"Here are all the stills of Melanie Griffith. I have numbered them according to each scene." Robert Greenhart, Fox's production manager, carefully brought all the stills of the female lead.
Organize archives.
Ronald read it over and nodded to express his satisfaction. This is because the next plot will enter into Tess discovering Catherine's conspiracy to take her ideas as her own. Tess fights hard for her own future.
, while Catherine was recuperating in Switzerland with a broken bone, she "borrowed" Catherine's expensive clothes, "occupied" her office, pretended to be another manager, and began to find Jack Traynor to sell him the idea.
.
If successful, Tess can break out of the circle of secretaries and find a job that really suits her with this qualification. If not... then at the age of thirty, like other secretaries, she will give up her career dream and find someone else.
Married.
This is a door for the whole movie to enter the second act. Ronald likes this so-called "transformation" plot. It not only makes the audience like the heroine more, but also has an emotion of fighting with her, tending to
From Tess's perspective, I hope she succeeds in the end and gains career and love.
In order to prevent any omissions, we have to reshoot the previous scenes of Tess, and we need to archive all the appearances of Melanie Griffiths. In the next scene, she will become as sexy as Catherine.
Women in the workplace.
Arriving at the rented two-story mansion, Ronald watched the prop team doing the final finishing work. Generally speaking, the house kept the original appearance of the owner, who was a very tasteful person. However, Catherine was a single woman, so
The prop team bought some exercise bikes and other fitness equipment, put in a state-of-the-art computer, and filled the wardrobe with some women's clothes and shoes.
"Be careful, this painting cost me tens of thousands." Watching the prop team hang the Andy Warhol painting that Ronald photographed on the wall, he was still a little afraid that these people would think it was a bargain.
Thick hands and feet.
"You have the final say, director." The workers in the props team didn't believe it. They were obviously cheap advertising prints, but they cost tens of thousands?
"Please give way... The big guy is coming down..." Another person from the props team pressed the button and lowered the large crystal chandelier on the roof. The light inside was refracted by many crystals, which was particularly beautiful. It slowly lowered
It reached the first floor and finally stopped at a height of more than one person.
"This is half an antique. Clean it carefully. You don't know if there will be problems with the connection after such a long time." The man told a lady to take a feather duster and carefully wipe the dust. In fact, this can make the chandelier go up and down.
The electric device is installed just for cleaning.
"It's so beautiful, so beautiful." Donna said next to Ronald, hanging a sign as an assistant. Many little girls grew up listening to fairy tales, and there was always a crystal chandelier in the prince's castle.
"Really? Let's add this scene." Ronald felt that female viewers like Donna would also like it.
"Oh...what is this lifting chandelier for? It's so beautiful." Joan Cusack stood on the stairs, facing the camera lens, and said to Griffith next to her. The chandelier slowly moved from top to bottom.
Lowering to the ground, the camera looked through the chandelier and captured the admiration in the eyes of the two girls from poor families on film.
"This lift function is specifically for cleaning, can you imagine?" Tess, played by Melanie Griffiths, also opened her eyes wide. This is the dream of many girls in America since childhood.
"Cut!"
Ronald stopped, and the performance of the two was as good as ever, "The big scene is coming next, are you ready?"
"Of course, if you want others to take you seriously, you have to take your hair seriously." Melanie Griffiths was not afraid to cut her real hair short for this scene. She had long wanted to
Well, if this movie is successful, I will also receive more invitations to play roles as professional women, and this kind of short hair above the ears is just right.
"Action!"
The camera was placed in the bathroom and repeatedly placed so that both Tess and Xin's half-bodies appeared in the mirror opposite them. The individually movable angle makeup mirror below was also adjusted repeatedly to find an angle that could capture Tess.
The face is reflected, but the camera lens from the side and rear is not reflected in it.
"Action!"
"Have you really made up your mind?" Joan Cusack said to Melanie Griffiths who was sitting.
"Of course, if you want others to take you seriously, you have to take your hair seriously." Griffiths said the lines in front of the mirror, as if the character Tess was speaking, but also as if they were speaking from his own heart.
Joan Cusack, who was standing behind, pulled up a bunch of Melanie's hair with her hands, and then cut it off with scissors.
"Cut!"
Ronald saw that there was nothing wrong with the hair cutting scene, so he quickly asked a professional hairstylist to come over and cut Melanie Griffith's hair on the spot. After a while, a very good ear-cut hairstyle appeared.
on the head of Melanie Griffiths.
"Very good, very good. You go and take a rest." Ronald looked around at her new hairstyle. She was completely transformed from a tasteless secretary to a very elegant manager. Such sexy charm attracted people.
Jack Traynor, played by Harrison Ford, only makes it reasonable for the audience to fall in love with her.
If he was still dressed in the same rustic style, a top broker on Wall Street, and a successful man with the appearance of Harrison Ford, it would be difficult for the audience to understand how he could fall in love with Tess.
"It's Harrison here." Donna, who was beside her, was the first to spot the popular star.
"Hi, Ronald, I heard that the scene this morning was very good?" Harrison Ford came over to greet Ronald, "This is your cousin? Donna, right?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I saw Donna wearing red clothes next to me. Harrison politely signed an autograph for her, and the two even took a photo together.
"Thank you. Donna and her mother are my only relatives." Ronald also felt the kindness of Harrison Ford. If he wanted to express his affection for anyone, it would be difficult for him, regardless of gender, to resist. This may be the reason why
The charm of stars.
"I heard that the previous scenes were very good?" Harrison repeated the same sentence after taking a photo with Donna.
"Melanie is ready and her hair has been cut off. I think she is looking forward to playing opposite you." Ronald felt the emotion hidden under Harrison's casual appearance. It seemed like he was nervous?
Guiding stars is a troublesome thing, and Ronald felt he had a handle.
"I'm also looking forward to starring opposite her." Harrison said, taking out the script. His first scene on the set today was a love scene with Melanie Griffiths.
"When will we rehearse?" Harrison Ford began to look around at the layout of the scene and walked on his own route.
"No rehearsal," Ronald smiled.
"No rehearsal?" Harrison raised his eyebrows. If it were in the movie, his character would have come up with some good ideas.
"I want to capture the improvisation of the first rehearsal. When Melanie comes out, I will turn on the camera and you will go through it according to the specifications of the official shooting. I will not call Action, so that you can come up with some inspiration."
"Oh, that's it, that's good, I'll go get ready." Harrison Ford hurried to his resting place to gather his emotions. Ronald's serious approach made him a little nervous.
His wife, Melissa Matheson, heard a lot of news about the crew. Inside Twentieth Century Fox, there were rumors about the two leading actors, Sigourney Weaver and Melanie Griffiths.
The acting skills explode, and it is destined to be a masterpiece with the potential to hit the Oscars.
Therefore, Melissa Matheson repeatedly urged Harrison Ford to prepare seriously. This scene is also a good opportunity for him, so that the audience does not feel that his acting skills are inferior to those of female stars.
In this scene, Tess and Jack made an appointment to go to Jack Traynor to tell him about their merger and acquisition plan the next day.
That night, Jack Traynor will go to a cocktail party. Tess is a very calculating woman. She puts on her boss Catherine's high-top black dress worth six thousand dollars and Catherine's fur coat to go to the reception venue.
, pretending to have an "accidental" meeting with Jack Traynor, seducing him and leaving a deep impression on him.
In this way, when they meet the next day, Jack Traynor will be deeply impressed by her, and it will be easier to sell his plan.
However, the plan went wrong. Tess was frightened and anxious after seeing the price tag of six thousand dollars. Xin found her a sedative. After taking it, Tess had a drug-induced seizure at the reception and slept in the taxi.
Jack, who was being chased out in a daze, saw her and sent her back to his home.
"Bang..." The door was opened, and Harrison Ford carried Melanie Griffith upstairs. He acted very carefully, not letting Melanie hit the narrow stairs, and not letting the camera capture it.
There might be something missing in that sexy black dress.
When they reached the second floor, Harrison Ford gently put Melanie down and hung up her fur coat in a very gentlemanly manner.
Looking back, he saw that Melanie was already asleep, with her head tilted to one side. He went up to help her straighten it, and then asked, "Do you...do you want a nightcap?"
Jack Traynor saw Tess's messy hair. In this case, his girlfriend Catherine must use a nightcap to prevent it from weighing down when sleeping and the raised hair ruining the hairstyle the next day.
"I think you might not want to..."
Finally, the camera freezes on Harrison Ford looking at Melanie lovingly.
Ronald didn't call Action or Cut, but the director of photography reminded him if he should stop.
"Ah...yes, yes, very good, Harrison, very good." Ronald reacted and quickly used his praise skills to praise Harrison Ford's first scene.
Melanie Griffiths also chuckled. Ronald's daily compliments were all too familiar to her. He didn't reward toys today, nor did he give out his baked cookies. Maybe he was interested in this.
Not very satisfied with the lens.
"Not bad?" Harrison Ford looked at Ronald.
"Pretty good. Let's take a break and I'll ask the photography director to adjust the lighting. Your face needs better side lighting to set off."
"Ha..." Harrison Ford smiled, and it seemed that his performance was not bad.
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"It's terrible, it's terrible. Why doesn't Harrison Ford have any star aura? Han Solo and Dr. Indiana Jones have all disappeared from him..." Ronald pulled the director of photography, Michael Barr.
House ran to the small lounge next door. Ronald locked the door and began to complain in a low voice.
"Is it my problem, or do you think so too?" Ronald couldn't bear to say it to his face outside, so he and the photography director had a clear conversation.
"Harrison was not in good condition. When I took a close-up of his face, I didn't feel his unique charm..." Michael Ballhaus felt the same way.
"His soul is no longer there, no longer in that body. It seems to be somewhere else. Did he stay on the set of Star Wars?" Ronald vented a few words, "What do you think?"
Compared with the three actresses, Harrison Ford's performance was terrible. Ronald stood beside the camera and looked over. It seemed that nothing happened to Harrison Ford's body, face, and mouth.
Isn't this just an ordinary blue-collar worker, reciting his lines without enthusiasm? Where are all his charming shots hidden?
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ronald even missed Alec Baldwin's performance when he auditioned for Jack Traynor.
"Shoot a few more shots, and you'll have enough material to use." After much thought, Michael Ballhaus came up with the oldest method, which was to shoot more and put them together during editing.
"This time, Harrison, you can add a little bit of your own feelings, for example, ask Tess if she wants some coffee? I think this is a good time for you to show off your acting skills. The audience likes to see you show that to beautiful women."
gentleman."
Back outside, Ronald entered Harrison's lounge and made up some excuses to ask Harrison to take one more photo.
"Are you sure? I have no problem, I can act the way I usually speak." When Harrison Ford heard this, Ronald respected himself very much and decisively decided to meet the director's request.
"Tess, would you like some..." During the second shot, Harrison Ford added some actions. He took Melanie's hands away, placed them on her abdomen, and then helped her tidy them up.
He touched the hem of his skirt... "Well, I think now is not the time to drink coffee."
"Cut!"
Ronald changed his angle this time, stood behind the camera, adjusted the director's viewfinder to the same focal length as the camera, and watched Harrison's performance.
"It's still the same, Harrison Ford seems to have lost his soul, and he doesn't show any of his star qualities..."
Looking at Michael Ballhaus, the director of photography gently shook his head.
Ronald had no choice but to step forward and said, "Very good, very good. Your performance is unexpected. This improvised line is very good. Harrison, I didn't expect your improvisational skills to be so good..."
"Ha...this is nothing..." Harrison Ford was praised by Ronald, and the corners of his mouth began to smile with laughter.
"However, I think we can try some new things..." Ronald saw the corner of Harrison Ford's mouth starting to drop again, "You inspired me, Harrison, you inspired me, usually
When you see female friends, what would you give them to drink?”
"Drink some medicinal tea, my wife often makes it for me..." Harrison Ford felt that Ronald's statement made sense.
"Action!"
In the third article, Harrison Ford came forward and sat opposite Tess. He put his hands between his knees and rubbed them vigorously, as if he was a little unaware of this beautiful woman wearing a sexy custom-made skirt worth six thousand dollars.
At a loss.
"Would you like some herbal tea? But I don't have any here. If I drink too much and someone gives me a cup of herbal tea, I will feel very good..."
"Cut!" Ronald shouted, "Uh...Wonderful, you did a great job." Ronald took the lead in applauding, and all the technicians present were led by him to applaud as hard as they could.
"Thank you, thank you..." Harrison Ford also stood up and performed a ritual to thank everyone.
"You are amazing..." Melanie Griffiths stood up and sent a kiss to the other party.
"Um...thank you"
Ronald exchanged glances with the director of photography. This one was even more ordinary. Even a kid from the high school drama club could do it better than him.
Among the people present, only cousin Donna, who was close to Ronald, saw the clues and asked, "Is there something wrong? Ronald?"
"I have to let him do one more before he loses his celebrity temper." Luo whispered into Donna's ear.
"Harrison..." Ronald stepped forward.
"Don't tell me you want another one?" Harrison Ford said half-jokingly.
"Forehead……"
"Harrison, can I call you Harrison? When you were making movies, you were really charming. I bet all the female employees on Wall Street would be moved to tears if they were treated like this by you." Donna stepped forward.
He took over the conversation.
"Ha... I'm glad you said that... Before I came here, I hired an image consultant to imitate men on Wall Street." The corners of Harrison's mouth began to rise again.
"They are indeed very similar to Wall Street elites, no, they are very similar to you...just a little bit different..." Donna replied.
"oh?"
"They are not as gentlemen as you. Those male managers on Wall Street just want to buy me a drink..."
"Hey..." Harrison Ford was very happy when he heard that his image and dressing style were imitated by Wall Street managers. What celebrities care about most is their own image.
"What do you think? Would it be better to have a glass of brandy?" Ronald took the opportunity to put forward an idea.
"Uh... Okay... I'll do one more." Harrison Ford was in a good mood, and rarely agreed to shoot a fourth shot with the same shot.
"How about... some brandy? I'm afraid I need some brandy..." Harrison Ford sat on the chair again, looked at Melanie Griffith opposite, and said the new version of the lines. "Oh.
, you are really beautiful..." At the end, Harrison Ford added another improvisation.
"Cut!"
Ronald stepped forward and wanted to come, "Harrison, what do you think..."
"Oh, come on, Ronald, do you really want me to take that first shot multiple times? Remind me of George and us making Star Wars?" Harrison Ford was impatient, and he couldn't
He is no longer the young actor he was at the time of Lucas. He just filmed a few scenes like this, which is enough.
"Ah... I just think that everyone hasn't seen enough of your performance..." Ronald didn't want to get too stiff with the star on the first day, "What should I say, I have to get you something delicious to cheer you up.
.Your acting talent always inspires me and other actors..."
Harrison Ford looked at Ronald, and he no longer believed the young director's nonsense. He didn't know how to shoot, right?
Ronald went back and drank the lipstick tea. He also cursed Harrison Ford in his mind. Such a big star got such a high salary. What the hell was he acting? He couldn't even speak a monologue well. He was so dry.
No rhythm or charm.
I don’t know how to handle the next shooting? Ronald is already a little crazy.
"Where are you going to eat?" Donna came over, "I know there is a very delicious Chinese restaurant nearby. If you want to eat Chinese food, we have to call and make a reservation. The boss is my friend."
"That's it..." Ronald waved his hand and took the main actors such as Melanie Griffiths, Joan Cusack, and Harrison Ford to eat, regardless of the rest of the finishing work of the crew.
Very delicious.
"I have to say, this Chinese food is completely different from what I have tasted in Los Angeles. It is very delicious." Harrison Ford has no resistance to delicious food. After eating the two main dishes of roast chicken and roast suckling pig, his body and mind were greatly improved.
It was a huge relief, and the depression of being forced to take four photos by Ronald just now was relieved a lot.
"It's really delicious, comparable to what I ate in Xiangjiang." Ronald was also conquered by the food. For a star like Harrison Ford, who has such a glamorous appearance, we'll have to wait and see what he will do tomorrow.
"Is it really so delicious?" Melanie and Joan, two actresses who want to be on a diet, can only cut a small piece and put it in their mouths. The crispy skin of the roast chicken, coupled with the tender and juicy muscles, several kinds
The touch is mixed with the pleasant sound in the mouth, melting together, it is truly a top-notch delicious food.
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When Ronald returned to the hotel, he first called the film delivery man to rush it at the lab. He would see Harrison Ford's film developed early tomorrow morning.
He himself also called Martin Scorsese, a teacher who had trained big-name stars, for advice: "Marty, what do you do when a star is out of shape?"
"Oh, Ronald, the best thing to do with this question is to make sure that the star's image and role are close to each other at the beginning. I only contact stars who can cooperate." Scorsese uses stars to find those who are willing to perform for the sake of performance.
An actor who abandons the prestige of stardom.
"Hey, I understand, thank you..."
Ronald, who didn't get any advice, took out his phone and called Polly Platt, the production's artistic director.
"Polly, I need you here tomorrow to support me and be on my side."
"Oh, my God, it's Harrison? I'll go..." Polly Platt knew it was a star issue as soon as she heard it. In a big production crew, if the director didn't suppress the star at the beginning, it would be endless after that.
The tug-of-war and compromise were very energy-consuming and would bring down the crew...