Chapter 993 Warm Welcome
“For a while, you are walking from east to west, you are walking from west to east, you, you, you, go faster, as if there is something urgent; you, you, you, chat while you are there. Walk forward as if this is an ordinary Wednesday morning. "
"You take your children here to buy fruit. The children can be naughty and look in the direction of the pizza shop. It doesn't matter, but you pick the fruit. When you pick up some majors, it’s like choosing pearls.”
“Get ready to cross the road and wait for the red traffic light...”
Bah, bah, bah.
The shooting is being prepared in an orderly manner.
Some European and Asian film workers once went to Hollywood to learn from it and witnessed the work of Hollywood with their own eyes, hoping to learn from the experience, but they soon realized that they could not copy it——
Because of Hollywood Everything is prepared, and every little detail is paid attention to. It is completely made with money. Film companies in Europe and Asia cannot spend so much money to complete the arrangements in every detail.
No wonder Hollywood is essentially a Wall Street capital game.
That’s it before you.
"Spider-Man 2" is about to start shooting, filming a simple and normal scene, an everyday slice of life on the streets of Manhattan. Peter Parker returns to the pizza shop, but is scolded by the boss because he is late for delivering the food.
In Europe and Asia, due to lack of funds, the crew goes to the scene to shoot, often setting up a camera and shooting directly on the street; if extras are hired, they are often high-quality and cheap temporary workers. Actors have limited control.
But in Hollywood, extras are also "professional". They are all registered with the Screen Actors Guild, and their daily wages are all subject to relevant regulations.
So, when filming on location, the crew will perfectly re-enact the entire scene.
Who is going where, at what speed, with what posture and movements; who is doing what, what state, what emotion, volume and expression; when the vehicle passes by, whether there is a traffic jam, the driver's emotional state, etc.
Every detail, down to every person who appears in the camera, is a professional extra and is properly arranged according to the crew.
Because of this, the crew needs to close down the street for shooting at least three streets, and all the vehicles coming and going are arranged by the crew; so it will be more difficult to shoot in big cities like New York and Los Angeles.
Some directors, like Steven Spielberg, have such a picture in their mind and have such control that they can perfectly present real-life scenes; but most directors cannot, so The obvious difference can be seen in the picture effect presented.
But no matter what, this is a huge and tedious task, and it is also an important expense -
Only Hollywood can do it.
Occasionally, some top film crews in Europe and Asia spend money on filming, but the money they spend tends to focus on costumes, scenes, visual effects, explosions, etc. Few film crews are willing to spend money on these trivial details.
However, it is the norm in Hollywood.
Later, genre films tended to be shot more and more in studios for this reason. Everything was produced with computer special effects, saving time, effort, and most importantly, money.
However, there are still a group of directors who insist on shooting on location and believe that computer special effects can never bring the visual effects and performance experience of shooting on location.
Sam Raimi is also one of them.
Now, the crew is preparing for the first scene, hoping to get off to a good start.
John Landis also stood in the crowd, listening intently to his mission.
Although the biggest dream of an extra is to appear in a movie camera and be photographed head-on; professionals are professionals, and they will not and cannot cross the line just to show their faces——
In Hollywood , there are countless cases where after crossing the line, they win the camera but are completely cut off and disappeared by the director's scissor hands; and it is even more bizarre that the extras are appreciated by the director through their own efforts and then get the opportunity to perform.
Professional, stay professional, this is the basic rule for extras to survive in Hollywood.
From a distance, John caught a figure approaching hurriedly from the corner of his vision.
Wearing a blue pullover with blue jeans, a light gray jacket, and a helmet, he jogged all the way and quickly entered the crew area.
Involuntarily, John glanced at it, and then he couldn't help but look over -
Anson Wood.
Low-key, restrained, simple, no different from ordinary young people; but he always catches the eye inadvertently.
If he had some doubts just now and couldn't believe what he saw, now he was 100% sure and blurted out in surprise.
"Anson..." John immediately realized his unprofessionalism and quickly shut his mouth.
Unexpectedly, one stone stirred up thousands of waves, whistles came from the side, cheers and boos continued to surge from different corners.
In a blink of an eye, they are connected.
Ahhhh, ho ho ho, oh oh oh.
It swept the entire audience, and even started to roar with applause.
"Anson, handsome!"
"I love you!"
"Anson ahhhhh..."
Anson was surrounded by all kinds of shouts, and the crew turned into a sea. Not only the extras, but also the staff were no exception.
Even Anson himself was full of astonishment——
What kind of treatment is this?
So, Anson also cheered, clapping and shouting.
Ho ho ho, the crew became more and more noisy.
Then, Anson said something, and everyone around him burst into laughter.
Hahaha.
Laughing like thunder.
Others could not hear it and quickly asked, "What, what did Anson say?"
"Anson said, 'Thank you for your attention. In the 14th District of New York, please vote for Anson Wood. Ticket'."
Is this a joke that the scene is like an election rally?
Laughter spread in waves at the intersection.
This is Anson’s current appeal. Even within the film crew, he is worthy of being the center of attention. Thousands of eyes are focused on him, not only envy and jealousy, but also exploration and scrutiny. , but also admiration and admiration.
For a young vase, such treatment is really incredible.
But this scene, people are not surprised, not too shocked and surprised.
After easily stirring up the atmosphere, Anson had arrived at the corner pizza shop and was greeting everyone when he saw the middle-aged man at a glance.
"Hey, John, how are you, are you all going well?"
John blinked his eyes, his heart was on the verge of exploding, and he was completely speechless.
Don't look at the way he usually talks nonsense in private and criticizes Fang Qiu, as if he is brothers with those top superstars; but in fact, he has only seen them from a distance, and has never even gotten close.
But in front of me?
John? Is Anson talking to him? Anson remembers his name?
In my mind, I am full of witty words, chatting and laughing.
In reality, John said, "Yes."
Yes?
That’s it?
Just a word, not even a sentence? Why is my throat so dry?
Anson didn't seem to care, and the smile in the corner of his eyes overflowed, "Breathe, breathe, I don't want the whole New York to hear that Anson is actually a devil tomorrow. In that case, I will have no choice but to silence him."
Hahaha, it was hilarious.
John: Haha. hehe. His smile was not a smile.
(End of this chapter)