Chapter 30 Smooth Wind
Burbank, Warner Bros. Studio 24.
Gloria-Preston was a little excited, and she had to use all her strength to control her emotions——
As the six characters of "Friends" A fan of the drama, she applied and applied again and again, and finally got the opportunity to make a pilgrimage to the filming site. Although she was not able to apply for the opportunity to watch the finale of the sixth season, she had nothing more to ask for.
At this moment, in this studio, in the space of "Central Welfare", everything is like a dream, too beautiful to be true.
Before setting off, Gloria studied the shared posts on the forum for a long time.
Some people say that after visiting the scene in person, they may be disillusioned because the studio is very simple, with a thin wooden wall isolating several different scenes. There is no sense of reality at all, but a sense of absurdity.
“Be careful and lower your expectations.”
But after witnessing the experience with her own eyes, Gloria had different ideas.
She likes it.
On the contrary, what she likes is this simplicity, because it makes everything she sees on the TV screen like magic. In such a simple and unpretentious space, the art of dreaming is completed through the camera.
Not only am I not disillusioned, but I like it even more.
Gloria loved every minute of being in the studio. Even though she was sitting there obediently, the crew emphasized that she would not be able to move around in the future. She would return to the atmosphere of a school classroom in one second. , but she still enjoyed it, as if she was going to school for the first time in grade one.
“Countdown to one minute.”
A reminder was issued again, and Gloria held her breath involuntarily.
Plop. Plop.
The heartbeat is getting faster and stronger, hitting the chest hard and almost rushing out of the throat. The excitement and excitement make the blood boil.
Coming, coming, the magic is about to happen.
Then——
Anson did not enter the scene because there was no content for him in the first scene.
"Friends", like most sitcoms, has a small introduction at the beginning of each episode, which is like a prologue, short and concise to create laughter. After the end, the theme song is played, and then cuts to the main body of the episode.
The prologue often sets the tone for the story of this episode.
So, even though Anson didn't have a part in the scene, he still watched it live and did not go to the lounge to wait. He needed to feel the atmosphere of the scene so as not to be completely outside the frequency when he played.
It is true that Anson has no acting experience, but he is experienced as a crew member and he also knows some basic entry-level skills for acting.
The simplest and most intuitive point is the rhythm and tension between actors.
For example, volume, if other actors are talking at a normal volume, and suddenly one person raises his voice, this will destroy the balance of the live sound recording.
For example, if the other actors are under an average tension, and suddenly one person is particularly excited or dull, it will appear abrupt.
And so on and so forth.
Unless it is a monologue, performance is an art that requires you to come and go.
Those weird and unbalanced things can be seen from lighting to sound to photography, and you don’t need to be a professional performer to see them.
The six leading actors in "Friends" have been performing together for six years. They are very familiar with each other and have a good understanding of each other. Everyone has their own performance style, but overall the frequency can fit on the same track.
This means that, as an outsider, Anson needs to adjust his frequency so as not to break the balance and rhythm of the entire picture.
Now, Anson is observing.
"Start shooting!"
A voice rang out from the studio, coming from Michael Lembeck, the episode's director, and the cameras started rolling.
The prologue opens with Rachel, Monica, and Chandler chatting in a coffee shop.
Rachel reads Chandler's horoscope, which indicates that in this episode, Monica, Chandler, and Phoebe will start interesting things in a story line.
Then Joey comes on the scene, and he finally gets his own starring role in a series, playing Mike in the new series "Mike and Cheese," which is about to start filming today.
The prologue, that's all, plays the role of a provocateur.
But in just one prologue, which lasted about two minutes, the studio was already full of laughter, with an average of one laugh every ten seconds, and all of them were accurate.
The most incredible thing is that there is no NG in one pass, and it is completed in one go. After switching the camera position and shooting again, there were still no problems and it passed smoothly. The director has already announced that preparations for the next scene have begun.
Sure enough, these actors have been working hard in this daily routine and this pattern for six years, and have figured out their own way. All performances are at their fingertips, and filming is also easy. Seems extremely relaxed.
The whole space is filled with joy and comfort, and the shooting atmosphere is very good.
It is conceivable that if someone makes a mistake at this time, it will be particularly conspicuous and become the target of public criticism. After all, no one wants to keep interrupting the shooting.
So...
Quietly, the eyes converged on David Klein and Marta Kaufman——
No one looked at Anson stupidly.
Invariably, gossips and gossips have focused on the two core creatives of the series. The tension caused by the pressure of the end of the season, the turmoil of guest guests, and the unexpected choice of actors, etc., is now Gradually, the curiosity is rising.
The studio is slightly hot and dry.
After a short break, the lighting engineer and makeup artist came in to make detailed adjustments, and then entered the main shooting of today’s episode.
There is order in the chaos, unhurried and unhurried, and the entire crew operates efficiently.
Then——
“Start shooting!”
Once again, the director’s voice sounded, and the studio became quiet again.
It's still the "Central Welfare", it's still the same group of people, except for Joey who has already gone to the set.
Phoebe was sitting on the single sofa on the right side of the studio, looking through the notebook at hand.
Chandler had a look of disgust on his face, "Are you judging the content by the cover, because that's wrong."
This joke comes from the saying: Don't use Judge the quality of a book by its cover.
Monica patted Chandler's thigh to stop him from teasing Phoebe.
Phoebe didn't mind, "Oh, no, I'm just choosing one to use, and I'm starting to create a new book again!"
Chandler:...
More than that It was him, and Rachel was also full of questions, "Is it because the last one was so popular?"
Phoebe didn't seem to hear the complaint in the words, "If you are really curious, I have created fourteen books. and, since I am the only reader, I can tell you that the reputation of these works is very good.”
The whole audience burst into laughter.
Gloria couldn't help but clapped her hands and laughed——
Sure enough, Phoebe is different and has her own unique spiritual world.
This time, Gloria finally didn’t need to close her mouth and could laugh as much as she wanted.
"Hey!"
Ross appeared, wearing a blue shirt and a slightly anxious expression.
"Do you have anything to do later?"
Phoebe said while organizing her notebook, "Rachel and I are going to get a haircut."
Rachel:? ? ? "Do we want it?"
Phoebe looked matter-of-fact and lowered her voice, "I just want to see what he is going to do."
It means "lowering the voice", but actually it means more than The normal volume was slightly lower and could be clearly heard by the whole audience. Ross, who was standing next to him, was speechless and spread his hands in protest.
But obviously, there are more important things at this time.
Ross had no time to complain, "I just learned that Elizabeth's father wants to meet with me."
Chandler raised his head, "Wait, wait, you are not Elizabeth's Father? "
Newcomer, new book, asking for support!
(End of this chapter)