hollywood melon man

Chapter 59 Explosion is Art
  After more than two hours of preparation, the pyrotechnics and explosion team finally completed the wiring, and the scenery team renovated the exterior of the house to make it look like an inhabited house.

Four cameras were placed in safe locations outside the house, and little Gilbert checked them one by one to make sure there were no problems with the shooting angles.

All preparations were made, and little Gilbert woke up Scarlett Johansson, who had fallen asleep in the car, and handed her a pair of earplugs.

"Is the explosion going to start?" The little girl fell asleep in a daze and was still a little sleepy.

"Of course," little Gilbert helped Scarlett Johansson plug in her earplugs: "Open your mouth wide for a while, don't be afraid, we are safe."

Scarlett smiled sweetly: "Don't worry, I won't be nervous!"

Little Gilbert raised his eyebrows, it would be hard to tell if it exploded.

"Everyone, stand back two hundred feet."

"Clearance?"

"Clearance."

"Director, the venue has been cleared."

“OK，等我指令，倒数十秒钟，10、9、8、7、6、5、开机、3、2、1，起爆……”

Following Gilbert's command, explosion stunt coordinator Tony Ledley pressed the wire switch, and the command spread to the detonation switch in the house along with the current.

"Rumble..." There was a loud noise, and then the sky-high firelight rushed more than thirty meters into the sky along with the roof, and the earth trembled.

The house disintegrated instantly under the huge power of the explosives, with pieces flying everywhere. The air was filled with heat waves generated by high temperatures, which could be clearly felt by the crew two hundred feet away.

"God, God, what did I see?" Sofia Coppola kept crossing herself on her chest and praying.

Scarlett Johansson was completely stunned, as if she had seen a scene from hell.

Then the little girl opened her mouth, tears streaming down her face, and then she threw herself into Sofia Coppola's arms and cried loudly.

Sofia glared at little Gilbert, "It's all your fault."

Little Gilbert was very innocent, and it was Scarlett who insisted on following him to see him.

And it’s just like setting off fireworks during the New Year, except the scene is a little bigger.

The explosion scene was probably too shocking and caused great damage to the little girl's mind. It would be a few days before she saw Sijia again.

For that explosion scene, according to little Gilbert's idea, there was actually an internal explosion shot.

However, when he proposed this idea, he was opposed by two producers. After all, a high-speed wireless camera is not cheap.

It blew up to shoot a scene, and the crew couldn't afford it.

Little Gilbert thought so, so after filming the external explosion, the internal explosion scene was shot using miniature models.

Compared to blowing up the entire house, shooting with miniatures is safer, but also more labor-intensive.

After all, if you want to shoot something realistic, you can’t do it without spending some effort.

Fortunately, the crew, which received strong support from the Industrial Light and Magic special effects model team, produced a shot of the miniature model exploding, which was enough to satisfy little Gilbert.

Looking at the little girl on the side, little Gilbert thought that she was also a Hollywood goddess in her previous life, so he asked: "Scarlett, are you interested in playing a role?"

Scarlett Johansson was hit by a surprise falling from the sky. She pointed her little finger at herself and couldn't believe it: "Can I do it?"

"Of course," Little Gilbert turned to Sofia Coppola and said, "You can also make a cameo."

Sofia Coppola thought for a while but refused: "Forget it, I am the worst supporting actress in the Razzies."

It seems that Sofia Coppola cares about this matter very much, otherwise she wouldn't still be resentful about it until now.

Don't forget about it, little Gilbert didn't force it, and quickly arranged a scene for Scarlett Johansson to act.

So Scarlett Johansson starred in her first movie and first role, a little girl who was almost hit by a bus.

"Ka! Not bad," little Gilbert clapped, "Scarlett, you succeeded in completing the project."

"It's really good," Naomi Watts touched Scarlett's head and praised, "Scarlett performed great!"

Scarlett shook her head dissatisfied and shook Naomi Watts' hand away.

This woman always used to give little Gilbert a massage and go to his trailer at noon. Scarlett had long been dissatisfied.

Naomi Watts didn't care either. Today was not only Scarlett's final day, but also her final day. Naomi Watts walked up to little Gilbert and said thanks: "Thank you, little Gilbert. Without your help, I might have returned to Australia long ago."

"You're welcome," little Gilbert patted the petite woman on the shoulder and said, "Your massage skills are very good."

"Really?" Naomi Watts looked at little Gilbert with her blue eyes: "Then you have to come to my house often, I have more massage skills!"

"Okay, definitely..." Little Gilbert agreed.

Naomi Watts used the excuse of massage to stay with little Gilbert from time to time. With such a delicate beauty by his side, little Gilbert certainly couldn't sit still.

One day at noon, while the crew was eating, little Gilbert discussed massage techniques with Naomi Watts in the trailer.

After that, Naomi Watts went in and out of the trailer where little Gilbert was resting openly, and then left in a car after work.

The crew saw it and didn't say anything. They had seen this kind of thing too many times.

The last person to enter and leave the director's trailer like this was Cameron Diaz.

However, Cameron Diaz has been a little busy recently, filming commercials, attending commercial events, and also accepted an important role in a movie.

With the influence of Little Gilbert, Cameron Diaz's stardom seems to be officially starting.

Although the crew was okay with it, Scarlett Johansson was not happy.

I saw her pulling on little Gilbert's trousers and saying, "Little Gilbert, I can also give you a massage."

Little Gilbert was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, and everyone in the crew started laughing too.

Scarlett was very surprised: "What are you all laughing at? I often give my mother massages."

Sofia pulled Scarlett aside and said, "Scarlett, the massage is not what you think."

"what does that mean?"

"That, that," Sofia didn't know how to explain this to the little girl for a long time, so she could only say, "In short, you will know when you grow up."

"Do we still have to wait to grow up?" Scarlett Johansson looked disappointed: "But it will take a long time!"

It does take a long time to wait, but Scarlett Johansson often comes to the set with Sofia and has become very familiar with little Gilbert.

It seems that the little girl and little Gilbert will have many interactions in the future.

After Naomi Watts wrapped filming, the crew continued filming.

Naomi Watts plays a small role. Although Gilbert Jr. added a lot of drama to her, it is still not the main role and not important enough.

Christmas and New Year were spent simply, and the short break allowed the crew members, who were surrounded by endless explosions, to get a rare break.

Little Gilbert prepared a Christmas gift for Scarlett Johansson, a mermaid pillow from Robert Egger.

The little girl didn't seem to like it very much, but she didn't spoil the fun. She thanked little Gilbert politely and accepted the gift.

Little Gilbert also met Scarlett's mother, a Broadway screenwriter.

After divorcing Scarlett's father, he brought Scarlett and her brother to live in Los Angeles and look for a job.

"Ms. Sloan, are you familiar with "Chicago"?" Little Gilbert asked this question during the chat.

As one of the Broadway writers, Melanie Sloan is certainly familiar with this classic musical.

She laughed and said, "I've seen it several times in New York, so of course I'm very familiar with it."

Little Gilbert nodded and made a mental note. Maybe he could ask Melanie Sloan for help in the future to get the rights to adapt "Chicago".

Many Hollywood movies are not original. They may have original novels, TV series, or original plays.

Although he is a reborn person, little Gilbert cannot bypass the original drama of the novel series and come up with his own 'original' one.

Therefore, some copyrights need to be acquired early, just like "Lord of the Rings", which need to be grabbed in advance.

If you can't get it, it means that this project has no chance with little Gilbert.

As one of Broadway's classic plays, "Chicago" is naturally the target in Little Gilbert's eyes.

(End of this chapter)