Xiangjiang old events [entertainment circle]

After finally stopping her smile, Su Yun gave Spielberg an apologetic look at Spielberg who was standing next to her.

"It's okay, this model is really bad. Sometimes when I get angry, I will call it a 'giant white scum'." Spielberg waved his hand, and then went to help the staff to play with the big white shark model.

Seeing his harmony and friendliness with the staff, without any airs of a director at all, Su Yun nodded secretly: I have heard that Spielberg was a rare moderate among the studio tyrants when he was filming. See, it is true.

Of course, the names she has learned from Kubrick and Akira Kurosawa are also one of the factors of courtesy: Spielberg is a well-known fan of Akira Kurosawa, and the Showa-style Ultraman made by Dongying It is impressive, and the combination of the two is just a strong supplement to the two shortcomings of the Jaws crew who are currently in a hurry.

Because the great white shark model was paralyzed in the water tank, and Su Yun was too short to get too close to avoid danger, so he could only stand on the periphery as much as possible to observe the problems of this model comprehensively.

The three great white shark models are really big. The largest one is estimated to be more than seven meters long, and the movement of each shark model requires at least a dozen people to work together to control it with a robotic arm. No wonder it was still a mess after several months of filming.

Seeing a large group of staff busy cleaning, repairing, drying, and painting the Great White Shark model, Su Yun raised her voice and called Spielberg: "Steven, I can go and see Is the material already filmed?"

Spielberg responded, and then walked back from the great white shark with the help of the staff next to him. William Gilmour is coming over to see the material that's been shot so far."

After watching the edited parts, before Su Yun could let out a sigh, the producer William glared at Spielberg rather dissatisfied: "You have filmed these things in this period of time? And you want to continue to apply with me?" Increase investment and go to the beach to shoot real scenes again?!"

"Yes, shooting in the sea will be more realistic." Spielberg replied very seriously.

"Then do you know how expensive it is to be 'real'? Last time you guys dared to launch a shark model into the water without any experience, and I was so troubled that I hired a diving team to salvage it for you! Let me tell you, Steven, This film has been delayed by 4 times compared to the original schedule, and the cost has increased by 3 times!" Producer William was so angry that he almost rolled his eyes, "It will be faster and cheaper to shoot in the water tank!"

"Of course I understand, but I also really believe in this film." Spielberg replied.

Producer William glared at him, and then let out a long breath before speaking again: "I'm sorry, I can only give you two choices now: one is to tell me you want to quit now, We will find a way to get back the money we are spending now; the second is that you stay here obediently and finish the film honestly according to the last budget amount... I believe you can do it."

Hearing this, Spielberg, who knew that Universal could no longer give him preferential treatment, subconsciously glanced at Su Yun, who was ignored by the side, and then sighed helplessly: "I want to stay and finish filming this movie." film."

"Okay." Producer William finally got the reply he wanted from Spielberg, and immediately stopped embarrassing him, but turned his head and left quickly, preparing to report back to the company.

"I'll be busy next time." When Su Yun thought of the messy materials, her eyes almost went dark.

"Thank you." As a director, Spielberg also knows that the current pile of materials is messy and muddled, and the painstakingly produced great white shark model looks like a joke-but there is no way, the technology and funds are enough. This is the best that everyone can do at present.

"I'm just joking with you." Su Yun stood on tiptoe and patted him lightly, "I have heard a saying that - if you can do something in the early stage, then never give it to the later stage; if you can do it in the early stage If you can’t do it, please leave it to the later stage.”

"It's not completely hopeless, it's just troublesome." Su Yun finally concluded.

After confirming the problem, the freshmen and juniors officially put into the intense shooting work, rushing out most of the special effects shots of sharks appearing on the stage.

But no matter how good a pot tinker is, when faced with a bad pot, he can barely mend it until it can be used instead of being as good as new-like this type of deep-sea horror film based on reality, which relies on real-time special effects Extremely high, no matter how good Su Yun's rendering effect using the system's golden finger is, it still lacks the natural simplicity of real shooting.

Therefore, after watching this part of the special effects shooting, Spielberg was silent for a while, and then came up with a way: "Minimize the appearance of sharks in the early stage as much as possible, and then wait until the second, no, third act." Let it show up."

Su Yun discussed with the staff and re-edited a round, and found that the look and feel is much better: Sometimes, a part of the unknown is more exciting than a full reveal.

And the effect of concealing it is always better than the effect of showing people positively.

What's interesting is that this was originally a helpless move that was technically inadequate, but was later praised by many people as an excellent way to create suspense...

However, the truth of the facts at the beginning was just trying to get away with it through cover-ups.

However, even though the current production team is really poor, Spielberg didn't intend to just muddle through things like this. He turned around and went to Universal's company for a few more rounds, together with Su Yun's "justice" to make additional investments. It was enough for the location budget.

Because the location was chosen in a well-known scenic spot: Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.

Su Yun compared the description of the script while flipping through the introduction of the scenic spot. When she saw that the island was very enthusiastically introduced to the beautiful scenery, and the local seabed has a high sand content, which is very suitable for the real shooting of the shark model, she was very satisfied. Nodded: Just take it as a side trip, just now the summer sun has begun to cast heat on the earth...

But traveling, it’s not very cool to go alone.

Thinking of this, Su Yun walked over and tugged on Spielberg's sleeve, raised her head and looked cute and cute: "Is there a plot in the script where a little boy is dragged into the sea by a shark?"

"Yes, do you have an introduction?" Although she is still young, she has seen many rules and unspoken rules in society. When Su Yun spoke, Spielberg almost guessed what she was thinking.

"I have a friend, the one who played Martin in "Artificial Intelligence" with me - his image and time are quite suitable, let him come over for a few days?" It's just a role that can be fodder, Su Yun I still think I'm pretty sure.

"OK, you can ask him to adjust his school and vacation time, come over." Considering Su Yun's contribution and investment to the crew, Spielberg gave such a side role very readily.

So, two days later, when the whole crew moved to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Tom was also sent over by his stepfather Seth.

"I'll leave it to you, please help me take good care of Tom." Seth looked down at Su Yun.

"I can take care of myself!" Tom stood aside awkwardly.

"I called you specifically and asked for a role for you. Is this how you treat me?" Su Yun pursed her lips.

Now Tom panicked and stammered to explain: "No, no, I just think I can take care of myself, that's why I said that..."

Seeing that he was so anxious that he forgot to cover the hole in his front teeth, Su Yun couldn't help but laughed: "I'm just joking with you, the main reason is that I need you - it's boring and tiring in the film crew, and it's rare to have a good opportunity to go out on location. It’s still a tourist attraction, so of course I have to find my good friends to come and play with me.”

Hearing these words, the corners of Tom's mouth just started to rise, but his smile was shattered by Su Yun's next sentence: "Oh, you have started to change your teeth? No wonder what you said just now was leaking!"

"That's why Tom is so awkward recently, because when he talks, Mary Ann always laughs at him—of course, Mary Ann also lost her teeth yesterday." Seth whispered to Su Yun.

Su Yun nodded, held back her laughter, took Tom and his son into the hotel and found Tom's room for them to settle by themselves, then went back to the next room to pack up their things.

After putting away the luggage one by one, Su Yun went out again and followed Spielberg to visit Gregory Peck.

The ending of the original novel of "Jaws" is a tribute to the plot of "Moby Dick", with the ending of the great white shark dying of excessive blood loss after being stabbed by a fisherman.However, Spielberg believed that such an ending did not have the point of grabbing the audience, so he discussed with the screenwriter another way to pay tribute: Let Quint, the fisherman, one of the three protagonists, be present at the screening of "Moby Dick." "The Story" appeared in the theater.

But the copyright of the "Moby Dick" movie is with its starring Gregory Peck.

Thinking of this veteran superstar known as a true gentleman in Hollywood, Su Yun somewhat looked forward to and looked forward to him: Since both sides are easy to talk to, and Spielberg also sincerely brought the previously shot clips to let He reviewed it, so it shouldn't be difficult to get this little bit of copyright, right?

After all, Spielberg is a negotiating giant who can collect all the copyrights of "Ready Player One"!

Unfortunately, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Although Gregory received the two very gently, he refused their request to use his film materials.

Unexpectedly, they would be shut down by Gregory. After the two had no choice but to come back and froze this material, they had to re-discuss the character creation of Quint the fisherman.

"In the script, isn't the reason why the fisherman Quint hunted sharks everywhere is because he was one of the crew members who escorted the nuclear bomb to Hiroshima, but when an accident sank, most of his companions were hunted and killed by sharks?" Su Yun picked up the story. One point, "But normally, sharks generally don't take the initiative to attack people, especially great white sharks, unless they encounter bad temper or provoke them."

Spielberg signaled the staff to drive away the curious local aborigines who were asking questions around the shark model, and then turned to Su Yun: "So?"

"Most great white sharks have a lifespan of more than 70 years, and they basically live in the deep sea—but in the movie, it suddenly appears in the sea to hunt humans. Maybe it was stimulated by something?" Su Yun pointed to the script, "You know , Ocean pollution is always accompanied by biological variation, which is a profound proposition that urgently needs to be explored.”

Especially in a country surrounded by the sea, protecting the ocean should be an eternal theme.

"Are you trying to say that the great white shark in the movie hurts people for no reason because it was actually polluted? So the fisherman Quint is also running around to atone for his hatred and mistakes?" Spielberg thought for a while, holding the shark in one hand. He raised his chin, "It's really interesting. This not only explains the motive of the fisherman Quint, but also explains the reason why the shark suddenly went crazy and mutated."

While it was a righteous attack, the consequences were such that even the scientists who brought them to life could not help but regret such terrible power.

To this day, the various applications of this terrible power still permeate people's lives.

People are already inseparable from its use, but they should always be vigilant and in awe.

"Moreover, in addition to highlighting the human nature in the original plot, there is also a literary core." Su Yun said, and then turned her eyes to the sparkling sea under the sun again, "After all, the ocean belongs to all of us. No matter what, you should do your best to protect it."