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On May 1, 2009, the filming of "The Wolf of Wall Street" officially started. However, due to the needs of publicity, before the filming started, the crew held a brief press conference in the empty space in front of the warehouse studio. Robert Downey Jr. and others needed to make up in advance, and Murphy was the only heavyweight who actually attended the press conference.

Inevitably, Murphy became the focus of siege by media reporters.

After Kara Firth, the producer, briefly introduced the basic situation of the film, the questioning session began, and all kinds of questions from the media reporters were thrown at Murphy.

The reporter from the "Wall Street Journal" was the first to stand up and asked loudly, "Murphy, do you know why you chose a film related to Wall Street for your new work? character?"

"Because I liked the story so much, in 2007, I got the rights to adapt Jordan Belfort's autobiography, The Wolf of Wall Street."

Such a question is not difficult for Murphy. He thought for a while and said, "I also collected a lot of first-hand original materials related to Jordan Belfort. The reason for doing this is because I encountered I have read books or stories that are very interesting. I think the story of Jordan Belfort is very cautionary."

Murphy also said some words on purpose. After a short pause, he added, "The other point is the global financial crisis around 2008. Many culprits on Wall Street are certainly hateful, but greed, as an eternal virtue, But it is deeply rooted in the hearts of all people in the United States and the world. On the topic of greed, it is impossible to blame a specific historical period, civilization stage, or even certain people at a certain time in the past. This is the most basic feature of existence. This era The world has changed drastically, and human beings seem to be omnipotent, but it is a pity that human beings and their hearts have not evolved much."

"Director Stanton," another reporter asked, "will you reflect a real Wall Street?"

Murphy shrugged, "I can only say my best. After all, the movie is an artistic process based on the original story."

Afterwards, Murphy answered a few more routine questions, and then returned to the studio, ready to start shooting.

In front of the two cameras that have been set up is a studio set up as a large office. After Murphy came in, he walked around the studio first, and then went to Philip Lascher to see the camera's trial shooting. situation, I also picked up the light meter and looked at the lighting on the scene.

"David!" He waved to the lighting team, and when David Robbie came over, he said, "The light is too hard, please soften it."

David Robbie nodded and went back to rearrange.

Soon after putting on makeup, Robert Downey Jr. and a group of extras came to the big office. Robert Downey Jr. looked handsome in a suit and ties, like a successful person.

Murphy put down the light meter, walked over, and asked, "Donnie, how are you getting ready?"

"Very good!" Robert Downey Jr. was full of confidence, "Very good! Just wait and see."

"You don't want to play this character as Tony Stark." Murphy said again.

During early rehearsals, Robert Downey Jr. unconsciously brought Jordan Belfort into Tony Stark many times. These two roles have certain similarities, but there are essential differences.

All departments were getting ready one after another, and Murphy finally told Robert Downey Jr., "Body language, facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice must be in place, and you must show a kind of self-confidence that radiates from your bones."

Robert Downey Jr. nodded vigorously.

In addition to worrying about Robert Downey Jr. bringing in too many traits that belong to Iron Man Tony Stark, Murphy is still very reassuring about him.

Robert Downey Jr. sat in front of a backdrop of extras before Murphy announced the start of filming.

The main camera lens goes from far to near along the paved slide rail,

It first gave a panoramic shot of the office, then switched to a close-up, and the focus of the shot became Robert Downey Jr. making a phone call.

This is also the reason for Murphy's last statement.

The crew has done a full investigation before. In a speech, the audience may not remember more than 30% of what the protagonist said, except for the beginning and the end. Gestures and intonation, the audience will remember them especially deeply.

In phone communication, even if the other party can't see you, you must maintain passion, and use all gestures and expressions, which will naturally be reflected in your language and give the other party a sense of trust.

"You sent a postcard to my company a few weeks ago, asking about stocks with great prospects but little risk, remember?"

With the experience and lessons learned during rehearsal, Robert Downey Jr. used a confident expression and sufficient body movements to show the confidence that the character needs now, "I just saw a stock. The best one I've seen. This is a high-end technology company, located in the Midwest. Approval is coming soon. This is a new generation of radar detectors that will be widely used in both military and civilian applications. Your profit is , as long as you invest 6,000 US dollars, you can reap... 6! Ten thousand! Beauty! Gold!"

Murphy looked at Robert Downey Jr. on the monitor screen, his complexion was a bit dark.

Robert Downey Jr. himself is not white. In the footage shot now, he looks much darker than himself. This does not meet the requirements of Murphy and the film.

"Cut!" Murphy immediately yelled to stop the crew, and then said directly, "There is a problem with the light!"

He raised his voice and shouted, "David, the light is still too hard! Make it softer!"

As a director, you must consider the tone of the skin according to the actual situation.

If the actor's skin is dark during shooting, a large area of ​​soft light must be used on the actor's face, because the dark skin absorbs light. Hard light sources will produce very hard highlights, and it is easy to appear dead black.

In this world of looking at faces, shooting dark-skinned characters will undoubtedly be a challenge. The actor’s skin color problem can be solved through makeup, and the exposure of the skin can be well controlled during live shooting, so that the actor looks whiter in the camera. .

Speaking of skin color, in addition to the actor's own skin color, the image of the character must also be considered. He may be pale, full of vitality, tortured, optimistic and healthy, or like Jordan Belfort in "The Wolf of Wall Street" Well-dressed.

The fairer complexion is to conform to the overall image of Jordan Belfort.

After the lighting was adjusted, the shooting started again. Now Robert Downey Jr. is full of passion, which is the best time to shoot these speech scenes, so after this one, Murphy immediately led the crew to switch to the other side and set it up as Stella. On the set of the interiors of the Dunton-Oakmont Company.

More extras were added to the shoot, and then Robert Downey Jr. continued with his frantic speech.

"See these little boxes? They're called phones, and I want to tell you a secret about phones right now. They can't dial themselves, and without you, they're a useless piece of plastic, like an m-16 with no training. Plain Marines."

Standing on the high platform at the forefront of the company, Robert Downey Jr. faced hundreds of extras, including crew members, holding the microphone and shouting hoarsely, "Things like telephones depend on each of you. Well-trained Strattonians, my uncompromising killers, my soldiers, you will never hang up until your customers buy our stock or die!"

Three cameras were shooting at the same time, one was always shooting the panorama, one was shooting Robert Downey Jr. during the speech, and the other was mainly capturing the same passionate Jonah Hill below.

None of these people behaved like normal people.

Robert Downey Jr.'s outstanding performance drove this scene, and Murphy declared it through after only one shot, and then it was the same venue, and these actors, and then another inspiring Jordan Belfort scene Speech scene.

The lines of these speeches were not randomly written, but the result of collective labor of many screenwriters combined with the social reality of the United States.

Speeches that are blown away will only make people feel false. This speech is always related to the audience. Lack of money leads to being kicked out by the landlord, lack of money leads to being looked down upon by girlfriends, lack of money leads to... these are realities The most common problems faced by society.

Jordan Belfort put forward a solution, which can naturally stimulate the maximum potential of employees.

Except for a small problem with the lighting, everything else went very smoothly today, especially Robert Downey Jr., who is in incredible condition.

Perhaps, this role, like Tony Stark, can give full play to Robert Downey Jr.'s eloquence.

As Murphy said, roles make actors, but roles also need the right actors to shine.

"In this world, being poor is disgraceful. I have been rich and I have been poor. I choose to be rich every time, because at least when I am rich, even if I face difficulties, I sit in the back seat of a luxury car. Wearing a $2,000 suit and a $14,000 gold watch!"

Seeing that Robert Downey Jr. was in excellent condition, Murphy simply handed over the filming to Philip Raschel. He also stood among the extras and acted as an employee of Jordan Belfort. He stood below and looked over. Robert Downey Jr.'s speech was even more impactful.

"If anyone thinks I'm shallow, or materialistic, get a job at McDonald's because that's where you belong. Before you leave this room full of winners, I want you to take a good look around you Because in the near future, when you pull up at a red light in your battered Santana, that person will pull up next to you in a brand new Porsche with a big boobed wife next to you , a disgusting old cow who hasn't washed her hair for three days and wears a sleeveless shirt..." (To be continued.)