One Hundred and Twenty - 2 Clowns Traveling Through Time and Space

After saying that, he looked in the direction of the director with an ugly face, biting his teeth hard in his mouth, admitting his mistake in front of hundreds of people, which was a serious trampling on his pride and dignity.

Everyone around him buzzed for a moment. Too many people's whispers seemed to have rushed into a hornet's nest, and these people looked at Nicolas Cage with eyes full of disbelief.

"Everyone get back to work, we're going to start shooting the first scene right away!"

Ignoring Nicolas Cage's ugly expression, Wayne took the loudspeaker out of his hand and shouted. As the crowd slowly dispersed, he turned around and pointed at the trailer without changing his expression. "Mr. Cage, you'd better go change into your costume and put on your makeup now."

After saying that, he returned to the monitor with the loudspeaker in hand, opened the plan book on the small table, and put a check mark on the first plan at the beginning.

The film's shooting schedule has been delayed for a day. He has no time to care about the feelings of the protagonist. Nicolas Cage is an adult, and adults have to pay some price when they make mistakes. He should have understood these principles since he was a child.

This incident has made Wayne feel very disgusted. If he had known this, even if he used Jack Nicholson to slowly break down his acting style, he would not have used this troublesome character.

Nicolas Cage is indeed an acting genius, and his devotion to the characters is breathtaking, but his immature character is simply a disaster.

There are many dedicated people in Hollywood, and superstars like Tom Cruise still know how to climb buildings when they are over 50 years old.

"Are you all ready?" He looked up and saw Zack Snyder walking over. After he asked, he found that everyone was waiting for him to start at the bottom of the steps. "Okay, let's get to work."

After speaking to his assistant director, he stood up and walked to the camera crew in person. After nodding like Robert, he called all the camera assistants and began to state his requirements.

This is the first footage to be shot for the "Joker" project after a long period of preparation, and he plans to shoot it himself.

After sending away several photography assistants, he waved to Zack Snyder, who had been following him, and pointed at the director's monitor. "Go, you have an opportunity as a director, try that fascinating feeling!"

"Are you okay?" the assistant director asked in a low voice worriedly before leaving.

Before Wayne could say anything, Steve, who was holding the lamp, was making strange noises from the side. "Oh my God, Zach, didn't you look at your boss's information when you applied for the job? Wayne is an all-round graduate from the University of Southern California. He is an all-rounder. He filmed "Happy Death Day" by himself with a camera."

He pushed the assistant director's back toward the monitor. "Don't you see that Robert has no objection? Come on, your predecessor Luke Simmons also did this, and now it's your turn!"

Carefully fine-tuning the camera in front of him, Wayne gradually found a familiar feeling. Not to mention that he has specialized in photography, this is considered a must-have skill for ordinary directors who have high demands on themselves.

It is not uncommon for people to go on stage to shoot important scenes in person, so Wayne naturally wanted to shoot the important first shot himself. If it is unrealistic for him to be both the director and the director of photography, he can temporarily command the camera crew, and there will still be no problem.

After carefully observing the steps in the camera, Wayne raised his hand and looked at the time and asked casually. "The hero is not ready yet?"

"I will be putting makeup on him for a while."

Ignoring Karen, the assistant director who was following him, Wayne walked up the steps step by step. After reaching the middle part, he closed his eyes and slowly opened his hands.

Robert down below seemed to have thought of something, and immediately pointed at Karen next to Wayne, telling him to get out of there! Then he grabbed the camera in two steps and gestured to the nearby camera assistant.

Slowly, music seemed to start playing in Wayne's head. Two men loomed at the top of the stairs behind him. He paid no attention to the surrounding environment, as if a mask appeared on his face.

Behind the monitor, Zack Snyder almost jumped up. Wayne's face in the center of the screen was captured clearly from top to bottom, especially the expression on his face. He was smiling!

Nicolas Cage, who also arrived with good makeup, also silently stared at the director who made him hateful.

He slowly waved his arms, raised his right foot and followed the picture in his mind, starting a synchronous dance across time and space. The Joaquin Phoenix in his mind was like a teacher, leading another person in another time and space. people.

Dozens of crew members stopped what they were doing. Although most of them looked puzzled, no one was stupid enough to interrupt at this time.

In just ten seconds, Wayne seemed to suddenly wake up. With a smile, he put his right hand on his lower abdomen, put his left hand behind his back, and gently bent towards everyone below.

"Hey, the entertainment time is over. Let's get to work and various departments start getting ready." Walking down the steps quickly, Wayne loudly directed the crowd watching.

"You are a genius, Wayne!" Robert walked away from the camera and stared at his director with complicated eyes.

Maybe other employees couldn't understand what he was doing, but several core team members who had read the script more than once would understand what was going on. They all had a feeling at this time, no wonder Wayne wrote this scene. .

"Nicholas, don't be affected by my gameplay. Just follow your training and sink yourself into Arthur. Think about what he is going to do?"

After telling Nicolas Cage his request and seeing that he understood, he returned behind the camera, raised his hand and waved.

After the top two background actors were in place and Nicolas Cage tried several times, the recorder came over and placed the record card in his hand in front of the lens of Wayne's main control camera.

"Joker, scene one, act one, start!"

In the camera, Nicolas Cage is wearing a red costume and white clown makeup on his face. He smiles and dances slowly.

The Joker dances a total of seven times in this film, but this one is the one that left the deepest impression on Wayne. Just like the Joaquin Phoenix in my mind just now, Nicolas Cage made himself look less like a human being. Acting simply beyond his training level.

"cut!"

The sudden sound interrupted Wayne's concentration, and he and everyone turned back to look at the temporary director.

Zack Snyder angrily picked up the loudspeaker and yelled at the two actors at the top. "What are you two doing? Damn it, why can't you do what you just practiced and remember your moves, gentlemen!"

After saying that and sitting back on the monitor, Zach also felt that it was a pity. Whether it was the lighting, photography, or Nicolas Cage's perfect performance, everything was messed up.

Wayne, who was in charge of the camera, also understood what was going on. There were some things that only the director in charge of the overall situation knew clearly. It must be that the background actors did not move according to the plan, which affected the male protagonist in the center of the shot.

"Reset, reset everything, let's do it again!"

With Zack Snyder's voice, the quiet scene quickly moved. Nicolas Cage glanced behind him in confusion, then took two helpless steps, ready to start all over again!

"Joker, scene one, act one, start!"

With the sound of "snap", everyone on the scene consciously closed their mouths. Nicolas Cage in the camera started his performance again, and then only a few seconds later, the director shouted to stop again. .

"Steve, the lighting is wrong. Go see what your assistant is doing. Ask him if he works in the emergency room? Ask him to put away the emergency lights like those in the operating room!"

Wayne now seriously doubts Zack Snyder's potential to become a powder keg on the set. It was his first time directing such a large crew and he obviously couldn't control his temper.

""Joker", Chapter..."

Maybe something evil happened, maybe the crew was unfamiliar with the cooperation, this scene was like a curse, it was either this problem or that problem.

I kept repeating this process until lunch time, but the effect of this one-man show was still unsatisfactory. A lot of film was wasted, but not even one effective shot was shot.

Not only the faces of the crew showed irritability, but also Wayne, who had been taking the camera, also showed irritation on his face. He understood that this kind of negative emotion is contagious!

"Zach, let everyone rest, we can't continue like this, look at Nicolas Cage."

Following Wayne's finger, Zack Snyder, whose face was flushed, saw the tired actor. He knew that he still had too little experience, and Wayne respected him and was unwilling to replace him in front of everyone.