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Although there were problems with props, setting, etc. during the shooting, compared to the first two weeks of shooting, the crew went smoothly. After a period of running-in, the various types of work have gradually found a matching rhythm. .

Most importantly, Murphy, an inexperienced director, is making progress at a very fast rate.

In the third week of filming in the San Fernando Valley Basin, another young actress joined the crew. This was an extra named Emily, who was paid only one hundred dollars a day from the bottom line of the Screen Actors Guild.

This actor only had one scene, and the film was killed by the photographer Jeff, played by James Franco at the beginning of the film.

The crew also left the room to shoot for the first time. Murphy placed the set by a small lake not far in front of the house and chose a lawn surrounded by bushes as the shooting location.

The crew is too rudimentary, and there is no need to even think about equipment like a special makeup trailer. The actors can only put on makeup on the side of the house, and then come here.

In addition, Murphy wanted to use overhead shooting in the opening scene. The effect of the boom shooting is undoubtedly the best, but renting a boom car requires a lot of money. He simply asked people to drive a Ford car and plan to climb into the car by himself. Manual shooting.

The shooting in the last two weeks has cost a lot of money. While achieving the shooting effect, Murphy must consider more practical expenditures.

The weather today is very good, the sky is blue with plenty of light, and from time to time a moist breeze blows on the nearby small lake, bringing a bit of coolness to the originally dry air.

Under Murphy’s command, nearly ten members of the crew were busy with their work. Three interns, headed by Paul Wilson, acted as porters, transporting film, equipment and other equipment from the house to the studio. .

The black Ford sedan was simply modified by prop designer Mia Sucre, and a wooden and plastic shooting platform was added to the roof of the car. Murphy stood on the platform and directed the work of the crew.

Since the actor is still putting on makeup on the side of the house, he put more energy on the temporary studio.

There were two additional spectators for this filming. Carrie Mulligan’s agent, Bill Rossis, brought a friend over, who was also the agent of the temporary actress. Murphy just chatted with them. , Allowing the other party to watch the filming, anyway, small crews and small projects like him are not afraid of troubles such as spoilers.

In contrast, it is worse if no one pays attention.

"How?"

Standing by the bush at the edge of the set, Bill Rossis looked at Murphy and asked the middle-aged man next to him, "Mike, he was what I told you about a while ago."

The man named Mike slowly shook his head, "How can I see it now? But..."

He thought about it and said, "Very young, young often means lack of experience."

"He is very inexperienced." Bill Rossis had been with Kerry Mulligan in the crew for the first time, and he could naturally see the troubles encountered during filming. "He is an out-and-out novice, just started filming. At that time, many fundamental mistakes were made."

Mike raised the corner of his mouth and shook his head, seemingly not interested in people like Murphy.

"But his progress is amazing!" Bill Rossis still looked at Murphy. "He can always find the problem the first time, find the solution as quickly as possible, and sum up the experience and lessons. I won’t make the same mistake again."

"Let's take a look." Mike won't come to a conclusion easily. "Let's take a look and talk about it."

After setting up the set, after a while, makeup artist Jack Watson carried his bag and accompanied James Franco and extra Emily. James Franco was still dressed in gray and glasses, Ai Mi Li looked very miserable, her face was covered with scars, her mouth was crooked, and several places were dotted with blood stains.

Emily's makeup is very good. Among the several behind-the-scenes jobs hired, Murphy is most satisfied with Jack Watson. Unlike other people with average abilities, he belongs to the type who has not encountered the right opportunity.

Called James Franco and Emily over to give a few simple instructions, and asked about the preparations of the various departments, Murphy started the trial shooting. Due to the limited rehearsal times of the two actors, the trial shooting was not smooth, and the ink Fei also had to adjust the appropriate overhead angle, and finally the Ford sedan stopped at the front left of the place where Jeff was violent. From here, she could fully capture the miserable condition of Emily lying on the grass.

Unlike before, Murphy used all black and white film in his shooting. After all, the victim was a minor, and some were too sensitive. The black and white images could better control the scale of the shooting.

Conditions such as scars, blood, etc., appear on black and white film and color film are completely different.

This Emily is younger than Kerry Mulligan, and Murphy also has to avoid the film to become NC-17.

"Jack, touch up Emily's makeup."

After a trial filming was over, Murphy called the extras over, taking advantage of the time to touch up the makeup, confessed, "Amy, what you are begging for is even more miserable."

"Yeah!" She just snorted because it was inconvenient to touch up makeup.

James Franco has only one frontal shot in this scene, and after such a long time of shooting, his condition is guaranteed.

After Jack Watson added makeup to Emily, Murphy picked up the camera and shouted, "Attention from all departments! Shooting will begin in five minutes."

When the actors were in place and the staff of the various departments were ready, Murphy adjusted the camera and shouted to start.

He stood on the platform on top of the Ford car, the camera lens tilted down forty-five corners, and first gave a close-up of Emily's pig-headed face.

There is blood on her face and injuries everywhere. Even so, she can still vaguely see the original delicate and lovely appearance. I have to say that Jack Watson is really good at make-up. Such a shot can also convey a picture. This kind of information, who is this kind of cute girl? How can you bear to mark her like this?

"Help...Help..." The girl's voice was weak and weak, she seemed to die at any time, only those bright eyes looked forward imploringly, "Please... please... please let me go ..."

A huge fist broke into the camera and "hit" the girl's face severely, followed by the figure of a man. He turned his head and facing the camera, Sven's face was strangely fierce. "This It’s not accepting the punishment I pursue!"

After speaking, he took out a wallpaper knife and stared at the girl's throat...

"Cut!" Murphy yelled to stop, snapped his fingers at the driving seat of the Ford, and said to Jessica Chastain who was driving, "I want to take a few more shots when I switch to the front right."