Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 290 The MV should be shot like this

   won this short-term project, Ronald asked his agent Richard to search for the MV video tapes he could find since the MTV channel started, and watched it at home for a day and two nights.

   All kinds of music TV, he was full at one time.

  Although it is a new thing, the development of music TV is very fast, and now there are various shooting genres and editing styles. Ronald had a plan in mind and started drawing the MV at the end of "The Magic Stain".

"The editing rhythm of an MV is not the same as a normal movie. A movie has a plot first and then a soundtrack. The MV is based on the rhythm of the song, and the pictures are matched. It doesn't need a complete story. The audience will imagine what is missing. part."

   Ronald picked up the storyboard he had drawn and showed the original director Lou Adler his imaginary ending scene.

  Lou Adler looked at the storyboards carefully, "Your idea is very original, and it's not exactly the same as those music TVs on MTV."

"Yeah, the MV on MTV now is either a live clip of the singer singing, or a splicing of various symbolic images. If there is 'victory' in the lyrics, a fireworks will be set, and if there is 'love', there will be a kiss scene. , we are still making movies after all.”

   Ronald divided the storyboard on the table into three pieces and said to Adler:

"Here is the live performance of the 'Magic Stain' band, here is the happy life they live, and finally here is their big record sale, winning an award, etc. Although it is relatively loose, the audience can still imagine and synthesize these shots. A complete story."

  Lou Adler is quite satisfied, this fresh way of shooting music TV looks very interesting. MTV should also be happy with this innovative approach to rolling the channel.

  Before its release, this MV can also be used as a commercial and trailer for the movie on the MTV channel. The audience there is mainly teenagers, which happens to be the main audience of the movie.

   So he affirmed Ronald's idea and began to call to gather the shooting team, and the three leading actors who played the band members, began shooting the day after tomorrow.

   "I'm very satisfied, I will add your name to the director's team." Lou Adler found the team, gave Ronald a glass of whiskey, and said with satisfaction.

   "Huh?" Ronald was actually unwilling in his heart. He didn't want to leave his name on such a bad film. It was enough to get the money and the director's gratitude.

   "Actually, I don't really care that my name appears in the subtitles, Mr. Adler. To be honest, the price you have offered is very generous, and I am very satisfied.

   And I have already directed a film independently, and then appearing in other directorial positions is not a progress for me. "

   "I understand what you mean, that's all."

  Lou Adler is also very satisfied with Ronald's professionalism in taking money to do things. This kind of dedicated practitioners, he never encountered them when he was shooting, and they were all salary thieves who didn't work hard.

   On the day of shooting, Ronald came to the location ahead of schedule. This is Lou Adler's mansion, a large villa in the middle of the mountain.

   "This roof can be used as a stage for band performances, where the satellite dish can be used as a decoration, expressing a modern element." Lou Adler took Ronald to see the various performance locations.

   "Uh, okay." Ronald felt that this method of filming was also a way of thinking, at least there was no need to re-find a large performance venue and start another day's work to waste money.

   "This is my honor room with various recording awards."

   Ronald looked, picked up a gold LP certification and looked at it, "The Mamas and Papas Band, 'All the Leaves Are Brown' - 1967".

   "This is good, let Diane hold it then."

   "This is my practice room with all kinds of audio equipment."

   Ronald felt that the Adler family could open a small record company and a recording studio.

   Wait until the dressing room and the costumer have dressed up the three protagonists, whether Ronald has already seen the sample, or was caught by the makeup of the three of Diane Lane.

   "This is a girl punk rock band, ha!"

Between   , Diane Lane wore a one-piece miniskirt with a Van Gogh-inspired pattern, bright red stockings underneath, and a pair of lavender high heels.

   "Hi, Ronald, why are you here?" Diane Lane wore a long crimson wig and pulled the bangs that were blown away by the wind, and was surprised to see Ronald's figure.

   "Didn't the director tell you? I'll shoot today's reshoots."

   "No, Burt and I have been busy auditioning for the past few days, and a big-budget movie has summoned actresses from all over the country to Los Angeles." Diane replied.

   "Is it really you?" Laura Dern also came over after finishing her makeup. After she relayed Ronald's suggestion to Paramount through her mother, she did not expect to get the call to make up the ending scene so quickly.

  After the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, she also gained some popularity as "Miss Golden Globe Award". If the film can be released... There should be a chance to play the heroine next time.

  Ronald looked at Laura, she was wearing a purple vest and pink short skirt, similar to Diane's dress, except that the stockings were white.

   "The two of you stand side by side, let me see." Ronald found that Laura Dern was already taller than Diane. When filming in 1980, it was obvious that Laura was still shorter.

"When the time comes, you will stand on the right, the one who plays Diane's sister will stand on the left, and Diane will look forward." Ronald took out the director's viewfinder, stepped back and observed the positions of the three in the camera, and asked Diane to point forward. The height difference between her and Laura is not obvious.

   "A little further. Okay, let's rehearse once and play music."

  Lou Adler asked the staff to drag a pair of high-fidelity loudspeakers out of the room and put them on the roof to play a pre-recorded song, "The Fabulous Stains," which Diane recorded.

   "Notme, Notme." Diane Lane spoke to his own voice, mouth to mouth.

   "My God, Diane really can't sing." Ronald thought to himself, the out-of-tune voice was terrible.

   "Clothing, clothing?" Ronald called the costumer, "Give Diane a dark coat, otherwise the bright red stockings and light blue top won't hold up."

   "What kind of top?"

   "It's just me." Ronald took off his metal-buttoned dark blue uniform, called Diane over, and tried it on for her.

   "That's it, the dark blue on the top is matched with the red on the lower body, and the black one can also be used."

   "What kind of grass stage team are these, and they don't know how to match the clothes." Ronald shook his head and thought to himself as he watched the dressmaker look for clothes.

"You're going to rehearse first." Ronald walked behind the camera and looked at Diane through the viewfinder. His coat was too big on her, with shoulder pads to support her shoulders, but the sleeves were still long. , a little funny.

   "Fine, that's all."

  Ronald went to check the recording equipment again. There was wind on the roof and the recording rod was relatively long. Ronald saw that the recording engineer's arm strength was good, so he felt relieved and prepared to start shooting. The level of this work team is average, and you have to read it once before you can do it.

  Diane carried the electric guitar, made a few strumming gestures with his right hand, pinched a chord with his left hand, and secretly glanced at Ronald, who was talking to the sound engineer below.

   After he finished speaking, he looked at himself again, and Diane immediately retracted his eyes and began to pretend to play.

   "Recording, Camera, Action!"

  After filming this performance scene, Ronald added some additional shots of Diane celebrating with a gold record, playing with his two sisters in the swimming pool, and various fake magazines featuring Diane's head.

   "Let's just shoot here. After I finish editing, the director should arrange for the screening."

   "Okay, Ronald." The actors went to remove their makeup.

  Ronald looked directly at the end of the original film on the editing machine at the director's house, thinking about how to connect the footage for today's reshoots.

  The original ending scene was fixed on Diant's close-up, and her lead character was kicked out of the tour, but her single was heard on the radio. It's an expression that can't be laughed or laughed. If it ends like this, the audience is really dissatisfied.

"Here let's add a narration from Diane. She said that she would not give up. She turned out to be a little girl that no one noticed, and now she is the lead singer of a punk band that made it to the charts. I won't give up, and you shouldn't give up. "

   Ronald pointed to Diane's skunk makeup on the monitor and said to director Lou Adler.

   "I think it's okay, I'll go get Diane to record."

"I used to be like you, and I was nothing. But I didn't give up, and you shouldn't give up. You made me who I am now." Diane, who had taken off her makeup, faced the whiteboard on the opposite side in the recording studio. Finished his narration.

   "Very well, that's it." Director Lou Adler himself manipulated the tape recorder.

   Ronald was still outside the glass of the recording studio, holding a whiteboard against the glass with the narration lines he had just written.

   Now Diane is back to her daily look, with her long brown hair combed in a braid at the back of her head. Her face shape is very suitable for filming, and the left and right sides are beautiful in the past.

   "The general editing idea is like this..." Ronald put down the whiteboard and chatted with director Lou Adler about editing.

  Diane came out of the studio and stood by and watched Ronald for a while as he and the director discussed how to edit, until Laura Dern came to her.

   "What are you laughing at, Diane? What do you think of this movie? Can it be released?"

   "Huh? I don't know, I think it would be better to add an ending. You should have confidence in Ronald. I think he understands movies better than the original director."

   The two walked out of the room together while talking.

   "That's my way of thinking, what do you think? Mr. Adler?"

   "Very well, I don't have any comments, we'll just follow this. I have an editor here, and I can finish it here when it's developed."

   "Okay, then I'll go back first." Ronald said goodbye to the director, ready to go home.

"Hey, where's Diane?" Ronald looked up and saw that Diane was gone, and it was already dark outside the window. "Let's go first? Forgot to ask her what movie she was auditioning for. It shouldn't be Coppola's world. Outer urchin', the one has not signed the issuance contract, the loan has not been received, and Coppola has no money to pay the salary."

A few days later, Ronald completed the editing of "The Magical Stain Band", and Lou Adler had some new ideas. In the ending MV, he added a lot of footage of his early bands to the traditional music video. pay tribute.

  Ronald disagrees, the whimsical editing may be fine for pure music TV, but the ending of the movie is obviously inappropriate.

   But his task has been completed, take the money and leave, there is no need to say more.

   Lou Adler was very excited and wrote a check on the spot, expressing that he would work with him again in the future to shoot MVs for his singers.

   "You can contact Eddie, my agent in New York for things other than movies."

   A few days later, Ronald waited for a call from his agent, Nisita.

   "Hey, Coppola got the loan and is ready to set up a crew?" Ronald couldn't wait to learn Coppola's secrets.

   "Don't worry, he has gone to Europe to sign and will be back soon.

  I am looking for you is another thing. It seems that someone copied your idea and followed suit and made a movie with a plot that has many similarities to 'Fast-Paced Richmond High School', and I asked Richard to pick you up..."

   (end of this chapter)