King of Hollywood

"How should I put it? This is actually my problem." Dennis took a sip of pure water. He doesn't look good now, with a sallow complexion, stubbled beard, thin cheeks, and a thin body... the bruises on his face could be the result of being The make-up artist made it look like that, but his body, which seemed to collapse in the wind, was slimmed down by himself.

"Your question?" Joe asked curiously.

"Yes, before filming, Ed told me that although my experience has helped me to experience this role, my acting skills are still a little weaker. Although the previous "Two Smoking Barrels" won I gave a good evaluation, but there are so many characters, each of which is very important, so if there is a problem, it will not be conspicuous. Now, I am the first protagonist, so... will be very strict with me." Dennis explained, Then he sighed: "The reason why the first two days went well is because they were relatively simple, and they were all long-distance shots. And, didn't you notice? Most of them were just test shots."

Joe stroked his chin and thought for a while before nodding: "Indeed, it seems that you have a good relationship."

"Fortunately, I appreciate him," Dennis tried hard to hide. "I'm sorry to take up your time, Joe."

"It's okay, it's okay," Joe smiled and waved his hands, "This happens to everyone. When I first acted in a movie, I had no less NG times than you. I think Ed must have his considerations, he He's a good director."

"I don't know, you still flatter, Joe." Adrian's voice sounded at this moment.

"You are a director and a producer, so of course you should flatter me, shouldn't you?" Joe turned his head and said with a smile.

Adrian, who walked in front of the two, shrugged, then looked at Dennis: "How do you feel, Dan."

"It's okay..." Dennis replied with some uncertainty with a wry smile, "I have already roughly understood what kind of emotions you need the characters to be in, but it may be difficult to express them perfectly at any time."

"It's okay, if you can't do it once, then take a few more shots." Adrian waved his hand indifferently.

"But..." Dennis' wry smile grew stronger, but Adrian interrupted him before he could finish speaking: "Don't worry, I won't be NGing for dozens of times in a row like just now. I just wanted to do that." To let you know how important you are in this movie, this is your first absolute lead role, don't let me down."

Probably because he realized that Dennis was a little nervous because of these words, Adrian continued after a pause: "Now the repeated shooting is for the purpose of not having to repeat the repeated shooting in the future. When you firmly grasp the feeling And after you can express it at will, the number of repetitions will naturally decrease. I believe you can do it, Dan! Besides, there is a guy who is very good at acting for you to ask for advice-you will give me some pointers, right? , Joe?"

"Oh, of course it's okay!" Joe immediately raised his hands, although he looked a little foolish, but his tone was not lacking in sincerity, "But I've always played a supporting role, and I don't have much experience directing the protagonist."

"It doesn't matter, the acting skills are consistent in at least some aspects." Dennis said hastily.

"Very good, then you can communicate now. When the filming starts later, I hope you can at least maintain the previous state, Dan. You did a good job the last two times." Adrian left after a few words .

After walking to the camera, he turned his head to look over there again. Joe and Dennis had already started a detailed discussion. Adrian nodded slightly. Obviously, inviting Joe Pantoliano was the right decision. He originally wanted to find an experienced actor who could give Dennis some guidance. After all, Dennis was still a little young, and he was a little worried that the current Joe would not be as hot as 10 years later—yes, he was the one in the original "Memory Fragments" The police officer Teddy who starred, in fact, he also has a better-known role, Cypher in "The Matrix"!

However, after the test shoot, Adrian has now forgotten this worry. Joe, who entered the showbiz as early as 1978, although he has played supporting roles for more than ten years, his experience is quite rich. In Hollywood, he is basically regarded as a golden supporting role on par with Steve Buscemi. Naturally, such a person would not have to wait 10 years to play the role of policeman Teddy, not to mention that he had failed relationships with all the crew members and was willing to give Dennis advice.

In fact, Adrian doesn't need Dennis to really meet the requirements he said before, that would be a bit of a blow to the seedlings. And the key to this movie lies in the editing, and the performance can be appropriately relaxed. He just wanted Dennis to understand that any movie—even a bad one—should go all out!

After several observations before, Adrian has decided to support him, so he told him not to find an agent for the time being, because it fits his plan in a certain way.

The filming of this film started at a bumpy pace. In the first few days, the progress was very bad. Almost every shot had to be NG counted by two digits to pass. In the beginning, some employees complained in private, but they got used to it after a few days. Of course, this has something to do with the staff who have worked with Adrian since London, and it has something to do with Dennis, who has always maintained a meticulous style. You must know that because he wants to maintain his thin body, his daily food is specially matched. Yes, sometimes even an apple is enough for a meal, and there is never much to say. In addition, Joe sometimes gags and adjusts the atmosphere during the break, so the overall atmosphere of the crew is still good.

"You said you want to make my eyes twinkle to look malicious, so I want to ask, Ed. How do you think I can make my twinkle eyes penetrate this thin lens and project onto your video camera What about it?" Joe said while gesticulating, with a hilarious look. But it is also true that his relationship in the crew is quite good.

"It all depends on your acting skills. Who said you can't see through your glasses?" Adrian spread his hands.

"Okay, okay, you're the director." Joe showed a helpless expression, and stretched out his hands to make two quotation marks on both sides of his head. The slightly funny action drew a burst of laughter.

Adrian shook his head and didn't say much. He knew that Pantoliano was reminding himself, so he walked up to Dennis and said in a low voice, "Listen, Dan, if it doesn't work, let's make your expression numb. It's much better than your nondescript look because you can't show it. Persistence is a good thing, but appropriate flexibility is also necessary."

Dennis nodded after thinking about it: "I see."

"Very good, let's do it again now." Adrian clapped his hands and called everyone to start working again.

Dennis's plasticity is really good, and he is willing to study hard because of his downfall in the past. This is a two-pronged approach. Although he still has a little bit of a bad face sometimes, his progress is still obvious. Adrian couldn't help but think of a joke he "once" saw, teasing three Hollywood actors who are famous for their appearance, saying: Tom Cruise played all the roles as himself, and he felt very proud; Rad Pitt thought he was playing that character; as for Leonardo DiCaprio, "What the hell is this character?!"

It's a little mean, but it also shows that it's not a good thing for an actor to be too handsome, at least in the eyes of critics, even if they act well, they will be deducted points for their appearance. It's unfair, but the world itself is unfair.

Preferably he can strike a balance between the two. Adrian thought so. It's just that it's not easy, so it's better for him to become an acting school first, and he has gained a lot during this period of time.

In fact, Adrian himself has gained a lot. He also meticulously filmed the original version of "Memory Fragments". He didn't even think about modifying anything. At most, he just patched up obvious loopholes or something. Although he has good experience in his previous life, it is not enough to support him to revise these classic works. Besides, he lived in two different countries in his previous life and this life, with different concepts and environments. Even if he wants to carve his own traces in these works You have to learn and understand first.

Copying these works is definitely a quick and convenient way. At least when copying "Two Smoking Barrels", Adrian realized a lot of things when he confirmed the previous analysis one by one.

On top of that, because Joe is such a small guy, he recalls a lot of great mid-90s movies. Although Adrian remembers a lot and clearly, there is no search engine in his head after all, and the first thing he can think of are those popular movies. As for those equally outstanding but moderately famous movies, it can only take a lot of time to recall slowly. Of course, there are other ways, such as because of some people and things suddenly remembered, just like Joe.

Well, these are things for the future. As Dennis gradually entered the state, the shooting progress began to speed up slowly. Even after Joe finished his role and left, there was no regression. Adrian originally planned to shoot all the shots in 8 weeks at the latest, but now it seems that it can be advanced to 6 weeks.

Of course, if you really want to complete it within 6 weeks, apart from Dennis to maintain his condition, you must have the cooperation of one person.

There is a constant flow of people in the spacious and bright departure hall in Los Angeles. Every few minutes, you will see an anxious person who picks up the plane hugging his relatives, friends or lovers, excited, laughing or crying.

Adrian stood with his arms folded not far from the exit and watched all this quietly, as if he was an emotionless bystander. But after a few minutes, this state was broken. With a scream, the fiery red figure suddenly crashed into his arms, and immediately kissed his mouth.

Adrian counterattacked unceremoniously, and the two separated after a long period of lingering.

"You don't look like an English lady at all, Kate." Adrian said half-jokingly.

"I don't care about any lady... I miss you, Ed!" Kate looked at Adrian with a blushing face, then wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his mouth hard again.

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