Chapter 156 Director Ronalds level has been upgraded
When Harry and Sally met for the third time, they both had emotional crises. They became close friends of the opposite sex, but they had no desire to go to bed. Because both parties thought that the other had no intention of being their lover, so
Instead, they got along well with each other.
Because of the understanding that it is impossible to be together, the two of them can talk about anything, even their sexual fantasies, without having to worry that the other person will not want to date them because of talking about such things.
New York is very beautiful in the autumn. Meg Ryan is wearing trousers and a round hat. Her blond hair is exposed from the dark gray hat, looking very elegant.
Ronald sat behind the camera, and the refreshing air, mixed with a hint of organic smell emitted by fallen leaves, penetrated into his lungs. He took a big breath of air hard to remember this feeling.
The camera is like a person talking to you. Not only the actions of the characters, but also the lines are talking to you. The overall tone of the camera, the background is slightly dark gray skylight, and the dirt road in the park in the foreground is filled with brilliant red fallen leaves.
Even the scene in a mid-shot is fixed and the two protagonists slowly walk towards the camera, telling a kind of mood that seems to be there but not at all.
Ronald wanted to convey this mixture of vision, taste, hearing, and even the touch caused by the autumn wind blowing on his cheeks to the audience through the design of the lens.
Using vision and hearing as media allows the audience to trigger their own memories and imagine the smell of autumn.
Movies sometimes do not need to elaborate plot twists, but use this direct method to immerse the audience.
"Cut! Bravo!" After Ronald stopped, he stood up and applauded the two actors. The staff on the scene also applauded, but most of them didn't know what happened. It was just the director who applauded. If he didn't applaud,
, seems amateurish.
The camera crew, who know how to control the scene, just think that this shot is very poetic. Other than that, there is nothing better than other directors.
Only the director of photography, Barry Sonnenfeld, glanced at Ronald in surprise. Looking at the entire scene from behind the camera, he vaguely saw something extraordinary.
Some directors who like the beauty of pictures often put too much energy into the pictures. The plot does not match such exquisite pictures. The audience is like looking at some albums of world-famous paintings, which is not beneficial to the story telling and character creation.
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Many times, the picture is too artistic, which detracts from the film itself. But Ronald used this inconspicuous scene to skillfully convey the story and emotions that take a long time to explain clearly in a short time.
It will be passed on accurately.
Such a non-discreet expression is already the style of some masterpieces of directors who have been tempered in the golden age.
After finishing the shooting in Central Park, tomorrow we will move to Harry's apartment to shoot. The art director Jane Muskie found a high-end apartment in an upscale neighborhood of Manhattan, which is consistent with Harry's status as a political advisor.
"Mr. Li..."
When Ronald returned to his Fifth Avenue apartment, the black doorman greeted him.
"Is there anything happy that happened today? Jerry." Ronald saw his face smiling, as if something happy had happened.
The black doorman's name is Jeremiah Washington. He is responsible and very polite. The residents call him Jerry.
"Yes, Mr. Li, you are one of the nicest people to me among the residents here. I am willing to share my views with you. Today on TV, Pastor Jesse Jackson rectified the name of us black people. That
Willie Horton is not called Willy at all. This is a stereotype imposed on us by many white people, and it is a kind of racial discrimination."
Jerry is different from ordinary black people. He believes in the principles of the Baptist Church, works hard, and is kind. But even such a person is unhappy with the advertisement used by George Sr. to attack Dukakis.
Now civil rights activist and pastor Jesse Jackson has finally blasted the ad, calling the Willie Horton ad racist.
"Indeed, that's not good." Ronald got on the elevator, returned to his home, and called little Douglas. "Doug, how is the situation now?"
"Little George's situation is not very good. Now Dukakis's support rate is declining significantly. But we also have a favorable point. The support rate in key swing states does not fluctuate much. The ones that have seen relatively large fluctuations are actually
Several Xiangdang Iron States in the Deep South.”
Little George communicated frequently with Little Doug. They and political consultant Roger Ailes all believed that Ronald's previous judgment was correct. The states that really determine the outcome of the election are New York State in the east, and
To the west, California is a swing state. Here, neither New England will definitely vote for the Donkey Party, nor will the Deep South definitely vote for the Elephant Party. Their support rate will determine who the next leader will be.
In these states, the attacks on black criminal Willie did not cause a reversal in the election.
People there, unlike white people in states like Alabama, know the so-called dog-whistle slang. Just mentioning the shortcomings of black people can generate a large number of support videos.
Moreover, voters in New York and California do not particularly blame Dukakis for this vicious security case.
After all, when he was the governor of Massachusetts, Wangan Computer and other companies that were affiliated with MIT and other universities grew, and Massachusetts' economic development was very good. Most of these voters are people who have come from the past. In the past eight years that the current leader has been in power, no matter what,
Public security is much better than that of Jimmy's predecessor. The unemployment rate has dropped significantly. Everyone has a job and there are far fewer vicious cases.
However, although their understanding of the general election may be correct, in the midst of the election campaign, George Lao was forced to pull up the support rate from 14% behind at most, and now the gap between the two is only 6%.
, Barbara's preference for her youngest son Jeb has reached the extreme.
Little George, Roger Ailes, and even Ronald's group of people no longer spoke much in front of Barbara.
"Fuck, I don't care so much, as long as old George comes to power and helps us extend the tax cut bill for another four years."
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The next day, the crew came to the home of the character Harry. Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, you could see the Empire State Building. If Harry were placed in the real world, he would probably be a political consultant like Roger Ailes. Big figures involved
If you run for office, you can receive a lot of money, and after being elected, there are many revolving door activities. Whether you work as a staff member in the government or as a senior executive in a related company, you can make a lot of money.
So Harry can afford to rent such a high-end apartment.
Harry and Sally, holding a roll of carpet together, spread it out on the ground.
"My date sucked..." Meg Ryan began.
"After he finished eating, he pulled out a piece of my hair, used it as dental floss, and started picking my teeth on the table. My date set a new low."
"Compared to my date, this is like a dream date." Harry spread his hands and talked about his failed date.
"I asked her what school she graduated from, Michigan State, and it reminded me of Helen...I immediately started to feel anxious and broke out in a sweat."
"Helen is from Michigan State?"
"No, Northwestern University. Both universities are in the Big Ten Football Conference."
Harry and Sally, both squatting on the ground, talking to each other like two children. At this time, the two were most candid.
"Harry, I think we both need more time (to get over the emotional pain of the past), and we need more time before we can sleep with other people." Sally felt that the two of them were in the same boat.
"No, I slept with her." Harry replied. In his opinion, relationships and sleeping with her are two things that can be separated from each other.
"Did you go to bed with him?" Sally was surprised. When she encountered something she couldn't understand, she would frown her eyebrows together in a very cute way. For her, feelings and going to bed are the same, and having sex is the same.
It's a matter of course when emotional intimacy reaches a certain stage.
"Of course..." Harry was still immersed in his unhappiness about his ex-wife leaving him.
"Oh..." Sally felt that for some men and women, their views on these things are very different.
"Cut!"
Ronald has taken this long shot four or five times, and there are always mistakes in some details. Fortunately, this one finally meets the requirements. When the camera follows Harry as he squats down, Sally is still standing. This shot
There are close-ups of Harry's face and Sally's legs.
Then less than a second later, Sally also squatted down, and took a close-up of the two of them squatting like children. The previous ones cannot be used, mainly because the interval will not work if it is short, or if it is long, it must be
The two people's thoughts were the same, and they were synchronized within half a beat.
Some things can be expressed perfectly without the need for lines or actions, only the language of the camera. The two people are not in sync with each other on these emotional matters. Before they even realize it, they have begun to adapt to each other's worldview.
"How about this one?" Ronald asked the director of photography, Barry.
"Excellent!" The other party gave him a thumbs up. As a director, Ronald's design of lens language still seems to be a flash of inspiration for many viewers, but experts know that it is a trick that has been honed over time.
"Okay, we'll be here in the morning and transfer to the exhibition hall in the afternoon..." The assistant director began to distribute the afternoon shooting schedule.
"Are you going to the hotel to rest?" Meg Ryan has a good relationship with many people on the set. She looked at Billy Crystal. Billy always went back to the hotel by himself and did not act with anyone.
"Yes, see you in the afternoon." Billy Crystal smiled. This is his acting method. In order to immerse himself in the world of a newly divorced man, he never gets too close to the crew and maintains a sense of loneliness in order to perform.
Good Harry.
In the afternoon, the photography team prepared in advance in the exhibition hall had already set up the camera.
Opposite the large floor-to-ceiling window, Ronald went up and took a look in the viewfinder, a textbook-like distant view.
"Very good, let's walk the route and do one without rehearsing."
This kind of feeling of collision for the first time without rehearsal is still the way to maximize the chance of getting good shots in this kind of romantic film.
Inside the ancient city wall in an exhibition on the left, Harry, played by Billy Crystal, walked out first.
"Cut!"
This kind of silhouette feels very good. Ronald waved the camera to move over quickly. He also wanted to take a mid-range shot of the same scene.
"Action!"
"I've decided that for the rest of the day, we're going to talk like this. Pepper, pepper..." Crystal began to improvise in a particularly cartoonish voice.
"Is it like this?" Meg Ryan followed from behind and walked into the viewfinder frame.
"No, you have to talk like me, pepper, pepper"
"Pepper...hehe..." Meg Ryan thought it was Crystal's technique to relax her, and she also got into trouble with him.
"Waiter, you put too much pepper in my red pepper stewed chicken."
"Hahaha... Waiter, you sprinkled too much pepper in my red pepper stewed chicken." Meg Ryan also started to make nonsense.
"But I can let you take a bite of my pecan pie..." Crystal continued.
"Haha..." Meg Ryan was a little unsure. She turned her head and glanced at Ronald on the right. The film had already started to rotate, so it wouldn't be good to waste the film to relax, right?
Ronald was very satisfied with Billy Crystal's improvisation. Harry is a very charming man. He knows when and what to do to make women relax and get closer. This is a good thing for him.
an instinct.
Meg Ryan's reaction is also very real. The chemistry between the two is explosive. As long as they continue to improvise, it will definitely be a good shot.
"Don't look at me, keep on... keep on!" Ronald mouthed, without making any sound. Meg Ryan turned around, ruining the smooth improvisation. Ronald was so anxious that he finally managed to
Let Meg Ryan understand what it means to continue performing.
"But I can let you take a bite of my pecan pie..." Meg Ryan didn't understand, but she continued following Ronald's prompts.
"Would you like to go to the movies with me?" Harry continued to be funny.
"Would you like..." Sally continued to imitate the other person.
"Don't imitate, answer, would you like to go to the movies with me tonight?" Harry is a veteran of flower bushes, and many women can't stop him with this skill.
"Oh...I...", Sally's face changed.
"What's up, do you have a hot date tonight?"
"Yes, I have an appointment."
"real?"
"Yes, I originally wanted to tell you." Sally walked out of the center of the camera first and walked forward alone for a short distance.
The language of the camera once again clearly tells the audience that the two are not yet in sync, and their lives are still interfered with by other factors, but if the two are destined (the director has a conscience), they will eventually come together again.
"Cut!" Ronald sighed, "I'm afraid I can never take a better picture than this one."
Although Meg Ryan has a scene looking at the scene on the right, the other reactions are very sincere. Because of Billy Crystal's improvisational performance, no one knows what he will do next. So Meg...
Ryan's reactions are very real.
Sure enough, none of the subsequent retakes had the exciting emotion of a man and a woman missing each other by accident. Ronald had no choice but to retain the flawed first one.
Sincerity with flaws is better than mediocrity without flaws.
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That night, when Ronald returned to the apartment to rest, he welcomed little Doug. After he entered the door, he took Ronald and called little George together.
At this time, they need more communication and stand closely with little George.
"My mother is getting anxious again, Ronald." Little George was on the phone, still like a carefree older cousin, speaking to them in a cowboy-like tone.
"The battleground states were not close, and my mother felt the need to try our communications strategy."
"That's a good thing," Ronald agreed. The election campaign is actually similar to the movies. Opinion polls decide everything. No matter how good Jeb is, but facing the possibility that her husband will lose the election, Barbara still has to try her eldest son's side.
Consultant's opinion.
"George, have you forgotten what you promised me?" Barbara's loud reprimand suddenly came from the other end of the phone.
"Pop..." It sounded like a glass being thrown to the ground and breaking.
"George, is your mother angry with you?" Little Doug heard something was wrong.
"No, she seems to be angry at my father."
"Barbara, I have...complied with your wishes..."
There continued to be quarrels over there, the voices rising and falling.
"I'll go take a look, then..."
"You go and do your work first, and we'll talk about it later." Ronald and Little Doug looked at each other, what big thing happened?
"Dukakis, you son of a bitch has crossed the line... pick up Senator Kennedy for me..."
"Click", just before George Jr. hung up the phone, Ronald heard one or two angry roars from George Sr.