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? Temporarily suspending filming, Murphy brought key members of the production team, including Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Paul Wilson, Kara Firth, Phil Lascher and Helena Espora , and the two leading actors James Franco and Charlize Theron called to the center of the set to discuss how to redesign this shot.

"Nick and Amy reunited, and then they just sneered at each other and then went back to the house, which was so bland."

Standing in the middle of everyone, Murphy said while gesticulating, "I want this scene to be more impactful and leave a deeper impression on people! The encounter between the hero and heroine is not just a reunion, but also a love affair." A scene that Mee puts on for the media, a scene that shows her incredible affection for Nick Dunn and this family."

The originally designed scene was indeed too bland.

Murphy looked at the people around him, "Let's think about it together, is there any better idea?"

He found a problem, but he may not be able to solve it immediately. At this time, brainstorming is far more effective than thinking alone.

"Can it be like this." Jonah Hill has always been an active member, and was the first to speak, "Amy and Nick Dunn kissed deeply, and the camera circled 360 degrees..."

"Not good!" Seth Rogen shook his head, "This is not a romantic movie, and the 360-degree surround shooting is not suitable."

Jonah Hill scratched his head, thought for a while, and said, "Well...it's not very good."

"Sports shots don't meet the shooting requirements." Murphy also vetoed the proposal, "It's more suitable for a romantic comedy than a drama."

The set fell into silence for a while, and couldn't think of any good ideas in a short time.

"Murphy, do you think this is good?" James Franco said suddenly, "Nick and Amy's reunion must be impactful, and Amy must send the signal she wants to send to the media, expressing the relationship between her and Nick. Can you borrow a classic plot of the deep relationship between us?"

"Go on," Murphy said.

Everyone looked at James Franco, and Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen, who knew him well, knew that this guy did have some tricks.

"Have you seen the classic poster of Gone with the Wind?"

All the people present are old people in this industry. Which one is the natural way James Franco is talking about?

Nodding one after another, James Franco walked up to Charlize Theron and continued, "After Amy appeared on the scene, she walked up to me and fell into my arms, and then we made a poster of "Gone with the Wind" Like that..."

As he spoke, James Franco made a gesture, "I want her to fall down. After saying 'you bitch', she fell backwards, and then I hugged her and gave the media an unforgettable moment."

Charlize Theron held her chin and said, "I feel very good."

Seeing the approval of the Oscar winner, James Franco said happily, "I think this picture will become the best photography of "People" magazine in the next fifteen years."

The male and female protagonists looked at Murphy at the same time, and only he had the final decision.

After only thinking about it for ten seconds, Murphy nodded and said, "Okay, let's do this, let's try shooting first."

The people around dispersed, and he stayed to discuss with James Franco and Charlize Theron exactly what to do.

Ten minutes later, the crew conducted a rehearsal. When Charlize Theron fell over and James Franco hugged her, Murphy finally found the feeling he wanted, but using ordinary parallel shooting on the ground, Still can't reach the best effect of the lens.

He called the director of photography, Philip Lascher, over again.

"Fili." Murphy said directly, "Get the boom ready, and hang the 21mm lens under the boom."

It took a lot of time to prepare the boom, choose the right shooting angle, and take a trial shot, but it was all worth it.

After filming officially started, Charlize Theron fell back, the crowd was excited, and then the camera gave her and James Franco a high-angle close-up in the sky, which was perfect.

When it was done and Murphy showed it to Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen, they were like, 'What shot is this? what happened? '

It was an intoxicating moment, because they finally figured out how schizophrenic the third sequence of the movie was, and it was also a moment of enlightenment, and when Murphy showed this sequence to other people, they immediately realized that Murphy What kind of effect does Fei want in the end.

After finishing the most difficult shot, the crew's outdoor shooting in the small town became smoother. Although Murphy's shouts amplified through a loudspeaker sounded from time to time on the street, the shooting was proceeding according to plan.

It has to be said that James Franco has made great progress in the past few years. He is like an endless tube of toothpaste. When he thought that he had squeezed to the limit and would not produce anything, Murphy tried again, and then he Will spit out a lot.

This geek's acting skills are no worse than any Oscar-level actor.

As for Charlize Theron, she won the Oscar for Best Actress before. Makeup and changing her image did play a big role, but her acting skills have also left the vase stage. , will definitely be played as a vase, but she didn't give Murphy any feeling of a vase in the filming, and vividly interpreted an elegant and crazy neurotic black-bellied woman.

Even if the performance of the two leading actors is not satisfactory in some places, Murphy can give enough guidance.

After filming so many films, he, as a director, has also accumulated a lot of practical experience. The specific performances used to teach the actors are definitely not up to standard, but it is not difficult to guide the actors to perform in the state he needs.

Of course, Murphy also knows that he is not the king of sunglasses, and he knows that the influence of the director on the live performance is relatively limited. More things, as early as the pre-rehearsal rehearsal, he communicated with James Franco and Charlize Theron .

His guidance is mainly based on two aspects, the actor's performance deviates from the effect he wants, and just like the bloody reunion, the sudden inspiration needs to redesign the scene.

Most of the time, the director's on-set guidance must give way to inspiration.

When on the scene, Murphy is more about making prompts and adapting to the situation like a team coach.

After rehearsals and a lot of shooting, the crew has now adjusted to the best state. Not everyone is the king of sunglasses. After repeating three to five times, the actors' attention will start to disperse. Enter new content shooting before getting tired.

The sufficient rehearsal in the early stage saved the crew a lot of trouble at this time.

The improvisation on the shooting scene has a strong subjective color, and the part of these improvisations that belong to the performance can instantly make the actors glamorous-looking at those lighting effects, props and camera equipment, Murphy It is necessary to find wonderful inspiration from the actors in it.

Outside of filming, Murphy also paid attention to allowing the crew to create personal space for actors such as James Franco and Charlize Theron.

A good director can always consider how to strive for as much personal space as possible for the actors. It is a box, and the actors shut themselves up to complete the shaping and strengthen their beliefs.

It is very necessary to ensure that the actors are not disturbed between shots or when the actors encounter the "character wall".

In addition to the crew, Murphy will also limit the range of activities of the actors' staff in the crew.

Moving lighting equipment, clutter and noise during transitions will affect the concentration of the actors. There are always many idle workers on the scene, such as cast assistants or agents staying aside. Whenever there is a gap in shooting, these people will come together Gossip is commonplace, and actors are coerced into unnecessary consumption, neither getting rest and relaxation, nor maintaining focus on the role.

At this time, Murphy's shouts will echo around. Usually not everyone can understand this behavior, but he really needs to build a box for the actor. It is his own business whether he can get in, but the crew needs to put the box there. .

Another point is that Murphy has to keep the actors in good condition. Since the filming, the condition of James Franco and Charlize Theron has been continuously improved, and their emotions have fully met the requirements of the role. He must let the two Carry on the sentiment.

In this regard, one is to rely on the actors themselves, and the other is related to the director's shooting plan.

When rushing to the scene, many crews will focus on shooting a certain role, thus destroying the continuation of the actor's emotions. Crying in one scene and laughing in the next, extreme emotional changes are normal during filming, but few actors can Complete the successful interpretation of two emotions in a short time.

Even Oscar-winning actor-level actors are ordinary human beings, not emotional expression machines.

Murphy will only break the coherent state of the actors in a scene unless it is absolutely necessary.

It doesn't matter if you shoot a short film like "Deadpool", the actors don't need explosive performances, but "Gone Girl" is different, a little difference in the performance of the actors may affect the effect expressed by the entire shot.

In the actual shooting, even if it will slow down the overall progress, Murphy will try his best to take care of the shooting sequence between related fields. If this kind of shooting that destroys the continuity of emotions is unavoidable—for example, he needs to focus on shooting in a certain room All the one-person shots of a character, and then the transition—then he tries to give the actors about ten minutes of personal time between scenes.

Throughout January 2005, the crew stayed in this small town in Orange County, and the residents of the town cooperated very well, signing the agreement with Paul Wilson one after another, which meant that their image It can appear in future movies at will, which also saves the crew a lot of money for extras.

As the filming progressed, more actors joined the crew, and Amanda Seyfried, who played Nick Dunn's student lover, also came to town. (To be continued.)