1811 Chapter 1811 Familiar with the Position

"Sorry, I'm late." Hugo entered the police station. At the police station, I politely apologized to the staff who were all around ready. At the entrance of the police station and in a specific area inside, apart from the staff, at least 30 people gathered scatteredly, each of them had a camera and a recording pen in their hands. Obviously they were all reporters and were preparing to record Work on set today.

The entire crew was ready, and Hugo was the only one missing, so when Hugo came in, everyone stood up and got into work. Looking at the familiar equipment around, cameras, radio microphones, monitors, moving tracks, lighting boards, microphone cables, etc., are arranged in an orderly manner in the chaos, and the unfamiliar policemen will be alerted. The police station was decorated to look familiar to Hugo, but the unfamiliar or familiar faces were all doing the work that Hugo had long been accustomed to. The whole environment and atmosphere made Hugo feel a little nervous.

The feeling of being close to the hometown is timid, which probably refers to Hugo at this moment.

Hugo quickly looked away, walked towards Curtis and the others who were chatting, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." It's really not a good thing to let the whole crew wait for him alone.

Curtis and others actually know that this has nothing to do with Hugo himself. There are too many trivial matters this morning. If it weren't for Hugo's rejection of David's request for help with trivial matters, it is estimated that Hugo would not be able to come here now filming. Curtis said politely, "We should be happy with the efficiency of the on-set crew. We started shooting on time. The actor was only 30 seconds late and became a target. This is a good thing."

This made everyone chuckle, and Hugo looked at Kevin, Russell, Charlize and others who were sitting by the side waiting, "Aren't you getting up and getting ready? Or have all your scenes been filmed?" Except for Charlize, who started on the third day of the crew's start-up, the other main actors will be shooting on the first day, including Heath Ledger.

"We are waiting for you to start." Kevin said in a deep voice, with a hint of teasing in that magnetic voice, "I hope you can create a good start for the crew. You know, everyone is looking forward to witnessing Hugo's live acting was wonderful."

Facing Kevin's ridicule, Hugo shuddered on purpose, pretending to be scared, "The Broadway challenge? God, my feet are already frozen into ice cubes." It meant to retreat.

Everyone laughed lightly, but Hugo looked around, walked straight to the production manager, and said skillfully, "So, what happened to my first scene?"

The drama manager had already stood aside with the script board, and when he saw Hugo approaching, he quickly explained to Hugo the details of the first scene, such as the layout, camera shots, positioning, and lines. Hugo raised his head, listened, and began to look at the whole scene with his eyes, trying to build a three-dimensional scene in his brain and bring himself into it.

This is a part of the work that Hugo is familiar with. The deep familiarity is awakened bit by bit, and the tense muscles begin to relax bit by bit. Gradually, Hugo even forgets that this is "Los Angeles City" "Confidential" first scene, and also forgot that this was his first scene in eighteen months, as if he had never left the set—he had never left the stage.

"Hello, I'm Hugo." After the show manager finished speaking, Hugo immediately extended his right hand to his two rival actors.

"I'm Bob", "I'm Lenny", the two actors quickly extended their hands and shook hands to express their friendship. Hugo then asked, "So, do we need a rehearsal?"

Both Bob and Lanny seemed at a loss, obviously they didn't expect Hugo to be so approachable, and he didn't seem to have the prestige of a big name at all. The two didn't answer, and Hugo didn't speak. He just looked at them with a questioning gaze, and finally the theater manager standing next to him came out to make a rescue, "Why don't you go through the lines? At least you know the rhythm of the performance." Nod in agreement.

Seeing this scene, Hugo couldn't help laughing, "Don't worry, I'm not a real serial killer, you don't have to worry about your own safety." This sentence made Bob and Lenny burst out laughing.

In this scene, Bob will play the interview police. She will be a reporter for the police station's Christmas Eve shift, while Laney will act as a photographer. Both actors are older than Hugo, but they are only small supporting roles in this movie, and they don't even have their own names in the script. But luckily, they both have lines.

Zamora walked over quickly and handed the script to Hugo. Hugo's lines were highlighted on it, and some essays were written beside it, which were some of Hugo's thoughts while reading the script. Hugo checked the lines with the two actors, but found that the effect was mediocre, because both actors were a little nervous-it is not easy to maintain a peaceful mind in the face of a famous actor like Hugo.

After finally going through four rehearsals, they found the feeling. So Hugo gave the crew a look, and the whole crew started to run at high speed like a precision machine—the two photographers immediately stepped forward to let Hugo and the two actors stand in their positions , and then started lighting, and confirmed the use of lights in accordance with the angle and trajectory of the camera. Curtis stood three steps away to conceive the entire picture structure.

The reporters standing by and watching began to stir slightly. They didn't make any noise, but they all stretched their necks trying to observe Hugo's situation at this time. Even a senior reporter like Nicholas couldn't help it. . In fact, even Kevin, Russell, Heath and others cheered up, wondering how Hugo would perform in the first scene.

The reason why it attracted the attention of the actors is because in the script of "LA Confidential", the four main characters basically use a short plot to shape their personalities as soon as they appear on the stage. How to make the characters' personalities vivid and vivid? It is very important to vividly shape it in a limited time and completely coherent the character personality of the subsequent plot, which is also a huge test for actors.

All actors know that it is relatively easy to use a flashpoint to express a character's personality—such as crying, screaming, madness, sadness, etc., and many actors can do it; but without any bursting point , wanting to outline the character's personality with every frown, smile, and every action, what is needed is a deep foundation, rich experience, and preferably a little amazing talent. This is a very difficult challenge.

Not only Hugo, including Kevin, Russell, Charlize and others, are all carefully pondering. No one can relax easily.

Hugo is now shooting not only Ed Eisley's first scene, but also the first scene of the entire crew, and the burden of responsibility can be imagined.

Hugo stood there quietly like this, slowed down his breathing rhythm, took a deep breath, and exhaled long, allowing his brain to exclude the surrounding influences, and the whole person calmed down. Then go through the lines in my mind again, and again, the flow of the whole scene gradually takes shape in my mind.

"Hugo?" There was a voice calling from beside him, and he turned his head to see that it was Curtis, "Are you ready?" Hugo nodded, and then Curtis was about to turn around and leave, but after thinking about it, He stopped again, wanting to say some words of encouragement to Hugo, because he also knew how important this scene was, and the pressure on his shoulders would never be less than that of Hugo, but he didn't know what to say when the words came to his lips In the end, he just smiled at Hugo, then turned and left.

Curtis sat behind the monitor, raised his hand to signal, and all the noise and restlessness in the audience disappeared in an instant. It was so quiet that one could almost feel the intensity of his own breathing, and then the recorder took the recorder Board ran in front of the camera lens and yelled, "'LA Confidential', Act 3, Scene 1, first attempt."

There was a crisp "snap" sound throughout the police station. The reverberation in the police station made the heart contract involuntarily.

There was a faint noise coming from the police station. It could be felt that there was a party on the second floor. Ed turned his head and looked at the commotion at the end of the corridor. A group of his colleagues were detaining a few thieves and putting them in cells. There was not much expression on his face, but the amber eyes hidden behind the gold-rimmed glasses seemed to be out of focus, with a deep halo, and he could feel that his brain was running fast, but it made people I can't recognize the content of my thoughts in the abyss.

Standing behind Ed was a photographer, he raised his camera, pointed at Ed's back looking at the corridor and pressed the shutter, the muddy shutter sound was accompanied by an exaggerated flash, but Ed seemed I didn't notice it, but I was still looking at the distance thoughtfully, without even blinking. People couldn't help but want to explore the secrets behind the glasses, "Officer Ed Eisley."

When the reporter's voice came over, Ed turned his head and his eyes drooped slightly. It was only a millisecond, and people couldn't notice it at all. Then he raised his eyes and looked at the reporter Bob in front of him. . With a gentle smile on his face, Bob continued, "The son of the legendary hero Preston Eisley, you must find it difficult to catch up with him?"

Before Ed could speak, the photographer pressed the shutter again, and the exaggerated clicking sound and flashing light rushed towards his face, which startled Ed, and he couldn't help but backed away, as if he was worried that the other party would attack him. But his smile was completely blooming, as if he understood that the other party didn't have any malice at all, but he was just making a fuss, a little embarrassed and a little relieved. It can be seen that he is completely uncomfortable with the spotlight.

Then Ed looked at Bob again, "Why don't you break into another world? Why do you still want to be a policeman?"

The smile at the corner of Ed's mouth gradually faded, and he lowered his head in a panic to clean up the expression on his face. The emotion that was missing from the corner of his mouth was quickly hidden in the shadows, making it hard to see. Soon, the smile on the corner of his mouth was outlined again, but it was more polite, as if it was a smile hidden behind a veil.