Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 267

   "Someone is peeking outside the window."

   Sean Pen pointed to the window of the classroom, and there was a burst of giggling, and a group of high school students, boys and girls, who peeked at the filming, ran away screaming from the door.

   "Check out the window again, and then find a few assistants to block the intersection of the aisle." Ronald instructed the first assistant director Al.

   Ronald also went out to see the environment outside the classroom. The aisles on both sides were blocked with yellow and white tape to block the restricted area. The dean of Van Nuys High School also arranged for several security guards to help guard the stairs.

   This is much higher than the sneaky treatment I received when I filmed "High School of Rock". Big studios have these benefits, and all the logistical issues of making movies are governed by rules and regulations.

   "Let's do it all over again" Ronald gave Al to prepare.

   Sean Penn muttered to himself, preparing emotionally. With his wig on, he looks more like Tarzan. Above the huge nose are small eyes that are slightly separated. Coupled with Spiccoli's mindless style of speaking, it really makes people feel that their IQ is below the average line.

   Ray Walston, who played the teacher Mr. Hand, was born in 1914 and is already a 67-year-old actor. Her hair is meticulously combed, and she is paired with a light-colored shirt and a linen-colored coat.

   Ronald stepped forward and apologized, explaining that it was because of his disadvantage in clearing the scene that he let the camera reshoot.

"It doesn't matter. This kind of accident happens often on the set. I have worked with many directors on filming, and you are one of the few who can arrange everything in good order." Walston is still modest to the director, and there is no "Uncle Mars". Martin" star, takes his work very seriously.

   Ronald still respects this kind of old actor. They were filming on Hollywood studios much older than Ronald. Let them perform in a comfortable environment, and they will show their real acting skills instead of acting casually.

  Walston has played supporting roles in many movies besides TV. Ronald has seen "Deception" starring Robert Redford and "Peachy Apartment" directed by big director Billy Wilder.

   He has a lot of experience shooting movies, and he sometimes chats with Ronald in private. His acting career was at a low point after the role of "Uncle Mars Martin", and no matter what role he played, he was recognized by the audience as Martin.

  Sometimes a successful character is very well recognized by the audience. But this kind of recognition also limits the actor's play style, especially as a character actor who mainly plays supporting roles. After the TV series ended, he had to rest for more than three years and did not shoot any film and television.

   "I hope your movie can make the audience remember my new image. When I traveled to Madrid, some people put their fingers behind their heads to draw the image of Uncle Mars."

   "Yes, Ray." Ronald saw that the staff was ready and ordered the shot.

"Don't eat, NOEATING. E, A, T, I, N, G. Don't eat in my class." Walston took a chocolate bar from a group show and put it in his pocket .

   "You have to learn to eat on your own time. I'm not allowed to eat in class."

   There was a knock at the door. After Mr. Hand heard this, he went and opened the door.

  Spicoli asked, standing at the door, "I signed up for this class."

   Mr. Hand asked, "What class?"

   "History of America, I saw a globe on the podium..."

   "Cut!" This time it was Ray Walston's turn to stop.

   "What's the matter?" Ronald motioned everyone to stop and asked.

   "Director, can you talk to him, don't change the lines without authorization." Ray Walston complained loudly to Ronald.

   Sean Penn is still immersed in the character, turning a blind eye to it all.

   Ronald scratched his head, which is the difference between the two performance ideas.

   For the older generation of actors, after going through the Hollywood era of the big studio, the lines written by the screenwriter at that time could not be changed.

  Billy Wilder, the most famous of them all, was annoyed at actors changing his lines without permission. Thinking that an actor's job is acting, and that lines should be left to a professional screenwriter like him.

  The concept of performing arts in New York was developed from Stanislavsky's stage performance theory. When an actor repeatedly plays a role and repeats a line, he fails to evoke a natural reaction in his body and tone.

  In the eyes of the audience, such a stylized performance lacks authenticity. There are some genres under the Stanislavsky system that advocate live improvisation (Improvisation).

   They believe that only improvised lines can elicit a natural reaction from the opponent. The reaction chain of listening, understanding, and answering will make the audience feel real.

   Sean Penn belongs to this genre, and his lines are different each time, although the meaning is roughly the same.

   "West... Spiccoli," Ronald called him aside, "Mr. Walston is an old-school Hollywood actor, could you please give him some indulgence."

   "Spicoli is such a person, my actions are impossible to predict."

  Ronald scratched his head again, it didn't make sense. Looking at Sean Penn's goofy look, for the first time, I felt that his method acting skills were also hated.

   "Can't you just indulge me once?" Ronald was also a little annoyed. Uncle Mars doesn't know how to improvise, what's going on?

   "Director, why don't you ask me to do something before the performance?" Sean Penn said to Ronald, "I need a little stimulation so that I can follow the lines every time and perform new ideas."

"what? What?"

   "You know, what, what." Sean Penn pointed to his bag in the corner.

   "Bring it to me." Ronald wouldn't allow clutter on set.

   Fortunately, it was a bottle of spirits.

   "You can't drink too much."

   Sean Pen nodded, opened the bottle cap and took two sips, and all of a sudden the strong vodka poured down, his eyes were a little red.

"I'm ready."

   Ronald turned to discuss with Walston, "Mr. Walston, Sean is too involved in the play, and he himself is a bit..." Ronald stretched out his finger and pointed at his brain. "If he doesn't follow the script this time, can you continue?"

Walston nodded, "Okay, I'll take it. He's a potential actor, but I've seen a lot of star actors in Hollywood who addicted to alcohol, and other addictive things, ruined themselves. . You have to talk to him."

"Okay, I will." Ronald turned his head to the safety area behind the camera, signaled to the assistant director to start, then sat down on the chair to rest, thinking, "I mean, it's not a big deal now. In the era of the film set, the actors were all taken care of by agents and managers, so what's the use I said."

  The next segment was shot very smoothly. Ray Walston ignored Sean Penn's improvisation and changed his lines, and continued to follow the lines he recited. Instead, there was a feeling that the two of them were incompatible.

   Shooting continues.

  In the evening, Ronald took Sean Penn to Van Nuys Avenue outside the high school after finishing work at Van Nuys High School. Walking to the junction with Worth Street, the road here has been closed, and the police are maintaining order.

   "Spicoli, let's start with a driving shot of you and your football star brother."

   "Ok" Sean Penn walks to the makeup trailer and gets ready.

   A Chevrolet Camaro Z28 sports car is parked in the center, in front of the sports car, and a pickup truck is connected by hinges. Above are the people from the stunt photography team, who are almost ready.

   DP Matthew climbed into the body of the pickup and sat behind the camera looking at the cab of the Camaro Z28. After glancing for a long time, he said to Ronald, "Okay."

   The black actor who played the younger brother of football star Jefferson was sitting in the passenger seat preparing.

   "How are you?" Ronald asked him.

   "No problem, Director." This black actor is more reliable and recommended by casting director Phillips. He has good speaking skills and looks very young, which fits his needs.

   "Okay, let's rehearse when Spiccoli comes"

Ronald also climbed into the body of the pickup, and through the viewfinder of the camera, he also glanced at the front face of the Camaro sports car. Very clean, no problem shooting.

   "Where's Spiccoli? Go and rush him." Ronald sat on the sidecar for a while, before Sean Penn came out.

   "Come on, I'm here." Sean Pan's eyes were redder than before, and he walked a little crookedly.

   opened the driver's seat, Sean Penn made it in, "Let's get started."

   The black actor in the passenger seat smelled it immediately. Sean Penn had a strange smell as soon as he opened his mouth. He was often familiar with this plant smell when he was often in the entertainment industry.

   But he didn't say anything. Ronald motioned to start the rehearsal.

  The camera is aimed at the driver's seat of the car behind. The stunt team's mechanics set the gear, and the Camaro is actually being dragged away by the pickup in front. Sean Penn's actions such as shaking the steering wheel in the driver's seat are actually performed.

   "Hi, this is my brother's car, be careful not to paddle."

   "What are you afraid of, I'm driving now, you are the navigator, focus on guiding the way."

   "Very good, take a real shot."

  The interior shots of the two of them in the Biaoche were shot like this.

   "The following is the stunt shot, how are you preparing?" Ronald jumped off the pickup and asked Debbie Evans of the stunt crew.

   "Very good, no problem. We have all planned, both main shots have been tested once in the middle of the night yesterday."

   "Can't you drive that crash shot by someone else? I always feel like..."

   "Why, do you discriminate against women?"

   "No, I'm just worried about getting dressed." Ronald didn't dare to mess with this stunt woman, this woman two years older than himself, is a feminist.

  She was the only female contestant in the Millennium CBS Stunt Motorcycle competition, winning all the males. In the final, she showed a headstand on a moving motorcycle, which shocked everyone.

In the    car group, she also beat a lot of good players and won the second place. I heard that she is not convinced, she will participate again next year, and this time she will win the championship.

"I wear a blond wig, which is about the same height as Sean, so I can't wear it." Debbie took a wig from the hair stylist, tied her hair tightly, and put it on her scalp. Long hair, "How is it?"

  Ronald stepped back and looked through the director's viewfinder, but he couldn't tell.

   "OK, real shot."

  A long ramp made of wood has long been built by the set department. Debbie will speed up from the bottom, then drive up the ramp, and finally crash into the buffer cardboard prepared.

   A large group of people who looked like tourists just came out of the restaurant next to them. They were very excited when they saw that there were cameras here. There are not many opportunities for Hollywood to see real movies, so they immediately gathered around.

   "What movie are you making?"

   "Who's the star? Is there Paul Newman?"

   "Robert Redford will do too."

   is also a female group.

   Ronald grabbed the electric horn and shouted at them, "Ladies, we're shooting Tide's laundry detergent commercial. If you want to appear, sign up over there."

   "Let's say it earlier, what's the best thing about washing powder? Let's go. I heard that there is Stallone's house over there to see."

   Hearing that it was an advertisement for washing powder, the female tour group withdrew.

   "We only have one chance, everyone pay attention." Ronald picked up the electric horn and continued to issue instructions.

   "Is the ambulance ready?"

"All right."

   "Fire extinguisher?"

   "The fire brigade is ready."

   "Recording? Camera? Action!"

With an order   , Debbie drove a sports car converted from a cheap old car, rushed up the wooden ramp, and then crashed into the buffer zone that was arranged.

   A large group of people rushed up, firefighters with fire extinguishers, and doctors in white coats. The stunt team colleagues opened the car door and let Debbie out.

   "I'm fine," Debbie called to Ronald.

   Ronald looks at the director of photography.

  Matthew nodded at him.

   "Very well, I'll call it a day."

   Everyone applauded.

  Ronald was satisfied with the aisle resting over the trailer, ready to get his own black tea. As soon as the door opened, a strange smell came on.

   "Who the **** is smoking this thing here? I've said it many times, these things are not allowed in the crew." Everyone in the crew heard Ronald yelling.

   (end of this chapter)