After Barry Miller suffered a double blow, Ronald told producers about the skirmish.
After producer David learned that the director had disclosed his relationship with Maureen Tiffey, he arranged for Ronald to continue to secretly keep an eye on Barry Miller to observe whether he behaved abnormally after the blow.
Fights caused by jealousy among crew members are not uncommon in Hollywood. However, Ronald didn't think Barry had the guts to compete with the director. After Allen revealed his relationship, he resigned obediently.
Afterwards, Barry Miller became cooperative and the filming progressed quickly.
Although most of the scenes in Famous World are indoor scenes, several of the leading actors in the acting department have some outdoor scenes. They mainly show the daily lives of the three leading actors in the acting department.
This morning is an outdoor scene, and the scene is very simple:
Doris, who is Jewish, and Montgomery, who is gay, are good friends. The two were doing acting exercises on the street in Manhattan. Doris pretended to be a blind person and held Montgomery's hand. The two chatted and walked toward the camera.
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None of the pedestrians noticed that Doris was pretending to be blind with her blind stick. The last pedestrian was even convinced by Doris' acting skills that she was really blind. He took out a few coins and threw them into the stainless steel pen in Doris' hand.
in the cup.
Producer David Da Silva applied for permission to shoot on the relevant streets, which took a total of 2 hours. The police helped block both ends of the street, and director of photography Michael Seresin directed his assistants to arrange the track.
When the two actors walk towards the camera, the camera will pull back, creating the feeling that the camera is gradually moving forward with the actors.
"You should have waited until your new toy arrived before shooting this shot, Alan," said director of photography Michael Seresin.
"That way we could have the rhythm of the opening scene of Saturday Night Fever."
Ronald had seen "Saturday Night Fever" and John Travolta walked through the streets of Brooklyn to the disco beat of the Bee Gees after the opening scene.
The camera follows his shoes closely, as if someone is carrying a camera on their shoulder to follow the rhythm of Travolta's walking.
At first, it was normal for me to watch a movie as an audience member. After being on the crew for a long time, I realized how difficult this sequence of shots was.
Carrying a camera on your shoulder can easily cause camera shake. Slowly following the shot to keep the image from shaking already requires amazing arm strength, and photographers who can do it can command very high prices.
Ronald couldn't figure out how to take the shot if he had to keep moving forward without the camera shaking. Now, according to the director of photography, there is a special equipment to take this kind of shot.
"This toy is only for rent, not for sale. Now only the inventor can operate it. Stanley has been using him for several months, and it's finally my turn. He will arrive in New York tomorrow."
"Oh? Kubrick was really a technology geek. Did he use so many new technologies in his new film The Shining?"
"You know him, our fellow Englishman, loves new toys best."
"How long can we use the toy?" the photography director asked.
"I only rented it for one day, and you can see it then."
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"Attention all departments, the actual filming is going on." The first assistant director took the electric horn and began to call all the extras to take their positions.
Although it is an ordinary street scene, all the pedestrians are extras. America is a legal society, and if you film the faces of passers-by in a movie without permission, you may be sued for reputational rights.
Besides, the crew is not short of money.
The working girl enters the picture from the left...the man in the peaked cap enters the picture from the right...the girl with pigtails collides with Montgomery...the lady giving change three, two, one...
"Danglanglang..." The coin fell into the stainless steel cup.
"cut! Very good."
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Garrett Brown is a tall man. He is holding a stick in his hand. There is a camera on the top of the stick, and a rectangular iron block for balance under the stick.
"Is this the equipment that was used to film Stallone climbing the stairs in 'Rocky'?" asked Alan Parker.
"No, that's the first generation of equipment. This is my latest improved second generation Steadicam." Garrett Brown patted the equipment in his hand.
Steadicam means camera stabilizer. It can use dampers to buffer the vibrations caused by the photographer's strenuous running movements into a slow movement, so that the images captured by the lens are gentle and clear.
Just like now they are going to shoot Doris and Ralph Garcia going down the stairs from the subway entrance and then walking onto the subway car.
The cameraman can follow the scene all the way with a Steadicam, and the picture captured will be clear and without shaking. Since the scene of Stallone climbing the Philadelphia monument in "Rocky" shocked the industry, many directors have wanted to include this scene in their movies.
In order to ensure that there would be no crowds during the filming, the producers approached the New York subway department and determined a station with no buses at night, and opened an extra subway specifically for the filming of the movie.
After the subway is closed, the subway will open one extra train, and only one extra train.
This only gives the crew one chance to shoot. Regardless of whether the performance and photography are good or bad, there is only one chance.
This site has two relatively high steps. Garrett Brown practiced twice and was ready to start shooting. The lighting, actors, and photography all strived to be well prepared and succeed the first time.
Maureen Tiffey and Barry Miller walked down the steps from the subway entrance. Garrett Brown held the Steadicam and walked back down the steps while pointing at the two actors to film.
The two play a couple and talk about the success of Ralph Garcia's stand-up comedy show.
After coming down the two flights of stairs, the two stood still at the subway waiting place. Garrett Brown started shooting from the front and moved to the back of the two, without any obvious shaking during the whole process.
"Woooooooo..."
The last extra subway train roared in.
The wind blew Maureen Tiffey's hair. The two said goodbye with a smile. Doris entered the subway, and the door was closed. The two were still telling their longing for the future through the subway car door, but
An American dream that belongs to both of them.
"Cut!" Alan Parker and Garrett Brown, who operated the camera stabilizer, confirmed the picture and announced that the shooting was successful.
Ronald looked at this magical toy and wanted to take it and play with it a few times.
Gart LeBlanc saw his thoughts and took out a business card and handed it to him. "If you need other crews in the future, you can contact me."
"Whether it's handheld, mounted on a car, or aerial photography, my camera stabilizer can help you get the perfect shot."