Exploiting Hollywood 1980 Chapter 775

   A glass of sparkling wine with two sugar cubes was brought to Ronald, Olympia Dukakis who played his mother Rose.

  Ronald drank it, the sparkling wine helped blood circulation, and the sugar quickly provided energy to the body, and Ronald returned to normal after a while.

   "Are you still ok?" Dukakis looked at the director and asked with concern. The filming just now was very enjoyable. Did the director put too much effort into filming? The table scene has always been a difficult action that the director avoids as much as possible, and stars like Cher have different ideas.

   "I probably didn't have dinner. It's half past two now. You guys should go eat too. There will be a packed dinner in the evening."

   Ronald waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

  In Toronto, the crew is not familiar with the most local entertainment facilities, and most of the actors are middle-aged, so young people don't have the energy to indulge in parties. So after filming and packing, instead of a carnival party, it was a dinner event.

  David Watkin was very happy listening to the indoor classical music played in the high-end restaurant, "This is the most interesting packing event I have ever participated in."

   "Hahaha, pass me the salad." Ronald asked Nicolas Cage on the other side of the table to pass the plate he couldn't get.

  The staff and actors, like the big Italian family in the movie, gathered around several large dining tables, chatting while eating. Everyone is talking about the filming experience of this movie and what the film critics will say after it is released.

  The Broadway actors are still a bunch, and they often work together on Broadway, but after all, the movie is a kind of mass entertainment, and there are more hopes for it after its release. No matter how famous Broadway is, these actors are still not well-known, but the movies are different.

   "Olympia, how did you improvise, how did you come up with the idea of ​​flushing the future down the toilet... Hahaha, it's like what an Italian would say."

Vincent Gardenia, who played his father Cosmo, asked about some details of Dukakis's noon scene. Broadway actors usually exchange performances on the day after the performance. Filming can be repeated in this way. Disc, to rare.

   "Hahaha, that's exactly what my mom said to me. She's Greek, but older people talk about the same thing."

  Dukakis has been on Broadway for decades and is an actor with her husband. But she only gained her acting skills, and she didn't play any leading roles or win any awards. In the few films she participated in, no film critics noticed her.

  People are middle-aged and their children are going to college, so they seize this opportunity to earn tuition. Her mother was furious and said something unpleasant to her daughter.

  Greeks are similar to Italians and have a tradition of big families. So when the children are very big, they will be complained by their parents. Ronald picked up the glass. "At a certain age, everyone becomes Italian. For the family! Cheers."

   After the dinner, the cast and crew went their separate ways the next day.

   Only Ronald and DP David Watkin were left, waiting for the film in Toronto.

  Toronto is one of Canada's film and television production centers. There is a company called "Medal Film Lab", which is responsible for the development of the film filmed here for "Moonlight Sultry".

   "Moonlight Sultry" was produced by MGM, and it was the first major movie after more than a year of chaotic mergers and acquisitions. The project was decided when Weintraub was still in charge, so all technical preparations were the best.

   Therefore, this time, the Technicolor printing process with the highest color quality in the industry is also used.

   This color film is the oldest color printing process in Hollywood. It has long been used in blockbusters like "Gone with the Wind".

   In the 1950s, Technicolor had a new technological development, and the degree of color reproduction was the best in all color printing processes to restore the real world colors.

   Many of Marilyn Monroe's films were shot with Technicolor, so American audiences will be able to appreciate the true style of this **** symbol decades later.

   But the disadvantage of this process is the high cost. He will use the three primary colors to develop separately, and then use color dyes to color. Although it can be stored for a long time without the fading problem of ordinary color film, it is not generally affordable for large productions.

   The most famous recent blockbuster that uses the special colorful craftsmanship is Coppola's "Apocalypse Now".

On the second day, Walter Murch, who was invited by Ronald to serve as his own film editor again, came to Toronto, and with David Watkin and Ronald, went to the Medallion Lab to see the printed feature film. Effect.

   "You came just in time. The samples during the shooting were all quickly printed with a simple printing process. Like you, I have never seen the positive effects of the real special art colorful craftsmanship."

   Ronald sat in the projection room, whispering to Walter Murch.

"I'll take a look at the effect. I just came from New York. The location you shot in New York was printed in the Technicolor New York factory. Although the effects on both sides use the same process parameters, the equipment is old and new, and the potions and dyes are different. Batches, as well as workers' attentiveness, can cause subtle differences that need to be adjusted in post-grading.”

   "MGM has made a lot of money, and they must make a big splash on the first film in the remake. They have a special person watching at the laboratory."

   "I only trust my own eyes when it comes to the craftsmanship that someone is involved in."

  The samples of the movie were played on the screen one by one, and Walter Murch was very satisfied with the technical level of the Toronto factory.

   "Actually, the level of craftsmanship here, and the experience of the workers, is better than that of the New York Specialty Factory.

  You know, my father is Canadian, and I didn't expect their technical level to be any less than America's. "

   "The people our crew hired here are also very competent. Another movie I made, Disney's 'Nanny Adventures', also nearly had a shooting accident because the Toronto cleaning workers were so dedicated."

  Ronald told Murch the joke that Chris Columbus played the trash that was cleaned up by Toronto's cleaners in the early morning.

   "Our new generation of Americans has really lost this serious spirit, if it weren't for the fact that Canada's population is too small." Walter Murch shook his head.

   Ronald couldn't help laughing. One of the signs of a person's age is not being used to the next generation.

  The dailies were put in the table scene shot on the last day. Ten minutes of film, filmed by several cameras at the same time, was released on the screen.

   "This scene has the demeanor of a master."

  Walter Murch compliments Ronald's shooting.

   "It's all the seats arranged by Mr. David Watkin. If it wasn't for him, I might not be able to seize the opportunity for this actor to enter the state."

   "Yeah, very lucky boy." David Watkin was also very satisfied with his filming, "I feel like the **** of movies looked at you at that time, how did you feel at that time?"

  "Me? I don't know", Ronald looked at Murch and Watkin with interest. Both of them have been rolling around in the movie circle for decades, knowing this state is impossible to meet.

   Ronald then recalled the state at the time, "I felt as if I had entered a zone, a state. It seemed that the movie should have such a section, as if I just filmed it."

   "Maybe, who really got you?" David Watkin is a mystic.

"He is just concentrating and entering a state of autopilot. The human subconscious is very powerful, sometimes your conscious has not yet figured it out, the subconscious has already figured it out clearly, and will take over you at the right time. Creating, many artists have a similar experience. My father was a painter, and I watched him do this.

   Francis Coppola had that moment too. When he was filming The Godfather, some scenes were like divine help. "

  Walter Murch came from the days of the hippies and had this chicken soup for the soul at his fingertips.

   The praise of the two senior experts made Ronald very happy.

  Walter Murch returned to Los Angeles with the developed film. In the editing room where he is, he will first start the synchronization of the sound and picture, and the work of the first cut.

  Ronald is on vacation on the spot. He is very fond of Toronto. There are also many Chinese immigrants here. Some Cantonese restaurants are doing very well, and they are more in line with tastes than those in New York and Los Angeles. Especially in the morning, the morning tea was completely preserved. Every day, he ate some Chinese snacks and made a pot of black tea, which made Ronald linger for a while.

  Good times are always short-lived. A few days later, Ronald received a call for help from Chris Columbus, the director of "Nanny Adventures."

   After watching some of his schedules on the first day of filming, Ronald knew that Columbus's directing level could be assured. In order to reassure his heart, he said that he had something to call himself and would help solve it. Unexpectedly, Columbus really has something that Disney can't solve, and called for help.

   "What happened?" When the crew arrived, Ronald found Chris Columbus and asked what specific problems he could not solve, and he needed to come forward.

   "I have two things that I can't solve. Now that the time is running out, I have no choice but to ask you for help."

  Columbus pushed his glasses. He was not a person who asked for help when he was in trouble. In fact, these two things are beyond his ability, and there are time constraints, so he can't take it slow.

   "Tell me, one by one."

   It turned out that there were two interesting scenes in the script of "Adventures of the Nanny". During the filming, there were problems that could not be bypassed.

  The first question is that the heroine Chris Parker, after escaping from the gang of car thieves, knew that her car was sent to a repair shop.

  The youngest girl under the care of Nanny Parker is Sarah. She has always been a loyal fan of the comic "Thor". When she saw Mr. Dawson, the manager of the garage, she thought she was the Thor in the comics.

  Dawson looked at the little girl and thought she was very imaginative, and let them drive the car home for as little as the tire repair money. But Chris Parker couldn't afford the $50 to fix the car, only 45 bucks.

  Sarah gave Dawson the Nordic helmet she was wearing. Dawson was amused by the little girl who thought she was the Thor in the comics, and liked her innocence and kindness, and finally returned the car to them.

  This Mr. Dawson, the crew originally invited a Canadian bodybuilding champion, and rock singer Jon Mikel Saul to play.

  The actor's own name is Thor, which is the same as Thor's real name in the comics, which is a double heel.

   But when the filming approached, Jon Mikel Thor revealed his true identity when he entered the crew, harassing actresses and female staff everywhere, and director Chris Columbus had to fire him.

   In this scene, there is a lack of a suitable actor to play Sol.

  If the script is revised and replaced with a character that is not Thor in the comics, then the little girl Sarah, who was wearing Thor's helmet and holding Thor's hammer toy before, will be in vain.

   "It's easy to solve, just change the actor." Ronald asked.

"Jon Mikel Saul is a very famous person, he is a dual bodybuilder of Canada and America, and the lead singer of the famous rock band 'Rock Warrior Thor'. If you change the actor at random, there is no The effect of the audience's knowing smile is lost. It also loses the convenience of marketing."

   Chris Columbus said the difficulty, and the scene was about to be filmed, and he had to find an actor who could be a bit of a gimmick to replace it.

"Ah... Who do you like?" Ronald understood. This is because Columbus has few contacts in the industry. He couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while, and he has to continue his work as a director. As a producer, he should really help solve the problem. of such issues.

  Columbus didn't speak, just stared at Ronald.

"I?"

   Ronald didn't expect Chris Columbus to take a fancy to his cameo Thor.

   "You are tall and very photogenic. And the audience sees your cameo, it will be a good talk. I don't have time to find new actors right now. You are the best person to fight the fire."

  Chris Columbus gave his reasons.

   "Okay, but I have very little acting experience, so don't expect too much."

   "It's alright, just one scene and some medium shots."

  Columbus saw that Ronald agreed to make a cameo, and immediately asked his assistant to finalize the shooting time, and then La Ronald went to try the outfit.

  The stylist gave Ronald a blond wig, with a shawl hanging down, and with a height of six feet two inches, he had a dashing dash of his own.

   Another costumer came over and put on Ronald's blue-collar jeans, blue vest, and black leather boots, just like a handsome repairman in a garage.

   "Oh, you are really suitable for playing a blue-collar role." The makeup artist applied Ronald's makeup and couldn't help but admire Ronald's chest and abdominal muscles.

   "One more thing?" Ronald waved the makeup artist away, and chatted with Columbus about another problem.

  Columbus looked at Ronald's makeup, took a few Polaroid pictures, and was very satisfied.

   "One more thing, it's the **** cover photo of the heroine Yin Lisabai Su."

"Hey?"

   Ronald said he never heard of Su going to shoot Playboy.

   It turns out that this is also a design of the movie plot.

  Nanny Chris Parker stumbles into a car thief's lair.

   On their desk, there is a Playboy magazine with a cover girl who looks very much like Nanny Parker.

  I had a crush on Brad, the eldest son of Chris Parker's neighbor, and secretly took the magazine on him. Later, because of this magazine, he almost revealed his secrets.

   This cover photo was originally intended for Yin Lisabai Su to take a fake photo. But to have the name of Playboy appear, it must be approved by Hugh Hefner, the costumer of Playboy magazine.

  I don't know what went wrong. Originally, Hefner agreed to a nominal price to transfer the copyright of the magazine's title to the movie, but the temporary **** had backtracked. The high-level executives on Disney's side couldn't find Hefner's people for a while.

  Columbus knew that Ronald was more famous in the industry than he thought, so he asked Ronald to try it. If it didn't work, he had to remove the Playboy name from the magazine cover.

   "Little Case, I'll ask someone to ask." Ronald felt that based on his position in the industry, if he went out on his own, there would be no problem with such trivial matters.

   "Oh, you really look like Thor."

   The young actor who plays Thor fan Sarah is called Maya Bruton, who has had an intersection with Ronald. In the 1985 blockbuster "Back to the Future", she happened to be playing Michael J. Fox's character Marty's sister.

  Maya Bruton has read a lot of "Thor" comics for the role, Ronald's appearance, and the incarnation of Thor in the comics, Dr. Donald Blake really looks a lot like.

   "Really? Maya." Little actors are generally cute, outgoing and good at communicating.

   Ronald loved Maya Bruton's innocence.

   "You can call me Sarah, I feel like I'm playing a better role when I'm on set." Maya Bruton tilted her head and looked at Ronald, with a straight face like a real actor.

   "Okay, Sarah", Ronald had to follow the wishes of the young actors, if they were in a bad mood, it would be bad if they couldn't act.

   "Ronald..." Yin Lisabai Su was wearing a yellow camel hair coat, exactly how she dressed in the movie, and greeted Ronald with a smile.

   "Hi, Lisa Yin."

   Ronald went up to hug her, "When do we start? I'm still a little cold wearing this."

  Toronto in January, wearing a vest is still a bit cold.

   "It'll be right now, wait for you to walk with Sue and the kids." Chris Columbus came up to talk to Ronald.

"Dawson is a blue-collar worker who only recognizes money and goods. He would not give the car to Chris without the money. But Sara was naive and thought Dawson was the real Thor. Although Dawson denied it, Sara thought It's superheroes who don't want to reveal their identities..."

   "Um...um..." Ronald nodded frequently, and Chris Columbus liked to tell the actors about the background and mental state of the characters before rehearsals.

  The working methods of each director are different. Ronald should respect the director's arrangement when he arrives here.

   "So he is a mechanic who has not received much education, but is straightforward, willing to accompany children, and has a caring face and a cold heart."

   "Okay, just a little silly and kind-hearted." Ronald summed it up in his heart.

   "Okay, A!" Columbus announced the start of filming of the Thor scene.

   "Chi..." A white steam spewed upwards from the soles of Ronald's feet. Thor's appearance is really like an appearance in a superhero comic. Slowly descending from a platform, there is still steam under the atmosphere.

   "Cough cough..." Ronald choked and coughed out.

   "Cut!" Columbus was not satisfied with Ronald's mistake, "Ronald, you have to bear with it. We don't have more time and budget to make specialized props."

   "Okay, I didn't pay attention just now, not this time."

   Ronald apologized repeatedly. He clenched a car repair tool hammer in one hand, hugged it to his chest, made a sacred expression, and then stood on the platform with his body slightly backward, avoiding the steam.

   "Sigh..."

   Another steam rose, Ronald tried his best to hold back, maintaining a serious appearance.

   The nanny played by Lisa Bai Su handed over a handful of cash.

  Ronald smiled at Su and ordered some money, "There's only 45 yuan here. I believe in first hand delivery and second hand delivery. You don't have $50, so you can't drive this car tonight."

   "I'm sorry, so many things happened tonight, I only have so much." Su's nanny was helpless. They escaped from the den of thieves and participated in the blues competition, and finally found their car.

   "Then I'm sorry too." Ronald dropped the hammer and held it in another hand.

   "Are you fighting against the forces of darkness?" Sarah, wearing Thor's toy helmet and a plastic Thor's hammer, suddenly stepped forward and asked Thor, played by Ronald.

   "What are you talking about?" Ronald held a tool hammer in his hand and made a puzzled expression.

   "Uh, Mr. Dawson, she recognizes you as another person." The nanny played by Yin Lisabai Su hurried up and took Sarah away, she was a little afraid of Dawson.

   "No, I'm not mistaken, he is Thor, Thor. This is his protective status."

  Sarah in the nanny's arms, still struggling. This revealed Dawson's true identity (she thought).

   "Stop messing around, let's go." Sarah's brother, Brad, came up to pull his sister, and it would be bad if Dawson was irritated.

   "Don't listen to her nonsense, he also said you were a Homo."

   "Listen, kid, are you kidding me?" Ronald grabbed actor Keith Coogan, who played Brad, by the collar and lifted him with one hand.

   "No, no, sir, I don't." Brad hurriedly denied it, pulling his sister back.

  Sara's face showed a smile, she felt that Thor should be so majestic, "But, Mr. Thor, shouldn't you protect the weak? We really have no money."

   "Protect the weak?" Ronald looked at the Thor helmet that Sarah was wearing. This little girl really believed in this. It would be bad for her to be disappointed in superheroes at this age.

   "Hi", Ronald took out the car key from his jeans and threw it to Lisa Yin.

   "Thank you, Thor!" Sarah was overjoyed.

  Clap, Yin Lisabai took the key, "Sir, can I know your address? I'll send a check for $5..."

   "Don't talk nonsense, let's go." Ronald took the hammer and motioned them to go quickly.

   "Cut!" Chris Columbus stopped, looking happy and pleased with Ronald's performance.

   "It's very good, very good, now, let's change the way of acting, Ronald, you try to be more ruthless..."

   "Uh...", I didn't expect this kind of director's trick to be used on myself.

Chapter end