"Vinson, it's not black gears. I need bright gears with metallic luster, preferably stainless steel."
"Does the side need to be grooved? Just like those gears in Chaplin's "Modern Times", I think it would be more artistic."
"No, you don't need any grooves on the side."
"This will look very monotonous, Simon, I'll show you a part."
"Of course I know, but the overlapping of multiple gears creates a sense of three-dimensionality, so that it will not be monotonous, just like my concept map.
"Simon, although your concept map is beautiful, it's actually very amateur."
"So I am a customer, and you are the owner, Vincent. It is your business to realize my vision as much as possible. Moreover, when the wall clock is running, these gears must all turn with it. I need to give people a very strong time. A sense of passing."
"Two options, Simon, if you only need to show such an effect, I can set up a set of power system, which is very simple and very cheap. If you want to integrate this set of gears with the mechanical structure of the clock Together, it may take two or three months to wait, and it is very expensive."
"I choose the first one."
"Okay, then, look at your next concept map. This is, eh, butterfly?"
At the counter of the Strong Watch Shop, Sandra Bullock sat quietly next to the boy with Simon's backpack still in her arms, listening to a series of conversations between him and Vincent Strong, the owner of this watch shop, although There was a smile on his face, but he felt a little distressed that he couldn't speak at all.
At the same time, Sandra looked at the two concept images that Simon showed to the shopkeeper more than once.
These are two wall clocks.
The first one has a pendant. The main body is made up of many densely packed gears. Because it is only a light gray pencil drawing, it is indeed very reminiscent of the scene in Chaplin's "Modern Times".
The other clock is a butterfly with very beautiful patterns. The patterns and textures on the butterfly also subtly divide twelve hours. Listening to Simon's conversation with the shopkeeper, he seems to want to make a golden one, which must be more beautiful.
Simon and the owner discussed the two wall clocks for more than ten minutes, and confirmed the details of the two wall clocks and the customized prices.
Finally, after paying the deposit, Simon left the watch shop with Sandra.
Standing on the side of the street, Sandra watched Simon start to look around again, cheered up, and smiled casually, "So, where are we going next?"
Although the girl was very good at covering up, Simon still felt the slight complaint in Sandra's tone, and pointed his finger at a cafe diagonally across the street: "Now, please have coffee, and talk about the movie by the way."
Some of the dissatisfaction that had just arisen in my heart disappeared immediately.
Realizing that he seemed to be happily following him across the street, he secretly laughed at himself.
The dumb guy.
but.
it does not matter.
Simon locked the bicycle on the side of the street, and the two walked into the cafe together, found a place to sit down.
After ordering coffee and a plate of muffins, Sandra first asked, "Simon, what do those two wall clocks do?"
Simon patiently explained: "Two shooting props, the gear wall clock is used to shoot the beginning of the film, and the butterfly wall clock is the setting in Laura's room. As clocks, of course they all represent the passage of time. However, the butterfly wall clock has another meaning. , I hope this movie can pave the way for another movie of mine."
In the original version of "Lola Run", the two clock props that appeared one after another were European retro types. This is actually very much in line with the overall style of the old European metropolis in Berlin.
However, Simon is now in Los Angeles.
A brand new and vibrant city.
Therefore, if you continue to copy the original version, the two European retro clocks will appear very inconsistent in the new version of the film.
Since the time, location, storyline, etc. of the new version of the film need to be adjusted a lot, Simon is actually remaking another completely different "Lola Run" at the moment.
In this case, Simon also intends to show some completely different ideas from the original.
In fact, the original version of "Lola Run" did not convey too many profound philosophical thinking, or even just some specious truths.
Director Tom Tykway just wanted to show all the thoughts he accumulated as a crazy video game fan through a movie, so he wrote the script quickly and shot it quickly. The male protagonist is his good friend, the female The protagonist is his girlfriend, and most of the other characters are acquaintances. Everyone happily made a very fun movie.
Now, Simon's purpose for making this movie is also very simple and clear.
First: make a cool movie to show Hollywood your abilities.
Second: Through the production of this film, I am familiar with the production process of Hollywood movies in the film era.
Third: Promote the concept of "Butterfly Effect" to pave the way for the future release of "Butterfly Effect"
Among them, the first two points are goals that Simon must accomplish, and the third point is incidental. If it can be achieved, it will naturally be better. It doesn't matter if it is not achieved.
However, although the third goal depends on luck, Simon has spared no effort in performance details.
The two wall clocks that have just been customized, the first modern gear wall clock is to match the new shooting environment. The second butterfly wall clock clearly implies the concept of the 'butterfly effect'.
In fact, Simon planned to set up three 'butterfly' images in the film.
If there are only one or two, it is not easy to leave a deep impression on the audience, and more than three will appear too flooded. It is just right to set up three images.
The waiter brought the coffee for the two of them. Sandra waited for the other to leave and asked: "Another movie? Are you planning to make two movies?"
"No," Simon shook his head and said, "The other one is "Butterfly Effect." You should have heard about the recent events? I wrote that script.
Sandra signed a contract with Jonathan just last week. In the following days, the media turmoil surrounding the WMA package project caused the company's internal fighting broke out. The girl was a little worried about whether she would find another agent just after signing the contract. How could it be possible? I don't know the "Butterfly Effect".
But, in any case, she did not expect that the script of "Butterfly Effect" would be written by the big boy opposite.
Staring at Simon, it took a while before Sandra finally let out a low exclamation: "Wow!"
Simon just shrugged and continued: "Most people who have read the "Butterfly Effect" script think that the name is too unpopular. The plot of "Lola Run" happens to explain the concept of the'butterfly effect' very vividly. So, Through the clear prop hint of the butterfly wall clock, I hope that "Rora Run" will let more people know the term'butterfly effect'."