Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 98 Temporary Director
  Anne Hathaway wore simple clothes today. Black short-sleeved shirt and jeans were all she wore. It was completely opposite to Jennifer's dress at the party. She didn't look like a star, but like the girl next door.

However, her face can still attract attention from all directions all the time. She is only 20 years old at this time, which is when she is most beautiful.

Her skin is fair and tender, her eyes are lively, and even her iconic big mouth is full of collagen when she smiles, which is enough to charm all men.

When Tang De came to the table, he could clearly hear the sighs of those around him.

"It seems that I came at the wrong time." Tang De joked, and Anne Hathaway laughed: "On the contrary."

"Give me some tomato pasta, thank you." Tang De handed the menu to the waiter and turned to look at her: "Why are you here in Chicago?"

"I just finished filming a scene here and I'm going to Los Angeles tomorrow." Anne Hathaway shrugged and used her fork to make circles on the plate: "I didn't expect that when I was chatting with my friend today, she suddenly mentioned you. I haven’t congratulated you yet, you won the MTV award.”

Tang De smiled and spread his hands: "Are you just here to congratulate me with empty hands?"

"What? Isn't it enough to treat you to dinner?" Anne Hathaway raised her head and stared at him with her big eyes.

"Of course, in our hometown, when congratulations on good things happening, you have to give gifts." Tang De said nonsensically, touching the bridge of his nose with his finger, his face was extremely sincere.

"Is there such a custom? Sorry, I really wasn't prepared." Anne Hathaway was interrupted by Tang De as soon as she said this: "I was just lying."

"What!" Anne Hathaway looked at Tang De's expression carefully, compared it with the expression just now, and said in disbelief: "Your acting skills are so good! You have fooled me! So there is no such custom?"

"Of course not." Tang De laughed: "I have a habit of making small movements when lying, such as touching the bridge of my nose or chin."

Of course this sentence is a lie. If Tang De is willing, the lie can be truer than the truth.

But Anne Hathaway believed it quite a bit and also laughed: "I see, but you are really suitable for acting. How about I recommend a director to you?"

"No, no, no, Annie, why not the other way around and I teach you acting?" Tang De waved his fingers: "Don't forget, I am the director."

"Yeah, you're right. I just remembered that your work won an award. Now the music industry is discussing it, and even Cameron is praising it." At this point, Anne Hathaway suddenly changed the subject: "So Avril must like you very much."

Tang De calmly took a sip of water: "Avril? Of course she likes me, I am her good luck director."

Good Luck Director is the nickname given to him in the music circle, and he is also known as the tyrant on the set.

This nickname has two meanings. The first one does not mean that he is lucky, but that the singer who directed the MV is lucky.

The singers Tang De has photographed are all quite popular this year. Even the worst Raymond has had some highlight moments and is well-known to the public because of his MV.

So in the current music world, it can be said that no one can resist writing the word "Tang De" in the director column of his MV.

Another meaning is that Tang De is the lucky person who just happened to shoot a few MVs for popular songs and won the annual award.

However, there are still some stubborn media, such as Dylan, who hold this view.

"You're right." Anne Hathaway didn't see any flaws in Tang De's expression, and he didn't make those little moves either.

So she relaxed and said, "But when I watched her award ceremony, she was very close to you. Maybe she has a crush on you."

"You're right, I feel the same way." Tang De smiled slightly, and then seemed to have come back to his senses. He leaned towards Anne Hathaway and whispered: "So are you jealous?"

"I'm...jealous?" Anne Hathaway frowned and curved her mouth: "You seem to be right, I am..."

She didn't finish her words, because Tang De blocked all her words with a gentle kiss on her cheek.

"Thank you." The waiter placed the pasta in front of Tang De, and Tang De nodded.

Anne Hathaway shook her head for two seconds before coming back to her senses, then touched her face and looked at Tang De.

Tang De raised the corners of his mouth: "This is a return gift."

"Gift in return?" Anne Hathaway couldn't help laughing when she thought of the night after the party.

After eating, Donde and Anne Hathaway walked around the Navy Pier in the slightly cold sea breeze.

Although it is called a pier, it is completely different from those fishing boat piers. There is no strong smell of sea.

The two of them came to a dim streetlight, looked at the crescent moon in the distant sky, and stopped.

There was no one around, only scattered lights to accompany them.

"Let's go, Chicago is not a peaceful place." Tang De has never been at ease about the American night, no matter where he is.

Anne Hathaway nodded, but when she turned her head, she suddenly found a pair of hands around her waist.

The next second her body fell backwards and lay in Tang De's arms.

What followed was a passionate look and a long kiss. The silhouettes of the two people under the streetlight grew longer and longer until the moon was obscured by dark clouds.

The next day, Tang De returned to the crew and came to the scheduled prison.

However, something unexpected happened on the third day of filming. During the filming of the prison dance scene, Rob was personally directing the arrangements on the stage.

As a result, when a staff member from the props team was completing the set design instructed by Tang De, he accidentally knocked down the iron elevated frame and hit Rob's arm, knocking him to the ground and scratching his skin. A bloody wound.

Everyone hurriedly asked the field staff to send the director to the hospital, but then the entire crew came to a standstill.

Because he didn't know how many days it would take for Rob to recover, Belt couldn't help but become anxious. The rental time of the prison was very tight. All their costs were used to set up the scene and hire a dance team. If the filming of the movie cannot be completed within this week, it means that the company will have to spend another budget.

But after Rob went to the hospital, no one could help with reshoots...

"Wait!" Bert suddenly thought of Tang De, who seemed to be the only suitable candidate in the crew.

So he hurriedly found Tang De: "Tang, can you? I mean, direct and shoot for Rob?"

Tang De was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Of course, no problem, Bert."

"Okay, let's continue shooting today, John!" Belt called the art director and stage designer over again and informed him of his arrangements.

When everyone heard that Tang De was going to film as a director, they were a little surprised. After all, he is just a MV director. He usually directs a team of a few people, but now he has to direct dozens of people. This is a musical that ordinary directors don't understand at all. Can he really do it well?
  Dion sneered at this, feeling that Tang De was just a waste of film by making him the director.

But Belt had already made a decision, and since the producer was the biggest, everyone had no choice but to comply.

Soon, the scenes and actors on the stage were in place. This scene is the longest song and dance scene in the entire movie, a full seven and a half minutes. It describes what Renee heard about the murderer after entering the prison. story.

It's just that these trivial matters were turned into dreams by Rob, and he performed them very cleverly through a series of dances.

So this scene was very difficult to shoot, both for the director and the actors.

After Tang De took over the filming, he chatted with John about the storyboards for twenty minutes, asked about all the details in detail, and made a decision as quickly as possible.

"We shot twice, first moving around to test shoot. Then Dion and I were responsible for two mobile camera positions. Then we set up three fixed camera positions in front and two sides. John, you are responsible for watching and monitoring device."

In order to show this dance, the crew prepared five cameras, and Tang De naturally used them.

Afterwards, Tang De made arrangements for the stage and properly gave instructions to all departments.

It was at this time that everyone discovered that Tang De was no stranger to musicals, and was even a little too skilled.

Whether it is the use of lighting or the layout of the scene, he has very mature opinions. Even the positioning of actors, he will make some suggestions.

This performance undoubtedly made everyone feel at ease, and also disappointed Dion, who was waiting to see what he was doing.

Tang De, of course, has never filmed a musical before, but he has been studying carefully on the crew during this time, absorbing the knowledge he needs from the heads of various departments.

In addition, they have rehearsed before, and all the dancers are experienced on the stage, so it is not difficult to take the same shot.

The real difficulty is how to use the lens, control the quality, and ensure the coherence of the overall picture.

This is the director’s biggest role, and this is where Tang De is best at.

And if it comes to making the women in the picture beautiful, Tang De even has a say in this matter than most directors.

Zeta-Jones has a deep understanding of it, so she has no doubts about Tang De's direction.

Since the heroine has no problems, the other actors will naturally have no problems either. Everyone cooperates with Tang De's arrangements and takes their place on the stage.

"Okay, then I'll do a round of positioning test shooting first... The scene team is going to move the iron frame according to the actor's footsteps. The lighting team remembers that the light should always be kept above the actor's head and not shift."

"start!"

The music started, and a wonderful show immediately appeared on the stage.

The women wore sexy black costumes and stood in front of the prison bars, singing and showing off their charming or powerful dance moves. Then they came out one by one to the music and "killed" each of their male dance partners.

The lighting throughout the play is dim blue, mixed with red and warm colors, used to express different story emotions.

Tang De watched the picture carefully in front of the monitor, keeping all the questions in mind. After the trial shooting, I corrected many things with everyone.

Soon, actual shooting will officially begin.

But just three minutes later, Tang De's somewhat angry voice suddenly sounded: "Stuck!"

(End of this chapter)