Hollywood Road

Three changes today, one chapter each at three o'clock in the afternoon and nine o'clock in the evening, ask for a recommendation!

"Here, it's here."

Three vans, a slightly dilapidated minibus and a black second-hand Ford sedan stopped in front of a detached house in the northern basin of the San Fernando Valley. Murphy got out of the Ford and said loudly, " Hurry up and unload the truck, we live here today."

Makeup artist Jack Watson, lighting artist John Douglas, prop artist Mia Sucre, set designer Sonny Craig, and three interns including Paul Wilson, now have new identities ——Loader.

Murphy only rented three cars, and did not plan to hire a stevedore again, let alone other crew members. After a hello, he took off his coat and threw it into the driving seat of the Ford. The first one went to load the photographic equipment. Behind his van, opened the cabinet door at the back and jumped up first.

The director leads by example, and other people dare not neglect. These people are at the bottom of Hollywood. Knowing that a job has always been a feature of a small crew.

Of course, James Franco was not interested in helping. He got out of the minibus and unconsciously walked to the back door of the Ford sedan, but the window closed tightly. Bill Rossis inside seemed to be facing Carey Mulligan. Explain some things.

"Murphy has hired a professional tutor for you, who I recommend..."

As if not seeing Kerry Mulligan’s expression, Bill Rossis formulaically said, “She will be in place tomorrow at the latest. You must keep studying for more than four hours a day, and she will replace it in the next few days. I'll be with you."

Kerry Mulligan's dissatisfaction was written on his face, "Can you not have a tutor?"

From the moment she entered the crew, she was like a bird out of the cage, free and happy, and the feeling of filming was very good. This is the life she wants.

Learn? private teacher? A step-by-step life? Work hard for the university? She really had enough of these!

Bill Rossis glanced at Kerry Mulligan again, did not say anything, instead opened the door and got out of the car, first glanced at James Franco, who was standing on the other side of the car, and then looked into the distance.

At the end of the line of sight, you can see a bowl of clear water. The clear lake and the blue sky bring a rare comfort. The weather here is much better than the dry downtown of Los Angeles.

"Hi, Murphy."

He retracted his gaze, walked towards the van, and asked Murphy, who was walking towards the house with a few sheets of film, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Thank you, we can handle it." Murphy freed a hand and waved to him, "You can take care of Kerry."

Carrying the film, Murphy walked into the rented house and entered the living room through the hallway. Jessica Chastain was standing on the left side of the living room and was directing the crowd to put all kinds of goods into the two temporary storage rooms. In the room, the real estate agent named Wayne that I had seen before stood by, constantly reminding the crew to be careful, so as not to damage the exquisite decoration in the house.

Although most of this detached house is still the same as when Murphy came last time, the scenes such as the living room and kitchen used for shooting have completely changed color. Long before the official shooting, he himself and the set designer Sonny -Craig and others have been here many times, and they have also formulated the background style of the studio.

Sunny Clayton has been busy here with two USC interns for a full week. With the cooperation of the professional team that Wayne has found, the living room and other rooms used for shooting have been replaced with brand new ones. The wallpaper, as well as the sofa and the table and chair jacket, were also replaced with the color Murphy wanted.

To put it simply, the scene here must meet the needs of Hailey and Jeff and match the colors of their costumes, so the overall color is mainly gray and red.

A good story is the foundation of a movie, but the importance of visual stimulation, let alone a person like Murphy with professional learning experience, even ordinary movie fans know it.

After unloading the shipped equipment and goods, and sending the real estate agent away, Murphy asked Jessica Chastain to take other people upstairs first to choose their respective rooms. In order to save costs, it will be a long time in the future. , The entire crew must live here.

This house is not particularly big, it is impossible to have one room per person. Except for Murphy and the protagonists James Franco and Carey Mulligan, everyone else can only live in a dormitory.

There is also the problem of eating. With the end of the cafe’s filming, the old Lynch’s free supply has also come to an end. Now Murphy can only pay for the expenses of the film crew. For him now, there are more than a dozen people for at least one month. The diet is also a big number.

However, there is no star-level actor in the crew, and the catering does not need to be of high grade. Murphy developed a meal based on relatively cheap food such as burgers and pizza.

Since it was already afternoon when I came here, it didn’t take long for the sun to fall below the horizon. After eating a pizza from a fast food restaurant, Murphy went back to his room upstairs and continued to review the shooting plan previously made. After shooting in the cafe for a period of time, he has a clearer understanding of himself, and he also knows that he has overestimated his abilities. It shouldn't be a difficult shooting plan in the imagination. Only the problem of lighting makes the crew embarrassed. Long time.

Sitting in front of a desk, Murphy reviewed the plans one by one. There will definitely be many unexpected difficulties in the future...

There was a soft knock on the door, and James Franco's voice came from outside, "Are you inside, Murphy?"

"Jim..." Murphy closed the plan and turned off the lamp. "Please come in."

The door was pushed open from the outside. James Franco was carrying a bottle of wine in his left hand and two glasses in his right hand. He walked in and took a look. Then he sat on the small sofa opposite the door and put the wine and the cup on On the coffee table next to it, "Still working? Relax with a drink."

Murphy put away the plan, walked over there, and sat on the sofa on the other side of the coffee table. You're welcome. He took the bottle of wine and opened it directly, poured a glass for himself and James Franco, and picked up the glass. He gestured there and took a sip, "Very good whiskey."

"I brought this specially from home." James Franco touched Murphy's glass, drank half a glass of wine in one go, his face showed a look of enjoyment, "The best Scotch Chivas Regal."

After drinking the wine in the glass, Murphy put down the glass and turned to look at James Franco, "It is indeed a good wine..."

He couldn't drink good wine at all, but James Franco was definitely not looking for him to drink.

James Franco poured another glass for Murphy, and Murphy saw that face with a smirk and asked directly, "Is there anything wrong with me?"

"A little bit." James Franco paused, seeming to be considering the words, and then said for a while, "Murphy, I don't know why, Kerry Mulligan is always hostile to me. I and her To shoot a lot of opponent scenes, it will affect the work. You get along well with her, I want to know how you did it."

He deliberately added, "If my relationship with her improves, the shooting will go smoother."