Every director must have his own authority on the set. Even for those commercial films where the investors had the final say, unless the producer was an idiot or the director was too arrogant, the producer of the producer would carefully maintain the director's authority on the set. This was because it was related to whether the film could be completed smoothly. If the director could not command the production smoothly, it would be a disaster for any film that was in production.
Every director had their own way of declaring their authority. For example, James Cameron, who had not yet started filming "Terminator 2," liked to yell and curse on the set, so people privately called him the tyrant of the set. But this was certainly not the way Adriaan wanted. He preferred to speak quickly and belittle the people who made mistakes.
It was just that this method was more suitable for people who had worked with him for a long time. With experience, they would know when and how to react. Now, these staff were all gathered at the last minute. If they spoke too harshly, it might have the opposite effect. At this time, they needed someone to come out and play the role of the good cop, and Denis played this role.
It had to be admitted that Denis was a guy who knew how to read the situation. When Adriaan first started to ridicule, he did not take this into consideration. But Denis took over the topic at the right time and skillfully comforted the others with a few words. In the future, whenever someone had any problems, one person would ridicule or lose his temper, and the other would definitely persuade and comfort them. They cooperated very well, and no one could tell except for a few staff members of the film company.
"You know, a job like a waiter must be observant, and there is a set of established procedures to deal with the dissatisfaction of the customers. You have to go along with his words and wait for him to calm down before you deal with him," Denis explained.
In this way, Adriaan had a better impression of this guy, and it seemed like it was worth considering to promote him. But now was not the time to talk about this. He had more important things to deal with.
"Joseph! Where are you! Where is the person I want! " Adriaan shouted angrily. Soon, a slightly panting voice was heard, "I'm here, Mister Adriaan, I'm here."
The thin figure hurried over, and behind him was a young girl who was about 5 feet 5 inches tall. She looked to be about 20 years old, and as she walked, she looked around curiously.
"I … I found the person you were looking for, Mr. Adriaan." Joseph wiped his sweaty forehead and pulled the young girl over to introduce her to him. "This is …"
"Is this the actor I need, Joseph? Is this what I need? " Adriaan glanced at the girl and suppressed his anger. "Do you know what kind of actor I need, Joseph? Look at her, look at her! What I needed was a skinny, sickly looking girl that no one would care about, but what did you get? A head full of messy short hair, and she basically didn't take care of it. Don't tell me she's actually a man! "
"Ah … Mr. Adriaan, I can explain …" Joseph said hurriedly, waving his hands.
"There's nothing to explain, Joseph. Think about it yourself, how many times have you done this?" Adriaan looked at him sternly. "Let's not talk about what happened before. We've already talked about the actress a few days ago. Even though there aren't many scenes for this role, you've been dragging it out until now! Do you think you've completed the task by pulling a random person on the street?! "
"I'm sorry, Mr. Adriaan, I just …" The poor assistant looked as if he was about to cry.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Director. Can I say something?" A clear voice interrupted. It had a melodious British accent, but the person who spoke had a sullen look on his face.
"I'm sorry, miss. I won't randomly find an inexperienced person for this role. If you're just curious and want to give it a try, then please leave," Adriaan said mercilessly.
"I have to say, you're not a gentleman at all, Mr. Director!" The girl's tone was sarcastic. "Let's not talk about the slander about my gender for now. I really want to know how you're so sure that I'm inexperienced."
Under the gaze of the bright brown eyes, Adriaan's Adam's apple moved slightly. But he definitely wouldn't admit his mistake at this time. He quickly composed himself and asked, "How can you prove that you have experience, miss?"
"Yes, I admit that I was pulled by Mr. Joseph from the street, but that doesn't mean anything. My father and mother are both excellent actors and are quite famous. I can be considered to be born in an acting family, and I've played many roles in the school's drama troupe. Of course, Mr. Director, you definitely don't need to know about this. "
Low chuckles sounded in the surroundings, only stopping when Adrian swept a glance at them. Adriaan wanted to refute, but the girl in front of him didn't give him a chance. "But 'you' will definitely say that whether your parents are actors or have played roles in the school's drama troupe, it doesn't mean anything. After all, drama and film are two different things. There's also a difference between theory and actual operation. But the problem is — you don't even give a chance to try, so how can you casually deny that a person is incompetent? Oh, yes, 'you' have this right, even if it means sacrificing justice and fairness. "
Adriaan's face turned slightly green. He didn't expect this sharp-tongued girl to speak to him like this in public. You have to know that it wasn't easy for him to … Well, it seems like there's no other candidate at the moment. Then, you will know what justice and fairness are!
After staring at the girl for a long time without saying a word, Adriaan turned to the makeup artist in the distance and said, "Fergil, come here and put on her makeup, and then do two test shots."
The young girl breathed a sigh of relief, but then she raised her chin again when Adriaan turned to look at her. Unfortunately, Adriaan's eyes didn't linger on her. Instead, he walked over to the camera. The girl pursed her lips, waved her fist at Adriaan's back, and then followed Joseph to do the makeup.
"Well, now that you've got the role —" Adriaan looked at the signature on the contract. "Miss Kathryn Bechensa, I believe Joseph has already told you about the relevant matters. I think you should have no problem with it, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Director … I'll try my best." The girl named Kathryn wanted to ask for Adriaan's name, but after seeing his expressionless face, she immediately dismissed the idea. Then, like a child deliberately demonstrating, she stuck out her well-developed chest and said, "You won't regret it, sir!"
"I hope so!" Adriaan replied briefly, then turned around to instruct the others to finish the rest of the scene in one go. The girl shrugged and said nothing more. She found a place to sit down and read her thin script. She didn't see the sneer on Adriaan's face.
After the crew set up the scene of the young drug dealers' hideout, Adriaan personally controlled the camera to shoot a few simple shots like before. Then, he gradually let go and sped up the speed. After a few uncomplicated scenes, it was Miss Kathryn's turn.
As the only female character in the entire movie, she didn't have many scenes. If she performed well, the filming could be completed in three days at most. Kathlyn played the role of the girlfriend of one of the young drug dealers. She smoked marijuana so much that she was in a daze all day long. She couldn't do anything other than lie on the sofa and had to be supported wherever she went. Of course, although the character seemed useless, she could still perform surprisingly well in critical situations.
Although the character was relatively simple, it still required some acting skills to perform well. Sitting on the sofa in a daze was not the appearance of someone who smoked marijuana until they were in a daze. If they weren't careful, continuous NGs were a sure thing for newcomers, not to mention that Adriaan, who was in charge of the microphone, was up to no good.
"Please tell me, Miss Bechenza, please tell me, do you really look like someone who smoked marijuana until they were in a daze? Are you sure you look like that because you smoked too much marijuana, and not because the corpus callosum in the middle of your brain was suddenly severed? "After shouting" cut ", Adriaan immediately asked mercilessly.
"I …" Kathryn only said one word on the set before shutting her mouth. This situation had happened more than ten times, and even a fool would know that he was targeting her.
"Do you remember how many times I told you, Miss Bechenza?" Adriaan continued to say sarcastically, "You have to feel the feeling of the character with your heart, and then express it with your body language! How many NGs have you had so far, and how much film has been wasted? But you haven't improved at all. To be honest, if it wasn't explicitly forbidden by law, I really want you to smoke marijuana until you're in that state! "
The whole set was silent, and only Adriaan's words echoed in the air. Denis, who usually came out to smooth things over, also remained silent, because he knew why Adriaan was doing this. To put it bluntly, it was a matter of the director's authority. Even if Adriaan was the boss, the producer, and the director, he was still a newcomer in the industry. If he couldn't quickly establish his own authority, there would be trouble sooner or later. The matter was almost done, but Miss Kathryn Bechensa's sudden challenge almost caused things to go out of control. Since he had to take back what he had lost, Adrian didn't hesitate to use her as an example.
Fortunately, although Adriaan was very unhappy, he still maintained a certain degree of propriety. After a few more words, he finally stopped, looked at the time, and announced that the filming for today was over.
For a moment, all kinds of voices rang out. Kathryn, who had kept her head down and did not make a sound, finally loosened her tightly clenched fists. She secretly glared at Adriaan, and silently helped to pack up.
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