NOVEL WEB Exploiting Hollywood 1980.
Chapter 12 Crew Lunch
Chapter 12 Crew Lunch
Roger Coleman quickly left the set. He had to go to the hospital to pay for Allen, and then took his lawyer to the police station to bail Joe Dante.The life of a multi-millionaire is always very busy.But the assistant to the president, Gail, stayed on the scene.
Today is a sunny day, and the sun has risen high. The director of photography said that we can only shoot some close-ups and close-ups, and use a reflector to fill in the light. Otherwise, under the direct sunlight at a high angle, the shadow of the face will make the film look like Hitch Kirk's Thriller.
Ronald and Jim selected some suitable shots together, and continued shooting after the director of photography approved.
In these shots, the new headmistress, Evelyn Toga (played by Mary Voronov), heard someone playing rock music on the radio and came to catch the perpetrator.
With the big scissors, she cut the audio cable from Liv Randall's record player.Then ask everyone who is the leader. As long as the leader is handed over, everyone else will be innocent.
The good girl Kate Lambeau came forward and said she did it herself.And of course Liv Randall.The two were punished by Principal Evelyn Toga who announced that they would be dismissed from school today.
Ronald found that if the actors rehearse well and the crew cooperates tacitly, the filming is very rhythmic.Actors moving, lighting, actors rehearsing, real shooting, setting and props changing, camera arrangement, actors moving, lighting... repeat and repeat.
Maybe it's because Ronald's requirements are low (he doesn't have the guidance in his dream, and he doesn't know if the filming is good), maybe he respects the opinions of the crew (he doesn't know about it anyway), the shooting speed of today's crew, unexpectedly Three points faster than when Allen and Joe directed it.
By 10:50 in the morning, seven to eighty eight shots had already been taken.There are only a few panoramas and long lenses left, and there is no way to use reflectors to fool the light. We can only honestly wait for the magic light before and after sunset to take pictures.
"The shooting in the morning is over, now it's lunch time, everyone in the crew, rest for an hour." Ronald shouted with an electric speaker.
The daylight saving time has just ended, and the time in the Pacific time zone is still a bit weird. The sun rises at 6 o'clock in the morning, and the sun sets at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the lunch time is set at 11 o'clock.
The extras ran back to the teaching building to eat, and the principal of Van Nuys High School welcomed the crew to film.As a high school in the West Hollywood area, there are many literary students among the students. They have been fascinated by making movies since they were young. They joined the drama club in elementary school and hope to enter the film industry in the future.If a film crew comes to the high school to shoot scenes, it will be a good thing for the school district's annual assessment, and it will also help attract students.
So the school treats guests today, eating pizza and drinking Coke.This makes the crew members with average meals very happy.The stingy crew has a small budget for food, usually only cheap hot dogs and instant coffee.
Ronald, Jim, and Gail sit down and eat Domino's pizza.This is a relatively popular chain delivery chain recently. The taste is not surprising, but the delivery is fast, and it is still hot when you get it.Ronald ate a few slices of pizza, drank a can of Coke, and patted his stomach in satisfaction.
Gail's eating was much more elegant, and he used plastic knives and forks at first, but under Jim's leadership, he quickly got started, covering his mouth with his hands while eating.
I don't know what joke Jim told, which made Gale giggle and tremble.
Ronald took a pair of sunglasses from his fanny pack and put them on.Today he is considered a senior member of the crew, so he sat in a better seat with a backrest.Leaning back comfortably, my heart is still quite relaxed.There is basically nothing to shoot in the afternoon, so organize a few actors to rehearse, and try to get one around sunset.
The advantage of wearing sunglasses is that others cannot see through your eyes.Ronald closed his eyes, breathed calmly, and closed his eyes to meditate.Unlike most Americans, he likes to take a break at noon.However, in this country that prides itself on being physically fit, taking a nap in the middle of the day can easily make people think that it is a lack of energy, either in poor health or lazy, so Ronald will wear sunglasses to cover it up.
Today he is the temporary director, destined not to rest.Soon Jim came over to inquire about the cheats taught by Roger Coleman in the morning.Ronald took off his sunglasses, took out a small notebook, and told him one by one.Jim nodded as he listened, "I wish I knew this when I made the short film."
"Have you ever made a short film?" Ronald didn't know he had this history.Gail knew a little about the situation, "Yes, at that time Jim brought the short film over. Mr. Coleman appreciated his talent and asked him to enter the company to study film production."
"Oh, what subject is it? Is your copy still there? When I have a chance, I can take a look." Ronald became interested.
"It's science fiction, 12 minutes and 07 seconds. I transferred him to a VHS tape, and I'll show it to you when I get a chance."
"There is no video recorder where I live, so I might as well go to the company to watch it. How much does it cost to make that short film, and how did you get the money?" Ronald was a little envious of Jim. He knew that Jim was by no means a child of a rich family. Both surreptitiously ate with McDonald's coupons.
"For $2, I found 4 dentists and persuaded them to raise funds for the auction."
"Science fiction? You spend a lot of money on props and special effects, right? You can make it for $2. It's amazing."
"Ah, the main part that costs money is two machine models, the kind where people sit inside and fight. It costs a lot of money, and the actors can't perform while squatting inside. I can only shoot separately, and the actors sit on the chairs and pretend After driving the combat robot, we took pictures of the machine models fighting each other and edited them together to create a feeling that the actors were driving the combat robot.”
As soon as he talked about his favorite sci-fi movies, Jim began to talk endlessly.Ronald suspects that if "High School of Rock" hadn't been a music-and-dance-heavy teen movie, Jim would have competed with himself as an interim director.
"New World seems to have made a lot of sci-fi movies?" Ronald asked Gail.
"Yes. But last year, George Lucas' "Star Wars" raised the threshold of science fiction films a lot. Mr. Coleman's original sci-fi films that only shoot green light from Piu Piu are not easy to sell." Guy Erl smiled and gestured to make a laser gun.
"Ronald, can you give us a close-up?" A voice came from the side.
Ronald turned his head and was joined by two dancing bombshells, Chrissy Soma, and Marla Rosenfeld.
The two changed their costumes and are now wearing T-shirts and jeans, but they still can't hide the rush of youth.One with blond hair, one with brown hair, and two pairs of big eyes staring at the young interim director.
Ronald suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed, and put on his sunglasses, "Hi, Chris, Mara. My interim directorship ends today. The only thing left for today is the role of the headmistress played by Mary Voronov. Can let you dance in the background. I can't give you a one-man show."
"Oh, thanks, if only you were the real director."
"Yes, I think you take better pictures than Allen."
The two beauties immediately complimented each other.
"Don't say that, you two are very photogenic (real), dance the best (fake), and there will be dance scenes after this movie. I think Siana Wuzhi will definitely recommend you."
Ronald hurriedly interrupted their complaints, let them know, and asked Wu Zhi, who really had the right to recommend them.The two beauties thanked and went to find Xiana, the finger dancer.
"Puchi", Gail looked at the backs of the two beauties and laughed, "Ronald, you can be a diplomat."
"Well, I'm just telling the truth."
"The truth? You're only selectively telling them part of the truth." Gail could see clearly, "For this kind of low-cost movie, it is the director who can finally decide their fate."
"There's nothing wrong with that. Mr. Coleman told me before that audiences of his movies don't come to watch stories, but to watch young beauties dancing disco. They are the most in line with the audience's expectations."
"It seems that you understand them very well?" Gail wrinkled his nose and asked.
"Yes, I quite understand them. Movies are a magical art, and you can be seen by tens of millions of viewers. As a public school student, if you can go to a movie and have a few frontal shots, it can be considered a realization. It's a dream in your heart, isn't it?"
Ronald stood up and put the finished pizza boxes and Coke cans into the garbage bag, "Today is the school treat, I finally don't have to eat hot dogs, and I don't have to count heads, so as to prevent outsiders from stealing them." Said he and Jim laughed together, this is one of their usual important jobs, and Gail also laughed.
The English shorthand in the previous chapter was generally incomprehensible, so I added the omitted vowels:
If you can read this messege,
You too can double your income
with speedwriting
translate:
If you can understand this message, you can also learn shorthand, and your salary will double.
(End of this chapter)
Roger Coleman quickly left the set. He had to go to the hospital to pay for Allen, and then took his lawyer to the police station to bail Joe Dante.The life of a multi-millionaire is always very busy.But the assistant to the president, Gail, stayed on the scene.
Today is a sunny day, and the sun has risen high. The director of photography said that we can only shoot some close-ups and close-ups, and use a reflector to fill in the light. Otherwise, under the direct sunlight at a high angle, the shadow of the face will make the film look like Hitch Kirk's Thriller.
Ronald and Jim selected some suitable shots together, and continued shooting after the director of photography approved.
In these shots, the new headmistress, Evelyn Toga (played by Mary Voronov), heard someone playing rock music on the radio and came to catch the perpetrator.
With the big scissors, she cut the audio cable from Liv Randall's record player.Then ask everyone who is the leader. As long as the leader is handed over, everyone else will be innocent.
The good girl Kate Lambeau came forward and said she did it herself.And of course Liv Randall.The two were punished by Principal Evelyn Toga who announced that they would be dismissed from school today.
Ronald found that if the actors rehearse well and the crew cooperates tacitly, the filming is very rhythmic.Actors moving, lighting, actors rehearsing, real shooting, setting and props changing, camera arrangement, actors moving, lighting... repeat and repeat.
Maybe it's because Ronald's requirements are low (he doesn't have the guidance in his dream, and he doesn't know if the filming is good), maybe he respects the opinions of the crew (he doesn't know about it anyway), the shooting speed of today's crew, unexpectedly Three points faster than when Allen and Joe directed it.
By 10:50 in the morning, seven to eighty eight shots had already been taken.There are only a few panoramas and long lenses left, and there is no way to use reflectors to fool the light. We can only honestly wait for the magic light before and after sunset to take pictures.
"The shooting in the morning is over, now it's lunch time, everyone in the crew, rest for an hour." Ronald shouted with an electric speaker.
The daylight saving time has just ended, and the time in the Pacific time zone is still a bit weird. The sun rises at 6 o'clock in the morning, and the sun sets at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the lunch time is set at 11 o'clock.
The extras ran back to the teaching building to eat, and the principal of Van Nuys High School welcomed the crew to film.As a high school in the West Hollywood area, there are many literary students among the students. They have been fascinated by making movies since they were young. They joined the drama club in elementary school and hope to enter the film industry in the future.If a film crew comes to the high school to shoot scenes, it will be a good thing for the school district's annual assessment, and it will also help attract students.
So the school treats guests today, eating pizza and drinking Coke.This makes the crew members with average meals very happy.The stingy crew has a small budget for food, usually only cheap hot dogs and instant coffee.
Ronald, Jim, and Gail sit down and eat Domino's pizza.This is a relatively popular chain delivery chain recently. The taste is not surprising, but the delivery is fast, and it is still hot when you get it.Ronald ate a few slices of pizza, drank a can of Coke, and patted his stomach in satisfaction.
Gail's eating was much more elegant, and he used plastic knives and forks at first, but under Jim's leadership, he quickly got started, covering his mouth with his hands while eating.
I don't know what joke Jim told, which made Gale giggle and tremble.
Ronald took a pair of sunglasses from his fanny pack and put them on.Today he is considered a senior member of the crew, so he sat in a better seat with a backrest.Leaning back comfortably, my heart is still quite relaxed.There is basically nothing to shoot in the afternoon, so organize a few actors to rehearse, and try to get one around sunset.
The advantage of wearing sunglasses is that others cannot see through your eyes.Ronald closed his eyes, breathed calmly, and closed his eyes to meditate.Unlike most Americans, he likes to take a break at noon.However, in this country that prides itself on being physically fit, taking a nap in the middle of the day can easily make people think that it is a lack of energy, either in poor health or lazy, so Ronald will wear sunglasses to cover it up.
Today he is the temporary director, destined not to rest.Soon Jim came over to inquire about the cheats taught by Roger Coleman in the morning.Ronald took off his sunglasses, took out a small notebook, and told him one by one.Jim nodded as he listened, "I wish I knew this when I made the short film."
"Have you ever made a short film?" Ronald didn't know he had this history.Gail knew a little about the situation, "Yes, at that time Jim brought the short film over. Mr. Coleman appreciated his talent and asked him to enter the company to study film production."
"Oh, what subject is it? Is your copy still there? When I have a chance, I can take a look." Ronald became interested.
"It's science fiction, 12 minutes and 07 seconds. I transferred him to a VHS tape, and I'll show it to you when I get a chance."
"There is no video recorder where I live, so I might as well go to the company to watch it. How much does it cost to make that short film, and how did you get the money?" Ronald was a little envious of Jim. He knew that Jim was by no means a child of a rich family. Both surreptitiously ate with McDonald's coupons.
"For $2, I found 4 dentists and persuaded them to raise funds for the auction."
"Science fiction? You spend a lot of money on props and special effects, right? You can make it for $2. It's amazing."
"Ah, the main part that costs money is two machine models, the kind where people sit inside and fight. It costs a lot of money, and the actors can't perform while squatting inside. I can only shoot separately, and the actors sit on the chairs and pretend After driving the combat robot, we took pictures of the machine models fighting each other and edited them together to create a feeling that the actors were driving the combat robot.”
As soon as he talked about his favorite sci-fi movies, Jim began to talk endlessly.Ronald suspects that if "High School of Rock" hadn't been a music-and-dance-heavy teen movie, Jim would have competed with himself as an interim director.
"New World seems to have made a lot of sci-fi movies?" Ronald asked Gail.
"Yes. But last year, George Lucas' "Star Wars" raised the threshold of science fiction films a lot. Mr. Coleman's original sci-fi films that only shoot green light from Piu Piu are not easy to sell." Guy Erl smiled and gestured to make a laser gun.
"Ronald, can you give us a close-up?" A voice came from the side.
Ronald turned his head and was joined by two dancing bombshells, Chrissy Soma, and Marla Rosenfeld.
The two changed their costumes and are now wearing T-shirts and jeans, but they still can't hide the rush of youth.One with blond hair, one with brown hair, and two pairs of big eyes staring at the young interim director.
Ronald suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed, and put on his sunglasses, "Hi, Chris, Mara. My interim directorship ends today. The only thing left for today is the role of the headmistress played by Mary Voronov. Can let you dance in the background. I can't give you a one-man show."
"Oh, thanks, if only you were the real director."
"Yes, I think you take better pictures than Allen."
The two beauties immediately complimented each other.
"Don't say that, you two are very photogenic (real), dance the best (fake), and there will be dance scenes after this movie. I think Siana Wuzhi will definitely recommend you."
Ronald hurriedly interrupted their complaints, let them know, and asked Wu Zhi, who really had the right to recommend them.The two beauties thanked and went to find Xiana, the finger dancer.
"Puchi", Gail looked at the backs of the two beauties and laughed, "Ronald, you can be a diplomat."
"Well, I'm just telling the truth."
"The truth? You're only selectively telling them part of the truth." Gail could see clearly, "For this kind of low-cost movie, it is the director who can finally decide their fate."
"There's nothing wrong with that. Mr. Coleman told me before that audiences of his movies don't come to watch stories, but to watch young beauties dancing disco. They are the most in line with the audience's expectations."
"It seems that you understand them very well?" Gail wrinkled his nose and asked.
"Yes, I quite understand them. Movies are a magical art, and you can be seen by tens of millions of viewers. As a public school student, if you can go to a movie and have a few frontal shots, it can be considered a realization. It's a dream in your heart, isn't it?"
Ronald stood up and put the finished pizza boxes and Coke cans into the garbage bag, "Today is the school treat, I finally don't have to eat hot dogs, and I don't have to count heads, so as to prevent outsiders from stealing them." Said he and Jim laughed together, this is one of their usual important jobs, and Gail also laughed.
The English shorthand in the previous chapter was generally incomprehensible, so I added the omitted vowels:
If you can read this messege,
You too can double your income
with speedwriting
translate:
If you can understand this message, you can also learn shorthand, and your salary will double.
(End of this chapter)
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