Hollywood Hunter

In the next few days, the restlessness and dissatisfaction of the crew of "Lola Run" suddenly disappeared, everyone became full of energy, and there was no opinion about Simon's alternative directing style.

As for the reason.

Have you seen Brian de Palma? "Witch Carrie", "Scarface".

Live.

Has David Giller seen it? "Alien", "Nine Angry Men".

Live.

Has Robert Redford seen it? "Little Tiger", "Out of Africa".

Live.

For the staff who could only mix low-cost independent production crews in the past, these are all Hollywood bosses. But they all visited the humble crew of "Lola Run" one after another.

Moreover, in addition to Brian de Palma, David Giller and Robert Redford also said that they can be named executive producers for "Lola Run".

This is even more rare.

You know, if you knew that Brian de Palma was going to be an executive producer, there would be no dissatisfaction at all, and that idiot Josh Wickman would never leave rashly.

Now two heavyweights have come again and again.

Who is Simon Westero?

who cares.

But if you participate in a work that is named as executive producer of three Hollywood big names, Brian de Palma, David Giller, and Robert Redford, this is a real qualification.

In the future job hunting process, adding such a sum to the resume may soon be able to join the mainstream business circle.

Simon also learned from Ron and Catherine about what happened in the Fox Studios studio that day, and he rushed to watch the sample the next day.

Simon was also very surprised by the results of his shooting. He didn't expect that he could do so well in advance. As his first directorial work in Hollywood, Simon just squeezed out all the potential of more than a dozen memories in his mind as much as possible.

Looking at the sample footage of "Lola Run", Simon even faintly felt that his performance seemed a little overdone.

However, Simon did not converge afterwards.

Now that it has emerged, let it be more sharp.

In addition, thanks to the support of the three big brothers, Simon's command of this small crew quickly became very eloquent.

In busy days, time always flies quickly.

In a blink of an eye, it was the last day of October, the fourth week of filming "Lola Run".

Tonight is Halloween, a very important holiday for Americans, and it happens to be Friday, and the following is the weekend.

Therefore, the festive atmosphere is getting stronger.

The film crew of "Lola Run" in the past two days was the scene of Lola entering the casino.

There are casinos in Los Angeles, and Simon went to a casino in the city center to see it.

However, the city of Santa Monica did not.

of course.

This is not a problem.

The director said that there must be a casino, so there is a casino.

The crew rented a banquet hall in a hotel in Santa Monica's midtown area and quickly set up the "casino".

Compared to other scenes in "Lola Run", the casino scene is definitely a big scene. In these two days, the number of group performances invited by the crew exceeded 50 people.

Even so, with the help of Ron, Catherine and others, Simon still controls the entire crew very well.

However, with more people, some situations are naturally inevitable.

As soon as the shooting started in the afternoon, Sandra found that her prop ring was missing.

In the original "Lola Run", Lola wears all kinds of weird jewelry on both hands. But in the new version, Simon only designed a wide version of the ring for the heroine. The silver ring with a width of one centimeter is engraved with a striking butterfly pattern. This is also the third hint of the "butterfly effect" that Simon has buried.

For this kind of props, Simon will naturally not only customize one.

After getting all the three ring products, Sandra liked it very much, and Simon gave all the three rings to the girl for safekeeping, and did not plan to take them back after the shooting. Although it is made of pure silver, the three rings are not worth much.

Now that this little thing is lost, things become a little troublesome.

I never thought that the ring I had been wearing would be lost, and Sandra didn't bring a spare.

The afternoon shots were all related to Sandra. Simon didn't want to wear these little details, so he hurriedly sent an assistant director to Sandra's apartment in West Hollywood to pick up props.

Sandra herself has to stay to touch up her makeup.

immediately.

Things changed again.

Sandra put the spare ring in a small safe she bought. The girl didn't want to tell outsiders the password, so she signaled the assistant director to bring the safe to the crew directly.

Think about it.

The five-and-three sturdy man broke into a girl's apartment and then came out with a safe.

What scene is this?

So the neighbor called the police.

After some tossing, when Ron and Sandra rushed to the Hollywood Police Department to bring the hapless assistant director back, nearly an hour had passed.

Perhaps because of this change, the subsequent shooting was not smooth.

In desperation, the crew had to announce two hours of overtime.

Only the last few simple shots are left. Although you have to pay expensive overtime for working overtime, it will definitely save you a lot of money than renting and setting up the scene next week.

If it is other time, overtime is fine.

Tonight is the Halloween that many people are looking forward to. The crew is okay, and many group performances are a little unwilling. After some communication and promises of extra remuneration, everyone reluctantly agreed.

Fortunately, near seven o'clock in the evening, the casino scenes were all successfully completed after all.

After work was over, Simon was watching the staff sorting out a series of rented casino props, but Ron walked over with a white young man in his thirties.

The young man is 1.8 meters tall, wearing a casual shirt and trousers, with short brown hair, some stubble, and looks a little shabby.

The two approached, and before Ron introduced him, the young man took the initiative to reach out to Simon, smiled and introduced himself: "Simon Westeros, hello, this is Peter Butler, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. ."

Simon shook his hand unexpectedly and said: "I know, I happened to read your article about "Butterfly Effect". Also, Joe called me two days ago, but I Seems to refuse?"

With Brian de Palma and other three executive producers, coupled with the film’s location shooting these days, Sandra’s eye-catching style inevitably attracted a lot of attention, and there have been more and more people in Hollywood. Pay attention to the movie "Lola Run".

Then, the agent Jonathan Friedman called Simon two days ago and said that Peter Butler, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, wanted to interview him and the crew of Lola Run.

Simon is so busy these days that he doesn't want to deal with these things. Moreover, now is far from the time for "Lola Run" to be exposed in the media, so I refused.

I didn't expect that the other party would suddenly appear in the crew today.

Peter Butler heard Simon’s words, his smile remained the same, and he changed his name unknowingly, saying: "Simon, Mr. Ron invited me over. Actually, I have been with the crew for an afternoon. , It’s just that you didn’t notice. Besides, I wonder if you can spare some time, maybe we can chat casually?"

Simon glanced at his producer.

Although he understood that Ron wanted to give the film some exposure, he was still a little dissatisfied with his proposition.

Feeling the look in Simon's eyes, Ron had to take the initiative: "Simon, this is actually a good opportunity, isn't it? Our film will still be released in the future."

Simon still shook his head persistently and turned to Peter Butler and said, "Mr. Butler, I'm really sorry, I've been very busy lately, so let's forget about it."

Peter Butler was not discouraged when he heard the words. Instead, he raised the camera hung on his chest, with a sly look in his eyes, and said: "Actually, Simon, I have got enough material to write an article. However, I also know that now is not the best time to expose "Lola Run". So, if you agree to take time to accept my interview, I can save this article until the Sundance Film Festival next year. Publish again."

Simon heard Peter Butler's condition and his eyes flashed.

It will be November soon, with only more than two months left before the Sundance Film Festival in January next year.

Sundance, it is precisely the timing when Simon wants to push "Lola Run" to the front of the stage.

Unexpectedly, the reporter in front of him would guess his mind so accurately.

After hesitating for a moment, Simon said, "Tomorrow at noon, from 12 o'clock to one o'clock in the afternoon, Fox Studios, you only have one hour."

Peter Butler immediately stretched out his right hand again and said with a smile: "Then, I am looking forward to the meeting tomorrow."