Exploiting Hollywood 1980

The latest website: The Mountain Lake Villa in Virginia, just like the name, is surrounded by mountains and lakes. There are meadows, lakes, forests, hills. All the cast and crew are looking for a place to live in the villa under Ronald's package.

Ronald pushed open the window of his room. This is a very good lake view room. In front of a meadow is the lake, and there is a mountain view in the distance. The view is very beautiful and refreshing. The temperature was unbearable, stuffy and hot, Ronald quickly closed the window and turned on the air conditioner.

"The weather is good, although it's late summer and early autumn, it's just right to shoot the summer scenes." Ronald turned around and said to assistant director Emile.

"It's a little sultry, but it should improve." Emil picked up the draft of the shot, and Ronald began to prepare the shot plan for the shooting.

At Mountain Lake Villa, Ronald rented the entire resort, and no tourists were allowed in. There are only the cast and crew of the "Dancing Hot" crew in the hotel. This is the biggest filming expense for the crew.

There are only twelve days of shooting time, not a day can be wasted.

Fortunately, assistant director Emil is very good at organizing the shooting angle of the dance. He came to inspect the scene of the dance scene in advance, and drew the scene and the position of the camera. Together with him, Ronald reconfirmed the shooting scenes of several major scenes.

Also with them is Eleanor, the screenwriter who was the first to dream in the collective dream of the movie. Some details of the 1950s were only known to her. The three of them surveyed some of the scenes shot two days ago.

The music that Eleanor specified has been bought by copyright broker Jimmy Reiner.

There is no extra money, and extra time, to ask the artist to re-record a version of the film. Instead, they played the original sound on a record player at the scene, and asked the recording team to record a version of the live sound.

Costs are so tight that Ronald can only save money everywhere.

He personally and the coolies of the crew moved the mineral water, packaged snacks, etc. to the warehouse. These are all cheap goods I purchased from Walmart, unlimited, but don't even think about taking them away.

Ronald also instructed Little Bud to stand guard at the entrance of the buffet during lunch and dinner. If he saw anyone he didn't know, he would ask him where he came from, and those who couldn't tell would not be allowed in.

Of course, there are places where Ronald still refuses to save money.

For example, this time, except for Jennifer Gray, who can't dance in the character setting, all the other actors are professional dance masters.

Ronald learned his lesson from filming "Lightning Dance\

,"Using dance doubles can create a lot of problems if the main character can't dance. This time, the mambo dance is a joint dance of two people. Using a dance double can only shoot long-range and medium-level shots, and it can't handle the intimacy between dance partners at all.

The group performances are also dancers, and the manpower expenditure of this crew is nearly twice that of a crew of the same size.

For example, the actors who play the baby's parents are also dancers.

Jerry Orbach, who plays his father, is the main actor of the Broadway musical. Was the first actor to sing the famous song "try to remember" in the Broadway ballet "Chicago".

As he got older, he gradually took on some supporting roles, and Ronald was also very satisfied with choosing him this time.

The mother is played by Lynn Lipton, an evergreen Broadway actress. After entering the 1980s, he began to play supporting roles and dub people.

"Hi, Jerry, Lynn." Ronald went up and hugged the two middle-aged actors. "Before we officially start shooting, we will shoot a scene of the Hausman family driving to the resort. After that, the scene is shot in the Mountain Lake Villa."

"No problem, the director will do as you tell me."

The two talk very well. At this age, they have nothing more to pursue, just to make some money for their children or for the elderly.

"Get Jennifer and Jane."

This scene is a shot of the Hausman family coming to the resort and driving on the road.

In addition to parents and baby, there is baby's sister Lisa.

Lisa is a supporting role with a bit of a silly big sister character, and Ronald recruits an unknown actress Jane Brook. She is also a talented person who can sing, dance, and write her own songs.

Making a movie in Hollywood is a little different than making a movie anywhere else in the world. For any kind of supporting role, you can find actors with good acting skills and abilities to play them.

Since exchanging shooting experiences with Jonathan Demme, especially after watching his director's "Shoot Lulu", Ronald has attached great importance to the casting of supporting roles. Always choose to stop when you seem to fit in with the characters, and even want to dig more into the stories behind them.

As long as you are interested in the role, the audience will not feel that the image and acting skills of the supporting role are not enough.

Jennifer Gray came over to say hello to Ronald. This scene is mainly about her thinking about things in the back seat of the car. At that time, she will be asked to compose an inner monologue in the later stage. After the baby gets old, she will recall the past events of her youth as a movie. 's opening.

"When are Patrick and the others coming?" Jennifer Gray was thinking about the hero.

"They arrive in the afternoon, take a break and start shooting tomorrow."

"Oh, okay." Jennifer Gray's eyes were smiling, and they became a slit.

Mountain Lake Villa is on the road, a mile before the entrance, there is a billboard indicating the entrance to the villa.

Ronald's location designer, David Chapman, was very helpful, and he put a new logo on the billboard in advance, which is the name of the resort in the movie, "Kellerman".

"!"

Ronald called start.

The photographer was sitting on an attached shelf outside the car, taking pictures of the two Hausmann daughters in the back seat of the car.

Cadillacs showcase the Hausmans' father's fortune as a surgeon, and a cassette tape on the car's stereo is the "Big Girl Don't Cry" from the "Four Seasons".

DP Jeff Zu took the helm himself, and there were no unions to bother with here anyway. He strapped himself to the seat belt on the rack and patted the back seat.

The driver is professional and drives the car very slowly and steadily.

Jennifer Gray sat on the left, reading a book. Baby is the daughter that her father prefers. She is smart and comprehensible since she was a child. She likes to read books.

"cut!"

The car went a long way and then came back. After Ronald confirmed with the director of photography, he started shooting the second shot.

This time, the DP switched to a lens with a longer focal length and shot a medium shot.

To the right of the baby, Lisa Hausman played by Jane Brook was also photographed together.

She held a small mirror and brushed her hair.

This daughter prefers to dress herself up, and her father doesn't care about her as much as she does her baby, but her mother loves her more.

"cut!"

"Another front row shot."

The car was backed up again, and this time a shot of the parents in the front row smiling at each other.

Hausman's hostess and hostess are still very much in love.

After the shooting, Ronald took the group back to Shanhu Villa.

Just met the arrival of the large army.

"Patrick." Jennifer Gray rushed to hug Swayze as soon as she saw it.

"Hi, Jennifer." Switz also held her for a circle.

"Cynthia", Ronald saw that Cynthia Rhodes, who was playing the second female lead, got out of the car behind, afraid that she would feel left out, and also stepped forward to hug her.

"Ronald," Cynthia Rhodes stroked her hair.

After several weeks of dance training, Cynthia's figure has gotten better, probably because of more aerobic exercise, and her skin is also in good condition.

"You look great," Ronald complimented.

"Thank you," Cynthia smiled happily.

It seems that everyone has entered a holiday mentality when they arrive at this isolated resort.

In Cynthia's eyes, Ronald looked so handsome, and when he helped him resist the bullying of the Stallone family, he was also full of gentlemanly demeanor.

This feeling became even more pronounced by the evening disco.

The group of actors who needed dance training brought the habit of that time to Shanhu Villa. As soon as the recorder turned on, everyone started disco dancing.

Patrick Schwitz and Jennifer Gray soon jumped together. And Ronald danced with Cynthia Rhodes.

Actors who did not participate in the training, such as those who played the Housemans, were also affected by the atmosphere and danced off the stage.

For a time, everyone entered the atmosphere of a summer vacation.

"I have something to do first." Ronald danced twice and apologized to Cynthia Rhodes. He also has to prepare for tomorrow's play.

"Ah, good..." Cynthia brushed her hair behind her ears, her face turning slightly red.

Ronald didn't pay attention. He looked at everyone who was dancing happily and relaxed. He was able to enter the state of the characters ahead of time. Presumably tomorrow's shooting will go well.

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