Chapter 1612 1612 Indirect Affirmation

In the crew, James is the absolute absolute existence, no one can challenge his authority, not even Kevin Pence.

But James also knows deep down in his heart that Hugo is not a member of the "Titanic" crew. He is just a friendly guest appearance today - he didn't even get a penny, just to support his friend Leonardo. In fact, it has already sold the "Titanic" crew a huge face. Therefore, James is not qualified to blame Hugo.

What's more, although Hugo needs to be responsible for the situation just now, the real problem is the staff. If Hugo gets tough and confronts James head-on, James will suffer in the end—even if James doesn't care at all.

But to James's surprise, Hugo not only apologized, but also saved him face in front of the crew, which made James unable to get off the stage - the reason why he resisted Hugo to become a member of the crew before, It was because he was worried that Hugo would confront him in the crew, so that he could not control the situation of the crew.

Thinking of this, James, who has always been fearless, is inevitably a little uncomfortable, but he straightened his back uprightly, ignoring the brief embarrassment just now, "Thank you for being willing to join the filming of our crew, I hope we Next time there is an opportunity for formal cooperation." As if the accusation against Hugo just now did not exist at all.

Seeing such a righteous James, Hugo also choked up and couldn't help but smile. He had contact with James several times before and after. Hugo also knew that the possibility of him and James coexisting peacefully was very slim, and they should not in the future. There are opportunities for cooperation.

But Hugo still gave a few polite greetings, "Of course, I hope to have the opportunity to join your project in the future." So, just when Hugo thought that today's cooperation was over - James had turned around and was about to leave, I didn't want James to stop and turn around again, "I heard from George last time that you came up with some very interesting ideas."

"George?" Hugo subconsciously asked, there are not ten thousand but eight thousand people named George in Hollywood. How could the poor people remember his name?

"Lucas." James added, Hugo suddenly realized, "Oh." Then he realized what James was talking about, and couldn't help but "Oh" again, looking at James with a puzzled face , Hugo smiled awkwardly, "George is bound to say something nice about me again, but in fact, I just made some trivial points, I really don't know anything about computer effects, and as a result, George caused So, if there's any credit, maybe it's me as a viewer who came up with some ideas, that's all."

James raised his eyebrows slightly, and did not express his opinion on Hugo's humility. He just continued, "Actually, making a movie is such a process, piecing together countless impossible ideas, seeking a possible way to evolve into a Reality. Just like George's 'Star Wars', the computer effects hadn't even begun to develop, but George still made a work that changed American cultural history. You may have just made a few irrelevant opinions, But for someone who really understands computer effects, it can be a spark of inspiration.”

This... is this a compliment to Hugo? This made Hugo a little uncomfortable. However, since James's words were still very plain, Hugo couldn't tell whether it was a compliment or whether he was self-indulgent.

James didn't seem to intend to leave room for Hugo to think, and then said, "I heard that you went to Industrial Light and Magic in person because you were curious about how the computer's post-production special effects were made?"

Hugo retracted his thoughts and nodded, "Yes, you know, it's not easy to perform in front of a green screen. Maybe we have learned more about the production of computer special effects and the images presented. It's all good for performance."

"Oh, how do you say it?" James asked with great interest. Originally, Hugo was just talking casually. He thought James was just showing courtesy. After all, James has never done much research on acting, but now...

Hugo didn't hesitate, and said directly, "Let's put it this way, in 'Jurassic Park', when we face dinosaurs, we need to show a panicked expression, but first, the focus of the line of sight will be biased. , which will have an impact on the details of the performance; second, since we are performing against the air, and finally, the computer will produce special effects to fill in the blanks, so the overall sense of space and the sense of involvement in the play will inevitably be different. Simple For example, many times, when the actors are in the scene, even if the other party is not in the camera, we need the other party to stand outside the camera and provide us with a reference for the scene. The computer effects are also the same.”

Hugo's words made James silent for a moment, then raised his head and gave Hugo a deep look, which made Hugo feel a little inexplicable. James opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but finally shut up. , "Maybe you can talk to Leo, he's been thinking a lot about acting lately, about VFX, maybe your approach is good."

Hugo can clearly feel that this is not what James originally wanted to say, he changed his mind temporarily.

The fact is also true, James originally wanted to ask Hugo's opinion on the camera, because many scenes of "Titanic" are half real and half computer, which is not only a big challenge for the actors, but also for James. Severely challenged, he has absolute confidence in the mise-en-scène, but is incompetent in capturing the actors' performances. James felt that maybe Hugo could give some constructive opinions, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them after all-he was not used to communicating these with actors, let alone Hugo.

Naturally, Hugo didn't know James' intense inner activity, and he just followed the words and said, "Leo and I have limited discussions, maybe you can communicate with Leo. As an actor, many times we need to Only by cooperating with the director and having a fuller understanding of the entire scene and plot can we meet the director’s requirements. Therefore, if the director is willing to communicate directly with the actors, it will be of great help.”

As an actor and Leonardo's friend, Hugo still gave his most pertinent opinion. But James' repulsion can be clearly felt - he never likes people pointing fingers at his work, it's one thing for him to ask Hugo to help Leonardo, it's another thing for Hugo to tell him what the director should do thing.

But this time, James hesitated for a while, still did not vent his inner dissatisfaction, but mumbled dully, vaguely pointing out that he could hear the syllable "The director is the director... not the actor..." Knowing what he was talking about, he took a deep breath and said directly, "Thank you very much for coming to the crew today, I think Kevin will be very happy."

James was always so blunt when changing the subject, which made Hugo stunned again, and then he politely said a few words to James, and then watched James turn and leave. This time, James really left, and he began to greet the crew and threw himself into the next shooting.

James is a very proud, even arrogant person, even with the box office hits like "Titanic" and "Avatar", there are still many Hollywood professionals who don't like him because he is too self-righteous . But today, he took the initiative to talk to Hugo on several topics. Although it was fragmented, it could be felt that James actually expressed partial approval for Hugo - such as the actor's strength, such as Hugo's opinion on Industrial Light and Magic.

George Lucas can be said to be one of James's most admired people. After George took Hugo's advice, he applied a lot of technology to the post-production of "Titanic". This is also the point that James cannot ignore, so he still expressed "friendliness" to Hugo today, which is really rare for James.

Even so, Hugo and James are destined not to be friends, and there is no way for the aura of the two to fit together. It's a blessing not to be an enemy - if Hugo actually starred in "Titanic", this matter is uncertain.

Hugo looked at the crew that started running again, and then turned around and entered the waiting room, where he changed back to his clothes. Afterwards, Hugo quietly watched the filming of two scenes next to him. Although he could clearly feel the excitement of the staff, the entire crew was a little impetuous, and even James himself was a little anxious, but this time nothing happened. The riots, the staff are sticking to their posts.

After saying goodbye to Leonardo, Kate, and James again, Hugo ended his cameo work on "Titanic".

When leaving Rosarito, the crowd outside the studio continued to increase, and the crowd at the scene seemed to have increased a lot. This time, Hugo patiently stood on the sofa in the back seat of the car and waved to the crowd from the skylight. Greetings, let the scene become a boiling volcano again. When I completely left the studio scene, I could still see the continuous red tide surging frantically when I looked back. Screams, shouts, and crying were mixed in the sea breeze, and the car drove all the way, driving the entire scene. The waters of the Gulf of California boiled, and the blue sky was dyed bright red at this moment.

While Rosarito was boiling because of Hugo, Los Angeles also began to gradually heat up at this time. The midsummer was over, but the continuous high temperature still lingered in the North American continent. As the days progressed, the "Independence Day" box office The pace of approaching 500 million is getting faster and faster, but before the "Independence Day" makes history, the battle of the century that has caused a sensation in the United States and even the world has already begun!