King of Hollywood

The phrase "in direct proportion to my hand" is not just a talk. "Two Smoking Barrels" and "Memento" have proved this point very well. Although "The Shawshank Redemption" has a big investment scene, but Adrian doesn't think this will hinder him, the only bottleneck is the state of the actors.

"At this time, Rhett, although he doesn't have a good impression of Andy, he doesn't have any bad feelings, so his tone and expression should be of a businesslike kind, do you understand, Morgan?" Adrian was speaking for Morgan Freeman In the play, and from time to time with slightly exaggerated body movements, he used this method to mobilize the emotions of the actors.

"It's like the store manager receiving customers who don't meet the reception requirements of the store?" Before Freeman could speak, the black youth beside him asked first.

"Alfonso is right. You can think about it, but not too much. You need to master it yourself." Adrian gave the black youth a thumbs up, and the other party raised his hand back with a smile on his face.

He is Freeman's youngest son, Alfonso Freeman, who "had" a cameo role in the movie "The Shawshank Redemption", the black man who shouted "new prisoner" when Andy was in prison youth. Out of bad taste, Adrian still let him play the role. It's no big deal and he can sell favors to old Morgan.

"As for you, Tim, do you need an explanation?" Adrian turned to Tim Robbins now.

"Let me think about it..." Robbins made a gesture, and raised his head after twirling his chin twice, "Ed, can you look like this?"

He closed his eyes and coughed lightly. After thinking about it for a while, he opened his eyes and looked at Freeman with a faint smile. He looked very relaxed but it was hard to see through: "When you get it, you will see it." understandable."

"Very good!" Adrian clapped his hands involuntarily. It was indeed the best choice to use the "original crew". After confirming with the pictures in memory and then integrating and guiding them, the shooting efficiency will be much higher.

"Everyone, get ready to start." He then shouted, waving his arms, "Others, don't make any more mistakes."

It has been almost five days since the start-up, and Adrian’s scheduling of the big scenes has become smoother, as long as the extras don’t make basic mistakes—appearing in areas that shouldn’t appear or holding things that don’t belong to that era— The shots that were taken were all in line with his requirements.

The scene being filmed now is the first time Andy came into contact with Red after he was imprisoned. Andy wanted to get a small stone hammer through Red, and Red also discovered his unusualness through Andy's words and deeds. place.

"I can understand why everyone thinks he is lonely. He has an extraordinary demeanor, and his every move is different from us. He is like in a park here, and he is just a carefree tourist." This is Andy and Rhett's narration as he walks into the crowd after greetings.

Although the narration will not be recorded until the later stage, Adrian, who is in charge of the camera, can't help remembering that Robbins' performance is really outstanding, especially when he smiled noncommittally and turned to walk into the crowd His actions well expressed Andy's indifferent temperament.

"I can feel the hero's heart, calm, sad, and never giving up. In a sense, it's very similar to me." Robbins once said in the face of the question, "Fortunately, I didn't miss it. .”

Thinking about it, in Adrian's memory, Robbins is famous for his low-key. Although he became famous because of "The Shawshank Redemption", he rarely promotes himself in front of the media, except for participating in politics. There are many kinds of low-key, and most people are low-key for the sake of being low-key. The old and the young can maintain the relationship for nearly 20 years. It's a pity that Hollywood is a realistic place after all, and what should happen will always happen.

Although Robbins is in the best condition among the main actors, the other two old actors are not far behind—James Whitmore has no exterior scenes, otherwise he would be three old actors. Needless to say, Freeman, he began to figure out the role as early as when he took over, and Adrian's explanation for him based on memory was very appetizing, and the character and character of this character reflected in the script I have integrated everything, and the rest is just a matter of running in.

Bob Gunton's warden is equally good, although he is younger than Freeman, and he doesn't take the lead in the movie like Freeman, but if you look at the roles played, you will find that if Bob If you play a positive character, you will definitely not feel like a villain. If you play a negative character, you will definitely make people hate it. Although Warden Norton doesn't have many roles in the exterior scenes, he has a good grasp of the bad-to-the-bones yet serious temperament.

"No matter what, you have to listen to me from the beginning to the end." When filming the scene of the prisoner working outside the correctional facility, Bob joked when he was talking about acting during a break.

Freeman, who has a good relationship with him, immediately teased and fought back: "But you are finished in the end, right, Andy."

He deliberately called the character's name to Robbins, the meaning of which is self-evident, and everyone around him suddenly laughed. Although Robbins also smiled but did not speak, he got along well with everyone, but just like the hero Andy, he prefers to sit by and watch other people chatting.

Well, apart from a few supporting roles, Adrian doesn't need to worry too much about the actors. His main energy is still on the scheduling of the scene. As I said before, except for a few scenes in Ohio, a large group of people are basically required to participate in the performance. For example, the prisoners are released on the playground and go out to work; for example, Andy escapes, and the police search along the pond ; For example, the warden held a press conference; for example, the most classic scene, playing "The Marriage of Figaro" and so on.

Although Adrian has his own experience in the control of big scenes because of the shooting during this period, it does not mean that he can take it lightly. After all, there are only so many extras. If a guy is a prisoner in the camera one moment, and becomes a policeman or a reporter with a microphone in the next moment, then this bug is really too big.

Adrian originally wanted to fix the bugs in his memory, like the "Miranda Clause" read by the chief of the guard when he was arrested, or the muzzle of the prison warden when he committed suicide, etc. How could he allow new bugs? BUG appears? Even if he can't control everything, this obvious mistake can't be made.

After this kind of shooting lasted for almost three weeks, most of the shots that required a large number of extras were shot in a mess. Although the plan was delayed, Adrian was not in a hurry. There are many shots in it, and as long as the shooting time does not exceed two months, it is within the acceptable range.

During the period, although Nathan complained in private, he did not interfere with Adrian's work. Everyone in the film company knew what to do when he came, not to mention that he did not have such authorization when he came. Generally speaking, unless the director's actions may harm the interests of the company, they will not dictate it in principle.

Adrian intends to complete the remaining shots in three days. Facts have proved that even for a movie like "The Shawshank Redemption", he can still confirm the scenes in his memory and then make targeted explanations based on this, so as to mobilize the emotions of the actors. , and then complete the shooting you need.

"Clancy, I want you to understand what kind of emotions your character should be, happy, curious, and think this person is good, not the feeling of being a good friend before-don't make me regret that I should do this part first .” Standing in the shooting location on the roof, Adrian half-jokingly explained to the actors.

"I promise not." The actor named Clancy who was sitting on the ground raised his hand and shouted.

"Very good," Adrian said, turning to Freeman, "Morgan, what you need to pay attention to is that the expression on your face must match the narration in your heart. I believe it is very simple for you."

"No problem." Freeman, who was also sitting on the ground not far from Clancy, shrugged with a smile.

Adrian talked to the other actors before finally looking at Robbins sitting against the parapet: "As for you, Tim, oh God, if only they were all like you and I didn't have to worry about it." .”

"Really? I always thought you were very dissatisfied with me, otherwise why would you make me stand under the faucet and look up at the sky repeatedly during the shooting that night?" Robbins was humorous for a while.

Two days ago, Adrian shot the happiest scene in the whole movie in the pond near the correctional center. After Andy escaped from the sewer, he stretched out his hands in the rain and looked up at the sky. In order to make it more perfect, this shot was shot more than 20 times, and Robbins was showered under the nozzle of the sprinkler 20 times. Although it is already spring, the temperature in Ohio a little north is not as high as that in Los Angeles, so Robbins sneezed several times after work was over. Fortunately, he was in good health and did not catch a cold.

Hearing this sentence, the people around couldn't help laughing. Adrian didn't say anything, and after shrugging, he waved to these "prisoners" in dirty white vests and blue cloth peaked caps to start work.

What is being filmed now is the first redemption when he went out to repair the roof. Andy used his wisdom to win beer for the prisoners, so that they felt a moment of peace and freedom at that moment.

"Very good, guys, be serious, now is a good opportunity to shoot, don't delay." Adrian, who sat back on the director's chair, shouted loudly. A great opportunity for a shot.

"Don't you hold the mirror yourself?" A familiar voice came from the side.

"Not every shot requires the director to come in person, otherwise the photographer has to do something." Adrian replied in a low voice, then turned around and patted the other person on the shoulder: "Look carefully, Dan, although your acting skills are very good , but compared to them, there is still a lot to learn.”