Hollywood Director 1992

After finishing up at the company, Link took time to go to the 《Hachi: A Dog's Tale》 film crew as a supervisor and executive screenwriter, while also teaching Judy Foster how to make movies firsthand.

Although Judy Foster had directed one TV series and one movie, due to a lack of systematic professional training, she still seemed immature in terms of narrative rhythm, camera language, and overall control, and inevitably revealed a lack of experience when dealing with complex scenes.

Now, under the careful guidance of Link, a master filmmaker, her directing skills have improved by leaps and bounds. Whether it's camera movement, narrative control, or the training of actors, she has shown significant improvement.

"How can you be so amazing?"

After shooting a scene according to his instructions, Judy Foster looked back at him, her deep blue eyes filled with surprise and admiration.

Previously, in order to shoot this scene well, she had prepared for three days, filmed it more than thirty times, but was still not satisfied, and almost caused the male lead, Robin Williams, to go on strike.

After Link arrived at the crew, she asked Link for advice. After Link watched the filmed footage once, he pointed out the problem and the method of correction in a few words.

She shot according to the method Link said, and achieved the desired effect in just one take.

This feeling was great. If Link wasn't a boy, she would have jumped into his arms and kissed him.

Link smiled and said, "You are also very good. This scene is equivalent to a university math problem. You are now at a high school level. You can do it after I explain it once, which is even better than I imagined."

"Who is at a high school level? I'm a college student, okay?"

Judy Foster rolled her eyes at him. She is an outstanding graduate of Yale University, while Link is a high school student. However, every time she talks with Link, it feels like chatting with professors at school.

Whether in terms of experience or knowledge reserves, she couldn't compare to him, which made her feel very powerless, and at the same time, she developed a deep curiosity about Link. How could this guy be so amazing?

"Okay, college student, hurry up and shoot. I'm going to join the 《Batman》 crew next week. I don't have much time here. You better ask any questions you have while I'm here."

Link sat on the sofa with his legs crossed.

"What are you so busy with every day? No, that's not right. Actually, you're not busy. You just spend a lot of time on women. If you weren't so promiscuous, you could make at least three movies a year."

Judy Foster joked.

"If you didn't eat snacks, go to bars, go shopping, or do beauty treatments, you could read 100 more books every year. After 30 years, your knowledge would be no worse than the world's top scholars. Can you do that?"

Link smiled.

"That's not the same. Eating snacks, shopping, and beauty treatments are essential leisure activities in life. Without these activities, life would become very boring. Picking up girls is not an essential thing."

"It's the same for me. I don't like eating snacks, going to bars, shopping, or doing beauty treatments. I don't touch eating, drinking, whoring, or gambling. I only like picking up girls. This kind of thing is also a leisure activity for me to maintain my physical and mental health. You can't criticize me just because this kind of leisure activity is relatively niche."

"Sounds like it makes sense. Forget it, I don't care about you anymore. You pick up your girls, it's none of my business."

Judy Foster waved her hand and continued to work in front of the camera, preparing for the next shot.

During breaks in filming, the main actors of the crew came over to greet Link. The three main actors were Robin Williams, Joan Allen, and Cameron Diaz.

Link also served as the executive screenwriter. During filming, he would explain the roles and lines to the actors, tell them to pay attention to the context of the story and the emotions of the characters in that context, and emphasize the changes in the characters' emotions and the changes in the relationship between the characters, etc. He had to explain everything in detail.

Doing this is not being verbose, but a necessary step.

There are many illiterate people in the United States, and there are also many illiterate people in the entertainment industry. Many people become stars with their beautiful faces and sexy bodies without graduating from middle school. After becoming star actors, they do not take the initiative to read books and recharge themselves, which leads to their extremely low cultural literacy.

It is difficult for these people to even read newspapers and news, let alone understand some profound lines.

Reading scripts is like middle school students doing reading comprehension questions. Some of the answers given are wrong, and some are very inaccurate, far from the standard answer.

As a result, the shots taken do not meet the requirements.

In this case, the executive screenwriter will break down the script and lines and feed them to the actors with lower cultural levels, guiding them to perform little by little.

If they encounter desperate illiterate actors, the executive screenwriter will reduce their lines as much as possible, or design the lines as 'ABCDEFG' and have someone dub them later.

Fortunately, the cultural level of the main actors of the 《Hachi: A Dog's Tale》 crew is good. Robin Williams graduated from a professional acting school and has been acting for more than 20 years. Even as an actor, he has also been a director, screenwriter, and producer, and is one of the representatives of acting in the industry.

Joan Allen is a stage actor and has a high level of culture and artistic accomplishment.

Compared with them, Cameron Diaz is younger, less experienced, and has slightly worse comprehension, but she has good acting talent, a gentle and introverted personality, and a clear mind. After explaining it to her a few more times, she can also produce performances above the standard.

"It's so good to have you here."

After shooting a set of shots, Judy Foster couldn't help but sigh.

Only after the words were spoken did she realize that Link was next to her, and she couldn't help but blush. "I mean, you are very good at guiding actors, and your descriptions of the plot and emotions are very accurate. There is no other meaning."

"If you want to thank me, you can treat me to dinner."

Link smiled with a raised corner of his mouth.

"Why should I treat you to dinner? This play is yours, and you are the executive screenwriter of the crew."

Judy Foster thought of how Link could have refused these jobs, but joined the crew at her invitation. She wrinkled her nose, "Okay, I'll treat you to dinner, a box lunch from the crew."

After speaking, she couldn't help but laugh, and her exquisite and intellectual face became crystal clear.

"You look quite beautiful when you smile. You shouldn't always have a cold face."

"Do I need you to tell me? Also, don't use the tricks you use on other women here. It's useless. I don't fall for that."

Judy Foster rolled her eyes at him, swept her short hair beside her ear, and her cheeks quietly turned red.

Link smiled, sat in front of the monitor, and continued to instruct her on what way to shoot would have a better effect, and how to improve the quality and artistic level of the shots, explaining it very carefully and comprehensively.

Judy Foster listened very carefully, and sometimes she didn't even notice that her shoulder was leaning on him.

Under the sunshade not far away, Cameron Diaz occasionally looked up at the director's area while reading the script, and couldn't help but be surprised to see the two of them talking and laughing in a very intimate state.

She heard that Judy Foster didn't like men, and would speak coldly to men who approached her. She didn't expect that after meeting Link, she would become so feminine. Link is really amazing.

"Hi, Cameron!"

When Cameron looked at Link, someone next to her was also looking at her. It was Matt Dillon, who played Mike, the male lead in the crew. He played Cameron Diaz's fiancé in the film.

Cameron Diaz looked back at him, blinking her beautiful big eyes, "Matt, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Are you free this afternoon? Would you like to watch a movie together? I have two tickets for 《Miami Rhapsody》. The word-of-mouth for this movie is very good."

Matt Dillon asked.

Cameron Diaz smiled slightly. She is very beautiful and has a good figure. She will not lack suitors no matter where she is.

"Sorry Matt, I have an appointment with Director Link this afternoon."

"Director Link?"

Matt Dillon glanced at the director's area and suddenly thought of the scandal between the two. He immediately took half a step back, "Miss Diaz, I didn't mean to disturb you. I wish you a pleasant date."

"Thank you!"

Cameron Diaz smiled as she watched his back.

The reason why she cleanly rejected Matt Dillon was because she didn't want Link to see it and misunderstand, and also because she did have an appointment with Link to discuss the script in the afternoon, hoping he would give her more guidance. She wasn't lying.