Sean Penn pointed at the classroom window, which indeed aroused a burst of giggles. A group of high school students, male and female, who were secretly watching the movie, ran away screaming from the door.
"Check the window again, and then ask a few assistants to block the intersection of the aisle." Ronald told the first assistant director Al.
Ronald also went out to take a look at the environment outside the classroom. The aisles on both sides were blocked off with yellow and white tape. The dean of students at Van Nuys High School also arranged for several security guards to help guard the stairs.
This is much higher than the sneaky salary I got when I was filming "Rock High School". Big studios have these benefits, and all the logistical issues of making movies are governed by rules and regulations.
"Let's do it again" Ronald gave Al the prepared instructions.
Sean Penn was muttering to himself and making emotional preparations. After putting on his wig, he looked more like Tarzan. Above his huge nose were slightly separated small eyes. Paired with the Spicolini
This style of speaking without thinking really makes people feel that their IQ is below the average line at first glance.
Ray Walston, who plays the teacher Mr. Hand, is a 67-year-old actor who was born in 1914. His hair is meticulously combed, and he wears a light-colored shirt and a linen jacket, giving him a very classy image of a teacher.
Ronald stepped forward to apologize, explaining that it was because he had trouble clearing the scene that he allowed the camera to reshoot.
"It doesn't matter. This kind of accident often happens on the set. I have worked with many directors on films, and you are one of the few who can arrange everything in an orderly manner." Walston is quite modest to the director, and there is no "Uncle Mars"
Martin's star airs and is very serious about his work.
Ronald still has great respect for such veteran actors. They have been filming in Hollywood studios much longer than Ronald. Only by allowing them to perform in a comfortable environment can they show their true potential.
Acting skills, rather than acting casually.
In addition to acting on television, Walston also played supporting roles in many movies. Ronald has watched "The Liar" starring Robert Redford and "The Love" directed by the great director Billy Wilder.
apartment".
He has rich experience in film shooting, and sometimes he will chat with Ronald privately. His acting career hit a low point after the role of "Uncle Martin from Mars". No matter what role he played, the audience recognized him as Martin.
Sometimes a successful role is very recognized by the audience. But this recognition also limits the actor's acting career, especially a character actor like him who mainly plays supporting roles. After the TV series ended, he had to take a break for more than three years and did not shoot any movies or TV shows.
"I hope your movie will make the audience remember my new image again. When I traveled to Madrid, people put their fingers on the back of their heads to make the image of Uncle Mars."
"Yes, Ray." Ronald saw that the staff was ready and ordered the filming.
"No eating, no eating. e, a, t, i, n, g. Don't eat in my class." Walston took away the chocolate bar taken out by an extra and put it in his pocket
inside.
"You have to learn to eat on your own time. You are not allowed to eat in my class."
There was a knock at the door. After Mr. Hand heard it, he went to open the door.
Spicoli stood at the door and asked, "I signed up for this class."
Mr. Hand asked, "What class?"
"American History, I saw a globe on the podium..."
"Cut!" This time it was Ray Walston's turn to shout.
"What's the matter?" Ronald signaled everyone to stop and stepped forward to ask.
"Director, can you tell him not to change the lines without authorization?" Ray Walston complained loudly to Ronald.
Sean Penn was still immersed in the role and turned a blind eye to it all.
Ronald scratched his head, this is the difference between the two performance concepts.
The older generation of actors lived through Hollywood in the blockbuster era, when lines written by screenwriters could not be changed.
Billy Wilder is the most famous one. He was very angry when actors changed his lines without permission. He believed that an actor's job is to perform, and that lines should be left to professional screenwriters like him.
The concept of acting in New York was developed from Stanislavsky's stage performance theory. If an actor repeatedly plays a role and speaks a line repeatedly, he will not be able to elicit natural reactions in his body and tone.
In the eyes of the audience, such stylized performances lack authenticity. Some schools under the Stanislavsky system promote on-the-spot improvisation.
They believe that only improvised lines can elicit a natural reaction from the opponent. The reaction chain of listening, understanding and answering will make the audience feel real.
Sean Penn belongs to this genre. The lines he says are different every time, although the meaning is roughly the same.
"S... Spicoli," Ronald called him aside, "Mr. Walston is an old-school Hollywood actor. Can you please accommodate him?"
"Spikoli is such a person, and my actions are unpredictable."
Ronald scratched his head again, this didn't make sense. Looking at Sean Penn's silly look, for the first time he felt that his method acting skills were also hateful.
"Can't you humor me just once?" Ronald was also a little annoyed. Uncle Martian doesn't know how to improvise, so what's going on?
"Director, why don't you let me do something like that before I perform?" Sean Penn said to Ronald, "I need a little stimulation so that I can follow the lines every time and still perform something new."
"what? What?"
"You know, just what, what." Sean Penn said, pointing to his bag in the corner.
"Bring it to me." Ronald would not allow messy things to be used on the set.
Fortunately it was a bottle of liquor.
"You can't drink too much."
Sean Penn nodded, opened the cap of the bottle and took two sips. The strong vodka was poured down all at once, and his eyes were a little red.
"I'm ready."
Ronald turned to discuss with Walston, "Mr. Walston, Sean is too involved in the drama, and he himself is a bit..." Ronald stretched out his finger and tapped his head. "What if this time?
He didn’t follow everything in the script, can you continue?”
Walston nodded, "Okay, I'll take it. He is an actor with potential, but I have seen many star actors in Hollywood who are addicted to alcohol and other addictive things, and have destroyed themselves.
.You have to talk to him."
"Okay, I will." Ronald turned towards the safe area behind the camera, signaled to the assistant director to start, and then sat down on the chair to rest, thinking, "Am I right? It's not a big deal now.
In the studio era, actors are taken care of by agents and managers, so what’s the use?”
The filming of the next clip went smoothly. Ray Walston ignored Sean Penn's improvisation and changed his lines and continued according to the lines he had recited. Instead, the film gave a feeling that the two of them were incompatible.
Filming continues.
In the evening, after Ronald finished work at Van Nuys High School, he took Sean Penn to Van Nuys Avenue outside the high school. When they reached the junction with Worth Street, the road here was closed and the police were there.
Maintain order.
"Spikoli, let's start with the driving scene of you and your rugby star brother."
"Okay" Sean Penn walked to the makeup trailer and started getting ready.
A Chevrolet Camaro Z28 sports car was parked in the center on the road. In front of the sports car, a pickup truck was connected with a hinge. Above were the stunt photography crew, who were almost ready.
Director of photography Matthew climbed into the bed of the pickup truck, sat behind the camera and looked at the cab of the Camaro Z28. After looking at it for a long time, he said to Ronald, "That's it."
The black actor who plays the brother of football star Jefferson is sitting in the passenger seat. The author is preparing.
"How are you?" Ronald asked him.
"No problem, director." This black actor is relatively reliable and was recommended by the casting director Phillips. He has good dialogue skills and looks very young, which meets the needs.
"Okay, let's rehearse when Spicoli comes."
Ronald also climbed into the bed of the pickup truck and glanced at the front face of the Camaro sports car through the viewfinder of the camera. The viewfinder just accommodated the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, and the two pieces of glass were clean.
It's very clean and there were no problems with shooting.
"Where's Spicoli? Go hurry him up." Ronald sat on the side of the car for a while, before Sean Penn came out.
"Here I come, I'm here." Sean Penn's eyes were redder than before, and he walked a little crookedly.
Opening the driver's seat, Sean Penn got in and said, "Let's get started."
The black actor in the passenger seat frowned, and Sean Penn smelled a strange smell as soon as he opened his mouth. He, who often works in the entertainment industry, is no longer familiar with the smell of this plant.
But he didn't say anything. Ronald signaled to start rehearsing.
The camera was focused on the driver's seat of the car behind. The stunt team's mechanic set the gear. In fact, the Camaro sports car was being towed by the pickup truck in front. Sean Penn was in the driver's seat doing things like shaking the steering wheel.
Actions are actually performed.
"Hey, this is my brother's car. Please drive carefully and don't paddle."
"What are you afraid of? I'm driving now, and you are the navigator, focusing on guiding the way."
"Very good, let's take a real shot."
The scene inside the vehicle where the two were racing was shot just like that.
"The following is a stunt shot. How are you preparing for it?" Ronald jumped out of the pickup truck and asked Debbie Evans of the stunt team.
"Very good, no problem. We have planned it, and the two main shots were tested in the middle of the night yesterday."
"Can't you switch to someone else to shoot that crash scene? I always feel..."
"What, are you discriminating against women?"
"No, I'm just worried about being gangstered." Ronald didn't dare to mess with this stunt woman. This woman who was two years older than him was a feminist.
As the only female contestant in the motorcycle category of the Millennium CBS Stunt Competition, she defeated all the men. In the finals, she showed off a handstand on a moving motorcycle, which shocked everyone.
She also defeated many good players in the car group competition and won second place. I heard that she was not convinced and would compete again next year and win the championship this time.
"I'm wearing a blond wig. It's about the same height as Sean, so I won't wear it." Debbie took a wig from the hairstylist, tied her hair up tightly against her scalp, and then put it on.
Long hair, "How is it?"
Ronald retreated to a distance and looked through the director's viewfinder, but he really couldn't tell.
"OK, real shot."
A long ramp made of wood had been built by the set department. Debbie would accelerate from underneath, drive up the ramp, and finally crash into the prepared buffer carton.
A large group of people who looked like tourists had just come out of the restaurant next door. They were very excited when they saw the cameras here. There are not many opportunities to see real-life movies in Hollywood, so they immediately gathered around.
"What movie are you making?"
"Who's the star? Is there a Paul Newman?"
"Robert Redford, too."
It’s still a women’s group.
Ronald grabbed the electric horn and shouted to them, "Ladies, we are filming a cleaning powder commercial. If you want to go abroad, go and sign up over there."
"Tell me if there's anything good about washing powder. Let's go. I heard that you can see Stallone's house over there."
When they heard that it was a commercial for laundry detergent, the female tour group dispersed.
"We only have one chance, everyone, pay attention." Ronald picked up the electric horn and continued to issue instructions.
"Is the ambulance ready?"
"alright."
"Fire extinguisher?"
"The fire brigade is ready."
"Recording? Camera? Action!"
At the command, Debbie drove a sports car modified from a cheap old car, rushed onto the wooden ramp, and then crashed into the prepared buffer zone.
A large group of people rushed forward, including firefighters with fire extinguishers and doctors in white coats. Colleagues from the stunt team opened the car door and let Debbie out.
"I'm okay," Debbie shouted to Ronald.
Ronald looked at the director of photography.
Matthew nodded to him.
"Very good, call it a day."
Everyone clapped loudly.
Ronald was satisfied and rested in the aisle beside the trailer, ready to get his own black tea. As soon as he opened the door, a strange smell came to him.
"Who the hell is smoking this thing here? I've said it many times, these things are not allowed on the set." Everyone in the set heard Ronald yelling and cursing.