[US Entertainment] From web dramas to Oscars

Chapter 70

But these things have nothing to do with Fopper.Because, now I am wearing the most common blue worker's uniform, and this uniform is not brand new. For the purpose of shooting, this work uniform is covered with oil and dirt, just like a piece picked out of a garbage dump same clothes.Although the clothes looked like they were exuding a pungent smell, they actually had no smell at all when they were worn on the body.Here, Fopper credits the staff who worked on the dress.

Not just the clothes, the hair on Fopper's skin is also full of dust, especially the hair, the black hair is particularly obvious after being stained with dust.Coupled with the clothes, at first glance, anyone would think that Fopper is a beggar.

In the first few minutes, there were no images of people, and the whole shot presented the audience with pitch blackness. In the darkness, there was a heavy, rapid and irregular panting sound accompanied by a rough friction sound, which even sounds depressing. Feel the panic and struggle of this man in the dark.However, this episode was indeed filmed when it was filmed in reality.At least that's what Luc Besson claims.

"No!" After performing in front of the camera again, Luc Besson shook his head again: "Although it is very good. But it has not achieved the effect I want." Said, Luc Besson motioned for work Personnel organize the scene.Of course, there is nothing to tidy up.Signaling Fopper to come to his side, Luc Besson pointed at the camera: "Although the expression and ecology of things are very remarkable. But the overall feeling is much worse."

"It's really like this..." After watching his performance, Fopper also saw the problem: "But I have worked very hard to feel it. This can already be said to be the best performance."

"Yes! It's the feeling!" Hearing Fopper's words, Luc Besson seemed to think of something: "Fopper, you should try the feeling of really staying in the coffin, we are shooting too casually now. You That feeling is missing."

Because what is finally presented to the audience is the space of the coffin, so during the shooting process, Fopper does not necessarily need to be confined to the coffin, and because the camera slides forward from the farthest end to shoot, the lens moves from far to It's close, so what's next to Fopper now is just a long board that is much longer than the normal length.

After clapping his hands, Luc Besson went on to say: "Although this arrangement makes the angle of the camera more appropriate, the final imaging effect will definitely be much better, but it seems that you naturally lose a sense of oppression."

"That's right!" After thinking for a while, Fopper agreed with Luc Besson: "Then let's look at a new shooting method now." There are also coffins.After all, the protagonist of the movie "Buried Alive" is the coffin.

"Then let's do this." Fopper decided: "I'll brew my feelings in the coffin for a while, and then you can put a miniature camera in it for me to try."

"Okay." Nodding, Luc Besson praised Fopper for his dedication in making movies.

The staff quickly placed the coffin on the site and installed the built-in camera.

Fopper was lying in the coffin and moved the lid up by himself. The whole coffin had an air outlet, but because the air outlet was very small, it was still dark inside.

... an hour passed.At first Fopper didn't feel anything, but as time passed, the complete darkness, the darkness without any sound made Fopper only feel his own heartbeat.Then, Fopper felt his heart beating extremely fast, as if it might jump out at any time.The sound of the wind and the inaudible sounds from outside are exceptionally clear in this extremely quiet and enclosed space.Every minute and every second is extraordinarily difficult.Fopper knew that he should perform at this time, recalled the plot in "Buried Alive", and then started to move.

Fopper's eyes widened slightly, and then he turned on the flashlight, but the light of the flashlight not only did not make him feel at ease, but made him even more afraid.

"Brave Ryan, just go to sleep, and it will be tomorrow when you wake up!" Nana comforted herself like talking to herself, and then Fopper's eyes gradually closed.However, the trembling eyelids showed that he was not really sleeping in his heart.

It seems that stones fall on the monster from time to time, making a small sound.The knocking sound accompanied by the sound of the wind made him more nervous, and he pursed his lips. It should have been hot in the small space, but he felt very cold.But nervous sweat appeared on his body involuntarily.It seems that something happened by accident.At this time Ryan wanted to look in that direction.What I just touched was a mobile phone!

His expression turned into an expression of ecstasy, he picked up the phone with a very fast movement even in this small space, and then fumbled for the power button, but his thumb, which should have been the most powerful, trembled at this moment: "Bright, Hurry up." He muttered to himself.It seems to be praying for something.

The button lights up, and the screen of the mobile phone shows the picture you want to see.But in an instant, it disappeared again...

"..." I was stunned for a moment.But immediately, the coffin was opened: "The management just said that the mobile phone you got was not fully charged." A staff member said.

"..." Without listening to the staff, Fopper just wanted to take a good breath of the outside air at this moment.Now Fopper knows why the Black Room is something everyone fears.He just stayed in it for a few hours, and he already felt very uncomfortable psychologically.

"Is there anything?" Luc Besson also came over and asked concerned.In fact, after suggesting this proposal, Luc Besson was still a little worried.After all, being locked up for a few hours can cause some dark thoughts in the mind of the average person.

Don't think that actors are easy to do.In fact, sometimes actors really use their lives to perform.Whether it is a magnificent shot or a trivial scene that people see on the movie screen.Sometimes it may really be the actors who are taking great risks to perform.

"It's okay now. But thanks to the phone running out of battery just now. Otherwise, something might really happen to me." Shrugging, Fopper said.

"If you find that feeling, we can continue to return to the original shooting state." Luc Besson expressed tactfully.Not out of fear of anything happening to Fopper.It's because the picture taken with that tiny camera is actually not very perfect.For a world-class director like Luc Besson.This kind of thing must never happen.

Of course, Fopper didn't know Luc Besson's thoughts, but it was Fopper's wish that he didn't need to stay in the dark coffin any longer: "Yes." He nodded: "I have grasped the feeling just now." I’m staying. So there’s nothing wrong with performing outside.”

"That's good." Hearing Fopper said no problem, Luc Besson immediately ordered to continue the location shooting.

The movie "Buried Alive" is very interesting, and 90.00% of its protagonists are Fopper, who plays the leading role in a narrow space.So basically after Fopper's part is over, there's nothing left of the film.The rest of the exteriors and shots of other people were just a few days of shooting.It can be said that "Buried Alive" is simply Fopper's one-man show.

And what are the benefits of a one-man show?The most direct is the small investment.The fact is the same. The budget required for the movie "Buried Alive" is actually not a lot, or in this era of movie budgets of hundreds of millions of dollars, it can already be considered economical.Even with the addition of Luc Besson, a world-class director, to the cost budget, its cost budget is only slightly 50.Of course, what Luc Besson wants is not the filming cost, but the box office share, and the same goes for Fopper.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that this year's schedule is too full.Now Fopper will definitely try something like Ghost Story.why would you say so?Because of six words: low cost, high return.These six words are exactly what Fopper wants at this stage.For Goldfinger Studio, he doesn't have that much money to make big productions, so he needs to use the smallest investment in exchange for the largest possible return.America is a capitalist society after all.

It's as if there was a rumor that $1000 million won the Best Picture Oscar.Although it seems so absurd.There is no such thing as a storm.The influence of capital on Oscar is still very large.It's like "Farewell My Concubine".Back then, "Farewell My Concubine" was such a classic.Not crazy, not alive has become synonymous with brother.And also won the Golden Globe Award for best praise.But why did Oscar only get one nomination but no real award?It is because "Farewell My Concubine" did not conduct capital operations before the Oscars.This is also the regret of "Farewell My Concubine".Therefore, in order to win an Oscar winner, first of all, Fopper needs a very classic work.Again, it takes a lot of money.And where does the money come from?The fastest-growing movies are those movies with big returns on small investments.