Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 269 The Hesitation of the Actress

  Stacey said some irrelevant nonsense to Mike, and the two looked at each other and confirmed their mutual affection. Mike tilted his head and kissed Stacey's lips slowly.

   Then the two slowly parted, and Mike looked at Stacey and said, "You kissed really well."

   "Really?" Stacey giggled, "You too." She had only kissed the audio salesman at the pizza shop before.

   "Why didn't you take off your clothes?" Stacey prompted when she saw that the other party did not take any further action.

   "You go first." Mike's eyes dodged a little.

  Stacey looked Mike up and down, then smiled and said softly. "The two of us together."

Jennifer Jason Lee was well prepared for this scene. She played Stacey's brave and active attack after seeing the boy she liked, and the attitude that she didn't want to appear too active after discovering that Mike was actually inexperienced. very good.

  Romanus also acted out the mentality of a child from a poor family who loves to brag and pick up girls, but has never had a real girlfriend.

  The camera pans to Jennifer Jason Leigh, who slowly takes off her green vest.

   "Cut!"

   Ronald stopped, and the second assistant director quickly stepped forward and put the bathrobe on Jennifer.

   "Very good, Jennifer, you acted very well." Ronald gave all kinds of compliments at no cost, and also handed a glass of honey water prepared in advance. The sugar content of honey is easy to absorb, which helps the actor feel comforted and maintain a stable mood.

   "Take a break, and when you feel ready, let's do it again."

   To deal with young actresses, Ronald has made all kinds of preparations. Like Jennifer, an actress who is mentally prepared to devote herself to art, he must always praise and make the other party feel good.

  Jennifer Jason Lee took various safety measures in advance. The makeup artist repaired her outfit, and she put on safety pants and lay down on the sofa.

  Romanus who played Mike also put on his safety pants, looked at Jennifer on the sofa, and lowered his eyes, "Wait a minute, put my knees here, and put my hands here, right?"

   He was also a little nervous, it was the first time for everyone to shoot such a scene.

  Ronald didn't speak, his current mental state is very close to the character's mentality, which is a good coincidence.

   "Action!"

  Romanus was still too nervous, pressing down on Jennifer's hair.

  Jennifer shook her head, and it hurt.

  Jennifer picked up her hand and hit Romanus a few times, causing him to lift his arm, the golden necklace swaying in front of his chest.

   This little accident, in turn, has a great effect.

   "Cut!"

   Ronald and the assistant director hurriedly delivered bathrobes for the two actors to put on. Hecklen took the honey water.

  Jennifer looked at Ronald and seemed to want feedback from the director.

   "You act very well, I think the teenage audience will fully appreciate your acting."

  Ronald immediately affirmed it. At this time, it is obviously inappropriate to praise others. It is better to be more sure of his acting skills.

   Sure enough, Jennifer Jason Lee seemed to let go of her mind, and she was more devoted to the shooting after that.

  The biggest test of Ronald's ability to direct the actors was finished without any surprises.

The shots after    were all taken on loan, and the staff came in and took over their work.

  Jennifer in a swimsuit. Put another pair of prop swim trunks over her knees and the camera shoots just below her knees.

  The swimming trunks fall to the ground under the force of gravity.

  “Cut”

   After that, Ronald used editing to let the audience's imagination help him tell the story.

  The next day, the camera crew moved the camera outside the house to shoot the scene of Stacey and Linda in the pool.

  Jennifer Jason Lee is still green vest and swimming shorts, lying on the side of the pool to bask in the sun. The long golden hair fell down, and the sun looked very bright.

  Phoebe Cates sunbathed on her back in a red bikini, covering her eyes with a towel. Her hair was very dark, only slightly brown in the sun.

  The photography team set up an arc-shaped guide rail by the swimming pool. The camera moved on the guide rail, revolved around the two beautiful girls, and took a shot.

   "Cut!"

   After confirming the quality of the shots, Ronald ordered preparations for a special shot of Phoebe Cates.

   Today's clearing scene is outside, but there is only one shot.

   "With yesterday's experience, I'm sure today's shooting will go well." Ronald thought to himself.

  The stylist **** Phoebe Cates' shawl hair and tied it into a ponytail at the back of her head. The makeup artist came over and put on her waterproof red lipstick.

  The camera moved to a backlit position facing away from the sun, facing a handrail of the swimming pool.

  The two nozzles of the props group were connected to the leather tube, connected to the tap water, and turned on the switch to spray into the sky.

   "How's the amount of water? Director?"

   Ronald walked into the artificial drizzle, "It's even smaller, I want the raindrops to float in the air, not fall directly."

   "I can't do it, boss." The props turned off the switch to the minimum amount that could be sprayed, and the raindrops were still not small enough.

   Ronald stretched out his hand and felt that the water droplets still felt a little heavy on his hand.

   "You can shake it with your hands to create a floating effect." Ronald instructed the props.

   "Okay, that's it. Hey..." The prop shook the nozzle, and water droplets fell on Ronald's head.

   "You spray a little behind the actors, and people will still close their eyes reflexively" Ronald directed the props to spray backwards.

   “How?” Ronald asked DP Matthew.

   "Okay, come and see."

"You stand here for a while", Ronald pulled Cameron Crowe to his place, then ran behind the camera himself, looked into the viewfinder, Crowe stood in the sun, got up from behind It was drizzling and it was very beautiful.

   "Very good, ready to shoot. Clear the scene, please leave the scene for irrelevant personnel."

   The personnel on the scene were quickly reduced to a minimum, and Ronald found that Phoebe Cates hadn't appeared yet, "Is the hairstyle ready?"

   "Okay, Director, Phoebe is a little concerned." The fat female hairstylist came over and told Ronald.

   "Any concerns?" Ronald called Shanghai Kelin and the second assistant director to find Phoebe together.

   "I'm worried that after this shot is taken, the audience will think I'm just a vase."

   "Hey!" Ronald sighed in his heart. Sure enough, actresses will always have various psychological obstacles when they want to shoot such scenes. Jennifer Jason Leigh spent a lot of time thinking about the contract, and the interference of her father Vic Morrow.

   Of course, after she figured it out, she didn't hold back when she was shooting.

  Phoebe Cates was approved by his family when he signed the contract, and there was no thought process. But on the eve of filming, there are still some concerns.

"No, this part is to test your acting skills. This scene is actually Brad's fantasy, Linda in the fantasy, and Linda in the real are two people. The audience can clearly distinguish the difference between the two characters, they Only appreciate your acting skills."

  Phoebe Cates nodded, feeling that what the director said made sense.

She plucked up her courage and walked to the pool, "I'm still a little apprehensive. This scene isn't shot indoors like Jennifer did. It's an outdoor pool. What if a neighbor peeks at home with binoculars? Can we use an indoor pool instead? Scenes?"

   "The shooting schedule is so tight, where can I find an indoor swimming pool for you?" Ronald groaned inwardly, but on the surface he had to pretend that he was in control of everything, and was about to speak to comfort Phoebe.

   "You're thinking too much, Phoebe." Hecklin persuaded. "After you make a movie, you will be seen by millions of viewers on the screen. What are you afraid of neighbors peeping?"

   Ronald frowned, this is true, but when he said it to 18-year-old Phoebe, he was afraid of the opposite effect.

   Fortunately, Phoebe didn't think about it so much, nodded and strengthened his belief.

   "Prepare." Ronald gestured to the prop to release water to make rain.

   "Director, I still have some concerns. After all, millions of people want to see my footage." Phoebe Cates, who was about to appear, hesitated again.

   "Do you believe me? Phoebe." Ronald stopped the rain-making props and looked at Phoebe sincerely.

   "I believe in you, Ronald."

   "This is a beautiful scene, and the photographer will make you very beautiful. This is a specially designed scene in the film, which is to use your beauty to attract the audience."

  Phoebe nodded, looking a little better.

   "If you really don't want to, we can omit the last link. But I don't want to lie to you, your chances of becoming famous in one fell swoop will be much smaller."

   "Is that so?" Phoebe bit her lip and was about to make up her mind.

   "Don't worry about Phoebe, the footage on the screen is less than two seconds, they won't remember those details, they will only remember that you are beautiful." Hecklin encouraged by the side.

   "Not necessarily." Ronald remembered the scene in his dream, and the key two seconds of this scene could not be released. Now that I think about it, it is very likely that the movie was made into a VHS tape, and was repeatedly paused and rewinded, so that this section was degaussed, and it turned white and skipped it when I watched it myself.

   In short, there are definitely many people who will watch it again and again.

   "Director, is that so?" Phoebe looked at Ronald.

   Ronald did not answer the question, but said:

   "Phoebe, remember what you said when you came to the audition?"

   "When I come to audition?"

   "Yes, I remember you said that this kind of scene should have an artistic aesthetic, not like your first movie 'Paradise', in order to achieve a vulgar effect, the scene of the stand-in is cut with you."

   "Yes, I remember." Phoebe smiled.

   "As long as it is an artistic and beautiful shot, after many years have passed, only those beautiful memories will remain in the hearts of the audience."

  Phoebe was persuaded by Ronald, or his original intention. To be remembered by the audience, be a star.

   "Action!"

  The camera is aimed at the swimming pool.

  Linda, played by Phoebe Cates, emerges from the water in a red swimsuit, the golden sun shining on her black hair like a beautiful dream.

   Two dimples appear on his sweet face, and both eyes look at the camera, as if a dream lover is speaking to the audience outside the camera.

   "Hi Brad, I always thought you were handsome."

  The camera steps back and Phoebe grabs the handrail and climbs up the pool.

  Phoebe walked slowly towards the camera, the sun raining down behind her. In the dreamlike scene, Phoebe looked at the camera like a lover's gaze, with her hands on the bikini on her chest.

With a    "pop", she unbuttoned.

   "Cut!"

   Dressed in the bathrobe Ronald put on her, Phoebe covered her face with her hands, crouched on the ground and whimpered twice. The very large psychological pressure was finally released with the sound of Cut.

  Phoebe quickly adjusted his mood, stood up and asked Ronald, "How is my acting?"

   "You can call yourself a professional actor, Phoebe." Ronald gave her a thumbs up, "The audience will love you and remember you."

"thanks."

   "How's my acting?" Phoebe went to the director of photography and Heckling to ask her own performance.

   She is now in a state of eagerly wanting to know her performance, asking around for feedback, and can't wait to see the printed samples immediately.

   "How did I play?" Phoebe Cates asked Cameron Crowe again.

   "You're fit enough to model, Phoebe."

   "Humph!" Phoebe turned around and left Crow behind, "I asked about acting, he only paid attention to my figure."

   I'm a little busy with the New Year approaching, so I have to think about the plot and resume two more updates.

   (end of this chapter)