Hollywood Road

"...I am currently performing in a community theater,"

I’ve said a lot before. Jessica Chastain is also observing the situation on the other side. Seeing Murphy’s unmoved appearance, he said, "I also serve as the director of this community theater. I have to deal with ticketing and arrangements. Lots of work waiting for the venue."

Murphy nodded. From her previous self-introduction, it can be seen that this top student of Juilliard School of the Arts has encountered a lot of trouble entering the society, and the road to Hollywood that she wants to embark on is the same as most people. , Very uneven.

Looking down at her notebook, Murphy looked at her and asked, "Why should I hire you?"

Hearing this question, Jessica Chastain thought about it a little bit and said, “I have a certain degree of expertise. I have worked in theatre affairs at Lincoln Center in New York and Off Broadway. After I came to Hollywood, I was still a The crew has served as a temporary assistant, and I believe I can do this job..."

She hesitated and said, "I need this job, a job that has close ties with Hollywood and the film industry."

Murphy turned the pen in his hand and asked, "You haven't graduated yet?"

"Yes." Jessica Chastain admitted simply, "I'm doing an internship."

"So..." Murphy groaned, and after a while, he said, "I can hire you."

The opposite Jessica Chastain was obviously relieved.

But Murphy went on to say, "But since you haven't graduated, I can only treat you as an intern."

This means that there is no salary. Jessica Chastain understood, and immediately shook her head, "Sorry, I can't do it, I need money now."

What Murphy said just now was more of a test. If the other party agreed, there was a free labor that could be used; otherwise, it could lower her psychological expectations in terms of salary.

"I give you a chance to explore your career choices and understand my company." Murphy gave her hope again, "I will look at your performance later and give you the opportunity to work full-time."

He specifically emphasized, "My company and I are about to shoot a film, and it is expected that it will start in one and a half to two months."

Does this really seem to be a good opportunity? When Jessica Chastain heard that a movie was about to be shot, she was somewhat moved, bit her lip, but swallowed the words she wanted to agree to.

Murphy observed these reactions. The girl obviously lacked sufficient social experience, but she was not a fool.

The previous words worked somewhat. Jessica Chastain hesitated and said in a low voice, "I need a salary. I just moved out of the house and I need money."

She looked at Murphy with the look of desperately wanting the job.

Murphy actually knew very well that what he said about the upcoming filming of a movie has already made the girl interested enough in the job.

"Well, given your actual situation..." Murphy made a very embarrassed expression, "I can give you 300 dollars a week."

This salary is not much compared to her academic qualifications, but it is always an opportunity. Jessica Chastain considered it for a while, and finally nodded, "Well, when can I start working?"

Murphy thought for a while, "Today is Friday, starting from next Monday, I will contact you."

Jessica Chastain stood up and stretched out his right hand to Murphy, "Thank you, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

After squeezing her hand, Murphy confidently said, "You won't regret your current choice."

With a polite smile, Jessica Chastain said goodbye and left the coffee shop.

In the next two days, Murphy basically completed the script. This is just a very crude large-scale template, and will continue to be revised later. He is not in a hurry. Instead, there are many interview jobs waiting for him. After all, this is a world movie. Where the industry is the most developed, there are countless people who come to seek film dreams. Many people call for applications after seeing the advertisement.

Fortunately, Murphy is no longer alone. The Stanton Studio has its first temporary employee-Jessica Chastain.

On Monday morning, Murphy received a call from Jessica Chastain and ran to a three-way intersection and led her into the Latin community.

Two young men with rage and scorn came to face each other. The tattoos exposed outside were a bit scary. Looking at the dilapidated buildings around, Jessica Chastain suddenly regretted the previous choice and looked at the ink walking in front. From the back of Fei, she very much suspected that she had encountered a malicious liar.

What kind of movie studio will work in a slum?

She copied one hand into her pocket, pretending to check the time, took out her mobile phone and secretly pressed the three numbers "911". When she put it back, her left thumb was always pressed on the dial button. As long as the situation was not right, she would immediately Call the police.

Being able to follow Murphy here, the documents I saw yesterday played an important role. If it weren't for the real company documents, she said nothing would follow a man to this place.

In this neighborhood full of Latinos, after turning around and turning around, finally walked to a dilapidated small gray building. Jessica Chastain saw Murphy turn into the stairwell, unconsciously heightened his vigilance, with the other hand Grabbing his purse, there is a powerful anti-wolf spray in it.

"The company has just started, and all funds are invested in film projects."

While walking up the stairs, Murphy talked about some basic information to the red-haired girl behind him. People like him can naturally see the other side’s alertness. This is also normal. If Jessica Chastain is stupid He didn’t dare to use it, “I can only work here for the time being, but I’m looking for a suitable house.”

The suitable house is of course the filming location, but Murphy did not specify.

Jessica Chastain nodded, but did not relax her vigilance. After arriving on the third floor, he followed Murphy to the door of the room. After Murphy opened the door, he did not mean to go inside. Instead, he observed. meeting.

This is the wariness of normal people, and Murphy didn't take it seriously, and opened the door to the maximum to eliminate the other person's doubts.

After looking at it for a while, Jessica Chastain did not find anything wrong. The house is not big. You can see the inside at a glance through the door. The living room and bedroom facing her are very simple. , The bed, sofa, TV, etc., seem relatively old, but everything is neatly packed, showing that the owner is a person who likes a clean environment.

There is still a door open next to the living room. From this perspective, you can see that there is not much space inside. A desk and a shelf have just been released. There is a desk near the window. A laptop and a printer, and there are only cameras and telephoto cameras on the shelf.

After observing for a while, Jessica Chastain finally took this step and stepped into Stanton's studio.

When his first employee walked into the studio, Murphy pointed to the location of the kettle. "The water is over there. Go downstairs and turn left. There is a burger shop fifty feet away. It is cheap enough."

He sat down on the side of the desk near the window and pointed to the opposite chair, "You are here for the time being."

Jessica Chastain said nothing, but sighed in her heart that it was really crude enough, worse than her worst imagination.

Murphy took a stack of files from the folder on the left, "I'm talking about your work today."

He pushed a list first, "These are some people who are interested in joining our film project. They have their contact information on it. Please contact them to determine the time and place for the interview, preferably at Milton Coffee. shop."

After that, he pushed to another document, "This is the photographic equipment I need. Haven't you been in several crews? You should be familiar with it. Make sure where there are rental companies. I want to see a few more. I want the lowest one. price."

Immediately afterwards, Murphy handed Jessica Chastain a stack of folded printed posters, "These are some recruitment notices. In the afternoon, you go to the USC Film Academy and the California Academy of Art and post them near the two colleges. ."

Among those who contacted Murphy, there were also a few professional students who entered the internship period. Seeing that their posters were effective, Murphy made a batch of them specially.

Finally, Murphy threw to Jessica Chastain the script for which the copyright was registered just last week, "This is the script of the project we are going to shoot and produce. This is the first draft. Please familiarize yourself with it first. I still need your assistance. Develop site records and shooting plans."

Seeing this script, Jessica Chastain's hanging heart finally let go. The person opposite is really not a liar, but looks like someone who wants to do a career.

"Can I read the script first?" she asked tentatively.

Murphy has already taken the drawing board, ready to draw the artwork for the sub-shot, waved her hand, letting her be free.

Jessica Chastain opened the script and looked at it seriously. She is a high-achieving student in the Juilliard Drama Department. She has a certain research on the script. First, she browsed it at the fastest speed and confirmed that it is a very neat structure. Script.

The first page of the script is the opening scene, which is somewhat **** and cruel, but it is a good way to attract the audience. Although the text is different from the picture and the meaning is a little cryptic, Jessica Chastain can still imagine that this is a perverted adult. A scene where a man abused and killed an underage girl.

She looked at Murphy on the opposite side, and the other side was drawing something very seriously, which seemed to be a sub-shot artwork.

"This kind of script..."

Jessica Chastain shook her head and continued to look down. When the script was on page five, it clearly clarified the subject.

Adding the next few pages, pages 1 to 10 are standard paving plots.

A standardized Hollywood script should begin by expressing its own tone, mood, type and theme of the film. The opening is also a good opportunity to show the starting point of the protagonist. If the screenwriter shows a "pre-" impression, then there will be a "after-the-fact" overview. Show how things develop...

The script in her hands obviously has these.

Also, the opening of the script must have a corresponding beat: the end.

A good script must have development and changes. These two scenes are a way to clarify how the film develops and changes.