Made in Hollywood

Feeling two sharp arrows shooting at him, even if he was dull, Leonardo DiCaprio knew that he was in trouble, and he couldn't help glaring at the person next to him fiercely. The sneer was not because of the set. While whispering with his companion, the companion mentioned the experience of going to the bar to pick up girls a few days ago, and he remembered the poor performance of the other party.

"Is it funny, Mr. DiCaprio?"

Hearing this without any emotional color, the people around automatically moved away from Leonardo DiCaprio. Duke looked at that handsome face coldly, walked over slowly, and changed to questioning. In his tone, "Is the Normandy landing so funny? Is the Allied massacre by the Nazi Germans funny?"

It’s not just Leonardo DiCaprio. Duke’s eyes swept over other actors around him. Everyone cleverly remained silent. They didn’t have any capital to fight the director. The entire crew could really compete with the director The only actor in equal dialogue is Tom Hanks.

"Sorry, Duke..." Although Leonardo was young and energetic, but not a fool, he quickly stood up and said, "I'm very sorry, Director Rosenberg."

Duke nodded, "If there is another time, Leo..."

"I promise!" Leonardo swore with a curse.

Waiting for ≠, Duke turned his head and returned to where he came from, Leonardo and the people around him were relieved at the same time.

Especially Leonardo, the young director who was a few years older than him, brought him tremendous pressure, a pressure that he had never experienced before.

But it’s not surprising that even if he has worked with the most famous director Lesse Holstein, his position in Hollywood is far from that of Duke Rosenberg.

After solving the minor trouble caused by Leonardo, the shooting was back on track. After completing the previous one, Duke exchanged views with amphibious warfare experts from the Pentagon. Then he assembled the crew and prepared to shoot the biggest scenes. Except for him in control of the overall situation and John Schwarzman's eye on Tom Hanks, Duke also spilled out all the assistant directors and assistants of photography. They hid in a pre-prepared hidden camera position to capture the details of the battlefield.

The soldier who blasted his arm and looked for the doctor with the broken arm. The wailing wounded whose intestines ran all over the ground, the soldier who had just escaped the lethal killing but was shot...

The sound of gunfire, howls, and explosions formed a symphony of death on the beach.

With such a large range of personnel interspersed and running, it is naturally impossible for the pyrotechnics to use military explosives. After many trials and improvements, Jos Williams also sought Duke’s suggestion to put dust in the paper shell that wrapped the soft explosive. After detonation, although the power is extremely small, it looks amazing.

The sun slowly fell to sea level. The day’s filming finally came to an end. The ravaged and unshaped beach gradually returned to quietness. Because of the distance from the city, most people lived in a nearby town or crew, except for those who left after completing the scene. On the coming trailer.

This small town called Setien has only a few thousand people, two hotels and several restaurants in the town, from the day Omaha Beach began to be set up. They all ‘closed their business’ and only entertained people related to "Saving Private Ryan".

Wait for John Schwarzman in the work trailer. The shots taken during the day were copied into two copies, and they were handed over to the two security directors for safekeeping. Duke and other core members of the crew returned to the town and walked into the quietest restaurant.

Like all Hollywood crews, the crew of "Saving Private Ryan" looks like everyone is equal, but invisible differences are everywhere. For example, when you come to this restaurant, you usually only have the core members of the crew and a few main actors. Except for people like Duke who will discuss work during the meal, most of the others have their own way.

Just like Tom Hanks, although he is a good old man in Hollywood. But he won’t surrender himself, staying with other actors or staff who are not at the same level. As for mixing with other people, it’s even more nonsense. Not to mention that this is related to the style of the superstar, even if he is willing to do so. , Who knows if some of them will turn around and sell some secret private affairs to the media?

Not to mention other things, just say that Spielberg’s crew once thought that Tom Hanks could get along with Van Diesel?

Don't be kidding. In this highly competitive circle, making friends is a very cautious thing. In fact, there is often no real friendship between actors and actors. Star actors prefer to believe that they can eat and drink with them. The celebrity Pangyou will not believe other actors in the circle.

In Hollywood, there is a special existence. They haunt big celebrities and are trusted by them. They can eat, drink and have fun with celebrities unscrupulously, and even engage in women or men together. These people can get a lot of benefits from celebrities, even Will rely on celebrities to survive, and their mouths are extremely strict, they are close friends of celebrities.

The special environment of Hollywood has created the unusual status and life of star actors. They can't make friends like normal people, so friends and stars form a strange friendship that is difficult to understand outside the circle.

For example, Charlize Theron once had many close friends, and her luxurious and expensive wardrobe was always open to close friends. She even took the nickname "narnia" for her wardrobe, which means With the wardrobe that is constantly given, she has become the'best girlfriend' in the eyes of many people.

In short, Hollywood stars cannot be measured by normal human standards.

"Time is limited, our shooting can't be delayed too long."

Several people were sitting at the same table for dinner. The topic never left work. Duke was not satisfied with the progress. "Now is the running-in phase. You can continue at this pace. From next week, I must speed up the pace."

"Christmas is coming soon." Robin Grand reminded, "There must be at least three days of Christmas holiday."

It's okay to work overtime at ordinary times. Christmas is one of the most important holidays in the West. Even Duke cannot force the crew to work overtime.

The headache is more than that. Charles Rowan put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and said, "I received a call from Tom Hanks’s agent. The awards season has begun. He asked the crew to coordinate Tom’s On the schedule, Tom will often return to Los Angeles to participate in PR activities during the award season."

"Ok……"

Nodded, Duke signaled that he knew. This is something that cannot be avoided. The public relations of the Academy Awards in this era is still relatively convergent compared to the future. Tom Hanks does not need to stay in Los Angeles for a long time. He has a role like Forrest Gump as his capital, does not start public relations operations a few months before the awards season, and has been in Los Angeles for a long time to build momentum. It is very difficult to get the best actor.

Many actors and directors, apart from the movie itself, often spend more than half a year or even a whole year for the little golden man.

This is one of the reasons why Duke is relatively uncomfortable with academic awards. He doesn't have much time to waste.

After dinner, the group of people walked out of the restaurant and walked towards the nearby hotel at the speed of a walk. This is also a rare relaxation after a busy day.

Duke was at the end, and Sophia Coppola also slowed down, as if there was something to talk about.

"Several public relations companies have contacted me." She walked side by side with Duke. "They are willing to send the best public relations manager to be your public relations. There are also several independent public relations people who are also very impressed by your public relations. interest."

"It's not in a hurry." Duke copied his pockets with both hands and looked down at the checkered bricks on the sidewalk. "Where is the personal assistant? Is there a suitable candidate?"

"Not yet." Sophia couldn't help complaining. "I have been with the crew in Ireland since October last year. Where can I help you hire an assistant?"

She rolled her eyes, "Why not let Nancy do this!"

"Because I trust you more." Duke said lightly.

Sophia opened her mouth, but didn't say anything. She knew that Duke was very wary sometimes, especially for those in the circle. He was his few friends.

As a film family, she knows the true face of the circle, and she also knows that being suspicious is definitely not a bad thing, otherwise she might still be helping the number of dollar bills after being sold.

As for assistants and public relations, we can only wait for the filming to end, and return to Los Angeles. For Duke, completing the landing battle shooting with quality and quantity is the first priority.

"Tom, you are now the highest commander of the Allied forces on the beach."

Standing in front of the barbed wire, Duke was joking for Tom Hanks, "I want you to show your firmness and determination and lead your brothers forward. It is not only the military mission and the need to complete the task, but also because of this. Only in this way can we get a chance to survive."

After explaining Tom Hanks, Duke looked at the other actors again and exhorted, "Follow Tom's command. Even if he asks you to jump into the sea, you must complete it."

An explosion scene was about to be completed within a short distance of these actors. They were inevitably a little nervous. Duke's rare jokes also eased this emotion in time, and many people laughed.

Seeing Jos Williams and others laying explosives across a sandbank, Duke finally said, "Be careful! I don't want to see anyone injured!"

Although soft explosives are used, if the sand is directly hit on the face, it will definitely not feel good.

After personally inspecting the arrangement of the camera and the visor, and trying out the live recording equipment, Duke returned to his director's chair, quietly waiting for the firework crew to complete his work, and then began shooting the blasting scene.

After waiting for about half an hour, Jos Williams personally came to inform that everything was ready. (To be continued...)

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