Playing the role of Samantha, the sister of the two heroines, is Kelly Maroney. She appeared in front of Ronald wearing a magenta and turquoise cheerleading outfit.
"Kelly, this outfit is great. What we're going to shoot later is the meeting between you and your sister Regina at home. You just woke up from your sleep and don't know what happened outside, while Regina came out from the movie theater
When she came back, her boyfriend was attacked by zombies and died, so she was in a state of shock.
I want a pair of sisters with opposite psychological states. One has accepted the cruel fact that there will be many zombies attacking humans in the apocalypse, while the other still thinks that everything is normal in the world and is worried about the date the next day..."
"All right." Kelly nodded immediately and agreed. The opportunity Ronald gave her this time made her burst into tears.
Kelly Maroney also played a cheerleader in Ronald's previous film "Fast-paced Richmond High". She wore a similar cheerleading skirt and performed a sexy dance on the football field.
The actress, who debuted at the Shakespeare Company in New York, once played a recurring role in a daytime soap opera. "Fast Times" was her first film attempt, and she never received a film contract after that. Soap operas also appeared in 82
She was brutally cut off in half at the end of the year, but if Ronald hadn't helped her, she would have been out of the spotlight.
"Recording? Camera? Action!"
An hour later, the lights and actors were ready, and Ronald gave the order to start the camera.
Regina, played by Catherine Mary Stuart, broke through the obstacles of the zombies and returned home. She opened the door. The red light from outside the door shone in, and a strange dark red atmosphere after the comet destroyed the world was enveloped.
her home.
"Samantha Doris?" Regina began to test whether there were any survivors in the family.
She walked into the room step by step, "Samantha?"
"ah……"
"ah……"
Samantha and Regina, played by Kelly Maroney, screamed together.
"cut!"
Ronald was very satisfied with the performances of the two actresses. Both of them seemed to have improved their acting skills compared to before. After a few scenes, Ronald was satisfied with the first one. Sometimes for insurance, or to change
A method of acting is called Article 2.
"Director, do you want a second line?" Kelly Maroney took the water glass handed by her assistant, took a sip through a straw, and asked Ronald.
"Well, when you are surprised, I hope there is a little difference. Regina already knows the danger of zombies, so when she called Samantha, it was with worry and fear.
And Samantha still knows nothing about the situation outside. She is a teenage girl, and she has an impatient attitude when answering her sister."
"No problem, let me prepare. Fortunately, we can do the second part when we are filming a movie."
Kelly Maroney and Catherine Mary Stuart both breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the couch to talk about the scene.
Ronald looked at the actors who played the two sisters, and the costumes all had a comic feel. The older sister, Regina, had a silver top, which looked more rational and smart. The younger sister, Samantha, had brighter turquoise and magenta.
, implying that she is the more "brainless" of the sisters.
"Why, when you were filming daytime soap operas, didn't you have a second line?" Ronald asked casually.
"No, if there is a problem on set, we have to continue to perform. We have to shoot a daytime soap opera for an hour every day. If you don't pick up the dialogue, you will be stuck, and we will be fired.
How can I be as comfortable as filming a movie with you?" Kelly Maroney stretched her legs on the sofa and glanced at Ronald.
"Daytime soap operas are very particular about improvisation. Sometimes a character forgets his words, or there are some unexpected situations, and he has to improvise to cover it up. Otherwise, the pressure will be too much." Catherine Mary Stuart also said.
"Actually, my movie is a small production. If any of you forget the words, you can also improvise. This saves film and time, and I don't have to do it again." Ronald glanced at the two beauties, especially Kelly.
Maroni's long legs told them something.
"Article 2, Recording? Camera? Action!"
"Samantha?" Regina began to look around for her sister.
"Here...ah!"
"ah!"
Samantha opened her bedroom, and the two suddenly saw each other and screamed in fright.
"Don't be like this, you gave me a heart attack."
"cut!"
Ronald felt that this one felt better, and quickly asked the recorder to write down this one for printing.
The two actresses who have acted in daytime soap operas are actually very suitable for this kind of low-cost small production. They don't have much performance in their acting skills, but they also meet the requirements of general scene dramas. The most important thing is that they can be shot very quickly.
"Next shot." Ronald ordered the camera crew to move the camera and the lights started to light up.
This scene shows Samantha nonchalantly talking about what happened last night after she was frightened by her sister. She was slapped by her stepmother Doris, and her teeth were a little loose. She was sleeping in the bedroom. Today she has to go to meet her boyfriend.
Dating.
"action!"
"She slapped me yesterday, and I went to bed late. I had to go see my boyfriend." Samantha complained to her sister, then picked up the loudspeaker recorder on the table and started playing her favorite music.
She held a loudspeaker recorder and walked out of the bedroom with dancing steps to the rhythm. She passed by Regina and found that her silver top was covered in dirt, "Oh, you look so bad."
The camera shot from behind Samantha from a low position. Under the cheerleading skirt are two healthy and strong long legs, pink socks and pink canvas shoes.
Kelly Maroney, who played Samantha, turned around, and the muscles in her legs became tense, full of the beauty of a young girl. Her rhythmic legs took a step and walked out of the camera to the left.
"Cut! Very good." Ronald also lay behind the camera and looked over. This shot will definitely be liked by the teenage audience.
After taking the shots of the sisters, the camera crew moved to Samantha's bedroom and began filming the scene where stepmother Doris slapped stepdaughter Samantha before the comet came the night before.
Sharon Farrell, who plays stepmother Doris, put on the same makeup as yesterday, with red nail polish and a velvet collar around her neck. She looked like a vicious image of a stepmother from a wealthy community.
Kelly Maroney changed into a yellow tight yoga suit, paired with red leg warmers produced by Ronald's.
"Three strikes in total," Ronald told the two actresses.
"At first, Doris heard Samantha's words and slapped Samantha with her right hand. Then Samantha slapped Samantha with her left hand. Finally, Doris followed Samantha's mouth with a straight right.
fist."
Ronald then runs behind the camera, with Kelly Maroney on the left and Sharon Farrell on the right. The hands of both men slapping each other are at the far end of the camera.
"action!"
"What party? Can I watch my neighbor Chuck across the street put his hand inside your panties?" Samantha asked her stepmother into the camera.
This shot is an over-the-shoulder shot, taken from behind the shoulder of Sharon Farrell, who plays the stepmother.
"Chuck is a good man. There is nothing wrong with him coming to help me when your father goes to a tropical island country," the stepmother replied.
"Doris, you are so naturally slutty, you don't need Chuck to seduce you."
"Bang!" Sharon Farrell slapped her in the face.
"cut!"
The slap was shot using a traditional Hollywood shooting method. The moment the hand came close to the other person's face, the other person started to dodge.
During post-editing, cut to the frame before the opponent's face starts to move. Such a montage allows the audience to add in the story of the slap on the face, although they did not see the slap actually hit the face.
face.
Ronald was behind the camera and saw everything. Sharon Farrell's slap was good, but Kelly Maroney started to hide before the other person's hand came close to her face. This was also never filmed
A normal reaction for an actor in such a play.
"Let's rehearse. When Sharon's hand comes here, you start hiding again." Ronald asked the two actors to try the timing of the fake action.
After they tried it twice in slow motion and felt it was OK, Ronald started shooting the second shot.
"Doris, you are so naturally slutty, you don't need Chuck to seduce you."
"Pah!" Sharon Farrell slapped her face again.
"Cut! You hid early." Ronald poked his head out from behind the camera, "Kelly, you have to slow down."
"Doris, you are so naturally slutty, you don't need Chuck to seduce you."
"Bang!" Sharon Farrell's slap this time had already hit the opponent's face, and Kelly Maroney hadn't even escaped.
"Cut! Rest for ten minutes."
Ronald was a little anxious after failing to capture the perfect fake action in several shots. It is generally best not to shoot more than three times, after which the actor will start to lose his natural emotional reaction.
This scene is not only a slap in the face, but also a conversation between the stepdaughter and the stepmother, talking about the affair between the stepmother and the man opposite, Chuck. There is an emotional reaction of the stepdaughter catching someone raping and the stepmother becoming angry and angry that needs to be taken into account.
"Kelly, you still need to get used to the rhythm of this slap. We will start again later. You take a rest first and relax." Ronald whispered to actor Kelly Maroney, for fear of making her feel inappropriate.
emotions, causing a worse situation.
Kelly Maroney smiled when she saw that Ronald was obviously very anxious and yet was careful to please her. This director is really good. She was able to get the role without throwing herself into his arms. And it was for herself.
The camera positions are all sexy.
Although the production is a bit small, directors who respect actresses and give themselves opportunities to appear are not common in Hollywood. Don’t ruin his business.”
"Director, why don't we really fight?" Kelly Maroney said sincerely.
"Really?"
"Yes, I'm grateful you didn't yell at me. If I did that in a daytime soap opera, I would have been fired by the producers long ago.
This slap is the only scene that faces the camera. I'm afraid that if I fake it, I won't be able to show a true reaction, and I don't know how long it will take to get it right. We are ready to give it a real slap. Then we will continue."
"Sharon?" Ronald looked back at Sharon Farrell, who played the opposite role.
"Director, sometimes movies have to be about real slaps. Don't worry, I have dated Bruce Lee before, learned boxing skills, and know how to slap in a slap that looks hard but actually holds back."
"Okay", Ronald didn't expect the actor to trust him so much, so he used real beats to shoot this scene.
"action!"
"Doris, you are so naturally slutty, you don't need Chuck to seduce you."
"Bang!" Sharon Farrell slapped her face, and held back her force slightly as she approached Kelly Maroney.
This time, after Kelly Maroney was slapped in the face, she naturally shook her head to the left.
"ah!"
"cut!"
"Ice cubes," Ronald called.
The assistant brought an ice pack and put a cold compress on Kelly Maroney's face.
"How was it?" Kelly Maroney looked at the director of photography immediately, wanting to know the results of the shooting.
Director of photography Arthur Albert nodded.
Ronald declared it passed.
"Oh yo." Kelly Maroney opened her mouth. Although she had relaxed her strength this time, it still hurt.
"If it's ok, let's move on to the next one. Samantha fights back against stepmother Doris."
This time the camera stood next to the two of them, and the slap was blocked by Sharon's face, so there was no need for a real slap.
After Samantha stood up straight, she raised her right hand and slapped Sharon Farrell in the face.
"Ah!" Sharon Farrell shook her head before being slapped on the face. As expected of a woman she had dated, the strength and speed of her head swing were acceptable.