1446 Transformation and rebirth
The next day, the filming of "Breaking Drummer" went on smoothly.
On the third day, the filming of "Breaking Drummer" was still going on steadily.
The entire crew was running at high speed without any unexpected interruptions..
The most worrying thing is that Simmons did not fall into a slump. He recovered quickly. He did not lose control because he was too involved in the drama, nor did he blur reality because he was fully involved. After one night, he woke up from the dream, suddenly woke up, and returned to his state..
In the final analysis, in those difficult scenes, Simmons was not the dominant one, but the passive one. After leaving the performance environment, he gradually came back to his senses. For the crew, this is a good thing; and for Simon For Si himself, whether it is a good thing or a bad thing is not known to others..
As for Renly, he is still the most stable and reliable part of the crew..
The shooting sequence was disrupted because of the shooting location. Now the actors have to take a step back from the perfect state of being crazy and returning to the state of being obsessed and out of control. For actors, this is an extremely difficult step. After all, actors are not video tapes. If you say you are going backward, you will go backwards, if you say fast forward, you will be able to fast forward. It is very difficult to adjust your mentality and control your emotions..
But the fact is that Renly's performance was so easy and effortless that his control and expression were truly shocking..
For laymen, in the most vulgar terms, it is "yesterday I was a self-destructive madman, today I am back to the innocent deer before I became a madman", even if they do not understand the context of the character and the power of the performance, they still understand Being able to read the difference between madness and vulnerability.
For any director, having such a top actor is extremely lucky, and for a novice director like Damien, it is even more true: this way, he can spend more time and Focus on picture composition, shot scheduling, and thought refining..
In just two days, the filming of "Breaking Drummer" is coming to an end. Today, tea time has not yet come, and the crew only has the last scene left..
This scene is actually very special.
After Andrew and Fletcher met again, Fletcher threw out the bait, allowing Andrew to pick up the drums again and decided to join a brand new band to participate in the opening performance of the JVC Music Festival. This was a step back to life for Andrew. , he hopes that he can truly enjoy the happiness and joy of music, put aside Buddy Rich and Charlie Parker for the time being, and purely believe that he still has talent in the drum set, and he still loves it sincerely..
Before the performance officially started, Andrew hesitated for a long time whether he should call Nicole. When he was sure that he was ready to perform on stage, Andrew finally dialed the number, sent an invitation to Nicole, and asked Nicole If she was willing to come to Carnegie Hall to watch the show, Nicole said she had to ask her boyfriend.
That's all.
Andrew suddenly realized what he had sacrificed in order to play drums and achieve greatness, not only his dreams and hobbies, not only his first love and beautiful memories, but also the pure and persistent, simple and passionate person he once was. Himself, everything has been wiped out, but he himself can't tell clearly——
Does he regret it?？
The answer to this doubt and dilemma was not immediately found, but later during the stage performance, Fletcher detonated the trap laid in advance, pushing Andrew completely into the bottomless abyss, which also induced Andrew With decisiveness and ruthlessness, he not only completed the "killing his father", but also completely cut off all involvements and scruples, completely focusing on the drum beats. Everything was just about the drum beats, which made him finally Ushered in an artistic breakthrough and achieved perfection.
In the script, Damien did not explain: Is this worth it?？
In order to achieve artistic perfection, is it worth pushing musicians to the extreme like Fletcher did? Or, in order to achieve the ultimate in art, is it worth cutting off all love and friendship like Andrew did? Or, in order to let the light of talent shine, is it worth it to torture yourself until you are covered with bruises like Fletcher and Andrew?？
The correctness of these three views is not what "Exploding Drummer" needs to discuss, and it has never been the focus of the movie; Damien just hopes to present a form or a state of art, at least, this is the achievement of perfection One of the ways. Whether people like it or not, agree with it or not, this exists objectively; moreover, there are still people who have achieved success..
As for how people feel, this needs to be left to the audience to judge for themselves..
If someone hates Andrew and Fletcher deeply, then Damien's purpose has been achieved, because he himself has the same feelings for his high school band teacher; if someone expresses admiration and reliance on Andrew and Fletcher, this also means that Damien's idea worked, because art itself is born out of disaster..
The reason why Damien chose this scene as the finale was because of a joke made by Simmons..
“Have you heard of it? If the final scene of a movie ends with Renly's eyes, then the movie can be successful. 'Crazy Love', 'Me Fighting Cancer', 'Edge of Tomorrow', 'Transcendence'... all It's all like this. Not long ago, I heard that the same thing happened with "Drunken Country Folk" at the Cannes Film Festival..”
It was just a joke, but Damien took it seriously..
“The last scene of "The Exploding Drummer" cannot be modified. Damien still prefers that Andrew's drumbeat detonates the performance of the entire jazz band, pushing the atmosphere to a climax, and then the screen goes black instantly and the movie ends; however, the final scene is It can still be adjusted, so Damien chose this scene.
In fact, the choice of this scene was approved by all the crew..
Because the shooting work is very simple, a fixed lens of a single camera, a close-up of Renly's face and eyes, and then... there is no other preparation work required. In other words, the director and cameraman only need to set up the camera, Once the microphone is set up, everyone can stand behind the monitor and wait for the work to be finalized..
All Renly needs to do is perform, and that's enough.
So, the last scene was finalized like this.
……
The voice belonging to Nicole on the other end of the phone had been completely recorded before Melissa Benoist left the crew, and could be added in post-production; during the live shooting, the person responsible for the scene with Renly , surprisingly it was Rooney who came to visit the class. At Renly's invitation, Rooney nodded happily and agreed..
“……Well, I don't know, I'll have to ask my boyfriend.”
Nicole's hesitant voice came from the other end of the phone. Andrew was stunned for a moment. Unconsciously, he tightened his fingertips slightly and clenched the black phone case with his fingers full of wounds. He could still vaguely see the band-aid attached to it. Stained with blood, he lowered his gaze to cover up the flash of bitterness and panic, all the anxiety and anticipation, all the tension and hesitation, all the excitement and worry... everything just dimmed..
“……Okay." After a pause of at least two seconds, Andrew squeezed out an "OK" from deep in his throat, gently retracted his jaw, his drooping eyes concealed the confusion in his heart, and then unconsciously added, "Okay ( Yeah)." It's just an onomatopoeia. My brain is so messed up that I can't find a more suitable word for a while..
silence.
Andrew lowered his chin slightly, sparse light fell down, and his long eyelashes were projected on his cheeks, and the gray fragility was revealed bit by bit..
Finally, the other end of the phone spoke first, "I will ask him. But I don't think he is interested in the Jazz.".”
Andrew reluctantly raised the corners of his mouth, "Yes, of course, not everyone likes it." The hoarse voice was slightly choked, so that the words became deeper and deeper. He tried hard to smile, trying to hide his anger. Emotions, hoping to be able to send a smile over the phone. Don't make yourself sound so miserable.
“……”There was another long silence, and this time it was Andrew who spoke first, "Okay, then... maybe I can meet you there then..”
“good.”
“ok bye.”
The phone was hung up just like that. The smile curved up at the corner of Andrew's mouth was still maintained. He maintained this movement and stared quietly ahead. However, the focus and focal length had dispersed, and the smile was printed on it like a model. The corners of the mouth are still curved, but the smile is no longer there.
In the depths of those light brown eyes, the last bit of smile slowly dissipated, and the light in the eyes slowly dimmed, feeling lost and confused, confused and sad, and the large swaths of gray It's pouring.
This made Andrew a little embarrassed. He raised his right hand, scratched his neck unconsciously, lowered his head, trying to sort out his emotions, but when he looked up again, the sadness and loneliness still lingered, and then he was just stunned. Staring blankly in front of him, the extremely bright corners of his mouth did not have the warmth of a smile. He deliberately pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to make his smile brighter, but failed..
The raised corners of his mouth slowly calmed down, and there was a faint glimmer of tears in his eyes, hazy and blurry, but before he could gather them, he blinked, covering up all the mist, and his eyes became dry again. Peaceful and calm, looking ahead peacefully, just like the calm lake surface.
The surface of the lake is deep and deep, but no one can detect the intricacies beneath the surface..
Quietly, just like this quietly.
……
From Andrew to Andrew, from Renly to Renly, they have all completed their own transformation and ushered in their own new life. They may look calm on the surface, but the essence hidden deep in their souls is completely different..
He was Renly Sebastian Hall. At the end of his vision, Chu Jiashu was waving goodbye and drifting away; when his vision became clear again, he saw him standing next to the monitor responsible for dialogue. Rooney.
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