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Chapter 920 Keep Shooting
In most homosexual movies, there will be an erotic scene between the two protagonists.

Some are producers and directors who want to use passionate dramas as gimmicks to ensure the box office, and some are really out of plot needs.

The actors will basically cooperate and rarely resist.

Especially for some new actresses who are not well-known, when encountering such a situation, in order to fight for the top position, they will take the initiative to do their best and try boldly.

It's not that Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Lawrence have filmed large-scale scenes before.

But now the identities are different, both of them are Oscar queens, and the clothes are put on again, and no one wants to take them off again.

If the contribution is not directly proportional to the return, even if it is sacrificed for art, it is very cautious.

Zhou Xia has just come to Hollywood and has not accumulated enough reputation.

They cooperated with Zhou Xia for the first time, and Zhou Xia was too young, so he was inevitably very utilitarian.

The main creators of his purpose in making this movie are very clear, that is to rush for the award.

The right to edit is in the hands of Zhou Xia, the director. If he cuts more exaggeratedly after the filming, it may change from art to emotion, or even emotion.

This was the last result the two of them wanted to see, so they still wanted to communicate with Zhou Xia a few more times before filming started.

"It's enough to clear the scene. By the way, director, I need your guarantee that there can be no close-ups of important parts."

Jennifer continued to discuss with Zhou Xia, and she had nothing to be shy about talking about this kind of topic.

I have rowed with Zhou Xia several times in private, and I have tried all kinds of knowledge in order to applaud and have fun, and I am not cautious.

But making a movie is different, she has to ensure her personal interests.

"I can't guarantee this, I will edit according to the performance, I hope you can understand. You can rest assured that I will not deliberately and focus on this scene.

We've talked about it, and it's mostly about Carol and Therese's relationship, and the ending seems to be happy, but it's still unknown.

If the expression of this scene is missing, the "seemingly happy" ending will hardly be established. "

Zhou Xia was uncompromising, and Nicole Kidman also made this request, but he didn't agree, let alone Jennifer.

"Okay, so is there anything the director wants to ask before shooting?"

Jennifer also wanted to use this method to remind Zhou Xia not to pay too much attention to this scene.

But the filming started right away, but Zhou Xia didn't talk to her and Nicole about how to shoot the scene. She was afraid that Zhou Xia would ask too much after the filming started.

Ni who was next to him could see that this was also a questioning look.

"I don't have any instructions. The two of you play according to the role and the plot, and act with emotion. It's true and natural."

Zhou Xia quickly comforted the two of them again.

Where does this kind of play need the director to tell, and it doesn't rely on the actors to improvise.

"Okay, Jennifer, let's go over there and discuss it."

Seeing that Zhou Xia had no other requests, Ni yelled at Jennifer and walked aside.

In these scenes, Carol played by her is the active side, while Triss played by Jennifer is the passive side, and the rhythm is mastered and driven by her.

Seeing that the two of them didn't ask any more questions and went to communicate, Zhou Xia felt relieved.

There is no such sex scene in the original book, and even in the original movie, the scenes are very short, and the sum of several clips does not exceed 3 minutes.

Especially Kate, who played Carol, she only showed her sideways, back, and Yuanjing's whole body. Only Rooney Mara, who played Triss, had a close-up of her upper body.

This makes the picture of that scene very hazy, and does not push the emotion expressed to the extreme.

It's like two people who applauded, but finally let each other reach the peak with their hands, it always gives people a feeling of incompleteness and insatiability.

This time, Zhou Xia wanted to shoot as perfect as possible, expressing the feeling of two women in love finally coming together under the background of sexual repression, and enjoying each other's happiness regardless of everything.

This is also the only good memory left by the two heroines when they traveled in the Northwest of the United States.

During this period, Carol was suffering from all kinds of interference from her husband, felt very guilty about her family and children, and fell into a comparison of her lover Terris with her children.

In addition, she has to fight wits and bravery with the secret detective hired by her husband, and be careful to guard against others seeing the relationship between the two.

Therefore, the emotional scene in the hotel is very important and reasonable. It is a catharsis of Carol's emotions, which can temporarily make her forget those troubles and immerse herself in the two-person world with her lover.

This will also push the love between the two parties to the point of unforgettable.

Later, Carol chose to break up with Terris because of the child and for the long-term togetherness.

The two had to adapt to society, allowing each to grow and become stronger.

After so many years, it makes more sense for them to meet again and finally be together.

The so-called price of love is the price of life, the price of living well.

Compared with the daily necessities of ordinary heterosexual couples, two women had to overcome more difficulties in that era when they were together.

But the true distance of love has little to do with gender.

Love that is deep enough can make people survive the loneliest situation, the stage of the most boiling desire, and the years of separation.

In the end, no matter how difficult it is, we will stay together.

If you want to pursue the freedom of life, you don't know how much you have to pay.

If there is no salt in the food, it will be much more boring. If there is no love in life, what fun is there?
For freedom, for love, in that era, they had to give everything they had so that they could grow up to live independently and live well, and only then could they really meet and stay together one day.

This is what the movie about love wants to express.

And after the two heroines are separated, how do they get rid of all kinds of shackles, learn how to deal with all kinds of discrimination and prejudice, and grow more independent and stronger.

Zhou Xia will add a few more events to show the social environment and background at that time.

Instead of skipping directly like the original movie, the two meet again and have grown into independent modern women.

………………

Everything was ready, and after the shooting scene was cleared, only two photographers, a lighting engineer, director Zhou Xia, and photographer Luo Jie were left.

Zhou Xia held the slate and called out, and after the slate was played, the two actresses began to perform.

In the not-so-large room, under the dim and warm light, in front of a single bed, Nicole and Jennifer didn't say much, just like a couple who started to touch each other, and then quickly took off each other's pajamas.

This is Zhou Xia's first time filming this kind of scene. He sat in front of the monitor very professionally, watching the beautiful picture in the camera.

Nicole, who is blond and blue-eyed, is 180 centimeters tall. She is well maintained, her skin is tight, and her whole body is full of radiance.

She is the aggressive one.

Jennifer, with dark brown hair, is like a child who has not experienced much in the world, and is the passive accepting party.

Although Jennifer's face is not as delicate and beautiful as Nicole's, after she lost weight and dyed her hair, she has a more stubborn temperament. Her bright eyes reveal a firm determination to be with her lover.

This fits well with Carroll's image of Triss: a strange girl who is still out of the sky.

Many same-sex movies, such as "Happy Together", "Brokeback Mountain", and "Lanyu", without exception, involve the erotic drama between the two protagonists.

It's not that I have to shoot this part, but most of the time it's to express a theme.

Two separate people have the right to do what they like, it's their freedom.

Without this expression, it cannot be regarded as a qualified same-sex movie.

It's like doing a composition with a proposition. If you don't even complete the proposition, it is impossible to pass, and it is even more impossible to get a high score.

The same is true for filmmaking. Different genres and themes have basic rules to follow.

If the director doesn't stop, the actors can only continue to perform.

A full 10 minutes passed.

Jennifer and Nicole have performed more and more intensely, and the scenes in the camera look more and more real and natural, not so jerky and awkward.

Zhou Xia gradually felt something, and he was very satisfied with it.

If you can't even move him in front of the camera, how can the audience feel it?
But he still didn't call to stop, just kept shooting like this, when the two of them really ended, there would be enough material, and there would be more editing.

In order to avoid the shooting of other subsequent shots, we have to proceed to this step.

PS: The first few chapters have been slightly modified, so you can look back if you want to read it.

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