Chapter 5 Picking Up on John Ford
John Ford was very annoyed. This director, who was known for his magnanimity in Hollywood, stared at Victor fiercely, looking like he was about to fight.
This guy has a very big temper. Victor smiled and said, "Uncle John, don't you want to know the reason?"
John Ford sat down angrily: "You say it! I can't tell you something, I'll hit you all over the ground for teeth!"
Victor pointed to the script: "Who wrote this script?"
After John Ford shouted, he said, "It was not too late, and two middle-aged men walked in."
"This is Nonali Johnson, this is John Steinbeck, they are the screenwriters of this script. Of course, the whole story is basically what I think." John Ford was not polite, and introduced the two screenwriters and Victor to each other, and then said: "Victor, these two are old Hollywood screenwriters, and we have been working together."
"Looking for a long time." Victor was polite, and the two of them were very enthusiastic.
But after John Ford said that the script was killed by William Fox, especially when Victor looked down on him, the two looked at Victor very provocatively.
It’s normal to think about it. He is already a famous screenwriter in Hollywood. How could he take Victor, a furious child seriously?
"Mr. Ferroe also asked me to talk about it carefully." John Steinbeck said coldly.
Although Nonally Johnson did not speak, he looked at Victor with his eyes and awls.
"Don't cause trouble, boy." Leo was extremely nervous and stabbed Victor in secret.
Unconsciously, Victor picked up the script and said, "Let's talk about the story of this script first."
Victor, who has read this masterpiece in history many times, knows it very well.
"The Grapes of Angry" tells a tragic story of realism: Tom, a farmer who had just been released from prison, returned to his hometown and found that his home was empty. He learned from his friend Jimmy that with the development of industry, local farmers were forced to leave his hometown. Tommy and Jimmy set off on the road, found their family, and decided to go to California to find a job. The family put the greetings in the car. The road was difficult. On the road, the family died due to hunger and cold. In the end, his good friend Jimmy was also killed. Tom killed the other party in order to avenge, and then fled in a hurry, leading his family to a hopeless road.
John Ford's work aims at farmers in industrial development with deep compassion and human nature. He uses his passionate and unrestrained style to render the whole film deeply, as real, fragrant and touching as soil. This film not only adopts a variety of innovations in form, but also transcends the intoxicating and dreaming of ordinary Hollywood movies in terms of connotation, leaving deep thoughts on society and the United States at that time. Because of this, the film won two Oscars.
Masterpieces are masterpieces, but masterpieces usually start with bad scripts. This time, it is no exception.
Victor looked at the three people in front of him and said, "Although movies also have genres such as poetry and movies, generally speaking, we still have to tell a story. Your story is indeed too scattered. It is about how difficult the two farmers are on the road to finding a job, how they fight with people, how they are hunted by the police, and how they finally escape. From it, the sadness of farmers' lives is reflected in the entire society, right?"
"It's almost the same." The two screenwriters didn't say anything, and John Fort nodded: "What I want is this purpose, what I want is to criticize this fucking society."
"This idea is very good. From this perspective, the idea of this movie is far more than that of ordinary movies. But at present, this story is too simple, conflict and setting, and has not yet been profound." With the observation of this movie by later generations, Victor was very confident.
"Then, do you have any suggestions?" John Steinbeck said unconvinced.
Victor deliberately pretended to think about it and said, "What's the story? I have to go back and think about it. I'll write you some immature suggestions tomorrow."
"Then let's wait to read." The two screenwriters snorted coldly almost at the same time.
Victor knew that the two screenwriters were convinced, and he didn't care. He said to John Ford: "In addition to the story, this script has fatal injuries in the scene settings. This was originally a realistic movie, and the sense of scenes of real shooting became. You had to create some luxurious restaurants, big inns in the wilderness, chain cars collided, etc., and there were many insignificant but extremely wasteful settings. First, these things completely destroyed the settings of the movie, and second, this greatly increased the cost of the movie. Mr. Fox opened a film company to make money. Of course he was angry if you did this."
John Ford thought quietly, and seemed to have figured it out, and said, "What do you mean is to just pull the camera out and shoot it?"
"It's basically the case, pointing the camera at real life becomes. This is realism." Victor shrugged.
"Realism, I like this word!" John Ford nodded vigorously.
"In addition, there is another point. Uncle John, when shooting this movie, he had to boldly innovate in shooting techniques and abandon the luxurious and complex tone that is popular in Hollywood now. The camera is mainly composed of mid-scenes and close-ups, with a variety of lens combinations, and the rhythm is very open and close. The rendering that should be rendered, and the setting that should be set, sometimes it is just made with long shots, and the music should be paid attention to..." Victor talked endlessly as soon as he spoke, without noticing that John Ford had already opened his mouth into an O-shaped look at him.
"Victor, you boy, have you made a movie?" John Ford yelled.
"No."
"Then you went to school in a movie school?"
Victor shook his head: "No."
"Damn, you're a genius!" John Ford stood up and laughed: "At a young age, I haven't made a movie, I can express such profound ideas. You can really eat this industry! Not bad!"
Victor was so amused and crying: Am I deep?
John Ford was in a good mood and said, "In this way, don't make any suggestions when you go back. Just write a script for me and write it well! I think you can do it. Then I will sign it for you!"
"Then I will write randomly, and I'll ask for advice from both of you." Victor extended his hand to the two screenwriters.
Nonali Johnson and John Steinbeck looked ashen, especially Steinbeck, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, Mr. Ferro is so young and promising. It seems that we are all old. Haha, haha."
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Leo was extremely excited after coming out of John Ford's office: "Victor, I can't tell you that you have such great ability, how could you learn it? I didn't find out that you could still write scripts before? If you succeed this time, you will soar into the sky! John Ford's screenwriter, be good..."
Looking at this slut, Victor could not be happy.
"Leo, we offend people too." Victor looked at the two screenwriters and smiled bitterly.
The reason why these two screenwriters must be the mainstay of screenwriters at 20th Century Fox Company. They offended these two people as soon as they started, and they could have a good life in the future?
"Don't worry! Who made them lose their ability? Let's go and drink, and have a girl to have fun." Leo was heartless.
"How can you get money!" Victor pointed to his pocket.
Leo smirked, and a golden pocket watch appeared out of thin air in his hand.
"Where did it come from?" Victor was stunned.
Leo: "I didn't like those two guys, so I did it when I came out."
Victor rolled his eyes and almost fainted.
This beam is considered to be a big deal.
Hollywood City Government Square is crowded with people. Although Hollywood has a city government, it is not a nominal administrative agency, but an agency recommended by locals to maintain order on a daily basis. It is considered a public opinion agency. There is a lively place around the city government, with restaurants and bright lights and wine.
"I know there is a good tavern, the beer is strong, and the girl is good. Let's go!" Leo looked back and looked back at Victor standing under a huge billboard, dazed, extremely impatient, and walked over step by step: "What's wrong?"
Victor pointed to the billboard: "This guy is quite interesting."
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Chapter completed!