The filming of the factory scene in Connecticut went very smoothly. Sometimes, Ronald felt that maybe in the golden age of Hollywood, with such high-level actors and the industrialized process of genre films, the directors would probably be better than they are now.
colleagues, work is much easier.
Soon we arrived at the most important scene shot in the factory, the speeches given by Jorgensen and Garfield at the final shareholder meeting.
In order to prepare for this scene, the crew specially hired many workers to serve as extras in the back row to resemble the New England cable factory workers in the movie, just like their real-life jobs.
As for whether they could play these workers well, Ronald didn't think about it. Originally, this scene was a dramatic scene, and most of the workers were just filling in at the back, with only long shots sweeping across from a distance. The only born supporter Jurgen
The workers in the forest are also played by real actors.
Technically, the vote on whether a company reorganizes its board of directors and obtains control of the company is usually not decided by on-site voting at the annual general meeting of shareholders. Instead, shareholders within the board of directors who have the ability to compete for control of the company vote through various proxies.
, negotiate privately with large and small shareholders. In fact, before voting at the shareholders' meeting, most stocks have signed proxy voting agreements, and who wins and who loses is generally determined.
However, a good drama is full of twists and turns. Without this final voting link, the audience would not get the climax of the drama, the amazing reversal of feeling that the good guys are actually bad guys, and the bad guys are actually good guys. Nor.
In the aftermath of the ending, we will once again experience a reversal, where we will end up with good guys or good guys, and the bad guys will also support the morally correct choice, and everyone will have a happy ending.
The camera was first set up in the factory director's office. Outside was a group of children dressed in Christmas costumes, singing Christmas carols and canvassing votes for Jorgensen. In the plot, they were all the children of factory workers. If they lost their jobs, these children would
Children of workers are going to be on welfare.
In big cities, welfare benefits are relatively good, you can choose your food, and you can wear old brand-name clothes donated by wealthy people. But in a small town like Rhode Island, the level of welfare benefits is
It all depends on how much charitable local wealthy people are willing to donate.
Not to mention picking and choosing, being able to have enough food and clothing is a good thing for unemployed workers. Their children, who are about to grow up, have to get a bus ticket to try their luck in the big cities.
Ronald looked out the window. There were extras holding signs that said vote for conscience, not money. Looking at this scene, Ronald didn't shout Action for a long time. The scenery and streets here, and the clothes worn by civilians
, very similar to Aunt Karen on Staten Island. If I hadn’t had an adventure, would I have been like them, enduring quietly in a small town, or going to a big city to be a plumber or an insurance salesman?
Gregory Peck, who had already put on a three-piece woolen suit, warned, "Director Ronald? Is there anything else inappropriate about us?"
"Nothing more, we can start right away." Ronald turned his head, smiled at Parker and Piper Laurie, who played his lover and secretary, and nodded to the director of photography.
"Action!"
Gregory Peck walked to the window where Ronald was just now. He was tall, and the sun shone in through the blinds, dyeing his silver hair with a golden edge. This method of lighting gave Jorgensen the character
, paved with a saintly color.
A saint, go out and appeal to the masses, asking them to give up more money, for the sake of conscience, for these jobs, for these children, to vote for themselves and the family who founded this factory.
"Oh, I'm looking for you. We will go to the venue when you are ready." Piper Laurie held two cups of coffee in her hand.
"Are you okay?" She discovered the abnormality of her boss and lover.
"Yeah, I'm just rehearsing in my mind what I should say when the time comes." Gregory Peck clasped his fist in one hand and tapped it on the palm of his other hand to hide his inner uneasiness.
"Oh, they are hanging loudspeakers outside the factory door to broadcast your speech live. All the shareholders who can come are here. I feel like Harry and Bess on the eve of the election."
"Oh, Harry Truman is so much better than me. He snored like crazy on the eve of the election. I haven't slept well in days."
"Tell me, honey, what's wrong?" Piper Laurie's eyes changed slightly, and she discovered that Jorgensen actually had a strong uneasiness in his heart.
"I'm afraid..." Gregory Peck walked to the window and took another look at the workers and children. "Time flies so fast. I'm afraid that I no longer recognize the new environment. I'm afraid of what I have done."
It doesn't matter now, things have changed, where is our previous spirit of serving each other..."
Pike lowered his gray-haired head, "I don't want that person to win."
"I'm not afraid at all..." The voice of the secretary played by Piper Laurie changed a little, and her words were enthusiastic and choked, "I'm just proud, I'm proud of you, this factory I created for you
Pride, if we are no longer important, it is their failure, not ours..."
As the camera slowly zoomed in, Piper Laurie's eyes really filled with tears, but she tried hard to suppress her excitement and cheered for Jorgensen, whom she had known for decades.
"It's okay, just walk over and tell them the truth, Harry. Give them a good taste..." Piper Laurie seemed to have regained her youth, and she seemed to have returned to the afterglow of the big studio system in the 1950s.
At the filming location, a positive movie is being made with Gregory Peck, the most charismatic male star of the studio era.
Once she kisses the male protagonist Pike, he can go out and defeat all the villains one by one!
Gregory Peck smiled like he did when he was a handsome young boy, tilted his head forty-five degrees, and slowly kissed Piper Laurie from this classic angle.
The coffee cup in his hand tilted and the coffee spilled all over the floor.
"Cut!" Ronald stopped amid their hearty laughter. The two actors were still immersed in the performance. How much they liked this shot. Everything was so perfect. The beautiful old Hollywood was back.
Already.
"Haha, when I accidentally spilled the coffee, is it still as good as it used to be?" Gregory Peck smiled while accompanying Piper Laurie.
"Perfect, honey." Piper Laurie was also excited, "Have you practiced before when you drank Diane's coffee?"
"Hahaha..." all the staff on site shouted, even Ronald laughed, and quickly raised his hands to signal everyone to silence, so as not to let Diane in the other room know.
The camera panned to another office, where Dean Jones and Diane, who played General Manager Bill, were also waiting for all shareholders to arrive before going to the meeting.
"So, he finally agreed to give you a golden parachute? No matter whether the company succeeds or not, you can get what you have wanted for many years?" Diane lit a lady's cigarette, took a puff, and pretended to be calm to Bill.
Speaking of.
This is one of the important performance points she learned after following Lindsay Dole for more than ten days, including how to hold a cigarette, what brand to smoke, how to exhale the smoke in the end, and how to hold it in her hand...
I haven’t seen those female lawyers who are very stressed and go out to smoke whenever they have a break. Diane can’t make a smoking scene so anxiety-provoking. Whether you smoke or not, you can feel it.
A kind of tension that suppresses uneasiness and prepares for a big event.
The management headed by Bill holds a certain amount of shares in the company. They have always wanted Jorgensen to make a guarantee that even if the company eventually fails in business and goes bankrupt, the management will still be able to obtain corresponding money based on the current stock price.
This can be achieved as long as the management buys a not too expensive insurance. But Jorgensen wanted to save the money, so he rejected the management's proposal. And Garfield quickly found this loophole.
, proposing that he buy their shares at a reasonable price.
"Well, the man who lives in the big house on the mountain said that he would not hold a funeral without a body..." Bill had completely let go of his inner gratitude to Jorgensen. The boss said this, which was equivalent to not treating them at all.
If you take your hard work and dedication over the years seriously, then everyone should consider themselves...
"It's time to go..." Dean Jones straightened his clothes, turned around and walked away.
"Bill, how are you going to vote?" Kate, who was performing by Diane, felt something was wrong and immediately asked.
Dean Jones raised his eyebrows, realizing that Diane had guessed his decision, but he said nothing.
Diane's expression was very physical and she became more anxious, like a student who was about to take an exam but hadn't finished reading the textbook. She put out her cigarette in the ashtray, then grabbed her clothes and walked quickly
Went out.
As an actor who has been trained on Broadway, she is particularly capable of acting in a drama with a strong sense of drama. Diane's transitions are very good. She walked towards the camera, that kind of acting from the inside out.
The anxiety is recorded on film through the lens, and will be completely transmitted to the audience after it is developed.
"Cut!"
Diane looked over with a questioning look, saw Ronald's gesture, and felt relieved. She only had a little bit of drama about the subsequent shareholders' meeting, and this kind of big scene was left to Gregory Peck and Tom
· Hanks, please support me.
…
The venue over there has been almost decorated, and many group performances have been prepared outside the venue.
"Action!", a luxury car drove in, and Tom Hanks got out of the car door. He had already put on his sunglasses.
In order to defeat Garfield at the shareholders' meeting, Jorgensen and Kate Sullivan made all possible preparations. Reporters, cameras and live microphones from the live financial TV station CNBC were waiting for him.
"Mr. Garfield, what are you going to do to New England Cable Company?" A female reporter ran over, pushing aside other reporters, and asked him.
"Make our shareholders richer!"
Suddenly, Tom Hanks' footsteps paused, and he saw Diane performing Kate over there.
The camera captured it very well. Neither of them said a word, but they looked at each other, as if there was magnetism in their eyes, and they never separated after being glued together.
It is obvious that Garfield and Kate Sullivan admire each other, but the limitations of their identities and positions make it impossible for them to go further... This shot is full of regret.
"Cut!"
Ronald looked at Tom Hanks's condition and gave him an OK gesture with great satisfaction.
This is Jorgensen's home court. Children are holding banners outside and cursing him. Reporters are also asking questions from the perspective of workers and factories. Garfield is alone, only one person.
After being influenced by the previous plot, the audience regards him as a character like Lewis in "Pretty Woman". He is an expert in making money in business, but what he does is very shoddy and is despised by traditional values. But
The world today is very different from the past. In order to make money, many people agree that we must use the rules within the scope of the law.
The crew moved into the auditorium where the shareholders meeting was held. This is also an ancient auditorium and can also show movies. The auditorium is divided into two parts, the front and back, separated by an aisle. The first half is mostly filled with professional actors hired by the crew, and the back is filled with
There were some local workers, and dozens more stood behind the seats, making the whole venue very lively.
In front of the audience seat is a rostrum, which can seat people, and a microphone stand for important people to give speeches. Jorgensen and Kate Sullivan, as well as secretary Mrs. Sullivan, and General Manager Bill, sat on one side
.On the other side is Wall Street banker Garfield and his subordinates.
Both parties have the opportunity to make a canvassing speech, and finally vote on the spot to decide who controls the ownership of the company and becomes the new chairman.
The structure of this kind of synagogue feels very familiar to Ronald. This kind of building used to be the standard configuration of churches in New England. If you don't have too much money, you can build one at a high quality and low price according to this kind of architectural drawings.
share.
Later, with the export of services during the Great Depression, it came to the Soviet Union and became the public auditorium of the unit. However, the cross became a sickle and axe, and the person preaching on it changed from the pastor to the secretary comrade. Later, it also became the public auditorium of the unit.
With the friendship of comrades and brothers, we came to the big country in the south...
"Action!"
On both sides of the rostrum, the two groups began to whisper again, preparing strategies for the meeting. In the noisy venue, the atmosphere gave Ronald a sense of intimacy.
The camera stared at the two large tables on the rostrum, and both sides were updating the latest situation. Only Garfield didn't seem to care about it, and whenever he had time, he would turn to look at Kate sitting there.
"Cut!"
This kind of scene where the male and female protagonists flirt with each other in the first two camps of the war is really interesting. Especially Tom Hanks, who portrays the loneliness of a person who has a successful career but whose love is gradually drifting away due to conflicts.
It was acted out.
What follows is the most important scene of the movie. Jorgensen and Garfield compare the old version of the American spirit (starting a business, bringing jobs, and promoting community prosperity), and the new and upgraded version of the American spirit (global integration).
resources, cross-border mergers and acquisitions led by Wall Street).
"Action!"
The actors on the scene were well prepared, and everyone suddenly became energetic like an inflated balloon. This kind of scene, just like a real shareholders' meeting, made the actors suddenly sharp.
"Everyone, please be quiet." Dean Jones walked to the microphone stand, "Welcome to the New England Cable and Wire Company's annual shareholder meeting. We all know that the most important agenda today is the election of the board of directors.
vote……"
"Now I would like to introduce to you a figure who can truly be called a legend in the cable industry, the chairman of New England Cable, Andrew Jorgensen..."
Gregory Peck stood up, as he had done countless times as a lawyer, reporter, and politician who turned the tide, and walked to the microphone.
There was a long round of applause, and even Garfield had to applaud. This man's status in the hearts of the workers is unparalleled.
"Go get 'em! Andy!"
Suddenly, an extra who was sitting in the back suddenly stood up and shouted at Gregory Peck on the podium.
"Cut!"
At this time, the first assistant director Marty Ewing couldn't keep his face. This was because there was a problem with his arrangement, so he had to come out and stop it himself, and then rushed towards the actor who had added the scene without permission.
"Hey, hey, what the hell are you doing here? What the hell are you doing? Hundreds of people are watching you act? Are you out of your mind? Do you think you're Marlon Brando?"
This kind of big scene drama is very important to complete it in one go. It is best to pass the first point. Because this kind of speech drama involves the aura between the speaker and the audience.
Anyone who has experience in giving speeches knows that a good speech requires a condescending momentum, like a waterfall, cascading thousands of miles. If it is interrupted midway, it is very likely that the momentum will be like a bulging balloon, which will be blown away by a needle.
It's like it's broken...
Marty Ewing is an old acquaintance of Ronald. He was the second assistant director on the set of "Flashdance". He was very good and responsible, so he was recommended to Ronald as an assistant director. This competition
The person acting in the scene may very well ruin the final quality of the scene and become so angry that he punches the actor.
No one knew how to persuade him, so Ronald had no choice but to step forward and say, "Marty, let him go."
Ronald walked up to the actor. He was a very tall man, a little thin, and had a feminine temperament that Ronald didn't like very much.
"what's your name?"
"William de Acutis"
"Why are you doing this?"
"I felt Jorgensen needed a loyalist, so that's what happened."
"It makes sense, but your play ends here..." Ronald wanted to solve this accident as soon as possible. This person's improvisation may still make some sense, but such an accident made the crew malfunction, and it had to be solved immediately
Clear it out.
"I'm still a screenwriter, please take a look at my new work." Seeing that Ronald was easy to talk to, William de Acutis immediately took out a script from his bag.
With a wink from Ronald, Marty immediately directed the two big-bodied coolies carrying the camera and snatched the troublemaker out of the air.
"Let's take a twenty-minute break..." Seeing that everyone was a little distracted, Ronald couldn't help but feel lucky that this daredevil shouted earlier. It would have been difficult for him to be interrupted when Gregory Peck had already started his speech.
Done.
"I repeat, don't steal the scene on your own initiative, otherwise not only will you not be paid, but all your scenes in the future will be cut, and there is no use stealing the scene." Marty Ewing began to use the microphone to emphasize to the extras.
Ronald sat on the chair with his name written on it, and the drama was full of surprises.
"Ronald, your phone number, just now..."
Richard hurried over and put a mobile phone into his hand.
"Francis, what do you think? Do you agree to direct the Coca-Cola commercial? Yes... the offer is very good. I told them that it would be best to hire you.
The reason why Pepsi's advertising is so effective is not because it hired Michael Jackson as its spokesperson. His most famous MV, Captain EO, was directed by you. They agreed as soon as I mentioned it.
Yes, Marty will also take over the filming of one. If you agree, we can all have fun together."
The chief marketing officer of Coca-Cola has already begun negotiations with Coppola and Scorsese. They want to create a gimmick in which multiple famous directors will appear in a Coca-Cola advertisement. It just so happens that Ronald's agent is also of Italian origin.
Niceta helped make the connection, and the film was no worse than the Jewish director recommended by Ovitz.