Hollywood legendary director

January 7, 2005.

Hollywood, near the Walk of Fame.

It was still nine o'clock in the morning, but there were many pedestrians on the street.

And most of them are tourists who have met a celebrity or become famous overnight by scouts, or simply come to visit.

In short, there is a lot of traffic.

Nearby businesses are also gathering together, with countless big names.

And around the neighborhood less than a ten-minute walk away, a black business bus stopped quietly on the side of the street. In the driving position, Lehmann looked with interest at the front left with sunglasses, headgear, and unshaven beard. A street painting artist, Nicholas Cage, who writes and draws to chat with tourists from time to time.

At this moment, he was fully armed and wrapped tightly. Even the iron fan who knew his face very well could not recognize him for a while.

He was sitting on the little pony, facing the raised canvas, not knowing what he was painting.

Since Lyman talked to him according to the role of the script, for more than half a month, Nicholas Cage has played his role on the ground, looking for feelings.

After a while, the passerby who was chatting with Cage turned and left, and Lyman got out of the car and walked over.

"Hi, how? How are you adapting?"

I saw a half-view of a street on the canvas, which still looked decent.

"I learned it specifically. I won't act in the future. It's a job." Cage joked.

"Haha, get in the car, let's go to the company and talk about shooting."

Lehman helped him put things away and stuffed them into the trunk of the car.

Cage got in the car, took off his headgear and sunglasses, and couldn't wait to ask: "How did I behave just now? Do you feel similar?"

Lehman praised: "I am definitely satisfied to experience the role and bring it into the role. It's good if you can find this kind of temperament."

Nicholas Cage is a typical methodist actor, as can be seen from the way he enters the play.

Subsequently, the "Mist" crew also officially held the first script reading meeting.

In the conference room of Firefly Pictures, Lyman asked him to call in all the actors he had selected.

In addition to Cage, Eva, Samuel Jackson, there are also major players such as Toby Jones and Nathan Gamb.

Everyone knows what this party means. After all, after the casting work, Lehman only asked them to read through the original novel of "The Mist", but it is still unclear what the script will be and whether the characters will be brilliant. .

Therefore, everyone is looking forward to it, even the male protagonist Cage.

After all, the script adaptation and the original novel can not be confused.

It was also at this moment that Lehmann handed out everyone's scripts.

A group of people chatted with each other, met in person, and gained some understanding. Lehman also took this opportunity to cultivate a tacit understanding between the actors and the incompatibility of auras to slightly improve some of the details of the script.

Well, the latter can roughly be explained as a sense of cp, that is, the aura of the screen is better and will not make the audience feel abrupt.

After all, the protagonist and lead role have changed candidates. Cage and Thomas Jane’s image style and performance are also different. It is impossible for Lyman to shoot according to the image of Thomas Jane’s painter David in his memory.

The same is true for other actors, who must be brought into the role according to their own temperament, polished and adjusted.

After reading the script, a group of creative actors also tried to perform a few scenes, wondering how well they needed to be in the performance.

For example, when Cage and Eva play against each other, they have to close the performance, otherwise they will completely suppress Eva with aura during the performance, resulting in a great sense of fragmentation.

For example, when Samuel's supporting role as a gold medal needs to play, Cage needs to let go, otherwise the protagonist's momentum will not be obvious, and it is not good for the supporting role to overpower the protagonist.

Many movie fans have a sense of embarrassment when watching a movie and do not enter the scene. A large part of the reason is that the actors do not cooperate well in the scene and cannot pinch this degree.

And because Cage is taller, Eva's character can't wear high heels, and must make a pair of secretly padded flat shoes.

After all, if the height is inconsistent, it will be more difficult for Eva to show off the charm of her role under Cage's edge, and it will give the audience a look of passersby, which is inexplicably irrelevant to the plot.

This is also a problem that often occurs in movies. There are obviously many shots, but they just can't leave an impression.

For example, so and so sweet, a lot of resources for first-line masterpieces, but they are not very good.

This is definitely not a clear...

After some exchanges, Lehman also had ideas for shooting several actors.

Let them go through the group scene again, Lehman interrupted their movements and waved his hand to attract everyone's attention before he said:

"There are still two weeks to prepare. I hope that you can fully understand your roles. No matter how bad, the lines must be familiar. I don't want to delay the progress due to the actor's problems after the crew starts. I hope everyone can take it seriously. This play."

Looking around, Lehman said seriously.

Everyone can also feel that Lehman's behavior is not a joke. Although he didn't say what the consequences were, it was not as simple as his tone.

You should not play around with your work.

That is irresponsible to oneself.

At this point, several actors nodded in recognition.

After all, the requirements are not too much. Now that you get the role, the crew trusts you, isn't it the most basic to memorize the lines?

Trying to figure out the role is also the most common thing an actor does.

If you want to eat this bowl of rice, you have to give it a gesture.

When I arrived at the shooting scene, I was ignorant of what I played, and talked about how to shape my image.

A movie is definitely not just a few actors and a story that can be made.

Lehman didn't care how they would treat the movie. Anyway, they failed to meet the requirements and delayed the filming. It was more than just fucking off. All the loss obligations were marked in the contract and the third-party regulatory agency was responsible.

Then Lehman ordered a little more trivia.

Such as image design, dressing and dressing; such as temperament issues, the continuing experience of experiencing life...

After the party broke up, Blake was busy sponsoring the crew, while Lyman stared at the scenes, props and other work, and all the actors were adjusting individually.

Time passed slowly in a busy schedule.

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