Generally, directors will definitely pay attention to the construction of the environment, but different directors attach different importance to it. Obviously, James Cameron is a director who pays more attention to this.
Zhou Yan stayed in the room for about half an hour when the director team arrived.
James was talking to several assistant directors. After seeing Zhou Yan, he briefly explained a few words to them and walked straight towards Zhou Yan.
"Y, I didn't expect you to be here already. I know you must be very tired after coming all the way here, so I specifically asked Bastian not to tell you that there is filming today."
James' words It also solved Zhou Yan's doubts. He was still wondering why Bastian didn't tell him about today's shooting when he went to see him last night.
However, James' performance once again surprised Zhou Yan. He did not expect that this tyrant of the crew would have such a considerate side.
"I got up early in the morning and happened to meet Luo Li and the others, so I followed them over." Zhou Yan explained.
"How is the status?"
"Not bad."
James nodded, "In that case, just get back to work quickly. If you need anything, just ask Just ask me. If you want to go around Dartmouth, I can also arrange for someone to take you. It may be your first time to Dartmouth, and the scenery here may give you some creative inspiration. ”
"Well..."
Zhou Yan just spoke, but he saw James suddenly squinting and looking behind him with a sharp look.
Just when Zhou Yan was about to turn around to see what was going on behind him, he heard James shout, "Who hung the painting on the wall?"
Another member of the props team The young man Rhodes ran over nervously, "It's me, Mr. Cameron."
James pointed to the picture frames hanging on the wall, "Then please tell me why there are There is a picture of Gloria”
Zhou Yan looked in the direction of James's finger and indeed saw a small picture in the corner. On it was an old woman, none other than Gloria, the actress who played the elderly Ruth.
This location is very inconspicuous. If you don’t look carefully, you can’t find it at all.
Even, this position may not be able to fit into the picture.
But even so, there is a small photo here, and it was discovered by James Cameron.
Rhode quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, maybe I made a mistake. There are too many paintings on the wall..."
James interrupted his explanation, "Mistakes can be corrected, but there should be no excuses. Please replace the painting that should appear in that place within half an hour. I don't want to be delayed because of your mistake. It’s precious time for all of us at the scene.”
Rhode was so embarrassed that he could only nod his head and go find the painting that should have been placed there.
Watching everything from the side, Zhou Yan couldn't help but sigh. Just now he wanted to say that James was quite gentle, but he didn't expect to be taught a lesson so quickly.
In fact, James' handling of this matter just now seemed to Zhou Yan to be no big problem. After all, the mistake was made by Rhodes, so it was natural for him to solve the problem.
It’s just that James is obsessed with details to this extent, which will indeed put a lot of pressure on the rest of the crew.
In fact, most people don't have the unparalleled concentration like James.
As for this photo, Zhou Yan also looked at that wall just now, but he also didn't find anything wrong with it.
First of all, this photo is in a very remote location and very small in size, making it hard to notice.
Secondly, this is the home of elderly Ruth, and the appearance of a photo does not seem to be something that cannot be explained.
But James Cameron can find it, which shows that he not only has extraordinary insight, but the design of this room set may also come from him, at least he participated in the design process.
Others at the scene were not affected by this episode. Everyone seemed to be accustomed to this kind of thing, which shows that James Cameron is usually so strict.
Zhou Yan also saw James Cameron's tyrant style for the first time, but in fact, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
In the next half day, Zhou Yan could feel the high pressure permeating the shooting scene. James Cameron was like an octopus, controlling the entire scene.
No matter how small the details are, he may ask about them.
Originally Zhou Yan thought that this scene was quite simple, and he might have passed it in the morning, but what he didn’t expect was that a whole morning passed before he finished shooting one shot, and whether this shot could I have to wait until the afternoon to confirm.
Although the hotel is only one mile away and it takes less than ten minutes to drive there and back, the crew did not go back to the hotel at noon, but ate on the spot at the filming location.
The crew's meals are outsourced. When the time comes, the person who provides the meals will deliver the food.
In order not to affect the indoor layout, they all ate in the open space outside the house.
There were no tables, chairs or benches, nor camping tablecloths spread out. Everyone either went to the car to eat, or they just found a spot at the door and sat on the ground to eat.
James did not seek any privileges. He also sat on the floor with everyone carrying a lunch box.
The quality of the packaged meals is actually quite good. In addition to some bread and sandwiches, there are also a variety of seafood.
Dartmouth is close to the sea, so it is easier to eat seafood.
Seafood doesn’t require any special processing. It’s pretty good if you make it casually.
However, among the entire crew, Zhou Yan ate the most delicious food, and the others seemed not to be too interested in these seafood.
Zhou Yan also understands this, because it is difficult to change the meal plan every day, and there is a high probability that before he came, the crew and crew also ate this way every day.
If you eat something every day, you will always get tired of it. If he stayed on the set for a long time, he would definitely be like everyone else.
The lunch time was not long, it only lasted less than an hour, and the afternoon shooting started soon.
From the afternoon until the sun set, no one had any decent rest time. However, even though the work intensity was so intense, the filming of the scenes here was not over yet.
However, because it was already dark, we could no longer continue filming the scenes here, so we had to pause and wait until we find time to continue.
Although the filming here stopped, the crew did not. James waved his hand and everyone went to another filming location on the seaside - the research ship.
When Zhou Yan followed the large group to the research ship, he found that the preparations for shooting were almost done. After everyone arrived at the place, they only needed to make a little preparation before they could start shooting.
Only after arriving on the boat did Zhou Yan truly appreciate the high-pressure state of the crew. The intensity of the night scenes was not comparable to that of the daytime scenes.
......
At eight o'clock the next morning, Zhou Yan was eating the crew's sandwiches and looking at the scenery along the way through the car window.
The sun was bright and soft in the early morning at Dartmouth, but Zhou Yan had no intention of feeling it at this time because he had not slept for twenty-five hours.
When Zhou Yan, Luo Li and the others went to the set yesterday morning, they never imagined that their trip would last all day and night.
Actually, he was quite good. After all, he was just watching and learning the whole process. There was no work for him to do. At least he didn't consume much physical strength.
But others are different. Many people have been busy all day and night, and now they are so tired that they don’t want to talk at all.
On the way back to the car, many people had closed their eyes and fell asleep.
Sebastian handed Zhou Yan a bottle of water, then sat down next to Zhou Yan, "How are you, are you sleepy?"
"A bit." Zhou Yan smiled and took the water, "Thank you." "Go back and get some rest quickly, there will be a night show tonight."
Zhou Yan nodded, "It seems like you guys The intensity is indeed quite high.”
“Just get used to it. Normally, we have to work more than ninety hours a week.”
Hearing Sebastian’s words, Zhou Yan couldn’t help but wonder. Stunning, more than ninety hours a week, which means that on average I have to work more than thirteen hours a day.
Time is still secondary. Many workers in factories work longer hours than this, and they work for many years.
But everyone on set was working in a high-pressure environment. When filming on the ship, James Cameron often used a loudspeaker on the crane to roar downwards. That look was simply... Like an overseer whipping a corvée.
Anyone who is lazy or does something wrong may be attacked by a high-decibel "war cry".
The crew of the crew are all awesome.
Zhou Yan also really admires James' fighting ability. This guy never rested from beginning to end and was very focused. Otherwise, he would not always be able to detect the mistakes of the staff on site in time.
And he kept yelling, which was very exhausting.
As expected, successful people have extraordinary energy.
Others said before that Zhou Yan was energetic, but compared with James, he was still a little behind. It is estimated that Zhang Yimou can compete with James in terms of energy, but their styles on the scene are different and it is not easy to compare.
"Why, how do you feel after a day of shooting? Will you be inspired to write some soundtracks?" Sebastian asked with a smile.
Zhou Yan waved his hand and said simply, "No."
Sebastian nodded and expressed understanding, "Yes, it's only two scenes, and they haven't been filmed yet. In fact, generally speaking, the work time of the scorer is relatively late, but I heard others say that you always do the score. I can do it first, so I’m more curious.”
Zhou Yan finished the last bite of the sandwich, then unscrewed the bottle and took a sip of water, “Actually, after I got the script and storyboards, I could already start working on it. Sometimes I even use the soundtrack to participate in the filming of the movie. But this doesn’t seem to work for James.”
“Of course, he won’t change his shooting ideas for the sake of the soundtrack.”
Sebastian was also a little tired. He leaned on the chair and said with a smile: "Actually, I hope it is still the same budget as before, so that everyone will be less stressed."
"The previous budget Budget?" Zhou Yan asked curiously.
"Well, you don't know. At the beginning, James just wanted to make a small-scale love movie. He wanted to prove to others that he was not just good at shooting blockbusters and spectacular scenes."
"Small-scale production ?" Zhou Yan was a little surprised, he didn't expect James to have such an idea before.
Zhou Yan was a little curious, what would it be like if James really made "Titanic" into a small-scale love movie.
"Yes, a small production, but guess what the cost of a small production is?" Sebastian had a sly smile in his eyes.
Seeing his expression, Zhou Yan knew that this so-called small production should not be too small.
"Thirty million US dollars?" Zhou Yan tried to guess.
A movie costing 30 million US dollars cannot be considered a small production anywhere, but when it comes to James Cameron, it seems reasonable to call it a small production.
Sebastian didn’t hold back anymore and said the answer directly, “No, his previous budget was 80 million US dollars.”
Zhou Yan rolled his eyes and was completely speechless. .
Although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the $80 million.
Is it because he has no idea about money, or does James Cameron have no idea about money? Isn’t 80 million considered a blockbuster movie?
However, 80 million US dollars is a small production, and James Cameron is the only one in the world.
"If it were 80 million US dollars, the scene would indeed be much smaller." Zhou Yanshun said.
"That way the pressure will be much less."
Zhou Yan smiled, Sebastian is an assistant director and worries about things that only producers and directors worry about every day. I have heard Sebastian say similar words more than once.
The two chatted for a few more words, and another assistant director, Christy Hills, also came over.
Zhou Yan and Christie Hills met for the first time today. Because they were busy filming today, the two have not spoken.
Now Christie came over and said hello to Zhou Yan first, "Y, welcome to Dartmouth."
"This is Assistant Director Christie." Sebastian Helped introduce.
“Hello.” Zhou Yan also greeted Christie.
"You're lucky to encounter this night scene on your first day," Christie joked.
Zhou Yan nodded, "I'm really lucky. After all, I only need to watch from the side."
"Haha, there is really no need for soundtrack intervention now. James always hopes that everyone can Be prepared, so I will ask you to come to the scene in advance.”
Christie thought that Zhou Yan was asked by James Cameron. This kind of thing is too common in their crew. James always asks a lot. .
Zhou Yan smiled and did not explain. He just praised the on-site shooting, "Your work is very professional and I learned a lot."
"Oh, yes, you are also a director." Christie scratched his temples and joked, "When you make a movie, do you use loudspeakers to mobilize your army?"
This sounds like, It seems that Christie has a lot of complaints about James Cameron, but Zhou Yan doesn't know Christie well, nor does he know the relationship between her and James, so it's hard to judge whether she means something else or if she is just joking.
“I don’t have an army. The staff used to shoot our three movies may not be enough for this movie.”
“But your movie will also be shot. Very good.”
……
The three of them chatted casually. Later, Christie asked about the soundtrack, talked about some of Zhou Yan's songs, and asked Zhou Yan if he would write a song for "Titanic".
Before Zhou Yan could answer, Sebastian suddenly said, "James doesn't like to play songs in movies."
Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, James didn't want to play songs in movies. song? So what is going on with the theme song "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic"?
Christie was equally confused, "Is that so? I've never heard of James mentioning it."
Sebastian nodded, "He mentioned it once before."
"Oh, that's such a shame." Christie expressed regret. She knew that if James Cameron had already made a decision, it would be difficult to change it.
Zhou Yan was silent beside him. He really wanted to talk to James Cameron about this and ask him what he thought.
Did Sebastian miscommunicate, or did James really think so.
If James really doesn't want to put songs in "Titanic", he must think about how to deal with it and make choices. (End of this chapter)