There are many characters in the story of "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman", but the core core is Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade played by Al Pacino, and more than 80% of the scenes played by Hugo Charlie are opposite to Al, and the spark between the two characters is the key to determining the quality of the whole movie.

Although there will be many actors involved in the filming in New York, the main characters are Al and Hugo, and the presence of the two of them means that the crew is ready, and the other actors can only be regarded as cameos, and the scenes will not exceed three days of filming at most. That's why Hugo only saw Al when he arrived at the hotel.

The so-called rehearsal script mainly includes two parts: one is Martin's explanation of the character's setting, psychology, and motivation, and discusses with the actors, so that the actors have a deeper understanding of the whole work, so that they can better grasp the role; One is that Al and Hugo rehearse some lines, not only to prepare for the first scene that is about to start filming, but also to let the actors find a tacit understanding between the actors, and it is also a way for the director to observe the actors' understanding of the characters.

Before the official start of filming, the director and actors can make a preset for the shooting situation, and even if there is a problem, they can communicate in advance, which is very helpful for film shooting.

This is a very new experience for Hugo, because in the 21st century, people's life is getting faster and faster, and the same is true for filming, and directors are more accustomed to omitting the process of rehearsing in advance, and the rehearsal of each scene is carried out before filming, and the shooting is put into action after a simple rehearsal. Even now, in the early nineties, there are not many film crews willing to spend time and energy rehearsing before the film starts, and it is clear that Martin is a relatively old-fashioned academic director.

However, two consecutive days of early rehearsals are obviously very effective for Hugo, a "novice". Originally, Martin hoped to cultivate the tacit understanding between Hugo and Al, and let Al better grasp the role of Lieutenant Colonel Slade, after all, in Martin's cognition: Hugo is already an actor with rich shooting experience, and with the "Dead Poets Society" in front, the role of Charlie is not difficult for Hugo; But unexpectedly, it provided a lot of convenience for Hugo.

The crew officially started filming soon, and because it was a small-cost system, there was no grand start-up ceremony, but after all the crew members were in place, filming started.

The first scene Martin chose was the scene where Lieutenant Colonel Slade and Charlie checked into the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Lieutenant Colonel Slade was half-forced and half-threatening to let Charlie follow him to New York, Lieutenant Colonel Slade obviously intended to enjoy the holiday, but Charlie was nervous, not only because Lieutenant Colonel Slade had come to New York beyond the scope of his escort work, but also because something happened in the school that was likely to change his fate, which made Charlie a little anxious, and he always wanted to leave.

"Hugo, you're standing next to the couch, and our camera will be here." The drama manager took the script and explained in detail the shooting sequence, camera direction and position route of this scene, "Then Al, you turn around and go straight, Hugo, you have to follow closely behind Al, and after a card we will change the camera there." The playwright pointed to the opposite position, and walked to the back of the sofa to stand still, specifically pointing to the location here. In order for the camera to be able to catch it, don't go the wrong way. ”

After all the explanations of the drama were completed, Hugo and Al rehearsed the script twice, and walked through the whole scene as if it was an official shooting, and then the drama manager informed Martin that "filming can start".

Generally speaking, in the first scene of a movie, in order to get off to a good start, relatively simple and easy scenes will be selected for filming. Of course, there are also directors who are used to shooting in chronological order, so there is no such exquisiteness. The scene Martin chose can be regarded as the first scene in New York, and at the same time, it is not very difficult, it is a natural choice.

When the gaffer confirmed the lights for the last time, Hugo stood on the edge of the couch, took a deep breath, and adjusted the slightly faster pace of his heartbeat. It's amazing to say, it's really about to start filming, Hugo is not too nervous, maybe the previous nervous feelings have been vented, maybe the rehearsals of these two days have given him confidence, in short, now Hugo can use a calm mood to meet the first official main shot in his life, which is very rare.

"Ready." Martin's voice came from the side, Hugo stood on the edge of the sofa, cast his eyes on Al and the actor playing the waiter in front of him to the left, and then relaxed, "Let's shoot!" ”

In this scene, Hugo doesn't have a single line, all the focus is on Al, he just needs to show his dazed and submissive, so it's not difficult for Hugo. But soon, Martin's "card" voice came, and Hugo thought that the first scene was over, and he wanted to change the camera position to continue shooting, but he didn't want Martin to shout, "Hugo, the wrong position." ”

The stunned expression on Hugo's face came out without any concealment, and the gloomy expression made Martin laugh without holding back, "Hugo, you just blocked the angle of shooting Al." Martin walked to Hugo's side and pointed to the back of the sofa, "The camera will shoot from there in a while, you were originally holding the sofa, and when you turn around, you can't just turn around, but you should go around in an arc, follow behind Al, and then move forward." ”

If it is in life, Hugo originally held on to the sofa, but now he has to turn around and walk into the hall, just turn around and move forward; But not in the movie, according to the 180-degree turn of life, because of the shooting angle, Hugo's figure will overlap with Al, thus blocking the angle of the camera to shoot Al. Therefore, Hugo had to take half a step forward, then make an arc, go around behind Arle, and then take a step forward.

That's the trick of positioning.

After understanding his mistake, Hugo patted his forehead in annoyance and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, it's my fault!" Like an inexperienced newbie, he made such a low-level mistake. "When talking about the position just now, in fact, the drama affairs have been explained, but the drama management naturally thinks that Hugo is experienced, so he brushes it aside, and Hugo also thinks that he understands, so he does not ask questions, and the result is wrong.

No one likes to make mistakes, but Hugo obviously didn't mean it, his sincere apology and self-ridicule made the on-site staff chuckle, and Al directly punched Hugo's right arm, "Man, you made a mistake, I have to repeat all the lines just now." ”

Hugo looked at Al, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Isn't it just the last sentence?" 'Puerto Ricans, the best Marines,' is it. "Although Hugo has not played a major role, he still understands these contents, and he is not a complete rookie. The mistake just now is just that the understanding of the lens angle is not enough to guide zhì.

Seeing that his joke was exposed, Al immediately blackened, "You have made jokes, what else is there to be funny." This childish sentence immediately made the crew laugh.

Hugo knew that Al was consciously helping him out. Mistakes are inevitable during the filming process, but the attitude of the actors after the mistakes is very important, which plays a crucial role in the atmosphere of the crew. Today, Al is telling Hugo with practical actions: bravely admit mistakes, use humor to resolve embarrassment, and humbly ask for advice...... It will be a good way to resolve the embarrassment after a mistake.

After re-entering the shooting, the first scene was not difficult, and the second time it was easily completed, which can be regarded as a good start for the crew of "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing Women".

"How's the wine in the room?" Lieutenant Colonel Slade, who was on the phone, suddenly said, Charlie, who was standing in front of the wine cabinet, was stunned, looked back at the lieutenant colonel in a bit of a panic, and then looked back at the wine cabinet, "uh......" He fiddled with the wine bottles on the shelf, bent down to read the label on it, "It's only Jim. beam, American Corn Whiskey) and early (early. times, times bourbon) two. Charlie apparently did not expect the lieutenant colonel to start wanting to drink as soon as he arrived at the hotel, and he seemed a little uneasy.

"Ah, the supply officer has been bribed again!" Lieutenant Colonel Slade spoke keenly, and the call went through, and he immediately returned to the phone, "Hello, are Sheldon or Mark there?" ”

Charlie stood where he was, obviously figuring out what the lieutenant colonel meant by what he had just said, he was just a poor student, but he had never lived in a five-star hotel, so naturally he didn't know much about these things. Of course, Charlie was more surprised: why did the lieutenant colonel know this?

"Cards!" Martin shouted happily, "Hugo, it's good, this one is good." ”

Hugo just said his first line after the start of filming, although there was only one sentence, but he didn't make any mistakes, and his expression and body were also in place, and he was able to get through guò in one shot, which is a good thing. Hugo was a little excited, and it was a strange feeling to stand in front of the camera and play a completely unfamiliar character, and it was also very enjoyable.

But it's a pity that, as Hugo said during the audition, Charlie didn't have the highlights of his acting skills most of the time, his character was built up in every detail, and there was a real test of his acting skills, in the second half of the movie, it also happened in this luxury suite, but Hugo still needs to wait slowly, even if he can't wait and gear up at this time.

"Hugo, next scene, ready!" Martin interrupted Hugo's reminiscences of the performance and continued the filming process. Hugo knew that he would have more and more lines next, which made him smile brightly, "Always ready." ”