Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Woah, my love, my darling...

I've hungered for your touch..."

The recording team played the famous song "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers in the studio.

Ronald felt that this song was very suitable for the theme of the movie "Ghost". Most importantly, the whole song did not have any superfluous elements and was all about calling for love.

Although there are many interesting plots in Ghost, such as bank money laundering, brothers coveting sisters-in-law, justice and evil, black funny psychics, etc., all of them are to enhance the great love between Sam and Molly. , essentially this is a much more pure romance film than When Harry Met Sally.

Ronald purchased the rights to the song from RCA Records through Jimmy Lehner, a music business executive in Hollywood.

This Righteous Brothers version was released in 1965 and was very popular at the time. But the advantage of being so old is that singers generally don't have copyrights and can just buy them from the record company.

Moreover, Jimmy Lehner negotiated a good deal. Although the transfer price of hundreds of thousands of dollars was not cheap, the rights to use the single were bought out in one go. Regardless of the box office performance of subsequent movies or the sales of soundtrack albums, RCA will no longer be able to collect a share from them.

Of course, this is partly because Jimmy Lehner did not use Ronald's name to purchase, but as a supplier to Paramount, he packaged up several old songs.

On the other hand, it's also because RCA doesn't think this old slow ballad can be anything new. Not all old songs have the potential to become as popular as Ronald's "Dirty Dancing."

Besides buying dance music to learn how to dance, who else would buy such old-fashioned love songs to listen to?

During the lingering singing, Patrick Schwytz and Demi Moore tilted their heads and kissed each other. The camera is very close to their faces.

An inexperienced actor would definitely be affected by the size of the nearby close-up shot at this time, and would become nervous involuntarily. What's more, filming such an intimate scene?

But Schwytz and Demi are different. These two are experienced actors, and they may have filmed dozens of passionate scenes.

This little disturbance is nothing to them. The two of them showed no reaction to the camera or the microphone above their heads. They were very relaxed, as if there was a transparent membrane around them, isolating them from other people in the studio.

It really felt like a passionate kiss in a window-side bedroom of a Manhattan apartment.

But they are not just forgetful. When kissing each other, both of them very professionally put the most beautiful part of their faces in the camera's viewfinder as much as possible.

On the one hand, they are immersed in the scenes of the plot, and on the other hand, the stars' intuition allows them to take care of the camera. Ronald was very happy to work with this kind of actor. There wasn’t much that needed reshoots, explanations, or guidance. Everything just happened so naturally.

After finishing the close-up shot, they shot a close-up shot, and then retreated to the mid-shot range. The two actors did all the actions again.

Patrick Schwytz is 5 inches taller than Demi Moore, and years of exercise have made him muscular. Topless, Schwytz and Demi hugged each other and twirled around. Demi Moore wore a sleeveless white shirt with her bare legs looking very sexy.

The two actors entered the state, but they also knew where the boundaries and propriety of the performance were, and they were often able to tell the difference at the touch of a button. Ronald watching from the side was very satisfied, but also felt that it did not go deeper, and even the camera felt regretful.

Finally, Demi Moore jumped up, wrapped her legs around Schwytz's waist, and kissed her passionately again.

The camera here happened to show the better half of Schwytz's face. As time went by, Demi Moore became dissatisfied. She pulled Schwytz forcefully toward her, and then tried her best to keep her face in the viewfinder. within range.

Schwytz was pulled forward by her two steps, and then the two of them hugged each other and fell on the sofa.

Schwytz pushed hard, and Demi Moore's legs tightened. Although she has not been postpartum for a long time, Demi has resumed exercise and maintained good muscle lines on her legs.

"Cut!"

Ronald stopped at the right time. In fact, this sofa was a three-person sofa. Demi Moore lay upright, and there were armrests just under her knees. And Patrick Schwytz has to lie on it, which is very inconvenient for him to exert force.

Knowing that Schwytz has a knee problem, it would be troublesome if the old injury relapses due to improper posture.

"Very good, you can get off work early today." Ronald consulted the director of photography, Adam Greenberg, and then announced that the shooting was completed.

"Well, filming rarely goes so smoothly..." Adam Greenberg watched the two people's wonderful performances throughout. He inserted his fingers into the hair and rubbed it, kissed each other's ears, etc., and was about to enter passion. At the climax of the play, Ronald suddenly stopped. He was actually a little reluctant to let go.

"Tomorrow we will shoot the official passionate scene. Except for the people on the list, no one else can enter the shooting location. Everyone should pay attention to the requirements on their shooting list..." The second assistant director began to distribute the shooting arrangements.

"I'm working overtime now to send it to Paramount's lab. I'm going to look at the samples tomorrow morning and then decide on the next direction of shooting. Also, call me Lindsay Dolan. I'm going to watch it with her tomorrow. …

Ronald said to his assistant Fat Girl Lake, who is now Ronald's assistant on the set and handles non-filming matters.

"I'll call Mr. Niceta right away..." Lake has made rapid progress recently, and she is almost able to figure out the Hollywood ecosystem.

…

"Ronald, I heard how many good shows did you shoot yesterday?" Paramount's executive producer, Lindsay Dolan, rushed to the studio next to Paramount Pictures early the next morning. interior screening room.

I worked overtime last night to quickly develop and print the samples of pottery, passion scenes, and other plots that Ronald had shot two days ago, and then sent the samples to the two bosses for review.

"Yes, this is exactly what I need to talk to you about, but you first look at the sample and then tell me what you think..."

In the live speakers, a record of Unchained Melody was played, matched with the silent sample, they kept spinning, kissing, stroking their hair vigorously, and finally collapsed on the sofa.

Lindsay Dolan's interest lies in the erector spinae of Schwytz's strong back. She wants to transform into Demi Moore and use her thighs to squeeze Schwytz's sexy waist.

"what do you think?"

"Huh? Oh?" ​​Lindsay Dolan came back to her senses, "You are really a master of photographing the love between men and women, simply... your When Harry Met Sally, let me watch the part where Harry proposed in the end. Cried……"

"I'm asking you, does this passionate scene feel like it?" Ronald interrupted the flattery.

"Do you need to say this? I've watched this part..." Lindsay Dolan said embarrassedly and patted Ronald's thigh.

"I mean, if you think for female viewers, this clip can satisfy their inner imagination, I won't do a real passionate scene in bed. This is the Make Love clip in this movie."

"Why?" Lindsay Dolan was very sorry. She wanted to continue watching, but she was a Paramount executive after all, so she guessed what Ronald meant.

The movie "Ghost" is rated PG-13. The MPAA's rating is a comprehensive scoring process, including exposure, violence, foul language, etc., and is graded by a commissioner.

Then make a comprehensive score of the entire movie. Coupled with Paramount's director status in the MPAA, it can still gain some space. But in general, with a PG-13 rating, the tolerance of Total T is limited.

More nudity here, less violence or scares there.

Ronald knew that many of the plots after Sam was assassinated by a killer hired by Carl and turned into a ghost were quite violent. And those scenes that require the intervention of visual special effects are a bit bloody and terrifying.

Since here, the link of exaggerating the inseparable love between Molly and Sam can be solved with this relatively slight naked male upper body and kissing scene, then it can earn some points for the real climax scene later.

Moreover, this movie is essentially a romance film, not a romance film. The very close love between the two protagonists and the enviable love conveyed to the audience does not necessarily need to be expressed in sex scenes.

Now, if this kind of shot of making pottery, crossing fingers, hugging, rotating in the room, and various hints and metaphors can satisfy the female audience, why not just stay here and not shoot more passionate scenes in the bedroom? .

That might lower the tone of the entire movie.

"Okay, I completely agree." Lindsay Dolan believed in Ronald's judgment. "But, can you not tell them and let them act according to the script..."

…

After getting the support of Lindsay Dolan, Ronald decisively gave up the scene in the bedroom. Visual art can have high-level expressions, and he believes that his approach can inspire the audience's appreciation more than naked passion.

He didn't say yes to Lindsay Dolan and let the unsuspecting actor continue. (This is a bad taste of many Hollywood directors, who always let beautiful actresses complete passionate scenes that will not be edited into the final version)

Instead, he informed Whoopi Goldberg to begin filming the film's second act.

Molly and Sam went to see a play on Broadway. On their way back, they were robbed by a robber with a knife. To protect Molly, Sam was stabbed to death. This section will be shot on location in New York during the last week of filming.

Now being filmed inside a studio in Los Angeles, Sam, played by Patrick Schwytz, will always appear as a ghost in the subsequent plot of the film. The psychic played by Whoopi Goldberg also appears in this scene.

Because Sam, as a ghost, cannot communicate with humans, he will automatically pass through things when he touches them, and he can't touch anything. No one can hear you speak. Only the psychic, played by Whoopi Goldberg, can somehow hear him.

Therefore, Odme, the character in Gothenburg, will become the intermediary between Sam and the real world, fulfilling his last wish on his behalf, protecting Molly from being deceived by her "friend" Carl (who is actually a money laundering villain and a hired killer) stabbed Sam to death).

"His makeup should be whiter, so that the audience will visually distinguish him from normal people." Ronald told the makeup artist about the makeup requirements for Patrick Schwytz.

"Use more positive light, I need some paleness..." Then he explained to the lighting team.

"When you handle the ground marks, you need to take photos and archive them, and then try to keep Schwytz's position consistent in every scene..." The final explanation was given to the camera team.

Many of the scenes of Sam's ghost require the introduction of visual special effects. Sometimes the same scene needs to be shot in different numbers, using techniques similar to multiple exposures to make Sam appear and disappear out of thin air. This requires precise shooting. position.

Now when it comes to actual shooting, the more careful we are in handling it, the more manpower and time we can save in the subsequent alignment and special effects processes. The effect achieved will be better.

But no one had any experience, so Ronald could only make rough preparations, then cross his fingers and pray for everything to go well.

…

"!"

Patrick Schweitz sat in a chair at a round table whose interior was set up as a séance. Whoopi Goldberg was wearing a gold fringed top and was showing off.

She plays Odme, a fake psychic who deceives her clients by using cold reading techniques.

For example, a widow comes to ask for the spirit of her dead husband to appear on Odme. She wants to know where an important insurance policy is kept.

Odeme kept talking about a lot of rules for seance. There are many people in heaven. It depends on whether his late husband will pay attention to his wife's request here.

Odme said she felt her late husband's vibrations, and the widow automatically said her husband's name - Julio.

Odme is saying that he is handsome...it doesn't matter if he is not handsome, anyone who talks nonsense about heaven will become beautiful...

And the ghost played by Patrick Schwytz was just there to make jokes, saying that Odmee was unreliable, but no one heard it anyway.

"That's bullshit..." Schwyz delivered the line.

"Who's talking? Who's talking? Julio?" Whoopi Goldberg stood up and asked loudly to the empty place in surprise.

"Can you hear it? Can you hear me?" Sam found that it seemed that Odmei could hear his complaints.

"Cut!"

"Let's do it again..." Ronald noticed that Whoopi Goldberg bumped the chair, and the accident was handled well. He asked the director of photography to do it again, which would facilitate editing, and he was also using a more conservative acting method as an insurance policy.

"!"

"That's nonsense..." Schwytz still said the same line.

"Ah..." Whoopi Goldberg suddenly shouted, squatting on a chair and holding his shoulders, "Who is talking there? Who is talking?"

"Cut!"

Ronald was very surprised. The second one is that Whoopi Goldberg's acting method is completely different from the first one. He didn't call it off, but let her have her way. Actors sometimes get inspired and perform better than the first one.

"Very good, let's do it again..." Ronald thought happily. Whoopi Goldberg's acting skills are really strong, no wonder Schwytz strongly recommended it.

"!"

"What nonsense..."

"Who's talking there?"

Article 3: Whoopi Goldberg's acting style is different from the previous two times. She stood up and walked towards the gap, as if she thought it was an assistant who was complaining and wanted to ruin her job. Find out and wait for someone to take care of her. Teach a lesson.

"Cut!"

Ronald is still satisfied. The different acting methods every time give Schwytz a new excitement every time. In this way, every performance he performs is very real and original.

This is a typical performance master's method, which is different every time, reasonable every time, and can fully mobilize the cooperating actors to give the best performance.

The only shortcoming is that Whoopi Goldberg moves in a different direction, speed, and speed every time, which makes it difficult to edit.

Ronald finally realized what Walter Murch reminded him, that actors who are too original and whose acting is too good are not entirely a good thing for filmmaking.

Moreover, acting like this makes the visual effects a lot more difficult. The movements are different every time and it is difficult for them to find the right position.

"Can you repeat the performance from the last few times?" Ronald went over and chatted with Whoopi Goldberg.

"Dear director, I really want to listen to you, but every performance I perform is from the heart and unique. I forget it immediately after the performance. My emotions are different every time. There is no way to repeat me. performance.”

"Hiss..." Ronald curled his lips. Is this a show-off, to give yourself some color, or is this really her habit in filming?

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