"Now, I'll count to three. When I count to three, I want you to put down your gun, put your hands on the table, and sit down. Don't act rashly." Jules grabbed Little Pumpkin's arm that was holding the gun and pulled him in front of him. He pointed his gun at Little Pumpkin's chin and said coldly, "Are you ready? One, two, three! "
After counting, Little Pumpkin paused for two seconds and then slowly sat down in front of him. He stared at Jackson's gun without blinking, and his nerves were stretched taut.
"Let him go now!" The female robber, Little Rabbit, who was standing at another table, yelled crazily.
"Calm down, Yolanda!" Jules called out Little Pumpkin's name. "You yelling like that makes me nervous. When I'm nervous, I get scared. When I'm scared, the gun will accidentally fire."
After saying so much in one breath, his eyes were still fixed on Little Pumpkin, and he moved his gun closer to him. Little Pumpkin, who was tense, could do nothing but lick his lips to calm himself down.
"Very good!" Adriaan, who was controlling the camera, could not help but exclaim, "Samuel's tone is really on point. Denis is also very good, especially that little action of licking his lips. Of course, Alison did a good job too. Her excitement is completely in line with the requirements. Well done, everyone! "
After commenting on them one by one, he announced, "The conflict scene has been successfully completed. Now, let's take a five-minute break. Then, we'll start filming the scene of Little Pumpkin and Little Rabbit discussing the robbery."
Samuel Jackson's acting skills were really good. Moreover, he had been trying to figure out the script over and over again after receiving the notice. Therefore, he was in the best condition among the few of them. Even Travolta, who was familiar with Adriaan's style and had been working well with him, had his scenes stolen by him several times. The only problem was that his broken voice was not very pleasant to listen to.
In fact, it was not a broken voice. It was just that his voice was a little hoarse when he spoke. It was fine if he spoke slowly, but if he spoke too fast, it would feel like he was tearing a piece of paper. Well, that was nothing. Adriaan was interested in his acting skills. He did not need him to conquer the world with his singing like the other Jackson.
"Hey, Dan, how do you feel?" After discussing with his assistant, Adriaan walked over to Denis.
"No problem, I can get into character anytime," Denis, who had been reading the script, raised his head and said.
After not seeing him for a few weeks, he had become a lot calmer. Although he perfectly portrayed the robber's madness during filming, he would quickly recover once the scene was over. Adriaan admired this. Regardless of whether this calmness was faked or genuine, at least it showed that he was learning to control himself. If he wanted to succeed, he would first have to learn how to control himself. The first step was to remain calm and rational.
"Frankly speaking, your current attire and demeanor do not match at all." Adriaan joked, "It's like a gentleman in a suit and leather shoes doing some moving work on the dock."
"Thank you for the compliment." Denis smiled and shrugged.
"Well, next, I need your facial expressions to be a little more lively. Just a little, not too much, just like an impatient nagger," Adriaan said.
Denis pondered for a moment, then asked tentatively, "You want to show more of this character's pseudo-neuroticism, right? I think … maybe you can achieve the effect with body language. After all, this character is still very calm at critical moments. "
Seeing that Adriaan was staring at him, he quickly added, "Of course, I'm just giving my own suggestion. You have to decide what to do."
"That's a good suggestion." Adriaan pondered for a few minutes and smiled. "It's good that you have your own ideas, Dan. Everyone should have their own ideas, and not be the echo of others — as long as you know what you should do."
It was indeed a good suggestion. After thinking about it, it was indeed easier to express the feeling he wanted through body language. This did not mean that facial expressions could not be used, but it required a lot of acting skills. If it was Al Pacino in Know a Woman by Scent, he would definitely be able to do it, but it was unlikely for Denis.
Of course, this did not mean that Denis's acting skills were bad. From Two Smoking Pipes to Memory Fragments to The Shawshank Redemption, his improvement was obvious, especially this time, not only was he able to change his state of mind well, but he was also able to give constructive suggestions, which was already very good. Zhang Heng wondered what he was like in the low-budget movie Vanity. Back then, when he casually grabbed it on the street, he thought it was just an inconspicuous little stone that he could throw away after using it. He did not expect it to be a piece of unpolished jade.
"That's it. Let's start after some preparation." Adriaan nodded, and then he thought of something, "By the way, don't think too much. Some things can't be decided until the end. Be happy, we're going to the Oscars at the end of the month."
"Decided?" Denis looked puzzled.
Adriaan raised his eyebrows, "I remember the last week of last month, Johnny and Winona publicly announced that their relationship was stronger than gold, and they even intertwined their fingers in public."
"Oh, that." Denis suddenly became a little embarrassed, "Actually … I already had sex with Nori five days ago."
"Already … had sex?" Adriaan asked in surprise.
"Yes." Denis waved his hand, "They quarreled several times because of this, and then Nori came to me to talk, and then … that's it."
Adriaan smacked his lips and gave him a thumbs up, "Well done."
Not bad, he has potential. Keep it up.
"Okay, guys, let's get started," Adriaan shouted, clapping his hands.
There weren't many scenes in the restaurant robbery. Although Adriaan mixed in some of the feelings of the robbery two years ago, the robbery in the scene was more intense than the actual robbery. At least the two robbers did not make the people in the kitchen kneel on the ground after they chased them out, nor did they do anything extreme — except chasing Sarah for money. From this point of view, the two robbers were not bad.
After about a day and a half, the robbery scene was finished. Denis then left the crew in a hurry and returned to Los Angeles. From his expression when he left, it was obvious why he was in a hurry to go back.
Adriaan didn't care and took the crew to a rented independent house to shoot the rest of the scenes. Although there were still hundreds of scenes in the story, it took five days to finish, and then it was officially closed. This speed was quite amazing. Because of Adriaan, these were all major scenes, and almost none could be cut!
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