Legendary Hollywood Director

Buried Alive is about to be completed, and preparations began in early June, and in a blink of an eye it came to July.

The temperature in Cannes is getting hotter and hotter, still tormenting this young crew.

Fortunately, the filming progress of the film is very fast, and although there are some small problems from time to time, they can always be solved.

Heath Ledger, this is the last set of shots in the movie, are you ready? Lyman looked at Heath Ledger, who was sitting and resting not far away, and smiled softly: After shooting this set of shots, It's over.

Today is still a hot day, and the warehouse is very hot. Heath Ledger is wearing a short-sleeved long shirt that has not been washed since the shooting. Hearing Lehman's words, he nodded calmly.

Counting today, this is the eighth day after the filming began. Lehmann directed this work, and he was overloaded with filming every day. The crew members also gritted their teeth and accompanies him to persevere.

In the last scene, Paul, before being buried alive, took out a photo from his pocket, which was his cutest daughter, which triggered a memory.

When editing later, I will use the method of quick recall to show some of Paul's good memories, which can be regarded as a warm card.

There is nothing that can advance the depth of the story, it is simple and cliché, just to deceive the audience into tears.

This is a very primitive approach, but it definitely works.

Okay, ready to shoot.

Hearing Lehman's words, the crew began to act again.

Camera is no problem!

The lights are fine!

The actor is ready!

-- With the clapper of Thomas, the final set of shooting began.

This is a very simple shot, and for Heath Ledger, who is getting better, it is not difficult to perform at all.

Just like Paul still fantasizes about being able to be reunited with his family, a kind of good memory when he is dying.

Cut! Ryman stood up from behind the director's camera, took a deep breath, calmed down his excitement, and then loudly announced: Buried Alive, all filming is over!

YES!

Wow......

Ryan was the first to run because he was closest to Lyman.

Amazing, man. He said, hugging Lyman with open arms.

As a person who has crossed over, Lyman is obviously still a little unacceptable to the custom of cuddling with a big man. He smiled awkwardly, Thank you, Ryan.

Ryan didn't say anything, just let go of Lyman and ran to greet the rest of the crew warmly.

Everyone in the crew is very happy. The end of the filming not only means that they have worked together to complete a work, but also get actual compensation - according to the employment regulations at the beginning, only half of the salary is paid, and the rest will be paid. Wait until the filming is over to pay off. And now, the filming is over.

Oh, Lyman!

Heath Ledger, who was covered in sweat, also came over. He was in a very beautiful mood. After these days of filming, he had enough of his addiction to be a starring role, Thank you, let me experience a... ... pleasure.

Looking at Heath Ledger, who was still a little reserved, Lyman didn't mind the sweat and stains on his body, hugged him friendly, and patted him on the back twice, You are a good actor, I hope we will in the future There are still opportunities to collaborate.”

Heath Ledger smiled, Well, I'd love to.

When will I go back to the United States? Lehman let go and asked with concern.

Heath Ledger replied naturally: Probably just these two days. The consumption here is too high, and I have no money on me.

I will settle the payment to you as soon as possible. Laiman said embarrassedly: It may not be much, I'm really sorry.

After the filming is over, remove the unfinished salaries of the hired behind-the-scenes production members and set aside about $50,000 in production costs,

There will be 10,000 or 20,000 euros left, which is really a little bit for Heath Ledger, who has traveled long distances and has to consider accommodation issues by himself.

His worth is more than that, and he can also meet the daily performance remuneration stipulated by the Actors Guild.

It's okay, I'm very satisfied with shooting these days. Heath Ledger looked wide.

After sorting out the equipment for the shooting, everyone parted ways.

It was because of a movie that I gathered here, and after the filming was completed, it was normal to leave.

There was no special shutdown ceremony and no lively celebrations. After Lyman followed Ryan to send the most sincere verbal thanks to the crew members and paid the rest of the salary, the warehouse gradually became quiet.

Simply organize the hygiene, save the film, lock the door... go home and sleep.

A film director is really a high-stress job. When he returned to his den, Lehmann didn't even eat dinner, so he lay on the bed and fell asleep.

For so many days, his rest has been bad. He thinks about shooting every day, and has no intention of sleeping. Now that he has sustenance in his heart, the situation is naturally different.

After a hard sleep, after recovering his energy, Lehman did not rush into post-production, but first dealt with some trivial matters first.

Calling Ryan, who was still trying to be lazy, the guy looked like he was complaining all the time, saying that he hadn't had a good rest for so many days, but he still didn't reject Lehmann. The two also came to the big warehouse together.

Come on, move these to the car, let's return the rental equipment first.

Lehman ran to the closed cubicle at the other end of the warehouse to take a look. The film material after shooting was kept here, and there were 300 reels of film that he had purchased. The use of these films was much better than he expected. , there are still nearly 60 discs left, which means that he shot about 1200 minutes of material.

In addition to them, it didn't take long for Thomas to come over.

This candidate is the key person in their rental equipment. After hearing that he was going to return it, he took the initiative to ask to come over. Of course, he also had a small request to participate in the later editing of the Buried Alive movie. In his words: I want to watch the birth of a movie from start to finish.

Naturally, Lehman would not refuse such kindness. As for post-production, it was also a laborious effort. It just so happened that an additional labor force could help ease the burden a little, and there was no need to pay any salary. Free is the most important thing, there is really not much money on him.

The three big men worked hard in the hot weather, and it took almost two hours to get all the utensils.

Let's go, who will drive the two of you? Lehmann asked casually as he got into the car.

All three of them have driver's licenses. However, Leiman's predecessor had never driven a car before. He crossed over. Although he had a driver's license in hand, he did not dare to drive, so the driver candidates were naturally decided from the remaining two.

Ryan glanced at Thomas, who immediately understood, I'll do it.

Well, it's him. Ryan sighed and got into the car.

Poor honest Thomas was driving steadily in the front, and the two unscrupulous gentlemen in the back had already dozed off.

The journey is long, it is close to two or three hours' drive, it is better to rest in peace.

All the way to a sweet dream, and soon arrived at Uncle Angus's camera equipment store.

Lyman, get up. Ryan pushed hard twice with his hands.

The body sensed the movement, and Lyman opened his eyes instantly.

Reached?

Of course, come down and help with the move. It's hard to ask people to help all the time.

Lyman stretched and his brain started to clear up.

He hurriedly got out of the car, ran to the back and began to disassemble the camera equipment.

It looked like Thomas had been working for a while, and his back was wet.

Lyman held a camera and put it back to the designated position. When he saw Uncle Angus passing by, he sincerely thanked: Thank you very much for your help, Uncle Angus.

Angus smiled and didn't say anything, and he was not a person who was good at words.

With the help of Angus, the four people disassembled very quickly, and after a while, all the rental camera equipment was moved back to the equipment store.

Uncle Angus, you can check it out. We keep this batch of camera equipment very well, and we pay attention to it. There is no damage.

Well, you are all tired. Let's stay for lunch. Angus didn't want to check the equipment, but talked about eating.

No, we still have something to do, and we're leaving soon. Lyman quickly rejected Angus's kindness.

For Thomas's sake, he gave enough, and he really couldn't let him bother anymore.

Thomas, who was on the side, understood and said quickly, Yes, we still have a lot of things to do, so I won't disturb Uncle Angus.

Angus listened without further persuasion, and said, Then don't delay the business of your young people, hurry up and do it.

The three got into the car and headed back to Cannes.

On the way, Ryan said, Are you still short of money for post-production of the film? I still have some here. It looks like 10,000 euros. You can take it.

Lyman smiled and rejected Ryan's kindness, I still have a part, which is definitely enough. If it doesn't work, I'll take it from you, okay.

Ryan thought about it and thought it was alright, so he nodded and said, Come to me if it's not enough. I still have pocket money on me, so I'm just doing something serious.

Do not worry.

With an investment of 450,000 euros, about 60,000 was spent on the salary of the behind-the-scenes shooting team. The cost of renting equipment and shooting venues, as well as various miscellaneous props, makeup, and scenery was about 280,000. During the filming period, I didn’t spend much money, including The usual cost of food and drinking water was less than 10,000 euros, and 40,000 euros were spent in addition to the printing fee of the recruiter, the suspension fee for a period of time, and the salaries of the actors.

With this calculation, there is still about 60,000 euros left, which is enough for post-production. It turned out that his budget was lower than that. People, be content.