Hollywood Drawing

Seven Hundred and Twenty-Seven-1 Just Go Straight Forward.

Unlike traditional Hollywood directors, Wayne is very clear about his position. Others can start a vacation trip for weeks, months, or even years after the completion of a film, but for him, these , all just luxuries that I think about occasionally.

Success, success, continuous success, at least in the past two years, he must ensure that he is always in the circle of successful people, so that he can start to promote his huge plan at a certain moment.

The cooperation with Christopher Rockencourt is more like an episode for him. It is nothing more than understanding the other party's possible calculations and then he is also calculating the other party.

The more important things before him are undoubtedly the two projects "Wonder Woman" and "Superman". The former has entered the final stage of preparation. The mature behind-the-scenes team shared the huge workload with Wayne, allowing him to find time to care about other things while he was busy with preparations.

The progress of work on "Superman" is relatively slow. Zack Snyder and his assistant director are scouting locations everywhere like a trapeze artist. Most of the work of the crew is actually under the supervision of producer Charles Rowan. proceed below.

Everyone knows that most of Wayne's energy is destined to be on the "Wonder Woman" project. At least he will have to wait until he is busy with overseas filming before he can turn back to "Superman".

Of course, this does not mean that "Superman" is a stepmother, nor does it mean that "Superman" is unimportant. It is simply because of the release time of these two projects that they have to appear in one order.

Anyone with experience in the industry can understand how much pressure it is to be put on by two top producers in the industry. Even putting aside the invisible pressure, just finishing the previous project and immediately moving on to the next one can make a director go crazy with endless busy work.

Fortunately, Zach Schneck also understands this. All the preparations he is doing now are to put less burden on Wayne.

In fact, many people on the crew understand very well that as long as Wayne has not officially joined the crew, Director Zha is equivalent to the leader. To a certain extent, his abilities are fully qualified.

It is also because of the existence of such an idea that it virtually made Zack Snyder's preparations much smoother. At least from the beginning, the most common power struggle among Hollywood crews was avoided.

At Warner Studios, in front of the preparatory studio where "Wonder Woman" is located, a special visitor came today. Since the audition ended, it has been difficult for strangers to enter and leave the studio freely, except for staff with work IDs.

"Excuse me, ma'am. You can speak to Ms. Nina Klein on the phone."

Sofia Coppola raised her hand helplessly and slapped herself on the forehead. The security guard guarding the door of the studio made her very nervous.

“Damn it, I already showed you, my mobile phone is dead!”

Even though she tried hard to control her emotions, her voice inevitably gradually rose and became sharp.

Seeing the black security guard standing in front of her, she shook her head firmly again, and she stamped her feet helplessly in anger. She raised her wrist and glanced at the time. It was only about eleven o'clock in the morning. This time was what made her feel even more annoyed.

It is the busiest time for work inside now. If there is no accident, it is almost impossible for anyone to go out now, even the assistant who is responsible for buying coffee for the behind-the-scenes workers.

"Hey, man."

Sofia Coppola stretched out a finger, pointed at her face, and weakly said to the security staff: "Look at this face, okay? I am Sofia Coppola, Wayne Greenberg is next. Assistant director on the project, damn, haven’t you seen me?”

Her words seemed to arouse the interest of the black security guard, who tilted his head and looked at her up and down with interest, but finally chose to shake his head. "No, ma'am, I haven't seen you before. I'm new here."

Sofia Coppola had a headache and lamented that she was unlucky to meet such an evil security guard. She tried to invite the other person to the studio and find a staff member to come out and take her in, but this guy was actually afraid that she would sneak in after he left!

Even if there is more than one bold paparazzi who has done this, does she, Sofia Coppola, look like a paparazzi? Are there such unprofessional paparazzi as her? What paparazzi doesn’t carry a camera with him?

Looking at the wooden security personnel in front of her, she racked her brains and couldn't come up with any good ideas. Now she was considering whether to go to the coffee shop in front of the studio first and wait until the crew took a lunch break before coming back.

"Hi, Sophia?!"

A rich female greeting voice suddenly sounded with a doubtful tone.

Turning around suddenly, what caught Sofia Coppola's eyes was a strong, middle-aged black woman. The aesthetic of most black women is the same. This woman carrying four or five thermos boxes in two hands is wearing a bright red dress and over-smeared bright red lips.

"God, Lillian."

Just like a person grabbing a life-saving straw when drowning, Sofia Coppola threw her briefcase to the ground, opened her arms in an exaggerated manner, and hugged the black woman.

"Hey, hey, Sofia, be careful with what I'm holding."

Lillian opened her hands vigorously to maintain the balance of the lunch box in her hands, but the smile on her face was still warm and bright. She stared curiously at the woman who had hugged her.

"Long time no see. Why are you here free? I heard from Nina that you went to produce your own project. Oh, my God, you are now a director with your own crew. I..."

", Lillian."

Recalling the enthusiasm of the black aunt's assistant, Sofia Coppola immediately made a surrender gesture and turned around to pick up her briefcase. "I'm here to visit the class, um, visit all of your classes. By the way, I have something I want to talk to Wayne about."

Speaking of which, she glanced at the security guard with a headache. "As you can see, this conscientious guy obviously kept me out of the studio."

"On, let's go, I'll take you in." Lilian shrugged and said with a smile.

This time, the security personnel finally stopped asking Sofia Coppola for their pass, and watched the two women in amusement as they walked into the confidential studio together.

"You can't blame Schroeder. He is a responsible and good young man. After the audition, paparazzi sneaked in several times to take pictures. Those people were like crazy people. But since Schroeder came, there have been no more paparazzi. I can sneak in..."

Helping to carry a bag of lunch boxes in her hands, Sofia Coppola listened to Lillian's chatter, while nodding and saying hello to acquaintances she met from time to time. From the moment she entered the studio, that familiar feeling returned to her.

No one would look down on the low-level assistant next to her who looked like a black aunt. Many old people had become completely accustomed to this existence. You know, this was the first time she worked as a handyman on Wayne's crew, and then every time a new project started, she was the first to Notify the staff who came to the set to report that there have been no exceptions in all these years.

This black woman is illiterate and her appearance does not conform to the mainstream aesthetics. She is no different from other low-level workers. Her main job is to deliver coffee.

The exception is that she not only serves the behind-the-scenes staff, but is also the only handyman who can deliver coffee to Wayne. Apart from Nina, he is also the only low-level assistant qualified to help Wayne get lunch.

The reason is simple, because Wayne admires her work attitude, and because when the crew was like a small workshop, she silently served tea and water to all the behind-the-scenes staff.

This is an ordinary person, one of the people struggling to survive at the bottom of Hollywood, but he is loved by everyone in Wayne's behind-the-scenes team. Sofia Coppola still remembers that during the filming of "The Flash", Patrick Dempsey played tricks on her. In the end, under the solemn gaze of assistant director Gilmore, he politely bowed down and apologized to the low-level handyman. of.

Obviously, in Lillian's eyes, it was Wayne, the leader of the crew, who gave her the last bit of dignity in her life. Therefore, she became the only assistant in the crew who could reassure Nina and help pick up Wayne's lunch.

Perhaps in front of Wayne, his behind-the-scenes team has always had a tacit understanding and unity. Everyone has a good professional attitude and cooperates to help him produce the project. This has been the case for so many years.

But in the eyes of Sofia Coppola, this team is no different from other well-known behind-the-scenes teams in Hollywood. The water is still very deep. Not to mention the supervisors of various work departments, let’s just talk about the low-level assistant walking beside me. I’m afraid. He is the only one in Hollywood who has ever accepted a big star's apology.

"Hi, Nina."

Pushing open the door of the director's office, Sofia Coppola skillfully placed the lunch box in her hand on the table. While greeting the assistant lady who was flipping through the magazine, she looked behind the desk at the person who lowered her head and carefully drew the shots. The man who wrote the manuscript.

"Hi, Sofia, why are you free to come here today?" Nina put down the magazine and got up to help organize it together.

"Look who's here?"

Hearing the greeting, Wayne raised his head and looked directly at Sofia Coppola, with a smile on his face as well. No matter how the outside world evaluates him, it cannot be denied that he has always been an extremely nostalgic person.

"I heard that you've been crazy busy these days." Seeing Wayne put down the pencil in his hand, Sofia Coppola shrugged and sat on the sofa holding her briefcase.

"That's right." Opening his arms and stretching hard, Wayne looked at his former assistant director and joked with a smile: "Don't say you heard that I was crazy busy and came to help. "

Shaking her head silently, Sofia Coppola had a trace of hesitation on her face, and the eyes she looked at the man were also full of struggling emotions.

"What happened?" Seeing her like this, Wayne slowly put away the smile on his face, grabbed a cigarette on the table and lit one, then asked in a low voice: "Is there anything you need my help with? Just speak up, Sofia, there’s no need to be polite between us.”

If judged simply as a director's assistant, there is no doubt that Sofia Coppola is very competent. At least in the limited cooperation between the two parties, he was very satisfied with this woman's diligent work attitude and her attentive learning attitude anytime and anywhere.

No matter what others think, when this woman joined his team, she did not have the intention of gold plating or a good-looking work experience. Instead, she faced work with a professional attitude.

"I have a project here, can you help me take a look at it?"

After gritting her teeth and thinking of the purpose of coming here today, Sofia Coppola chose to speak.

"Ha, Sofia, you are seeking distance at the expense of the near." After hearing the woman's words, Wayne was stunned for a moment and looked at her funny.

"Wayne, I know your time is valuable, but this project is important to me, and I need you, a successful person, to give me some advice."

Holding the briefcase with both hands, Sofia Coppola said with a serious look on her face, "This will be my first feature film in my life. I hope you can give me some advice."

As the heir to the Coppola family, she does not lack various resources in the industry, especially the most difficult problem facing novice directors, funds.

Just because of the surname Coppola, there will be countless people willing to invest in her, and there is no need to even let the news out. Some of them are her father's "old friends in the industry" who are willing to help her embark on the road to success.

But in her eyes, what matters more is undoubtedly not money. She just hopes that her first feature film will not be screwed up by herself. The worst supporting actress scene in Razzie history is still fresh in my mind, and Sofia Coppola hated the feeling of being a loser.

After reviewing her past life, the man in front of her was undoubtedly a winner. Just because she had been the assistant director of the other party and even held the title of assistant director, she had a better understanding of this man's talent and his definition of success.

"Take it out."

Seeing the serious expression on the woman's face, Wayne shook his head helplessly, waved his hand and said, "I think you must be ready. Give it to me. I'll take a look now. After that, we'll have lunch together."

The moment he spoke, Nina, who was standing aside packing lunch boxes, punched Sofia Coppola and said, "Come on!" Obviously, the two women get along well with each other, and she also hopes that her boss can help Sofia Coppola.

Before receiving the simple project plan, Wayne actually had a guess. He guessed that this project would most likely be a film that used the "widow sister's" buttocks at the beginning to confuse the audience for the whole scene.

When he watched this movie, he never imagined that the largest shot in the whole movie was just the rendering of the "widow sister" figure at the beginning of the movie...

However, after opening the script, he realized that he had overthought it. It was a feature film called "Girl Goes Forward". Compared with the focus of male directors, the sensitive and delicate side of women can be seen in the script. can see the difference between the two.

"Did your father give you any advice?"

He kept turning the script slowly in his hands, holding a cigarette from time to time and flicking the ashes off the ashtray. Wayne's hand was very steady. Whether it was his casual chat with Sofia Coppola or Nina staring at the script with equal curiosity, it did not affect his speed in reading the script.

Sofia Coppola shrugged. "He hopes that I can do the work that I like, but he doesn't say anything about the project."

"A very good father, isn't he?"

Smiling and shaking his head, Wayne took a big drag on his cigarette.

To a certain extent, Francis Ford Coppola’s daughter does not need to care too much about the type of project. This is the role of a good father.

For other directors who are new to Hollywood, if they fail the first time, there is a high probability that they will not get a second chance. But for Sofia Coppola, even if she fails several times in a row, there is still no shortage of people willing to pay for her.

Since the Golden Raspberry Awards, this woman seems to have become the kind of second-generation star that people remember. But if this woman is really like the vast majority of mediocre second-generation stars who have fallen, there will be no people around her. The discussions around me.

There is no way, whoever comes from the "Hollywood Kennedy Family", whose father is the winner of two Palme d'Or, two Statues of Gold, and countless major film awards, will be impressed by his father's brilliant achievements. shrouded.

"Aha, black elements?"

About twenty minutes later, Wayne put down the script in his hand in surprise and looked at the woman sitting on the sofa with some surprise. "Don't tell me that you were influenced by me."

Without any hesitation, Sofia Coppola nodded directly. "I had been hesitating about how to express the emotional conflict of a family in crisis until I read your earlier works again."

This is a smart woman. Wayne smiled and tapped his fingers on the script, thinking about how to give some useful suggestions.

The story that Sofia Coppola wants to shoot is not complicated, but the theme is very deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, that is, family emotions. And from the moment he saw the script, he already knew that this film was very suitable as a debut film for a novice director.

By adding black elements, we can better express the humanity in emotion, or humanistic care. Although this method of expression will inevitably appear a bit cruel, this woman clearly knows what she wants.

This film is not aimed at making money or commercial success. It is just an ultra-low-cost drama art film. If we take art films as the premise, there is no doubt that as long as the finished film does not make any mistakes, it will definitely receive recognition from some film awards.

"Talk about the script, Wayne."

Sofia Coppola saw him smoking a cigarette and thinking, and said with some compunction: "In the past two years, people have remembered your works as obviously being labeled as big productions and big scenes, but I always remember, You have always been an academic storyteller."

"Well, it's an honor for me to receive your praise."

Looking up at the woman, Wayne curled his lips and said: "Sofia, I suggest you not to be too cruel when filming the film. You are one of the few female directors in Hollywood, and you should show more delicate emotions through film. thing."

As he spoke, he picked up the script, turned to the second page, pointed to one of the paragraphs, and continued: "For example, if the youngest daughter commits suicide in the family, I suggest you change the way of presentation."

There is another underlying reason, which Wayne did not directly mention, and that is the need to consider children. In this land, even in horror movies, when it comes to cruel harm to minors, they will be expressed in euphemistic ways.

Hollywood has always emphasized creative freedom, but everyone still abides by some of the most basic potential red lines. For example, in commercial films, even if the destructive power of a certain character is reflected, the camera will never use the camera to capture a large area of ​​cruel harm to ordinary people.

Sofia Coppola frowned and muttered to herself. "Change another way of expression..."

"Okay, I'll just say it." Seeing that the other party didn't quite understand, Wayne put down the script, crossed his hands on the table in front of him, looked at the thoughtful woman and prompted:

"Don't directly show the scene of the little girl committing suicide. This is not how black elements are used. I suggest you package all the scenes in the script that directly show cruelty with black humor."

"My Healing Game"

"Black comedy?" Sofia Coppola was stunned when she heard his words, and then her eyes lit up when she realized what she was saying. "Yes, black comedy is the best way to do it."

"Yes, Sophia, you'd better package this good story into a black comedy. But be careful not to abuse absurd elements. This is a real drama that can happen to you and me at any time. A black comedy."

If a film wants to be outstanding, especially for literary and artistic films, it must at least show the director's emotional output and try to make the audience understand it, and even make the audience like it.

The theme of family has long been played badly by countless directors, but this theme will never go out of style, especially in this country. And a family drama with delicate emotions and a bit of black humor can at least attract the audience to watch it completely.

"I will seriously consider your suggestion, thank you."

Sofia Coppola looked at Wayne seriously. She didn't mean to make fun of him, she was really expressing her gratitude.

"Finally, I'll give you a piece of advice. This type of literary and artistic film must be made so that the audience can understand it." Wayne waved his hand and finally warned: "Just like the title of your first feature film, "Girl Goes Forward" , Sophia, it doesn’t matter if you walk slowly or small, just keep moving forward. That’s it, let’s have lunch together.”

When Sofia Coppola packed up the script and left Warner Studios, she stood in the distance, looking at the studio where the "Wonder Woman" team was located, with a faint smile on her face.

"Wayne, you're right, it doesn't matter if it's slow or small, as long as you keep moving forward..."

She was very grateful for her decision to come over today. If the crew of "Wonder Woman" had flown overseas in a few days, she might have missed this significant conversation.

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