Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 34 Trust Your Intuition
Ronald stood on the editing machine and started the film.

There was a rumbling sound of rewinding, and an image appeared on the frosted glass, which was a close-up shot of the old-fashioned Principal Toga.

"If the principal culprit takes the initiative to stand up, I can let the others go..."

Good girl Kate Lambaugh raised her hand and took responsibility.

"Kate Lanbao, I will punish you to stay in school today." Principal Toga announced the punishment.

"And me, I'm also the main culprit." The rebellious girl Liv Randall said standing on the table.

"You are?" Principal Toga asked fiercely
Liv held out her hand "Liv Randall, Rock...Roll Man"

"Get out? Okay, you stay in school with Kate."

"I'll cut to the shot I took later on here," Ronald thought.

Everything in the camera turned to the picture of Liv and Kate comforting each other.

With a camera pan, the two walked into the grass in the setting sun and walked into the distance. The setting sun dyed their hair a round of golden.

"Very good? There is nothing wrong with the camera, and there is no confusion. The expressions, emotions, and use of light of the actors have no problems. They are simply perfect."

Ronald looked puzzled, what's the problem?He stood there blankly for half a minute, then rewound the film and looked at it again.

The principal talks...punishes the students...and cuts to that perfect, poetic shot.

Still didn't see anything.

Ronald turned around and looked at Director Allen with his eyes.

But Joe Dante stopped Allen who was about to give an answer, looked at Ronald and said slowly:
"Ronald, the reason is best left to you. If someone tells you, you can't get really deep knowledge. If you can see it for yourself, then you are really gifted and can be a successful director."

After speaking, Jorah went to the smiling Director Allen, and went out to lunch with the editor.

"Remember, look at it from the audience's point of view." Joe added before going out.

Is this a test? ...well, take it for yourself!

Ronald saw this as a challenge for himself, I'm a director with a lot of talent... I guess.

Stand in front of the editing machine to rewind and play again.

Then do it again, and do it again...

Tried many times, still nothing!
The more anxious he became, the more he couldn't figure it out. Ronald paced slowly in the room.Thinking of what Joe Dante said before going out, "If you can see it yourself, you are truly talented as a director."

calm down!

Listening to his tone, it seems that this is not a technical problem, but a problem of artistic talent?
Ronald began to think, reason, analyze.

But obviously this shot is very beautiful. The sun is setting and the two good friends are walking forward hand in hand. There is a round of golden light reflecting on the edge of their hair. No matter how you look at it, they are all taken by people with excellent artistic taste.

There can't be a problem here.

Wait a minute, what did Joe say before he went out?

"From the audience's point of view? So it can't be seen from the director's point of view?" Ronald said to himself, continuing to circle around in the editing room.

The viewer's point of view?
The audience just looks at the plot, the beautiful actresses, and the beautiful pictures.

Are these problematic?

Ronald rewound the film and looked again.

Both actresses are very photogenic, and the lighting in the picture is just right.on show?There was no problem in acting, at least Ronald couldn't see it.

Still nothing!

"call……"

Ronald was a little anxious and broke out in a sweat.

I hurried to the bathroom, turned on the tap, and splashed cold water on my face to cool down.

There is still plenty of time.Ronald calmed down temporarily and continued to think.

We should not analyze what they said, but what they did.What was the process for Joe to discover the problem?

"The one time director Alan watched it was fine. Joe found the problem when he went up. What's the difference?" Ronald began to think.

"I cut this shot here, and then drew a mark." Ronald began to restore everything he had done.

Then Allen came up, he rewound to the beginning of my shot, and then started replaying, he stepped on the stop pedal, at this time Allen was still very satisfied, and said that my choice of editing point was okay.

Then Joe came up, and he also rewound. Ronald closed his eyes and gestured to Joe's movements.

Hey, it seems that Joe rewinds longer, he watched the front camera together.

Ronald hurried forward, trying to restore Joe's rewind time according to his memory.

Can not remember……

However, the editor, Larry, stopped the film at the close-up of the old-fashioned headmaster. It can be seen that the problem can be seen from here.

The editor also said that it wasn't me who cheated, so it was a problem with the editing?

Editing problem...

Originally, what Joe was talking about was the editing problem!
After turning around and returning to the original point, Ronald still didn't see the problem.

Ronald poured another cup of black tea from the thermos, trying to calm down.

Joe is not a fairy either, he said that he has talent, but can't he see it?Not necessarily without talent.

Besides, even if you don't have talent, you won't starve to death. If you go back to be a photographer and take wedding photos for people, you can live a good life.

Aunt Karen is a waiter in a restaurant, who supports herself and her cousin, and who can say she is not successful?

Speaking of Aunt Karen, by the way, what did she say to herself on the phone last time?

"When there is no direction, you should find the direction according to your intuition, and don't start thinking to solve the problem before your intuition points out the direction."

"Trust God for your guidance."

When you have no direction, trust your instincts.

Ronald reflects on his experience since joining the cast of "High School of Rock."

Discovered that the bass player was unwilling to cooperate, persuaded Roger Coleman to give him the right to shoot, and chose to use Demi Moore as a model to advertise in the newspaper...

It can be said that every successful decision is based on the direction given by intuition.Rather than prior analysis, thinking, reasoning.It can also be said to be "God's guidance" in the words of many religious believers in America.

Of course, after determining the direction, when finally solving the problem, these rational analyzes are needed, as well as extensive thinking and continuous efforts.

But the initial faint inspiration, whether it is God's guidance, or the feeling of the reborn person, seems to be felt intuitively rather than thinking.

Also, after making a decision based on intuition, the body will become extraordinarily excited, and the thinking will be very smooth, as if my physical and mental strength have doubled.

So what was my intuition this time?

Yes, the intuition is that...

The shots I took were fine!

So there is something wrong with the shots taken by others?
Ronald stood on the editing machine and simply rewound another section of film.

The picture that appeared on the frosted glass this time is the group performers on the playground dancing disco. The dance is very amateurish, which is a bit out of the ordinary.

There is also the good girl Kate, and the handsome Tom is ignored.The script is quite stupid. Tom is a handsome guy, how could he not understand that the beautiful woman is approaching him?

It is worthy of being filmed by the company of a master of exploitation films. The story is casual and the non-main actors are amateurs. Anyway, the audience is not here to watch these. They have already expected these silly and unrealistic plots.

When the audience buys tickets, they know that it is not a serious drama, so they don't care about the plot and performances. Anyway, the main audience is young people, and they come to see beautiful women and rock and roll.

The picture continued to move forward, showing the principal, staying in school for punishment, and then the sisters in the sunset that I took.

Beautiful picture, so many shots are the best shot by myself.It's the story of this movie, not worthy of this shot...

Wait, the story doesn't fit the camera?

"I understand!"

Ronald yelled happily.

He really understood that he took this shot too poetically.

"Rock High School" was originally an exploitation film, the villain was noisy, the beautiful women danced and sang, and some barriers were added, everyone laughed and it was over.

A warm and touching scene is suddenly inserted here, which is very abrupt.

The audience's emotions were aroused, and they looked forward to the follow-up story, but what followed later returned to a bloody plot.

To use an analogy, it’s like watching the TV series "Big Family Enmity" at home these days.If a line from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is suddenly inserted in the daily dialogue between the rich young master and the beautiful woman, and then cut back to the daily tearing of the rich.

The audience will only find that Shakespeare weird, and will not appreciate its aesthetic value.

At this moment, Allen and Joe pushed the door open, "What do you understand, Ronald?"

"This scene doesn't match the...well, the tone of the movie, the tone doesn't match."

Joe nodded, "Yes, it seems that you really understand that a shot that is too good for a certain scene may have a bad impact on the whole. You are indeed a talent."

"Always remember that the whole is greater than the parts," concluded Joe Dante.

"Then what should I do? I remember this, so I took a picture."

Ronald raised his head and asked Joe. He was in a bad mood, like writing a beautiful love letter with countless efforts, but the girl held it in front of her best friend and made fun of her spelling mistakes one by one.

"Don't worry, Ronald," laughed Joe Dante,
"The advantage of low-budget exploitation films is that audiences are not picky. They already knew it was an exploitation film, and they didn't intend to see the authenticity or artistry."

"In the middle of the movie, some dances, explosions, and funny scenes are allowed. The audience expects to see a hodgepodge. It's okay to add a poetic scene."

"Besides, we can't get funding for reshoots," director Allen winked at him.

Ronald took a long breath, as long as he can keep it, it doesn't matter if it is abrupt.

When it was screened, I could still point it out to my friends. I filmed this part... It feels really cool.After all, it is my screen debut, and there are subtitles.Ronald thought happily.

Relieved to have passed Joe Dante's exam and figured out the correct answer, Ronald felt hungry.

He went to McDonald's and ordered a double Big Mac combo, extra fries and Coke, and a chocolate ice cream sundae, and had a delicious meal.

It seems that after being guided by intuition, I will be very hungry.

(End of this chapter)