Thursday, October 10th.

On the third day of filming for "Run Lola Run", the crew was still stationed in the apartment in the northwest corner of Montana.

The scene at Laura's house leads to the beginning of the three stories and is particularly important in the film. The crew arranged for three full days to shoot this part of the scene, and today is the last day.

It's already past three o'clock in the afternoon.

In Laura's bedroom, after temporary renovation, only a room of less than 20 square meters was left. At this time, seven or eight people were squeezed in. Counting cameras, fill lights, reflectors and other equipment, the small room was crowded with people.

It was so full that some people could only stay outside.

However, the atmosphere in the room seemed quite quiet.

This is actually the unanimous feeling of all the crew since the filming of the movie started.

From the first day of filming, everyone found that Simon's directing style was very different. He would not yell like some directors, nor would he explain to the staff in great detail what kind of results he wanted.

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More often than not, Simon remained in a quiet state, quietly examining the surrounding scenery, quietly using the viewfinder to consider the upcoming shots, quietly using the light meter to observe every corner... and then giving orders succinctly.

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If it were just that, everyone might enjoy this relaxing shooting experience.

Who wouldn't want a director who is quiet and a little nervous compared to the countless yelling and harsh criticisms he has suffered on many crews?

However, after three days, most of the crew did not feel relaxed at all, but became increasingly stressed.

The young director on the crew was really too harsh.

On the first day of shooting, Simon spent more than two hours just lighting the first shot.

As a typical backlit scene, there is nothing wrong with spending more time on lighting.

However, this is not a big scene set up in one of those high-budget movies. It is just a simple close-up shot that took more than two hours to light. In any case, it is a bit too much.

Moreover, due to Simon's age, some of the crew members even began to wonder whether this young man knew anything about filmmaking? Some people even felt that Simon was just showing his authority through this repeated method.

All kinds of doubts and dissatisfaction accumulated for three days. When Simon once again adjusted the shot of a phone falling for less than one second for more than half an hour, the crew's lighting engineer Josh Wakeman finally broke out.

Josh Wickman is thirty-three years old. He has been working as a lighting engineer in Hollywood for seventeen years since he was an apprentice at the age of sixteen. Although due to his mediocre personal qualifications and lack of opportunities, he has always been able to work on independent film sets.

, but in any case, he can be regarded as a veteran in this circle.

To be fair, Josh Wakeman can vaguely sense the subtleties of some of Simon's adjustments most of the time, but it is difficult for him to tolerate Simon's long and repeated deliberation.

This is so torturous.

At this time, Josh Wakeman threw away the light meter he had just held in his hand, raised his voice and said to the young man who seemed a little confused: "Simon, I think this set is already very good, you can't waste any more time."

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As Josh Wakeman suddenly burst out, everyone stopped their work and looked over together.

Simon listened to what Josh Wakeman said, picked up the shooting schedule next to him, looked at it, and said, "I didn't waste time. The shooting schedule here is three days, and now there are only the last three shots left. It’ll be no problem if you finish it before get off work.”

Everyone was stunned when they heard Simon say this.

After a little calculation in their minds, everyone also discovered that although Simon seemed a bit too harsh on many details, the filming progress was not slowed down at all.

This young man seems to always know very clearly what kind of effect he wants. Therefore, there are very few cases of hesitating and repeatedly adjusting the shot or deliberately taking a few more shots for backup. In most cases, everyone prepares carefully

Once you have one shot, start shooting. As long as there are no accidents, there are usually only three or four shots, and then it is over. This kind of crispness will speed up the filming progress of the film invisibly.

However, perhaps this kind of compact advancement speed without any delay has unknowingly put a lot of pressure on the staff.

So, when Joss Wickman heard Simon's explanation, he became even angrier inexplicably, saying: "Anyway, you can't do this anymore. Or, you don't know what you are doing at all, you little rookie.

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Sensing the dispute in the room, Ron MacMillan and Sandra Bullock, who were originally staying outside, quickly walked in.

When Ron MacMillan saw Josh Wakeman, who was getting more and more excited as he talked, he immediately said with a bit of scolding: "Josh, what's going on?"

"What's going on?" Josh Wakeman felt Ron MacMillan's questioning, but said even louder: "I've had enough of it," saying this, Josh Wakeman still pulled randomly.

He glanced at the reflective panels that had been arranged around him, looked at Simon again, and said: "Boy, do you think you are Martin Scorsese? I tell you, I quit."

After saying this, Josh Wickman kicked a reflective panel with his foot again, turned around and walked out.

Ron MacMillan was stunned when he saw the lighting engineer suddenly abandoning his job and leaving after a disagreement.

How can this work!

However, Ron MacMillan just wanted to chase him out, but was held back by Simon.

Simon's expression also darkened at this time, he glanced around and said: "Maybe my requirements for shooting are a little too strict, but I don't plan to change this state in the future, so if you can't adapt, just do it now

You can leave."

Everyone was silent.

In the past three days, Josh Wakeman was really tortured a lot before he exploded. Although others were also dissatisfied, they were far from the point of resigning and leaving. In Hollywood, behind-the-scenes staff are just like actors.

In many cases, people are unemployed, and it is not easy to find a job.

Simon waited for a moment and said again: "Only this time, if you leave now, we can terminate the contract very peacefully. But for the next filming, if anyone suddenly strikes again, the crew will pursue it to the end."

After saying this, Simon glanced around until everyone nodded in agreement, then he leaned over to pick up the reflector that was kicked to the ground by Josh Wakeman and said: "Okay, let's continue shooting."

The lighting engineer is gone and there is no one to set the lighting, so how can we shoot?

This kind of doubt pops up in everyone's mind.

During the filming process, other jobs may be able to make guest appearances, but lighting engineers have very high requirements for professional skills. Although the assistant provided by the crew for Josh Wakeman stayed on, it was obviously impossible for him to do so.

Can handle this job.

Simon ignored everyone's thoughts and ordered the young lighting engineer's assistant to rearrange the lighting equipment.

Ron MacMillan looked at the situation in front of him and felt helpless. He pulled Catherine who wanted to come forward to help and said a few words to her.

Catherine heard what Ron MacMillan said, came to Simon, and whispered: "Simon, how about we stop here today?"

"It's okay, Catherine, trust me," Simon gave the woman a reassuring look and pointed to the fill light next to him: "Can you turn that off for me first?"

Seeing Simon's insistence, Catherine nodded and started to help.

Seeing that the venue was getting busy again, Ron MacMillan had no choice but to leave the room and hurried to the next door. He picked up the phone and wanted to help the crew contact a lighting engineer as soon as possible to save the scene.

However, after all, Ron MacMillan was not one of those big-name producers, so he made several calls to no avail.

After hesitating for a moment, Ron MacMillan sighed and rushed to the scene to help.

Being so busy, the time to get off work is coming soon.

Although some time was wasted on the shot of the phone falling, the subsequent shots went very smoothly.

As a result, everyone unknowingly discovered that the last few remaining shots were completed without a lighting engineer. The young director seemed to be no worse than a professional lighting engineer in terms of lighting.

Although I don't know how effective it will be.

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Considering that Simon also serves as a photographer himself, well, this seems to be barely explainable.

The photographer must know something about lighting.

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It is actually quite abnormal for a young man in his twenties to personally serve as the cinematographer for a movie.

Some people even couldn't help but wonder, if they had given up their jobs and left just like Josh Wakeman, would the young director have taken over his job as well?

This is impossible!

With all kinds of surprises and doubts, everyone went home from get off work.

As a producer, Ron MacMillan was not at ease. He also had some doubts about whether the last few shots of today could be used. In fact, Ron MacMillan was even a little worried about the three days of filming.

Can the lens be used?

In any case, Simon is still too young.

Moreover, Ron MacMillan had always wanted to hire a professional photographer, but Simon insisted on doing it himself.

This is what worries Ron the most.

So, after work was done, Simon took Janet to check out tomorrow's shooting scene, but Ron MacMillan stopped Catherine who wanted to go with him, and the two of them hurried to Fox Studios with today's shooting film.

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Since it coincided with "The Butterfly Effect", Brian De Palma provided Simon with another convenience. The film shot by the "Running Lola Run" crew could be sent to the post-production center of Fox Studios to work with "The Butterfly Effect"

The films are developed and printed together.

Of course, you still have to pay for printing and printing costs.

But even so, the professional development and printing conditions of Fox Studios are not comparable to those of independent laboratories. The importance of the original negatives to a movie cannot be overemphasized. The more professional the development and printing environment, the more guaranteed the quality of the negatives.

Therefore, this can be considered a big favor.

"Yesterday, I asked the Fox Post-production Center to develop a sample of the negatives shot two days ago. I can see the results today," Ron MacMillan took the initiative to explain to Catherine when he came to Fox Studios and called her out
To be continued...