James Cameron is indeed the top mechanical special effects expert in Hollywood. He saw the storyboard of the bison hunting scene, immediately drew a sketch, and then asked a special effects expert he knew to introduce it to Ronald.
"This is not a difficult model, Mr. Li. But it is more time-consuming...because different scenes require different special effects. For one bison, we need to make about eight fake bison models made of mechanical devices."
Two special effects experts with beards and looks like outdated hippies immediately came up with a plan. Each bison must have a model of various sizes for filming.
For example, some bison can dismount the engine, move forward quickly on the guide rail, and then reach an end point and are knocked over by the slider. This is used when shooting close-up hunting shots.
Some bison have mechanical devices inside that can control the movement of their limbs and are controlled by a wire-controlled console. This is used to film the dying struggle of a bison after being knocked down and lying dead on the grassland.
There are also several cows of different sizes, which can be equipped with low power devices below, so that they can move quickly on the ground. This is used to blend in with the herds of high-speed moving cows, and is used when shooting large panoramic shots.
In the special effects studio converted from a large warehouse in Cameron, Ronald watched two special effects experts manipulate the ready-made bull model and expressed satisfaction. Then he gave them a deposit check and asked them to work overtime to start making the bison.
Fur and appearance models were loaded onto these large cattle and shipped to South Dakota.
"Actually, you can just call me for this kind of thing. Do you want to come in person? Why, don't you believe my feelings about special effects models?" Cameron was anxious to go back to accompany his girlfriend Katherine Bee.
Gro, jokingly laughing at Ronald.
In fact, as long as you pay enough, there is no problem with these models. They are all cattle herding scenes in Hollywood westerns. It is a traditional practice that has been formed for a long time. As long as the appearance of the bison is similar in the end, it is fine with the real bison obtained by Costner.
Photos are really not that difficult.
"No, I haven't taken any special effects shots of this kind of animal. I'm just curious." Ronald and Cameron smiled and said, "Say hello to Catherine for me!"
Ronald didn't tell the truth. He didn't come to interview Cameron because he was worried. He was afraid that his phone would be tapped again and the secret would be leaked.
Over the past period of time, Ronald has encountered several leaks, including the leak of Helen Slater's script "Sticky Fingers", which attracted many male stars signed by C to recommend themselves for the leading role.
There were also rumors of an affair between Ronald and Helen, which led to gossip media trying to find evidence that they were together.
The most serious thing is that this time "Dances with Wolves", there are several filming scenes that use wild animals. What exactly is being filmed and how to film it, except Ronald and a few people on the crew don't know who this is.
Leaked to the SPCA?
Private detective Frank McPike, who had been holding Ronald's funds, searched for a long time and eliminated several possible leak channels.
The first thing to rule out is the possibility that Helen herself leaked the information to the media. The reason is very simple. Helen did not seek further benefits from these two leaks. She did not take the opportunity to ask Ronald for anything, she just wanted to make a movie.
and runs her actors' theater club.
McPike felt that Helen's agent was also very suspicious, and he followed Helen's agent for a period of time. However, he did not find that the agent had contacted tabloid reporters, nor had he contacted anyone who had a grudge against Ronald (such as Stallone,
Estevez, De Laurentiis and others) met.
Finally, his suspicions focused on phone hacking and leaks, and he carefully investigated Daydream Pictures' offices in New York and Los Angeles. He checked the numbers that had been sent by the fax machine in the office, and also squatted in the trash can outside the office.
No one was found collecting shredder debris.
McPike has exhausted all legal channels to steal secrets. Tracking, digging through trash, and being followed and photographed by paparazzi are all done in public, so according to the law, the methods used are legal.
After eliminating these problems, McPike had no choice but to apply with Ronald to launch an internal investigation into Daydream.
He spent two weekends carefully checking the phone lines and indoor conditions in the two offices. He found no signs that the phone lines had been tapped.
After communicating with several senior executives of Daydream, I also gave security lectures to employees as security experts, and interviewed several employees who had the opportunity to come into contact with the script, but no suspicious signs were found.
David Simkins, who was originally in charge of the script, was very strict. The copies of each script within the company were strictly managed, with numbers and distribution records. After checking one by one, no missing cases were found.
The legal investigation methods that can be used by civilians have been exhausted. If we want to go deeper, law enforcement agencies must intervene. And Ronald does not want to notify the law enforcement agencies of the two places now and make a big fuss. After this kind of thing is reported to the police,
It will attract the attention of the gossip media, and given the professionalism of the person who stole the secret, it is probably not something that ordinary PDs can find out.
McPike received a large check from Ronald for "security and confidentiality training consulting fees." He finally told Ronald that after ruling out most of the impossible factors, Ronald would most likely be recruited by the powerful department.
, someone with specialized eavesdropping equipment was listening in. As for whether someone from the powerful department was eyeing Ronald, or someone was pretending to be a public official and doing private work, he didn't know.
Ronald feels that he has never done anything illegal, and he will not attract the attention of the powerful departments because of some small problems. You know, in America, in order to take action against a famous director, it must be referred by a certain level of prosecutors.
approved by the court.
The private lawyer went to the law enforcement department to inquire about the information, but found nothing. He also called the New York prosecutor Rudy, and the other party assured that he had not been investigated in any way, and that he could not be from the prosecutor's jurisdiction of the Southern District of New York.
Dry.
Rudy reminded Ronald that there are many people in law enforcement departments who will be bribed to do private work. Unlike his own iron-fisted rectification, no one dared to do this. This may not be the case for police stations in other places...
From this point of view, it is probably someone who is secretly watching you illegally and making money by selling your privacy. This feeling of being secretly suppressed by someone who wants to fuck you is really not good.
Ronald made a cup of wolfberry black tea and drank it slowly. He called Little Bud and his bodyguard Daniel, and decided to go to the construction site of the new house in Beverly Park to see the progress of the decoration.
"It seems that the progress is very fast, and the main living area will be completed soon..." Richard, who accompanied us here, is very satisfied with the house that has been quickly completed.
"Let's go inside and have a look..." Ronald walked inside. There were many places doing carpentry work inside. The level of Hollywood carpenters was pretty good. The on-site construction was done in a stylish way, including electric saws and electric...
The grinding sound is very noisy.
"Dan, you come too." Ronald pointed at the bodyguard Daniel and said.
The three of them chatted about safety issues amidst the noisy sound of chainsaws.
"That's the thing. Daniel, is there any way to find out which channel has been monitored and leaked without alerting the other party?"
"This is a bold act that will cost you your job or even go to jail. No matter who did it, he was too brave." Richard was taken aback. Fortunately, he and Niceta had already passed McPike's investigation.
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"Without alerting the other party, I really have an idea..."
Daniel had worked in the Secret Service, and he had also worked at Facebook before. He quickly gave Ronald an idea...
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"Polly, Kevin, your mechanical bison is ready. I'll ship it to you right away. But you still need to find fresh game for those close-up flesh and blood, otherwise it won't look like it in the camera at all?" The next day
Early in the morning, Ronald was in Daydream's office, calling the crew in South Dakota.
"There are many pastures here, and it is not difficult for us to find fresh beef blood and meat." Kevin Costner was very excited, rubbing his hands and waiting for the arrival of the good stuff."
"I remember that you have a few wild deer scenes, and you have to be prepared. Don't let the animal protection organization get caught again this time." Ronald continued to ask.
"Don't worry, Polly has made preparations. We have sent out all the assistants. It's not difficult to get some fresh stupid deer..."
"Okay, pay attention to safety when shooting." Ronald hung up the phone.
"Why did Ronald arrange this call? And call beef that is normally slaughtered in the slaughterhouse game?" Kevin Costner asked Polly Platt. He was a little confused. The assistant he sent was not
Have you gone through all the details?
"This is an old Hollywood trick. Don't worry about it. It has nothing to do with us." Pratt, who had been warned by Ronald in advance and told by his assistant Fat Girl Lake who flew over overnight, knew what he was doing.
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"Hi, honey... If Richard Gere rejects the script of '3000', don't blame me..." Ronald went to the living room of Diane's rented apartment at noon to discuss moving with her.
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"This has nothing to do with you, right? He just said he wasn't too interested in the script, what? Did you say anything to him?" Diane ran out of the bedroom and tilted her head to look at Ronald.
She was sorting out the wardrobe. She was barefoot and only wore one of Ronald's shirts. Her legs under the hem were straight and white. Ronald was stunned for a moment.
"It has nothing to do with me. It's his personal issue. Her girlfriend came to me through her agent and proposed to visit the set frequently. She seems very jealous of your previous cooperation with Richard. She may not have confidence in herself."
Ronald raised his hands to show his innocence.
"Oh... I didn't even know he had a regular girlfriend." When Diane heard that this was the case, she had no choice but to open her hands and ask Ronald for a hug. Alas, she didn't know Richard Gere was looking for him.
What ugly woman can't be confident as a girlfriend?
"Well, she's a model. I'll accompany you to the set tomorrow and talk to Director Penny to see which male stars are suitable to play with you." With that said, Ronald picked up the phone in the apartment and dialed
Directed by Penny Marshall.
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In the afternoon, Ronald went to Niceta's office in C, where he called Nora Ephron, the screenwriter and director in New York.
"Nora, when you come to Los Angeles tomorrow to attend the announcement of When Harry Met Sally, we can also talk in detail about the casting of the leading actor in Helen's new film."
"Okay, why do you even have to take care of the people Helen plays with?" Nora Ephron rolled her eyes. Ronald doesn't seem to be a good person. He is already married to Diane, and he still has to take care of Helen.
Screen couples, men are all the same...
"No, I have read the latest version of the script you revised. It is definitely not as profound as When Harry Met Sally, which you wrote yourself. It can arouse the resonance of the audience and have a word-of-mouth effect. So I am worried that the new film needs a bigger name.
When a star comes to let the audience into the cinema, who do you want to play the leading role?"
"Hahaha, do you want me to choose?" Ephron became happy.
"That won't work. The movie budget is not that big. We just want to select as famous as possible from a limited range. I'll ask cnescore to update the popularity of the male stars. We can talk in person when you come."
"Would you consider our stars?" Niceta smiled and handed Ronald a plate of Italian sausage for snacks and winked at him.
"Tom definitely doesn't have time to act in this kind of movie. If you have any suitable ones, please feel free to recommend them."
"It's not necessarily impossible. Now that Tom (Cruise) is undergoing a transformation, being able to act in romantic comedies is also a direction he needs to consider. Niceta answered with a smile. Now the couple and Ronald are even more closely tied."
"Well, is it convenient for you to visit them tomorrow and I can meet them here? Nora happens to be there too. I'll call Tom myself and ask him."
"It's convenient. If there's any inconvenience, if you want to meet the actor, then you can come anyway." Niceta finished the conversation she had arranged in advance, then gestured OK to Ronald, and the two of them turned around and went out together.
, he locked the office casually.
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"How was the audition of Jonathan, Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs? How was the chemistry between the two of them?" Ronald returned to the long-term rented room at the Beverly Hilton in the evening, and Dai
Ann had already moved over with some clothes and was sorting them out. Ronald took advantage of the opportunity and called Jonathan Demme again.
"It's very good. Although it is not a romantic drama between men and women, the thriller atmosphere of this movie is largely reflected in the scenes between the two. The atmosphere of their live reading of the script is very subtle. I think it is even better than Shaw En Connery’s is even better.”
"Hahaha, that's great. Where do you plan to shoot? If your requirements for outdoor locations are not high, we can shoot in Canada. Many of the street scenes there are very similar to those in Pennsylvania and Virginia."
Many scenes of this movie take place in old colonial-style buildings. As one of the oldest colonial states, Pennsylvania’s architecture is very suitable. But compared to the old colonial-style towns in Canada, The cost of shooting there is much lower, and the security is also good.
"If the location is suitable, I have no problem..." Jonathan Demme hopes that more money can be spent on where the money should be spent on the movie. Whether this kind of building is American or not, he doesn't care too much.
"Then it's settled... I'll go and talk to you face to face."
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"Didn't you say you were going to meet with Penny tomorrow? Why did you arrange to meet with Director Demi again?" Diane took a bite of sushi and asked Ronald, who seemed worried across from him.
Diane wanted to ask Ronald this question just now at home, but Ronald put down the phone, hugged her and kissed her, forgetting about it, and then Ronald took Diane to the best day in Hollywood. Eat in the restaurant.
The sushi here tastes very good. Diane ate two and picked up the third one before he remembered it.
"Well...it doesn't matter. Let's go see Penny first. Jonathan and I are very familiar with each other. If I don't have enough time, I can call him and change the time."
Ronald glanced at Diane's bulging mouth and wanted to say something but didn't.
"Hehehe...I'm going to go on a diet soon, and then find a coach to lose weight to prepare for the role of Vivian. Today is the last indulgence..." Diane covered her mouth with a smile and ate the sushi. .
After dinner, Ronald held Diane in his arms and walked on the commercial street near the new house. He pointed to the nearby Four Seasons Hotel and suddenly said to Diane. "I'm a little tired. How about we stay here for one night?" Well, I don’t want to go back to the Hilton and face those luggages again. I’ll wait for the maids who applied for jobs to come over tomorrow and let them try..."
"Okay, I don't want to tidy up anymore. After the tidying up, the new house here will be ready in a while and we will have to move here." Diane looked at the gate of the Beverly Park mansion area not far away, and her heart was filled with excitement. I look forward to it, then I can live in it and be with Ronnie every day.