Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Exploitation of Hollywood 1980 Text Volume 156 Ronald Director Upgraded Harry and Sally, and when they met for the third time, both of them had an emotional crisis. They became close friends of the opposite sex, but they had no desire to go to bed. Because both sides thought that the other party had no intention of being their lover, they got along well.

Because they knew that they could not be together, they could talk about everything, even their sexual fantasies, without worrying that the other party would not want to date them because of talking about such things.

New York in autumn is very beautiful. Meg Ryan wore trousers and a round hat, and her blonde hair showed out of the dark gray hat, which made her look very elegant.

Ronald sat behind the camera, and the refreshing air, mixed with a hint of organic smell from the fallen leaves, penetrated into his lungs. He tried to take a big breath of air to remember this feeling.

The camera is like a person talking to you, not only the actions and lines of the characters are talking to you. The overall tone of the lens, the slightly dark gray sky in the background, the bright red fallen leaves on the dirt road in the park in the foreground, and even the fixed mid-shot, the two protagonists slowly walking towards the lens, all tell a vague mood.

Ronald wants to convey this mixture of vision, taste, hearing, and even the touch of the autumn wind blowing across the cheeks to the audience through the design of the lens.

Let vision and hearing be the medium, so that the audience can trigger their own memories and imagine the taste of autumn.

Sometimes, movies can also immerse the audience in this direct way without carefully designing plot twists.

"Cut! Bravo!" After Ronald called a halt, he stood up and applauded the two actors. The staff on the scene also applauded, but most of them didn't know what happened. It was just that the director applauded. If they didn't applaud, they would seem amateurish.

The photography crew who understand the picture scheduling just thinks that this shot is very poetic. Apart from this, there is nothing better than other directors.

Only the director of photography Barry Sonnenfeld looked at Ronald in surprise. He looked at the whole picture from behind the camera and vaguely saw a hint of extraordinary.

Some directors who like the beauty of the picture often put too much energy on the picture. The plot does not match such exquisite pictures. The audience is like looking at a picture album of some world famous paintings. It is not good for the story telling and character creation.

Many times, the picture is too artistic, which is a minus for the movie itself. Ronald exerted his strength in this inconspicuous scene, cleverly conveying the story and emotions that require a long time to tell clearly in a very short time.

Such a silent expression has the style of the masterpieces of some directors who have been tempered in the golden age.

After the shots in Central Park are finished, they will move to Harry's apartment tomorrow. Art director Jane Muskie found a high-end apartment in a high-end community in Manhattan, which is in line with Harry's identity as a political consultant.

"Mr. Li..."

Ronald returned to the Fifth Avenue apartment and the black doorman greeted him.

"Are you happy today, Jerry?" Ronald saw that he was smiling, as if he had a happy event. M..

The black doorman's name is Jeremiah Washington. He is responsible and polite. The guests all call him by his nickname Jerry.

"Yes, Mr. Li, you are one of the best people to me among the guests here. I am willing to share my views with you. Today on TV, Pastor Jesse Jackson vindicated us black people. That Willy Horton is not called Willy at all. These are all stereotypes that many white people have imposed on us. It is a kind of racial discrimination."

Jerry is different from ordinary black people. He believes in the principles of the Baptist Church, works very hard, and is kind. But even such a person is not happy with the advertisement that George used to attack Dukakis.

Now civil rights activist, pastor, Jesse Jackson finally fired at this advertisement, saying that the Willy Horton advertisement was a racist act.

"Indeed, that's not good." Ronald got on the elevator, returned to his home, and called Douglas Jr. "Doug, what's the situation now?"

"George Jr.'s situation is not very good. Now Dukakis's approval rating is dropping sharply. But we also have an advantage. The support rate in key swing states is not much up and down. The ones that have experienced relatively large fluctuations are actually several Elephant Party iron states in the Deep South."

George Jr. communicates with Doug Jr. frequently. They and political consultant Roger Ailes all believe that Ronald's previous judgment is correct. The states that really determine the outcome of the election are swing states such as New York in the east and California in the west. It is not that New England will definitely vote for the Donkey Party, nor is it that the Deep South will definitely vote for the Elephant Party. Their approval rating determines the next president.

And these states did not cause a reversal of the election situation because of this attack on the black criminal Willy.

The people there are not like the white people in states like Alabama. They understand the so-called dog whistle jargon. As long as they mention the shortcomings of black people, they can urge a large number of supporters.

Moreover, voters in New York and California do not particularly blame Dukakis for this vicious public security case.

After all, when he was the governor of Massachusetts, companies such as Wangan Computer that were affiliated with MIT and other universities grew, and Massachusetts' economic development was very good. Most of these voters are people who have been here. In the past eight years that the current commander-in-chief has been in power, the public security has been much better than that of his predecessor Jimmy. The unemployment rate has dropped significantly. Everyone has a job, and there have been far fewer vicious cases.

However, although their understanding of the general election may be correct, in the midst of the election campaign, George Lao was forced to pull up the support rate from 14% behind at most, and now the gap between the two is only 6%. , Barbara's preference for her youngest son Jeb has reached the extreme.

Little George, Roger Ailes, and even Ronald's group of people could no longer speak much in front of Barbara.

"Fuck, I don't care so much, as long as old George comes to power and helps us extend the tax cut bill for another four years."

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The next day, the crew came to the character Harry's home. Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the Empire State Building. If Harry were placed in the real world, he would probably be a political consultant like Roger Ailes. You can receive a lot of money by participating in the election of a big shot, and after being elected, there is a lot of revolving door business. Whether you work as a staff member in the government or as a senior executive in a related company, you can make a lot of money.

So Harry can afford to rent such a high-end apartment.

Harry and Sally, holding a roll of carpet together, spread it out on the ground.

"My date sucks..." Meg Ryan begins.

"After he finished eating, he pulled out a piece of my hair, used it as dental floss, and started picking at his teeth on the table. My dates have hit a new low."

"Compared to my date, this is like a dream date." Harry spread his hands and talked about his failed date.

"I asked her what school she went to, Michigan State, and it reminded me of Helen...I immediately started getting anxious and breaking out in a sweat."

"Helen is from Michigan State?"

"No, Northwestern. Both universities are in the Big Ten Conference."

Harry and Sally, both squatting on the ground, talking to each other like two children. At this time, the two of them were most candid.

"Harry, I think we both need more time, we need more time, before we can sleep with other people." Sally felt that the two of them were in the same boat.

"No, I slept with her," Harry replied. In his view, love and sex are two things that can be separated from each other.

"Did you go to bed with him?" Sally was surprised. Whenever she encountered something she couldn't understand, she would frown her eyebrows together, looking very cute. For her, relationships and going to bed are the same thing. Going to bed is a natural thing when the relationship reaches a certain stage of intimacy.

"Of course..." Harry was still immersed in his unhappiness about his ex-wife leaving him.

"Oh..." Sally felt that for some men and women, their views on these things are very different.

"Cut!"

Ronald has taken this long shot four or five times, and always makes mistakes in some detail. Fortunately, this one finally met the requirements. Sally is still standing as the camera follows Harry as he squats. This shows a close-up of Harry's face and Sally's legs.

Then less than a second later, Sally also squatted down, taking a close-up of the two of them squatting like children. The previous ones cannot be used. The main reason is that the interval cannot be short or long. The two people must have the same thoughts and be synchronized within half a beat.

Some things can be expressed perfectly without lines or actions, only the language of the lens. The two people were not in sync with each other on these emotional matters. Before they realized it, they had already begun to harmonize with each other's worldview.

"How about this one?" Ronald asked the director of photography, Barry.

"Excellent!" The other party gave him a thumbs up. As a director, Ronald's design of lens language still seems to be a flash of inspiration for many viewers, but experts know that it is a trick that has been refined over time.

"Okay, we'll be here in the morning and transfer to the exhibition hall in the afternoon..." The assistant director began to distribute the afternoon shooting schedule.

"Are you going to the hotel to rest?" Meg Ryan has a good relationship with many people on the crew. She looked at Billy Crystal. Billy always went back to the hotel by himself and did not act with anyone.

"Yes, see you in the afternoon" Billy Crystal smiled. This is his acting method. In order to immerse himself in the world of a newly divorced man, he never gets too close to the crew. Only by maintaining a sense of loneliness can he play Harry well.

In the afternoon, the photography team prepared in the exhibition hall had already set up the camera.

Opposite the large floor-to-ceiling window, Ronald went up and took a look in the viewfinder, a textbook-like distant view.

"Very good, let's walk the route and do one without rehearsing."

This kind of feeling of collision for the first time without rehearsal is still the way to maximize the chance of getting good shots in this kind of romantic film.

Inside the ancient city wall in an exhibition on the left, Harry, played by Billy Crystal, walked out first.

"Cut!"

This kind of silhouette feels very good. Ronald waved the camera to move over quickly. He also wanted to take a mid-range shot of the same scene.

"A!"

"I've decided that this is how we're going to talk for the rest of the day. Pepper, pepper..." Crystal began to improvise in a particularly cartoonish voice.

"Like this?" Meg Ryan followed from behind and walked into the frame of the viewfinder.

"No, you have to talk like me, pepper, pepper"

"Pepper... hehe..." Meg Ryan thought it was a technique for Crystal to relax her, and she also started to make trouble with him.

"Waiter, you sprinkled too much pepper in my red pepper stewed chicken."

"Hahaha... waiter, you sprinkled too much pepper in my red pepper stewed chicken." Meg Ryan also started to make trouble.

"But I can let you have a bite of my pecan pie..." Crystal continued.

"Hehe..." Meg Ryan was a little unsure, she turned her head and glanced at Ronald on the right. The film has started to turn, isn't it not good to waste film to relax like this?

Ronald was very satisfied with Billy Crystal's improvisation. Harry was a very charming man. He knew when and what to do to make women relax and get closer. This was an instinct for him.

Meg Ryan's reaction was also very real. The chemistry between the two was overwhelming. As long as they continued to improvise, it would definitely be a good shot.

"Don't look at me, keep going... keep going!" Ronald lip-synced without making any sound. Meg Ryan turned back and ruined the smooth improvisation. Ronald was so anxious that he danced with joy, and finally made Meg Ryan understand the meaning of continuing the performance.

"But I can let you have a bite of my pecan pie..." Meg Ryan didn't understand, but she continued to act according to Ronald's prompts.

"Would you like to go to the movies with me?" Harry continued to be funny.

"Would you like to..." Sally also continued to imitate the other party.

"Don't imitate, answer, would you like to go to the movies with me tonight?" As a veteran in the flower field, Harry can't resist this move of many women.

"Oh... I..." Sally's face changed.

"What's wrong, do you have a hot date tonight?"

"Yes, I have one."

"Really?"

"Yes, I wanted to tell you." Sally took the lead to walk out of the center of the camera and walked forward alone for a short distance.

The camera language once again clearly told the audience that the two of them are not in sync now, and their lives are still disturbed by other factors, but if the two are destined, they will get together again in the end.

"Cut!" Ronald sighed, "I'm afraid I can't shoot a better one than this one."

Although Meg Ryan has a scene of looking at the right side, the other reactions are very sincere, because of Billy Crystal's improvisation, no one knows what he will do next. So Meg Ryan's reactions are all very real.

Sure enough, the few retakes later did not have the exciting emotion of men and women missing each other by mistake. Ronald had to choose to keep the first one with flaws.

Flawed sincerity is better than flawless mediocrity.

...

That night, Ronald, who went back to the apartment to rest, welcomed little Doug. After he entered the room, he took Ronald to call George.

At this time, they needed more communication and stood closely with George.

"My mother is getting anxious again, Ronald." George spoke to them in a cowboy tone, just like a carefree cousin.

"The election situation in the swing states is not close, and my mother feels it is necessary to try our communication strategy."

"That's a good thing," Ronald agreed. The election is actually similar to the movie, and the opinion polls determine everything. Even if Jeb is obedient, Barbara still has to try the advice of her eldest son's consultant in the face of the possibility that her husband will lose the election.

"George, have you forgotten what you promised me?" Barbara suddenly rebuked loudly from the other end of the phone.

"Pah..." It sounded like a glass was thrown on the ground and broken.

"George, is your mother angry with you?" Doug heard something wrong.

"No, she seems to be angry with my father."

"Barbara, I have... followed your wishes..."

There continued to be waves of quarrels over there, and the voices were high and low.

"I'll go check it out, then..."

"You go ahead and do your work, we'll talk later." Ronald and Doug looked at each other, what's going on?

"Dukakis, you son of a bitch has crossed the line... Connect me to Senator Kennedy..."

"Click", just before George Jr. hung up the phone, Ronald heard a few angry roars from George Sr.