Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 752

The next shoot is all about dancing.

A musical film needs a grand dance as the final ending.

Ronald did some of the action first.

Dr. Housman found Johnny and admitted to him that he had misjudged him.What caused Penny's unexpected pregnancy and surgery was not the most similar dance partner, but the shameless waiter who was admitted to Yale Medical School.

Johnny and Baby end up hugging and dancing together, and the camera is very close to them, shooting close-up conversations.

"Johnny, I'm going to work in the Peace Corps soon. You're going to continue dancing. I'm terrified. Everyone will say we don't deserve to be together, and maybe we will too. What should we do?"

"Let's work harder, we must be together." Johnny put his arms around Baby, as if everything was fearless.

Baby smiled, this is the sweetheart he likes, let them fight for the future together.

"Cut!"

"It's almost time for your pas de deux, go rest and get ready."

The lights were turned pink, shining on people's faces with joy, and the last big dance was cheerful and joyful.This color really makes people happy from the ground up.

"Usually, we do the last dance of Kellerman's holiday season, but this year someone didn't want us to do it.

So tonight we're going to do our own dance.and one special lady.Because she taught me to stand up for others.

She also made me understand what kind of person I want to be. "

The two leading actors stood on the stage, and Johnny's tape was put into the tape recorder.

"Now, I've found the time of my life..."

The theme song began, and the deep baritone sounded.Johnny hooked his fingers to Baby, and the two came together.

Ronald gestured to the lighting engineer squatting high.

A beam of spotlights was shone onto the stage, illuminating Johnny and Baby brightly.

Switz put his arms around Gray's waist, made her lean back, and then spun her upper body around her waist from side to side.

Jennifer Gray returned to the prep position with her upper body in a proud smile.

For such an actor who has no foundation in dance, he was able to be taught by Switz and the choreographer slowly during the filming period, and he was able to dance the difficult mambo to the present, which is enough to be proud of.

Ronald is also very happy. The camera accidentally captured the expression of Baby, which is very in tune with the mood of the character in the play.

The decision not to let Jennifer Gray learn to dance at the beginning showed its value in this moment.The real performance is always the most able to impress the audience.

Because the actor's own reaction is always more natural than any acting skills.

The rhythm of the theme song suddenly repeated, and began to speed up to the beat of Mambo.

Switz flicked his hand, Gray spun out, and then was dragged back by Switz.

Specially tailored dance clothes with lots of pleats at the hem.Under the rotation of Jennifer Gray, it flew up under the action of centrifugal force and turned into a circle.

Sometimes the two stood side by side, sometimes facing each other. Under the guidance of Switz, Gray kept spinning, and the skirt fluttered up and down like a butterfly.

"I have found the time of my life...", the song reached the climax, the two spun and approached, their eyes met, and their lips gradually moved closer.

Patrick Switz waited two seconds, and just as the two were about to kiss each other, he spun, and Gray flew out again, and was dragged back by him again.

Jennifer Gray didn't expect Switz to have this surprise, so she laughed.

"Cut!"

Ronald leads the applause.The two actors have gone through several turmoil, and now they have entered a very strange state.It's like basketball players often enter a zone where they can make shots of any difficulty.

The current state of the two is also highly concentrated, and they have entered a state of tacit understanding that they did not reach during rehearsal.He knows the opponent's intentions in any movement, and the dance steps are performed at a super level.

Next is the leading actor, Johnny, who danced excitedly on the stage, jumped down from the top with a big jump, and danced together with many backup dancers, and invited Baby from the audience to reproduce the scene they rehearsed in the lake. A difficult movement, jumping onto Johnny's arm and making a flying posture.

"Your big jump should be as far away as possible, as elegant as possible."

Ronald asked Switz to give some instructions.Switz was born in ballet and is no stranger to this kind of big jump.He could have done well.

But a recent ankle injury has him a little worried.Even so, he said with confidence that he was fine.

Ronald had the camera pointing directly at the stage for a shot of Thwaites jumping.

This shot is very harsh, the front of the actors are all exposed in front of the camera, if the audience wants to buy it, if they get emotional along with the plot, the actors have to shoot it themselves.

If a stand-in is used, it will be obvious that the movement is not smooth, so it will be difficult to mobilize the audience's emotions to rise to a higher level and welcome the final flying movement.

"Action!"

Switz made a big jump and jumped off the stage.

"Cut!"

Ronald stepped forward to see that he hadn't jumped far enough.The action isn't smooth enough either.

"I need a really big jump, the kind that goes far. As long as you use your full strength, you can do it. I have confidence in you."

Ronald had seen the jumping ability of a real male ballerina.Switz still couldn't let go, maybe he was afraid of the recurrence of the ankle injury, so he couldn't use his full strength.

"Action!"

"Action!"

……

Ronald took three shots, and Switz couldn't really jump out with the ballerina's strength.

Ronald was a little anxious, this kind of action was very exhausting.On the ballet stage, it is impossible for male actors to dance continuously.Seeing that the filming continued, Switz was about to lose his strength.

Is it necessary to extend the shooting time for another day, and pay tens of thousands of dollars just for this shot of Switz?
Switz was also very anxious, Ronald was always dissatisfied, not to mention his ankle, and his knee began to ache. 34 years old, with a body full of scars, it can't stand more devastation.

He rested for a while, then asked his assistant to hand him a bottle of mineral water, and took a few swigs.

"Director, I only have the energy for the last time. This time I will dance with all my strength. If I can do it today, I will do it.

"Okay, don't feel pressured, play normally."

Ronald also didn't want to show his anxiety and put more pressure on Switz.

"Action!"

After everything was ready, Schwyz jumped on the stage accompanied by music.

"it is good!"

Ronald knew it was done when he saw the jumping posture.

Sure enough, Switz jumped more than two meters away and knelt down on one knee.

"Cut!"

Switz has fully entered the state, and then he danced solo full of strength, approaching the dancers.They lined up together, making three turns at one step, and extended an invitation to Baby who was waiting on the stage.

The camera was facing the stage, and after the filming, Jennifer Gray narrowed her smiling eyes, nodded shyly, and promised her lover to do the flying lift and challenge her own limit.

"Cut!"

The penultimate shot of the whole film has been shot.

Ronald sat in the director's chair and watched as the on-set crew moved the camera to the side of the aisle.

Only the last flying lift remained.

Ronald hoped to be successful the first time.

The large amount of dance moves just now had consumed most of the energy of Switz and Gray.They happened to be in a zone, and if the action couldn't be finished quickly, it would be very difficult to get out of this state and get in again.

"Are the departments in place?"

One by one, the staff signaled to Ronald that they were ready.

"camera?"

"full speed."

"recording?"

"start."

The scene recorder quickly ran over from the side and quickly hit the board in front of the camera.

"Dirty Dancing Session XX, Article XX"

"Action!"

The camera pans to Jennifer Gray standing alone on stage.

She was rushed to the front of the stage by four extras and lifted off the stage.

The camera was on the side less than one meter away from her, and took pictures of this action.

"push!"

The director of photography silently made a mouth shape for the head of the four coolies in the photography team, the chief coolie.

The muscles of the coolies soared, and they used their strength to quickly start the heavy camera on the guide rail, and quickly accelerated to the speed of Jennifer Gray's running.

This is a very professional, cold-start fast traverse shot that can only be completed by a tacitly coordinated camera team.

Before today's shoot, they had rehearsed to perfection.

The camera closely followed Jennifer Gray's footsteps and fully captured the baby's run-up from the side.

Jennifer Gray's run-up was fast and powerful. When she reached two meters in front of Switz, she made an emergency stop, and after her feet were off the ground, they landed at the same time.

Just like when a gymnast vaults, the forward run-up energy is converted into upward energy.

With one effort, she flew forward 45 degrees.

Patrick Switz, who had been preparing ahead, saw Gray take off and put his hands firmly on her hips.

Then Switz did a half-squat, lifting Gray over his head like a barbell.

Then he was slowly standing upright, holding Gray all the way over his head.

Jennifer Gray desperately kept her balance. On top of Switz's head, she spread her hands and made a flying posture.

Switz blushed, squeezed out the last bit of energy, and lifted Gray abruptly for more than six or seven seconds.

Then he put Gray down slowly again.

Jennifer Gray was also very excited. After she landed, she hugged Switz's neck and hugged her.

This is the most perfect dance among so many rehearsals.

She felt that it was impossible for her to dance so perfectly.

"Cut!"

Ronald didn't expect to succeed once.

Looking at Patrick Switz, who sat slumped on the ground, his hands trembling slightly.Ronald knew it was impossible to take another one.

He looked at the director of photography, and after confirming that the film was effective, he let out a sigh of relief.

Facing the eyes of Switz and Gray, as well as the countless expectant gazes behind him, Ronald yelled.

"I announce that the filming of Dirty Dancing is packed!"

"Roar, roar..."

The dancers booed and began to clap and stamp their feet. Gradually, all the actors and staff began to follow a neat rhythm.

The tape recorder was turned up and everyone started dancing wildly to the beat of the theme song "Time of My Life".

Ronald was also pulled into the crowd by Cynthia Rhodes, and jumped up happily with everyone.

"I had the best time of my life

No, I've never felt this way before..."

What a happy crew, Ronald also began to indulge himself and jumped up.

The scene became a sea of ​​joy.

(End of this chapter)