hollywood melon man

Chapter 2 Spielberg became interested

As the days passed, as "Captain Hook" was about to be completed, little Gilbert finally completed the script.

In fact, he has already completed the script, after all, the story is very simple.

The reason why it took so long was that little Gilbert wanted to understand the film production model of Hollywood in the 1990s and then think about how to turn the script into a movie.

After all, the experience of being a major online director in his previous life cannot be used in this era.

In previous lives, digital cameras have been developed, but in this era, film cameras are still used.

Although the camera is carried by the photographer, if a director does not understand this, he is not a competent director.

From this perspective, it was right to join Spielberg's crew to learn.

After all, among the top Hollywood directors in the 1980s and 1990s, Steven Spielberg's name must be among them.

In Hollywood, hearing this name is the same as hearing the name of the National Master in China.

Of course, their reputations in the international film industry are worlds apart and cannot be compared to each other.

After completing the script and understanding the operating mode of Hollywood crews in this era, little Gilbert had enough confidence to take the first step.

After writing the script, Gilbert Jr. immediately handed it over to Gwyneth Paltrow, who had been following the project.

"Finally finished," Gwyneth Paltrow looked at the script in her hand with satisfaction, took it and ran out: "I'm going to find the godfather, and you're waiting for my good news."

The script was handed over, and little Gilbert could only hope that this American girl would give her some help, otherwise he would have to wait and seek opportunities.

In the director's lounge, Steven Spielberg was drinking coffee and feeling very relaxed.

Recently, big-mouthed Julia Roberts finally stopped smoking, became more normal, and stopped arguing with him.

To be honest, if Julia Roberts hadn't shot too many scenes, Spielberg would have wanted to change the heroine.

After so many years in the industry, this was the first time he had encountered such an embarrassing situation.

It's much better now. Julia Roberts sincerely apologized, and Spielberg just stepped down and showed his generosity and didn't care.

Just as I was thinking about finalizing post-production, I heard Gwyneth Paltrow’s voice from a distance.

"godfather……"

Compared to Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow is undoubtedly more loved by Spielberg, after all, she is his goddaughter.

Spielberg has always had a good relationship with the Paltrow family, and this time he used his personal relationship to insert his goddaughter into the crew, and the producers had no objections.

This kind of thing is very common in Hollywood. The qualifications and background behind it are very useful in Hollywood. If you are Jewish, even better.

"What's the matter? Little Gwen..." Spielberg showed a friendly smile, looked at Gwyneth Paltrow who rushed in, and asked warmly.

Gwyneth Paltrow likes to be called Gwen, as it makes her look more personal and cooler.

Of course, only little Gilbert didn't call her that. So Gwyneth Paltrow felt that little Gilbert was very naughty and had a cool and handsome vibe.

Gwyneth Paltrow handed the script to Spielberg: "Godfather, look at this."

"What is this, a script?" Spielberg put down the coffee in his hand, took the script and took a look.

The title was written on the cover of the script, "Shark Beach". Spielberg raised his eyebrows, which was interesting. Who wrote it in imitation of "Jaws"?
  Gwyneth Paltrow introduced it at this time: "This is a script written by little Gilbert. I think it's good, so I'll show it to you."

Spielberg did not open the script to read the specific content, but looked at Gwyneth Paltrow with a half-smile and asked: "Can you show me the script? Did he agree to any conditions? ?”

"Godfather, you are indeed as discerning as little Gilbert said." Gwyneth Paltrow flattered her a little, and then said: "Yes, but it was not him who made the request, it was me. That’s right. I said that if I can recommend this script to you, Godfather, he will agree to give me the heroine’s position in the movie.”

"He agreed?"

"At least I didn't object..."

The youngest son of the Landrini family, Spielberg was quite impressed by him.

I originally thought that little Gilbert was just a second-generation Hollywood guy who was just waiting to die, but he didn't expect little Gilbert to be conscientious and responsible in his work on the set.

Everything assigned to him was done very well and no mistakes were made.

Even the producers of the show praised little Gilbert, saying that in the impetuous Hollywood, it is quite rare to find a young man like Gilbert who is serious and down-to-earth in his work.

Spielberg had some friendship with Gilbert's father, Gilbert Sr., in their early years, but that was all.

Old Gilbert begged him to let little Gilbert join the crew. He helped him, which was considered a favor.

After training in his own crew, little Gilbert also has a resume. As long as he doesn't aim too high and works hard, little Gilbert will have no worries about having food to eat in the future.

But I didn't expect that little Gilbert would do this...

Spielberg subconsciously believed that it was a trick played by Gilbert, who deceived his goddaughter and used her to contact him in order to attract investment.

Suddenly, the good image of little Gilbert in Spielberg's mind suddenly changed into an image of impetuous, glib, and opportunistic.

However, his goddaughter showed the script to him, so Spielberg decided to see what good script a young man in his twenties could write.

As a result, Spielberg turned to the first page of the script and was hooked.

"Is this written by little Gilbert?" Spielberg asked, pointing to the sketch on the first page of the script for Gwyneth Paltrow to read.

Gwyneth Paltrow nodded and said: "Yes, I saw what he wrote, and there are other storyboard manuscripts later."

Why did this manuscript surprise Spielberg? It was because Gilbert Jr. presented his ideas on how to shoot the film in the manuscript.

To put it simply, it is to create a shark's perspective and see how the heroine in the script escapes from the shark's perspective.

This film shooting technique, which has been abused in the 21st century, was a very innovative shooting technique in the 1990s.

Spielberg can become a top Hollywood director, and he is not a fool. The excellence of this kind of shooting technique can be seen at a glance.

When shooting thrillers or horror movies, such a perspective and lens can undoubtedly greatly increase the sense of immersion and excitement.

I dare not say that it will definitely succeed, but the fact that little Gilbert can come up with this idea proves that he is not just talking in vain, but has made serious preparations.

Spielberg hurriedly turned to the back, and sure enough, he attached several shot-by-shot manuscripts. Through the manuscripts, he could already imagine the movie scenes.

"Little Gwen, go and call little Gilbert, and I'll have a chat with him." Spielberg ordered.

Gwyneth Paltrow was overjoyed that Spielberg wanted to meet little Gilbert, which meant that there was something going on, so she trotted out and called little Gilbert in.

Before entering, Gwyneth Paltrow also told little Gilbert: "Don't brag in front of the godfather. He hates bragging people the most.

Act normally and say whatever you want. "

"I know." Little Gilbert nodded, took a deep breath, and then went in.

Little Gilbert knew clearly whether he would get the opportunity to direct, and he was trembling when he saw it.

(End of this chapter)