Lindy placed a coat she designed, along with a sketch, in front of Laila. "The Joker's image itself is very distinct. His clothes shouldn't grab too much attention, but they also shouldn't look like something a refugee would wear. I've incorporated some punk style, along with some anti-traditional pop elements."
Laila saw one of the sets on her design draft that she had seen in a movie in her previous life, which left a deep impression on her. Seeing it now, she felt it was a very good design that could clearly express the character's personality and traits.
"I think it's excellent. Miss Lindy, your design is exactly the style I hoped to see. I'm very happy we have such a pleasant collaboration."
Lindy smiled, and the big stone in her heart finally fell. She was very satisfied with her design, but with a gem like Janet in front, she always worried that people would be too accustomed to her style to appreciate other people's designs. Being so satisfied with her design by a big director was a great encouragement to her.
She believed that if she wasn't truly satisfied, she wouldn't have agreed. After all, many people in the industry knew that this director didn't show any mercy when it came to anything related to movies, only focusing on how to make the movie well.
Laila has been in Hollywood for many years, and her company has grown. Who doesn't have a few good friends? When friends sit down to chat, they inevitably talk about work. So some of the things Laila did in the crew were spread out, especially her meticulousness about movies, which was talked about the most.
Although not as exaggerated as Director Cameron, it's not far off. Even her fiancé Roy, if he did something she didn't like during filming, would be scolded until he couldn't lift his head.
It might be a bit exaggerated, but before Roy had fully grown up, there had been similar situations. But the results were also significant, as the title of the youngest Oscar winner for Best Actor has already said it all. I believe countless actors would rather be scolded by her and hope to get her guidance than to win an Oscar.
After some effort to get everything ready, "The Dark Knight" finally started filming.
Gotham City in the comics is located in the state of New Jersey. Over the decades, due to the changes in the main storyline, the exact location has never been settled, but it's something like a combination of Manhattan, Los Angeles, Chicago, Sydney, and even Hong Kong. This time, Laila and her team chose Chicago to continue creating a legendary story for Batman.
Chicago has a very good impression of Laila. Why? Because she once made a movie that swept the Oscars called "Chicago." This time, when she brought the crew over, she was warmly welcomed by the Chicago officials. Having such a big celebrity visit is a great benefit to improving the city's image.
Even the police station was very cooperative, even proposing to help out as extras.
So if you see policemen in the movie, believe that they are real policemen who came to help out in their spare time.
Of course, Laila wouldn't let them help for nothing. The red envelopes that should be given were still given, such as donating equipment to the police station. This not only maintains good relations but also adds a few more points of authenticity to the movie. This kind of mutually beneficial way of getting along with each other is her favorite.
After waiting for months, when Nolan entered the crew for the official filming, he had the urge to cry with excitement. Was it easy for him to get to this day? First, he pestered others shamelessly, then forced the company to "accept" his idea of inviting Laila as the director.
This made him feel guilty for many days. Even if his wife repeatedly said that what he did would only make the company happier, he knew it was just comforting him. (Wife: ...Honey, I'm not just comforting you.)
Even though Laila couldn't stand his pestering and finally agreed, things were still full of twists and turns, with public service ads interrupting, and the debutante wanting to get engaged. Overall, these few months can be said to have been spent in torment for him, causing his waistline to shrink by several centimeters. He couldn't imagine if this happened again, would he be the first director to drop dead from excessive anxiety?
The reason he worked so hard to get Laila to take over the film was to observe her filmmaking techniques up close, to see how she managed the crew and supported everything in a film.
And he really found out. Just a few days of filming changed his view of Laila.
Terrifying! That was the first impression that flashed through his mind.
The Laila in the crew... he couldn't use an accurate term to describe it, it just felt like she had become a different person.
Normally, she was very easygoing, with a good temper, and joking around was a common thing. Even he had seen many times in the company that the staff below joked with her. She always smiled, treating everyone the same, whether it was the receptionist or the cleaning staff, never showing an attitude of being high and mighty because of her position.
Originally, he thought maybe it was this good temper that made the crew willing to listen to her and allowed her to make excellent movies. But now he didn't think so and even felt that his previous self must have been crazy to come to such a childish conclusion.
In the crew, or rather in work mode, Laila was terrifying. At this moment, she no longer had a relaxed expression, but rather a tense face, exuding a rigorous, calm, and uncompromising aura.
Yes, aura. The current her gave the feeling of a female pharaoh, and he had heard people quietly say that in front of her, they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Laila's company's people were already used to this state of hers, but this time it was a joint production. There were not only Dragon Soul's people in the crew, but also many people from other companies. They were also trembling and didn't dare to breathe. At such times, the people from Dragon Soul's company would comfort them with a somewhat smug expression, "Just learn well from her. This is the atmosphere that an Oscar crew should have."
This was not just empty talk. The people Laila brought were her handpicked top "warriors," each of whom had won some awards to varying degrees, with many of them having won Oscars. They definitely had the qualifications to be mentors.
It's not polite to say, but the people from other companies who can find a place in this crew, as long as they are serious and willing to learn, will definitely learn something good from these seniors. Perhaps their names will be on the list of future Oscar winners.
As for Laila, no one would mention the fact that she has not won the Best Director Oscar. Because everyone knows that she will definitely win that award in the future. And she's not even thirty yet. While other directors are just starting, she has already achieved tremendous success.
Even many authoritative media have said - the future of Hollywood belongs to Laila Moran!