NOVEL WEB Exploiting Hollywood 1980.
Chapter 25 Shooting Packed
Chapter 25 Shooting Packed
The next day, the cameras of the second group were recruited to shoot the blasting scene.
Why a youth rock movie, and a blast scene?
The plot is this:
The rebellious girl Liv and the good girl Kate invite the rock band Ramones to the high school for a live concert and change the name of the high school to Rock High.In the confrontation with the old-fashioned female principal Ms. Toga, the school bully Kate used her specialty of getting an A+ in chemistry to configure something, and the rebellious girl Liv used it to lift the roof of the principal's office.
There was only one chance to shoot this scene, and Roger Coleman specially applied for a blasting permit with the Los Angeles police.
Director Allen arranged for a two-camera shooting, shooting a little more material, which is conducive to post-editing.
Ronald took a Nikon SLR camera and turned into a stills photographer, taking a lot of photos of each actor, and then the staff.These photos, photos of myself and them, will be placed in the photography studio in the future, and the client will immediately believe in my own strength.
PJ Sauls, who played the rebellious girl, was very happy. She managed to get the boss's evaluation of the sample through her relationship. Knowing that Ronald took a beautiful picture of herself, she came over to chat about gossip.
When filming a concert at Roxy Bar yesterday, the all-day bar charged $600 for the venue.
Because of this little money, Roger Coleman publicly sold tickets in the newspaper.Divided into three shifts in the morning, middle and evening.It not only subsidizes the cost, but also gets a lot of group performances.
Fans bought tickets thinking there would be a concert.But only six songs were filmed on site, and the fans only saw the band singing these six songs over and over again, and was often interrupted by the director.Just when this group of fans were about to quit, when the time came, a new group of fans came.
Ronald could only write one word in his heart.This money-saving technology is unique in Hollywood.
Today's explosion scene also has a "coup to save money". There is a scene of a press conference that requires many extras to act as reporters.
The boss, Roger, informed the gossip reporter of the real Hollywood newspaper to interview the Ramones.On the one hand, I thank the reporter for helping to suppress the scandal of the band members entering the police station, and I repay the favor.On the other hand, a real reporter is always free compared to a group of pretend reporters.
Ronald laughed and learned some of Roger Coleman's money-saving tricks.
At night, the Ramones and fans set up a concert stage under the national flag at the entrance of the high school, and director Allen called Action.
The lead actor PJ Sauls took a prop modified with a pump and beat the pump hard to the end.
"boom!"
The loud noise completely exceeded Ronald's expectations, and his ears were buzzing from the shock.The huge fireball even burned the national flag behind the stage, and the actors ran away screaming.
Neighbors around turned on the lights one after another, opened the windows to check the situation, and some people started to call the police.
This grassroots team miscalculated the power.Ronald covered his face and smiled wryly, but fortunately there was no accident.
The crew picked up speed and retreated, slipping away just before the police arrived.
……
The last day of the shooting schedule is December 12.The crew arranged the best indoor scene for today.
The two heroines are wearing gymnastics vests and sports shorts, followed by a group of invited high school gymnastics team members.Today is the scene of class in the gymnasium.
A few years ago, America's Cold War rival, the Women's Gymnastics Federation of Souville, dominated the Olympics.Their female contestants introduced acrobatic and difficult movements into gymnastics, and got rid of the original ballet-style gymnastics that emphasized beauty.
Afterwards, the women's gymnastics team of the Souville League visited America. The little girl with two braids was doing somersaults on TV every day. The parents of the girls all over the United States were crazy. They began to send their daughters to learn gymnastics like crazy. Many high schools have opened gymnastics class.
Naturally, youth exploitation films will not let go of this theme, arrange some cool scenes, energetic gymnasts, wearing gymnastics vests and sports shorts, playing vaults, balance beams, and uneven bars with the accompaniment of rock music...
PJ Souls picked up the microphone again and began singing the movie's theme song, "High School Rock."Dancing with her are sexy bombshells Chrissy and Mara, who have been on camera for as long as PJ and Day Young.
The girl from the gymnastics team who was acting as the background began to do various gymnastics moves on the gymnastics equipment: Hmm... this horse vaulting move, it seems to be a shuttlecock cartwheel and a front somersault... one foot stepped off the mat...
"This will deduct a lot of points," Ronald secretly thought wildly.
The costumes and dances are all about satisfying the audience's need to eat ice cream.The staff at the scene watched it with gusto, and it seems that the effect will not be bad after the release.
Something went wrong with PJ Souls' makeup for this scene, where she played an 18-year-old high school student when she was actually 28.Although the youthfulness has not faded, the skin on the legs betrayed her.Some veins are exposed, and the effect is not good in the close-up.
Everyone was at a loss. The makeup artist tried her best to apply the powder, but the powder fell off as soon as she danced. It was really impossible to shoot.
The director wanted to shoot without powder, but PJ Souls didn't agree.Actresses attach great importance to their image on the screen.
With an idea, Ronald found PJ's husband who came to visit the class, "Does PJ have pantyhose? I can let her wear it in sports shorts. This will cover up the weaknesses without affecting the sexy image."
Her husband rushed to get the bag and found a pair of pantyhose. PJ changed into them and passed the shooting smoothly.
At lunch, PJ was delighted to come over with her husband to thank Ronald for his advice.If an actress is not beautiful on camera, it may mean that she will not have the opportunity to play a young protagonist in the future, and she will turn to an older supporting role for development.
Ronald's suggestion allowed PJ Souls to extend his acting career for several years.
"Ronnie, this is my husband Dennis Quaid (Dennis Quaid). He is also an actor.", PJ officially introduced her husband to Ronald.
"Hi Dennis, I'm Ronald Lee."
"Thank you for your suggestion, Ronald, you know how much PJ loves beauty." Dennis laughed.
PJ Sauls slapped her husband Dennis on the chest a few times, and then buried his head in his chest, changing the image of the rebellious girl in the movie and looking as cute as a bird.
Her husband, Dennis Quaidzhuang, looks like a bear, and his wife is a slender beauty.
Not long after they got married, they were still in love.
"So I'm going to call you Mrs. Pamela Jane Quaid (Mrs. PJ Quaid)?" Ronald asked with a smile.
"No, she won't change her name," PJ's husband Dennis said.
Ronald was a little surprised. It is quite rare in America for a husband not to let his wife change his surname.
PJ's husband Dennis Quaid explained why:
PJ already has a certain reputation, has many film appointments in Hollywood, and will receive many scripts.The audience is already familiar with their names, but if they suddenly change their surnames, the audience will not know who she is, and it is not worthwhile in terms of career.
Secondly, PJ has made many successful movies, and the actors can still receive a lot of follow-up income after the movie is released.In particular, "Kary the Witch" and "Moonlight, Panicked" that she filmed were purchased by the TV station, and every time they are broadcast on HBO TV station, they get a share.Thousands of dollars in checks from the Screen Actors Guild are received every year.
If the surname is changed, the IRS system of the tax bureau is likely to make an error, counting the income of one person as two people, causing a series of troubles, and may be fined for applying the wrong tax rate. The bureaucratic system is very slow to deal with this kind of problem, so simply No change.
"There's the last phone booth scene in the afternoon, don't forget about PJ." Ronald reminded them, and went to queue for hot dogs.
The gymnastics scene was successfully completed. Directors Alan and Joe discussed it and took over the last scene that Ronald was in charge of. They arranged a surprise for Ronald.
This scene is also the last scene in the film, and it is about:
The rebellious girl Liv Randall and the good girl Kate Lambert heard a lottery draw on the radio when they were driving out. The listener who answered the correct answer first would get two tickets to the concert of the Ramones.
The two hurriedly found a phone booth, dragged out a man who was proposing to his girlfriend in the phone booth, seized the phone and called the radio station.
Director Alan held up the electric horn, "Our crew is very grateful to a boy. He stood up and took responsibility in difficult times. He was a temporary director for a day. He is..."
"Ronald!" everyone answered together.
"This boy has been a great help to the crew, getting along well with everyone, making our efficiency unprecedentedly high, and also taking pictures of the actresses incomparably beautiful, he is..."
"Ronald!"
"Today's last scene, we need a boy to play the boy who proposes. Who is the most qualified to play the man who proposes?"
"Ronald!" Everyone laughed after saying that.
Starring PJ, Day Young, puts La Ronald on stage and pushes into a phone booth.
The director of photography, Dean Candy, also came over to measure the focal length for him himself.
Ronald wanted to try his hand at being on the other end of the camera too, and got a fake mustache from makeup artist and hairstylist Gigi.The fat dressman handed him the suit and tie...
everything's ready……
Ronald put his hands on the phone, took a deep breath, and stood still in the phone booth.
"Action!" Allen ordered.
Ronald picks up the phone and starts acting:
"This is a very special question, I'll only ask one woman in my life... please don't hang up, it's a little difficult for me... I'm asking you here..."
At this time, the two beautiful girlfriends slammed on the brakes and parked the car outside the phone booth. PJ rushed to the phone booth, opened the door, and squeezed Ronald out.
The man who proposes, played by Ronald, took a few quick steps back in cooperation, fell down on his feet, and was still muttering: "I hereby ask you to be my wife."
Dai Yang supported him from behind, and joked, "I'm sorry, you are not my type."
"Cut!"
Director Alan Aikush yelled.
"This one is over."
Everyone applauded enthusiastically.
Allen raised the electric horn amid the applause: "I announce that the filming of 'Rock High School' is packed."
Ronald took off his suit, tore off his fake beard and handed it to the make-up. Looking at the phone booth, he suddenly thought:
"Just called my client, Demi Gaines, who was going to have an audition photo shoot, and made an appointment to come and take a photo."
"Come on, Ronald, let's go to the pack party and let's have a drink."
"I'll just call..."
Chapter 24 is already available for viewing, readers who haven't watched it, please move on, thank you.
(End of this chapter)
The next day, the cameras of the second group were recruited to shoot the blasting scene.
Why a youth rock movie, and a blast scene?
The plot is this:
The rebellious girl Liv and the good girl Kate invite the rock band Ramones to the high school for a live concert and change the name of the high school to Rock High.In the confrontation with the old-fashioned female principal Ms. Toga, the school bully Kate used her specialty of getting an A+ in chemistry to configure something, and the rebellious girl Liv used it to lift the roof of the principal's office.
There was only one chance to shoot this scene, and Roger Coleman specially applied for a blasting permit with the Los Angeles police.
Director Allen arranged for a two-camera shooting, shooting a little more material, which is conducive to post-editing.
Ronald took a Nikon SLR camera and turned into a stills photographer, taking a lot of photos of each actor, and then the staff.These photos, photos of myself and them, will be placed in the photography studio in the future, and the client will immediately believe in my own strength.
PJ Sauls, who played the rebellious girl, was very happy. She managed to get the boss's evaluation of the sample through her relationship. Knowing that Ronald took a beautiful picture of herself, she came over to chat about gossip.
When filming a concert at Roxy Bar yesterday, the all-day bar charged $600 for the venue.
Because of this little money, Roger Coleman publicly sold tickets in the newspaper.Divided into three shifts in the morning, middle and evening.It not only subsidizes the cost, but also gets a lot of group performances.
Fans bought tickets thinking there would be a concert.But only six songs were filmed on site, and the fans only saw the band singing these six songs over and over again, and was often interrupted by the director.Just when this group of fans were about to quit, when the time came, a new group of fans came.
Ronald could only write one word in his heart.This money-saving technology is unique in Hollywood.
Today's explosion scene also has a "coup to save money". There is a scene of a press conference that requires many extras to act as reporters.
The boss, Roger, informed the gossip reporter of the real Hollywood newspaper to interview the Ramones.On the one hand, I thank the reporter for helping to suppress the scandal of the band members entering the police station, and I repay the favor.On the other hand, a real reporter is always free compared to a group of pretend reporters.
Ronald laughed and learned some of Roger Coleman's money-saving tricks.
At night, the Ramones and fans set up a concert stage under the national flag at the entrance of the high school, and director Allen called Action.
The lead actor PJ Sauls took a prop modified with a pump and beat the pump hard to the end.
"boom!"
The loud noise completely exceeded Ronald's expectations, and his ears were buzzing from the shock.The huge fireball even burned the national flag behind the stage, and the actors ran away screaming.
Neighbors around turned on the lights one after another, opened the windows to check the situation, and some people started to call the police.
This grassroots team miscalculated the power.Ronald covered his face and smiled wryly, but fortunately there was no accident.
The crew picked up speed and retreated, slipping away just before the police arrived.
……
The last day of the shooting schedule is December 12.The crew arranged the best indoor scene for today.
The two heroines are wearing gymnastics vests and sports shorts, followed by a group of invited high school gymnastics team members.Today is the scene of class in the gymnasium.
A few years ago, America's Cold War rival, the Women's Gymnastics Federation of Souville, dominated the Olympics.Their female contestants introduced acrobatic and difficult movements into gymnastics, and got rid of the original ballet-style gymnastics that emphasized beauty.
Afterwards, the women's gymnastics team of the Souville League visited America. The little girl with two braids was doing somersaults on TV every day. The parents of the girls all over the United States were crazy. They began to send their daughters to learn gymnastics like crazy. Many high schools have opened gymnastics class.
Naturally, youth exploitation films will not let go of this theme, arrange some cool scenes, energetic gymnasts, wearing gymnastics vests and sports shorts, playing vaults, balance beams, and uneven bars with the accompaniment of rock music...
PJ Souls picked up the microphone again and began singing the movie's theme song, "High School Rock."Dancing with her are sexy bombshells Chrissy and Mara, who have been on camera for as long as PJ and Day Young.
The girl from the gymnastics team who was acting as the background began to do various gymnastics moves on the gymnastics equipment: Hmm... this horse vaulting move, it seems to be a shuttlecock cartwheel and a front somersault... one foot stepped off the mat...
"This will deduct a lot of points," Ronald secretly thought wildly.
The costumes and dances are all about satisfying the audience's need to eat ice cream.The staff at the scene watched it with gusto, and it seems that the effect will not be bad after the release.
Something went wrong with PJ Souls' makeup for this scene, where she played an 18-year-old high school student when she was actually 28.Although the youthfulness has not faded, the skin on the legs betrayed her.Some veins are exposed, and the effect is not good in the close-up.
Everyone was at a loss. The makeup artist tried her best to apply the powder, but the powder fell off as soon as she danced. It was really impossible to shoot.
The director wanted to shoot without powder, but PJ Souls didn't agree.Actresses attach great importance to their image on the screen.
With an idea, Ronald found PJ's husband who came to visit the class, "Does PJ have pantyhose? I can let her wear it in sports shorts. This will cover up the weaknesses without affecting the sexy image."
Her husband rushed to get the bag and found a pair of pantyhose. PJ changed into them and passed the shooting smoothly.
At lunch, PJ was delighted to come over with her husband to thank Ronald for his advice.If an actress is not beautiful on camera, it may mean that she will not have the opportunity to play a young protagonist in the future, and she will turn to an older supporting role for development.
Ronald's suggestion allowed PJ Souls to extend his acting career for several years.
"Ronnie, this is my husband Dennis Quaid (Dennis Quaid). He is also an actor.", PJ officially introduced her husband to Ronald.
"Hi Dennis, I'm Ronald Lee."
"Thank you for your suggestion, Ronald, you know how much PJ loves beauty." Dennis laughed.
PJ Sauls slapped her husband Dennis on the chest a few times, and then buried his head in his chest, changing the image of the rebellious girl in the movie and looking as cute as a bird.
Her husband, Dennis Quaidzhuang, looks like a bear, and his wife is a slender beauty.
Not long after they got married, they were still in love.
"So I'm going to call you Mrs. Pamela Jane Quaid (Mrs. PJ Quaid)?" Ronald asked with a smile.
"No, she won't change her name," PJ's husband Dennis said.
Ronald was a little surprised. It is quite rare in America for a husband not to let his wife change his surname.
PJ's husband Dennis Quaid explained why:
PJ already has a certain reputation, has many film appointments in Hollywood, and will receive many scripts.The audience is already familiar with their names, but if they suddenly change their surnames, the audience will not know who she is, and it is not worthwhile in terms of career.
Secondly, PJ has made many successful movies, and the actors can still receive a lot of follow-up income after the movie is released.In particular, "Kary the Witch" and "Moonlight, Panicked" that she filmed were purchased by the TV station, and every time they are broadcast on HBO TV station, they get a share.Thousands of dollars in checks from the Screen Actors Guild are received every year.
If the surname is changed, the IRS system of the tax bureau is likely to make an error, counting the income of one person as two people, causing a series of troubles, and may be fined for applying the wrong tax rate. The bureaucratic system is very slow to deal with this kind of problem, so simply No change.
"There's the last phone booth scene in the afternoon, don't forget about PJ." Ronald reminded them, and went to queue for hot dogs.
The gymnastics scene was successfully completed. Directors Alan and Joe discussed it and took over the last scene that Ronald was in charge of. They arranged a surprise for Ronald.
This scene is also the last scene in the film, and it is about:
The rebellious girl Liv Randall and the good girl Kate Lambert heard a lottery draw on the radio when they were driving out. The listener who answered the correct answer first would get two tickets to the concert of the Ramones.
The two hurriedly found a phone booth, dragged out a man who was proposing to his girlfriend in the phone booth, seized the phone and called the radio station.
Director Alan held up the electric horn, "Our crew is very grateful to a boy. He stood up and took responsibility in difficult times. He was a temporary director for a day. He is..."
"Ronald!" everyone answered together.
"This boy has been a great help to the crew, getting along well with everyone, making our efficiency unprecedentedly high, and also taking pictures of the actresses incomparably beautiful, he is..."
"Ronald!"
"Today's last scene, we need a boy to play the boy who proposes. Who is the most qualified to play the man who proposes?"
"Ronald!" Everyone laughed after saying that.
Starring PJ, Day Young, puts La Ronald on stage and pushes into a phone booth.
The director of photography, Dean Candy, also came over to measure the focal length for him himself.
Ronald wanted to try his hand at being on the other end of the camera too, and got a fake mustache from makeup artist and hairstylist Gigi.The fat dressman handed him the suit and tie...
everything's ready……
Ronald put his hands on the phone, took a deep breath, and stood still in the phone booth.
"Action!" Allen ordered.
Ronald picks up the phone and starts acting:
"This is a very special question, I'll only ask one woman in my life... please don't hang up, it's a little difficult for me... I'm asking you here..."
At this time, the two beautiful girlfriends slammed on the brakes and parked the car outside the phone booth. PJ rushed to the phone booth, opened the door, and squeezed Ronald out.
The man who proposes, played by Ronald, took a few quick steps back in cooperation, fell down on his feet, and was still muttering: "I hereby ask you to be my wife."
Dai Yang supported him from behind, and joked, "I'm sorry, you are not my type."
"Cut!"
Director Alan Aikush yelled.
"This one is over."
Everyone applauded enthusiastically.
Allen raised the electric horn amid the applause: "I announce that the filming of 'Rock High School' is packed."
Ronald took off his suit, tore off his fake beard and handed it to the make-up. Looking at the phone booth, he suddenly thought:
"Just called my client, Demi Gaines, who was going to have an audition photo shoot, and made an appointment to come and take a photo."
"Come on, Ronald, let's go to the pack party and let's have a drink."
"I'll just call..."
Chapter 24 is already available for viewing, readers who haven't watched it, please move on, thank you.
(End of this chapter)
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