"I need to start as soon as possible, finish shooting all the shots within 18 days, finish post-production in two months, and release in December at the latest," Angela told the heads of various departments at the long table in the conference room for the first time. Order, although she dresses as casually as usual and doesn't look like a boss at all, she still has the momentum she should have, "The structure of this film is very simple, the key lies in the shooting techniques and post-editing, if the efficiency is high enough, it should be done. It's easy."
Having said that, she stopped and glanced at the people in the conference room: "I hope everyone can cooperate with my work, so, are there any other questions now?"
Bruce raised his hand first: "Miss Mason, does the movie "Death Come" need to slow down?"
"Of course not, "Memento" is just a very simple movie, it won't take up too much of your time, I will try my best to adjust my time to cooperate with you." Angela shook her head.
"Miss Mason, the time is a little tight, and we have at least a week or more to select the actors." Jeff Hubbard, who was responsible for preparing the casting and recruiting staff for various positions, said.
"There is only one main character, I already have a candidate for the heroine, and the supporting actor is up to you to decide. It should be easy to find among those actors who have played supporting roles for a long time. As for the male lead, I will let Ms. Adiman put my I want to give it to you, and then select 20 to 30 second- and third-tier actors for me to choose." Angela said and stood up, "Is there any other questions? If not, then the meeting will now be dismissed. "
Going straight back to her humble office, Angela started to be busy again. Although she has been busy sorting out the sub-shots of "Memento" for the past two days, she has only her own time after 2 pm, and she is at least close to completion. There's still half.
As she said, the structure of "Memento" is actually very simple, and it can only be regarded as a medium level in terms of the script. However, just like "Titanic" after adding CG and various technologies, it immediately became unusual, unique. The narrative style of the film has made the film a classic! Therefore, if Angela wants to restore without errors, she must carefully reproduce the division of the shots in her pen to facilitate the director's work at that time.
It's not that she can't afford to lose. The initial positioning of "Snatch and Kidnap" was an experimental work. She wanted to see her true level, how much she had learned, and what her strengths and weaknesses were. In fact, she also achieved her goal.
But the problem is that they can criticize her directing techniques, and they can also pick up on the shortcomings of the movie and analyze everything in it one by one. This is all right, but it is absolutely impossible to rise to personal attacks!
Well, it's a bit too much to say that people have been hit, and the accurate expression is prejudice, men's prejudice against women! She can tolerate this kind of emotion to exist in the cracks, but she must not let it affect the mainstream opinion. If she continues according to her plan, if it does not go well, she will encounter more themes that are even more unsuitable for women in the future, especially the final point of the plan. , so since the script in hand is just right, then the one who does his part should fan it back!
Putting it down and looking at the draft in her hand, Gila nodded with satisfaction. So far, it is still under her control, but... She glanced at the phone on the table. Although there is already a heroine candidate, it is still unclear whether the other party will agree. Knowing that, Angela thought for a few minutes and decided to make a phone call first.
"Hello Miss Ingle, I'm so glad you heard my voice, is Charlie there? Yes, I'm looking for her... Hi Charlie, how are you doing? Listen to Keanu talking about the new movie and You had a great time working together and I can't wait to see your show... thanks, I don't care about that stuff anyway they get the answers they want no matter what you say... yes yes you guess Exactly, what kind of answer are you going to give me? By the way, I have two points to emphasize: first, this is a low-budget B-movie directed by me; second, I need you to disguise yourself... ok Yes, I'll have someone fax or email the script to you right away, I hope you'll think about it after reading it."
The girl who put down the phone breathed a sigh of relief and decided that she would choose Charlize, because for a while, she really couldn't find a relatively cheap actress who was related to her and whose acting skills were not bad. Yes, Charlize's acting is really not bad, but it can't be proportional to her appearance.
It's sad if an actress can't act up to the level of her looks, because it makes it hard for directors not to treat her like a vase, it's the same with Kate and Jessica, but their beauty is different. have characteristics.
Aside from her attractive figure, Kate's oriental and British style is very attractive, not to mention Jessica's smile. Charlize is indeed very beautiful and beautiful, but unfortunately this beauty is a bit mediocre, and even Sarah Sheila, who is also a blond, has a sinister part in it.
Once positioned as a vase, it would be a bit difficult to turn over. Either take a lot of literary films and try to hone yourself, or give yourself another positioning, such as being a beating girl like Kate is now, or just pretending to be ugly— Angela remembered that Charlize won the Oscar for best actress through this, but she had forgotten which movie - after all, Angela was the only one who started acting when she came out of her mother's belly.
Although as early as 1995's "Virtual Idol", Charlize and Angela knew each other because they played the virtual Simone as a model, but they were not very familiar with each other. They met on various occasions to say hello or Occasionally chat a few words, there is no more intersection, but the girl is not worried that she will refuse.
Charlize is a smart woman, otherwise she would not hesitate to act ugly and win the Oscar for Best Actress. In fact, she has made a lot of changes because of her shortcomings, so Angela believes that after reading the script, she Be sure to seize this opportunity. Because a script with such a structure has never been done before, it may be well done or it may be self-defeating, but why not try it? Even if Angela herself told her to wear ugly makeup, even if it's just a low-budget B-movie!
After asking Ms. Adiman to take a copy of the script to send an email, the girl greeted Jeff with a few floppy disks with information on dozens of second-tier actors who had just been selected by them.
"We arranged them according to the initials of their names, and temporarily selected 26 people. If they are not suitable, I will let them continue." Jeff said, hesitating for a while before speaking again: "Miss Angela , you don't think it seems like..."
"A little bit of fun?" Angela didn't have a head, but stared at the computer screen and quickly flipped through the list of candidates, "Yes, I admit, there is a little bit, but you also know that I don't have that much time, I need movies It will be released at the end of December.”
"I don't understand..." Jay shrugged, "Why does it have to be released within this year?"
"Because it's not in my filming schedule, and I have more important things to do next year, I'm making this film just to squeeze time." Of course, this is just one of the reasons, as for the other, needless to say .
"So I have to ask you to choose the parts first and then choose by yourself, because only I know best what kind of characters this movie needs," said Angela, pointing to a man on the screen: "Look , this person is very suitable."
"He doesn't seem to be… even a third-tier actor," Jeff frowned at the information on the screen. "Although he is relatively well-known in Australia, he is still second-tier. He is just a newcomer in Hollywood."
"That's it, Hugh Jackman!" Angela raised the corner of her mouth and closed the document, then looked at Jeff: "Contact him and his agent immediately, send him the script, and try to get him to agree if possible. !"
"Okay, you're the boss." Jeff shrugged, turned and walked out.
Angela leaned back on the chair again and breathed a sigh of relief. The so-called "only I know best what kind of role this movie needs" means that she wants to find those actors who have an impression and are not very famous to play this role. , because time is tight.
In fact, because of the wider age, she did find a lot of rising stars, such as Heath Ledger, Jack Gyllenhill or Tobey Maguire, especially Heath Ledger and The files of Jack Gyllenhill are actually next to each other, which has to be said to be a strange feeling, but it is a surprise to find the information of "Wolverine".
At least among these familiar second- and third-tier actors, Hugh Jackman is the most suitable for this role, Tobe Quill is still very young, Heath Ledger and Jack Gyllenhaal are similar to him The big one is just a little furry boy.
Even though this Australian man has only started acting for two or three years, he not only studied at the Sydney Actors Center, but also obtained a degree from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. It can be said that his acting skills are relatively solid, and he has acted psychologically in TV dramas. Scholar, it shouldn't be too difficult to drive this role, so Angela is very optimistic about him.
Now that the male and female protagonists are basically settled, only the supporting actor remains undecided. Angela originally liked Joe Pantoliano to play this role. This short guy and "Bento King" Steve Barr Simi is also a golden supporting role in Hollywood. No matter whether the role is evil or evil, he can interpret it well. He has performed wonderfully in many blockbusters. If you let him play the policeman who coaxed the male protagonist in "Memento" It will definitely add a lot to the film.
It's a pity that Joe can't get away from the crew of "The Matrix" for the time being. His role is very heavy, because he plays the Cypher whose name is derived from "Cipher", yes, the bald traitor, so I have to say this is a pity.
Let's talk about it later, Angela comforted herself in her heart, maybe Jeff and the others can find a more suitable one, as long as Hugh and Charlize agree, they can start shooting immediately... Oh, wait, it's not enough, there is something more important soon Things are waiting for her.