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"Your acting talent?" Murphy frowned. Margaret put her head forward and turned to look at Murphy, as if eager to know his answer, "Yes, yes, how about my acting talent?"

"Sorry, Maggie. \u003c≦\u003c\u003c≦≦≤≦" Murphy shook his head without hesitation, "I don't see such a thing as acting talent in you."

"What?" Margaret raised her voice immediately, "I don't have acting talent? How is this possible?"

She didn't believe Murphy's words, "I have never been exposed to acting before, and I only tried shooting a few times today, and you just shouted pass!"

"Because I have very low requirements for you!" Murphy told the truth, "Maggie, you have never been exposed to acting, and you can't express many emotions in place, including the last time. The requirements are not strict."

"Really?" Margaret was a little disappointed.

Murphy nodded seriously, "You have a good mental quality, you are not nervous, and you are not stage frightened. I can give you 10 points in this regard, but when it comes to acting talent, you only have a normal level of 60 points."

He might be mistaken, but the probability of such an estimate is still high.

Margaret returned to her seat, somewhat frustrated, "I was thinking, if I can't be a female equestrian, it would be good to be an actress in the future."

"You can be an actor if you are not talented," Murphy comforted casually, "As long as the opportunity is good, you can succeed."

"Hey, forget it," Margaret waved her hand, "Let's wait until I grow up."

In the ensuing filming, Margaret officially became the actress of the girl Nancy. David Robbie approached Bill Rossis and asked him to act as Margaret's agent temporarily, and signed a contract with the crew. Formal actor contract.

Just like what Murphy said, Margaret's acting talent is average, and her performance in the filming is not very good, but the role of the girl Nancy is limited, and the requirements are not too high, as long as she is not like Nikki Mir I was so nervous that I couldn't help myself and cried loudly, even if some emotions were not expressed properly, I could pass.

After filming the scene of the girl Nancy, James Franco, who played Dwight, also joined in. Due to the appearance of Murphy, James Franco's career as an actor has undergone great changes. The biggest change is that he Instead of playing the little green goblin in "Spider-Man", he continued to work in independent films with Murphy and a few buddies.

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The three most important male characters are all different, as if they were created in celibacy, and James Franco's Dwight has the least monologue, which fits the character's ruthless brand.

When shooting, each character's modeling design is also very distinctive. Each person has an obvious feature that distinguishes them from others, and it must be able to express the character of the character, such as Muffle's strange face, Dwight's The red sports car, the cross scar on Hardy's forehead and so on.

But the most eye-catching figure is the "yellow bastard" who is the second generation of officials in the city.

This role takes nearly five hours to put on makeup before each shooting, and it also requires a lot of touch-ups during shooting.

The identity of the yellow bastard is extremely prominent. The bishop dominates the city by controlling the church, his younger brother is a senator, and the family is powerful enough to make their only child, a yellow bastard, the president of the United States. In this case, the so-called state machine has no justice at all , There is actually no essential difference between the police and the gang.

When the yellow bastard raped and killed little girls one after another, except for Hardy, an old policeman who is about to retire and has a heart condition, and decided to kill the people, the other policemen sat idly by. Hardy's assistant even shot at him. After Di was seriously injured and rescued the young Nancy, Locke, the predecessor of the yellow bastard, relied on his own power to sentence Hardy to the crime of raping, prostitution, and women.

At the same time as the filming, a special effects team composed of three special effects studios also entered the Disney studio to deal with the shots that Murphy had already shot, and the most important job was color grading.

All of the shots Murphy shot were in color, and a lot of color manipulation had to be done to achieve the black-and-white style of the manga.

During the spare time of filming, Murphy also frequently communicated with the special effects team to review their processing effects in time.

As far as the shooting and production plan of "Sin City" is concerned, in order to express its creative concept, the use of color is undoubtedly an element that Murphy attaches great importance to.

There are differences in the color tone and style of scenes in movies. One is for the needs of narrative, and the other is for the needs of visual style. There are often great differences between them.

The contrast brought by the strong black and white colors that Murphy requires, coupled with the scheduling of the shots and the angle of light, many shots can be viewed separately as an independent picture of the comic, especially the use of black in the film must be Rich in layers, it shows the original appearance of "Sin City", and even achieves an image quality that color movies cannot obtain.

Moreover, the advantages of movies in action scenes and the free use of colors are far superior to those in comics, directly bringing visually sharp effects.

"Most of the shots are in black and white, only the blood splattered is bright red, which makes the blood of the characters especially shocking."

In the special effects studio, Murphy talked about the basic color adjustment concept to the special effects staff, "This kind of black and white runs through... No, there are actually red, yellow and green that are rendered to the extreme. Whether it is blood red The sky, the golden monster, or the green eyes of the beauty, all look more imposing in the pure black, gray and white world!"

In addition to being able to fully fit the two-color world of the original comics, the movie also brings an effect that cannot be seen in the comics——without losing the visual impact, it moderately reduces the negative effects of violence and blood on the audience, and even Make some bloody scenes look quite humorous, and the film is more likely to pass the MPAA's R rating.

The overall shooting speed is not fast, and Murphy has always firmly controlled the rhythm of the crew. Since some of the shots that have been graded almost reproduce the scenes in the comics, Frank Miller, who is another director, did not become the subject of the shooting. Bonding, although the crew is relatively large, they can still unite together and work towards the same goal and direction.

January of 2003 passed like this. Murphy gave the crew three days off, and David Robbie also asked him for a few days off. After taking Margaret to play in Los Angeles for a while, she sent back to Australia.

Entering February, the shooting continues to be busy, and more actors have entered the crew, such as Ziyi Zhang who plays Meihui and Rosario Dawson who plays Gail, and there are more actresses who will form the villain The city's red light district.

The crew also began to shoot more action scenes. Murphy not only used a lot of high-speed and slow motion, but also appropriately shot some fast-motion shots, so that some action scenes formed a strong contrast between fast and slow.

However, not much can be seen in the shot shots, and these shots are more dependent on post-production special effects processing.

For a week in a row, Studio No. 3 of the Disney Studios was filled with women in sexy leather outfits, holding guns or whips, which definitely made people drool uncontrollably. According to the cartoon According to the setting, the clothes on these female characters can't be shorter, and the clothes can't be less.

As Murphy said before, not only is he not opposed to nudity that can mobilize the audience's emotions, he is also very supportive.

During the filming breaks, these sexy actresses in front of the camera were also the focus of private discussion among the crew.

"I swear, Donnie, I'm absolutely right!"

During the noon break, several people gathered in Murphy's director's office, and Jonah Hill said solemnly, "After the crew got off work the night before yesterday, you walked into Rosario's dressing room and spent the least amount of time in it. There are also twenty minutes!"

James Franco found mineral water from the cupboard, threw a bottle at each of Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Seth Rogen, and Jonah Hill, and said, "It can't be true. Come on, Donnie, your taste is too strong!"

Robert Downey Jr. didn't deny it either, and raised his eyebrows, "Jim, do I have the same taste as you?"

Hearing this, the three of Murphy laughed, and Jonah Hill even gossiped about where James Franco and Lily had progressed...

"You guys," Murphy unscrewed the mineral water and took a sip, warning these unprofessional guys, "Don't mess around during working hours."

"Don't worry, Murphy." Robert Downey Jr. said loudly, "We are all your staunch supporters."

"That's right!" Jonah Hill coaxed, "Even if I want to mess around, I'm still off work."

He turned to look at Seth Rogen, "Don't you like Asian girls very much? How about that chapter."

Seth Rogen touched his nose, "It's okay."

"Better get her out of the way," Robert Downey Jr. warned. "Her suitor is Ivy Newer, a Jewish man with deep ties to Hollywood."

James Franco also said, "We'd better not mess with those Jews, and we can't afford to mess with them now."

"I'm not confused yet," Seth Rogen distinguished for himself, "I don't like Zhang's type. I like Asian girls with deep eye sockets and small noses..."

After chatting casually for a while, James Franco said, "Have you heard that the Miss Universes from various countries who participated in the finals of Miss Universe this year have arrived in Malibu, and they will train and promote there. We can go and have a look when we have time." .”

Murphy recalled the party that lobbied Frank Miller and asked, "When is the game?"

"You are also interested?" James Frank thought for a while, "If I remember correctly, it seems to be coming soon, just a few months later."

The five agreed that if they had time then, they would go to the Miss Universe contest together.

As time went by, the filming of the crew came to an end, and Jessica Alba also entered the Disney studio. (To be continued.)