Niceta asked Ronald to look at this period of time and find invitations from his major producers and independent producers who wanted Ronald to direct.
"Paramount wants to find you to shoot a movie. The person they contacted me said that Mr. Michael Eisner, the president, has been paying attention to you. The success of 'Break Dance' this time made him feel that the long-term training has been achieved.
At the end of the day." Niceta first flipped through two script summaries.
"Do I have anything to do with him? Did he train me?" Ronald wondered.
"Didn't he ask for your opinion? He also asked you to participate in the filming of 'Flash Dance'. In the eyes of such a big shot, this is an opportunity for you."
Niceta noticed Ronald's strangeness and explained it to him.
"What movie does he want me to make?"
"There were two candidates, the first was 'Young Sherlock Holmes.' Young character, fifteen million production budget. It was a Spielberg project, which he co-produced with Amblin and Paramount. Still
Wen appreciates your ability."
"Hmm..." Ronald crossed his legs proudly.
"The second one tells the story of NASA, a science fiction film. Paramount invested in it. It tells the story of young people building a spaceship and exploring deep space. The budget is no less than 15 million.
Both films were made in line with your past resume, with young protagonists, science fiction, high concept, and exploitation film style. They are the kind of films that use the budget of an A-level film to make a B-level exploitation film."
Ronald listened with a smile on his face. His three films were hits in succession, and he finally gained recognition from a major studio. An invitation to a major production was about to come.
"Any more?" Ronald still wanted to hear.
"Yes, Frank Price, the president of Universal. He is more optimistic about you. He called me personally and said that your first script attracted his attention that year. Your skills have been honed and gradually matured.
, now it’s time to give you a chance to be a director.”
"What projects does he have?" Ronald still remembered that this was the only senior executive in Hollywood who could understand the script, and he was considered his boss.
"There's 'St. Elmo's Fire,' a young man's story. It's written by your friend Cameron Crowe. It's a group drama, about a group of college graduates entering society. It's the same as the previous 'Big Chill.'
Very similar. But it was a story ten years after graduation, so they gave him a codename, 'Xiaohan'."
"Group drama, youth drama", this is another project based on my resume.
"The other film has been in preparation for a long time. It is a script based on Mikhail Baryshnikov, a ballerina who defected from the Soviet Union. It tells the story of a ballerina who defected because of
The story of the plane applauding and making an emergency landing in Siberia.”
"Dance Drama, Young People's Story" are all based on Ronald's history.
"So I can pick and choose?" Ronald was very satisfied.
"Of course, you can just choose and negotiate with them. Of course, they are also choosing you at the same time." Niceta replied.
"It's already very good. What do you recommend? Which one should I choose?"
"Read the synopsis first and tell which one you feel like." Nisita smiled and brought over the scripts sent by another independent producer. "There are also these. Of course, I suggest you wait for 'Long Wei'
If "Boy" is released and it sells well, our negotiating leverage will be high."
"Hahaha, okay, finally the day has come for them to send me the script." Ronald happily danced twice.
Screenwriters work very hard and have to endure rude revisions from big stars. Now it's finally my turn to choose someone else.
The marketing of "Longwei Boy" will not start until next week, and Ronald begins his vacation in Los Angeles.
Wearing a T-shirt and shorts, riding a Honda motorcycle, wandering around, having a very pleasant life.
"cheers!"
At noon that day, Ronald came to the home of his friends Jim Cameron and Gale Hurd. The three of them moved out the stainless steel barbecue grill together and ate barbecue and beer in the yard.
"Terminator" has just finished shooting. Under Ronald's modifications, the scenes of the movie have been condensed a lot. With a budget of more than 6 million, the shooting went smoothly. On the day of packaging, the budget for the shooting part was just used up.
Cameron is very proud.
"Your method is really effective. I used the Sherman Oaks department store you recommended to light according to your "fast-paced" storyboards, and the shooting speed was really fast."
"And in your guerrilla war shooting, Gale asked Schwarzenegger and a few supporting actors to put on their own makeup and secretly rode Harley motorcycles to the bar in the middle of the night. Then Jim took the photo right there, and the photo was finished just before the police came.
, just dispersed and went home.”
Gail gave them a glass of beer, and Ronald's tricks really helped them save a lot of money.
"Boom!"
While they were chatting, there was a sudden burst of thunder. Ronald was frightened and dropped his fork to the ground.
"Tian Xia Ying... no... why is there such a big cumulonimbus cloud?" Ronald raised his head and pointed at the layers of cumulonimbus clouds in the sky and said, hiding his embarrassment.
"God, call the photographer. Quick...Gail, help me find the phone number."
Cameron jumped up, hurriedly walked into the room, and dialed the phone.
It turns out that there is one final scene left in the entire movie that has not been filmed. The protagonist, Sarah Connor, is driving into the distance in a jeep while carrying the future leader of the human resistance.
This shot requires the cooperation of the weather, but it has always been sunny in Los Angeles recently. Since Ronald today, we finally have particularly suitable clouds and light. Cameron and Gale immediately started contacting the photographer.
"Damn it, the photographer is on vacation." Cameron cursed and walked out.
"It's just a long shot, right? We can't do it ourselves." Ronald can still operate a camera, and he has been a photographer and has some aesthetic knowledge about the picture.
"Thank you!" Cameron patted him hard, "Let's go quickly, this celestial phenomenon will disappear soon."
Cameron and Ronald loaded the movie camera and film boxes that had been temporarily stored at home into a jeep and covered them with canvas. They jumped in the car and Gale started the car and drove towards the interstate highway in the suburbs.
Next to the interstate, the group found an ideal shooting location.
"I think it's a good shot from here." Ronald held the director's viewfinder and squatted on the ground beside the road, looking at the picture in the viewfinder.
On the vast land, a straight road leads to the distant skyline. The clouds in the sky are getting thicker and thicker, as if it will rain at any time.
A feeling that the end of the world is approaching, the protagonist is heading towards the unknown on the vast land, overcoming numerous difficulties and dangers arises spontaneously.
"Right here, right here." Cameron was extremely excited. God cooperated today. Such an ending shot will definitely upgrade the quality of the movie.
"Hurry up, hurry up." He kept shouting, urging Ronald to set up the camera.
"Don't rush me," Ronald said angrily, "I've never loaded or unloaded film. If it's exposed, it'll be all over."
"Okay, hurry up." Cameron ran to Gale Heard again to give him instructions. She was going to get into the driver's seat and pretend to be Linda Hamilton. Anyway, it was a shot from behind, so it was hard to tell that she was a stand-in.
.
"Why are you more of a tyrant on the set than me?" Ronald muttered. Cameron is not usually so irritable.
After finally installing the film in the dark in the black bag, Ronald shouted, "The camera is ready."
"Okay", Cameron took a clapperboard and hit it in front of Ronald.
"a!"
In order to save time, I will not do synchronous recording and will dub it in post-production.
Gale started the jeep and drove slowly from the road behind Ronald. It was going to rain heavily and there was no car on the road, which was a blessing.
Ronald operated the camera, facing the road.
The jeep drove onto the road from behind Ronald and slowly drove away. Gale's hair was flying in the wind.
In the distance are the green mountains, and thick cumulonimbus clouds are moving rapidly in the sky. A big tree on the roadside adds a center of gravity to the whole picture.
"cut!"
It wasn't until he drove far away that the jeep shrunk to a small dot in the camera's view that Cameron called to stop.
"How's it going? Ronald, can you use it?" Cameron came over eagerly and asked.
"Okay, do you want another one?"
"Jeep ahead, please move over. In California, it is illegal to shoot movies on the interstate without permission."
A police car drove slowly in the distance, and the state police shouted at the three people with a loudspeaker.
"Oh, shxt!"
Cameron was frustrated. The cost of filming the movie had been spent and he had no money. The remaining budget still needed to be used for special effects. If he was caught and fined, he would have to pay thousands of dollars out of his own pocket.
"It's the state police, can we run away?" Gale drove the jeep back with great courage, "Ronald, are you sure you can get rid of them?"
"Don't be impulsive. They must have written down your license plate." Ronald stopped Gale's thoughts and said, "Let me talk to them."
"Hello, sir. We are film students at the University of Southern California, here to shoot our graduation project. Our teacher has not taught us the laws of film shooting. We don't know the rules. Please be kind and let us go.
."
"University of Southern California? Student?" The state policeman looked at Ronald's young appearance and was convinced that two of his classmates looked older.
"Trojans!"
"Beat the Grizzly Bear!"
Ronald shouted out the USC football team's cheering chant, the Grizzlies. He knew this when he was filming his first movie, "Fast Times."
"Let me see your library card. My brother is at the University of Southern California." The state trooper relaxed.
Ronald was stunned. He didn't have a library card.
"This is mine, sir"
Cameron took out his library card that he had gotten while reading movie books at USC, and handed it over.
"Okay, you have to abide by the law in the future, you know? If you want to shoot on the roads in California, you must apply for a filming permit from the Film Association in advance, do you understand?"
"Huh..." The three of them breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the jeep.
"It seems I can only take this one photo. Let's go back and develop it." Cameron started the car.