MTL - Best Actor-v3 Chapter 192 finalized

"If the background is set in the 1980s and 1990s, we can persuade them to make cameo appearances based on our connections, but if it is set in the 1930s, we will invite more and more vivid people to play them. It is too troublesome to worry about whether their descendants will protest in the meantime.”

"But it helps a lot with context."

"Rich backgrounds are for the protagonist, not for distraction."

"If that's the case, it's an option that has to be abandoned, but then the nostalgia we need is lost."

"I don't think it's necessary, the substitution of sound for silent films is much greater than the substitution of color for black and white!"

"But don't forget that we use fictional characters that don't have enough context to make the film seem less believable."

"Okay, guys, you're all right, why can't we take a compromise? Give up using the more specific characters at that time as the background, and make the male protagonist a Similar to a well-known male star at that time?"

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"After all, we are not making a biographical film, there is no need to make the background so real, the factor of the 1930s is enough, we can dig deeper into it, instead of worrying about the characters. "Vladimir continued, "Then, my opinion is to make the male protagonist as similar as possible to a well-known male star at that time, but with a false name. This is true and false, and there is a heavy history. There is also the play of the movie, and the audience can freely associate and play, which will make the whole story very attractive."

No one answered this time, and everyone looked thoughtful. This proposal, like the one from Reese before, is very feasible.

Then a voice suddenly appeared: "Clark Gable!"

"Clark Gable?" I don't know who repeated it with a question, and then everyone looked at the speaker, Sean's agent, and one of his best friends, Sanders .

"Remember when you were competing for the leading role in "The Aviator"?" He looked at Sean and asked.

"You mean..." Sean frowned, as if he couldn't remember.

"Before Scorsese, didn't Christopher Nolan want to put Howard Hughes' life on the big screen?" You really wanted to get the role from Christopher, so to surprise him, you put on make-up and dressed up like you were in the 40s and 50s to meet him, do you remember what we said about your outfits? ?"

"Clark Gable!" Sean's eyes suddenly lit up.

"That's right," Sanders clapped his hands, "Clark Gable, we all say you look a lot like him, with a big back, down your eyebrows, two more moustaches, a face A little further, the acquaintance is almost 90%, and Christopher and the others see it that way."

"Are you telling the truth, Sanders, are you telling the truth?" Nathan, one of the original screenwriters, asked excitedly at this time.

In the 1920s and 1930s, Clark Gable was a well-known figure in American movies, almost a representative and symbol of Hollywood, and even had the reputation of the movie emperor in private. If Sean can really appear on the big screen with an image close to him, and with the current story, there is no doubt that it will impress the Film Academy.

"Yes, it's only three or four years. If necessary, we can find a makeup artist." Sanders replied affirmatively.

"Yes, I can." Sean also confirmed.

Suddenly, the atmosphere of the discussion became warm again, and several professionals present couldn't help but express their excitement, and Weinstein, who had not spoken, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

He never imagined that the biggest shortcoming of this script would be solved like this. The background of the 1930s, the tide of sound movies, the characters are blurred, and the image similar to Clark Gable is the male protagonist. It has experienced ups and downs, as long as the director's ability is enough...even if the director's ability is mediocre, it doesn't matter, as long as it tells a smooth story , the college will not be stingy with nominations.

Of course, this does not mean that the script is perfect, they only solve one of many problems, at most the more important and more critical one, and the less important and less critical , but still very important and critical issues.

In this case, Weinstein still couldn't help but feel a little curious. This brainstorming has already produced obvious results, and what will happen next.

"Then it is certain that a prime-aged male protagonist is matched with a young female protagonist. The male protagonist is a great actor, the greatest actor of the silent film era."

"His character can be arrogant, for example, look down on the big belly, like a big producer like a nouveau riche."

"You can also ignore those high-ranking actresses who borrow this connection. Although they won't embarrass the other party on the surface, they can be reflected in some small details."

"Then, the heroine came to Hollywood with a dream, but she ran into obstacles everywhere, and finally got a chance with the hero. Although it was only a small supporting role, she successfully entered the stage ."

"She is also a fan of the male lead."

"Yes, she could star in the first sound film, so she had a conflict with the hero who felt that she stole his career."

"It should be noted that after the male protagonist loses his career, he must be poor enough, such as walking suddenly in the rain, such as pawning his own things to live, or even thinking about suicide, but at the same time, he must also show his Love for movies."

"When the talkies started to become popular, he invested in a huge silent film himself, like Chaplin, but the result was a dismal box office, how about this?"

Ernstein nodded slightly from time to time, but he still didn't speak.

Then, after more than ten minutes of heated discussion, as the general framework was reset, people began to reduce the frequency of discussion, and involuntarily frowned until someone sighed.

"There seems to be something missing."

"You think so too?"

"There is something missing, no doubt, but can't tell."

"Expression? Expression? Or what?"

"Sorry, Mr. Tang, can I make a suggestion?" A girl's voice sounded.

At that time, Emma Stone, Sean's first assistant, was responsible for recording the content of this brainstorming, and she was also the only woman here. She was holding her hands up at the moment, with a less certain, but serious and determined expression on her face.

"Of course, Emma, ​​you are also one of us." Sean said immediately, and made a gesture of "please speak".

The young girl took a deep breath: "Since the theme of the movie is nostalgia, and using the old way to impress the film school, why not consider making it into black and white?"

"That's a good idea!"

"Really great idea!"

"The background of the 1930s, the superstar who succeeded and failed and succeeded again, black and white, it is the perfect combination!"

After a brief silence, everyone in the living room began to discuss enthusiastically again. There is no doubt that this is indeed a feasible and very important idea.

However, before they could discuss the results, another voice sounded: "Why not consider silent movies?"

What about silent movies?"

"I... don't understand very well, can you elaborate?" Sean asked hesitantly.

"It's simple," Weinstein said, "One question, Sean, after Schindler's List in '93, how many black-and-white movies have there been? Don't Think about it, and directly say what you can recall."

"Well..."Good Night and Good Luck" and this year or last year's "I'm Not There"." It took Sean three or four seconds to find two movies from his head. One was directed by George Clooney, and the other was nominated for Kate's participation, so I remember it more firmly.

“Look, you can find two if you think about it, not to mention the ones you don’t know,” Weinstein spread his hands, “some things are done for the first time It's a genius. The second time I did it was mediocrity. I made movies in a retro and nostalgic black and white style. After "Schindler's List", I was already familiar with the film school. I didn't have the amazing first time. In their eyes, it was ordinary. Movies are no different. So, you need a style that no one else has tried, so why not consider making it a silent film?”

He finally spoke up. In fact, before Emma spoke, he had already planned to speak. According to their discussion, he could almost see the prototype of a classic.

Yes, it's still a prototype, but it's enough for a producer, isn't it? As Harvey Weinstein, who has discovered countless independent films, perhaps his vision is not as perverted as Sean, and there are not a few misunderstood scripts in his decades-long career, but he is absolutely unambiguous when it comes to starting.

Now, Weinstein saw with his own eyes that a very cliché script, under the leadership of Sean, after a brainstorming, began to tend to be closer to the classics, so no matter what the final result is, he It is necessary to open the mouth and mix in.

Especially when Emma said that black and white film style could be considered, Weinstein knew that he could not speak again, although he had thought about it before and quickly thought of silent film, this style is indeed more attractive Amazing, but who knows that this group of people will not think of it in the next discussion?