Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 749
Maybe it was Jennifer Gray and Patrick Switz's heart-to-heart chat in the room that made the difference.

From the second day on, the cooperation between the two was very tacit.

There are a lot of scenes where only the two of you are on camera, and that requires chemistry.

Judging from the reaction at the scene, Jennifer always looked at Patrick with affectionate eyes, and no matter what he did or danced, he seemed to be sending out a signal of love.

And Patrick also changed his dislike of Jennifer's poor dancing skills, and truly replaced the mentality of a gigolo who dances with guests.

"whee……"

What used to be a vacation cabin for Boy Scouts has been transformed into a modest room for backup dancers.

Although it was simple, it was very clean, with white sheets, a tidy floor, and chores neatly packed. At first glance, Johnny who lived here was a man with plans for his future.

Patrick stood behind Jennifer, let her hand rise, and with the back of his hand, stroked Jennifer's arm and underarm.

Jennifer Gray is very ticklish and the slightest touch makes her laugh out loud.

Patrick had no choice but to show the helplessness of a lover. Although he really looked down on the clumsiness of this Jewish girl, he always treated her with the greatest patience.

"Dancing is not just about paying attention to your steps, you also need to pay attention to your heart."

Patrick took Jennifer's hand and placed it on his chest.

"Click, click, did you hear it? Follow the rhythm of your own heartbeat."

"Hmm..." Jennifer nodded vigorously, and gradually her dance steps became smoother.

"Cut!"

Following Ronald's call to stop, everyone at the scene started to applaud.

"Wow wow..."

"The acting is great." The screenwriter Eleanor covered her cheeks with her hands, almost moved to tears.

Ronald waved his hand and let the assistant director Emile lead the lighting of the next scene.

He hurriedly sat on the exclusive director's chair, picked up the thermos and drank a cup of wolfberry black tea.

My own investment feels different when photographed.Wanting to do everything to the best within a limited budget, Ronald was exhausted a bit.

Although his body can still support more than ten hours of work every day, his mental exhaustion still allows him to sit down and rest whenever he has the chance.

He also took out a copy of "Teachings of Confucius" from his bag, and began to change his mind.

"Acquiring knowledge and putting it into practice as you gain it is truly a pleasure..."

Indeed, my control over the director is getting stronger every day.Ronald had a lot of fun in directing acting, casting, and how to find out the audience's preferences and avoid certain sensitive points of social trends.

"Okay, we can take a set of shots."

Assistant director Emile came to report.

"Clear the field." Ronald put down the book and issued an order.

All the idlers left the room.

Screenwriter Eleanor looked at Ronald, "I'm going out too?"

"You can ask Jennifer if she would like to have you present when she makes out with the handsome guy with single eyelids that she admires." Ronald laughed.

The screenwriter Eleanor is good at everything, and she also dedicated herself to doing a lot of consulting work outside of her duties.

But she just likes to substitute the baby's mentality, likes to watch Jennifer Gray play her young self on the spot, and spend time with Patrick Switz.

"Okay." Eleanor knew that the intimate scene was going to be filmed, and one more person would hinder the performance of the actors. "But when the sample is here, I want to watch it with you."

Ronald nodded in agreement.

The scene was very quiet, only the director Ronald, the director of photography, a lighting engineer, and a sound engineer were on the scene, and they couldn't be more streamlined.

Jennifer Gray walks in, wearing vintage white lingerie.

"You brew it up, and tell me when you feel that your emotions are in place. I don't call it Action. We'll start when you give me a signal."

Still a little shy, Jennifer Gray nodded and sat down on the white sheet.

Ronald looked back and saw Switz, who was bare-chested and showing his muscular body, he quickly waved his hand to let him come over, put his hand to his mouth, and made a small gesture.

Intimacy scenes are a big burden for any actor. An actor is a profession that exposes his inner emotions to the camera.And intimacy scenes are the most intimate and vulnerable part of a person. It is best not to give orders loudly in this kind of scenes, so that the emotions that have been brewed with great difficulty will be scared away.

After more than ten minutes, Gray finally sent a signal to Ronald.

Ronald signaled to the director of photography to turn it on with his eyes, and the sound engineer raised the recording boom above the bed.

Gray pulled back the white quilt, and Switz was already there waiting for her.

Jennifer Gray hugged Thwaites, showing her smooth back.

The close-up shots have to shoot the scenes of the two protagonists, which are very close.The camera lens was just a foot away from the pair.Gray is very brave, as if the camera and people are not there, he completes this scene very ambiguously.

"Cut!" Ronald called softly, and then gave a thumbs up, indicating to Gray that this one is very good.

"Hee hee..." Gray shrank back on the bed, got into the quilt, then put on a blanket and came out to drink water and rest.

"Makeup, hairstyle, come in and touch up." Ronald yelled.

There are many scenes to be filmed in this cabin.

Next up is Cynthia Rhodes' abortion scene.

When Baby learned of Penny's plight, she went back to her father, Dr. Hausman, and asked for a few hundred dollars, which was still very valuable at the time, and secretly gave it to Penny, asking her to hire an "underground doctor" to secretly give it to her. Do the surgery yourself.

Because the Supreme Court had not passed the "Roe v. Wade case" at that time, it was illegal in New York State, and only a "doctor" with a dirty scalpel could be found.

After Penny had the operation, she had a fever, pain in her lower abdomen, and her whole body was not feeling well.

In order to save others, Baby had to ask his father, Dr. Hausmann, to save Penny.

Dr. Housman was kind-hearted and saved Penny.However, he was very dissatisfied with the fact that his daughter borrowed money for the gangster Johnny to use for his girlfriend's surgery.

"Action!"

The most powerful frontal headlights were used at the scene, shining brightly on the face of Penny played by Cynthia Rhodes.

This time Ronald told the makeup artist not to put makeup on Cynthia.

In this way, when illuminated by headlights, the unpowdered face will become a bit sick and pale.

The camera moved forward slowly, and Cynthia was lying there, covering her stomach with her hands, and the drops of water sprinkled on her forehead in advance flowed down her neck, as if she was sweating from the pain.

"Cut!"

Ronald turned to look at the director of photography who called to stop.

Generally, it's not the director who can stop shouting, it's because of some technical problems that have to be suspended.For example, it was found that the film was not installed, or the tape recorder was broken and did not record the simultaneous sound and other technical failures.

"Cynthia's face is still too good-looking." The director of photography motioned Ronald to come to the viewfinder to see for himself.

"Huh?" Ronald quickly walked behind the camera, "Didn't you let me put on makeup?"

Sure enough, looking through the viewfinder, Cynthia Rhodes' face was rosy and pale, with a natural beauty.

Ronald went to the window and stared at Cynthia's skin for a long time. Her face was exactly the same color as her neck.Ronald took her hand, rolled up the sleeves, and found that the color was similar.

"You really don't have makeup on," Ronald couldn't help but marvel.It is really rare for an actor to maintain this level of skin without makeup, and it may have something to do with Cynthia's insistence on dancing.

"Make up, make her look ugly." Ronald called the makeup artist and explained the request.

The makeup artist went up and put on a pale foundation in a few strokes.

"Well, yes, we actually filmed."

The director of photography was satisfied with the makeup.

"Action!"

Cynthia lay down, acting uncomfortable.Dr. Hausmann held her hand, questioned her patiently, and asked everyone to go out again to give Penny another checkup.

Ronald was standing right behind the camera, watching the scene.

The lines were requested by Ronald, and Eleanor revised them. Just looking at their performances and lines, most people really can't figure out what kind of operation accident this is.

The performances of several actors are so good that during the first rehearsal, Ronald let the camera turn on.It brought out all the strong emotions needed for a plot that hadn't experienced any formal performances.

The trick taught by Jonathan Demy is really easy to use.Especially for this kind of movie that focuses on the inner interaction of the characters, it is totally worth spending a little more money on the film.

If it's an action scene, then you need to spend more time on rehearsals, and wait for the moves to be done before the official filming.

There is no one trick that can deal with all movies, and Ronald is constantly learning.

Penny was lying on the bed, Dr. Hausman called all the people, told them that Penny was not in danger, and then called out Baby alone, let her go with him, and refused Johnny to see him off.

He also taught him that he must know how to be responsible when doing things.

This scene has been performed, and the next scene needs to be re-lighted, the camera moved, and the filming will take two hours.

After everyone finished the performance, I don't know why Ronald didn't stop.Just when the actor wanted to turn around to see Director Ronald behind the camera, is there any problem?

"Cut!"

Ronald shouted loudly to stop and announced a break.

Everyone thought what effect Ronald needed, but they didn't ask.

In fact, Ronald was distracted.

Cynthia was lying on the bed, but her feet were still tightly together, and her toes were stretched out, which was completely different from the sleeping posture of ordinary people.

This is a conditioned reflex of doing dance training for many years since childhood.No matter sitting, lying or walking, there is a demeanor of a dancer who pays attention to his posture.

Years later, when he saw this sleeping posture again, Ronald could only smile to himself, and waited for the camera crew to move the camera to a new shooting location, and only went to eat after seeing it satisfactorily.

Baby came out of the cabin with his father, Mr. Hausman.She knew that her father had misunderstood Johnny (Penny was actually carrying the waiter's child)", but the tacit understanding between father and daughter had been broken.

Mr. Hausman began to intervene in the life of his youngest daughter, Baby, and ordered his daughter not to associate with these "bad influences" in the future.

Later, because Johnny had an affair with Baby who sneaked over, he was seen by Vivian, the lady who also had an affair with the waiter who made Penny pregnant.

Vivian seduced Johnny, but failed because of Baby's existence, so she reported that Johnny was the thief who stole the expensive bag.

As a result, although there was no evidence in the report, it was found that Johnny and Baby were having an affair, and the hotel owner who also wanted his son to marry Baby was fired.

Johnny lost his job and couldn't keep dating Baby.They had no choice but to drive away. The two hugged each other and wished each other good luck. In the song "She's Like the Wind" sung by Switz himself, the pair of lovers were still separated by reality.

The relationship between Baby and his father, Mr. Hausman, also hit rock bottom.He was very dissatisfied with his daughter's close association with this group of "bad influences", and in order to protect Johnny, her daughter lied to herself and lent him hundreds of dollars.

Dr. Housman felt that his favorite daughter had changed.It seems that she is no longer the considerate daughter who can communicate with herself.

"Cut!"

After the filming of the second act, the plot has progressed to the third act where it is impossible to reverse. All the contradictions are superimposed here, and it is about to quickly rush to the end.

(End of this chapter)