MTL - Best Actor-Chapter 67 too prominent
The cabin shook violently, which made people quite uneasy. Although the flight attendant repeatedly indicated that this was a normal phenomenon, the feeling of anxiety continued to grow. Fortunately, the plane stopped bumping at this time, and the passengers breathed a sigh of relief, but in a few seconds, the cabin began to shake violently again, accompanied by electric sparks, and the oxygen mask also fell from above. Even the most optimistic people realize that something big is wrong.
Finally, with a bang, a large hole was opened in the cabin wall by the strong airflow, and the passengers sitting there were immediately blown out, and the only surviving student grabbed the armrest of the seat. Wanting to get in, the teacher sitting in the middle also tried her best to reach out to pull her, but unfortunately she couldn't compete with the force of nature, and the other party was thrown out after all, and then...
"Okay, here we go!" With the voice of director James Huang, the shaking cabin finally stopped, and the actors in the seats finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But the director's next sentence made them complain again: "There are two more times, from left to right, and from bottom right to top right."
The arm was used to shake the prop cabin to create the interior of the aircraft at that time. As I said before, in film shooting, there are very few things that can be covered by a close-up lens, as long as it is guaranteed that the shot will not be cut through.
But the trouble is also here, since it is to express the panic atmosphere in the cabin before the explosion of the plane, then sharp and fast editing is essential. The fragmentation of the lens will inevitably lead to an increase in the number of shots, so a large group of people are in this prop cabin, and they will naturally not be happy with the few who may appear in the shot.
However, although the main actors were depressed, some of the extras found it enjoyable. Many people left after the filming. They must have thought about the addiction of acting. So, Huang took these several sets of shots over and over again, and then he was satisfied and announced the end of the work.
Then, the shooting at the airport continued. Among the supporting characters who were dying, Todd's death method had been determined. Because I needed to highlight the misunderstanding that it was suicide, I finally chose to step on the overflowing water and slip into the bathtub. I pulled down the wire of the shower curtain and wrapped it around my neck. In this way, he slipped on his feet and couldn't stand up, and was finally strangled by a steel wire.
One of Sean's ideas was also used, not scissors or toilets, but a small detail about the treatment of stagnant water. Todd stepped on the overflowing water and fell into the bathtub, trying to mislead people that he was committing suicide, so the water on the ground can not exist. However, it is impossible for the stagnant water to disappear automatically, otherwise it will show supernatural power too deliberately, and it will contradict the theme of death that is invisible and intangible, and only uses the theme of accidental death.
After thinking about it, there is no way, Huang had no choice but to use the method of automatically flowing back the water, but Sean interjected, it can't flow back automatically, then it can flow away. Thus, the final scene of Todd's death was completed, the water flowing on the ground scattered and disappeared under the bathtub, showing the supernatural power without violating the laws of physics.
"You really helped me, Sean." Huang was very happy.
But this didn't make him start filming Todd's death. On the one hand, the current scene is not complete, on the other hand, he also wants to say that everyone's death method is set before starting , there is still time anyway.
Finally ended the scene of the cabin. After a half-hour break, the crew started the scene before boarding. That's how filmmaking is. One second you kill your friend while crying, and the next second you have to hook up with him to pick up girls, so the state of the actor is very important.
James Huang actually wanted to go to the real scene to shoot the plot of the airport, but he applied for several, but the other party heard that there was a scene of an airplane explosion, and refused without exception. If anyone knows the story of what happened after the release of "Death Is Coming", they will definitely admire the person in charge of the airport who made this decision, which is too prescient.
So in the end, he had to let others go to various airports to take some real scenes, and the specific scenes were completed in front of the baffles and curtains.
"I want you to pay!"
"Too bad you didn't stay on the plane!"
The two young men who were separated by the police shouted at each other angrily, and then, Billy, who was standing in front of the glass watching the plane that had already flown away, shouted "shit", and then the glass shook The shattering sound exploded.
"Cut!" Huang's voice sounded, his brows furrowed, as if he was not satisfied with the effect, but his eyes behind the lens showed a hint of hesitation.
"One more time." He walked around the set twice, and then ordered.
However, although the director said it was one more time, he actually came seven or eight times. After that, he asked everyone to rest, but stopped Sean and pulled him to the monitor.
"Did you see anything?" Huang asked after replaying the shot several times after driving away the others.
"Sorry, I don't know what the problem is," Sean thought about it, then shook his head, "Can you tell me what I didn't do well?"
"No no no, Sean, you misunderstood," Huang shook his head, "Actually you did a good job, but the problem is, you did a great job."
"You did a great job?" Sean was stunned, then looked at Huang very puzzled.
"I know this sounds a little out of place, but it is," explained the other side, "You're doing a great job, Sean, and there are occasional instances of too much force. The situation, but you can adjust it with a few more shots. But, because of this, you leave everyone else behind a lot, which makes you too prominent, like... If the original crew was a car, on the road Smooth ride, so now you're pulling a bigger car in front and it's going well all the time, but no one can tell when it's going to go off track."
"Really?" Sean twitched the corners of his mouth in disbelief.
Although this is a low-cost commercial film, he still does a lot of homework. After all, the main emotion of the male protagonist is insecurity. Except for the first small episode, he is always tense, and it seems that he may die unexpectedly in the next second, but at the same time he has to control this emotion, not to show too much, it is best to show that kind of righteousness The fear of death and the longing for life and the paradoxes that come with it.
It sounds complicated, but in fact, compared to "The Genius Ripley", this role is relatively simple, so Sean, who is well prepared, seems to be able to interpret it with ease. Unexpectedly, the director is now telling him that he has done a bit too much, which is really strange.
"Isn't the better the actor's performance, the more happy the director should be?" After finishing today's work, Sean said to his driver and assistant on the way back.
Although he immediately agreed to Huang, he would pay attention to this and try his best to adjust the performance so that the performance can be maintained at a certain level without pulling others down too much, but he is still very puzzled.
"Maybe it is true, you told me before that making a film is a group work, and a good film can only be made with mutual cooperation," said Galen, who was driving the Lincoln Continental. "Just Like basketball, we used to say that Jordan or Barkley beat a team by himself, but in fact, without the help of the other four players to pass, break, screen, and distract others, one person can't get from the court. Killed there alone."
"Okay, maybe you're right..." Sean rubbed his chin and said, but looking at the street scene outside, he still didn't quite believe it.
It's the movie that stands out then, not a character in the movie."
"Simply put...don't want me to steal the limelight of the movie?" Sean still couldn't believe it.
"Yes, you should know, this is James Wong's first time directing a film," Frederick shrugged, "so what he needs is a good film that can tolerate flaws , but there are a lot of bright movies overall, so he doesn't need to have overly prominent parts, like actors who are above the movie."
"This is so strange, generally speaking, the good performance of the actors should make the movie more exciting." Sean said depressedly.
"Yes, but only if the director can control the actor" Frederick laughed, "If it is a well-known director, such as Anthony Minghella, he can control You, so there is no need to worry about this. But James Huang is the first time director, so he must not be able to control you, and he is directing a commercial film or a low-cost commercial film. Naturally, he does not want uncontrollable factors, that is, me In other words, the actors are above the movies."
He shrugged again when he said here: "What's more, James Huang is still Chinese. But then again, this is also a kind of affirmation for your acting skills, you should be happy. "
Sean did not answer, but sighed in his heart, yes, James Huang is a Chinese, and Chinese must work harder than others if they want to stand out here. If I hadn't been born here in this life, or if I had a very obvious oriental ancestry like Galen, it would be completely impossible to create a miracle to get the hero of "The Genius Ripley".
Thinking of this, the little dissatisfaction I had with James Huang Sheng before has disappeared. In that case, let's cooperate. Anyway, it's not too difficult, just follow the script's requirements, and you can make yourself a little more relaxed, why not do it?
"Hey, Sean, you bastard, every time you come to a party, you hide to the side and let people find you for a long time." A wine glass slammed on the bar, followed by Matt LeBron's smiling face appeared in front of Sean.
"How come," Sean said hurriedly, "I was just chatting with my agent, and I asked him for some questions."
Speaking, he winked at Frederick, who then rolled his eyes covertly, then grabbed Matt's hand with a smile: "How are you doing, Matt? ?"
