[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 146

The sunshine in San Diego is stronger than that in Los Angeles, and everyone has already put on summer clothes in early February.

Although the crew is still being spied on by the paparazzi everywhere, under the safe and orderly security protection, they will only be photographed on the way to and from get off work. Eve and other actors have finally entered a rare quiet performance time.

"The extras are already assembled, why don't we practice again?" Keanu stood on the stage and proposed. The scene they are going to perform now is to lead hundreds of audiences to carnival and feel the charm of the rock scene .

Although they have been rehearsing for a long time, but to be honest, they have only been in the recording studio or studio, and have no experience in live performances.

Keanu is fine. He has participated in the Glastonberg Music Festival with tens of thousands of people, and he has held many concert tours. Naturally, he can't help it.

But the rest of the actors are not necessarily, they are obviously more accustomed to performing in front of the camera, rather than performing in front of a dense audience.

Jason Lee, who plays the lead singer, also has long hair. He shook his hair and said in agreement: "Let's do it again, I feel that my throat is a bit tight now, and I need to open my voice."

Cameron Crowe arranged and said: "In order to highlight the contradictions of your band, when Keanu is playing the guitar on stage, remember to put it out and imagine yourself as the god of guitar. On the aura You must suppress the lead singer so that your performance will be convincing."

The important point in the script is that the Still Water band is on the verge of disbanding to the end of the past. Rosol is the core of the band, and the girls, fans, and managers all want to get him.

When Keanu was the bass player in the Sirius band, his performance style was very introverted, basically he just stood on the spot and played, didn't move at all, and rarely interacted with the audience.

In order to play this role well, he studied the scenes of many great guitar masters, and finally gained some experience.

If you want to shock the audience in the movie theater, you must shock the group performers in the audience, otherwise it will not be convincing at all.

In this scene, Eve's acting task is very light, she is just an audience, just enjoy the music.

So while other people were rehearsing, she, Anna Paquin, and Patrick sat backstage on top of boxes of instruments and chatted.

"Anna, are you going back to Los Angeles to participate in the Oscars in a few days?" Eve planned to learn from the youngest Oscar winner and see what to pay attention to on the Oscars.

"I won't go back. This year I don't have a film project, and I don't have the qualifications to present awards. Maybe I will participate next year. In addition to this film, I also have another film "Finding Frost" with Sony Columbia."

If they are willing, they will not lack movies, but they just lack movies that suit their wishes.

Eve didn't deliberately inquire about information, she asked curiously, "What kind of story is this?"

Anna Paquin is not afraid that Eve will come and steal her role. The routes of the two of them basically do not overlap, which is the key to why the two can talk together.

If it is a competitor, it is obviously impossible to be so close.

"In a nutshell, it should be a story of a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and a young man who is trying to chase his dreams. The white old man and the young black teenager form a life partner."

Eve doesn't have any memories of this movie anyway, she said truthfully: "It still sounds interesting, it should be the kind of inspirational and relieved movie."

"Yes, the script looks pretty good, I hope it will be the next "Good Will Hunting"." Anna Paquin sighed, obviously not yet an adult, but her mind is very mature: "There are too few roles suitable for me now, almost They are all female students. You should be soft on the script now, right?"

Seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls are really awkward, and it is not convincing to play some older roles. Drinking, sex, and drugs are not allowed to be filmed.

Fortunately, she has an "X-Men" in hand, and there will be no shortage of enthusiasm anyway.

Eve shook her head, and said truthfully, "My current projects are all from previous ones, and I don't have time for new ones at all."

The sharp increase in popularity did not bring her any real resources, because her projects in the first half of this year and even the second half of this year were piled up, and she really couldn't release them.

After Patrick heard about it, he said, "I don't even know when the next movie will be. I hope Hollywood can accommodate me."

A boy of fourteen or fifteen has already understood the cruelty of the entertainment industry, and now he is counting on "Almost Famous".Cameron helped him find an agent, but at least he had to wait until the film was finished before looking for opportunities.

Eve didn't know how to comfort her, "You are the protagonist of this movie, and you don't even need to wait for the movie to be released. This resume is much better than others."

To be able to act in a movie directed by Cameron Crowe, and to be able to pair A-list actor Keanu Reeves with Oscar-winning actress Francis McDormand is a top star treatment.

At this time, Patrick had no idea that this movie might become the most powerful movie in his film career.

If the starting point is too high, it may not be a good thing for the acting career, and it may go downhill all the time.Not every child star can continue the previous momentum into adulthood.

Their topic was a bit heavy, but these thoughts were quickly thrown to the back of their minds as the music started.

Obviously the bottom of the stage is empty, but Keanu and others are performing hard, wishing to use all their energy.With dense drums, passionate guitars, deep bass and lead singer's singing, they are no longer actors, but a real rock band.

The three of Eve stood on the edge of the stage, watching the hard-working performance of the four on stage, they couldn't help applauding.

Perhaps their singing voices and performance skills are not as good as legendary bands, but the investment is no less.

Although there was only one rehearsal, the four members were sweating profusely. Everyone was very handsome, especially Keanu, who was so handsome to the extreme.

When the song reached its climax, he crossed his legs and jumped up on the stage. This scissor-legged movement looked extremely chic.

With long hair sweating against the lights of the stage, he sometimes walked to the front of the stage with his guitar, and sometimes stomped and strummed the strings wildly.

In a rock band, the guitarist is usually the coolest one, and Keanu showed this coolness to the fullest, frantically swinging his arms, jumping, and kneeling on his knees.

Even in this song, there is his cool guitar solo part, who can resist such a handsome guitarist?

No one would believe him if he was not a rock star!

Cameron Crowe clapped his hands vigorously, "Unbelievable, you can go to the Grammys to perform now. I can already imagine the reaction of the audience later, well done!"

Keanu took a sip of water, obviously he wasn't the one who sang, but the focus on the stage was none other than him.I have been preparing for this role for many months, and now it works amazingly well.

"It's a bit too exaggerated. If we go to the Grammys, the singers will probably cover their ears." He is very self-aware, and he can't match others in the post-production tuning and editing of movies, let alone direct performances. It is a public execution.

"You guys take a rest, and I'm going to let the group performers enter." Cameron has been looking forward to this scene for a long time, and this stage is a sign that the Still Water band is about to become famous.

After the live show, Stillwater fired their longtime manager, swapped their tour bus for a plane, and everything looked like it was going to catch fire.

If the performance wasn't good enough, it would certainly not be convincing to the audience and the judges, and it wouldn't be able to show others why this band is so popular.

Their performance just now is very convincing. If the performance itself has a score of 70, with the warm atmosphere of the audience and the help of post-editing, it can reach 80 or even 90 on the screen!

"What do you think of my performance just now?" Keanu came to Eve with the guitar on his back, waiting for his girlfriend's reaction.

Eve stood on tiptoe, took the initiative to offer a kiss, and then praised: "You are so handsome! At that moment, I felt like I didn't know you. I have never seen you so free and wanton."

Keanu had a feeling of liberating nature, and he said, "Maybe I really have the talent to be a rock star."

"Honey, promise me, do a good job in filming, your acting talent is even better."

Eve doesn't want to go through the experience of listening to her boyfriend sing in the middle of the night, just be a good-looking man and don't sing.

The couples in reality acted as couples in the movie, so the dog food was naturally sprinkled, choking the singles in the crew.

The staff had to interrupt the two and reminded: "Miss Campbell, filming is about to start, you need to touch up your makeup."

"Okay, I'll be right over." Eve waved at her boyfriend and immediately headed for the dressing room.

The crew rented a serious theater here, and there was a large dressing room in the backstage. Eve and Keanu did not request a separate makeup area, but got along with everyone.

The make-up artist quickly dabs her face with powder and adds a more dewy finish to her lips, giving her a radiant glow in the dim light.

"Hi, Miss Campbell, nice to meet you." An actor with a short beard and huge eyes came to Eve, and his outfit was full of age.

Eve stared at his face for a while, and said politely, "Me too, nice to meet you."

This face became more and more familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere before.

"I'm sorry, maybe I'm being direct, but have we met before?"

The actor shook his head, "I joined the crew on a temporary basis. Previously, the actor of this role couldn't come to shoot because of something. If you think it looks familiar, you might have watched Saturday Night Live. I had a role in it."

"That must be true, I'm a big fan of Saturday Night Live." Eve didn't think much about it, "Sorry, I haven't asked for your name yet."

"Jimmy Fallon, you can just call me Jimmy."

"what?"

Now it was Eve's turn to be surprised.

This person in front of him is Jimmy Fallon, the host of Fat Lun Show?He actually acted in a movie?

She took a closer look, if the actor in front of her combed her pothead-like hairstyle, took off her plain glasses, and shaved off her beard, she would really be that interesting talk show host!

Eve couldn't help laughing, now that Jimmy Fallon hasn't put on weight yet, he can be regarded as a fresh meat, not a fat one.After he becomes the host of the Tonight Show in the future, I don't know if I will remember this meeting when I go to that show again.

Maybe it will become a reunion of old friends at that time, and this behind-the-scenes tidbit will be released, which can be regarded as a very interesting point to watch.

The follow-up filming time is still long, and she did not show too much enthusiasm. She is used to meeting people she knew in her previous life in Hollywood.

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"I finally came in. Is this really the filming location of the movie? How does it look like a music video?" Rudolph, wearing a retro T-shirt, followed the crowd to the bottom of the stage. He grabbed his friend's arm and asked: " Shouldn't we be cheated?"

Matthew is tall, with a tattoo of the Rolling Stones sticking out his tongue embroidered on his arm, looking at the cameras and staff around him with great interest.

"Probably not. There are so many reporters watching outside. This is "Almost Famous". We can see Keanu Reeves!"

The current film crew has not hidden the title of the film like the later generations. It is straightforward to use "Almost Famous" to gather [-] extras in San Diego. Almost all of these extras come for rock and Keanu.

There are no seats for rock performances in this small theater, and everyone stands crowded under the stage.

Cameron Crowe stood up and said at this time: "Thank you for coming to our filming. We have no requirements for you. We just hope that you enjoy the music. When our band performs, we can give enough praise and encouragement. And cheers. Also, please don’t call out the actor’s name, just call Stillwater, do you understand?”

"Understood!"

"let's start!"

"I can not wait any more."

"Which band is Stillwater? Why haven't I heard of it before?"

The extras had known the shooting requirements before, and they all nodded in agreement to the director's reminder again.

"Then our filming will start soon, please cooperate with us, thank you."

After Cameron finished speaking, he immediately returned to the monitor. The actors, cameramen, lights, and recordings were all in place, and the scene notes suddenly started to be played.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Stillwater Band from Detroit, Michigan!" The DJ at the scene introduced the upcoming performers to the audience in a very provocative tone.

Whistles, screams, and cheers were extremely noisy, and these sounds were so real that they were recorded intact by the recording team.

The camera followed Keanu all the way from the backstage to the stage. When he stood in front of the audience with his guitar, the extras almost went crazy!

Really Keanu!It really is him!

At this moment, without the directing of the director team, the screams of the audience have already broken through the sky.

The charm of live rock performances does not lie in how good the singing skills are, but in the double shock of vision and hearing. This atmosphere is enough to captivate every audience.

They didn't even have time to carefully taste what the song wanted to express, and they were directly conquered by the guitarist played by Keanu Reeves on the stage!

Shaking their heads to the rhythm, colliding passionately with each other, and waving their arms to the sound of drums and guitars, the group performers are not performing at all, but participating in a rock performance with real emotion.

Passionate and contagious, the tension and charm of rock and roll are undoubtedly revealed. Even Eve, who is standing by the stage, also played in her true colors. She played Penny, who looked at Keanu with a look of admiration and joy. .