From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

In movies, audiences often see intimate scenes, even sparks that seem to fly off the screen; but in actual filming, everything is discussed and negotiated beforehand, to prevent the actors from losing themselves or control during the performance —

Because these scenes are different from other performances, physical contact can often lead to instinctive reactions, and once control is lost, it can cross the subtle line between actors, or even become inappropriate behavior that offends the other actor.

Therefore, such scenes require rehearsal, communication, and as much comprehensive assurance as possible that both parties are entering the shoot with full knowledge of what will happen.

Fifteen or eighteen years later, Hollywood even created a professional position, "intimacy coordinator," whose existence serves two purposes: first, to guide actors on how to display intimacy, how to build it up layer by layer, and how to shed inhibitions to present a realistic scene; and second, to prevent overstepping boundaries during filming and to provide timely psychological counseling.

Now, although this position has not yet appeared, actors will communicate before filming.

So, the intimate scenes that audiences see on the big screen, where chemistry seems to overflow, while there may be a few rare cases of genuine emotion and loss of control, the vast majority are performances completed by actors under self-control.

When filming "The Butterfly Effect" before, Anson and Rachel McAdams started from scratch, figuring things out on their own, and the two young people made many mistakes; but Kate Winslet in front of him seemed much more mature and experienced, starting from the details to confirm each other's positions —

Including the position of hands and feet, including the area and degree of contact, including eye contact, and so on.

In fact, the physical contact in this scene is only superficial and does not involve anything intense; but Kate is still professionally completing the discussion, ensuring that after filming begins, both parties can enter the role in a comfortable position.

Then.

"Action!"

The director's voice echoed in the apartment.

Clementine walked out of the kitchen, holding two glasses of water, raising them slightly to indicate, "Two glasses of decadent blue."

She paused slightly, deliberately revealing a hint of lazy playfulness as she winked at Joel, not caring about Joel's response, she laughed contentedly to herself.

She approached Joel lightly, shortening the distance between them, looking into Joel's eyes, "It's more natural to seduce you this way."

After speaking, Clementine carefully examined the slightly stiff lines of Joel's face, which revealed a trace of helplessness, making her laugh happily.

Haha, hahaha.

But!

The laughter didn't last long, Kate turned around, the smile on her lips disappeared, "No, no, that's not right, I'm not sure, but this state is not right."

The entire crew was silent, even forgetting to show disappointment, all frozen in place.

"Shit," Kate couldn't help but curse.

That frustration and dejection turned into anger and annoyance, and finally all turned against herself.

Kate looked at Anson, "I'm not targeting you. But…"

"Shit! Shit shit shit!"

The cold wind blew in, dispelling the warmth in the room, goosebumps instantly popping up, screaming wildly.

In the entire apartment, no one could react, one or two stunned like chickens.

Michelle's shoulders drooped, and she shouted weakly, "Cut."

Without needing to look at her expression, one could feel the deep helplessness and struggle in her voice.

Anson looked down at the glass in his hand, not reacting for a moment, now he finally understood the feelings of the "Catch Me If You Can" crew back then —

Although the situation was completely different, the result was the same, back then Anson turned and left the set, leaving the entire crew hanging; now Kate was doing the same.

But, is Kate really okay?

At this moment, it was almost midnight, the weather outside was freezing, although he hadn't checked the weather forecast, it was definitely below zero, and it was pitch black, Long Island completely lacked the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, around nine o'clock the surrounding streets had all quieted down, the residences had turned off their lights, was it okay for Kate to run out alone like this?

If she accidentally got hurt…

Anson was a little worried, he was thinking about whether he should chase after her to check on Kate's situation, or whether Kate needed to be alone right now?

"Grant, go after her and see," Michelle had already taken the lead and instructed, "The streets outside are already icy, and now it's dark…"

Grant stood up without hesitation and chased directly out.

His footsteps had just reached the door, and then, Kate had already reappeared at the door, Grant made way, and Kate went straight back into the apartment.

Kate shook her head repeatedly, "Damn it."

No explanation was needed, one could see the reason at a glance —

Cold.

Filming indoors, Kate was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt, a summer short-sleeved shirt; suddenly running out into the freezing weather outside, experiencing New York's winter with her whole body, she really couldn't stand it.

Kate crossed her arms over her chest, hugging herself tightly, ignoring the other members of the crew, she ran directly to the radiator and pressed her legs against it.

The scene was slightly shocked, looking at Kate who had returned, not knowing how to react for a moment.

Grant stood at the door like a guardian.

Finally, Anson spoke, "Director, how about we take a five-minute break?"

This time, Michelle didn't object, secretly glanced at Kate, stood up and stretched, "No problem, I can't even remember how many NGs we've had, so taking a break to adjust is a good idea."

"Ten minutes, let's do this, take a ten-minute break, I need a cup of espresso, with half a cup of whiskey."

Receiving the director's instructions, the crew began to move again, the gazes revolving around Kate were withdrawn, one or two pretending to be busy.

Grant also came in, closing the apartment door.

Inside, it warmed up again.

Seeing this scene, Kate turned to face the window, opened the window, and the cold air rushed in, sticking her head out.

Obviously, Kate needed some fresh air.

Anson didn't step forward to disturb Kate, he knew Kate needed some space, her head was now filled with all kinds of miscellaneous thoughts and ideas, on the verge of exploding, a little fresh air could help her sort out some clues.

He was the same.

The filming progress of this scene was clearly behind schedule, and the performance states of the two people had never been aligned on the same frequency, failing to be satisfactory.

But, what exactly was going on?

If they couldn't find the crux of the problem, even if they started again, they would still be spinning in circles like headless flies.