Chapter 2272

What about the director?

Only a few people are aware of this. After all, this is a super large drama group with 400 people. The scene of people coming and going is always in sight. It's really very difficult to notice a person's attendance and absence in the chaos. Unless it's Langley hall.

As for Gareth Edwards“ "Grand theft one" is just his third work as a director. He is still a new comer in Hollywood. I'm afraid that even if he shows up, he may be submerged in the turbulent crowd.

In fact, Garris Edwards didn't show up from the beginning to the end. If it wasn't for jason-d. - mcgatlin, the executive producer, who specially found lanli and took him to the director's studio to make a recommendation, it was estimated that the director's mystery would last for some time.

Jason mcgatlin is a stranger. He used to be an administrator. Later, he was promoted by Steven Spielberg and became an executive producer on the set. "The adventures of Tintin" is his first work; Because of his excellent ability, he was hired by Lucas film as the studio executive of "Star Wars: the awakening of the force." grand theft one "is just his fourth work. Later, he became the exclusive studio executive producer of" Star Wars Series ", implementing and dealing with many problems in the whole series.

There are many similarities between Garris's temperament and the independent directors he worked with before. He is low-key, quiet, attentive and introverted. The most important thing is professional. He is dedicated to his directing work. His overall temperament is like a technical otaku. His eyes only shine when he mentions the relevant technology, but he doesn't seem to feel much sense of existence at other times, It's easy to be drowned in a sea of people.

From this point of view, Jason mcgatlin's worry about the relationship between the director and the actors is indeed excusable, which is also the reason why he specially introduced Langley - he doesn't want conflicts between the biggest actors in the crew and the director; But from Katherine Kennedy's point of view, it's exactly the way she wants to work together - the director doesn't need to be too strong in control, can guide the assembly line work, and appropriately add personal style, which is enough.

Of course, it's not a problem for Langley.

The conversation between lanli and Garris was very smooth. The two people mainly discussed the composition of the whole picture of the film. The magnificence of the panorama and the perspective is bound to be the key point, which also means that the actor's performance needs to be more concise, stripping off those trivial details to give the picture more vitality.

Garris reminds Langley of Alfonso Caron and Christopher Nolan: their technical concentration has brought their professional ability to a new height, but in terms of performance, their guidance to the actors is really limited - and "grand theft one" has a huge cast, which also means that the next shooting needs a period of time, To find the right rhythm of performance, but it's also one of the fun of performance.

At least that's what Langley thinks.

Next, the official meeting and script reading meeting of the "grand theft No.1" crew opened the prelude in the midst of laughter and cheers, and the journey started smoothly.

On the first formal script reading meeting of all cast members - not only because of the large number of roles in the film, but also because the number of actors is a spectacular number, a little carelessness may lead to blindness; And because the actors in CASS are generally low-key, they are more active in independent films and even in the theater stage, and their recognition is limited. Finally, every actor has to stand up to introduce himself and explain his role.

It's like when I first entered the Academy of performing arts, the first thing in every class was to stand up and introduce myself freely and confidently. This is the first lesson to become an actor. Whether it's film or drama, or TV, the interview process must experience challenges and shocks again and again, The self-confidence brought by self introduction becomes more and more important.

Of course, there must be some differences in the actual situation.

Lan Li, who was the first to stand up, was given special treatment.

"Hello, I'm Langley Hall..."

It was just the beginning of the self introduction, and some people began to shout at the scene, "I know that everyone knows", "now is there anyone who doesn't know young master lanli", "it's boring to skip to skip", plus whistles and laughter, it's really lively.

Lan Li, who was "Besieged", didn't mind either. He raised his hand and pressed it down, indicating that everyone should be calm. "I know that many gentlemen at the scene are jealous of my high popularity among ladies..." the scene roared with laughter again, "but I still have to be prepared. There is always someone at the scene who doesn't know me, before I become more arrogant and forget my name, I think I still need to remind myself all the time. "

The laughter broke out completely.

Even Garris in the corner couldn't help laughing.

"Next... Yes, I'm going to play in the movie... Er, I'm sorry, the pronunciation of names in space is a bit awkward. I always feel like it's made up. I need to confirm the pronunciation. But what puzzles me even more is that the name of Luke Skywalker is very American. I don't know what's wrong with our crew. I think I may not be suitable for living in space... "

All the audience laughed!

Even many people beat the table to make complaints about it. This has become the stemming of all actors. The screenwriter Chris Weisz (Chris-Weitz), who is sitting behind the actor, raised the script to cover up his face and pretended he was not there: anyway, he was responsible for writing the dialogue of script lines. The story frame of the play was written by John Knoll and Gary whitta.

"I remember, he was supposed to be a captain. Yes, Captain Cassian andor was once a prince by surname. So, I think I should keep a little gentlemanly. Then, I will not point my finger at the screenwriter and transfer the baton to our... Er... Miss Jean Urso. "

The laughter couldn't stop at all, and felicity Jones threw a grateful look at Langley - the tension disappeared in the atmosphere of joy.

Thanks to lanli's easy opening, the script reading meeting went very smoothly. The actors were trying to find a tacit understanding in their gradual attempts to prepare for the next official shooting; But it turns out that the script reading is one thing, and the actual shooting is another. The smooth reading of the script can't guarantee the smooth shooting after the actual performance is different after all.

To be exact, the first scene was in trouble.

Just like other high-cost and large-scale productions, "grand theft one" did not complete shooting in chronological order, but started shooting according to the schedule of the film set and shooting base, which also means that the sequence of the plot is completely disrupted, and the actors must have a clear and sufficient understanding of the script and the context of the characters, Make sure that you can show the exact performance quality in each play, so as to avoid making the audience aware of the abnormality.

Of course, the core idea of commercial blockbusters is not to explore the inner growth of each character, which also means that the actor's performance needs a context, which is not too difficult. As for the level, it is an additional reward - for most directors, they would rather not explore this part to avoid breaking the narrative rhythm and overall style.

The first scene of "grand theft one" officially started, a plot after the beginning of the story was selected to connect all the characters in front of it.

Jean Urso, who is serving a sentence in prison, was "rescued" - or "hijacked" by the rebels to their secret base when he was transferring the detention place. Because the rebels have been informed that the empire is building a weapon capable of destroying the planet, and the key figure in the whole process is Galen Urso, the father of Jean Urso, who was hijacked by the Empire 15 years ago. The fashionable and young Jean Urso saw his mother shot and escaped from the Empire, Rescued by saw gerrera, also a rebel.

Now, the rebels need the cooperation of Jean Urso to find sol Guerrera who left the rebels because of different ideas and used extreme means to create violence on different planets to resist the Empire. Then they hope to get further clues about weapons, and hope that Jean Urso can locate Galen Urso through sol Guerrera, and the rebels will step forward to stop the construction of weapons, Avoid the iron hooves of the Empire going further.

Capt. Cassian Ando of the rebels will travel with Jean Urso to complete the task.

The first scene of the film is the scene of the first direct contact between the rebels and Jean Urso. This scene can connect many characters and clues to lay a basic framework for the whole story. It is the most suitable scene for actors, directors, performances and so on.

Obviously, the content of the play is very rich, not only lines but also stories. Most importantly, there are many characters, so it is very difficult to shoot; But comparatively speaking, this is easier for director Garris, and the scheduling and control of small scenes are easier.

So what's the problem?

Actors.

To be exact, a group of actors, including felicity Jones, Angus Wright, may bell and so on, all have problems in their performances. Even if Langley is involved in it, he alone can't save the whole play. What's more, the core of the play is not him, but felicity.

"Card!"

Garris Edwards has interrupted shooting for the eighth time, not because of mistakes in lines or accidents, the whole performance has not been completed smoothly, but Garris's deep brow is suggesting that he is still not satisfied with the performance of the play, and is very dissatisfied.

So, what is the problem?