought in a very good mood. It was not as depressing as it was at the beginning. It was very harmonious with the whole shot. Lehman finished watching the whole shot and it was in full compliance with his expectations.Heath Ledger, doing well.