Hollywood Road

Chapter 56 Hollywood Ruined the Art of Cinema

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According to Murphy's idea, when the chat content appears on the screen, it should be supplemented by keyboard tapping as a voiceover. The rapid typing sound can show the urgency of the male and female protagonists, and also render the urgent atmosphere. The whole chat The characters have never appeared, and even the typing hand has not appeared, which can enhance the mystery of the film. In addition to the girl's torture scene at the beginning, the seemingly simple chat records can make the viewer feel the murderous intention contained in it.

It can be said that the scene here complements the opening killing scene, and it also raises questions about whether the new girl will be killed or escaped, or something else?

Doubt is what attracts attention.

After being busy for most of the day, Murphy and Griffith felt tired. Paul Wilson made coffee in time. A few people temporarily left the workshop and sat down around a small table near the door. .

This is the suburb of Burbank. The studio is built on a two-story building, and there is a small terrace when you go out. Sitting on it, you can see a green landscape, which can relax your eyes from the screen for a long time.

Even Murphy had to admire that the ability of an agent who was born in CAA is really excellent.

Although it was a break, the topic of several people never left work, especially Murphy, who knew that he was not capable, and kept asking Griffith some questions.

"Jody, how do you stay sensitive to editing?"

After drinking half a cup of coffee, Murphy asked seriously, "I've always wondered how a good editor should stay in shape and control the rhythm of editing."

"Everyone has a different method," Griffith thought for a while, saw Murphy's insistent face, and said slowly, "I can only say some of my personal experience, which may not be suitable for you."

Murphy nodded vigorously.

"Watching movies non-stop, I will find time to watch a movie every day, including some very popular TV series or documentaries, and sometimes I will try to shoot and make something. Of course, these are not necessarily suitable methods, but will find some freshness in the middle,"

Although he is not even a second-rate editor in the industry, Griffith has been in the industry for many years and has the experience that Murphy lacks the most. "There is another advantage to this. The film ultimately has to face the audience, so you must know the audience's Habit."

Hearing this, Murphy was thoughtful.

Griffith continued, "Also, you need to see how people in the industry do things, both in North America and Europe. You must keep your eyes open. But I also go back to watch old movies, and I think there must be A balance, as well as maintaining the enthusiasm for the film, to feel the characters in it, maybe some movies are not how important the editing is, it may be in the way of invisible editing, but the editor needs to pay attention to the performance of those characters."

He picked up the cup and drank the rest of the coffee, and Paul Wilson hurriedly refilled him another cup, and like Murphy, the intern was pricking up his ears, listening to Griffith's professional experience.

"The other is to observe life, usually on the subway or on the street, pay attention to how the people at the next table speak, some details are very important." Griffith held the coffee cup, feeling the temperature of the coffee, and said, "The movie You can't put these things aside, don't think that this is just the job of the director or screenwriter, the editor is also very important, like in the scene you shot, Hailey said that girls can't drink drinks given by other men, and the next editing should be done by her. The pictures of pouring drinks, these are all common sense existences, only if you think this thing has something to do with you, will you record it in your mind..."

The sound of high heels landing came from the stairs, interrupting Griffith's words. Listening to the familiar rhythm, Murphy turned to look over there. A tall blond woman had turned out of the stairs.

She wears wide-brimmed sunglasses and a beige sunhat, and her delicate make-up face is concealed by a long brim to hide from the harsh sun that is still raging this season.

Fit professional suits, hate the high heels, even if Murphy only sees these, he knows who is coming.

"You don't have a job?" Carla Firth said hello as she walked to the small patio. "Hi, Jody. Hi, Murphy."

"Why do you have time to come here?"

Back in Los Angeles, the two also talked on the phone and planned to have dinner together, but Carla Firth was too busy after her promotion, so she had to give up in the end. Murphy looked at her curiously, but kept talking, for the sake of Paul - Wilson made several introductions.

"It's almost time." Jody Griffith glanced at his watch. "We're going first."

He left the terrace first and walked into the studio, and the three of them followed Paul Wilson.

"What time are you arriving?" Carla Faith asked.

"Get off work at six o'clock." Murphy also glanced at the time, took a new cup, and poured her a cup of coffee, "If you're not in a hurry to leave, you can taste the coffee first, and we'll have dinner together after get off work."

Carla Firth picked up the coffee cup and smelled it, then waved to Murphy, "You go first, I'll wait for you."

As soon as 6 o'clock in the afternoon, Murphy announced the end of the first day's work on time, and met Carla-Fiss, who was waiting outside, and went to a nearby Italian restaurant for dinner.

Sitting on the side of the restaurant by the window, Carla Feith seemed to be mocking, but in fact asked with concern, "Is the capital chain going to break?"

Swallowing the macaroni in his mouth, Murphy shrugged, "It's a pity, I'm disappointed, $300,000 is enough to last through post-production."

Carla Firth raised her head and looked at Murphy in amazement, "How did you do it?"

"Make a plan," Murphy said casually without thinking. "Strictly implement the plan, and every link in the work must be matched like screws on an assembly line."

"The assembly line?" Carla Firth raised her eyebrows, "I didn't expect you to realize the essence of Hollywood so quickly."

"Huh?" Murphy didn't understand what she meant. "What essence?"

"Hollywood ruined the art of film," Carla Firth said. "In the beginning, film was still an art, and the public turned to film workers with the eyes of Picasso and Chopin. Later, the industrial revolution started, and everything that could be commodified was commodified. After being commercialized, the Mona Lisa came out of the printing press one by one, framed, and brought a lot of profit to the merchants.”

"So, movies have also become a profitable business, and everything is like an assembly line," Murphy took her words. "Some people do professional market research to see what kind of movies the audience likes to pay for; The department writes the script, or simply outsources it; the drama, lighting, and scenery all perform their own duties; the sales are difficult, and the grandfather and grandma are asked for the release; the actors also need to work hard. Just a meal plus a hundred dollars a day for love or not."

He put on a weird tone, "What, do you still want a line? No problem, come to my room tonight to study..."

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