King of Hollywood Chapter 1: Aura

"Simply put, what I need is a large and comprehensive lens, trying to show the whole house, the grass outside and everyone in the picture, understand, Vigit?" Outside the secluded villa in the woods, Adrian said this to his photographer while showing his hands.

"This is not a long lens, right?" The photographer asked after thinking for a while, and after getting a negative answer, he pondered again before speaking his own opinion: "Three or four lenses in front, We can sit on the boom and shoot from top to bottom, the next few can build a track from side to side, and shoot from right to left, what do you think?"

Adrian thought about it carefully, constructed the next picture in his head, and finally agreed: "That’s it, but we can shoot again in the opposite direction for comparison."

Nodded that he knew it, Vigit immediately greeted the members of the photography team and began to prepare, and Adrian also turned to Tom Hanks, who was sitting in a chair and his assistant facing the line. The time is now April 18th. The location is a small town called Ewell in Alabama. The nature being filmed is "Forrest Gump", which has been filmed for almost two weeks.

"Hey, Tommy, how is it?" Adrian greeted the far away, wearing white trousers and a blue striped checkered shirt, and Tom Hanks, who looked down on the small flat head, looked quite honest.

"You can start at any time." Hanks gave Adrian a big smile with a big smile.

Of course he was happy. At the 66th Academy Awards at the end of March, Hanks won the best actor. As for the best movie and the best director, no suspense fell into Spielberg's pocket, and the moment when he got the best director, just as Pacino got the best actor the year before, the audience Stand up and applaud. What surprised Adrian was that the best actress still fell into the hands of Holly Hunter. It's not surprising to think about it. She also has her own contacts, and she will also find a public relations company to create votes for herself. Besides, the opponents are not special. Powerful, Campion is also on her side.

Of course, just like last year, oh, it’s more surprising than last year. Last year, it was just the best male and female protagonist who thanked him in the award speech, and it was still at the front of the list of thanks. This year, the best director was added. Compared to Hunter’s “Thanks Ms. Campion, and Adrian for recommending me to her”; and Hanks’ “Besides, thank you Adrian, who wrote this script and recommended me to Joe, If it were not his recommendation, maybe I would not stand here at the moment"; Spielberg's speech was undoubtedly more eye-catching.

“Speaking of this, I would also like to solemnly thank a person, Adrian? Kewell, who provided unimaginable help when I made this movie, from the selection of several actors to the proposal of the scene and plot. , "Schindler's List" can be produced, he should have at least a third of the credit. If it were not for him, maybe the movie is still on paper, maybe it is not as good as it is now. Thank you, Ed, Thank you very much"

This is Spielberg's speech about Adrian. At that time, the screen of the entire music center was a close-up of Adrian. People who originally applauded Spielberg also turned to him. Therefore, even if Adrian had only one nomination for the best original screenplay from the "Philadelphia Story" on this Oscar, it was nominated with another screenwriter, and in the end this award was also taken by Campion, but it was still the whole One of the most notable individuals at the award ceremony.

However, this attention refers more to the attention in the circle. The general public is more willing to focus on those dazzling stars. If Adrian appears as a nominee for the competition, they will still vote. He is interested, but if he is just a guest, a glance is enough.

But it's different for people in the circle. Which of the men and women who work hard in Hollywood don't want to go to the stage to lift up their own little gold man? If last year Adrian used two films to send Pacino and Thompson to the throne of the film actor and the elements of luck, then all this year fully demonstrates his vision and strength, one can imagine that those actors will What a rush.

"So let's get started." Adrian patted Hanks on the shoulder, and then gestured to the assistant director not far away.

He didn’t take those too seriously, this was originally part of his film career plan, and this situation will only grow more with time, such as "Forrest Gump", which is currently being filmed, so he is usually calm. You can do it right.

"All units are ready" Adrian yelled after glancing at the scene, looking at the monitor and beckoning the scene.

Now the shots are very scattered. They are all the plots of A-Gump’s home in Alabama. The time span is very large. The last shot may be a high school student. The next shot is already standing next to the mailbox. The lieutenant wrote to inform him that after making a lot of money, he invested a computer company that bought Apple for him.

"Excellent, Tommy, doing a great job." After one shot, Adrian clapped. The stopped Hanks shrugged indifferently, a look like "This is what I should do".

I can see that his previous experience as a volunteer in the welfare home has given him great help. He has a very accurate grasp of the characteristics of mildly mentally handicapped people, and also has his own interpretation of A-Gump. The kind of honest but upright and persistent temperament displayed fully meets the requirements of Adrian

No matter from which point of view-acting or being a person-Hanks is a good person to be socialized with. After winning the Oscar for Best Actor, his agent once persuaded him to ask the crew to increase the demand for film rewards. After all, the new film actor must have a matching value. There are also many actors who have done this kind of thing.

But Hanks refused without thinking. Although it has an accurate judgment on the prospects of Adrian, it also has its own principles. Not everyone can refuse to be so determined. As for why Adrian knows, this is normal. If he does not even have his own source of information, then he should not do it.

After taking several shots in a row, Adrian immediately announced a break, and then dressed in a blouse, jeans, sneakers, and a baseball cap, very low-key Charlize walked over with his mobile phone.

"Mr. Claude called just now, it seems that there are important things for you." Charlize said. She is a secretary in the office and an assistant on the set. Although this dress hides her good looks, but She can't hide her graceful figure.

Adrian smiled and looked at her carefully, until the girl's face was heavy, before answering the phone and walking outside the studio.

"Hi, Crow, what is the matter with me?" After the call was connected, he went straight to the subject and he smiled immediately after a few minutes, "Really? Well, I will let Charlie contact you immediately. The plane...it’s okay, it won’t be affected, I’ll arrange it here before leaving, and there are some things that need to be dealt with in Los Angeles."

After finishing the call, Adrian stood there thinking for a moment, then came to Charlize: "Charlie, contact me immediately. I am in Alabama now and need a private jet."

"Going back to Los Angeles? Now?" Charlize asked a little unexpectedly.

"Yes, as soon as possible, all schedules have to be rescheduled." Adrian nodded, patting her hips without a trace, and quickly turned to find the assistant director.

"Richard, and Dean, Victor, and Ray. There is not so good news to tell you." Adrian said after finding the assistant director, assistant director, and executive producer.

"Oh, don't tell me to block the street again or borrow a stadium or something. The last time we did this, we were almost complained by the people in the town." Executive producer Ray Huggins grimaced. .

"Come on, Ray, I bet, he definitely wants us to take other cameras to experiment with the shooting of some shots, anyway, I haven’t done it before." Associate Director Richard? Eun said with a sigh.

"Maybe you think the lawn is untidy and want to mow it again? Or think the lawn is too neat and you want to make it more messy?" The two director assistants teased me.

"Okay, few of you, do I think I am too kind at the moment, so I can be a little more arrogant now?" Adrian said half jokingly and half warned. After seeing that several people were smiling and stopped talking, they continued. Go on: "I have to leave for a few days. There are some important things in Los Angeles that I need to deal with."

"Are you saying you want to leave?" The deputy director showed a surprised look. "But there are still dozens of shots here, and there are weddings or something... are you planning to stop?"

"Of course not~IndoMTL.com~ When I am away, you, Richard, are responsible for shooting." Adrian pointed to the assistant director.

"I'm coming?" Richard Ryan became even more surprised. "Are you sure, Ed? This is your movie."

"Yes, I know, so I'm not going to let you shoot some more complicated shots." Adrian nodded. "Now let's pause shooting first, and then I will discuss with you which shots can be shot, those shots When I come back to shoot, I will draw the sub-lenses for your reference if necessary. I believe you will do very well, Richard, you have the basic qualities that a good director needs most."

The subtext of this sentence is that, if done well, I can consider asking you to try to direct a movie. This temptation is definitely not something Ryan can resist unless he wants to be an associate director forever.

"I see." Richard Ryan agreed immediately.

"Very good, I will announce this to the crew soon and let them work as you want, including Tommy, when I leave," Adrian nodded and looked at the other three , "As for you, I don't need to say more. I will do my best to help Richard do the work for the past few days, understand?"