Chapter 157 Training
After the scene was finished at around 1:00 a.m., the crew got off work and Link returned to the hotel to rest.
"Link, have you noticed that Ben Affleck often stares at you? Wherever you go, his eyes follow you. Is he secretly in love with you?"
In the bathroom, Sophia sat across from the bathtub and poured a handful of water onto his chest.
"Don't think too much. He is learning how to make movies from me."
Link leaned against the bathtub, his face covered with a hot towel, his arms resting on the edge of the tub, taking a 'Mara' style bath.
"Is that so? I thought even Ben was fascinated by you."
Sophia smiled slightly, leaned into his arms, scratched his chin and said.
"I'm not a US dollar bill, how can I be so charming?"
Link put his arm around her slender waist and patted it.
"What about Angelina Jolie and Liv Tyler? If they pursue you, will you agree?"
"The premise is that they will actively pursue me."
"They will, I bet."
"What's the bet?"
Link lifted her chin and smiled.
"How about betting on myself?"
Sophia looked at him with a smile.
"make a deal!"
Link picked her up and placed her on the cushion beside him.
After taking a bath, the restaurant delivered midnight snacks. The two ate and had a good sleep.
The next day was still a sunny day, and the crew continued to shoot subsequent scenes in the Poughkeepsie villa area.
After Todd's death, the police found his body. After an on-site inspection, they believed that Todd committed suicide. Todd committed suicide because he felt guilty about his brother George's accident.
Todd's father agreed with the police's judgment.
Only the male protagonist Alex noticed something strange.
Before Todd's death, Alex once again discovered various ominous omens, including thunder and lightning in the sky and an owl flying to the window. When he threw a magazine at the owl, the magazine was broken by the electric fan and a piece of paper fell down with the name "Todd" on it.
Alex guessed from this omen that something was going to happen to Todd, so he hurried to Todd's house, but was a step too late. He just happened to see the police carrying out Todd's body.
The heroine Claire also has the ability to foresee danger. After Alex arrived, Claire also rushed to the scene.
"Scene 8, shot 1, start!"
This scene is about Alex rushing to Todd's house. Ryan Phillippe, who plays the male lead, and Liv Tyler, who plays the female lead, will appear in this scene, which is also their first scene together.
Ryan Phillippe is 19 years old this year. He played a small supporting role in the TV series "One Life" last year and is still a newcomer.
In the future, he will become a first-line movie star in the entertainment industry by participating in movies such as "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "Dangerous X Game", "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Crash".
Ryan has blond hair and a sunny and handsome appearance. His age is also suitable for playing a high school student. He performed outstandingly in the audition, which is one of the reasons why the crew decided to choose him as the leading actor.
The heroine Liv Tyler is a second-generation star in the entertainment industry. Her father is Steven Tyler, the lead singer of the legendary band "Aerosmith". However, she is an illegitimate daughter and did not recognize her father until she was 11 years old.
Liv Tyler was just in high school, had never been in a movie before, and her acting skills were average.
However, her appearance is more in line with the setting of the heroine. She is 174 cm tall, with a good figure, a slim waist, long legs, and a firm chest. She looks pretty and sweet, has a pair of attractive blue eyes, and has a more mysterious temperament.
During the casting, the casting team compared several actors together and found that it was most appropriate to arrange her in a group with Ryan Phillippe, Edward Norton and others.
Link tested the acting skills of the two, and they were average, but they also had potential. After training, it would not be difficult for them to play the male and female protagonists well.
“Stop!”
"Ryan, your performance is not intense enough. Go run three laps around the street first and then act."
“Good director!”
Ryan scratched his head and left the set to run laps on the street outside the villa.
"Liv, shoot your scene first. Do you know how to act in this scene?"
Link asked Liv Tyler who was standing nearby.
Liv Tyler, the elf princess who later became famous through movies such as "Stealing Beauty" and "The Lord of the Rings", is still a relatively green high school student.
When she goes out to film, her mother Bibi Bull will always be by her side to take care of her.
"I know. We have rehearsed many times in advance. Director Lin, don't worry about the shooting."
Liv Tyler's mother said.
"Ms. Bull, let Liv speak. She is the heroine of this play, and I need to know her thoughts."
Link waved his hand and looked at Liv Tyler.
Liv Tyler glanced at her mother, stepped forward and stood in front and said, "Director Lin, I know how to act, but I'm not sure. Can you give me some pointers?"
"Okay. You try out this scene first."
"oh!"
Liv Tyler obediently walked to the set and acted out Claire's part in the scene.
After Link read it once, he called Liv Tyler and said, "Claire lost her father at a young age and has a bad relationship with her mother. She is an independent and opinionated girl, and a little rebellious. You need to act more naturally when performing. It's best to get into the role. Think about what Claire is thinking and worry about what Claire is worried about. After you fully understand Claire's thoughts, you will know what Claire will do when she encounters something without me reminding you."
"I understand the director. I didn't have a father since I was a child. I didn't know my father was dead until I was 11 years old. I am an illegitimate daughter. I understand Claire's thoughts very well, and I have the confidence to play Claire well."
Liv Tyler said.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Her mother, Ms. Bibibul, slapped him in a reproachful way.
"Okay, let's do it again."
Link didn't care about their family's private affairs and asked Liv to do it again in front of the camera.
The second time still didn't work.
Liv Tyler was not committed enough in her performance. It didn't seem like she was playing the role of Claire, but rather herself. She paid too much attention to her appearance and was unable to get into the plot.
Link was not in a hurry. He told the photographer to turn off the camera and let Liv Tyler continue to perform in front of the camera. If it didn't work once, he would shoot it ten times. If it didn't work ten times, he would shoot it a hundred times.
This is not intended to embarrass Liv Tyler, but is for the sake of the entire show.
Claire is the heroine and has a more important role to play. If she doesn't perform well in the beginning, it will be difficult to improve in the later part, which will eventually affect the quality of the whole play.
In the beginning, the filmmakers were more strict with her and strictly controlled every shot of her. If any shot was not good, they would reshoot it repeatedly. In an extreme way, they kept hinting that she was Claire and imposed Claire's personality on her, making her become Claire, to the point where she could not be distinguished from the role and the person.
As an experienced director, it is not difficult to train a newcomer like Liv Tyler who is like a blank slate.
Ryan Phillippe came running back, breathless and sweaty, as he pointed out Liv Tyler.
"Okay, actors are in place, all groups are ready, let's continue filming."
"Scene 8, 1 shot, 2 times, start!"
The script supervisor hits the clapboard in front of the camera.
The crew continued filming.
(End of this chapter)
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