Rebirth In Hollywood

Below the three conjoined buildings of the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, many old-fashioned signs have been replaced. The vehicles passing by are all luxury cars from the 1970s. People wearing various actors' costumes, from The main camera passed by and entered the lobby of the hotel in an endless stream. Worth your collection

George Clooney kept looking at the old-fashioned Cadillac driving in the distance, and when the car stopped in front of the hotel, he whispered, "Close-up! Close-up of Alan first, and then the camera keeps staring at Ryan!"

When Ryan in an old-fashioned suit got out of the car, the main camera kept moving with him, and George Clooney watched the camera screen intently.

"cut! The first shot is over!" When Ryan walked to the door, he let out a long breath.

Although it is not the first time to be a director, and it has been a long time since he became a well-known actor, George Clooney still felt a certain pressure from sitting in this position and being surrounded by countless people.

Opposite to pressure is motivation. Those directors who once accepted Ryan's invitation are not now famous Hollywood characters?

Not to mention James Cameron, Steven Soderbergh, and Steven Spielberg, just Peter Jackson, before Ryan invited him to helm The Lord of the Rings, let alone an outsider , that is, how many people in Hollywood have heard of his name? now what? This guy has become a big director in the first line, and even has a chance to win this year's Oscar.

George Clooney also wants to take this film and the opportunity to work with Ryan to take a big step forward in his career as a director.

In his opinion, as long as he can play a normal level. It is not difficult to stand out in such a script and subject matter.

"How is it, George?"

Gently rubbing the uncomfortable fake beard, Ryan walked to the camera, "We only have two hours."

Although the relationship with the Hilton Hotel has always been good, it is impossible for the other party to allow the crew to shoot the scene for a long time, and it has been crowded and crowded for two hours.

"no problem."

George Clooney gave a thumbs up to this side first. He pointed to the reporters who were frantically pressing the camera on the periphery, and said to the assistant, "Find someone to tell them to be quiet, and also. Notify everyone. Go to the next scene."

The next scene was also at the Hilton Hotel, but inside the hotel, the crew rented a banquet hall and set it up for a press conference.

That is, through the sixth studio that year,

Promote the fake movie "Argo" to match the plot of the rescue operation later. In these shots, Ryan is basically acting as a living prop. Basically no lines.

He plays an agent who does covert rescue work, a role that doesn't say much unless necessary.

Although it is only the second time in charge of the film director, George Clooney is a veteran in the industry after all, and there are not many problems in controlling the crew.

The filming scene is a press conference. In return, media such as Vanity Fair and the Los Angeles Times, which had previously vigorously promoted it. They appeared in the camera lens or the actor's lines one after another.

"'Argo,' a science fiction movie, written by Mary Ann Boyd. It's about a spaceship that's landing..."

As an investor in fake movies, Ryan just stood quietly on the side, listening to the Hollywood-traditional script-reading conference, "External location - the market, an exotic place with a Middle Eastern atmosphere..."

When filming a film, it is also a very interesting thing to prepare a fake film in a real way during the filming process.

The scene in the Hilton Hotel was completed after only half a day of filming. The first scene of the movie started very smoothly, but these scenes were not too difficult.

In the banquet hall, the crew was busy packing all kinds of equipment, and Ryan found Antonio Mendez who came here specially. The retired agent has been sitting at the corner table, watching the shooting seriously.

"Tony..."

Sitting across from him, Ryan asked seriously, "How do you feel?"

"It's a lot bigger than the press conference we held back then." Antonio Mendez hugged his chest in one hand and pinched his chin in the other. "If we could have your current shooting budget, the action would definitely be smoother."

"It's a movie, Tony."

Recently, Ryan has become familiar with each other. "If you have time, I hope you can come to the crew often to see."

"Most definitely."

Antonio Mendez stood up, put on his coat, and waved his hand here, "That's it for today, Ryan, I'll go back first."

"Okay, I'll have someone take you off." Ryan made a gesture to John behind him, and the other party immediately contacted the car and driver.

Like most Hollywood movie shootings, "Argo" is the first to shoot a large number of scenes in the studio, and then to various locations, in addition to using a small amount of previous documentary video materials.

Compared with "Captain America" ​​and "Revenge of the Sith", Ryan put more energy into this film. In addition to discussing shooting plans with George Clooney at any time, he sometimes made simple changes to the script. Even when I get home from filming, I often practice alone, trying to adjust to my best condition as soon as possible.

At the same time, because it is not too far from the era, there are still many public audio-visual materials, which also brings a lot of convenience to the crew's set and other work.

The first scene was selected at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills in order to create a topic of hype for the media. From the second day, the crew returned to the Warner Studios in Burbank and began intense shooting. journey of.

"Our plan is to use bicycles."

An elderly official stood at the conference table and said the rough plan, "We have found the hidden road in Seneland District..."

Most of the people in the conference room were staring at him, but Ryan's eyes were wandering around, obviously not agreeing with the plan.

The other party pointed at the map and continued, "There are several trails there that can pass through the mountains and reach the border near Tabriz. Because of the roadblocks, the car will definitely not be available..."

Another official who chaired the meeting took up the conversation, "We'll wait until the weather improves and then ship them six bikes, along with a map to Turkey."

Ryan's eyes were always lowered, as if he was thinking about the feasibility of the plan, and the people on the opposite side continued, "Our intelligence says that they will all ride bicycles, or we can send someone to teach them..."

No one was talking around, and it was obvious that the latter words were too unreliable.

"Or you can provide them with a spare tire."

This kind of occasion is used to highlight the protagonist. After a moment of silence, Ryan or Tony Mendez finally spoke, "Meanwhile waiting for them at the border with Gatorade."

"Tony..." Someone reminded next to him.

"They're 300 miles from the Turkish border!" he turned to the topic. "Most of them are mountain roads. We have to send a rescue team in addition to bicycles to follow them with pumps and spare wheels."

"Who is this?" an official from the State Department asked slightly dissatisfied.

"Tony Mendez, an expert in rescue behind enemy lines." Someone from the CIA immediately introduced, this is the character played by George Clooney, "After Pahlavi's fall, he rescued many of the other side's cronies, Just got back from Iran some time ago.”…

"Gentlemen, the only way to get out of that city is the airport." Ryan took over the conversation in a timely manner, "Forge new identities for them, send a rescuer in, and take them out on a commercial plane."

"cut!"

The assistant director behind the camera gave him a thumbs up, "ok, rest for five minutes."

Taking advantage of the break, Ryan and George Clooney walked behind the main camera at the same time and watched the replay through the display screen. This long-lens group scene has been ng several times before, and this time the effect looks quite good.

"You can continue!" George Clooney nodded.

Ryan naturally wouldn't interfere with the director's work, rubbed his thick beard and found a makeup artist.

"Kerry, help me get my beard." He sat on the chair in the lounge and pointed to the thick beard. "It's not very comfortable."

After simply tidying up the sticky fake beard, Ryan re-entered the shooting and continued the scene that was not completed just now.

Immediately after the actors and others were in their places, the assistant director shouted, "Scene 2, Act 17, start now!"

Of course, in the next play, the protagonist will be highlighted through the pig teammates.

Taking a copy of Iran's latest newspaper, Ryan pointed to the picture on it, "Sir, do you have this newspaper in front of you? Can you take a look at it?"

Everyone picked up the same newspaper from the conference table.

Ryan still pointed to the picture, "This is Tehran, let's see what's on the ground."

"This is... snow." Someone answered immediately.

"That's right." Ryan's expression didn't change, and he said calmly, "According to your plan, what crops are our agricultural charity staff going to inspect on the snow?"

The meeting room fell silent in an instant, and everyone had different expressions.

"Sir." Ryan continued, "Rescue is like an abortion. You won't go if you have to, but if you do, you won't abort yourself."

"Do you have a better plan?" the official presiding over the meeting asked seriously.

"No, sir!"

With the in-depth filming, the crew will also encounter some troubles. No one can guarantee the status. During the group play, the situation of being alone because of one person will appear from time to time, even Ryan himself sometimes. Having some trouble.

Two weeks after the film started, those who needed to be rescued also entered the crew, and of course the most famous one was Tony Stark in his previous life. ) ()