The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1404 The final sprint

Anson, an actor, method acting, obsession, and professionalism that moved the crew?

No one would believe these key words combined together...right?

Ha ha.

Anyone with a little common sense can see that this is clearly a typical Hollywood PR article, specifically designed to reverse the image of vase idols.

This is Hollywood, after all, and everyone is Method Acting.

However, amidst the complaints and ridicule, the crew members of "Sing Along with Me" do not think so. They firmly defend their views.

With an open and aboveboard face, Cody Caffey frankly admitted, "I didn't like Anson at first. To be honest, I don't like all the big-name actors in Hollywood. They are just spoiled babies. So, on the first day of joining the crew, I said bad things about Anson behind his back and was caught on the spot."

Cody doesn’t shy away from it.

On the first day of filming of "Sing Along", Anson's behavior of entering the recording studio disrupted all the crew's work. Cody made no secret of his disgust and disdain for Anson and openly spoke ill of Anson behind his back; but he never expected that this would become the beginning of a friendly cooperation.

Not only did Anson not fire Cody, but he took the criticism in stride and even joked with the staff.

Next, how Anson arranged his work, how he resolved the crisis, and how he entered into the role to give a brilliant performance. It was not until later that Cody realized that even if Anson delayed the start of the crew's filming, he was not acting willfully. In fact, Anson was always preparing for the movie and the role.

These behind-the-scenes footage is still vivid and lifelike even after the crew has finished filming, and can easily awaken memories.

In fact, it’s not just the first day of filming.

"Think carefully, indeed, this movie is the work of Forest Pictures, and Lucas Wood has never concealed his protection of his brother."

"But now we're away from the crew, and the filming is all over. Every one of us is talking bad about the boss behind his back. For God's sake, a job is incomplete if you don't talk bad about the boss. I can now complain about Lucas for an hour without stopping. No, two hours is no problem."

"Why should I speak up against my conscience to protect a high and mighty Anson?"

"If Lucas gave me a check for three thousand dollars, I might consider it."

In the hustle and bustle and flowers, Cody was surrounded by a group of friends. Some were sitting on chairs, some were sitting on the ground, and some were standing nearby. Everyone was holding a bottle of beer in their hands, with different expressions, muscles relaxed, laughing and teasing each other.

This was a private gathering of a group of Hollywood practitioners, and all those present were people working in the film industry.

To outsiders, Hollywood and movies are full of mystery, but in reality, this is just a job, no different from other jobs. Ordinary workers like Cody are the main body of Hollywood.

After all, those who can stand at the top of the pyramid are still a minority, just a small group of 1%.

Because of this, rumors always fly fast between Hollywood crews and productions.

However, they have been in Hollywood for many years and are not so easily fooled.

"Only three thousand dollars? Cody, your value is a bit low." Someone on the side immediately complained.

Cody's eyes widened. "Hey, that's six months of my rent. I'm very noble."

There was laughter all around.

"Cody, who knows, maybe you've fallen in love with Anson? Don't worry, we won't joke with you." The laughter couldn't be stopped at all.

Cody silently raised his middle finger.

"Come on, Anson is a trouble, complete trouble. I admire his performance at work, but he has indeed caused a lot of trouble for us."

"Let me tell you, from the first day of the crew's start, we continued the shooting plan because of Anson, and at the same time we had to temporarily change the shooting location; until the last day of the crew's work, we thought things were finally on track, but this gentleman once again let us down."

"No, even on the last day, this gentleman is still the thorn in our ass. He is determined to turn our entire crew upside down again."

Everyone's eyes gathered around——

The behind-the-scenes footage is sometimes more interesting than the movie.

Cody was very satisfied with the effect he created and raised his chin slightly.

"That day, we went to Folsom Prison to shoot the last scene of the whole movie, Johnny Cash's concert at Folsom Prison."

Time goes back a little bit, back to before the filming of "Sing Along" was completed, the crew went to Folsom Prison, the second oldest prison in California.

This prison, which was built in the 1920s, is still operating normally, but compared with previous years, it now mainly holds criminals with lighter sentences, and its security level is not very high.

Therefore, when the "Walk the Line" crew contacted the prison and expressed their desire to go to the prison to shoot the Johnny Cash biography, the prison responded positively.

After all, to this day, Folsom Prison is famous throughout North America thanks to Johnny Cash's 1968 album recorded live at Folsom Prison.

Back then, when Johnny Cash expressed his desire to perform at Folsom Prison, it was absolutely shocking in the 1960s. Not only did he encounter protests, but he also faced numerous difficulties. However, Johnny still overcame all the difficulties and became the first singer in history to perform live in a prison.

A small concert.

This performance not only changed music history, but also changed the prison history of North America.

Later, Johnny Cash released a live recording of this performance, which became the most successful and brilliant album of his career:
Not only did it help revitalize Johnny's career, selling three million copies across North America, it also made a significant mark in musical and social history by giving voice to marginalized groups for the first time.

One of the most famous stories is that among the prisoners at the time, there was a prisoner named Glen-Sherley who composed a song about the prison chapel, "Greystone-Chapel". Later, the prison pastor gave the song composed by Glen to Johnny.

Johnny heard the song the night before the concert and was deeply moved. He sang it at the show the next day.

On the day of the performance, when Johnny sang this song, Glenn, who was sitting in the audience, was completely unaware of it and was deeply moved. This completely changed the trajectory of Glenn's life.

Later, Glenn was released on parole and, with the help of Johnny, became a country music singer.

So, when filming the Johnny Cash biography, the Folsom Prison Concert was definitely something not to be missed.

Mangold saved this crucial concert for last to conclude the filming, and the crew went to Folsom Prison for on-site filming.

Folsom Prison welcomed us with open arms.

By all accounts, things were going well, but, as Cody said, problems arose, from the first day to the last.

So, is this consistent?
(End of this chapter)