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Text Chapter 249 On the set

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    "Ptv"

    "ttc."

    On the set of "Toronto, Little Miss Sunshine", two voices shouted "Start shooting", one was from Ye Wei and the other was from Nanette Postern. The documentary "VIY Dreams, Little Miss Sunshine,  Writer, producer and director of "The Prodigy Is Born".

    Nanette Posten, who is nearly 3 years old, has a good background. She graduated from New York University. In 1997, she collaborated with Britt Morgan to produce "The Ring" (director, producer, editor), which follows  The low-budget documentary about the fate of three boxers and their coach became a hit, first winning the "Special Jury Award for Documentary" at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, then the International Documentary Association Documentary Award, etc., and finally  Nominated for the 26th Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

    ¡°For a new female director to win so much recognition for her first film, Postern has gained a good reputation in the industry and has a very good start to her career.

    In 1966, before she became famous, she also participated as a screenwriter and editor in the production of the documentary "In the Name of the Emperor" about the Nanjing Massacre, which recorded the historical fact that the Japanese army looted and killed more than 30,000 Chinese civilians in Nanjing in 1937.  However, the Western world, which has long ignored the Nanjing Massacre, continues to ignore and question it, believing that the number 30,000 is "so-called c11c)", so the film naturally did not receive much praise.

    After "In the Ring", Postern successively produced two TV documentaries, and collaborated with Morgan again to produce the Robert Evans biographical documentary "Lights and Shadows". Although he did not receive major nominations or awards, he did  It was well received by film critics.  Last year she produced a TV show "Film School" for IP, but there was no second season and her career hit rock bottom.

    Under this circumstance, Postern reached an agreement with DreamWorks and took over the "'IY" project.

    The Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker's biography is about an old legend like Robert Evans (one of the classic producers of "Rosemary's Baby," "The Godfather" and "Chinatown"), and has a dramatic  (most of his life), even if he fell into a trough, Postern took over "VIY" which was beyond everyone's expectations.

    A spin-off propaganda documentary about a "semi-legendary" Chinese-American genius boy who has yet to be determined?

    After the news spread, the media were surprised, and some comments said that "Bostern has lowered his worth" and "a stupid choice"

    "I learned about his story and watched some related video materials, and I was moved. VIYR Shao's story is interesting and powerful. He is a student on campus, and a filmmaker outside campus. He has teenagers and  There are many aspects that are not included in IY, which is what attracts me. It is not a promotional film, it is a biographical documentary about growth, youthful passion, and genius. "

    Postyn said this in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

    She has always wanted to make a documentary about the youthful growth of American teenagers. "VIY" not only provided an opportunity to try her skills, but she was also really interested in the story of this extraordinary teenager and had no prejudice against Chinese geniuses, so she  The takeover actually came naturally.

    In this matter, DreamWorks is still happy to have invited her and is very supportive of her film positioning.  A good documentary is much more effective than a propaganda film. It doesn't mean that "Little Miss Sunshine" will be played for 3 minutes and people will buy it. But a documentary that touches people's hearts is different.  Better yet she can get "VIY" an Oscar nomination.

    Ye Weiyi was also very happy at first. He liked and admired Nanette Bostern, and felt that asking her to shoot a documentary for him was really humiliating.  Until today, Postern brought her film team to his studio to shoot video materials. He was not happy. He was wasting time and had to greet them and cooperate with their filming.

    The studio has been busy filming the dining room scene these days, especially scene No. 18.

    By deleting some shots, controlling the number of new shots on the spot, and consciously speeding up efficiency in all aspects, he was able to finally get back the lost working hours. He didn't want to get shot again because of Postern's visit.

    Scene No. 18 was very difficult to shoot. He made more or less adjustments to the performances of the six leading actors. Hanks and Roberts became more and more worry-free after entering the state; Arkin's performance was the best in the whole scene. He asked  "Grandpa has two sides, the warm grandpa side to Oliver, and the old hippie side to everyone else", and Akin definitely nailed it.

    The uncle played by Tim Roth and the brother played by Paul Dano are a good pair of fake melancholy partners. They performed well. Dano's NG content is of course much higher. The one who directed the most was Abigail. Among those  The scenes that are not enough for the original performance should be mentioned.

    It is unrealistic and unnecessary for a 9-year-old child to understand the depth of the entire story. He used personal performance demonstrations, emotional substitutions, etc. to let her complete the performance.

    But the problem is often notIt is based on the performance of a single shot, but on the physical coherence and emotional coherence between shots. Think about the first shot with a spoon in the right hand to eat salad, the second shot without a spoon, two shots.  They all acted very well, but when connected together, it became an inexplicable gangster scene.

    This is physical incoherence, and emotional incoherence is even more serious. It will appear to be a surprise, and it will be a big trouble only to discover it in the later editing.

    Therefore, the director, scene recorder, and shot editor all have the responsibility to remind the actors, but the actor's own control is very important. High-quality performances must be planned and prepared, which not only reduces the workload, but also maintains the state of performance.  Continuity is the basis of film performance. Outsiders think that acting only refers to facial performance, but it is not.

    Old masters such as Akin and Hanks rarely make these technical mistakes, but Abigail is different. She is young and has little experience, so it is difficult for her to cover everything by herself.

    ¡°I won, I won, I¡¯m going to be the champion, oh my God, oh my God¡±

    At this time, the dining room scene in the studio was still busy. Maurer and other film crews were busy changing camera positions and lighting. Ye Wei was leading the rehearsal for the actors, mainly Abigail, who ran out of the kitchen excitedly, and the others.  Sitting or standing at the dining table, Roberts followed him out of the kitchen door with a phone in hand.

    They watched Ye Wei himself shout excitedly in a child's voice, running from one end to the other, demonstrating movement and emotional coherence.

    Ye Wei finished his performance and said to Abigail who was following him: "When you heard the news about being selected as a finalist in the kitchen, the intensity of joy was the highest. Then you ran out and the intensity dropped little by little.  The excitement turned into a kind of fascination and anticipation, and you couldn't hear what anyone else said, you're a little crazy like me." He shouted softly and long: "Oh my God, oh my God -"

    "Okay." Abigail's little round face was full of seriousness. Under the director's instructions, he started a rehearsal: "I won, I won, I will become the champion.

    "Drop it a little further, and the whole thing is going down and mesmerizing. Don't have any rise."

    "Okay. I won, I won, I'm going to be the championOh my God, oh my God -"

    "Very good, little elf, that's it"

    Soon, the shouts of PTV came from the studio, and soon there was TTC. One film team was filming the movie, and the other was filming them.

    After shooting a few scenes, it was time to reset the camera. Taking advantage of this free time, Posten called Ye Wei to the performance area of ??"'IY". This time, he was told how to move.  Ye Wei walked around in front of the dining room scene and was about to go back to work after hearing Posten's "Tae", but she came over and asked softly: "Is it really impossible to choose that key person?"

    "Yes, it's impossible." Ye Wei shrugged, no matter how many times she asked, the result would not change, because she was referring to Lily.  During the previous stage of collecting information to write the script, she discovered that he had a relationship with Lily. She then vaguely discovered the importance of Lily and hoped to write it into the script, but he did not agree and did not help.

    Postern seizes every opportunity to try to lobby: "But without her, your documentary is incomplete" Take "Dance of Angels" as an example, why did Ye Wei, an unknown boy, win Phil Collins' Oscar?  The free use rights of the original song "'11BeT-M-Hat", and how can stars such as Tom Hanks see this short film and his love life

    "Nanette, you don't know the situation. It's really impossible. Without telling me about my attitude, that key person would not be willing to appear in this way. There is no way."

    Ye Wei said and smiled, even if we were still in love, Lily would say H without hesitation.  What's more, now, he fell off a cliff and was injured and the whole world knew about it. She didn't send a greeting text message, which was really unkind.  If this had happened to her, he would have definitely made it known. He was not an enemy. It had been so long and everything had passed.

    "Don't mention this matter again. It's either that I don't want to cooperate with your creation, or" He shrugged again, shouted and walked towards Maurer and others: "Hey, don't put it there, just a little further to the left."

    Postern wiped her hair helplessly. This situation is really regrettable. Maybe others don't know, but she knows that "VIY" is incomplete.  But this is a documentary, and it can only record part of it, not all of it.

    On this day, the LM studio also set up an interview shooting area, allowing the "VIY" filming team to interview everyone, of course when they were free.

    "What do you think of his job on set?"

    ??The same question, everyone has different praises.  Hanks smiled and said: "It's better than I expected. Wei Ge's professionalism and maturity allowed him to deal with all problems. He was on the road from the first day of filming." Roberts grinned: "He is  It¡¯s so special. I¡¯ve been on many new sets, but he doesn¡¯t look like a newcomer at all. This is called a genius.¡±

    ¡°Before filming started, he had an accident and suffered injuries, including a concussion.??,Does this have any impact on him?  "

    Ah Jin replied expressionlessly: "What impact can it have? He is a teenager. He thinks about how to spend his extra energy all day long. That injury can't stop him." The interviewer asked again: "You are such an experienced person.  Actor, can he give you any useful advice on acting?" Ajin nodded and said, "There are quite a few. It's not unbelievable. No matter how experienced the actors are, they are all performing the director's intention. Abi and I  Gildu needs to listen to Weige¡¯s advice.¡±

    "We see that Ye Wei is a very hard-working person." Tim Roth said, "He has made extraordinary preparations, but he is still working continuously on the set. Sometimes he will sit there and rest for a while, and then continue.  That's the most incredible part for a teenager. He has big ambitions."

    "Outside of work, what do you think of him as a person?"

    "A good mentor and friend." Paul Dano said sincerely, and smiled again: "He will also bring you a lot of fun."

    Abigail smiled with his front teeth exposed: "The director is very funny."

    The interviewer asked: "Why is it so funny?"

    ¡°In order to teach me how to act, he himself played the role of a little girl, and his voice was very funny.¡±

    "What about outside of work? Is he fierce?"

    ¡°Not at all, he¡¯s fine.¡±

    The filming team of "VIY" stayed on the set for two days and then left. They will come back to collect materials when LM shoots the location.  And after more than two weeks of intense filming every working day, the LM crew also left the studio as scheduled and went to some real-life locations outside to shoot.

    The work in the studio stage was generally smooth. There is probably no studio that can be 100% satisfactory. The shots taken in the past two weeks are enough to make Ye Wei happy.

    On the evening of Friday, April 15, the second Harvard-Westlake Film Festival was held at the Harvard-Westlake High School Football Theater. Ye Wei did not have to fly back to attend, but he sent his blessings early.  The film festival is one of the pillars that keeps Gia from dropping out of school. At the end of last year, she made a short film and signed it up, vowing to win the Ye Wei Award.

    She wrote, produced and directed the film herself, formed a simple crew of about ten people, and invited Emma Roberts to star.

    This 7-minute comedy short film "The Cool Girl from a Girls' School" is about a girl from a girls' school who sneaks into a boys' and girls' school and makes a series of jokes. It is already at the level of a professional short film, although it is far from as good as "Angel Dance", and Gia is both.  At the age of 18, she is still in the tenth grade because she repeatedly dropped out of school. She once again proved that Coppola's only granddaughter is not to be trifled with. She cannot be called a child prodigy, but she can also win a reputation as a talented person worthy of her surname.  .

    That night, amidst the warm applause of the audience, Gia raised the Ye Wei Award trophy on the stage as she wished, and shouted out her acceptance speech: "Now the trophy at Ye Wei's home only weighs 6, and the other half is in my hand.  "

    Ye Wei, Gia Coppola, and Emma Roberts, if this matter is noticed by the tabloids, they will definitely make a big splash about the scandal.

    Since the fight between Ye Wei and Angarano, he is no longer just a genius in the mainstream media, but also a bad boy loved by the tabloids.  Although they are not on the cover almost every day like those gossip kings like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, they still occupy some space from time to time.

    What is a gossip tabloid? It just wants to attract attention at all costs. Like the cliff fall accident a few days ago, the popular tabloid "National Enquirer" reported the whole process. How Ye Wei committed suicide due to being unable to withstand the tremendous pressure, and "TTc"  " magazine said that Ye Wei committed suicide because of love, and even reported what he was thinking at the time.

    There are many famous people for right and wrong, and the more famous they are, the more gossip news they get, and the more exaggerated and outrageous they are.  Generally speaking, there is no point in arguing with tabloids, as that plays into their hands. Tabloid readers are not stupid enough to believe whatever the tabloids say. Reading tabloids is just for fun, consuming pictures of celebrities and current affairs.

    "And compared to the real and fake scandals of Pitt and Cruise, the tabloids have always been gentle to Ye Wei, so he and his team never responded much in this regard.

    However, in recent days, the "National Enquirer" broke a piece of "violent news" about Ye Wei. It was not the usual gossip about romance, drugs and alcohol, but the sensational title: "VIY is a puppet director."

    It turns out that according to an employee on the set of "Little Miss Sunlight" who did not want to be named, Ye Wei was just an idler on the set, and the director's work was basically shared among everyone, so he could continue filming despite being injured.  An insider described: "He just sat on the director's chair and pretended. Sometimes he would get up and say a few words, but no one took him seriously. Once he wanted to say something to Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, but they just gave him a black face.  , and he sat back down again.¡±

    "I don't know what role Ye Wei plays on the set. Nothing he says counts. Three or four days a week, he spends his working time asleep or playing on the game console. This is more like a movie  A movie without a director, everyone does their own thing, the actors??Just perform how you want, the scene is very funny.  "

    "The National Enquirer" reported and commented with emotion: "With so many big stars on the set, Tom Hanks and Alan River King are also excellent directors, what can Ye Wei do without being a puppet in front of them?"  We can only be sure that Abigail Breslin would be fine as this prodigy director.  ¡»

    There has always been controversy over whether Ye Wei is a true genius or a commercial hype. The National Enquirer officially created the "puppet idler theory" with this vicious rumor.

    It is difficult for ordinary people to understand how a director works, and it is difficult to prove this kind of thing, so people who are willing to believe it will believe it, and people who understand will laugh it off, and the secretaries will naturally feel very angry, to some extent  People have a wrong understanding of VIY because of these nonsense.

    The number is definitely higher. Many new questions like "I heard that Ye Wei is just a puppet director, is this true?" have sprung up in Yahoo Answers and other places online.

    Ye Wei still ignored him, but as time passed, the rumor gradually began to ferment. The National Enquirer even broke the news again that "VIY was scolded and cried on the set."

    At the same time, April 2 has arrived, the day when "The Exorcism Video" will be released.
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