2188 Conscientious
"…I came from London, with planes and cars. You must be tired, do you need to stay here?"
Lan Li was really so calm, a little scary, as if nothing had happened: put on a shirt, buttoned, put on a coat, then tidy up her hair, and put on glasses. The whole process was meticulous, devoted herself to today's shooting preparations, and even finely flattened the folds on the shirt, and the perfectionist look revealed a hint of coldness.
The calmness made Matthew's mood seriously uneasy. He tried to approach Renli, but found that Renli had set up a transparent wall around him, strictly blocking everyone.
"Lanli?" Matthew called softly, but his cold and stiff voice could not hide his worries. He took a step forward, but stopped because of Lanli's sight.
Lan Li finally did not avoid Matthew's gaze and calmly met Matthew's eyes. There was no fluctuation in his calm pupils. "Nothing can be confirmed now, right? Even the military, even the peacekeeping forces, they cannot be sure, aren't they?"
Matthew didn't understand what this said, and a sense of ominous premonition arose in his heart, but he nodded slightly to express his affirmation, and the lingering worry in his eyes was stained with a hint of confusion.
"Since no one can be sure, how can we draw conclusions in advance?" Lanley's words made Matthew unable to refute but could not feel at ease. "I hope I can help, but I am just a layman. Even if I really arrive at the front line, I can only help out and even hinder their work. What I can really do is to complete my work step by step, and then pray for her secretly, waiting for her to come back."
The reason is, that's it.
But the problem is that Lan Li is too calm and too calm, just like a robot, which makes Matthew particularly uneasy. Although to outsiders, Lan Li is as calm and self-controlled, restrained and dignified as all hereditary nobles, and will never expose his emotions even in the dangerous situation. But Matthew is not an "outsider". He knows more clearly than anyone else the weight of family, friendship and love in Lan Li's mind.
Now, Edith has no news, and all the situations are unsettling, but Renley has not fluctuated at all? This is abnormal, this is really abnormal, and even a bit scary. Such Renley is like... just like Elizabeth Hall, Matthew began to panic uncontrollably.
"Lanley..." Matthew tried to say something again, but this time, Lanley didn't give him a chance, turned around and cut off Matthew's words, and then left the room with great strides. "Hurry up, we still have work to finish, this will be a busy night."
Walking to the door, Lanley opened the door of the room and turned to look at Matthew, showing a big smile, "Matthew, aren't you going to keep up?"
"...Of course." Matthew hid a deep worry in his eyes, then quickly followed Renley's footsteps and walked towards the restaurant together.
When Renley and Matthew appeared in front of the crowd, Matthew had returned to normal, and his expressionless iceberg face tightly hid all emotions, as if nothing had happened; so did Renley.
The crew, who was in a paradise, was completely peaceful and peaceful. He warmly welcomed Matthew's arrival. Nathan and Sam volunteered to lead Matthew to visit the crew. Matthew did not refuse rudely and agreed politely, but was not too enthusiastic. After a brief understanding of some situations, he ended the visit.
No one had any doubts, but just took it for granted that it should be because Matthew was introverted and had no interest in visiting the crew, so he should always be interested in filming in Lanley, right?
The same is true.
When Matthew returned to the restaurant, the crew had already set out for tonight's shooting venue, and Nathan and Sam also followed Matthew with him.
Tonight's shooting venue is about 800 meters away from the hotel. Layered forests spread out in front of you, and then the hotel's buildings disappeared among the dark green mountains and hills. It seemed that they were lost in the endless ocean of forests, and they could not see the way forward or find their way. The sound of the breeze blowing the treetops gently sounded in my ears, and the sense of peeling between the soul and the shell made the world quiet.
From afar, Matthew saw Renli in the crowd.
At this time, night had already fallen, and the lighting illuminated. The super-large wattage light was pulled closer to the forest like the moon, illuminating a large area of surrounding environment. The collapsed trunks, muddy moss, rotten leaves and mixed roots were all exposed to the light; but everyone prepared the shooting step by step, without noise or noise, but instead revealed a wonderful order.
There are a lot of people on the scene that are about to start shooting. You can see nearly 70 people, many of whom are gathered in the central venue. Under the leadership of the staff, they are looking for their own positions and they should look like extras. Renly and Ouges stand together, as well as Leya Seidu and Rachel Weisz, who are discussing the shooting status of the next scene.
This is a relatively simple but difficult scene.
Those who escape from hotels and cities and live in the forest call themselves "loners" and distinguish them from those who choose to compromise in the hotel; similarly, there are their own systems in the forest. On the surface, they open up all the things prohibited in the hotel in order to oppose the hotel. In fact, they also have their own framework system. The so-called "freedom" must be completed according to regulations. The whole body still cannot get rid of the shackles given by the entire society. From the hotel to the forest, they only enter another cage from one cage and cannot escape.
For example, this scene tonight.
The forest allows every lonely person to listen to music and dance, and enjoy his own "free" time, but it must be carried out in the specified time and area. Moreover, everyone must do so, and there are no exceptions allowed. From the forced ban on listening to music and dancing in the hotel, to the forced ban on listening to music and dancing in the forest, the essence has not changed, it has just changed the form, which is undoubtedly another irony of "freedom".
What I plan to shoot tonight is the scene of every lonely person listening to songs and dancing.
It's relatively simple, because the lines only happen between David played by Renly and the Lonely leader played by Lea, and the others are immersed in their own music and danced, so that everyone enjoys their favorite music with their earplugs.
It is said that shooting is not easy because Ouges needs to present the absurdity of "invisible frame" and then creates a chilling sense of fear. This also means that extras must devote themselves to the role and then present the "walking dead" effect, just like Renly's previous body movement performance; at the same time, the dim light also creates a lot of difficulties for shooting.
After communication, Ouges determined the direction of the camera and the details of the lines, and then prepared to start shooting.
The entire crew is ready.
The whole scene is divided into two parts. The first half is "Dances Dance", and the second half is a conversation between David and the leader of the Lonely. Among them, the first half is not the myopic woman played by Rachel, but the hotel maid played by Ariane-labed.
Arianne Labed was born in Greece. In 2010, she was only twenty-six years old and starred in her debut work, "Aidenberg". In this work, Arianne collaborated with Ouges and then appeared on the stage of the Venice Film Festival. As a result, she successfully defeated Natalie Portman of the "Black Swan" and won the Best Actress Trophy, which made her famous and gained a foothold in the European film industry.
By the way, Arianne is Ouges' girlfriend.
However, Arianne is not Ouges's personal actor, but a contracted official actor of Chaos Films, a Greek investment production company of "Aidenberg". Because of her fluent French and English, she gained a foothold in the European film market. In addition to working with Ouges on "Alps", she also filmed well-known works such as "Black Mirror", "Love Before Midnight", and "Fidio: Alice's Journey". Later, she also collaborated with Michael Fassbender on "Assassin's Creed".
Although he is Ouges' girlfriend, "Lobster" is just the second work of Ouges starring Arianne; and Ouges did not adopt Arianne as the heroine, and he still maintained relatively rationality in both business and private affairs. Both of them have relatively independent career development
In the movie, Arianne plays the role of a hotel maid, and has had many rivalries with Renli before; and the maid is also a "spy" placed in the hotel in the forest. She always sends supplies to the leader of the lonely and leaks the news, which is also one of the important reasons why the lonely people can survive in the forest for a long time.
In the scene of "Devils Dance" tonight, the maid played by Arianne abandons all the shackles and dances with all her heart. This is also a clever setting in Ouges's script. It is a break for both the hotel and the forest and is ironic. Naturally, Arianne's performance is also crucial.
The entire camera and the set have been constructed. The lighter has turned off all the lights and completed the shooting by just using the light from the moonlight. Fortunately, there were no dark clouds tonight. The bright moonlight, even if it could not be considered brightly lit, kept the visibility of the forest in good condition. Then the crew found an open space, avoiding the obstruction of the treetops as much as possible, and completing the shooting arrangement.
Now, Arianne is standing in the center of the camera lens, with about fifteen extras distributed around her, all of whom were wearing earplugs and a music player, ready to shoot.
"Shooting!"
Chapter completed!