American Fame and Fortune Chapter 808

Chapter 808 Peace is only within the range of the cannon

“The director is the overall commander of the crew's on-site shooting and does not have to personally intervene in everything.”

When the crew was taking a break from filming, Chad discussed the director's work with Martin who came over: "For example, for this shootout scene inside the Continental Hotel, I told the set team and art design team what kind of battlefield I wanted, and the rest I won't ask about things in detail, they will make my requests concrete.”

Martin also knew this, but he still listened carefully.

Chad continued: "So, communication is a very important ability for a director. They understand what I need, build the scene, and finally I check it over. If I am satisfied, I will start over again if I am not satisfied."

 Martin nodded: “Every work must be arranged on site.”

"Yes, I am the chief dispatcher, and there are specific executors below." Chad pointed to the assistant director Hassell who was busy on the set, and said: "He is my executive director. Under normal circumstances, everything on the set He is responsible for everything, and I will usually end the scene personally only if it involves you, the male protagonist."

Martin reasoned by analogy: "In action scenes and gunfight scenes, you also tell Tiger and Marcus the effect you want. For example, in the last film, there was a scene where my opponent and I fell down the stairs. You made the request and Tiger was responsible. How to make the design realistic and beautiful, and how to make it safe and effective when dropped, are all the tasks that Tiger is responsible for.”

Chad continued: “A team that can communicate with you effectively and execute your orders is very important.”

Martin asked: "Would it be easier to make a film with just a few main characters, three or four main scenes, and a simpler plot than what happened to Jonathan?"

Chad looked at Martin and said: "As far as the market is concerned, sometimes marketing is more important than film quality."

Compared to the killers who were covered in armor, the two men were agile and the shotguns in their hands were powerful. Steel-cored armor-piercing bullets could easily shatter their helmets.

 There are not too many cases of bad Hollywood movies selling well in recent years.

Martin said: "If I had Spielberg's talent, why would I be an actor?"

 At the end of the break, Martin and Mene touched up their makeup, took the shotguns sent by Bruce, and entered the filming location of the Continental Hotel in New York again.

 A large team of stuntmen wearing helmets and body armor covered in body armor also entered the scene one after another.

 Martin thought about those talented directors again. Many famous directors usually drink and sleep with women, and they are drunk and dreamy, but they can produce a masterpiece if they can do it.

Chad thought for a moment and said: "It's a very real problem. The more crew members there are, the larger the scale, the more scenes are changed, and the harder it is to direct. The crew is not an army. The director wants to direct a team of several hundred people. It's hundreds of times harder to do that with a dozen people, and such scheduling ability requires talent.”

 The three people laughed.

He started working as a stuntman in the early 1990s, and later joined the action director team and participated in the filming of many movies including "The Matrix". He worked hard for more than ten years, and it was not until he collaborated with Martin on "League of Assassins" that he truly became an action actor. guide.

 Martin smiled: "I didn't want to make this movie."

He would not mislead Martin on this, and specifically emphasized: "Even talent is more important than acquired hard work."

Even so, he was still scolded by critics, who believed that he could only shoot action scenes and his literary dramas were all poor.

Martin is very aware of his own capabilities: "I have average talent in this area. I will first try to find a small production with low investment, simple plot characters, and few scenes. If I mess up, I won't lose much money."

Meine then came over and said: "The boss wants to be the next Spielberg."

 Including Chad himself, he is not a person with extraordinary talent as a director.

　　The filming began. Jonathan, played by Martin, and Winston, played by Mene, cooperated with each other to start a fierce battle with the killers who invaded the hotel.

 After struggling for so many years, Chad was only able to direct a film alone with the strong support of Martin.

More directors are conscientious and work hard, but remain mediocre all their lives, and the audiences will not remember the films they make.

 But neither Martin nor Chad care, what the "John Wick" series wants is to have fun.

　　In addition to still focusing on Martin as the male protagonist, the lens also gives an important portrayal of Mene.

According to Chad's idea, a spin-off film with the Continental Hotel in New York as the main content will be filmed later.

Meine may become the leading actor.

The sound of gunshots continued to ring out in the studio, and Martin and Menne took turns filming.

 In this way, both of them can get a proper rest.

The actions designed by Chen Hu and Marcus are not difficult for Martin to complete, but they will consume a lot of physical energy.

 Action scenes require extremely high physical fitness of actors.

 Most of the stars in Hollywood will conduct physical and fitness training three to four months in advance before participating in action scenes.

 Some even start half a year in advance.

 Martin is agile in his movements. In this kind of indoor encounter, he uses close combat combined with the use of a gun, which is quite a bit like gun fighting.

 Looking back at Menai's scenes, they are basically gunfights.

 At noon, Martin, Chad, Mene and Marcus gathered together again.

Marcus referred to the subtitle "Parabellum" added to the film's title and asked: "What does this mean? I remember a gun with that name."

Chad said: "This word comes from Latin. If you want to pursue peace, you must prepare for war!"

Mene, who had not received this kind of education, asked: "Isn't preparing for war just to fight?"

Marcus has been on the battlefield: "Peace is fought. If you don't have enough weapons, you can only get beaten, such as Afghanistan and Iraq." Martin took a drink of water and said: "I heard a saying that I thought was very useful. Truth is, peace is only within the range of the cannon.”

Marcus nodded: "It makes sense. Let's talk about the United States. As a relatively powerful opponent, we will not directly use the military. Even if there is some friction between the two sides, we will be timid when we should be timid."

 Chad answered: "Are you talking about that bear?"

“It's not going to be Iraq.” Marcus shrugged.

Bruce interjected: "So, if the United States accuses you of having weapons of mass destruction, you'd better have them. If you don't, that's the real trouble."

Mene scratched his head: "Why don't I understand what you are talking about?"

"Because you don't care much about politics." Martin added casually: "You spend all your spare time practicing your oral skills."

Mene was not embarrassed at all: "This skill, like Mr. Martin, is my capital to settle down in Hollywood!"

Chad returned to the topic: "The meaning of this subtitle is that if the male protagonist Jonathan wants to return to a peaceful state with the high table, he must first beat the high table painfully."

Martin agreed: "I changed the scene in Morocco so that Jonathan would go on a killing spree there."

Originally, he thought about setting some of the forces of the High Table as Jews.

 Jonathan went to the Middle East to pursue peace, but failed to achieve his goal and started killing again.

 But he gave up on this idea after just communicating with Bruce.

It is said that Hollywood is free to make movies and the government can be the villain, but there are not many mainstream movies that dare to set Jews as the main villains.

Think about Mel Gibson, who made a few yin and yang lines in "The Passion of the Christ" and then received a series of treatment.

The incident of a drunk driver yelling at Jews can actually only be regarded as a trigger for intensification.

Due to the series of chain reactions triggered by the Moroccan kidnapping case, Nolan has a deep prejudice against Jews, but in his movies, he ignores Jews at best.

 The two sides discussed the topic of movies for a while, during which "Lone Survivor", which was adapted from Marcus's personal experience, was also mentioned.

The film received a strong response in North America and earned US$138 million at the box office when it was released.

 Compared to an investment of US$40 million, it can be said to be a great success.

However, the film's response in markets outside North America was not so mediocre, and the combined overseas box office was only US$31.02 million.

  But the global box office of US$169 million is enough to generate enough profits.

 After lunch, the group returned to their respective rest trailers, especially Martin and Mene, who needed to use the noon time to recover their strength so that they could continue shooting action scenes in the afternoon.

 In order to maintain his strength and energy, Martin declined Clara's request to come over and accompany him.

The action scenes in the Continental Hotel in New York were too intensive and the filming was very expensive.

 In the afternoon, Martin and Mene changed their AR-15s and continued to fight against the killers in full body armor suits.

 The sound of gunfire never stopped in the studio.

The crew has strict management, and there are no unexpected incidents with the firearms.

 When he finished work in the afternoon, Martin's body was filled with the smell of gunpowder. Even after changing his clothes and taking a shower, the smell still lingered.

On the way back to the hotel, he received a call from Taylor Swift.

"Hi, Martin." Taylor's voice was full of fatigue: "I heard that you are filming in New York?"

Martin said: "I just came out of the studio after work and am returning to the hotel."

Taylor asked about the hotel and said: "I will pass by there in half an hour. Do you have time? Let's chat alone for a few minutes?"

 Martin looked at his watch: "No problem, I'll wait for you in the hotel lobby."

 “See you soon.” Taylor hung up the phone.

 Martin returned to the hotel, found a deserted place to sit in the lobby rest area, and sent a message to Taylor.

After waiting for less than five minutes, Taylor, accompanied by several assistants, hurried into the hall. When he saw Martin, he asked the assistants to wait and waved over.

 She pulled up a chair and sat next to Martin and said: "On the weekend, I have a concert in New York."

“I saw the ad and the response was overwhelming,” said Martin.

"The concert is very tiring." The delicate makeup on Taylor's face cannot cover up the mental exhaustion: "It is a huge test for physical strength, singing skills and voice, especially in the middle of the concert, it has a great impact on the voice ”

 Martin had a guess and asked directly: "How do you want me to help you?"

Taylor came closer and kept his voice as low as possible: "You go to the concert on the weekend, and when it's about the middle, you go backstage and help me moisturize my throat."

 She begged: "Martin, please."

Martin is such a good person, how can he refuse?

 (End of this chapter)

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