"I Am Sam" is actually similar to "The Gift of Room 7" to a certain extent.
But the style is completely different.
"The Gift of Room No. 7" adheres to the slightly exaggerated style of Bangzi with a Hong Kong nonsensical flavor, while "I Am Sam" is purely a Hollywood movie.
After deciding, Li Yi began to pull out the script of "I Am Sam".
As for whether it is the same as the real thing, it doesn't matter at all.
In fact, it can be said that Li Yi has already mastered movies like "I Am Sam". After all, "The Gift of Room No. 7" was the first movie he made.
"Need to meet this 'Sam'?" James Dean asked.
Li Yi pondered for a moment and shook his head: "No need!"
It's really unnecessary, for no other reason, because Li Yi is the director, and this Mr. "Sam" is actually just an adult with an IQ equivalent to that of a child, so it doesn't make any sense whether he meets or not.
Of course, the person who actually wants to meet "Sam" is the actor who will play the leading role in the movie next.
After all, such a role is still very challenging for actors.
Li Yi doesn't need to have a reference, because the original version is exciting enough and the actors' acting skills are superb enough, so it is the best reference.
In fact, many times, there is a big gap between what is performed and what is happening in reality.
Soon the "I Am Sam" project was officially approved. Li Yi didn't need to worry about publicity. Since Dean Pictures wanted to do this project, they would naturally take the initiative.
Of course, it's definitely not now.
Casting soon began.
Li Yi has never been fond of casting newcomers, and this movie has requirements for actors' acting skills and popularity, so he must choose already famous actors to play.
Fortunately, Li Yi is also a great director now, and it can be said that he is famous. Basically, no one will refuse his invitation.
In the end, among several candidates, Li Yi chose a veteran Hollywood actor, Jerry Nelson!
In fact, several other candidates are also good, but this one gives Li Yi the best feeling.
As for the selection of young actors, after auditions, a female child star was chosen, Anna Pierce!
I have to say this. In terms of actors in Hollywood, it can be said that the industry chain is really complete. From children to the elderly, there are almost many candidates to choose from.
The crew's early preparations are progressing very quickly. After all, although this is a movie adapted from real events, in fact, the scenes and plots involved do not need to be too complicated, and with the background of Li Yi's team and Dean Films
, this kind of movie actually couldn’t be simpler.
Soon, the crew was ready.
On the other hand, Dean Films did hire a lawyer for the real-life version of "Sam". It was not a particularly famous lawyer. After all, it had to correspond with the movie.
But in fact, no matter what lawyer is hired, in fact, it can almost be said that the outcome of this case is already determined.
Li Yi didn't have any moral mysophobia, but he still went to see that "Sam", and the result was just as he thought before, the other person was like a child.
Nothing can be communicated at all.
Over there, they are waiting for the court to convene, and here, the filming of Li Yi's movie has officially started.
The filming scene of "I Am Sam".
"The first scene of "I Am Sam", the first shot, the first time, ACTION!"
As the sound of the clapper fell, the filming of the movie officially started.
In fact, if a normal person wants to perform the feeling of low IQ and low energy, it will still test the actor's skill.
In the original version, the actor showed it in many details, making people feel what kind of person this person is when they see him.
Including the way of speaking, the speed of speaking, including body movements, running, etc., it can be said that almost all must be taken into consideration.
The first scene is in a coffee shop, where Sam works. As usual, he arranges cups, sugar packets and other coffee companion packets in order with a slight compulsion.
In this scene, the actor did not appear on screen, but this tested the actor's skills even more, because only one pair of hands appeared on the screen.
And those who have seen the original version will know that a pair of hands, even just looking at the movements of one pair of hands, can actually make people feel what kind of person the owner of these hands is.
"CUT! Sam, the movements are so skillful. I need people to see these hands. When they see these movements, they will know what kind of person the owner of these hands is, okay?" Li Yi shouted.
Jerry Nelson said: "OK, got it!"
"The first scene of "I Am Sam", the first shot, the second shot, ACTION!"
The second shooting started.
The cups, straws, and coffee mate bags were still placed, but this time, Jerry Nelson's movements were obviously much slower than before, and his fingers made some small movements from time to time, which made Li Yi couldn't help but nod secretly,
As expected of a veteran actor, this time it was obviously much better than the first time before.
"OK, very good! Let's keep one!"
We'll be shooting for the third time soon. In fact, no matter how many times we collaborate, it's impossible to shoot a movie forever, so every time it's a new beginning. For this reason, running in is very important.
As for actors, they need to know the director’s ideas, requirements, scale, etc.
In the same way, the director also needs to know what the actors can do.
This is something both parties need to get used to.
The same crew behind the scenes also need to get along well.
The first day of filming was not that smooth, but Li Yi was not in a hurry.
After all, in a play like this, especially Jerry Nelson's Sam, Jerry Nelson, although he has been living with the real "Sam" during this period of time, observing his behavior, habits, movements, speaking intonation, and speaking speed
etc.
But in fact, it is still very difficult to play such a role.
For example, a running action, how do normal people run? How does Sam run?
Etc., etc.
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Therefore, he needs to slowly integrate into the role, and this kind of role is the most difficult to integrate into. After all, as a normal person, you cannot really regard yourself as mentally retarded.
Fortunately, after a period of getting used to it, filming quickly became smoother.
On the other hand, under the arrangement of Dean Films, news has spread that "I Am Sam", a movie based on a true story, is being filmed.
Of course, this is just preliminary publicity right now.
The filming of "I Am Sam" was not much different from the filming of "The Gift of Room No. 7". It was even smoother, mainly due to the performance of the actors.
Soon "I Am Sam" was announced to be finished.
On the other side, the real "Sam"'s lawsuit is also coming to an end.
In terms of editing, Li Yi can be said to be the real quick shooter.
The movie was finished very quickly.
The first screening of "I Am Sam" was held inside Dean Films.
Li Yi is no longer what he used to be. It can be said that his movies are almost a guarantee of quality. At least before they failed, he was the best.
Therefore, Dean Films attaches great importance to it.
The people who came to watch the movie this time were not only people from Dean Films, but also many cooperating directors, producers, and some people from the crew.
In fact, for many people on the crew, including the actors, they have not actually seen the finished film, so they are also curious.
Soon the movie officially started showing in the internal screening room.
The scene in the movie is the first scene of the previous movie.
The play of those hands.
In the coffee shop, Sam is working.
He arranged the coffee cups one by one, and he seemed to have an obsessive-compulsive disorder to align the logos on each coffee cup.
Many people couldn't help but nod when they saw it, because just looking at these hands can make people feel that the owner of these hands is not a person with a sound IQ.
This is not derogatory, but complimentary.
Because it is not that easy to let people clearly feel the identity of the owner of the hands through the body movements of the hands.
Jerry Nelson saw this scene for the first time after the film was completed, and he couldn't help but smile.
He didn't expect it to work so well!
"Bah bang bang!" Sam finally made his official appearance.
He was like a child, as if he had done something extraordinary and couldn't help but clap with both hands.
"alright!"
Then he saw a wet stain on the table, walked over and wiped it with a rag.
While saying hello to this old customer.
"Bruce wants a huge skim cappuccino!" He spoke slowly but carefully.
The old customer stretched out his hand to give him a high-five, and he responded vigorously.
"That's right, man!"
"Good choice, Bruce!"
"Thanks, Sam!"
He also brought coffee to other customers: "A cup of caramel macchiato, very hot!"
"Good morning!" he greeted the gray-haired customer.
“Large non-foam vanilla latte, good choice!”
Seeing that the companion bags on the table were not arranged in order, he said while adjusting them.
At this time, a colleague came over: "Hey, Sam, the phone call came, it's time for you to go!"
Sam's reaction seemed a little slow, although he said: "Oh, yes, it's time to go!"
But he seemed to not know why he should leave for a while and continued to do things.
"Hey, it's time to go!"
"It's time for me to go!"
He was still a little confused.
"Oh! It's time for me to go, George!" Suddenly he finally came to his senses. The camera was moving in slow motion at first.
After greeting his colleague George, he ran out without taking off his apron.
His running movements are different from normal people.
People can clearly feel the difference between him and ordinary people at a glance.
Entering the elevator, he looked anxiously while still shouting: "Hurry up, it's the first floor, there are two floors left, hurry up!"
"It's the second floor, there's another floor!"
He was dancing around so much that other people in the elevator looked at him with strange eyes.
Finally arrived at the ward he was going to.
He called the woman's name "Rebecca"!
A black nurse asked with a sinister expression: "Are you the culprit?"
"I'm sorry!" he said, looking a little embarrassed.
"It's too late to say anything now, come here and hold her hand!"
He stepped forward to hold the mother's hand, and suddenly the woman shouted.
The child was born.
But Sam was startled, and felt like he was spinning.
It's a daughter.
Sam's ignorance and the child's mother's disgust make people sigh secretly.
The movie does not explain Sam and Rebecca's past.
But this is not the key.
Sam ignorantly took over his crying daughter and looked at the little guy. He couldn't help but move his eyes away.
"What's her name?" the female nurse asked.
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds..."
"Hi, you are my daughter, and I am your father!" He looked at his daughter, with half embarrassment and half joy on his face.
After completing the formalities, he walked out of the hospital with his daughter and mother!
Sam kept coaxing his daughter, but Rebecca on the side was expressionless and didn't care.
Obviously, she doesn't like this child, or in other words, to her, the child is just a burden to her.
The child's mother, Rebecca, said to Sam: "Let's take the bus today. Look, it's leaving. I'll stop it!".
Sam was stunned and wanted to get on the bus with his child. He asked the bus to wait, but when he turned around, the child's mother ran away in a hurry.
He still didn't understand why Rebecca was running away, and he even shouted worriedly: "The bus is leaving!"
But that woman had long since disappeared.
He stood there bewildered.
Hold the baby!
He is an adult, but in reality, he is just like a child.
He looked left and right, looking around, confused, he didn't know what was going on.
All this was too difficult for him to understand.
In the following days, Sam started pulling the girl alone. It was a miserable life!
In fact, it is difficult enough for a man to carry a newborn baby alone, not to mention that Sam himself is not a normal person.
The dazzling array of baby products in the supermarket drove him crazy.
He had no idea what to buy for his daughter.
At night, he couldn't sleep at all because the child kept crying. He didn't know what to do, so he could only hold him and coax him.
The noisy neighbor couldn't help but call him and ask him, what's wrong with your child?
Sam had no choice but to ask his neighbors for help.
The old lady asked about the child's mother, and Sam replied: "Her mother said, I don't want this kind of life, I don't want to be with you and the child, I just want to find a place to sleep!"
"What if the baby gets sick?" the old lady asked.
In the end, the old lady relented and let him take the child over.
The old lady told him: "The baby needs to drink milk every two hours!"
Under the old lady's earnest reminders, gradually and step by step, he also understood a lot of things: for example, babies need to drink milk every two hours; the regular weekly movie meetings and heart-to-heart talks will be changed to irregular ones.
"Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss cannot be read to children for a lifetime. At the same time, he also got a lot of doubts, such as why some men are bald, where is the end of the sky, and where is the missing hour in daylight saving time?
Where did Lucy look like him or the child's mother?
So a "little waiter" began to appear in the cafe, and he would take little Lucy with him to work.
But it is always too difficult to go to work with children.
He found his neighbor Mrs. Anne and told her: "I can't take her to work anymore because she is too big now."
Mrs. Anne was unwilling at first, but she was too soft-hearted and took the child.
