Chapter 810 The true identity is revealed
"Director..."
A call drew Michel Gondry's attention back from the night sky, and he hurriedly took it off his mouth. He was holding a cigarette, and the long ash was almost falling off. He quickly reached out of the window with the cigarette between his arms, and turned his head to spit out a long stream of smoke. After completing the movement in one go, he turned his head and followed the sound. Look over.
It's Grant.
As a result, because he was in such a hurry, the cigarette ash splashed on his fingers. Michelle could not help but grinned and clapped her hands, inadvertently revealing her uneasiness. Only then did she look up again, and then noticed the change in the indoor atmosphere.
Grant was not the only one. All eyes in the entire apartment drifted over with vigilance, like a group of meerkats observing the migration of prey. They became completely vigilant at the slightest sign of disturbance. Although they tried their best to remain calm and continue busy with their own affairs, they quickly raised their eyebrows. Their ears still gave them away.
"Should we go out and look for them? They've been out for ten minutes."
Grant did not hide his worries. The two leading actors disappeared together, leaving the entire crew here. It’s not easy not to worry.
On the surface, there seems to be nothing special.
But if you look carefully, you can notice that one or two people in the crew started to yawn——
Yawning is contagious. In the blink of an eye, you can see everyone hiding their secret yawning movements, and it is almost impossible to keep your eyes open.
As midnight approaches, the biological clock starts to issue reminders. This is an instinctive reaction; but there is a saying that almost all people working in Hollywood are owls, and it is rare to see a regular schedule, even if it is already night. Deep, tiredness is just tiredness, but it may not necessarily mean that you are really sleepy.
What is worse than being sleepy is that there is no exit in sight.
No one knows when tonight's filming will be completed.
This is just like running. If it is a marathon, even though the distance is far away, at least you can see the end point and be able to approach the end step by step; but if you just run aimlessly and keep running endlessly, maybe three After five hundred meters you will feel a sharp decline in physical fitness.
It's the same thing in front of me.
They don’t know what they are busy with, and they don’t know when the busyness will end. They don’t know whether the results will be seen if they are so busy. The uncertain question marks make people depressed.
The mentality changes quietly.
In large-scale movie crews such as "Cat and Mouse" and "Spider-Man", the staff number from 300 to 500 people. They are no different from office workers. They just switch between different projects and face problems. Deal with the problem, form an assembly line model, and maintain a business-like and professional attitude as much as possible——
To put it simply, in a job, everyone is just a worker, so there is no need to be distracted.
But these small independent crews are slightly different. They are more or less full of dreams, earn a little salary to do what they love, and look forward to creating a classic masterpiece that will go down in history.
Compared to just working as a worker, this place is a little more distracting.
Naturally, the expectations, attitude, and atmosphere are all different.
Originally, the staff entered the set with excitement and expectation——
Charlie Kaufman served as the screenwriter, Anson Wood and Kate Winslet starred, and Kristen -Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood star in supporting roles.
Just this lineup list is enough to make people eager to try it out.
And!
Kate’s words are both a stage play and an independent film. She has been working hard to polish herself. Compared with Leonardo who gave up on himself and ran to the primitive jungle to be a savage, she is a much more competent actor. , regardless of whether the academy appreciates her, she is highly praised in the field of independent films anyway.
Anson is no exception. The crew he has collaborated with on several projects in the past has received rave reviews. Not only has the movie been a great success, but his professional attitude and performance are also impressive. Now he chooses Charlie Kaufman's The project also shows its pursuit of actors and really brings a lot of expectations.
On the first day of entering the crew, Anson’s approachable and humorous image was even more impressive. He broke the halo of superstars and perfectly integrated into the crew; coupled with Anson and Kate’s research attitude towards the characters, it was even more impressive. In the eyes of everyone, the expectations for this cooperation have already exploded.
However, that's it? A breath stuck in my chest, neither going up nor coming down.
Full of expectations, eager to try, gearing up, one and two are ready for a big fight, and sincerely believe that they can produce an excellent work.
As a result, it was only the fourth day, and the true colors were already revealed. There was such a mess in front of us, which was depressing. To make matters worse, the two protagonists Anson and Kate simply disappeared, leaving the entire crew in the dark. Here, so, what do these passionate staff who use love to generate electricity think?
What else could they think?
disappointment. anger. upset. pain. Frustrated.
A ball of fire is held in the chest, but cannot be vented.
As a result, the whole apartment became more and more dull and depressing.
Grant himself was no exception.
He noticed subtle changes in the atmosphere. The negative emotions after his expectations were let down were evolving into impatience, anxiety and distress. His eyelids were almost unable to open. Although the workers would not explode now, in the long run, who would I don’t know how the filming situation of the crew will evolve.
Grant thought he should trust Anson.
Apart from anything else, Grant trusted his instincts. On the first day he joined the crew, without any precautions, and in the presence of different strangers gathered together, Anson’s kindness and sincerity were unlike anything he could think of. A performance.
People always say that it was the first time they met. In order to leave a positive and good impression, they will naturally put on a mask and show their charming side. If you want to get to know someone, you must spend time to understand them deeply. .
But Grant always tends to believe in the good memories left by first impressions.
Maybe, he should take the initiative to go out and find Anson and Kate to find out what's going on.
Michelle couldn't control her irritation, "How long have they been out?"
Grant, "Fifteen minutes."
To be precise, it was about twenty minutes. Grant was a little soft-spoken, and he He didn't notice it and secretly defended Anson.
As soon as the words came out, you could hear the sound of someone clicking their tongues on the side. Although they didn't speak, their attitude was obvious.
Grant's neck muscles were stiff and he felt guilty and did not dare to look back.
Michelle's attention was not here and he didn't notice it at all. He was thinking hard about whether he should send someone out to call the two actors back.
But Michelle also thought that both actors are good at thinking. They are also aware of the anomalies in the performance, and they should be looking for a solution at this time. If they are anxious to get the actor back, The actors have not found a way, and the filming will continue in the same place.
For a while, this thought; for a while, that thought.
Angels and demons were pulling at each other above the head, so that Michelle subconsciously wanted to smoke again.
While his fingers were fumbling around in the cigarette case, there was a knock on the door in the apartment.
"Knock knock."
It was obvious that everyone was startled and looked towards the door.
Easy.
The door opened, Anson revealed his head, looked around, and his eyes fell on Michelle.
"Director, can you please come out for a moment? I need to ask some questions."
(End of this chapter)