Chapter 65 (1/2)
CHAPTER 65 – TURNING POINTS
On January 7th, in a villa in Beverly Hills, the shooting of Pretty Woman officially started
Like they said it so well in the east, don’t let one’s own fertile water flow into others’ field (féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián) Many of the supporting roles were given to UTA’s signed actors since, as Kapoor had pointed it, these people were talented, all they lacked was an opportunity
Even if all they got was a few lines in the Ho artists were amply satisfied
Eric hadn’t bother rectifying their views, once Pretty Woman was released, those actors and actresses would find out exactly how lucky they were In his past, the movie had been so popular that even the snition
Since no one in UTA could coe, Eric decided to contact the original actor, Jason Alexander
At this moment in tih his acting was excellent, his external appearance didn’t play in his favor, and so far, he had only played et a supporting role in Eric’s newhis now forency to join UTA
As long as Jason Alexander was successful in the future, no one would berate hiency Rather, they would ood fortune
At the villa, all the actors were in place Eric sat behind the n at the 2nd assistant ca
“Pretty Woman, scene one, take one Action !”
After the clap of the slate[2], those in front of the ca
The ca his lines while skillfully handling a coin
“No matter what they say, it’s all about money…”
The irlfriend’s ear as Philip Stuckey appears in the fra He inquires about Edward’s whereabouts while he watches the ician perform
This was a nearly onetake which required more concentration and therefore put an actor’s ability to play to the test It had been rehearsed a lot though
Jason Alexander didn’t let Eric down, in front of the ca, each of his lines were freely flowing out, and his body language fitted his character to a tee as he uests
Jason kissed the cheek of a feuest, and Eric shouted with satisfaction: “Cut !”
Jason Alexander put down the glass of chane in his hands and smiled to Eric: “Director Williaain ?”
Eric gave hietting off on the right foot”
Several ather behind the monitor as Eric replayed the scene It was obvious for all who saw, that Jason Alexander’s performance was indeed flawless
Once the replay was over, Eric confir He clapped his
hands and said: “Alright everybody, prepare for the second take”
Everyone dispersed, including Jason Alexander ent to find Al Pacino to prepare for the next take
On the villa’s second floor, in a roo place, Al Pacino had been going through pages of documents He couldn’t remember how many times he had read the data
In order to help Al immerse himself completely into his role, Eric had specially asked soes on both Edward Lewis Industries and Morse Industries Although the two coes ritten by professionals to make it as realistic as could be
The second take was ato discuss the acquisition of Morse Industries Although the room had been e the seating
After the shooting began, most of Eric’s attention was directed towards Al Pacino He didn’t have a lot of lines, but all needed to be accoe, which was actually so that Al excelled in
Al’s version of Edas different than Gere’s Of course, he was still handso temperament had been stripped away He appeared wiser and indifferent, which was in fact, more in line with the script, as Edas supposed to be a profit-seeking businessot used his version
After a few shots, Eric suddenly frowned and stood up He shouted: “Cut !”
“Eric, is there a problem ?” Al Pacino asked, puzzled The first few takes had ell, he didn’t understand what he had done wrong
Eric shook his head: “It’s not you, Al” With that, he walked towards a blonde sitting at the conference table The girl, whose name was Dolly, hastily stood up
Eric blankly picked up the notepad the wo on, and said: “Dolly, do you realize, that because of your sloppiness, we need to re-shoot those takes again ?!”
Dolly anxiously apologized: “I’m sorry, director I… I don’t understand where the problem is…”
“You’re supposed to be theout for a while now If this was a real , you would have been fired And look at what you’ve written here; ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer day ? Thou art more lovely and more temperate’, a poem, really ?”
The girl’s face reddened slightly, she softly explained: “It’s… it’s from one of Shakespeare’s sonnets”