England 1986

Chapter 52 Something is wrong, something is wrong
The optical viewfinder adjusted slightly to follow the camera's angle of view, and Allen lay beside him and struggled to look at the picture in the optical viewfinder.

This stuff seemed too eye-catching, and Allen, who followed it for a long time, finally gave up looking for the feeling of sitting in front of the monitor before, and chose to trust the photographer instead. At worst, go back and watch it slowly at night.

At the end of the day's filming, I went home to eat first, and then let the physical therapist give me a massage for a while before going to the screening room.

The editor has already made a rough cut version of today's shooting, so Allen can see all the shots he shot today.

In the screening room, Meryl's figure was undoubtedly shown on the screen, and the photographer did shoot according to his own requirements.

From beginning to end.
Allen was embarrassed to find that he seemed to have encountered a little problem.

In order to confirm my idea, I called a few maids at home and asked them to accompany me to watch the rough-cut shooting screen again.

A few aunt-level maids watched what their young master told them to watch. The sound of the film was a bit noisy, and the story was endless. The general meaning was simple. A middle-aged woman and a Nigger were pretending in the hotel.

When the maids were watching the movie, Allen kept observing their expressions. From the beginning to the end, looking at the maids whose expressions didn't change much, he asked, "Do you feel anything after watching this movie?"

What does it feel like?
The maid closest to Alan curled her lips and said, "Half an hour before the event, and 3 minutes to do the work, how do you feel? It's procrastinating."

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"Master, this black man has a good figure, but I don't remember the rest."

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"Okay, okay. Go out, go out."

Seeing that the aunts tended to discuss the topic of black bodies, Allen waved his hands and told the maids what to do.

The screening room returned to silence, and Allen finally confirmed his guess.

Empiricism kills people!

The edge-cuts he took before were all for male audiences.

It's not that people other than men can't watch it, but that the main audience is men.

During the shoot this time, he was full of self-satisfaction and spoke clearly and logically, and the photographer also followed his request, and the shot was good.

But as soon as the semi-finished product came out, Allen discovered the problem.

The audience of this film is mainly women, but now he is using the old method, shooting from a male perspective, and only focusing on Meryl.

The consequence is
Even the maid aunt didn't feel anything after seeing it.

Isn't it going to be cold?
How can you attract customers if you take a lot of effort to make a film, and even this kind of aunt doesn't feel it after watching it!
His biggest problem is that he should not shoot this film from his male perspective, but from a female perspective.

Fortunately, the problem was discovered early, and he still had room for correction.

On the second day's set, Allen brought Meryl to explain the precautions for today's shooting quietly.

"Meryl, uh, our request today needs to be changed a little bit. I need you to actively guide him with your emotions."

Allen re-assigned tasks to Meryl, and asked her to change her personality from the shy and expectant big sister a few days ago.

Although Alan doesn't have a deep understanding of this kind of psychology of women, it can't be used for each other.

This thing is like, a little brother, for the first time to help poor women who have lost their way.

Obviously, he was already impatient and anxious, but on the surface he still wanted to maintain his dignity for the last time and pretended to be an old driver.

Whenever a woman who stumbled sees a little flaw, the little brother will be hit psychologically, so he will apply this kind of man's psychology to Meryl.

Meryl and the black actors, everyone's character design is transparent. It can be said that I know what you want to do and what you need, and you also know what I want to do and why.

It's that simple.

Meryl looked lonely and a little embarrassed.

She had only entered the state for a few days, and her whole personality changed suddenly.

Want to change from a reserved middle-aged woman who is a bit reluctant to let go to a middle-aged woman who is impatient inside and reserved on the outside?

Looking at Meryl's expression, Allen emphasized: "It's not to change your emotions directly, but to add these emotions to the previous basis, can it be done?"

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"Director, give me some time, I'll try first."

"Very good! I trust you."

Allen patted Meryl on the shoulder, who has been very obedient these days, fully demonstrating the professionalism of a professional actor, and his requirements can be met quickly, which has already given Allen an illusion , He can add whatever he wants, and Meryl can play it.

He also called in black actors and photographers, and continued to explain the key points of the shooting. Allen wanted to shoot as many shots of black people as possible this time, especially black figures.
"Crack! Stop."

Allen frowned, wondering if it was because he added things blindly, this shot made him feel awkward before even seeing the semi-finished product.

The emotion was there, but it didn't meet his expectations at all, and it even made him feel a little fake and unnatural.

"Take a break and try again."

"Crack!"

The second time was still not good. Allen felt that this time was a little better, but emotionally it still felt almost meaningless.

Let the actors rest for a while and continue shooting!

"Crack!"

After several consecutive NGs, the atmosphere on the set became a bit depressed. Following Allen's click, he stretched out his hand and hooked his fingers, and asked Meryl to come over. The surrounding staff consciously made room for the two of them.

"What's the matter with you, this has been done several times, why is it still not working? Do you need to go back to rest and adjust?"

Although a little impatient, Allen didn't get too angry.
This is all very normal, filming, it can never be smooth sailing.

Meryl bit her lip. She was a little in awe of Alan. To be honest, she couldn't let go of Alan watching him here. This was not a matter of professionalism, but a matter of identity.

Being stared at by such a big shot and playing such a role, no matter how good her professionalism is, she can't concentrate on it.

What's more, Allen now asks her to play a character who is honest on the surface and eager to move in her heart, and then adds a character who is a little impatient on the surface, but can pass through with patience, and finally wants to be slutty.

If the scale inside is not well grasped, it will not meet Allen's requirements.

Seeing Alan's seemingly concerned but indifferent eyes, Meryl sniffed and said, "I'm sorry director, I think I need to make some adjustments today."

"Okay! Then call it a day!"

Ai Lun is not in the ink either. There is something wrong with the leading actress. It is not a mistake to sharpen the knife and cut wood. She can't be in a hurry in this state, and she needs to give her some time to adjust.

As the crew on the set packed up things and moved equipment, Meryl, who had stayed where she was, seemed a bit garish.

Allen thought that what he just said was serious, after thinking about it, he walked behind Meryl, patted her and said, "What I just said was a little heavy, don't put too much psychological pressure on you, or else."

(End of this chapter)