Chatty Hollywood

After following the "12 Monkeys" crew to Philadelphia, Sophia White always felt that something was wrong with her employer.

It wasn't depression or anger caused by being targeted by the director - this kind of thing did happen when Charlize first joined the cast, but it has been resolved now.

Solved by the man named Charlotte Booth.

Director Terry Gilliam seemed to be very attached to him, and also became friendly with Charlize, who had a close relationship with him...

It’s not like I was bullied or harassed by other actors in the same cast.

In fact, due to the reversal of the director's position, Charlize now has a strong backer in the crew, and even the biggest star, Bruce Willis, usually won't cause trouble for her.

"This looks like it feels like those days of the month..."

Sophia secretly cursed her employer.

Of course, she knew that it would definitely not be because of this.

As a life assistant, Sophia has to pay attention to all aspects of Charlize's life. If the other person's day comes and she has no idea about it, it will definitely be derelict in her duty.

"Then why?"

Looking at Charlize who was filming the scene at the airport from a distance, Sofia couldn't help but have a headache.

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Charlize was unaware of her assistant's concerns.

It should be said that the filming of her role on the set of "12 Monkeys" went relatively smoothly.

In particular, director Terry Gilliam changed his attitude towards her and gave her a lot of guidance on acting, which she benefited a lot from.

However--

"Why do you feel irritable from time to time?"

As the sound of "cut" sounded and looking at the director's raised thumb, Charlize knew that this section had passed again.

She breathed a sigh of relief, but the feeling of depression in her heart became even stronger.

"Maybe it's just a matter of not getting used to it!"

Charlize thought to herself.

Indeed, she had been filming under the guidance of Charlotte for the previous year.

As a director, Charlotte’s style is completely different from Terry Gilliam——

He rarely directs the actors' acting skills. More often, he just sits silently behind the monitor and says "pass it" and "do it again" according to the shooting situation.

That look is actually scarier than some on-set tyrants who keep trolling people like hair dryers.

"The director's silence is like Mount Vesuvius before it erupts, making people want to run away!"

Tobey Maguire, who starred opposite her in "Happy Death Day," once complained to her privately.

——Of course, at that time, poor Toby didn’t know the relationship between her and Charlotte.

——And after learning this from the other elderly people in the crew, Toby's face turned green.

However, Charlize did not tell Charlotte about Tobey Maguire's complaints - because she felt that what he said was actually right.

"Vesuvius" has never erupted.

Charlize still remembers the scene when Charlotte scolded Erica, who disliked Charlize, until she cried when she was filming "The Turn" because she was dissatisfied with a scene.

——Especially, this guy didn’t even utter a single curse word.

In fact, even Charlize herself was scolded by Charlotte more than once during filming.

Thinking of the violent verbal violence, the girl also shivered a little.

She has a stubborn personality and will not cry because of Charlotte's harsh words. She will try her best - but this does not mean that she will not be depressed and angry.

I still remember that one time she was scolded so harshly by Charlotte that she was so angry that she ignored her for two days.

Charlotte didn't apologize either.

However, when she filmed the scene again, Charlize discovered that some of the layout of the scene had changed.

This small adjustment made her performance smoother.

The scene later passed smoothly.

Since then, Charlotte has reduced her trolling on set.

When the filming is not going smoothly, he will often make some fine adjustments to the scene, lighting, camera angle, etc., and then let the actors try in a different way.

Even sometimes he would play a piece of music to guide the scene before shooting.

Not to mention, this indirect guidance method is really effective.

At least, Charlize herself prefers this kind of guidance rather than direct acting guidance.

It’s not that direct guidance is bad, it’s just that——

"Say what you say and do it are two different things!"

Charlize felt that she might be too accustomed to Charlotte's boiling frog coaching method, so she felt a little uncomfortable facing Terry Gilliam's direct guidance.

"However, it doesn't seem right!"

After all, by the time of "Happy Death Day", Charlotte's directing style had changed again, probably because of the experience and lessons learned in "Fatal Turn" -

Just like Tobey Maguire's description, he is becoming more and more majestic on the set, and often can scare the actors who make mistakes into trembling without getting angry.

Sometimes, Charlize even wondered if he had used some magic to inject his anger and dissatisfaction directly into the surrounding air, causing the entire set to have constant low pressure.

Moreover, he seems to have a special ability to force people into drama——

If the character in the script is a bathtub filled with ice water, then when the actor enters the scene, he endures the coldness and immerses himself in the bathtub.

Most directors guide actors, directly or indirectly, to let them complete this immersion process on their own, and Charlotte did the same before.

But in "Happy Death Day", he seemed to have an invisible hand that could force the actors and push them into the bathtub of ice water.

The most typical example of this is Lori's actress Helena Munster.

Charlize still vividly remembered the look in the girl's eyes that contained murderous intent when she looked at him.

"Fortunately, it seems that this trick of his can only be used on some relatively simple characters!"

——If Charlotte can also force actors into complex inner roles, then he will definitely surpass Woody Allen and become the favorite of all actors who want to win Oscars.

However, correspondingly, after filming, there will definitely be more drama lunatics who get too involved in the drama and cannot get out...

——Sally, is it really okay for you to be unwilling to face your heart for so long?

heart! ?

Charlize was stunned for a moment, and then she reacted——

——Alexis, is that you?

——No, I am your heart. We haven’t talked for a long time.

The ghost lady who possessed Charlize had a great sense of humor, but in this regard, Charlize felt that she was no less generous.

——My heart is really shy! Just because I felt the same way last time, I have been shy until now!

——Sally, do you want me to steal your boyfriend?

——Charlotte is not my boyfriend yet!

——This is the problem!

Charlize almost heard a sigh deep within herself.

——You are always unwilling to go further with Charlotte because you are afraid. However, you are afraid of losing him after such a short step, right?

--I……

Charlize was completely silent, but Alexis didn't stop;

——Sally, you are not actually a passionate girl. But when you get along with Charlotte, you sometimes burst out with an unusual kind of passion. This is actually a natural reaction of your inner fear of losing!

"Are you afraid of losing?"

Charlize smiled bitterly,

"Maybe! Compared to me who is afraid of family and marriage, Charlotte is actually the one who is more uncertain. He is like Schrödinger's cat!"