Chapter 1246 1246 The first scene
As a low-cost independent film, although the cost of 10 million US dollars is a bit expensive, considering that he has two big stars, Hugo and Susan, and also came to Louisiana to shoot on-site, the cost suddenly seems friendly and lovely.
Except for Hugo and Susan, the entire crew must also be the director. Most of the other actors are newcomers, and they don’t even have a single performance experience. For them, Hugo, who has firmly ranked first in Hollywood in the past two years, obviously has a strong attraction.
Not everyone has the opportunity to enjoy Hugo's acting up close. This is different from sitting in a cinema to watch a movie. Observing up close, or even being a member of the rival scene, may change their future actor career. Therefore, the crew was lively for a while, and when the crew came to inform the first scene that it was about to start filming, it gradually became quiet.
Hugo sat in the chair and said nothing, but just supported his chin with his right hand, as if thinking about something.
Joseph stood by and stayed for a while, seeing that Hugo didn't give any instructions, so he stood a little farther, but maintained a reasonable distance. This was the case when he took the "Schindler's List" before. He needed to pay close attention to Hugo at all times, and at the same time he could not get too close.
At this time, Samora came over with her coffee and walked to Hugo specifically, then she said hello, "Hey, Hugo, your coffee is here."
Hugo didn't look up, but just raised his eyes slightly, sucked his lips gently, and said with a meaningful expression, "Enjoy the leisure of a cup of coffee, this is a good life."
Samora couldn't figure out whether Hugo's words were sarcastic or ridiculous. He subconsciously looked back at Joseph, and Joseph pointed his chin slightly. Samora then turned his head and handed the coffee to Hugo, but hesitated, "Are you sure you want to add so much sugar?"
Hugo took the coffee and did not answer. Instead, he lowered his head and took a sip, then smashed his mouth with satisfaction, and nodded vigorously, "Of course, of course. This is great, this is great!" Then he lowered his head and took a big sip, which looked like he was drinking Coke, not coffee.
Samora pointed to Joseph's direction with a question mark on one end, "I'm right there, just call me if you have anything." Then hesitated to Joseph, lowered his voice and asked, "Is it really okay?"
In the past month, Samora has been frightened. Such a changeable Hugo is completely like a stranger, just like a devil possessed, making Samora almost suspect that Hugo was possessed. Later, Joseph said that this was because Hugo was studying the role and forced himself too tightly, so sometimes his thoughts could not distinguish between the character and the self, reality and script, which led to emotional loss.
Even so, Samora still found it incredible. But things seemed to be true. Sometimes Hugo was like a tyrannical villain, sometimes like a poor gangster, and occasionally returned to normal... After reading the script of "Death-in-law Walk", Samora finally understood a little.
It was then that Samora truly understood why Joseph also needed to read scripts for every Hugo work, and read them carefully. Because this is likely to be part of Joseph's work.
But no matter how clear I understand, every time I come into contact with such a moody Hugo, Samora still feels creepy. Last second Hugo was still smiling gently, and the next second he showed that strange look, which really seemed like watching a horror movie.
Joseph did not answer, but cast a helpless look at Samora. Knowing what this means, Samora could only shrug helplessly and whisper, "Do you know? Hugo added five pieces of candy and two glasses of milk today. He never added milk before. He said that cappuccino was not coffee at all. And... he looked like he had never enjoyed coffee."
Hugo always drinks coffee with two packs of sugar without milk, and occasionally drinks black coffee when needed. Simply put, he just doesn't like the type of coffee that is too sweet. But today it's really weird.
Joseph also lowered his voice and explained, "Maybe he just wanted to try..." But after he said that, Joseph himself didn't believe it. Seeing Hugo as if a cow was chewing a peony, he finished the whole cup of coffee in one breath, Joseph's brow became entangled again, "He just wanted to try." Joseph was convincing Samora, and also convinced himself.
The first scene of "Death-infernal Walk" was soon put into filming. Without any reporters' attention, Tim gathered the crew members and then simply announced that "our work will start today", which is the opening ceremony.
The first scene is Susan's appearance, without any performance, but the scene of Susan walking through the residential area of the community and returning home. This scene is not the focus, but the extras from the local area are the focus. Tim hopes to truly present the usual appearance of the community, the children are playing, the adults are chatting... Everything you should do, you don't need to pay attention to the camera, and you don't need special performances. It's the most ordinary lifestyle, and then Susan walks through the crowd and returns home.
Since all the children have no acting experience, they always go to see the cameras involuntarily. This was a repeated mistake in the first scene. As a result, it took nearly two hours to shoot this original life scroll. The shooting of "Death Prison Walk" was officially kicked off.
Hugo's first scene arrived soon, and on the third day after the opening ceremony, Matthew and nun Helen met for the first time in prison were filmed.
Tim plans to shoot in chronological order, because this can clearly present the psychological changes of Matthew and Sister Helen. Hugo and Susan also help express the delicate and complicated inner changes during the performance.
Today's scene is the first time that two completely strangers meet, but they are full of tense spying on each other.
Matthew sought the help of nun Helen, one of his few hopes. He hoped that nuns would sympathize with him because of religious beliefs, but he was worried that nuns would not be willing to forgive his crimes because of religious beliefs. Therefore, he not only wanted to convince the nun that he did not kill, but also made the nun tend toward him. But on the other hand, Matthew was unwilling to nuns to "invade" his heart. He was not a person of faith. He did not want to show himself naked to a stranger to watch.
Similarly, nun Helen chose to meet Matthew, but even at the last moment she was not sure whether her approach was correct, her inner faith told her that the victim's family needed her comfort, and she could not forgive the malice of the murderer; but her faith also told her that God was willing to forgive everyone and redeem everyone, as long as this person confessed sincerely. She knew that Matthew was a sinful person abandoned by everyone, and even she herself was uneasy, but she knew that maybe she was Matthew's only support.
Therefore, the first encounter seems dull, but in fact it is full of spy, offense, defense, and push and pull. Although the emotions are not full, the inner struggle is presented between the eyebrows and the dialogue. This is a huge test for the two actors: they test their understanding of the role and their control over the role.
Although people always like to watch "explosion", when acting skills encounter an emotional trigger point and release them vividly, such clips are always unstoppable; but relatively speaking, this kind of scene without "crawlers" and without leveraging points is a deeper test of the actor's psychological preparation and script understanding, because a little bit of deviation often causes a huge impact on the fluency of the story.
Before officially entering the filming, Tim took to talk about the show himself, not the drama, because Tim knew how important the scene was, and this was the first collision since the filming of the two actors started. The sparks and tacit understanding between the two people were not enough, and they needed to be run-in, so filming was often more difficult.
"Susan, I hope you are hesitant and amplify that uncertainty." After Tim finished the filming process of the entire scene, he began to explain to the two actors separately.
This scene will be divided into three parts for shooting, Susan, Hugo, and the overall shooting of the medium scene. Generally speaking, when Susan is close to the scene, Hugo can sit opposite each other and perform a scene. You can hold the script and relax a little, and even let others come to help Susan play. However, for the overall effect, Tim requires that two actors take the filming according to the real performance, rather than just a simple scene. Therefore, Tim's explanation is very detailed.
"I don't mind you showing a little fear and sympathy, but don't go too far. The most important thing is the uncertain nervousness." Tim said his request and left it for Susan to savor it carefully. Then he turned to look at Hugo.
At this time, Hugo was chewing gum, his eyes kept floating around, looking absent-minded. Tim couldn't help frowning. Hugo seemed very unprofessional, but Tim hesitated for a moment, suppressed his inner doubts and said, "Hugo, I hope you will be more arrogant. It seems that it is not you begging the other party, but the other party came to see you on his own initiative. You can control the situation in your hands. Be more arrogant and arrogant, which is acceptable."
Hugo did not answer, but glanced at Tim with a squint, as if he was just saying "I understand". Then he turned aside his gaze again and looked at other places in the room, which made Tim stunned.
Tim was silent and thought for a while, then looked at Hugo's eyes deeply, and vaguely noticed something. After all, he withdrew his gaze and shouted to the crew, "Everyone is ready!" Then he quickly walked to the back of the monitor, and the field reporter ran in with the field board.
Hugo's first scene is about to start filming.
Chapter completed!