Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 111 Word of mouth spreads
  In the past few days, when Tang De passed by the cinema, he could still hear the discussion of the audience walking out of it.

"I love Renée Zellweger's dance, wow, that mirror dance is so sexy."

"I like Catherine better, don't you think her explosiveness is better? And that silhouette dance was great too."

"I admit that Catherine is good, but Renee is better!"

"No, no, no, man, Katherine is better!"

"Shit, do you have to do the opposite with me?"

"Bullshit! I only like Catherine Zeta-Jones!"

"SHXT!"

"FXXK!"

Tang De saw the two brothers arguing at the door over which heroine in the movie was better, and it turned into a wrestling match.

The onlookers did not dissuade them, but instead whistled to encourage them both.

In addition to here, audiences in other theaters are also discussing "Chicago" enthusiastically. They have published many comments about the movie on their blogs and rating websites.

There are specialized magazines that collect these comments and publish them in a collection.

"It has successfully replaced Moulin Rouge in my heart. From today on, Catherine Zeta-Jones is my angel!"

"Renee Zellweger's dancing amazes me. I met her in "BJ's Diary". She was still fat at that time. I didn't expect that she has lost so much weight! And her legs are really long!"

"I recommend everyone to watch "Chicago". It's definitely worth the price, especially the prison group dance! It's so beautiful!"

"In fact, the long shot at the beginning of the movie is also amazing. I watched it three times in a row, but I still couldn't find the editing point. Could it be that it was shot to the end? Does anyone know?"

There are many netizens who have the same doubts as this commenter, and many film critics have also expressed their views on this long lens on their own blogs and columns.

For example, Raff, the founder of Femtosecond Film Critics, wrote: "I don't think the shots of "Chicago" have been edited at all. With such a silky smooth lens and slight shaking, it is obvious that the photographer has been shooting hand-held! No editor can do this. At this point, no two shots can connect so perfectly.”

There are many people who hold the same idea, and many viewers also claim that the long shots of this movie are not edited and are just one shot.

However, some film critics have also expressed objections to this. Well-known personal film critic Mullan wrote in his blog: "Is the long shot of "Chicago" one shot to the end? I think not. The reason why I am so sure is that Because I have worked on a film crew, I know that the photographer cannot maintain such huge turns and fast tracking.

"So I went back to the theater and tried to look for clues from the picture. After watching the movie four times, I was finally able to conclude that the editing point of the film was the manager's back before entering the staircase door. In this picture, The lens accelerated slightly, causing the back to cover 70% of the frame, and then the next lens opened again.

“And when the manager meets Catherine after walking down the stairs, when the camera shifts from the manager to the stairs, it can be seen that Catherine only has one hand in the frame, which is the second editing point.

"I have to admit that the photographer of "Chicago" very skillfully connected several shots perfectly. Of course, this is just a little bit of my interest as a film critic. As an audience, you can enjoy it and don't need to pursue the end of this shot. What techniques were used?”

However, his speculation was refuted by other film critics.

Nikita of "Film Review" said in his personal column that Raff's statement was wrong: "In my opinion, the first editing point of the long shot of "Chicago" is not on the back, but on the turn of the camera. moment. Because it is fast enough and virtual enough, the audience's attention is not focused enough at this time and naturally cannot identify the existence of the editing point.

"As for the second editing point, I'm sorry, I didn't find it. Because in just a few playbacks of the movie, it is really difficult to distinguish the photographer's technique."

In addition to them, many film critics also expressed their opinions. Some said that the editing point was on the back, some said that the editing point was on the turn, and some said that the editing point was on Catherine.

This kind of discussion atmosphere also attracted many viewers. When the movie opened, they stared at the screen with their friends with their eyes wide open, vowing to find the editing point to prove their point of view.

So much so that new so-called editing points are unearthed every day, with titles such as "Decryption of long shots in "Chicago"" and "How to use long shots from "Chicago"" attracting the audience's attention.

But most people still insist that the long shots of "Chicago" are not edited and are completely shot to the end.

After all, they saw it with their own eyes and found no flaws.

At the same time, discussions about the film are also in full swing in Hollywood circles.

"Renee, oh, long time no see." In the "Cold Mountain" crew, when Renee Chigwe joined the cast, Nicole Kidman immediately came over to reminisce.

Although this was their first time working together, they had met before at an award ceremony, but they didn't know each other very well.

But that's how friendship is in Vanity Fair. No one will recognize you until you're famous and famous. Only when your works become popular will the normally aloof people take the initiative to say hello to you.

The two chatted for a while, and the topic naturally turned to movies. Nicole Kidman smiled and said: "I watched your "Chicago" and you danced really beautifully."

"Thank you...Nicole, but I think I still have a lot of room for improvement. I like your performance in "Moulin Rouge" better."

"Don't say that, you can go to Broadway and play the lead role, especially the mirror dance scene, it's awesome, those mirrors show your facial features and body vividly, you are so white and glowing in the movie!"

Renee smiled: "That's all thanks to the photographer. I actually didn't do anything. He was responsible for all the scene lighting."

"Really? But I read in the newspaper that this photographer seemed to be a temporary replacement?" Nicole Kidman also saw the relevant reports, and out of a woman's gossip mentality, she was quite curious about the truth within the crew.

"This is actually what happened..." Upon seeing this, Renee told her all the events that happened in the crew.

"So that's it!"

At the casting scene for "The Terminal", Catherine Zeta-Jones also told Steven Spielberg specific things.

Now is the chat stage after the casting is confirmed. After chatting with Steven Spielberg about "Chicago", Zeta-Jones told the great director what happened on the set.

"It sounds like Don, the cinematographer, is very good." Steven Spielberg has not seen the movie yet. He is currently busy with preparations and casting for the new movie, but after listening to Zeta-Jones' words , suddenly became a little curious about Tang De, and wanted to go to the cinema to watch the filming of this movie, which might generate some new ideas.

Of course, he never thought about changing photographers. In Hollywood, every director has his own "royal photographer", and he is no exception. The photographer for the new movie has been selected to be an old friend, Janusz Kaminski, and the two of them have already collaborated. We have met each other many times and are very familiar with each other's styles.

"Yes, he is very young and has great ideas. I think Rob will continue to look for Tang to make movies in the future."

"It seems like another perfect couple." Steven Spielberg laughed, and then continued to chat with Zeta-Jones about his thoughts on the new movie.

And while everyone is discussing topics related to the plot and graphics of "Chicago", the box office of the movie itself is also rising.

In half a month, the box office of "Chicago" has reached 6000 million US dollars!
  Many newspapers predict that the final box office of this movie will exceed 100 million US dollars, which is undoubtedly a successful investment.

Miramax executives are already cracking open the champagne for this fantastic vision, while a large number of other films at the same time are complaining.

Especially for family-friendly movies, a large part of their box office revenue was taken away by "Chicago".

After all, musicals are suitable for all ages, and children also like to watch their beautiful sisters dancing on the big screen.

For example, Donde's two younger brothers, Luis and Regias, were so fascinated by the movie in the theater that they even shouted that they would marry a wife like Renee/Katherine in the future.

Then Tang De saw two little guys fighting for the most beautiful position, hugging and wrestling each other on the street like the two old brothers he saw before.

Even Carmela couldn't stop the two of them, and in the end it was Tang De who pulled them away, and each of them lost his mind before they became honest.

"Didi!" Suddenly the phone rang, and Tang De saw it was Anne Hathaway.

As soon as he answered the phone, he heard an excited shout: "Honey! I've been spotted by director Clint Eastwood!"

"Congratulations, baby, what's going on?" Tang De sat back in the passenger seat with a smile on his face and looked at the rear of the car through the rearview mirror. Tom was helping Carmela put things away.

"You helped me shoot the cover! I was spotted by the casting director. He said that my appearance is particularly suitable for playing the role of my daughter." Anne Hathaway's tone was very excited and she spoke so fast that Tang De couldn't hear her clearly. .

"Slow down, don't be anxious, baby." Tang De put his hand next to the car window: "So which movie is it?"

"Mystic River! Director Clint Eastwood's new work! I really like his "Covered Bridge"! I didn't expect to see a real person this time!"

Anne Hathaway paused for a moment and continued: "Thanks to you, Don, the cover was handed over to the casting director and directed by Eastwood after I saw it. Now he has confirmed that I will participate in the mystery The role of Daughter of the River…”

"This is great! Annie, congratulations!" Clint Eastwood is one of the top directors in Hollywood. If you can be in one of his movies and perform some wonderful scenes, it will be of great benefit to the future.

However, Tang De remembered that the original Anne Hathaway had no experience in participating in this movie. Obviously, this was indeed the change he brought about.

"This is all your credit... Don, are you free soon? I want to thank you in person." Anne Hathaway's voice was a little shy at the end.

"Of course." Tang De agreed, hung up the phone and whistled.

It seems that some new poses can be unlocked today.

(End of this chapter)