"Sillian, I want you to panic a little more, because your character here did not expect that this humble house has enemies besides a soft woman, and your character is not a strong character, so panic.

It's more obvious. But at the same time, your character has received military training and is a soldier who has been on the battlefield, so the movements should not be too large to prevent..." Minghella said to a young man with a clear face in the open space outside the house.

Speaking of which, the name of the Northern Army soldier who was selected by Minghella to be killed by Sarah with one shot is Cillian Murphy. He is also a slightly famous actor. He was featured in the alternative zombie movie "28 Days Later" which was released in the UK in November last year.

", starring him.

Sean was very sad, not because Minghella spent a lot of money to reshoot such an episode. Although he felt that Cillian Murphy's name was somewhat familiar, it was only familiar. What saddened Sean was that if he could have done it earlier,

Thinking about this movie, he will definitely convince Vladimir to invest. It is said that the cost of this horror thriller, which is selling well in the UK, is only 8 million. With the combined film market of the UK and the US, the box office will definitely not be low.

It seems that after the new round of financing is completed, it is necessary to go to the UK to find some low-investment scripts to try. Sean remembered that there seemed to be some good zombie movies in the UK.

Back to the topic, after three or four days of shooting, it has now reached the final stage, because 60% of the more difficult plots are between Inman and Sarah, and Sean and Natalie work well together.

Not bad, so the progress is pretty fast. Of course, his relationship with Natalie is still old

From the looks of it, based on the few simple sentences before, it can be inferred that Natalie has heard of Sean's playboy reputation, and she has always been labeled as clean and self-sufficient in Hollywood, and she is a Jew born in Israel.

The prospects are immeasurable, so naturally I don’t want to have anything to do with Sean.

This is really depressing news, but what depresses Sean most now is that as the reshoots are about to be completed, he has never been able to express his opinion to Minghella.

The next three or four test shots were shot. After Murphy and Sean were in good condition, Minghella officially announced the start. After that, there were six NGs, and each time they stopped without warning. Although the two

The performance is not particularly good, but it is a pity, but there is no explanation for the reason for stopping, and it is several times, which is a bit strange. Minghella does not like Wheeler who took 99 shots, and he has always frowned.

Wrinkled, as if worried about something.

Finally, when there was another NG, he called over the assistant director, assistant assistant, Sean, Murphy and Natalie.

"I always feel that there is something lacking here, what do you think?" He asked, and looked specifically at Sean and the others, "You should also tell me, even if it's just your feelings."

“Perhaps we can make the character’s emotions more intense?”

"Sarah can do this, but Inman can't."

"Yes, Inman can't, but the soldier can."

Everyone started talking, and even Natalie made an opinion: "Maybe Sarah can collapse for a while after the explosion to show the ups and downs of the character?"

But Sean never spoke. He had been hesitating whether to take this opportunity to speak out.

After hearing these opinions, Minghella turned around twice, then seemed to have thought of something, and then waved his hand to indicate that he was ready to continue.

Seeing that the opportunity was about to slip away from his hands, Sean, who was still thinking about his words, finally spoke: "Tony, have you ever thought about filming this episode intact?"

"Untouched? Why?" Minghella was a little surprised.

"Because it is very sharp, the character has great ups and downs, and it is easier to hit the weakest part of the audience's heart," Sean said quickly, "allowing them to have a deeper understanding of the hero's obsession to go back."

Minghella suddenly frowned: "It is too heavy to shock the hearts of the audience with the death of a baby. Too much heaviness will only make the audience uncomfortable, rather than just sad."

"Then make it heavier," Sean said immediately. He had considered it countless times. "When the spring is too tight, it will naturally rebound hard. Being too heavy will highlight Ada's strength and peaceful life in the end.

A little happiness.”

"What do you want to say?" Minghella's expression changed uncertainly.

Sean took a deep breath: "Let Sarah commit suicide."

As soon as these words were spoken, Minghella was stunned for a moment, and his brows furrowed even more tightly. After thinking about it, Natalie next to her also looked at Sean with some surprise.

"She lost her husband before, and now she has lost her child. She has lost the hope of living. Although it is not explicitly stated in the novel, it is vaguely mentioned." Sean didn't care about that and went on.

At the end, he even emphasized his tone, "Moreover, most of the characters have clear endings, but after I read the script, what happens to Sarah after this episode? Whether she continues to live here, or goes away to join someone else, it all depends on her.

It’s not shown clearly, so why was it only shot in this section?”

"This is indeed a problem," Minghella admitted with a sigh, "so if we were filming together in the first place, it should be easier to adjust."

Following the change of subject: "However, although your suggestion is good, it is still just a guess, right?"

"Yes, I admit it," Sean nodded, his tone still sincere, "Tony, I admit that I have no experience in controlling movies, but I have also watched many movies, and I also know that the movie needs to be explosive and the audience needs to be impressed.

The accumulated emotional outbursts, in my opinion, this is a good breaking point."

Minghella stretched out his hand and knocked on his head. His brows relaxed for a moment, but then frowned again: "You gave me a problem, Sean."

It seemed that he couldn't make a decision for a while. Sean looked around and had to take another step forward: "Tony, there are some things I want to tell you privately."

After giving Sean a strange look, Minghella made a gesture and walked to the other side with him: "If you have anything to do, just tell me."

"Although this is not what I should say, Tony, your movie lacks a climax." Sean sighed, and finally said it bluntly.

The director's frown deepened, but he was not a heartless person after all. After hesitating for a while, he had to admit this: "I am indeed lacking in this aspect."

"So this is a climax," Sean spread his hands, "I'm not you, Tony, I don't have that much professional knowledge, I just think so based on intuition, but I trust my intuition."

"That's true. It is said that your intuition has always been very accurate." Minghella was silent for a moment and suddenly laughed, then reached out and patted his shoulder, "Thank you, Sean, I understand."

Obviously, he already understood Sean's intentions. In this case, Sean didn't say anything.

"Stan, tell Ridley that I need to shoot two versions of this scene, and ask him to come up with an outline immediately, the outline of Sarah committing suicide because of the death of her child." Minghella, who returned to the set, immediately said to his assistant, "In the evening

I will discuss it in detail with him."

Well, this is also a solution. Make two versions, and then put the whole version in post-production for comparison. As for which one will be used in the end, it is beyond Sean's control. He is not the movie

As a producer, everything I can do has been done.

The script was revised quickly, and another version was handed over to the production manager the next day. Minghella is also one of the screenwriters, so communication must be very convenient, and he is probably also reluctant to part with the plot of the original novel. But in this way

Since then, the burden on Natalie's shoulders has become much heavier. It is not easy for her, who is one year younger than Sean, to express the heartbreaking pain of a single mother losing her child.

"Cut!" Minghella called to stop, then shook his head, "Let's rest for a few minutes and then we'll continue."

This is already the twelfth time Natalie has NGed the scene of crawling on the ground in pain after finding her child dead, but judging from the current situation, it is possible to NG another 12 times, but it should be said that Mingla

Having said that, the only thing left is to shoot repeatedly, hoping that the actors can continue to adjust in NG, and finally achieve the effect everyone wants.

The effect is definitely there. That's what Wheeler did 99 times as mentioned before. William Wyler is one of the most famous directors in Hollywood and has been nominated 12 times. What he likes to do most is to let the actors repeat themselves behind the camera.

Perform, and then find the shots you want. But this will also put a lot of pressure on the actors. If they don't get a breakthrough after a long time, they may be overwhelmed.

Now, Natalie was sitting on a chair, covering her forehead and drinking water. Although she looked calm on the surface, she still felt a little irritable.

Sean thought for a while and simply walked over: "Are you okay, Natalie?"

"It's okay." I glanced at him, but the other person was still so cold.

"Maybe you can change the way," Sean didn't care. Although it has only been shooting for about a week, he has already got used to it. "If you can't meet the requirements with a restrained performance, you might as well switch to an open performance."

The method that suits you is the best.”

Hearing this sentence, Natalie showed obvious hesitation, but Sean did not say any more and chose to leave. The relationship between the two can only be said to be average. Talking too much will have the opposite effect. It is not as good as

Let her think for herself. I believe that as a talented woman from Harvard, she can understand his meaning.

A restrained performance may be better, especially such a very tragic plot, which is more likely to resonate with the audience. But the requirements for actors, both in terms of understanding and feelings, need to be to a certain extent, and Natalie still has it after all.

She is only 21 years old. Although it is said that she has played an unmarried mother before, her current role is completely different, so it is very difficult for her to perform in a restrained way.

Although the loud screaming, crying and waving arms of the outward style are relatively inferior, if done well, they may not be inferior to the restrained style. It’s just that Natalie is obviously a stronger girl, and she doesn’t know these performances.

Method? How is it possible, but it can be seen from her refusal to change after being NGed more than ten times.
Chapter completed!