From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

"Oh."

"Oh!"

"Oh… …"

David Schwimmer, as expected of someone with rich experience, could interpret layers of emotion through a simple scene. Just through the tones, colors, and volumes of exclamation and cheers, one could deeply feel the complexity of Ross's mood at this moment. He even performed a three-part high note on the spot.

In a daze, it was as if Mariah Carey was present.

Noisily, a group of people swarmed in.

In reality, it was just three people, Monica, Chandler, and Phoebe, but with the arrival of these three figures, the liveliness and crowdedness of the entire space increased several levels.

At least, from an audio perspective, it was so. The voices of the three people completely intertwined.

"Ross!"

"I didn't expect to run into you here."

"This is too crazy, such a coincidence."

The exaggerated expressions deliberately presented a sense of artificial performance, and the comedic effect was self-evident.

Ross rushed forward, opened his arms, and pulled Monica and Chandler into his embrace, "Oh, God, thank you guys."

Chandler staggered, almost suffocated by Ross.

At this moment, a small problem occurred during filming—

According to the plan, Ross stepped forward to hug Chandler, while Paul made way, and Anson needed to cut into the scene from the cafe entrance, standing shoulder to shoulder with Alessandra.

That is to say, Paul and Ross exchanged positions.

This scene actually only had three camera positions, located on the left, center, and right respectively. Therefore, the positions of the actors were also relatively fixed, ensuring that the director could capture the scene and performance from fixed camera positions. But if the positioning was wrong, or if the movement track was misaligned, the effect might be wrong.

Of course, mistakes are inevitable.

This is a TV series, not a play. Mistakes don't matter. The director can interrupt filming, readjust, and reshoot. It's not a big deal.

The key is that today's filming has been very smooth, with no deviations or mistakes, unbelievably smooth. Once the first mistake occurs, does it mean breaking the inertia, and that the second and third mistakes will follow? The beginning of a disaster?

The problem arose just like that.

The source was Anson.

Anson still lacked experience. When moving from the left to the right, he and David Schwimmer hadn't communicated about these specific details before filming:

Who walks on the inside, who walks on the outside?

In order to avoid collisions or brushes, the two people should stagger their positions so that they can complete the exchange smoothly and imperceptibly.

However!

Anson simply didn't think about this matter. David and other staff members assumed that Anson knew the default unspoken rule—

The right side.

The reason is very simple. Most of the time, people are accustomed to their right hand, and walking from their right side also conforms to inertia. Therefore, even if they occasionally encounter left-handed actors, they will default to walking from the right side, staggering their positions, ensuring that they don't occupy each other's passage, and the performance proceeds smoothly.

From the start of filming until now, Anson's performance has been perfect, showing no signs of a newbie's inexperience.

But… …

Details ultimately revealed the truth.

When Paul moved from the left to the right and Ross moved from the right to the left to exchange positions, Anson's moving foot slightly deviated by half a step.

If this were an open space, "half a step" wouldn't matter at all, and the deviation would be completely undetectable. But this is a narrow, confined space.

They were standing in the passage behind the ochre sofa, a space that was completely filled when two people stood side by side. The proportion of "half a step" was immediately highlighted.

"Bad!"

Standing on the sidelines, David Crane noticed it immediately—

Anson and David Schwimmer brushed past each other.

Literally, the two people's shoulders brushed against each other, which was equivalent to stumbling a bit.

The small accident made both actors' rhythms falter, and the two exchanged a glance. The rhythm of the entire filming and performance was also disrupted.

As a seasoned producer, David Crane naturally knew:

Mistakes or errors are all inevitable. Don't say that TV series can be reshot with NG; even dramas are the same. If there are mistakes during live performances, there's no need to be nervous or angry. The performance still needs to continue. Regain your composure and focus on the subsequent performance.

Moreover, today's filming has been smooth, and it was time for some deviations to occur.

David Crane's thoughts were slightly different. He believed that NG would appear sooner or later. It was impossible for the entire day of filming to have no NG, just impossible.

Then, there was no essential difference between appearing sooner and appearing later. It was better to come out sooner to relieve the pressure and relax instead.

However… …

David knew that not everyone thought that way.

He could now vaguely sense Marta's gloating eyes and the shock of the filming crew. The atmosphere was subtly changing.

Director Michael Lembeck should be preparing to shout "Cut."

In fact, that was indeed the case.

Michael looked slightly regretful, but his emotions didn't fluctuate too much. He had been in Hollywood for over twenty years, and NG was really too normal.

Regret, there was a little bit, because the entire coherent and smooth flow was interrupted by such a small mistake, just a little bit.

However, Michael didn't hesitate. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the scene in front of him, and the word "Cut" got stuck in his throat.

Time, rewind slightly by 0.5 seconds.

In the picture—

When Anson heard the sound of the door opening and the greeting from behind, he knew that he needed to move and exchange positions.

The first half was very simple and very smooth. After entering the scene, he had been standing in one position, ensuring that he was facing camera position three, and ensuring that he and camera position two formed a corner, and camera position one could also shoot Ross and Elizabeth through the diagonal line of his shoulder.

Standing still, that was enough. There was no need to move throughout the entire process.

The second half should also be smooth.

But Anson still lacked experience, missing a key point: stiff limbs.

Whether it was nervousness or excitement, lactic acid was constantly secreted. Standing in the same position for too long, the stiffness of the muscles was slightly higher than his own judgment, so that when moving, he was slightly numb, his attention was slightly distracted, and the movement route also deviated, only going straight ahead.

In fact, the standing positions of Anson, David Schwimmer, and Alessandra were only two to two and a half steps apart.

Only taking the first step, Anson realized the crisis, but there was no room for adjustment at all. The shoulders of the two people had already crossed and collided together.

Inhale, contract abdomen, control.

Anson's on-the-spot reaction was timely, controlling his body and avoiding a head-on collision. Despite this, he still slightly brushed shoulders, and his center of gravity and steps swayed slightly.

Terrible!

What to do?

In a flash of lightning, Anson reacted reflexively.