With blue sky, white clouds, plenty of sunshine and undulating breeze, everything looks so clean and beautiful. However, if you let the camera move down to several slightly dated houses around you, the rough atmosphere is immediately oncoming.
"Cut!" Perhaps because of the cowboy's territory here, Angela's originally crisp voice also felt heavier. But by comparison, her body language is more exaggerated.
"What is your expression, Jack! Are you grasping the emotions of the characters! Do you remember what we said during the discussion?!" Angela waved her arms up and down, and her excited expression made her look a little hideous.
"Of course, of course I remember." Gyllenhill pressed the cowboy hat on his head, lowered his head and said hesitantly. At the same time, there is still some bitterness in my heart, how can I let this woman eat to death, and I can't even refute it loudly.
"Remember?" Angela snorted coldly and sneered, and folded her arms and leaned in front of him: "Then, please tell me, dear Mr. Gyllenhill, why did Jack Twist pass the car Looking at Ennis Del Mar?!"
The people around couldn't help showing sympathy, and Heath, who was not far away, simply turned around and didn't look at him. Gyllenhill smiled bitterly inwardly, and said bravely: "Under normal circumstances, men don't 'look' at men, at most they only glance at the same sex. When a man looks at another man, he is found It is a hidden norm in society that men are the watchers and women are the ones being watched. Men are more accustomed to appreciating that they like women, and women are more accustomed to it. Sexually being watched by men. So, after Twist glanced at Delmar, he continued to observe him through the car mirror, which means that Twist has a kind of...
"Very good, thank you for your explanation," Angela raised her mouth coldly and clapped her hands. "Then, next question, did you grasp this emotion just now? Did you express it impartially?"
"Um... this... I think there is something missing..." Gyllenhill continued to press his hat.
"It's just lacking?" Angela showed an obvious sneering expression, "It's not far! I told you that when he looked at Delmar with the car mirror, it was an implicit behavior, but look at it. Your expression just now!"
"It's hard..." Gyllenhill rolled his eyes constantly in his heart. He suddenly felt a sense of regret. He wanted to come over to perform in this movie because of Mao. How could he be fooled by this woman in the first place
"It's difficult? Of course it's difficult! Since I asked you to appear in the movie, such difficulties were expected, but this is not an excuse for not doing well!" Angela waved her arm passionately, "One time but we Just two shots, two shots, but we’ll shoot three or four times, as long as we’re not satisfied, I don’t mind repeating 99 shots like Mr. William Wheeler!”
Following her, he folded his arms and looked at Gyllenhill, sneering with a little bit of narrowness: "Go hard, Jack, I really really don't mind when the two of you are kissing... Repeat 99 times! "
Gyllenhill's eyes twitched, and Ledger next to him also smiled bitterly, but Angela didn't care at all, she sat back behind the camera and waved: "Everyone pay attention, let's continue!"
The crew suddenly became busy, and no one dared to say a word under the "promiscuous power" of Miss Genius. Well, this may be a bit too much to say, although the filming has been intermittent in the past few days, either here or there is a problem, especially for the two leading actors, once they are not satisfied, they will train from beginning to end. It's just that everyone can see that Angela is not trying to find fault on purpose, she is just... very excited.
Yes, very excited, even if they mercilessly ridiculed their mistakes, the encouragement in the tone is still very obvious. She may have some great idea and is eager to implement it, but... it seems a little too far? Many staff members who have been working with Angela have this idea.
Miss Genius has done something similar before, but it didn't last long. It's not like she's swaying her nose and raising her eyebrows at every turn now, shouldn't she be... on some kind of medicine, right? Among so many people, only Mavis probably knew the reason, but she had never seen Angela who directed the movie, and she never told anyone about it.
Well, in any case, Angela is the undisputed boss on the set, no matter what everyone says, everyone just listens obediently and then does things. Although she is stricter than before, she is still very measured, and most of the problems fall on the two male actors, right
In fact, Angela didn't really want to do this, but after she put the film on the schedule reluctantly - "Brokeback Mountain" was originally used as a backup, if she needed it before the plan was completed. A golden statuette for the best director, then you need it to appear, and the time is just right-suddenly discovering that even if the plan is disrupted, it still has great value, and it is natural to be very excited.
In addition, she had already set the tone for more stringent requirements when she invited Ledger and Gyllen Hill to play these two roles. Anyway, these two guys are in their early twenties, and their acting skills are relatively immature compared to those mature actors - Ledger is better, Gyllen Hill is half a step behind him - so they are required to appear in a time span from 20 to How old are men in their 40s and 40s, what if they don't practice it repeatedly
Although this movie feels a bit rushed, although Angela once warned herself that this was a gamble when she selected the "original cast". But it doesn't mean that she has to sacrifice the quality of the movie. Don't forget that Angela must always keep a distance from the peak in the current plan.
After these two problems were combined, Angela simply made herself more flamboyant on the set, in order to speed up the transformation of Gyllenhill and Ledger, and... at the same time, she could vent some of her stagnation.
Of course, she is not a fool who is encouraged by the seedlings, so she chose to use the method of repeated shooting to "torture" them. As for efficiency and progress... It doesn't matter, as long as the quality of the film is maintained, and I can take this opportunity to study the language of the shots as much as possible, anyway... as long as it is work.
In this case, by the beginning of July, the overall shooting progress was not even one-fifth. Fortunately, the possibility of such a situation had been considered at the beginning, so all the carefully selected shots were taken in the early stage. . The only trouble is running back and forth between Montana and Alberta.
As for the kissing scene between the two, although Angela threatened Gillen Hill, she did not act. There are not many kissing scenes between the two in the movie, but it can be said that each has a different meaning. And now, although Gyllenhill and Ledger have formed a deep friendship when they were training together, it is still a little bit incapable of letting them kiss each other intimately without reservation. It is better to use the opportunity of repeated shooting. Let them better integrate into the character's feelings.
Although the progress has been dragged down a lot because of this, it is undeniable that the effect is good. From the beginning, each shot could not be passed five or sixty times, and gradually developed to a shot that only needs two or three shots. Ten times, and every now and then there are single digits. I have to say that both Ledger and Gyllen Hill are very serious and talented actors, and Angela, who saw them, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If she needed to, she would really shoot the kiss scene between the two 99 times. If she didn't take action, it didn't mean it was a joke.
"I need to revise the shooting schedule. If you have time, please help me select the shots of this mountainous area and the southern suburbs of Courtley Town." Angela said to the girl here while flipping through the documents in her hand.
"All?" Alizee, who was holding a pen and a memo, raised her head and asked. She came here when the crew was just starting up, and Annie just mentioned it a little before she agreed. I have to admit that Angela's life and work are much more orderly with her by her side.
"Well... no," the girl shook her head, "excluding the ones that have already been filmed and those after Del Mar's divorce, although Heath did a good job today, it's better to shoot the youth scenes first, or take it slow. "
"Understood, is there anything else?" Alizee, who had written these down, asked again.
"That's it for the time being, I'll talk about the rest later." Angela closed the document and stretched firmly, then said to Alizee in a joking "sorrowful" tone: "I really don't know if you're not by your side in the future. , how messy and bad my life will be with my work."
Alizee frowned slightly and seemed to want to say something, but in the end she just gave her a blank look and turned and walked towards the door of the trailer.
"It's so boring..." Angela grumbled, and then raised her voice: "By the way, I'm not busy asking for these things, so remember to attend the bonfire party tonight, and don't let it go."
"Understood." At the same time when the simple words sounded, the person had disappeared at the door, and Angela at the table could only shrug.
It was getting late, and when the sun completely went down, the roaring bonfire was lit, and even the lights of the camp were not more dazzling than the jumping fire. The crew walked around the campfire, talking and laughing, preparing food, drinks, and all sorts of fun party gadgets.
This is where Angela came to see it specially. In the movie, the two characters rendezvous on Brokeback Mountain, lighting a bonfire on the calm lake and looking up at the mountains, forests and the starry night sky is unique.
The reason why the party is held here is that tomorrow is the weekend for everyone to rest, and secondly, it is a small celebration. During the shoot here today of Twist and Delmar clashing after their tryst, several of them happened in one shot!
To be honest, even though Ledger and Gyllenhill are in pretty good shape, Angela has no plans to start shooting those more intimate shots. Most of the time I go to the mountain these days is to shoot those fragmentary shots, such as delivering up the mountain, guarding the flock, etc. At most, it is to shoot two people from a distance who strip off their clothes and happily jump into the lake from the protruding rock. inside.
The reason why this scene of conflict was filmed was entirely accidental. Angela originally tried it out with the mentality of giving it a try, to see what level Ledger and Gyllenhill could reach now. Although the two did not wear makeup at the time, and the test shot not only included the conflicting part, but also the first time they had their emotional intersection in Brokeback Mountain, but when Gyllenhill grabbed Heath's collar and yelled , His resentful look and Heath's dodging eyes made Angela's heart move slightly.
So the girl took the time to find a make-up artist to dress them up as if they were decades old—Gyllen Hill with a mustache is still very manly—and then began the official shooting. Although they had just started NG a few times, after Heath was scolded by Gyllenhill, he turned his head with his lips and turned his head to reveal a sad and irresistible expression. The next two of them are in good condition. Surprisingly, this scene was filmed in one breath!
At the end of the filming, Angela couldn't help but lead everyone to applaud, but when asked why the two of them were suddenly in such a state, you can't answer both of them, but Gyllenhill shrugged. Shoulder: "Maybe it's because the relationship has been held for too long during this time, and it suddenly broke out."
Regardless of whether Gyllenhaal's statement is correct, this shoot made Angela think it was time to start filming in all aspects, which is why the previous act of asking Alizee to take stock of her schedule.
"It looks like you are still very happy." Angela walked over to Gyllenhill and Ledger who were talking and laughing with a cup in hand, and raised the cup to them with a half-smile: "I hope I didn't bother you. to you."
"Um... Of course not, in fact... we're talking about you." Gyllenhill also raised his glass.
"Really? What did you say? Tell Michelle, I'm a tyrant?" Angela sat down and said jokingly, while looking at Michelle Williams next to Ledger. Michelle came to the crew four days to report. Originally, she was also here to shoot some fragmentary scenes. Now Angela has adjusted her plan to have her and Heath play.
"Of course not, they're saying... you're a perfectionist." Michelle took over and defended them.
"Yes, yes, people who pursue perfection are also often intolerant of others' opinions, arrogant, and authoritarian." Angela cocked the corners of her mouth, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with herself.
Gyllenhill, on the other hand, grinned bitterly and shrugged slightly at Ledger and Michelle, with an expression clearly saying: See, I'm right. Although he had a panoramic view of his expression and movements, Angela just smiled.
Basically, from the day he joined the crew, Gyllenhaal kept telling his companions and friends not to think about arguing with Miss Genius. And use his bloody college life as an example.
After hearing it in Angela's ears, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he didn't bother to argue with him. Although she only remembered taunting Gyllen Hill once, someone swore that she doubled down on this guy at a sorority party, plus he had "tortured" him so much all this time that it was just a way to let him vent All right.
The addition of Angela did not make a few young people feel restrained. Even though she is the director and producer, she has the final say on the entire crew, but she is still a beautiful 21-year-old girl, dressed in a cowboy-like costume. bubbly. Plus she knew exactly when to say something, Ledger, Michelle and several other young people chatted happily with her.
As for Gyllenhaal, he just said a few words, occasionally coming up with interesting ideas, such as—
"Are you interested in singing a song, or playing a song, Angela?" He looked at Angela with a smile, "Besides the actor and director, you are also a singer, a famous singer."
"Want to hear me sing so much?" Angela raised her eyebrows.
"Of course, you have several songs that I like to listen to." Michelle couldn't help but interjected with surprise, and Ledger also booed after Gyllenhill moved with his eyes: "Come on one. , let's hear what the most beautiful voice in America is like."
This time it was a bit high, Angela hesitated for a few seconds and then smiled and waved: "Forget it..."
Before she could finish speaking, a guitar had already been stuffed into her arms, followed by the sound of Dangdang knocking on the cup.
"Everyone be quiet, everyone be quiet," Alize said loudly, who came to Angela's side at some point, "Next, Angela will dedicate a beautiful song to us."
The originally noisy scene suddenly quieted down, and after a few seconds everyone began to applaud. Angela, whose mouth was twitching, couldn't help pulling Alizee and asked in a low voice, "Lily, what are you doing?!"
"It's good for you to sing and sing." Alizee still had the same expression that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, but there seemed to be something else in her words. Angela couldn't help but froze for a while, and before she could react, Alizee had gone to the side.
This guy... Looking at the people who looked at him after applauding, Angela didn't know what kind of expression she should have. She quickly came to her senses, and after thinking for a few seconds, she walked over to the campfire: "Hey... I'm sorry, even though I had this plan, I suddenly didn't know what to sing. So, I thought, simply play a It's done."
Thanks to everyone, Angela put the guitar on her body, closed her eyes, and the pictures flashed through her mind. The beautiful scenery she has seen over the years, the dispute shots taken today, and the novel "Brokeback Mountain". Snippets and the character in Florida over a month ago...
The fingers gently plucked the strings, and the notes that popped were as plain as water, brushing slightly from the forest like a breeze and flowing slowly like a stream. It's not intense, but the strings seem to be plucking in the heart, whispering the melancholy and sadness that the lover is no longer around.