[A very important note: I just want to remind everyone that this is just fiction. Do not take it seriously].
Hollywood What If Chapter 98
"That woman... She's good."
Scarlett Johansson bit her nail while watching Eva Green's performance.
"She's just acting weak and drugged, but she did it with class. I wonder how she did that... Perhaps she did drugs or something?"
She tilted her head and muttered, but stopped when she noticed Kazir Grey looking at her. Kazir gestured for Scarlett to be quiet by putting his finger on his lips.
The set should be quiet within a few feet of the filming scene. Even though most of the movie would be dubbed, it was still standard procedure to be quiet during filming.
So Scarlett Johansson kept her mouth shut and watched the action unfold.
Liam Neeson had a steady performance and only had a few NGs a day. Well, Liam Neeson was a great actor who starred in many dramas. Although he was best known for his role in Schindler's List. That might have been the beginning of his well career.
Each take was usually over in a few seconds, and they did not do continuous shooting. Continuous shooting was quite difficult to achieve.
It could be called a long take, a continuous, uninterrupted shot over a long period of time without any editing.
'One of the best examples was the opening scene of 007's Spectre, where James Bond walked into the festival to the building without any interruptions.'
The film crew prepared a crane just to get a shot of the rooftop.
Kazir could do the same thing, but it could be cumbersome and time-consuming. The actors were not used to long takes and could make mistakes.
So every few seconds of shooting, Kazir would have to yell cut. These short takes would be spliced together to create a complete scene.
'Maybe I can do a long take next time, but our schedule and budget are pretty strict, so I can't experiment.'
Even a director like him wanted to expand his creativity. Maybe he could find enlightenment.
"Scene 34, the search for Kim Mills. Lights, camera, action!"
The clapperboard sounded and shooting began.
At that moment, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) looked in every "dressing room" to find his daughter. Then he found his daughter's jacket on one of the drugged women.
Eva Green's complexion was pale from makeup. She only had a few lines because her character was drugged and couldn't speak well.
So Bryan Mills took the woman out of the place. He beat and shot the people who tried to stop him.
Then he got into the car with the drugged woman.
"Cut!"
Today Kazir said "cut" so many times that no one could count them.
"Now that this scene is over, do we have to prepare the cars?"
Fremont Smith asked him.
"Let's reshoot this scene twice, then we'll start the car chase. Tell the props team to prepare the set."
"I understand."
Fremont left to contact the props team.
The shooting started again and Kazir thought that the first shot was the best of them. It might look like he was just wasting hours and films, but no one would dare confront him. He had it better because of his authority and achievements.
Even if the actors got angry, they were professionals and would never speak badly in front of him.
"Liam, the first take is the best, so I guess I have to apologize for making you redo it twice."
"This is the first time a director has apologized to me after making that kinf of mistake." Liam Neeson was taken aback.
Directors ask for retakes to get more shots to choose.
"Is that so? Well, I just want to tell you because I don't want you to hold a grudge against me." Kazir chuckled.
"It's okay, Kazir. I understand your intention and I will not hold it against you. We are both doing our jobs."
The two men understood and nodded at each other.
"D- Director Grey, how was my performance?"
After Kazir spoke to Liam Neeson, another person approached him. Eva Green stammered because she was a little nervous. This was her first time working on a big project.
"Hm, you did a good job, Eva."
Kazir unconsciously patted her head because Eva Green was shorter than him.
"I- I see."
"She's much older than me, but she's nervous. Unlike me, I never felt nervous, even though this is my first movie too."
Kazir heard a cat murmur, but he ignored it. There was no need to throw gasoline into a fire. He just let the little girl think what she wanted to think.
"Okay, let's go to the next location!"
The film crew rented this big construction site for three days. Besides, they only needed this place every night. Because the scenes they were going to shoot were at night.
Even the editor will have a hard time editing a sunny day into a dark night. So it's better to use the natural background.
Shooting at night means that their scenes were set at night.
The cars were already prepared and this time they have to shoot the cars running and Bryan Mills' car being chased.
Obviously whoever was driving the car was a trained driver. There was a clause in the contract that Liam Neeson would not be involved in the car chase scene.
As for the interior shots of the car, that was the only time Liam Neeson had to show his face. But the person driving the car was a different person.
... Suddenly, an accident occurs.
*Bang!
One of the enemies' cars turned upside down after running over a concrete block. The impact was quite strong and left everyone terrified.
"Medic! Call the medic! Call an ambulance!"
When Kazir realized that the situation might be bad, he reacted immediately. He was the first to give orders.
The crew began to follow his orders. The medic on the scene pulled the man out of the car and administered first aid.