"Albert, this is today's schedule, you need to confirm it again."

"Where is the right place to park your RV in Albert, Tom Cruise? Are we going to leave the street in the next scene?"

"Albert, the lighting team's special trailer and the crew's trailer have not arrived yet. What is the phone number?"

"Albert, when will the press conference begin? Journalists have begun to gather outside and they are asking to join the crew to interview Tom."

"Albert, Mr. Hayden Hunter of the photography team, asked me to come over and ask when the camera equipment he requested would arrive, and he has not got the equipment now."

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Asked questions one after another, like storm, pounding them down, giving people no room for breath. Every time Albert answered halfway, someone came over and interrupted his answer, as if things were more urgent, making him overwhelmed.

Today is the first day of the "Borrowing a Knife to Kill" crew. Everyone gathered in the studio rented by Burbank. Almost all members of the crew arrived at the scene. Although they were not as good as the huge crew of more than 300 people the day after tomorrow, the scale had exceeded 150 people. The studio was noisy, lively, and a prosperous scene. But what was hidden behind such noise was the beginning of everything - there was no clue and had to start from scratch.

"Quiet! Quiet!" Albert raised his voice and shouted, but he still couldn't suppress everyone's noise. He had to shout directly, "Shut up his mother!"

In fact, all the crew members of the "killing with a knife" were inherited from the "acquired day", which is also the relatively fixed team of Chaos Pictures at present - everyone has similar characteristics, has a low reputation, but is not good at strength, and most of them are from the film crew. `So, although everyone has a certain tacit understanding, they are still in the continuous running-in stage, especially the joining of top-tier stars like Tom Cruise, which has caused a series of chain reactions, which is extremely unfamiliar to everyone.

Albert's curse finally calmed everyone down. He took a deep breath and tried to sort out his thoughts. As a drama staff member, he had to ensure that the crew could operate on a regular track and would not affect Lance's creation and shooting. After his mood slowly settled down, Albert then looked at the staff around him, "First, there will be no press conference today, nor will it be filmed publicly, and all forms of interviews are not allowed."

"But..." But Tom Cruise is on the crew, how could the reporter give up easily?

Albert shook his head and smiled at the staff member, "No, but, if they are not satisfied, leave the business cards of Chaos and Paramount Pictures for them. Let them call the company to complain."

"Borrowing a knife to kill" has already set the tone before the filming starts. In order to ensure the quality of Tom's performance, the confidentiality policy will be continued during the filming stage and the mystery of the film will be added. The details including scripts, characters, and styling will not be disclosed, nor will they be interviewed. According to Lance, the propaganda war has begun.

Thanks to the unexpected victory of "the day after tomorrow", Paramount Pictures had almost no resistance and nodded in agreement with Lance's opinion, which was also supported by Tom. As a result, the entire crew blocked the news completely and there was no room for maneuver.

"The trailer and trailer of the lighting team are parked in the parking lot next to the seventh studio. They will not be on the road until six o'clock this afternoon, so don't worry for the time being. If you are still worried, go to Percy Brandley. He has a contact list of all the teams in the crew, and I don't bring it with you now." Albert explained according to the priorities of the matter, "By the way, you go to Percy, yes, it's you. Tell Hayden. The a1exa camera he asked for has arrived. Percy went to pick it up this morning. If you go to him, he will bring the camera to Hayden."

In order to meet the pictures and lenses required by Reims, Hayden tried different models of cameras in the past week and finally selected the German-made a1exa high-definition digital movie camera. This kind of camera is not widely used at present. To be precise, digital cameras are not used much. Although digital cameras have begun to receive widespread attention with the emergence of "Blair the Witch", most directors still insist on using film cameras, and there are film enthusiasts like Christopher Nolan, who are strongly rejecting digital cameras.

However, Hayden found that using a1exa digital camera is the most suitable for "killing with a knife". On the one hand, the texture of the picture is completely in line with the requirements of the movie, and it can create a cool feeling of strong color differences. Real-time color calibration can be performed on the spot, and contrast and saturation can be adjusted to meet the strict requirements of Lance. At the same time, the post-processing is also excellent. As long as it is used properly, it almost makes people feel that it is taken digitally; on the other hand, it is also cost-saving considerations, and there is no need to worry about the consumption of film. Digital images can be stored directly without wasting problems.

To this end, Percy purchased four a1exa high-definition digital cameras specifically for Chaos Pictures.

Albert thought about it carefully and then said, "Then it was Tom's RV, which was parked in the parking lot outside the studio. Today, Tom only had one scene, and he didn't need to follow the scene. If you wait tomorrow, you confirm the schedule and tell Tom's driver that you can just park the RV in the street where the first scene is. We have arranged the corresponding parking space on the scene."

The so-called RV is actually a van. The RV includes a bathroom, a kitchen, a TV and a bed. It mainly provides the actors with space for rest and dressing during the outdoor shooting. During the "day acquired" shooting period, the crew arranged two vans to serve the entire crew.

For most actors, it is not necessary to buy a RV, so when signing the actor contract, they will require the crew to prepare corresponding RVs according to their own level. The most advanced RV is a single RV, which includes a bathroom, stereo, TV, Internet, fax, video recorder, refrigerator, oven, bed, heating and air conditioning, and specific food and drinks will also be stored in the refrigerator.

But an actor of Tom's level naturally would not use the crew's RV, but would have his own private RV. Following him to work in different crews is like a mobile "home".

In addition to Tom's private RV, the crew also arranged a three-way RV, which will follow the crew around the streets and alleys of Los Angeles.

After the people around him got the answer, they gradually dispersed. Albert looked around for a last time, suddenly remembered that he took the information from the staff around him and said seriously, "In addition, I will confirm the schedule of today's session again. Are there any other problems?"

"Yes! When will dinner be served? And the crew said that they would start working at four o'clock in the afternoon, why did everyone arrive at the scene at eleven o'clock in the morning! This is a human rights violation!" A voice came from behind. Albert turned around, then saw the oncoming Lance, laughed emptyly, then shook his head, and explained seriously, "If you have any objections, you can call the American Actors Union. If you don't know the phone number, I can provide it."

Generally speaking, the working hours of American actors must be within eight hours, which will be written into the contract. If overtime is required, or if there is a need to shoot all night at night, there will be corresponding terms in the contract. This is also a clause to protect the rights and interests of actors.

All scenes of "Borrowing a Knife to Kill" are born in the evening, so the shooting time is from 8 pm to 4 pm the next day. Today is the first day of shooting. After a little adjustment, the shooting starts at 4 pm.

Lance curled his lips, "The American Actors Union can't control my business." He needs to find the Directors Union.

Albert looked at Lance with a speechless look, and his resentful expression was more lethal than words. However, Lance just raised his eyebrows and ignored Albert's sad eyes. He looked up and couldn't help but pursed his lips. "Percy called me just now and said that he was shocked by Tom's pomp. I thought he was joking."

Albert also looked at Lance's sight, "This is the show of Hollywood's first-line actors."

Tom brought nearly twenty staff members alone today. In addition to bodyguards, there were as many as six assistants. It was not uncommon for staffing such as dressmakers, stylists, makeup artists, etc., but even physical trainers, masseurs and nutritionists appeared on the scene. Lance couldn't understand at all - weren't exercise, massage and other things done outside the set?

Tom's configuration alone has surpassed the lineup of all other actors, but Lance also heard that Tom is not an exaggeration, and this can only be regarded as standard equipment. According to rumors, every time Mariah Carey appears, the entourage has at least 120 people, and even her pet dog is taken care of by a professional team of twenty people - not included in her own entourage team.

"However, I'm even more surprised than Tom. You convinced him to join." Albert sighed softly. In fact, the improvement of Tom's accompanying team is to relieve Albert's work pressure. Otherwise, he would have taken care of such a top actor, which would be difficult.

Lance was not too complacent, "Everyone has weaknesses." He just grabbed Tom's weaknesses. Then Lance straightened his waist and whispered, "The real hard stage has just begun today." After that, Lance took a step towards Tom.

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