Chapter 1114 Ready

The geographical location of the United States is really unique.

You can see from the map that it is a square area with not much desert and plenty of farmland suitable for farming. The most important thing is that the population is only 300 million. Taking up such a large piece of land, using the word "God-given" "Land" is not an exaggeration at all.

Take Yin Jun's filming as an example.

The most important thing about "The Shawshank Redemption" is the summer scenes, but now is the season of early spring. Yin Jun must find a place in the south to let the actors wear summer clothes for filming.

If he were in China, Yin Jun would have to fly to many provinces to shoot in eastern Guangdong or Qiongdao.

But now it's not needed.

Because it just so happens that California is such a long and narrow state, and its south, Southern California, is close to the Gulf of Mexico and is already a relatively hot place, which can completely meet Yin Jun's needs.

As the center of Southern California, the winter temperature in Los Angeles is about 10-20 degrees. Now that it is February, there is no need to go further south if you want to shoot during the day.

Los Angeles is the base of Hollywood. Although due to California tax reasons, the crew filming here is no longer as grand as it used to be. However, I want to find a suitable abandoned warehouse and convert it into a prison to film "Shawshank". "Salvation", but it is not difficult.

As early as before the Spring Festival, Yin Jun had informed Tang Shuxuan of his request and asked the specialists from United Arts Film Company to form a team, led by Shi Shaoming who came from Xiangjiang, to be responsible for the preliminary preparations.

This included the task of finding actors and renovating the location.

The place is easy to manage, and the United States doesn't have much. It's just a big place with a small population, so many buildings are thrown away once they are no longer suitable, or they are abandoned directly after the company goes bankrupt, and no one comes to pick up the rags.

The crew found a warehouse that resembled a prison in the suburbs 20 kilometers away from Los Angeles. After more than a month of transformation, it was transformed into the prison image in Yin Jun's hand-painted paintings.

When Yin Jun arrived at the gate of this "prison" with Zhou Runfa, a tall middle-aged black man, and a group of selected actors and production staff, he happened to see the workers doing the final work. distressed decoration.

The prison in the original work is a very old prison, so some traces of time must be added.

"In two or three days, the project will be completed." Shi Shaoming introduced, "There is a small resort hotel two kilometers away from here. I have booked it, which is enough for the crew to stay. . Including three meals a day during the filming, they will be responsible for it. Even when we are filming, they will deliver it on time."

"Thank you, Brother Ming." Yin Jun smiled and led everyone inside. He looked at the layout inside and compared it with the classic in his mind. He found that even though there were some differences, in general But it is also fully qualified.

Yin Jun was about to start shooting his second movie, which happened to be in the United States, but he needed someone to do the pre-planning. Shi Shaoming, who had always felt that his presence was not strong, finally seized the opportunity and was not with his family during the Spring Festival. Yes, come directly to the United States to prepare.

Whether it was the preparation of the crew's equipment, the selection of the crew, or the most important construction of the "prison", he did it in an orderly and very solid manner.

Shi Shaoming also knows that Yin Jun's career is taking off. If someone can't keep up with his pace, even he, Shi Shaoming, will at best be able to retire in a leisurely position in the future.

But he is not yet 35 years old this year. How can he, who has a strong sense of professionalism, tolerate himself retiring so early?

Therefore, this time's job as a studio manager in the United States is another starting point for Shi Shaoming. He worked hard to get Yin Jun's approval. Now it seems that it is the first step to success.

"It's hard for the prisoners living in a prison like this." A tall, middle-aged black man sighed as he stood in the middle of the playground and looked around.

"The harder you work, the more you can appreciate the hardship, and the more you know the value of freedom." Yin Jun said with a smile, "Isn't it? Mr. Freeman?"

"Just call me Morgan." The middle-aged black man said with a gentle smile, "After you join the crew, you are the biggest person here, and we all have to listen to you."

That's right.

This middle-aged black man is Morgan Freeman, who is known as the super veteran actor. He is also one of the black actors that Yin Jun admires most, even more than Daniel Washington and Will Smith.

Even if Morgan Freeman has personal moral shortcomings and is unclear about his step-granddaughter, this does not affect his achievements and abilities in acting.

And he is also the most important supporting actor in the original version, Ellis who assisted the protagonist in escaping.

As long as he and Zhou Runfa are together, the rest, such as the prison director, the prison guard captain, the inmates, etc., will be easy to handle.

Of course, the prison warden Yin Jun chose an old actor named Sam Shepard. He is 39 years old and has appeared in many movies. The cold and stiff temperament on his face is just right for the prison. long role.

"In the next few days, we will be filming here." Yin Jun smiled, looked back at the crowd and said, "I hope we have a pleasant cooperation. Leave your seriousness to me, and I will pay you back. A classic performance experience! Believe me, many years from now, this will be a performance experience worthy of your praise!"

"Director, we will work hard!"

"Don't worry, director, we believe in you!"

A group of American actors rushed to express their enthusiasm.

Regardless of whether they are real or not, at least because of Yin Jun's identity, they dare not underestimate Yin Jun when acting. This is already a successful start.

In the American film industry, looking down on black people is one aspect, and looking down on Latinos is another aspect, not to mention the Chinese, who are simply the least valued.

But Yin Jun is different. He is a gold medal screenwriter himself, and everyone in Hollywood knows this.

It is an ironclad fact that all movies and TV series written by Yin Jun can achieve very good results.

Working with such a screenwriter-turned-director means that you have a high chance of success, whether in terms of box office or awards, so of course the actors and production staff will follow his direction seriously.

Not to mention Yin Jun's other identity is the boss of United Artists Film Company and Disney Company. Most of the actors are selected from the agencies affiliated to these two companies, and the production staff are all members of his own family. , do you think they dare not listen to Yin Jun?

Even Zhou Runfa is the same.

After hearing that the leading actor was brought by Yin Jun from Xiangjiang, and that he had just won the Palme d'Or at last year's Cannes Film Festival, they had no reason to look down on Zhou Yunfa - the Cannes film industry was still very high-profile, and he could Winning the best film there is not something that ordinary people can achieve.

However, if Zhou Runfa wants to completely conquer this group of people and make these American actors center on him and cooperate with him in performances, it depends on his performance in the movie.

A boss can speak for himself with money, but an actor can only speak for himself with his acting skills.

Why will Morgan Freeman be so awesome in the future? Isn't it because he has reached the point of perfection in supporting roles?

Such an actor, even Tom Hanks or Spielberg, will respect him and give him the treatment he deserves.

If you, as an actor, only say that you have a good father or a good teacher...then, even if you can be popular for a while, how can it last long?

It was also the first time for Yin Jun to work with a Hollywood team, but he was not nervous because he had watched the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" several times and could remember every detail in it clearly.

These details were all re-drawn on separate shots in January, compiled into a volume, and brought to the United States.

Of course, he didn't say that it was these details that impressed Morgan Freeman, nor was he that stupid. In fact, filming is Morgan Freeman's job. As long as you give him enough money and his schedule is suitable, then he will do it. will come.

The good thing about Morgan Freeman is that he is not picky about acting. If he can use his acting skills and make money, then that's fine.

However, Morgan Freeman saw the English script written by Yin Jun, as well as the scenes and detailed descriptions of his character. Unconsciously, his expectations for this drama were even greater, and his preparations were also serious. many

"Since everyone has no questions, you can take a walk here first and see where you will stay in the next two months." Yin Jun smiled and said to the cast and crew, "In an hour, we will gather back to the hotel. After a night’s rest, the official filming will begin tomorrow.”

"yes."

The group of people dispersed as instructed.

The actors walked around in twos and threes, while the production staff purposefully selected the best camera locations, or tested the conditions required for shooting and where special effects could be done.

Chow Yun-fat also went with his friend Morgan Freeman in the film to visit the prison cell where they filmed many scenes.

Compared with when he was filming "Prison" last year, Zhou Runfa gained about 20 pounds and looked slightly stronger.

But this is not because Zhou Runfa does not know restraint, but because it is necessary for the plot.

The male protagonist he played was originally a banker with a happy life. There was no reason for him to look thin when he came out.

It is only reasonable that after entering prison, the harsh environment and painful state of mind in prison would make him lose weight.

So Yin Jun asked him to gain weight first and then lose weight during filming. Zhou Runfa gained a lot of weight before the Spring Festival.

Thinking of his past and present lives, if nothing else, just speaking of acting, Chow Run-fa has always been a role model!