Chapter IX Continue to Shoot and Guest

"Good job, Gary, now there is good news and bad news. Which one are you going to listen to first?" Adrian behind the monitor looked up, watching Gary Dannis, the character of Lieutenant Dan on the set, loud .

"Well ..." Sinis glanced around and shrugged. "What's the good news."

"The good news is that your image is excellent, and I'm very happy." Adrian said with a smile.

"What about the bad news?" Hanks, who was standing next to Sinis, asked first.

"The bad news is that my technical adviser told me that the blue material wrapped on your legs was not cut in place, so we have to repeat this shot." Adrian spread his hands and raised his head, suddenly , Wailing everywhere.

What is being filmed is the wedding of A-Gump and Jenny at the end of The True Story of A-Gump. Lieutenant Dan came with his fiancée to participate. This scene is the two most important people in A-Gump's life. Meet once.

Regarding this scene, Adrian once remembered a comment saying this: The two representatives of the United States, which are different and even extreme, shook hands because of A-Gump.

The representative of Jenny is undoubtedly the young people who were once regarded as a broken generation in the 1960s and 1970s in the United States. They are drug addicts, radical, longing for freedom, and desperately want to be noticed. , Those who are conservative, traditional, and do not want to change, such as he thinks that he should die there when he enters the battlefield instead of becoming a disabled person.

They all lost their goals in life and lost their confidence in life. On the contrary, A-Gump, who has the simplest outlook on life, no matter what he encounters, keeping in mind his mother ’s words, he always keeps running forward, but he has achieved what other people cannot. Success, compared with each other, is meaningful at the same time as irony.

Therefore, "Forrest Gump" is a completely American theme movie. Although the character of Gump is fictional, it is regarded by many as a representative of the American Dream: as long as you work hard to succeed

Many people actually know that the American Dream is largely a pie. Yes, there are of course successful people like Steve Jobs who started from scratch-which is why A-Gump invested in a computer company that sells Apple-but more like Bill Gates, who is both capable and People with connections. People who start from scratch and succeed by their own efforts may not have one in 100,000, unless the standards are lowered.

But giving hope is better than giving nothing, which is why Adrian is willing to appreciate Oscars, even though the film school is somewhat conservative and not so fair. Just look at the best films of each session. Most of the movies, no matter how dark and negative the overall story is, there is always a dazzling bright color that gives people encouragement and hope. For example, in the "American Beauty" for a few years, many people said that this film has stripped the glorious skin of the American middle class, but the phrase "I am proud of my small life" after the death of Linus has sublimated the whole theme. Up.

So a completely black movie like "The Seven Deadly Sins" may be great but never get the best Oscar movie. The propaganda of a large media group in a country must be the mainstream value point of view. It is the same in both the United States and the country in which Adrian lived in the past. It only took China several years to understand that it was on track, and the propaganda work was horrible.

There are many reasons for this. Americans are more familiar with the system and understand how to integrate their values ​​into the story, which has a subtle influence on people, such as "The Forrest Gump" being filmed by Adrian.

In addition, the strong culture and some things in the system are also one of the reasons, but some idiots in Chinese filmmakers are also the reasons. They have mixed in that circle as a previous life, and relying on their innate advantages in this life, they are calling in Hollywood. Adrian is fully qualified to put the word idiot on the head of some people.

Well, let's not talk about this, let's return to the set. Lieutenant Dan played by Gary Sinis because he lost his legs in Vietnam, so his legs cannot be exposed when shooting. It's usually easy to get in a wheelchair and hide your legs underneath, but in this scene of A-Gump's wedding, he came with a cane and rolled up his trousers to show A-Gump his titanium alloy. Prosthetic. In this case, he must wrap his calf with a special blue cloth, and then remove it entirely for prosthetics during post-production, so the blue cloth must be just right, and even a little problem will not work.

Fortunately, after passing the shooting again, and then shooting again to reserve, the film in Alabama was almost the same, the rest are fragmentary shots and need to be retaken.

Before Adrian left, some of the less important shots were handed over to Richard Ryan, the deputy director. He basically did a good job, except for a few shots. For example, Jenny returned to A-Gump for the first time, and when they were walking in the wild, they came to Jenny's original home. Thinking of all the past events, Jenny picked up a stone and smashed it to the side of the house, and finally fell to the ground and weeped. Adrian's original intention was to shoot from the bottom up, showing a sense of heights and distances, in order to reflect the openness and loss in Jenny's heart at this moment.

Although Ryan did this, the shot was not as good as Adrian's, so after thinking about it, he decided to retake it. Fortunately, the shot of A-Gump who let people down this house after Jenny left has not been shot, so it can still be used. Although it doesn't matter if it is overthrown, it is only a few days to set up a scene, but why not use it? How about it?

"You performed well before, Linda, so just remember what you felt." Adrian was speaking to the heroine Linda Dylan at the same time, and Tom Hanks was standing beside him.

Now 25 years old, Linda Dylan is just a second-line actor in Hollywood. She has pretty good acting skills and has a good grasp of the role of Jenny. Because the women around Adrian are not suitable for this role, he chose an actor casually at first, but it turned out that Rachel came to the door after two weeks of filming.

Yes, the drug addict image that Rachel said to him at the very beginning was Jenny in The Forrest Gump. Although it is a bit weird for British women to play typical American women, Adrian believes that if Rachel plays well, she might not be able to play the taste. After all, he knows her well, and it is not difficult to guide her to master this role, and it was not an exaggeration to say that Rachel had a narrow path. She is indeed suitable for a heavy female role, but it is easy to play too much. Limiting yourself, it is not easy to think about change at that time, which is essentially the same as the transformation of youth idols.

"Yes, Mr. Director, I understand." Linda nodded and walked aside to start brewing emotions.

Adrian turned to Hanks. For Hanks, he didn't have any extra words. He just patted each other's shoulders, cut a flat head and wore a blue and white plaid shirt and white trousers. Si also smiled and said nothing.

I have to admit that, as far as the actor is concerned, Tom Hanks is indeed very good, and feels right about A-Gump. From the beginning of the film to the current ng, there are very few, so Adrian need not worry at all.

As the baffle knocked down, the scene was silent for a moment. Linda, who played Jenny, suddenly picked up stones from the ground and threw them to the cabin like a leak. One or two ... At last, she slipped on her feet and fell on After landing on the ground, and crying with her head down, Forrest Gump played by Hanks stepped forward to support her silently.

Jenny is also a woman with a dream, but unfortunately was hurt by her father from the beginning. Forrest Gump's lines have made it clear: his father was very loving and always touched her lovingly. What does this mean, domestic violence or something deeper, that is the audience's own understanding. In short, Jenny, who has been hurt since she was young, has developed a rebellious character. She desperately wants to prove herself and find her own way.

But the more this happened, the deeper the damage, and she finally stood on the balcony and looked down at the city lights. Fortunately, in Alabama, there was still a man who loved her deeply. From beginning to end, she looked back, so Jenny finally got off the balcony. But she was still confused, even when she returned to Alabama and back to A-Gump until ...

"Although I'm not smart, I know what love is." A-Gump said a little bit sadly.

At this moment, Jenny finally understood A-Gump's feelings for her, so she had the following story.

The shot was done in one go, and Linda and Hanks were so perfect that Adrian stopped with applause. After these fragmentary shots were processed, the scenes of the town of Ewell were almost finished, and then the crew moved to Montgomery, Alabama's second largest city, to shoot some of the urban scenes. There is an exterior view of A-Gump's university and an exterior view of Jenny's Girls' School. The most important thing is that A-Gump sat on a bench and told his story to every passing person waiting for the bus.

The originals were shot in different places, including North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. But Adrian believes that since these stories gave birth to Alabama, they should be filmed in Alabama. Anyway, as long as you are willing to find it, there are not only one place suitable for shooting, and the setting for shooting is easy to arrange.

"Good job, madam, thank you for your help." Adrian told a young black woman like this on a T-shaped street in Montgomery. The first person to speak.

For these roles, Adrian did not find too professional actors. In his words, it is more suitable for locals to play, so that it can be more integrated with the local atmosphere.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Adrian." The woman who let Jeana thanked Adrian in excitement, and then talked about Hanks with human affection. Unfortunately, she was a fan of Hanks, and It is the kind that is very enthusiastic, and even more unfortunately, it is not until now that everyone has shown this, so that Na is really patient.

Of course, this kind of thing gives Hanks a headache. Adrian immediately called the director assistant Ray: "Ray, the one I need next, a little fat, bald middle-aged man?"

"Sorry, director, we are not sure which one is suitable, maybe you can take a look at it?" Lei Ku said with a face, both local search and performance experience, as well as the requirements of the character image, which is so easy to find suitable?

"Well, show me." Adrian said after frowning.

Ray quickly retrieved the information. After a quick turn, none of them were suitable, and Adrian frowned even deeper.

"It's better to film the old lady first," said Charlize, who had been by his side all of a sudden.

Adrian groaned for a few seconds, looked at Charlize and looked at Ray, and promised to come down. He also knew that finding extras with good acting skills would not be easy. But just then, Hanks, who was out of trouble, came over: "I have an idea, Ed."

"You have an idea?" Adrian looked at him a little bit by surprise.

"Yes," Hanks nodded, smiling slyly, unlike the arrogant A-Gump.

"How about you come in this role?" He said.

"I'm coming?" Adrian twitched. "I think you've made a mistake, Tommy, what I asked for ..."

"Come on, Ed. The script doesn't specify whether this person is tall, short, fat, or thin. Why can't you make a guest appearance?" Hanks said in a casual manner, and then didn't wait for Adrian to answer, suddenly popping Clap your hands. The crew of the crew, as well as some people who watched the excitement, immediately set their sights on him.

"Hey guys, I have a suggestion ..." Hanks said with a laugh, repeating the previous suggestion and emphasizing the reason, "... Ed is the director, and he obviously understands the story better than we want. What is expressed, and we all know that he has made guest appearances in "Friends" and the effect is very good, so there is no need to worry about his acting skills. So why not lighten his role as a guest? What do you think? "

When Hanks clapped his hands to attract attention, Adrian had already guessed what he wanted to do, but it was too late to stop it. Besides, even if this time is blocked, Hanks can have another time, can he stop every time? So let him say it, and then press it down.

But Adrian made two mistakes. First, he underestimated Hanks' incitement ability. Second, he overestimated his prestige. Just as he coughed and wanted to speak, Hanks clapped his hands and shouted, "Ed Ed"

At first, only a few actors clapped and shouted with Hanks. Slowly, other staff members also joined in. Later, even Ray, who was standing next to Adrian, stopped shortly after he stared at him. Down, but clapping and screaming after running to the side.

For a while, the screams and claps of "Aide" and "Aide" came one after another, making people on the other streets helpless. Adrian glanced at them with a grin, and looked at Charlize next to her. Although she didn't clap and yell at them, she turned her head to the side, "I don't know anything".

"Okay, okay," Adrian raised his hands as a last resort, and didn't calm them down. I'm afraid not to shoot again today. "I promise to make a guest appearance, can you, guys? I promise, you are satisfied now ?"

The whole crew cheered.

"I think I should change my style of coaching to be a bit harsher and more unquestionable, what do you think, Matthew?" Adrian looked at himself in the mirror, and put on the makeup on his face The teacher said.

"I think it's fine now." Matthew said with a smile.

"Good? If I'm not too good-tempered, would you dare to do this?" Adrian said dissatisfied.

"This means that everyone likes you, Ed." Matthew tried to make his expression look serious, "If everyone doesn't like you, how can you coax, don't you?"

"Ha, do you finally admit that you are coaxing?" Adrian said immediately.

"Well, Ed, you can let Matthew put on your makeup as soon as possible, and if you delay it, today's progress will not be completed." Charlize sitting beside him said angrily.

Adrian gave her a glance, and finally no longer spoke. Matthew couldn't help looking at Charlize, but quickly regained his gaze and focused on putting on makeup for the director.

It took half a day before Adrian finally packed up and made it to Hanks, which was next to Forrest Gan. He was wearing a gray suit, and something was placed under his belly to make him look blessed. His makeup face also seemed to be several years old, from a young man to a middle-aged uncle.

"I never thought I would play with the Oscars one day," Adrian said after meditating several times.

"But I think you know for sure that UU reading www.uukanshu.com will one day direct the Oscars." Hanks said with a smile.

"That's right." Adrian shrugged, made a "maybe" gesture to the associate director, and took a deep breath, ready to Hanks.

Although he is confident that there will not be a big problem, after all, he performed well in the guest appearance on "Friends". The survey feedback after the episode was broadcast also showed that the audience was still satisfied, but he can be the assistant director Richard After Ryan shouted, he ng ten times in a row in one breath.

This shot is actually very simple. After telling his story in Vietnam, Adrian, who plays passerby two, asked in a curious tone, "Is that a bullet, right? The one who jumped up and bite your butt. . "

A very simple sentence, but God knows why Adrian's performance can't pass. Not only does the associate director think so, but Adrian also holds the same opinion after watching the monitor screen.

"I said, I'm not a professional actor," Adrian said half-annoyed and depressed.

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