With the kiss between Gillen Hill and Ledger, the two were completely let go, and the next shooting speed was at least twice as fast as the previous month. The effect of Angela's "training" and "torture" This fully worked out.
At the same time, everyone was surprised to find that Angela had become much calmer—what should be reprimanded was still being reprimanded, and what should be ridiculed was still being ridiculed, but the body language was not as flamboyant as before.
A good sign? God knows, so everyone shrugged noncommittally, or did what they had to do.
However, by the end of July, the progress of the film was nearly half completed.
Although Gyllenhaal and Ledger played well after letting go, Michelle didn't fall behind after entering the state. Although she is a year younger than Ledger, her performance experience is comparable to Ledger. It wasn't very good at the beginning, but she has been thinking about it since she took over the role, plus Angela's constant explanation and discussion for her, and finally she has successfully grasped this equally restrained female role. It can be said that she also contributed to the accelerated progress, and Angela also secretly called out that she had found a treasure.
However, this momentum began to slow down after Sarah reported to the crew on the last day of July. Speaking of which, Sarah should be the oldest and most famous actor among several people-since "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" aired in 1997, she has For several years in a row, she has monopolized the best TV heroine votes by teenagers in the United States, and has a high popularity among teenagers.
However, I don't know why most of the time she gives people a subtle inappropriate feeling in front of the camera, and it seems that she can't find the feeling without taking it twenty or thirty times. Almost everyone could see it, including Sarah herself, which was a bit puzzling. To say that the acting is not good, although there are some suspicions of vases in "The Grudge", the performances in "American Beauty" and "The Deadly Game" are eye-catching: if you say that the cooperation is not good, she was with Ji Renhill and Ledger had practiced riding together; if she had a bad attitude, she not only practiced her Texan accent on purpose, but also apologized repeatedly for her poor performance.
"Sorry, Angie." Sarah took off her cowboy hat and said to Angela in annoyance.
"It's okay, just take a rest." Angela patted her arm comfortably and waved to everyone to pause.
After exchanging opinions with the assistants and discussing a few details, the girl returned to Sarah who was sitting in the chair drinking silently: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, your rivalry with Jack was not very good before. Not bad?"
Sarah smiled and shrugged without saying a word, but that smile seemed to be squeezed out no matter what. Rubbing her chin and looking at her for a while, Angela leaned into her ear after Sarah showed a trace of discomfort: "You are still thinking of her, right?"
Sarah coughed a few times as if she was choking on the water, raised her head and stared at Angela with itchy teeth, but then she turned helpless and sullen, turned her head and said, "No, I have adjusted myself. mood."
"Don't try to lie to me, Sarah." Angela sat down beside her, glanced around and saw that no one was coming, then looked at Sarah and continued: "Don't forget, we have cooperated, and I also Be your witness."
This slightly joking remark immediately changed Sarah's somewhat annoyed look, and Angela quickly waved her hand to make herself more serious: "Frankly, I know both of you fairly well. Mina may be a little bit more. , after all, I have worked with her on two films, and you can only count as one and a half. But I know that although you both have some shortcomings, you are also the kind of people who will not admit defeat. It's not easy to interrupt, I just ask you, have you tried to save it?"
Sarah opened her mouth and closed it again. After hesitating for two or three seconds to make sure Angela wasn't joking, she shrugged somewhat disinterestedly: "How about trying? What about not trying?"
"Hey, this doesn't seem like what Sarah should say!" Angela raised her finger and shook it seriously.
"It doesn't matter," Sarah waved her hand irritably, "I know what I want, some things can't be forced..."
After speaking, he suddenly looked up at Angela: "How about we have a new relationship?"
"We? A new relationship?" Angela was dumbfounded for a few seconds before she said incredulously, "What are you thinking, Sarah? What does it mean that we have a new relationship?"
"Before this, I might have had doubts about the report at the beginning of the year, but now... don't try to lie to me, my intuition is still very sensitive." Sarah said and patted her head irritably, "Damn it. , I forgot that you already have a lover."
"Okay, Sarah, okay," Angela didn't want to explain anything about her sexual orientation for a while, she grabbed Sarah's hand, "Don't be silly, I'll ask you, you really tried Have you tried to save it?"
Sarah fell silent, and Angela continued: "Have you talked to Mina calmly, Sarah? Listen to how much of what you just said was sincere? How much was because of loss?"
Said that the girl was a little ecstatic, and simply stopped covering up: "I understand that kind of feeling very well, because life opens another window and is beautiful and unforgettable. Strong feelings. In any case, you should not be there. Give up before trying every possible means of recovery!"
After a long time, Sarah looked into the distance and sighed: "It seems... there is no chance."
"There will be opportunities, as long as you grasp them." Angela said with oath.
Although the progress of the shooting slowed down again, Angela didn't care about it, she was already mentally prepared anyway. It's a good thing to be able to finish on schedule, and a few weeks' delay is not a bad thing, as long as the film achieves the effect she wants. At the same time, she can also speculate on the camera language in more detail, because in her previous life, it is easier for her to understand this implicit style.
Even if the progress is slow, it is much better than the first month, Sarah is still in good shape at times, and Angela's opportunity is coming soon. There are quite a few female characters in the whole film. In addition to the wives of the two male protagonists, there are also several supporting female characters. For example, the female characters who dated Ennis after his divorce and separated because they did not understand and did not understand, and Angela. It was Mina Suvari who was hired to play the role!
It's hard to describe how Sarah and Mina found each other's expressions when they met on the set. Although there were so many people around who just greeted each other lightly, Angela, who was the initiator, could see the subtle changes in their expressions.
But Angela didn't take any further action, this kind of thing is not something she can interrupt. So, tricking Mina into the cast - Angela didn't mention to her that one of the main supporting actresses was Sarah when she gave her the invitation - was the only thing she could do right now, as for the two She couldn't control what happened.
Therefore, from the time Mina arrived on the set, wherever Angela went, there was at least one person by her side, Alizee or Mavis. So even if Sarah and Mina wanted to catch her in private and ask her clearly, it was impossible, and there were several times when the two appeared in front of Angela at the same time, resulting in embarrassment and inability to speak to each other.
It's up to you to seize the opportunity, Sarah.
Angela said so in her heart. When she invited Mina to play this role, she had already been sidelined. Although Mina is indeed dating Jennifer Love Hewitt now, it is not certain whether the two broke up for this reason, but it is not necessarily how willing Mina is to break up, so Angela will Said so much to Sarah. Of course, whether those words were for Sarah, for herself, or both, only Angela knew.
The unexpected effect of this is that Sarah became more and more involved in the filming and Mina played very seriously, so the filming progress was relatively accelerated. So someone who was supposed to be reporting on the set in mid-August came to Montana a few days early and just bumped into a few other uninvited guests.
"Hi, Manny, it's nice to meet you." Angela opened her arms and hugged Scarlett who came out of the airport.
"Me too." Scarlett looked at Angela with a faint smile, and although there was no other expression, the hand on her shoulder used a little force.
"What's wrong?" Angela asked curiously after noticing her strangeness.
"It's nothing, it's just the first time working with you, so it's inevitable that I'm a little nervous." Scarlett smiled and let go of her hand.
"Hey, what nonsense are you talking about, we played each other in "Hide and Seek" back then!" Angela tapped the opponent's arm angrily.
"Do you still remember?" Scarlett looked surprised.
"Of course, I remember everything between us!" Angela said displeased, obviously unhappy that Scarlett doubted herself. However, she immediately put away her displeasure, looked around, took Scarlett's arm and walked to the ready car: "Okay, let's talk about it in the car."
"Frankly, I was really surprised when I learned that you agreed to the role." Angela said to Scarlett in a funny tone after Bucket started the car.
This is a character with little or no role, Ennis's daughter. Although he managed to capture the feeling of middle-aged Ennis with the help of the make-up artist and styling, he did not have the youthful appearance of the hairy guy, but if he found someone similar to him or even better than him It would be a bit too much for an older actress to play her daughter.
But finding a 16- or 7-year-old actress with excellent acting skills is easier said than done. Angela had considered Lindsay, but she gave up because she was too young. Thinking about it, she simply left the casting of the role to the crew. Anyway, if she couldn't find a suitable actor, the big deal was to modify the scene and make the role of her daughter a vase.
However, when the crew handed over the cast list to Angela, the girl was instantly numb. God knows how the guy in charge of casting contacted Scarlett, and God knows how Scarlett agreed. And the contract had already been signed at that time, and Angela couldn't change it even if she wanted to.
"Why?" Scarlett raised her eyebrows and asked, "Think I can't act well?"
"Of course not, I just think it's a waste to play this role with your acting skills." Angela waved her arm exaggeratedly.
"I just want to... try to work with you," Scarlett muttered.
Angela, who only heard the last few words clearly, remembered what she said just now, and nodded immediately: "It's not wrong to say that the first cooperation is also true, it is the first time that I have been a director, and your cooperation as an actor is very memorable. "
Before Scarlett could speak, she exaggeratedly sighed again: "I've told you many times, I can write a script for you if you want, but you just won't let go."
"I just remember the last time you told me that there was a gay role that I could try," Scarlett hummed suddenly, "but you ended up playing it yourself."
"Is there? When?" Angela immediately began to pretend to be deaf.
"When?" Scarlett gave her a sideways look, "After Weiwei's signing, when you sexually harassed me!"
"Hey hey, don't you think... this is very..." Angela showed a strange look, if she wasn't in the car now, if it wasn't for Buckett and Mavis sitting in front, she might have shouted.
"What is it? Isn't it like this?" Scarlett spread her hands innocently. "The media are not all talking about it. Miss Genius both directs gay movies and plays gay characters, so it's hard to say she's not gay."
This guy! Angela gritted her teeth, why did she want to tell the truth to her in the first place? ! Just when she was thinking about how to fix the other party, Si Jiabeng made a covert gesture to her, and with the inquiring eyes of the other party, Angela was stunned for a few seconds and then understood what she wanted to say, and her face changed. It looked a little bad, and after hesitating for a while, he made a hidden gesture, which meant: nothing, don't think about it.
Scarlett frowned slightly and wanted to ask what else, but Angela immediately changed the subject: "To be honest, you came at the right time. Three acquaintances just came to Montana this morning."
"Acquaintance? Who is it?" Seeing that Angela didn't want to say more, Scarlett didn't pursue it.
"Who else could it be, the new American sweetheart, the cute country girl, and the little rock witch who is about to release a new movie." Angela sighed and spread her hands, a hint of unnoticeable worry flashing in her eyes.
The car quickly returned to the crew station in Courtley Town. Just as it was stable, a guy who had been called "cute country girl" by Angela before ran over yelling.
"Welcome to Montana, Manny!" Lindsay rushed over and hugged Scarlett tightly.
Since the release of "Good Girl is a Big Star", audiences have affectionately called Lindsay "a sweet and lovely country girl". Although Lindsay has repeatedly claimed that she is not from Tennessee, the cute look in the movie touched the hearts of many people.
"I knew you would be as enthusiastic as ever, Lindsay!" Scarlett also smiled and hugged the girl.
Angela sometimes really doesn't understand, why these two guys can talk like this? Just because of my own appearance
It was naturally Avril who hugged Scarlett next. In 1997, Angela came to Montana to visit Scarlett's class with Weiwei, who was still practicing music.
"I didn't expect you to come. When Angie told us to pick you up this afternoon, I thought she was joking." Avril, who was bouncing around, said this, while Lindsay next to her nodded sharply: "We have an appointment. Everything came to Montana, I just wanted to come and see Angie, I didn't expect you to come too, awesome!"
"I'm sorry, dear, I'm here not only to visit the class, but also to collect debts from someone who let go of my pigeons!" Avril corrected and turned her eyes to Angela.
However, Lindsay shook her head disapprovingly, obviously not believing what Wei Wei said. So Avril glared at Lindsay with her arms round and bulging eyes, and Lindsay glared back in the same way. Both girls had beautiful long hair, golden brown and reddish-brown in the sunlight. One was wearing a signature dress. Black trousers, canvas shoes and white short-sleeved T-shirt, the other wearing a light blue short-sleeved maxi dress and small sandals, each has its own style but complements each other.
"You really have a tacit understanding, and no one can learn it." Scarlet said in a teasing tone, while waving hello to Jessica who had just come over, a complicated look flashed in her eyes.
With the release of "Legal Blonde", Jessica's bright smile soon fascinated a large number of people, and the name of a new generation of American sweethearts naturally spread like wildfire, so Angela just said that.
"Hi, Manny, it's nice to meet you." Jessica nodded, although she always had a soft smile, but there was always a hint of sadness at the corner of her mouth.
"Hey, are the greetings over?" Angela took Alizee and walked back after saying a few words to the bodyguards. "If the greetings are over, how about we go camping on the mountain? I'll let the trailer drive up to the Open again tomorrow."
"Can we go swimming in the lake on the mountain?" Lindsay jumped up excitedly.
"Of course, if you have a swimsuit." Angela tapped her head with a half smile.
"Oh, damn, I didn't bring it." Lindsay complained.
"Idiot, let's go to the store to buy it." Avril immediately gave her a roll of eyes.
"Okay, it's better to pack up instead of spending time arguing." After driving the two guys to the trailer like chickens, Angela looked back at Scarlett: "Don't tell me, you're going to refuse, Man Ni?! I will take care of your luggage, and if you are worried, I will put it in the trailer and take it to the mountain to sort it out."
"No problem, you have the final say here." Scarlett spread her hands and shrugged.
"Let's go then." Angela waved her hand before finally looking at Jessica.
"Come on, Jessie, let's take a look at the scenery... in front of nature... let go... it will be very comfortable... "