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Movies, especially movies with relatively high investments, are a large-scale battle that requires careful planning. The most tiring part of the entire preliminary preparation are undoubtedly three positions - producer, director and screenwriter.

The script has been finalized and will not change at will without special circumstances. In the past two months, Duke also made sufficient directorial plans, but he still won’t be easy before the film starts, and the director must participate in many matters.

Although there are dedicated people to renting equipment and props, Duke also needs to roughly read them. Those that do not meet his needs must be replaced. It is also one of the basic tasks of the director in the early preparations.

The photographer should figure out how the camera operates and shoots in a real-life environment; where the director feels that there is a difference between the venue and the scene in his mind, he should communicate with the setter and the art director to see how to transform it closer to the scene feeling; after selecting the venue, the producer will go out to discuss rental matters with the venue, discussing the time, cost, precautions, etc. of use.

The personnel venue was determined. Duke corrected the script again according to the actual situation and formulated the storyboard artwork into different scripts according to the plan - how many shots should be taken in each scene, which camera positions should be tried, and the level of the actor's emotions should be developed or controlled at this time...

In addition to the storyboard script, Duke also wrote a plan to coordinate the time based on the venue and the actors. The plots that occur in the same venue must be integrated and filmed at the same time. The director must have a clear idea. If he makes a low-level mistake of hedging the costumes of actors in different scenes in the same venue, it will be an amateur laughing stock.

In addition to these, Duke also had to bring several deputy directors to prepare a record. The first deputy director Conne would occasionally make a vague remark against him, and the whole work was stumbling. Duke was under tremendous pressure and almost couldn't help getting angry several times.

Fortunately, Duke knew very well that he was shooting and producing videos, not to engage in personnel struggles. He was distracted by these trivial matters, and he must be the one who lost more than he gained.

It took more energy than expected to finish the recording, which made Duke think of another thing. He really needed a smart and capable assistant who knew the film business. If there was such an assistant, he could basically get out of these complicated matters and focus more energy on filming.

Unfortunately, he didn't even have the money to pay back his credit card for the time being, so he didn't have the money to hire an assistant.

In short, compared to the crews I spent in my previous life, the preliminary preparations for Hollywood movies were more complicated and meticulous, and it also took more time. Moreover, it took time for actors to set makeup and study roles. Robin Grande's expected start-up in mid-September will naturally become a bubble. The preparation period for "Speed ​​of Life and Death" was delayed for two weeks. It was not until October that the preliminary preparations came to an end.

On October 3, 1991, Duke, who was tortured by heavy work and stress, was reborn in the ashes and regained his energy because "The Speed ​​of Life and Death" finally started in the studio of Universal Studios!

There was no press conference, no flash of lights, and no complicated rituals, and the crew quietly started shooting.

“Cut!”

Just over ten seconds after the first test shot, Duke called for a stop. He stood up from behind the director's camera, walked back and forth between the props and the sets arranged into the elevator room on the ground floor of the building, and finally stood in the middle of the shooting site.

Dennis Hober, who plays the villain, and another extra, have all made it aside.

Some scenes are not problematic with the naked eye, but when filmed with a camera, the smallest problem will be infinitely magnified. Although they have been communicating for more than two months, it is the first time that Duke and the crew have cooperated with each department, and it is definitely necessary to get through.

"The lights are dimmer, I need a stronger gray metal texture."

After thinking about the scene he had just shot for a few minutes, Duke found that the scene and camera position he had conceived were both problematic, and tried to adjust it, "The camera position of the second machine moved thirty degrees to the left, you only need to capture Dennis's back and clothing..."

The dressmaker immediately raised his hands next to him.

Walking to Dennis Hober, Duke pointed to his somewhat worn work clothes and said, "Change the grayer one."

Then Duke turned his head and said to the extra who played the security guard, "Come with me."

Duke walked to the door of the elevator, turned around and looked at the extras who were following him, pointing to the place he came, "Your expression of surprise just now is too heavy, be careful to restrain yourself. You have to walk along the outside of Dennis."

Seeing the other party nodding solemnly, Duke observed the camera again and then returned to the director's camera.

"Apart from being younger, you still look like a director."

Hearing these monotonous nasal words, Duke turned his head and looked at Sofia Coppola standing next to him holding the scene record, but said nothing.

The adjustment was completed quickly, and at Duke's signal, an associate director shouted "Start"!

Throwing away all the distractions, Duke focused his energy and stared at the scene captured by the camera. The security guard in the picture quickly walked to Dennis and wanted to check his repair order. Then the camera fell on his right hand hidden behind the repair order...

"This is?"

Duke immediately frowned and shouted, "Stop!"

He strode to Dennis Hober and took the repair slip. The blank paper was full of messy letters, perhaps even God could not understand what was written on it.

"Props!" Duke's voice was not loud, but it was extremely loud. "What I want is a fake repair order, not this!"

He motioned for the head of the prop team to the paper, and the other party rushed over. Without waiting for him to explain anything, Duke said directly, "You have ten minutes to solve the problem!"

Duke's words have no emotional color, and are completely a business-based attitude.

This team is not his team now, nor will it be his team in the future. They only have a working relationship. Whoever makes mistakes in their work will be responsible for it.

Sitting in his seat, Duke rubbed his forehead. The first time he called for a stop was a problem that he had insufficient experience, but this time it was the prop group because of carelessness...

"Do you need something to drink?"

The temporary assistant equipped by the crew suddenly said, "Coffee or black tea?"

"No need for the time being." Duke shook his head and looked at the side curiously, "Sophia, why do you want to join the crew?"

"I need to make money, a sum of money that will allow me to live in Europe for a while."

Sofia Coppola had no intention of hiding it, and said directly, "After the filming of "Alien 3", I called Uncle Lucas, so I came here. Don't forget that I have worked as a temporary assistant for David Finch, and I have some qualifications."

"You're going to Europe?" Duke thought for a while, but it was blank. He only learned about some of Sofia Coppola's experiences after 2000 years.

"Mom has contacted Karl Lagerfeld for me."

The young girl showed a longing expression, "Chanel will have several internship positions next year, and Carl Lagerfeld has promised to reserve one for me."

It can be seen from Sofia Coppola that Chanel's attraction to women, perhaps her trip to Europe is also related to the performance of being abused by film critics in "The Godfather 3".

Duke certainly wouldn't mention this topic, and he wouldn't expose her scars in front of a woman.

The shooting started quickly. In less than ten minutes, the prop group produced another repair order. Regardless of whether these people have doubts about Duke, they still have professional qualities. Taking money to do things is the most basic principle in Hollywood. If they can't even do this, these people will not have the current qualifications and status.

However, the shooting was still not smooth. From the site setting to the camera position, many times it was constantly adjusted. On the one hand, Duke lacked enough experience, on the other hand, it took a full two and a half hours to finish shooting the first shot since the start of the filming.

Although Duke worked hard for a long time in this life and had some experience in his previous life, he was not an omnipotent genius. He made mistakes, made mistakes, and needed to adjust the rhythm of himself and the entire crew.

All of these take time.

Duke needs to be integrated with various jobs of the crew, and also with the actors. The long shooting in the morning made Dennis Hober, who was a little older, feel very sad. He also made some small complaints through his assistant.

"Dennis Hober's assistant asked me a few words."

During the transition, Sofia Coppola conveyed to Duke in time, "He said that Mr. Hober was too busy with work recently and was not in good health. He hoped that the following shots used to run-in crew will be placed on other actors."

"I made another mistake of inexperienced."

With a soft murmur, Duke waved his hand to the curious Sophia Coppola, indicating that he knew.

This is a very simple question, but Duke ignored. He is a new director. He uses some famous actors to run into the crew, and the other party will inevitably be dissatisfied.

Hollywood is full of actors with all kinds of quirks. If it is a super director, all the problems in the filming are not a problem. If it is a director like him, you must be cautious in many aspects. An old actor like Dennis Hober is still subtle. It is not impossible to show his face when he encounters a bad temper and a bit famous.

The crew under the fame and fortune market will never be harmonious, unless the person in charge of the set can suppress everyone in the crew so much that they can't raise their heads.

Duke is very clear about what his goal is. In order to achieve this goal, he can not only fight hard against others, but also make necessary compromises, and even ignore some unharmonious voices. Now he does not have the ability and qualifications to fully control the crew.

Afterwards, Duke changed his shooting plan and moved more scenes of extras to the front. After a full week of booting up, he never filmed several scenes of major actors. After more than a week of collisions and contradictions, the crew's operation began to smooth.
Chapter completed!