Hollywood Director 1992

The first round of filming for "Ghost Shadow" wrapped up, and Link returned to the Guess Who Films studio in Los Angeles to edit the footage and, by the way, audition for the male lead.

The audition office was also located at Guess Who Films, and five people came to participate in the audition, with two more added temporarily.

Liu Xiaoli was responsible for this audition.

"Next, Mr. Matt LeBlanc."

Liu Xiaoli, wearing a lady's shirt and straight-leg pants, had a name tag hanging from her fair swan neck. She stood at the door, holding a folder, and called out to the hallway outside the office.

"Hello, beautiful lady."

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Matt LeBlanc, 'Joey' from "Friends," wearing a T-shirt and jeans, walked to the door and gave Liu Xiaoli a bright smile.

"Hello, Mr. LeBlanc, please come in."

Matt LeBlanc walked into the office.

Link, Danny DeVito, and Monica were sitting behind a long desk, discussing the performance of the previous person.

"Hello, Director Link, I'm a fan of yours. I really like your movies. I'm very honored to meet you here."

Matt LeBlanc looked at Link with a smile, his face showing excitement and admiration that might or might not have been genuine.

"Hello, Mr. LeBlanc, I've seen your GG. I'm also honored to meet you here."

Link stepped forward to shake hands with Matt LeBlanc, handed him a piece of paper, and asked him to try to perform.

The paper had a scene with five lines.

The male lead, Mika, stands in the swimming pool, using his fingers as a gun, shooting 'biubiu,' and then pretends to be a fisherman, pulling the fishing line with both hands, trying his best to reel it in.

The female lead teases him for being childish, but also likes his childishness.

The role of this scene in the play is to highlight the male lead's personality: lively, humorous, childlike, curious, and to lay the groundwork for the things the protagonist will do next.

"Director Link, I'm ready."

Matt LeBlanc said after reading the description on the paper.

"Okay, Mr. LeBlanc, please begin your performance."

Link gestured.

Bang, bang, bang!

Matt LeBlanc held up two fingers, aimed at the air and fired, simulating the sound of bullets, playing very seriously.

"Ah, look, I caught a big fish!"

After performing the shooting, Matt LeBlanc leaned back, pretending to hold a fishing rod in his hand, performing without props.

Link watched him perform quietly with his fingers crossed. Matt LeBlanc had received professional performance training, and his acting skills were above average.

"Mr. LeBlanc, that's enough. I still need to see your lines."

"Okay, no problem."

Liu Xiaoli took out a second piece of paper and gave it to Matt LeBlanc.

Monica also stood up and walked in front of Matt LeBlanc to cooperate with his performance.

"Wow, lady, you are so beautiful."

Matt LeBlanc looked at Monica Bellucci with ardent eyes.

"Thank you!"

Monica shrugged her shoulders demurely.

Three minutes later, Matt LeBlanc was ready to finish.

The two sides began to rehearse their lines.

"Now I want to give a description of this exquisite and beautiful instrument. I like it very much. This is my guitar."

Matt LeBlanc pretended to carry a camera, aiming it at the guitar on the sofa and at Monica.

"Haha, you're so cute. What are you doing again?"

Monica said.

"I really like your feet, they are very sexy."

Matt LeBlanc pretended to move the camera on his shoulder, aiming the lens at Monica's feet.

"My toenails need to be repainted. Stop filming my feet."

"Let's have some sexy moves, how about a striptease?"

"What?"

"Please, just strip halfway, only to your underwear."

Matt LeBlanc said with a smile.

Monica waved her hand as if to hit him.

"No!"

"If you dance, I'll do whatever you want me to do."

"No!"

"What a spoilsport!"

Matt LeBlanc said dissatisfied.

"Cut! That's enough."

"Mr. LeBlanc, thank you for coming to the audition. We will notify you of the results within a day."

"Okay, Director Link, this script is great. I hope we have the opportunity to work together."

Matt LeBlanc smiled, politely said goodbye, and left.

"Link, what do you think of him?"

Monica wiggled her butt and sat back in her original position.

"He's okay, let's see the next one."

Link picked up a pen and put a '?' after Matt LeBlanc's name.

Matt LeBlanc's acting skills were not bad, but he and Monica didn't make a very good couple, and he was quite famous in the GG circle.

He could be a backup option, and if there was no one more suitable, he could be tried.

"Next, Mr. Jeremy Northam."

Liu Xiaoli walked to the door and shouted.

After a day of auditions, it seemed that Jeremy Northam was more suitable.

Without mistake, a first, a hair, an inner, a capacity, one, in, one, look!

Jeremy Northam is 188 cm tall, has a handsome appearance, has performed in stage plays, has solid acting skills, and is also more compatible with Monica.

After selecting the male lead, Link gave the male lead's script to Jeremy Northam, giving him a week to prepare for the male lead's scenes.

Link returned to the editing studio to continue editing the "Live: Ghost Shadow Documentary" videotape.

After editing and watching it once, he felt very good.

Because he was a professional director, his techniques were more delicate during filming, and he also knew how to create a terrifying atmosphere, resulting in higher lens quality and the horror effect was not inferior to the original.

After completing the film's post-production, Link hired the famous sound effects and audio engineer Tom Fleischman to adjust the sound and mix the film, increasing the film's terrifying atmosphere.

Although Link also understood some sound and audio technology, professional sound effects engineers were more skilled in sound design and production.

After completing the film's post-production, Link invited Monica, Liu Xiaoli, Danny DeVito, and others to watch the finished film in the company's small screening room.

The sound quality in the screening room was very good, with surround sound, and the sound played from the speakers was even more terrifying.

Liu Xiaoli, a woman in her late twenties and early thirties, screamed like a little girl when watching this kind of movie, and only insisted on watching until the 13th day before resolutely refusing to watch anymore, saying that after watching this movie, she didn't dare to go home and sleep at night.

Monica, who had filmed the horror movie herself, was also scared when watching it, holding his arm from beginning to end. Every time the ghost shadow was about to appear, she would turn her head and lean on his shoulder, not daring to look at the screen.

After 89 minutes, the movie ended.

Liu Xiaoli thought the movie was very scary and would not go to see it even if she was given movie tickets.

Monica thought it was great, and audiences who like thriller movies would definitely like this movie.

Chris Bauer was responsible for playing the ghost during filming, and usually did some very fragmented work on the crew, and didn't even understand the plot of the script.

When watching the finished film, he hugged his arms tightly, and the muscles on his arms were all bulging.

"Fack! It's too scary. I made all those weird noises. How can it be so scary after being made into a movie? That sound is buzzing, it's so terrifying, like there's an evil spirit breathing in my ear."

Chris Bauer shouted, covering his eyes with his hands.

Chris Bauer's feedback on the film was also relatively positive, indicating that ordinary audiences like him who don't have much appreciation ability also like this film.

Only Danny DeVito in the audience had a solemn expression, his face full of pickiness and uncertainty.

"Daniel, speak your mind."

"Link, the horror effect of this movie is very good, but mockumentary-style horror movies have never appeared before. The lens keeps shaking, and the plot doesn't have much content, let alone artistry.

After the release, I'm afraid it will be attacked by film critics, saying that this movie is shoddy."

This movie uses handheld camera shooting, the lens shakes back and forth, which looks very uncomfortable, and even makes people nauseous.

This shooting technique is commonly used in television broadcasts and documentaries, and no one has used this method to shoot movies yet.

No precedent means risk, which means it is impossible to determine whether audiences are willing to pay for this type of movie.

Before the film's release, Danny DeVito could not determine how much box office this type of film could get in the market.

However, Link had said before about exploring new film fields and shooting methods.

From "Ghost Shadow", Link has indeed achieved exploration and innovation, and is very bold.

"It doesn't matter, I'm a newcomer, I don't need to care about word of mouth, it's more important to make money first."

Link could also understand Daniel's concerns.

Now it's 1992, and movies and audiences are in a relatively literary stage.

The movies released in theaters are mostly more exquisite, taking into account the artistry and commerciality of the film, and there are relatively few pure popcorn commercial films.

Whether directors or actors seem to look down on commercial movies.

Unlike after 2010, the theaters are full of sequels to commercial blockbusters.

The movie "Ghost Shadow" uses the mockumentary shooting method.

This method is too advanced and belongs to pioneering films.

Unlike the original "Ghost Shadow", before its release, mockumentary horror themes such as "The Blair Witch Project", "Cloverfield", "Quarantine", and "[REC]" were already popular, and there were also many successful cases.

"Ghost Shadow Documentary" is completely a follow-up work, and there is not much risk when it is released.

Putting "Ghost Shadow" on release in the 1990s, how the movie box office will perform is still unknown.

In addition to box office, Link values the system's evaluation and rewards more.