"Vinson, it's not a black gear. I need a bright gear with a metallic luster, preferably stainless steel."
"Does the side need to be grooved? Like those gears in Chaplin's Modern Times, I think that would be more artistic."
"No, you don't need any grooves on the sides."
"This will look very monotonous. Simon, I will show you a part and you will know."
"Of course I know, but multiple gears overlap to create a three-dimensional feeling, so that it is not monotonous, just like this concept map of mine."
"Simon, although your concept drawing is beautiful, it is actually very amateurish."
"So I am the customer and you are the store owner, Vincent. It is your business how to realize my vision as much as possible. Moreover, when the wall clock rotates, these gears must all rotate with it. I need to give people a very strong sense of time. A sense of passage.”
"Two options, Simon, if you only need to show such an effect, I can set up another power system, which is very simple and cheap. If you want this set of gears to be integrated with the mechanical structure of the clock, Together, it may take two or three months to wait, and it’s very expensive.”
"I choose the first option."
"Okay, so, looking at your next concept art, is it, um, a butterfly?"
At the counter of Strong's Watch Shop, Sandra Bullock still held Simon's backpack in her arms and sat quietly next to the boy, listening to a series of conversations between him and Vincent Strong, the owner of the watch shop. Although There was a smile on his face, but he felt a little distressed that he couldn't get a word in at all.
At the same time, Sandra looked at the two concept drawings Simon showed to the shop owner more than once.
These are two wall clocks.
The first one has a pendant. The main body is composed of many densely packed gears. Since it is just a light gray pencil drawing, it is indeed very reminiscent of the scene in Chaplin's "Modern Times".
The other clock is a butterfly with a very beautiful pattern. The patterns and textures on the butterfly's body are cleverly divided into twelve hours. Listening to the conversation between Simon and the shopkeeper, it seems that he wants to make it golden, which must be more beautiful.
Simon and the shop owner discussed for more than ten minutes, confirming the details of the two wall clocks as well as the customization prices.
After finally paying the deposit, Simon left the watch shop with Sandra.
Standing on the street, Sandra saw Simon start to look around again, cheered up, and said with a smile as if nothing had happened: "So, where should we go next?"
Although the girl concealed it very well, Simon still felt the faint complaint in Sandra's tone, and pointed at a coffee shop diagonally across the street: "Hey, let's buy you a cup of coffee and let's talk about the movie."
Some of the dissatisfaction that had just arisen in my heart suddenly disappeared.
She found herself following him across the street happily, laughing to herself.
Good-for-nothing guy.
but.
it does not matter.
Simon locked his bicycle on the street, and the two walked into the cafe together and found a seat to sit down.
After they each ordered coffee and a plate of waffles, Sandra asked first: "Simon, what are those two wall clocks for?"
Simon explained patiently: "Two shooting props, the gear wall clock was used to shoot the beginning of the movie, and the butterfly wall clock was the set in Laura's room. As clocks, of course they both represent the passage of time. However, the butterfly wall clock has another meaning. , I hope this movie can pave the way for another one of my movies.”
In the original version of "Lola Run", the two clock props that appeared one after another were both European retro types. This is actually very consistent with the overall style of Berlin, an ancient European metropolis.
However, Simon is now in Los Angeles.
A new and vibrant city.
Therefore, if we continue to copy the original version, the two European-style retro clocks will look very inconsistent in the new version of the film.
Since the time, location, storyline, etc. of the new version of the film need to be greatly adjusted, Simon is actually remaking a completely different "Run Lola Run" at the moment.
In this case, Simon also intends to show some completely different concepts from the original version.
In fact, the original version of "Run Lola Run" did not convey much profound philosophical thinking, or even just some specious truths.
Director Tom Tykwer just wanted to express the various ideas he had accumulated as a crazy video game fan through a movie, so he wrote the script quickly and shot it quickly. The male protagonist was his good friend, and the female protagonist was his best friend. The protagonist is his girlfriend, and most of the other characters are acquaintances. Everyone happily made a very fun movie.
Now, Simon's purpose in making this film was also very simple and clear.
Number one: make a cool movie and show Hollywood what you can do.
Second: Through the production of this film, we can re-familiarize ourselves with the production process of Hollywood films in the film era.
Third: Promote the concept of 'Butterfly Effect' and pave the way for the future release of "Butterfly Effect".
Among them, the first two points are goals that Simon must complete, and the third point is incidental. If it can be achieved, it will be better. If it cannot be achieved, it does not matter.
However, although the third goal depends on luck, Simon still spared no effort in the details of performance.
I just customized two wall clocks. The first modern gear wall clock is to match the new shooting environment. The second butterfly wall clock clearly hints at the concept of the 'butterfly effect'.
In fact, Simon planned to include three 'butterfly' images in the film.
If there are only one or two, it will not be easy to leave a deep impression on the audience. If there are more than three, it will appear too overwhelming. Setting three images is just right.
The waiter brought the coffee to the two of them. Sandra waited for the other party to leave and asked: "Another movie? Are you planning to make two movies?"
"No," Simon shook his head and said, "The other one is "The Butterfly Effect." You must have heard about what happened these days, right? I wrote that script."
Sandra just signed a contract with Jonathan last week. In the following days, a media storm broke out surrounding the WMA packaging project, which led to internal strife in the company. The girl was even worried that she would have to find another agent just after signing the contract. How could this be possible? Don't know about "The Butterfly Effect".
However, she never thought that the script of "The Butterfly Effect" would be written by the big boy opposite.
After staring at Simon for a while, Sandra finally let out a low exclamation: "Wow!"
Simon just shrugged and continued: "Most people who have read the script of "The Butterfly Effect" think this name is too unpopular. The plot of "Run Lola Run" can explain the concept of the 'Butterfly Effect' very vividly. So, Through the clear prop hint of the butterfly wall clock, I hope that "Lola Run" can let more people know the term 'butterfly effect'."