Movie Master

Writing a screenplay is a very, very hard job, even if Lance III is a human being. Because a truly excellent script, from the core idea to character creation, from plot setting to line dialogue, every link is indispensable.

Lance has watched countless movies in his last life, but it doesn’t mean he can write down all these scripts silently—his brain is not a computer; The script has always only had a body and no soul.

This point, when adapting the City of God script, Lance has already had a deep understanding. This time, the script of Murder with a Borrowing Knife was even more difficult. Lance re-wrote the script according to his own understanding of the story, his understanding of the social situation, and his understanding of the movie. I've come a long way from Michael Mann's version of Killing With a Borrower.

In order to write the script of Murder with a Borrowed Sword well, Lance not only read the original novel by Akutagawa Ryunosuke, but also read Akira Kurosawa's movie Rashomon several times, and even went back and forth. I found out the Rashomon script written by Akira Kurosawa. Since it was in Japanese—Lance didn't have any idea of ​​Japanese, so he had to go to the university to find a student of the Japanese department and read it while translating. Finally, Lance also dug up the script of LA Confidential for research.

Writing the philosophical depth of the script is not the most difficult thing; the most difficult thing is how to hide philosophical thoughts in seemingly everyday dialogues and keep the script easy to understand-in the final analysis, Murder with a Borrowing Knife is still a film. For a crime movie with a commercial temperament, Max's identity as a taxi driver is even more impossible to be full of philosophical thoughts. For any filmmaker, the balance between business and art is an eternal topic.

Therefore, in the past period of time, Lance almost pushed all the publicity of The Day After Acquired onto the actors, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the script creation of Murder with a Borrowing Knife.

At this moment, in the face of this dragon formation, Lance is calm and methodical. This is his confidence and his capital. Even in the face of a top boss like Shirley, he will never fall behind, let alone Peter and Wade.

Sure enough, after Lance's voice fell, the entire office fell into silence.

Wade leaned back directly, crossed his hands on his knees, and put on a defensive posture. For him, the thickness and depth of the script required not understanding, but understanding. He already has enough understanding of the excellent script, and the role of Vincent is indeed a big challenge for Tom, which is enough.

However, Peter fell into deep thought. After thinking about it carefully, he even picked up the script again and began to read it again. Lance's words hit endless sparks in his mind just now, and he needed to find some confirmation in the script.

At this moment, Peter's professionalism was revealed, which made Lance feel a little relieved—if Peter was the producer selected by Paramount, then they would need to cooperate. Once the qualifications are sold to the old, the situation will become very bad. But on the contrary, if Peter is willing to put forward effective suggestions and cooperate, not only will the cooperation become smoother, but his rich experience can also become a treasure.

As for Brad and Shirley, the expressions of the two of them are almost unfathomable, and they are somewhat mixed in the unpredictable, and even a little distracted, which makes Lance incomprehensible—wandering at such a critical moment? How is this going?

Shirley raised her eyes and glanced at Brad, flitting past, then looked at Lance, showing a bright smile, I am a layman when it comes to script writing, but in my opinion, this script is wonderful! Even though Shirley wanted to make things difficult for Lance, she had completely lost her chance during the conversation just now. If she continued to talk in depth, it would be just nonsense, and her shortcomings would also be revealed. What's more, the script is indeed wonderful, as can be seen from Peter's reaction.

Before today's meeting, Peter sighed, This guy has wisdom beyond his age, and he is indeed a genius. Therefore, the script was not the focus of today.

Shirley smiled and retracted her chin, her spine inadvertently straightened up, the powerful aura was leaked out in every gesture, which made Lance's pupils retract slightly, because he knew that the main event was coming. It is our honor to entrust you with this script. Shirley chuckled politely, then looked at Wade, then at Brad, as if asking for everyone's opinions. Approval was average, and the eyes finally fell on Lance, However, I don't think the role of Max should be played by you.

How is this going?

Shirley smiled again and waved her hand, No offense meant. I just think it's already a huge burden to be a screenwriter, director, and producer at the same time. The role of Max is obviously a daunting task. challenge, Shirley pointed to the script on the table, implying that Max was created by Lance himself, and no one knows better than Lance how difficult it is, So, we think it's better to find a professional actor to play the role. This is the most appropriate way.

Is this the true purpose of today's Longmen Formation? Stop Lance from taking the role of Max?

But if you think about it carefully, it actually makes sense. Max and Vincent are the soul of this movie, and the rivalry between them determines the quality of the whole movie. As a work that hopes to hit the Oscar for acting, Max's actors need to be cautious. First, they need to be experienced enough to be competent for the role and be able to show the tension of the performance; This is undoubtedly a huge problem.

Clearly, Lance wasn't the best choice. As an actor, Lance has no works to prove himself, and his handsome appearance can easily distract his eyes and blur his focus, just like Interview with the Vampire. The success also lies in the casting of the two actors, and the failure also lies in the two actors. casting of famous actors.

Thinking about it this way, everything makes sense—why did Wade appear here? As Tom's representative, he not only put pressure on Paramount, but also put pressure on Lance to ensure that borrowing a knife can become Tom's career. The turning point; why did Peter appear here? As a producer, he suppressed Lance from a professional perspective, not only the script, but also the selection of roles.

Shirley's attendance today was obviously fully prepared.

But therein lies the problem! Lance had already rejected Brad at the beginning, and he didn't agree to play Max at all. So what's going on with all this today?

Lance turned his head to look at Brad. Brad still had that honest and simple smile on his face, as if he didn't understand why all this happened, but there was a hint of embarrassment in the depths of his eyes, and A hint of pleading... There are so many emotions that it is difficult to distinguish.

It was also impossible for Lance to question Brad on the spot, so he had to temporarily suppress the question and solve the problem by himself. The answer is simple, either nod your head in agreement, or argue with your arguments. The question is, what choice does Lance want to make?

Oh? Is this really the most appropriate way? Lance's eyes only paused on Brad for half a second, and then a bright smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, that confident posture seemed to have no reason at all. Shirley's frontal attack did not show any panic, but her calm and calm attitude calmed down the chaotic atmosphere in a blink of an eye.

Lance's attitude was clear: It was one thing for him to turn down a role, quite another to be turned down. He's a man who refuses to accept no as an answer.

The reasons for rejecting Brad at the beginning were very simple. The first reason was that Brad's proposal seemed like a child's play, and it had not undergone in-depth discussions within Paramount. Shirley's attitude today also proved Lance's original guess The second is because Tom and Vincent are the core of Murder with a Borrowed Knife. If you want to win Tom to join, it is obviously not a very convincing proposal for Lance to be Tom's acting partner——Wade's proposal today The attitude also proves this point; the third is because of the script, Lance has to focus on the work of the script, which is a very mentally and physically exhausting job - the script writing in the past period has proved this point .

Not because Lance is incapable, but because Lance has other priorities.

But today, Shirley rejected Lance, even if she used any reason, she couldn't hide the core meaning: she didn't think Lance was competent enough, and Wade and Peter obviously thought so too.

This is an unacceptable conclusion for Lance. He is a director as well as an actor, which is an indelible mark in his soul. Objectively speaking, his acting skills are even more solid than his director ability. years of polishing.

Now that Shirley issued a challenge, it is not Lance's style to refuse the challenge and bow his head and admit defeat. He is very happy to accept this challenge. Therefore, Lance confidently affected Shirley's critical gaze, I think the most appropriate way is to test the real ability of the actors, and then make a judgment to find the most suitable actor for the role.

Shirley pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes flickered slightly. Although she hid it well, it was not difficult to interpret the disdain. The name Lancelot Strelo can be a producer, a screenwriter, or a director, but it should never be an actor. If everyone who graduates from the acting academy thinks that he is good at Acting, then the Oscar statuette is not so precious, even the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is no exception.

Lance is just a college dropout.

Oh? Really? Shirley chuckled softly, I'm a little curious about what the so-called actor's real ability looks like.