Hollywood Domination Chapter 202: Dark battle

"Good morning, Tony." Jenny held up the coffee and greeted the director Tony Gilroy-this is the screenwriter of the "Bourne" series, relying on "Bourne" to be meticulous and low-key , the suspenseful plot with endless charm has been well received by the industry and movie fans, especially the ingenious connection between the second and third parts of "The Bourne", which is even more commendable, showing his powerful plot control ability. His golden signature is also an important reason for Cesare to be optimistic about this movie. After the "Bourne Bourne" series, Tony began to seek the transformation from screenwriter to director. His first work chose the same suspenseful The color, but the tone is more realistic, and there are not so many medical litigation themes in the fighting scenes.

In the first directorial work, you can cooperate with big names like Soderbergh and Sidney Pollack, direct big stars like Jenny and Clooney, even big stars like Tony himself and Matt Damon He is also a good friend, but he is also very excited, and nodded to Jenny with a smile, "I read your character analysis--it's great, Jennifer, and I'm looking forward to your first day.--This is still your first day. Do you want to play a supporting role in a movie for the first time?"

Jennie said with a smile, "It seems that except for the first movie, I have always been in the leading role."

"Morning." The handsome and handsome George Clooney also walked into the set. The scale of this studio is small, and it can usually support a crew to shoot locally, so the crew members are active around here. Very free, with George already in makeup and still free to move around, run out and have breakfast in the sun - something that was almost impossible for Pirates of the Caribbean, which was filmed in the city, to keep the new look a secret, It also adds a sense of mystery to the movie. Jenny and the others are usually not allowed to leave the studio after putting on makeup. Even when filming "The Fifth Sally", Jenny has never been so free. Even when she came to shoot a new film this time, even though it was a few hours' drive away from Los Angeles, she didn't expect to be able to get rid of the paparazzi. The only question was when they would show up and destroy the free atmosphere on the set.

Given the coffee and coat to the assistant, George walked over to Jenny formally, shook hands with her, narrowed his electric eyes charmingly, and greeted gracefully, "You look refreshed, Jennifer, Still like your hotel room?"

"We are all looking forward to your first official performance." Tony rubbed his hands excitedly, and invited again, "Do you want to see George's first scene? This may help you get into the mood .”

Because Jenny doesn’t have many scenes, in order to help the actors get involved, and there are not too many scenes in this movie, and the set is exclusive to the crew, so many studios can exist at the same time, so generally speaking, this film is a Japanese drama The interiors were all in chronological order, so George had been filming for a few days before her, and it was Jenny's turn to start the set. This also means that her first set of shots has to start to act, and she won't enjoy the treatment of George - his first set of shots must be very simple walking around

Jenny and George Clooney, who had a friendly smile, looked at each other and grimaced softly in their hearts: I have to say that George is a very mature Hollywood movie star, and he may also be an absolutely qualified politician. Also because the direct competitive relationship between her and George is not obvious, it is not as direct and tragic as the several x-tearing battles between her and Renee and Bell, the relationship between her and George is developing quite well at first glance, George is even more personable. From the very beginning, he has been seeking dialogue to solve the problem. After the problem is solved, he is more hormonal and gentlemanly. Past that level. —at least on the surface.

But for Jenny, this is a completely different matter. How could she not feel the vague embarrassment between the two? I'm afraid George is very clear that Jenny doesn't like him, and he may not like Jenny, but after all, he has lived more than ten or twenty years longer than Renee and the others, and he is an experienced producer, so he still has a bigger picture in his work. He has successfully conquered the crew with his mature performance. Whether it is the director or the other supporting actors, George is highly praised. Now that Jenny has chosen to join the group, as an older man with successful production experience One of the producers of the show, he certainly didn't have too few ways to make Jenny uncomfortable.

Just like now, even though she won one more Oscar than George, Tony's attitude naturally put George in the position of a senior, without any respect for her double win, which is of course Jenny's Oscar is indeed a little watery, but to be honest, compared with George, she doesn't feel that she is at a disadvantage. Tony's attitude can not but be said to be the result of George's usual way of doing things, but as the lion opened his mouth at the beginning, Later, I wanted to squeeze George out completely, and in the end it affected Warner's investment strategy, which directly caused the crew to be unable to get more budget for the Olympics. It may be a pity to say this, but it seems that she is the one in the crew The thing is fine, that bitch, that villain, although due to her status, no one will say anything on the surface, but the crew must have much stricter standards for her than for George, and George Clooney also Be aware of your superiority.

"Of course," Jenny actually doesn't care too much about what everyone in the crew thinks of her. With her status and connections today, there is really no one in the crew who needs her to please her carefully, but having said that, When it comes to interpersonal battles, will she lose to Clooney? If it weren't for her being very concerned about this project, Jenny would be 70% sure that she would be able to squeeze George out, directly bullying him speechless, but it would take too much energy to do so, and there would be a possibility of failure in the end, plus the reason was too much It was illusory, and she finally gave up. She said with a smile, "I'm sure watching George's performance will be a treat."

Her calm and graceful performance seems to have surprised both George and Tony-in the initial incident, her impulsive and repeated performance must have caused them to have a very outrageous misjudgment of her character (from Tony's surprise Look, he is well aware of the undercurrents of Jenny and George, but he just pretended not to intervene), George narrowed his eyes, did not speak, but showed a somewhat reserved smile, while Tony was more authentic Happy and excited, "Very good, then we'd better act separately quickly, don't stand here stupidly."

George has already put on his makeup, and he just wandered off to have breakfast. Now, of course, he and Tony are going to prepare for the first scene, and Jenny hastened to the dressing room, and changed into Karen's clothes: A very typical and boring OL suit, which belongs to the excellent tailoring of upperclass, but it also means mediocrity. Karen's personality cannot be reflected through her makeup, because she is a very decent company executive, she will only choose the executive suit Those options without personal traces, her clothing, hairstyle and makeup are all so plain, and even Jenny will continue to play ugly, blurring the concept of age, plain makeup and even applying baby oil on her face, blurring her original bright Because Karen obviously cannot be too beautiful, even according to Tony's original character design, her body shape should be closer to that of an average middle-aged housewife, with fat and some parts are bloated, more like "Fifth In "A Sally", Sally is in the state before the personality fusion, and then she is a few years older than her, and a little fatter.

Actually, for Jenny, being older than Sally is tantamount to pretending to be old, and it took a whole decade and a half to play a middle-aged woman over 40 years old. Compared with "Life and Death Reading", the only one The advantage is that Karen is a de-gendered character, so the audience may not fully integrate the screen image with her personal age, but will clearly realize that she is playing old - which is actually the producer's idea. It was a trick, they guessed the concerns of Jenny's team, so at the beginning they kept saying that they would play down the age, but after Jenny signed the performance contract and started to formally contact the director, the face of the crew changed, and various requests and hopes came one after another. , they almost didn't directly say that they planned to shape Jenny to the age of 40, and asked Jenny to cooperate.

Actually, for Jenny, the truth is true. If she accepts acting old, the more sensible choice is of course to act in "Life and Death Reading". Get another nomination for her. But to be honest, she was not moved by the plot of "Life and Death Reading Aloud". When it comes to acting personally, Karen undoubtedly wins, and even she is no longer so repulsed by acting old, so what if she is old , It's not that there is no way to bring back the public image. ——She only used her star privilege to turn down the project, which was their need to gain weight. She knew it would not be successful. She was still young, and even if she ate fat, it was not what Karen would have at her age The fat, anyway, is just a few **** shots, which can be replaced by prostheses, or followed by CG special effects.

The crew was probably afraid of offending her, so they readily agreed to Jenny's bargain, but this also meant that Jenny had to wear prosthetics around her waist all the time, so as not to give the impression that Karen had a proud figure. In addition, the makeup process is actually quite simple. The makeup artist took Jenny to the studio and looked at her appearance under the shooting light-the skin with its own foundation, under strong light, without makeup, the face is like It will show the effect of a large oil field, and the outline will be completely blurred. It is not surprising that it is a few squares uglier than the usual image.

"Your eyes are so magical." The crew took a box of grayish non-prescription contact lenses——Jenny usually wears contact lenses on stage because she has a slight myopia. Now that she lost her glasses, With the addition of gray pupils, she immediately seemed to have loose eyes, with a trace of anxiety in her daze. "And your contouring is a little too defined even without makeup—oh, Jennifer, you're so enviable."

Jennie, who is almost immune to such flattery, smiles kindly and puts a layer of dark foundation on her chin, blurring the line between her chin and neck so that she looks sharp in the camera , The advantage of looking forward to the eyes has completely disappeared, and the makeup artist used special effects makeup foundation to make a lot of fine lines on her face, and the feeling of aging suddenly appeared. Under the spotlight, she is already a mature woman with a sense of age.

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"Here we come." When Jenny entered the studio, Tony, who was also elegant and silver-haired, had already entered the working state. The little actor said, "We need you to be more natural, honey, you were a little too reserved just now, don't be nervous, you can eat an ice cream after this part, so let's get it done quickly."

The little actor's eyes were wide open, obviously fascinated by ice cream, he bit his finger and nodded his head up and down quickly, and George finished his makeup, the two returned to the car, surrounded by long guns and short guns In the middle, the scene of being called ng just now was repeated: the son talked to Michael about the book he was reading recently, and Michael promised to read it when he had time, but the son had already seen through his lie.

Although "Michael Clayton" is a bit boring in terms of plot themes, as far as the script is concerned, it can be said that every word is perfect. There is no superfluous scene. The character is head-turning because he's so playful. In this seemingly plain dialogue, what the director and screenwriter Tony wanted was a mid-life crisis and a lack of energy. The dialogue between Michael and his son repeatedly showed his loss of control over his personal life—— In previous scenes of the script, the audience or the reader already knew that he was out of control of his career, out of control of the economy, and this scene shows that he is also completely out of control of his family. Both the son and Michael love each other, and they are sure of this point. There is no **** misunderstanding here, only helpless miss. Michael doesn't know what he is busy with, so he will miss the opportunity to communicate with his son because of this. I love children, but I have no time to read the novels my son is fascinated by, and I have even lost the ability to integrate into the world of novels. I can’t piece together effective information from the children’s enthusiastic narration, and find the place where children and friends are immersed in this novel. Rationale - He no longer resonates with the kids, Michael didn't sacrifice his personal life for a career he loves, in fact his career is a mess, shameful failure in every sense of the word. Michael was a complete mess, and he knew it himself, and every word his son said was a reminder to him, making him even more desperate.

This kind of drowning-like heaviness will gradually deepen with the development of the plot. The highlight of the whole drama is not how Michael handles this difficult medical lawsuit. It is just a hook used to hang the audience. Struggling to avoid completely drowning in the dirty river of reality, completely losing his soul, becoming a walking dead walking with the tide-this is the real point of view, and it also completely separates Michael from top agents like Jason Bourne , became a very challenging role. Of course, Bourne Bourne is also the culmination of spy suspense films, but it is an indisputable fact that Matt Damon cannot portray Michael well now. He doesn't need good skills, or even a handsome appearance, he just needs superb acting skills, able to permeate his limbs with a sense of despair, and shape this middle-aged man who is struggling to the point of drowning.

Crossing hands next to Tony and watching George's performance, Jenny ignored the meaningless dialogue, staring at George looking for Michael's feeling, she shook her head with some emotion and regret: Clooney's gentleman His demeanor has brought him to this stage in the film industry. Even in the stormy sea, this man seems to have a natural self-confidence and calmness, so after he ages, it is like a steak that has been aged, and his attractiveness has greatly increased. Attracted a large number of fans and became a representative of late bloomers in the film industry. But it is this calm temperament that hinders him from going further in the performance itself.

Objectively speaking, Clooney still has acting skills, and he also tried his best to portray Michael. It’s not superficial to create an irritable and reckless middle-aged man. Even after finishing his work, Michael’s words are still very calm. He is expressing his repressed heart with his expression. From the close-up, she can see that George is now The inner emotions he intends to express, and his grasp of the characters are also in place. Michael tried hard to understand his son's description, but he still couldn't help being distracted, remorse and perfunctory after returning to his senses... Is it a character who can continue to be nominated for Oscars? above the water level.

However, although his Michael is depressed and melancholy, although he is desperately struggling, but due to the elegance and calmness that Clooney has tried his best to maintain over the years, Michael still feels a little floating, and it is difficult to arouse the audience. The emotional resonance also makes his performance a little flat, like a perfect painting, the technique is already impeccable, but without the most deadly aura, let him and the real master Super figures, method masters such as Daniel Day-Lewis widened the gap.

"cut!" Tony seemed to be very satisfied with George's performance - the reason why the master is a master is of course because of scarcity, George is already an actor above the standard, as a first-time director, Tony has nothing to dissatisfy, He shouted excitedly, "good!"

The scene was over, and the little actor cheered and ran to his mother, asking for his own ice cream. George also smiled and got out of the car, said hello to Jenny, and accompanied her to the prepared place. In the next studio, his morning scene is over, and next is Jenny's first scene in the whole film, which is the scene where she has a brief emotional breakdown in the bathroom.

"You are a very talented kid." He pointed to the back of his 'son' and said in a compliment. From the tone of his voice, George was very satisfied with his performance just now. "But he doesn't know how talented he is, all he cares about is finishing his lines and getting his ice cream."

Jenny also showed an elegant smile, "Yes, but this may be more beneficial to the performance, isn't it, people are always the most likely to create miracles when they don't know where they are and what is the limit."

She didn't praise George's acting skills as usual, and George didn't seem to notice this, but said in surprise, "I find you a very deep girl, Jennifer."

He winked at her, as if expressing politeness and affection through *, Jenny also smirked at him, "Thank you for the compliment, George."

The atmosphere between the two became a little cold and awkward. George coughed and said kindly, "Ah, the studio is here—don't be nervous, I believe you will perform well."

He winked at her again, and smiled warmly, as if he was simply encouraging Jenny, and Jenny also showed him a reserved and grateful smile, and said sweetly, "I really need this, Thank you for your support, George."

The two laughed desperately at each other for a while, and in the end it was George who gave in first, stepped aside and let Jenny walk into the scene, while he himself stood beside Tony, chatting and laughing with him.

From Jenny's point of view, he in the shadows no longer had a smile on his face, but instead looked more like a cold and silent smile, waiting—or even looking forward to something.

Soon, the photographer has determined the trajectory of the camera, and Tony assigns the task with satisfaction, "From here up, let's take an overhead shot, then we open the door, take a close-up shot, Jenny is in position, and clear the scene—"

Her first shot was very simple, because it was shot from above, the camera panned over the bathroom cubicle, the door had to be closed, so the director could only watch the effect from the monitor, and this shot was relatively static In fact, anyone can sit there. The camera hovered over Jenny's head, and the director remained silent. Get Jenny—no, Karen—in front of the camera crew.

Karen sat on the toilet seat, ignoring those disgusting guesses: what happened in this bathroom, how many disgusting **** sat on this gasket, she was too tired to care about her cleanliness , when she gets home, she might throw the dress away, but all she can think about right now is how **** long the workday is, how out of control this **** case is, everything seems to be falling apart, and the world Shouting her name, asking her for everything, the solution, the strength to keep going, the magic to make all miracles come true, she—she just didn't know how she could satisfy them, she was so tired she almost rolled down go.

She needs to take a shower, she has been sweating, and her whole body is terribly sticky, Karen smells a familiar smell, she turns her head and looks at the two indecent wet marks under her armpit, and she appears She was sweating, but she didn't know how to deal with these two stains. This is a **** law firm's **** bathroom, and even expensive air fresheners can't cover up the faint smell here. How should she deal with this **** bathroom? Find a bar of soap in hell's lavatory, and even if there was, how the **** would there be time to scrub those two damn, proofs of weakness?

"cut!" Tony's voice seemed to be wrapped in cotton, and it was sent to Jenny's ears after layers of barriers, but she was still successfully brought back to the real world by this sound, clean and tidy, without muddle along. , and, like every entry to Karen, leaves a satisfyingly refreshing aftertaste.

The world other than her seemed to have entered into a horrified silence. The director, assistant director, field manager, production director, prop master, and photographer—they all maintained an absurd and frozen expression Staring at her, after a few seconds as long as a century, Tony said softly, "...good."

Jennie showed a confident smile, and looked straight at Clooney beside Tony—as if inspired by her, whether it was the director Tony, the production director Patu, or even Clooney's own assistant John , were also driven by Jenny, and turned to look at George Clooney at the same time.

Cloney's expression was unfathomable, and he managed to maintain his demeanor, but the elegant smile that seemed to be etched on his face finally disappeared.

After all, this fact is so obvious that it no longer needs any verbal explanation, and it has become the consensus of all crew members——

...The show is over...