Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 598 Negative Overexposure

   "Tom's beer is really good. It's rare that he specially shipped it from Los Angeles, and there are barbecues made on site. Everyone also took a bag of small cakes. Now my lads have a lot of morale."

  Director of Photography Kimball, who came to the set the next day, praised Ronald for Cruise's generosity.

Unlike Val Kilmer who only invited the actors to drink beer together, Tom Cruise arranged it more thoughtfully. He brought food from Los Angeles, booked the base bar, and entertained all the staff who were willing to come. Pilots are open.

   "Didn't you drink too much?" Ronald glanced at the camera crew.

   "No, Tom has quantified."

  Ronald nodded with satisfaction, Paula Wagner always did everything flawlessly.

  On the sand by the beach, a beach volleyball court was blocked with ropes.

In the dazzling afternoon sun, Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, and Anthony Edwards, who played the two radar officers, and Rick Rossovich, all shirtless and with dog tags, Wearing breathable cropped tight trousers, he came on the field barefooted.

   "Oil them," Ronald pointed to the four actors who came on stage. Several makeup artists took olive oil and smeared them on their naked bodies. The skin under the sun, under the blessing of olive oil, is like the statue of ancient Greece, showing the charm of the human body.

  This time Cruise and Fang Kilmer were on both sides of the net, and they were not afraid to bump into the same half of the face again.

   "Action!"

   All four actors can play volleyball, and their physical fitness is very good. They have been exercising their muscles all year round, and playing beach volleyball with the height of the women's game net is not a problem at all. Even the shortest Tom Cruise can smash the ball.

  Ronald let them play, let the director of photography, Kimball, turn on the camera, take all these shots, and then choose the good ones.

   The competition between the two sides is very strong. After all, Fang Kilmer is tall enough to dunk a few good shots in a row, and the partner of Tom and Anthony has no temper.

   "Yeah!" Rick Rossovich, who played Iceman's radar officer slider, was so happy that he posed for the camera to show off his muscles.

   "Did you get it?" Ronald asked Kimball as the photographer stopped to change film.

   "It's all taken." Kimball signaled that he had taken the action of the bodybuilder just now.

   The camera assistant over there has quickly loaded a new roll of film in a black bag.

   Ronald nodded, "Let's continue."

   "Yeah!" Tom finally took off, dunked one, and celebrated with a high five with Anthony Edwards.

   "Cut!"

  Ronald stopped, and Kimball nodded to him, indicating that the capture was good.

  This is how filmmaking is. The director wants to keep more of his shots if he wants to be more powerful. Although Val Kilmer killed Tom Cruise on the spot, it was almost impossible to fight back, but as long as the slaying shot is kept and the shots of Val Kilmer are cut out, the Lone Ranger will still compete with the Iceman side by side. opponent.

  Fang Kilmer is very happy, he did a lot of very good shows to the camera today. All kinds of muscle shows, posing, and close-up shots of his sturdy upper body, the power of the smash. The happiest thing is that there are many close-ups of handsome faces, more than Cruise.

   He was satisfied, and his attitude towards the director was a little better, "Director, how was my performance today?"

   Ronald gave him a thumbs up.

   In the setting sun, a few strong men were playing beach volleyball. Ronald felt that the male **** index in this movie was almost filled, and the rest would be some shots of **** beauties.

   "We're finishing work today and shooting the Lone Ranger going on a date at Charlie's house tomorrow." The assistant director got Ronald's permission to start issuing tomorrow's announcements.

   "Today I'm treating guests, and I'll treat everyone to a Japanese meal." Fang Kilmer seemed to be on the mend with Tom Cruise, and the level of their dinner was also rising.

   Sure enough, both avoided attending each other's parties.

  Ronald sees Tom Cruise, along with Paula, packing up and whispering to DP Kimball.

   It seems that everyone wants to have more masculine shots.

   Ronald grinned. He didn't object to this kind of thing. As long as he didn't make too much noise, it would promote the atmosphere of the performance.

   On the second day, except for Val Kilmer, who had no part in the scene, Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis came to the beach to prepare for the scene where the Lone Ranger and Charlie date.

   "Action!"

   Still choose to shoot in the sunset, Charlie's house is a seaside house borrowed by the crew. The white colonnade style of the southern colony, the shutters and the white curtains, reveal an ambiguous charm everywhere.

   McGillis was lying on the white couch of the imperial concubine, raised his hand and took a grape, put it in his mouth, and when he bit it, the juice overflowed.

   "Cut!"

  The assistant hurriedly put on the napkin and put on makeup to touch up McGillis' red lips.

   "Looks like you know how to make women sexy," McGillis said to Ronald with a smile.

   "Let's continue..." Ronald ignored her, the filming time was tight, and he didn't have time to flirt with her.

   McGillis glanced at Ronald and lay back again.

  “Action!” The camera swept through the screen window, and outside was a lone ranger, wearing a flight jacket, walking through very energetically, poking his head inside. He missed his appointment because of volleyball.

   "Captain!" Charlie put another grape in his mouth and called Lone Ranger in.

  A handsome man, a beautiful woman, the white curtains fluttered in the wind like a wedding dress, and the sunlight slanted down. Ronald felt that male audiences might have to swallow when they saw such a scene.

Lone Ranger borrowed Charlie's bathroom and took a shower to wash off the sweat from playing volleyball. He was wearing a white T-shirt against the white wall. The bridge of the nose is very sexy.

   McGillis was lying on the side of the concubine, admiring the handsome face of the Lone Ranger, then picked up a grape and ate it.

   A song that his mother often listened to repeatedly after the Lone Ranger’s father sacrificed in business when he was a child was heard on the radio, which reminded him of the sad moment. Lone Ranger's father disappeared while he was a pilot in Vietnam, the Navy did not give him an honorable sacrifice, and there were rumors of his defection.

   So it is very difficult for the Lone Ranger to join the Navy as a pilot.

   Hearing that Charlie invited him here just to find out more about the MiG-28, he was not interested in flirting with Charlie anymore, and after apologizing, jumped on the motorcycle and galloped away in the sunset.

   "Cut!"

   "Very well, let's hurry up and shoot the next scene, Charlie chasing the shot of the Lone Ranger."

   This is another scene that happens to happen near Charlie's house by the sea, so we shot it together today.

   This is the flight record of the Lone Ranger, which was criticized by Charlie alone in the class.

  The Lone Ranger didn't listen to her explanation, and kept turning the throttle of the motorcycle to indicate that he couldn't hear it, and then sped away. Charlie chases the Lone Ranger in his red Ferrari.

   "Attention, Tom, this car is very fast, you don't use the accelerator too much, just keep the speed you just started a little faster." Ronald told Cruise again and again.

  Beginners who learn motorcycle driving often think that they can do everything for a while, and they are most prone to problems.

   "Don't worry", Tom is very confident in himself.

   "Action!"

   The Kawasaki Ninja 900 whistled and Tom Cruise felt so good he forgot his advice and put the throttle on the motorcycle.

   "Ugh..." The motorcycle quickly drove to the temporarily closed road, and there were many cars on it that were temporarily found to make way for Kawasaki.

  There is an uphill road next to Charlie's house by the sea. Tom Cruise accelerated on his motorcycle, and after passing the top of the uphill, he rose into the air...

   "Shxt!" Ronald was startled, didn't he tell him not to add gas?

   He didn't have time to stop, he rushed to the road, the motorcycle took off, flew over the intersection, and fell heavily on the opposite road, all the way forward.

  The camera is still faithfully capturing the figure of the motorcycle...

   Ronald looked around, only his Ferrari was still there, he jumped on the Ferrari, started the car and chased after him.

   Two blocks away, Ronald found Tom Cruise.

  His motorcycle stopped at the end of the road. He sat on the motorcycle with one foot on the ground, his hand firmly grasping the brake.

   "Tom, are you alright?" Ronald went up and hugged him, checked it up and down, and it didn't seem like he was missing any arms or legs.

   "I'm fine, why am I here." Cruise seems to have lost his memory, he has no memory of the motorcycle stunt that just took off.

   "Damn, you almost scared me to death."

   "Tom, Tom..." Paula Wagner's car was chasing after her. She jumped out of the car quickly, and she almost urinated her pants.

   "It's okay, I'm okay... how is my lens?"

  Tom Cruise came back to his senses, and his first reaction was to ask the camera.

   "Fuck you, still thinking about the camera? But you did a great job of flying, I hope the photographer caught it."

   "It will, I'll watch the demo tomorrow", Tom returned to normal, he would not want to ride a motorcycle for a while. Jumping into Ronald's Ferrari, the two made their way back to the starting point.

   "It's all filmed," Kimball said to Ronald in a low voice.

   "Okay, let's jump to the scene of Charlie and the Lone Ranger next." Ronald felt that everyone on the crew was crazy, so scary things, everyone cares about the camera.

  Since you are all lunatics, then continue to use this emotion to shoot scenes where the hero and heroine fall in love.

   "Action!"

  The camera was aimed at McGillis. She played Charlie driving a Ferrari. At the intersection where Cruise vacated just now, he ran a red light, bypassed two cars, and caught up with the Lone Ranger who stopped in front.

   "Christ Jesus, I thought I was the one who was reckless." The Lone Ranger got off the motorcycle and came to Charlie's sports car, shouting hoarsely. Charlie almost got into a car accident when he ran a red light just now. The Lone Ranger worries about her.

   I don’t know how much of it was because of the frightened reaction just now. Ronald thought to himself that the intensity of this emotion was good.

  "I haven't finished speaking just now, Captain", McGillis was aroused by Cruise's emotions, and she was also full of that kind of helplessness towards her childish boyfriend, got out of the car, and slammed the sports car door shut.

   The force was so great that the door slammed so loudly that everyone at the scene heard it, and it shook Ronald's Ferrari GTO from side to side.

   "hiss", Ronald bared his teeth in distress. He didn't dare to make a sound and interfered with this wonderful scene. The chemistry between the two was so good that they both quarreled like real couples.

"I was right about your flight evaluation, Lone Ranger!" McGillis said at one go to the camera, "but I can't say it in the classroom, I'm afraid, if I say what I really think about your flight, there People will see through how I feel about you."

"is that so?"

  Tom Cruise froze, he seemed to have forgotten his words.

   The shock just now is obviously not over yet, Cruise's mood is still agitated, although the chemistry with McGillis has been performed...

   Ronald pouted, such a good shot, what a pity.

   "That's it!" McGillis was also anxious, this time in really good shape.

   Tom Cruise was very annoyed that he forgot the words at a critical moment. Looking at the pity in McGillis' eyes, he had an idea.

"Um……"

   He kissed.

  McGillis knows acting very well and knows that this is improvisation. At this time, a kiss represents a thousand words, which is better than any line, so she also kissed it.

   "Cut!"

  Ronald stopped after the two kissed.

  Tom looked at Ronald, a little embarrassed that he forgot his words.

   McGillis also stopped and smiled at Ronald, a much better riff than the original line.

  Red lips and blonde hair, with the Ferrari next to him, Ronald secretly swallowed, "It's cheap Tom."

   "Very good, this print", he let out a sigh of relief.

  …

   Packed up today’s shooting tasks, Kimball directed the camera assistant to unload today’s film and put it into a steel safe. Ronald came over to lock it in person, the film runner picked up the film, got into the car, he would send it to the Paramount laboratory overnight, and tomorrow he could see the success of this dailies.

  The crowd returned to the cinema, and the film runners came back with yesterday's samples.

  Fong Kilmer was already waiting for them at the scene. Yesterday's scene was the best set since he joined the crew.

   The projectionist closed the wait and started showing the demo of beach volleyball.

  The muscles of the leading actors above were shining, and the female staff members Ronald specially invited to watch were very happy and applauded. This is not only to see their reactions, but also a small benefit to the hard-working makeup artists, costumers, and hair stylists.

  Several supporting roles talked about how good-looking their muscles and figure were, and came to congratulate Ronald.

   Only Fang Kilmer sullenly said, "Where's my close-up? Why isn't there one?"

  Ronald thought about this too and went back to DP Kimball.

   "The laboratory called and said that the part of Kilmer's film was overexposed, and I couldn't see anything clearly. It was all white."

   "My part, overexposed?" Fang Kilmer squeezed these words out of his teeth, word by word.

   "Yes, I'm sorry, but this kind of unfortunate thing happens sometimes, and sometimes there are mistakes in attracting workshops."

   "Everyone has close-ups, only mine is overexposed?"

   "Kimer, everyone doesn't want this to happen, your mid shot and smash shots are still there, just as good." Ronald went up to persuade.

   "Fart! Can my close-up be the same?" Val Kilmer angrily threw the baseball cap he was wearing on the ground.

   "I want a remake!"

   "It's impossible, we had a very tight shooting time slot, and we didn't have a chance to reshoot. Besides, it's almost impossible to re-rent the beach and choose the same sunlight conditions as the original film."

   "Huh!" Fang Kilmer walked out. There was no such coincidence. Tom Cruise must be playing tricks. Maybe the director is also with them.

   "This matter will not be over, I will find Mr. Frank Mancuso of Paramount." Val Kilmer's manager slammed and went after his client.

   "I have also encountered a printing accident. That's it. There are other scenes to be filmed tomorrow. Everyone goes to the assistant director to get a notice." Ronald said to the remaining supporting actors who looked at each other in dismay.

   He looked back at Kimball, the DP shrugged at him.

   Then he looked at Tom Cruise again, his handsome face innocent.

   Finally he saw his agent Paula Wagner.

  Ronald motioned her over, "I attended your wedding, Paula. Nisita and I are great friends and partners."

  Ronald pulled her into the corner, "I don't want to see this happen to the crew again, OK?"

   "Printing accidents are common, the confrontation between the male protagonists..." Paula began to defend.

   "Didn't you understand what I said?" Ronald's eyes suddenly gleamed, making Paula Wagner's heart skip a beat. Ronald rarely showed his angry side.

   "I said, I don't want to see this happen to the crew again!"

"as you wish……"

   (end of this chapter)