hollywood melon man

Chapter 36 Great AB-style acting skills
  The original version of "Death Comes to Me" was an alternative script for the American TV series "The X-Files" and was later adapted and made into a movie by Chinese-American director Huang Yiyu.

Of course, there's not even a shadow of the X-Files project now, let alone a script.

In fact, many Chinese-American directors in Hollywood are masters of horror thrillers. Needless to say, Huang Yiyu, James Wan's "Saw" series and "The Conjuring" universe are all classic horror films that have been resounding for a while.

If you want to continue to stay rooted in the field of thrillers and horror films, logically speaking, Gilbert Jr.'s better choice is "Saw".

This film was shot in 2004 and cost only US$ million. Today, it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to shoot.

But after some weighing, Gilbert Jr. gave up on the film.

You can keep this script and this subject and find the right person to film it in the future, but he will definitely have to transform after filming "The God of Death".

If you want to be a top director in the world, you should dabble in many aspects. Even horror film master James Wan has directed "Fast and Furious 7" and "Aquaman".

Little Gilbert's goal is not just to be a replica of James Wan, he wants to become a director on the same level as Spielberg and James Cameron.

In my previous life, I was involved in big online movies, so I could only hold back such thoughts and daydream about them.

But now that we have such a good opportunity, it would be a waste of the opportunity given by God if we don’t choose to take advantage of it.

In the sound stage of Disney Studios, a scene about the cabin is being filmed.

After the initial run-in, the filming of the film gradually became better.

Thanks to the clear planning of the film in director Gilbert Jr.'s mind, the filming process was very smooth and incredibly smooth.

Touchstone Films producer Kane Waxman praised the crew when reporting to CEO Robert Iger: "Bob, you can't imagine that little Gilbert is just a young director under twenty-two. He is too mature.

The directing skills, composition, and shooting techniques are all extremely sophisticated, even for senior practitioners who have been in Hollywood for decades. "

Robert Egger was secretly surprised, but with a contented smile on his face: "I have told you before, little Gilbert is a genius."

Until this time, Kane Waxman sincerely admired Robert Iger's vision: "Bob, I am more and more convinced that little Gilbert is the person we are looking for at Touchstone Pictures.

Will he be Steven Spielberg or James Cameron? "

Robert Egger laughed and said: "I think he would rather be Little Gilbert Landrini..."

Little Gilbert doesn't care about Touchstone Pictures' internal evaluation of him. He just wants to film this scene well.

"Claire, what about the details of your performance? Don't just stare, but add some details to your face? Do you think you are a big AB?"

Little Gilbert sprayed Cameron Diaz so much that he shrank his head and didn't dare to say a word.

The crew members who were watching were silent and did not dare to come forward to talk to him. Art director Serena Hafey also curiously asked director of photography Doyle Randolph: "Who is Big AB?"

Duer Randolph spread his hands and said that he didn't know.

Of course they didn't know. If they are right, Big AB was only four years old at this time, and it was still early for him to star in "Pigeons in the Cloud" and "Staring without Appreciation"!
  But this does not prevent little Gilbert from using her as an example to allow the cast and crew to contribute better performances.

Among them, Cameron Diaz was scolded the most. If a scene was not right, little Gilbert would scold and guide him.

But what is rare is that little Gilbert rarely uses English curse words such as Fuck, Shet and so on. However, it was often mixed with words such as “Fuck, Zhen Biao, Er Fool, etc.”, which they couldn’t understand either.

Later, when I inquired about it, I found out that little Gilbert knew Chinese, and in the Chinese elective he took in college, he only spoke Chinese curse words.

This made the crew members a little dumbfounded. The director was cursing, but they didn't know what the director was scolding.

In order to study clearly, many people even bought a Chinese basic education book to study.

But this kind of books will definitely not teach swear words, so just learn from the director!
  For a time, the crew of "The God of Death" was filled with words such as "f*ck," "real fool," "two idiots," and "bloody horse fucked eggs."

Although the words were not standard, everyone was very serious and serious in criticizing.

It was to little Gilbert that this scene was somewhat funny.

After scolding Cameron Diaz, looking at the girl's big tearful eyes, little Gilbert's heart softened, and he began to tell Cameron Diaz seriously about the drama.

Seeing Cameron Diaz's confused look, little Gilbert shook his head helplessly, clapped his hands and said, "OK, get ready, start moving."

The crew members finished watching, dispersed in a hurry, and hurried to prepare.

In fact, the highlight of this scene lies in Matt Damon, but Matt Damon's performance is quite good among young actors. After all, he has acting experience and talent.

After preparations were made, the filming of the scene in the cabin started again.

"The second scene of the fifth scene of "Death is Coming", action..."

This scene is actually two scenes. The first time we filmed the plane explosion, it was the scene that the male protagonist dreamed of. The second time I filmed what happened after the male protagonist woke up from his dream and got off the plane making a fuss.

"Alex, can you change seats with Blake? We want to sit together." Following the girl's words, Alex, played by Matt Damon, woke up from his dream.

The camera shows a close-up of Matt Damon's face, sweating profusely and panic-stricken eyes, and the details are in place.

Unlike many people who imagine that a scene is shot smoothly, a scene is shot repeatedly with different lenses, and choices are made during the final editing.

So making a movie is not that simple. Even if you have the original version as a reference, an outsider will not know how to make a movie without systematic study and experience.

Of course, decades later, in the land opposite, the era when actors, writers, and comedians could all become directors was an exception.

These people have to thank their assistant directors for their dedication, otherwise they can't even imagine what the resulting film would look like.

After Alex was carried off the plane in a panic like a psychotic, the teacher, Browning who was fighting with him, Browning's girlfriend, and the female teacher all got off the plane.

The monitor also asked Alex's friends to get off the plane together to see what was going on with Alex.

This time it was Cameron Diaz's turn. She felt uneasy after watching Alex's sudden outburst.

This is the glaring acting that little Gilbert scolded earlier, and Cameron Diaz didn't do it well.

However, Cameron Diaz performed very well this time and restrained his glare. Although he was very jerky, he finally had an expression on his face.

The confused Claire hesitated for a while and then got off the plane.

After filming this scene, Little Gilbert announced that he would change scenes and shoot the next scene at the old terminal of Los Angeles Airport.

The terminal was originally planned to be abandoned and demolished. After obtaining permission, Gilbert Jr. arranged for the scene of the glass shattering caused by the plane explosion to be shot in real life.

Pyrotechnics and explosion special effects director Tony Ledley is leading people to carefully arrange the scene and set a safe range for filming.

Tony Ridley was recommended to Gilbert Jr. by George Lucas. He had followed George Lucas for several years and was considered a senior demolition expert.

So this is the role of connections. Without the recommendation of these big directors, where would little Gilbert go to find talents who are the backbone of Hollywood.

"Tony, how are the arrangements going?" Little Gilbert asked.

"It has been arranged. I set the safety range of the glass explosion at five meters away, which is enough distance to complete the performance." Tony Ledley assured.

"OK, be sure to pay attention to safety. I don't want anything to happen to anyone." Little Gilbert warned.

"Don't worry, we have simulated it on the computer many times and there won't be any problems." Tony Ledley was full of confidence.

Little Gilbert nodded and said nothing more.

Professionals generally don't talk big, and if there is no problem, then there is no problem, and little Gilbert also gives enough trust.

After an action, the shooting of this shot officially started.

All the previous scenes at the airport have been filmed, and after this explosion scene, it’s over.

Of course, special effects shots will be used to add shots of planes exploding in the air.

The crew of "Death Is Coming" didn't have that much money, so they just blew up a plane for fun.

After the explosion scene, there were close-ups of the actors' expressions, and the scene ended successfully.

After being scolded and coached by Little Gilbert every day, and going to Little Gilbert's room to discuss the script at night, Cameron Diaz's acting skills improved a lot.

I believe that after the training of this film, Cameron Diaz can also be called a qualified actor.

(End of this chapter)