Chapter three hundred and eighty fourth unlucky actress
Mental fatigue can weaken a person's fighting spirit more than physical fatigue.
After battling various emergencies with actors and on set for a month, Ronald's mental exhaustion was already severe.
The reason why he invited Walter Murch was because he no longer wanted to devote all his energy to editing "Dirty Dancing". Because in two months, he would start preparations for the filming of "Moonlight". If he didn't
If you can rely on rest and vacation to recuperate your energy, you will probably encounter big problems during the filming of your next movie.
As soon as he was on vacation, Ronald became lazy. He stayed in Palm Springs, Gale's hometown, for a few days. He emptied his mind every day, only soaking in hot springs and doing new-style hot stone massages.
There are also people there who are promoting the new so-called "transdental meditation technology", which is said to be a method passed down by Indian gurus that uses mantra to guide people into transcendence.
"This is a very ancient meditation technique. Many practitioners in Hollywood are learning it, and many directors have also received very good results. It is said that it is like dreaming, and you can think of the movie you want to shoot and what it will look like after it is completed.
What do you do in Hollywood?"
A young girl in a bikini promoted this meditation course to Ronald who was taking a hot spring bath.
"Hey, is that right? I am a member of the Directors Guild, and I shoot music videos and commercials. How do I study? Does your guild charge fees?"
Ronald became very interested when he heard that he could dream about the finished film. Isn't this the biggest source of support for him to maintain his vision and shooting methods that are superior to those of his contemporaries? If this transcendental meditation,
It can also trigger dreams. Can it be superimposed on one's own secrets, leading to more frequent dreams, or more plots when dreaming?
"I am a certified teacher of the Los Angeles Transcendental Meditation Association. A total of six days of courses will only cost you $2,980. As a member of the Hollywood Directors Guild, you can also enjoy one of our free trial classes."
The girl had a nice voice. The hotel where Ronald stayed was very expensive and the food was not cheap. He was a good customer. When he heard that Ronald was interested, he immediately changed his appearance and started to sell hard.
"Ah? That's it." Ronald thought it was quite expensive, but in order to be able to dream about movies, this price was nothing.
"For customers like you, we also have an upgraded version of the course. We can provide you with our specially prepared plant medicine 14 days in advance. You can take it before and after the course to achieve better effects of transcendental meditation.
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The girl took out a cloth bag, opened it and let Rona smell the "herbal medicine".
"Ugh, what the hell is this? Take it away." Ronald asked. There was a strange smell.
"Don't you want it?" The girl was surprised that Ronald didn't like the taste. "It doesn't matter. We also teach the same course content to ordinary customers. You can see that we are all formal teaching institutions. Many Hollywood directors
They are all our customers.”
The girl opened the beautifully opened course introduction and showed him several photos.
"David Lynch took our course and made such a critically acclaimed film as 'Blue Velvet.'"
"What the hell, take it away, take it away. I don't want to learn anymore."
Ronald felt even more disgusted when he heard that he was learning something from David Lynch, a weirdo. Could it be that "Blue Velvet" was created by practicing this kind of transcendental meditation?
The protagonist, Isabella Rossellini, has been under a lot of pressure in the media recently.
Her mother, Ingrid Bergman, is an iconic symbol in America's memory of the golden age.
Although Bergman's cheating at that time also caused public disgust in America. However, since the 1960s, with the progress of society, she has also gained the understanding of the people. At that time, the Senate even issued a statement denying the conservatives of that year.
The senator attacked her.
After Bergman's death, the public's memory of her shifted entirely to Isabella, the daughter who was most similar to her and was an actress and model.
This time in "Blue Velvet", Isabella played a very lowly role and there were a lot of nudity scenes. People were very angry because the beautiful woman they remembered was filmed like this.
Unfortunately for her, not only did she not get better resources for this movie, but she almost lost her Lancôme endorsement.
"Really, I still have a video tape here, and director David Lynch certified it for us."
"I really don't like this, you can find someone else."
"You are also a member of the Directors Guild. Don't you want to be as successful as David Lynch?"
"I don't give a damn, security guard?"
After sending away the salesman, Ronald didn't have a long time in Palm Springs when his leisurely vacation was interrupted by an equally unlucky actress.
"Really, they won't let me see the dailies, brother Ronnie. I'm scared that my first movie back in mainstream Hollywood will fail again. Can you help me think of a way and go into the editing room to take a look?
How about my role?"
It was Diane who came to see Ronald.
Diane, who has just played the heroine in "The Running Man" starring Schwarzenegger, always has an anxious expression on her face.
She had just learned from her agent Richard that she had returned from filming "Dirty Dancing" and couldn't wait to come over to him for help.
"Did you know that in Hollywood, the editing room is the prerogative of the director? Even the leading male star does not have the right to enter the editing room unless he has signed an agreement. I am not familiar with the director and starring actors of this film, and I am afraid that neither
Entered the editing room through the door."
"But Arnold has a lot of say in the movie. He can go into the editing room. I think..." Diane hugged Ronald's arm and shook it.
"Hey, I'll try to call him." Ronald pretended to be coquettish and asking for help to Diane, who was like a sister. He really couldn't refuse. He picked up the phone and called Richard and asked him to go.
Contact Schwarzenegger's agent.
"I asked, and Arnold promised to let me go see the editing and make comments. But you can't go in. This is the rule." Ronald said a few words to Schwarzenegger, and the other party immediately guessed what he meant and took the initiative.
Invite Ronald as a friend to see a copy of the cut.
"Okay, thank you." Diane was half-relieved and felt like she had behaved well for Ronald. She massaged his head.
Surprisingly, the smell of Diane's body was very relaxing, and Ronald's mental stress was relieved a lot, and he actually fell asleep on the recliner.
When I woke up, it was already dark.
Diane got out from the side and asked the waiter to push a cart of delicious food, "I know you are a carnivore, so I ordered sausages, bread, and vegetable salad."
Then Diane got a glass of orange juice and handed it to Ronald.
"You can also eat something with me." Ronald slept very comfortably, his mental fatigue had recovered a lot, and he had a great appetite.
"Little Bud will pick me up later and we will go to Los Angeles. Tomorrow I will go to "The Greatest Hits" to have a look.
The next day, Ronald came to the editing room at Columbia.
"Hi, Arnold. Thanks for inviting me to see your new work."
Ronald was very careful to give director Paul Michael Glaser a clear excuse. After all, everyone is a member of the Directors Guild. Don't break the unspoken rules between directors because of Diane's plea.
"Arnold's friends are my friends." Glaser didn't show much ego, and when Ronald saw the rough copy, at least on the surface he didn't have a strong objection.
"I came here to see my friend Arnold's performance. I heard the story is very exciting, so I wanted to take a sneak peek."
The rough cut of the entire film was completed, and Ronald sat down to watch them play it with the editing copy.
In this movie, Diane plays a beautiful woman who works out every day, but is unfortunately hijacked by Schwarzenegger, and is eventually thrown into the "Running Man" competition. Together with Schwarzenegger, she escapes from the pursuit of the stars, and finally
She also remembered the password given by the hacker, helped the resistance invade the broadcast satellite, and finally showed the truth to all viewers.
In short, Diane's appearance is very good, her acting skills are flawless, and her chemistry with Schwarzenegger is quite good. It seems that she has achieved 120 points for a heroine in an action movie with a science fiction background.
But Diane's worries are justified. The question is not about her and Schwarzenegger's performances, but about the director.
The whole movie, how should I put it? It was shot like a very low-budget TV movie.
The sets in many places are dark and lack the texture needed for movies. The camerawork is also very simple, just a front-reverse shot commonly used in TV dramas.
What's worse is that even the lighting is not very good. It seems that the director himself does not know how to shoot the details of the movie and immerse the audience in the dream you created for them.
"How's it going? Do you have any insights into my movie?"
Director Glaser looked confident after showing the rough cut. He felt that his work was not much worse than Ronald's. Everyone had a background in making music videos.
"Ah, very good. I'm still thinking about the plot. Will we all watch TV to get information in the future, thinking that what is told on TV is the truth?"
"Hahaha, this is also a theme I want to talk about in this movie... By the way, which part of my movie impressed you the most?" Director Glazer had no intention of letting Ronald go.
"Ah, it's the dance at the beginning of the TV show Running Man. Who choreographed it?"
That dance was a group dance. The actors were under the lights, wearing sci-fi costumes, and the dance was very dynamic. Ronald was deeply impressed. This was completely different from the ambiguous style in Dirty Dancing that he filmed.
Full of futuristic technology. He is very curious about choreography.
"It's Paula Abado, the original choreographer of Janet Jackson. This is her first film work, which is very good. Are there any other clips? You won't have an impression of the dance project after watching a science fiction film.
The deepest. Do you only focus on singing and dancing scenes when making musicals?"
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"Ronald, didn't you say you wanted to introduce me to Harley's new car?" Schwarzenegger noticed that Ronald was not in a good mood due to director Glazer's aggressive words, so he made an excuse to leave with Ronald first.
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"Ronald, please stop talking. This is the first time I have seen the complete rough cut. I am very frustrated now. I felt something was wrong when I was filming." Schwarzenegger took the initiative to complain to Ronald.
The close-up of Diane did not add any impression to the audience. On the contrary, under the poor guidance of the director, her skin appeared a bit dark, and she was not at all like the new Grace Kelly who was very agile back then.
"Shxt! Why did Samsung find such a director for a TV series?" Ronald scolded when he saw that there was no one around. He thought he could give Diane a chance to make the audience remember her again.
"With a budget of close to 30 million US dollars, why did you find such a guy? He is filming a TV series, right?"
"Yes, he was a TV actor before, and then he changed his career to a TV director." During the filming, Schwarzenegger felt that the set and props were wrong, smelled of plastic, and were not suitable for a movie that pays attention to details and texture.
"No wonder it smells like a TV series. It's dark." Ronald complained.
"Do you think there's still hope?"
"To be honest, it's very difficult. Even if you ask Jim, I'm afraid you'll have to reshoot on a large scale to make a decent version." Ronald told the truth.
"Hey, I should have insisted." As the leading actor who secured financing for the film, Schwarzenegger actually had the power to ask the company to change the director.
However, he is a foreign immigrant and has no foundation in Hollywood. He does not want to appear too strong and people will think that he is using the power of his wife, Maria Shriver, a descendant of the Kennedy family, to suppress others. At least in Hollywood, he does not need it.
"I'm sorry. I didn't expect this movie to be so bad. It can't be saved." Ronald brought the bad news to Diane, who was waiting for him at home.
"ah……"
Diane looked disappointed.
"My new film is about the love of middle-aged people. There are only a few young female characters. Do you want to make a cameo?"
"Okay, don't forget it." Diane was a little worried.
"For this movie, I promoted two small productions, one of which was co-starred with my old partner Matt Dillon."
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, you won't have trouble performing." Ronald gently held Diane in his arms, helped her comb her hair, and comforted her.
Diane was actually very unlucky. Her last movie that left a deep impression on the audience was as a child star in "Love at Sunset Bridge". After she was a teenager, there was no movie that made the audience remember her screen image.
Coppola's "The Kid", "Betta", and "The Cotton Club" were all a waste of her talent and the most critical period of time. Now that the audience sees her, it's hard to compare her to those of back then.
Get in touch with the little girl who was just starting to fall in love.
No matter how beautiful an actor is, it takes one or two movie roles to be remembered by the audience. What they remember is not your beauty or your temperament, but the shining role.
Just imagine if Vivien Leigh didn't have Scarlett in "Gone with the Wind" and Elizabeth Taylor didn't have Cleopatra, would the audience still respect them as much as they do now?
"Hey, you really comfort me, brother Ronnie. I know that actresses will be in trouble after this period of time. The competition is too fierce. I have only left the mainstream film industry for less than two years, and I already have no good scripts.
Pass it to me."
"Otherwise, I'll just go and act in a TV series."
"Just take it one step at a time. I think you are a very talented actor and can act until you are old."