Chapter 376 No Songs

General directors will definitely pay attention to the construction of the environment, but different directors pay different attention to it. Obviously, James Cameron is a director who pays more attention to this.

Zhou Yan stayed in the room for about half an hour, and the directors arrived.

James was talking to several assistant directors. After seeing Zhou Yan, he simply told them a few words and walked straight towards Zhou Yan.

"Y, I didn't expect you to be here. I know you must be very tired after rushing all the way here, so I specifically asked Bastian not to tell you that there is a filming today."

James' words also solved Zhou Yan's doubts. He was just wondering why Bastian didn't tell him about the filming today when he went to see him last night.

However, James' performance also surprised Zhou Yan again. He didn't expect that this tyrant of the crew would have such a considerate side.

"I got up early in the morning and happened to meet Lori and the others, so I followed them here." Zhou Yan explained.

"How is it?"

"Not bad."

James nodded, "In that case, let's get down to work quickly. If you need anything, just tell me directly. If you want to walk around Dartmouth, I can also arrange for someone to take you. This is your first time in Dartmouth, and the scenery here may give you some creative inspiration."

"Well..."

Zhou Yan just opened his mouth, but saw James suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked behind him, his eyes were a little sharp.

Just when Zhou Yan was about to turn his head to see what was going on behind him, he heard James shouting, "Who hung the painting on the wall?"

Another young man in the props group, Rod, ran over with a nervous look on his face, "It's me, Mr. Cameron."

James pointed to the picture frames hanging on the wall, "Then please tell me why there is a picture of Gloria on it."

Zhou Yan looked in the direction of James' finger and indeed saw a small picture in the corner. It was a grandmother, Gloria, the actress who played the old Ruth.

This position is not conspicuous, and if you don't look carefully, you can't find it at all.

Even this position may not be included in the painting.

But even so, a small photo was placed here, and James Cameron still found it.

Rod quickly apologized, "Sorry, maybe I made a mistake, there are too many paintings on this wall..."

James interrupted his explanation, "Mistakes can be corrected, but there should be no excuses. Please replace the painting that should appear in that place within half an hour. I don't want to delay the precious time of all of us on the scene because of your mistake."

Rod was scolded and dared not breathe. He could only nod repeatedly and go to find the painting that should have been placed in that position.

Zhou Yan witnessed everything from the side and couldn't help but sigh. He just wanted to say that James was quite gentle, but he didn't expect to be taught a lesson so soon.

In fact, James's handling of this matter just now was not a big problem in Zhou Yan's opinion. After all, the mistake was made by Rod, and it was natural for him to solve the problem.

It's just that James's attention to details to this extent will indeed put a lot of pressure on other crew members.

In fact, most people don't have the unparalleled concentration like James.

Speaking of this photo, Zhou Yan also looked at the wall just now, but also didn't find any problems.

First of all, the photo is in a very remote location and very small in size, so it is difficult to notice.

Secondly, this is the home of the elderly Ruth, and the appearance of a photo does not seem to be something that cannot be explained.

But James Cameron can find it, which shows that he not only has extraordinary insight, but also the design of the room setting may come from him, at least he participated in the design process.

Others at the scene were not affected by the episode just now. Everyone seemed to be accustomed to this kind of thing, which shows that James Cameron is usually so strict.

This is also the first time that Zhou Yan has seen James Cameron's tyrannical style, but in fact, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

In the following half a day, Zhou Yan could feel the high pressure on the shooting scene. James Cameron was like an octopus, controlling the whole scene.

No matter how small the details are, he may ask about it.

Originally, Zhou Yan thought that this scene was quite simple and might have been passed in the morning, but what he didn't expect was that a whole morning had passed before he finished shooting one shot, and whether this shot could be used had to wait until the afternoon to determine.

Although the hotel is only one mile away and it takes less than ten minutes to drive back and forth, the crew did not return to the hotel at noon, but ate on the spot at the shooting location.

The crew's meals are outsourced, and the caterer will deliver the food at a certain time.

In order not to affect the indoor layout, they all ate in the open space outside the house.

There were no tables, chairs, or camping tablecloths. Everyone either ate in the car or found a place to sit on the ground at the door.

James did not seek privileges, and also sat on the ground with everyone with a box lunch.

The level of the meal was actually quite good. In addition to some bread and sandwiches, there were also a variety of seafood.

Dartmouth is close to the sea, so it is easy to eat seafood.

Seafood does not require any special processing, and it is not bad to eat it casually.

However, among the entire crew, Zhou Yan ate the most delicious food, and the others seemed not to be too interested in these seafood.

Zhou Yan also understands this, because it is difficult to change the meal plan every day, and there is a high probability that before he came, the crew and crew were doing this every day.

If you eat something every day, you will always get tired of it. If he had been on the set for a long time, he would have been like everyone else.

The lunch time was not long, only less than an hour, and the afternoon shooting started soon.

From the afternoon until the sun set, no one had any decent rest time. However, even though the work intensity was so intense, the filming of the scenes here was not over yet.

However, because it was already dark, we could no longer continue filming the scenes here, so we had to pause and wait until we find time to continue.

Although the play here stopped, the crew did not. With a wave of James' hand, everyone went to another filming location on the seaside - the research ship.

When Zhou Yan followed the large group to the research ship, he found that the preparations for shooting were almost done. After everyone arrived at the place, they only needed to make a little preparation before they could start shooting.

After arriving on the boat, Zhou Yan truly understood the high-pressure state of the crew. The intensity of the night scenes was completely unmatched by the daytime scenes.

…

At eight o'clock the next morning, Zhou Yan was eating the crew's sandwiches and looking at the scenery along the way through the car window.

In the early morning at Dartmouth, the sun was bright and soft, but Zhou Yan had no intention of feeling it at this time because he had not slept for twenty-five hours.

When Zhou Yan, Luo Li and the others went to the set yesterday morning, they never imagined that their trip would last all day and night.

In fact, he was quite good. After all, he was just watching and learning the whole process. There was no work for him to do. At least he didn't exert much physical effort.

But other people are different. Many people have been busy all day and night, and now they are too tired to talk at all.

On the way back to the car, many people had closed their eyes and fell asleep.

Sebastian handed Zhou Yan a bottle of water, then sat down next to Zhou Yan, "How are you, are you sleepy?"

"A bit." Zhou Yan smiled and took the water, "Thank you."

"Go back and get some rest quickly. There will be a night show tonight."

Zhou Yan nodded, "It seems that your intensity is indeed quite high."

"Just get used to it. Normally, we work more than ninety hours a week."

Hearing Sebastian's words, Zhou Yan couldn't help but be speechless. More than ninety hours a week meant that he had to work an average of more than thirteen hours a day.

Time is still secondary. Many workers in factories work longer hours than this, and they work for many years.

But everyone on set was working in a high-pressure environment. When filming on the ship, James Cameron often shouted down from the crane with a loudspeaker with a loudspeaker. He looked like he was whipping a corvee. overseer.

Anyone who is lazy or does something wrong may be attacked by a high-decibel "war cry".

All the crew members are talented people.

Zhou Yan also really admired James' fighting ability. This guy never rested from beginning to end and was very focused. Otherwise, he would not always be able to detect the mistakes of the staff on site in time.

And he kept yelling, which was very exhausting.

Sure enough, successful people have extraordinary energy.

Others said Zhou Yan was energetic before, but compared with James, he was still a little behind. It is estimated that Zhang Yimou can compete with James in terms of energy, but their styles on the scene are different and it is not easy to compare.

"What, how do you feel after a day of shooting? Will you be inspired to write some soundtracks?" Sebastian asked with a smile.

Zhou Yan waved his hand and said simply, "No."

Sebastian nodded and expressed understanding, "Yes, it's only two scenes, and they haven't been filmed yet. In fact, generally speaking, the composer's work schedule is relatively late, but I heard others say that you always have to do the soundtrack. I am more curious because I can do it first.”

Zhou Yan finished the last bite of the sandwich, then unscrewed the bottle and took a sip of water, "Actually, after getting the script and storyboards, I can already start making the soundtrack. Sometimes I even use the soundtrack to participate in the filming of the movie. Just But this doesn’t seem to work for James.”

"Of course, he won't change his shooting ideas for the soundtrack."

Sebastian was also a little tired. He leaned back on the chair and said with a smile: "Actually, I hope the budget is still the same as before, so everyone will be less stressed."

"The previous budget?" Zhou Yan asked curiously.

"Well, you don't know. At the beginning, James just wanted to make a small-scale love movie. He wanted to prove to others that he was not just good at shooting blockbusters and spectacular scenes."

"Small production?" Zhou Yan was a little surprised. He didn't expect James to have such an idea before.

Zhou Yan was a little curious, what would it be like if James really made "Titanic" into a small-scale love movie.

"Yes, a small production, but guess what the cost of a small production is?" Sebastian had a sly smile in his eyes.

Seeing his expression, Zhou Yan knew that this so-called small production shouldn't be too small.

"Thirty million US dollars?" Zhou Yan tried to guess.

A movie with a cost of 30 million US dollars is not considered a small production anywhere, but for James Cameron, it seems reasonable to say that it is a small production.

Sebadisian did not keep the secret any longer and gave the answer directly, "No, his previous budget was 80 million US dollars."

Zhou Yan rolled his eyes and was completely speechless.

Although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by 80 million US dollars.

Is it that he has no concept of money, or James Cameron has no concept of money? Can 80 million not be considered a blockbuster?

However, 80 million US dollars is a small production, and James Cameron is the only one in the world.

"If it is 80 million US dollars, the scene will indeed be much smaller." Zhou Yan said.

"The pressure will be much less."

Zhou Yan smiled. Sebadisian is an assistant director, and he is always worried about things that only producers and directors worry about. He has heard Sebadisian say similar things more than once.

The two chatted for a few more words, and another assistant director Christie Hills also came over.

Zhou Yan and Christie Hills met for the first time today. Because the shooting was busy today, the two had not spoken to each other.

Christie came over and greeted Zhou Yan first, "Y, welcome to Dartmouth."

"This is assistant director Christie." Sebadisian helped introduce.

"Hello." Zhou Yan also greeted Christie.

"You are lucky to encounter such a night scene on your first day." Christie joked.

Zhou Yan nodded, "It's really lucky, after all, I just need to watch from the side."

"Haha, there is really no need for music intervention now. James always hopes that everyone can be prepared, so he will ask you to come to the scene in advance."

Christie thought Zhou Yan was asked by James Cameron. This kind of thing is too common in their crew. James always asks a lot.

Zhou Yan smiled and did not explain. He just praised the filming on the spot, "Your work is very professional, and I have learned a lot."

"Oh, yes, you are also a director." Christie scratched her temples and joked, "When you shoot a movie, will you use a loud speaker to mobilize your army?"

It sounds like Christie has a lot of complaints about James Cameron, but Zhou Yan doesn't know Christie, and doesn't know the relationship between her and James, so it's hard to judge whether she means something else or is just joking.

"I don't have an army. The staff used in our three movies may not be enough for this movie."

"But your movie is also very well shot."

...

The three chatted casually. Later, Christie asked about the soundtrack, and talked about Zhou Yan's songs. She also asked Zhou Yan if he would write a song for "Titanic".

Before Zhou Yan answered, Sebadisian next to him suddenly said, "James doesn't like to play songs in the movie."

Zhou Yan was stunned. James didn't want to play songs in the movie? What about the theme song of Titanic, My Heart Will Go On?

Christie was also confused, "Is that so? I haven't heard James say that."

Sebadisian nodded, "He mentioned it once before."

"Oh, that's a pity." Christie expressed regret. She knew that if James Cameron had already made a decision, it would be difficult to change it.

Zhou Yan was silent on the side. He really had to talk to James Cameron about this matter and ask him what he thought.

Was it Sebadisian who miscommunicated, or did James really think so?

If James really didn't want to put the song in Titanic, he had to think about how to deal with it and make a choice. (End of this chapter)