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After saying goodbye to Aniston and the others, Eric took Nicole, Elizabeth and several other staff members to the boarding gate. The huge Boeing passenger plane slid through the long run to the sky. After the plane stabilized, Eric unfastened his seat belt and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Elizabeth, who always glanced at Eric intentionally or unintentionally, snorted coldly at this moment: "This is what happens to greedy men, hehe."
Eric didn't want to discuss this with Elizabeth. This little girl was obviously trying to get her way, so no matter what he said, it was tantamount to teasing the other party, and the best way was to keep silent.
After a four-hour flight, the passenger plane arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Looking out through the window, the runway was wet and the sky was gloomy. Obviously, it had just rained.
Compared with Los Angeles, which has more than 300 days of sunshine every year, the weather in Seattle is another extreme. Because of the temperate oceanic climate, Seattle maintains a humid state all year round. Even when it does not rain, it always gives A damp feeling. It is said that the line 'West〖' in the original version, it rains in Seattle for nine months every year, is the director Nora Ephron's complaint during the filming process because of the rainy days that delay the filming process.
Under the careful reminder of the stewardess, Eric and others added a piece of clothing for themselves before stepping off the plane. But just walked out of the airport. There was still a chill in the face.
The temperature in Los Angeles in September can still occasionally reach 30 degrees. But here in Seattle, it is already a cool autumn, and the temperature is only about 15 degrees.
"Hi, Eric." Jeffrey, who came to pick up the plane, saw Eric, and they walked forward and hugged each other.
After Eric greeted him, he let go of Jeffrey and asked, "How do you feel in Seattle recently?"
"It's terrible, I really don't like the weather here," Jeffrey shook his head.
Eric smiled and comforted: "Be patient for a few more days. When I get on the right track here, you can go to New York."
"I know, let's go, the car is outside," Jeffrey said, greeted the others, led them out of the airport, and boarded several commercial vehicles.
After half an hour's journey, everyone arrived at Alki Beach, where the movie was filmed in Seattle. This beach is located in the southwest of Seattle, and it takes about 20 kilometers to go to the city center. Because it is relatively remote, the living environment of the crew is also quite simple.
Elizabeth stood in her room, looked at the simple bed, tables and chairs in front of her in horror, and the old-fashioned TV set like a small box, and complained to Eric who was forcibly pulled over by herself: "Eric, Could it be that the crew's funds are already stretched to such an extent?"
"Of course not," Eric thought the girl's expression was very interesting, and joked, "But it hasn't reached the point of building a five-star hotel here for the crew to stay in."
"But, I..." The girl pointed at everything in the room with a disgusted expression.
"Liz, you have to understand that we are here to make movies, not to enjoy them. In order to save time, we must choose a place of residence nearby. We can't live in a better place. Dozens of people in the crew drive 20 miles from the city every day. How many kilometers to come here? This area is a residential area for several kilometers, and you should be able to imagine how much traffic and time it will cause when people drive to work in the city every day."
Elizabeth frowned and said, "But it looks... so dirty here."
"If you can't bear it, then you can go to the city to stay in a hotel by yourself. The conditions of this small hotel nearby are not bad. Look, there is a TV." Eric pointed with a smile The old TV set with a wooden casing like a small box, I was thinking about whether to take one away. This thing will become an antique after more than ten years, and it might give people a postmodernist literary style when placed in the house. Feel.
Elizabeth rolled her eyes and gave Eric a 'are you kidding me' look.
After joking, Eric patted the girl on the shoulder and said, "Liz, aren't you going to be a producer? If you can't even stand this, I advise you to give up as soon as possible. Wait for your future filming When filming, you will often encounter a shooting environment that is not as good as here, and sleeping in the wild is unavoidable, what do you do at that time?"
"I..." The girl bit her lower lip, and couldn't help asking: "Well, do all the crew live in such a place?"
"Of course," Eric said, "I'm in the room diagonally opposite you, and Nicole is opposite you. Besides, a hotel can't accommodate everyone, so I just said that this is the best one, the theater The house where the waiter and prop master live is across the street, and the conditions are even worse."
Elizabeth pondered for a moment, and finally turned around silently and dragged her suitcase in.
After lunch, Eric spent the afternoon on-site inspection of the previous selection of Jeffrey and others. In the evening, the crew held a simple opening party. The next day, "Sleepless in Seattle" It's officially started.
"Hey, Victor, how's it going with Uncle Hanks these days?" Eric asked, squatting next to a seven or eight-year-old boy in a small red coat and a baseball cap as the crew laid out the camera tracks. .
The little boy named Victor Morris looked up at his mother who was guarding him. After receiving encouragement, he said, "Uncle Hanks is a very good person. He bought me a lot of presents." The boy said, He also took out a pocket Transformers model from his pocket and shook it at Eric, which looked like Optimus Prime.
Eric smiled and said, "Okay, if you behave well later, I'll buy you a gift too. How about a full set of Transformers?"
The little boy looked at his mother again, then shook his head: "No, Mr. Director, my mother said that you have already paid me for the film, so even if there is no gift, I will behave well."
Eric patted the boy on the head. Chatted with the little guy again. He stood up and said to Hanks, "What do you think?"
"Victor is very obedient. And very smart, but I don't know if he can play the cleverness you ask for. To be honest, I think there is a boy who is the most suitable for Jonah."
Eric knew that Hanks was referring to Stuart Lankel. But obviously this is unlikely, even as a supporting role, Stewart's salary is in the millions, while the salary of the little boy in front of him is only $100,000. Although Firefly is not short of money, it will not do such unnecessary waste. Although the role of Jonah is also very brilliant, it is a supporting role after all. The heroes and heroines are always Sam and Anne.
"Just try a few more times. The key reason why I chose this boy was that he was obedient. The shooting time of "Seattle" is not loose. If a young actor who is disobedient is chosen, the shooting time may be delayed. That would have been a disaster for the crew."
"Hehe, I understand." Hanks smiled.
The shooting track was laid out quickly, Eric had a simple communication with the two, and Hanks took the little boy to the beach.
The first scene is very simple, mainly the shots of Sam and Jonah rowing in the sea and playing on the beach. Because it is all perspective, there is no acting requirement. So as long as Hanks and the little guy can do whatever they want, Eric explained a few words to the photographer and assistant director, allowing them to shoot as much lens material as possible, and then walked to the nearby trailer.
The trailer door was open, and Eric walked right in. The makeup artist was touching up Nicole's makeup. After the scene of Hanks and the little guy's play was finished, the girl would also start her first scene, which was that Looking at the scene of the father and son playing from a distance, it is also the scene of the first conversation between Anne and Sam for the first time.
Although in the movie, the male and female protagonists did not communicate until an hour after the opening, Eric planned to put this scene at the beginning of filming.
"Mr. Williams," the two female makeup artists immediately greeted Eric when they saw Eric come in.
"Go on," Eric comforted Nicole who was about to stand up, walked behind the girl, and looked at the beautiful woman in the makeup mirror.
After a while, the makeup artist skillfully cleaned up Nicole's face with a makeup brush, and the makeup artist said to Eric: "Mr. Williams, do you think this is okay?"
Nicole also got up, stood in front of Eric, and turned around in a show.
At this time, the girl was wearing a small white suit and tube skirt, white high-heeled shoes, and a large gray trench coat with a hood, which was exactly the same as Meg Ryan's dress in memory. However, although the two are equally beautiful, there is absolutely no connection in temperament, and what Eric wants is a silly, white and sweet heroine.
"Nicole, imagine that you are Anne Reid, and then laugh at me." Eric leaned against a table and said to the girl.
Nicole brewed for a while, and after a while, she tilted her head slightly and opened her small mouth, looking at Eric foolishly. In an instant, a very silly, silly and at the same time somewhat sweet breath rushed over. Eric was stunned for a moment, and snapped his fingers approvingly: "Very good, that's it."
After getting Eric's approval, Nicole quickly stopped her expression, and changed back to the tall and glamorous Nicole Kidman, looking at Eric and waiting for the other's next order.
Eric didn't mind the girl's changing expressions, as long as Ni could switch states quickly during the performance.
"By the way, you should have figured out how Annie walks, right?"
"Of course," Nicole nodded, looked left and right, picked up a satchel and hung it hastily on her shoulders, as if it was about to fall off at any time, and then lazily walked with a completely different figure-of-eight gait walked out of the trailer.
"It's really great," Eric praised again, and Nicole's performance was far beyond his expectations. (It’s a great event to drop pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you! Follow up~click/official account (add friends on WeChat-add official account-enter dd), and participate immediately! Everyone has a prize, now follow dd immediately WeChat public account!) (To be continued..)