Hollywood Road

"From the exposure of Natalie Portman, the truth about the world that we have gradually discovered over the years!"

Whether it is traditional media or the Internet, Natalie Portman has briefly become the center of media focus. Similar news emerges endlessly. Not to mention mainstream media that has obtained tangible evidence, even those previously divided into two factions. The tabloids united their fronts, planning to drown Natalie Portman with overwhelming saliva.

It is true that Natalie Portman is Jewish, and her mother's clan still has some influence, but under the promotion of 20th Century Fox and CAA, coupled with the actual video evidence in Murphy's hand, she can't whitewash at all. .

After all, she is an ordinary Jew after all, and the media has neither obligation nor the mood to help her clean up.

"In order to get the heroine of Murphy Stanton's new movie, Natalie Portman did not hesitate to lead the role..."

There are also a lot of such news. Murphy is not only for counterattack, but also for publicity. Under the clever guidance of the caring people, his new film "G", like Natalie Portman, has also become a focus of media attention. focus.

The public is also curious as to what kind of film this "G" is, not only can it attract the dignified Queen Padmé Amidala, but also make her leave all the shame and serve Murphy Stanton. Offer to offer Blow.Job...

Of course, there are also Jewish tycoons in the circle who vaguely expressed their dissatisfaction to Murphy through the channel of CAA.

After making a bad breath for herself and Gal Gadot, Murphy communicated with Bill Rossis and Carla Faith. The media they contacted did not make any subsequent hype on Natalie Porter. Man stayed on body for too long, still to let this scandal be linked with the new film, which made people curious.

Even so, Natalie Portman's reputation has been greatly affected.

"what do I do?"

Still in that suite, Natalie Portman has no master, "Martin, what should I do?"

"Don't show up, don't speak, don't respond." Martin Miller said lightly, "wait for this matter to pass quietly."

Natalie Portman said anxiously, "Then I won't be able to pick up work for a long time?"

Martin Miller nodded, "Don't appear in public view for at least six months."

"Then my career..." Her thick eyebrows were twisted into embarrassing characters, "Our Oscar plan..."

"It can only be delayed!" Martin Miller did not hesitate, "Now disappearing briefly is the best choice."

Natalie Portman is silent. As long as she can calm down, her mind is still relatively clear. Now that she does not talk about the media, even her fans have been lost on a large scale. The blog is almost full of abuse. The comments below were so awful that she didn't even want to read it, and even wanted to shut down the blog directly.

Taking time to dilute this matter is the best choice. Natalie Portman knew this, stood up and let out a long sigh, and said, "Martin, help me contact the school in Jerusalem. I want to go back to Israel to study."

"Very smart choice." Martin Miller complimented.

Natalie Portman squeezed out an ugly smile, so that he can avoid the center of right and wrong of Los Angeles and Hollywood, but also can use this method to prove without a trace that he attaches importance to Jewish identity and win back some people in the circle. The good feelings of some big guys...

She walked to the window and looked towards the Century City, where the Death Star Building was faintly visible.

"Murphy Stanton!" The name was squeezed out of her mouth.

After the press conference, Murphy no longer specifically involved in this matter, and was completely handed over to the two agents, Bill Rossis and Grace, and returned to his job.

As the wind changed, Charlize Theron responded immediately. Her agent called and asked to sign with the crew as soon as possible, so that Charlize Theron could join the crew as soon as possible for the role of Amy. prepare for.

There was no press conference, no publicity, and no signing ceremony. For the needs of later publicity, the two parties quietly signed an actor contract in Murphy's office.

"You are welcome to join the crew."

Witnessed by the representatives of the actors' union and lawyers, the two parties signed a formal contract. Murphy stood up and proactively reached out, "I finally waited for the heroine of my heart."

"It's an honor to work with you, Murphy." Charlize Theron shook his hand firmly. "I'm glad I can join an outstanding team."

The signing is officially completed, and the rest is the work of lawyers and agents. Charlize Theron smiled brightly, "Can you show me around? I also want to get to know the people in the crew soon."

She knew that the previous hesitation would definitely leave some bad impression on Murphy, the director. Murphy is not just a puppet in charge of shooting the camera like most Hollywood directors, but a director with real power. It is very necessary for him to have a good relationship.

Although he is an Oscar queen, Charlize Theron is not dizzy. The other party has the full support of Twentieth Century Fox and cannot be regarded as an ordinary young director at all.

In Hollywood crews, unless the director can really be bullied, it's better to have a good relationship.

"Let's go." Murphy led the way, walked out of the office, waited for Charlize Theron to follow, and said, "I will show you to the other protagonists and the members of my filming team."

After Charlize Theron signed the actor contract, all the main actors of the "Disappearing Love" crew were determined.

I took Charlize Theron around on the set, and finally came to the actor's rehearsal place. I met James Franco and Amanda Seyfried, who played Nick Dunn’s lover, and did it for both sides. After a brief introduction, he watched the rehearsal with Charlize Theron for a while.

Murphy pointed to the short hair Charlize Theron had when we met last time, and said, "You need to wear a wig when shooting."

"No problem." Charlize Theron first nodded, and then said slightly suspiciously, "Will the close-up be troublesome."

"In post-production, the special effects team will modify all your wig lines." Murphy is not worried at all, "Digital technology will make you perfect."

Because of the plot and special editing needs, the appearance of the heroine Amy must be liked by the audience. Now Charlize Theron has short hair with a stiff style, so Murphy asked her to prepare a long wig for her. In the future, almost all of her The wig lines in the lens are all modified with post-special effects technology. Wig technology has not improved much since the Shakespeare era. Murphy did not think of a good method in this movie, but fortunately there is digital post-production technology.

When the rehearsal of James Franco and Amanda Seyfried came to an end, Murphy handed Charlize Theron to James Franco to continue busying himself with his work.

The disturbances from the outside world have been put aside by Murphy, and even the collaboration of "Chain Saw 3" is completely handed over to Bill Rossis, written by two screenwriters hired by George Martin and Stanton Studios. The outline of the first episode of "Game of Thrones" was temporarily pushed aside by him. All of this was to concentrate on preparing "The Lost Lover".

Murphy will not throw the crew to the assistant director or the producer, and no successful director will do it. From props to scene arrangement to location selection, he needs to intervene. Although the specific process does not need to be done, Will be responsible for the final review.

In addition, some scenes of the script need to be polished. This is not a pure romance after all. Since it is heavily suspenseful, the less bugs the better.

A movie, no matter how hard you try, it is impossible to completely eliminate bugs, but it is better not to try to avoid fatal bugs that affect logic.

For example, when Amy was imprisoned by a rich ex-boyfriend, Murphy added a little dialogue. The rich ex-boyfriend would tell Amy when she first entered the mansion that the monitoring system here was just activated, and it was in the bathroom and bedroom. There are no surveillance cameras in the private environment.

Some things can be explained through dialogue, thereby reducing the audience's confusion or doubts.

Murphy repeatedly considered many of the dialogues in the film, and also brought Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill together to find loopholes and areas that could be improved, and at the same time listened to the suggestions of the protagonists who started the rehearsal.

The dialogue of this film can be said to be very, very important.

Murphy knows very well that the dialogue is the most obvious element in the movie, because when the dialogue is unfolded, the audience's attention is focused on it. The most fundamental role of the dialogue is to promote the development of the plot and explain where the characters in the movie go. From.

There is also a big problem with this kind of creative explanatory dialogue. It is difficult to write lines that can be recognized and convinced by the audience-the core problem is that in the real world, two people who have a certain relationship do not explain each other. Things they know together.

So in many cases, it is much more effective to convey information to an outsider in a film than to let the character repeat the information he already knows.

Every word of a well-polished character can reflect their own characteristics to viewers, but Murphy also knows that film dialogue is not the same as chat: in real life, chat dialogue is sloppy. So what he needs is not small talk in reality, but condensed but undistorted dialogue.

In the final analysis, the quality of the dialogue is determined by the characters in the play, which is why it is so important to show the characters in the dialogue. If the characters are carefully polished, then what they say must be reasonable.

Due to the rich preparatory experience, after the storm caused by Natalie Portman, the preparation work of the crew went very smoothly, even exceeding the original plan. By mid-December 2004, Murphy was ready to start filming. Up.