Chapter 1246 1246 The First Scene

As a small-budget independent film, although the cost of 10 million US dollars is a little high, considering that it has two big stars, Hugo and Susan, and also came to Louisiana to shoot on the spot, this cost suddenly seems friendly Lovely.

Except for Hugo and Susan—and of course, the director must be excluded, most of the other actors are newcomers, and they don’t even have any acting experience. For them, they have been firmly seated in Hollywood’s No. 1 in the past two years. A top-ranked Hugo clearly has a strong appeal.

Not just anyone has the opportunity to enjoy Hugo's acting up close. This is different from sitting in a movie theater and watching a movie. A close observation, even as a member of the opposite play, may change their future career as an actor. Therefore, the crew was lively for a while, and when the drama management came to inform that the first scene was about to start filming, it gradually became quiet.

Hugo sat in the chair and said nothing, just supported his chin with his right hand, as if thinking about something.

Joseph stood beside him for a while, seeing that Hugo didn't tell him, so he stood a little further away, but kept a reasonable distance, which was the case when filming "Schindler's List" before, he needed to keep a close eye on Hugo at all times , while not getting too close.

At this time, Samora came over with coffee, and after walking in front of Hugo, she said hello, "Hey, Hugo, your coffee is here."

Hugo didn't look up, just raised his eyes slightly, pursed the corners of his mouth lightly, and said with a meaningful expression, "Enjoy a leisurely cup of coffee, this life is good."

Samora couldn't figure out whether Hugo's words were sarcasm or ridicule. He subconsciously looked back at Joseph, Joseph nodded slightly, and Samora turned his head and handed the coffee to Hugo, but he hesitated to say, "Are you sure you want to add that much sugar?"

Hugo took the coffee, didn't answer, but lowered his head and took a sip, then slapped his mouth contentedly and nodded vigorously, "Of course, of course. This is good, this is good!" He lowered his head and took another sip, looking like he was drinking Coke, not coffee.

With a question mark on his head, Samora pointed in Joseph's direction, "I'm right there, you can just call me if you have anything." Then he hesitantly walked to Joseph's side and asked in a low voice, "Is it really okay? ?"

In the past month, Samora has been terrified. Hugo, who is so fickle, is completely like a stranger, as if possessed by a devil. Samora almost suspects that Hugo is evil. Later, I heard from Joseph that this was because Hugo was studying the role and pushed himself too hard, so his mind sometimes couldn't distinguish between the role and the self, reality and the script, which led to emotional out of control.

Even so, Samora still felt incredible. But things seem to be the case. Occasionally Hugo is like a tyrannical villain, and occasionally he is like a scumbag, and occasionally he returns to normal... After Samora read the script of "Death Ramble", he finally vaguely understood a little.

At this time, Samora really understood why Joseph also needed to read the script for each of Hugo's works, and read it carefully. Because that's probably part of Joseph's work as well.

But I understand that, every time I come into contact with such a moody Hugo, Samora still feels creepy. One second Hugo was still smiling gently, and the next second he showed that strange look, it was like watching a horror movie.

Joseph did not answer, but cast a helpless look at Samora. Samora knew what this meant, and could only shrug helplessly and whispered, "You know what? Hugo added five candies and two glasses of milk today. He never added milk before. Saying that a cappuccino isn't coffee at all. And...he looks like he's never enjoyed coffee."

Hugo always drinks coffee with two packets of sugar without milk, and occasionally drinks black coffee when needed. Simply put, he doesn't like coffee that is too sweet. But today is really weird.

Joseph also lowered his voice and explained, "Maybe he just wanted to try..." But after he said the words, Joseph himself didn't quite believe it. Looking at Hugo, he drank the whole cup of coffee in one go, like a cow chewing peony. Joseph's brows involuntarily tangled again, "He just wants to try it." Joseph was convincing Samora, and he was convincing himself.

The first scene of "Dead Man Walk" was shot quickly, and with no reporters paying attention, Tim gathered the crew and simply announced "Our work starts today," even if The opening ceremony is over.

The first scene is Susan's appearance. There is no performance component. It is just a picture of Susan walking through the residential area of ​​the community and returning home. In this picture, Susan is not the focus. The local extras are the focus. Tim hopes to truly present the normal appearance of the community. Children are playing, adults are chatting... Whatever you need to do, you don't need to pay attention to the camera. There is no need for special performances, it is the most ordinary life, and then Susan walks through the crowd and returns home.

Since all the children have no acting experience, they always go to the camera involuntarily. This is the first scene with repeated mistakes. As a result, it took nearly two hours to complete the filming of this original picture of life. The filming of "Death Row" has officially kicked off.

Hugo's first scene came quickly, and on the third day after the opening ceremony, the scene of Matthew and Sister Helen meeting for the first time in prison was put into filming.

Tim intends to shoot in chronological order, because in this way, the psychological changes of Matthew and Sister Helen can be clearly presented. During the performance of Hugo and Susan, it is also conducive to the delicate and complicated process of inner changes. show.

Today's scene is the first encounter between two complete strangers, but it's full of tense mutual probing.

Matthew sought help from Sister Helen, which was one of his few hopes. He hoped that the nun could sympathize with him because of his religious beliefs, but he was worried that the nuns would not be willing to forgive his sins because of his religious beliefs. Not only did he have to convince the nun that he didn't kill, but he also had to make the nun tend to him. But on the other hand, Matthew didn't want the nun to "invade" his heart. He was not a person of faith, and he didn't want to show himself to a stranger to watch.

Similarly, Sister Helen chose to meet Matthew, but even at the last moment she was not sure if she was doing the right thing, her inner faith told her that the victim's family needed her comfort, and she could not forgive the murderer's viciousness; but she The faith also told her that God is willing to forgive everyone and redeem everyone, as long as the person confesses sincerely. She knew that Matthew was a sinful person who was abandoned by everyone, and even she was uneasy, but she knew that maybe she was the only thing Matthew could rely on.

Therefore, the first encounter may seem bland, but in fact it is full of spying, attacking and defending, pushing and pulling. Although the emotions are not full, the inner struggle is presented between the eyebrows and the dialogue, which is a huge test for the two actors: a test of their understanding of the role and a test of their control over the role.

Although people always like to watch "Breakout", when the acting is released heartily after encountering an emotional trigger point, such clips always make people unable to stop watching; but relatively speaking, this kind of "crutches" and no borrowing The strong point of the scene is a more profound test of the actor's psychological preparation, script understanding, etc., because a little deviation will often cause a huge impact on the fluency of the story.

Before the official start of filming, Tim personally went to talk about the drama, not the drama business, because Tim knew how important this scene was, and this was the first collision between the two actors since they started filming. There was spark and tacit understanding between the two people. are not enough, need to break in, so shooting tends to be more difficult.

"Susan, I want you to be hesitant and magnify that uncertainty." After Tim finished the shooting process of the whole scene, he began to explain the two actors separately.

This scene will be shot in three parts, close-up of Susan, close-up of Hugo, and overall shooting in medium shots. Generally speaking, when the close-up of Susan is made, Hugo can sit on the opposite side for the opposite scene. It's okay to play the script, relax a little, or even have someone else come over to help Susan with the scene, but Tim, for the overall effect, requires that every shot of the two actors follow the real performance, not just a simple scene. Therefore, Tim's explanation is very detailed.

"I don't mind if you show a little fear and sympathy, but not too much. The main thing is that uncertainty." Tim said his request, and then left it to Susan to savor. Then he turned to look at Hugo.

At this time, Hugo was chewing gum, his eyes were constantly drifting beside him, looking absent-minded, Tim couldn't help frowning, such Hugo seemed very unprofessional, but Tim hesitated, or put his inner The doubt was suppressed, and he said, "Hugo, I hope you act arrogant, it seems that you are not begging the other party, but the other party took the initiative to come to see you, you can control the whole situation in your hands, be arrogant. A little bit, a little bit of arrogance, that's all acceptable."

Hugo didn't answer, but glanced at Tim sideways. This simple look seemed to say "I know", and then he looked away again and looked at the rest of the room that he didn't know, which made Tim stunned. stunned.

Tim fell silent and thought for a while, then took a deep look at Hugo and noticed something vaguely. After all, he withdrew his gaze and shouted to the crew, "Everyone is ready!" Then Quickly walked to the back of the monitor, and the clerk ran in with the slate.

Hugo's first scene is about to start filming.