The story of "Moonlight" takes place in Brooklyn, New York, where the security situation is much worse than in Manhattan.

While filming exterior scenes here, MGM submitted a report to the city hall. Two NYPDs came to the scene, wearing baggy uniforms that looked like they had not been ironed.

Compared with "Famous", which was shot on the streets of Manhattan six or seven years ago, it is obvious that the support of the city hall agencies here for the filming is much worse.

Of course, MGM will not just rely on the NYPD to ensure the safety and order of the crew. In accordance with the rules, they notified the Italian gang in Brooklyn. After watching a few scenes filmed by the crew, their little boss saw that

It's a romantic comedy, and the main character Cher's makeup is old-fashioned, and her clothes don't have any feminine charm.

Soon they lost interest in the crew and only found a few minions to watch the scene and make trouble.

There is neither a gangster romance like The Godfather nor a good-looking young and beautiful girl in such a movie. Italian gangsters are not interested at all.

In addition, the five major families in New York are now being severely attacked by Attorney General Rudy of the Southern District of New York, and even the little people are wilting.

"Why do you think men should love women? Such a woman is still a widow, but someone still loves her?" A gangster muttered in a low voice. He thought the plot of this movie was very nonsense.

In Italian culture, widows whose husbands died unexpectedly are considered unfortunate women. Men mostly play with such widows and are unlikely to marry them.

"Hollywood makes all sorts of messy movies. Who wants to watch this kind of story about a middle-aged woman? I think the director is a fool. It would be better to make The Godfather, which is the most beautiful movie in the world."

"That's right, it would be great if we could get John Travolta to perform a song and dance with a beautiful woman. Now that the boss has called me to watch the show, I have nothing to brag about when I go back to my girlfriend."

…

While they were commenting on Ronald, in a department store around the corner, the crew was filming a scene in which Cher waited until her boyfriend Johnny proposed, then went to buy a drink to celebrate.

"a!"

Xueer stood on the road outside the door, wearing a gray coat and black boots, all over her body, except for her gray hair, which was not a gray tone. At first glance, she looked like a boring accountant, not a heart-warming person.

Lovely beautiful woman.

The camera is inside the department store, shooting outside the door.

"Ring ring..." Cher opened the door and turned on the wind chime on the door. The elderly couple shopkeepers inside were still complaining to each other. The boss got up and said hello to Loretta, played by Cher, "Good evening."

"Don't try to get away with your nonsense. I saw the way you looked at her was wrong. What were you thinking when you looked at her at that time?" The wife of the boss was still scolding the boss relentlessly. The boss just came to him.

The pretty woman buying the wine looked at her a few more times and chatted with her a few words, which touched the nerves of the landlady.

"What do you want to buy?" The boss laughed a few times, and then continued to do business.

"Champagne." Loretta took out twenty dollars and handed it to the boss.

The boss turned around and went to the refrigerator behind him, got a bottle of cheap champagne, and was still joking with the wife of the boss, "Then what do you think I was thinking when I looked at her?"

"Like a... wolf!" the proprietress said viciously from the side.

The camera was now focused on Xue'er on the other side of the counter, with a close-up on her face.

This is the second time the crew filmed this scene. This time it was mainly about close-ups of several actors.

The supporting role of the proprietress who played Cher's role was also a veteran Broadway supporting role. Her jealous and complaining eyes were very well done.

These Broadway actors must be very satisfying to Ronald. Even when they are supporting the scene, they stand behind the camera, cooperate with the protagonist, and finish the lines they want to say for those who are being filmed in front of the camera.

A reasonable response from the protagonist.

But even with such cooperative work, the supporting role still performed the show meticulously. Her eyes and facial expressions clearly showed two levels. At first, she was directed towards the woman who stole her husband's attention.

envy.

Then there is dissatisfaction with her husband for ignoring her feelings.

Although her appearance has aged and her waist has become thicker, her coquettish look in front of her husband is still that of a girl in her early twenties.

Cher, who played Loretta, looked into the eyes of the actor behind the camera, and she felt the emotions conveyed by the other person very well.

Under the gaze of the camera, when Xueer heard the sentence "You look at her like...a wolf", she suddenly raised her head and looked towards the landlady's side seemingly carelessly.

Ronald saw this look behind the camera, and he was very happy. Cher's performance was restrained and accurate. Maybe it was her talent in acting, or maybe she and the heroine Loretta had some common emotions.

, or maybe for some mysterious reason, Cher's performance in this scene is excellent.

A difficult performance level in the first act of this script is why Loretta, after accepting the engagement of her boyfriend Johnny, still has a passion with his brother Ronnie.

This place requires a very subtle performance. If the performance is not good, the audience will question, why does such a middle-aged widow still behave like this? They will fall into doubt and ask themselves this question, so that they will be able to extract from the story.

It is very unfavorable for a good movie to require the audience's attention to follow the development of the plot for a long time.

Or what's worse is that the audience accepted this plot, but lost sympathy for Loretta's experience. If Loretta becomes a wanton or unclear-minded woman in the eyes of the audience, then what follows next

All stories have no ending point.

If this protagonist cannot make the audience empathize with her plight, then the entire movie will collapse.

For this reason, Ronald specially arranged this scene.

It is natural for men to love beautiful women, which is the true meaning of the boss lady's line, "You are a... wolf".

Even though the two bosses are noisy now, they must have been inseparable when they were newly married. When they looked at each other, they both had an indelible possessiveness. You can definitely see this in the eyes of the person you love.

A fiery passion.

And this is the key that is missing between Loretta and his fiancé Johnny.

At first glance, it is clear that he is nakedly jealous and envious of the landlady.

It was not that Johnny could arrange a scene to propose to Loretta. But when they were having dinner together, Johnny said that his mother was seriously ill and he wanted to fly back to Italy to see her mother for the last time.

In the same restaurant, Perry, a university professor, was preparing to propose to his female student.

The waiter in the restaurant had prepared various scenes, including the wedding ring being served on a plate.

But Professor Perry had a big quarrel with the female student and ended up breaking up. The female student even poured a glass of water on the professor.

At this time, the waiters began to celebrate. If Professor Perry was not married, he would continue to eat in the restaurant.

At this time, Loretta felt something in her heart, and she quickly asked her boyfriend Johnny to propose to her on the spur of the moment.

Moreover, Johnny was not prepared in any way, and Loretta was very dissatisfied with his casual proposal. She would not agree to a proposal ceremony without even a ring.

Finally, Johnny took off the ring on his little finger and the proposal was successful.

There was nothing romantic about this experience. On the contrary, before the proposal, the two of them became just getting along with each other.

Seeing the grocery store owner and his wife at such an age, with strong jealousy and admiration, Loretta felt a desire for this kind of life.

"Like... a wolf, huh?" The boss picked up the champagne, put it into a paper bag, then wrapped it and handed it to Loretta.

This is a new change brought about by the underage drinking bill that the current President and First Lady Nancy pushed hard two years ago.

The bill passed by Congress does not automatically force states to implement it. It only stipulates in the federal government that any state that does not prohibit minors (under 21 years old) from drinking will not receive a series of federal education funds.

Soon, the relatively "progressive" state of New York passed state laws and began to tighten restrictions on various types of drinking. One obvious difference is that after buying alcohol, you cannot openly take it in public places or leave it in your car.

superior.

It must be wrapped in a paper bag to show that you will not drink in public or while driving to avoid causing adverse effects to minors.

"What... Wolf, you have never seen the look in the eyes of a living wolf in your life." The boss began to tease the wife of the boss. A joke started between the old husband and wife.

"I have seen the look in the wolf's eyes. I have seen this look in every man's eyes, especially the look in your eyes just now."

Loretta took the change and put it in her wallet. She had a mysterious desire in her heart that she didn't dare to tell anyone. She also wanted to see that... wolf look in Johnny's eyes.

"Oh, do you know what I saw?" The boss continued to tease his wife.

"What did you see?" The landlady was still a little unhappy.

"I saw the girl I married when I was newly married."

"Oh...", the boss's wife turned her anger into joy, and was very impressed by her husband's deliberately sweet words. She smiled and kissed him.

Loretta saw this and laughed too, said goodbye to them, and walked out of the store.

"cut!"

Ronald watched Cher's performance on the video tape that was split out by the camera. He was quite satisfied. As for that smile, Cher could probably do better.

"You did very well, very well. Now can we change the method..." Ronald and Cher chatted about her acting method.

Cher is a star, so you can't talk to her in the same way you usually deal with actors. Because stars have a relatively high self-awareness, Ronald has to take a roundabout way and first praise the other person's ability, and then propose another one that he thinks is more suitable.

method of performance.

"I'm sorry, Ronald, today's time is up. You have extended the shooting time by half an hour. According to the regulations of the Screen Actors Guild, you cannot continue shooting today."

"What? Miss Xue'er didn't raise any objection. What do you want to say?"

Ronald was about to convince Cher to do it again, but the Screen Actors Guild representative suddenly appeared and rudely cited the rules and laws and demanded that today's filming end.

"This is the union's rule. If you are dissatisfied with my behavior, you can lodge a reconsideration with the New York Office of the Screen Actors Guild. But now, I must say, it's time to take a break. The Screen Actors Guild is for the welfare of all registered actors.

consider……

Even if the main actor agrees, you have to take into account all the supporting actors who play with her, as well as the photographers, sound recordists, lighting engineers, etc. who are also working under difficult conditions. If you don't stop shooting, I will work with you next time

Come with their union representatives."

Upon hearing the threat from the union representative, many staff members of the camera crew, recording crew, and lighting crew immediately began to pack up their equipment.

"Moonlight" is a project of MGM and has been officially registered with all major labor unions.
To be continued...