The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 993 Warm welcome
"One moment, you're walking from east to west, and the other from west to east, you, you, you, you, you're walking faster, as if you're in a hurry; you, you, you, you're walking while chatting, as if it's an ordinary Wednesday morning."

"You bring your children here to buy fruit. They can be naughty and look in the direction of the pizza shop. It's okay, but you have to be professional when selecting the fruit, just like selecting pearls."

"You are ready to cross the road, wait for the red light..."

blah blah blah.

The shooting is being prepared in an orderly manner.

European and Asian filmmakers once went to Hollywood to learn from it, to witness the work of Hollywood with their own eyes, hoping to learn from its experience, but they soon realized that they could not replicate it.

Because Hollywood's work is completely prepared, every little detail is taken care of, and it is all built on money. European and Asian film companies cannot afford so much money to complete all the arrangements.

No wonder the essence of Hollywood is a Wall Street capital game.

In front of you, that's it.

"Spider-Man 2" is about to start filming, shooting a simple and normal scene, a daily slice of food on the streets of Manhattan. Peter Parker returns to the pizza shop, but is scolded by the boss for being late for delivering the food.

In Europe and Asia, due to lack of funds, the crew goes to the location to shoot, often setting up a camera and shooting directly on the street; if extras are hired, they are often cheap and high-quality temporary workers, and the crew has limited control over the extras.

But in Hollywood, extras are also "professional". They are all registered with the Actors Guild, and their daily salaries are all subject to relevant regulations.

Therefore, when shooting on location, the crew will perfectly reenact the entire scene.

Who is walking where, at what speed, in what posture and with what movements; who is doing what, in what state, with what emotion, volume and expression; when a vehicle passes by, whether there is a traffic jam, the emotional state of the driver, etc.

Every detail, down to every person that appears in the camera shot, are all professional extras, and are arranged properly according to the crew.

Because of this, the crew needs to close off at least three streets for filming, and all the vehicles coming and going are also arranged by the crew; so it is more difficult to shoot in big cities like New York and Los Angeles.

Some directors, like Steven Spielberg, have such images in their minds and have such control that they can perfectly present scenes in real life; but most directors cannot do this, so the resulting picture effects can be seen to be obviously different.

But no matter what, this is a huge and tedious task, and also a significant expense.

Only Hollywood could do that.

Occasionally, there are some top crews in Europe and Asia who spend money on filming, but the crews often focus on costumes, scenes, visual effects, explosions, etc., and few crews are willing to spend money on these trivial details.

However, it is the norm in Hollywood.

Later, genre films increasingly tended to be shot in the studio for this reason. Everything could be produced entirely by computer special effects, saving time and effort, and most importantly, money.

However, there are still a group of directors who insist on shooting on location and believe that computer special effects will never be able to bring the visual effects and performance experience of real-life shooting.

Sam Raimi is also one of them.

Now, the crew is planning for the first scene, hoping for a good start.

John Landis also stood in the crowd, concentrating on his task.

Although the biggest dream of extras is to appear in the movie camera and be photographed with their faces, but professionals are professionals, they will not and cannot cross the line just to show their faces.

In Hollywood, there are countless cases where actors cross the line and get the camera, only to be completely cut off by the director with a scissor hand and disappear; and it is even more unbelievable that extras are appreciated by the director through their own efforts and then get the opportunity to perform.

Be professional, stay professional, this is the basic rule for extras to survive in Hollywood.

In the distance, John caught a glimpse of a figure approaching hurriedly from the corner of his eye.

He was wearing a blue pullover, blue jeans, a light grey jacket and a helmet, and he jogged quickly into the crew area.

John couldn't help but glance at it, and then he couldn't help looking over there -

Anson Wood.

Low-key, introverted, simple, no different from ordinary young people; but always catches the eye inadvertently.

If I had some doubts just now and couldn't believe what I saw, now I was 100% sure and exclaimed in surprise.

"Anson..." John immediately realized his unprofessionalism and quickly shut his mouth.

However, I didn't expect that one stone would cause a thousand ripples, with whistles, cheers and boos coming from the side, and surging in different corners one after another.

In a blink of an eye, they became one.

Ahhhh, roar, ohhhh, ohhhh.

It swept the entire audience, even accompanied by applause, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a violent roar.

"Anson, handsome!"

"I love you!"

"Anson ahh ...

All kinds of shouts surrounded Anson, and the crew turned into an ocean. Not only the extras, but also all the staff were no exception.

Even Anson himself was stunned.

What kind of treatment is this?
So, Anson also cheered, clapping and shouting.

Roar, roar, roar, the crew is getting more and more noisy.

Then, Anson said something and the people around him burst into laughter.

Hahaha.

Laughing like thunder.

The others were unable to hear and quickly asked, "What, what did Anson say?"

"Anson said, 'Thank you for your attention, New York District 14, please vote for Anson Wood.'"

Was this a joke about the scene being like an election rally?

Laughter spread across the intersection, wave after wave.

This is Anson's current appeal. Even within the film crew, he is undoubtedly the focus of attention. Thousands of eyes are focused on him, not only with envy and jealousy, not only with exploration and scrutiny, but also with admiration and respect.

For a young vase, such treatment is really unbelievable.

But people were not surprised by this scene, and were not too shocked or surprised.

After easily livening up the atmosphere, Anson had already arrived at the pizza shop on the corner and was greeting everyone when he saw the middle-aged man at a glance.

"Hey John, how's it going, getting ready all right?"

John blinked his eyes, his heart was about to explode, and he was completely speechless.

Don't be fooled by the fact that he usually talks freely and eloquently in private, as if he is on good terms with those top superstars; in fact, he has only watched them from a distance and has never even approached them.

But what’s in front of us?
John? Was Anson talking to him? Did Anson remember his name?
In my mind, I was talking and laughing.

In reality, John said, "Yes."

Yes?
That's it?

Just one word, not even a sentence? Why is my throat so dry?

Anson, however, didn't seem to care, with a smile overflowing from the corners of his eyes. "Breathe, breathe. I don't want the whole New York to hear that Anson is actually a devil tomorrow. If that happens, I will have no choice but to silence him."

Hahahaha, everyone burst into laughter.

John: Haha. Haha. His smile is not a smile.

(End of this chapter)