After another two days, Patrick Swayze's ankle basically no longer hindered him from filming dance scenes.
Ronald's budget also began to dry up, and the dance hall built in the hot spring resort hotel finally ushered in the final dance scene.
Dr. Hausmann was still angry with his youngest daughter, the baby. On the last day at the Kellerman Resort Hotel, when the family attended a farewell party, the baby was sitting alone in the corner, and Dr. Hausmann paid little attention to her.
Baby didn't say anything and looked at her sister Lisa who was participating in the chorus on the stage.
Lover Johnny has been fired, and his dancer friends have also been deprived of attending every farewell party. They have the opportunity to perform on stage and can only stand in the back row of the ballroom and watch.
The baby was sitting in the corner of the round table, melancholy by herself. Only her mother and the attentive Mrs. Hausman looked at her condition from time to time.
"Summer is about to end and autumn is about to begin,
Memories will come back tonight, dancing gracefully in my heart..."
Ronald continued to shoot a few scenes, where the doctor's eldest daughter Lisa and the hotel owner's son sang the last song of the holiday on the stage.
It is the theme song of the Kellerman Hotel in the script, "Kellerman's Happy Hour". The choir, composed of guests and staff, sang it very unpleasantly, especially Lisa, it was like the crow of a hen when a chicken is being killed.
Voice.
"Very good, your performance is very good."
Ronald expressed special thanks to Jane Brooke, who plays Lisa. She has a good voice and can deliberately act as a tone-deaf girl, thanks to the solid foundation she laid on Broadway.
After filming this movie, Ronald became more and more fond of these Broadway actors. They have solid basic skills and can perform very well in supporting roles. And they are not afraid of playing an unlikable role. In their philosophy, they will not play just because of a role.
If it doesn’t look good, I won’t act seriously.
Therefore, these actors can really make every supporting role convincing to the audience.
"Prepare for the next play"
The camera turned and scanned the faces of the hotel staff one by one, giving each one a half-second close-up.
This is a shot that was not in the script, and Ronald added it to show everyone's reluctance to see off guests during this holiday season.
Of course, the real reason is that Ronald wanted to give these supporting actors who played the role of Green Leaf a chance to show their faces.
All their previous scenes were on the side of the scene, wearing waiter costumes and serving tea and water to people. Even if there were close-up shots, the focus of the audience's eyes would not stay on them, but on the story of the protagonist.
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But these Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway actors, even if they have human backgrounds and minor roles, are very diligent and meticulous in their performances. The audience will never see them acting like waiters.
In order to thank these dedicated supporting actors, Ronald decided to give them a reward at the end of the filming.
"cut!"
"You performed well, thank you... I like your smile very much, thank you... I will ask you to cooperate with the last dance scene later, and the filming will be very late..."
Ronald shook hands with them one by one and thanked them, which made all the extras very touched.
Who doesn’t know the value of a face-showing shot? If you can have a close-up shot on the screen, it can appear on the final subtitles. When your agent helps you find a new job in the future, you can add the following to your resume behind the audition photos:
I have the qualifications to have filmed movies in the previous line.
"a!" The shooting continues
The waiter who played the role of getting Penny pregnant and later hooking up with Vivian, the wife of a wealthy businessman, walked in from the door.
Jerry Orbach, who played Dr. Houseman, stood up, stopped him, took out a check from his coat pocket, and handed it to him.
"Good luck in medical school, my boy."
Dr. Hausman is a good man who believes in and practices the Kennedy philosophy of leadership.
"Don't ask what your country has done for you, ask what have you done for your country?"
So Dr. Hausman saw this waiter, saved up his tuition, and was finally able to go to Yale Medical School. He appreciated it very much and wrote a check to help with the child's tuition.
"Thank you. I also want to thank you for helping me deal with Penny's matter. She made us all a mess."
The waiter knew that it was Dr. Hausman who helped solve Penny's surgery problem.
"What?" Dr. Hausman was shocked, his brows furrowed, and his expression changed from appreciation to confusion within a second.
"Ah?" The waiter didn't expect that Dr. Hausman didn't know, "I thought the baby told you, ah, actually I'm not sure that it was... You know, women like Penny, and everyone
possible……"
Dr. Hausman's expression changed from confusion to disgust.
He took the check that the other party had not put into his pocket, put it back into his own pocket, and sat back down in his seat.
"cut!"
Ronald was enjoying watching it. It was a piece of cake for these veteran actors trained on Broadway to perform this kind of play, naturally and smoothly. The audience would like this role very much.
Each group started moving their equipment, and the focus turned to the entrance to the ballroom.
At this point in the plot, the protagonist's story has hit rock bottom, and the audience has to wait for a big explosion.
The shot below represents the beginning of the big twist at the end. Ronald had to pay attention.
If filmed well, it can immediately push the audience closer to the climax of the drama.
"a!"
Two hours later, with an order, Johnny and Penny, as well as all the dancers, appeared at the door in the long shot.
"Get ready for the next scene", he waved his hand to stop everyone at the scene from clapping, and started to turn the camera towards the door of the hall.
The filming of the next big scene will probably take a long time, so Ronald stopped making these polite applauses and took the time to shoot the following scenes.
The lights in the room were bright, and several large lights were shining on the two doors.
A dark shadow appeared outside the door, imprinted on the ivory white curtain used to cover part of the glass on the door.
The door suddenly opened, and Johnny, played by Patrick Swayze, appeared in the Kellerman Hotel again.
Standing at the back of the hall were all dancers who had been deprived of the right to perform. They said hello to Johnny one by one. The fat girl was still smiling. Everyone knew that Johnny and the baby were lovers, and they were very happy to see him back.
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"cut!"
Ronald was very happy that this shot was shot according to his design, which was the way he imitated the appearance of the villain leader played by Willem Dafoe in "Streets of Fire".
The audience all has a hope, hoping that Johnny and the baby's lover will eventually get married. Now a black shadow appears on the door, which is a hint in advance.
Then the truth came out, and the audience's emotions, which had been suppressed by the previous scene of the two parting, began to rise rapidly again after this clever twist.
All the ups and downs in the movie serve the final climax. This is the best way for the audience to be rewarded.
Johnny, who was very handsome in a black leather jacket, looked around and finally found the baby in the corner.
He walked over and stood next to the table.
The baby discovered that his sweetheart had left and returned, and his face was filled with excitement.
"cut!"
The crew began to rearrange the camera, preparing to zoom in for close-ups and close-ups.
While the lights were being re-lit, Patrick Swayze came over and expressed that he wanted to talk to Ronald alone.
"What's wrong?" Ronald asked.
"I think this line is a bit hard to say."
"What can't be said?"
Ronald knew that Sweets was talking about "nobody put the baby in the corner" er)”
"Don't you think this sentence is too childish? It seems to be what a middle school student said to his dance partner at the graduation prom."
Ronald stepped back, not expecting that Patrick Swayze was waiting for him here.
In fact, he was right. He imitated the tone of those hormonal middle school students at the graduation prom.
"Johnny is a mature and sophisticated dancer. It's very inappropriate for him to say something like this. I think he should have the image of a man and can say something more mature, such as 'baby, so you are here.'
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"Eleanor", Ronald didn't argue with him and turned around and called the screenwriter Eleanor. Let's see how she can convince this single-eyelid actor she likes.
In fact, Ronald understood Sweets' dilemma very well.
This sentence is indeed very childish language spoken by ninth-grade students, but this movie is originally meant to be a fun movie for young women. Doesn't this kind of confession hit their hearts just right?
Patrick Swayze may be afraid that this iconic sentence will be very popular, and this line may follow him for a long time in the future. He is already in his thirties, speaking such childish ninth-grade language will be ignored by the audience
If you remember this, how can you get a leading role in a serious major production in the future?
"Patrick, you don't understand the thoughts of us women, especially the thoughts of girls who have graduated from high school. This sentence is better than any love words. After the lover left, he couldn't let go of himself. He came back and invited himself to dance the last dance, and said
Saying such words makes oneself the focus of the ball, who can resist such a moment?"
Eleanor was anxious. How could she change her lines for this kind of girlish dream she had? This was the most important line among all the lines. Wasn't her girlish dream back then just for her sweetheart to save her and become the prom queen?
"But, I can't say this." Patrick Swayze is thirty-four after all. This kind of line is really...
"Let's do this. Take one shot according to Eleanor's idea, and another shot according to your idea. Let's see which one is better."
Ronald came out and muddled.
This trick is often used by directors. Actors are a group of emotional people. Sometimes due to their emotions, they will be obsessed with a certain idea on set, and it is difficult to convince them on the spot.
But as time passes, they can often understand why the director asked them to do what they did.
But Ronald couldn't wait until Sweets figured it out before shooting, so he had to coax him to shoot two. When it comes to post-production, it's up to the editor to decide which one to use.
It's impossible for an actor of Sweets' stature to go into the editing room and watch his own scenes.
"Okay, I'll give it a try."
"No one can let the baby stay in the corner." Johnny spoke boldly to the baby, then raised his hand to invite the baby to dance with him.
"You..." Dr. Hausman was about to have a seizure when he saw that Johnny ignored him and was still next to his daughter.
Johnny and the baby walked towards the stage together. Dr. Hausman also stood up and wanted to stop him.
Fortunately, Mrs. Hausman discovered that the two were just going to dance, not elope. She got up and grabbed her husband.
"cut!"
Ronald laughed. Although Sweets was embarrassed when he said it, as if he had eaten something unpleasant, from the perspective of a bystander, the effect was very good. Young female audiences will definitely like it.