Chapter 294 Moscow Red Square
"Time ruthlessly governs us, no matter whether we are healthy or sick, hungry or drunk, whether we are Russian, American or Martian!"
In FedEx's huge warehouse, Ryan's words went from slow to fast, and his voice became louder and louder, "Time is like fire, which can kill and save people, so there will be clocks in every FedEx office..."
As he said that, he climbed up the ladder standing on the barbed wire mesh a few steps and pressed the button of the electronic timer. "Because we live on time as the center, we can never ignore time and never allow ourselves to commit the crime of losing the concept of time!"
Ryan jumped off the ladder, his face full of seriousness, and with the help of a makeup artist, his handsome appearance looked ten years older.
He pointed to the timer on the wire mesh and said anxiously and quickly, "It's 1:56 local time now, which means we have 3 hours and 4 minutes left to end today's email classification!"
Now, his words are almost yelling, "We only have 3 hours and 4 minutes before the company's supervisors try to get us out of work!"
His eyes became sharper and sharper, as if to strengthen his tone, he kept making various powerful gestures.
Then he saw the little boy holding FedEx mail in the crowd and walked over, "Hey, Nikola, I'm so happy to see you, you just sent the first email in your life."
“Cut!”
Just as Ryan led the little boy to his travel bag, Robert Zemegis stopped, "Ryan, your emotions and expressions are still in the workaholic state just now. You can't treat a child with this attitude to help you."
"I understand, Robert."
Ryan exhaled, rubbed his forehead and sat in the rest chair on one side, and the Russian extras standing listening to his lecture dispersed.
It has been a few days since I came to Moscow, and the crew has officially started two days ago. The shooting was still smooth before, but today this long shot is a bit troublesome.
This is a long shot that lasts more than five minutes, using various behaviors such as language, movements, expressions, etc. to show the protagonist Chuck's character. Including this time, it has been NG seven times, including Ryan's problem and extras problem.
Long shots are like single-man shows, and are often the more difficult part of shooting.
After taking the hot coffee handed over by George, Ryan drank a big sip. Even in mid-March, the weather in Moscow can still be described as cold and cold. The warehouse is better. When I went to Red Square to shoot yesterday, the whizzing cold wind blew on my face, like a knife.
After drinking coffee, Ryan carefully recalled the performance just now, summed up the experience of causing NG every time, and thought about how to avoid it next time.
For the role of Chuck, whether it is him or Robert Zemegis, they are very strict and they are absolutely free of flaws. Such a one-man show supported by personal performances can only be successful if you keep striving for excellence.
"Come on, Ryan!"
Robert Zemegis didn't say much. Including Forrest Gump, this is the second time the two have collaborated. Although the actor before was Tom Hanks, he is very confident in his young alumnus.
"Each department is ready! Each department is ready!" The rest time is coming soon, and the assistant director shouted loudly, "The second act of the sixth. Now start!"
This time Ryan did not make the last mistake, and his expression was very natural. After giving the gift to a young actor named Nicholas, he took out the long mail in a few strokes. He took out a timer with red numbers flashing from it and held it on his shoulder.
"It has passed 87 hours, 22 minutes and 17 seconds. This is the time taken from Memphis in the United States to Nikola in Russia. 87 hours is a very shameful record! This is just an egg boiling timer! What if it is something else? For example, check..."
Ryan walked to the row of Russian extras, and his eyes widened, like a hair dryer, constantly spitting out storms at them.
"87 hours is too long, and it doesn't take so long to create the world. 87 hours is enough to overthrow a country. In such a long time, it's enough for you to make a fortune and go bankrupt..."
“Great!”
Robert Zemegis stood up from behind the camera and raised his thumb, "Great, Ryan, that's it, you're starting to find the feeling."
"Thank you, Robert!"
Ryan breathed slowly and quickly got rid of his impatient workaholic state. "I hope I won't become a workaholic after the filming of this movie!"
The filming of the entire movie is like the advice given by Ryan, almost in the order of the story development. After reading the complete script, Robert Zemegis divided the entire shooting into three stages. Now the first stage is filmed. Most of the scenes will be shot with handheld cameras and dynamic lenses to reflect the protagonist Chuck's fast-paced world.
"Maybe we can apply a line from the movie, and this stage is a race against time." Robert Zemegis once said to Ryan.
The scenes of the warehouse ended soon, and the next day the crew moved to the famous Moscow Red Square. After paying enough fees, the Moscow authorities cooperated very much to block the entire Red Square.
Because of frequent appearances in outdoor locations, Ryan was quickly recognized. You know, "Titanic" has not yet been offline in Russia at this time. News about his appearance in Moscow and being filmed in a new movie was immediately circulated.
For a time, the drama was the focus of Russian media attention, and some newspapers were still speculating whether the theme of Ryan's new movie was based on his own country?
In addition, more and more tourists and Moscow citizens gathered around Red Square just to witness the superstar's charm.
Although I have no good impression of this country for two lifetimes, Ryan still waves to them from time to time, and occasionally meets the requirements of several fans to sign or take photos.
Of course, the premise of all this is that they will not affect the progress of the crew's work.
"I didn't expect that the country that could compete with the entire Western world in the past has now become like this."
While resting, Julius Stewart was photographing Lenin's cemetery not far away, while saying something was not known as emotion or sarcasm.
She has been here for a long time and has dealt with the Russian authorities many times, so she naturally knows what they are now.
"If this weren't the case, how could we easily close the Red Square shooting?" Ryan leaned in front of the camera and asked Julis to take pictures with his own figure.
"Do you know, Ryan?" Julis pressed the shutter continuously and said in a low voice, "As long as you are willing to give money, those people will even dare to sell the country."
"Can you find a way?" Ryan pinched his chin, obviously trying to make a fuss.
"What?" Julis didn't understand what he wanted to do.
Ryan walked closer to Julis, and only two people could hear what he said, "I'm trying to get two Faberge eggs, money is not a problem."
Although he has no interest in antiques and artworks, it should be a good idea to get two to make Nicole and Natalie happy.
"God, Ryan." Julius couldn't help but slapped his forehead with one hand, "That's Russia's national treasure."
"If you are embarrassed, forget it." Ryan said indifferently.
"I'll find a way to try it."
Not long after, Ryan forgot about this matter. He devoted all his energy to the performance. After all, it was Red Square and it was impossible to be closed for too long. The crew must hurry up.
In front of the camera, the truck spitting out FedEx drove by one after another. Before the one that was leading the car had stopped, Ryan pushed open the door and jumped down, tightened the warm hat and red down work clothes on his head, and strode to the back of a stuck truck.
He pointed to the open space in front of the snow pile and said anxiously, "Hurry up! Hurry up! It's here, put the table here, and we sort the emails in the truck!"
"Quick, unload the goods, move faster, we are in a hurry!" Ryan walked to the table as he directed and patted hard. "Everyone lined up in two rows, one went to the airport, and one went to Moscow, hurry!"
Like a perpetual motion machine that will never stop, Ryan quickly walked around the other side of the table and pointed to the truck opposite, "France, Far East, Middle East, Memphis cargo loaded, the rest were placed there!"
As he said that, he looked back at the timer in the little boy's hand, "Nicolah, hurry up! Let me see, there are four minutes left, speed up the movement, hurry up..."
"Nicolah, ticking! Tick! Get the timer and let's go!"
The last shot of Red Square was successfully passed. Perhaps it was the emotions of Chuck, played by Ryan, who was transmitted to the crew, or perhaps it was to leave this cold place earlier and return to the warm hometown. The staff quickly packed up the crew's various equipment.
Their speed and efficiency are almost up to Stephen Spielberg's dedicated team.
Just as the Russian media were still speculating whether Ryan's new drama would be taken from a real event in his country like "Titanic", the crew took only one week to complete all the relevant scenes, and then couldn't wait to leave Moscow and return to North America.
However, the crew arrived at not the City of Angels, but the headquarters of FedEx Memphis.
Although a lot of media gathered in this city in Tennessee, Ryan handed over all the matters to the crew's spokesperson for handling, and he didn't want anything to distract himself during the filming.
Chapter completed!