Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Perhaps the heart-to-heart talk between Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in the room had an effect.

From the second day on, the two of them cooperated very well.

There were many scenes with only the two of them in the camera, which required a chemical reaction.

Judging from the reaction on the scene, Jennifer always looked at Patrick with affection in her eyes. No matter what she did or what dance she danced, it seemed like she was sending a signal of love.

And Patrick also changed his disgust for Jennifer's poor dancing skills and really took on the mentality of a male dancer dancing with guests.

"Hehe..."

In the holiday cabin originally prepared for the Boy Scouts, it has been transformed into a simple room for dancers.

Although it is simple, it is very clean, with white sheets, clean floors, and chores neatly gathered. At first glance, Johnny who lives here is a man who has plans for his future.

Patrick stood behind Jennifer, asked her to raise her hand, and then used the back of his hand to gently stroke Jennifer's arms and armpits.

Jennifer Grey is very ticklish, and a little touch makes her laugh.

Patrick had to show the helplessness of a lover. Although he really despised the clumsiness of this Jewish girl, he always treated her with the greatest patience.

"Dancing is not only about paying attention to the steps, but also about your heart."

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

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

"Well..." Jennifer nodded vigorously, and gradually her dance steps began to smooth out.

"Cut!"

As Ronald called a halt, everyone at the scene began to applaud.

"Wow..."

"It's so good." Screenwriter Eleanor covered her cheeks with her hands, almost moved to tears.

Ronald waved his hand and asked assistant director Emil to lead the lighting of the next scene.

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

The feeling of shooting with your own investment is different. Ronald wanted to do everything the best within a limited budget, and he spent a lot of energy.

Although his body could still support more than ten hours of work every day, his mental fatigue still made him sit down and rest whenever he had the chance.

He also took out a book "Confucius's Teachings" from his bag and began to change his mind.

"It is indeed a pleasure to acquire knowledge and put it into practice in the process of continuous acquisition..."

Indeed, his control over directing is increasing every day. Ronald has a lot of fun guiding acting, casting, and how to understand the audience's preferences and avoid certain sensitive points of social thoughts.

"Okay, we can shoot the next set of shots."

Assistant director Emil came to report.

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

All the idle people left the room.

Screenwriter Eleanor looked at Ronald, "I want to go out too?"

"You can ask Jennifer if she is willing to have you present when she is intimate with the single-eyed handsome guy she loves." Ronald smiled.

Screenwriter Eleanor is good at everything and has done a lot of consulting work for the crew beyond her duties.

But she just likes to put herself in Baby's mindset, likes to watch Jennifer Grey play her younger self and kiss Patrick Swayze on the spot.

"Okay," Eleanor knew that if they were going to shoot an intimate scene, one more person would hinder the actors' performance, "but I want to watch the sample with you when it comes."

Ronald nodded and agreed.

The scene was very quiet, with only director Ronald, the director of photography, a lighting technician, and a sound engineer on the scene, all of whom could not be more streamlined.

Jennifer Grey walked in wearing old-fashioned white underwear.

"You brew it up for a while, and tell me when you feel the emotions are right. I won't call you A. I'll start when you give me a signal."

Jennifer Grey was still a little shy, she nodded and sat on the white sheets.

Ronald looked back and saw Swayze, who was topless and showing his strong body, and quickly waved his hand to let him come over, and then put his hand to his mouth and made a small gesture.

Intimate scenes are a big burden for any actor. Actors are a profession that exposes their inner emotions to the camera. Intimate scenes are the most private and vulnerable part of a person. It is best not to give orders loudly for such scenes, so as not to scare away the emotions that have been brewing with great difficulty.

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

Ronald used his eyes to signal the director of photography to start the camera, and then the sound engineer raised the recording rod above the bed.

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

Jennifer Gray hugged Sweets, revealing her smooth back.

The close-up shot was to shoot the scenes of the two protagonists very close. The camera lens was just a foot away from the two people. Gray was very brave, as if the camera and the people were not there, and he completed this scene very ambiguously.

"Cut!" Ronald called softly, and then raised his thumb to indicate to Gray that this one was very good.

"Hehe..." Gray shrank on the bed, crawled into the quilt, and then covered himself with a blanket and came out to drink water and rest.

"Makeup, hair, come in to touch up your makeup." Ronald shouted.

There are many scenes to be shot in this small house.

Next up is Cynthia Rhodes’ abortion scene.

Baby learned of Penny's predicament. She went back to her father, Dr. Hausman, and asked for a few hundred dollars, which were still very valuable at the time. She secretly gave it to Penny and asked her to hire an "underground doctor" to secretly give it to Penny. 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, so we could only find a "doctor" with a dirty scalpel.

After Penny had the operation, she developed a fever, lower abdominal pain, and her whole body felt bad.

In order to save people, Baby had to ask his father, Dr. Hausman, to save Penny.

Dr. Hausman is kind-hearted and saves Penny. But she was very dissatisfied that her daughter was lending money to Johnny, a gangster, for his girlfriend's surgery.

"A!"

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

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

When illuminated by the headlights, the face without powder will look a bit sick and pale.

The camera slowly advanced, and Cynthia was lying there, covering her stomach with her hands. The water drops that had been sprinkled on her forehead flowed down her neck, as if she was sweating from pain.

"Cut!"

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

Usually it's not the director who has to stop, but there are some technical problems that force a pause. For example, it is found that the film is not loaded, or the recorder is broken and no synchronization sound is recorded, such as technical faults.

"Cynthia's face is still so beautiful," the photography director motioned to Ronald to come to the viewfinder to see for himself.

"Ah?" Ronald quickly walked behind the camera, "Aren't you allowed to put on makeup?"

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

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

"You really don't have any makeup on," Ronald couldn't help but marveled. It's really rare for an actor to maintain such a level of skin under the lights without makeup. Maybe it has something to do with Cynthia's insistence on dancing.

"Put on some ugly makeup on her." Ronald called the makeup artist and explained his request.

The makeup artist went up and applied a pale foundation in just a few strokes.

"Well, okay, we're actually filming."

The director of photography was satisfied with the makeup.

"A!"

Cynthia lay down and acted uncomfortable. Dr. Hausman held her hand, examined her patiently, and asked everyone to go out and give Penny another examination.

Ronald stood 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 would not be able to imagine that this was an accident caused by some kind of surgery.

The performances of several actors were so good that during the first rehearsal, Ronald had the camera rolling. The plot, which had not undergone any formal performance, showed all the strong emotions required.

This trick taught by Jonathan Demi is really useful. Especially for this kind of movie that focuses on the inner interaction of the characters, it is completely worth spending a little more money on film.

If it's an action scene, then you need to spend more time rehearsing, and wait until you have the moves ready before you start filming.

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

Penny was lying on the bed. Dr. Hausman called everyone and told them that Penny was no longer in danger. Then he called Baby alone and asked her to leave with him, and refused Johnny's farewell.

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

This scene has been performed, and the next scene needs to be re-lit and the camera moved, and it will be shot two hours later.

After everyone finished their performance, I don’t know why Ronald didn’t call it quits yet. The actor was about to turn around and look at Director Ronald behind the camera to see if there was any problem.

"Cut!"

Only then did Ronald shout loudly to stop and announce a break.

Everyone thought it was the effect Ronald needed, but no one asked.

In fact, Ronald was distracted.

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

This is a conditioned reflex that comes from years of dance training starting from a young age. Whether sitting, lying, or walking, there is a demeanor of a dancer who pays attention to his posture.

Years later, seeing 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. After he was satisfied with the look, he went to eat.

Baby and his father Mr. Hausman came out of the cabin together. She knew her father had misunderstood Johnny (actually Penny was pregnant with 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. He ordered his daughter not to associate with these "bad influences" in the future.

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

Vivian failed to seduce Johnny because of Baby's presence, so she reported Johnny as the thief who stole expensive bags.

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

Johnny lost his job and could not continue to date Baby. He had to drive away. The two hugged and wished each other good luck. In the song "She's Like the Wind" sung by Sweets himself, the two lovers were still separated by the obstacles of reality.

Baby's relationship with her father, Mr. Hausman, also hit the bottom. He was very dissatisfied with his daughter's close relationship with this group of "bad influences", and his daughter lied to him and lent him hundreds of dollars to cover up Johnny.

Dr. Hausman felt that his favorite daughter had changed. It seemed that she was no longer the considerate daughter who could communicate with him.

"Cut!"

After the filming of these second-act scenes, the plot has moved on to the third act that cannot be reversed. All the contradictions are superimposed here, and it is about to rush to the end.