Chapter 1246： Scene 1

As a small-cost independent film, although the cost of 10 million U.S. dollars is slightly high, considering that it has two big stars, Hugo and Susan, and also came to Louisiana to shoot on the ground, this cost suddenly seemed cordial. Pleasant.

The entire crew except for Hugo and Susan-of course, the director must also be excluded. Most of the other actors are newcomers, and they don't even have a performance experience. For them, they have been firmly in Hollywood in the past two years. The top Hugo is obviously a powerful attraction.

Not everyone has the opportunity to watch Hugo acting up close. This is different from sitting in a movie theater and watching a movie. Close observation, or even being a member of a rival drama, may change their future career as an actor. Therefore, the crew was busy for a while, and when the crew came to inform that the first scene was about to start filming, it gradually calmed down.

Hugo didn't say anything while sitting in the chair, but supported his chin with his right hand, as if thinking about something.

Joseph stood next to him for a while, seeing Hugo did not order, so he stood a little further away, but kept a reasonable distance. This was the case when shooting "Schindler's List" before. He needs to pay close attention to Hugo at all times. , While not getting too close.

At this time, Samora came over with coffee and walked specifically in front of Hugo. Then he said hello, "Hey, Hugo, your coffee is here."

Hugo didn't raise his head, just raised his eyes slightly, squeezed the corner of his mouth, and said with a meaningful expression, "Enjoy the leisurely cup of coffee, this is a good life."

Samora couldn’t figure out whether Hugo’s words were satire or ridicule. He glanced back at Joseph subconsciously. Joseph nodded his chin, and Samora turned his head and handed the coffee to Hugo, but he hesitated. "Are you sure you want to add so much sugar?"

Hugo took the coffee and did not answer. Instead, he lowered his head and took a sip. Then he smashed his lips contentedly and nodded vigorously, "Of course, of course. This is good, this is good!" He lowered his head and took another sip, which looked like he was drinking Coke, not coffee.

With a question mark, Samora pointed in Joseph's direction, "I'm there, you can call me if you have anything to do." Then he walked to Joseph's side hesitantly, and asked in a low voice, "Is it really okay? ?"

In the past month, Samora has been frightened. Hugo, who is so volatile, looks like a stranger, like a devil possessing him, making Samora almost suspect that Hugo is evil. Later, I heard Joseph said that this is because Hugo is studying the role and pushing himself too tightly, so the mind sometimes cannot distinguish between the role and the self, reality and the script, which leads to emotional loss of control.

Even so, Samora still finds it incredible. But things seem to be the case, occasionally Hugo is like a tyrannical villain, occasionally like an uninfluenced gangster, and occasionally returns to normal... After reading the script of "Death Row", Samora finally understands vaguely. A little bit.

At this time, Samora really understood why Joseph needs to read the script of every work of Hugo, and read it carefully. Because this is probably also part of Joseph's work.

But I understand that every time he comes into contact with such a moody Hugo, Samora still feels terrified. Hugo was still there with a gentle smile last second, and the strange look appeared in the next second, which really seemed to be watching a horror movie.

Joseph did not answer, but cast a helpless look at Samora. Samora knew what this meant, so she shrugged helplessly and said in a low voice, "Do you know? Hugo added five pieces of sugar and two cups of milk today. He never added milk before. He Saying that cappuccino is not coffee at all. And... he looks like he has never enjoyed coffee before."

Hugo always drinks coffee with two packets of sugar without milk, and occasionally drinks black coffee when he needs it. In short, he just doesn't like coffee that is too sweet. But today is really weird.

Joseph also lowered his voice and explained, "Maybe he just wanted to try..." But after speaking, Joseph himself didn't quite believe it, watching Hugo like a cow chewing a peony and drank the whole cup of coffee in one breath. Joseph's brows entangled involuntarily, "He just wanted to try it." Joseph was trying to convince Samora, and he was also trying to convince himself.

The first scene of "Death Row" was soon put into filming. As there was no reporter's attention, Tim gathered the crew and simply announced that "our work will begin today." The opening ceremony is over.

The first scene was the scene where Susan appeared on stage. There was no performance element, just a scene of Susan walking back home from the residential area of ​​the community. In this picture, Susan is not the focus. The local extras are the focus. Tim hopes to truly show the usual face of the community. The children are playing, the adults are chatting...what you should do, you don’t need to pay attention to the camera. There is no need for a special performance, which is the original appearance of the most ordinary life, and then Susan walks through the crowd and returns home.

Since all the children have no performance experience, they can't help but go to the camera. This is the first scene of repeated mistakes. As a result, it took nearly two hours to complete the original picture of life. The filming of "Death Convict's Walk" also officially kicked off.

Hugo's first scene soon arrived. On the third day after the opening ceremony, the scene where Matthew and the nun Helen met for the first time in prison was filmed.

Tim intends to shoot in chronological order, because this will clearly show the psychological changes of Matthew and Sister Helen. Hugo and Susan will also help to make the process of inner change delicate and complicated during the performance. Show it.

Today's scene is the first time that two complete strangers meet, but it is full of tight mutual probing.

Matthew sought the help of the nun Helen. This was one of his few hopes. He hoped that the nun could sympathize with him because of his religious belief, but he was worried that the nun would not be willing to forgive her crime because of his religious belief. Not only must he persuade the nun to believe that he did not kill, but he also has to make the nun have a tendency towards himself. But on the other hand, Matthew did not want the nun to "invade" his heart. He was not a person of faith, and he did not want to show himself to a stranger.

Similarly, the nun Helen chose to meet with Matthew, but even at the last moment she was not sure whether she was doing the right thing. Her inner belief told her that the victim’s family needed her relief, and she could not forgive the murderer’s viciousness; but she At the same time, her faith also told her that God is willing to forgive everyone and is willing to redeem everyone, as long as this person confessed sincerely. She knew that Matthew was a sinner abandoned by everyone, even she herself was uneasy, but she knew that maybe she was Matthew's only support.

Therefore, the first encounter seemed unremarkable, but in fact it was full of probing, offense and defense, push and pull. Although the emotions are not full, the inner struggle is shown between the eyebrows and the dialogue. This is a huge test for the two actors: they test their understanding of the role and test their control of the role.

Although people always like to watch "bursts", when acting meets an emotional trigger point, they are released heartily. Such clips always make people want to watch; but relatively speaking, there is no "crutch" and no borrowing. The role of the force point is a more profound test of the actors' psychological preparation, script understanding, etc., because a little deviation often results in a huge impact on the fluency of the story.

Before the filming was officially started, Tim personally walked up to talk about the play, not the production, because Tim knew how important the play was, and this was the first collision since the two actors started filming. There was a spark and a tacit understanding between the two. None of them are enough, they need to be run-in, so shooting tends to be more difficult.

"Susan, I hope you hesitate to behave a little and enlarge the uncertainty." After Tim finished the filming process of the whole scene, he began to explain to the two actors separately.

This scene will be divided into three parts for shooting, close-up Susan, close-up Hugo, and middle shot as a whole. Generally speaking, when Susan is close-up, Hugo sits on the opposite side of the scene and can hold it. It’s okay to use the script, relax a little, or even let others come over to help Susan play against the scene, but for the overall effect, Tim requires that the two actors in each filming be performed in accordance with the real performance, rather than simply against the scene. Therefore, Tim's explanation is very detailed.

"I don't mind if you show a little fear and sympathy, but don't be too much, the most important thing is the kind of uncertainty." Tim said his request, and left it to Su Shan savored it carefully. Then he turned to look at Hugo.

At this moment Hugo was chewing gum, his eyes were constantly floating beside him, with an absent-minded appearance. Tim couldn't help but frown. Such Hugo looked very unprofessional, but Tim hesitated a bit, but he still thought about it. The question was suppressed, and he said, "Hugo, I hope you behave arrogantly. It seems that you are not begging the other party, but the other party took the initiative to come and see you. You can control the whole situation in your hands. A little bit, a little arrogance, this is all acceptable."

Hugo did not answer, but squinted at Tim. This simple look seemed to say "I know", then he turned away again and looked at the other things in the room that he didn't know, which made Tim stunned. Stunned.

Tim fell silent and thought for a while, then looked at Hugo's eyes deeply, vaguely aware of something, after all, he withdrew his gaze, and shouted to the crew, "Everyone is ready!" Then Walking quickly to the back of the monitor, Chang Ji ran in with Chang Ji's board.

The first scene of Hugo is about to start shooting.