Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

  Chapter 71 072 Movie clips that have never existed in memory

  In Spielberg's view, painting is a basic skill that everyone in the Jewish gang knows.

  It doesn’t matter if your drawing is good or not, as long as the artistic conception in your mind can be expressed through the lines of the storyboard draft, that’s enough.

   But for Roland, this is actually more like a test.

  Although he knew how much Spielberg and Lucas loved painting, unfortunately, in the previous time loop, he did not learn anything related to painting from Zemeckis.

  Zemeckis only taught him some acting skills and a set of camera techniques, as well as how to find the erratic characters in the script. As for other aspects...he didn't know anything.

  No way, this is the drawback of the time loop.

  Because he didn't retain his memory, every time Roland got close to the other party, it was always the first time that the other party knew him.

  In this case, how much knowledge he can acquire depends entirely on destiny.

However, even so, after receiving the pen and paper from Spielberg, Roland, who rolled his eyes, still thought of other elements: since there is no problem in copying the scenery and drawing something, it is still a long time before creation, Then why didn't he pick up the materials at hand and use them directly? Spielberg's storyboard script has a prototype of Tyrannosaurus rex. In this case, I first copied a Tyrannosaurus rex with a **** mouth and roaring wantonly, and then drew the most familiar Spiderman standing next to it. Opposite, isn't it over?

   Tyrannosaurus rex roaring directly, Spiderman bowed his back to the audience, making a fighting posture, this kind of picture is too simple!

  Do as soon as you think of it, write hard.

  However, after Roland drew a few frames, he felt that something was wrong with this picture.

  Of course, there is no problem with the structure of the screen, but if it is turned into a lens, then the problem will be a big one.

The image in his mind is a long-range shot, and if this kind of image is used for film and television shooting, although it can reflect the power of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, it relatively weakens the superhero Spider-Man. From the most intuitive visual point of view, the audience After seeing this scene, one would feel that Spider-Man was naturally short, and this was a useless shot for Roland who wanted to create a sense of evenness, so—after biting the pen, Roland changed it.

  He changed the distant view to a small panorama, with Spider-Man standing tall and strong, while the Tyrannosaurus rex in the distance was extremely fierce with its teeth and claws open, but the image of only half of its body entering the scene directly brought the size gap between the two sides back to the same starting line.

Of course, although the body of the Tyrannosaurus rex has been weakened, the half of the body that disappears out of the camera can still leave room for the audience to imagine, and the Spider-Man who is facing it is not caught by the camera because the opponent is too big. shrink into a child.

  Although Spielberg asked him to draw without setting a theme, Roland felt that if he abandoned the language of the camera, wouldn't that be a waste of performance opportunities?

  As he changed, Spielberg, who had been staring at the drawing paper, naturally saw his train of thought clearly.

When Roland wanted to draw a distant view, he rested his chin on one hand and raised his eyebrows as Spielberg, who was swaying with the vehicle, waited for Roland to wipe off the traces of the painting and change it to a small panorama. With a satisfied smile, he clung to the Face.

   "Yes, although your paintings are not as realistic as James, nor as detailed as Robert (Zemeckis), but your style is really similar to my "Jurassic Park" comic style..."

   "However, there are some problems with your proportions. If I were you, I wouldn't draw the whole half of the Tyrannosaurus Rex."

   "A head and a back are enough. What you want to show is the roar and **** mouth of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. In this case, wouldn't including half of its body occupy the roaring screen space?"

"The head growls, uses its head to cover its body, and uses blind spots to cover up its body details. As for Spider-Man, your fighting posture is no different from those who draw comics. You just copied the Marvel storyboard, right? "

When Spielberg took Roland's work and commented on it with a smile, Roland, who was sitting on the side, shrugged indifferently, "Director, don't mention it even if you see through it (Don't mention it even if you see through it)? I used to copy the real thing." Yes, this is the first time I draw this kind of thing, of course it is useful for something..."

   "Haha, you're right, what's the use..."

  Although Roland's discourse was full of discrepancies in plagiarism, Spielberg didn't care.

  Because in the entertainment industry, there are too many cases of learning from each other.

   Not to mention active plagiarism, there are quite a few things just passively bumped into.

   You know, when Spielberg was filming "Jaws", some people said that his shark shape was plagiarized!

  The "Terminator 2" that Roland is currently filming has also encountered the same thing.

When working on the first film, Cameron was directly sued by science fiction writer Harlan Ellison, who accused the truck driver of plagiarizing his 1963 TV series "The Outer Limits" ("The Outer Limits") The script written by the film, and the "Skynet" in the film comes from Ellison's short story "Silent Scream" ("IHaveNoMouthandIMustScream").

  Although an out-of-court settlement was finally reached, and in "Terminator 2", Cameron is also preparing to add subtitles thanking the other party.

   But what exactly?

   Then only the person involved will know...

   Not only that, disputes over the lyrics also occur from time to time.

  Taylor was jointly sued by Sean Hall and Nathan Butler. The lawsuit alone took three years.

   So far, they are still wrangling.

Of course, it doesn't matter whether it is active reference or passive touch, as long as it is not the same as the guy who "may the wind blow away and the peach blossoms will be blown away", or the guy who belittled Keigo Higashino as a third-rate ist in order to protect himself Same, then there is no problem, after all, the character movement and modeling are too limited.

   No matter who they are, no matter how awesome they are, there are only a few moves they can make.

  If even similar movements are considered plagiarism, then action movies may not be able to eat.

   Of course, there is one thing that must be paid attention to.

  You can copy anyone, but you can’t copy Disney.

   out of trouble.

   "So you like Spider-Man?"

   After laughing, while clipping the drawing paper in the storyboard, Spielberg also became curious about Roland's choice.

   "Spider-Man? Okay..."

   Facing his question, Roland, who had read countless films in his previous life, naturally turned his head and looked towards the vehicle James was in. "The main thing is that guy likes it."

  Although Roland can say that he likes Marvel, compared with these native aborigines, he really hasn't read many comics.

   Rather than being ignorant of all the questions Spielberg made, it would be better to put the blame directly on James' head.

  Following Roland's gaze, when Spielberg saw James' cannibalistic eyes, the guy with children immediately thought of his five-year-old eldest son Max.

   Whenever he goes out for a long time and only sees the child after a few months, the guy will stare at himself with this kind of complaining eyes, trying to show him his grievances.

However, unlike the son at home, after seeing Spielberg cast a curious look at him, James, who wanted to turn into Cyclops and poke N holes in Roland's head, quickly squeezed out a picture Harmless smile.

   And that awkward face-changing appearance also made the great director see how good the relationship between him and Roland is.

   "Looks like guys named James like Spider-Man."

   Spielberg quipped.

   "No, if you go to our house, you will find that James' study room is full of DC and Marvel comics."

   Roland shook his head and explained a fact to the other party.

   "Really? I like the works of two companies at the same time? This kind of situation is rare."

  Spielberg froze for a moment, and then showed an unexpected smile.

   While he was surprised, Roland also nodded his head, and continued to affirm: "Yes, sometimes I am curious, what should James do if he meets a camp fan."

Hearing what he said, a smirk appeared on Spielberg's face, "It's simple, just put on the Spiderman's headgear and Superman's underwear, so that even if someone regards him as an art fanatic Otherwise, his face will not be photographed."

have to…

  Spielberg is not a serious person.

   Or, in front of his own people, he doesn't have to be so rigid.

As a guy who can accept the script of Chris Columbus and create a horror comedy like "Little Monsters", he has far more childishness than Roland. It's easier.

  Starting from the topic of camp fans beating traitors, Roland drew while talking.

  Under his manipulation, one after another stick figure embarrassing pictures popped up on the paper.

   If there are only these, then forget it.

  When Spielberg asked him what to do if that chubby James couldn't outrun the fan of the faction and was about to be beaten, Roland swiped his pen and drew Pippi Shrimp and let's go.

  Roland's talent for painting is much better than singing.

   But even so, Spielberg was still laughing at the soul-like sketch.

  No details, no joints, none of these.

  The sketch drawn by Roland, there is really only one mold, as for the inner mark?

   All use random curved lines and fill them directly.

   Maybe it's because Roland draws so well, but it's more like he feels relaxed after seeing graffiti.

  After arriving at the destination, he also gave Roland a word.

   "If Francis sees your sketching skills, he will definitely be extremely happy."

"because…"

   "Finally someone can paint as casually as he does."

  Although Spielberg did not explain the meaning of the words, Roland understood what the other party meant.

In his previous life, he had seen Francis Coppola's minimalist style storyboards. Even though Coppola's style was not as sloppy as JiangWen's, compared with Spielberg and Lucas, he wanted to understand the main storyline. Second, it is more difficult.

because-

   That was a real mess.

   Of course, Spielberg said this, mainly to complain about Big Brother.

   As for belittling Roland?

   To say that his paintings are in the same realm as Coppola, isn’t that flattering him?

   Maybe it was because of Robert Zemeckis, but he seemed to like children more. After chatting along the way, Roland also discovered that the guy in front of him was not as difficult to deal with as he imagined.

  Since the other party didn't intend to set foot in the restricted area of ​​Roland's topic, asking him how he hooked up with Zemeckis made Roland even more daring.

  Now he is the guy who dares to **** the truck driver's director's chair. Under such circumstances, isn't it reasonable to follow him into the valley with the storyboard draft drawn by the other party?

   As for James?

  You just play with your parents and three younger sisters honestly!

  No way, sometimes people are in such pain.

  Just as art and commerce cannot bloom in both, it is also difficult to balance family and career at the same time.

  Of course, if this sentence is heard by the truck driver eight years later, he will definitely blow Roland's head off.

  Can you speak? What does it mean that literature and art business cannot bloom in both?

  Lao Tzu’s box office records and Oscars are for nothing?

  You little bastard, when you saw your own thigh, you completely forgot the love I taught you?

   Apologize to you!

  Spielberg and the others said they were here to investigate the real scene, but in fact, all the filming locations have almost been finalized. He and Catherine came back this time mainly to make the final decision.

  If there is not much difference between the scenery here and the picture in the storyboard script, then the set designer who retired from "Captain Hook" can fly here and settle here.

  So, even though Roland followed them around the Hakip Fog Valley in the name of learning, most of the time, he just watched the beautiful scenery.

  Because all the buildings were drawn by Spielberg, those workers only need to construct according to the drawings and create the shooting background. As for other...

  They don't care, and they don't have the right to do so.

  Because of this, it only took about a day for Roland to follow his thigh and run all the venues.

   However, while running, he also discovered a problem.

  Spielberg's manuscript, why doesn't it seem to be finished?

   Moreover, many of the scenes in this storyboard are different from the content of the movie in his memory!

  For example, the Velociraptor (Velociraptor) that broke out of the egg in the movie does not exist in Spielberg's storyboard! If you have to look for a similar picture, then the image of Triceratops breaking out of its shell can fit perfectly.

For another example, in the movie, the Tyrannosaurus rex that only appears at night, in Spielberg's current storyboard, it is the daytime perspective throughout the story. Follow the Triceratops and avoid the pursuit of the Tyrannosaurus Rex!

For example, in Spielberg's storyboard, the final battle was not Velociraptor, but Tyrannosaurus rex singled out Triceratops. Although Triceratops was defeated in the end, the hand-painted fighting scenes, Really are…

Awesome.

  ...

   Grab the grass!

  When Roland saw this scene that was completely inconsistent with the movie screen in his memory, he—

   I just want to swear.

   The handsome beeping scene of Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex singled out was not reflected in the original movie of the previous life at all!

  Especially the scene of the child riding a Triceratops to avoid the Tyrannosaurus rex, which is completely absent in the original movie!

   Roland was sure that he remembered correctly.

  Because anyone who has watched this movie seriously will never forget the stupid look of the kid in it.

  Could it be...

   What he is looking at now, is the original draft of the entire movie?

   hiss...

  If this is the case, then the fun of special code will be great!

  In Hollywood, the script is the part that changes the most in the entire film industry process. In addition to "Home Alone" filmed last year, there are also many shots in the plot of "Terminator 2" that Roland took over, which have nothing to do with the original content.

This is actually a very understandable thing, because "Home Alone" belongs to the final draft reached by the producer and the director, and in this case, all the actors who joined one after another are from the director's side, so I want to It is actually quite difficult to make changes to the script.

The difference from "Home Alone" is that "Terminator 2" is completely Cameron's one-man show. How he wants to shoot and how many shots he needs are all up to him. In addition, he can edit himself, so No one can stop the changes in the plot, and Spielberg is the same. Before the film is released, no one knows what kind of works these guys with the final editing rights will bring to everyone. Their ideas are always open. It's changing, and no one can control it.

   As for…

   Ask the script doctor to diagnose the script?

  Hold the grass, even if the investor wants to hire a script doctor, no one dares to come to see Spielberg's book!

  No one will accept this kind of business, and no one dares to accept it.

Under such circumstances, there is only one possibility of huge differences between the first draft of the movie and the final version: Spielberg himself gave up the idea of ​​the Triceratops, the battle between the two dinosaurs, and the hearty fight Instead, he chose the Velociraptor, which was lighter in size and more agile in action.

  Why would he give up?

  Roland doesn't know either!

ask?

  There is no Velociraptor in this book yet, where can he ask!

  Even if Roland found such a huge difference, he could only quietly take it to heart.

  However, although it is impossible to know Spielberg's mental journey immediately, but—

  He can ask the other party how to shoot the handsome beep scene of the child riding a dragon!

   "This picture?" Spielberg, who was inspecting the real scene, glanced at the storyboard draft in Roland's hand, and immediately said nonchalantly: "We have already made a huge model of Triceratops, and we will use the model to shoot when the time comes."

   "Stan Winston is in charge of this, you should know him, right? T-800 and T-1000, he was the one who did it."

Spielberg's reply made Roland scratch his head. Although he was impressed by the whole film, it was only limited to two stupid children and a mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. As for whether the Triceratops had ever appeared Pass…

  His memory is blurred.

  However, he vaguely remembered.

   In the "Jurassic Park" materials I searched for in order to make a video in my previous life, it seems that there is a photo of the other party and the Triceratops?

   "Damn it, if only I had the ability to remember..."

  Roland patted his forehead and stamped his feet in frustration.

  Although he didn’t want to take on this project, he didn’t want to play those stupid children, but—

  In Spielberg’s battle storyboard, the picture of Triceratops carrying a child and dealing with Tyrannosaurus Rex is—

   Really handsome!

   Note: ① Cameron was really sued for plagiarism. ②Coppola's sub-shot script is not ugly, but it uses more lines. At first glance, most people can't see the sense of layering in the sub-shot. ③There are obvious differences between the draft plot of "Jurassic" and the released version. The biggest change is the setting of the two children. In the draft, the two children will ride on the Triceratops. In the movie, the scene of hatching dinosaurs, It is also a Triceratops. These contents have been photographed in reality, but in the end, they are still discarded. The first reason is that the pictures of Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex are too dragging for the plot and the cost is too high. The second reason is that The young actor’s acting skills are not good enough to control, but since the model is made, it’s a waste to not use it. Therefore, the triceratops scene that appeared in the 50th minute of the movie is the guy Spielberg originally wanted to shoot, and in the behind-the-scenes materials of the movie, There is a photo of Spielberg and Triceratops. (Source: "The Art of Dreamcatcher: John Alvin's Hand-Painted Movie Posters", Alvin is the producer of the movie poster. Back then, he made the cloud poster of the Triceratops vs. Tyrannosaurus rex according to the decisive battle, and Stan, who undertook the special effects - Winston also admitted when making the sequel, because of financial problems, there were actually only fifteen minutes of dinosaur shots in the first episode, and the battle was deleted, but they had actually given the plot of the Triceratops running with a child to the sequel. Finished.) ④The two children in the original Jurassic movie were really scolded to death, especially the elder sister. The toy company made six people, but she was not made. Everyone knows it and can’t sell it. .

  (end of this chapter)