Chapter 20 The Great Dictator

"It's hard to say it means—"

Facing Charlize's question, Charlotte smiled wryly,

"He is a typical Hollywood man. If he has the opportunity, he will definitely not let it go. But he is not the kind of person who will get carried away by the lower body, and this is his first time as a director..."

"So it depends on how much he takes this opportunity to direct independently, how serious he is, right?"

Charlize understood what Charlotte meant.

"Actually, you don't have to worry about this! After all, even if a big shot wants to take the opportunity to hunt, the heroine will be the first to target. You're a little too self-aware."

Charlotte comforted Charlize in his own way, and the blonde girl agreed with him:

"Indeed, they may not even read it for a small person like me, but the opposite may happen..."

"You mean the possibility of being more unscrupulous because of the small people?"

Charlotte couldn't help feeling a little headache,

"This possibility does exist. In fact, in this kind of low-budget horror film, the level of unruly characters in the crew is second only to those independent literary films. There is no way, no matter whether it is compensation or profit, the impact The power is limited, and the upper management of the production company does not pay attention at all, which gives the middle management who control the crew the opportunity to do their best. The real large-scale production commercial film, because there are too many interests involved, under mutual checks and balances, these crap things instead Relatively few. In short, adapt to the situation!"

In the end, Charlotte could only give a solution that was not a solution,

"Speaking of which, Sally, I don't personally appreciate it, but to be honest, in Hollywood, there are too many actresses who are willing to unbutton when given the opportunity, even Julia Roberts is no exception. You in In this regard, what is the purpose of such persistence?"

Charlotte knew his question was a jerk, but he couldn't help asking. After getting along for a period of time, he has confirmed that the blonde girl Charlize sitting on the carpet is indeed the same person as the big star Theron in later generations. Such a beautiful woman who has the potential to become a big star, although I have saved her, but one is not a handsome guy who is a heartthrob, and the other is not a person with real power, but although the other party's recent behavior is not obvious, there is indeed a deliberate attempt to draw them closer The meaning of relationship, why is this?

Charlotte doesn't believe in love at first sight, he has already passed the age of believing in fairy tales, and if it is really love at first sight or something, she can express it as early as when she exorcised the ghost for Charlize, why instead? Did this feeling become apparent after we met again?

He is not a suspicious person, but facing Charlize, who is very unusual among women floating in Hollywood, he always has a feeling of unreality. Is it really persistent, or is it because of acting skills, there are actually other plans? Charlotte felt that now was her chance to figure it out.

"What is the purpose of persisting like this?"

The blond girl didn't seem to notice Charlotte's intentions, her eyes were hazy, and she seemed to be lost in memory,

"In fact, I have asked myself this question more than once. To be honest, I have never gotten an answer. Maybe it is just pride! Although reality will eventually smash our pride to the ground, and mix with our self-esteem, we will step into it together. In the mud, but if possible, I still hope to last longer."

"...Well, I wish you can persevere until the day you succeed!"

Although it was not the answer she wanted, Charlotte felt that there was no need to go any further. After all, not to mention the sincerity, if it is an acting skill, Charlize can be considered super-level if she can achieve this level, so if I ask again, there will be no other results other than increased embarrassment.

——Anyway, it takes time to see people's hearts, and sooner or later you will understand.

Charlotte nodded, and brought the topic back again,

"Although in the crew,

I'm not a big shot as an artist, but I can still say something. If there is anything, I will help. "

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"What kind of big shot do you think you are, to point fingers at my script!!!?"

Although Charlotte told Charlize last night that he was not a big shot in the new crew, but at the preparatory meeting for the new film the next day, he discovered that he was not the only one in the crew who wasn't a big shot . Or, there is only one big character in the crew——

"You're just a piece of shit sent by New Line to help, you just need to do what a piece of shit does - stay there and do nothing, stink! Or let me get rid of you!! "

Although according to the rules, the producer of the new film, Anthony Westwood, should have at least as much power as the director in the crew, but the current situation is that director Alan B. McElroy is pointing at his nose , scolded him bloody. But the poor producer can only smile all over his face and let himself go.

"Alan, Alan, don't get excited! I just feel that our budget seems a bit insufficient compared to the scene requirements in the script. This doesn't seem to be a big problem, does it?"

"Of course it's a big problem!"

The director has a look of displeasure on his face,

"Mr. Producer, I remind you! I'm Alan McElroy, not Alan Smithy who was made up to wipe the ass of you producers, please don't play you in my crew style!"

——Alan Smithy is the producer's excessive interference in the filming, which caused the director to break up in anger, unwilling to sign at the end of the film to admit that it was his own work, the virtual name used by the producers to wipe their asses. This "big director" has many works, and many masterpieces such as "Dune" and "The Twilight Zone" have been attributed to him. Director Allen is now offering this name, basically pointing at the nose of producer Westwood, telling him to either shut up or just do it himself.

"I don't--"

Faced with this very serious accusation or provocation, Westwood did not explode in anger like ordinary producers, but wanted to explain. But before he finished speaking, Allen interrupted him again:

"Also, with regards to the budget funding for this movie, I remember it was..."

Mr. Director pointed to his nose with his thumb,

"Do you have any opinion on this?"

"……there is none left."

Westwood looked a little downcast.

——The composition of this crew is not quite right. The producer, who should have a say in the budget, was left speechless by the director when talking about money. How is this going?

Charlotte was wondering if she had boarded the thief ship by mistake, but saw the director who had just made a sacrifice to the producer and stood up:

"Gentlemen, indeed, as Mr. Westwood said, our budget is a bit tight, but the problem in this regard is not insurmountable! On the one hand, if all goes well, there will be new funds added later, on the other hand On the other hand, I believe that with your ability and experience, it is no problem to make some contributions to saving funds, especially the artist responsible for scenes and props, Mr. Charlotte Booth, I am right Bar?"

"this……"

——Although I really want to answer "If you don't have money, make a stupid movie", Charlotte also knows that saying this is basically the same as handing in a resignation letter. Of course, he didn't agree directly, after all, once he agreed, the blame would be entirely on him.

"Of course there are ways to save money in terms of scenes and props, but this requires a specific plan after the scene is completed. At present, I can't give a specific answer to whether it can be saved and how much it can be saved."

Charlotte tried to put on a strict and rigid professional expression, but every department head in the meeting knew that he was actually playing tricks. Of course, this trick is very technical——

The so-called scene scanning, in simple terms, is actually to check the scene to be shot to see if the desired effect can be achieved. If the scene is not done well before shooting, the scheduling is unreasonable, the noise on the scene is serious, and even when shooting historical dramas, it is only a trivial matter to shoot very modern buildings such as tower cranes in the background. Many lenses may be completely useless due to various problems such as angle lighting. Therefore, in the preparatory stage of film shooting, the directors, the heads of various departments such as lighting and photography, all have to participate in the scouting, so as to know what they are doing.

When it comes to the set work that Charlotte, an artist, is responsible for, there are a lot of things to do when scouting the scene. How to set the scene, what props are needed, and how to arrange the props can only be confirmed after the scene is inspected. If you encounter a situation that does not meet the conditions for real-time shooting, you need to manually set up the scene-in order not to make the kind of 50 cents scene effect that makes people feel like a fake, many details must be paid attention to, and local conditions are also indispensable. .

From this point of view, it is true that Charlotte has to survey the scene before giving specific funding requirements. Of course, experienced artists can estimate a rough figure, but if faced with harsh Requirements, offering this kind of "discuss later" is indeed the only way to delay time and play tricks.

"Okay, let's wait until the scouting is done then talk about that!"

Of course, director Allen was dissatisfied with Charlotte not directly agreeing to it as he hoped, but as mentioned earlier, he really had nothing to do in the face of such prudent arguments.

"Then let's talk about scenography and casting..."