Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 260 Director Authority

   The applause didn't stop when Ronald and Spielberg and Simberg hugged and thanked them.

  Ronald came back and thanked all the cast and crew again, applauded them as well, then put his hands down and tried to stop them so they could continue shooting.

"yeah!……"

   Unexpectedly, this move ignited the enthusiasm of the crowd again. Everyone continued to applaud vigorously, and many people shouted and expressed their support.

   Ronald was moved by this unexpected scene, and everyone supported themselves so much. He looked into the crowd...

   First Assistant Director Al clapped loudly.

He wants Ronald to continue to be the director undisturbed so that he can do what he does best, dispatch and manage a bunch of blue-collar technicians, such as electricians, coolies in the camera class, drivers, etc., to assist the director Complete the artistic creation.

   Instead of devoting a lot of energy, being a nanny for a novice director, reminding some ABCs who are making movies, such as turning the camera around after shooting an over-the-shoulder shot and shooting it again...

   Get yourself a modest salary and shouldn't do these things that are not part of your job content. Otherwise why not give yourself a raise?

  If the director has to remind himself of everything, or remedy it, why not do the director's job to himself?

   Art director Dan, and photography director Matthew looked at each other and smiled.

Both of them are technical experts. Whether they are stunned by Ronald's own technical knowledge, or satisfied with the trust and respect shown by him, they have decided to contribute all their abilities in this small production crew. .

  Technical experts have their own arrogance, not just any director can convince them.

  At the beginning of the interview with the director, they will throw a test question or two to measure the director's ability.

  If you understand technology, know what you want, and respect experts, then they will use 100% work attitude. Experts who have been immersed in the industry for many years have some ability to press the bottom of the box, so that the director's goal can be achieved with high quality and cost savings.

   But this is not something that can be done by any director. Some directors lack knowledge. If you use some tricks, they think you are perfunctory. There are also some directors who don't know what effect they want, and can't express it clearly.

  For example, Ronald asked them to design the lighting system inside the mall, which is simple and effective, and can save a lot of lighting time. But some directors see that you don't need expensive and complicated lighting, but they think you're lazy.

  Only a director like Ronald who understands film photography and fully trusts and respects them will bother to design and adjust. The first day of filming was really successful.

  Robert Romanus, who played the scalper Mike, liked this director even more. He was born in the slums of the Bronx, New York. For the audition opportunity, he sold his dilapidated car and borrowed some money from his sister before buying a plane ticket to Los Angeles, trying to change his destiny and become an actor.

  The director singled out him among the actors who had received formal drama education. The reason is that he doesn't have to act, he is Mike in the script.

  This also makes sense. In the script, Mike is a poor student who transferred from the slums of Philadelphia to Los Angeles. He has to work as a scalper and sell tickets to earn living expenses at school, which is very similar to his situation.

   And Ronald also asked the accountant to reimburse him for his airfare, arranged for Universal's actor dormitory to live in, and even stayed in the guest room of the heroine Jennifer Jason Lee's house in the last month. Man, he has never lived in such a nice house.

  The director let him improvise, and he had no problem at all. In New York, I often go to Broadway to resell tickets for musicals to earn money. How can those tourists take out their wallets and happily pay for high-priced scalper tickets, which are all life experiences.

This movie will bring him money and fame, a salary of $1,100 a week, an eight-week shooting schedule, whether you have a role or not, you can get it with or without a role, and this weekly check will give yourself to live in Los Angeles and continue to work. The courage of an actor.

   And after the movie is released next year, maybe he will become famous. Thinking of the happy place, Romanus put his finger in his mouth and let out a loud whistle.

The whistle made the front two actresses, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Phoebe Cates, shrink their necks in horror, and then they both patted Romanus back a few times and giggled.

   Both of them are actors who have made movies and TV dramas, not newcomers. The profession of an actor is not good, and it is difficult for others to imagine the pain in expressing one's inner emotions in front of everyone's eyes. And what's worse, sometimes it has to be repeated several times.

  Compared to Hecklin's method of directly instructing how to shoot and where to apply force, they still prefer Ronald's method of guiding and inspiring. This allows actors to be more relaxed and perform better in front of the camera.

  Although Ronald doesn't know much about girls' minds, his performance method is different from Hekelin's guidance. But the two of them, who were told by Heklin one or two words about the girl's mind, actually didn't like this feeling very much.

   Some people take the method school as the right way to perform in film, but this method does not give the actors a good inner feeling. Thinking about those unhappy memories of themselves makes people nervous, and they all feel depressed for a while after the filming.

   It was Ronald who forbade talking loudly before filming, and carefully caring for their psychological emotions made people feel relaxed and comfortable. Besides, who doesn't like a handsome guy telling himself a drama?

   The applause lasted for more than a minute and then slowly stopped.

   "Tell them something?" Spielberg came up and pressed Ronald's shoulders, reminding in a low voice. This is a great opportunity to establish authority on the set.

  "WellDone! Thank you everyone, this is a good shot, we have four and a half hours of shooting tonight waiting for us to play, now take a 10-minute break, everyone can go get some chips and pizza.

   Then we move on to the pizza shop scene. If you want to be lazy, I'll kick your **** for Mr. Simberg who pays you. "

   "Oh...hahaha"

  Everyone laughed and then dispersed.

   Ronald was satisfied.

   In terms of a small crew, and in a larger scale, the entire film and television industry, the technical staff can be divided into two types.

  A type of people who have their own expertise, they are often convinced that they understand technology, and they respect their bosses.

   Another kind of work that is not too high-tech, all they ask for is a little more money, a little more benefit, and obey the instructions of high-ranking people.

   From the establishment of the crew to the start of filming today, his actions can be said to have won the hearts of the first-class experts. The second type of people saw that the higher-ranking Simberg was on their side, and they knew which side they should be on.

   And those actors, all they ask for is a salary, plus the possibility of the movie being sold. After they become famous, their remuneration can also be greatly increased, they can get more praise from film critics, receive more challenging roles, and even expect various awards.

   The effect of the boss himself standing on the platform is very obvious, whether it is Mount Hecklin just now, or Simberg standing himself.

  The crew is more convinced of Ronald's authority. Ronald and Simberg and Mount, after a few conversations, are about to send them off the set.

  Simberg pressed him back to the director's seat, "Keep up the good work, remember, you're the boss here."

  Mount also said goodbye to him and Heckling with a smile, as if he had done nothing just now, "Well done, boy."

  The two walked towards the elevator together. After all, this is not their main battlefield, and there is no need to show any signs of discord among the top executives of Universal in front of a group of crew members.

   Spielberg also left. He hasn't finished filming ET's scenes, and there are still many ET alien special effects scenes that need to be filmed slowly. The special effects team is working hard to improve the model's mechanical movements to make him more realistic in close-ups and close-ups.

   "Thank you, Mr. Spielberg." Ronald thanked him sincerely. It was a pleasant surprise that he invited Simberg as well.

   "Don't be distracted by these things, remember when you first wanted to direct this movie, the original dream."

   Taking a deep breath, Ronald sat back on the director's chair, picked up the thermos cup, poured a cup of black tea and drank it slowly.

  The original dream... I must make a movie that people recognize and love, and that can stand the test of time.

   He looked at Hecklen, who looked a little anxious, as if she knew that the plan to replace her had been dashed.

   She should understand that she is still a pure novice in the profession of directing. Hollywood cinema movies are very different from student studies after all.

   On the contrary, her discovery and guidance of female actors gave herself a little surprise and inspiration.

  Thinking of this, Ronald smiled at her, then closed his eyes and rested, waiting for the rest to end to start shooting again.

  Hecklin saw Ronald smile at her and didn't speak again. Her dream of becoming a director seemed to be delayed. Now, should I stay on the crew to figure out and study, or should I find another script to start a new project?

  Hey, it's a pity that I'm also a newcomer, so I can only choose from the script warehouse, which are all old stuff that other directors don't shoot.

   After ten minutes, "The break is over, ready to shoot." Assistant Director Al picked up the electric horn and announced...

  The crew resumed the rhythm of shooting, and Ronald began to get busy again. The cinema on one side prepares the lighting for the next set of shots, and the pizza shop on the other side is just shooting. Change it when you're done.

   "Cut! Very good, ready for the next one." Ronald stopped with satisfaction.

   "We've shot all the shots on the schedule." Al came over and said to Ronald.

   Everyone worked together very efficiently. By 4:00 in the morning, all the scheduled shots had been shot.

   "Is that so? Let's go and see the schedule for tomorrow, what can we shoot ahead of time? It seems that we have to re-plan the shooting schedule. This lighting system saves us a lot of time."

   (end of this chapter)