Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 1016 Director Ronald's level has been upgraded

  Harry and Sally, when they met for the third time, each had a relationship crisis. They have become close friends of the opposite sex, but they have no desire to go to bed. Because both parties thought that the other party had no intention of being their lover, they got along harmoniously instead.

  Because of the cognition that it is impossible to be together, the two can talk about everything, even their own sexual fantasies, without worrying that the other party will not want to associate with themselves because of talking about such things.

  New York in autumn is very beautiful. Meg Ryan was wearing trousers and a bowler hat. Her blond hair was protruding from the dark gray hat, looking very temperamental.

  Ronald sits behind the camera, the refreshing air, mixed with a trace of organic smell from fallen leaves, penetrates into his lungs. He took a deep breath of air, trying to remember the feeling.

  The camera is like a person talking to you, not only the actions of the characters, but also the lines are talking to you. The overall tone of the shot, the dark gray sky in the background, the dirt road in the park in the foreground, the very bright red fallen leaves, and even a fixed scene in the middle ground, where the two protagonists are slowly walking towards the camera Scheduling is all telling a kind of mood that seems to be there.

  Ronald wanted to pass this mixed vision, taste, hearing, and even the tactile sensation produced by the autumn wind blowing across the cheeks to the audience through the design of the lens.

  Use vision and hearing as the medium, so that the audience can trigger their own memories and imagine the smell of autumn.

  Movies can sometimes immerse the audience in such a direct way without carefully designing plot transitions.

   "Cut! Bravo!" After Ronald stopped, he stood up and applauded the two actors. The staff on the scene also applauded together, but most of them didn't know what happened. It was just that the director applauded if he didn't applaud, which seemed unprofessional.

  The camera crew, who know how to manage the scene, just think that this shot is very poetic. Other than that there is nothing better than other directors.

  Only the director of photography, Barry Sonnenfeld, looked at Ronald in amazement. He looked at the whole picture behind the camera, and he vaguely saw something extraordinary.

Some directors who like the beauty of the screen tend to put too much energy on the screen. The plot does not match such an exquisite screen. The audience is like looking at the album of some world-famous paintings. It is not good for telling the story and shaping the characters. .

  Many times, the picture is too artistic, which detracts from the movie itself. And Ronald worked hard in this inconspicuous scene, cleverly conveying the stories and emotions that would take a long time to tell clearly, and accurately conveyed them in a short period of time.

   Expressed so quietly, it already has the demeanor of some masterpieces of directors who have been tempered in the golden age.

  After finishing the shooting in Central Park, tomorrow we will switch to Harry's apartment to shoot. Art director Jane Muskie was looking for a high-end apartment in an upscale Manhattan neighborhood, which was in line with Harry's status as a political consultant.

   "Mr. Li..."

  Back to Ronald at his Fifth Avenue apartment, the black doorman greets him.

   "Is there anything happy today? Jerry." Ronald saw him smiling, as if there was a happy event.

  The name of the black doorman is Jeremy Washington. He is responsible and polite. Residents call him by his nickname Jerry.

"Yes, Mr. Lee, you are one of the people who have treated me the best among the residents here. I would like to share my opinion with you. Today on TV Rev. Jesse Jackson justified our black name, that Willie Horton, that's not Willy at all. It's a stereotype that a lot of white people put on us, it's a racism."

  Jerry is different from ordinary black people. He believes in Baptist principles, works hard, and is kind. But even such people are not happy about the ad that George Sr. used to attack Dukakis.

   Now civil rights activist, pastor, Jesse Jackson finally fired on this ad, calling the Willie Horton ad a racist act.

   "Indeed, that's not very good." Ronald got on the elevator, returned to his home, and called Douglas Jr. "Doug, what's going on now?"

"Little George's situation is not very good. Now Dukakis' approval rate is dropping sharply. But we also have one advantage. The support rate in key swing states does not fluctuate much. The relatively large fluctuations are actually Several iron states in the Deep South."

   George Jr. communicated frequently with Doug Jr., and both they and political consultant Roger Ailes believed that Ronald's previous judgment was not wrong. The states that really determine the outcome of the election are swing states such as New York State in the east and California in the west. Here neither New England is a surefire Donkey, nor the Deep South is a surefire Elephant. Their support rate determines the ownership of the next Grand Commander.

  And these states did not cause a reversal of the election because of this attack on the black criminal Willie.

  The people there are not like the white people in states like Alabama, who understand the so-called dog whistle slang. As long as they talk about the shortcomings of black people, they can generate a lot of supporting films.

   Moreover, voters in New York State and California did not particularly blame Dukakis for this vicious security case.

   After all, when he was the governor of Massachusetts, companies such as Wang An Computer, which radiated from MIT and other universities, grew, and the economic development of Massachusetts was very good. Most of these voters are people who have experienced it. During the eight years that the current leader has been in power, the law and order has been much better than that of his predecessor, Jimmy. The unemployment rate has dropped significantly. Everyone has a job, and there are fewer vicious cases.

However, although their understanding of the general election may be correct, but in the middle of the election campaign, the support rate of Old George was 14% behind at the most, and he pulled it up abruptly. Up to now, the gap between the two is only 6%. , Barbara's preference for her youngest son Jeb has also reached the extreme.

  Little George, Roger Ailes, and even a group of people here at Ronald, have stopped talking in front of Barbara.

   "Fuck, I care so much about him, as long as old George comes to power and helps us extend the tax cut bill for another four years."

  …

  The next day, the crew came to the character Harry's house. Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the Empire State Building. If Harry was placed in the real world, he would probably be a political consultant like Roger Ailes. You can get a lot of money by participating in the election of a big man, and after you are elected, there will be a lot of revolving door activities. Whether it is to serve as a staff member in the government or as an executive in an affiliated company, you can earn a lot of money.

  So Harry can afford such a high-end apartment.

  Harry and Sally held a roll of carpet together and spread it out on the ground.

   "My date sucks..." Meg Ryan, begins her lines.

   “After eating, he pulled out one of my hairs, used it as dental floss, and started picking teeth at the table. My date has hit a new low.”

   "Compared to my date, it's like a dream date." Harry spread his hands, talking about his failed date.

   "I asked her what school she graduated from, Michigan State, and it reminded me of Helen...I immediately started getting anxious and broke out in a sweat."

   "Helen from Michigan State?"

   "No, Northwestern. Both universities are in the Big Ten."

  Harry and Sally, both squatting on the ground, talking to each other like two children. At this time, the two are the most honest.

   "Harry, I think we all need more time (to get over past emotional hurts), and we need more time to be able to sleep with other people." Sally felt that the two were sympathetic.

   "No, I slept with her." Harry replied. In his view, feelings and **** are two things that can be separated from each other.

   "Did you sleep with him?" Sally was very surprised. Whenever she encountered something she couldn't understand, she would frown her eyebrows together, looking very cute. For her, feelings and going to bed are unified, and going to bed is a matter of course when the relationship reaches a certain stage of intimacy.

   "Of course..." Harry was still immersed in the unhappiness that his ex-wife left him.

   "Oh...", Sally sensed that some men and women see these things very differently.

   "Cut!"

  Ronald has taken four or five shots of this long shot, and he always made mistakes in some details. Fortunately, this one finally met the requirements. While the camera follows Harry into a crouch, Sally is still standing. In this way, a close-up of Harry's face appeared in the shot, and Sally's legs.

   After less than a second, Sally also squatted down, and took a close-up of the two of them squatting like children. The previous ones cannot be used, mainly because the interval is too short or too long, it must be the same as the two of them, and they must be in sync with each other.

  Some things can be perfectly expressed without lines and actions, but only with the language of the lens. The two people are not synchronized in these emotional matters, and before they realize it, they have already begun to adjust each other's worldviews.

   "How about this one?" Ronald asked DP Barry.

   "Excellent!" The other party gave him a thumbs up. Ronald, the director, still has a lot of audiences who seem to have a flash of inspiration in the design of the lens language, but experts know that it is a trick that has been honed.

   "Okay, we'll be here in the morning, and we'll go to the exhibition hall in the afternoon..." the assistant director began to distribute the shooting schedule for the afternoon.

   "Are you still going to the hotel to rest?" Meg Ryan has a good relationship with many people in the crew. She looked at Billy Crystal, and Billy went back to the hotel by himself every time, not acting with anyone.

   "Yes, see you this afternoon" Billy Crystal smiled. This is his acting method. In order to immerse himself in the world of the newly divorced man, he never gets too close to the crew, and only by maintaining a sense of loneliness can he play Harry well.

  In the afternoon, the photography team prepared in advance in the exhibition hall had already set up the camera.

   Just opposite the large floor-to-ceiling windows, Ronald went up and looked in the viewfinder, a textbook-like distant view.

   "Very well, let's take a route and come to one without rehearsing."

   This feeling of colliding for the first time without rehearsal is still the way to have the greatest chance of getting a good shot in this romantic movie.

  In the ancient city wall of an exhibition on the left, Harry, played by Billy Crystal, walked out first.

   "Cut!"

  This silhouette feels very good. Ronald waved his hand to let the camera move over quickly. For the same scene, he also wanted to shoot a medium shot.

   "Action!"

   "I've decided that we're going to talk like this for the rest of the day. Pepper, pepper..." Crystal began to improvise in a particularly cartoony voice.

   "Like this?" Meg Ryan also came out from behind and walked into the frame of the viewfinder.

   "No, you have to talk like me, pepper, pepper"

   "Pepper...hehe..." Meg Ryan thought it was a technique used by Christo to relax her, and also got into a fight with him.

   "Waiter, you sprinkled too much pepper in my chicken stew."

   "Hahaha... waiter, you sprinkled too much pepper in my red pepper stewed chicken.", Meg Ryan also started to mess around.

   "But I can let you have a bite of my pecan pie..." Crystal continued.

   "Hehe..." Meg Ryan was a little uncertain, she turned her head and glanced at Ronald on the right. The film has already started to rotate, so it's not good to waste film to relax, right?

   Ronald is very satisfied with Billy Crystal's improvisation. Harry is a very attractive man. He knows when and what to do to make women relax and get closer. It was an instinct for him.

   Meg Ryan's reaction is also very real. The chemical reaction between the two is bursting. As long as they continue to improvise, it must be a good shot.

   "Don't look at me, go on... go on!" Ronald made mouth shapes, but no sound came out of his mouth. Meg Ryan turned her head this time, disrupting the smooth improvisation. Ronald danced anxiously, and finally made Meg Ryan understand the meaning of continuing to perform.

   "But I can let you have a bite of my pecan pie..." Meg Ryan didn't understand, but she continued to act according to Ronald's prompt.

   "Would you like to go to the movies with me?" Harry continued to be funny.

   "Will you..." Sally also continued to imitate the other party.

   "Don't imitate, but answer, would you like to go to the movies with me tonight?" Harry, as a veteran of flowers, couldn't stop many women.

   "Oh...I...", Sally's expression changed.

   "What's up, do you have a hot date tonight?"

   "Yes, I have a date."

"real?"

   "Yes, I wanted to tell you." Sally walked out of the center of the camera first, and walked forward for a short distance alone.

  The lens language once again clearly told the audience that the two are not in sync yet, and their lives are still being disturbed by other factors, but if the two are destined (the director has a conscience), they will come together again in the end.

   "Cut!" Ronald sighed, "I'm afraid I can't take a better picture than this one."

  Although Meg Ryan has a play scene on the right, but the other reactions are very sincere, because of Billy Crystal's improvisation, no one knows what he will do next. So Meg Ryan's reaction is very real.

   Sure enough, the next few retakes did not have the exciting and missed emotions between men and women in this one. Ronald had to choose to keep the flawed first one.

  Sincerity with flaws is better than mediocrity without flaws.

  …

  That night, Ronald, who was returning to the apartment to rest, welcomed Little Doug. After he entered the door, he took Ronald to call George Jr. together.

  At this time, they need to communicate more and stand closely with Little George.

   "My mother is starting to get anxious again, Ronald." On the other side of the phone, little George still spoke to them in a cowboy tone like a carefree cousin.

   “With no close race in the swing states, my mother felt compelled to try our communications strategy.”

   "That's a good thing," Ronald echoed. The campaign is actually similar to a movie, and opinion polls determine everything. No matter how well-behaved Jeb is, Barbara still has to try the advice of her elder son's advisers in the face of the possibility that her husband might lose the election.

   "George, have you forgotten what you promised me?" Barbara suddenly reprimanded loudly from the other end of the phone.

   "Crack..." It sounded like a broken glass was thrown on the ground.

   "George, is your mother angry with you?" Little Doug heard something wrong.

   "No, she seems to be mad at my father."

   "Barbara, I have...obeyed your wishes..."

   There continued to be quarrels over there, the voices fluctuating.

   "I'll go and see, when the time comes..."

   "You go to work first, we'll talk later." Ronald and Doug Jr. looked at each other. What's the big deal?

   "Dukakis, you son of a **** crossed the line...get me Senator Kennedy..."

   "Crack", just before Little George hung up the phone, Ronald heard a few words of old George's angry roar.

  (end of this chapter)