"Lynn needs to stay in the hospital for a long time. She needs surgical treatment and a period of hospitalization for observation." On-site manager Eddie came back from the hospital and poured tap water warmed by the sun on his face for a long time.
"It's a good thing you bought insurance for everyone on the crew." Ronald took out two bottles of Coke from the refrigerator, threw one to Eddie, and then opened it with a sneer and drank it.
Medical bills are very expensive, plus the cost of the ambulance, the numbers on the bill are dizzying. Fortunately, the crew bought insurance for everyone, and with Lynne's own medical insurance paid by the Screen Actors Guild, the crew did not have to pay for this accident.
There are so many additional costs, most of which are covered by insurance.
"I feel that the weather in recent years has been very abnormal. I asked the hotel attendant. In previous years, I could already wear a coat at this time. But it just fits the time when the story in the movie takes place in the summer."
Eddie drank the ice coke and sighed with satisfaction, "Ronald, I think we need to recruit an on-site doctor for the crew. You still have several group scenes. If one or two actors suffer from heat stroke by then, you will be in trouble."
Already."
"Hire it, you can find one that suits you." Ronald sighed. All kinds of accidents will eventually become reasons for overspending. The reserve funds in the account are being quickly consumed in various fields.
Such unexpected things.
The on-site doctor, who was originally only needed for filming dangerous scenes, was actually unnecessary in this musical. But the weather, which was close to 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), still made people worried.
…
"cut!"
Ronald stopped filming.
As soon as Jennifer Gray heard the cut, she immediately turned around and walked straight to the lounge without talking to her co-star Patrick Swayze.
Ronald looked at Sweets, who shrugged and shook his head to himself, saying that he didn't know what was going on.
"What the fuck happened? Is it too hot?"
Ronald picked up a bottle of water, poured it into his mouth, and then poured some on his neck and chest.
The weather was frighteningly hot, and coupled with the baking from the indoor lights, it was a full 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius), and I was almost scorched.
It was even worse for the actors who were baked by the big lights. Ronald tested it with a thermometer and it was about over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius).
After resting for ten minutes, Ronald asked his assistant to call Jennifer Gray.
"It's coming, hey, don't bother me, don't rush me." Gray walked out of the lounge, with a don't mess with me expression on his face, and stood at the starting position angrily.
"action!"
The shooting went relatively smoothly this time. After the shooting, Jennifer walked up to Ronald and asked, "Director, how did my shooting go?"
"Very good, very good this time. To be on the safe side, I want you to change your performance to another one, and use... to express your yearning and enthusiasm for dance."
"Okay...I'm going to rest first."
After Gray and Ronald finished their exchange, they pointed the back of their heads at Sweets and walked back to rest.
By noon, Ronald had already discovered that the situation was very bad. The male and female protagonists only made eye contact during filming. Neither before nor after filming, they were unwilling to look at each other and left immediately after filming.
The scene here at Mountain Lake Villa was easy to handle, but when we went to North Carolina, there were many intimate scenes between the two of them. Such an atmosphere would never be possible.
"Is Sweets' wife gone?"
Ronald asked screenwriter Eleanor.
"Already gone, I sent you to the airport."
Sweets's interlude was selected for the movie, and his wife stayed one night and then went back to Los Angeles.
"I thought Jennifer would be professional enough, eh..."
Ronald felt depressed. If he had known better, he would not have asked Sweets' wife to send the sample of the episode.
What to do now?
The heroine must be coaxed before the transition to North Carolina.
"How about I temporarily lift the ban on actors and actresses not being allowed to have contact with each other?"
Ronald asked Eleanor.
"Isn't this... unfair to other actors? And what you did was too obvious."
Ronald was talking about the ban he issued on actors and actresses not to have physical contact.
The key to the success or failure of this movie lies in the chemical reaction between the dance partners when the protagonists dance the mambo. Many times, the sexual tension between men and women needs to be seen in the camera.
Both parties are in love with each other, and their hearts are full of longing, but they cannot get relief. At this time, the hormones of both parties will make both parties full of desire for what is to come.
The mambo danced with this desire is the original meaning of "dirty dancing", which uses the body instead of words to flirt between men and women.
This desire will be captured in the camera, and when the audience sees it on the screen, the special instincts of young men and women will make them immediately discover the unusual and ambiguous smell. This is a major selling point of this movie.
All people, especially young people, are longing for romantic love and physical involvement.
In order to be in front of the camera, all actors and actresses can have this kind of sexual tension.
On the one hand, Ronald agreed and even encouraged that every night, all the actors held a dance party and disco in the hall, accumulating the attraction between men and women.
But on the other hand, he strictly prohibited any contact between men and women, including hugging and kissing.
The hormones provoked by the dance every day will gradually accumulate in the body and cannot be released. Finally, it reaches its peak and is released in the dance shots.
But there was a knot between Jennifer Gray and Patrick Swayze, and Ronald was worried that they hadn't reconciled by the time the transition came, so he wanted to temporarily relax their ban and let them do it while there was still time.
Rediscover the intimate feeling I had during the audition.
"Your idea is very good, but it is too direct. This is a natural process. If you do it too deliberately, it will be difficult for Jennifer to regain the feeling with Patrick in full view of the public."
The screenwriter Eleanor understands the thoughts of girls very well, especially Jewish girls. They grew up in a slightly conservative and closed environment, so they are more reserved about such things.
"What you said makes sense. Let's watch it while filming."
Ronald put the annoying things aside and continued directing the shooting.
"All guests disperse, leave the center position to Patrick and Cynthia. They will demonstrate the highest skills of ballroom dancing. All actors must leave enough space for their performance. Please pay attention to the sign on the ground."
Ronald sat on the big crane and directed the scene with the director of photography.
Johnny and Penny are theoretically hired by the resort hotel to dance with people. Not only do they have to show people fun dances to interest the guests, but they also have to be their dance teachers and guests, and they have to dance with them as well.
Professional gigolo or dancer.
What was filmed tonight was the scene where the two showed off their abilities for the first time in front of Haussmann and other guests.
"Dong...dong dong,..."
The unique rhythm of the mambo was playing, and guests were chatting in groups. The actor who played the role of the hotel owner was introducing two performers to everyone.
The camera moved along the line of sight and began to film the professional dancing of Sweets and Cynthia. At the same time, it took a panoramic view of the lively scene in the lobby of the vacation villa.
This is the first big scene after the opening, and it is also the scene that sets the tone of the movie. It is also the scene that allows the baby to discover the charm of a dancer and first have the idea of replacing Penny as Johnny's dance partner.
"Who is that?" Jennifer Gray plays the baby, whose dance partner is the son of the resort owner.
"Ah, the dancers. They are here to entertain the guests."
"cut!"
After filming the scene where the baby secretly glances at Johnny, Jennifer Gray immediately turned back, not looking at Schwytz.
"Make a circle..."
Ronald had no time to solve Gray's problem. He directed all the extras to form a circle and make room in the middle for Patrick and Cynthia to play.
Cynthia Rhodes wore a special dance costume, pink, with some thin straps on the back.
The two danced very well, Sweets's steps were powerful, and Cynthia's high heels, driven by her knee movements, stuck to the ground very powerfully like a model's catwalk.
A hook spin, the skirt flew up. Then there was a dazzling leg raise, and a circle formed around it, and the guests who were also dancing the mambo let out a burst of exclamations.
"cut!"
Ronald called Sweets, "Turn the difficulty down a little. The Johnny you are playing has not received professional dance training. He comes from a wild background and cannot dance as well as you."
"Okay", Sweets made an OK gesture, then raised his hand to ask Cynthia to continue. The two tried to dance for a while, and Ronald nodded and said yes.
"Why don't you ask Cynthia to lower the difficulty too?" Sweets looked at Ronald and joked.
"Beautiful girls are free from restraints," Ronald smiled and nodded to Cynthia.
What a joke, I still rely on Cynthia's charming appearance to sell tickets.
"Hmm..." Cynthia Rhodes's eyes shone with light. Her previous leading role in the movie "Flying with the Phoenix" did not allow her to earn resources. Although she was the second female lead this time, she got this opportunity to show herself to the fullest.
"action!"
The two continued to dance the Mambo. The camera was focused on them, and the group of performers automatically dispersed, showing a circle centered around them.
All the audience's attention will be focused on them.
Cynthia spun around a few times, then turned her back to Sweets, and the two performed several moves.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh..."
Under the strong drumbeat, Cynthia raised one leg high above her head, and then placed it on Sweets' shoulders.
Sweets took her legs and stepped backwards. This gesture made the surrounding extras exclaim.
The drum beat started to get faster again, and the camera suddenly zoomed in closer to Cynthia, and the camera turned into a close-up of her alone.
Cynthia spun a few more times and moved toward the middle of the hall. The camera closely captured her graceful dance, and her skirt flew up like a peacock opening its tail.
She turned back and jumped onto Sweets' shoulders.
Sweets lifted Cynthia, letting her head hang down like a beautiful swallow, and her arms spread like the wings of a swallow. This thrilling move made the other performers scream in surprise.
"cut!"
After dancing again, Cynthia was already sweating on her forehead, and Ronald personally brought towels and ice water.
"It's too hot. Ask the assistant to bring more ice cubes. I'm afraid someone will suffer from heatstroke." Ronald told his assistant Emil.
"Okay", Emil went to make arrangements.
"Ronald...director...how did I perform?" Cynthia looked at Ronald and asked.
Cynthia stopped and started to sweat non-stop. Her face was very beautiful. She didn't wear too much makeup under the sweat, but under the strong light, she still looked like an outstanding beauty in the camera view frame.
"Very good. You and Patrick work well together. Good job, Patrick."
Patrick Swayze quickly turned his head.
Ronald took a look and there was Jennifer Gray waiting to take the next shot.
Sweets was so angry at Gray's behavior that he ignored Jennifer now. After taking his own shot, he turned around and left.
"Oh, shxt!" Ronald covered his head.
"Um, Ronald, don't be angry, they just haven't grown up and are angry with each other." Cynthia came over to comfort him.
"It's okay, your face is covered with sweat." Ronald picked up the towel and wiped her twice. He found that the action seemed too ambiguous, and handed the towel back to Cynthia.
"Ahem, let's prepare for the next shot."
The camera was turned around and the same music played, this time filming the baby and her dance partner, the son of the hotel owner.
"Well, they shouldn't show off their skills. Who among the guests will buy their dance lessons? They can't learn it anyway." The hotel owner's son is also a Jewish actor, with a typical Jewish nose and a businessman's talk.
In persuasion.
The camera slowly moved over and captured the baby next to it.
Then slowly pull it closer.
Jennifer Gray looks at the camera, with Patrick Swayze's back behind her.
Her eyes sparkled, and her expression seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.
When the baby saw Johnny and Penny dancing, she felt envious and wanted to dance that thrilling dance with Johnny herself.
"cut!"
Ronald looked at Jennifer Gray's performance, which was very good. The expression she looked at the camera was like a girl's first pregnancy. She is chasing an idol for the first time and wants to replace the actress next to her idol.
Same.
"It seems that there is still a chemical reaction, but I was angry and jealous for a while and didn't want to talk." Ronald thought to himself.
"Boom", there was a loud sound behind Ronald. He turned around and saw an old lady fainted on the ground.
"Doctor, where is the doctor?"
Ronald cursed in his mind, something happened again.
The doctor invited by Eddie and resident on the set quickly walked to the front, loosened the collar of the extravaganza of the old lady, and then felt her body temperature.
"Bring ice cubes quickly..." the doctor shouted.
In such hot weather, the air conditioner cannot be turned on when filming a movie, which will disrupt the operation of the camera. The old lady suffered a heat stroke.
"Her condition was okay. The filming location was too hot, and the lights on set made the temperature feel over 115 degrees Fahrenheit. But I had to send her to the hospital for infusions, otherwise she might develop fatal heat stroke."
The doctor put the old lady who played a supporting role into the car and drove down the mountain.
"Put more ice cubes and more iced drinks, so we won't suffer from heatstroke on the set." Ronald quickly made amends and ordered his assistants to purchase another batch of iced drinks from the hotel.
"It's a lot of money now, and iced beverage lessons in the hotel are not cheap."
Thinking of filming at night, Ronald felt a twinge of pain again. The filming was over budget.