1403 Shot on location
In the script written by Damien Chazelle, a top music school called Shelver College is fictionalized, but it is actually the Juilliard School of Music in real life, which is currently the top professional music school in North America and even the world. One of the lines is that the golden signboard is the biggest business card.
In order to truly present the style of Shelver College, Damien tried to communicate with the Juilliard School of Music, hoping that the crew could complete the on-site shooting in the college.
Unexpectedly but reasonably, after the Juilliard School learned that this was an independent work starring Renly Hall, they generously gave the green light and allowed the crew to enter the school building to complete all filming. It was during the summer vacation. , although some students still stay in the college to study, most students still have a holiday, which also provides convenient conditions for the crew to shoot..
But also because it is summer vacation, filming at Lincoln Center becomes impossible. Summer is the most intensive, lively and busiest season for performances. The schedules of all performance venues have been fully booked for more than half a year or even more. Even if Andre Hamilton were to come out in person, he would not be able to reserve a venue.
Fortunately, the Juilliard Student Government was proactive in making arrangements.
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center is the central venue for the Chamber Music Society and the New York Film Festival, and it is located inside the Juilliard School of Music. It is used as a performance venue for students all year round. A small number of performances can be adjusted. In addition, , the rehearsal venue can also be temporarily changed..
After a series of rearrangements, the crew of "Breaking Drummer" got three days of shooting - not including nights. This is very, very rare for the crew, and all problems were solved..
For Damien, this is unimaginable. Just relying on a name, like a business card, can solve most problems smoothly without spending too much time and energy, and the money expenditure has been reduced to Within the acceptable range.
More importantly, he was originally worried that the Juilliard School would reject it because the story in "Breaking Drummer" distorted the image of jazz and teachers into a dark look. Peter Erth, the drummer who was about to voice Renly behind the scenes, King was very critical of Damien's script, not to mention that Shelver College is alluding to the real Juilliard School of Music.？
But, they didn't. Not only didn't, but they opened the door.
No wonder those big-name actors are still so popular in the independent film circle, even if their target market is not the box office at all. The integration of resources, the expansion of contacts, and the authority of fame, all of these are added values that cannot be measured by money. Even if It is art, and it must also exist based on life..
Rooney, Paul, and Ryan walked into the Juilliard School’s building, which is a mixture of postmodernism and Victorian style. There are almost no traces of the past century, and it is full of modern and contemporary concise and neat atmosphere. , you can capture the texture of New York in every corner..
But the wonderful thing is that the bustling and noisy Manhattan seems to be completely isolated. It seems that you only need to enter and exit a door to enter a completely different world. There is an indescribable classical charm flowing in the air, elegant and Profound, quiet and far-reaching, it cannot be accurately described, but it makes people feel comfortable..
Maybe it’s the trumpet key chain hanging on the student locker, maybe it’s the empty rehearsal room filled with musical instruments, maybe it’s the sound of the violin coming from the corner upstairs, maybe it’s the bulletin board about band rehearsals and The information of the performance...the details in every aspect and every corner, it seems that you can truly feel the music notes flowing slowly under your feet..
While walking, I couldn't help but hold my breath and tried my best to calm myself down, lest my noise and movement would destroy this unique tranquility..
After all, the studio and reality are still different..
The scenes built in the studio, no matter how real they are, even if they are copied from models at a one-to-one ratio, are still unable to replace reality, just as it is difficult to paint the bones of a tiger with painted skin, that kind of life, that kind of Historical deposits cannot be imitated, and the resulting movie effects will naturally be biased..
Some directors always insist on shooting on location, that’s why.
Despite the lack of guidance, after groping for a while, the three people successfully found the location of the crew. Because the entire crew was moving, from a large rehearsal room to another separate practice room. Even a crew the size of a sparrow, There are still nearly thirty staff members, and the vast mobile team is really hard to ignore..
“Hey Rooney！”
Damien saw the three people coming towards him at a glance, and took the initiative to say hello. His shy smile was a bit reserved, but still cheerful and friendly enough. Then his eyes fell on the two people next to him, and he introduced himself cordially, " Good afternoon, I'm Damien.”
“Ryan.”
“paul.”
Damien pursed his lips, showing a hint of pleasure, "I know, of course I know. I have seen your works, I mean, the works of both of you..”
“Thank you." Ryan nodded gently to express his friendship, and joked coldly, "If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope to cooperate. Although I have not watched your works for the time being, I believe that Renly's choice is forever. It can't go wrong. Now that he has cooperated with you, it means that I have got the pass..”
Ryan missed the conversation between Rooney and Paul just now, so he didn't understand the situation, so he seemed to speak much more easily at this time..
Rooney was still a little worried after all, and asked vaguely, "Is everything going well during the filming?"？”
Damien didn't think much and nodded with a smile, "It went well, everything went very smoothly. Renly's performance was really outstanding. I thought 'Buried Alive' and 'Transcendence' were shocking enough, but I didn't know until I watched it live. What is a real performance?" As he spoke, Damien rubbed his hands excitedly..
“We just shot a major scene, and the chemistry was so wonderful that it made both acting and filming a torture. I mean, in the right way, it brought out the essence of the whole scene, which was torture. , but after the ordeal, you feel happy and relaxed. Renly is really a rare actor, isn't he?？”
Damien's excitement and excitement are clearly presented through language, and people can't help but look forward to that scene, such as Ryan; but at the same time, it can also be felt that Damien did not notice anything abnormal at all. , as if everything was normal, this reminded Rooney of Renly's state just now, and the feeling of uneasiness surged faintly again..
Paul noticed Rooney's absent-mindedness and uneasiness. When they were walking forward, he took the initiative to stop and came to Rooney's side. He comforted her in a low voice, "Don't worry, Renly knows what he is doing.".”
Rooney raised her head, met Paul's gaze, showed a faint smile, and then nodded gently to express her agreement, "Then let's go over and see what Renly is doing. Damien's description is true. It’s full of expectations, and I’m already beginning to envy the audiences who will see this work in the cinema in the future..”
The little joke made Paul chuckle..
The group of people quickly arrived at the individual practice room, but everyone was blocked outside the door because the space in the practice room was too narrow..
The entire room is about six meters long and four meters wide, covering an area of less than 24 square meters. At this time, it already contains a Simmons mattress, a set of drums, two cameras, two lights, etc. Wait, there are three more staff members and one Renly. The limited space is so packed that even a place to stay is almost impossible to find..
At this time, the staff was busy adjusting the position of the camera and the angle of the light..
Renly was lying on top of Simmons, with his upper body lying flat on the mattress and his lower body resting on the wall. The whole person was lying in an inverted backward position; it can be noticed that his ears were stuffed. Wearing headphones, listening to music, slowly and slowly immersed in the world of music.
The next scene is shot in a storyline that is consistent with the scene just now..
After suffering the devastating blow and insult from Fletcher, Andrew learned the hard way that he was definitely not the type to give up easily, let alone the type to surrender, so he decided to break and stand up again..
He simply moved his dormitory into the practice room - mattress, toiletries, music scores, albums, that's all. He didn't plan to leave here until he successfully practiced the song "Whiplash" Got it.
This fierceness broke out for the first time, paving the way for the subsequent story. At the same time, this fierceness was related to Renly, who had placed himself in the coffin and trapped himself in the light box. How similar.
Now Renly is listening to Buddy Rich. Not for plot service, but for performance preparation. He needs to truly capture the rhythm and inspiration of Buddy Rich's "Whiplash". Only by truly understanding the difficulty of the piece , can truly present the pain and struggle during the performance.
Seeing this, Ryan was about to go in and say hello. Unexpectedly, Paul and Rooney both stopped him, which shocked Ryan hard..
For Ryan, who had never worked with Renly before, he could not understand the current situation at all. Paul explained, "Before going into official filming, Renly needs some time to carefully figure out his role." Then Paul said Talking about what he experienced during the filming of "Fast and Furious 5" and "Transcendence".
Involuntarily, Ryan remembered the comment from the New York Times: Is he a genius in the spotlight, or a lunatic behind the scenes?？
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