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On May 1, 2009, the filming of "The Wolf of Wall Street" officially started, but for publicity, the crew also held a brief press conference in the empty field in front of the warehouse studio before the filming began. Robert Downey Jr. and others need to make up in advance, and Murphy is the only heavyweight who actually attended the press conference.

Inevitably, Murphy became the focus of the siege of media reporters.

After Carla Feis, who was the producer, briefly introduced the basic situation of the film, the questioning session began, and various questions from the media reporters were thrown at Murphy.

The reporter from the "Wall Street Journal" stood up and asked loudly, "Murphy, can you know why you chose a Wall Street-related film for your new work? Or is it a notorious Jordan Belfort? Character?"

"Because I like this story very much, in 2007, I got the right to adapt Jordan Belfort's autobiography "The Wolf of Wall Street."

Murphy is not troubled by such a problem. He thought for a while and said, "I also collected a lot of first-hand original materials related to Jordan Belfort. The reason for this is because I have encountered I have been very interested in books or stories. I think Jordan Belfort’s story is very warning."

Murphy also deliberately said something, paused for a while, and then said, "Another point is the global financial crisis around 2008. The many culprits on Wall Street are certainly hateful, but greed is an eternal virtue. But it is rooted in the hearts of everyone in the United States and even the world. On the topic of greed, it is impossible to blame a specific historical period, civilization stage, or even certain people at a certain time in the past. This is the most basic feature of survival. Today is this era. The world has changed drastically, and human beings seem to be omnipotent. Unfortunately, human beings and human hearts have not evolved much."

"Director Stanton," another reporter asked, "will you reflect a real Wall Street?"

Murphy shrugged, "I can only say as much as possible. After all, the film is artistically processed on the basis of the original story."

Afterwards, Murphy answered a few more routine questions and returned to the studio, ready to start shooting.

In front of the two cameras that have been set up, there is a studio set up as a large office. After Murphy came in, he circled the studio and went to Philip Raschel to see the camera's trial shooting. In case of the situation, he also picked up the light meter and checked the lighting on the spot.

"David!" He beckoned to the lighting team, and when David Robbie came over, he said, "The light is too hard and softer."

David Robbie nodded and went back to rearrange.

Soon after finishing the makeup, Robert Downey Jr. and a group of extras came to the big office. Robert Downey Jr. looked very handsome in a suit and leather suit, like a very successful person.

Murphy put down the light meter, walked over, and asked, "Donny, how are you preparing?"

"Very good!" Robert Downey Jr. was confident, "Very good! Just wait and see."

"You don't want to play this role as Tony Stark." Murphy said again.

In the early rehearsal, Robert Downey Jr. unconsciously brought Jordan Belfort into Tony Stark many times. The two roles have certain commonalities, but there are essential differences.

Various departments are getting ready one after another, and Murphy finally urged Robert Downey Jr., "Body language, expressions, gestures, and intonation must be in place, and a self-confidence must be exuded from the bone."

Robert Downey Jr. nodded vigorously.

In addition to worrying about Robert Downey Jr. bringing in too many traits that belong to Iron Man Tony Stark, Murphy is still very at ease with him.

Robert Downey Jr. sat in front of a background board composed of a group of extras, and then Murphy announced the start of filming.

The main camera lens moved from far to near along the paved rails. First, it gave the office a panoramic lens and then switched to a close-up. The focus of the lens became Robert Downey Jr. who was making a call.

This is why Murphy finally explained the sentence.

The crew has done a thorough investigation before. In a speech, the audience’s memory of what the protagonist said apart from the beginning and the end may not exceed 30%, but what the protagonist "acts" is the expression, The audience will remember the gestures and tone of voice.

In telephone communication, even if the other party can't see you, you must remain passionate. Use all gestures and expressions. This will naturally be reflected in your language and give the other party a sense of trust.

"You sent a postcard to my company a few weeks ago, wanting to inquire about stocks with very broad prospects but very low risk, do you think of it?"

With the lessons learned during the rehearsal, Robert Downey Jr., with a confident expression and sufficient body movements, showed the self-confidence that the character needs now, "I just saw a stock, this is my six months The best one I have seen. This is a high-end technology company located in the Midwest. The approval will be passed soon. This is a new generation of radar detectors that will be widely used in military and civilian fields. Your profit is , As long as you invest 6,000 dollars, you can get... 60,000! U.S. dollars! Gold!"

Murphy looked at Robert Downey Jr. on the monitor, his face was a little dark.

Robert Downey Jr. himself is not white. The shot now looks much darker than himself, which does not meet the requirements of Murphy and the film.

"Cut!" Murphy immediately stopped the crew, and then said directly, "There is a problem with the light!"

He raised his voice and shouted, "David, the light is still hard! Be softer!"

As a director, you must consider the tone of the skin according to the actual situation.

If the actor's skin is darker during shooting, a large area of ​​soft light must be used on the actor's face, because the dark skin absorbs light. Hard light sources will produce very hard highlights, and it is easy to appear dead black.

In this face-seeing world, shooting dark-skinned characters will undoubtedly be a challenge. The actor's complexion problem can be solved by makeup, and the skin exposure can be well controlled during live shooting, so that the actor looks whiter in the shot .

Speaking of the color of the skin, in addition to the actor's own skin color, he must also consider the image of the character. He may look pale, may be full of vitality, may be tortured, may be optimistic and healthy, or be like Jordan Belfort in "The Wolf of Wall Street" Well-dressed.

The fairer complexion is to match the overall image of Jordan Belfort.

After adjusting the lighting, the shooting restarted. Now Robert Downey Jr. is full of passion. It was the best time to shoot these speeches. So after this one, Murphy immediately led the crew to the other side and set up Stella. On the set of the Denton Oakmont Company's interior scene.

More extras also joined the filming, and then Robert Downey Jr. continued his crazy speech.

"Have you seen these little boxes? They are called phones. I want to tell you a secret about phones. They can't dial by themselves. Without you, they are just a piece of useless plastic, just like M-16 without training. The Marine Corps."

Standing on the high platform at the forefront of the company, Robert Downey Jr. faced hundreds of extras, including crew members, holding the microphone hoarsely and shouting, "Things like telephones depend on each of you, I Well-trained Strattons, my uncompromising killers, my soldiers, you will never hang up until your customers buy our stock or die!"

Three cameras shoot at the same time, one always shoots the panorama, one shoots Robert Downey Jr. in the speech, and the other mainly captures the same passionate Jonah Hill below.

None of these people behaved like normal people.

The outstanding performance of Robert Downey Jr. drove this scene. After only shooting once, Murphy passed it, and then it was this venue and these actors, and then another exciting scene by Jordan Belfort was filmed. Speech scene.

The lines of these speeches were not written randomly, but were the result of collective labor and the combination of many screenwriters with the social reality of the United States.

A speech that cannot be blown away will only make people feel false. This speech is always related to the audience. The lack of money leads to being driven away by the landlord, the lack of money leads to being looked down upon by the girlfriend, the lack of money leads to... these are all realities. The most common problem faced by society.

Jordan Belfort puts forward a solution, which can naturally stimulate employees to their fullest potential.

Except for a small problem with the lighting, everything else went smoothly today, especially Robert Downey Jr., who is in good condition is incredible.

Perhaps this role, like Tony Stark, can give full play to the eloquence of Robert Downey Jr.

Just like Murphy said, the role becomes the actor, but the role also needs the right actor to shine.

“In this world, it’s not honourable to be a poor person. I have been rich and poor. I always choose to be a rich man because at least when I am rich, even if I face difficulties, I still sit in the back seat of a luxury car. Wearing a $2,000 suit and a $14,000 gold watch!"

Seeing that Robert Downey Jr. was in excellent condition, Murphy simply handed over the shooting to Philip Raschel. He also stood among extras as an employee of Jordan Belfort. He stood below and looked over. Robert Downey Jr's speech was even more impactful.

"If someone thinks that I am superficial or materialistic, then go to McDonald's to find a job, because that is where you belong. Before you leave this room full of winners, I want you to take a good look at your side People, because in the near future, when you drive a broken Santana and stop at a red light intersection, that person will drive a brand-new Porsche and stop next to you, with a big breasted wife sitting next to you, and the one next to you , The disgusting old cow wearing a sleeveless shirt without washing her hair for three days..."