Three hundred and seventieth chapters social class division
Helen went to the set the next day. She wanted to see how Ronald directed.
Unlike the director of "The Secret of Success", Herbert Ross, Ronald relatively respects the actors. If the actors have any ideas, they can bring them up before filming and discuss them.
It is very majestic to direct a team of more than 100 people on the set, but Ronald is also very busy. He has to go to the scene early every morning to solve problems with the director of photography on the spot.
In the evening, he had to watch the samples from the previous two days and solve all kinds of trivial problems. From the position of the camera to the conflicts between the actors, and even what clothes the actors should wear and what makeup they should put on, he had to nod in the end.
"Girls, come to our hair show and there will be professional hairstylists to guide you."
Today's scene was shot on the beach by the lake. Very early in the morning, Ronald was here waiting for the right light. After running in and resting, the crew is now driving very smoothly like an automatic car.
"We also have Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe style wigs here. You can try them on and look in the mirror to see which one suits you."
Ronald is sitting on the swing arm, and the camera looking down from a high altitude gradually comes down, and the grooming class on the beach gradually changes to a close-up shot.
"If you give me a bigger tip, I can buy an Alfa Romeo."
The waiter boyfriend of the dancer Penny came here and started hooking up with Baby's sister Lisa.
"Alfa, that's my favorite car." Lisa, wearing an Elizabeth Taylor-style wig, teased the waiter's chin with her fingers.
"You can help me cover up later in the evening. I want to go out." Lisa said to Baby. She wanted to go out to have a tryst with the waiter at night. "Oh, damn, I have a pimple on my face."
"I told you to use Keliying anti-acne cream." Baby took out a tube of anti-acne cream and handed it to her sister. "Where are you going at night?"
"The golf course has a nice view on the first hole."
"Cut!"
"You did a good job. Let's do another one. We can try a different acting method. Lisa is not stupid, she just put all her energy into competing to make herself look the most beautiful."
Ronald used to coach the acting of Jane, who played Lisa.
"OK"
"Honey, I'm leaving." Taking advantage of the break, Helen came up and said goodbye to Ronald.
Generally speaking, according to the rules, people who visit the crew cannot interfere with anything on the crew and can only stand outside the circle and watch a few shots.
Ronald was so busy that Helen left early.
"I'll see you off." Ronald felt that he didn't spend enough time with Helen.
"You are really good at guiding actors. When I was filming 'The Secret of Success,' director Herbert Ross was very rude. When he saw that I was not acting well, he would attack my acting skills."
"This old bastard", Ronald had seen the tyranny of this old director, but he didn't expect to be so rude to Helen.
"But he is a stage director and is used to treating actors as props."
"That's right, you really want to never scold an actor."
"Because movies are one-time art, as long as one is good. I won't get angry at the actors because it will slow down the process, and I will lose money in the end."
After sending Helen away, Ronald came back to continue filming.
Dancer Penny saw her boyfriend being courteous to the wealthy girl on vacation, her expression changed, and she started to pack her things and leave.
Cynthia Rhodes's performance is very good. The expression of the woman in an underground love affair when she sees the South flirting with other women is mixed with jealousy, hatred, and grievance about her situation, which is very vivid.
"Ladies, your hair looks very nice." Johnny knew what Penny was going through and came over to help his dance partners.
With a smile as bright as a flower, Baby quickly took off her Elizabethan black wig and combed her blond hair, hoping to make a good impression on the lover of her dreams.
Johnny didn't continue, he turned around and left.
Baby came over to chat with Penny. She was envious of Penny who was very good at dancing and could also be Johnny's dance partner. She couldn't help but want to get close to her.
"I envy you so much. You dance so well."
"I was kicked out of the house by my mother when I was sixteen. I can only dance, and this is the only thing I want to do." Penny was in a bad mood and did not tell Baby about dancing as she wanted.
Unexpectedly, what Penny told was a tragic past, but Baby still didn't realize it. She felt that since she could escape from the family and do what she wanted to do, wouldn't it be a great thing? And Penny's
She dances so well.
"I envy you."
"Ha..." A painful smile appeared on Penny's lips. This young lady knew nothing about the lives of poor people. If she didn't dance, how would she get the money to support herself? And she would have to face these ignorant rich girls.
"Cut!"
Cynthia Rhodes's performance of giving a wry smile and then pretending to pack her bags and turn around to leave was very good. Penny was a backup dancer, and she couldn't make any guest angry. The phrase "I envy you" hurt her deeply, and even
Pretend that nothing is wrong and quickly escape from this embarrassing situation.
The camera turned around and took a close-up of Jennifer Gray's face.
Baby's face was confused at first, and then he was deeply puzzled that he first showed affection to Penny, but was ridiculed. This girl who participated in Kennedy's "Peace Corps" program and wanted to change the world still didn't understand.
There are many people in the world who are not like her who were born with privileges, a good education, and wealthy parents.
"Cut!"
Ronald looked back at the director of photography, who nodded and said OK. Ronald turned back and signaled to the screenwriter Eleanor.
This script is indeed a work that Eleanor has been writing for several years. Many details are accurate and rich in connotation. This love story is not just about talking about love and dancing, but there is this class gap blocking the two protagonists.
Ronald likes this kind of script that is provocative but not revealing. It fully expresses various life details without exposing them. Only those who know more about social reality can see the faint and unfocused background story.
This is the first time Ronald has filmed such a script with a deep foundation in life. His previous films tended to be simpler and more cartoonish than life. You can't be realistic in reality.
In life, I saw Daniel who used crane kicks to win the karate championship, but it is impossible to see a lone ranger who just played cool and was able to shoot down three MiG-28s in a one-on-one duel.
But every high school student has had the experience of having a crush on a handsome and beautiful person in school, but was unable to succeed because of certain class, interest, or social gaps.
Many times, these kinds of movies that look for dramatic conflicts in ordinary life rely on the screenwriter to grasp a large number of facts and then have an idea to write it. And as long as the casting is correct, this kind of movie is very interesting to shoot.
When it gets better, there is no need for more acting guidance. Due to the character, there are good chemical reactions and interactions between the characters, no matter how you act, it will be right.
It was as if the movie god accidentally opened his eyes and saw Ronald when he was taking a nap, and then sent good luck, and the whole performance moved forward automatically.
Apart from……
There are two protagonists, male and female.
After Jennifer Gray finished filming her scene opposite Cynthia Rhodes, she turned her head back and gave Patrick Swayze a slap on the back of his head.
This made Sweets very embarrassed.
When the two of them faced the camera alone for a close-up, their expressions were on point, but when they entered the camera together, they lacked the ambiguity of love.
"Well..." Ronald cleared his throat. Gray, who came from an acting family, began to act petty again. He gave Cynthia Rhodes a look and asked her to find out the reason.
Cynthia gave him an OK look.
…
"What did you say to Jennifer Gray's father, Joel, when you sent him to the airport that day?"
Late in the evening, Ronald got a reply from Cynthia. Jennifer seemed to have some quarrels with her father, Joel. Her father's advice to her was forgotten by her because she no longer trusted her father.
In the phone call from Cynthia, she also mentioned Emile Adolino, the assistant director of the crew. But the specific details were not clear.
So Ronald called Emil to his room and asked him frankly what was going on. He was about to finish filming the scene in the Mountain Lake Villa and was about to switch to another long scene between the male and female protagonists in North Carolina.
With such a chemical reaction, it would definitely be a mess, and Ronald's entire fortune would be wasted.
"It's okay. Joel is one of us. I thought Jennifer already knew that, so I accidentally missed it."
"What one of you? Oh..."
Ronald understood that it was an orientation problem, and then he reacted, "No way? Are you sure?"
"I'm sure he told me personally when I sent him off."
"This? He can't see it at all? Besides, doesn't he have a wife and a daughter?"
"Ordinary people can't see it." Emil touched his nose. Only those who are members of the same group can discover this tacit understanding. He immediately explained:
"In that era, we all had to be careful to cover up our differences. Many people got married and had children, but this is difficult to change and will appear again when we get older. It was also because of this that Joel and Jennifer
The mother is divorced.
"I have no experience in this kind of thing, how should I comfort Jennifer?"
"As long as she can figure it out on her own, other children will be more understanding than her mother."
Ronald was completely speechless, who could have known that such a thing would happen.
During the filming period, actors encounter things in their own lives that disrupt the mood and rhythm of the performance. This is a very difficult thing to handle, and they can only slowly adjust themselves.
However, Ronald's crew had a tight budget and slowly adjusted it, which meant that money would be overspent again.
"I'm sorry, Ronald. It's my fault." Emil had no choice but to apologize. The actor couldn't get back to his state because of his words.
"I can't blame you entirely, but you should never talk about your orientation on the set again. I won't ask, and you shouldn't take the initiative to say it."
After waving Emil away, Ronald fell into deep thought.
At this time, what should be done to let Gray and Sweets regain that good chemistry?
After searching his guts, Ronald felt that it would be better to let Jennifer Gray and Patrick Thwaites shoot one or two dance scenes as soon as possible so that they could have some physical contact.
Maybe this feeling of rubbing ears and temples together will change the secretion of hormones, allowing the two of them, who were already a little confused, to regain their strong good feelings.