hollywood melon man

Chapter 450 Two Groups of People, Two Things

The studio is very busy at this moment. The first shot was shot yesterday, which is a good start.

When Guo Fan followed Ivanka in, the set was busy. Several executive directors were walking back and forth, and the staff were placing props according to requirements.

Ivanka led Guo Fan to Little Gilbert. Little Gilbert saw Guo Fan and asked curiously, "Aren't you guys taking a break today? Why didn't you go out to play?"

Guo Fan touched his head and said, "I want to study hard."

"That's hypocritical." Little Gilbert exposed Guo Fan's true face: "You are just curious and came to take a look."

"Hmm," Guo Fan thought about it and realized that he was indeed curious.

After all, I had never seen little Gilbert filming, so of course I was curious.

Strictly speaking, a filming location is not a place with strict confidentiality. When filming The Lord of the Rings, there were so many people watching, so one more Guo Fan would not be a big deal.

Moreover, it is not convenient to use handheld cameras and videos these days. Only after more than a decade when the recording function of smartphones has been developed, it is possible to leak what the crew is going to shoot.

But there is nothing to worry about. Filming is only a part of the production process of a film or TV series, and there are many more steps to come!

The first scene to be filmed today is also the first day of filming for "Warriors", which is the scene where Iddo Dash, played by Tom Hanks, draws stamps in prison.

For this scene, Tom Hanks practiced the technique of painting with fish bones for a week.

Before filming, Tom Hanks and Gilbert Jr. said: "I studied painting in high school, and later when I was studying at California State University, I joined a painting interest club.

For this movie, I also found a painting teacher to learn how to paint, how to draw US dollar bills.

But I never imagined that one day I would be using fish bones and peeling wall paint to paint a stamp."

"Ido, if you don't want to draw, I can find a substitute for you." Little Gilbert joked.

"No," Tom Hanks immediately waved his hand to refuse: "As a great fake painter, I have to do it myself.

Besides, I have practiced for a long time, so I can’t let it go to waste.”

This scene was actually shot in one go, with Tom Hanks actually using fish bones and wall paint to complete a stamp painting.

Many details on the stamps have been perfectly reproduced, and it is almost impossible to find any flaws.

So Iddo Dash, played by Tom Hanks, successfully sent the letter using the fake stamp.

As for why they didn't use real stamps? Because stamps were very expensive in prison, and Ido Dash had no money, so he had to forge them.

The character traits of Iddo Dash are highlighted from the opening scene: he is careful, has a steady hand, and has superb counterfeiting skills.

After filming this scene, Gilbert Jr. said to Ivanka: "Ivanka, keep this stamp. It is a stamp drawn by Tom Hanks himself. It will be useful if you keep it."

"I understand," Ivanka put the letter with the stamp in a small box.

The prison scenes were shot in a studio. In fact, most of the scenes were shot in the studio, except for the location scenes.

The crew only needed to shoot exterior scenes in Canada and Mexico, and the rest could be done in Los Angeles.

Guo Fan worked as a rookie helper on the set of "Wushuang" for a day, which broadened his horizons and allowed him to see how a great director's crew works.

Simply put, it is efficient, efficient communication, efficient handover, on-site layout, etc., all arranged in advance. If the actors are in good condition, the shooting progress will be quite smooth.

Although the crew of "The Spell" is also a Hollywood crew, Alfonso Cuarón and Tsui Hark obviously do not have as strong control over the crew as Gilbert Jr.

This is normal. In fact, when Gilbert Jr. was not there, the person with the highest say in the crew of "Mystery of the Spell" was the producer Stephen Schmidt. Stephen Schmidt represented Gilbert Jr. and the film company. The two directors had to shoot according to the pre-made shooting plan and did not even have the right to edit.

Cheng Long has a certain status, and the action design of the "Mystery of the Talisman" series is all done by his Cheng family team. But he also has no say in the direction of the filming plot and editing.

Guo Fan figured this out when he returned to the hotel from the crew of "Wushuang".

Li Haoyang and Guo Fan lived in the same room. The four of them had a not-so-delicious Chinese meal in Chinatown. Some people from Run looked at them with contempt when they heard that they were from China.

In Li Haoyang's words: "These people spend their days washing dishes and picking up trash abroad, yet they think they are superior to others."

Guo Fan smiled and said, "Isn't it often said in magazines? You can afford to live in a big house and eat donuts and fried chicken every day by washing dishes."

"Bullshit!" Li Haoyang got angry when he mentioned this: "The Chinese food we had in Chinatown was not authentic at all. The fried chicken and donuts were cheap, but who knows if the chicken was sick?"

After Li Haoyang finished complaining, he asked Guo Fan: "Hey, where did you go shopping today?"

"I spent a day on the set of 'Wushuang'." Guo Fan answered honestly.

"Damn, can you get in?" Li Haoyang couldn't believe it.

"Of course I did. It was actually Miss Ivanka who brought me in. I even watched an Oscar-winning actor perform live. Can you believe it? He can actually paint with fish bones..."

Guo Fan's personality is not very calm. If he wanted to be steady, he would not have touched science fiction films in his previous life, which seemed like a fantasy at that time.

At this time he was still young, having just graduated from college. He was full of vigor and vitality, so he spoke with great enthusiasm.

Coupled with his unique bubbling sound, it is very distinctive.

After listening to Guo Fan's boasting, Li Haoyang felt a little regretful: "If I had known, I would not have gone with Ma Qiang and the others. I would have gone with you."

"By the way, where are Ma Qiang and the others?" Guo Fan asked.

"Someone wanted to go to the bar to have fun, so they followed him." Li Haoyang said.

"Why didn't you go with them?" Guo Fan asked again.

Li Haoyang shook his head slightly and replied, "Work starts tomorrow. Going out to get drunk now? No way. Besides, bars don't seem safe."

It was indeed unsafe. The next day when Guo Fan and Li Haoyang went to report to the crew, they found that Ma Qiang was not there, so they asked the other two partners.

One of the partners said: “We went with the big brother from the crew last night, but while we were drinking, Brother Qiang disappeared.

Later, he was found in the alley behind the bar, beaten and all his valuables were stolen.”

Li Haoyang said with certainty: "Yes, he must have gone to pick up some foreign girl again, but was discovered by her lover and then beaten up."

Guo Fan also knew that Ma Qiang was very interested in foreign girls recently. He was just simply curious: "But, didn't Catherine say that his thing was too small?"

These words attracted the attention of the other three people.

Li Haoyang patted Guo Fan on the shoulder and said, "Don't tell Ma Qiang about this, or he will get angry."

You can say anything, but you can't say that Xiaohe is not good enough, especially Ma Qiang.

At this time, Ma Qiang was already lying in the hospital, and the crew members told him coldly that since he was the one who caused the incident, he would have to pay for the medical expenses himself.

(End of this chapter)