The good news is that "Phantom of the Opera" does not need to go to Paris, France to film. Real-life filming is impossible, and the Paris Opera House prohibits such things due to national cultural heritage protection.
During the filming, the crew made their own sets, that is, they built an opera house instead of choosing an opera house for filming. There will be performances in the opera house that is being used, but will the song, dance and ballet be performed? In that case, the crew will definitely spend a lot of money to rent it.
Venue and setting up a scene are much cheaper.
Before filming officially started, the three leading actors went to practice singing together.
As soon as they practiced, Wolverine and Catwoman knew why the crew chose Yang Jian as the lead actor. He was so good at singing that he was not on the same level as the two of them.
If you make a musical movie with a voice like his, the disc market will definitely go crazy, and it's worth it for Warner to pay him a high salary to star in it.
Yang Jian could really be Hathaway's teacher, and she would be able to sing much better after teaching her for a while, but she would definitely not be able to reach the level of a Broadway heroine.
Hathaway was very stressed after listening to Yang Jian's singing. "What if I can't sing well? I can't keep up with you."
"No, everything else is easy. Only the last high note of "The Phantom of the Opera" is too difficult for you. I suggest you find a professional female musical singer to sing that part. You are only responsible for the performance. You should be able to do the rest.
Sing well."
"Wouldn't this be bad?" Hathaway sighed. If an actor uses dubbing, he won't be able to participate in the awards. Who doesn't want to win?
Yang Jian smiled and said: "You can only do this if you are pursuing the best effect. It is impossible for unprofessional people to sing to that level. You also want to make the movie more perfect, right? If you are doing it for awards, you don't have to
Worry."
"Why?" Hathaway asked.
"Because the box office of this movie must be so high, it is impossible to win an Oscar. Hugh and I have both acted in action commercial films before. You are a Disney princess. How could you win an award for your first musical movie? You have become famous this time.
The next musical will have a chance."
Hathaway smiled and asked: "Is there a next time?"
"Yes, you have proven yourself. When another classic musical is put on the big screen, you will definitely be the first choice. I don't know when it will be, but it will definitely happen."
Yang Jian actually knew when the movie version of "Les Misérables", starring Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, was nominated for an Oscar, and Hathaway, who played Fantine, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Hugh Jackman asked with a smile: "Didn't you expect to win an award for playing this role?"
"I want to be the best Phantom in the eyes of the audience, a successful musical actor. Of course it would be better to win a Golden Globe or an Oscar, but it doesn't matter if you don't get it. If the movie is successful at the box office, you will have benefits, and your salary and popularity will increase.
"Yang Jian really doesn't care about awards, he just plays for fun.
He doesn't do it for high pay, and earning 50 million for one movie is just a number to him.
Yang Jian, who is good at acting and singing, doesn't care about winning awards, and she doesn't expect this movie to win awards. What can the other two say?
Yang Jian knew that no one won any awards in the original film and only received a few nominations. The Golden Globe Awards actually gave Amy Rossum, who played Christine, a nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, which was considered a face-saving gesture.
Anne Hathaway is much better than the original heroine, and it is very difficult to win awards. She can succeed if she can get a good reputation and get a group of people to recognize her acting skills.
Hathaway thought for a while and said seriously: "Yang, if my performance is not good, please feel free to point it out and I will improve it."
"I believe you can act well, and you have to be mentally prepared." Yang Jian smiled and said to Hugh Jackman: "If I criticize her too much and make her cry, just comfort her. Raul and Kristen
Love comes from fear and comfort, you two find the feeling."
Hathaway asked: "How come you are so familiar with this musical?"
"I have a photographic memory, and I remembered all the content after watching it several times. And I like to strive for excellence, so I couldn't help but make some improvements. Weber and Joe thought it was good, and we have the current script."
Both of them felt that what he said was too simple, and adapting the script must be very laborious.
In fact, Yang Jian was really effortless. During the last challenge, he traveled to 2015, looked for videos on the Internet, and watched the Blu-ray version of the 25th Anniversary Concert released on October 2, 2011, and left the videos on his laptop.
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In this world, no one knows "Phantom of the Opera" better than he does, and he has absolute confidence in making it a success.
Two days later, all the crew arrived and the film officially started shooting.
The crew built a complete theater for filming, and director Joe Schumacher planned to actually set the theater on fire at the end of the movie. Yang Jian did not suggest that he do this, and discussed it with Weber for a long time. If it were shot that way,
It has no meaning at all except to show that the Phantom is unforgivable.
The Phantom cut the rope and caused the chandelier to fall down, and then the theater exploded? Where did you buy the candles for the Opera House? Are they produced by the same factory as "Justaway"?
After filming started, Yang Jian stayed on the set every day. When he didn't have a role, he worked as a producer, and he felt a bit like an assistant director.
When director Joe Schumacher was unsure about the camera location and was not satisfied after taking many shots, Yang Jian would put forward some good suggestions to ensure the progress of the shooting.
There was no Phantom scene at the beginning, it was a group scene between the supporting characters and the heroine Christine.
Hathaway acted according to her own understanding of the role. There were a few scenes that the director thought were good enough to pass, but Yang Jian raised objections. With some suggestions from him, Hathaway could act more vividly.
When Mrs. Geary suggested that Kristen sing "Thinkofme", Kristen was so nervous that she could not stand straight at first, trembling slightly, and her singing voice also vibrated. She wanted to run away, but Mrs. Geary knocked on the floor with her crutch, and she
He stopped running and stopped.
Adding such a small detail will allow the audience to clearly see the character's setting. She lacked self-confidence at the beginning and did not know what her singing level was, but Mrs. Geary knew that the Phantom taught Christine to sing.
Many plots were filmed based on the 25th anniversary concert, rather than the original 2004 movie. The acting in the Parallel World movie version was very poor. The heroine had no body language from beginning to end, not even a single expression, or even where she stood.
constant.
Yang Jian made Hathaway act more clever and eccentric. It was one thing when she was not confident at the beginning, but it was another thing when she sang and performed on stage. Her eyes had to change, from timid to energetic.
In order to let her understand better, Yang Jian put on a scarf and sang "thinkofme" in person, using the original key and falsetto of a female voice.
His performance shocked the whole crew. It was impossible for a director to tell an actress a role like this. Everyone felt that Yang Jian was a genius. He was so big and could play the heroine. Sooner or later, he would win an Oscar.
The heroine's costume is not a simple white dress. It was Yang Jian's suggestion to add some flowers and a scarf to dance. They are all good suggestions.
Hathaway has a lot of insights and her acting is getting better and better. This is the gap in talent. She is not comparable to Amy Rossum.
Christine's desire to thank the Phantom after becoming the leading role in the opera house was also reflected in her eyes. Hathaway was very grateful to Yang Jian and thought her acting skills had improved. Without Yang Jian's guidance, her performance would have been much worse.
Yes, director Joe Schumacher thought it was pretty good and let it pass.
Hathaway also discovered that Yang Jian was completely different from what she imagined. The media often reported that Yang Jian was a playboy. When he guest-starred in movies, he acted like a playboy and asked for the phone numbers of beautiful women.
After arriving on the set, Hathaway discovered that Yang Jian always kept a distance from her and acted very gentlemanly like a senior in the entertainment industry. He didn't say anything to her, not even a hint, they were just colleagues.
Nothing else.
The most outrageous thing is that Hathaway discovered that Yang Jian's attitude towards the ordinary-looking female assistants around her was more ambiguous than hers. This made her have serious self-doubt.
Isn't what the news said true? Is he actually not a playboy?
Or maybe I'm not attractive and he doesn't like me so he doesn't express anything? How could I be less attractive than a short female assistant?
Is she really an assistant? Why does it feel like she doesn't do any work at all? The relationship between the two seems a bit strange. How can a superstar talk to his assistant so gently?