As the saying goes, good things take a long time, let alone shooting three movies in 17 days.
October 13th, 5 p.m.
The filming scene of "Buried Alive".
There are many cities in the United States located in the desert, the most famous of which is the casino city of Las Vegas. However, the crew of "Buried Alive" did not have the good luck to film in Las Vegas.
They are in the desert area northwest of Los Angeles. The climate here is dry all year round. From a glance, the houses and buildings are all very beautiful and neat, like an oasis in the desert. Of course, these are all built with money.
As Jack Black, a first-time director, to be honest, he felt very uneasy. For him, the problem he faced was not only to complete the filming of "Buried Alive" in the shortest possible time, but also to use...
This drama is here to prove myself, and this is the most important thing.
As the Jews say, even a pig has its market price, let alone a person?
Therefore, everyone has his own value.
Fat Jack has been the target of discrimination since college. People laughed at his fatness and ridiculed his clumsiness. He had low self-esteem and no self-confidence, so he had to use his indifferent smile to disguise how bohemian and careless he was.
superior.
But in fact, fat people also have spring, and fools also have ideals.
Jack Black's ideal is to be a screenwriter and an actor, to be able to hold his head high on the stage and accept everyone's cheers.
But this ideal is so far away. Due to appearance issues, he can only hide behind the scenes and do some piecemeal dubbing work, or sadly play roles such as clowns, fools, fools, or idiots.
Why am I doing this?
Jack Black asked himself this countless times.
I am not stupider than others, nor am I stupider than others. If I am guilty, I am just a little fatter than others.
God, is this my punishment?
I'm not convinced!
Fat Jack said to himself.
I want to prove to myself that my big belly is not a straw bag, but a talent!
Now, dear Yi Feiyang has given himself a chance, he must seize it, yes, he must seize it!
The more Fat Jack reminded himself solemnly like this, the more nervous he became during filming and couldn't let go.
Jake Gyllenhaal, who stars in this drama, quickly discovered this problem.
Gyllenhaal comes from an acting family. His sister is an actor, his mother is a producer, and his father is a director. Therefore, he is basically familiar with the process of filming and controlling it.
Gyllenhaal didn't understand why Yi Feiyang wanted this fat rookie who knew nothing and knew nothing to be the director of this drama, and privately told himself to help him.
Maybe Yi Feiyang and this fat man are very good friends.
Chinese people always like to talk about friendship, don't they? Just like they like to give gifts and red envelopes during holidays.
At the beginning, Gyllenhaal could tolerate the clumsiness of Fatty's director. After all, everyone had just cooperated, so they still had to give some face. But soon, Gyllenhaal couldn't stand Fatty's shooting speed.
Especially as the male protagonist of this drama, Gyllenhaal thought that many scenes should be repeated over and over again, but this fat panda man called him a "blocker" all the time.
"Damn it! Do it again!"
"God, does he know how to take pictures?"
"The camera is on me, okay, man, we are making a movie, not doing street interviews!"
…
In Gyllenhaal's opinion, the reason why he keeps taking another camera after another is not his fault at all. It's this damn fat man who doesn't understand the angle and process of controlling the shooting. Yes, he is simply a fool!
Poor China Yi chose such a guy to direct this drama!
Finally, halfway through filming, the young and energetic Gyllenhaal couldn't stand it anymore.
"Damn it, how did you become a director? Can you be a director? What kind of head do you have?!"
Gyllenhaal yelled at director Jack Black on the spot.
In an instant, everyone was stunned by this sudden scene.
The actor yelled at the director on the spot, which was unprecedented.
It's so surprising.
Seeing that the words had been spoken, Gyllenhaal was also ready to fight. He had been holding in his anger for a long time, and now he roared out.
"Damn it! Do you even understand what a movie is? Do you know how to stand in front of the camera and direct the actors to work? Have you ever experienced the excitement in your heart when there are countless pairs of paying attention eyes around you?! Have you fantasized about your own movie?
Is the roar of applause that comes from the cinema a good whistle when you achieve success?! Do you know how the camera pans and pans, and how the film is edited?! You don’t know, you are just a director who was pushed
It’s just the fat guy in the seat! Being a director is not that simple! So, man, stop dreaming, go home and wipe your ass and go to sleep.” Gyllenhaal roared out a series of words, and then looked at him with disdain.
A stunned Jack Black.
Just the fat guy - Blake was turned into mud by Gyllenhaal's on-the-spot shouting. No matter how thick-skinned he was, no matter how hip-hop he usually was, and pretended not to care, he was blushing at the moment, and he wanted to crawl into the cracks of the ground.
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But it took him a long time to come back to his senses. Damn it, I am the director. Why was I scolded by an actor?!
"What did you say? Bastard! Who are you, and what qualifications do you have to judge me? Damn it, you are just an actor, understand? A guy who was invited back to film by our company! I can drive you away right away! Yes, bastard!
"
The fat man was like an angry calf, cursing at Gyllenhaal.
"And just now, what did you say? Yes, that's right. I just became a director and I don't know how it feels to stand in front of the camera. I don't have any experience in making films, and I haven't been welcomed by the audience. But I ask you,
Is it difficult for Spielberg to be born to make movies? Is it difficult for Lucas to be born to be a director?! Since I, Jack Black, have been pushed to the position I am today, I have the confidence to do my best! But!
What about you, what kind of shit actor are you? Who has ever seen a protagonist who disobeys orders and yells at the director like you?! Oh, damn God, you piss me off so much, you know that?
I want you to get out, and I want you to get out now! Our "Buried Alive" crew doesn't need you anymore!"
The more Fat Jack spoke, the louder his voice became, and the more he spoke, the more confident he became.
Yes, I am a director, who am I afraid of?!
"Ha, this is what you said! From now on, man, I, Gyllenhaal, swear to God, I will not film this movie anymore!" After Jack Gyllenhaal finished speaking, he waved his hand and was about to leave, but was stopped by
Several colleagues from the crew stopped him.
"Calm down, everyone, calm down!" said the photographer in charge of shooting, "I think everyone is a little tired, director, why don't you take a rest first?" The photographer asked Fat Jack for his opinion.
Jack Black waved his hand indifferently, and the crew temporarily disbanded.
Seeing the people disperse, Fat Jack let out a breath, then sat down on the open ground, thinking blankly.
"Is it really that difficult to be a director? Damn it, why can't I control an actor?" Fatty muttered.
Then he remembered what Yi Feiyang said when he appointed him as the director of the play "Buried Alive".
"Your name is Jack, and he is also called Jack. I hope you 'Double J' can bring me a miracle!"
These words are still fresh in my memory and still in my ears.
But now, I actually had a falling out with the guy with the same name as me, yes, I completely fell out!
In front of the whole crew, they almost got into a fight.
Fat Jack felt desolate in his heart. It seemed that he would never be able to complete this play. Damn you bastard, you are so inconsiderate! Don’t you understand that this is his first time as a director? Some problems are inevitable.
Why are you yelling so loudly? Damn you bastard, damn it!
The fat man was a little desperate. It was his first time as a director, but he was stillborn?!
He dialed Yi Feiyang's phone with some frustration. It was very simple. He hoped that he would understand him and send another talented person to direct the drama. In short, he couldn't make it.
But when he called Yi Feiyang and told Yi Feiyang what had happened, Yi Feiyang simply said, "You have to start and end everything. Even if you make a really bad movie, I won't blame you! Continue.
Work hard, as long as you persist, you will defeat yourself!"
Yi Feiyang's words were very plain and not very inspiring, but Fat Jack's nose felt sore after hearing this, and tears almost flowed out.
Without it, it’s just because Yi Feiyang has unconditional trust in him!
A scholar dies for a confidant!
Although Fat Jack Black didn't know this old Chinese saying, he had this unusual thought in his mind.
Yes, I can't be negative, I can't just admit failure!
This is my first drama!
This is my first chance to prove myself as a director!
I can't just give up!
Yes, absolutely not!
The fat man clenched his fist and punched the ground hard.
…
In October in the California desert, the climate changes are particularly obvious.
The sun was scorching during the filming during the day, but at night, there was a sudden cold wind.
The desert that was originally steaming with heat seemed to have turned into an ice field with a huge appetite. It swallowed up all the heat in one breath, and was replaced by a bone-deep cold.
Gyllenhaal slouched his legs and sat on the coffin, an acting prop, looking at the sand blown up by the cold wind not far away.
The fine sand danced with the wind, like rising yellow gauze mist in the hazy night, which stood out particularly conspicuously.
Gyllenhaal took a long drag on his cigarette. He didn't quite understand why he hadn't left yet. Was he unwilling to leave the crew, or was he still holding out hope for that annoying idiot director?!
Yes, I am no longer a child, why am I still so impulsive?
Gyllenhaal asked himself.
The cigarette butt disappeared in the night, like his ups and downs of heart.
At this moment, footsteps sounded from behind.
The rustling sound is getting closer and closer.
"Hi, Jack," the voice turned out to be the fat director's voice. "Can I sit down?" He said it very calmly, not like he had been quarreling at all.
Gyllenhir nodded, and the fat man sat down next to him on the coffin. The fat man was playing with a piece of withered grass in his hand.
Neither of them spoke.
The withered grass kept changing patterns in the fat man's hands, and soon it was woven into a grass-colored grasshopper.
The fat man swung the "grasshopper" back and forth in his hand, looked at Gyllenhaal who was smoking, sniffed, and then said: "Can you give me one too?"
Gyllenhaal didn't answer. After a moment, he touched his body and took out his cigarette case...
Fat Jack took out a cigarette and said to Gyllenhaal again as if he was embarrassed: "Man, can you lend me another light?"
Gyllenhaal handed him the cigarette butt.
The fat man held the cigarette butt, lit his cigarette, then returned the cigarette butt, took a deep drag on the cigarette, and sighed to the coffin under his butt: "Ha, I didn't expect it to be so cold here, damn it if I could lie here
It would be nice to have one in your coffin!”
Gyllenhir ignored him and stared at the night sky.
The fat man found it boring and said, "You are so handsome looking up at the stars."
"Is this what you came here to say?" Gyllenhaal finally spoke.
"Oh no, what I want to say is... neither of us are children anymore, yes, that's what I want to say!" The fat man laughed dryly.
"anything else……"
"Also...I'm sorry for today!"
Damn it, Fatty risked his life for this drama.
"You're right, I really have no directing experience! Yes, like a fool, I am uncertain about many things! I need your help, man, I need you to come back, I need you to remind me, really!"
Gyllenhaal didn't expect the fat man's attitude to change so quickly, and was stunned for a moment.
The fat man took a deep puff of his cigarette and said, "I really want to finish filming this movie, no matter whether it is good or bad! Although I still don't understand why my dear Yi gave me such an important responsibility.
,Leave it to me, this useless guy!"
"From college to now, I have never done anything well. I told you not to laugh. I grew up in the ridicule of others. They laughed at me for being fat, they laughed at me for being clumsy, they laughed at me for being an idiot, a fool...
I can endure all these, and I have endured them all, but now, I just want to seize the opportunity that belongs to me! Yes, man, my opportunity! The opportunity that I have been looking forward to for a long time!"
The corners of the fat man's eyes were moist. Then he fell into Gyllenhir's arms.
Gyllenhaal was completely stunned.
The fat man had tears and runny nose, "Please, please help me! Let's work together to make this movie a success, okay?"
Only then did Gyllenhaal wake up, and his first reaction was to immediately push the fat man away from his arms.
"Hey, man, don't do this, you're making things difficult for me..."
"No, if you don't promise me, I won't get up!" The fat man said shamelessly.
Gyllenhaal pushed several times, but failed to push the fat man away. The fat man was too heavy.
At this time, the voices of the crew members were heard not far away.
Gyllenhaal was afraid that someone would see him like this, "Okay, I promise you, get up quickly, you damn guy!"
"Haha, that's what you said!" The fat man burst into laughter.
Gyllenhaal, speechless.
Since everyone is open, there is no need to hide anything.
After all, being able to continue sitting together after the quarrel is all for the sake of filming.
Gyllenhaal considers himself a good actor.
Fatty thinks he wants to be a good director.
Yes, since we all have ideals, why not work together?
Arguing only makes people laugh, right?
So in the following time, the two chatted with each other candidly.
Fat Jack said that he read Edgar Allan Poe's novels while filming this drama.
Edgar Allan Poe is the greatest originator of detective novels in the United States and the king of horror novels. In the field of horror novels, he is definitely the best in the world. If not talking about anything else, just his few "Black Cat", "
"The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Pit and the Pendulum" are simply the best of horror novels.
However, what I am currently studying is Edgar Allan Poe's most famous novel, "The Fall of the House of Usher", because it is the first horror novel to describe "people being buried alive".
Fatty hopes that he can draw inspiration from this novel. What are the different feelings of being "buried alive"?
After hearing the fat man's words, Gyllenhaal couldn't help but be startled, because he had also been reading this novel recently, and he was an out-and-out Edgar Allan Poe fan.
It's rare that the two of them found a "common language". Especially this common prophecy is beneficial to filming.
So the two started chatting about everything, including "The Fall of the House of Usher", "Cease to Breathe", the misery and mystery of Edgar Allan Poe, and how to film the play "Buried Alive"
, how to let the processing...
As time passed slowly, familiarity and tacit understanding began to slowly merge together.
under night,
The desert here,
No longer cold.
(I accompanied my mother to the hospital for medical treatment. Please forgive me for the late update.)
