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It must be admitted that the task assigned to Green was a bit difficult. In 3 days, he did find many unknown bands and musicians, but there was no one who met Ike's standards. There were several bands willing to take over the songwriting.

Theron has agreed to star in the movie. In the past two days, she has carefully studied the script. She personally believes that this is the most important role she has ever entered Hollywood. Although she has just collaborated with Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino, such a Hollywood superstar, she knows that in that drama, she is still an optional vase.

"Love is hard to play solo", this is a character chasing her dream of music and has certain connotations. For her, the biggest challenge is not acting and dialogue, but music. The girl set in the play is a musician who can play the piano.

Although Theron has learned to dance since she was a child and has a certain understanding of music, she really can't play the piano. However, Ike has told her that she can use the loan of the camera and the stand-in to make up for this problem. As for the pay, Theron knew that this was a small-produced movie, and Ike was a partner of her foundation, so she asked her agent to reach the minimum - $60,000.

Theron has no problem, and the male protagonist is still dysfunctional. Ike observed the few people Green found. Frankly speaking, it was better to meet Rondo Hannie at the subway station. Although Ike was not sure whether Rondo would perform when facing the camera, at least in terms of temperament, they had the smell of a wandering singer.

Thinking of this, Ike stopped Green's search and asked him to find a band as soon as possible. Then he came to the subway station again.

It was already evening, and there were fewer people on the subway. Rondo was still in the position, playing the guitar and singing hard. Ike inserted his hand and walked slowly to him.

The guitar sound came to an abrupt end...

"It's you? Mr. Ike." Rondo recognized Ike.

"Haha, yes." Ike said to him with a smile, "You didn't call me."

"Oh, yes." Rondo scratched his head embarrassedly, "I know, Mr. Ike is an amazing film director. But I don't know how to make movies, so..."

"But you can sing." Ike took his words.

"Haha, I don't sing well. You know, there are too many wandering singers of my level. Besides, singing and making movies are not the same type after all," said Rondo.

"I'm going to shoot a movie about a wandering singer right now. Are you interested?" Ike asked seriously.

"Me?" Rondo asked in confusion, "It's not true that you think I can make your movie. You know... I have too many like this."

"Haha, why can't you make my movie? My last movie was about some amateur actors. Some of them are not as good as you?" Ike said.

"Not as good as me?"

"Yes, they can't sing." Ike said humorously.

"Haha." Rondo smiled heartily, "You are so humorous."

"If you are willing, come to our company to find me tomorrow morning, and the address and business card is on your address. I think this is an opportunity for you. Sometimes, one chance encounter can change your destiny." After Eck finished speaking, he took out $100 from his pocket and put it in the box in front of Rondo.

"Mr. Ike, this..."

"No other meaning, I think you sing well." After saying that, Ike patted Rondo's shoulder and turned around and left.

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Ike's words are such an important opportunity for a wandering singer. No matter how stupid Rondo is, he will not be indifferent for the second time.

The next day, he came to the 3D Film Company early with his guitar on his back. He found that in addition to himself, there were also a few people who looked like bands.

"This is your script, this is your contract. You can take a look first. If there is no problem with both, we will sign the contract." Ike did not say extra words to them, but directly explained his meaning.

After a long time, everyone agreed.

"You guys go back and prepare. In two days, the movie will start. Oh, by the way, Rondo..." Ike said.

"What? Mr. Ike."

"You go back and get your hair a little shorter, and your beard doesn't need to be shaved off all, well... it's also a little shorter." Ike said to Rondo.

"Okay, I understand." Rondo nodded and responded.

At this point, the actors have basically been in place. In terms of equipment, Ike finally stopped using a DVD player, but used a 35mm film camera.

This made him very happy because many directors have different feelings about filming, which is a primitive love.

In the past two days, fox finally wrote a letter. They wanted to talk to Ike in detail about the sale of the North American distribution rights of "Titanic". Haha, Ike smiled and finally waited.

Ike said very directly that the price that 3D companies are willing to buy - $7,000,000, and he did not push the price around the bush, or something. There is no need for this. The price has almost been suppressed. Paramount has already bought the North American distribution rights for this movie for $6,500,000. If he made the same, fox would naturally not choose itself. After all, Paramount is a company with a reputation that is much stronger than 3D.

However, I will not be a sucker. When all industry insiders dislike "Titanic", I am a high-ranking black man, society, and society after 500nd more than Paramount.

With this 5,000,000, plus the more than 30 million "The Witch", the money is enough, and a part of the cost for publicity is left. Regarding publicity, Ike is aware that the promotion of this big ship did not cost a lot of money in history. It was not even previewed in North America, and it was released in more than 2,000 theaters at once. This kind of courage is not something that any movie has!

So it is not possible to pretend to be a nb, only grandsons are! (pretend to be a grandson).

Is Cameron an ordinary person? Others say he is "parabe" and "fascist", but Ike doesn't think so. He thinks that Cameron's approach is very consistent with him. Although I haven't seen him yet, he can't know his data yet. But Ike believes that Cameron's settings in the game must be a master of the movie or a master.

Oh, Ike believes that through this release, he will definitely get to know this stubborn director.

On June 26, "Love Solo" started filming in a noisy street in Los Angeles!! The first set of shots was to film Rondo playing guitar solo on the side of the road. What were he singing? Ike asked him to sing what he heard at the subway station that day.

This is a long set of shots, which took more than 50 seconds. Ike fixed the camera position and shouted: "action!"

Long lens is a shooting technique, which is relative to montage. The "long lens" here does not refer to the length and focal length of the physical lens, nor the distance between the photographic lens and the distance between the shooting object, but the time distance between the starting point and the shutdown point of the shooting, that is, the length of the video clip. Long lenses do not have absolute standards, but are relatively long single lenses. They are usually used to express the director's specific concepts and aesthetic interests.

In fact, long shots appear earlier than "montage". There is a taboo in movies that is to shoot actors for a long time without any shots switching. It is difficult to show the storyline of the shots in this way. However, everything has a two-sided nature. If a director can grasp the time of the shots well, then in specific circumstances, this shooting can set off the director's conception.

Ike knew that everything learned in the film school was dead. If everything was done according to death, then it would be more suitable for the film school teacher rather than the director.

Ike wanted to use this group of head shots to focus on showing the hardships of street wandering singers to bring in to the audience. According to the script requirements, when Rondo is playing, an extra will appear, and he snatches the box in front of Rondo.

It felt like the time was almost over, Ike waved his hand, and the prepared actor walked into the camera. Ike had already emphasized to this person that according to the truth, there was no need for any special performance.

The young man named Silva walked up to Rondo with his hands in his pockets carelessly. Rondo smiled at him and continued to play. Suddenly, Silva picked up the box in front of Rondo, ran away.

"Hey, you bastard." Rondo shouted according to the script, and then chased after him.

"The camera keeps up." Ike directed.

Suddenly, an accident happened. A kind passerby didn't know that it was a movie. He threw himself into Silva and punched him in the face.

"You bastard, you robbed this little money..."

Everyone in the crew quickly went over and pulled this kind-hearted person away.

Ike hurried over, "Oh, God, sir, you misunderstood, we're filming."

After everything was opened, the onlookers and some kind-hearted person realized that it was indeed the same crew.

Huh? Isn’t this the director who filmed "The Witch"?

The atmosphere immediately became warmer, and everyone greeted Ike and asked for autographs. The misunderstanding was resolved. However, poor Silva was punched in vain.

"How are you?" Ike walked over and asked with concern, helping Silva.

"Oh," Silva rubbed her face, "Director, you have to pay me a little extra."

"Ok." Ike shook his head and smiled, "No problem."

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Theron's first scene was arranged in an instrument store. According to the script, the role played by Theron was an immigrant from South Africa. Although she usually showed herself as a flower girl, she had never given up on playing classical piano. But she was too poor and could not afford a piano at all, so a kind instrument store owner allowed her to go to his shop to play the piano for an hour every day at lunch time...

In the instrumental process where the girl had to spend an hour every day, she and the boy had the opportunity to play together for the first time. He was the main player and she was the accompaniment. The boy found that the girl had a very high talent in accompaniment. When the music of the German composer Mendelsen flowed out from her fingertips, and with that soft and fragile voice, it suddenly turned into a great accompaniment. The boy was inspired by the girl, and the inspiration for creation surged like a spring, and love sprouted. The boy knew that he had found the other half of his soul.

Of course, Theron did not know how to play the piano. The shooting cycle was not allowed to go to study now. Ike found a college student from the music school named Ellie. She was about the same size as Theron, and her back looked a little similar.

Theron just needs to do a look in front of the piano and switch through the camera to make the audience feel that the piano music is the same as she played.

This set of shots took a long time, but it wasn't that there was anything wrong with the stand-in Ally and Theron. On the contrary, Rondo, who was fine when playing the guitar, was very natural. But when it came to the character dialogue and performance, he seemed very awkward and was completely out of shape. Of course, Rondo's performance was normal for the first time facing the camera.

Theron encouraged Rondo every time, but the effect was minimal.

"cut!" Ike stopped shooting again. He rubbed his forehead. Fack! Rondo's performance was not as good as Williams in "The Witch".

"I said man," Ike walked over, "Why don't you dare look at Theron's eyes? In this scene, you two secretly fell in love. I asked to find the feelings between the couple. You... Why are you like... like a young boy? Haven't you been married? Oh, God."

Theron smiled aside, and the crew laughed too.

"Sorry, Director Ike, I can't face a star as beautiful as Ms. Theron. Oh, I really can't do it. Sorry, Ms. Theron." Rondo said awkwardly.

"I can't do this? You two have a kiss scene! God, this is making a movie, not real." Ike was a little anxious because according to the progress, this set of shots must be completed this afternoon.

Ike looked at Rondo, shook his head and thought for a while, and then said, "So, sit in front of Theron, say 'I love you' to her like facing your wife. You think she is your wife now, try it now!"

"Now?"

"Yes, hurry up, I want you to find the feeling." Ike ordered.

Rondo let out a long sigh. In his opinion, this was a hundred times more difficult than picking up a guitar and playing.

He sat in front of Theron with trepidation, straightened his clothes, brewed his emotions, and then raised his head, "I...love...oh, God, no!!!" When Rondo touched Theron's big watery eyes, he immediately "collapsed".

"Farke!!" Ike shook his head, blurting out this American curse.

"Our movie is called 'Love is hard to play solo'!! It's not just asking you to play guitar and sing, but also the important word 'love'. Without this love, this movie will have no soul, do you understand?" Ike said to Rondo.

"Sorry, director, this is too difficult. Maybe I can do it without the camera, but... in front of so many people, oh..." Rondo was a little helpless.

Nonsense, is it called making a movie without a camera? Ike cursed in his heart.

"Okay, watch me do it again." Ike knew that sometimes, when an actor is not involved in the show, the director must demonstrate himself.

Rondo nodded and stood aside. With the eyes of the crew, Ike sat in front of Theron.

Frankly speaking, Ike was the first time to do such a demonstration. He learned from the director, not the performance. He let out a long sigh. It was indeed difficult to be paralyzed. When he faced Theron, he also felt shy. Logically, he was not as good as Rondo. He was married at least. However, things have come to this point and must continue. If his performance fails, it will be even more embarrassing.

Ike is different from Rondo. He grabbed Theron's hand as soon as he came over, maybe because he was relatively familiar with it.

Theron naturally leaned forward, and his eyes showed a affectionate expression.

It's really a professional actor!! Ike thought to himself, his eyes staring at the beautiful Theron, and he gently held the other hand on Theron's cheek.
To be continued...