Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

Chapter 36 "Cut...Good"

Of course, in addition to this, the difficulty of the questions Roland asked for advice was also the reason why they were willing to let Roland observe.

Relationships can only make you different. If you are not smart enough to ask Joe Pesci some immature questions, then others may explain one or two things to you because of your background at first, but the number of times Too much, also goodbye.

You can't ask people, why do you want to play with toy cars?

The script is written like this, how else can he act if he doesn’t act like this?

Roland digs deep into character creation, which is what these big guys want to see.

After all, only these questions can prove that you are indeed watching and learning with your heart.

When the staff moved a chair for Roland, the recorder started to play the board.

With a crisp sound, Daniel Stern's performance was also presented in front of everyone.

His shot is not long, it is over in a few seconds, and after that, there is a rival scene between the two thieves.

After two hours of swaying filming, the morning scenes were all over.

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, the crew entered a one and a half hour lunch break.

In the previous life, when Roland was filming with the crew, a TV series with 30 to 50 episodes could be finished in three months, and a two-hour movie could be finished in 30 days, but this kind of situation would never happen in Hollywood. The time of the crew here is quite a luxury.

It is normal for an evergreen American drama to be filmed for a few years, and it is extremely common for a film project to burn out for more than a year.

Of course, all of this is actually based on having a trade union.

The labor protection law does not allow the production crew to work in three shifts and shoot crazily. Overtime pay must be paid for reasonable overtime, and the overtime pay is also terribly high.

If the crew does not comply with the regulations and is found out or reported by the trade union, the entire crew will be investigated, and the loss of work stoppage during the investigation is much more than shooting on time and extending the shooting time.

If you still have no concept, you can also read "American Factory" related to the glass king.

That movie will show you how terrible unions are.

So, when Roland, who was resurrected for the first time, stood in front of the camera for the first time.

Time, it is already half past one in the afternoon.

For his upcoming role as Kevin, Roland has made sufficient preparations in the past two years.

Although his talent in acting may not be comparable to those geniuses, time can smooth everything out.

When the clear sound of hitting the board sounded, Roland moved.

This is a store full of Christmas atmosphere. Kevin, dressed in a brown padded jacket, a red scarf around his neck, and a knitted hat, walked to the checkout counter. Following his arrival, he was checking today's account books with reading glasses. The clerk was taken aback for a moment, then squeezed out his surprise, and said with a smile, "Can I help you?"

"Is this toothbrush approved by the American Dental Association?" Kevin held up the toothbrush and asked the other party seriously.

Looking at the toothbrush in Kevin's hand, the elderly clerk instinctively replied, "I don't know."

However, at the same time she said this, Kevin also turned his wrist and handed the toothbrush to the other party.

The appearance of signaling the other party to investigate made the old woman look at him a few more times.

The puzzled look in his eyes almost didn't directly say, 'You kid, are you here to make trouble. '

"There is no description on it." After taking the toothbrush, the elderly clerk just cleaned it twice and put it on the table.

Faced with continuous denials, Kevin, who picked up his toothbrush again, frowned, and continued: "Can you please check?"

The innocent and unaffected voice made the old woman lean back strategically, gave him a condescending look, then turned her neck, and shouted, "Herb" to the outside of the field where the cameras couldn't reach.

"Yeah?" The bald actor who had already prepared on the sidelines quickly responded.

"Someone here has questions about toothbrushes." The old woman called the other party over in a helpless tone.

However, before she finished speaking, a crisp bell suddenly rang.

After hearing this voice, director Columbus who was sitting in front of the monitor shouted, "Cut..."

He deliberately elongated his voice, and only when Roland unexpectedly turned his head to investigate, did he express his evaluation.

“…Good.”

"Oh, director, are you scaring me?" Roland, who thought he had failed in acting, rolled his eyes at him.

Following his words, good-natured laughter broke out on the set.

"No, I think you performed better than in the audition." Columbus shrugged and explained his behavior, "So I am fascinated by you."

"Really?" Roland raised his eyebrows and asked in disbelief.

"Of course, what am I lying to you for?" Columbus waved his hand and signaled the camera to change its position. "Roland, it still feels the same as before. Let's do another one. This one will capture close-ups."

Although it needs to be shot again, everyone on the set knows that this is not a white lie after NG.

In fact, after the Action was called out, Roland had already entered the state.

Different from Joe Pesci who needed to figure out the thief's heart, Roland's scene was actually very simple.

He acted as a little boy shopping alone.

Because he was not accompanied by his parents, the old woman's shop assistant was suspicious of his behavior.

After Roland asked this question, the clerk showed even more impatience.

It is no exaggeration to say that the test of this scene is not Roland's acting skills, but the state of the old lady.

Compared to the complex inner activities of the old woman, Roland only needs to be calm and composed, just like when shopping normally.

But, even so, Roland's performance has already satisfied everyone at the scene.

Because there is an iron rule in Hollywood, don’t touch animals, water, or children.

These are elements that are difficult to control during the shooting process.

This is also the real reason why Warner and Fox are not optimistic about this movie.

A ten-year-old kid as the main character?

Thank God for the successful completion of this movie. As for what kind of children can play?

They gave up hope.

After all, not everyone is Shirley Temple.

In fact, Chris Columbus also had the same concerns when deciding to use a newcomer.

But now—

He doesn't worry about these things anymore.

Whether Roland is a related household or not, he doesn't want to know at all. What he knows is that this kid can act.

At the very least, his sense of camera and ease have surpassed that of beginners for nearly ten years.

In the next scene, Roland did not disappoint Columbus.

In four scenes in one afternoon, Roland NGed once.

The only time when he was NG, he was stopped by Columbus only because his performance was not strong enough and did not achieve the effect required by comedy.

Because of this, after happily ending the day's filming, Roland, who changed his old padded jacket and put on a short-sleeved sweater, and got along happily with everyone, suggested: "Director Chris, Uncle Joe, Uncle Daniel, let's have dinner together tonight." a meal?"

"How about going to CUT?"

"Oh, how much is your salary? Don't use it like this?"

"We know you want to say thank you, but those extra words, let's wait until after the movie is finished."

"After the filming is over, we'll talk about dinner. Now...of course we're going home."

The little Jiujiu in Roland's heart is naturally clearly seen by them.

Although the remuneration is a confidential matter, everyone knows that Roland can't make much money at all under the operation of David's coins.

What's more, they didn't explain Roland's doubts just for a meal.

In this way, after Roland proposed to invite guests to dinner, the three of them shook their heads and refused.

Not only that, Joe Pesci also got into his car decisively, kicked the accelerator, and galloped away.

Looking at the taillights of the fast-moving car, Daniel Stern said, "Roland, don't worry."

"He's very busy right now."

"This year he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. It is simply unrealistic to ask him to eat at this time."

"Because he has a lot of things to do every night."

"I see, thank you, see you tomorrow?"

Hearing these words, Roland, who didn't care at all, waved at Daniel Stern freely.

"See you tomorrow." Daniel also got into his car and lit the engine.

However, just as people from all walks of life were about to go back to their respective homes and find their mothers, Joe Pesci, who had been far away, suddenly came back.

"The road ahead is blocked, take the 101 road on the right."

What?

The sudden words made Roland and Daniel a little confused.

"Joe? What's wrong?" Daniel asked.

"Someone is making trouble at the entrance of the production set, let's not go there." Joe Pesci, who just came back from the main entrance of the production set, shrugged, "I didn't go there, I just took a look from a distance, it should be a man, I don't know What are you arguing with those staff?"

Note: ①Hollywood production crews are of course not as decent as I wrote, and there are endless situations of rush work. However, rush production crews have one characteristic, that is, they will not shoot in Los Angeles, and the crew will hide in Canada, New Zealand, and Europe. Even if something goes wrong, the labor union I don't know, even if I know, when they rushed over to investigate, the matter had already been settled. ②Hollywood crews are not as standardized as people think. The norms here refer not only to chaotic independent films, but also to big crews. JetLi once said when he participated in "A Date in Luyu - A Day Trip to Big Guys" , when filming "Lethal Weapon 4", no one knew the content of the second day's filming. After the first day's filming, Mel Gibson asked people to write the second day's script in the group that night. It's exactly the same when making movies.