Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 479 Trick Crane Kick

  Ralph Mazio, in shorts, stepped into the waves to practice his balance. He struggled to keep his balance as the waves crashed ashore.

   "Basic skills, basic skills, pay attention to breathing, maintain balance" Master Miyagi on the shore began to shout at him, asking him to practice the three basic skills while the waves beat.

   The dark ocean waves, illuminated by the sun under the backlight, shone like a dragon-lin.

  Daniel gradually gained a firm foothold in this golden light, and he still practiced.

   Ronald, who was behind the camera on the shore, thought of when he was shooting "Rock High School", he took a set of backlit shots that were too artistic, and finally could not be included in the plot, and the editing effect was bad.

It has been five years since   , and now Ronald is finally at the helm of an eight million dollar blockbuster. This kind of aesthetic taste he acquired through repeated training when he was a portrait photographer is just right to show off in this film.

   Demura Fumio and his disciples have left the crew and went back to Northern California to open a karate gym. That's how filmmaking is, except for the director and the protagonist, everyone else comes and goes.

  The shooting has entered the second month. The temperature in Los Angeles in late autumn is okay, but the water is cold. Ralph Mazio also worked hard for the shooting effect.

   "Cut!"

   As soon as Ronald called to stop, Ralph Mazio's manager rushed up and put a blanket on him to keep him warm.

   Morita Noriyuki and Elizabeth Shue are the most envious of this. Ralph Mazio, who can make $200,000 in "Dragon Power," is the only actor on the set to be looked after by a personal manager.

   In the next scene, Master Miyagi supervises Daniel practicing in the waves. Standing on a wooden stake by the sea, he also began to practice the Ryukyu Gangjuryu karate trick - "Crane Kick".

  This time, Ronald's friend, action assistant Daryl Vidal, put on a wig to complete it.

  Vidal's height is also very short. Except for his darker skin, when he wears a wig, he looks at it in the medium shot, which is almost the same as Morita Noriyuki.

   In order to prevent piercing and the beauty of the lens, Ronald used a backlight lens again.

   Under the sunlight, Master Miyagi was surrounded by golden halos. He opened his arms, raised it above his shoulders, and started to kick with his left foot.

  The moment Vidal stopped, everyone suddenly saw him take off with his right foot, kick it forward with his right leg, and then land on the ground with his right foot.

   He raised his hands like cranes, and made a gesture with his left foot to attack. The two consecutive fake moves attracted the attention of his opponent to his left side. No one thought that the right foot, which was finally used as a supporting foot, would still be able to raise his leg.

   "Cut!"

   "What trick is this? Why is the right foot kicked out in the end?" Weintraub, who came to watch the shooting of "Trick", was surprised.

"This is called Shadowless Foot in Huaguo's southern martial arts Wing Chun, because in this case, the opponent's attention is on both hands and left foot, and they can't predict that they can still use their right foot here. ," Ronald explained.

  Darryl Vidal received a request from Ronald before filming began, and began to carefully ponder how to play this trick. He looked for a lot of martial arts tricks, and finally found a shadowless foot move in the ancient Wing Chun manual, and then combined it with Ronald's imaginary, romanticized Taijiquan move, Baihe Hanging Wings, to create This is a very beautiful trick - Crane Kick.

  “Action!” The camera continues shooting.

Daniel was wearing a blanket and his back to the sea with Master Miyagi. Under the circle of light emitted by the backlight, the head, shoulders, waist, legs, and the bodies of the two slowly appeared on the horizon, moving towards the horizon. The camera comes.

  Daniel asked Miyagi, "What's the name of this trick you practiced just now?"

   "The crane kicks, and the white crane dries out its wings."

   "Is it a trick? Does it work?"

   "If you use it correctly, you will be invincible." Miyagi replied.

"can you teach me?"

   "Learn to stand first, then learn to fly."

  The two walked towards the car. At this time, two white people who discriminated against Japanese were drinking beer while leaning on the car in Miyagi, and put the beer bottle on the hood of the car.

   When Miyagi politely asked them to leave with the beer bottles in the car, the two white men spoke racist language:

   "Here comes a little Japan, you can take it yourself if you can."

"what!"

   Miyagi slashed sideways, and the wine bottle broke from the middle.

  The wine bottle was cut with diamonds by the props master in advance, and Morita Norizhi grabbed it.

   "How did you manage to cut all the wine bottles at once." After Daniel got into the car, he asked Miyagi in surprise. He felt that the teacher often surprised him.

   "I don't know, it's my first time doing it too."

   Miyagi is still full of humor, he doesn't want Daniel to be too ambitious, and concentrates on preparing for the karate championship.

   "Cut!"

  "Let's take a photo, Daryl", Ronald pulled Daryl Vidal, both he and Morita Noriyuki were dressed as Miyagi master. Ralph Mazio, along with Ronald himself, and Weintraub and others, posed for a photo in the setting sun.

   "The scene here is over, you remember following me during the tournament, except for a cameo player, I still need you", Ronald told his good friend Vidal, and then returned to film the rest of the scene.

  The next shot is of Daniel secretly practicing crane kicks on a wooden stake, and standing on a boat with him to practice balance. At the beginning of the practice, the shadowless feet were always out of use, and Ralph Mazio almost fell several times. After many times of proficiency, Ralph Mazio barely kicked out.

  Ronald captured all the shots from rusty to skilled, from which he could pick out suitable shots and use a montage to explain the process of Daniel practicing his unique crane kick and gradually getting better.

   The tournament is coming soon, and Miyagi started special training for Daniel. He put on a baseball catcher's gear and got a piece of armor made of bamboo pieces strung together on his chest, and let Daniel punch with all his might.

   "Strength, force!" After Miyagi taught Daniel how to use force, he trained him on how to maintain balance, and the basic skills of boxing, Miyagi finally began to teach the method of punching.

   "Very good, continue like this" Miyagi drew a bull's-eye on the bamboo armor to facilitate Daniel's alignment. He admired Daniel's savvy.

   "Yeah, yeah, butterfly-like steps, bee-like punches" Daniel began to imitate boxing champion Ali's butterfly steps and circled Miyagi non-stop. Now that Master Miyagi praised his punches, he felt that he was invincible.

   This frivolous behavior made Miyagi angry. One fell to the ground, and the other was tucked with his right foot and placed on Daniel, "Focus! Focus! Daniel. The championship is coming soon, you don't want to be beaten, just concentrate."

   After practice, Daniel hoped that Miyagi would teach him more tricks. Just punching and kicking is not fun, can you do some tricks like crane kick?

   "Quality is better than quantity. These tricks and basic skills are practiced well, and they are enough to be used in championships." Miyagi still has an attitude that you don't want to learn to run if you don't learn to walk.

  The crew then moved to a mansion on the edge of Mulholland Park, not far from Sino, borrowed by Weintraub. This is not a Beverly Hills mansion area, but many upstarts like to buy property here.

  The neoclassical mansion with columns and arches looks very grand. Ronald arranged for the camera crew to set up the camera. The particularly large living room on the first floor can hold a dance party, and open the two back doors, which is the kitchen, supplying guests with food all night long.

  Daniel put on good red and white clothes, made an appointment with Ali, and went to her house to pick her up on a date. But when she arrived at Ali's mansion, she was found dancing with Johnny in her arms.

  It turns out that Ali's parents want to match her up with Johnny. When the two were forced to dance, Johnny wanted to kiss Ali, just to be seen by Daniel who came in.

  Daniel felt an inferiority complex, turned around and ran, and bumped into the servant who delivered the meal, his clothes were sprinkled with baked beans. All the guests laughed.

  Ali slapped Johnny who was kissing her, then turned around and saw Daniel who ran away, unable to catch up.

  Daniel returned to Master Miyagi's house in despair, and found that Miyagi was as lost as himself, drinking alone.

  Master Miyagi showed Daniel a photo, told him it was what Mrs. Miyagi looked like when she was young, and asked him if his wife was a beautiful woman?

   "She is beautiful, where is she now?"

  Master Miyagi took a sip from the wine glass. He said some of how beautiful her wife was when she was young, how she could be a female celebrity, and they also had a child, the first generation of the Miyagi family to speak out in America.

   Finally, Miyagi said some incomprehensible words, what complications, sorry to inform you, concentration camp, 442. Then he went into the bedroom and sat on the bed, drinking by himself.

  Daniel saw a small box on the table, opened it, and found a collection that Miyagi only took out to peek at on this anniversary every year.

   Inside the box is a report of Miyagi's military exploits in the 442nd Infantry Regiment in World War II. The medal, Daniel can't understand what level it is.

   Ronald made the props to create the highest honor American soldiers can get - the Congressional Medal of Honor. Its blue ribbon and inscription containing the word "Valor" are easily discernible by the expert.

   In addition to this one, Miyagi also received a Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and a Purple Heart. Below the medal is a letter.

  Daniel picked it up and took a look. It was the concentration camp that informed him that his wife unfortunately died of complications during childbirth. The reason was that inside the camp, there were no doctors, and the obstetrician at the hospital came late.

  Daniel was shocked to learn of Miyagi's tragic past. He went to see Miyagi in the bedroom.

   Miyagi sat motionless on the bed, as if there was no sound. With fear flashing in Daniel's eyes, he quietly approached, trying to observe Miyagi's breathing, when he suddenly found that Miyagi was snoring.

  Daniel breathed a sigh of relief, helped Miyagi to the bed, and covered the blanket. Give him a slight bow, then close the door and leave.

   "Cut!" Ronald stopped filming, and then the props quickly began to be rearranged, and the next scene was Daniel and Miyagi's birthday. The props group put on a real cake and put in candles.

  Daniel's birthday, Miyagi bought him a cake and candles, and they both wore birthday hats and blew out the candles together. This is Daniel's first birthday with a father-like character. He and Miyagi both have father-son-like feelings for each other.

  Miyagi took out a birthday present, a karate uniform. There is also the logo of Master Miyagi's favorite, bonsai.

   "My wife embroidered it for herself, for you."

   "This is too precious, I can't have it." Daniel knew about Miyagi-sensei's past.

   "Hey...hey...put it on", Miyagi regarded Daniel as his godson, and gave the karate suit his wife sewed to his godson, which was considered a fulfillment of his wish.

  Daniel suddenly remembered that he was going to finish dinner with his mother. Miyagi of course understands, he said that there is still a gift for him, let him clean and wax the car in the yard, pick one as a gift and drive away.

  Daniel just got his driver's license, but he refused, so he jumped into the convertible and drove away.

  Miyagi watched Daniel drive out of the yard from behind, and the lonely old man felt a little more comfort in his heart.

  Daniel drove the car all the way and passed the carnival where he and Ali were playing together.

   One of Ali's girlfriends, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, came to Daniel and told Daniel that Ali was forced to dance with Johnny, and she slapped Johnny.

  Daniel realized that he was not dumped and that Ali did not get back with Johnny, so he went to Ali to reconcile.

  Daniel met Ali, who still had friendship with him, and after explaining, the two released their suspicions. "I want to participate in the karate championship, and I don't have a cheerleading team yet." Daniel, who has his own car, has become more confident, and he wants to invite Ali to accompany him to the karate championship.

   "I can be your cheerleader." Ali just wanted to go out on a date with Daniel, as for what to do, she didn't care.

   "I might lose the first game."

   "Then let's go early."

   "Ali!"

   "Daniel!" The two embraced.

  The two young people realized that they really liked each other's characters, not their vanity because of being a karate champion or a rich girl.

  The two kissed together.

   "Cut!"

  The filming was successfully completed, and everyone has a weekend off.

   Weintraub came over, and Ronald had to confirm the final shot of the tournament scene next week. They rented the gymnasium of California State University at Northbridge and hired more than 500 extras to serve as spectators. The success or failure of the film largely depends on whether the climax of the third act is well-shot.

   (end of this chapter)