Hollywood Drawing

Another busy day of work is over. After a day's vacation, everyone's mental state is more relaxed than before the vacation. A moderate rest has greatly relieved everyone's physical and mental well-being.

As Wayne shouted:

"cut!"

Everyone applauded unconsciously. This was another small role that finished all the scenes. Likewise, Wayne shook his hand to thank him for his work and gave him a killer mask as a souvenir.

He watched everyone busy packing their things. Luke carefully packed the film that had been shot, which would eventually be put in the safe in Wayne's room to avoid accidents.

Wayne drove at the end of the crew's motorcade and chatted with Naomi relaxedly.

"Nami, there aren't many scenes left. Most of them are between you and the killer, and with Uma. How about it? You and Uma haven't been arguing during this time, right?"

He knew that even if there was quarrel and friction, he would not know. No one in the crew would tell him this. What people in this country hate most are whistleblowers.

"Of course, I'm not fighting with her. Now I just want to finish the filming as soon as possible. I'm too lazy to walk the tiring road every day, and I'm not in the mood to compete with that Bitchi."

Naomi knew what he was worried about. With the film about to be finished, he didn't want any problems to arise, especially if the relationship between the actors would affect the work.

No matter how sweetly this man talks to her in bed, he seems to be a perfect lover. But if her work progress is affected due to her own reasons, Naomi dares to bet with her own breast that he will definitely fall out with her without any hesitation, no matter how well she serves him in bed. exception.

"That's good. Starting tomorrow, I will try my best to shoot the scenes between you and Uma first, and finish the filming here as soon as possible."

"Okay, I will perform well. During this period, my anger has been reduced a lot, and this film has also made me grow a lot."

Naomi assured him that, as she said, she entered the state faster and faster during this period. It can only be said that people who can succeed have extraordinary talents.

Of course, it also has something to do with his low requirements for the cast and crew. In such a film, Naomi and Uma Thurman's appearance is more important than their performance, and it is impossible to detract from the so-called acting skills.

From filming to now, to be blunt, Wayne has made a lot of progress. A film director is like the head of a group of migrant workers, who must coordinate all types of work to build a house. Talking about the shooting, Wayne drove Naomi to the hotel.

So far, the filming is basically going smoothly. On the one hand, he, a new director, has gradually improved from lack of experience. On the other hand, the crew can suppress conflicts and focus on work.

Although some people had mediocre abilities and had conflicts with the crew, he never thought of firing those people. Even in Hollywood, it is difficult to find people who are cheap enough and have outstanding abilities.

In his opinion, the only person in the entire crew who can reach above the level of professional ability is the unsociable lighting engineer Steve. Luke is also very talented, but in Wayne's opinion, his talent is not in being a director, but in being a director. It is his carefulness and responsibility that makes him suitable for assistant directors or producers and production managers.

A quiet night passed, and no one went to the bar to get drunk. They all knew that a critical moment was coming. This was one of the reasons why Wayne could tolerate the whole group. Regardless of their abilities, they at least had a perfect professional attitude.

In the corridor of the hospital set, filming started immediately on a scene where a killer wearing a mask chased and stabbed the heroine Terry to death. Wayne did not talk about the scene anymore. This kind of scene did not require him to make excessive demands.

The scenes shot here are actually not very difficult at all, and they were shot several times in a row. There is no need for the two people to dig deep, nor to pursue connotation, nor to perform so well that the actors burst into tears.

All that is needed is for the masked killer to show violence and cruelty, and for the heroine Terry to show panic and unwillingness, that is enough.

Seeing that they performed well and acted with ease and immersion, he shot this scene from five angles throughout the morning. The most important thing was this scene. Maybe he could choose two or three to edit into the movie later.

It wasn't until two reels of film were used in the shooting that he looked at his watch and called for a break, asking them to have lunch and continue in the afternoon. His old habit is to look at the footage taken in the morning over and over again while eating, trying his best to find any areas that can be improved.

He attaches great importance to every scene where the heroine Terry is killed. The horror atmosphere of this film is almost all in the scene where the heroine is killed, which is a major selling point.

If most of the scenes in this film were the same as those he had seen in his previous life, the difference was that the scenes where the heroine was killed were much bloodier and more violent.

Wayne considered that the film could not catch people's attention at the beginning like a commercial blockbuster. Then there must be something to attract the audience, so he had no choice but to choose the scene where Terry was infinitely killed.

Normally, the opening scene plays an important role in whether a movie can catch the audience's attention at the very beginning, resonate with the audience, and attract the audience to sit in their chairs and watch patiently.

Therefore, for the producer and director team, the opening scene must be carefully considered. Sometimes it can be the beginning of the movie story, and sometimes it can be the suspense or end of the movie story.

He had no choice but to put the murder of the exciting and bloody heroine Terry as far forward as possible, allowing the audience to think about why Terry was brutally and cruelly killed, or killed again and again. In this way, the audience will follow Terry to solve the mystery and find the murderer.

He had no choice but to lay down clues at the beginning of the story, and then gradually make a turning point in the dark. So he was very crude and simple. He pointed out the theme at the beginning and explained the cruel and rough treatment of Terry.

Watching such a beautiful woman being stabbed to death in a bloody manner is indeed cruel. It can make people unconsciously think, can such a beautiful heroine escape the fate of being killed all the time? What will be the fate of the murderer in the end?

Whether the beautiful Terry continues to be brutally stabbed to death, or the murderer is found during the transformation, it is a very good stunt that can stick to the audience and keep watching.

And as Terry's birthday turns into a memorial day, Terry slowly changes, and it is inseparable from the Hollywood old-fashioned growth, love and family, self-salvation, and finally gives a Hollywood-style happy ending, allowing the male and female protagonists to be perfect. Come together.

Another actor was sent away today, this time it was the actor who played one of the three main roles, Ethan Hawke. To be honest, this drama is not very friendly to him. This is not a drama about male protagonists. He, the so-called male protagonist, is basically a tool.

As usual, Wayne gave him a prop of a killer mask as a souvenir and to thank him for his efforts in working on this drama. Ethan Hawke should not be short of filming. He is much luckier than many minor supporting actors. Although there is no such thing as a leading actor, supporting actors always have jobs.

From here on, he will soon go to shoot a movie. His luck has always been good. Wayne remembers that his road to Hollywood has been basically smooth sailing. He is not a super star, but he has never been short of good movies.

The crew has been sending people off every day these days. Although most of them are supporting roles, this also means that the filming went very smoothly. The whole team of staff also behaved more and more confidently.

More than three weeks have passed since we transferred to the abandoned mental hospital. As expected, today is the last half day. I should be able to complete all the scenes here before lunch.

In the past few days, Uma and Naomi were almost always playing opposite each other, and the two began to interact frequently. Sometimes the crew and extras could hear them taunting each other, but it never escalated to the point of taunting each other with words starting with b.

"Uma, good job. You are in good condition. There is still one last scene. I need you to use your eyes to show jealousy. This is not difficult for you."

He called Uma Thurman to the monitor and asked her. This can be regarded as a supplement to the scattered shots throughout the morning, mainly to capture some changes in her expression.

In fact, Uma's performance is really good. Regardless of her off-screen personality and acting skills, her camera sense is very good and she can always show her perfect side.

"Cut! This is passed! Everyone pack up your things and let us leave this damn horror movie scene. We will rest in the hotel in the afternoon and you can go have a drink!"

Wayne glanced at the monitor, said no problem, and called the end. Everything started to be packed up in an orderly manner, except for abandoned garbage and usable roads. Most of the props and set supplies here were rented by Luke.

After everyone got in the car, he checked in the corridor again, then drove the pickup truck with confidence and followed the crew's convoy back to the hotel.

When they arrived at the hotel, he and Luke did nothing. They moved the film to Wayne's room and put it in the safe in the bedroom.

Looking at the finished film in the safe, the two looked at each other and smiled happily. This is the result of more than a month of hard work and the hard work of their entire crew, including the extras.

"Would you like to have a drink to celebrate that you finally finished filming that damn hospital scene? To be honest, every time I go to that damn abandoned mental hospital, I feel sick all over."

Luke invited him to go down for a drink.

He didn't bother to change anymore, so he just followed him downstairs to the small bar next to the hotel.

"Hey, Luke. You definitely watched too many horror movies when you were a kid. I didn't feel anything at all. I hope you can be scared when you watch our own movies in the future."

Luke heard his teasing and didn't refute. In fact, everyone didn't like that place, but he had to go there for work. He was not the only one who didn't like that bad place.

From his observation, the only ones who were really indifferent to the abandoned mental hospital were Wayne and Steve. Apart from them, everyone generally would not walk out of the set alone, let alone wander around. , then it would be the same as the second-rate young man in a horror movie who seeks death, there is no difference.