Hollywood Road

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Everyone else looked over. With the assistance of Jessica Chastain, Murphy removed the Steadicam device from her body. After placing the camera, she raised her head and looked at the temporary lighting used on the ceiling. "There is a problem with the lighting. ."

Kerry Mulligan, who was sitting at the counter, couldn't help but patted his chest lightly, exhaled, and the tension on his face disappeared a lot.

For the first official shooting, she didn't want to be interrupted because of her mistakes.

Murphy took a look at Kerry Mulligan, and got a panoramic view of all of this, but said nothing. Kerry Mulligan has good acting skills and talent, but he is an out-and-out newcomer, and he is not too old. Big, rebellious and sensitive inside. At this time, it should be more encouragement than pressure.

He decided to ignore Kerry Mulligan for the time being and first solve the problem of lighting on the temporary set.

In fact, from the beginning of the shooting, Murphy found that there was a problem with the lighting at the scene, but it continued, until more problems were discovered, and then he called to stop.

"John..." Murphy called his lighting engineer Douglas over, "The lighting needs a full correction."

With that said, he glanced at Douglas, and could only secretly sigh that in many cases, what you pay for is the last word. The lighting engineer hired by this picture is really average.

As early as when he was preparing to check the venue in the early stage, Murphy explained to him the precautions for lighting. When there were no actors on the stage, it looked good through the camera lens, but after Kerry Mulligan appeared in the lens, shooting The picture simply fails to achieve the desired effect.

However, Murphy did not get angry and did not say much. After all, the shooting effect created by the on-site lighting is not only related to the lighting of the lighting engineer, but also related to the changes in the environment. Carey Mulligan in red appeared in In the set, the color effect of the light will also be affected.

"I told you before." Murphy put his arms around his chest, first looked up at the main lamp hanging on the ceiling, and then at the auxiliary lamp placed on the floor. Then he said, "This movie we shot Can be divided into the ranks of film noir! John, the light you use is too bright and soft."

The use of lighting in a small-cost black film like "Fruit Candies" is a profound and complicated task, but it is extremely important for filmmakers and actors.

Due to financial and technical constraints, some filmmakers have created film noirs, but this does not limit their talents, which has prompted lighting to become a very important role in film noirs.

Murphy once studied this aspect, so he chose this type of theme film as the beginning of the whole plan. Unlike the bright light seen through the camera just now, the darkened lighting is the application of the film "Fruit Hard Candies". Some shooting lights.

Douglas was not completely incapable. After watching for a while, he pointed to the row of headlights on the ceiling facing the counter and said, "It should be better to change the setting of the main light."

In the "three-lamp lighting" of the common main light, auxiliary light and backlight in movie shooting, the main light is usually the brightest, and it is because of this that it is called the main light.

"No, no, no..." Murphy shook his finger, dissatisfied with Douglas's proposal, walked to the counter and turned around and said, "Not only the main light, but also the auxiliary light. In addition, Also add a little background light appropriately."

The auxiliary light is usually set on the opposite side of the main light to dissipate the shadows caused by the main light; the backlight is used to illuminate the outline of the entire scene and distinguish the subject from the background.

In this way, Kerry Mulligan can stand out in the whole scene, and it can also emphasize her identity as the heroine.

Looking at Douglas, who was at a loss, Murphy sighed. The film noir not only needs to be illuminated in dark, but the light must be hard enough. He said, "The main light can be a halogen lamp, so that the main light will only be emitted from one point. The light will be harder, and the hard light will highlight the clear outline of the heroine."

The lighting engineer Douglas was obviously inexperienced, and just kept nodding his head to record.

Murphy walked to the side of the auxiliary light stand placed on the floor opposite the main light, and said, "The auxiliary light is replaced by a frosted bulb, the light is softer, which can make her look more charming while highlighting the outline of the heroine. ."

The relative use of hard light and soft light can be said to be a sign of film noir lighting.

Seeing Murphy finished, Douglas walked to his toolbox, ready to debug according to his method.

"John, wait a minute." Murphy yelled to him. After all, he was not sure whether these methods would work. He turned around and waved to Old Lynch. When he came over, he said, "There is a pick in the store. Does it work with a longer stick."

"Have,"

Old Lynch was dizzy at the string of technical terms just now. He felt that Murphy was not only sinister and mean, but also a person with real skills. At this time, he did not shy away and shouted to a clerk, "Take the long pick of the back kitchen. bring here."

The pick was quickly delivered to the hands of an intern on the crew.

No matter how good it was in the past, it was impossible to spot the problem without shooting on the spot. Murphy completely rejected the lighting plan made and overturned all the lighting layout of the café’s shooting location. The picking rod played a role at this time. Fix a working light bulb at one end of the pick rod and change the position at any time, so that you can detect the effect of lighting the scene from different directions before lighting.

An inexperienced director, leading a group of staff who also lack successful experience, will inevitably take a lot of detours in the shooting.

The lighting hasn't been set up yet, and it's noon. According to the agreement signed between the crew and the old Lynch, lunch and drinks are provided by Milton Cafe for free.

Working hungry is definitely not enough. If nothing else, it will first affect the attitude of work. Murphy does not believe that these people can work hard hungry without eating.

After finishing the morning work, let the crew have a meal first. When Murphy got the free lunch, she felt a little more anxious because of mistakes.

Making mistakes means wasting time; wasting time will lead to overspending...

"Free lunch, my favorite."

Sitting at a coffee table, Murphy ate and said to Carla Faith, who was enjoying the fruit salad opposite, "It means I can save a lot of money."

Carla Firth looked at her salad without looking up, "You are going to die."

"I don't want to be like this either," Murphy said with a touch of helplessness. "People who don't have money can only choose this way."

After one morning passed, he even more doubted whether the 300,000 US dollars of funds could be used.

Originally, Murphy had considered his ability low enough, and estimated that there were enough difficulties that he might encounter. When he actually operated it, he realized that he was still too optimistic. Just a lighting problem cost a few. It hasn't been solved completely in hours...

Thinking of this, Murphy's face appeared a little sad.

Carla Faith glanced at him, put down the spoon, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and threw another one to Murphy, saying, "I have been promoted to the deputy director of Channel 6, and I am still in charge of the news business."

Murphy looked at her in surprise, this promotion is too fast, right?

"Congratulations," he said.

"It's I should thank you." Carla Faith folded her hands on the table. "Without the Bill Road incident, I might still be the head of the night press department. You opened the way for me."

Putting down the knife and fork, Murphy picked up the tissue and said unceremoniously, "How are you going to thank me?"

After finishing speaking, he deliberately changed his eyes to weird eyes and looked up and down at Carla Faith's tall and graceful body.

"I lack a supervisor position here." Carla Fess doesn't take this set at all, repeating the old saying, "I need someone who is motivated, responsible, and adventurous."

Murphy thought for a while, "If my project fails, I will consider it."

Carla Faith shrugged and said nothing.

The person on the other side helped her a lot, she also admired him very much, and there was a certain friendship between the two people, which prepared a way for him.

Murphy knows this, and Carla Faith also knows that Murphy can understand what she means.

The two gradually became silent, only occasionally making some exchanges with their eyes. On a table not too far across from Murphy, a pair of bright eyes would look over from time to time.

Carey Mulligan sat on a high-back chair, scooped up a spoonful of beans, put it into his mouth, swallowed it into his stomach after a few chews, and James Franco, who was sitting at the same table, immediately reminded, "Hey , Eat slowly and choke carefully."

"You control it!" Kerry Mulligan glared at James Franco without curiosity, and asked the intern on the left, "Paul, who is that woman?"

"Which?" Paul Wilson didn't understand who she was talking about.

Kerry Mulligan motioned with his eyes, "The person sitting across from Murphy."

Paul Wilson shook his head slightly, "I don't know either."

"I know." James Franco answered, "I know her."

"Who is she?" Carrie Mulligan couldn't help but wonder, "Is Murphy's girlfriend?"

"It's not..." James Franco devalued without a trace. "All of Murphy's money has been invested in the movie we filmed. Now I am a pauper. Which woman would be so stupid to see him?"

"That's Murphy's pursuit!" Kerry Mulligan defended, "Dare to pursue my goals at all costs."

James Franco gave a slightly mocking smile, "Hehe..."

Kerry Mulligan immediately stared at him, "I don't want to talk to you anymore."

"Hey, my dear," James Franco said dissatisfied, "don't forget, I brought your lunch box to you, and the water you drink in the morning was also prepared for you..."

"I didn't let you do it again!"

Before he finished speaking, Kerry Mulligan plausibly interrupted him, "If you don't want to do it, no one will force you."

"I'm going to make preparations." She jumped off the chair and walked to the makeshift dressing room.

Cara Fes was sent away, Murphy announced that the work of the afternoon had begun, and there were still many difficulties.