"We need to be quiet. This is my friend's house. The last time I discussed filming with her, I was complained by the neighbors diagonally across the door three times in one night." Drake lowered his voice cautiously and walked lightly. As he went upstairs, he explained, "I swear to God, we were almost whispering, but the lady across the door still thought we were too loud..."
Before the words were over, there was a loud "bang" from behind. Everyone looked back in unison, watching from the shoulders of photographer John-Guleserian, who was behind him. His camera frame slammed hard against the glass door on the first floor, and then he was embarrassedly stuck between the two doors, unable to move.
Drake's face was ashen, and he looked at the glass door uneasily, lest the glass would shatter in the next second, which would be bad.
Renly, who was half a step behind, stepped forward and opened the door to allow John to escape smoothly. Then he checked the glass door back and forth, and made an "OK" gesture towards Drake. The assistant director next to him was clothed. Bryan-Stanis walked up quickly, "Renly, you go in, I'll come, I'll come."
Renly looked back at the mic lever under Brian's right arm, the light board under his left arm, and the radio microphone in his right hand, then raised his left hand against the glasses that slid over the tip of his nose, sweating profusely. , couldn't help laughing, "I told you, you can't solve it alone." He reached out and took the microphone lever that kept sliding down, "You go first."
Brian looked at the friendly smile on Renly's face, and then nodded, "Thank you, really, thank you, this was originally my job..." After speaking, he entered the apartment building in front of him, Jennifer stood Waiting at the entrance of the stairs, she held an umbrella for gathering lighting in her hand, and asked loudly, "Give me that lighting board too..."
"Shh!" Jennifer's voice was loud, without any restraint. Drake, who had already walked to the second floor, immediately issued a warning of silence, causing Jennifer to grin and shrug her shoulders and spit at Renly and Brian. stuck out his tongue.
This afternoon, "Crazy Love" officially started in the bland. They first completed the shooting of two scenes at Santa Monica Community College, and then completed one at a coffee shop frequented by college students. The filming of the scene, although it was said to be three scenes, was less than five minutes before and after, and the shooting went very smoothly. It only took less than four hours to complete the shooting.
Now, their location is just a few blocks away from Santa Monica Community College. Many students live in this area, with a strong atmosphere of life and a little Italian style, far away from the touristy Venice Beach. , suddenly quieted down. Drake borrowed a friend's apartment and planned to use it as Anna's shared apartment in the movie to continue filming Jacob and Anna's first date.
In the story, Jacob and Anna met at afternoon tea and had dinner together. Then Jacob escorted Anna back to the apartment. Anna, on impulse, invited Jacob into the apartment. Jacob visited Anna. The boudoir, but in the end it only stayed for a while, turned around and left, the gentleman's actions and parting reluctance really made the two fall in love.
"Who the hell is making a loud noise in the corridor!" A full-bodied scolding sounded abruptly, rampaging in the not spacious space, and in an instant, everyone was stunned, the collective movement was still, and the muscles were at the same time Stiff in place. "Don't you know that it's time for rest, and it's very impolite to disturb others to rest?"
Everyone in the crew looked at each other, everyone held their breath at the same time, Drake looked at everyone anxiously, and motioned everyone not to speak - they can refute, but once it starts, the war begins, and then There is no end to it, let alone shooting, I am afraid that there is no way to clean it all night.
Crackling, the thick middle-aged woman's voice echoed throughout the corridor, and Renly felt an inexplicable sense of joy - she was clearly accusing others of making a loud noise, but at this moment, isn't she herself the culprit of the noise? ? What's more, it's already half past five, and she's still taking a lunch break...
In his sight, Renly saw Jennifer start to make faces, all kinds of exaggerated faces, rolling her eyes, sticking her tongue out, pulling the corners of her eyes, and smashing her mouth at the same time, silently imitating the woman's cursing mouth. The expression without the image of a lady made John, Brian, Renly and the others standing in the back can't help laughing - but at this time, they couldn't make a sound, and it was really hard to hold back their laughter.
Finally, after nearly a minute, the other party finally stopped, "You better be quiet!" Then there was a heavy slam on the door, "Bang!" The whole corridor continued to echo.
After listening for a while and making sure there was no sound, Drake said softly, "The crisis is over."
Is this called crisis relief? Renly was really dumbfounded.
The group continued to move on tiptoe, it didn't look like a crew, but a group of thieves who planned to move and steal during the day.
After waiting for Renly to finally enter the apartment, Drake gently closed the door of the room, turned around and saw Renly standing behind him, he said without a doubt, "Come in, the room on the right hand side. That's it, we have already arranged it before, and it took nearly three weeks to design and decorate according to the character's personality, which is really hard work."
"I just wanted to remind you that the sound just now has been complained about. So, what about tonight's scene?" Renly's reminder made Drake stunned. "Nearly four pages of lines, it takes a long time. How to do?"
Drake's budding of Jacob and Anna's love was designed. The first exchange took place in a coffee shop. During the walk at Santa Monica Community College, the two chatted about family and future career plans, got to know each other better, and gradually became familiar with each other; in the third paragraph, they skipped the dinner stage and entered Anna's In the boudoir, the two really chatted about each other's interests and hobbies, and sparks grew little by little.
Although it is said that due to the constraints of space, Drake cannot give more space, ten minutes to tell about two people falling in love, this is the limit; but Drake still gave enough foreshadowing, gradually let the two Each character is brewing sparks - this is the reason why this afternoon's filming has always been smooth. The two actors also started from awkward and strange, and gradually became familiar and close.
"Gene Era"
In Drake's conception, the conversation at night is somewhat similar to "Before Sunrise", through the communication between Anna and Jacob on certain issues, not only their interests, but also their outlook on life and worldview values. topics, such as refugees, environmental protection, philosophy, and lifestyle, the two people understand each other through dialogue, and then get closer and closer.
However, now this scene is about to undergo a severe test - if they chat, they will not be able to whisper in their ears; but once they are a little louder, the neighbors will complain, and maybe there will be disputes.
It was at this point that Drake realized the seriousness of the problem, not just the lines, but the crew, too, had to be taken into account.
"Crazy Love" is a very small crew, there are only seven people at present, Charlie Bray did not follow, but Jennifer Lawrence followed, ready to watch the shooting, and find the feeling of shooting as soon as possible, except for the three actors In addition, the director, cameraman, assistant director, lighting engineer, they don't even have a makeup artist, but a part-time assistant director Brian.
But even so, with seven people crowded in a small apartment, even the slightest sound will be amplified, not to mention, they are going to work.
That's the trouble with indie crews. The cost of "Crazy Love" is only $250,000, not even one-tenth of that of "Buried Alive". Therefore, "Buried Alive" can rent a studio, and devote himself to shooting without interruption; but "Crazy Love" can only seek the help of friends.
This apartment is probably the best option.
Drake couldn't help rubbing his temples. At this time, Jennifer also noticed the solemn expressions on the two of them and came over, "What's the matter? Is there a problem?"
"Tonight's scene has four pages of lines. If you want to not disturb the neighbor next door, this is an impossible task." Drake summed up the situation in one sentence, and Jennifer opened her mouth in surprise. The expression on his face immediately calmed down - this problem is not so easy to solve.
"Drake, when you and your ex-wife first dated, do you remember what you both talked about at night?" Renly asked suddenly.
Drake's attention was not here at this time, and he waved his hand, "What's the use of talking about this now, no matter what we talk about, the point is, we all make a sound, don't we?"
"No." Renly shook his head, "I mean, even in a script like 'Before the Sunrise', in fact, between two people who are in love with each other, they may not be able to remember every topic clearly, because We're all immersed in our own throbbing and emotions, I may remember... uh, her smile, even her sweater, or her shy cheeks when she mentioned the poem, but not necessarily what the poem was about What is it, isn't it?"
In fact, in the dating of the budding love, the focus is never the content of the conversation, but the connection and resonance established through the conversation. It's like many people pretend to like things they hate in order to please each other and cater to each other during the dating process. For example, girls pretend that they have infinite passion for basketball, and boys pretend that they don't mind eating salad every day.
Drake didn't react immediately, but Jennifer's eyes lit up, "You mean..."