Chapter 483 Tom Cruise’s acting skills have improved
"Thank you, Professor Summers. Harvard has agreed to our shooting plan, which will take twice as long as ordinary movie shooting, and has opened the conference room for us to shoot. This way those Harvard graduates can see us
It was shot on location.”
"Little things. This time your male protagonist is a Harvard graduate, and he is an orphan who received a scholarship and worked as a study student. Students with this background are the pride of our Harvard. Let everyone understand that as long as you are good enough, Harvard will treat you."
You open the door."
At the beginning of "The Sugar-Coated Trap", Mitchell, a graduate of Harvard Law School, has to work here while participating in interviews with major law firms. It would be a very interesting breakthrough if we could actually film the inside of Harvard. In the past
Most of the movies just take pictures of Harvard buildings and then edit them to give the audience a meaning.
"By the way, is this student our economics student?" Summers, who now holds a position at the World Bank, is still very fond of the economics department where he once worked.
"Ha, no, I'm from the law school."
"Daxmn, those law school guys again, can't you make a story about economics students?"
"Hey, that's not a sweet love story. The protagonist Miche encountered a lot of bad things and almost lost his life."
"That's pretty much it, hahaha..."
There are still many chains of contempt among Harvard people, especially economics and law, both of which publish well-known professional magazines in the industry, but the library and swimming pool of the law school are better than those of other departments and are not open to other departments.
Students always have a sense of pride...
"Professor Summers seems very happy?" Tom Cruise sat next to him. Next to him was Bridget Fonda, who played his wife, and then a row of actors sat around the long table.
, what they are going to do is a script reading.
"I didn't tell him all the facts. If he knew that law students graduate with an annual salary of $96,000 and that his wife is Bridget Fonda, he would revoke my filming permission overnight."
"Hahaha……"
All the actors at the table burst out laughing.
This movie is about lawyers. Unlike the military lawyers in the previous film "A Few Good Men" filmed by Tom Cruise, civil lawyers need to be proficient in various legal terms and cases, and be more reasonable and logical.
Therefore, actors need to learn to understand various legal terms that appear in the script, and the jokes they bring about. Because there are a lot of jokes made up of legal terms in the lines, for example, Ronald joked about the oaths sworn by witnesses in court...
"Oh, really...I'm starting to like this project..."
The speaker was actor Ed Harris. He originally didn't like to act in such purely commercial movies, but he couldn't help but Tom Cruise was friends with him. At his insistence, for the sake of salary and friendship, Harris agreed.
Joined the crew. However, the tradition of reading scripts made him feel that Ronald was a director who was very serious about drama and performance, not the kind of casual commercial film director, which made him unexpectedly happy.
Generally speaking, script readings are not carried out in every commercial film. Especially for such a large production, many stars participating may not come to participate in the reading for the few roles, so there will be a lack of emotional scale during the performance.
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Ed Harris also met Ronald on the set of "The Abyss" and knew that he was a good friend of Cameron. At first, he was also afraid that he was a director who tortured actors like Cameron, but he did not expect that he would be a director who tortured actors like Cameron.
During the reading, everyone had a relaxed atmosphere and could talk frankly about each other's lines. The atmosphere was more like a stage director on Broadway or London's West End.
Especially Holly Hunter, who doesn't have much of a role in the play, was still invited to participate in the script reading and participated very seriously, which made Harris feel that this movie might become a classic.
"Of course you should think so. What Ronald is best at is getting actors to win awards..." Holly Hunter said bluntly. She came here because her character in the script was very unique.
After chatting for a while, everyone resumed reading in circles.
"Oh, you have to go, my husband is coming back." The line spoken by Bridget Fonda is a little fun between the husband and wife.
"Let him die, come and see, Pagoda Chinese food General Tso's chicken, fish-flavored shredded pork, and hot and sour potato shreds, and a bottle of wine with a cork..." Tom Cruise announced the takeout menu,
All are typical Chinese food.
"What's the good thing?"
"Do you remember that job in Memphis?"
"Stop, stop..."
Ronald realized something was wrong. He encouraged everyone to interrupt and ask any questions they had. The main purpose was to observe the actors' understanding of the script and whether there were improvised lines. However, he was still the first to interrupt the reading himself.
Second-rate.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with me?" Tom Cruise showed a confused expression. Working with Ronald this time was completely different from the last time. His requirements for performance can be said to be much higher.
"Well..." Ronald really felt that there was a big problem with Tom's lines, but he hadn't fully understood the root of the problem, so he changed the reason.
"No, there is something wrong with the writing of this line. Who would buy General Tso's chicken and spicy and sour shredded potatoes as a dish to celebrate with his wife? Have none of these people ever eaten good Chinese food?"
"Um?" Female celebrities are very concerned about their figures. They don't eat much Chinese food, so they can't tell. And several male celebrities don't study Chinese food too much. Suddenly everyone stared at Ronald, hoping
He made some sense.
"These dishes are very common. Mitchell has earned an annual salary that is more than 20% higher than other students. Of course he has to buy something good to celebrate. So, let's change it to Mushu Pork, Sichuan Beef, and Roast Duck, and buy it from Wangji Restaurant
of……"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ronald immediately revealed some of the dishes he often eats. Seeing that everyone still looked at him with puzzled expressions, he smiled and said, "I let people
Order some, you can eat it for lunch and see how it tastes..."
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"Hmm...it's delicious..."
Several male celebrities ate very happily, and the actress was not afraid of gaining weight after trying a few bites. These dishes are not those bad street Chinese food, and they are in line with the tastes of white people. They are unique and not too greasy.
"This is a good thing. The Chinese food we ate before was nothing like that..."
Several Jews had memories of eating Chinese food, but after all, Wang Ji was the chef hired from Xiangjiang, and every vegetable was cooked very deliciously without any residue. Everyone agreed that Ronald was the master of Chinese food.
"Is there something wrong with my performance?" After finishing the takeaway, Tom Cruise found a time when no one was around to discuss it privately with Ronald.
"It's not a big problem, it's just, can you tone down your performance energy a little bit?" Ronald said the truth when he saw that Tom Cruise was still studying acting like before.
"Why?" Cruise raised his eyebrows. This statement surprised him. Whether you are a Methodist or a non-Methodist, they all pay attention to the mobilization of emotions. If you can't mobilize your own emotions, how can you move your opponent's actors?
To move the audience?
"What are the movies in which you are satisfied with your performance?" Ronald did not answer, but asked a question.
"The Color of Money, Rain Man, Born on the Fourth of July, and A Few Good Men I have a good feeling about, although I haven't seen the finished film yet."
When Ronald heard it, it turned out to be exactly what he had expected. Tom Cruise felt satisfied with his performances in movies where he collaborated with big directors and had heavyweight male stars co-starring with him.
Although Born on the Fourth of July is mainly a one-man show, it is not a commercial film in the usual sense. The protagonist does not have a happy ending that commercial film audiences like to see.
"Is there any problem?" When Tom Cruise saw Ronald specifically mentioning these movies, he wondered if the secret of not being nominated for an Oscar was in Ronald's heart?
"Actually, in these movies, you are not playing the leading male role in the absolute sense. There is actually a subtle and subtle difference between the leading role and the supporting role. And it is impossible for you to play any supporting role again..."
"This..." Tom Cruise vaguely felt that what Ronald was talking about was the shortcoming he lacked the most. But he couldn't express the things he felt, and he just lacked the guidance of a master.
"Have you seen Jimmy Stewart's Tigers and Dragons? His acting style is different from John Wayne's. Many people think that Jimmy Stewart is one of the top five male stars in Hollywood, but there are also
Many people think that he does not have very good acting skills... You can look for some of his movies to watch.
The most difficult role to play is the role of an ordinary person. Although not everyone can match this Mitchell's status as a graduate of Harvard Law School, he still works by himself to make money to pay for living expenses. After graduation, he encountered a bad boss.
But it is something that every moviegoer in America will encounter. You have to strengthen this aspect..."
Ronald expressed his observation. Tom Cruise has a tendency to perform deliberately. I don't know if it was instilled in him by a famous director or a habit formed in his own acting experience. Now this movie is not a ambition.
A comic-style high-concept movie like Lingyun requires more delicate and layered acting skills.
"What should I do?" Tom Cruise felt that the problem pointed out by Ronald was not a solution to achieve the goal of a movie. It was a guiding opinion for his entire acting career.
He himself also discovered some problems, but due to his current status, neither the people around him nor the director would speak out so bluntly.
"Look for a few Stewart movies, especially those key moments of emotional transformation. His acting method is different from ordinary people. If you think more and experiment more, you will be able to find the feeling when filming.
Already..."
Feeling that he might have a big breakthrough in his acting career, Tom Cruise excitedly called Paula and asked Paula to get him all the Jimmy Stewart movies...
"John, I really like the saturation and tone in your films like Witness, Rain Man, and God's Lost Children..."
Ronald turned around and chatted about professional matters with John Seale, the director of photography whom he hoped to work with. John Seale is a relatively versatile photographer in Hollywood, and Ronald just needs the kind of photography required for typical drama films.
Because of the tone and temperament of his photography, he simply invited the photography directors of several movies he admired to talk about it.
The two hit it off and talked about the photography of many movies and they all felt the same way. So John Seale became the director of photography for "Sugar-coated Trap".
"Which one do you like better?" John Seale wanted to watch the three movies he liked with Ronald, slowly find out what Ronald liked, and then try to understand the effect he wanted to achieve.
"I think it's somewhere between the Rainman and the Witness, the New England low-key and yuppie style of Harvard, and the more conservative and close relationship between people in the southern society of The Witness..."
What Ronald wants is to use different photography styles to show the contrast between Harvard and Memphis, between prosperity and calm, progress and conservatism, order and illegality...
"I think I understand some of what you mean. We still want to watch those movies you like again."
"Very good. I'll find time to borrow a copy. This afternoon? Not today. I have other things to do. There's a commercial that I want to shoot... You want to come too, okay. How about you shoot it for me? Hahaha.
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Daydreaming set up the scene, under a billboard on a hot summer day, there was a Pepsi vending machine. John Seale immediately understood the effect Ronald wanted, and he gave the photographer a few nods.
He immediately gained the respect and recognition of the photography team.
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Amidst the fill light and the grass and dust blown by the fan, Cindy Crawford is wearing a white vest on the upper body, and an ultra-short pair on the bottom
jeans and got out of a red Ferrari.
Her hair was deliberately messed up, as if the beauty had just taken a nap and lazily walked into the vending machine.
In the close-up shot, the thin hair gives off a kind of luster in the sun, as if you can feel the tingling sensation caused by the blond hair passing by your face on a hot afternoon. It is also like you can smell the odor in your nose.
It smells like grass stalks and dust...
"Cut!"
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"As I thought, these denim shorts are really very compact..." In the evening, Ronald finished the shooting, and Cindy Crawford came to his room again and deliberately put on that suit.
clothes, hugging Ronald tightly.
The opening under the pair of denim shorts was very tight, and I couldn't get it in even though I tried my best. Ronald changed the direction just in time, and the vest was pulled out, and a strong perfume mixed with some hormones penetrated Ronald
In Germany's nose.
"Are you just going to shoot this afternoon?" Cindy Crawford took a shower to wash away all the sweat liquid after exercise. A feeling of relaxation after repeated aerobic exercise and anaerobic sprint made her feel
She was very happy physically and mentally.
"I will only shoot this part. Let others take the shots of the two children. Then we will edit them together." Ronald hugged Cindy Crawford, and the fresh smell after bathing was another
style.
"I know you want to see me..." Cindy Crawford laughed, "I heard that the two boys are still related to their parents, will they be disappointed?"
"Of course, even children, as long as they are not blind, cannot ignore your charm... However, those two children are so pitiful that they cannot see you, a supermodel..."
"Hahaha..." Cindy Crawford laughed and gave them two signed photos as gifts...
The most important thing now is to take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy short-term fun. A top model like myself is more suitable for a man like Ronald, unlike some celebrities who are all good-looking.