Alan did not rush to ask them to stand up. Instead, he lowered his head and watched the two old servants finally kneel down at his feet. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. This is the advantage of being a noble. Just by giving them a small title, people would kneel down in front of him to show their loyalty with gratitude.
"good!"
"Karl hasn't been back for a long time. Let's go back to the United States to register the company after Christmas."
"Thank you, Master!"
Old Carl knew that the young master wanted him to stay at home for a few more days because of his hard work running around outside for so many years.
…
After Alan rewarded the two stewards, he ignored them.
Hut is an old steward. Giving him a reward will make him work better for you in the future.
As for old Carl, he will have to help him with things in the United States in the future. With the status of a lord, it will be more convenient for him to do things there.
…
Light gray thick sweatpants, a black long down jacket, and a cotton hat, this is Allen's current outfit.
After staying at home for three days, the entire crew completed preparations and officially started the filming.
There was no opening ceremony or anything like that.
The first scene was filmed in the hotel where the actors were auditioning.
The preparations for this production have taken up too much time, and Allen is really exhausted by the inefficient way these foreigners work. If he doesn't whip them from behind, it's not impossible that they'll take another month or two.
It was still the same suite, and after it was arranged as a filming location and some props were rearranged, it was ready for filming.
Allen's filming plan is to shoot at a hotel in Carmarthen town near his home first, and then go to Gambia for actual location shooting at the end.
The general plot of the whole film is that the heroine saw an advertisement in the newspaper, and the description of the black duck was really tempting. She couldn't help but take action and bought a boat ticket to Gambia.
Come all the way to Gambia, pick the black duck you like, and then go to the hotel.
The storyline is so simple, but we certainly can’t shoot it all in Gambia.
The material environment there is too poor, so it is more convenient to stay in a hotel near my home. In the end, I just need to adjust the editing order.
…
Taking the loudspeaker handed to him by Siphis, Alan lowered his head and looked at the loudspeaker in his hand with a somewhat confused look in his eyes.
“This thing…”
"Haha, Master, this is something our props team spent a lot of effort to make. It's uniquely yours."
Siphis was a little embarrassed, but there was a hint of pride in his eyes.
What Alan was holding looked like an ordinary loud speaker, but the details of the speaker were indeed extremely gorgeous.
The entire silver-plated surface is decorated with gold patterns, especially on the handle of the loudspeaker, there are also Hill family patterns. After such a renovation, the value of the entire loudspeaker has definitely skyrocketed.
"Fancy..."
Alan curled his lips, neither praising nor refusing.
"Okay...are the actors ready? Where's Meryl?"
…
"I am coming...Sir, I am here."
As the voice came from afar, Meryl appeared in front of Alan in a new image, which really made Alan's heart tremble.
It's not that I'm moved, but they look too similar!
After the "transformation" by the makeup artist, the skin on Meryl's face now looks a little loose, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes are visible to the naked eye, her orange-yellow hair has been bleached and dyed into a golden color, and when she puts on a fitting professional suit, she looks like a young version of Thatcher!
This image...
Very good, it’s stable!
"Okay..."
Alan picked up his personal little speaker and tapped the microphone.
“Boom boom boom…”
"All groups, take your positions!"
…
Meryl paced nervously in the hotel room, and from time to time she would walk to the door of the room and look out through the peephole, but there was nothing outside the door.
"Click! Next one!"
From start-up to completion of shooting, it was done in one take!
When Meryl heard the click, she began to doubt her life.
She felt that Alan was a very serious person. She had been here for a few days and she already knew that the legendary nobleman was the young man in front of her, but... limited by her first impression and the various ancient legends of European aristocrats, she was still very nervous in front of Alan.
It’s just the first shoot today, is it going so smoothly?
She was ready to be scolded, but...
We haven’t even warmed up yet, and the first shot has already been taken?
…
Alan didn't care what Meryl thought at all. He waved his hand and asked the stage manager to arrange for Blackie to appear.
Cameras these days are all film-based, but when Allen was into photography, cameras were all digital!
At that time, the director would sit in front of the monitor on a small stool at the shooting site. He could see on the monitor whatever the photographer had shot.
And now?
He couldn't see anything and could only shoot blindly.
Although it would be possible to spend a lot of money to get a device that could give him a slight idea of the composition, Allen didn't think it was necessary.
He made this film because it is simple.
The scenes are simple, the characters are simple, the dialogues are simple, the shooting is simple, everything is simple. As long as the actors' movements are fine, it's fine. The other details that need the most attention are just the feeling. Those unimportant transition shots in the early stage can be passed carelessly. There is no need to waste time pursuing perfection.
This is just like some people watching a movie, fast-forwarding the beginning, moving the progress bar to the middle or two-thirds, pausing for a few minutes, and finally moving the progress bar to the end to watch a close-up.
People who watch this film don’t care about these insignificant details at all!
…
After a simple meeting scene with Little Black Duck, the two sat in silence in the hotel room. Little Black Duck picked up two long-handled wine glasses, poured two glasses of champagne, and chatted with Meryl first.
"Click! Stop."
In the whole room, apart from the photographer and a few necessary staff members, there were not many people left. This was to minimize the pressure on the actors and allow the two of them to be more relaxed.
Alan waved at Meryl, motioning her to come over.
"Meryl...you're not in the right mood."
"Sir...what do you mean?"
Meryl blinked her big eyes and looked at Alan with some trepidation.
"Don't be so reserved. From now on, just call me director on the set. I want the emotions to be restrained... but not too restrained. Do you understand? This is the product you ordered. Being shy and restrained is your personality, but the overall behavior process is also decided by you in advance. There should be a sense of contradiction here. Do you understand?"
Alan pulled Meryl aside, lowered his head, made gestures, and described to her the emotional effect he wanted.
After listening to Alan's words, Meryl thought about it carefully, and the wrinkles on her face twisted a little, and she understood what Alan meant.
"Is it that feeling... of your body wanting it but also feeling a little shy and hesitant?"
“…”
Alan listened to the old woman's straightforward words and pushed the inside of her mouth with his tongue.
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