Hollywood Secret Garden

Easy?Of course not, even if it is a small-budget independent film, as long as you want to make it well, then the job of directing will not be easy.If someone asked herself this question, Angela would answer it like this.Although it is very official and standard, it is also true that nothing is easy to do seriously.However, it won't be too hard either, unless...

"No, no, dad, don't be like this, I've already talked to grandpa... Yes, I promise, I told grandpa about my idea in detail... The result is not bad, he will help me explain it to them, "Angela walked around under the shadow of the house holding the phone, "I know, I told Sparrow to tell you this, after all, he is my agent first, right?... Well, I Love you, give my regards to mommy and the little ones."

Turning off the phone, Angela rolled her eyes and let out a sigh of relief, then walked back to the set to greet the assistant to continue shooting.No pressure?How can there be no pressure.Of course, this pressure did not come from the media. Although the quarrel broke out on both sides of the Atlantic was beyond Angela's expectations, she did not take it seriously.

But the phone at home gave her a bit of a headache. Even if she could pass the phone to Sparrow and use the excuse of directing a movie to avoid her parents' calls, she still had to answer her grandpa's.

Fortunately, although Grandpa's tone was very serious, he didn't blame her for anything. He just discussed with her her thoughts on that period of history and the novel "The Pianist", which made Angela somewhat relieved.After a sincere conversation, she finally didn't have to worry about the reaction of the National Jewish Association, and then she called her father.

Although the father complained about her hiding it for so long, he didn't have any dissatisfaction when he really heard her daughter's voice. He even mentioned it lightly when he was harassed by the paparazzi before.So Angela, who turned off the phone at this time, finally felt a lot more relaxed, and the next thing to do was to make this movie well so that all those who laughed at her would shut up.

At present, the crew is running well. Although all the scenes related to the war have been filmed for more than three weeks, under Angela's spare no effort to adjust, they have done a very good job.Those Polish and German actors who played a lot of roles not only performed well but also were very stable. The performance of the appointed actor Arielian Brody is also very good, but he is not as stable as them. After all, he is still too young. Only 26 years old.But once Brody is in shape, the shooting will be very smooth, even a lot of overshoots, and the progress has not fallen behind the plan. Except for a small amount of overtime, he has more or less credit for it.

Soon it was the end of May. During this period, apart from visiting Mr. Spielman who is still alive, Angela devoted herself to filming. The mobile phone was once again handed over to the agent, and no one answered the phone, including herself. The three lovers of her husband--Natalie knew it a long time ago and Jessica was also mentally prepared. Only Kate was angry that Angela kept it from herself, and she didn't reveal anything when she went to Boston to see her.So Kate scolded her on the phone, and even claimed that she would come to Warsaw to inquire about her crimes. This was probably one of the reasons why Angela didn't answer the phone.

However, the controversy that was supposed to subside gradually became lively again with the interview with Lewis published by the "New York Times" in early May, especially in response to the hype in the American media that "I started planning at the age of 13", "Angela Very confident", "The crew members all admit that she did a great job", the European media intensified their cynicism, and it took more than half a month of quarrels on both sides of the Atlantic before giving up.

Such two consecutive quarrels made more and more people pay attention to "The Pianist" directed by Miss Genius. Everyone laughed and said that it didn't matter even if Miss Genius failed. People were all aroused by success, so If the cost of the film is low enough, it may still be profitable.

Although Angela puts all her energy into shooting, she is not ignorant of these debates, but she still maintains the attitude of knowing as long as she knows, and "speaking with facts" has been decided long ago.And as she devoted herself to the shooting, her mood began to be a little unstable.

Because Angela put Brody on a diet when the preparations began, and he was only about 100 pounds when the report was made, so in order to match the first filming was Spielman's escape scene after the death train, which was also a Cruel play.

During the filming, Angela finally realized Spielberg's original state of mind. The feeling of returning to that time and space as a bystander was really bad.Especially the scene where a few workers were randomly selected to crawl on the ground and have their heads shot one by one. Angela, who was sitting on the director's chair, kept gritting her teeth and clenched her fists tightly. Double, there are many times when the pictures of the two cities will overlap.

The only good thing is that she doesn't speak Polish, so the assistants are doing things like holding the trumpet and making the extras stand in groups.

But even so, Angela still occasionally showed a trance-tired look during the short rest time.

"I want you to understand, Ed, you are someone who not only hasn't eaten for a few days, but even hasn't even had a sip of water, so the first thing you think of is to drink water," Angela said while standing in the middle of the room that looked like a hospital. Gestures tell the story of Adrien Brody, "Because of thirst you even have to go to the spittoon in the hospital to drink water, I want you to maintain a numb expression and express this emotion with eyes and body movements, understand ?"

"Yes, Angela, I understand, but should my movements be more rigid or more impatient?" Brody asked after thinking for a few seconds, "After all, it is winter in the movie, and before I came in, I not only Lying on the icy road for several minutes without eating or drinking...Angela?"

"Ah? Oh, I'm sorry, I'm a little... distracted..." After walking out of the daze staring at the room, Angela thought for a while: "Let me take a look at it if you were a little stiff during the trial shooting, but don't be too nervous." obvious."

As she spoke, she looked at Brody carefully again, then turned her head and called, "Bram, come here."

"Yes, Miss Angela, what can I do for you?" A young man in his early thirties came out of the crowd.

"Fix up Ed's makeup. The light will be darker than before, so I want his face to be paler." Angela pointed to Brody and said.Immediately after the two of them left, she communicated with others again.

After shooting each scene in the hospital five or six times, the filming was completed. Angela, who announced that today's task was completed, pinched the bridge of her nose tiredly, and then found Brody: "Ed, your What's your weight now?"

"Hmm..." Brody, who was already tall and dry and thin after a long period of dieting, thought about it, "It seems to be around 85, is that important?"

"Of course." Angela nodded, and looked at the assistant beside her: "Verlin, is the set up on the outskirts of the city ready?"

"It's ready for use," the other party replied knowingly, "If we want to go there to shoot, we'll call Mr. Thomas Clutchman immediately, and he will arrive later."

"Then do it like this." Angela explained a few more words, then said goodbye to them and walked out of the room decorated as a hospital. Sparrow was already waiting at the door at this time.

"Is there still time?" Angela asked after the agent opened the car door for herself and looked up. Although it was evening and there was no sun in the sky, she still felt that the light was a bit dazzling.

"The plane will arrive in 30 minutes, and it's just right now." Sparrow said as he closed the door for her.

"This should be good news. Since John is willing to come to Warsaw, the soundtrack is basically settled." After sitting in the seat, Angela rubbed her face and forced a smile.

"Actually, there is a surprise." Sparrow said as he motioned to drive.

"surprise?"

"Yes, you will know when the time comes." The agent smiled, obviously not saying anything until the airport, but he immediately put away his smile: "I think you should take some time to rest for two days and adjust your posture. Emotions, you want to improve the shooting progress too much, and... the movie has already shown signs of affecting your judgment."

"Didn't I rest and adjust?" Angela suddenly became impatient.

Seeing that she didn't reply, Sparrow sighed after a few seconds: "Well, you're right, it's true, but everything is still under control...don't worry, I will make adjustments."

Speaking of which, she paused for a moment and suddenly laughed: "Thank you, Jack, you have done a lot for me."

"So have you considered giving me a raise?" Sparrow asked half-jokingly.

"Don't even think about it," Angela immediately glared back at him, "Don't forget that I promised you, as long as you keep it."

Speaking of this, she suddenly sighed again: "It seems that I should find a completely personal assistant for myself, so that I can share some things for you."

"Completely personal assistant? Seems like you already have one?" Sparrow shrugged.

"Don't try to get Annie's idea, and she's not good at these things either. Playmates and assistants are two different things." Angela pouted, "Forget it, let's talk about it later, I can't wait to see what surprises are."

The so-called surprise is the unrestrained enthusiasm and surprise after encountering a completely unexpected situation, and the simultaneous appearance of John Williams and Itzhak Perlman in front of the disguised Angela is in line with this.

"God, Mr. Yitzhak?!" Angela couldn't help crying out.

"I thought you would be more showy," Perlman said with a smile in the wheelchair, "Long time no see, Angie."

"It's been a long time, no wonder I've always been followed by an RV when I came here." Angela couldn't help rubbing her nose with her fingers like a primary school student, and the depression and heaviness of this period of time miraculously disappeared temporarily.

"Why did you come to Warsaw, Mr. Yitzhak." Angela couldn't wait to ask in a respectful tone as soon as she got into the RV, and at the same time looked at John Williams suspiciously.

"If I hadn't been teaching at the Juilliard Conservatory, I should have come to see you a month ago. You must know that your movie has caused a lot of trouble." Perlman said with a smile, while waving his fingers .

Angela had no choice but to swallow the phrase "Mr. Yitzhak", and then shrugged: "Well, Ian, I hope you didn't come here to ask questions."

"No, no, honey," Perlman laughed, "I'm just curious, very curious, and I don't start questioning things like some people do. You can always do something your peers do." Although I have always regretted that you refused to take a step forward in music, I didn't expect you to be so good in movies."

Angela didn't speak but smiled embarrassedly, then looked at Williams again with puzzled eyes.

"Don't think about it, my dear," the old man laughed, "Ian and I only found out when I talked about you on the phone that he had plans to come and see you, so I invited him to come with me, without any other meaning. I think you remember what we talked about before you came to Warsaw, the main instrument for the score should be—”

"Piano." Angela immediately took over the topic and understood.

"I came to Warsaw just to see you, Angie, to see how you direct this movie, that's all." Perlman said with a smile, "Although you have rejected so many media, you can't reject me. ?”

"Obviously, no." Angela raised her mouth and spread her hands.

On the second day, the entire crew moved to the set in the suburbs with broken walls made by the props team, preparing to shoot the scene where Spielman met the German officer Wilhelm Hosenfeld who saved his life.

"Crack!" Angela yelled loudly, "Ed, you have to understand that although you are in a relatively safe environment now, it is only a little better than before. I thought the attic was full of German soldiers. And because of the long-term You were very nervous when you were running away, so when you ate that mouthful of jam, you temporarily relaxed and thought about what it should feel like? Greedy, lucky, satisfied!"

After a pause, she said jokingly again: "If I am not satisfied again, then I don't mind making you starve for a few days before taking this shot."

The people around suddenly laughed softly.

"Oh, please, don't." Brody immediately showed a bitter face. The long-term diet has made him very uncomfortable.

"Then do your best." Angela shrugged playfully, because the arrival of Perlman and Williams made her feel a lot lighter.

"As for you, Thomas, you've done well, keep it up," she said again to Thomas Clutchman.This German actor has a dignified and mighty German appearance, which is very suitable for playing the role of a German officer. It can be said that the film department has put a lot of effort into the preparation. Deputy director.

"Bruno, is the piano ready?" Angela asked her assistant director in a low voice when the actors took their seats.

Although Matthew, who has served as the assistant director of his four films, knows himself better, he is still a little powerless for this kind of subject matter, but Bruno Hamblitt did a very good job.

After a few shots, the shooting of this section was completed, and the staff moved it outside to prepare to continue.

"The next thing we want to shoot is the scene where Spearman plays the piano at the request of the German officer Hosenfeld," Angela explained to him as he pushed Perlman's wheelchair, "Of course, in the novel Without that, Hosenfeld didn't ask for it when he helped Spielman, and he's saved a lot of Jews before that. But, you know, the movie doesn't have enough time to write about Hosenfeld Too much, so I use this paragraph to express a transformation ... like the little girl in red in "Schindler's List."

If we said that when I was directing a movie, I was just slowly picking out the aspects I was interested in learning, then now she will think and analyze every possible thing that may be used, so——

"Very good, very good." Although Angela said so in her mouth, there was a thoughtful expression between her brows.

"Are you going to do it again, Angie?" Hamblett asked from the sidelines, a scene that had been reshot five or six times.

Angela didn't answer right away, she patted the armrest of the director's chair several times: "Do it again."

This time she did not observe the performance of the two actors in the venue, but closed her eyes and listened carefully, and soon began to play Chopin's "Ballade No. [-] in G Minor" following the dialogue with Brody.However, just after playing a section, Angela shouted out with her eyes closed: "Crack!"

Everyone suddenly stopped and looked at the girl who walked into the venue in puzzlement, and she waved her hand: "It's nothing, you all did a good job and there is nothing to complain about...Take a break for 10 minutes and let me think about it. "

Then she pinched her chin and began to pace back and forth on the set, sometimes closing her eyes, sometimes frowning and thinking hard, not knowing what she was thinking, until the 10-minute break was almost over before Angela suddenly raised her head: "Others Continue to rest, the sound engineer is ready to record!"

Following that, she sat down on the piano-stem stool and opened the lid, taking a deep breath and placing her hands on the keys.Soon, the sound engineer raised the recording equipment above her head.

"Now please keep quiet, everyone." Angela opened her eyes and pressed the keys.

Contrary to people's expectations, the music she played was one of Chopin's 27 etudes.

What is she trying to do?When everyone was puzzled, the sound of the piano suddenly changed to "Ballade No. [-] in G Minor", which was completely different from what Brody played, not in the way of playing, but——everyone could hear the deep The strong emotional color contained in it, the sadness, pain, confusion on the way to escape, and the fear of facing the Germans at this moment are all integrated into it.

If it is said that the emotions that Brody substituted in playing are only superficial and only reflect the emotions of the piano piece itself, then Angela has completely substituted herself into it and played the piece with her heart. song.

Angela's ten fingers kept flying on the keys, and her whole body seemed to be swaying with the tune. The music was flowing, rolling, roaring, and choking in the room, making all the listeners hold their breath for fear of disturbing This beautiful and sad piano piece.

Finally, the last note fell, and the room fell silent, the only thing that could be heard was Angela's light panting.