After nearly 20 days of intense filming, "Sleepless in Seattle" finally closed the filming. However, Eric did not enjoy the leisure time at all, because the shooting task of "Home Alone 2" will be even more arduous. Although the plot mode of the second episode is the same as that of the first episode, it also has quite a lot of innovations. The most important thing is that compared with the first episode where most of the scenes are in Kevin's house, the second episode has a richer plot. In addition to the scene where the two stupid thieves are evil, there are also story branches such as the Plaza Hotel and Central Park.
"Are you leaving so early?" Eric walked out of the hotel room early in the morning and saw Elizabeth carrying a simple backpack and was about to walk out of the hotel.
Hearing Eric's voice, Elizabeth stopped and turned around, blinking at Eric: "Do you want me to stay?"
"..."
Eric didn't know how to answer for a while. At the beginning, he had always resisted the girl joining the crew of "Sleepless in Seattle", thinking that this little girl might cause trouble. However, after getting along for a few weeks, although the two People still bicker in private, but Elizabeth has done her job very well. Although it has been less than a month, Eric and her have established some tacit understanding.
After a moment of silence, Eric still shook his head and said, "Forget it, even if I agree, your father will definitely not let you stay by my side forever."
A trace of disappointment flashed in Elizabeth's eyes, she bit her lower lip, and said softly, "My father doesn't care about me."
Eric smiled dryly, and then asked, "Are you still planning to go back to Los Angeles?"
"You are so stupid, my home is in Manhattan. You don't think that everyone in this world should live in Los Angeles." The girl subconsciously teased Eric. Seeing the faint embarrassment on Eric's face, he opened his mouth and said, "I... I'm going back to school, and thank you for the information you provided me during this time."
"It's nothing, in fact, I'm just..." Eric stopped at this point, and then he revealed his secret. what the two said. In fact, it was the graduation thesis mentioned by Elizabeth and Eric when they met for the first time, and it was a case analysis of the box office success of several of Eric's films. Eric also just searched his brains and relayed to the girl some afterthought analysis articles that he occasionally saw in his previous life memory, and at the same time provided some thoughts and details of his own shooting.
Elizabeth waited for a while, saw that Eric stopped talking halfway, and didn't ask any more questions, and said: "I plan to finish my thesis a year ago, start making my first movie early next year, and then release it in the summer. Did you have a movie coming out at that time?"
Eric nodded, although he won't work as hard next year as he did this year, but. The summer file is definitely not to be let go.
"Then how about the two of us competing at the box office?" The girl suddenly felt competitive, and blurted out this sentence without going through her brain.
Eric subconsciously wants to say that I will give you a zero. Then she remembered that what Elizabeth was going to make was the famous "The Silence of the Lambs". This movie had achieved such a great reputation in her previous life, and the box office would definitely not be too bad. It would definitely be no problem if it exceeded 100 million US dollars.
After Elizabeth said this, she quickly realized that she was a little overwhelmed, she pulled off the strap of her backpack in a panic, and said, "Forget it, I'm sure I can't compare to yours. Then... goodbye."
Eric followed up and said, "Goodbye then, um...how about I help you with your luggage?"
"No, the waiter has helped me take my luggage down, and the taxi is waiting below."
"Then I'll take you down," Eric followed the girl to the elevator.
Watching a yellow taxi go away, Eric walked back to the hotel and towards the restaurant, just in time for Nicole, who was wearing a slim jacket and jeans, walked over.
"Morning, Eric."
"Good morning," Eric nodded to the girl: "Breakfast?"
"Well," Nicole walked to the restaurant side by side with Eric.
The two ordered a breakfast and sat down at a table before Eric asked, "By the way, when are you leaving?"
Nicole showed a hint of resentment: "You were so reluctant to see off the second Miss Murdoch, but now you want to drive me away?"
"Don't make trouble," Eric glared at the girl lightly, "You know I didn't mean that."
Nicole saw that Eric was not in a good mood, so she stopped joking and said, "I haven't been back to Sydney for more than half a year, so I plan to take advantage of this free time to go back and spend time with my family. As for when I will come back, Look at the promotional schedule for Sleepless in Seattle."
Eric suggested: "Why don't I tell them to let you come back after Thanksgiving?"
Nicole shook her head with a smile: "No, have you forgotten that there is no Thanksgiving in Australia, and it is summer in the southern hemisphere. Although Christmas is lively, it always lacks the atmosphere, so it's okay to miss it. I will Come back on time according to the promotional schedule."
The two chatted while eating, Nicole quickly finished the simple breakfast in front of her, wiped her mouth with a paper towel, looked around, leaned in front of Eric and said softly: "I have a plane ticket tomorrow, and I have to leave for a long time. What about the time, can I go to your room again tonight?"
Nicole's voice was not loud but not low. If someone paid attention to them, they would probably still be heard. Eric glared at the bold girl, and finally nodded slightly: "Be careful One point, don’t always be bumped into by chance.”
Nicole smiled, using Annie's sweet smile in "Seattle", and she almost understood Eric's character. Although this man is very strong, he is not a harsh person. So sometimes she even enjoys seeing Eric's depressed and helpless expression when he knows the little tricks he is playing.
In the last few days of filming "Sleepless in Seattle", an assistant director has followed Eric's instructions and started shooting some simple shots of "Home Alone 2", such as the aerial photography of Kevin climbing to the top of the Twin Towers, Or the image of a taxi passing by on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Therefore, after the filming of "Sleepless in Seattle" was closed yesterday, the crew had a day to rest, but Eric couldn't rest for a moment. 》The lens materials shot in the early stage to determine which ones can be used and which ones need to be re-shot.
On the second day, Eric started the filming of "Home Alone 2" in person. According to the order of first easy and then difficult, the first scene was placed in the Plaza Hotel.
"Stu, wait a minute, you go straight from here, when you get to that place, stop this gentleman to ask the way, and then continue, remember, don't go too fast, understand?"
"Of course, Eric, you have to explain such a simple thing repeatedly, do you think I'm an idiot?" The little guy rolled his eyes. At this time, the boy was wearing a thick pair of clothes and a knitted hat on his head. Standing next to Eric with a small brown backpack on his back.
Seeing the depressed expression on Eric's face when he heard the little guy's words, Donald Trump, who came to play a guest role on the other side, laughed, looked at Stu and said, "What an interesting little guy."
"Okay, anyway, just remember, go to the door now, we're ready to start." After Eric finished speaking, he walked towards the monitor, and at the same time, he took the walkie-talkie and told all the group performers scattered in the corridor to start to bury their seats .
This long shot was indeed not difficult for Stu. With the little guy's acting skills, it was not a problem at all just to walk through the corridor from the door and into the hall.
The most rare is for photographers and sound engineers.
Because this is a frontal follow-up shooting that lasted more than half a minute, and the camera track cannot be laid, the photographer Nickel can only hold the heavy camera and bend over to follow the rhythm of the little guy. Therefore, although it is just a simple walking shot, But it requires the cooperation of at least five people. In addition to the sound engineer and cameraman, there are also several assistants. Following the actions of the sound engineer and cameraman, they cooperate to gather the cables connected to the microphone and camera.
"Nicole, are you ready?" Eric walked to the hotel lobby, where the director's monitor was placed, still holding the walkie-talkie to confirm with everyone, and the sound of ok and the like came out from the walkie-talkie from time to time.
Eric came near the monitor, but saw a blond hair faintly flashing behind the monitor, Eric took two steps closer, and finally saw a little girl wearing a pink children's windbreaker, lying on the Behind the director's monitor and a bunch of other equipment, he touched and looked curiously.
Little Lolita looked about ten years old, taller than Stu, with a beautiful pink cartoon hair clip on her blond hair, a beautiful bang on her forehead, and long eyelashes The big eyes flickered twice from time to time, and the small pointed chin already showed a bit of a beauty.
Seeing Eric looking at her, little loli just glanced at him, still fiddled with her curiously, and the staff around her also turned a blind eye to the little girl.
What's going on here, is my position unknowingly occupied by a Lolita star of unknown origin
"Hey, little guy, who are you?" Eric took two steps forward, blocking the little girl's little hand who was going to press the button next to the monitor, and at the same time couldn't help reaching out to pinch the little girl's baby-fat face .
"Who are you?" Little Lolita nimbly avoided Eric's clutches and looked at Eric warily.
Eric smiled and pointed to the seat behind Little Lolita: "I'm the one who should sit in that seat."
The little loli turned her head and took a look, then pouted her mouth immediately, and said disdainfully: "Hmph, why don't you just say that you are the director, adults like to beat around the bush when they talk."
"Okay, my name is Eric Williams, little girl... little lady, can you tell me your name?" Eric said, reaching out his hand to little girl.
Little Lolita immediately took a step back with disgust on her face, and she didn't intend to shake hands with Eric at all. She raised her chin and said in a clear and clear child's voice: "My name is Ivanka."
Eric raised his eyebrows: "Ivanka? Ivanka Trump?"
"Yeah." Little Lolita nodded. (To be continued..)