Chapter 391 Morning snapshot

  In an old neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, the sky just dawned. The iron air outlet of the underground pipe on the sidewalk is still emitting faint steam. A lucky homeless man snatched a cardboard box and occupied the air outlet. He was covered with a thick New York Post and slept very warmly.

  It was originally an apartment built by the government near Little Italy. The narrow street can only accommodate one car in and out. Outside the window of the apartment next to it is an old-fashioned fire escape installed to comply with fire regulations.

   "Meow!" A cat woke up the homeless man, he stood up from the cardboard box, and suddenly found that the other side of the street was noisy with people. The camera was set up, and there was a strong man holding a long pole with a fluffy white thing on his head, like a white cat beside him.

   "I'm sorry, a film is being filmed here, and irrelevant people are not allowed in." The homeless man was stopped by several security guards, and he looked forward.

  The camera was placed in the middle of the street, and there was a red and yellow police tape in front to separate him from the film crew.

   "Action!"

  A young man gave an order, and a beautiful female voice song was played on the spot. A strangely dressed woman with hair like a turkey came in from the other side of the street dancing and dancing.

   "Cut!"

  Ronald shook his head and pointed to the camera crew behind Cindy Lauper. A door on the side of the street opened, and a man in pajamas came out from the semi-basement gatehouse leading a big dog. . The dog was so excited to see Cindy that it started barking around her.

   "Shxt", the assistant rushed forward and started talking to the man.

   Taking advantage of the lack of people on the street in the morning, Ronald came to shoot this exterior scene, but the houses on both sides of the street were not closed or emptied of residents. In addition to the man walking the dog, some people were awakened by the music and opened the window to look down.

  For a small-budget MV, Ronald just took the opportunity to shoot secretly. It just so happens that this shot is spoiled by a resident and his big dog who can't wait to be sneaked.

"Are you making a movie? My dog ​​is very smart. I can be a passerby and walk behind the heroine." The resident is very interested in such a big battle, and also wants to see himself and the dog Appearance.

   "Thank you, no need." Ronald didn't want to cause extra problems. Dogs are difficult to shoot. Dogs that are not specially trained will often bark or run around when they hear the noise of the camera, causing unnecessary trouble to the photography.

"Then I'll just stand here. This is my legal apartment. I'm not breaking the law. You can't drive me out of my home." The middle-aged man was a typical New Yorker who knew a little bit of law. Then just talk about it for your own benefit.

"Okay, someone here will sign a temporary agreement for him and give you a shot, but you and your dog can only stand under the steps." Ronald looked at the sky, and if he was pestered by this person again, he couldn't do it. There are more and more people looking lively, and some people who work in the morning are about to go out.

   "Action!"

  Cindy Lauper started bouncing along with the rhythm of the music again. When she walked past the man and the dog, she improvised a bit and knocked herself on the head at him.

On the other side of the street, obliquely behind the camera, a portrait of the son of a record company executive riding a bicycle with a mail bag diagonally across, like a kid delivering newspapers, enters the picture from behind the camera, and crosses Cindy Lauper .

  Cindy, wearing high heels, jumped into the middle of the road with water stains on the ground, jumped over several puddles, and reached the opposite side of the road.

   "Cut!"

The scene of Cindy Lauper dancing home took a few more shots. The last shot was a close-up shot. The man in pajamas and his dog came out to make trouble again, and the lazy dog ​​lay on the ground for a while. .

Ronald saw that this part was at the end, so he couldn't care less, and at most cut off a part, "Hurry up, we still have to go to the street corner to shoot, and if it's later, people who get up early will come. "

   "Hey, you should pay me and my dog ​​wages. Otherwise, I will sue you for infringing my portrait rights." The man in pajamas asked for money again by relying on hearsay laws.

Ronald pointed to Hoffman's lawyer, and he stepped forward to negotiate, "According to our contract, you and your dog defecated during the filming, which violated the contract, and we have to bear the corresponding filming losses. According to this contract , you need compensation."

   "Hey, I'm just here to help you, what contract?" The man quickly pulled up the dog and ran away in the opposite direction.

   "Hey," Hoffman kept the contract. Originally, this was not an employment contract, but an informed consent. The person who signed it automatically waived the recourse to the portrait right.

   "Girls, it's your turn." Ronald picked up the electric horn and shouted at the eight secretaries yesterday. Today they put on all kinds of brightly colored skirts, belts, leather shoes, combed exaggerated and towering hairstyles, and started to dance.

   "Squeak..." Several large trucks stopped on the side of the road and were about to back into the road. Just happened to run into the film crew and got stuck at a crowded intersection.

   "I'm here to deliver goods to the grocery store, please make way." Several drivers who looked like drivers got out of the car and shouted at Ronald and the others.

   "We still have a few shots." The assistant wanted to reason with them.

   "Who agreed for you to come to film? We belong to the truck union. If you don't get out of the way, you will be responsible for your damage." The Italian truck driver began to be unreasonable, chewing gum and honking the horn.

   "You young people, don't you have the tradition of respecting the elderly? How did your mother teach you?

ah? Whose son are you? Let your mother come out and talk to me. Who did your laundry and made your pasta? How dare you talk like that to a mother. "

  Cindy Lauper's mother, Catalina, came over and gave these Italian youths arms one by one. These Italian youths who have to send their stolen clothes home for their mothers to change and wash all the year round, saw Aunt Caterina, who is also Italian, and suddenly became habitually honest, and sent a youth representative to complain to her.

   "We are working very hard, mom Katerina, we have to deliver the goods every morning before dawn. If the delay here is too long, it will affect our income."

"We're just going to do a shot of the girls walking into the street, very simply. If you're interested, you can also comeo here as your own characters, standing on both sides of the street and welcoming Cindy and her friends home." After listening to Ronald, he said that he wanted to race against time, and it would be troublesome if he got entangled with these people.

   "Oh yeah, 'The Godfather'! We are going to shoot 'The Godfather III'!" Italian youths are very enthusiastic about filming, and when they hear that they can appear on camera, they can forget about any difficulties. They parked the truck, stood on both sides of the road as Ronald arranged, and applauded the girls led by Cindy Lauper to dance into the street.

  Cindy took the lead, and those who were better at jumping came behind her, and those who were not so good at jumping followed behind.

  The large truck delivering goods to the supermarket was parked by the side of the road. Ronald asked these Italian drivers to take pictures together in a long line to cheer for the girls.

  More and more people gathered. Drivers, residents, morning joggers, taxi drivers, and construction workers on the side road repairing the road were all attracted by the camera and recording.

  Ronald did not refuse anyone who came, and asked them all to sign the informed consent form, and then made them stand still on the side of the street.

  Cindy Lauper took the lead, using exaggerated movements, moving forward while dancing, followed by a group of secretaries, who were also led by Cindy's people, and danced exaggeratedly one by one.

   "Girls just want to have fun, have fun!"

  The drumbeat of the song had a clear rhythm, and Cindy Lauper jumped up, picked up the hem of the skirt, and began to shake it.

  The secretaries also cooperated, just like the classic cancan dance, the dancers lifted their skirts and swayed them according to the rhythm. Except that there is no thigh lift, it is very beautifully done.

   "Cut!"

   Ronald directs everyone to transition, and then there are some dance scenes, which will be completed at the pier in Lower Manhattan.

"Director, which movie will we appear in?" The truck drivers dragged Ronald reluctantly, wanting to know if the movie they starred in was a gangster movie like "The Godfather". If so, what would they do? In the circle of friends, I have a lot of face.

"It'll be cool to watch MTV at that time." Ronald dismissed these Italian group performers. These people's cultural quality is very poor, and they are caught by the camera one by one. They always want to grab a few shots. , and there are not many shots left.

  The team moved to the pier in Lower Manhattan, facing the Statue of Liberty. There were not many people on the pier, and there were many girls on the scene, carrying large billboards, soliciting donations from pedestrians who came here.

   "Help us repair the Statue of Liberty."

  There are not many tourists on the opposite island, and the Statue of Liberty is getting more and more dilapidated. Many Girl Scout organizations will send Girl Scouts to collect donations.

   "Go and buy some biscuits." Ronald took out some cash and handed it to the assistant. When the Girl Scouts raise funds, they usually sell some biscuits whose prices are significantly higher than the market price, and the profits are used to raise funds.

  The film crew found a well-connected cafe by the pier. Lawyer Hoffman was sitting on a white outdoor coffee table, drinking coffee.

  The beautiful secretaries, dancing around the lawyer Hoffman, passed him one by one. Hoffman has small eyes and a pointed mustache, very much like an old-fashioned old man who is disturbed by beautiful girls.

  Cindy Lauper walked into the screen, pulled lawyer Hoffman up, and the two held hands and began to dance together. Hoffman took Cindy's hand and made her turn around.

   "Cut!"

   Standing on the second floor and directing the shooting, Ronald was very satisfied with this overhead shot.

   "Bring up the Girl Scout cookies, let everyone eat and have a rest", Ronald called everyone to rest, and the entire MV shot was almost finished.

   "Save me some peppermint ones." Ronald picked up the shooting plan to check, and with a few close-up shots, he was done.

   "Here, mint flavored ones." A familiar voice came, and a box of biscuits was handed over to Ronald to take by himself.

   "Thanks. Huh, Diane? Why are you here?"

  Ronald stood up, "Donna, are you here too? Didn't you say you're going to have dinner at home tonight?"

   "Diane and I haven't seen you for a long time, let's see you as a director." Donna replied with a smile.

   Ronald also smiled. Today Diane's style has completely become a high school girl, white shirt, jeans, a pair of Vans canvas shoes. The high combed hairstyle looks very imposing. Donna carried one more backpack than her good friend Diand, the inside was bulging, and she didn't know what was in it.

   "Oh, real pleasant surprise."

  Ronald quickly hugged his cousin and Diane Lane, and then rubbed their hair, "Wait for me, there are still a few shots to finish."

  (end of this chapter)