Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Ronald arrived early on the first day of shooting for "Flashdance".

He was intoxicated by the beauty of the shots in his dreams and wanted to see how director Adrian Lane could realize all kinds of dreamlike scenes.

According to the shooting schedule, today, we will shoot the striptease inside the bar.

Some junior directors like to shoot a simple scene at the beginning to make it easier for the crew to get into the state. Other senior directors like to shoot a difficult shot that tests artistic accomplishment and teamwork at the beginning to set the standard for the crew's future work.

Adrian Lane is right in between the two. He chose a scene that can show his level, but does not challenge the crew's cooperation ability that has not yet been fully run-in.

As a British, with an American director of photography, art director, and a full American team, he needs to show some real skills to convince everyone.

Half an hour earlier than the gathering time, there were no people on the scene. I only saw the second assistant director who had to arrive earlier than everyone else checking the list.

"Well, well..." A young woman's voice was humming softly.

Ronald looked around and saw Jennifer Beals's dance double Marin. She was humming a French song, and Ronald didn't understand the meaning of the lyrics. He just thought Marin sang very easily. She was wearing dance shoes and leg warmers on her ankles, and was slowly warming up.

"Marin, you are here so early?" Ronald greeted her, "There will be a long time to set up the lights later, you can take a break first."

"It doesn't matter, I was supposed to do morning classes at this time." Marin saw that it was Ronald, and hurriedly brought a man to greet him, "This is my husband Peter, Peter Tram. He is also a dancer. He came to Pittsburgh to accompany me this time and also served as a dance group in the crew."

Ronald greeted the hairy couple. If they were permanent group performers, they could get a weekly minimum wage and free housing. The couple had a relatively small income. But compared to the real heroine, the double was nothing, and could only get a signature in the end credits.

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When it was time to officially start, director Adrian Ryan was discussing lighting with the director of photography. Today's protagonist Jennifer Beals came to show up and then went to make up.

Ronald carefully observed director Ryan's lighting ideas. On a small stage, there was a white background behind it, with uniform white light. There were two small blue bulbs above, the front edge of the stage facing the audience, and two red neon lights.

Generally speaking, this is a bright ambient light. When the actors stand on the stage, the red neon lights will render the environment a little warm, making the audience feel comfortable, and the blue light bulbs will give the actors' faces a little cold color, which complements the shiny makeup on Jennifer Beals' face and adds a sense of coolness.

"Quiet on the scene." Adrian Ryan issued an order.

The sound engineer indicated that there was still some noise.

"Quiet on the scene..."

"Quiet on the scene!"

Ryan shouted several times, but there was still some noise, and the sound engineer indicated that it was not okay.

"Shut up!" Ronald saw that some of the staff and the surrounding extras were whispering, so he took the electric speaker and shouted loudly.

Ronald returned the electric speaker to director Ryan, thinking that this crew was really a little out of shape.

"Recording?"

"On."

"Camera?"

"Full speed."

"Clapboard!"

"Flashdance first scene, first shot, first line!"

Ronald's shouting had some effect, and the scene was very quiet.

"a!"

The sound department played dance music, and the smoke set by the camera crew began to spread, and the stage was soon covered with a faint smoke.

Jennifer Beals wore a men's jacket and pants, which were obviously one size larger than her size, but it made her look a little playful.

The camera took a close-up of her face, and Beals turned back and showed a sexy figure to the camera.

"Cut!"

Adrian Ryan stopped immediately.

"Jennifer, relax..."

Jennifer Beals had only filmed some supporting roles before, and close-ups of her face and close-ups of her face made her a little nervous.

"Let's do it again... The scene is quiet."

"Cut, cut..."

"Imagine that this is your boyfriend. Give him an expression that can drive him crazy."

"Cut!"

"Jennifer, I need an expression that can drive a man crazy..."

"Cut!"

"Jennifer, relax a little. Let's do it again. Remember to sit on the chair and turn your head back."

"Cut! Makeup! Her makeup is smudged."

"Cut! Who coughed?"

"Cut! This time it's good, this print."

Adrian Ryan's scheduling is rigorous and effective. Ronald watched for a while and the crew was already in the state.

Seeing that there was no new lighting method, he walked out the door to take a break.

This method of shooting with smoke made him a little uncomfortable. He almost coughed just now, but fortunately it didn't cause the shooting to stop.

"Cough cough..."

"Ronald, what's wrong with you?"

Ronald looked up and saw that it was producer Don Simpson. He was approaching with a man in a suit.

"I was inhaled by the smoke... Mr. Gubel?" Ronald found that the man behind him was Peter Gubel, the president of PolyGram Pictures. Ronald had met this president when casting for "Endless Love".

"Ronald, long time no see." Gubel hugged him warmly, "You did a great job."

"Thank you. Why are you in Pittsburgh today?"

"Our PolyGram Pictures is one of the producers of Flashdance." Gubel replied.

It turned out that the movie Flashdance was first sold to PolyGram Pictures, and then it was sold to many places before it was finally sold to Paramount.

Seeing Don Simpson's inquiring eyes, Ronald immediately said, "Everything is good with Director Ryan."

"Okay, let's go to the scene to take a look." Don Simpson invited Peter Gubel inside.

After a while, they came out, probably also inhaled by the smoke.

"That's it. When you return to Los Angeles, we'll talk to Paramount again." Gubel and Ronald nodded and left.

"Ronald, you did a good job. PolyGram Pictures may buy part of the distribution rights. Gubel is quite satisfied." After a while, Don Simpson came back to find Ronald, and the two entered the shooting site together again.

"Can the distribution rights be sold separately like the production rights?"

"Yes, just like shares." Don Simpson obviously didn't want to talk about this matter more, "How was the shooting today?"

"Adrian did a good job, but Jennifer Beals is a newcomer, so the number of shots is a little more, but it's still within the normal range."

Ronald just said that the number of shots was still within the normal range, and immediately the next shooting began to be abnormal.

Most of the dance shots were completed by the stand-in Ma Lin, and Jennifer Beals only had a few unavoidable front shots that required her to appear.

One of the shots was Beals wearing red sexy underwear and doing a dance move of running in place, which was also one of the few dance moves she could complete.

"Cut!"

"Cut!"

"Cut!"

After being NGed several times in a row, Biers was a little tired. She had to run a few times on the spot, then nod, run a few more times, nod again, and finally shake her head left and right to let the water droplets on the wet hair fall out left and right.

At the same time, she had to ensure that she kept a seductive expression on her face while doing these movements.

After all, she was not a professional dancer, and Biers' movements were either not strong enough or wrong. Sometimes she barely danced to meet the requirements, but her expression was not seductive enough.

Jennifer Biers was not only a novice dancer, but also a novice actor. In this way, her attention to performance and dance was often lost.

Because there was not enough rehearsal, Biers' dance moves and performance status needed to be found from the beginning, and it was inevitable that she could not reasonably allocate attention.

The third time, the fourth time, the fifth time...

Seeing that Biers' emotions were completely exhausted, she just mechanically repeated the dance moves there.

In the first three times, Biers' emotions were still sufficient, and she could make very seductive expressions, but by the eighth and ninth times, she could not do it at all.

"Should we take a break?" Ronald took the opportunity to quietly ask director Ryan during the tenth NG.

"No, let's just treat it as a rehearsal. Beals' dance moves are still unfamiliar."

Ronald glanced at Don Simpson, who had no objection to this extremely wasteful filming method.

"Well, since your director and producer have no objection anyway, it doesn't matter if the budget is seven or eight million." Ronald thought to himself that if this amount of film was given to him, all the shots for the day might be finished.

"Cut!"

The eleventh time, Beals' expression was still as empty as ever.

"Cut!"

The twelfth time, Beals' emotions were completely gone, but her dance moves were becoming more and more skilled, and she basically wouldn't make mistakes.

"Cut!"

The fifteenth time...

"Huh!"

Ronald suddenly discovered that after Jennifer Beals' emotions had been exhausted for a long time, her emotions suddenly returned during the fifteenth time.

It was like a long-dried fountain, which began to emit a stream of clear water again after constant repetition.

Sixteenth time…

Biers’ seductive mood actually returned, as if it was the first time she made this expression, very natural.

Seventeenth time…

“Cut! Very good, be careful not to make any mistakes in the recording.”

This time, the technician holding the recording rod had a problem, and it was too close to the actor.

Eighteenth time…

“Cut!” Before it started, Director Ryan called a halt and signaled to spray some more water on Biers’ hair.

Twenty-first time…

Jennifer Biers began to jump, nodding, nodding… swinging her hair left and right, and sparkling water droplets burst out in the left and right directions.

“Cut!”

After confirming with the director of photography, Ryan finally said the words “Print this!”

“Oh…” Jennifer Biers collapsed on the ground due to exhaustion. Ronald quickly waved his hand for his assistant to go up and give her a dry towel, water, and energy bars.

The subsequent shooting went relatively smoothly.

The dance double Marin Jahan is a professional dancer, her movements are very skillful, and her artistic expression is first-class.

In addition, as a stand-in, the shots of her were all medium shots and long shots, or her back shot on the stage facing the audience, and there was basically no requirement for performance.

Basically, it can be summarized as using a lens to shoot at the stage, and then let Ma Lin start dancing.

"After many NGs, the actor can suddenly perform natural emotions again. I wonder if Ryan did it on purpose?" On the way back to the hotel, Ronald was still thinking about the things during the filming. "Fortunately, Gubel didn't see twenty NGs, otherwise he would have to re-evaluate the filming costs."

Nowadays, movies often cost tens of millions of dollars in production costs and millions of dollars in distribution costs. It seems that finding peers to share risks is also a common practice in the industry.

"A-choo, a-choo..." Ronald sneezed several times when he walked into the hotel. The air pollution in Pittsburgh is serious, and blue sky and white clouds are rarely seen. Ronald's nose may be a little allergic to air pollution.

Turning on the TV, Ronald turned up the volume, and then went into the bathroom to take a shower.

"Welcome to the Phil Donahue Show. My guest today is Lily Chen." The TV is playing a TV program from Ohio. Phil Donahue is a local talk show host. Last year, his show began to be broadcast in national syndication.

His talk show always talks about some big issues, world peace, disarmament negotiations, and many ugly social phenomena in America. Some viewers like to watch his program content.

"A-choo, a-choo..." Ronald started to sneeze again. He walked to the sink in front of the mirror and started to blow his nose.

"Shxt! Why is your snot black?"