Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 42 Intimacy
Three days before arriving in San Diego, Link guided Chris Bauer and two interior designers to rearrange the interior furnishings, including the sofa, dining table, chandelier, position of the bed, wall hangings, etc.

When making adjustments, he did not simply copy the scenes from the original movie. Instead, he made flexible adjustments based on his understanding of the script and his personal aesthetic style, doing whatever was convenient for him.

During these three days, he and Monica Bellucci lived in the villa as a couple, getting up in the morning to do morning exercises, cooking and eating, playing tennis, rehearsing lines, and their relationship became increasingly intimate.

But every time Daniel DeVito saw the two of them together, he seemed to be hesitant to speak, and his expression became more and more solemn.

Link could roughly guess his doubts, worrying that the investment in this film would fail and affect the company's development.

He did not take the initiative to explain Daniel's anxiety. He did not say that the movie was good, that it had great box office potential, or that his interaction with Monica was necessary for the plot. It was not easy to explain before the movie came out.

"Honey, how's my figure? Are my thighs a little thick?"

Monica Bellucci was lying on the sofa with a fashion magazine in her hand. She raised her calf and kicked his leg with her toes.

"Not rough, very sexy."

Link fiddled with the recording equipment in his hand. The equipment in the 1990s was very different from that of more than ten years later. The biggest difficulty in being a director now is not shooting, but playing with all kinds of bulky equipment in the crew.

"How do you know without even taking a look?"

"You are 174cm tall, weigh 60kg, and your measurements are 89-61-89cm. You are tall and have a curvy figure. You can tell you are sexy just by looking at the stats."

"I'm 58.5kg now. After I got the script from you last time, I started to lose weight and lost almost three pounds."

"very nice."

Link continued to fiddle with the equipment.

"Link, you definitely don't have a girlfriend, right?"

"how do you know?"

"A workaholic like you who only cares about work and equipment, girls have no chance of getting close to you."

"I was poor before, and now I'm busy. I really don't have time to find a girlfriend."

"Would you like me to introduce you to one?"

Monica Bellucci sat up and leaned on his shoulder. The hot air from her mouth blew on his ears. Her back felt warm and soft, and the raised part made his hands tremble.

"Sure, but I have high standards for my girlfriend."

"What's your request? Tell me."

"Beautiful, beautiful, and still beautiful."

"Hey, do you think I'm pretty?"

Monica Bellucci hugged his shoulders, turned her face sideways to him and blinked at him. There was almost no flaw in her beautiful face and exquisite features.

"very beautiful!"

"Thank you! We have several kissing scenes in the drama. Do you want to practice now? I'm worried that I won't perform well during the actual filming because of nervousness."

Monica Bellucci pursed her lips, making them redder and more sexy.

"Well, some more practice won't be bad."

Link put down the recording device in his hand, put his arm around Monica's soft waist, half-hugged her against his knees, and lowered his head to kiss her plump lips.

Monica also threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately.

The indoor temperature in San Diego is also rising rapidly along with body temperature.

Link's palms also unconsciously rested on her soft waist.

After kissing for a while, Link heard footsteps coming up the stairs and let go of Monica, who was blushing.

"Link, the lights upstairs have been installed, go up and take a look."

Chris Bauer came downstairs with two workers.

"it is good!"

Link went upstairs to check on the condition of several lights.

Since most of the filming locations for Paranormal Activity took place in bedrooms, the lighting in the bedrooms had to be perfect for the shoot.

It should not be too bright or too dark. It is a cold and eerie color, like a forest under the moonlight at night, giving people a sense of horror.

Link checked it over and instructed the staff to make some fine adjustments to achieve the ideal lighting effect.

"That's great. Monica, how about we start filming now?"

"I'm fine, anytime."

Monica smiled, crossing her arms.

"Then let's start filming. Chris, you and Daniel can go and have a rest. I'll call you guys if we need you here."

"Okay, then we'll be leaving. You can enjoy your date here. No, it's a photo shoot. No one will disturb you."

Chris Bauer winked at him.

Link didn't explain.

After seeing off Chris Bauer and others, he and Monica started filming.

"First game, first time, let's begin!"

Drop drop!
Monica Bellucci drove the red convertible sports car back to the villa from the road, and Link walked to the door with a camera.

"Baby, what's wrong?"

Link adjusted the focus of the camera and pointed the lens at Monica Bellucci in the car.

"What it is?"

Monica Bellucci took off her sunglasses and looked at the camera in his hand and asked.

"Hello, honey."

"Is this what I want?" "Yes, I don't know what model you want, but don't worry about it. It's very useful anyway."

Link walked in front of the sports car with a camera to shoot Monica Bellucci.

"I think this is a big head camera. What did you modify that small handheld camera into? Can it be turned around or multifunctional?"

Monica Bellucci raised her arms and gestured.

"Are you going to park the car or sit in the car and watch me?"

"Okay, I'll go park the car."

Monica started the car and parked it in the garage.

Link filmed for a few seconds and returned to the living room with the camera.

The two rehearsed the opening scene more than ten times, and were very skilled during the actual filming.

The two lived together during these days and became close, allowing Monica to be more relaxed during performances.

The overall effect of the first shoot was good.

"Cut, get ready, and continue shooting the second scene."

Due to limited time, Link planned to complete the filming within 7 days. The scenes in the living room needed to be shot within two days, and the remaining time would be used to shoot the strange noises in the bedroom and the ghost scenes.

“The house is big and looks great, and it has great light.”

Monica Bellucci walked in from the door and closed it with her hand.

"Come and kiss the camera."

Link said from behind the camera.

"I won't do that. How much did you spend on this camera? How much? I don't want to kiss the camera. I want to kiss you."

Monica leaned in and kissed him.

Link turned the camera around to film the two of them kissing, which lasted for four or five seconds.

“Do you think this camera is useful?”

"Yes, with this camera, we can record supernatural events that are happening or about to happen."

Link held the camera and pointed the lens at the dark corridor in the room and the unlit stairs to the second floor.

After shooting the opening scene, Link placed the camera in the kitchen and started filming while cooking, like a live broadcast in the Internet age.

In an era when no one is currently live-streaming their personal lives, this filming technique is quite novel and can also enhance the sense of immersion and the horror effect. This is why, despite the crude production of "Paranormal Activity", many viewers still bought tickets to watch it after its release.

“Are we going to film everything?”

Monica asked as she stood by the sink.

"No, we just need to record what happened to us. If someone encounters similar supernatural events in the future, we can help them solve these troubles."

Link was chopping meat and vegetables on the chopping board.

"Then we will have to review those horrific events over and over again, and the impression will continue to deepen. That's terrible."

"You should understand that if everything goes well, as long as we record those things with cameras, we can figure out what happened. As long as we find the cause, we can prescribe the right medicine and find a way to solve them."

Link waved the kitchen knife in his hand with a fierce and decisive expression.

"Get rid of them forever."

"Right. No matter what it is, we have to deal with it. If it's a neighbor's kid who is harassing you, peeping through your window at night, or doing something similar, we can take pictures of the evidence and teach him a lesson."

"That's impossible, unless that little boy has been stalking me since he was eight."

"It sounds weird."

When filming the kitchen scenes, Link was worried that there would not be enough shots, so he stayed in the kitchen and filmed for an hour straight. Whether he was washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, or cooking, he showed it all in front of the camera until dinner was ready.

"Link, the meal you cooked seems to be very good."

Monica Bellucci looked at the food on the table: two servings of pasta with meat sauce, two servings of vegetable and shrimp soup, and half an egg pie for each person. It was delicious.

"Try it."

Link and Monica sat down to eat.

"Wow! Very good."

Monica took a bite of the egg pie, squinted her eyes, and snorted seductively.

"If you like it, eat more."

"What if I gain weight?"

"It doesn't matter. The heroine is an ordinary female college student. You just need to be ordinary, not like a model. It doesn't matter if you are fatter or thinner."

These lines are not in the script, but in order to achieve a better performance effect, the two of them would chat casually during the filming and add the lines in, chatting about whatever they thought of, and then editing after the filming, so it doesn't have much impact.

"Link, are we making a movie like this? It's totally different from my previous experience of making movies. It's more like making a home video."

Monica ate her pasta and glanced at the camera on the table.

“Don’t worry, it’s definitely a good movie.”

"Now the industry and the media are very concerned about what your second film will be. If they knew that we used this method to make a movie, they would definitely be surprised."

"No matter what they think, we will focus on filming and surprise them after the movie is released."

"I believe you."

Monica supported her cheeks and clinked glasses of juice with him with a smile.

(End of this chapter)