Hollywood Road

Three shifts a day starting tomorrow, 2000 words per chapter, at 9 o'clock, 15 o'clock and 21 o'clock respectively. Continue to ask for recommendation votes.

If you don't actually do anything, you won't realize how difficult it is.

The lights were re-arranged, the actors were familiar with the positions again, and the crew was ready. Murphy, the director and photographer, began trial shooting. As last time, when Carrie Mulligan turned his head, he called to stop again.

Everyone in the crew looked at Murphy and didn't know what he was going to do. Kerry Mulligan was already scratching his head.

She had been simmering for a long time, only to make one move, and she was called to stop, inevitably depressed in her heart.

James Franco simply found a chair and sat down. He understood it. This was a huge collection of unreliable directors and another group of unreliable people.

Fortunately, his goal is not characters and movies, otherwise, working with such a group of novices would have to go crazy.

He looked into Murphy's eyes, and he couldn't help taking a bit of contempt. This so-called director said beautifully, but in reality, he did it with endless problems.

That's also good, lest Kerry Mulligan idolize him so much.

Compared with the weird personality of James Franco, Jessica Chastain, who was sent by the academy, is more professional. After Murphy called to stop again, she immediately came over to pick up the camera and asked, "Where is the problem? ."

Murphy didn't even think about it, and blurted out, "Kerry's eyes are not bright enough, not enlightened enough, it will weaken the charm of the heroine's image."

"What?" Kerry Mulligan obviously heard Murphy's words, pointed to his eyes, just wanted to distinguish a few words, but was interrupted by Murphy raising his hand, "Kerry, it has nothing to do with you, it's the light. problem."

The camera lens is different from the human eye. In the eyes of ordinary people, no matter how bright and energetic the eyes are, the lens will be much darker when it is shot.

"The light in the eyes!" Murphy patted his forehead angrily, "Why did I forget the light in the eyes."

He sighed, it was all trouble caused by lack of experience.

This is the first frontal shot of the heroine Hailey. If the eyes are dim, the charm of the whole person will be greatly reduced, and the light in the eyes is a must.

Movies like "Fruit Hard Candies" can impress the audience through the shining eyes of actresses.

According to Murphy's instructions, the lighting engineer Douglas added a Fresnel mirror spotlight below the main light, which was specially used to create eye catching light for Kerry Mulligan.

After busying for a long time, I finally achieved the desired light and shadow effect. Murphy was a headache, but also a little relieved. There are not many scenes to be filmed in the cafe. Relatively speaking, it is relatively simple. The biggest thing is shooting and lighting. problem.

After adjusting the lighting, Murphy deliberately asked Kerry Mulligan to face him, and first took a close-up. In the lens, Kerry Mulligan's eyes were bright and naive, which seemed to penetrate people's hearts.

Such a girl who looks innocent, beautiful, and cute can arouse the criminal's mind and fascinate him, isn't it?

Getting the lighting done does not mean that the crew can run smoothly.

This crew is full of newcomers, and there is no previous experience in cooperation. The running-in is inevitable, especially Kerry Mulligan, like all newcomers, it is impossible to adapt to filming immediately.

After restarting the trial shooting, Murphy's shooting of her background and the moment of turning back went smoothly, but when James Franco pushed the door into the cafe and came over to say hello, the expression on her face and the tone of her speech changed. .

As before, her emotions were too exposed, even the coffee shop owner Lynch could see that she hated people who came over to say hello.

It's impossible to shoot like this. Hailey, played by Kerry Mulligan, should show her cute side in the open air to seduce Jeff.

"Stop!" Murphy directly called to stop the entire crew, "rest for half an hour."

Having been busy with lighting issues for so long before, he also needed to take a breath, drank a cup of cold coffee, and called Kerry Mulligan out of the cafe alone.

"Sorry, Murphy..."

Standing at the door of the cafe, Kerry Mulligan seemed like a good baby who made a mistake, "It's all my fault, I didn't do well enough."

For people like Kerry Mulligan, blaming can only be counterproductive. Instead, Murphy asked, "Is James so annoying?"

During the previous rehearsal, Kerry Mulligan had been able to restrain his emotions towards James Franco, and there was no special place in the morning. Why did it suddenly become like this?

"Eating at noon..." Kerry Mulligan bowed his head. "He said a lot of nasty things."

She then looked up, "Murphy, I really don't like him. When we rehearsed, he always deliberately pleases me, obviously he has an intention."

"Oh?" Murphy looked at her, Kerry Mulligan was innocent and rebellious, but not a fool.

"I think... I think James Franco is like..." She looked up at Murphy, saw Murphy give an encouraging smile, no longer scrupulously, said directly, "I think he is like a script Jeff inside."

"That's it..." Murphy didn't have any surprises. Instead, he lifted his chin and thought about it. Carey Mulligan looked at him eagerly, his bright eyes flickering, as if he was waiting for Murphy to replace the annoying one for her. Guy, but after a while, Murphy said, "James is really like Jeff in the script."

"What?" Kerry Mulligan's eyes widened. "Is this true?"

She was just inexperienced, not stupid, and looked a little panicked.

"Calm down, Kerry." Since Murphy said so, naturally there was a corresponding way, reminding, "You forgot, Hailey in the script is facing Jeff..."

"And I'm facing James Franco..." Under Murphy's soothing gaze, Carey Mulligan gradually calmed down, and his bright eyes showed a somewhat thoughtful look. "One is more than Jeff Cowardly guy."

Murphy looked at her with encouragement in her eyes, "It should be fun to deal with James Franco."

"Yeah!" Carrie Mulligan almost yelled, quickly covering his mouth, and through the transparent glass door, carefully looking at James Franco inside, then said in a low voice, "I can use the sea. Li's way to deal with him!"

"Teach him a little bit." A few drops of sweat appeared on Murphy's forehead.

But he didn't stop Kerry Mulligan. This was because he was deliberately provoking it, and this is not a movie. I believe the **** the opposite side will not do too much, and at best embarrass Hulan.

The benefits are obvious. When facing James Franco and Jeff, Kerry Mulligan only needs to perform in his own way, which will undoubtedly reduce the difficulty of performance.

Back at the cafe, Kerry Mulligan’s performance in the filming was completely changed. Facing Jeff, played by James Franco, she fully treated a girl as innocent, cute, childish and a little sexy. The side of the game showed up, and even caused James Franco to appear stunned during the test shooting...

Looking at Carrey Mulligan, who was wearing a red sweater and looked like Little Red Riding Hood, with such a lovely appearance and demeanor that day, James Franco almost couldn't suppress the impulse in his heart for a moment. Fortunately, he was an adult, before I have played similar games several times, and although I have never encountered such a fascinating type, I can still control myself.

"Cut!" James Franco was still in a daze, but Murphy stopped and gave the two actors a thumbs up, "This one is over. Jim, Kerry, you guys did a great job!"

This was originally a test shot, but the effect surpassed Murphy's expectations, especially James Franco's stupefaction when facing Carey Mulligan, which showed his eagerness hidden under the elegant appearance.

With James Franco's current acting level, it is estimated that it is difficult to come up with the same performance.

"This is a true performance!" Murphy murmured a few words to himself, "If these two people can perform in true colors, the effect will definitely be the best."

Just like Robert Downey Jr. to Iron Man, when actors perform at their best, their roles are often very similar to themselves in reality.

Occasionally, it went well, but it could not cover up the various problems that existed in the "Fruit Hard Candy" crew. The subsequent shooting entered a cycle of making mistakes, making mistakes, and making mistakes again. Murphy's own lack of experience was the main reason, and the ability of other personnel was generally. on the other hand.

After three days, the café didn’t finish filming the scenes in just a few minutes, and even only one scene could be passed in a day. Murphy can see it clearly. The reason why the people he recruited is cheap is because of their ability. proportional.

Fortunately, he chose a relatively simple movie like "Fruit Hard Candies". Otherwise, if he, a novice director and a group of mediocre crew members, would shoot a larger investment film, he would definitely pit himself to death.

These three days have also made Murphy fully realize that watching movies, analyzing movies, and studying professionally at the film school are one thing, and shooting and making movies is another. Let’s not even say that there is an equal sign between the two parties. , The distance is the least as far as Los Angeles to New York.

Despite all the difficulties, Murphy never thought of giving up. It is impossible to give up now. He has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars. Giving up means that all the investment is useless.

Murphy is sure to persevere, but it is inevitable to be depressed. There is another person who is as depressed as Murphy, that is, Lynch, the owner of Milton Café.

When the crew wanted to film, the Milton Café definitely had to suspend business. When the contract was signed with the crew, Old Lynch thought it would be possible to shoot such a movie in two days at most. He didn’t notice that Murphy’s contract had no time limit. After a few days of shooting, I can't help but regret it.

Not only does his cafe fail to open, but he also provides free meals for the crew. All money goes out...

Fortunately, there are not many scenes in the cafe. Before the old Lynch endured and reached the bottom line, Murphy finally ended the single-digit shots here and led the team to the San Fernando Valley.