[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 227

"Good morning, Miranda."

"Good morning, Miss Campbell, you look radiant today, not at all like someone who has been on a plane for more than ten hours."

On the caravan, Eve was wearing a bathrobe and sitting in front of the vanity mirror, while Miranda, the makeup artist of the crew, was scrutinizing her face carefully under the lighting conditions that simulated natural light as much as possible.

"I slept in the middle, and when I woke up in the morning, I had already arrived in Los Angeles, and I didn't stay up late."

Miranda has worked as a makeup artist for many production crews. She has met many famous actresses, but no one can have such good skin as Eve, even after various skin care and medical treatments.

It has to be said that smoking, alcohol and even poison are all skin killers, and excessive exposure to the sun, irregular life and diet, and unrelaxed mood can also lead to rough skin and enlarged pores.

Eve herself has the advantage of being a mixed race, and at the same time is quite responsible for her body, has almost no bad habits, and is young, with excellent skin condition.

The only problem is that it usually takes a long time to apply makeup, and cosmetics are also harmful to the skin.So when she gets home from get off work, she removes her makeup immediately to let her skin rest.

Miranda left the RV after finishing Eve's makeup, so that Eve could change her clothes by herself. Today is the clip of her in class.

A few days ago, I have already filmed the scene of Ellie played by Eve when she was in class for the first time, and now I am going to shoot the scenes after she gradually adapts to school. I have to shoot the classroom scenes before the students of USC need to go to class Finish.

Anyway, all of them were shot in the lecture theater, regardless of the weather conditions outside.

Anyway, it's a comedy movie, so Eve's style can be regarded as going all out. She wears an emerald green coat with a knee-length skirt, a nearly white pale pink shirt and tie, and a black frame on the bridge of her nose.

If you don't wear glasses, it seems that you can't highlight so much knowledge.

Director Luke Tik was watching the classroom with a viewfinder. What it can see is the scene that will be captured by the camera. It is small and exquisite like a monocular.

In the film era, every director would have such a small viewfinder, which allows them to see different shooting angles, camera positions, lighting background colors, and so on.

Every picture finally presented on the big screen is a precise composition prepared in advance by the viewfinder. In many cases, the director will even lie on the ground and use the viewfinder to simulate a camera to choose a good shooting position.

The main reason is that the camera is too bulky, and it is a bit troublesome to move around to try shooting angles, so I use this viewfinder to choose a location before moving the camera.

The director of photography is holding a light meter to measure the brightness and darkness of the classroom lights and the exposure of the lens. Film shooting is very sensitive to lighting requirements. Where there are shadows and where there are bright spots must be figured out in advance.

If you are a layman, you may not even know the names of these tools, let alone how to operate them.

Eve's ambition is not enough to be an actor. She also wants to direct a movie by herself, so she has a thorough understanding of these behind-the-scenes preparations. She even secretly drew a storyboard for the movie.

Of course, this storyboard is entirely her personal thing, and it may be different from director Luke Tik's idea, it is purely a personal attempt.

Most of the time, the storyboard is what the director and the film producer explain to others how the scene should be filmed visually. Although her drawing skills are not high, the shooting ideas will be much clearer after drawing. Others will understand better.

For example, if you are also shooting close-up shots, should you shoot from above or below?Or simply stick to the ground.

Which places need to be close-up, and which places need to be zoomed out.

This thing can not only communicate with other people, but also can be the realization and induction of your own shooting ideas. Maybe you can generate sparks of inspiration while painting, discard some unrealistic ideas, and use unique shooting ideas Leave.

Eve is just studying now, and she is actually thinking in her heart that if she wants to practice as a director in the future, she can anonymously shoot MVs for singers or simply make a micro-movie by herself.

Otherwise, it will be a real movie as soon as it comes up, I'm really afraid that some people won't be able to hold it!

The entire crew was moving in an orderly manner, and the assistant director was speaking to the group of performers in the corridor outside the door. The shooting would first start when the students pushed the door in.

At this time, Ellie, played by Eve, has already learned the experience and lessons taught by the senior Emmett, and at the same time wants to show her intelligence in class, and does not want to lose to her love rival Vivienne.

This class is taught by Professor Callaghan. He is not only a professor at Harvard, but also the boss of a law firm, so the requirements and rewards for the students are much higher.

Students with good academic performance and good performance will get internship opportunities in law firms.

There is a laptop on each student's desk, and the row in front of Eve is Vivienne and Werner's position, and she sits behind the couple.

In one morning, they finished filming the performance of a class. After a short break at noon, they changed their outfits and continued to shoot. It was just that the group performers changed their positions at that time, so that it can be shown that there are actually several different time periods. .

Ellie learns how to dress up slowly. Although she is still the most eye-catching presence in the classroom, the appearance of her entire clothing and hair has changed. The pen with the pink pom-pom betrayed her character.

Deep down, she is still the girl who likes pink and tender things.

Since it is a commercial film, many routines in it are predictable. For example, when filming this kind of classroom scene, the heroine will definitely be called by the professor to answer questions.

Otherwise, sitting silently in the classroom for the whole class, what's so good about this kind of scene?There is absolutely no point of view.

The scene in the classroom is very interesting. The area that the camera can capture is the same as usual, but outside the shooting area are various equipment, wires, staff, etc., which look a bit fragmented.

At this time, two cameras started shooting at the same time. One was located above the students' position, and it was specially used to shoot Professor Callahan from the student's perspective; the other was in front of the blackboard, to shoot the expressions of the students, especially the main characters.

Tracks are laid on the ground, and the cameraman and camera assistant will slide over according to the order previously stated. The two cameras cooperate with each other and will not include each other in the shot.

Most of the time, movies are shot with a single camera, and there are relatively few such dual cameras.Basically, this camera position is shot first, and then the actors perform it again, and then shoot this camera position.

Professor Callahan is played by the veteran actor Victor Garber. He is wearing a casual suit and gold-rimmed reading glasses on the bridge of his nose. Time to torture, Ms. Woods."

Eve, who was suddenly called by name, looked a little surprised, and raised her eyebrows slightly. She didn't seem to expect that the first person whose name was called to answer the question was herself.

The cameraman in front of the podium has quietly zoomed in, taking a close-up of Eve's face.

The zooming in of the lens here does not mean that the camera shoots up directly, but zooms in on the image just like a camera takes a distant view.

Luketic sat next to the monitor in the corner, staring intently at the performance on the monitor, while stroking the beard above his chin with one hand involuntarily.

Now Eve's makeup and appearance are much more intellectual than in the morning, closer to her own temperament, with a ponytail combed to the back of the head, two willow eyebrows, exquisite and suitable makeup, and that low-key yet feminine long hair. The skirt allows the audience to see the growth of Ellie's character just from the appearance.

"Would you choose a client who committed a crime, or a client who violated the terms of the law?"

When Ellie, played by Eve, heard this multiple-choice question, she first sighed and rolled her eyes, causing everyone around to turn their heads to look.

Immediately, she seemed to think of a seamless answer, a smile suddenly appeared on her whole face, staring at the camera in front of her, and happily replied: "None."

After all, she showed the expression of an old lady who was extremely smart, and was impressed by her own wit!

"Why?" Professor Callahan didn't understand.

"I'd rather have an innocent client." Eve said innocently.

However, the students around immediately roared with laughter. The actors were not smirking, they were completely real reactions!Because Eve's expression and demeanor are in place, it seems that she really thinks so.

Not to mention being a law student, even an ordinary person knows that lawyers can't choose whatever they want in this respect. How can there be so many innocent clients for you to choose? There is even a lawyer on the side of the murderer.

The supporting actress Vivienne was also amused by Eve's performance, which is too naive!

Sure enough, Professor Callahan commented: "You are dreaming, Miss Woods."

Ellie was ridiculed by the professor and classmates, and she lowered her head a little uncomfortable. She didn't come to law school for the law, but for her ex-boyfriend Werner sitting in the front row.

Therefore, the whole person does not have the psychological preparation of ordinary law students, but has a sense of justice and wants to help the righteous party defeat the evil.

This kind of thinking may be naive in real life, but it is very attractive in the movie, and it can positively highlight the image characteristics of the heroine.

Next, Professor Callahan named another student to answer the question. Coincidentally, it was Vivienne, the heroine's rival in love.Unlike the emotional Ellie, Vivian gave a more rational answer and was praised by the professor.

Vivienne, who was praised, not only enjoyed the appreciation of her classmates, but also deliberately reached out and touched her fiancé, receiving encouragement and praise from Werner.

This little action may be normal in the eyes of other students, but the two of them are in the front row of Ellie, and they can clearly see what they are doing right in front of them. It is clear that they are deliberately trying to anger Ellie.

According to her own understanding, Eve stared at Vivienne's hand non-stop, and even wanted to take it off.

Who knows that director Luke Tik shouted at this time: "Cut! We will reshoot later. Eve, can you come here?"

In this crew, even if the director is changed, the position of Eve's protagonist will not be changed, so his tone is very relaxed and peaceful.

Eve made an apologetic expression to the surrounding extras, got up from the seat and walked to the monitor, wanting to hear the director's thoughts.

"Eve, when Vivienne did that action just now, you should be very annoyed and angry, but I can only see you being wronged from the camera, but the script should let you have something of your own at this time. The anger of being robbed, the kind of wanting to fight back."

Luketic racked his brains for words, trying to express his feelings.

"I see, why don't I play it differently?" Eve didn't think too much about it just now, but after watching the surveillance, she realized that Ellie, who she played, had turned into a weak little white flower at this time.

This is not in line with the overall image. Although Ellie is the heroine of a romantic comedy, she dares to love and hate, has strong mobility, and is never afraid of challenges.

Even after being dumped by her boyfriend, she still mustered up the motivation to be admitted to Harvard Law School. Now it was just being criticized by the professor, and it was not the first time being taught by the teacher, so there was no need for such an expression.

Ellie, as the chairwoman of UCLA's female student union, still has a little militant gene in her bones.

Since Vivienne took the initiative to ignite the flames of war, she should fight proudly instead of showing hurt and uncomfortable expressions.

She wanted to snatch her ex-boyfriend back, and the key point was the word snatch.

After thinking about this clearly, Eve felt as if she had been connected to the two veins of Ren and Du. She had more experience with this scene and was confident that she could re-shoot.

"If you think it through, we'll start over."

"Then I'll sit back first."

"Don't worry, there is plenty of time."

It's not that Eve can't play the feeling of being aroused by a rival in love. It's mainly because she has relatively little emotional experience, and she doesn't have much contact with girls with a personality like Ellie, so she occasionally needs other people's on-demand videos.

Just mention it and you can understand it in an instant.

Now shooting continues to be efficient.

……

During the filming break, Eve was just about to go to the bathroom when her bodyguard Hawk came over with her bag.

"Miss Campbell, your cell phone rang several times just now, I guess there may be something important."

"Okay, I'll take a look."

When Mandy didn't come back, Hawk could only act as an assistant temporarily, such as helping to keep the Gucci bag.

Eve took the phone out of the bag. She looked at the caller ID and found that it was Mark Johnson, another producer of "The Notebook", so she quickly called back.

"Mr. Johnson, I'm sorry I couldn't answer the phone while filming just now. Is there anything urgent for you?"

Mark Johnson on the other end of the phone had anticipated this situation a long time ago. Finding an actor as a producer was rather troublesome, and he was often unable to get in touch and communicate the situation in a timely manner.

But since he wanted to borrow Eve's popularity and box office appeal, he had to be patient with this shortcoming.

So he opened his mouth and replied: "I have an agent here who recommended an actor. I think it fits the image of the actor Noah in the movie very well. Do you have time to come to Xinxian today?"

"Maybe I won't be here until after five o'clock in the afternoon." Eve asked curiously, "Which actor is it?"

"Christian Bale."