What appeared in the camera was a pair of black, gold-plated, cheap-feeling high-heeled shoes. The owner of the shoes wore stockings on his legs, with a brown, cheap dress on top. He twerked and danced to the music.
action.
"Cut!"
"Holly, that's wonderful..."
Seeing that the director of photography expressed satisfaction, Ronald smiled and congratulated the owner of this vulgar outfit, the actress Holly Hunter.
Because of Ronald's way of handling the details of actors' performances on the set, Holly Hunter was very happy to meet such an actor-friendly director. The previous film shot in New Zealand showed how to show inner emotions in the performance.
The demand is great, and the torture for actors is also severe. This time in Ronald's project, playing the image of this smoking secretary is a special kind of rest and comfort.
"Isn't that bad?" Holly Hunter, wearing a Marilyn Monroe-esque blonde wig, put down her cigarette and asked Ronald in the kind of Southern accent the character needed in the movie.
"That's not bad. I have no complaints about actors like this. You could have used a stand-in..."
Ronald personally handed her a cup of coffee. The male protagonist Mitchell felt something was wrong and hired a private detective to investigate the lawyers who had accidents in the law firm. Is there any hidden secrets? This is played by Holly Hunter
A private detective's secretary.
This secretary named Tammy will have a more important role with the protagonists in the future. Her image of a very cheap imitation of Monroe is in huge contrast with the adventurous and highly action-oriented image later on, which makes her very popular.
It was an effect that Ronald deliberately wanted to create.
Just like Ronald told Tom Cruise, such a supporting role requires very exposed and explosive acting skills, because you don’t have much time on the screen. If you want the audience to remember you, you have to
This is how it is possible to perform.
"Oh, that's not a problem. I think showing off sexiness is a natural impulse of human beings. This is the scene that humans like to watch the most. As a visual art film, how can it be missing such scenes?"
Holly Hunter didn't care much about this kind of thing. What she wanted was to play an interesting role. So she didn't sign any substitute clause with the crew like ordinary stars. Anyway, there were just a few provocative scenes.
She decided to go into battle herself.
"Okay, let's move the camera and take the mid-range shot later..." Ronald slapped his hands twice, and the shooting entered a very harmonious fast lane. The excellent crew did a good job in preparing all kinds of preparations.
It arrived very well and was a pleasure for the actors to play.
And Tom Cruise seemed to suddenly have an idea. It turns out that he often expresses overly strong emotions in his performances, such as his eyes full of "I want to fight" fighting spirit, or his ups and downs of tone, which seems to make him express his emotions.
The actress filming the opposite scene shook her shoulders violently...
These were all eliminated during the filming of "Sugar-coated Trap". The soothing and relatively normal performance not only turned out well in the sample film, but also made several supporting actresses, such as Bridget Fonda,
Holly Hunter and others all performed exceptionally well.
Bridget is an actress who has just debuted, and Holly Hunter is an acting star who is favored by many directors who focus on acting. However, when they face Tom Cruise, they both have a natural feeling.
, both of them acted without any trace of acting, and they praised Cruise's performance very much, saying that the reaction he gave them made them feel very comfortable, which was also a strange thing.
After rearranging the scene, Ronald started shooting again.
"Have you ever tried putting this thing in a cup, but forgot to put water in it?" The secretary played by Holly Hunter still followed the rhythm of the music, posing while holding a hot pot that heated quickly and poured it into the mug.
Put the water in, take a puff of cigarette with the other hand, and ask Mitchell, played by Tom Cruise, behind him.
"No..." Tom Cruise looked very impatient. His character had been waiting outside the private detective's office for a long time. This secretary was out of tune and he didn't know what he was doing.
thing.
"Do you know what happened?" Secretary Tammy still asked a question that she thought was very interesting.
"I don't know..." Mitchell had already begun to wonder if it was a wise choice to meet his cellmate, the so-called private detective, after listening to the recommendation of his brother who was serving time in prison. The secretary seemed a bit mentally retarded...
But Tom Cruise did not show this emotion, he just showed an anxious look and frowned slightly. Most people would not have any conflict with unreliable secretaries when they meet them.
"Eddie (the name of the private detective) has been waiting for you ever since he received the call that you were coming..." Holly Hunter continued to twist her buttocks slowly and widely, in a way that she never forgot to show off her words.
The cheap and sexy gesture is really unforgettable.
Her grasp of this kind of performance can be said to be just right. If you are not a senior fan of hers, when you see this low-level imitation of Monroe on the screen, you will never think that this is another role played by Holly Hunter.
For example, the sexy and slightly neurotic policewoman in Raising Arizona.
"Ring... Tammy!"
Gary Busey, who played Eddie in the inner room, his voice calling his secretary was as hard and loud as a hammer knocking down an anvil, coming out from the inner room.
"Mr. Romack can see you now..." Holly Hunter said unhurriedly while still twisting her buttocks, waiting for the water in the mug to be heated to a boil.
"Cut!"
It's really strange, acting opposite Tom Cruise, it seems like all the supporting actors performed at a higher level than normal.
Could it be that these few hints he gave to Tom Cruise had such a strong effect? Ronald is not a very narcissistic person, but he can't help but feel a little complacent.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Okay, let's take a rest, rearrange the lights, and let's take close-ups and close-ups of Tom..."
The posture of Holly Hunter and Tom Cruise in this conversation is rather strange. There is no Hollywood over-the-shoulder camera angle.
The secretary, Tammy, had her back to Mitcher, using the hot water to boil water while chatting with her. Mitcher, on the other hand, was leaning against the wall, not looking in Tammy's direction, passively coping with the boring conversation, thinking to himself.
I am worried about what I should say when I see Detective Eddie...
Because there are no two people talking face to face, there is no room for Hollywood-style over-the-shoulder shots. If you insist on shooting like this, you will have to modify the script and the background of the characters. Moreover, when the two people are talking, it can easily lead to over-the-shoulder shots.
, making the audience seem a little confused, where are the relative positions of the two?
Such dialogue scenes have always tested the director's camera skills and ability to design the editing in advance.
Fortunately, Ronald is a fan of Akira Kurosawa. Since visiting the old man several times, he has collected as many film copies as he can. When he has nothing to do, he watches early black-and-white films such as Seven Samurai and Nora Dog at home.
, Wakamusha, Wakaran, and other post-color movies like this.
The Japanese films represented by Akira Kurosawa do not have the fast shooting standards of Hollywood's front-reverse over-the-shoulder shots. They and the old Chinese films have a very unique way of handling character dialogue. Oriental filmmakers often use close-ups
and close-up shots to represent dialogue scenes.
Therefore, Ronald copied this place decisively.
The camera shoots a close-up on Tom Cruise's face, and Holly Hunter is on the side of the camera, talking to Cruise and assisting him in his entry and performance.
The conversation happened again, but this time the camera was pointed at Tom Cruise, capturing his face.
"Cut!"
Ronald shook his head and laughed. There was no camera filming Holly Hunter this time, and her performance was actually better than last time. Especially the feeling of being able to enjoy herself in any situation, her acting was very natural.
Therefore, everyone said that Tom was good at acting, and the reason was solved. It was because everyone looked at his invincible handsome appearance and was in a good mood, so he just performed well.
…
One day later, Ronald woke up in the morning and saw the developed sample. In that conversation, Tom Cruise's close-up lasted for dozens of seconds.
With a moderate chin, chic eyebrows, deep-set eye sockets, and a mouth that makes people feel happy just by looking at it, she is indeed a female killer on the screen.
"How is it, is there some progress..."
Ronald looked at Paula Wagner beside him. Ever since she became the general manager of CW Production Company, she has been very concerned about Tom Cruise's screen performance. It doesn't matter that Tom's acting skills are not particularly outstanding, the important thing is
, the close-up must be beautiful...
"Ronald, I don't know how to thank you..."
Paula let out a sigh of relief. The improvement of acting skills is very important to Tom Cruise's screen status. It is not that he can win a few awards, but that such improvement in acting skills can allow him to broaden his acting career.
Moreover, Ronald, like a Zen master, not only reminded Cruise of his feelings with words, he was also a director who photographed him very beautifully. The angles he found were very precise, showing his eyes, ears, chin, and other advantages.
Also avoided some blemishes on the nose.
"Just remember to ask Shirley Lansing to keep her promise and get me that script."
"Don't worry, if she doesn't help you accomplish this, she won't get Tom..."
The close-ups of Tom Cruise's front and side are very sculptural, and the good angles cover up some of the weaknesses on his nose.
What woman would not forgive such a person?
Denzel Washington expressed that he wanted to talk to Ronald, and Ronald told him that helping the disadvantaged means helping yourself. All disadvantaged groups support each other.
As for whether we can strive for equal status, it depends on how strong the vertical and horizontal alliances and the power of the upper class are.
…
Two weeks of filming quickly passed, and Ronald returned to Los Angeles for vacation with many of the main creators. One of the benefits of becoming a famous director is that he can get this kind of privilege.
An excellent team and a group of actors with superb acting skills prevent the creative process from making many low-level mistakes, so directors, like actors, can also spend weekends reunited with their families.
Ronald also enjoyed some family happiness with Diane and Little Roger, which relaxed his tense nerves.
But he was a busy man after all, so Jonathan Demme still came to see him in the evening to talk about "Philadelphia Story".
"Denzel Washington is the most suitable candidate for the defense attorney. Can you meet him?"
"Why, can't you talk to him?" Ronald was a little surprised. For such a big production, it's okay to have an Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor. We all quoted market prices.
"He said it's not about money, it's about black people..."
…
"Black people are suppressed in Hollywood, there is no doubt about it..." Sure enough, after Denzel Washington came, he started talking about equal rights for black people in Hollywood.
His argument is similar to that of Eddie Murphy. There are relatively few black roles, and many of them are insignificant supporting roles under Hollywood's ethnic quota system. Even if the protagonist's boss is played by a black person, they still tend to be arranged into roles regardless of whether they are
A character whose intelligence or charm is not as good as that of the protagonist.
Of course, his stance is still not as radical as that of Eddie Murphy. The Oscars must give awards to black people every time, otherwise they will boycott. He just hopes that Ronald can use his influence to exert influence on black movies in Hollywood.
Ronald also wants Denzel Washington to be responsible for attracting the firepower of the controversy that "Philadelphia Story" may cause. It is not just a question of a character. Denzel, who has some status, is indeed the most suitable as Demi said.
candidate, but what he considered was not acting but business and avoiding controversy.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So he first spoke to make his position clear: "You know, I have always treated black actors fairly. My break dancing was the earliest
It is one of the mainstream movies that promotes black dance and music, and the black people in every movie do not have that kind of perfunctory role..."
"Yes, that's why I want to meet and talk with you. We black people need to have our own stars in Hollywood, not those gags..."
"Hmm, interesting..." When Ronald heard this, it seemed that Denzel Washington was not very fond of the group of actors led by Eddie Murphy. Their performances were, to a certain extent, just acting ugly.
, turning many stereotypes of black people into comedy segments, and then making white audiences laugh on the screen.
Of course, sometimes, this kind of irony can also promote mutual understanding between black people and white people. It may not always have a negative effect.
"Actually, I think there are not too few black stars in Hollywood..."
"Huh?" Denzel Washington frowned.
"But the quality is not enough..."
"oh?"
Ronald took a look at all the black stars in Hollywood history. The first black person to win an Oscar was Hattie McDaniel, who played the maid in Gone with the Wind. Her actions to break racial discrimination, in a country where there was still segregation,
Age is very precious.
But the first person to break racial barriers was Sidney Poitier. The first black actor in Hollywood history, in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", he played a man who is in love with a white woman.
Black.
Many of his fans are white. He personally may have surpassed the black ethnic symbol and has received widespread praise.
What Ronald is talking about is this kind of high-quality big stars who can break racial prejudices and stereotypes. The roles they play are black people who are widely respected. One of them can be better than ten black comedians.
"Is that so?" Denzel Washington showed that kind of black sneer on his face.
"Of course, we will promote you as a star on the same level as the male protagonist in Philadelphia Story." Ronald understood that all black people are fake, and what he wants is his own star status.
However, this is also a good thing. It makes people think that it is a duel between Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in the court. There is no harm in it. When the inevitable controversy arises when it is released, he can also help
If you block half of the ammunition, you can't just take advantage without paying the price.
"I believe you, but support for black people in Hollywood requires action..."
"How can I help you with...I mean black people in Hollywood?"
"Can you add some black characters to the movie you're directing? We really need some non-Eddie Murphy stars..."
"Well, the movie I'm directing now has a character who seduces Tom Cruise's girl on the beach..."
"I will send the most beautiful black girl..." Denzel Washington was happy. Can Eddie Murphy still get such an opportunity? This is Tom Cruise, whom everyone loves
The most handsome American boy Eddie Murphy can do is find a heroine for himself.
"Come for the audition..." Ronald smiled, he was just giving him a chance to compete fairly.