"Harris Glenn Milstead, commonly known as Divine, died in his sleep last night, two weeks after the release of his first theatrical film, 'Hairspray,' at the age of 42.
Ricky Lake, who played the role of his daughter in the movie, discovered the accident. After notifying the Attorney General's Office of the Southern District of New York, the director of the movie "Hairspray" John Waters and several actors sat in the room with several people.
Hour.
They were friends of Divine, and when the body was being carried out of the hotel, they stood around their friend to prevent the media from taking any photos of it.
The Attorney General of the Southern District, Mr. Rudy, announced that a coronial investigation into the controversial actor will be arranged as soon as possible. According to sources from the forensic department who did not want to be named, the cause of death is likely to be heart enlargement and alcohol abuse.
of heart failure.”
While Ronald was talking on the phone with Cameron Crowe about script revisions, he was listening to the news reports on TV. Divine's unexpected death caused quite a stir in the news.
Everyone is curious about this cross-dressing artist. His previous performances in John Waters' low-budget movies, his controversial identity, and his super fat figure are all topics of conversation.
This time, he finally managed to play a normal role in "Hairspray" and performed very well. His agent has already contacted him for the main role in the latest episode of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series of horror films, "The Last Nightmare."
Who would have known that just when his future was bright, Divine would die on the eve of becoming famous.
Cameron Crowe also knew this peculiar actor and felt sorry for him. "I heard that he didn't have a family or children yet."
"Forget it, his parents are also very dissatisfied with his life. Director Waters said that this time he will be buried next to his grandmother's grave in his hometown of Baltimore." Ronald and Crowe also felt a little sad when they talked about it. Divine Life
The method is not healthy either. It is said that he has advanced his future salary, and now he still owes a lot of debt after his death. His parents love him and that is why he is so evil.
"He was discovered by Ricky Lake, who played his daughter in the movie. Now the little girl is scared to death, mentally affected, and can't participate in subsequent marketing activities. I don't have time to take care of it, so I leave it all to Director Waters.
.”
Ronald was extremely kind to this person, and even used his connections to contact the Prosecutor's Office of the Southern District of New York to avoid being investigated by the NYPD and causing greater negative news. The movie is an orthodox musical, and this kind of exposure will
It made the audience think it was another vomiting horror film directed by Waters.
The heroine, Ricky Lake, stayed in New York and did not participate in the following road shows. After Ronald notified her parents to take care of her, he also asked her to do odd jobs on the crew of "Working Girl". During this time, someone was watching.
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After filming the office scenes, Ronald and the crew moved to Staten Island. There was a furnished apartment house here as the residence of Tess and her boyfriend Mick.
What I shot today was the scene of Tess going home alone after a disappointing day.
Ronald looked at the room. The set was very professionally done. There were three camera positions shooting at the same time. They tried to accurately show the birthday party prepared for Tess by her boyfriend Mick, best friend Xin and their friends.
This is also a script design that strives to densely display background information in a short duration. Cameron Crowe made some changes in Kevin Wade's previous script. In this way, many people are willing to hide in one
A surprise party was held for Tess in a small room, which shows that Tess has many friends and everyone likes her very much.
On the other hand, the small room also indicates that the financial conditions of her and her boyfriend Mick are not very good. The original script also included the story of Tess's mother being ill and taking a long break, but Cameron Crowe deleted it, leaving only
Just take a few shots and tell enough information.
The director of photography, Michael Ballhaus, has been busy for a long time. He hid one camera in a vase recessed in the wall, and the other one was placed in the room for a long time, but he could not find a suitable position. It can capture the picture, but it can't
The other two wives were caught on camera having sex.
Ronald couldn't help but miss the British photographer who collaborated with him in "Moonlight". His ability to hide lenses was excellent.
"How about we find a few more extras to block the camera." Michael Ballhaus worked hard for a long time, but finally gave up. In this movie, Ronald strived for a smooth performance of the actors and gave up a lot of editing.
The method. This scene also hopes that Tess can’t find anyone when she returns home, and then pretends to be surprised. The plot is handled in one shot.
"Huh..." Ronald let out a long breath. This was his first time filming a movie that focused on continuity of performance. He had never encountered many problems before, and they affected his entire body.
For example, if the performance here needs to be completed in one go, then a camera must be placed in the room. In order to block it, more extras must be added to block the lens at the appropriate time.
And if there are more extras, we need to find some qualified actors. The film cannot have a few incompetent extras that destroy the overall credibility.
"Papa..." Ronald clapped his palms a few times and asked Julia Taylor to call on the spot and find someone to fill it in.
"Director, can I play an extra?" Ricky Lake, the protagonist of "Hairspray", worked as Ronald's assistant again. Seeing this situation, she volunteered. She worked in Ronald's crew and temporarily forgot about the terrible situation.
One scene.
"Go to Sandra (Bullock) and read today's script. Don't steal the scene." Ronald patted her and asked her to try on clothes. After the test of the previous movie, she knew how to play such a small role.
of.
"Director, my brother came to see me. He is also a theater actor in Chicago. Can you give him a chance?" Joan Cusack saw that Ronald had given the little girl a chance, and she couldn't help but ask for one for her brother.
"Is he here? Ask him to come over and have a look." Ronald was very careful. He watched Joan's younger brother named John audition live. He looks good and can actually act. This way, he won't appear low when the camera scans him.
That's the kind of problem costing a movie.
Julia Taylor also had many extras coming. After putting on makeup in a mess, Ronald selected a few actors who looked like Staten Islanders working in Manhattan and asked them to stand in the bedroom.
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In particular, an actor named David Duchovny was taller than Joan Cusack's younger brother. Ronald specially asked him to stand in front of the camera, so that the effect of blocking would be better.
All departments were busy putting on makeup. When they were all ready, Ronald shouted: "Action!"
The photographer held up a large stabilizer (Steadicam) and took a close-up shot of Melanie Griffiths.
She unlocked the door and came in. "Mick...Mick..." she called her boyfriend several times, but there was no one there. Tess remembered that her best friend Xin said there was a surprise party today. She walked to the master bedroom door and opened it suddenly.
There is no one at the door.
Then she looked at the living room again, but there was no one there. Tess, who already knew that there was a surprise party, had a warm smile on her face, thinking of the small guest bedroom.
As soon as the door opened, many people inside shouted: "Surprise!"
The boyfriend played by Alec Baldwin, who was squatting on the ground, picked up Melanie Griffith and kissed her.
Ronald is very confident about Melanie Griffith's performance. In almost every scene, her performance is perfect in the first shot. Usually the second and third shots are worse. This is all about talent.
and reactions to the actor's constant state of performance.
But in this scene, the more she filmed the appointment, the more handsome Baldwin ended up kissing her every time. Griffiths, who had a one-sided crush on him, continued to act and kissed Baldwin a few more times as a bonus.
"Surprise!" In the last line, the extras at the back performed particularly hard. Joan Cusack's brother acted very explosively. Although he was in the back row during this shot, almost no audience would notice that his reaction was so natural.
Smooth.
There is also the one whose main job is to block David Duchovny, and it takes a second to jump out. But he played very hard in several scenes.
For these extras, this is a rare opportunity to be on camera. In the future, they can also write a line in their resumes that they have appeared in major Hollywood theater productions.
After filming this hilarious scene, Ronald kicked all the extras out. The following is a private shot. This movie is aimed at R-rated movies, and there are many truths that only adults know. Below is a thirty-year-old
Secretary, a helpless compromise with life.
"Action!"
All unnecessary staff were cleared away. Under the warm lights of the scene, the boyfriend Mick, played by Alec Baldwin, was lying on the bed with his shirtless body exposed and his thick chest hair. He was reading a car magazine. Next to him was
In Tess's position, there is a stuffed toy on the pillow. It represents Tess's inner world.
Baldwin put down the car magazine, as if he had discovered some stunning scenery. He threw the magazine away, took away the stuffed toy, and said to the camera with bright eyes:
"You look so beautiful...", then he pulled Tess's quilt away, patted the bed lightly with his hand a few times, changed his tone, and said softly, "Come here, honey."
Another camera is facing Melanie Griffiths over there. Tess is facing a cheap floor-length mirror, struggling to put on the sexy lingerie that Mick bought her as a birthday gift. She is facing the mirror,
Tie the garter belt on top of the black patterned stockings you wear to work.
Time has left traces on Tess's body, and gravity has made her figure not as good as that of a young woman. Tess worked hard to put on this sexy underwear specially for boudoir fun, and turned to her boyfriend Mick to seduce her.
Smiling, Mick's reaction this time made her feel a little more confident about her body, which was just over thirty.
Ronald's camera angle was very tricky, so that what appeared in the full-length mirror was Tess's beautiful body, and there was no camera that was wearing anything.
"You know what? Mick, I wish you could just once, just once, give me a present that I could wear out. A sweater, earrings, anything, something that I could pass around outside the apartment.
thing."
Melanie Griffiths said and posed twice. She was still the same very charming actress under the camera.
"Cut!"
Ronald was particularly satisfied with this scene. Perhaps Griffiths borrowed his love for Alec Baldwin into the plot. She acted very naturally, really like a mature boyfriend and girlfriend.
Tess is a blue-collar worker. It took her eight years to obtain the equivalent of an undergraduate degree from night school. Her salary as a secretary was meager, and she had to spend money to pay expensive tuition fees. So Tess had a very small budget to make herself beautiful.
It's hard to find a white-collar boyfriend at work.
A boyfriend who works in catering, has no higher education, but has some spare money is the best choice she can find. But Mick is vulgar, does not understand romance, and does not spend money on Tess's appearance.
"Cut!" Ronald praised Griffiths and Baldwin again. He said that their performances were very good and they did not need any guidance from him.
"When it comes to the next one, I want to see a different way of expressing it. What she says to Mick is less complaining and more talking to herself, because she knows Mick will not change."
Ronald uses this method to guide the actors, because he is the only audience for the two actors at the scene, and he has to carefully protect the actors' self-esteem and confidence. Especially since the two actors have a good chemical reaction, it is best not to use criticism
Way to destroy.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Okay, I understand." Griffiths was very happy when she heard Ronald say this. She could also understand this subtle adjustment.
, and immediately began to brew up emotions, preparing for another one.
"Cut! Very good, this is the print, that's it." When faced with such talented actors, Ronald mainly encouraged them. He didn't want to give them a framework or tell them how to act, but just gave them some feedback.
, allowing them to adjust themselves from the sole audience.
In this way, some talented rivalry can come out on their own under such good interaction.
"We'll take a half-hour break, Alec, and it's time for your performance." Ronald said to Baldwin. The next scene was his home court.
"I need a moment..." The expression on Alec Baldwin's face was a mixture of eagerness and slight worry.
"Let's clear the scene. In addition to the director of photography and me, there is also a sound engineer and lighting engineer who will all leave."
Ronald asked everyone who had nothing to do with it to leave. The following scene was rated R. To respect the actors, everyone who was watching the show was asked to leave.
Although Tess and Mick have lived together for many years, they are not the best choice for each other. It's just that they can't find a more suitable one for a while, and they are used to each other's existence, so living together, if they continue according to inertia,
Tess may accept Mick's proposal because she has no hope of promotion - if Mick is willing to remember his old love.
The next scene is still in place. The plot is that Tess went to interview for a new position in the hedging department the next day, and found out that it was a trap. The manager just wanted to play with beautiful women. She went home early in anger and found Mick at home.
He was actually having an affair with another black-haired beauty without telling her.
"Elizabeth?" Ronald asked the black-haired actress who came over to film an affair with Mick. This actress, Elizabeth Whitcraft, was very charming. Because she needed to expose her performance, Julia
Taylor has been looking for it for a long time. This is not a low-budget movie. In addition to being able to sacrifice, the actors also need certain acting skills.
The last person I found was Elizabeth. She had acted in two Alan Parker movies and had explicit scenes in them.
After clearing the place, Alec Baldwin and Elizabeth Whitcraft put two layers of adhesive tape on key parts and sat on the bed in the same bedroom in a woman-on-top position. Ronald gently
He closed the bedroom door, retreated to the back, and then sent a gesture to the director of photography.
There was no call to action in this scene to ruin the atmosphere, everyone was doing it automatically.
"Click" Griffith opened the door lock just like in the previous scene. After she came in, she suddenly realized that something was wrong. There was a sound that all grown men and women knew.
The photographer holding a camera stabilizer was taking pictures of her while backing away. Tess walked quietly to the bedroom door.
Tess, who listened at the door for a few seconds and was convinced that she heard correctly, kicked open the door. Doreen, played by Elizabeth, was riding on top of Mick. Mick was so frightened that he sat up.
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"What, no school today?" Mick, played by Alec Baldwin, said this line very well.
When people are in very embarrassing situations, they often say things they don't know, as if Mick was watching TV at home and saw his real girlfriend Tess coming back.
Elizabeth's performance as Doreen was also good. Her first reaction was to cover her face. When she was riding on top of Mick, she couldn't find her clothes and couldn't get away for the time being.
"There are no classes..." Tess was also stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say. Melanie Griffiths had a look of disbelief on her face.
"Well...it's not what you seem..." Mick, played by Baldwin, habitually quibbles.
But with the way Elizabeth was stuck on top of him, this reason didn't make sense.
"No, this is what you see, but I can explain..." Mick quickly changed his excuse.
Griffiths' face was full of disappointment.
"No, there's no explanation for that, Tess." Mick was caught red-handed and couldn't explain anything.
"Bastard!" Melanie Griffiths said softly, which was better than a thousand words or a loud roar.
She turned and left...
"Cut!"
Ronald quickly sent bathrobes, and both performers worked hard.
"The pauses in the lines are very good." Ronald first asked Elizabeth to put on a bathrobe, and then praised Baldwin. As a theater actor, he could make the lines so funny and cruel.
This is the truth for adults. Tess and Mick are not without feelings, but they are not that good either.
"Will I keep the frontal shot?" Elizabeth Whitcraft put on her bathrobe, tied her belt, and hurried over to ask the director. Exposing performances are just to show her face in front of the camera. If the director later puts on her own
If the frontal shot is cut out, it will be in vain.
"Do you mind?" Ronald asked. Originally, he wanted Elizabeth to be a background so that the audience could understand the plot. He had no intention of focusing the audience's attention on this beautiful woman.
"I want a frontal close-up, and I wouldn't mind showing up in Ronald's movie." Elizabeth Whitcraft said it very straightforwardly. If the movie is a hit, she will be the focus of discussion among the audience, of course.
A shot.
"Very good, I will arrange it right away. I will give you a close-up. You will also come to Xin's wedding scene later." Ronald regarded her as a dessert for the audience. An actor who works so hard in his performance deserves to be given an extra shot.