Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Chrissy Sommer, and Marla Rosenfield."

The dancer pointed to Siana and raised her hand to call for two students to perform in groups.

It is indeed a sex bomb, Ronald exclaimed. Among the extras on the set, are there any beauties with such amazing figures?

Chrissy has blond wavy hair and green eyes. Marla has brown hair and blue eyes. All in great shape.

There is no problem with the image. "How do they dance?"

Dancer Siana turned on the portable recorder, and a burst of familiar music flowed out.

"My whole body is electrified

This current is accumulating

I'm losing control

Because you called me

I was "electrically shocked" by your eyes

…”

It’s the theme song to the hit movie “Grease”: “You’re the One I Want.”

The two beauties danced very hard, with their long hair flying up and down. Their very powerful dance moves, matched to the beat, made people want to dance together.

Chris and Marla, one on the left and one on the right, hooked Ronald's arms and pulled him to dance together.

The smell of shampoo from the beauty's hair rushed into Ronald's brain, mixed with the feeling from his arms, and Ronald couldn't help but jump too. He did a 360-degree spin imitating "Grease" star John Travolta, while Chrissy and Marla clapped and cheered.

Seeing that everyone next to him was looking over, Ronald gestured to stop and said to Siana, "Okay, I will give them a separate shot."

Siana, the dancer, is very happy. The suggestion has been adopted, and she will most likely excel in dancing. She can also add a line to her own resume to gain extra points.

The dream images that Ronald could copy had already been filmed. Now I can only humbly listen to the advice of professionals on the crew. As long as the suggestion seemed feasible to him, he would adopt it. If you adopt it, everyone will be happy, and when you are happy, you will shoot faster.

"Thank you, Ronald, thank you." The two beauties' eyes lit up, and they took Ronald's arms from left to right and thanked him.

"Hoo ho ho..." Ronald grinned with joy. The salary of being a director is really good.

"You should thank Siana. She recommended you and said that your dancing is very photogenic."

Ronald knew he was just a temporary substitute. As soon as the boss arrives, he will return to his daily job of making coffee. I didn’t chat much with the beauty and turned around to discuss the scene with the director of photography.

"Oh, Siana, what moves will you ask me to dance? How many shots will you give me?" "Siana, you see I practiced ballet when I was a child."

When Ronald heard the excited voices of the beauties behind him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Movies are really a fascinating industry. How many handsome men and beauties are willing to put in a lot of effort in exchange for a chance to appear on the camera.

…

The two beauties, Chrissy and Marla, changed their clothes and appeared. Ronald's eyes lit up. Chrissy was wearing a yellow tube top and Mara was wearing a red strappy T-shirt.

"A!"

There was no live recording of this scene because the music to be played has not yet been decided and will be added later. The recording team still played "You are the one I want"

"You better be ready,

Because I need a reliable man.

My heart is already tied to you,

You'd better understand,

You must be sincere to me,

You must love me unreservedly

…”

The two beauties twisted together without hesitation, and the camera stared at them, taking a close-up shot of their upper bodies.

"Cut!"

"This is over, the extras will rest for 10 minutes, and the props team will start preparing..."

But this time everyone did not listen to Ronald's order to disband. Instead, they looked at Ronald without speaking.

Just when it was a little strange, Ronald heard applause from behind, "Pah... pah... pah..."

Looking back, I saw a man and a woman standing not far behind. It was Roger Corman, the boss of New World Productions, and his assistant Miss Gale, who smiled and congratulated him.

"The filming is very good, the camera design is very good, and the actors are also well chosen."

Roger Coleman is a tall man, with neatly combed hair, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, soft-spoken and very logical. For those who don't know, they would think that he is a university professor who teaches elegant subjects such as English literature.

But his movies are the exact opposite of his persona. Horror, science fiction, youth rebellion, and then add some beauties to make it explode. There is no storyline, just some elements that teenagers like to watch, shot hard.

His films are called exploitation films in the industry, which means B-level films that exploit the residual value of certain elements regardless of the storyline. It is usually shown in older movie theaters in cities, movie theaters in rural towns, or drive-in theaters.

The president's assistant, Gale, stood next to him, with short black Sassoon hair and air bangs, like a doll.

"You're a good dancer too." Gale joked to him.

"Mr. Coleman, Gail, hello. We have just finished shooting the scene in the morning. The camera crew is checking the mirror door. You can talk to Mr. Candy. I don't know how my task was completed and whether the film can be used. "

"My dear Ronald, you don't have to be too modest at all. Gail and I have been standing here for a long time and have seen the whole process of you directing this scene. I am very satisfied, and I have to admit that I am a little surprised. This is better than I imagined. "It's much better and faster," Roger Coleman said, coming over and shaking Ronald's hand.

Director of photography Dean Candy is directing the red-haired assistant to collect the film. A large reel of film measuring 1,000 feet (11 minutes long), and I shot two reels in the morning. The red-haired assistant removed the lens again and checked the camera door for dust and hair. When shooting a movie with film, the biggest fear is that the film will be scratched. This kind of accident is not known in advance. It will be discovered when developing and printing, and you can only reshoot.

Dean Condy comes over and says hello to Roger Coleman.

"Roger, you've seen it. Ronald took great photos."

"Are the lenses available?"

"I think it's okay. I have to develop the samples tonight anyway, so you can take a look tomorrow."

"I will."

Roger greeted everyone and called Ronald, Jim, director of photography Candy, and assistant Gail, and the five of them walked to the high school teaching building.

Several people walked into the principal's office. Gale took Jim to prepare coffee for everyone and closed the door.

Roger Corman paused and said: "Only the three of us know that Alan Akush had too much fun and needed to stay in the hospital for a day. Joe Dante went to the Hollywood Police Station for questioning. Today they It’s impossible to direct.”

Ronald and Dean Candy were stunned. After a few seconds, Ronald tried to confirm: "Qiao went to the police station?..."

"Don't worry, I just came from the hospital, Joe is just being questioned. Last night the Ramones were having a high party, and bassist Dee Dee Ramone got into a fight with someone in the street and beat him up." Hospital. The victim called the police, and the police found that Didi Ramone was with Allen and Joe when the accident happened last night, so the police took Joe away for questioning. As for Allen, the problem is not big this time. He can be questioned tomorrow. Discharged." Roger Coleman tapped his fingers on the table and looked at Ronald.

"I'll tell you guys later that Allen is exhausted. As for Joe Dante, I'll say he went to the police station to bail out Dee Dee Ramone."

Having said this, Roger Corman stared at Ronald, "This matter has been known to the entertainment reporters in Los Angeles, and I will find a way to get them to report it according to this caliber.

The reason why I tell you is: First, you are the party who arranged for Allen to go to the hospital, so you must be consistent. Secondly, I have seen your directing work, and the quality is good and the speed is fast enough, so I still need you to shoot the scenes in the afternoon. "

"Shall I continue shooting?..." Ronald felt a little guilty. He had finished shooting what he dreamed about last night, "Mr. Coleman, can't you stay and guide the shooting?"

"Hey, kid, I'm the president of New World Production Company. Do you know how many movies our company is developing now? There are 12 movies in total, and 5 of them are in the filming stage. I'm very busy."

"Okay," Ronald smiled, "I shot the scene in the morning based on the storyboards. In the afternoon, Mr. Candy helped, so I think it's fine."

"Very good, I know you are a talented child and have a sense of responsibility. Generally speaking, it takes us 2-3 years to train a director. You know that Alan and Joe have been working in the New World before becoming directors. Does the company cut trailers?”

"Four years after editing, in 1976, they came to me and said that as long as they shot a few additional shots, they could make a movie using the company's old film footage. I was convinced."

Roger Corman slowly said: "The cost of this movie is only 60,000 US dollars, and I sold 200,000 copies alone. With this foundation, they can become directors. Joe directed "Piranha" last year, This time I invested 300,000 for Allen to film "Rock of Ages"."

It turns out that they are really good friends and good colleagues, and Qiao is here to help. Ronald thought.

"When I say this, I want to tell you: I always give opportunities to talented directors. But it has only happened twice before that you have the opportunity to be a director not long after you first came to work."

"Thank you for your trust." Ronald was a little surprised that he was so valued by his boss.

"Although you are only a temporary director for a day, I will still give you the corresponding respect and treatment."

"Da da da"

There was a knock at the door, "Come in," Roger Coleman called.

It was Gail and Jim who came in with instant coffee.

"Just in time, you guys have coffee first, and Gale will help Dean Candy to announce to the crew later. Alan and Joe will return to the crew the day after tomorrow. Ronald will still handle this afternoon's scenes." Roger said Coleman picked up the coffee and motioned for Ronald to follow him, "Ronald and I still have something to talk about. Let's go next door."

"Oh, by the way, don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave." Roger Coleman pointed to the fluorescent light switch on the wall before going out. His assistant Gail rolled his eyes secretly, which happened to be seen by Ronald who was walking behind. Gail also made a mouth gesture to Jim: "Old digger!"