Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 101 The movie is finished

"Stuck! Wrong position again!"

"Stuck! Light! Why can't the light come over?"

"Stuck! The props are wearing the gang! Forget it, let's take a rest!"

Compared to Tang De, director Rob's performance on the set was the difference between an angel and a devil. He never cursed anyone or expressed a strong stance.

It seemed that everyone was in harmony, but the filming never progressed. The last two dance scenes were clearly missing, but mistakes were made every time during the filming.

Tang De knew this was happening because everyone's attention was no longer on the movie.

But as the assistant director, he couldn't convene everyone to hold a meeting to encourage people. He could only come to Rob when he went out for fresh air and said, "Rob, you should encourage everyone."

"You're right, Tang De." Rob nodded and breathed a sigh of relief: "This is also the first time I have encountered such a difficult media, and I was a little uncomfortable for a while."

"It's normal, they are just a bunch of shameless bitches." Tang De said nothing nice about the Hollywood Reporter: "They don't care about the truth, they just want to arouse the readers' emotions and incite opposition. Only in this way can they gain popularity and sales."

"It's so funny. Obviously the movie we shot was a satire on manipulation of the media and the law, but Dion has now become a real practitioner. It turns out that the current environment is no different from Chicago in the 1950s and 1960s, no. ?"

Rob was dumbfounded when he said this. The movie became reality, and this extremely ironic scene actually happened to him.

Tang De also laughed and joked: "No, you should be lucky that we are not those dead men in the movie. We can still refute and speak. We can't let Dion's curse become a reality."

"That's right, we can't admit defeat." Rob took a deep breath and regained his composure.

"Let's go, Rob, everyone is waiting for you." Tang De put his arm around Rob's shoulders, turned and walked back to the prison hall.

As soon as they entered, they saw everyone standing in a daze, as if they were ready to start work at any time.

Tang De could see that there was confusion, uneasiness, and doubt in their eyes, but there was also determination mixed in there.

"Hey, guys, the director is going to say a few words to everyone." So Tang De raised his hand, attracted his attention, and then came to the front of the crowd and looked at Rob.

"Okay, let me say a few words." Rob was silent for a moment, put his hands on his hips, and spoke slowly: "I know everyone is thinking about what is in the news, and I also know that the guild is about to get involved in the investigation, but we didn't do anything wrong, right? "

He looked at Tang: "Tang is the assistant director. He has the responsibility to ensure that the shots go smoothly. Letting Dion leave the crew is for the best of both parties. In fact, the photographer of this film would have written his name. But now he The newspapers got it wrong, we got bullied, and now all the reporters are questioning us, thinking Chicago is going to be a joke."

"But you know, it's not a joke, we worked so hard on this movie! So I can't let Dion ruin it!"

Rob paused for a moment when he said this. Tang De could see that this speech was already difficult for Rob, a director who was not good at speaking, so he took over and said: "We have to prove ourselves..."

He turned his head and looked at the crowd: "Dion said this movie was terrible. It was a piece of garbage, shit, filled with a stench that was impossible to look directly at. Do you think these words are right to describe it?"

"Of course not!" the photography assistant Feimos responded angrily.

"Yeah, yes, he is just venting his anger and has no feelings for the movie at all, but we are different." Tang De said in a powerful tone: "We are the ones who have the most say in the movie and the ones who put in the most energy. People. We can’t let him slander us and this movie at will, but what should we do? Do we have to open a column in the newspaper to scold him?”

Everyone smiled knowingly, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.

"Of course not. What we have to do is to accumulate strength and make a good film. Think about it." Tang De walked to Rob: "When we stand on the Oscar podium and give our speeches, come on 'I want to thank someone for leaving' Wow! It's not that cool, is it?"

"That's right!" Everyone agreed, and the smiles on their faces became more and more overflowing.

"That's it." Tang De stretched out his hand and clenched it into a fist: "Don't let what happened in Chicago happen to us, don't become the victims! And don't give the power of proof to others! This is what we want to do in making this movie. That’s the original intention, isn’t it!”

"That's right!" Ke Lin clapped her hands. She could always create an atmosphere at critical moments.

"Wow!" More and more applause sounded, and everyone present was encouraged by the sound and calmed down their thoughts.

Rob smiled and put his arm around Tang De's shoulders: "Thank you, Tang De. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know how to continue talking."

"Don't worry, Rob, I won't let this movie be ruined."

This is Tang De's film debut, and he hopes to win an Oscar for Best Cinematography with this film.

Although the film only received nominations in its previous life, after Tang De stepped in and modified some of the shots, the film already has a great chance of winning the award.

However, there are still two dance scenes to be shot, one of which is considered the most unspectacular sequence in the entire movie.

Tang De is still thinking about how to present this dance.

The original version was a scene between Zeta Jones and Renee. In order to get Renee to agree to form a pas de deux with him, Zeta Jones danced a solo to convince Renee.

The main problem in Tang De's opinion is that the use of colors is too single and cautious.

When Zeta-Jones was dancing, everything around her was dark. Only the simulated nightclub scenery behind her changed slightly, but the color was not obvious and could not bring out her dancing posture.

So after renegotiating with Rob and the set team, some additional lighting panels were rearranged on set. "Okay, game 138, let's begin!"

After Zeta-Jones and Renee got ready, one of them sat behind the table and the other stood in front of the table. After the court officials announced the start, Zeta-Jones immediately danced, and Renee also maintained her arrogant expression with dedication. manner.

Zeta Jones walked back while singing, "Bang!" The drum beat sounded, and the lights brightened, revealing the background of the nightclub stage.

And when she stood on the stage and danced passionately, the square light panels in the background instantly lit up in circles. The red light source immediately created a strong contrast with the black clothing she was wearing.

Looking from the monitor, it can be seen that the red color covers Zeta Jones's face, and she seems to have become a silhouette, leaving an extremely deep impression on people.

"Cool, Tang De, that's a great idea." No matter how many times, Rob would be surprised by the methods Tang De proposed. He always had a way to solve the problem.

Tang De smiled and said nothing. This lighting arrangement was inspired by Jessica Alba's dancing clip in "Sin City". In the original picture, the colors were all gray, with only red square light bars and women The dancing posture is the most prominent.

However, the tone of "Chicago" is different from that of "Sin City", so it is of course impossible to follow the same pattern, so redder and more impactful lighting and dark contrasts were used to set off Zeta Jones's figure.

It has to be said that the effect created in this way is much better than before. John also said that this kind of strongly contrasting colors can easily form a memory point in the audience's mind.

The scene was quickly completed with professional performances by the actors, and they were about to enter the final dance.

However, this has nothing to do with Tang De, because he has already done everything he can make up for and improve. In fact, the entire "Chicago" crew was filming very quickly and with a high degree of professionalism.

This is due to the fact that the dance team and artistic director are all originally from Broadway. They have rehearsed this play at least hundreds of times and are very familiar with it.

Coupled with the actor's attitude and professionalism, if it weren't for Dion's mistakes, this movie would have been filmed long ago.

But this is not a bad thing for Tang De, because friendship will be particularly profound only if we have a common goal or a common enemy.

Donde should also thank Dion for providing him with this opportunity, allowing him to form a more cordial relationship with Rob, John, Colin and others.

Of course, his method of giving back is also very simple.

As he said before, he stood on the Oscar podium and said those few words to the camera: "Thank someone for quitting."

It must have been a very beautiful moment.

Three days later, "Chicago" was officially wrapped and announced to be in the later stages.

Before the crew officially disbanded, Ke Lin found Tang De.

"Honey, we have a play coming up on Broadway recently, are you interested?"

"Interested." Tang De confirmed with a smile.

"Oh, that's great. I'll send you a message two days in advance... If you have a female companion, you can also bring her with you."

After Ke Lin finished speaking, she led her team and left first.

Then there’s Zeta Jones.

Outside of the movie, she wears very loose and comfortable clothes, probably for the sake of the baby in her belly.

"Tang, don't forget me if you have any roles in the future." She seemed to be sure that Tang De would become a real Hollywood director, and she was already saying hello in advance.

"Haha, I will remember it."

"Tang, and me." Renee interrupted, holding Tang De's hand enthusiastically: "I have a party tomorrow, are you interested? They are all friends in the industry."

"Sorry, Renee, I have to go home first. My mother and two brothers have been waiting for me for too long."

Tang De skillfully used his family as a shield. Sure enough, after hearing Tang De's words, Renee covered her mouth in surprise: "You should really focus on taking care of your family."

The two of them left, and Richard came over and patted him on the shoulder: "Tang, you can't push my party anymore..."

"Of course, Richard." Tang De's relationship with Richard Gass has improved a lot these days, and the two people who have nothing to do often chat together.

Richard's party has been told to him for a long time, saying that he would be in for a big surprise after attending.

This makes people wonder what the surprise is.

After bidding farewell to the crew members one by one, Tang De finally left the prison.

Although the movie is finished, there are still many things to do next, such as sorting out company affairs and choosing MV shooting. Jimmy and Karl have been waiting for Tang De for a long time.

At the same time, Heinz's new commercial was officially launched on TV stations and was watched by people across the United States.

(End of this chapter)