Hollywood Drawing

He sat with Naomi under the umbrella, drinking coffee and watching all kinds of passers-by. In Hollywood, which pursues efficiency, those who walk in a hurry are generally practitioners in this industry, while those who take their time and stroll around are mostly tourists.

"Let's go back, Wayne. I believe I will keep my name here in the future, and I will also live in Beverly Hills."

Naomi looked blankly in the direction of Beverly Hills, then picked up Wayne and walked home. While driving along the way, Wayne looked at the suddenly silent woman from time to time.

Maybe this is what inspires her. It is undeniable that everyone is working hard for fame and fortune, but everyone who can persevere deserves respect, because he is also one of them.

The holiday was over, and he declined the invitation to go to the apartment across the street. He returned to his room and picked up a pencil facing the California sunshine at the end of October.

Two days passed by in a flash. He spent two days quietly at home drawing storyboards and making a two-day shooting plan. The shooting plan is probably a reference. No one can guarantee that it will be completed every day, or that it will be completed in half a day on any smooth day. He just wants a reference.

November 1st, eight o'clock in the morning. He drove the pickup truck, followed by the crew and various filming equipment and prop trucks, to the film location, Vincent High School in Orange County, Los Angeles area.

Luke has already driven to the front. He will go to the hotel to sign the contract first, and then go to the school to coordinate in advance. By the time Wayne led the motorcade into the school, it was almost ten o'clock.

Fortunately, the areas that need to be used have been cleared. However, there are some children who are curious about the filming process of the movie. They surround the motorcade from a distance and watch the staff arrange the machines and scenery.

He got out of the car and looked carefully at the road leading from the dormitory to the outside. This was the first scene to be filmed immediately. Because these scenes were relatively simple, he shot them first with the purpose of training the crew.

After watching Naomi simply put on makeup, lighting, props, scenery, and Luke giving him an OK gesture, he adjusted the monitor and walked in front of the camera.

The main photographer was Wayne. He didn't hire another photographer, and he did a good job. After adjusting the camera, Wayne walked up to Naomi, who looked a little nervous, and asked her:

"Naomi, let's do a test shoot first. Don't be nervous. This scene is very simple. You just need to walk out of the dormitory and see various classmates along the way. Just pay attention to your expression. Don't be too exaggerated. Be natural, especially when you look at it. To the classmate who fainted. OK?"

Naomi smoothed her hair with her hands and nodded in agreement:

"Okay, I can handle it, no problem."

Seeing that she understood, Wayne walked behind the camera with satisfaction, and he wanted to follow her for a while.

"Happy holiday, the first scene, the first test shoot, begins!"

Naomi came out of the dormitory building again, looking around strangely while walking forward. After walking a few steps, Wayne shouted loudly.

"cut!"

Then he walked up to the confused Naomi and told her carefully:

"Naomi, pay attention to your facial expressions. You are no longer a bitch, you are the heroine! The camera will zoom in on your face in high definition throughout the whole process. Don't use too much force. Be natural."

Naomi might have been a little nervous because of what Wayne said, so she asked:

"I'm sorry, what should I do? I don't know how to express that feeling of confusion without facial expressions."

He stretched out his left hand, tapped Naomi's eyes with his index finger, and patiently told her:

"You are a movie actor, use your eyes, look, don't say you don't understand!"

After speaking, he turned around and said loudly to everyone:

"Reset, reset everything, Luke, direct the extras and extras and let them return to their positions. Let's try again."

With the second test shot, halfway through, Wayne called out again. This time, Naomi was much better than before and had made progress. She reset and continued with the third test shot.

The third test shoot was inexplicably smooth. From Naomi to the various actors, from beginning to end, this one was particularly smooth. He thought that while it felt good, he would shoot it right away.

"All departments are reset and real shooting begins. Lily, Naomi is being redressed. Real shooting this time!"

Wayne pushed the camera and saw Naomi was ready. He looked at the lighting engineer and saw him nodding. He was also ready to start right away.

"Happy holiday, the first scene, the first act, begins!"

Naomi had just taken two steps, and within two seconds, he stopped again. This time he ignored the actor, walked directly to Steve, and said to him:

"Steve, make the light a little brighter. The current background is too dark. I need the heroine Terry to be sunny when she comes out, so that there will be a sense of contrast when the light changes later."

"ok."

The filming started again immediately, and the students who started to watch slowly began to disperse when they saw that the mysterious filming was such a boring thing.

"Happy holiday, scene one, act one, scene two, let's begin!"

As the scorer sounded, the whole team followed Naomi and walked this path that they had walked several times. This time it felt very good. Just when it was about to end, they heard Wayne shouting loudly again. stop.

"Luke, Luke, go tell the kid who fainted what fainting means! Tell him not to look at the camera. Fainting means closing his eyes that are full of curiosity about the world. Go now, right now!"

He was also a little helpless. He was about to end this part very smoothly, but the problem happened with the supporting actor. He could no longer suppress his irritability and anger.

Reset again, touch up makeup, and start again. Stopped again. This time the lighting engineer failed to control the lighting well. There were obvious changes in the shot. He was very annoyed by such a stupid mistake.

Reset again and start. The extras continued to have problems, either looking at the camera or moving incorrectly. At the beginning again, Naomi's mood was affected and she became unstable again. Just when Wayne was furious and was about to start taunting people, he shouted, "Take a break."

Sitting in the director's chair behind the monitor, he lit a cigarette and tried hard to suppress his anger. He understands in his heart that these are things that the new crew must go through. Everyone has not been adjusted before, so some cerebral palsy mistakes will inevitably occur.

The crew members also need to get into the mood and slowly find a point of tacit understanding. But he still couldn't suppress his temper. At this moment, he finally understood why directors generally have bad tempers.

The reason why everyone was allowed to rest was to let everyone relax their nervous and anxious moods, and he also took a break. He knew that losing his temper would not solve any problems and would only deepen everyone's negative emotions.

After smoking a cigarette, he looked at his watch and saw that it was past twelve o'clock. He stood up and walked to the camera. He looked at everyone and saw that everyone was gesturing and ready before he clicked on Naomi. He lowered his head to indicate that he would start immediately.

"Happy holiday, scene one, act one, nineteenth time, let's begin!"

As Naomi walked out of the dormitory, everyone followed her and started this simple long shot. Maybe it was because of the rest, maybe because everyone was hungry, but it went unexpectedly smoothly. Wayne had already done this. Preparation for a day of shooting.

"Okay, this is over. Let's all take a break and have lunch."

Everyone looked at Wayne behind the monitor, and they all breathed a sigh of relief until he was satisfied.

He took the burger handed over by Luke and ate it over and over while watching the clip he had just taken. He shook his head. Unexpectedly, it got off to a bad start. It took a long time to shoot a ten-second clip. It seemed that the filming needed to be modified. Planned.

He still underestimated the difficulty of filming. Just as he was taking out the director's notebook and revising it, he found someone sitting next to him and handed him a cup of coffee.

After taking the paper cup, he realized it was Uma Thurman. She didn't have a scene today, but Wayne saw her watching the whole morning and didn't leave.

"Wayne, you know, your face was so gloomy just now. Everyone thought you were going to turn into an angry hairdryer. I didn't expect you to suppress your anger and concentrate on your work. You know, I have run into a few Crew, there are only a handful of directors who can do this, and you did a great job.”

Uma Thurman watched him take the coffee, took a sip, then sat next to him and spoke to him.

Wayne glanced at her and replied:

"Getting angry will not solve the problem. It will only make everyone upset with me. I am the producer and director of this project. Everyone is watching me. I cannot take the lead and make everyone's work more difficult."

Uma raised her eyebrows. This was not the first time she saw a director suppressing his emotions rather than venting them. Those who could suppress their temper were all successful and famous directors, but her purpose was not to give Wayne a gift. coffee.

"Wayne, I think I understand your stress. How about having a drink together in the evening, at least to temporarily relieve your anxiety."

After saying that, Uma put down her cup of coffee and lightly scratched the back of Wayne's hand with her nails. Before he could say his rejection, he felt someone sitting down next to him.

"Sorry, Ms. Thurman, Wayne asked me to have dinner tonight. If you have anything else to do, let's do it next time."

Naomi sat down and stared at Uma as she spoke. Uma turned her head and the two stared at each other. Wayne could clearly read their eyes and clearly expressed this "bxxxh!"

"Uma, I have to revise the shooting plan tonight and arrange the shooting plan for tomorrow. There is a lot of work. Let's do it next time."

Wayne said something to Uma, and without waiting for her to respond, he got up and went to Steve to discuss the lighting issues with him.

Steve gave him a good feeling. Although Steve might be the hardest person to get in touch with in this crew, his ability was above the level and he could find the feeling he wanted right away.

Luke hurried over and whispered to Wayne:

"You'd better go over there and take a look. Ross, your prop master, and Mia, the set decorator, just had a quarrel."

When Wayne heard this, his head immediately felt bigger, and he asked Luke in a low voice:

"Do you know why? There can't be a quarrel for no reason, right?"

"The two things are somewhat related, but the tempers don't seem to be easy to deal with. At first, Ross sat in Mia's chair, and then I don't know why."

The reason was ridiculous, but he thought it might be very big. While thinking about how to solve it, he walked towards the two of them.