Hollywood Road
Chapter 25
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“…… I''m currently performing in a community theater. "
as I said a lot, Jessica chastan is also observing the situation on the opposite side. Seeing that Murphy is unmoved, she says," I''m also the director of this community theater, and I have a lot of work to do, such as dealing with ticketing and arranging venues. "
Murphy nodded. From her previous self introduction, we can see that this talented student of Juilliard College of art has encountered a lot of troubles in entering society. Like most people, this Hollywood Road is very uneven.
Looking down at her notebook, Murphy looked at her and asked, "why should I hire you?"
Hearing this question, Jessica chastan thought about it a little bit and said, "I have some professional knowledge. I have worked in drama at Lincoln Art Center in New York and off Broadway. After I came to Hollywood, I worked as a temporary assistant in a production group. I believe I am qualified for this job..."
She hesitated for a moment and said, "I need this job. I need a job that has a close relationship with Hollywood and the film industry."
Murphy turned his pen and asked, "you haven''t graduated yet?"
"Yes." Jessica chastan simply admitted, "I''m doing an internship."
"So..." Murphy pondered for a while before saying, "I can hire you."
Jessica chastan, opposite, was obviously relieved.
But Murphy went on to say, "but since you haven''t graduated, I can only treat you as an intern."
It means no salary. Jessica chastan understood and immediately shook her head. "Sorry, I can''t do it. I need money now."
Murphy''s words just now are more exploratory. If the other party agrees, there will be a free labor force to use; if not, it will also reduce her psychological expectation in terms of salary.
"I''ll give you a chance to explore your career options and get to know my company." Murphy gave her hope again, "I''ll see your performance later and give you a full-time job."
"My company and I are going to shoot a film soon, and it is expected that it will start in one and a half months to two months," he specially stressed
Does this really seem like a good opportunity? Jessica - chastan heard that there was a film to be shot soon, more or less excited, bit his lip, but he swallowed the words he wanted to promise.
Murphy observed these reactions. The girl obviously lacks enough social experience, but she is not a fool.
Jessica chastan hesitated and whispered, "I need a salary. I just moved out of my house. I need money."
She looked at Murphy as if she wanted the job very much.
In fact, Murphy is very clear that a film he said is about to shoot has made the girl interested enough in this job.
"Well, in view of your actual situation..." Murphy put on an embarrassed look. "I can give you 300 dollars a week."
This salary is not much compared to her education, but it''s always an opportunity. Jessica chastan thought about it for a long time and finally nodded, "OK, when can I start working?"
Murphy thought, "today is Friday, from next Monday, I''ll contact you."
Jessica chastan stood up and held out her right hand to Murphy. "Thank you. Thank you for giving me this opportunity."
After shaking her hand, Murphy said confidently, "you won''t regret your choice."
With a polite smile, Jessica chastan said goodbye and left the coffee shop.
In the next two days, Murphy basically finished the script. It was just a rough large-scale model, which had to be revised continuously. On the contrary, there were a lot of interview jobs waiting for him. After all, this is the most developed place in the world''s film industry, where countless people came to seek film dreams. After seeing the advertisement, many people called to apply Words.
Fortunately, Murphy is no longer alone. Stanton studio has its first temporary employee, Jessica chastan.
On Monday morning, Murphy received a call from Jessica chastan, ran to the fork road and took her into the Latin community.
Two ruffian young men are walking towards us. The tattoos on the outside are frightening. Looking at the dilapidated buildings around, Jessica chastan suddenly regrets her choice. Looking at Murphy''s back, she suspects that she has met a malicious liar.
What kind of movie studio will work in slums?
She put one hand into her pocket and pretended to watch the time. She took out her mobile phone and quietly pressed the three numbers of "911". When she put it back, her left thumb was always on the dial key. As long as the situation was wrong, she would immediately call the police.
The documents she saw yesterday played an important role in following Murphy here. If she didn''t have those real company documents, she said nothing would follow a man to such a place.In the Latin American community, seven turns to eight directions. At last, they come to a shabby gray building. Jessica - tsestan sees Murphy turning into the staircase and unconsciously raising his vigilance. The other hand grabs his purse and has a powerful anti wolf spray.
"The company is just in its infancy, and all the money has been invested in film projects."
Walking up the stairs, Murphy said some basic information to the red haired girl behind. A human spirit like him can naturally see the other party''s guard. This is also normal. If Jessica chastan is a stupid fool, he still dare not use it. "For the time being, he can only work here, but I''m looking for a suitable house."
The right house is, of course, the location of the film, but Murphy didn''t say.
Jessica chastan nodded, but did not relax her vigilance. After arriving at the third floor, she followed Murphy to the door. After Murphy opened the door, she did not mean to go in, but observed for a while.
This is the normal people have wariness, Murphy did not mind, the door opened to the largest, in order to eliminate each other''s doubts.
Looking at it for a while, Jessica chastan didn''t find anything wrong. The house is not big. You can see the appearance inside at a glance through the door. Facing her is the living room and bedroom. The furnishings are very simple. The bed, sofa, TV and so on are relatively old, but everything is tidy, which shows that the owner likes cleaning I''m not the only one.
There is a door next to the living room. From this perspective, you can see that there is not much space inside. Just let go of a desk and a shelf. There is a laptop and a printer near the window of the desk. There are only cameras and telephoto cameras on the shelf.
After observing for a while, Jessica chastan finally took this step and stepped into Stanton studio.
When his first employee walked into the studio, Murphy pointed to the location of the kettle. "The water is over there. Go downstairs and turn left. There''s a hamburger shop 50 feet away. It''s cheap enough."
He sat down at his desk near the window and pointed to the chair opposite. "You''re working here for the time being."
Jessica chastan didn''t say anything, but she sighed in her heart that it was really crude, worse than her worst imagination.
Murphy took a pile of documents from the folder on the left. "I''ll talk about your work today."
He first pushed a list to the past, "these are some people who are interested in joining our film project. They have their contact information on them. You can contact them to determine the time and place of the interview, preferably in Milton coffee shop."
After that, he pushed over another document and said, "this is the photographic equipment I need. Haven''t you been in several groups? Should not be unfamiliar, to determine where there are renters, see a few more, I want the lowest price
Next, Murphy handed Jessica chastan a pile of folded printed posters. "These are some recruitment notices. In the afternoon, you go to the USC film school and the California Academy of Arts and paste them near the two schools."
Among the people who contacted Murphy, there were also a few professional students who entered the internship period. Seeing that their posters were effective, Murphy specially made a batch of them.
Finally, Murphy lost the script that had just been registered last week to Jessica chastan. "This is the script of the project we are going to shoot and produce. This is the first draft. You should get familiar with it first. I also need you to help me make the schedule and shooting plan."
Seeing the script, Jessica chastan''s heart finally relaxed. The person opposite is really not a liar. It looks like someone who wants to do something.
"Can I read the script first?" She asked tentatively.
Murphy had already taken the drawing board, prepared to draw the split shot draft, and waved her hand to let her feel free.
Jessica chastan opened the script and read it carefully. She was a top student in the drama department of Juilliard college. She studied the script to a certain extent. She scanned it as quickly as possible and determined that it was a script with a very neat structure.
The first page of the play is the opening picture, which is bloody and cruel, but it is a good way to attract the audience. Although the words are different from the picture, and the meaning is somewhat obscure, Jessica chastan can still imagine that this is the scene of a perverted adult man abusing and killing a minor girl.
She looked at the opposite Murphy, who was drawing something seriously. It seemed that it was a split shot draft.
"This kind of play..."
Jessica chastan shakes her head and continues to read on. When the script is on page 5, it clearly illustrates the theme.
Plus the next few pages, 1 to 10 are the standard foreshadowing plot.
A standardized Hollywood script should start with its own tone, mood, type and theme of the film. The opening is also a good opportunity to show the starting point of the protagonist. If the screenwriter shows a "prior" impression, then there will be an "afterwards" overview to show how things are going
The script in her hand clearly has these qualities.
Also, there must be a corresponding beat at the beginning of the script: the end.These two scenes are the way to clarify how the film develops and changes.
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