"Chrissy Sommer and Mara Rosenfeld."
He pointed at Siana and raised his hand to call over two extras.
'She is indeed a sexy bombshell', Ronald exclaimed. Among the extras in the crew, there are also beauties with such hot bodies.
Chris has big, wavy blond hair and green eyes. Mara has shoulder-length brown hair and blue eyes. They both have great bodies.
There is no problem with the image, "How do they dance?"
Dancing figure of Siana turned on the portable recorder and a familiar music flowed out.
It's the theme song from the hit movie "Grease": "You're the One That I Want"
The two girls danced very hard, with their long hair flying up and down. Their powerful dance moves, coordinated with the beat, made people want to dance along with them.
Chris and Mara, one on the left and one on the right, hooked Ronald's arms and pulled him to jump with them.
The smell of shampoo on the beautiful woman's hair rushed into Ronald's brain, mixed with the feeling from his arm, and Ronald couldn't help but jump up. He imitated John Travolta, the male lead of "Grease", and did a 360-degree spin, while Chris and Mara clapped and cheered beside him.
Seeing that everyone around was looking over, Ronald gestured to stop and said to the dancer Siana, "Okay, I will give them separate shots."
Dance director Siana was very happy that her suggestion had been adopted, and the dance would most likely be outstanding. She could also add a line to her resume to get extra points.
Ronald had already finished filming the dream images that he could copy. Now, he could only listen to the suggestions of the professionals in the crew with an open mind. As long as the suggestions seemed feasible to him, he would adopt them. If they were adopted, everyone would be happy, and if they were happy, they would shoot faster.
"Thank you, Ronald, thank you." The two beautiful dancers' eyes lit up, and they held Ronald's arms on the left and right to express their gratitude.
"Wow, wow..." Ronald was so happy that his mouth was grinning. The treatment of being a director was excellent.
"You should thank Siana. She recommended you and said your dancing is very photogenic."
Ronald knew that he was just a temporary replacement. When the boss came, he would return to his daily work - making coffee. He did not chat with the beauty for long, but turned to discuss the scene with the director of photography.
"Oh, Siana, what moves will I be asked to do? How many shots will I be given?" "Siana, you see, I practiced ballet as a child."
When Ronald heard the excited voices of the beauties behind him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that film was such a fascinating industry. So many handsome men and beautiful women were willing to put in a lot of effort just for a chance to appear on screen.
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The two beauties, Chris and Mara, changed their clothes and came out. Ronald's eyes lit up. Chris wore a yellow tube top, and Mara wore a red strappy T-shirt.
"Action!"
There was no live recording for this scene because the music has not been decided yet and will be added later. The recording team still played "You Are the One That I Want"
The two beauties twisted their bodies with all their might, and the camera stared at them and took close-ups of their upper bodies.
"Cut!"
"This one's done. Extras, take a 10-minute break. The props team will start preparing..."
But this time, everyone did not follow Ronald's order to disperse. Instead, they all looked at Ronald without saying a word.
Just when he was feeling a little strange, Ronald heard applause coming from behind: "Pa...pa...pa..."
Looking back, he saw a man and a woman standing not far behind him. They were Roger Corman, the boss of New World Pictures, and his assistant Miss Gale, who smiled and congratulated him.
"It was filmed very well, with very good shot design and the actors were well chosen."
Roger Corman is a tall man with neatly combed hair, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, speaking softly and logically. If you don't know him, you would think he is a university professor who teaches elegant subjects such as English literature.
But his movies are the exact opposite of his image. Horror, science fiction, youth rebellion, and then add some beauties and explosions. There is no storyline, only some elements that teenagers like to watch, and they are filmed hard.
His films are called exploitation films in the industry, which means B-level films that exploit the surplus value of certain elements, regardless of the plot. They are usually shown in older cinemas in cities, cinemas in rural towns, or drive-in theaters.
Gail, the president's assistant, stood next to him, with short black Sassoon hair and air bangs, like a doll.
"You dance well, too," Gail joked.
"Hello, Mr. Corman, Gail. We have just finished shooting this morning's scenes. The camera crew is checking the mirror door. You can talk to Mr. Condie. I don't know how my task was completed and whether the film can be used."
"My dear Ronald, there is no need to be overly modest. Gail and I have been standing here for a long time and have seen the entire process of you directing this shot. I am very satisfied, but I have to admit that I am a little surprised. This was shot much better and much faster than I imagined." Roger Corman said as he came over and shook Ronald's hand.
Director of photography Dean Cundey is directing his red-haired assistant to collect the film. Two large reels of 1,000 feet (11 minutes in length) were shot in the morning. The red-haired assistant removed the lens and checked the camera lens door for dust and hair. The most feared thing when shooting a movie is that the film is scratched. This kind of accident is not known in advance and will only be discovered during printing, so it can only be re-shot.
Dean Cundey came over to say hello to Roger Corman.
"Roger, you saw it all. Ronald took great photos."
"Are all the lenses available?"
"I think it's okay. I have to develop the samples tonight anyway, you can take a look at them tomorrow."
"I will."
Roger greeted everyone and called Ronald, Jim, director of photography Condie, and assistant Gail, and the five of them walked towards the high school building.
Several people walked into the principal's office. Gail took Jim with him to prepare coffee for everyone and closed the door.
Roger Corman paused and said, "Only the three of us know that Allan Arkush had too much fun and needs to stay in the hospital for a day. Joe Dante went to the Hollywood Police Department for questioning. They can't come to direct today."
Ronald and Dean Cundey were both stunned. After a few seconds, Ronald tried to confirm: "Joe went to the police station?..."
"Don't worry, I just came from the hospital. Joe is just being questioned. The Ramones had a lot of fun at the party last night, and the bassist Dee Dee Ramone got into a fight with someone on the street and sent the person to the hospital. The victim called the police, and the police found out that Dee Dee Ramone was with Allen and Joe when the accident had happened last night, so the police took Joe away for questioning. As for Allen, there's no big problem this time, and he will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow." Roger Corman tapped the table lightly with his fingers while looking at Ronald.
"I'll tell you later that Allan collapsed from overwork. As for Joe Dante, I'll say he went to the police station to bail out Dee Dee Raymond."
At this point, Roger Corman stared at Ronald and said, "This matter has been known by the entertainment reporters in Los Angeles. I will find a way to make them report it in this way. The reason I told you this is because: first, you are the one who arranged for Allan to go to the hospital, so you need to have a unified voice. Second, I saw your directing work, the quality is good, and the speed is fast enough, so you are still the one to shoot the scenes next afternoon. "
"I'll continue filming?" Ronald felt a little guilty. He had already filmed what he dreamed about last night. "Mr. Corman, can't you stay and direct the filming?"
"Hey, kid, I'm the president of New World Pictures. Do you know how many movies our company is currently developing? There are 12 in total, and 5 of them have entered the filming stage. I'm very busy."
"Okay," Ronald smiled, "I shot the morning scenes according to the storyboard drawings, and Mr. Cundey will help me in the afternoon. I think it's okay."
"Very good. I know you are a talented kid with a sense of responsibility. Generally speaking, it takes us 2-3 years to train a director. Did you know that Allan and Joe were both cutting trailers at New World before they became directors?"
"Four years later, in 1976, they came to me and said that as long as they reshooted a few shots, they could make a movie using the footage from the company's old films. I was convinced."
Roger Corman said slowly: "This movie cost only $60,000, and I sold 200,000 copies alone. With this foundation, they can become directors. Joe directed "Piranha" last year, and this time I invested $300,000 to shoot "Rock 'n' Roll High School" for Allen."
'It turns out that they are really good friends and colleagues, and Joe is here to help, ' Ronald thought.
"I say this to tell you: I always give opportunities to talented directors. But it has only happened twice before that someone like you has the opportunity to be a director not long after starting work."
"Thank you for your trust," Ronald didn't expect that his boss valued him so much.
"Although you are only the temporary director for one day, I will still give you the corresponding respect and treatment."
"Da Da Da"
There was a knock at the door, "Come in," Roger Corman called.
It was Gail and Jim coming in with instant coffee.
"That's great. You guys have some coffee first. Gail will help Dean Cundey announce the crew. Alan and Joe will be back the day after tomorrow. Ronald will still be in charge of this afternoon's scenes." Roger Corman picked up his coffee and motioned for Ronald to follow him. "Ronald and I have something else to discuss. Let's go next door."
"Oh, by the way, don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave." Roger Corman pointed to the fluorescent light switch on the wall before leaving. His assistant Gail rolled his eyes in secret, which happened to be seen by Ronald who was walking behind him. Gail also made a mouth shape to Jim: "Old stingy bastard!"