novelraw Chapter 254
Chapter 254
"CUT - Fabulous! Very good!"
Unexpected, but also expected.
The first aerial shot was passed in one shot, Josie did it impeccably, and the stuntman who played the Ringwraith also performed perfectly, even the coach said that another shot could not be better, so PJ passed it directly .
Then the trouble started.
"No, PJ, look here." Josie pointed to the playback screen on the monitor, "In the middle shot and close shot, the hobbit dummy on horseback is too fake, or add some weight to the dummy , or add a special effects shot here."
PJ glanced at it, shook his head and disagreed: "Animal actors can't bear it, we talked with the animal trainer. As for the special effects shots you mentioned, there is no need here, it can be done in real scene."
"But I'm really afraid that the head and neck of the dummy will be thrown up in front of me. It's too embarrassing." Josie argued.
PJ touched his nose with a guilty conscience, "It's not that far..."
A guilty conscience is useful.
Sure enough, he turned around and threw this problem to the props department to deal with, and he didn't stop Josie's work. He was just shooting some close-up shots, and called Elijah Wood to be a tool man in the middle.
This made Elijah Wood secretly complain.
Because during the break, Josie suddenly asked, "Do you often go to the bar in the town to party all night?"
"No, just occasionally!" The sixth sense made Elijah Wood lie subconsciously, "Occasionally there is no work schedule the next day, and we will consider going there for a few drinks..."
Josie didn't say anything, but just glanced at Elijah Wood lightly.
This glance was enough to make Elijah Wood tremble.
Who knew that she just said, "I've had a good rest, let's continue shooting."
Elijah Wood scratched his head.
He found that Josie Horton was really not the blonde that some people thought—even though she wasn't blonde now—but the opposite, fearsome workaholic.
The big star has no airs, is very focused and professional-of course, he will never tolerate other people's unprofessionalism.
This finally made the runaway little hobbit think of this popular Hollywood actress, but in a sense, she is the boss of the entire crew.
Asking her to go to the bar to play is really courageous...
Forget it, all parties and carnivals are cancelled, can't you work hard and shoot hard?
—at least get through the week first.
Back at the hotel where he was staying, the exhausted Elijah Wood ordered a casual dinner at the restaurant like a dead dog.
Viggo Mortensen, who came back from fishing, couldn't help laughing when he saw his listless look.
"What's the matter, Elijah?" Viggo Mortensen asked, while handing the fish bucket to the kitchen. "One fried, one fried, and a bottle of bourbon."
"Hi, Vigo." Elijah Wood leaned on the table, "Don't mention it, you just need to remember not to drink too much tonight."
Viggo Mortensen sat opposite Elijah Wood, raising his eyebrows: "The welcome party?"
Elijah Wood nodded and said: "Yes. I regret it a bit. I shouldn't have encouraged Orlando yesterday. He is probably dressing up handsomely now, and he is going to talk to our heroine at night, but I bet He will fail."
Failure is not failure.
Because every movie fan with a normal mind has privileges with Josie.
After showing up at the welcome party at the bar, Josie went back to the hotel to rest.
She didn't like wasting her time and energy on unnecessary socializing, and the welcome itself wasn't much of a point, they were just looking for an excuse to party.
As long as she doesn't mess around, Josie doesn't bother to take care of the crew's internal affairs.
Have you ever seen the employer's father as a nanny?
If not, that's right.
However, the capitalist's father did not have privileges when he was filming, and he still had to be scolded by the director, even if it was just a rehearsal.
"No! This is not the effect I want!"
"Your movements need to be lighter, more intense, and at the same time light and graceful."
"Don't be timid! Is this knife not sharpened?"
Peter Jackson stepped forward and snatched the prop knife from Josie's hand, and used the knife with his backhand to pick up Viggo Mortensen's chin, which was half kneeling on the ground, forcing the latter to look up.
Viggo Mortensen was dressed as a dirty ranger, and his image had nothing to do with handsomeness. At this time, his expression was quite helpless: "PJ, just talk about drama, don't suddenly do this to me."
"Just a demonstration." Peter Jackson spread his hands and returned the knife to Josie, "Come on, hold the knife, and do it again as I said."
In fact, this shot has already been shot last time, but early this morning Peter Jackson had a new idea, he wanted to make up a medium close-up shot.
So in the morning, the two leading actors will be brought to rehearse. If things go well, they will go to the night scene tonight.
Josie took the knife and held the sword flower in her hand: "This is a cavalry knife. There is something wrong with the way you exerted force just now."
"I don't care if there are any problems, I just want the shooting effect." After Peter Jackson finished speaking, he turned to ask the prop crew, "—is she serious?"
"Yes, if you remember that our props are designed based on the Cossack cavalry's Chashik saber, Horton's move just now is the signature move of the Chashik sword dance."
"Have you ever learned the Chashik knife dance?" Peter Jackson looked at Josie.
Now that she agreed to play Alvin, Josie has of course not only been busy with other work these past few months, she has also made some preparations for this role.
And she was fascinated by Chasik for a while before, and it is not difficult to find a professional coach to pick it up again.
"Give me another knife, and I can give you a double-knife wing dance." Josie turned her head and asked, "Can elves use double knives?"
"Is it used?" The props group was not very sure.
"It can be used!" Peter Jackson's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked someone to bring a prop knife, "Come on, you can get one right now, and let the action director on-site change the action design for you after the performance."
"one comes!"
"Wow--"
The crew members present in the rehearsal room began to commotion, and Viggo Mortensen even blew a loud whistle and took the lead in clapping happily.
Josie was not stage-frightened either. First, she turned around with a short distance and caught the saber with her backhand, then tried the feel of the two sabers in her hands, and in the next second, the two sabers danced in all directions.
The prop knife imitated by Chashik is like swimming in water in her hand. The cold light of the knife reflects the slender and slender beauty, and the visual beauty it brings is simply amazing.
But just a few seconds after everyone was amazed, they heard a clang, and the knife in Qiao Qian's hand flew away and fell to the ground.
"Sorry, not very skilled." She gasped and rubbed her wrist.
"No, it's already great!"
This unexpected surprise made Peter Jackson suddenly inspired, and changed the next lens design overnight.
So when the night scene was officially filmed the next day, Josie and Viggo Mortensen were informed of the new positions.
"We will take a medium close-up, blur the background with a shallow depth of field, and let Aragorn's small movements and expressions stand out clearly in the composition." Peter Jackson explained patiently, "Josie, you pick Vigo's chin with a knife , and then say your lines, we will follow the trajectory of the blade, and slightly pan the camera towards you, at this time, you must pay attention to the second machine, and swing the knife back to its sheath."
"As for you, Viggo, I think your performance in the original shot is perfect enough, but I don't mind if you surprise me a little more."
After speaking, Peter Jackson looked at the two actors.
Viggo Mortensen tilted his head and smiled with a calm demeanor.
Josie danced the knife with her backhand to feel the current feeling.
The forest at night is quiet and mysterious.
The threat of the Ringwraiths is everywhere, but what is worrying is that the little hobbit who holds the Lord of the Rings is seriously ill and comatose, and has been unable to travel as usual.
Aragorn searched for available herbs in the forest at night, and the moonlight did not illuminate the bushes very clearly, so he had to squat down and get closer to observe the shape of the plants, and took two leaves and put them in his mouth to see if they were little hobbits Something that people desperately need.
At this moment, he keenly noticed something strange.
There are people, but not murderous.
However, before he drew his sword backhand, the opponent's light blade had already invaded like a ghost, and the cold back of the blade was pressing against his deadly throat.
Aragorn's face was vigilant at first, and then slightly surprised, because as the person approached, he already smelled the person's breath.
"Look who this is." A familiar and ethereal female voice came from the top of the head, with a hint of slyness in the voice, "The Ranger is defenseless."
Aragorn followed the reputation.
The simple and elegant knife reflected the cold white of the moonlight, which belonged to the taste of the elves. It was held in a white and flawless jade hand.
And the owner of the hand is wearing a white cloak trimmed with gold, has a face as shining as the stars, eyes as clear and bright as a cloudless night, and even the long flowing hair exudes a faint glow under the moonlight. halo.
A trace of helpless pampering flashed across Aragorn's lips, and he laughed.
At the same time, the elegant cold weapon left his vitals, and the white-robed beauty in front of him smiled slightly, flicked her wrist lightly, and the knife fell back steadily to her waist.
...
Because of the extra footage, Josie spent two extra days in New Zealand, making her schedule even more hectic.
After filming her part, she flew back to Los Angeles that afternoon, taking Brad Renfro along with her.
—He has an audition to attend.
And waiting for Josie is also an audition, and there is also a production meeting about the new movie. She must determine the cast of "Like Heaven" and "Secret Agent Belle" as soon as possible.
The male protagonists of these two films are not going to use first-line big names, so the competition is extremely fierce. As early as the first round of auditions, nearly a thousand resumes of actors were eliminated, and the current round is all carefully selected by the producers. Carefully selected candidates.
There is an acquaintance Paul Rudd on the male lead candidate list of "Like Heaven". Development can only be described as lukewarm.
This year, he has a possible turnaround work "Cider House Rules" aimed at the awards season, which is to match Tobey Maguire;
A British-American co-produced TV movie "The Great Gatsby", which will be released next year, will still be the second male lead, and the co-star will be Mira Sorvino, who was half-banned by Miramax;
It is said that his agent also picked up a Hong Kong film for him, and it is obvious that the past few years after "Leading the Coquettish" did not go well.
The leading actor in "Like Heaven" is very important to Paul Rudd, but judging from the polls on Internet forums, fans have polarized opinions on the possibility of him and Josie appearing in a couple file again, because they "Single Leader" The image in "Coquettish" is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.