Raising Dragons in Hollywood

Many puzzles that make people puzzled, once a breakthrough is found, it will be simple and clear at a glance.

When Director Jones exposed the bleak status quo of the crew, Sami finally realized why everyone in the crew could turn a blind eye and be calm when the director was not doing his job properly, muddling along and dawdling around drunk every day.

"Everyone is waiting to get paid to disband, what the hell kind of passive sabotage!"

Sammy was very dissatisfied, and complained to his friends angrily.

But Rossi couldn't understand Sammy's anger at all: "What's the matter with you?"

He analyzed it patiently: "To put it bluntly, you are an intern on the production team. Whether the show is canceled in the end has nothing to do with you. Even if the production team is disbanded, according to my guess, Mr. Norris thinks highly of you at present. In all likelihood, you will be assigned to another crew to continue your studies. In other words, you will not be affected at all from the beginning to the end."

"But, am I going to hang around like this in the future and wait for the disbandment, and don't care about anything?" Sami asked very dissatisfied.

"Otherwise? What can you do?" Rossi asked in a very speechless manner.

"You are neither a screenwriter, nor a producer, nor a director. You are just a new assistant, so you don't have the responsibility and obligation to take on the crew. As for the position of director, if you really want to start As a director, you shouldn't worry about the crew..."

This well-informed friend took the opportunity to reveal a gossip that he had just inquired about: "Did you know? The company is quietly conducting an internal selection process to pick out some young directors with potential and provide them with a chance to direct. Once you get With this opportunity, you can get a sum of money and a certain amount of personnel resources to support, and then, you can actually shoot your own film, and after you succeed, the work will have the opportunity to appear on TV. Compared with the soon-to-disband crew, this is what you should do. opportunity to fight for."

In terms of profit and loss, this makes sense.

But Sammy was not reconciled.

Although, as director Jones said, "With the potential of this drama, there is no money to be made."

But when Sami worked hard to learn 'how to be a good director', he had already paid too much, too much effort for this "Adventures of Aaron".

Because Director Jones did not act before and was drunk, he pushed some work to his assistant.

With a strong sense of responsibility, in order not to do anything harmful to the interests of the crew, he has been studying this drama all the time since he joined the crew. It can be said that every plot and every character in this drama , and even every line, he knows clearly.

Now, all the hard work was in vain?

Sammy is not happy.

"What? Finally gave up?"

When Sammy was feeling depressed, Nali, a recurring character in "The Adventures of Young Aaron," the actress who played Aaron's mother, suddenly offered to talk to him.

The real age of this actress is 43 years old, but due to proper maintenance, she looks in her 30s at first glance.

She is a guest star in major production groups all the year round. She has never been popular, but at least she has a familiar face, so that whenever there is a lack of supporting roles in any production group, she can always be remembered.

As an actress who is not very good-looking but has mediocre acting skills and has gradually aged in recent years, she can get to where she is today thanks to her diligence and wisdom.

For example, this time, when other actors were looking for their own way out in private because of the bleak prospects of the crew, and wanted to get rid of this drama that would be canceled immediately and switch to a better crew, only Nali was still sticking to her post and came to the set on time every day Reporting, a performance of persevering until the end.

Is this because she still has hope in this drama, hoping that the drama will be brought back to life?

of course not!

Na Li clearly knows that although some longevity dramas can be filmed for more than ten seasons without being cut, that is just an exception.

It is the norm in this circle to shoot a season or two that is not popular and then be cut off immediately.

She didn't expect the show to come back to life. The reason why she worked so hard to persevere was two-fold:

On the one hand, there is no better choice; on the other hand, she wants to create a professional image.

Many utilitarian young actors often rush to the top when they see an opportunity, but they don't know that a good reputation in the circle may not be as important as people think, but it can still play a role in some things. Functional.

As a simple example, suppose two actors compete on equal terms.

Think about it, is the director more willing to use a dedicated actor who will abide by the contract no matter how difficult the crew is, or an actor who will immediately tear up the contract and find another way of life if the crew has a little difficulty?

Therefore, Nali can hold her breath.

While holding her breath, she did not forget to look for opportunities.

For example, make an offer to a young assistant director, Sammy, who is still young but might have something to offer in the future.

It's a pity that this kind of subtle thought was completely in vain for Sami.

When Na Li said something in a tone of experience, "I want to open up, this drama is just like this, and it is already very good to last until the fourth season."Every crew will end up like this, don't worry.Although everyone is going their separate ways, there may be opportunities to cooperate in the future' and so on, it seems to be comforting, but in essence it is very frustrating, and it is believed that the crew will be disbanded...

Sammy was only upset by this.

And this kind of upset gradually turned into anger after seeing the drunk director Jones again, and the filming scene that was as usual, step-by-step, but actually lifeless.

On impulse, he made an unwise decision: "If you don't want to continue to manage the crew, let me do it."

Such an unprecedented, simple and rude act of seizing power shocked Director Jones soberly.

But the next moment, he couldn't help laughing out loud, mockingly said, "Boy, you don't think of yourself as the savior, do you? I also had this kind of dream when I was young."

Sammy blinked and said, "No, I'm a warrior."

Then, he asked: "But whether you are a savior or a warrior, don't you want to give it a try and make your dreams come true?"

Director Jones looked at him suspiciously, as if he wanted to laugh.

But there was still a trace of complicated struggle flashing across his face.

Sammy ignored him.

As an assistant director, he directly ordered Corinna, who was in charge of crew personnel, to call all the actors and crew members who will participate in the next filming to a meeting.

Sister Corinna, who happened to be standing aside and saw the conversation between the two, couldn't help showing a hesitant look after receiving the order.

She subconsciously looked at Director Jones, hoping to get some clear instructions.

But Director Jones stood there blankly, as if acquiescing.

In the end, Sister Corinna gritted her teeth and decided to obey Sammy's order this time.

As the oldest employee of the crew, she also didn't want to just dawdle like this.

During this period, Sami sat on the other side of the director, looking down at the script that he had already memorized fluently with a blank face. It seemed that he was thinking, but in fact, he just used it to relieve tension and clear his mind.

The talent of a director is very important, but the display of talent must rely on the cooperation of the entire crew.

Only with the most appropriate cooperation from actors, screenwriters, photographers, costume and make-up artists, etc., can those invisible, intangible, and illusory talents be turned into wonderful real objects.

Therefore, if you want to make a good movie, the first thing every director does is to establish his own control over the crew.

This is almost impossible for a newcomer, especially Sammy, who is only an assistant director.

But fortunately, you can still pretend to be a tiger.

Under the unexplained laissez-faire of Director Jones, Sami did not rush to establish authority, nor did he directly express the attitude of "I am in charge of the crew now" to seize power, but only talked about today's shooting.

It's been a long time since we had such a serious discussion meeting before filming started.

Everyone in the crew couldn't help showing surprise and doubt.

But Director Jones remained silent.

Afraid of disobeying the public, Sammy kept his face straight and put on an unusually serious expression.

Sister Corinna, on the other hand, couldn't figure out the situation at all.

So that no matter who came to ask 'what's going on', her answer was vague.

The unknown is the biggest shock!

When they couldn't figure out what happened to the crew, the group of employees unanimously showed obedience and were unwilling to be the first to show up.

Sammy knew this well.

But what he wants is to prove himself, and use today's shooting to prove that he can bring changes to the crew.

As long as this is proved, there will be a bargaining chip to continue the negotiation.

So, he didn't say any nonsense, and directly started to arrange today's shooting plan.

With a good background in art, he took out a few storyboards that he had drawn overnight, and clearly drew the positions and movements of all the actors in the next shooting, and even the actors may change as the plot changes. The resulting movement direction and range are all marked out in detail.

In addition, re-determine the shooting and lighting for a while with the lighting engineer and field staff; find the art designer to change the discordant elements in the scene arrangement; discuss the shooting angle with the photographer.

Everyone was in a state of confusion, and was greeted with a nearly comprehensive command.

It feels like an abandoned child who has found his mother again. The attitude of being at a loss and just passing by has been put away. The assistant director with a round face and strange pink hair is running around the venue like a jumping bean. He ran over and directed them to rehearse four or five times before the official shooting.

Wait, there's rehearsal? !

God knows how long it's been since they've rehearsed properly before filming.

For a moment, various thoughts emerged in everyone's mind: "Is there any new investment in this show?" "The company changed its mind and stopped canceling the show?" gone?"

However, no matter how they think about it.

Sami has already started his first filming without distraction.

Director Jones sits in a courtside chair like a mascot.

And the little assistant who came from behind unceremoniously occupied his high director's chair, with a childish little round face full of concentration, and the way he gave orders, he was more imposing than a real director.

——The scene is quiet, is the camera ready?

--Ready.

--sound engineer?

--no problem.

--actor?

--Can!

——Seat A, Field 34, Article [-].

--start!

The actors move, and the cameraman concentrates on capturing what's in front of him...

Everyone does their job.

At this moment, Sami watched everything in front of him calmly.

He officially declared in his heart: 'I'mSammy, Icanhandleit!'