"Hey, be careful, be careful." Two workers, one took a faucet and sprayed water on the blades of a large electric fan, and the other turned the fan to the maximum, letting the fan blow out water mist and spread it evenly on the ground.
A thin layer of water mist sprayed out from the front of the large electric fan, and spread a thin layer on the ground. The cement floor was quickly covered with a layer of black water stains. The water droplets were sprayed very evenly, and there was not a lot of water on the ground. But it can reflect neon lights.
The neon light at the entrance of the concert venue reads "Welcome Ellen Ann back home." The colorful neon lights are reflected on the black water stains on the ground, and the radiant light is connected with the color of the neon light itself, making the dim The streets are rendered into a very lively atmosphere.
Ronald recognized that this color technique of using water stains on the ground to reflect light was invented by Coppola in "Old Love, New Love". In the low-illumination background light, brightly colored neon lights were used to outline the scenes after the opening of the movie. An atmosphere that allows the audience to quickly enter the mood that the director wants them to enter.
This is a very advanced technique that requires the combination of lighting, photography, and even post-production dubbing to achieve this effect of instantly drawing the audience into the atmosphere. Unexpectedly, I saw it again in the studio of "Streets of Rage"... The director is very He is good at creating this kind of atmosphere.
After the two factory workers sprinkled the water, Ronald crossed the street and walked into the stage scene that had been set up.
The stage was also dark for a while, and the assistant director was arranging a group performance of hundreds of people, asking them to perform various actions such as clapping, crowding, and shouting according to his instructions.
"Hi, Ronald, this way."
Director Walter Hill was setting up camera positions at the back of the stage. This scene required at least six camera positions to shoot simultaneously. He saw Ronald and waved to him.
Ronald saw that there was a fence separating the auditorium from the back of the stage, so he ran two steps quickly, used his hands to support himself, climbed over, and then walked towards the director and the producer next to him.
"Oh, your suit is very nice." Next to the director, a sturdy man said, with his white hair slicked back, giving him a very fashionable look.
Ronald looked at the other person, a little strange. Most people rarely comment on other people's clothes. Seeing that the person's suit fit the figure very well, could he be a fashion designer?
"Let me introduce to you, these are the two sets of stage costumes of George Diane, the costume designer hired by the crew with a high salary. They were both designed and provided by him.
George, this is Ronald, the most promising young director in America right now. You should also provide costumes for the films he directs in the future."
"It's not just that." George looked at Ronald, "Very few people wear suits as well as you. Wearing formal suits requires a tall and straight figure, and good posture. People who are too groveling and too proud cannot wear it. A suit brings out your temperament."
Ronald laughed, he was indeed a fashion designer, he spoke very professionally, "Maybe it's because I'm a good tailor, I feel it fits me very well."
A good custom-made suit has this advantage. No matter you are walking, sitting down, or running, the jacket will fit perfectly on the body, and there will be no embarrassing scene where the entire shoulder pads will rise when you raise your hand.
"No, I'm serious. Your tailor is indeed very good, but his workmanship is more American-style and does not fit your figure better at the waist. With a figure like yours, you should wear our Italian-style tailoring to fully reflect your figure."
Sexy.”
Ronald didn't expect George to be so enthusiastic, "Okay, what's the name of your suit shop? I'll buy two sets."
"I will give you two formal suits as long as you promise to wear my suit at the next Oscar and Golden Autumn Awards ceremony. You will attend the Oscar ceremony, right."
George got excited as he spoke, and took out a business card and gave it to Ronald, "Just make a call then and say it was my order."
Producer Joel Silver added, "George is very talented. His brand of men's clothing has just entered the American market, and I have been wearing his brand."
"Thank you then. I feel like today is my lucky day. By the way, what's the brand of your men's clothing?"
"It's named after me, and I have opened several stores and a factory in Los Angeles to handle various orders for suits and other men's clothing. You don't have to worry, your suits will be processed very well."
"Giorgio Armani brand suit, haha, sounds very good." Ronald smiled and looked at the business card, then put it in his pocket and put it away.
Giorgio Armani personally designed and completed two sets of Diane's stage performance costumes. I heard that Diane himself put forward some design requirements. Today, the final modification of the costumes for the performances has been completed and has been sent to the dressing room. George is also planning to come and take a look at the scene.
Effect.
"Okay, when it's time to go back, you just rock to this rhythm!" The assistant director at the bottom of the stage ended the rehearsal of the group performers and dismissed them first to let them rest and then assemble again for the official shooting.
The lighting team began to set the lighting under the arrangement of the director of photography. Ronald noticed that a tall man wearing glasses was directing the lighting on site instead of the director of photography. This was not common on film crews.
"Mark Brickman" producer Joel Silver boasted in Ronald's ear, "I spent a million to hire him to light the two concert scenes."
Ronald couldn't remember how many times he had heard the word "one million" in the past few days. Armani, the costume designer, also had a salary of one million. Today, the lighting professional also had a salary of one million.
Wan. We really have a very generous budget and everything is done according to the highest standards.
Lighting designer Mark Brickman lit the live concerts of rock singer Bruce Springsteen. He was very good at using light to create emotions. As the highlight of the film's opening, the Diane scene can be said to be
It was a much-anticipated appearance.
"You can go down below and have a look. It's very shocking." Producer Joel touched Ronald's arm and asked him to go to the audience area and have a look.
Ronald climbed off the stage again and walked behind the camera hidden at the end. One problem with multi-camera shooting is that the camera will capture other camera positions, causing confusion, so directors of photography who are good at shooting multi-camera shots are all
He is very good at hiding the camera cleverly.
Ronald walked behind the camera disguised as lighting equipment. A dozen extras at the front of the stage were still rehearsing their actions. They would interact with Ellen Ann, played by Diane.
The extras raised their hands high and stretched toward the stage, as if worshiping an idol. A stand-in for Diane was simulating Diane's actions with them, including clapping, shaking hands, saying a few words, and so on.
"Huh?"
Ronald suddenly discovered that looking from this perspective, a very interesting spectacle appeared to the audience and the stars on the stage.
The stars on the stage were focused by the spotlights shining down from the ceiling, surrounded by dark red ambient lights and a red atmosphere created by colorful neon lights. The lighting engineer was also instructing the assistants to smoke, and under a foggy atmosphere
, from the dark auditorium, it seemed as if the stars were shrouded in a mist, and there was a fairy-like scene.
The most interesting thing is that the raised hands of the audience on the front stage are not illuminated by the light. But against the bright stage background, through the clever combination of a series of lights, a silhouette effect is presented.
The audience seems to be worshipers worshiping an idol, and the star is the center of light. Ronald can imagine that during the official shooting, it will be an extremely shocking light effect, and the eyes of the whole audience will follow the lighting guidance and look towards Dai.
An gathering.
And Diane will rise like a star shining everywhere, surrounded by enthusiastic audiences.
"This is worth a million dollars," Ronald thought to himself. He is indeed doing live lighting for some of the most popular rock bands at the moment. This kind of stage effect would never be achieved by ordinary film lighting engineers.
produces such an effect.
Ronald jumped on the stage again, trying to figure out the lighting settings, but he soon gave up. It was an extremely complicated system, with spotlights on the stage, neon lights on the background, and many environments in the gaps.
lamp.
The lighting assistants let off smoke in different places. The smoke has filled the entire stage. There are several small windows above. Some of the outdoor sunlight is slightly refracted. Against the background of the smoke, it presents a kind of holy light from heaven.
Light effect.
Ronald felt that it was impossible to master it in a short time, so he could only remember the name of the lighting engineer, so that he might be able to hire him when shooting similar scenes in the future.
"Ronald, Ronald", the agent Richard came in from outside the door and walked into the dark studio, unable to find anyone.
"Here, Richard", Ronald waved to him.
Richard stared for a while with his eyes wide open, then walked to the front of the stage and handed a large bag in his hand to Ronald.
"The Nintendo game console you want."
Several people on the stage, including Giorgio Armani, gathered around to look at Ronald's little toy.
Ronald opened it and saw two cardboard boxes. On the box was a gray plastic box with two handles. It looked like a video recorder. Below it was the name of the game console, Nintendo nes.
"Thank you, I just gave one to my cousin, and I have another one waiting for Helen to come back, so I can play with him." Ronald thanked Richard.
"What is this?" Armani looked at the gray machine and thought the design was interesting.
"A game console that can be connected to the TV and played, I heard, is more fun than Atari."
"Who is Helen? Is she your girlfriend?"
"Yeah, she's currently filming 'Supergirl' at Pinewood Studios in London, and she's starring in it."
"Oh, when she comes back, you must let her come to my studio to have a look. My brand also has women's clothing." George suddenly became interested. "Supergirl" sounds like a spin-off of "Superman"
If two people wear Armani clothes at the same time and enter the Oscar party, their marketing purposes can be taken a step further.
At least he is a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and he is a celebrity, so the broadcaster's TV cameras will certainly not hesitate to give him a few close-ups.
"Wow", a small gap in the curtain backstage was closed.
Diane put on a very sexy and beautiful costume and gave Ronald a surprise when she was about to go out. She had been waiting for a long time at the entrance behind the curtain.
But the joy he felt when he saw Ronald just now was completely shattered by the happy smile that appeared on his face later when he talked about Helen.
Moreover, Giorgio Armani also said that he would design clothes for Helen, so his outfit is not unique.
"In this case, let's let this secret love end without a problem." Diane felt a little bitter and angry. She kicked the wall near the entrance door. Then she took the lip-syncing song from Marlene Jahan's hand.
For the song "Nowhere Fast", I memorized the lines again.
"No matter what, I have to sing this song perfectly." For reasons that Diane herself couldn't explain, she also wanted to leave a perfect impression on Ronald. To truly show that she had grown up.
A person becomes a mature and beautiful woman.
"Sam, Sam?" Ronald was chatting with George about men's clothing. Among the extras in the audience, a tall man suddenly squatted down with his hands on his stomach.
The assistant director came forward to find out that he suddenly had abdominal pain and quickly called the driver and assistant to take him to the hospital.
"Change an extra," director Walter Hill told the assistant director to replace him.
"He's the one who says the lines."
"Huh?" Walter Hill looked among the extras. This extra had lines. He was a die-hard actress who played the female singer Ann. She shouted "I love you, Ellen" to the stage. Photography will be taken at that time.
If you have the opportunity to give him a close-up shot, you must find a handsome guy to play it.
The male extras below all wear T-shirts, and they look average.
"Ronald, how about you make a guest appearance?" Walter Hill looked for a long time and found Ronald. He was wearing a handmade suit and his face was photogenic. He didn't need good acting skills to do one line.
"Me? Okay, what can I say?" Ronald saw that the big scene suddenly lacked a supporting role. If he was suitable, he should save the scene.
"I love you, Allen." Director Walter told Ronald about the scene, and then turned to his assistant, "When you stand next to him later, and when you are about to say your lines, remind him."
All the hundreds of extras came back, and after several lighting adjustments and experiments, director Walter Hill walked to the big crane opposite the stage and sat next to the director of photography.
"Get ready! 'Streets of Rage' scene x, scene x, item 1, prepare in all aspects."
The first assistant director shouted in a long tone, and there were people holding slates in front of each camera to make slates. The synchronization of multi-camera shooting required coordinating each camera, so it took a little longer.
"recording?"
"alright."
"Camera One"
"full speed"
"Number two?"
"full speed."
…
"action!"
"Now, please come back to your hometown to perform, the one and only Ellen Ann!" The host outside the venue called out the name of the female singer Ellen Ann through the loudspeaker system.
"Ouch..." All the extras started cheering, raising their hands, and dancing non-stop. Ronald also started waving his hands under the guidance of the assistant director's gestures. Their hands would be captured in silhouette by the camera behind them.
Effect.
The spotlight on the stage shone on the drummer in the band brought by music director Jim Steinman. A beam of white light chased him. Wearing a white suit, he played the first rhythm of the drum set. The neon lights behind the stage
It began to shine brightly and darkly, forming meaningless symbols and letters.
The spotlight moved to the left, and the second spotlight shone on the keyboard player. Under the spotlight, the keyboard player began to play the first melody again. Following the rhythm of the drummer, the keyboard player, also wearing a white suit, began to move up and down with the rhythm.
Dance.
Then came the guitarist, a third spotlight illuminated him, he took two steps across the stage, and then played the first chord.
Three spotlights illuminated the three band members respectively, and the exciting and rhythmic prelude of "Nowhere Fast" began to sound.
Ronald and the extras next to him, following the spotlight, began to cheer for the three musicians. Everyone knew that the most exciting moment was about to come, and the soul of the band, the female rock star Ellen Anne, was about to
About to go on stage.
The drummer gave the drum set a rhythm, struck all the drums from left to right, and finally struck the cymbals. The spotlight followed the direction of his drumsticks and shined over them.
Ronald was as immersed in the scene as the audience. He seemed to have forgotten that this was a movie shooting. His whole body became restless, and his heart began to beat powerfully in his chest with the drumbeat. His eyes looked towards the entrance door, as if it was really
are looking forward to America's greatest female singer performing.
"Aww, aww, aww..." The audience's shouts were several decibels higher, and all the spotlights were directed at the entrance. In the milky white light, a girl with long hair, wearing a black and red costume, held a microphone in one hand.
, raised his other hand high, and ran slowly towards the center of the stage.
The audience, desperate for their lives, started chanting "Alan, Alan!"
Ronald's heart was beating faster and faster, and he almost couldn't recognize the person. It was Diane Lane.
I saw her long flowing hair, shining as smoothly as metal under the spotlight. Her long eyelashes and deep eye shadow made the girl... no, made this woman look very sexy and beautiful.
Diane obviously made her request to Giorgio Armani, as she wore trousers of the same color, bright red, that she wore in the 54 Club in New York and at the end of the filming of "The Amazing Stains".
Underneath the red cropped trousers is a pair of red high heels, shining mysteriously under the light.
She was wearing a low-cut black skirt. It was split just above her thighs, revealing the red trousers underneath. The slanted neckline revealed a red tube top on one side. She wore sleeves on both arms.
Wearing long black gloves, there are two fingerless black leather gloves on the palm.
This red and black color combination made Ronald's mouth look bigger. Diane, who seemed to be the girl next door yesterday, has become an extremely sexy and beautiful female singer today.
Diane ran towards the center of the stage from the entrance door, and the spotlight chased her closely, as if to highlight her as today's queen.
When she reached the microphone in the center of the stage, Diane stopped. She held the microphone in one hand and raised the other to the sky. She was about to start singing with a kind of superstar light dancing all over her body.
Ronald stood there blankly, as if he had forgotten everything. He suddenly understood the meaning of Diane and his cousin often talking about him. He also understood the coincidence of why Diane always appeared in the same place with him.
"Hey, hey..." The assistant next to Ronald was anxious. This should be the shot of Ronald speaking. The camera on the stage had zoomed over and found Ronald in a suit.
"It's your turn", the assistant poked Ronald.
"Oh", Ronald then remembered that he had another line.
He formed a trumpet shape with his two hands, leaned it to his mouth, and blurted out:
"I love you, Diane!"
"cut!
cut!
cut!"
The big crane that director Walter Hill was sitting on had been swung diagonally from behind to in front of Diane, preparing to shoot her close-up. When he heard that Ronald said the wrong line, he was a little annoyed that the first scene with full of emotion and mouth was wasted.