Exploiting Hollywood 1980

The following filming was all about dancing.

A musical needs a grand dance as the finale.

Ronald filmed some plot parts first.

Dr. Hausman found Johnny and admitted to him that he had misjudged him. The one who caused Penny's unexpected pregnancy and surgery was not this dance partner who looked the most like her, but the shameless waiter who was admitted to Yale Medical School.

Johnny and Baby finally hugged each other and danced. The camera was very close to them, filming a close-up conversation.

"Johnny, I'm going to work in the Peace Corps soon. You have to continue your dance career. I'm scared. Everyone will say that we are not worthy of each other. Maybe we will think so too. What should we do?"

"Let's work harder and stay together." Johnny hugged Baby, as if he was fearless of everything.

Baby smiled. This was the sweetheart she liked. Let the two of them fight for the future together.

"Cut!"

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

"Usually, the last dance of the Kellerman holiday season is performed by us, but this year someone didn't want us to come.

So tonight we are going to dance our own dance. With a special lady. Because she taught me to stand up for others bravely.

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 recorder.

"Now, I have found the time of my life..."

The theme song began, and the deep baritone sounded. Johnny hooked his finger at Baby, and the two walked together.

Ronald gestured to the lighting technician squatting high up.

A spotlight was hit on the stage, illuminating Johnny and Baby.

Sweetz put his arm around Gray's waist, asked her to bend back, and then turned his upper body around her waist.

Jennifer Gray returned her upper body to the ready position, with a proud smile on her face.

For such an actor with no dance foundation, it was a great honor to be able to be danced by Sweetz and The choreographer taught slowly, and being able to dance the difficult Mambo to this level is enough to be proud of.

Ronald was also very happy. The camera accidentally captured Baby's expression, which was very consistent with the mood of the character in the play.

The decision not to let Jennifer Grey learn dance at the beginning showed its value at this moment. The true-to-life performance is always the most impressive to the audience.

Because the reaction of the actor himself is always more natural than any acting.

The rhythm of the theme song suddenly accelerated to the beat of the Mambo.

Sweets threw his hand, and Gray went out while spinning, and then was pulled back by Sweets.

The specially customized dance costume has many folds on the skirt. In Jennifer · Under Gray's rotation, the centrifugal force flew up and turned into a circle.

The two sometimes stood side by side, sometimes faced each other. Under Sweets' guidance, Gray kept spinning, and her skirt fluttered up and down like a butterfly.

"I have found the time of my life...", the song reached its climax, the two spun closer, looked into each other's eyes, and their lips gradually approached.

Patrick Sweets waited for two seconds, and just when the two were about to kiss, he spun, Gray flew out again, and was pulled back by him.

Jennifer Gray didn't expect Sweets to have this surprise, and laughed.

"Cut!"

Ronald led the applause. The two actors went through several storms, Now we have entered a very strange state. Just like basketball players often enter a zone where they can make any difficult shots.

The two are now in a state of high concentration, entering a tacit understanding that they had not achieved during rehearsal. They know each other's intentions in any action, and their dance steps are even better than their level.

Next is the male protagonist Johnny, who danced excitedly on the stage, jumped down from the top, and danced with many dancers. From the audience, he invited Baby to reproduce the difficult action they rehearsed in the lake, jumping onto Johnny's arms and making a flying posture.

"Your big jump should be as far and as elegant as possible. "

Ronald went to Swayze and gave her some instructions. Swayze was a ballet dancer and was no stranger to this kind of big jump. He could do it well before.

But his recent ankle injury made him a little worried. Despite this, he was still confident that he would be fine.

Ronald asked the camera to face the stage and shoot the shot of Swayze's big jump.

This shot is very demanding. The actor's front is completely exposed in front of the camera. If the audience wants to buy it and get emotional along with the plot, the actor must shoot it himself.

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 action.

"a!"

Swayze jumped off the stage with a big jump.

"Cut!"

Ronald went forward and saw that the jump was not far enough. The movement was not graceful enough.

"I need a real big jump, the kind that is very far. You just need to use all your strength, I have confidence in you. "

Ronald had seen the jumping ability of real male ballet dancers. Switz still couldn't let go. Perhaps he was afraid of the recurrence of his ankle injury and was unable to use his full strength.

"a!"

"a!"

…

Ronald took three shots, but Sweets couldn't really dance with the strength of a ballerina.

Ronald felt a little anxious. This kind of action was very energy-consuming. On the ballet stage, it is impossible for male actors to dance continuously. As the filming continued, Sweets was running out of energy.

Is it necessary to extend the shooting time for another day and pay tens of thousands of dollars just for this shot of Sweets?

Sweets was also very anxious. Ronald was always dissatisfied. Not only his ankle, but also his knee began to hurt. Thirty-four years old, the scarred body cannot withstand any more abuse.

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

"Director, I only have the last energy. This time I will dance with all my strength. If I can do it today, I will do it. If I don't, I will just do it this time."

"Okay, don't feel pressured, just perform normally."

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

"a!"

After everything was ready, Schwitz jumped on the stage to the music.

"good!"

As soon as Ronald saw the jumping posture, he knew it was done.

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

"cut!"

Sweets was completely in the mood, and then he danced a powerful solo, approaching the dancers. They lined up together, making three turns at a time, and extended an invitation to the baby waiting on the stage.

The camera was facing the stage. After taking the shot, Jennifer Gray's eyes narrowed as she smiled. She nodded shyly and agreed to her lover to do that flying lift and challenge her own limits.

"cut!"

The penultimate shot of the entire film has been shot.

Ronald sat in the director's chair and watched the on-site staff move the camera to the side of the aisle.

There is only one last flying lift left.

Ronald hopes to get it right the first time.

The large number of dance moves just now have consumed most of Sweets and Gray's energy. They happened to be in a certain zone. If the action couldn't be completed quickly, it would be difficult to exit from this state and get back in again.

"Are all departments in place?"

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

"camera?"

"full speed."

"recording?"

"start."

The recorder ran over quickly from the side and started typing in front of the camera.

"Dirty Dancing Scene xx, Article xx"

"a!"

The camera focuses on Jennifer Gray standing alone on the stage.

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

The camera was less than one meter away from her and captured 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 coolies' muscles swelled, and they used their strength to quickly start the heavy camera on the rails, quickly accelerating to the speed of Jennifer Gray running.

This is a very professional and well-coordinated photography team that can achieve a cold start and fast panning shot.

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

The camera closely followed Jennifer Gray's footsteps and completely captured the baby's approach to running from the side.

Jennifer Gray's run-up was fast and powerful. When she reached a place two meters in front of Sweets, she stopped suddenly. After her feet left the ground, they landed at the same time.

Just like a gymnast doing a vault, the forward energy is converted into upward energy.

She exerted her strength and flew forward forty-five degrees.

Patrick Swayze had been preparing in front. When he saw Gray taking off, he firmly held her hips with his hands.

Then Sweets did a half squat, like lifting a barbell, and lifted Gray above his head.

Then he stood up slowly, lifting Gray above his head.

Jennifer Gray struggled to keep her balance, holding her hands above Sweets' head, making a flying gesture.

Sweets' face flushed red, and he squeezed out the last bit of energy, and forcefully lifted Gray for more than six or seven seconds.

Then he slowly lowered Gray down.

Jennifer Gray was also very excited. After she landed, she hugged Sweets around the neck.

This was 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 at once.

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

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

Ronald shouted at Sweets and Gray who looked over, as well as the countless expectant eyes behind him.

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

"Ho, ho..."

The dancers booed, started clapping and stamping their feet, and gradually all the actors and staff began to follow the neat rhythm.

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

Ronald was also pulled into the crowd by Cynthia Rhodes and danced 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 danced.

The scene became a sea of ​​joy.