Hollywood legendary director

"Buried alive" is about to be finished. Preparations began in early June, and in a blink of an eye it came to July.

The temperature in Cannes is getting hotter and hotter, and this young crew is still suffering.

Fortunately, the filming progress is very fast, although some small problems will appear from time to time, but they can always be solved.

"Heath Ledger, this is the last set of shots in the movie, are you ready?" Lyman looked at Heath Ledger who was sitting and resting not far away, and smiled softly: "After taking this set of shots, It's over."

Today was still a hot day, and the warehouse was very sultry. Heath Ledger was wearing a short-sleeved gown that had not been washed since the shooting. Hearing what Lehman said, he nodded calmly.

Counting today, this is already the eighth day after the filming started. Lehman directed this work, and he was overloaded with filming work every day. The crew members also gritted their teeth to accompany him.

In the last scene, before he was buried alive, Paul took out a photo from his pocket, on which was his cutest daughter, which triggered memories.

In the later editing, he will use the way of quick recall to reveal some of Paul's good memories, which can be regarded as a warm card.

There is nothing that can promote the depth of the story, simple and clichéd, just to deceive the audience's tears.

This is a very primitive method, but it is absolutely effective.

"Okay, ready to shoot."

Hearing Lehman's words, the crew began to act again.

"Camera is fine!"

"The lighting is fine!"

"The actor is ready!"

"Action--" With the decision of the scene by Thomas, the last set of shooting began.

This is a very simple shot. For Heath Ledger, who is getting better, there is no performance difficulty at all.

Just like Paul still dreaming of being able to reunite with his family, it's nothing more than a good memory while dying.

"Cut!" Lehman stood up from behind the director's camera, took a deep breath, calmed down his excitement, and then announced loudly: "Buried alive, the shooting is over!"

"YES!"

"Wow......"

Ryan was the first to run over because he was closest to Lyman.

"Amazing, buddy." As he said, he opened his arms and hugged Lyman vigorously.

As a person who crossed over, Lyman obviously still couldn't accept the custom of cuddling with a big man. He smiled awkwardly, "Thank you, Ryan."

Ryan didn't say anything, only let go of Lyman, and ran to greet the rest of the crew warmly.

The people in the crew are very happy. The end of the filming not only means that they work together to complete a work, but also get actual remuneration—according to the initial employment regulations, only half of the salary is paid, and the rest will be paid. Wait until the shooting is over to pay off.And now, the filming is over.

"Oh Lyman!"

Heath Ledger, who was covered in sweat, also came over. He was in a very beautiful mood. The shooting of these days has made him over the addiction of being a leading actor, "Thank you, let me experience a... ...Pleasure."

Looking at Heath Ledger, who was still a bit cautious, Lyman didn't mind the sweat and stains on his body. He hugged him friendly and patted him twice on the back, "You are a good actor, I hope we will There are still opportunities to cooperate."

Heath Ledger smiled, "Well, I would love it."

"When will I go back to the US?" Lehman let go and asked concerned.

Heath Ledger replied naturally: "It's probably only two days. The consumption here is too high, and I don't have much money."

"Your reward, I will settle it to you as soon as possible." Lehman said embarrassedly: "It may not be much, I'm really sorry."

After the filming is over, remove the unfinished salary of the hired behind-the-scenes production members and set aside about 50,000 U.S. dollars in production costs. There will be 10,000 or 20,000 euros left. For Heath Ledger, who considers accommodation for himself, it is a bit lacking.

He was worth more than that, and he was worthy of the daily performance required by the actors' union.

"It doesn't matter, I'm very satisfied with the shooting these days." Heath Ledger looked openly.

After finishing the shooting equipment, everyone parted ways.

This was because of a movie, and it was normal to leave after shooting.

There was no special shutdown ceremony, and no lively celebrations. After Lyman followed Ryan to send the most sincere verbal thanks to the crew members and paid the rest of the salary, the warehouse gradually became quiet.

Simply clean up, save the film, lock the door... go home and sleep.

The film director is really a high-pressure job. Returning to his nest, Lyman didn't even eat dinner, so he fell asleep in bed.

For so many days, his rest has not been good. He thinks about shooting every day and has no intention of sleeping. Now that he has sustenance in his heart, the situation is naturally different.

After regaining his energy, Lehman was not in a hurry for post-production. Instead, he took care of some trivial matters first.

Called Ryan, who still wanted to be lazy, this guy was groaning again, saying that he hadn't had a good rest for so many days, but he still didn't reject Lyman.The two also came to the big warehouse together.

"Come on, move these to the car, let's return the rental equipment first."

Lehman ran to the closed cubicle at the other end of the warehouse and took a look. The film material after shooting was stored here. There were also 300 discs of film that had been purchased. The usage of these films was much better than he expected. , There are about 60 discs left, which means that the footage he shot is about 1,200 minutes.

In addition to them, it didn't take long for Thomas to rush over.

This candidate is a key figure in their rental equipment. After hearing that he would return it, he took the initiative to ask for it. Of course, he still has a small request to participate in the later editing of the "Buried Alive" movie.In his words: I want to observe the birth of a movie from beginning to end.

Naturally, Lehman would not refuse this kind of enthusiasm. As for post-production, it was also a grind. There was just one more labor force, which could help reduce the burden a little without paying any salary.Free is the most important thing, he really doesn't have much money.

The three big men worked hard in the hot weather, and it took almost two hours to get everything done.

"Let's go, who will drive the two of you?" Lehman got in the car and asked casually.

All three of them have driver's licenses. However, Lehman had never driven a car before and crossed over. Although he had a driver's license in hand, he did not dare to drive, so the driver's choice was naturally decided from the remaining two.

Ryan glanced at Thomas, and Thomas immediately understood, "I'll do it."

"Well, it's him." Ryan sighed, and got in the car.

The poor honest man Thomas sat in front and drove smoothly, and the two unscrupulous gentlemen in the back had already dozed off.

The journey is long, and it’s close to two or three hours’ drive, so it’s better to take a rest.

A dream along the way, and soon arrived at Uncle Angus’ camera equipment shop.

"Lyman, get up." Ryan pushed hard with his hands twice.

When the body sensed the movement, Lyman opened his eyes instantly.

"Reached?"

"Of course, come down and help with the move, it's impossible to have others fail to do anything."

Lehman stretched and his brain started to wake up.

He hurriedly got out of the car, ran to the back and began to disassemble the camera equipment.

It seems that Thomas has been working for a while, and his back is already wet.

Lehman held a video camera and returned it to the designated location. He saw Uncle Angus passing by and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you very much for your help, Uncle Angus."

Angus smiled, did not say anything, he is not a good speech person either.

With the help of Angus, the four people dismantled them very quickly. After a while, they all moved all the leased camera equipment back to the equipment shop.

"Uncle Angus, you can check it. We keep this batch of camera equipment very well, and we usually pay attention to it. There is no damage."

"Well, you are all tired too, stay and have lunch." Angus didn't want to check the equipment, but talked about eating.

"No, we still have something to do, we are leaving soon." Lyman quickly rejected Angus's kindness.

He looked at Thomas' face and gave enough, and he couldn't bother him anymore.

Thomas knew, and quickly said, "Yes, we still have a lot to work on, so I won't bother Uncle Angus."

After listening, Angus didn't persuade him anymore, and said, "Then don't delay your young people's business, please do it quickly."

The three got in the car and headed back to Cannes.

On the way, Ryan said, "Are you still short of money for film post-production? I still have something here, about 10,000 euros, you take it."

Lehman smiled and rejected Ryan's kindness, "I still have a part of it. It's definitely enough. If it doesn't work, I'll take it from you again, okay."

Ryan thought for a while and thought it was okay, so he nodded and said, "Come to me if you don't have enough. I still have pocket money on me, so I'm just doing something business."

"Do not worry."

With an investment of 450,000 euros, the salary of the behind-the-scenes shooting team spent about 60,000 yuan. The cost of renting equipment and shooting venues, as well as various props, makeup, and scenery, was about 280,000 yuan. During the shooting, there was not much money spent. The usual cost of food and drinking water cost less than 10,000, and excluding the printing fee of recruiters, a period of suspension fee plus the salary of actors, it cost 40,000 euros.

With this calculation, there are still about 60,000 euros left in the hand, which is enough for post-production.It turns out that his budget is lower than this.People, be content.