Chapter 10 Dancing Beauties and Exploiting Movie Tycoons
"Chrissy Sommer, and Marla Rosenfield."
Dancing to Siana, she raised her hand and called two students to perform in the group.
She is indeed a sexy bomb, Ronald was amazed. Is there a beauty with such a stunning figure among the cast?
Chrissy has blond wavy hair and green eyes. Marla has shoulder-length brown hair and blue eyes. They both have great figures.
There is no problem with the image. "How did they dance?"
Dancer Siana turned on the portable recorder, and a burst of familiar music flowed out.
"My whole body is electrified
This current is accumulating
I'm losing control
Because you called me
I was "electrically shocked" by your eyes
…”
It's the theme song of the hit movie "Grease": "You're the One I Want."
The two beauties danced very hard, with their long hair flying up and down. Their very powerful dance moves, matched to the beat, made people want to dance together.
Chris and Marla, one on the left and one on the right, hooked Ronald's arms and pulled him to dance together.
The smell of shampoo on the beauty's hair rushed into Ronald's brain, mixed with the feeling coming from his arms, and Ronald couldn't help but jump too. He imitated John Travolta, the hero of "Grease"
Rotating 360 degrees, Chris and Marla clapped and cheered next to them.
Seeing that everyone next to him was looking over, Ronald gestured to stop and said to Siana, "Okay, I will give them a separate shot."
Dancer Siana is very happy. Her suggestion has been adopted, and she will most likely excel in dancing. She can also add a line to her resume to gain extra points.
The dream images that Ronald can copy have been filmed. Now he can only humbly listen to the suggestions of the professionals on the crew. As long as the suggestions make him feel feasible, he will adopt them. If they are adopted, everyone will be happy, and if they are happy, they will shoot faster.
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"Thank you, Ronald, thank you." The two beauties' eyes lit up, and they took Ronald's arms from left to right and thanked him.
"Hoo ho ho..." Ronald grinned with joy. The salary of being a director is really good.
"You should thank Siana. She recommended you and said that your dancing is very photogenic."
Ronald knew that he was just a temporary substitute. When the boss came, he would return to his daily job of making coffee. He did not chat much with the beautiful woman and turned to discuss the scene with the director of photography.
"Oh, Siana, what moves will you ask me to dance? How many shots will you give me?" "Siana, you see I practiced ballet when I was a child."
When Ronald heard the excited voices of the beauties behind him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The movie is really a fascinating industry. How many handsome men and beauties are willing to put in a lot of effort in exchange for a chance to appear on the camera.
…
Two beauties, Chrissy and Marla, changed their clothes and appeared. Ronald's eyes lit up. Chrissy was wearing a yellow tube top and Mara was wearing a red strappy T-shirt.
"action!"
There was no live recording of this scene because the music to be played has not yet been decided and will be added later. The recording team still played "You are the one I want"
"You better be ready,
Because I need a reliable man.
My heart is already tied to you,
You'd better understand,
You must be sincere to me,
You must love me without reservation
…”
The two beauties twisted together without any effort, and the camera stared at them to take a close-up shot of their upper bodies.
"cut!"
"After this point is passed, the extras will rest for 10 minutes, and the prop team will start preparing..."
However, this time everyone did not listen to Ronald's order to disperse. Instead, they looked at Ronald without speaking.
Just as it was a little strange, Ronald heard applause from behind, "Pah... pah... pah..."
Looking back, I saw a man and a woman standing not far behind. It was Roger Corman, the boss of New World Production, and his assistant Miss Gale, both of whom smiled and congratulated him.
"The filming is very good, the camera design is very good, and the actors are also well chosen."
Roger Coleman is a tall man with neatly combed hair, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, a soft-spoken man, and very logical person. People who don’t know him would think that he is a university professor who teaches English literature and other elegant topics.
disciplines.
However, his movies are exactly the opposite of his own image. They are horror, science fiction, youthful rebellion, and then add some beauties and explosions. There are no plots, but some elements that teenagers like to watch, and they are shot hard.
His films are called exploitation films in the industry, which means B-level films that exploit the residual value of certain elements regardless of storyline. They are generally shown in older cinemas in cities, cinemas in rural towns, or drive-in theaters.
Assistant to the president Gale stood next to him, with short black Sassoon hair and air bangs, like a doll.
"You're a good dancer too." Gale joked to him.
"Mr. Coleman, Gail, hello. We have just finished shooting the scene in the morning. The camera crew is checking the mirror door. You can talk to Mr. Candy. I wonder how my task was completed and whether the film can be used.
"
"My dear Ronald, you don't have to be too modest at all. Gail and I have been standing here for a long time and have seen the whole process of you directing this scene. I am very satisfied, and I have to admit that I am a little surprised. This is better than I imagined.
Yes, it's much better and faster." Roger Corman said as he came over and shook Ronald's hand.
Director of photography Dean Candy was instructing his red-haired assistant to collect the film. Two reels of 1,000-foot (11-minute length) film were shot in the morning. The red-haired assistant removed the lens and checked the camera door for dust and hair.
.When shooting movies with film, the biggest fear is that the film will be scratched. This kind of accident is not known in advance. It will be discovered when developing and printing, and you can only reshoot.
Dean Condy comes over to say hello to Roger Coleman.
"Roger, you've seen it. Ronald's photos are very good."
“Are the lenses available?”
"I think it's okay. I have to develop the samples tonight anyway, so you can take a look tomorrow."
"I will."
Roger greeted everyone, called Ronald, Jim, director of photography Candy, and assistant Gail, and the five of them walked to the high school teaching building.
Several people walked into the principal's office. Gail took Jim to prepare coffee for everyone and closed the door.
Roger Corman paused and said: "Only the three of us know that Alan Akush had too much fun and needed to stay in the hospital for a day. Joe Dante went to the Hollywood Police Station for questioning. Today they
It’s impossible for me to direct it.”
Ronald and Dean Candy were both stunned. After a few seconds, Ronald tried to confirm: "Joe went to the police station?..."
"Don't worry, I just came from the hospital, Joe is just being questioned. The Ramones were having a high party at a party last night, and bassist Dee Dee Ramone got into a fight with someone in the street and beat him up."
Hospital. The victim called the police, and the police found that Didi Ramone was with Allen and Joe when the accident happened last night, so the police took Joe away for questioning. As for Allen, the problem is not big this time, and he will be able to do it tomorrow.
Discharged." Roger Coleman tapped his fingers on the table lightly while looking at Ronald.
"I'll tell you later that Allen is exhausted and exhausted. As for Joe Dante, I'll say he went to the police station to bail out Dee Dee Ramone."
Having said this, Roger Corman stared at Ronald, "This matter has been known to the entertainment reporters in Los Angeles, and I will find a way to get them to report it according to this caliber.
The reason why I tell you is: first, you are the person who arranged for Allen to go to the hospital, so you need to be consistent. Second, I saw your directing work, the quality is good, and the speed is fast enough, so for the next afternoon scenes,
I still want you to take the photo."
"Shall I continue shooting?..." Ronald felt a little guilty. He had finished shooting what he dreamed about last night, "Mr. Coleman, can't you stay and guide the shooting?"
"Hey, kid, I'm the president of New World Production Company. Do you know how many movies our company is developing now? There are 12 movies in total, and 5 of them are in the filming stage. I'm very busy."
"Okay," Ronald smiled, "I shot the scene in the morning based on the storyboards. I had Mr. Candy help me in the afternoon, so I think it's fine."
"Very good, I know you are a talented child and have a sense of responsibility. Generally speaking, it takes us 2-3 years to train a director. You know that Alan and Joe have been working in the New World before becoming directors.
Does the company cut trailers?”
"Four years after editing, that is, in 1976, they came to me and said that as long as they shot a few additional shots, they could make a movie using the lenses of the company's old movies. I was convinced."
Roger Corman slowly said: "The cost of this movie is only 60,000 US dollars, and I sold 200,000 copies alone. With this foundation, they can become directors. Joe directed "Piranha" last year,
This time I invested 300,000 for Allen to film "Rock of Ages"."
It turns out that they are really good friends and good colleagues, and Joe is here to help. Ronald thought to himself.
"When I say this, I want to tell you: I always give opportunities to talented directors. But for someone like you to have the opportunity to be a director not long after you first started working, it has only happened twice before."
"Thank you for your trust." Ronald was a little surprised that he was so valued by his boss.
"Although you are only a temporary director for a day, I will still give you corresponding respect and treatment."
"Da da da"
There was a knock on the door, "Come in," Roger Coleman called.
It was Gail and Jim who came in with instant coffee.
"Just in time, you guys have coffee first. Gale will help Dean Candy to announce to the crew later. Alan and Joe will return to the crew the day after tomorrow. Ronald will still handle the scenes this afternoon." Roger said.
Coleman picked up the coffee and motioned for Ronald to follow him, "Ronald and I still have something to talk about. Let's go next door."
"Oh, by the way, don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave." Roger Coleman pointed to the fluorescent light switch on the wall before going out. His assistant Gale rolled his eyes covertly and was taken away just in time.
Ronald, who was behind, saw it, and Gail even made a mouth gesture to Jim: "Old digger!"